Early Saturday morning, a lone gunman, disguised as a police officer, driving a vehicle made to look like a police car, gained entry to the house of Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, and shot them (both are expected to survive). Police called to the scene recalled that another state official State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, was nearby and proactively went to her house, where they found the gunman exiting the house and exchange gunfire with him, with the Hortman's dead inside. The perpetrator escaped on foot, leaving behind his faux-police car, with a hit list of politicians from both parties, some "No Kings" fliers, and an as yet unrevealed manifesto. Investigation showed the "alleged" shooter to be Vance Luther Boelter, who had been appointed to Governor’s Workforce Development Board by Governor (later VP candidate) Tim Walz. As of now, he has not been apprehended. Stacy McCain, ‘Politically Motivated Assassination’ Targets Two Minnesota Democrats UPDATE: Suspect Identified, Had ‘Manifesto’ — ‘No Kings’ Motive? UPDATE: ‘False Flag’? It’s So Confusing! "It looks like maybe I jumped the gun a bit here, despite my desire to be cautious about such things. The shooter’s “manifesto” allegedly also listed abortion providers as targets, and some are suggesting that Boelter may be a right-wing extremist, so that the “No Kings” flyers were part of a “false flag” deception. At this point, however, we can’t be certain of his motive. It’s entirely possible he just slipped a cog and went nuts and, as you know, Crazy People Are Dangerous." I suppose it's possible that Tim Walz appointed a right-wing nut to a state board, but it kind of strains credulity. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg "BREAKING: Manhunt is underway after Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman were shot overnight. Both lawmakers and their spouses have reportedly been shot. A shelter-in-place alert was sent out at 5:30 am for a three-mile radius around the Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. . . . " Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Two MN State Officials Shot in the Homes by Gunman Dressed as Law Enforcement UPDATES . Bonchie at RedState, Two Minnesota Lawmakers Shot in Their Homes, One Dead, Attacker Still At Large - Updated. PJM's Matt Margolis, Gunman Targeting State Lawmakers Kills Former Minnesota House Speaker. Althouse, "When we did a search of the [fake police car], there was a manifesto that identified many lawmakers and other officials." "Said Police Chief Mark Bruley, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, quoted in From "'No Kings' protests in Minnesota canceled as authorities search for suspect who shot 2 lawmakers/Police in Minnesota are cautioning residents to avoid 'No Kings' protests after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot early Saturday" (WaPo)(free-access link)." Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Suspect Who KiIIed Minnesota Dem Had 'NO KINGS' Fliers In His Car. Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV "BREAKING: Dr. Vance Boelter, the Tim Walz appointee who is the suspect in the sh00ting of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, is the Director of Security Patrols at a security firm in MN. This could explain his “law enforcement-like” vehicle & uniform. He also did work in Gaza." Matt Margolis, Suspect in MN Lawmaker Shooting Has Ties to Tim Walz. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom, Vance Boelter, Walz Appointee Identified as Suspect in Minnesota Assassinations. Bonchie, Update: 'No Kings' Protest Flyers Found in Car of Minnesota Assassin, Shooter Allegedly Identified. The Telegraph, Democrat politician killed in ‘politically motivated assassination’ "Police named Vance Luther Boelter, who is alleged to have links to Tim Walz, as a suspect." Sarah Arnold, Trump Releases Statement After MN Dem Killed in 'Targeted Political Assassination' "I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers. Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law. Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!" Matt Margolis finds Democrats Already Politicizing Minnesota Shootings. From Twitchy, Call Off the Investigation, Because Laurence Tribe Already Knows Who's Responsible for the MN Shootings. Matt Margolis wonders What Does the Minnesota Shooter’s Manifesto Say? The longer it stays unrevealed, the more certain we are it's contents are detrimental to the narrative of the Minnesota authorities. Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland "Can we now acknowledge why secret service, FBI, and other security personal protecting public officials can't just say "well, okay then," when someone screams they're a Senator?"
Yesterday, of course was the day for dueling demonstrations, a demonstration of American might and patriotism, as the US Army held a parade in Washington DC for its 250th birthday, and Trump haters held "No Kings" demonstrations in cities around the country (including a little one in our local Prince Frederick, which Georgia encountered breaking up when she went shopping yesterday morning). Sundance at CTH hosts the 250th Anniversary of the Army Grand Military Parade. Or find it from PJM's Paula Bolyard, Watch the MASSIVE U.S. Army 250th Birthday Parade. Twitchy finds the MSNBC Crew Pretty Shocked the DC Military Parade Didn't Have More of a N. Korea and Hitler Vibe. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "MSNBC wanted the US Army 250th celebration to have a “dark, malevolent energy” and are forced to admit that it didn’t and was a beautiful patriotic parade. They forget that “dark, malevolent energy” is reserved for their buddy Joe Biden." Matt Vespa wants you to Guess Which Network Became Totally Unglued Yesterday. Too easy. Althouse finds "Kate Middleton was effortlessly elegant as she attended Trooping the Colour to honour the King on June 14." "Tatler reports. An interesting contrast to America, with our "No Kings!" rallies and critique of Trump's military parade and offense that it's happening on his birthday" and asks Grok to Make the best argument that yesterday's Army parade and yesterday's No Kings demonstrations were very similar and shared the same tone and spirit of America. "It's the position I'd like to take, but let's see if A.I. can sketch it out for me. Go to the links for the full elaboration of the bullet points." Diogenes at Aces makes The Case For Military Parades. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze "If you want to know why the Democratic Party sits at about 18% national approval, a senior Senator comparing the United States military to communist China is pretty clarifying reason why." A video at Hat Hair, This Generation Must Defend the American Flag.
From the Balmer Sun, ‘No Kings’ protests erupt across Maryland, nationwide. John Sexton at Hat Hair, 'No Kings' Protests Around the Country (Update). At Insty, NO KINGS, JUST COMMISSARS? I report from “No Kings” Boston. "So I attended the “No Kings” rally in Boston earlier today. It looked more like a repurposed Pride rally than an anti-Trump rally, really, and that’s because it was: Boston’s Pride parade got repurposed into the “No Kings but Drag Kings” parade. This was smart in terms of boosting the crowd size — there were a lot more people present than attended the rather pallid anti-Elon protest I attended in Boston a few months ago, which drew numbers in the dozens. This event definitely drew thousands. But while there was plenty of anti-Trump stuff, I’m not sure there was any more than a regular Pride parade would have featured. There did seem to be more commie stuff than usual, though, so that’s something." Harmeet K. Dhillon @HarmeetKDhillon "Hey everyone: “No Kings” day is July 4. Pass it on!" It should be George Washington's birthday, since he declined the kingship offered to him. Sundance notices CBS News Promotes Merchandise for “No Kings” Protests. I wonder how well they would have taken it had the right used the meme in Biden Autopen's Presidency.
John Kass calls it Summer of Love 2.0: Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots. At Hat Hair, Judge Nap (a devout Never-Trumper) worries we're Slouching Toward Authoritarianism? At History.com, a list of 7 Times Presidents Have Activated US Troops on American Soil. "From desegregation at Little Rock to MLK's Selma-to-Montgomery march to the Cuban refugee crisis, these are major moments when U.S. presidents have deployed troops in America." At Pop Times a New Poll Debunks Democrats’ Lie on Trump’s LA Troops Deployment. At RedState, Nick Arama thinks you should Watch: DHS, Police in WA Make Anti-ICE Crew Very Unhappy With Response to Their Barricade and Rusty Weiss sees Kamala Harris, Desperate to Seem Relevant Amidst the LA Riots, Suffers a Humiliating Blow, when Gavin disses her. At WokeSpy, LA Mayor Warns Trump ICE Raids Could Leave “No Gardeners or Nannies” in City. At Da Signal, Here’s Why There Are So Many Mexican Flags at the LA ICE Riots. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg "NEW: Mexican Senate president suggests Mexico should take a large amount of land from the United States because of all the Mexican names. The comments came from Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña in response to the LA riots. “Names don't lie. The most spoken language in Los Angeles is Spanish.” “The United States government has the right to implement whatever immigration measures it deems appropriate, but they have no right to violate the dignity of immigrants. They have no right to separate families.” Noroña said he told Trump Mexico would “build the wall and pay for it. But we'll do it according to the 1830 map of Mexico.” I urge you to try. Matt Vespa, is all About That White Guy Laughing in the Face of a Black Mom Trying to Get to Work... Councilwoman Vickie Paladino@VickieforNYC "So the "oh no not work" guy who was blocking a single mother from getting to her job had previously won a $115k settlement from the city because his 'civil rights' were allegedly violated by the NYPD during a previous BLM protest. Do you see the scam now? The city paid off thousands of BLM rioters with tens of millions in settlements so they could continue to agitate and cause chaos. Based on his performance in the video we saw, I can guarantee he deserved whatever he alleged the NYPD did to him." Althouse finds "Padilla... actually received preferential treatment by not being arrested and jailed for his menacing display." From NYPo Karol Markowicz says I’m a legal immigrant — don’t you dare lump me in with border-jumpers.
A vid at Hat Hair, Israel's Operation Rising Lion Strikes Iran's Nuclear Program - This Week on Capitol Hill - 6-14-25. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Israel: 'Tehran Is No Longer Immune' UPDATE: Top Khamenei Aide Killed; UPDATE: 'Large Scale Strikes'. From Spiked, Iran is everything they accuse Israel of being. "This war-mongering, genocidal rogue state has terrorised the Middle East and its own people for too long." I blame Jimmy Carter who withdrew support for the Shah of Iran, and allowed the Ayatollahs to take over, only to be rewarded by the hostage crisis. Zelenskyy to Newsmax: Iran Poses 'Serious Threat' to Ukraine. Capt. Ed says Is This the Most Honest Thing Hamas Has Ever Said? "The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said Iran, its strategic ally, was "paying the price" for supporting terrorist groups in Gaza in their decades-long struggle against Israel, after Israel launched large-scale attacks on Friday against Iran." Matthew Foldi @MatthewFoldi "You know things are bad for the Palestinians when the French are un-surrendering" Quote Amit Segal @AmitSegal, "Emmanuel Macron has postponed the conference on recognizing a Palestinian state." Dave Rubin @RubinReport "This thread is sadly hilarious. After almost two years of war, these retards realized that Egypt has a border (and blockade) with Gaza. They went there only to find out that the Egyptians hate them and don’t fuck around. Congrats morons!" DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican "I've been on the Internet for decades and ... nothing tops this": Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman "BREAKING: IRAN TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDINGS IN TEL AVIV USED BY ISRAEL TO STORE F-35 JETS AND SUBMARINES". The video at the link is awesome.
In misc. Trumpiania, ET reports Trump Approves Nippon–US Steel Deal, Companies Say "The announcement comes after Trump signed an executive order approving the deal, so long as they signed a national security deal with the federal government." From Da Fetched, Stacey Plaskett Melts Down in Profanity-Filled Rant After Clashing with Treasury Secretary. He's so cool . . . Beege Welborn reports US to Move Away From 'Parasites' on the Grid. Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein "Lobbyists' worst nightmare: 4 minutes of Energy Secretary Chris Wright telling Congress why solar and wind subsidies must be terminated ASAP." At Insty, a CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Chad Mizelle @ChadMizelle47, "The AR-15 is the most popular civilian rifle in America and is used by tens of millions of law-abiding Americans for lawful reasons. Total bans on AR-15s are a flagrant violation of the Second Amendment. Today, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief telling the Seventh Circuit that Illinois’ law banning AR-15s is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Read our brief here: https://justice.gov/opa/media/1403" At Brownstone, The Apex Predator of Captured Science: Dr. Robert Malone. Read this one.
Hat Hair's Salena Zito thinks 'Original Sin' Is a Must-Read, but I hate to give any money to Jake Tapper, so I'll wait for it to appear at a yard sale. At the Free Bacon, Pressure Mounts on Sheldon Whitehouse To Resign in Shame Over Ties to Racist Beach Club. "White Democrat quits Rhode Island state Senate race, endorses 23-year-old Black Lives Matter activist to combat 'structural oppression'" NYPo reports Ex-Clinton aide Huma Abedin to marry financier scion Alex Soros at glamorous Hamptons wedding attended by lefty power players. Does a enough evil in one place collapse into a black hole? At Am Great the Great Victor Davis Hanson has a list of The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels "The left’s martyr-making machine is in overdrive—recasting criminals, rioters, and radicals as victims, even as the public demands law, order, and sanity." Leslie Eastman at LI reports Only 68 Building Permits Issued for Pacific Palisades After Wildfires Destroyed 6800 Structures "Meanwhile, hundreds of Pacific Palisades residents are selling and leaving rather than rebuilding." Choked out by the red tape they (mostly) voted for.
At Hat Hair, Betsey McCaughey sees the Nation Pivoting Toward True Colorblind Justice. I'd like to believe it.
John Sexton believes Bluesky is a 'Hateful' Place in a Downward Spiral. At YaHoo! Bluesky is backfiring. Mark Cuban says the ‘lack of diversity of thought’ is actually pushing users back to X. But it has such a lovely name!
Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett "There’s no “culture war” until we fought back." Quote David Harsanyi @davidharsanyi, "Throughout my life, leftist ideology has increasingly pervaded every cultural space. And Democrats have acted as if it was all apolitical. "Polarization" is when you notice. x.com/peterbakernyt/…" Timur Kuran @timurkuran "Baby-boomer academics, my own generation of university professors and administrators, began filling the ranks of higher education in the late 1970s. We inherited a fabulous higher education system that welcomed a vast range of debates. Now, as our cohort completes retirement, we leave behind a system that is, though ever more impressive in many respects, much diminished in a dimension critical to teaching how to think: intellectual diversity. The present intellectual monoculture of US higher education has facilitated the takeover of many university functions by woke activists and their woke-tolerant allies. . . " Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79 "Naomi wrote: “Therapists are no longer trained to be neutral; they’re trained to be agents of political change.” “Speaking up comes with risk. But in a field where dissent is discouraged and students are coerced, I’ve chosen to say: No more.” And now she’s lost her internship."
.jpg)
