Flotsam and Jetsam - New Jersey Registered 6600 Illegals to Vote

We're still dwelling on President Trump's speech on election integrity and the fallout thereof. CNN's Michael Smerconish hosted at Hat Hair, 'If It's Newsworthy Enough to Rebut, It's Worth Airing' From TownHall, Trump Was Right: NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill Forced to Eat Crow Over Massive Voter Registration Error. Sundance at CTH sees New Jersey Governor Admits Over 6,000 Illegal Aliens Were Registered to Vote in Motor-Voter System Between 2023 and 2024r. Ace, Software "Glitch" in Democrat-Riddled NJ Allows That Thing the Media Democrat Party Says Never Happens to Happen 6600 Times, "A "glitch" permitted 6,600 illegal aliens to sign up to vote, and we know at least 400 did illegally vote. Deb Heine at AmGreatness," and cites JTN's John Solomon: The Same Media Who Proclaimed That China's Theft of 40 Million Voter Records from the UK Was a Major Breach Now Says That China's Hacking of 220 Million American Voter Files is NBD. Dave Catron at Am Spec sees Mail-In-Voting: Appeals Court Hands Trump Big Win "The court ruled that the USPS may require states to turn over voter rolls before mailing out ballots." Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "The D.C. Circuit didn’t rule that fraud happened. It ruled that freezing a basic ballot-tracking rule would cause irreparable harm before the November election. Read that again. A federal appeals court just said the administration needs time to implement serialized barcodes and voter-list submissions for mail-in ballots. Not mass purges. Not voter ID theater. Simple chain-of-custody tools so the Postal Service can track what it carries. And the reaction? Full institutional meltdown..." Bob Hoge at RedState wonders What Are They So Afraid Of? CA AG Bonta's Slippery Title Switch Tries to Kneecap Voter ID Measure. Larry Correia @monsterhunter45, "The thousands of comments on my voter fraud post remind me of one very important thing. The issue isn't about Trump. It is about the perception of the citizens. But they need to make it about Trump. It is difficult to dismiss the valid concerns of millions of nervous or angry citizens. It is easy to dismiss one guy as a sore loser and make the whole thing about his ego. Hence any discussion of this topic inevitably devolves into them fixating on Trump and the details surrounding one election and one moment in time, and ignoring everything else in the universe, up to and including fundamental human nature (as in some people cheat)." Christian Heiens @ChristianHeiens, "If given enough time, the rules will always be gamed in order to subvert the game itself and defeat the purpose of the contest in the first place. This is inevitable because the rewards are too great. The point is never to have a good time or even to entertain the audience. The point is to win. So the rules will be maliciously “followed”, even as the animating spirit behind them dies. This tweet isn’t about basketball."

RealRobert @Real_RobN, "And here it is… USAID more than doubled its spending on Brazil as soon as Bolsonaro won the 2018 election. This wasn’t because Brazil suddenly needed twice the aid; the money was spent on operations aimed at overthrowing the Brazilian government. The 2022 Brazilian election was stolen from Bolsonaro just as the 2020 U.S. election was stolen from Donald Trump and from Kari Lake in 2022, with USAID and the CIA involved in installing election-rigging machines that Brazilians didn’t even want..." Polymarket @Polymarke, "BREAKING: Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega declares the country will no longer hold elections, eliminating any future electoral challenge to his rule."

Doug Burgum to Newsmax: 'Geopolitics of Energy Have Changed Forever'. CDR Salamander, looks at Cuba Libre, "The Department of State's Cuba Report," and Do You Know Why the PRC Has a Polar Strategy? "...do we?" Hat Hair's John Sexton notes Zelensky Reverses Course, Fires Ukraine's Top General. NOELREPORTS @NOELreports, "Russia's Defense Ministry recruited just over 8,000 drone operators for its Unmanned Systems Forces in the first half of the year, despite an annual target of 78,800. Analysts calculated that recruitment should have reached about 34,400 by then, leaving the ministry at roughly a quarter of its planned pace. Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko reported the figures."

Sundance is keeping us abreast of relations with our neighbor to the north, Trump Administration Announces Section 338 Tariffs at Rate of 50% Across Wide Range of Canadian Goods and Imports, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Responds to Latest U.S. Tariff Increase, Ontario Premier Doug Ford Promises “to Dismantle the U.S” Economy in Retaliation for Tariffs ("Considering the economy of the USA is ten-times larger than Canada, that’s quite a threat from Premier Doug Ford") and USTR Jamieson Greer Outlines Details of Misleading Talking Points by Canadian Trade Officials. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair sings Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho and Trump Lit the Fires in Canada.

Dave Strom hears WaPoo whine Trump Is Putting Up Statues of Former Slaveholders! Bo Loudon @BoLoudon, "WOW: President Bill Clinton has COPIED President Trump's signature red 45-47 hat, now wearing a red 42 hat. Trump owns our culture and style, and if you can't beat them, join them! Even Bill Clinton can't deny it." Monica Crowley @MonicaCrowley, "THE TRUMP EFFECT." Quote Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "EPIC: Spanish soccer star Ferran Torres rocks a “MAKE SPAIN GREAT AGAIN” hat just one day after meeting President Trump! Socialist government in Spain, but real Patriots are still out here repping hard."

Stacy McCain takes on The Pro-Hamas Socialist Democrats. Seth Mandel at Commentary looks at The Normalizing of Mamdani’s Creepy Bibi Obsession. Scott Pinsker at PJM says Mayor Mamdani Is NOT Bluffing: The Revolutionary Upside to Arresting Netanyahu. From NYPo the Divine Miranda Devine thinks Mamdani and his DSA comrades have one goal — a communist revolution in America. Hat Hair's Dave Strom sees them Embracing Mao Now. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "This is like a pro-terrorism Islamist privileged twat commie douchebag homerun derby." Quote Zeteo @zeteo_news, "Will the real Hasan please stand up? @hasanthehun joins @mehdirhasan to once and for all settle who the better Hasan is. Stay tuned for the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ dropping on http://zeteo.com this Wednesday." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Fun facts about Mao's Little Red Book. Ok, so first of all, it's not even a book in the sense of making an argument or whatever. It's not even a piece of propaganda. It's acollection of quotations allegedly from Mao Zedong. It's basically Brainy Quotes Mao Edition..." Quote Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Hasan Piker celebrates being given a copy Mao’s Little Red Book in China. His friend next to him: “This is more important than the Bible!” This is who Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is." TownHall's Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch a NYT Columnist Obliterate the Left's Main Obsession in Less Than Six Minutes and CNN's Jake Tapper Asked This Leftist Michigan Senate Candidate About Israel and Iran. It Didn't Go Well. Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy points out the Contradictions of Socialist Prison Abolitionism "Many "democratic socialists" want to abolish prisons. But this is in conflict with their objective of making many more activities illegal." Under real socialism, the penalty is often death. Nate Hochman @njhochman, "One of the many explosive revelations in this new State Department report is that the Venceremos Brigade—which has brought 10,000+ American left-wing activists to Cuba, including high-profile Democratic politicians like LA Mayor Karen Bass—was built and run by actual Cuban spies." Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "This is important. The far left in this country is mostly made up of people who spent a ton on their degrees and can’t make back what they spent. As a result, they hate capitalism." Quote Nate Silver @NateSilver538, "Income and education are usually positively correlated. But sometimes the relationship breaks down. What's the most Democratic voting group in America? People with post-graduate degrees but lower-to-middle incomes." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "a black fourth grader in Mississippi is two and a half times as likely to be proficient in math and reading as one in California" Don't let communists run your state."

At Althouse, They should have stood by Platner. Now they have to stand by Jackson, the new guy who's being foisted on Mainers. ""Democrat set to replace Platner in Maine led state Senate with a temper/Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal" (WaPo)(gift link)." Team Cruz @TeamTedCruz, "In one four-minute, off-the-cuff answer, Talarico managed to advocate for or say all of the following: - Reparations are part of his faith tradition. - Race-based tuition relief. - Race-based homeownership grants. - Race-based baby bonds. - Slavery still defines modern Texas. - Government must “repair” the past. - When Democrats win the Senate they will enact reparations - The George Floyd Act was “transformational.” - Washington must protect Americans “from police violence.” - Shows like 'Cops' promote violence." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair looks at How's It Going for Talarico? BLM Activist Shouts Him Down at His Own Rally As He Simps for Crockett. From Ace, BLM Activists Bully James Talarico Into Admitting How Extreme His Leftwing Politics Really Are. At Twitchy, NOT YOU! Pete Buttigieg Asks, 'Then What?' After Trump ... and He's Not Gonna' Like the Answers.

Mediaite reports Republicans Gain Ground on Democrats Heading Into 2026 Midterms, New Washington Post Poll Reveals. At Da Mail, Morning Joe warns Democrats are doomed to more election failure in 2028 as party continues to embrace 'extraordinarily loony ideas'. TV News Now @TVNewsNow, "Fox’s @BretBaier: “If Van Jones and Bill Maher are sending up the red flares, is that what’s happening inside the traditional Democratic Party?” Former Biden senior advisor: “Yes, and there should be more of it to be honest. The opinions that are being taken up by these Democratic socialists are political non-starters in any of the places that we actually need to put together a Democratic majority,” adds @JohnWMcCarthy.

Althouse "Former President Joe Biden lost his bid Monday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his longtime ghostwriter..." "The NY Post reports." VodkaPundit at PJM, COURT: 'Smithers, Release the Biden Tapes!'

At the Washington Stand, Feds Recover Less Than 1% of $400 Billion+ in COVID Relief Funds Lost to Fraudsters. From NYPo, California city chief arrested on a yacht just three weeks after taking over top job "Sausalito’s new city manager was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of felony burglary after Marin County sheriff’s deputies responding to a noise complaint found her aboard a yacht that authorities say belonged to someone else."

OSINT613, The U.S. Campaign Against Iran Is Moving Inland: This Is No Longer a Coastal War. At PJM Rick Moran hears Trump Weighs Massive Escalation in Iran As Houthis Threaten to Close the Red Sea's Critical Strait and Cathy Salgado sees Trump Calls Out Dems for Helping Iran ‘Savages,’ Punishing U.S. Citizens. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed wonders Will – and Can – Trump Target Pickaxe Mountain Next? and John Sexton cites Iran: Don't You Dare Strike Our Nuclear Facilities. The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter, "BREAKING: At least 8 oil tankers have aborted transit through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait following the Houthi naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, including 3 Chinese VLCCs carrying Saudi crude. Three tankers loaded with Saudi crude bound for China and one for India have made U-turns in the Red Sea and are now aborting their transit through the Bab El-Mandeb. 4 additional tankers turning north in the Red Sea have been identified as Agios Gerasimos, MICA, NAVIG8 Express, and Trust." IQ 594 | Cody Penn-Dent @codypd "So let me get this straight… China, who is an ally of Iran, has decided to participate in a magic show by not sending boats through a corridor that Iran and its ragtag psycho pals in Yemen say is closed From this I am to infer the ragtag psychos closed it?" Quote Martin Kelly @_MartinKelly_ "At least 4 (there are more) ships, including 3 Chinese VLCCs have aborted transit via the Bab al Mandeb after the Houthis implemented a blockade on Saudi ports. Interesting here that Chinese affiliation clearly does not provide immunity to those ships which meet the Houthi criteria.

Don Surbers sees The Boasberg boomerang, "He inadvertently led Trump to a court that may expedite deportations." From Ace, Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Two More Convictions in Fake-News Gretchen Whitmer "Fednapping" Prosecutions, "The Regime wants to prove that "right wingers" commit as much terrorism as left wingers. But they don't. So they have to manufacture offenses." And, the Border Patrol Wanted to Question Fauci's Catspaw Peter Daszak When He Returned from the Wuhan Lab in China. The FBI Blocked Them from Asking Fauci's Pal Any Questions, "We need a Truth and Reconciliation Committee to discover what was really going on in Wuhan and which government officials need to be in prison." At Da Caller, Hawaii’s Top Court Unleashes ‘Unserious Screed’ Against Conservative-Majority Supreme Court, it was kind of a hissy fit. From JTN, Conservative think tank wants Supreme Court to legalize home whiskey distilleries, "The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the federal ban against home whiskey distilleries is unconstitutional. However, the 6th Circuit upheld the federal ban."

The NYPo ed board wonders Why hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil been deported yet? At Chronicles No English, No Problem — Until the Crash Happens. Eric Florack at PJM, The Great American Demographic Shift.

Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Hey @ABC News. How can Sunny Hostin be your Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst when she was caught on video unethically abusing her power to help her son escape accountability with police and lying about being a current federal prosecutor? The latter is a federal crime."

Sister Toldja, Watch: Brandon Gill Shows Museum Director No Mercy During Hearing on Wokeification of the Smithsonian. Althouse, "Do you think that it's the goal of the Smithsonian Institution to promote white supremacy culture?" "Congressman Brandon Gill asks Smithsonian Museum director Anthea Hartig at the House Oversight Committee hearing today. It's quite an exchange. Gill has a very well-planned set of question designed to destroy Hartig, and Hartig's defense is almost entirely restricted to long silences and diligent note-taking, as if she's endeavoring to learn from Gill." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "OMG. Brutal moment as Rep. Brandon Gill embarrasses Smithsonian Director Hartig with this line of questioning GILL: Is it important to be polite? HARTIG: Yes GILL: Your organization says politeness is a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture. Ma'am, are you a white supremacist? HARTIG: No, sir. GILL: Why does your organization say being polite is part of being a white supremacist? ANOTHER ONE: GILL: Is objectivity important for history? HARTIG: We strive to be objective GILL: Your document says being objective is white supremacy. HARTIG: Mm... GILL: Are you promoting a white supremacy culture at the Smithsonian? Ma'am, is this a difficult question?" Ace, sees Democrats Push Unhinged Racialist Propaganda as Republicans Probe the Smithsonian for Its Rampant Leftwing Bias.""The museum does not take sides,' a Smithsonian official declared, perjuring herslef." Beege Welborn Excuse Me, Sir - Did You Perhaps Drop Some White Supremacy Here? Mark Judge at the Chronic, Gottfried is Right: Wokeness Is Not Communism, It’s Demonic Narcissism.

From Twitchy, Even Trans Host Can't Stop Making Faces As Trans Dem Ashley Webb Explains How He's MEDICALLY a Woman. At Althouse, "We want to prevent all the bizarreness and keep our state normal." Said Bruce Skaug, an Idaho state representative, "who is sponsoring legislation to bar cities and counties from adopting local nondiscrimination policies that extend protection to sexual orientation or gender identity." Quoted in "How a 911 Call Led to the Nation’s Strictest Trans Bathroom Law/People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating" (NYT)(gift link).

At Campus Reform, Denver SDS says TPUSA ‘needs to be smashed’ amid university investigation. "Denver Students for a Democratic Society, a left-wing student group, says it 'will not tolerate' TPUSA’s presence on campus."

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.21.26 (Afternoon Edition).

Flotsam and Jetsam - Lindsey Graham Still Dead

At WaPoo, Lindsey Graham died of aortic dissection, preliminary medical report says. "Graham died hours after returning from a trip to Ukraine. Trump said he spoke with the senator Saturday evening and that “could’ve been his last call.”" That certainly explains the sudden part. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says RIP to Lindsey Graham (1955-2026). From sundance at CTH, Senator Lindsey Graham Dead, President Trump Discusses 7pm Phone Call Last Night with Senator Lindsey Graham, President Trump Reminds Jake Tapper to Stay on Task – Focus on Lindsey Graham, In Memoriam – The Most Interesting Revelation Released by Senator Lindsey Graham and Nancy Mace Wants to Replace Lindsey Graham "Not many people think highly of Nancy Mace. However, Nancy Mace thinks very highly of herself." Noah Rothman at NRO remembers Lindsey Graham’s Finest Moment. Stacey Matthews at LI Remembering Lindsey Graham’s Pivotal Role in the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings.“I would never do to them what you’ve done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I’ve been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn’t have done what you’ve done to this guy.” Eric Florack at PJM, Graham, McConnell, and Platner Gone? How Does This Play Out? Bob Hoge at RedState wants to know What Happens Now? The Race to Fill Graham's Seat Has Already Begun.

However, he had plenty of detractors on both sides. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, These Ghouls Couldn't Help But Gloat Over Lindsey Graham's Death. Will Ricciardella @WillRicci, "When ISIS butcher Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died, WaPo called him an “austere religious scholar.” When commie dictator Fidel Castro died, The NYT called him a “Cuban revolutionary who defied the U.S.” Lindsey Graham raised his younger sister after their parents died, served 33 years in uniform and more than 3 decades in Congress. He dies, and prominent media voices reach back 6 years for an essay titled “History Will Judge the Complicit.” This isn’t merely bad taste, it’s a moral hierarchy: America’s enemies get context, euphemism, romance — American conservatives get a bill of indictment before their body is even cold." Quote Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum, "Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @TheAtlantic cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link:" Ana Kasparian @AnaKasparian, "Are you offended? Let me clarify: I’m elated that he’s dead. Overjoyed…. Just like he was elated at seeing countless dead children throughout Middle East." Ace, Lindsey Graham Dies; Neo-Cons Across The Country Are In Mourning.

I don't have strong feelings about Graham. Certainly, as one of the early participants of the Reagan revolution, and long service, he's had ample impact on the country, for better or worse. I'm not really sure where the balance falls.

AP reports McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition, followed by pneumonia. Yep, that'll do it. "McConnell explained the four-week silence about his condition by saying that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older.”" All the old people I know just love to talk about that shit. And I know plenty! Sundance, of course, is suspicious when Mitch McConnell Releases Image and Statement. I'm glad to hear he's improving, but it's still past time to quit.

Nicole Silvero at Da Caller reports the Senate is Holding Slew Of Confirmation Hearings For Trump Nominees As Time Runs Short Before August Recess. It doesn't help to have two missing.

Da Signal explains how Trump’s Ukraine Strategy at NATO Is ‘America First’ in Action. Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "I've been advocating that Ukraine strike Russian tugs as part of a larger campaign against Russian riverine and littoral maritime traffic since 2022. Ukraine has delivered on all my expectations of what that would accomplish in the last five days. Brown Water logistics.1/" Quote Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv, "Russians enter state of deep depression amid the 5th consecutive day of double digit destruction of Russian ships on the Azov Sea, a total of 76 over the course of 5 days. Russians now lament that Ukraine is mow even deatroying the tugboats sent to tow the wrecks to port. At NYPo, US unloads military might on Iran after Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz — striking 140 targets: ‘Now they pay.’ At WUWT, Claim: The Iran War is Worsening the Climate Crisis.

Sundance looks at the U.S-Canada Strike Deal on New Gordie Howe International Bridge – Opening Date July 27th and Promethean PAC Visits Trump Policy Contrast Against Energy Priorities. From the Auto Wire, The EPA’s New Truck Rule Turns a Federal Felony Into a Factory Setting.

From AMAC, Graham Platner Debacle Proves Bernie Sanders and Socialist Left Can’t Be Trusted. Oh hell, we knew that a long time ago. Matt Vespa at TownHall laughs that Liberal White Women Are in a State of Despair Over Maine's Graham Platner. The lamentation of their women! Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Wasn’t it his advisor that helped give rise to Platner and ran his campaign? Now he gets to just bring the chapter to a close with no further questions?" Quote New York Post @nypost "Mamdani says it's time to 'bring this chapter to a close' after Graham Platner campaign collapse." Matt Vespa, So, Is This Why a Dem Rep Is Probably Glad He Got Detained in the West Bank? Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, ""A new video has emerged of James Talarico defending gun control laws by saying that people have not actually read the Second Amendment, stressing that the words "‘well regulated’ are right there in the text of the amendment itself." He needs to give that one another read..." "...He omitted the word following "Well regulated": "militia." It did not mean regulations, but rather a proficient, fully capable militia. Now if only Talarico could support a well-read amendment as well as a well-regulated militia..." From Twitchy, 'These People Are So F-ing Stupid!' James Carville Posts WILD Rant Against Frankenstein's Monster. At Hat Hair Betsy McCaughey warns Don't Let Marxists Rob Us of Our History. Dave Strom at Hat Hair believes 'Luxury Beliefs' Are Killing People and socialism is a luxury belief. 

From RCP, Nick Shirley And Medicaid Czar Dr. Oz Report Billions In Senior "Adult Daycare" Fraud in Queens: "Korean And Chinese Mafias." Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "I'm of the opinion the entire Federal annual deficit spending is made up entirely of welfare and entitlement fraud." Quote Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "I’ve seen enough man The welfare system in this country is literally the largest fraud farm in the entire history of the human race x.com/nickshirleyy/s…"

At Althouse, "We don’t need presidents who have weird obsessions.", "Said Kamala Harris, back in October 2020, blogged at the time, here. I know that at the time I thought I bet all the Presidents have had a weird obsession. I know because I said that in a podcast at the time. That post and podcast predated access to Grok, so I didn't have the chance to use this prompt: Accept the hypothesis that every U.S. President had a weird obsession and to list all the Presidents with their weird obsession. I did use it today, though. Some of my favorites:..."

PJM's Kevin Downey hears More Than 200 FBI Agents Swarm Fulton County, Georgia, to Investigate 2020 Election Fraud. This could be very interesting, or it could be a dud. We already know there were enough unaccounted for Biden votes to swing the state. But could the FBI actually turn up evidence of deliberate fraud, as opposed to deliberately built in incompetence? Stay tuned.

Cam at Bearing Arms sees  A Rare Dose of Common Sense From New York Courts In Gun Confiscation Case.

John Lott at Da Fed argues Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Really Is Slashing Violent Crime. Homeland Security @DHSgov, "EIGHT MISSING CHILDREN RESCUED. During the World Cup, @HSIKansasCity have been working every single day to combat human trafficking and arrest suspected traffickers. Thank you to these heroes for your work to save these children." Orange County Register, Truck driver wanted by ICE faces sentencing for big rig crash that killed 3 on 10 Freeway in Ontario, CA that is. NYPo ed board, Work-visa fraud costs America big: Hail the Trump team’s crackdown.

Sundance sees the Media Apoplectic at DOJ and FBI Investigating Four New York Times Reporters for Compromising President Trump Security During Turkey Visit. At the Eternally Radical Idea Greg Lukianoff celebrates VICTORY against Stop WOKE Act, Me in WaPo, ‘A Song of FIRE and ICE,’ ‘turn around, bright eyes,’ & more! "Bringing you the latest free speech news (7/12/26)."

Campus Reform reports University of California, Riverside grant funding policies favor immigrants over U.S. citizens "Campus Reform found the University of California, Riverside awards illegal immigrant graduate students up to $9,000 annually through one fellowship, while a comparable graduate research grant provides U.S. citizens up to $4,000." At Minding the Campus What Does It Mean to Be a Women’s College If Men Can Enroll? "Salem College says it ‘accepts applications from students who were assigned female at birth or who identify as women.’" Mark Judge at the Chronic, The Evil Complicity of Dahlia Lithwick’s Fake Trans Outrage. Hat Hair's Larry Elder explores What's the Real 'Defining Image of Race in America'? At Instapundit, AS ANDY WARHOL SAID, NOTHING IS MORE BOURGEOIS THAN TO BE AFRAID TO LOOK BOURGEOIS: Reddit Lies @reddit_lies, "Help! Someone on facebook is glorifying marriage and families!" and Driscoll has a very Driscolly post DISPATCHES FROM THE SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALLS (Or the Lack Thereof)..." Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer, "BREAKING: John Cleese renounces “the mob who have taken over Amnesty.” The iconic British comedian initiated and produced Amnesty International's landmark comedy benefit series, and for decades supported Amnesty as a fundraiser and public advocate. Proof they've lost the plot:" Quote John Cleese @JohnCleese "As a former major fund-raiser for Amnesty - I produced the first five 'Secret Policeman's Balls' - I renounce the mob who have taken over Amnesty Amnesty used to be about trying to do something about TORTURE x.com/_RebeccaMcCurd…"

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Don Lemon Indicted, Arrested in Church Attack

As Stacy McCain notes THIS! THIS! I VOTED FOR THIS! 100%. "If the Trump administration never accomplished anything else, this would be sufficient cause to call it an overwhelming success." At NYPo, Ex-CNN host Don Lemon arrested for Minnesota church invasion while in Los Angeles covering Grammys. "Lemon spent the night in jail and is expected to make a first appearance in court sometime Friday, according to Brian Stelter, the chief media analyst for Lemon’s former network." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, BREAKING: Don Lemon Arrested On Federal Charges. PJM's Matt Margolis, BREAKING: Don Lemon Arrested by Federal Agents for His Role in Church Mob. James Blair @JamesBlairUSA, "A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested. A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested. A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested. Pass it on…" Shipwreckedcrew compares Don Lemon to a J6 journalist he defended in The Don Lemon Indictment And The Steve Baker Treatment, "Let's take a look at how the DOJ opposed my effort to get the case dismissed against Steve, and the language used by Judge Cooper in DC in denying my motion to dismiss." Driscoll at Insty, THE WORST OF DON LEMON (Post-Arrest Edition): "On Friday, it was reported that Don Lemon was arrested for his part in the invasion of a St. Paul, MN church. The notoriously leftist Lemon (he’s a multiple winner of MRC’s Worst Quote of the Year) was so biased that he actually got fired from CNN." Matt Finn @MattFinnFNC, "One of the victims of the St. Paul church says agitators prevented them from getting to their children, one thought it was a shooting, and others weren't able to leave. One woman fell and was injured. Pulled from a federal affidavit dated 1/20. . . ."

In a Hat Hair video, Larry observes Don Lemon Arrest Causes Hysteria on CNN, MSNow. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Imagine thinking that storming a church, harassing the pastor and congregants, and the refusing to leave immediately when asked is holding “those in power to account.” Journalism is the most delusional sector in existence." Quote Jim Acosta @Acosta, "Attorney for my colleague and friend Don Lemon has released a statement saying Don was arrested by federal agents in LA last night. This is outrageous and cannot stand. The First Amendment is under attack in America!"and at RedState, Left-Wing Politicians and 'Journalists' Go Insane Over Don Lemon Arrest, but the Receipts Loom Large. Dr. Richard Harambe @Richard_Harambe, "Jim is correct saying the first amendment is under attack but Don Lemon was the one doing it." Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "The current position of the Democratic Party is that as long as you are holding a cell phone or a camera you can literally commit any crime you want and face no consequences." Alex Bruesewitz @alexbruesewitz, "This is a very important point. Yes, the Trump administration brought the charges, but a federal grand jury in a BLUE STATE (Minnesota) indicted him. He must be held accountable. You cannot lead mobs into churches & attempt to intimidate Christians while they are worshipping!" Quote James Blair @JamesBlairUSA, " Any “news” outlet failing to make clear in their headline that Don Lemon was indicted by a federal grand jury is intentionally misleading the public. Thank you for your attention to this matter." Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog "Don Lemon actively participated in a federal crime. It's on camera. He filmed it . He went with the mob, joined in what they were doing, and actively and verbally encouraged and affirmed their actions the entire time. He deserves to be thrown in prison. He is not above the law." Quote Jemele Hill @jemelehill "They arrested Don Lemon. This is horrifying. I don’t care what your political beliefs or leanings are, what journalism outlet you represent, this absolutely cannot stand." Sean Davis @seanmdav, "According to the retarded new legal theories of Democrat journos, if the 9/11 terrorists had just livestreamed their flights, the whole thing would’ve been kosher." Quote Mike Davis @mrddmia, "Journalists do not get license to conspire with fellow agitators, storm churches, and terrorize worshippers. Those are serious federal crimes, under the FACE Act and Klan Act." Matt Vespa at TownHall wonders Did CNN Mean to Say That About Don Lemon's Arrest...Because It Doesn't Help Him. "“He [Lemon] clearly knew something was taking place that day with the protesters. He told his viewers on YouTube to stay tuned because there was something about to happen,” said Brian Stelter." John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC "Hi everyone declaring Don Lemon’s arrest the end of democracy… and I say “everyone” because not a single one of you did anything but cheer real fascism against real journalists… BTW, a few years later the fascist state of CA and the fascist DA Kamala Harris (yes, THAT Kamala) were forced to drop their fascist charges. All of them. You’re all hypocrites. You have no principles. Have a nice weekend. Cry more." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "Kamala Harris literally arrested a legitimate journalist because she didn't like he had exposed Planned Parenthood for the barbaric and illegal practice of selling aborted baby parts. You voted for her anyway. Don't pretend you care about this," Quote Jon Favreau @jonfavs, "Do we think Newsom’s DOJ will start with the Megyn Kelly and Matt Walsh types or just make it more efficient by raiding Fox and arresting everyone?" Sunny @sunnyright, "The Constitution doesn't contain immunity for "credentialed" journalists." Quote Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield "These guys were uncredentialed and the courts didn't buy their claim of being journalists; who knows, maybe they won't buy Lemon's either, but again, I'm just saying what's true (which is what I always do; what's different is that this time you happen not to like it)" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Chilling: If They Can Arrest Don Lemon For Something As Simple As Breaking The Law, Imagine What They Can Do To You."

From Twitchy, And Now for the BEST FAFO Yet! Largest License Plate Tracker, StopICE, Has Been Compromised and HOOBOY. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "BREAKING : Quick - take a look at the front page of StopICE dot net For context, StopICE is the biggest ICE doxxing website out there. Follow @astrarce and @bitchuneedsoap ." Ace, "StopICE" Website Used to Track ICE Vehicles and Agents Hacked, All User Information Downloaded and Forwarded to FBI. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Hackers Just Took Down This Massive ICE Doxxing Website. News Wax reports Meta Restricts ICE Agent Doxing Site Across Facebook, Instagram. At Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood hears LinkedIn Blames ‘Error’ After Removing Pro-ICE Post Over ‘Hateful Speech.’

Nick Arama at RedState, Boss Mode: Trump Delivers Priceless Response to Tim Walz on His 'Fort Sumter' Comments "The governor said that? Wow. Does he know what Fort Sumter was or do you think somebody wrote it out for him? I was elected on LAW AND ORDER." Ace, Corrupt Jihadist Antifa AG Keith Ellison Will Notify ICE When Wanted Criminal Illegals Are Being Released from Jails, "Homan says he'd like to reduce the federal presence in the corrupt foreign shithole city of Minneapolis, and who can blame him. But he does have a condition: Minnesota must give up its sanctuary state illegality." I have doubts, but we'll see. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, 'ICE Out': Time *yawn* for Another Prog Tantrum. PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks ICE Protest Teachers Are Trump's Reminder to Shutter Dept. of Education. FoxLA, TSA workers mistaken for ICE agents, prompting protest in Lynwood. Jeff Charles at TownHall, We Know Who Might Be Funding Those Anti-ICE Protests in Minneapolis "American millionaire Neville Roy Singham is believed to have donated substantial sums to organizations that have organized resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions in the city, according to Fox News Digital. Singham is aligned with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and has advocated for the regime’s causes."

Looks like they caved. From Da Caller, Democrats Charge Forward With Shutdown Threat Over ICE Funding. At WaEx, Selano Zita hears Deluzio wants ICE reforms not defunding. Matt Vespa, Philly DA Vows to Charge ICE Agents on State Charges So Trump Can't Pardon Them. At 1st Journal, Philly Dems say “Illegal immigrants are above the law!”

Hat Hair's Dave Strom, L.A. Rent Prices Dropping Because... Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC, "If Americans knew how much they actually paid for the 50 million foreigners here, there would have been a revolt years ago. Deport them all." Quote Project for Immigration Reform @PFIRorg "From the @latimes: “L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low” Buried inside is a quiet admission that deportations have raised vacancies, forcing landlords to compete and cut deals. This is the story @JDVance and the administration should be highlighting." Ace, As Illegals Flee LA, Rent Prices Fall to a Four Year Low, "The LA Times doesn't make this connection, of course. It's all just a coinky-dink." At CIS, New Census Bureau Estimates Indicate Huge Decline in Illegal Immigration. Cathy Salgado at PJM notes One Year In, Laken Riley Act Took 21,400 Criminal Illegal Aliens Off the Streets. Hat Hair Staff, Deport Every Single Illegal Alien Possible. What about illegal don't they understand? The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "You can tell Bruce Springsteen is sincere in his disgust for ICE because here he is screaming at Barack Obama after the former President employed the exact same tactics Trump is using now."

Capt. Ed, Oof: DoJ Releases 3M Pages, 180K Pics in Epstein Files Finale. Sundance at CTH hosts Deputy AG Todd Blanche Holds a Press Conference. Althouse, "DOJ concludes Epstein files review with release of 3.5 million records." "Axios reports. Bring on the voracious readers." Sundance at CTH, DOJ Releases 3.5 million Pages, Images, Videos and Files of Epstein Material. From NYPo, Epstein claimed Bill Gates caught STD from ‘sex with Russian girls,’ slipped Melinda antibiotics in latest files released by DOJ. Ace, Epstein Docs: Bill Gates Sought Secret Antibiotics to Slip His Wife So She Wouldn't Know He'd Given Her an STD He Got from Epstein's Hookers "Also, NBD, but Epstein gave top Obama advisor and Democrat operative Kathryn Ruemmler a $10,000 handbag. That's not bribery, right?" Of course, Democrats are already whining they can't find the pony under the shit: US Senate minority leader slams Justice Department over Epstein files "'Why are there so many holes, missing pieces, unanswered questions when it comes to the release of the Epstein files,' Chuck Schumer says..."

We already hit this one a little yesterday, Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell. Sundance, President Trump Announces the Appointment of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman. But does he have enough votes for confirmation?Silver still hovering around $85/oz. At the Manhattan Contrarian, "Affordability": Two Theories Of How To Achieve It. "Approach Number 1 is that the government orders producers not to increase prices, and sometimes also offers handouts of one sort or another to favored constituencies to reduce their effective costs. Approach Number 2 is that the government mostly keeps out of the relationship between producers and consumers, and thereby makes the producers reduce their costs if they want to attract customers." #1 is easier to talk about, but #2 actually works. Andy Wolf at Am Spec writes The Data Is In — and the Narrative Is Wrong, "Consumer confidence, demographics, and falling inflation gird the Trump economy." From the Right Scoop, CAUGHT: Big Pharma DEFIES Trump, jacks up prices to stick US with the bill. Amy Curtis at TownHall asserts Trump's Energy Policies Saved Lives During Harsh Winter Storms. RBe @RBPundit, "Something something warmth of collectivism something something." Quote New York Post "NYC cops, sanitation workers ordered to stop taking down homeless encampments weeks before 10 found dead in deep freeze. " Reuters whines Obamacare enrollment drops to about 23 million people for 2026. Sundance, Trade Watch – President Trump Has Conversation with President Sheinbaum About Upcoming USMCA Review. MasterResource, U.S. Out of Paris Climate Agreement.

ToI reports Iran rounds up thousands in mass arrest campaign after crushing unrest, sources say "Plainclothes forces raid homes across country, put detainees in secret lockups, campaign aimed at deterring any return to street protests, activists say." Capt. Ed, Iran's FM to Trump: Call Me, Maybe?

PJM's Sarah Anderson on The New Monroe Doctrine: Buckle Up — This Is Where It Gets Real and sees Cuba's Bad Day Just Got a Whole Lot Worse "While Rubio wouldn't own up to it — and I'm not sure that "regime change" is the appropriate phrasing — I think it's pretty obvious that a free Cuba is a goal of the Donald Trump administration. I mean, they wouldn't 'fess up to plans to dethrone Nicolás Maduro either, but we knew that was coming for months, and we watched it happen on January 3." Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, Rubio Blasts Dem Senator As She Asks If Trump Will Follow the Geneva Convention Against Narco-Terrorists. Just as soon as they start wearing uniforms. Capt. Ed calls it Victory: Panama Supreme Court Boots China From Canal Control. Streiff at RedState, Chinese Influence Suffers Major Body Blow As They're Tossed Out of Key Port Facilities on Two Continents. TankerTrackers.com, Inc. @TankerTrackers, "The irony of seeing a Russian-flagged tanker sail as close as possible to a NATO coastline in order to avoid an attack by Ukrainian drones." From the Brussels Signal, No more disruption, NATO must evolve the alliance with dignity.

From Sundance, President Trump Holds an Oval Office Press Availability – Following Announcement of “Freedom 250” Grand Prix. At Althouse, "To think, 190 miles an hour down Pennsylvania Avenue — this is going to be wild." "Said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, quoted in "Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington" (Politico)." Trump does love a spectacle. 

NYPo, Florida nurse gives up license after saying he won’t perform anesthesia on MAGA patients. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Just a reminder that Reid Hoffman really did say in a public forum that he wished President Trump had been killed in the assassination attempt." Quote Katie Miller @KatieMiller. " x.com/reidhoffman/st…" Jonathan Turley is astonished by the Ohio Attorney General Candidate who Runs on Rage: “I am Going to Kill Donald Trump”

PJM's Chris Queen notes If Georgia’s 2020 Election Was 'Fair,' Fulton County Sure Is Defensive About It. Kevin Moncla @KevinMoncla, "The following is our comprehensive Report of Investigation for Fulton County's 2020 General Election:" At Twitchy, BOMBSHELL --> Jonathan Turley Explains WHY FBI Seizing Fulton County Votes Is a BIG DEAL (Cue Dem Panic) Officer Lew@officer_Lew, "JUST IN : Jonathan Turley just dropped a bombshell on the Fulton County FBI ballot seizure: “A judge found PROBABLE CAUSE — that’s not given lightly.” This is HUGE. A federal judge reviewed the evidence and signed off, meaning there's enough to believe a crime occurred and these 2020 ballots hold the proof. Now those ballots are finally in FBI custody for real review—after years of Fulton County denying access and stonewalling audits. People were blocked from examining them during the election challenges, and now the feds have them." Sundance, Senate Intelligence Committee Demand Answers About DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s Ongoing Reviews of Govt Activity. J.T. Alexander @JTAlexander_, "Hi there. Former Intel guy who is also a former law enforcement guy here. If Gabbard is on scene, it means that the FBI has found a foreign/counterintelligence nexus to the investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia; otherwise they'd be reporting to Bondi and DOJ. Gabbard was very likely able to discern the relevant gist from the documents recovered because she already knew what they contained before she ever arrived. Let me explain a bit further . . . TLDR, Somebody, somewhere, someday soon is completely f*cked."

At Imprimis, Power Line's Scott Johnson on Learning From Minnesota’s Somali Fraud Scandal. Am Mind's Ayaan Hirsi Ali looks at Minnesota’s Post-Assimilation Reality from the Somali viewpoint. Twitchy, This Is HUGE If What We're Hearing About Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz's 'Inside Deal' Is Legit – WATCH. VodkaPundit at Insty, IN OTHER NEWS, I DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPIC DECATHLON: Gov. Walz says he “will never run for an elected office again” once term ends. Jesse Watters @JesseBWatters, "BREAKING: Journalist @LizCollin reports that WALZ and KLOBUCHAR may have made an INSIDE DEAL to appoint him as SENATOR. “Governor Walz you’ll notice, was careful to say he will not run for public office again. However, he could be appointed to a Senate seat.” I doubt it. But never say never. From Fox, GOP lawmaker moves to block welfare recipients from sending money overseas: 'Abuse ends now.' "Violators of the legislation would be subject to a civil fine of up to $100,000." From the Center Square, Paul introduces legislation to halt welfare funding for non-citizens. Salem Radio Network, Sharper is the latest Georgia Democrat accused of lying to collect pandemic unemployment. Scott McLallen at TownHall, Ex–Nonprofit Leader Who Championed Social Justice Sentenced for COVID Fraud. At Energy Security and Freedom Washington State Experience Shows Green Energy Is All About the Grifting and the Bragging and Does Nothing for Which It Was Intended. Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "A general feature of the 2020s in North America and Western Europe is what we’re struggling to maintain infrastructure capabilities we took for granted in the 1990s in the face of extraordinary technocratic malfeasance." Quote Wesley Yang @wesyang, "Two elderly women in my neighborhood froze to death during a dayslong power outage during a period of subzero temperatures." Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "The @NESpower disaster in Nashville reveals again that DEI is Deadly to Everyone Involved."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom wonders Is Spanberger in the Running for Most Radical Leftist Governor? Ace, Virginia's Governor Sold Herself as a Moderate Centrist as a Candidate. Surprise! In Office, She's a Radical Leftist. "I know you're all stunned." BeeGe Welborn, When Democrat Tax Crack Addicts Attack. At the Spec, Roger Kimball looks at The deep-state vampire "And it took Abigail Spanberger, the new Governor, about 15 minutes to return Virginia to la-la land. She had campaigned on “affordability” but rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a climate-change scam that will raise everyone’s utility bills. She introduced a 3.8 percent “net investment tax” on individuals, trusts and estates. She stopped cooperating with ICE. . ." Hat Hair's Tim O'Brien says Hey GOP! This News Report Is the Ad That Will Win the Midterms.

🚨 JUST IN: Virginia voters are shocked as Democrats roll out a tidal wave of new taxes — from deliveries to cars, gyms, and even pet services.pic.twitter.com/lH9AsPUJe4

— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 29, 2026

Beege Welborn, Gov Maura Healey Has a Fit of Mass Confusion. Harry Bergeron smiles as Cathy Salgado reports Mamdani Restricts ‘Gifted’ Student Program Despite Parental Advocate Objections. From Am Think thinks Parents want teachers in classrooms, not in protests "Why is school time, and union infrastructure, being used to advance political activism instead of education?"

Stacy McCain wonders Why Do Democrats Hate Christians? "IT’S THE EXIT POLLS, STUPID!" And at his TwitX The Patriarch Tree @PatriarchTree, "Democrats have redefined “racism” (and, more generally, “hate”) to mean, “Any belief or opinion which might lead someone to vote Republican.”" At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Democrat Talarico: Billionaires Are Evil, Except When They’re Giving Me Money. 

AP is pretty happy A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say. Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths, can't believe that  Luigi Mangione won't face the death penalty, "A federal judge appointed by Joe Biden has decided stalking isn't a "crime of violence." The ruling saves Mangione, who allegedly killed an insurance executive in 2024, from a possible death sentence." Ace is none too pleased, Unbelievable: Left-Wing Judge Dismisses "Murder By Use of Firearm" Charge Against Luigi Mangione to Spare the Left-Wing Hearth-Throb the Death Penalty, "Unbelievable. Unbelievable. This judge was known to be a left-wing partisan who had already made a series of rulings favorable to the Deadly Dreamboat. Now she throws out two counts he's obviously guilty of just to keep the death penalty off the table." At the Salt Lake Trib, Man who falsely claimed he killed Charlie Kirk, diverting police amid chaos, sentenced to prison. "George Zinn received a harsher prison sentence after police found child sex abuse materials on his phone after arresting him at UVU." 

From the Free Bacon, Former Harvard History Chairman Boasts of Transforming It From 'White Male Affinity Group' "Sidney Chalhoub pushes for Palestinian Studies, but department has no time for Western Civilization." Campus Reform, Nebraska governor vows to eliminate DEI, ‘pronoun culture’ from public universities. Ace wakes up and figures out Court Rules that Carnegie Mellon University Can Be Held Accountable for Taking Qatar Money to Permit Antisemitic Hatred on Campus. Hat Hair's Dave Strom is not exactly broken up that The Left Eating Its Own: Ezra Klein Shut Down at Sarah Lawrence College for Being a Nazi. RCS predicts Fixing DEI's Damage to Academic Science Could Take a Generation, if it can be fixed.

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.29.26 (Evening Edition) and In The Mailbox: 01.30.26. Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Better Late Than Never up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Senate Votes to End Schumer's Schutdown

Stacy McCain says Senate Ends Filibuster; Democrats Immediately Form Circular Firing Squad. He doesn't mean they repealed the filibuster rule, just that the Democrats finally found enough votes to break it this time. Ace, Eight Democrats Vote for Cloture on CR Bill, Securing Only Minor Concessions Fox, Democratic lawmakers reel after Senate votes to reopen government: 'Republican-made healthcare crisis' "Senate Minority Leader Schumer voted against continuing resolution as Sanders warns 15M could lose Medicaid." CNN, Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding bill to the House. Misty Severi at JTN reports Senate passes resolution to reopen government through January, sends legislation to House "The government has been shut down since Oct. 1 and became the longest on record last week after it surpassed the 2018-2019 record of 35 days. It has now been shut down for 41 days." Supposedly, the paperwork will take all week, making the prediction of Nov. 15 even closer.

NewsWeek, Chuck Schumer Faces Democratic Fury After Government Shutdown Deal At PJM Matt Margolis sees Shutdown Fallout Throws Democrats Into Chaos and Stephen Kruiser sees Schumer's Shutdown Did Not Go Well for Him. I Am Leah @Bossy_Leah, "All of the Democrats who called it a “Republican shutdown” seem pretty mad that 8 Democrats voted to open the government." Jared Taylor Swift @DemsRealRacists, "After spending weeks insisting the Republicans caused the shutdown, the entire base is enraged that Democrats aren't continuing to cause the shutdown." At Hat Hair, Here's What Capitol Hill Dems Are Saying About Shutdown Chuck: 'Should Be Replaced', John Sexton reveals Here's What Bluesky is Saying About Chuck Schumer, and a couple of videos, Harry Sisson Explodes After Senate Votes To Reopen Government. This Moment EXPOSES Everything and Johnson, Trump Steamroll Schumer's Government Shutdown: Dems Demand Exile. Althouse finds "This is an embarrassing deal, a deal to basically settle for nothing. It’s particularly galling..." ""... since it comes only days after Democrats crushed Republicans in races across the country. Election Day not only showed that Democrats had payed [sic] no price for the shutdown. It also confirmed the already abundant evidence that it has been deeply damaging for Donald Trump. But even with all this, I think the overall situation and outcome is basically fine [because]... Democrats fought. They held out for 40 days.... And that’s a big deal... It’s a big change in the direction of the fight we need in the years to come that just didn’t go far enough. Yet." Writes Josh Marshall, in "A Quick Take on Team Cave's Big Win."" At Da Caller, Hakeem Jeffries, Progressive Dems Rage Against Deal To End Shutdown. Amy Curtis at TownHall sees Tim Kaine Lets It Slip Why Democrats Drew Out the Shutdown Until Now. To keep the base riled for the elections.

Scott McLallan at TownHall watches Schumer Retreated Mid-Questioning When Pressed on Written ACA Fix. At ET, Trump Urges Senate Republicans to Redirect Federal Health Insurance Money to Americans. "The president has previously floated the idea of direct payments to taxpayers in other areas." Dave Strom at Hat Hair says It's True That Nobody Wants to Fix Obamacare. From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Elon Musk On The Homeless Industrial Complex. At LifeZette, Trump Floats $2,000 Tariff Dividend Checks for Working Class Americans. PJM's VodkaPundit, Dear Young Americans: I'm Begging You Not to Take Trump's 50-Year Mortgage.

Twitchy, Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Trump Takes in an NFL Game and Lefties Lose Their Ever Lovin' Minds. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "JUST IN: Liberals boo as Trump swears in U.S. Military members at the Commanders game. Absolutely disgusting. Democrats have no respect for our brave troops who put their lives on the line to protect our country. Democrats hate America." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "No, he is deeply unpopular wherever vast numbers of unelected, bureaucratic, tyrannical, rent-seeking, corpulent, blood-sucking federal workers congregate. Like at a football game in Northern Virginia. Here in America, we love President Trump." Quote Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas "Donald Trump is deeply unpopular across America. x.com/Acyn/status/19…"

NYPo reports NYPD already losing officers with morale plunging as anti-cop Zohran Mamdani prepares to take reins. From Fox, Why Mamdani will serve two terms no matter how bad NYC gets, "Brooklyn victory party pricing hints at expensive policies ahead for Gotham . . . Socialist Zohran Mamdani's NYC victory party featured $13 Bud Light". Michael Goodwin at NYPo predicts Financial penalties for Mamdani election by GOP could cause irreversible damage to NYC. Damani Felder @TheDamaniFelder, "We need young, smart, well-spoken, passionate voices on the Right who can mobilize young Conservatives to turn out and vote like Mamdani did for the Left. Oh wait, we did have one. But the "tolerant" radical Left assassinated him. And celebrated it. Because that's who they are."

At WJ, Nancy Pelosi's Daughter Launches Her Own Political Career, Announces Run for Office in California. But atop Da Hill, Christine Pelosi passes on bid for retiring mother’s House seat. 

RCP cites Carville: Democrats Will Win In 2028, Congress Will Increase Supreme Court Justices From 9 to 13. Jonathan Turley In Vino Veritas: Punch-Drunk Pundits Reveal Plans to Pack the Supreme Court. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius "The Democrat Party as we know it today would cease to exist if the following three measures were implemented: 1. Nation-wide voter ID with in-person, same-day voting except for true absentee situations. 2. End tax exempt status for ALL 501(c)(X)s (even religious, because if we leave that they will abuse it). 3. Continue Trump's enforcement of existing immigration laws until we have rolled back all damage done over the last ten years. Seriously, literally all we need to do is these three things, and America will be transformed back into the Constitutional Republic it was always intended to be. It's just that easy."

Christian Toto @HollywoodInToto, "The biggest laugh of the week (yeah, it's early, but it'll be tough to beat)" Quote Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC, "NEW: Cheryl Hines almost makes Bill Maher *SPIT OUT HIS DRINK* after saying she was reading Kamala Harris' book MAHER: "What, did you lose a bet?"

Vicky Taft at PJM, The Flood of Stunning New Evidence That J6 Was a Fedsurrection Can't Be Ignored. Misty at JTN reports the House J6 subcommittee chair requests interviews with Kamala Harris' security detail on DNC pipe bomb, "The FBI has been stumped over the suspect who placed the pipe bomb, who still remains unidentified, even after it dropped several surveillance videos of the suspect who was in a gray hoodie and wore Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers and a mask," and Florida AG launches investigation into JP Morgan Chase for its targeting of Trump Media in FBI probe. "Trump Media and Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes on Sunday tore into Smith and JPMorgan for its efforts to obtain the company's bank records and emphasized that the company did not exist in 2021, when the January 6 riot occurred."  Mark Hemingway @Heminator, There's been no meaningful accountability for major media spreading damaging nonsense about Russia collusion, Biden's mental state, Hunter's laptop, COVID etc. And that is not unrelated to this. Not being able to trust "legitimate" media is a big reason this stuff flourishes." Quote James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki "People underestimate just how many flat-out lies MAGA influencers put out every day. The tweet on the left invented a quote from Karoline Leavitt to claim she said Gavin Newsom is under investigation. She did not. The tweet on the right is completely invented: there was no Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday, John Kennedy did not speak for 47 minutes about Obama, and Obama did not erupt in anger. Both tweets have hundreds of thousands of views, and neither has been Community Noted yet. It's just a nonstop flow of disinformation." Sundance at CTH is pretty happy Lawfare Embeds Quit DOJ Jobs as 30 Subpoenas Sent in FL-Based “Russiagate Conspiracy” Investigation but less happy that Republican Senators Include Provision in Shutdown Bill That DOJ Cannot Subpoena Senators Phone Records – You/Me, No Such Protection. 

Pop Times, Trump Grants Sweeping Pardons to Dozens Targeted After 2020 Election. Capt. Ed, Perfect Timing? Trump Pardons the Kraken on Steroids. Nick Ballasy at JTN, Deputy AG Blanche rejects notion Trump DOJ is weaponized after Biden years: 'Batsh*t crazy' “When I read now that we’re weaponizing, I feel like I’m being gaslit, because we’re doing exactly the opposite.” Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias, "Trump doing January 6, surviving politically, winning in 2024, and then pardoning all the co-conspirators means we are constantly living on the brink of total disaster as a country." Quote Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "BREAKING: President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and dozens of false GOP electors and other key figures involved in his effort to overturn the 2020 election results, per pardon attorney Ed Martin >>> x.com/EagleEdMartin/…" The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial, "Sounds more like he’s dismantling the remaining abuses of the failed color revolution that tried to tear apart our nation and hold us hostage during the Biden regime." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "Or you know, referring to a man as a “woman,” which your network does every day as a matter of course. You have no moral authority to talk about exact definitions, and the reality is that alternate electors is a valid constitutional theory that was used in the 1960 election." Quote Jake Tapper @jaketapper, "Calling them “alternate electors” is like referring to counterfeit bills as “alternate cash.”"

Ben Whedon at JTN, Supreme Court agrees to hear case over counting ballots that arrive late. "The court agreed to hear the matter after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law in 2024." The Manhattan Contrarian on Federal District Judges Running The Executive Branch: Even Justice Jackson Draws A Line. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Fellow Judge Was 'Uncomfortable' With Judge Dugan's Actions. Misty, Federal judge rules West Virginia National Guard to remain in DC. Ace, Enough! Sixth Circuit Rules That Schools May Not Punish Students for Referring to Other Students By Their Biologically-Correct, Original, Real Pronouns. WUWT reports Federal Judge Clears Trump Administration to Revoke MA Offshore Wind Project Approval. 

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