Flotsam and Jetsam - Christmas Time is Here by Golly, Disapproval Would Be Folly

Yeah, Monday's are traditionally slow, but this feels like we're winding down towards Christmas. Nevertheless Democrats are still desperately looking for the pony in the pile of Epstein horseshit. Nick Arama asserts Democrats' Latest Epstein Effort About Photo of Trump Fails Again—There Are a Few Big Problems. Oversight Dems @OversightDems, "This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release. @AGPamBondi is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public." Byron York @ByronYork, "This appears to be the photo in the photo that includes Trump -- from 2000 and public for years." Sundance at CTH hosts Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Explaining the Epstein File Releases, where among other things, he clearly states that the law makes redacting victims trumps the Dec. 19 deadline. Matt Vespa at TownHall approves of how Scott Jennings Schools Libs on the Trump-Kennedy Center and the Epstein Files on CNN. "As Jennings noted, Trump is a twice-elected president; some stuff will be named after him." A Driscoll post at Insty, OLD AND BUSTED: "Statue Toppling Endorsed by College Professors and Once Respectable Publications. The New Hotness? JFK’s Niece Kerry Kennedy Vows to Remove Trump’s Name from the Kennedy Center with a ‘Pickax.’" FWIW, I think buildings and bridges should be named after dead people, but it's fun to hear Democrats and the media (but I redund) squeal.

Sundance also hosts Vice President JD Vance Delivering his Speech to Turning Point USA Audience. Matt Vespa is pretty sure Oh, You Know the Libs Melted Down Over That Line JD Vance Delivered at AmFest, " In the United States of America, you don't have to apologize for being white anymore. "Stephen Kruiser at PJM hears Nicki Minaj Has a MAGA Moment, Dem False Narratives Hardest Hit. Althouse links "He has given so many people hope that there’s a chance to beat the bad guys..." "Said Nicki Minaj (talking to Erika Kirk about President Trump):"

Stacy McCain has Thoughts From a ‘Heritage American’ "In the long-running battle between neocons and paleocons, my sympathies are decidedly paleo (cf., “First They Came for Mel Bradford”). However, the really important battle is to keep Democrats from getting back in power and ruining everything while we are quarreling amongst ourselves, hurling insults back and forth. The whole intramural donnybrook between Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, et al., pains me for this reason. We are less than a year away from a crucial midterm election, with the historical odds against us, and should be united, not divided." Roger Simon foresees J. D. Vance Has a Tucker Carlson Problem, how to disown his comments about Jews and not piss off his followers.

Ben Smith at LI, reports the U.S. Pursues Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela "We “will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region. We will find you, and we will stop you.”" The Great Victor Davis Hanson has a trio of related posts at Da Signal, warning War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base, asserting Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’, raising recruitment to the military, and looking at The Inconvenient Truths Within Trump’s New National Security Strategy. Bill Woodruff at Da Fed is worried the Biggest Military Funding Bill Still Allows Promoting Soldiers By Race And Sex. 

Kevin Killough at JTN reports Trump touts low Christmas season gasoline prices, and analysts say they should hold into 2026 "December gasoline prices have not been this low since 2020. Analysts say many factors are contributing to the low prices, including a better regulatory environment for oil and gas, industry operation efficiencies, and high supply with expectations of low demand on the global market." But in Newsom's California, New study recommends loosening California oil regulations to avoid skyrocketing fuel prices. They're talking about possible $10 a gallon there. Well, they voted for it. Driscoll at Insty hears RINO Romney Calls for Tax Hikes, Raising Retirement Age., "Here are his suggestions for outright tax increases…" Still better than Obama. At Da Signal, the Great Victor Davis Hanson remembers The Political Meme That Destroyed a Presidency. “It’s the economy, stupid.” Hat Hair's Betsey McCaughey sees a Property Tax Revolt Exploding Across US. Here in MD, between State (1.003 % of assessed value) and Calvert County (0.89%) we're among the high tax states. 

From NYPo notes Trump cleaned up crime in DC – and taught everyone a lesson in public safety. It can be done. 

Cleaning up from the weeks murders, Matt Vespa points out Here's the Error in the Brown University Shooter Affidavit "Valente’s body was found in Salem, New Hampshire, on December 18, though authorities heavily insinuated that he didn’t commit suicide that day. Based on the autopsy, he killed himself on December 16, a day after killing Loureiro. So, yes, the affidavit contains an error: it says Valente contacted the car rental service on December 18." So they spent days looking for a dead man. OpinionistNZ @OpinionistNZ, "Why would Australia give a non-citizen on a Visa, SIX gun licenses? And why would he be given six licenses when his son has known links to ISIS? Then he trains for a month with ISIS in November, and he STILL has six guns? Big questions to answer." That's racist! That's why. From RCP, Blood on the Sand: Australian Massacre Exposes Hollow Core of Anti-Zionism.

At Ars Technica, word is ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners. "Closing TikTok deal avoids 2026 ban, but app may be buggy, “100% MAGA.”" I'm only a little reassured. It will still be mind rot. Just not Chinese spy mind rot.

Matt Margolis says The Minnesota Fraud Scandal Is So Much Worse When You Put It This Way. According to Stephen Miller, “The amount of money that’s been stolen is larger than the entire GDP of Somalia.” At the Victory Girls, Walz And Lapdog MN Media Cover Up $9 Billion Somali Fraud. Newsom's California says "hold my beer and watch this:" Kevin Kiley @KevinKileyCA, "California is the Fraud Capital of America: $32 billion in unemployment fraud $24 billion in homeless funds "lost" $18 billion on nonexistent bullet train $650 million on scrapped 911 system. A scathing report from the State Auditor just identified 8 separate state agencies as “high-risk.” This means they exhibit serious “waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement," costing taxpayers billions. The number has doubled during Newsom's tenure."

From Responsible Statecraft (quite possibly an oxymoron), Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable. "She isn't the first to admit — after the fact — that taking NATO off the table to avoid Russian invasion was considered, and dismissed."

At Twitchy, Kaaa-BOOM! Anna Paulina Luna OBLITERATES Uber-Creepy Scott Wiener In Heated Exchange. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna, "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.” This guy is running to replace Nancy Pelosi. He also helped kill a bill to bring harsher penalties against soliciting minors for sex. What is with the freaky obsession of minors and sex? The only thing this guy should be running for is head of the looney bin. Keep your kids away from this guy." I like her. 

Jonathan Turley opines on Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan Found Guilty of Obstruction "Ultimately, Judge Lynn Adelman, a liberal long-standing jurist on the court, rejected half-baked arguments of judicial immunity in such actions. Twelve jurors in Milwaukee then rejected all of the atmospherics and bluster in ruling according to the law. They did what Dugan did not: they followed the rule of law rather than any personal or political impulse."

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes Talks about Debanking, Trump Targeting, Corrupt FBI Operations and More.

And another, Sunday Talks – Tom Homan Outlines “The Current U.S. Border is Secure,” the Efforts to Deport Illegal Aliens Continues. At Red State, Rusty Weiss sees 60 Minutes Torched Over Interview With Illegals Whining About 'Four Months of Hell' in El Salvador Prison and then Bob Hoge reports a Meltdown at CBS News: 60 Minutes Dumps Fawning Illegal Alien Deportation Segment at Last Second. "Bari Weiss said in a statement that more context was needed, which is code for “the story was hopelessly biased and leftist, and we’re trying to become something more trustworthy under my leadership.”" 

Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal, "$14 TRILLION NGO EMPIRE: TAX EXEMPT, VOTER PROOF An essay citing Federal Reserve Financial Accounts says U.S. NGOs held $14.12 trillion in assets as of Q2 2025, which is bigger than the combined 2025 GDP of Japan, Germany, and India by roughly 5%. If your brain just tried to file “NGO” under soup kitchens and service dogs, congratulations, you have the same mental model the tax code is still using. The point is not that charity is bad, because plenty of nonprofits do real, direct help. The point is that a legal structure built for modest charities now covers universities, hospital systems, foundations, and advocacy groups sitting on Wall Street sized portfolios. A corporation with that kind of balance sheet would live under constant disclosure, regulation, and taxation. A state with that kind of power would face elections and public law. But this sector sits in a sweet spot: private, tax exempt, and often politically active without being formally partisan. . . ."

At AMAC, How DEI Is Destroying the American Family. Megan McArdle @asymmetricinfo, "Just to be clear, for those who have been telling me "This happened everywhere", I am not surprised they did it, I am surprised they TOLD THE WHITE MEN THEY DECLINED TO HIRE and WROTE IT DOWN. It's like pinning a "sue me" sign on your backside." Quote Megan McArdle @asymmetricinfo, "If this reporting is true true, Hollywood not only violeted CRA for years by discriminating against white men, but has been merrily telling the white men this, and writing it down in widely circulated emails in case they wanted to file a lawsuit. No words https://compactmag.com/article/the-lost-generation/" They felt safe the Biden administration wouldn't enforce it that way. They didn't expect Trump to be re-elected.

Rusty Weiss, Sleigh It Ain't So: Dem Mayor's Nativity Takedown Fails as SC Town Keeps Baby Jesus Up. Greg Price @greg_price11, "JD Vance perfectly sums up how Christianity produces great men: "Tyler Robinson is everything the far left wants from our young men. He rejected the conservatism, spiritually, and values of a small town family. He moved into a small apartment, he became addicted to porn, he became addicted to hate, and he slept with someone who doesn't know if they're a man or a woman." "The fruits of true Christianity are good husbands, patient fathers, builders of great things, and slayers of dragons. And men who are willing to die for a principle if that's what God asked them to do... It's better to die a patriot than live a coward." I'm not especially religious, but religious people generally make good neighbors.

From TCW, Puberty blocking is an act of neurological vandalism.

A prediction from Grummz @Grummz, "There is a big play to make AI the next outrage topic for the Left. Does this headline sound familiar? “everything is sexist, everything is racist, everything is homophobic, and you have to point it all out to everyone all the time.” That was the Sarkeesian attack that changed the entire AAA game industry and created a billion dollar tech industry consultancy focused on DEI. Now that DEI is dried up and viewed as toxic, they need a new cause. AI is that cause. From the bogus water consumption stats that get repeated as fact, to Bernie Sanders calling for the shut down of data centers, to the PC gamer headline here that goes after games like Expedition 33 (they hardly used AI at all and didn’t put it in the final game) the attacks are multiplying from the former woke cancel mob machinery. Who gains from the US falling behind in AI? Who is funding this and distributing the talking points? Anti-AI is the next big grift."

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Probably Not Mrs. Santa and FMJRA 2.0: Stuck In The Ruts up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Signs to Release Epstein "Files"

Quotes around files because there really are no files per say, just documents scattered about the bureaucracy. Sundance at CTH, Senate Passes Epstein “Shiny Thing” Bill, Sends It to President Trump’s Desk. "Trump will sign it, the Epstein ‘shiny thing’ law will go into effect, and the politicians will continue arguing about it and trying to attack the White House because they put the perpetual argument component into THE BILL . . ." WSJ, Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Release of Epstein Files "Justice Department has 30 days to make unclassified documents available from its investigation." Catturd ™ @catturd2, "So the biggest backfire in history has begun." Quote Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews "BREAKING - Newly released campaign finance records show that from 1990 to 2018, Jeffrey Epstein directed about 89% of his political donations to Democratic and progressive causes, with notable individual recipients including Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Chuck Schumer." Dave Strom at Hat Hair says If and When the 'Epstein Files' Come Out, Expect a Lot More of This. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Wait so Hakeem Jeffries invited Epstein to a dinner to solicit money from him in 2013, AFTER Epstein was convicted for procuring a child for prostitution???" Matt Margolis, Here’s the Epstein Email Hakeem Jeffries REALLY Doesn’t Want You to See. From LifeZette, Chuck Schumer Malfunctions When Pressed on Biden Hiding the Epstein Files for Years. At Da Mail, Katie Couric faces mounting criticism for cozying up to Jeffrey Epstein at his private dinner with Prince Andrew AFTER pedophile was convicted. Amy Curtis at TownHall says a Resurfaced Video Makes Stacey Plaskett's Epstein Ties Even Worse for Democrats. At Hat Hair Capt. Ed doesn't believe Plaskett to CNN: I Consulted a Sex Trafficker To Get the Truth Out of Michael Cohen! and Beege Welborn reports House GOP Members Help Protect Plaskett From Consequences of Epstein Collaboration. Bonchie at RedState hears Reps. Luna, Burchett Claim House GOP Leadership Cut a Deal to Save Epstein Ally Stacey Plaskett, "to save Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL)." At RCP Melinda Hennenberger explores The ‘Clubby World’ That Killed the Epstein Story. NewsBusters sees Chris Matthews Embarrasses Himself With Claims that Turned Out Wildly False “the Senate is going to do what it can to logjam this whole effort to get the truth out.” I think most pundits have a very high threshold for embarrassment. Capt. Ed, Aaand ... Scene: Harvard (Finally) Sends Summers Packing Over 'Wingman' Epstein.

At the Pop Times Jasmine Crockett Connects Lee Zeldin to Epstein, But There’s One Major Problem, it was a random Dr. also named Jeffrey Epstein. Twitchy calls it a Name Game: Dem Jasmine Crockett’s Two Epsteins Debacle Ends in a Dumb Double Down on CNN Greg Price@greg_price11 "Jasmine Crockett makes an absolute fool of herself when she is asked to correct the record about accusing Republicans of taking donations from a different Dr. Jeffrey Epstein: "That is specifically why I said *a* Jeffrey Epstein. Just because it wasn't the same one, that's fine... Have I dug in to find out who this doctor is? I have not."" Capt. Ed, Summers: Epstein Connection Too Stupid to Work in Artificial Intelligence -- But Not Harvard? "Seeing Mr. Epstein write that Mr. Trump is 'crazy' or 'truly stupid' and that 'I am the one able to take him down' is certainly more entertaining than..." ""... reading the testimony of Anouska De Georgiou, who told the court... 'loss of innocence, trust and joy is not recoverable.' Or Teala Davies, who testified: 'I’m still a victim because I am fearful for my daughters and everyone’s daughters. I’m fearful for their future in this world where there are predators in power, a world where people can avoid justice if their pockets run deep enough.'... Their pain matters. Their names matter. We should not co-opt their suffering for our own agenda. We should not value our schadenfreude more than their courage." Writes Jennifer Weiner, in "Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission" (NYT)." At TNP, Dems Now Try to Dox Epstein Victims, Release Child P*rn. At Twitchy, Scott Jennings Makes the Most Scott Jennings Face EVER As CNN Panelist Makes Epstein Files About Racism. NYPo reports a victim claims Jeffrey Epstein had a tiny, ‘extremely deformed’ penis shaped like a lemon. "Rina Oh, who has long claimed she was among the scores of young women preyed on and abused by Epstein, dropped the unsettling revelation in a recent Substack interview with magazine maven Tina Brown."

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall, We Had the Best of Times and Now These Are the Worst of Times "Welcome to the doldrums, the period of problems, the phase of foul-ups, the time of the sucking. And it does suck. Everything seems to be going wrong for Republicans right now. We were flying high a few weeks ago, when Donald Trump negotiated the end of the Gaza War, and then it was all downhill. Lost elections, economic uncertainty, Epstein file stupidity, fear that the conservative movement will tear itself apart over people who aren't even conservative, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's face all over our social media feeds. Yeah, it's bad. You're at the top one day, then the next day you're at the bottom."

Jonathan Turley “What has Become of Us”: Rosie O’Donnell May Have Just Handed Trump a Golden Defamation Lawsuit, when she said “Did you think it a million years that they would reelect a man who orchestrated an insurrection against the government? They would reelect that guy with all the charges of sex abuse? — the adjudicated rapist…And then I just saw this thing today about all the cases he’s settled with children, children’s families, accusations about him, that he chose to settle.” The adjudicated bit is false.

Matt Margolis hears Trump Declare War on the Affordability Crisis That Biden Created. At News Wax, Trump Addresses Affordability: 'So Damn Lucky' I'm President. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "That's 4.2% when just a few months ago the trump haters were predicting recession and empty shelves." Quote, "E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. @RealEJAntoni, "ATL Fed: not only is GDP currently estimated to have grown 4.2% for Q3 but the gain is primarily driven by big increases in private spending and private investment, not gov't:" Beege Welborn, And SNAP! Rollins to Make Beneficiaries Reapply.

From Breitbart, Report Says Trump to Announce Long Overdue Dismantling of Education Dept.

Carrie Lukas at Da Caller looks at Women And Their Risky Bet On Mamdani. Amy Curtis at TownHall thinks Mamdani's 'Gender-Affirming Care' Plan Is Something Straight Out of Iran. At Da Signal, Mamdani Is a Warning for Western Civilization. 

LifeZette sees Cory Booker’s Public Call to Oust Schumer Sends Democrats Deeper Into Chaos. Fox sees lawmakers Headed for the exits: Why 3 dozen House members aren't running for re-election. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: DOJ charges Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) with stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, laundering the proceeds, and then using the money to support her 2021 Congressional campaign. She faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted." Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Wow. USAID and the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund got nuked and suddenly Democrat megadonors are broke. Isn’t that something." Quote Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer, "NEW: Stick a fork in Arabella Advisors. The powerful progressive philanthropic consulting firm is no more. Instead, Arabella’s managed funds are investing in a new vehicle that will effectively bring Arabella’s services in house to each of the funds. And Arabella Advisors won’t exist anymore."

On Democrats calling for military to disobey Trumps unspecified illegal orders, Dave Strom, says Call It Insurrection. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "You should know that this is an open call for others to carry out one of the steps involved in executing a color revolution. See Step 6: defections within military, intelligence, and law enforcement." unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "If the dems calling for insurrection doesn't tell you how desperate they are after losing the shutdown battle and whatever little leverage they had left, I can't help you. The Resistance is dead. It's dead, Jim. It's so dead, that the dems are now calling for a revolt and insurrection because they can't stop Trump for at the very least another 14 months." An Althouse commenter, planetgeo said... The following code section sounds pretty relevant to the Democrats' latest efforts: 18 U.S. Code § 2387 – Activities affecting armed forces generally. (a)Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States: (1)advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; . . .Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction."

From TNP, BREAKING: Court Halts Texas Redistricting Plans Over ‘Racism.’ From Ace, Federal Panel of Judges Rules That Republicans Aren't Allowed to Gerrymander in Republican States "...because when you gerrymander to reduce Democrat seats, you're usually also reducing sets dominated by black or Hispanic voters, and these judges say you can never, ever reduce the "impact" blacks or Hispanics can have on elections. You can, of course, always reduce the impact of white voters, as California just did. In fact, it's legally required." CNN admits ‘I dissent,’ judge says 16 times in 100-page broadside against colleagues in Texas redistricting case. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Dissent: '...the Most Blatant Exercise of Judicial Activism That I Have Ever Witnessed'. @amuse @amuse, "LAWFARE: Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ordered Trump not to power wash the filthy Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) next to the White House. The president has been talking about cleaning it and restoring it since his first term. The judge likes it dirty." Bob Hoge at RedState, Yes, This Is Actually Real – Leftists Stop Trump From Power-Washing Ugly Eisenhower Exec. Office Bldg. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed hears ‘No More Delays’: GOP Senators Demand D.C. Circuit Chief Suspend Boasberg Amid Impeachment Efforts. PJM's Cathy Salgado reports Sec. Duffy Slams ‘CDL Mills’, Woke Judges Saving Trucking Jobs for Illegals.

At NYPo the Divine Miranda Devine: FBI, Secret Service butchered the Thomas Crooks case and invited conspiracies – we deserve the truth. Matt Vespa, Are We Shocked the Biden FBI Did This During the Trump Assassination Investigation? "On Monday, The Post reported on violent social media posts that are believed to be tied to Crooks. The online activity included numerous endorsements of political violence, and a severe turn from being a hardcore advocate for Trump to coming within a few millimeters of killing him. The FBI never shared those files with the Congressional investigation, said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX)." At Da Caller, ‘Holy Sh*t!’: Shawn Ryan Aghast As Charlie Kirk’s Security Leader Reads Texts He Allegedly Sent University Police. He warned them about the exposed roof Kirk was shot from, they replied they had it covered.

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Lawrence Reed who had FOURTY NINE prior arrests including 10 felonies was just arrested for lighting a woman on fire on the train in Chicago. He allegedly shouted “Burn alive b****!” as he doused her in gasoline We shouldn’t have to live like this."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Curse of the Gopherball up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Pope is Alive and MAGA? GB Strikes Trump Trade Deal and Judge Jeanine to DC

After 2 day on the smoke watch Althouse reports White smoke! "New pope about to show his face. ADDED: "The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, ending a two-day conclave in Rome with the election of the first pope from the United States" (NYT). . . .  "Pope Leo XIV, Born in Chicago, Is the First American Pontiff/Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops globally, has spent much of his life outside the United States" (NYT). Chicago, huh. Well he knows about politics, FWIW. WaEx, Pope Leo XIV: Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first-ever American pontiff.  Capt. Ed At Hat Hair, Habemus Papam! White Smoke At Vatican; UPDATE: AMERICAN POPE; Update: REPUBLICAN??  At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Evening Edition), American Conservative: Pope Leo XIV Crowned as First American Pontiff. Matthew Foldi @MatthewFoldi "It looks like the new Pope is: An American A Republican I’m thinking we’re back" Or at least he voted in a Republican primary, which in Chicago would be a wasted vote. Sundance at CTH, The First American Pope – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Elected to Become Pope Leo XIV. Ace, American Pope Elected, Robert F. Prevost; He's Addressing the Crowd, "They counted votes far faster than Arizona." Matt Vespa at Hat Hair, Some of the Reactions to the New Pope Have Been Hilarious. So, I was going to say now we can forget about the Pope again until this one dies, but he's only 69. I'm 73, so this might be the final pope of my lifetime. I assume he'll turn out to be a woke liberal.

Susie Moore at RedState says Whoa: Trump Says He's Pulling Ed Martin's Nom for US Attorney in D.C. - That's on Tillis. Sundance asserts Republican Senators Defeat Nomination of Ed Martin, President Trump will Replace "Ed Martin was what President Trump needed; a very serious, deliberate and qualified person to confront the Deep State UniParty. Those core skillsets are why the Republicans did not support him. However, on the optimistic side, if there is ever a special counsel to be appointed, I suspect Ed Martin will be leading candidate." Ace, After Democrat Senators Tillis, Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, McConnell, and Linsdsey Graham Balk, Trump Withdraws Ed Martin from Consideration for US Attorney from DC. "Isn't it great having a "Big Tent Party" where all the political positions are filled by Democrats who despise the base and whose greatest mission is to thwart us, contain us, and control us?" ABC whines Trump appoints Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top prosecutor in DC and CBS sobs Jeanine Pirro to replace Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Trump says. Jen Van Laar at RedState, Updated: Thom Tillis Really Won't Like Trump's Replacement Pick for Interim DC US Attorney. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trump Picks Jeanine Pirro as Interim US attorney for DC. Beege Welborn, OMG I just want to cry, this is SO brilliant. HEADS EXPLODING!!!! So bring WetWipes and a towel if you're near any Dems /Lefties /progressives tonight and for probably the next week at least." Not my favorite "The 5" cast member, but she's smart, and as far as I know, politically clean. I kinda think this is a "stick it to them" move by Trump, and it at least stalls an appointment by Boasberg for another 90 days. "How will Jessica Tarlov react? That's the video I'd like to see." Me too. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Evening Edition), Twitchy, Trump Taps Judge Jeannine Pirro For Acting DC US Attorney.

Althouse, "President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce a new trade pact with the United Kingdom, the first of dozens of agreements he is seeking with countries around the world." Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, Trump Confirms Which Major Country Has Made a Trade Deal. Lesser Britain. Sundance post the video of the announcement, President Trump Announces U.S-U.K Trade Deal. Dave Strom at Hat Hair calls it Schrödinger's Trade Deal With the UK. "There is a left-wing meme being pushed that President Trump's trade deal with the UK is a sham. As I peruse X to keep up with the news and the Narrative™, NeverTrumpers are trying to pour cold water on Trump's talk of a deal. It's for obvious reasons: the more it looks like Trump's tariffs are mostly about moving renegotiations along with the rest of the world, the more the stock markets will celebrate and the jitters that ordinary Americans feel about the economic future will subside. . . . The big problem with the left's narrative is that attacking the deal will require not just going after Trump, but also trashing the UK Prime Minister." From Twitchy, Scott Jennings Uses the UK's Major Deal with Trump/U.S. to DRAAAAG Political Left As Only HE Can and LOL. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "lol I was assured on TV two nights ago that the UK was forming alliances to oppose the United States." Amanda Head at JTN reports White House weighs tariff exemptions for baby items "Struggling parents would benefit from the exemption, allowing essential items like diapers, strollers, and other baby items to be tariff-free." At Da Caller, American Manufacturers Overwhelmed With Orders After Trump’s Tariff Crackdown On China. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Morning Edition) Don Surber: Globalists copy Trump and win. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Evening Edition), Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Trump’s Not The Only One Slapping Tariffs On China, Cafe Hayek: Tariff Work-arounds Are Costly, On Joe Nocera’s Mistaken Take on Trade and Economics, GDP?C+I+G+X-M, Ten Minus Two Never Equals Anything Other Than Eight, and FedEx Began With Imported Aircraft.

Matt Margolis at PJM wonders if you Need More Proof That Polls Showing Trump Underwater Are Bogus?

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Morning Edition) Twitchy: Scott Jennings Points Out The Real Constitutional Crisis Facing America, Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Activist judges overstepping and usurping authority reserved for the President of the United States is the real constitutional crisis."

Also Mat Margolis, Kash Patel Nukes Another Democrat Over Bogus FBI ‘Weaponization’ Narrative

🚨 Kash Patel just WRECKED Patty Murray

KASH: “I think the common theme is you putting words in my mouth, and I’m not going to tolerate it.”

“If you wanna talk about someone who was attacked by a weaponized bureau, you’re looking at him. And now he’s the Director of the FBI”… pic.twitter.com/YX031HzTIF

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 8, 2025

Collin Rugg @CollinRugg "JUST IN: The FBI has officially opened a formal criminal investigation into New York AG Letitia James for her alleged fraudulent mortgage transactions, according to Times Union. The update comes as James continues to have public meltdowns. James is accused of falsifying records to receive more favorable loan terms including for a property in Virginia that she allegedly claimed would be her primary residence." PM, BREAKING: FBI investigates NY AG Letitia James over mortgage fraud. Texas @MustangMan_TX, "Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett says she doesn't have to explain why her family has been cashing their dead grandmother's Social Security checks since 2004. "Our family business is our family business." Sure. Until your family business is defrauding the taxpayer, DOGE has already fixed the problem and promised to claw back as much as possible."

Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews "BREAKING - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has introduced legislation to repeal the Patriot Act. The bill aims to roll back post-9/11 surveillance powers in a major push to restore civil liberties." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.08.25 (Evening Edition), The Federalist: Filing: Smartmatic Hid Meeting With Dem Megadonor Who Financed Its Suit Against 2020 Election Reporting, House Committees, DOJ Turn Up The Heat On Dems’ ActBlue.

Dave Strom, Halperin Scoop: Biden Inc. Is Going Broke, no influence left to sell. Ace, Mark Halperin: A Source "Very Familiar With the Bidens" Tells Me That Biden, Inc. Is Going Broke as the Graft Spigots Have All Been Turned Off, "This is wonderful." VodkaPundit at Insty, YOU WOULD NEED A HEART OF STONE NOT TO LAUGH. Matt Margolis reports Joe Biden Went on ‘The View,’ and It Was a Total Disaster. Katie Jerkovich wants you to Watch: Joe Biden on 'The View' Struggles to Explain Cognitive Decline Before Jill Can Come to the Rescue. Jeff Charles at TownHall thinks You Will Laugh Your Head Off When You Hear Why Biden Waited So Long to Drop Out of the Race ""I don't think it would have mattered," he says. "We left at a time when we had a good candidate, she was fully funded." Ace, Asked About His Steep Cognitive Decline on Propaganda Yenta Show The View, Biden Babbles Incoherently and Needs His Wifenurse to Step In, ""Joe worked hard every single day," non-doctor Jill Biden said." From Fox, Ex-CNN journalist speaks out on Biden cover-up, says White House aides made it difficult on press "'The Biden team made it really hard to ask questions about his health — they shamed you,' Chris Cillizza says." The poor baby.

Clay Travis @ClayTravis "This is good. @BretBaier asks Bernie Sanders why he spent $221k on private jet travel during his “fighting the oligarchy tour.” Bernie says he’s too important to fly commercial and wait in line like normal people. “No apologies.”" Driscoll at Insty, ‘NO APOLOGIES:’ Absentee Senator From Panem Objects to Flying With Hoi Polloi. “You think I’m going to be sitting on a waiting line,” Caesar Flickerman — excuse me, Bernie Sanders — asks, “at United, while 30,000 people are waiting?” Ace, Bernie Sanders on Using Expensive Private Jets -- Paid for by Billionaire Pals -- While "Fighting the Oligarchy:" "You Want Me to Wait in Line at United With 30,000 People?" "When Sanders asked, rhetorically, "When's the last time you saw Donald Trump at National Airport," Bret Baier replied, "He's not 'fighting the oligarchy.'""

From NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine reports Corrupt Venezuelan officials ‘facilitated’ Tren de Aragua gang’s reign of terror in US. Sounds like an invasion to me. Bonchie at RedState thinks a Shocking Revelation About Deported 'Maryland Dad' Abrego-Garcia Finishes Off the Democrat Narrative. "This latest revelation revolves around something that happened in Tennessee, though. As Redstate reported, Abrego-Garcia was pulled over in the state on suspicion of human trafficking in 2022. Highway patrol officers found eight other people in the car, which was registered to a convicted human smuggler. They also found $1400 in cash, which was suspected to be payment for the run. The then-Biden-led ICE never showed up to detain Abrego-Garcia on what would have presumably been federal charges, and he was released. Now, the convicted human smuggler has not only been revealed, but he's cooperating with the Trump administration's Department of Justice. As part of a "limited immunity" deal, Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes has confirmed that he did hire Abrego-Garcia to traffic illegal immigrants."

David Sacks@davidsacks47 "TO WIN THE AI RACE, THE BIDEN AI DIFFUSION RULE MUST GO The Trump administration has announced its intention to repeal the Biden administration’s AI Diffusion Rule. As the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) confirmed in a statement yesterday: “The Biden AI rule is overly complex, overly bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation. We will be replacing it with a much simpler rule that unleashes American innovation and ensures American AI dominance.” This is an excellent decision by Secretary of Commerce @howardlutnick and Under Secretary of BIS Jeff Kessler. There were several major problems with the Biden Diffusion Rule . . . " Under the Biden administration, I assume there was graft involved.

Guy Benson at TownHall hears ‘It Is Our Job to Destroy the United States,’ Says... MEMRI @MEMRIReports "Temple University Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) President Rishi Arun during a Panel Honoring Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal: It Is Our Job to Destroy the U.S.; Samidoun Official Mohammed Khatib: Liberating Palestine Will Help Dismantle America." Timur Kuran @timurkuran "Causality goes both ways. Students already inclined to hate other identity groups flock disproportionately to Ethnic, Gender, and Area Studies. At the same time, these activist-heavy disciplines radicalize students who flock to them for other reasons, such as low workload." Quote The Missing Data Depot@data_depot "FIRE's 2024 survey of college students found large variations by major in the acceptability of using violence to shut down speech. While 52% of Ethnic, Gender & Area Studies majors said using violence is acceptable, less than 33% of STEM, Social Science & Humanities majors did."

From Twitchy, NYT: West Point Is to Educate, Not Indoctrinate, Says Professor Who's Quitting. DOD Rapid Response @DODResponse "This article was written by a woke professor who will be RESIGNING in the coming months because he “cannot tolerate these changes.” AKA, he's so upset that @SecDef is REMOVING DEI from West Point that he is RESIGNING… GOOD"

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Flotsam and Jetsam - House Passes Trumpian Budget, Ukraine Agrees to Mineral Deal, Leavitt Kicks WHCA to the Curb

There was lots of news yesterday. The House passed "One Big Beautiful" budget bill, in contrast to the Senate, setting up the conditions for "reconciliation", where everything is traditionally screwed up by congressional greed. Ukraine appears to have accepted the outlines of Trump's "protection for minerals" deal, essentially making Ukraine a US vassal state, and making it a less tempting target for Putin. And the White House has seized control of the White House briefing roster from the nominally "non-partisan White House Correspondents Association (WHCA)" which had traditionally excluded conservatives to the extent possible. 

NYT whines House Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan for Deep Cuts to Taxes and Spending. Paula Bolyard at PJM, House Passes Trump-GOP Budget. TNP, BREAKING: House Passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Resolution Providing MASSIVE Tax Relief for Ordinary Americans. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: House GOP passes budget bill which ends taxes on tips, overtime, social security. Promises made. Promises kept." Daily Caller @DailyCaller "BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie has voted NO on the House GOP spending bill." (((Harry Enten))) @ForecasterEnten, "
Why GOP members will be hesitant to fight Trump: "Republican [voters] love Donald Trump the way Grimace loves Ronald McDonald"... Trump's net approval with the GOP is even higher than it was during his 1st term. Also, GOP voters trust Trump over Congressional GOP: 58%-22%." Blume Industries CEO Balding 大老板@BaldingsWorld, "As we watch events unfold, let's go over some clear patterns in how Trump does things back to Trump I and is continuing these patterns. Today's lesson is on leverage. . . " The carrot and the stick. 

At Hat Hair VIP, John Sexton has Some Thoughts on Biden, Trump and the Media. Dan Scavino @Scavino47, Behind the scenes at the @WhiteHouse today as @POTUS Trump welcomes French President @EmmanuelMacron with @VP, @SecRubio, @SecScottBessent, @SecDef, @SusieWiles, @MikeWaltz47, and @SteveWitkoff…" Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon backs plan to abolish department. "McMahon has already been confirmed by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." At Campus Reform, PROF. GIORDANO: Congress must dismantle the Department of Education, "The elimination of the Department of Education isn’t a radical idea. It was only founded in its current form in 1979 during the Carter administration." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is talking about Nervously Looking at Tackling the 'Welfare' State. Charles Rotter at WUWT contributes Trump’s Juggernaut Smashes the BBC’s Climate Crystal Ball. From WokeSpy, What Is Making America Sick? RFK Jr. Launches MASSIVE Investigations Into Rising Chronic Disease. It's too damn easy to eat bad food. Jeff Tucker at Brownstone writes The Party Is Over "The party now in control of the US executive branch is a third party built out of the corpses of two existing parties. It goes by the name Republican but this is nearly a historical accident. The GOP was a vessel that was least protected against invasion and occupation. It has now been nearly taken over by outsiders who had little or no influence within the party a decade ago."

Matt Margolis at PJM wonders Could Trump Get a Nobel Peace Prize for This Deal With Ukraine? That's just silly talk, they don't give Nobels to Republicans! From Fox, Trump says minerals deal has been 'pretty much' negotiated with Zelenskyy, meeting slated for Friday, "Deal would allow US access to 'strategic minerals'." Eddie Scarry at Da Fed writes Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ‘Rewriting’ Ukraine War History Edition. "The timeline is clear. Biden comes into office, Zelensky feels emboldened to antagonize a much bigger and more powerful country under the belief that Ukraine will be protected by NATO (other nations’ armies and money), Russia reacts, and we end up funding Ukraine’s defense." At Da Caller, LARRY ELDER says Trump Is Right About Tariffs. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.25.25 (Morning Edition), EBL: Germany’s Elections Did Not Go Well For The Left, CDR Salamander: The New Administration & China With Dean Cheng, also, German Elections – Take The W, Glenn Reynolds: Let’s Go Privateering!  At Hat Hair, A Most Illuminating 6 Minutes With Megyn Kelly and VDH. At NYPo, Trump says US will sell $5M ‘gold cards’ to foreigners: ‘Green card privileges-plus.’

From the Free Bacon, Red-District DOGE Protests, Cited As Proof of Broad Musk 'Backlash,' Were Organized By Left-Wing Groups "In one case, a former Dem county board candidate and self-described 'political activist' helped organize a viral demonstration in Georgia." at Hat Hair,  Capt. Ed has 'Musk Or Us': The Astroturfing Anti-DOGE Follies and John Sexton, This Washington Post Story on DOGE is Just Democratic Fear Mongering. Why single out this one when they write 3-4 a day? Liz Stauffer at LI, has a Reality Check: New Polling Data Exposes Anti-DOGE Gaslighting Campaign. Insty sees a YOUTHQUAKE: 3 in 4 college-age voters support Trump’s DOGE cuts: poll. Western Lensman @WesternLensman "LEFT: Jessica Tarlov spouts Dem talking point that people all "over the country" are rising up to say “What’s going on at DOGE is unacceptable!" RIGHT: Poll released today saying DOGE is extremely popular with Americans. Their anti-DOGE propaganda isn't working." From WokeSpy, TikToker Threatens Musk’s Life, Brags About Back Taxes-IRS Found Her! DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "I have been doxxed. Rather than let others control the narrative, I am addressing this directly. My name is Jennica Pounds. I recently resigned from my job to pursue DOGE-adjacent efforts full-time. While my background check is still in progress, my ultimate goal is to work with the Administration to cut waste and improve efficiency. What began as a side hobby became a mission when I uncovered the role of NGOs in these issues. This is not about left or right. This is about us—the people. I gave up everything for this—my safety, my career—because I believe in what I am doing . . ." Read the rest! Paula Bolyard, No, the GOP Isn't Cutting Your Social Security and Medicare. But if it doesn't get reformed soon, it will bust the bank. Drew Berquist, WATCH Kayleigh McEnany Drop a Washington Post Bombshell Receipt on Whining Panelist. Capt. Ed, Jennings Schools CNN Panel: This Is Why Americans Hate Bureaucrats - And You. Western Lensman@WesternLensman, "‘A federal worker had time to go on CNN, but not send a 30 second email.' @ScottJenningsKY schools hostile CNN panel over “what did you get done this week” email: “The amount of outrage melting down and sort of an outpouring of emotion over this ought to tell you everything you need to know." "We had a lady on CNN today, a supposed federal worker who said she was infuriated by the getting this e-mail. She had time to go on CNN, but she didn't have time to send a 30 second email saying, here's what I was working on last week." "This is what people in the private sector have come to hate about how they view the public sector." Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Reason Why These DOGE Staffers Resigned Is Not Shocking "The staffers who resigned had worked for what was once known as the United States Digital Service, but said their duties were being integrated into DOGE. Their former office, the USDS, was established under President Barack Obama after the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov, the web portal that millions of Americans use to sign up for insurance plans through the Democrat’s signature health care law. . . So, the alternate headline should be ‘former Obama staffers leave Trump administration over disputes about cutting government waste.’ Elon will find better people." 

Althouse thinks Trump is good at explaining the "5 bullet points" email. "I've been critical of what looked too harsh and unnecessarily scary, but Trump made it sound better to me in that clip." Becca Downs at Hat Hair, Scott Jennings Makes a Fool of Multiple CNN Leftist Panelists in One Night. At ET, OPM Tells Federal Agencies That Employee Response to Its Mass Email Is Voluntary, "an administration official told The Epoch Times that it was an agency decision whether a response to the email was voluntary," Trump Admin Unveils New Stricter Performance Appraisal System for Top Career Officials, "Top career civil service managers will no longer be judged within rules that allow almost everybody to rate highest," and, Social Security Eliminates Entire Department, "The decision removes the agency’s Office of Transformation." At Fox Business, DOGE claims $65B in total estimated savings as 'Agency Efficiency Leaderboard' is launched, "DOGE said it is working to upload all data in a 'digestible and fully transparent manner'." Atop Da Hill a Biden Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid. John Lucas at Bravo Blue on Restricting judge shopping in cases that seek to overturn the voters' will by seeking nationwide injunctions "How to counter the Dems who are trying to rig the game."

Capt. Ed calls it American Adscam: Old Sheldon Boof-Truther Edition. Sheldon Whitehouse directed USAID money to the NGO run by his wife. From the Free Bacon, Biden Environmental Justice Adviser Received Millions in Taxpayer Funds After Personally Applying For EPA Grant, "LaTricea Adams's group received $20 million 'environmental justice' grant while she served on Biden's Environmental Justice Advisory Council." At NYPo, How USAID squandered billions in Haiti and around the globe, but I'll bet NoVA made out like a bandit. "Of the at least $2.13 billion in contracts and grants for Haiti-related work, less than $50 million, or 2% went to Haitian organizations or firms. By comparison, $1.3 billion, or 56%, has gone to firms located in or near the US capitol. Little wonder USAID is so threatened by the sudden scrutiny." Joey Meugniot @realjoeymUS, "Elon musk is worth $400 billion because he owns significant stakes in Tesla, SpaceX, and X, and XAI. Elizabeth Warren is worth $20 million AND UP because…??? I'll wait. And show your work."

At Ace, Rolling Up the Deep State Saboteurs: Noem Said She Found the ICE Raid Leakers, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Want Comey Investigated, "Noem said she found some of the classified-information leakers who leak details of ICE raids to put officers' lives in danger, and is looking for others." From WaT, FBI looking into Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign. Althouse rfinds "The liberal democracy most of us grew up taking for granted is brittle and teetering, but its fall still feels unthinkable..." ""... even if it also seems increasingly inevitable. Perhaps this is one reason Democrats, with a few admirable exceptions, seem so frozen. People who’ve spent their lives working within a system of laws and civic institutions may be particularly unsuited to respond to that system’s failure. But an F.B.I. run by Patel and Bongino is a sign that the system — which for all its manifold flaws has provided Americans a level of stability uncommon in history — is falling apart." Writes Michelle Goldberg, in "Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the 'Scumbag Commie Libs'" (NYT). If only that "system of laws and civic institutions" had been taken care of by those who purport to care so much now."  From Fox, Obama, Clapper were briefed on reports of Clinton campaign's Russia collusion narrative, Durham report shows, "Long-anticipated document undermines claims of Trump-Russia collusion in 2016 election." Cathy Salgado at PJM reports FBI Whistleblowers Slam Dem Rep. for Mourning Fired Feds, Ignoring Whistleblowers. Garret O'Boyle@GOBactual, "Shut up, Dan. You despise real patriots. Remember when you had me, @RealStevefriend, and @praywithmarcus in front of you? You weren't talking about patriotism then. I know, you try to forget because of this." Ace, FBI Whistleblower Garrett O'Brien Reports That FBI Agents Are Illegally Destroying Evidence. At Da Fetched, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Accuses AG Pam Bondi of ‘Stonewalling’ Epstein List, JFK Files Release. How long can they sit on her desk? LifeZette, Epstein Files Set for Release—Alina Habba Says D.C. Should Panic. From the Fourth Rail, Kash Patel Takes OVER ATF And Here's What It Might Mean for GUN RIGHTS. Dave Strom, IRS Leaker Didn't Expose 8,000 Tax Files; It Was 400,000. Missed it by that much! NYPo, IRS admits anti-Trump taxman leaked data on 405K filers — six times more than previously known. Elon Musk@elonmusk "Do you trust the government?" Quote House Judiciary GOP@JudiciaryGOP " #BREAKING: New disclosure reveals that the Biden IRS leaked taxpayer information of over 405,000 Americans -- including President Trump's. The IRS’s admission confirms the Committee’s suspicion and recent reports that show the scope of the leak was much broader than what theShow more." Lara Logan @laralogan, "Yet again - because they got away with it under Obama/Lois Lerner & they never stopped." Quote @amuse @amuse, "WEAPONIZATION: As soon as Trump announced Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, Biden holdovers at the IRS sprang into action with a last-minute audit. The timing raises questions about whether the agency is being weaponized for political retaliation."

From Fox, Trump strips security clearances from law firm tied to Jack Smith cases "The memo orders the government to review and terminate the engagement of the firm to the 'maximum extent permitted by law,' following news of its ties to Smith." Strike at the king. . .  Mia Cathell at TownHall thinks it's funny, Fani Willis to Jim Jordan: Stop 'Bullying' Me! It's Black History Month. Well, she is black, and pretty much history now. 

Dave Strom finds it Shocking Not Shocking: Biden Used His Power to Squelch Investigations Into His Crime Family Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable — Rep. James Comer Reveals Four Agencies Investigating Biden Family but Told to Stand Down. 

Althouse, "With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver..." "... in the history of our party: roll over and play dead. . . . Writes James Carville, in "The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment" (NYT). At PJM VodkaPundit hears The Atlantic Wants a ‘Liberal Tea Party’ I Can't Stop Laughing. NewsMax's Jeff Crouere opines the Democrats Put Themselves in Intensive Care, but what they need is rehab. Athena Thorne at PJM notices Flailing Democrats Turn to Yet Another Once-Effective Technique. "Specifically, this is the art of designating a victim with a sob story for their media counterparts to blast everywhere 24/7 in an attempt to turn public opinion their way. This method has in the past spotlighted alleged victims of racism, police brutality, homophobia, immigration policy — you name it. If the Democrats are trying to change a law or custom, they will find a sad-faced poster victim around whom to rally the effort. It’s the practical application of (maybe) Stalin’s proclamation that “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” Democrats highlight that singular tragedy to manipulate emotions and stir passions in ways statistics never will." Ace, As Trump Attacks the Democrats' Covert Taxpayer-Embezzlement Funding Scheme, Democrat Donors Also Close Their Wallets. RVM, ‘Democrats Will Never Win Another Election Ever Again’: Charlamagne the God [WATCH]. Being a god and all, he should know.

At Twitchy, WOW! HOLY WOW! Nick Sortor's Encounter With a Sleazy DRUNK Eric Swalwell Is OFF-THE-CHARTS Crazy. Ace, Nick Sortor: Eric Swalwell Is a Huge National Security Threat. He Openly Bragged About "Orgies" and "F***ing 10s" to Lobbyists Who Were Perfect Strangers to Him as I Eavesdropped "Sortor claims he was a direct ear-witness to Swalwell "compromising" himself to lobbyists who could use his drunken disclosures to blackmail him." Nick Arama thinks Hank Johnson's Latest Bizarre Comment About Arresting Trump Is Something Else - So Are the Reactions. Townhall.com @townhallcom, "Democrat Hank Johnson suggests that he wants U.S. Marshals to arrest Donald Trump." Morning Answer @MorningAnswer, "Maybe they can then send him to Guam, unless it’s tipped over."

At Breitbart an Exclusive — Sean Duffy Says Pete Buttigieg Slowed EV Charging Station Buildout by conditioning it on a lot of DEI nonsense. 

From Fox, Anti-ICE activists disrupt LA operations, post photos, names and phone numbers of agents. WokeSpy, Liberal Activists Disrupt ICE Operations After Posting Agents’ Photos, Names and Phone Numbers. Sundance at CTH, DHS Secretary Outlines Use of Polygraph Machines to Identify Leaking Employees and Following IEDs Discovered, Texas AG Commissioner Warns Farmers to Limit Travel to Daytime and Avoid Cartel Controlled Regions. WaEx, Kristi Noem fires DHS leakers, plans to find more. From NewsMax, DHS' Noem: 200 Border Arrests Marked Lowest in 15 Years and Military Contractors Propose Assisting Mass Deportations. Ward Clark at RedState calls it an Epic Fail: Boston Councilwoman Takes on Tom Homan but Faceplants. 

In case you missed it, sundance hosts Karoline Leavitt White House Press Briefing – 1:00pm EDT Livestream. Teri Christoph at RedState, Trump White House Obliterates Another DC 'Norm' by Stripping Correspondents' Assoc. of Historic Role. Capt. Ed, BREAKING: White House Boots WHCA From Control of Briefing Room. Vicky Taft at PJM says Trump Team Rolls Stink Bomb Into the White House Press Room, and It's Glorious. Ace, Karoline Leavitt Says She Is Taking Back the Power to Decide Who Enters the WH Press Room From the Far-Left Propaganda Organization the WHCA, "Good. They were given this role with the understanding that they would be neutral and objective. They have violated this understanding." At Da Signal, Don’t Shed a Tear Over AP Getting the White House Boot. Matt Taibbi says Trump is Trolling the AP, "The once-`great AP became journalism's word police, and humorously is now claiming to be a victim of censorship." Twitchy, Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at 'New York Times' Writer’s Absurd Tweet. Karoline Leavitt@PressSec, "Give me a break, Peter. Moments after you tweeted this, the President invited journalists into the Oval and took questions for nearly an hour. Your hysterical reaction to our long overdue and much needed change to an outdated organization is precisely why we made it. Gone are the days where left-wing stenographers posing as journalists, such as yourself, dictate who gets to ask what." Quote Peter Baker@peterbakernyt, "Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access."

At PJM Matt Margolis sees Rachel Maddow Have an On-Air Meltdown, and Guess Which Card She Played and Rick Moran declares it a Bloodbath at MSNBC as Three More Hosts Bite the Dust. NewsBusters calls it CHUTZPAH: Rachel Maddow Nukes MSNBC Over Recent Firings, Claims Racial Animus. Ace, Rachel Maddow: MSNBC, the Corporation That Pays Me $25 Million Per Year to Do One Hour of Work Per Week, Is an Unfathomably Racist Organization Devoted to White Supremacy. "By Jove, I think she's got it!"

Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed thinks that By Defending Free Speech Worldwide, Team Trump Reclaims America’s Global Moral High Ground.

From Da Fetched, RINO Dan Crenshaw Threatens to “F**king Kill” Tucker Carlson. Althouse notes
"Apple has acknowledged an issue with the iPhone's voice-to-text feature where it briefly displays 'Trump' when the user says 'racist.'" ""This glitch has sparked discussions across social media platforms, with some users interpreting it as intentional bias. Apple is reportedly addressing the issue to ensure accurate dictation." X reports." I'm sure it was an accident /sarc. 

From AMAC, President Trump, Thank You on Behalf of Maine! "Thank you for many things, but especially for calling out the lawlessness, dishonesty, and demagoguery of this failed Democrat governor, Janet Mills – who has put Maine’s public safety, fiscal health, and children at risk, who has perverted Title IX, betraying Maine’s girls and women."

Chris Rufo at CJ predicts The Right Is Changing Cancel Culture’s Rules "Conservatives can end the era of unjust left-wing social annihilation."

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