Flotsam and Jetsam - Tucker Flounces Out of the Party

Anxious anxiously reports "I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP. Betsey Stauffer at LI, Tucker Carlson Officially Exits the Republican Party; ‘It’s Immoral … I’m Out’ “How could I or any American voter support a political party that’s not loyal to the United States? That puts the interests of a foreign country above those of its own citizens.” He's gone around the bend. 

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " WOW! Looks like the U.S. Park Police are using PLAINCLOTHES informants to catch people screwing with the sealant in the reflecting pool This woman has just been DETAINED after being caught. Keep your hands off the freaking sealant, losers." Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "MSNOW’s Cornell Belcher is in with what may be the most unhinged media reflecting pool take yet: Kids can no longer “splash around" in the pool for fear of being arrested, which is the “ultimate symbol” of the country’s fall into authoritarianism. Good lord."

Aurora Borealis @aborealis940, "Overnight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Russian “Dubna” space communications center in #Moscow region, - the General Staff This is one of the largest satellite communications facilities in #ruZZia, which supports government and military communications." Dave Strom at Hat Hair thinks Ukraine Is Systematically Dismantling Russia's War Machine. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks it's funny that Without $34M in USAID to Help Elect Communists, Colombia Does the Rightward Presidential Flip. John Sexton at Hat Hair wonders Do Canadians Hate America Now? From Ace, Europeans Visiting the US for the World Cup Have Been Marveling At American Plenty, So the Left-Wing Bitter Widow Vanity Magazine "The Atlantic" Tries to Prove It's All a Right-Wing Psyop.

Sundance at CTH hosts Vice President JD Vance Giving an Update on U.S-Iran Ceasefire Discussion. From NYPo, Vance suggests US, Iran could ‘transform’ relationship but Tehran officials insist they’re not making friends: ‘Primary option is jihad’, Capt Ed at Hat Hair wonders Did Vance Cut Israel Out Of the Loop on Hezbollah 'Deconfliction'? THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13, "US-Iran Peace Talks Fail. The US delegation, led by JD Vance, entered the meeting arena first. This was strange, because the party that claims to be the upper hand typically arrives last. Shortly after, the Iranian delegation arrived. They greeted the mediator, Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, but informed him that they refused to negotiate due to recent threats issued by Trump. They didn't meet Vance and then abruptly left. A panicked Sharif frantically requested his boss, "Field Marshal" Munir, to intervene, but Munir also appeared helpless. Watching from a distance, Vance approached and asked what had happened. A shaken Sharif and Munir apologetically explained the situation to him." Buck Throckmorton at Ace's, MORNING RANT: The Iran Situation and Trump’s MOU – What Constitutes “Finishing the Job” After the Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan?

John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Elon Musk Suggests He Could Sue Ro Khanna. "On the same show he suggested that Musk needed to be investigated and possibly prosecuted for killing millions of children," by helping shut down USAID. At NYPo, Bill Maher shuts down Rep. Ro Khanna as he fawns over Mamdani: ‘He pals around with terrorists!’Ro Khanna @RoKhanna, "Ro against the Robber Barons of our time." Quote DogeDesigner @cb_doge, "BREAKING: Elon Musk calls for the arrest of Ro 'the Robber' Khanna. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a USAID official and several executives pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme involving more than $550 million in contracts." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "You mean the people who are building things, creating the wealth you feed on, creating jobs? The parasites are in Congress. Insider trading and trying to bilk the rest of us for graft. Anyway, congrats, a public feud with @elonmusk is the best thing that ever happened to you. After the insider trading, that is. Fundraising off that, angling off that, aren't you." Ro Khanna @RoKhanna, "Elon, how about just paying the 5% instead of hurling random insults? And here are the facts, man. Your USAID cuts did this: https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/news/research-finds-more-14-million-preventable-deaths-2030-if-usaid-defunding." Quote Elon Musk @elonmusk, Replying to @WesternLensman, "He’s such an evil liar." Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "Hello Ro, As a sign of good faith in the idea, why don't you personally, ahead of any tax, donate 5% of your $232.7 MILLION net worth to the government. It will fund childcare for 1,000 kids. Why won't you donate your own money to this cause?" From Twitchy, Ruh-Ro!: Khanna Wants Debate With Elon Musk After He Threatened to Sue Over USAID Child Murder Claims. Ace, Ro Khanna, Attempting to Appeal to the Antifa Left for His Presidential Run, Begins the Assassination Prep Machine Against Elon Musk. "Foreign disruptor Ro Khanna says Musk "needs to answer" for "sentencing 4.5 million children to death" with DOGE cuts. He says this as the left is shooting all of their hate objects and cheering on the assassins."

From the Free Bacon, Graham Platner Endorsed Comment From 'RevolutionaryCommie' Calling America a 'Disgraceful Country': 'I'm an American, and I Can't Disagree'. "The since-deleted Reddit post came in the wake of the Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani's death." PJM's Chris Queen would like you to Meet James Talarico’s 'TransQueer,' 'Latinx' Theology, Umm, Bro. Atop Da Hill, Will AOC suffer the same fate as Bernie and RFK Jr. in the next Democratic primary? TownHall's Matt Vespa cites an Interesting Poll About the Dems From NY Voters...and Not in a Good Way and Jeff Charles says The FBI Just Made a Huge Fraud Arrest in Chicago. No, really! Da Caller hears ‘Done Talking To You’ as Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Lashes Out When Asked About State Fraud Scandal. Tyler Bowyer @tylerbowyer, "The Arizona Republic is so defunct it is fully ignoring reports of the absolute melt down from the most embarrassing US Senator in America who happens to be from THEIR STATE." Quote Irie Sentner @iriesentner, "SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023, including attending the Super Bowl using a joint campaign account with Eric Swalwell." Ward Clark at RedState calls it a Shocker: Adam Schiff Now Concedes Trump DOJ May Have Case Against Newsom. Driscoll at Insty on CALIFORNIA DYING: "How Skid Row got to this point has been a long time in the making, with many guilty parties. In the 1970s, an unholy alliance of trade unions, business, activists and nearby nimby’s agreed on a ‘containment’ plan, that focused all homelessness, medical drug support and NGO activity to the area, with vagrants heavily discouraged from leaving that area." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "It's easy to say crime is down when you just...stop counting crimes." Quote Lisa Cusack @lisa_4_la, " At Father’s Day dinner tonight my dad told us that one of his restaurants had been broken into the last four nights in a row. The perpetrators took mostly beer—bottled and tap—and broke some windows. He went to report it, but was told it looked like it done by homeless, and the city doesn’t report petty thefts by homeless. (Crime is down!) Hope the Bass/Raman voters enjoy their free beer." TownHall's Joe Chalfant reports The Biden Administration Is at the Center of a Massive Fentanyl Trafficking Scandal. "The DEA, under President Joe Biden’s leadership, is at the center of a jaw-dropping "drugwalking" scandal that revealed the agency allowed 1.8 million fentanyl pills to be delivered, a move that a whistleblower says “100 percent got people killed.”"

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh " HOLY CRAP. Sen. Chuck Schumer just sounded the alarm that the SAVE America Act will REMOVE "25 MILLION PEOPLE" from the voter rolls Keep in mind, the bill is for voter ID and proof of citizenship If true, that means 25 MILLION people are illegals or not eligible citizens without ID!" Chuck is either making crap up or HE KNOWS THERE ARE 25 MILLION ILLEGALS VOTING Which is it, Chuck? PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!" A Larry video at Hat Hair, Chuck Schumer Slips Up: 25 Million Voters Erased. The Center Square Georgia reports Georgia Senate passes voting bill over Democrats' objections. WANE, Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz’s bid in Florida’s 20th District. Calling All Rush-Babes says *Just when you thought the Democrats couldn’t stoop any lower…”Senator” Jon Ossoff of Georgia goes lower. Dick Morris to Newsmax: Cheap Gas Will Sink Dems in Midterms.

Joe Chalfant, Federal Judge Declares That Common-Sense Election Integrity Is Illegal "Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, a Biden-appointed federal judge from Trinidad and Tobago." Tom Knighton at BA opines Jackson's Concurring Opinion in Hemani Case Makes Laughable Argument Against Bruen. John Sexton reports DOJ Appeals Light Sentence for Kavanaugh's Would-Be Assassin, because he claimed to be trans.

Bob Hoge at RedState happily reports 'The Deep State Firings Have Begun' — Reports Indicate Acting DNI Pulte Carrying Out Mass Terminations. No need for Senate confirmation. From Sundance, Promethean PAC Barbara Boyd Evaluates Tulsi Gabbard Biolab Releases and L.A School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Resigns During Ongoing FBI Investigation.

From the Chronic, Trump Ramps Up War on the Birth Tourism Industry. Beege Welborn hears A Dutch 'Tugboat Harbor' No Longer Willing to Be an Asylum Seeker Safe Port.

MAZE @mazemoore, "For years Jake Tapper spread the Fine People Hoax. Since Tapper hates white supremacy so much, surely he will be reporting on the SPLC scandal soon right? The SPLC was funding white supremacy so I'm sure Tapper will be doing to do a deep dive on it any day now." John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre, "NYT headline yesterday: A driver in a Tesla vehicle that was engaged in automated driver-assistance mode crashed into a house in Texas and killed a woman. Today: Tesla logs confirm the driver manually overrode the self-driving system and had the accelerator floored the entire time. The first headline (lie) gets all the clicks. The facts get overlooked. And the NYT doesn't bother with a correction because it doesn't fit their narrative."

At the Tele, Starmer resigns as Prime Minister. News Wax reports UK PM Starmer Quits, Will Stay on Until Successor Is Chosen. Beege Welborn says And We Won't Have Keir Starmer to Kick Around Much Longer - Prime Minister Quits. At Ace, Keir Starmer Announces Resignation as His Pre-Arranged Replacement Is Sworn In To Parliament. "Before that, here's a completely unrelated story. UK Police told mother of daughter stabbed to death 23 times with screwdriver by Rwandan 'asylum seeker' to 'tone down' statement to avoid anti-migrant 'violence'." Sundance, As Expected U.K Prime Minister Keir Starmer Officially Resigns – Labour Party Lining Up Behind Andy Burnham. Driscoll at Insty cites BRENDAN O’NEILL: Good riddance to Keir Starmer’s tyranny of greyness. VodkaPundit at PJM says Fail, Britannia: Meet the New Commie, Worse Than the Old Commie. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Keir Starmer stepping down is like replacing a hammer to the forehead with a brick to the temple. It’s nice to see him go, but for now, you’ll get Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney. Andy Burnham is still a socialist. He still complains about “Islamophobia.” Nothing will change." Newsbusters notices No Mention of U.K. Migrant Crisis in CNN’s Starmer Resignation Coverage. From Fire, UK teen social media ban is anonymity-killer for adults.

At Ace, Massachusetts Middle School Principal Apoglogizes to Muslim Students for Making Them Feel "Unseen" and "Unsafe" for... A Teacher Teaching a Standard, Basic Lesson About the Holocaust. "They intend to make you submit to Islam."

Julia Cassidy at TownHall reports a Fired Teacher Accused of Forcing Students to Kiss Lands New Job at Colorado Elementary School, girl on girl. Insty notes GAY MARRIAGE BECAME POPULAR BY BEING NORMALIZED. THIS STUFF IS DENORMALIZING IT. "Virtue Signaling as a Vice: How LGBTQ+ Activism is Slowly Killing Support for Gay Marriage. Gays never should have let the TQ+ crowd into the tent." CJ asks Do “Anti-LGBTQ+” Policies Worsen Mental Health? "A recent survey claims to find they do, but its conclusions ignore key evidence."

And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.22.26. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Cuba Achieves Net Zero

Or at least close. I'm sure the Presidential Palace still has power. At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports Cuba's Energy Grid Collapses, Entire Island Loses Power, Anti-Communist Street Protests Erupt in Cuba and Trump: Cuba's President Has Got to Go. VodkaPundit at Insty calls it CHANGE I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN: "Trump says he thinks he will have the ‘honor’ of taking Cuba. Here’s how much the Commie regime cracked on Monday: Cuba plans to open up to investment from nationals living in U.S., as Trump puts pressure on island." Althouse cites her NYT: "The move would topple a key figurehead but leave in place the repressive Communist government that has ruled Cuba for more than 65 years." ""The Americans have signaled to Cuban negotiators that the president must go, but are leaving the next steps up to the Cubans, the people said. The United States so far is not pushing for any action against Castro family members, who remain the country’s top power brokers, two of the people said. That is consistent with the general desire of Mr. Trump and his aides to force regime compliancerather than regime change in their foreign policy...." From "Trump Administration Said to Tell Cuba That Its President Has to Go/The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks" (NYT). This, of course, is merely a bank shot from the Venezuelan affair. Atop Da Hill says It’s all about China: Trump’s seemingly chaotic global policy all makes sense. 

From NYPo, Trump briefed that Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction, "President Trump and aides reportedly laughed aloud at the intelligence report." At TownHall, Matt Vespa thinks The Reactions to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Being Gay Are Hilariously Outrageous, not that there's anything wrong with that. Dave Manney at PJM hears Reports Claim Mojtaba Khamenei in 'Low Condition,' Said to Be Dull-Witted. Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Iran has reportedly kidnapped the families of the Iranian women’s soccer team members who requested asylum & the women are now abandoning those claims and returning to the country to face torture or death. No prominent left wing American women’s soccer players have said a word." VodkaPundit at PJM thinks Iran Looking *Almost* Ripe for Regime Change. At Hat Hair Dave Strom looks at signs Are Iranian Security Forces Turning on Each Other?

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed cites Axios: Trump Mulls Kharg Island Seizure; 'Hormuz Coalition'. From Fox, US could take Iran’s main oil export hub ‘at a time of our choosing,’ Jack Keane says. "Keane says seizing Kharg Island would control 50% of Iran's budget and 80-90% of oil distribution points." Ace hears Trump: I'm Thinking of Seizing Iran's Critical Port Island, Kharg "I'm calling this island "Dinky Greenland."" Sounds like a good idea. Send the Marines in sneakers so you can deny "boots on the ground."

At RedState, Nick Arama sees a Mic Drop: Trump Shreds European Countries' Response on Ships for Strait, Adds Hilarious Take on France. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just EVISCERATED American "allies" refusing to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, openly MOCKS them "Do you have any minesweepers? 'Well, we'd rather NOT get involved, sir!' I said, you mean for 40 YEARS we're protecting YOU and you don't want to get involved in something that is very minor?!" "Very few shots going to be taken because they don't have many shots left." "But they said, 'we'd rather not get involved!'" "We'll protect them! If ever needed, they WON'T BE THERE FOR US. I knew that for a long period of time!"" Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "Reporter: Have you been speaking with President Macron about the coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz? @POTUS: "Yeah, I have spoken to him. He's been, on a scale of 0-10, I'd say he's been an 8. Not perfect — but it's France."" Guy Benson @guypbenson, "(Iran attacked a British base during this conflict and has actively plotted multiple murder plots on UK soil)." Quote Lucas Tomlinson @LucasFoxNews "Starmer: Britain will ‘not be drawn’ into war with Iran." John Sexton hears Germany and Spain Say No but Other Countries Ready to Help in Strait of Hormuz. No oil for you! OSINTdefender @sentdefender, "During an interview Sunday with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the UAE’s Minister for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy said that the United Arab Emirates is “doubling down” on its agreements with the United States following continued attacks by Iran..." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn notes The Misadventures of Our Northern Syrupean Neighbors Continue. Harrison Faulkner @Harry__Faulkner, "Mark Carney says Canada will never participate in the U.S./Israel military campaign against Iran: "Canada is not participating in the offensive operations of Israel and the United States and will not ever."" Dave Strom observes Al Jazeera Is Now More Positive on US-Israeli Strategy Than US Media. "When you look at what has actually happened to Iran’s principal instruments of power – its ballistic missile arsenal, its nuclear infrastructure, its air defences, its navy and its proxy command architecture – the picture is not one of US failure. It is one of systematic, phased degradation of a threat that previous administrations allowed to grow for four decades." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair VIP, Trump: It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Mullah Sings; PLUS: What MBS Told Trump. "According to several officials, the advice Mr. Trump is getting from the prince is to keep hitting the Iranians hard — essentially repeating the advice that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who died in 2015, repeatedly gave to Washington: “Cut off the head of the snake.”" Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty, "I would note that Trump’s unexpected attacks against Venezuela and Iran have added to his own personal version of the “madman theory.” Nobody knows what Trump will do in the near future, in part because Trump probably doesn’t know himself. Nicolás Maduro thought so little of President Trump that he mocked him with a little dance. He’s probably not dancing in his cell in the Metropolitan Detention Center this morning. Last October, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sneered that Trump’s speech to the Knesset was “empty words” and “buffoonery.” The ayatollah could not be reached for comment, nor could his son." Having no firm ideology, Trump is free to react to events.

Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller hears Sen Fetterman Does Not Spare Fellow Dems Over Gov’t Shutdown Effects: ‘Why Would You Wanna Punish All These Workers?’ A Larry vid at Hat Hair argues Adam Schiff Sweats As Democrat War on DHS Starts Backfiring.

Tom Knighton at BA sees Virginia Democrats Pass Measure That'll Screw Over Younger Military Members. Bryce Reeves @ReevesVA, "Well so much for being the most veteran and active duty friendly state. This bill passed today is extremely limiting and restrictive taking away 2nd Amendment rights for those under 21. Take note no democrat senators have served in law enforcement nor the military yet make laws when the have zero ideas like the patron what they are even talking about. It’s going to make it illegal for any military member under 21 in Virginia to have a firearm." Shooting News Week, The Gun Control Push in Virginia is About More Than Just Banning ARs and 30-Round Magazines This isn’t just about banning scary guns and magazines, it’s about destroying the gun culture in the long term. You will still have your guns and your mags, but those who aren’t yet into shooting (or who are too young right now) will be denied them. For the same reason, announcing “I will not comply” isn’t enough. Sure, go ahead and have your secret gun collection that your kids or grandkids will then turn in once you die. That’s some “win.”"

The Manhattan Contrarian wants to know, Dear Mayor Mamdani, Just Wondering, Are You Planning To Pay Your Own Millionaires' Tax? "You might ask, does Mamdami have income in excess of $1 million per year? That depends on what counts as “income.” His official salary is $258,000, which would appear to leave him far below the million dollar threshold. But how about the perks? To start with, there’s Gracie Mansion, into which he recently moved..."

Sister Toldja at RedState says Oops: Newsom's Revisionist Tour Hits Snag When He Makes a Florida Claim That DeSantis Won't Let Stand. Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom, "Fox News refuses to report the truth: Texas and Florida are the REAL high-tax states." Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Then there is whatever you’d call the claim that California has lower taxes than Florida. Even people who like California governance acknowledge CA is a very high tax state: highest sales, income and gas taxes in the nation." Quote Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP, "This is just a blatant, verifiable falsehood. Here's a Wallethub 2025 analysis of the overall tax burden by state: California is 4th highest. Texas is 40th." John Sexton sees yet Another Billionaire Leaves California to Avoid the Wealth Tax "Travis Kalanick, the billionaire founder of Uber, has left California behind and is now living in Texas. HIs reason is obvious based on the timing." Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "City of Los Angeles bought a Ramada Inn for $10.2 million to house homeless Since then, they started sending money to a NGO to takeover the project. Its now sat vacant for 4 years and $20 MILLION has been spent, meant to house only 32 people No work being done. Money laundering “For years, neighbors say construction has been slow. Where are the workers? Where is the urgency? — For almost 4 years, the property has sat unfinished. Why does it take so long and such a waste of money, there's nothing to even show for it”"

Matt Margolis observes The Obama Gravy Train Just Hit a Disgusting New Low. Grifters gonna grift.

TCW on Project Vaccine and the Epstein connection.

Kurt Schlichter identifies a possible SCOTUS candidate for Trump, Dirty Words Trump Dirty Deeds for the Next SCOTUS Pick. "Judge Van Dyke has had it. He’s had it with a judicial system that is focused not even on the needs of weirdos, losers, and mutations but on the base and disgusting desires of weirdos, losers, and mutations. We see this all the time in cases where we’re expected to simply tolerate hobos defecating on our streets, criminals stealing and killing, illegal aliens illegal aliening, and, here, adult men who are either mentally ill because they believe they are women, or, more likely, are flat-out perverts who get off on exposing themselves to little girls." Shipwreckedcrew, Mass. Federal Judge Going For Trifecta With Supreme Court -- Again Invents Law Requiring Criminal Aliens To Get MORE Due Process Before Removal To Third Countries. "Twice SCOTUS has vacated decisions by Judge Brian Murphy that imposed restrictions on ability of DOJ/DHS to remove aliens to third countries when removal to their own country is not possible."

Declassified with Julie Kelly asks Did Jerome Powell Try to 'Strongarm' His Way out of a Criminal Investigation? "Powell's attorney warned his client would remain on the Federal Reserve Board after his term as chairman ends in May...unless, of course, Jeanine Pirro made him an offer he couldn't refuse."

Tom Klingstein argues Red States Hold the Key to Deportations. Capt. Ed says Oh The Horror: Texas Now Requires Professional, Trade Licensees to Prove One Thing First, legal residency. From Fox, FBI busts convenience store clerks for 'staged armed robberies' to apply for immigration benefits, "Prosecutors allege the conspiracy involved scripted fake crimes at stores across Massachusetts starting in March 2023...Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement."

Simulator di tutti i Simulatori @fleshsimulator, "“You don’t understand, I had to import a million billion migrants from third world hellholes who refuse to assimilate; the alternative was that AfD might win.” “What’s their platform?” “Not importing a million billion third world migrants, mostly.”" Quote illuminatibot @iluminatibot "Angela Merkel admitted she flooded Germany with third world foreigners for the votes. She said it was to stop the AfD party!"

DataRepublican at substack, The Blob Eats Its Own: War on the Rocks and the Capture of Realist Journalism "What the doxxing of Cynical Publius reveals about how the national security establishment protects itself." John Konrad, War on Rocks - The Real Reason Data Republican Is So Effective. Most effective political operators use motive-attribution. They assign intent. They build narratives. They are loud and inflammatory and they generate engagement through the anger cycle Rosenberg described.
DR does none of that. Her method is the opposite of the Marcuse playbook. No assumptions about intent. No shortcuts. No neat three-word explanations of what someone was really thinking. Cold. Hard Facts. But not just any facts. Lots of people do that. Here facts are aimed directly at the left's perception of themselves." The awesome focus of an autistic genius.

Dave Strom hears Paul Ehrlich Was Right? So Says the Media and We Live in Opposite World. In the boat, a while ago, I commented to Pete that liberals are bound and determined to refute anything that smacks of common sense. MRC Free Speech, 314-11: Google News Favors Left, Nearly Shuts Out Right-Leaning Stories in February. Roger Kimball at Am Great looks at Surf, Turf, and Another Media Meltdown, "A media class addicted to anti-Trump theatrics manufactured a “surf-and-turf scandal,” only to reveal its own irrelevance as Trump’s agenda—and America’s leverage—keeps advancing."

Flotsam and Jetsam - SOTU and Beyond

In case you missed it, Sundance has the rerun, President Trump State of the Union Speech. As does Althouse, Trump delivered a very long SOTU last night. Did you watch? Really? "It was too late for me, but I watched. Until I didn't." We didn't either, though I picked it up in the last 30 minutes. I'm not much into watching speeches live, but you might be. Insty, THEY’RE SAYING IT WAS THE LONGEST STATE OF THE UNION IN HISTORY. "Didn’t seem like it. I wasn’t even planning to watch the whole thing and I just kept watching." If nothing else (and there's a lot more) Trump is a master in front of a crowd. PJM's Stephen Kruiser sees Trump Gives GOP Blueprint for Midterms in Soaring SOTU Address and Matt Margolis thinks This Moment of the State of the Union Just Lost the Democrats the Midterms. Don't count the chickens yet. The unsinkable Mollie @MZHemingway, "Trump asks peopole to stand if they agree that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens. No Democrats stand. Trump pauses, understanding the significance of the moment heading into midterms." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "I cannot believe Dems fell hook, line, and sinker for Trump's message. Refusing to stand for the statement that we should support citizens over illegal aliens was a giant gift to GOP candidates in the midterms. Omar and Tlaib angrily yelling back is just the icing on the cake." Stephen Miller @StephenM, "The immortal visual of the entire Democrat party—upon explicit repeated invitation—refusing to stand for the core moral principle that US government owes its allegiance to US citizens and not foreign criminal invaders, is the most shocking image in the history of the US Congress." Savanah Hernandez @Savsays, "LMAO not the person responsible for switching cameras going STRAIGHT to Ilhan Omar as Trump announces that Somali “pirates” have looted our nation." Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson, "They were protesting losing their slave labor. Not much has changed in 165 years." Quote Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland "The last time this many Democrats skipped town before the State of the Union was 1861! True story!" Trump Spotlights Ukrainian Refugee's Murder in State of the Union, Democrats Stay Seated (This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time.) Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Trump's SOTU Message: It's the Economy, Stupid! and SOTU Tuesday Final Word with Full Speech. As Ace predicted Trump Will Focus on the Economy and Affordability in Tonight's SOTU, "And making the case for his policies." Not at tough prediction.

Robby Soave @robbysoave, "Trump brought the Olympic champion U.S. hockey team to the State of the Union, and the Democrats brought a woman who helped Epstein traffic underage girls." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Nothing Like an Adoring US Media to Celebrate Team USA - Seriously. There's Nothing Like That. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Oh, Now the Feminists Are Trying to Ruin Team USA's Gold Medal Win Over Canada. Chuck Cooke at NRO sees Our Men’s Hockey Team’s Historic Win Was Just Too Much for Sports Writers to Bear. Guy Benson @guypbenson, "By “the room,” he means the newsroom." Quote Jerry Brewer @JerryBrewer "The U.S. men's hockey team won gold -- and then lost the room. A column on fragile, fleeting unity and an historic team that let its moment drift into political manipulation:" In a Larry video at Hat Hair, Jessica Tarlov Rages As USA Men's Hockey Shuts Down Trump-Hating Liberals. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Update: the womenfolk demanded contrition and an apology from the men’s team, but today video has been released of the menfolk having an awesome time drinking and being patriotic in a high end strip club. Seething levels high enough for a Chernobyl event." Quote Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando "Trump cracked a joke about the womenfolk overreacting to smallest perceived slight and you’ll never guess what they did in response lol." Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke. "This is true, but if World War III were between Canada and the United States, the United States would also win that." Quote The Free Press @TheFP "You won a hockey game, dear Southern neighbors, not World War III, writes Rupa Subramanya"

Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet, "This is an amazing chart. Republicans are prouder to be American today than in 2000. Something really weird happened to Democrats though. What happened?" John Sexton at Hat Hair VIP hears CNN admits Actually, the Economy is Pretty Good Right Now. RCP comments End the Filibuster – Or Stop Pretending To Govern. Insty cites JEFFREY CARTER: “You know why libertarian Republicans can’t win in general elections? They are terrible at strategy.” “AOC would never break ranks with Democrats. She’d never pick a fight to make them look bad. Massie goes out of his way to do it.” On the Breitbart Bus, Why Trump’s Critics Are Wrong About “Balance of Payments” and Tariff Authority.

VodkaPundit at Insty, IT TOOK THEM UNTIL NOW TO FINALLY NOTICE ALL THE TORPEDOES CIRCLING BACK? unusual_whales @unusual_whales, "The New York Times just published an opinion by Daniel Richman titled ‘The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released’" More from Ed Morrissey: NYT Disclosure Fail. "I thought the name on this column sounded familiar. Richman is a friend of Comey’s who had possession of memos by Comey that the former FBI Director had leaked through him as a way to force the appointment of a special counsel in 2017. Judicial Watch discovered the deception in 2019 after going to court over a FOIA demand." Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "NEW: Norway’s former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland is hospitalized following a suicide attempt after police began an investigation following his appearance in the Epstein files. He is previously in the files telling Epstein that “If Trump wins I’ll settle on your island.” Dave Strom believes The Implosion of Ro Khanna Is Complete.

PJM's Sarah Anderson sees Cuba’s Russian Rescue Fantasy Falls Apart. From the Center Square, U.S. Supreme Court to hear Cuban land claims cases Monday. Beege Welborn says DAWG: Panama Supreme Court Annuls Chinese Canal Ports Deal, Country Retakes Possession. Sundance, Following a Court Ruling, The Government of Panama Has Taken Back Control Over Both Entrances to the Panama Canal – Cancelled Chinese Contracts. Also from sundance, EU Schedules Permanent Ban on Russian Import Oil for Three Days After Hungarian Election, "I guess we can put this in the open admission file surrounding the all-out effort by the European Union to defeat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban," and Ukraine (EU) Strikes Russian Oil Pumping Station that Transmits Oil into Hungary and Slovakia. From ToI, US military begins withdrawing from main base in northeast Syria, Syrian sources say. "Dozens of trucks, some carrying armored vehicles, depart base in Hasakah province; last US troops expected to leave country within 20 days, ending 12-year presence." From Splendid Isolation, Bring Back The Killing "This kind of crap really throws sand in my gears . . ."

One thing I saw none of, from the Divine Miranda Devine: Dems will roll out their perfect agent of subterfuge, Abigail Spanberger, in response to SOTU. At Liberty UnYielding, Fairfax County prosecutor lets killers escape justice through insanity defenses.

Paul White Gold Eagle @PaulGoldEagle, " BREAKING: Venezuela’s former intelligence leader Hugo Carvajal has CONFIRMED that Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell, both of California, are two of the top names on the VENEZUELA LIST of US politicians that are receiving MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN KICKBACKS AND LAVISH GIFTS from the Maduro regime and Venezuelan drug trafficking organizations in exchange for using their official power as a means of undermining the Trump administration’s ongoing war against these" Which would explain a lot if it's true. It could be a Russiagate style hoax. Time will tell.

Stephen Kruiser says Gavin Newsom Wants Folks to Know He's Down With the Struggle, of sudden adult-onset dyslexia. Hat Hair's John Sexton notices Gavin Newsom Can't Keep His Stories Straight. American AF @iAnonPatriot, "HOLY SH*T A video has resurfaced of Gavin Newsom telling white people that he read a 260 page book in an hour and a half.. Now he’s telling black people that he’s like them and “can’t read”.." Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX "lol this is the worst spin job ever. Was he talking to a dyslexia support group? No. He told a room of full of black people that they can’t read.Sauron's Eye whines As conservatives accuse Newsom of bigotry, California governor's office slams "MAGA-manufactured outrage." Nick Arama at RedState thinks Newsom Sticks Another Fork in His Faltering Campaign Before It Begins With This Remark About Kamala: End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Governor Newsom tonight: "You would not know Kamala Harris without Willie Brown" Fact-check: TRUE." Mike LaChance at LI hears Gavin Newsom Says Democrats Need to be More ‘Culturally Normal’ to Win, “less prone to spending a disproportionate amount of time on pronouns, identity, politics, more focused on tabletop issues.” Presumably, they won't listen. From Ace, Killer of Caltech Astrophysicist Was Let Out of Jail by Leftwing Judge, Citing California's "Unnecessary Prosecutions" Law. "Signed into law by Gavin Newsom, of course. It is better that a thousand innocent men be killed by Democrat criminal lunatics than a single Democrat criminal spend a night in stir, goes the insane leftwing "thinking."" Shooting News Week on California Jurisprudence: Killer of Caltech Astrophysicist Had Previous Gun Charges Dropped ‘In the Interest of Justice.’

Stacey @ScotsFyre, "Your budget is larger than the entire state of Florida. Yet somehow you failed to budget for snow removal which is an annual event. Well done everyone." Quote Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC "Update: Salary for emergency snow shovelers in NYC has been increased to $30/hour. Walk into any sanitation garage by 8pm today, or from 9am-8pm tomorrow, to sign up. x.com/MarkLevineNYC/…" Jeff Charles at TownHall thinks you should Watch Zohran Mamdani Fall Apart When Asked About Voter ID. Sister Toldja at RedState, Mamdani Responds to Agitators Hurling Snowballs at NYPD, Immediately Makes It Even Worse: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor, "I’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park. Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving. Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me." Benny Polatseck @BPolatseck, "@NYCMayor Mamdani says the mob that pelted NYPD officers in Washington Square Park shouldn’t be charged because, in his words, “it looked like a snowball fight.” That’s how you lose the rank and file." A Chloe vid at Hat Hair, Something UNBELIEVABLE Is Happening To NYC Cops Under Mayor Mamdani.

Driscoll at Insty, OLD AND BUSTED: “You Have to Break a Few Eggs to Make an Omelette.” The New Hotness? Forget the omelette, let’s just break some eggs: Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "1/2 This is funny because it’s true. The Left no longer promises a ‘workers paradise’ just beyond the horizon. The dream now is a disinhibited behavioral sink with no bounds limiting the most unwell people from engaging in the worst and most aggressive antisocial behavior." Quote Yeerk.P @PYeerk "Leftists are now arguing that women with little babies are "fascist" and have to be "abolished" so vagrants can piss on public transport in peace." Ben Young at Compact explores How the Revolutionary Left Embraced Radical Islam. At Calling all RushBabes thinks *If you thought the Washington Income Tax was the worst they could do, you were mistaken. DemocRats go Whole Hog. Erick Florack at PJM wonders Are Democrats Working Against Their Own Voters?

From NRO, S.F. Homeless Nonprofit CEO Charged with Nine Felonies for Allegedly Misappropriating over $1M in Public Funds. Ward Clark at RedState, Trunk Full of Bling, Pockets Full of Lies: Nonprofit Boss Charged in Blatant Cash Grab.

Insty, WHICHEVER WAY THE (LUCRATIVE) WINDS BLOW: Noam Blum @neontaster, "It is uncanny how 2014 Tom Nichols, Bill Kristol, Rick Wilson, et al sounded exactly like the people they call dangerous fascists today." Quote Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze "Replying to @TheAtlantic and @RadioFreeTom I found some Nazi replacement rhetoric that neither of the author (@RadioFreeTom) or @JeffreyGoldberg or The Atlantic seems interested in addressing." Matt Margolis wonders Can We Blame the Democrats for the Latest Assassination Attempt on Trump? Sure, why not?

Roger Kimball at Am Great is struck by The Left’s Elastic Principles On Judicial Authority. "Democrats cheer or jeer the Court as convenience dictates; their lone consistency is power—pursued relentlessly, defended fiercely, and projected onto opponents." Bryan Jung at PJM is enjoying how Netflix’s Stock Plunges After Refusing to Fire Susan Rice Over Threats to Trump Officials.

Sundance celebrates the U.S Court of Appeals – DC Circuit – Rules IRS Can Share Information with DHS for Immigration Enforcement. Capt. Ed says Pass the Popcorn: DoJ Sues Sherrill Over Access Ban on ICE. From the Center Square, CDL tests will become English only. Driscoll sees the TALKING POINTS HAVE GONE OUT: Stephen Miller @StephenM, "The most debunked Dem lie. According to the WaP/NYT, Martha’s Vineyard would be more idyllic if they mass absorbed illegals from failed, violent nations. Third world migration bring third world crime & third world conditions. There’s a reason no reporters live in migrant housing." Quote Karoline Leavitt @PressSec "Notice how both the Washington Post and New York Times use the same stupid Democrat talking point to downplay crimes committed by illegal aliens:" Mary Chastain at LI, Idaho Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Ambulance to Torch DHS Building "Thankfully no one was hurt!" 

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Elle Purnell at Da Fed thinks Eileen Gu Indicts Birthright Citizenship And Our Entire Immigration Orthodoxy. "“I am proud of my heritage, and equally proud of my American upbringings,” she wrote on Instagram announcing her defection. For Gu, her heritage — her loyalty — is Chinese. America was an “upbringing,” a red-white-and-blue finishing school that opened all the right doors but does not elicit national allegiance or anything, really, on her part."

At Hat Hair, Mark Judge predicts The Mainstream Media Will Not Survive 'The Information State' "To summarize: shocked by the arrival of Donald Trump in 2016, American government officials, the media, and the technology giants created a system of censoring the public, spying on other opponents, and planting false stories. The media was complicit and will never fully recover."

Robert P. George @McCormickProf, "Honestly, who didn't see this train wreck coming? Legacy organizations from the AMA to the ACLU should not be let off the hook for what they promoted and defended. Their ideologically motivated gross irresponsibility must not be forgotten." Quote Jesse Singal @jessesingal "I have a piece in The New York times about what it means to "trust the science" when it comes to the professional guidelines on youth gender medicine." Ace delighted as Hell Freezes Over: NYT Admits That Trans "Science" Was Heavily Politicized and Distorted by Prejudice. "None of this is new to you, but it might be new to 80% of the New York Times' mentally-ill Wine Mom cult members." Dave Strom thinks It Shouldn't Take a Secretary of Defense to Fire a Pervert Scaring Kids to Get a Teacher Fired, and It's Time to Crush the American Medical Association. Is a GBU 57 too much?

Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino, "This is one perspective on how colleges started to become ideological monocultures:" It's the ratchet racket. Conservatives and moderate hire anybody, including extreme lefties. Lefties hire only lefties. I've seen it in action.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Redhead in the Snow and FMJRA 2.0: Maintaining the Balance up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain

Flotsam and Jetsam - WaPoo Openly Worries About Hot Trump Economy

From Fox, Treasury secretary predicts blockbuster 2026 for US economy as Dow hits historic milestone, "Bessent says cooling inflation, record stock gains signal a recovery is headed for American wallets." Meanwhile, the WaPoo complains Trump wants to run the economy hot, as midterm elections approach, thereby showing progressives would rather kill the economy to save the party. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Trump White House Touts Wins as Dems Gripe and Moan. At ET, TrumpRx: How to Access Discounted Drug Prices on the Platform "The website launched on Feb. 5 with more than 40 prescription drugs on the platform."

Sundance at CTH reports President Trump Threatens Blockade of Almost Completed Michigan-Ontario Bridge, just to piss them off, I suspect. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears from Iran: How About We Dilute Our Enriched Uranium For A New JCPOA? From News Wax Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Nations Doing Business With Iran. Laughing Wolf has some Iran Thoughts: "I have suspicions as to what has been going on, and I truly hope that Qatar does not have its hooks into certain members of the administration. Sadly, there is a lot of damage done right now regardless of the source. A promise was made, a red line set, and nothing done when the mullahs gleefully crossed it. There is still time, but a lot of damage has been done and it will take more than words to undo it." Hat Hair's John Sexton is predicting Communist Cuba's Last Year. I hope so. From Ace, Japan's "Ultra-Right-Wing" Extremist PM Wins a Shockingly Large Victory By Running on Promise to Seriously Restrict Immigration to the Island Nation. "NPR is of course very sad and rushes to soothe its meltbrain medicated AWFUL readers about all the way this crushing victory could turn in a huge disaster!"

PJM's Matt Margolis hears Nicki Minaj Fans Are Flipping Republican. Should Democrats Be Afraid?

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " BREAKING: Files confirm Donald Trump BLEW THE WHISTLE on Jeffrey Epstein's disgusting activities in a 2006 phone call with the police, "TRUMP was one of the very first people to call." Trump said Ghislaine Maxwell is "evil" and "focus on her" Democrats are SPEECHLESS." According to Matt Margolis at PJM, The Epstein Cover-Up Just Got So Much Worse. Capt. Ed believes the FBI: Epstein Didn't Run a Sex-Trafficking Ring for the Powerful, just an influencing op. Ace, FBI: Jeffrey Epstein Was a Child Sex Abuser But He Wasn't Running a Pedophile Sex Ring for the World's Rich and Famous. "He certainly does seem to have made young women available for the use of his pedophile pals. But this seems to have been a matter of ingratiation and favor-banking rather than a quid pro quo with billionaires paying Ghislaine Maxwell at the till before passing the turnstile and entering Pedo Island." Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza, "Isn’t it interesting that your newspaper is reporting this now, decades after the fact? Are you guys so incompetent you couldn’t trace this connection earlier? Or were you covering up for the Clintons all that time?" Quote Peter Baker @peterbakernyt, "Ghislaine Maxwell played a substantial role in supporting the creation of the Clinton Global Initiative, one of Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors, documents show. " At Am Mind, Hillary Clinton’s Failure of Empathy. Power Line's John Hinderacker on The Vapidity of Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends. At Fox, Ghislaine Maxwell told lawmakers Trump, Clinton 'innocent of any wrongdoing' regarding Epstein, "Maxwell appeared virtually before the committee on Monday morning." Capt. Ed interpretes, Ghislaine to Trump: Pardon Me And I'll Clear You. Sabine Hossenfelder on YouTube explains why I'm in the "Epstein files." Here is the story.

Dave Manney at PJM, The Man Who Always Has Proof Tomorrow: Adam Schiff Cries Election Fraud Again. Scott McLallen at TownHall hears Jeffries Calls Citizenship Proof ‘Voter Suppression’ As Majority of Americans Back Voter ID. At Culturcidal by John Hawkins So Much of Liberalism Really is Them Pretending Not to Understand Things, like voter fraud and ID. PJM's Stephen Kruiser fears Dems' Election Fraud Fetish Will Be What Ends America. Jen Van Laar at RedState says Yes, a Pakistani Citizen, Living in Pakistan, Voted in CA's 2020 Election: Here's the Rest of the Story. 

From Cathy Salgado, Chicago Mayor Confesses to 30 Percent Drop in Homicides After Trump Crackdown.

At Fox, JONATHAN TURLEY reveals Grandstanding Newsom will stop at nothing to ride the rails to glory in 2028. "California governor uses diesel freight train on conventional track to create appearance of progress on high-speed rail boondoggle." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks California Has Become Uninvestable. Mike Netter @nettermike, "Valero just paid a $1.1 billion breakup fee to leave California. When a company is willing to absorb a billion-dollar write-down just to exit a market, that’s not a routine business decision. It’s a signal that the operating environment no longer works. Valero is shutting down its Benicia refinery by April 2026 rather than continue operating under California’s current regulatory and economic framework." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears Karen Bass Faces Last Minute Challenge from Former Supporter, but she's probably not much improvement. At NYPo Michael Goodwin claims The Democratic Party we once knew is dead and Rich Lowry sees Virginia Democrats aim to ‘protect’ democracy — by screwing voters.

Mary Chastain at LI, Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Pause California Law Banning Masks on ICE Agent. "Snyder denied to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the No Vigilantes Act." Cathy Salgado, Judge Stops California From Un-Masking ICE Agents Amid Increased Dem Violence. Capt. Ed, Fifth Circuit Lowers Boom On Dems Over Immigration. Ace, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Overrules Lawless Lowly District Court Judges, Rules that Illegal Aliens May Be Held Without Bond While They Fight Their Deportation Orders. From Da Blaze, Mamdani cites the Quran and quotes Muhammed while announcing order to protect illegal aliens from ICE.

John Sexton reports ICE is Still Operating in Minneapolis and Local Activists Aren't Happy. Matt Vespa sees Some Guy Wanted to Test Something at an Anti-ICE Rally. Their Reaction Says It All, sheeple. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: Random Americans have begun to siphon away the paid anti-ICE protestors' goods in Minnesota — pretending they're anti-ICE but then enjoying the snacks and leaving "Just to piss him off" More of this! Use it all up!" John Hinderacker sees More Dildos at anti-ICE "protests." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis are now sticking dildos to their own heads to protest against arresting criminal illegal aliens. They're also throwing the dildos at federal agents and assaulting federal vehicles." Dickheads. From Fox, Far-left group with foreign ties undermining US under guise of protest, report warns. "House Ways and Means Committee set to investigate alleged 'malign foreign influence' in US nonprofits in Tuesday hearing." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "I’m stunned" Quote Chris @chriswithans "Wow, in the most shocking turn of events imaginable, the so-called Real Conservatives at the National Review are coming out against deportations. Who could've seen this coming. What a surprise. But thEy aRe aLl thE rEaL coNseRvaTivEs?"

At the Wash Stand, regarding Don Lemon, Neither Law nor Common Sense Gives Journalists a ‘Get-out-of-Jail Free’ Card in News Reporting.

Dave Strom sees CBS News Tries to Parse What Kind of Crimes Should Lead to Deportation, and it Is Bizarre. @LeighWolf, "There’s a reason they never link to the article or full videos. “His criminal history includes domestic assault, criminal trespass, reckless conduct, deposit account fraud, violation of probation, multiple arrests for driving on a suspended license.” "In 2014, an immigration judge ordered him removed after he failed to show up for his immigration hearing.” You have to wonder what, precisely, democrats are so desperate to protect that they would lie in such a comically absurd manner." Quote Congressman Seth Magaziner @Rep_Magaziner, "They are still deporting veterans." Twitchy sees Bill Melugin FINISHES the Dem/Media's Desperate and Dishonest 'Non-Violent Illegal' Spin. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "None of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray, & Rachel Morin’s illegal alien killers had any “violent” criminal history beforehand." Quote CBS News @CBSNews, "DHS data show 14% of immigrants arrested by ICE in the past year had been charged or convicted of violent crimes."

Bonchie at RedState, That Tulsi Gabbard 'Whistleblower' Story Just Completely Fell Apart. From Sundance, DNI General Counsel Sets Record Straight – NSA Whistleblower Claims are Baseless and NSA “Whistleblower” Attorney Andrew Bakaj Appears on Video Making False Claim About “Underlying Intercept” and explains Why is the Deep State Targeting DNI Tulsi Gabbard with Such Ferocity? Svetlana Lokhova @RealSLokhova, "The @guardian are now dissembling because in their attempted hit on @TulsiGabbard, they relied on the word of the CIA operative "lawyer" Andrew Bakaj, who worked for Hillary and Schumer on the Hill and represented the Vindmans in the fake Ukraine impeachment. Bakaj has now walked back the whole story. The British intelligence-ran Guardian are now having to "correct" i.e. retract." InfantryDort @infantrydort. "Tulsi Gabbard must be so close to the target it’s not even funny. The amount of heat on her and her team is being revved up to unforeseen levels. BS hit pieces to be sure. But they smear who they fear. And filth media is going hard in the paint right now." Quote Alexa Henning @alexahenning "Your story is false. This headline is not accurate. Your leaker lied to you. And you ignored our requests to give us time to get you accurate information and published your story before we could respond. You are a total loser being used by your sources (likely Congress) to leak highly classified information." Quote Cate Brown @catebrown12 "SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring. Whistleblower says that @DNIGabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff." Ace, Left-Wing "Scoop" That Tulsi Gabbard Was on a Secret, Traitorous Phone Call with a Foreign Person Blows Up Within Hours, Exposed As Another Schiffian Hoax. "The "story" was broken by Cate Brown -- formerly of the Washington Post. She's a Deep State operator programmed by her masters to take out Tulsi Gabbard." Bob Hoge at RedState, Tulsi Gabbard Comes Out Swinging Against Mark Warner, Says Senator's Whistleblower Tale Is 'Blatant Lie'.

Josh Blackmun at The Volokh Conspiracy reads history, Seven Pages Of Nixon Grand Jury Testimony Reveal The Real Threat Of the Deep State.

Matt Margolis hears The Trump Administration FINALLY Tells Boasberg to Pound Sand “The Trump administration will not comply with a court order requiring due process for hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last year, DOJ lawyers said,” reports Fox News Digital. “It sets up a heated clash in court next week in a case that is almost certainly headed back to the Supreme Court.” ET sees Federal Judge Order Transportation Department to Restore Hudson Tunnel Project Funding "The two states were challenging funding cuts tied to federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion contracting rules." End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Judge: He's just a hurt black man Suspect: I would do it again, b*tch." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Judge Tracy Davis cuts in half a 65 year recommended prison sentence for r*pist kidnapper She portrayed his as a black victim."

Dave Strom, WaPo Lionizes Adam Schiff as a Democratic Leader in the Age of Trump. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "CBS (prior to current ownership) engaged in deliberate election interference." Quote Stand Up For Trump @StandUpForTrmp, "BREAKING: In a bombshell revelation, CBS investigative journalist Catherine Herridge has gone public with explosive allegations: "CBS executives deliberately buried the 'Hunter Biden laptop story' and ordered her to wait until AFTER the 2022 midterms to help the Democratic Party . . ." alexandriabrown @alexthechick, "The use of seize to refer to election results reveals the assumption that there is something illegitimate about parties on the right winning elections." Quote Sky News @SkyNews, "BREAKING: Japan's ultra-conservative prime minister is set to seize more power after an exit poll had her securing a big majority in the country's lower house." "Readers added context: Wording is misleading. « Seizing » power is commonly used for forcefully taking power. The Prime minister is set to gain more power after wining the vast majority in an election." Matt Vespa thinks Why This Former CNN Reporter Saying He'd Fire Scott Jennings Is Amusing. Joe Concha @JoeConchaTV, "Legacy media: “The First Amendment is under attack!” @acosta: Let’s fire people our team disagrees with! Irony- all three people on this stage found a way to get fired from CNN and MSNBC…" Quote Western Lensman @WesternLensman "Jim Acosta tells Mehdi Hassan and Joy Reid: "If @ScottJenningsKY worked for me, I'd fire his ass."

At TownHall, Joe Chalfant laughs at WaPo Claims That Bad Bunny's Profane Performance Represented 'Wholesome Family Values', Amy Curtis wonders how John Kasich Called Bad Bunny's Show a Celebration of Latino Culture. Did He Read Some of the Lyrics? and Matt Vespa wants you to Notice Where This Ex-ESPN Reporter's Attempt to Mock Conservatives Over Bad Bunny Laughably Derailed. Bob Salera @BobSalera, "The last, and funniest, stage of Trump Derangement Syndrome: being forced to pretend you like Bad Bunny as a 73 year old white guy." Quote John Kasich @JohnKasich "Love the halftime show which celebrates the wonderful Latino culture. Great pick and great show. Bad Bunny hit a grand slam home run!" In at Hat Hair video Larry sees Joe Scarborough Melt Down As Americans Tune Out Woke Super Bowl Halftime Show.

From the College Fix, UMN professor allegedly conducted ‘ICE drill’ in class, had students shield ‘targeted’ peers: report. Campus Reform reports the U.S. Justice Department joins lawsuit against UCLA medical school over use of race-based admissions, "The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit against UCLA’s medical school over the alleged use of racial discrimination in application processes."

Matt Margolis sees We Finally Have a Trans Athlete Whom the Media Isn’t Gushing Over. "You may or may not have heard about Elis Lundholm, a 23-year-old Swedish mogul skier. There's a reason for that. Lundholm is the first and only openly trans athlete competing at these Winter Games, but outside of a handful of puff pieces, the mainstream media seems to want nothing to do with this story. Why? Because it exposes every contradiction and shred of hypocrisy baked into their gender ideology crusade. Lundholm is a biological female who "identifies" as a man but is competing in the women's category at the Milan-Cortina Games." At UnDivided, Teen athlete says she was sexually violated by trans wrestler – and the school district did nothing "Checking the oil." Now that's a euphemism to remember! At Ace's THE MORNING RANT Buck Throckmorton sees Trans-Children Advocates Are Back-Tracking to Salvage Their Reputations as Lawsuits and a Preference Cascade Bring the Butchery to an End. 

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall warns Men Are Going to Strike Back

White Liberal Woman smacks coffee out of a guy’s hands because she believes he is an ICE officer. pic.twitter.com/GX6UbQjpj9

— Red Line News (@RedLineNewsUSA) February 2, 2026

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Snow Bunnies and FMJRA 2.0: Harvey Dent Week up on time and under budget.