Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Voting Speech Reactions Day 2

President Trump's address to the nation largely on the problems with our voting system are the talk of the town. Even though, most of this was at least hinted at before, it's useful to have a re-airing of grievances. Matt Margolis at PJM, Democrats Don't Want You to See This Video of Biden on Election Interference. TheFOO @PolitiBunny, "It’s wild how hard Schumer is trying to stop our elections from being secured. lol." Quote Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer "Not now. Not ever. The SAVE Act is dead on arrival in the United States Senate. x.com/atrupar/status…" Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "Once Upon A Time ... A crazy man claimed that voter data for every American was in China, and the CCP had used secret illegal U.S. election computer access to switch votes in 2020. And the crazy man was mocked & sued. But times changed, and new information came to light ..." Mike Lindell, the My Pillow guy. Ace, Trump: We Recovered Documents From the CIA About Their Scheme to Hide All Intelligence from Me That Could Help Me in My 2020 Re-Election Campaign and Trump: There Is Evidence of a Massive Chinese Effort to Compromise America's Voting Rolls -- But the Deep State Covered It Up, "This is treason. And the death penalty should be on the table." Hat Hair's Dave Strom cites CNN and Blinken in 2024: Yes, China Was Interfering in U.S. Elections. Victory Girls say Yes Virginia, There Were Election Integrity Issues And Data Was Stolen. Ezra A. Cohen @EzraACohen, "Just wait till the American people get the full story on the concerted effort across multiple IC agencies to suppress information related to CCP interference in the election to Biden’s benefit. Who was the ring leader? Several of us stood up to it at the time." Quote Christopher Porter @DrPorter "CIA and ODNI senior leadership harassed and drove me from the building when I said China had interfered in 2020. So thankful that @FBIDirectorKash is standing up for the truth senior Intelligence Community leaders conspired to hide."

Mary Chastain at LI cites Mullin: ‘We’ve Identified 250,000 Noncitizens Registered to Vote’ in Four States, “We also worked with proactive states to identify 28,000 non-citizens on their voter rolls, plus 400,000 individuals that are still registered to vote that are deceased.” Sundance at CTH, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Outlines 250,000 Illegal Aliens Registered to Vote in Four States. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: DHS Announces New Election-Security Measures After Trump Release of Intel.

 According to PJM's Vicky Taft, NBC, ABC, and CNN Blacked Out the President's Speech, So Aunt Mary and Uncle John Deleted THEM. ConfirmBias @Fulcrumbs44, "My guess is that the networks thought that President Trump would be speaking about Fulton County last night. They likely had all of their talking points set. Instead he threw them a curveball, and spoke about the fact that our media had been compromised by foreign entities. While he was revealing they were compromised, they were kind enough to suppress his address....and prove his point!" Cernovich @Cernovich, "Last night the entire media establishment was spooked. Selfie videos and posts from Dems including Kamala. That says it all." Quote 2WAY @2waytvapp, “When I hear complaints from Democrats that, ‘we can’t air false election claims because that will discourage the voters,’ … I say, ladies and gentlemen, the media aired false election claims about ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ for the entirety of the Trump presidency,” says @MarkHalperin about TV news networks refusing to air Donald Trump’s primetime address. “So get off your frigging fainting couches and don’t tell me that we cannot listen to political leaders making false accusations about an election.” Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Exactly correct. Still waiting for our shitbag media to do the Pulitzer-winning takedown on that. (They won't. No Pulitzer up that alley)." Quote Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "I don't know if any of these claims are true, but what did happen in 2020 was a global pandemic that originated in a Chinese laboratory and was partially funded by USAID and facilitated by Ecohealth Alliance, which, in fact, ended up affecting the election later that year." Ace, The Same Media That Pushed Hillary's Fake Opposition Research About Russia Collusion For Six Years Can't Believe Trump Is Alleging Election Irregularities. "Hillary's oppo fictions were worth reporting -- but an actual scandal with actual documentation doesn't."

At No Pasaran! The Economist Weekly Reveals Its Frustration: Why Won't Donald Trump Let the SAVE Act Go? wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "It's not necessary to believe in a specific instance of US voter fraud or system corruption to realize that the current system falls far short of the standard one required of any professional database. Essentially there should be an indexed table of voters with primary keys and a transaction log of their votes related by foreign key to elections. The fact that this is so hard to implement suggests there is great pressure not to make it secure. Creating a technically secure voting system is not the hard part. Wanting one is." Teri Christoph at RedState sees how Olive Garden Just Accidentally – and Hilariously! – Made the Case for Voter ID. You need a picture ID to use their Never-Ending Pasta Pass.

I&I reminds us Hey, Republicans, Spending Is Still Out Of Control. Yep.

From Insty, ALIVE OR DEAD? HE’S SCHRODINGER’S SENATOR: Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "BREAKING: Kentucky Politicians Want to Know If Mitch McConnell is 'Dead’ Multiple Kentucky politicians demand that Mitch McConnell’s office provide convincing proof that the senator is still alive. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he received multiple calls suggesting McConnell may have died while he was hospitalized. Speaking with Katie Couric, Beshear said two separate calls from government agencies raised alarms and he sought reassurance about McConnell's condition. "I got two calls from agencies suggesting that Sen. McConnell had passed away," Beshear said...." I suspect he's alive, but that he'll never see the Senate floor again.

John Sexton thinks it's remarkable that Ukraine's Drone Attacks Work on a Free Market System. Pay for play.

Ace thinks the Maine Democrats' Debate to Replace Graham Platner Sparks Question, "Say, Why Did We Get Rid of Graham Platner?" "Maine Democrats staged a Candidate Cattle Call last night." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn observes Maine Dems Dump Rape-y Nazi and Get a Freak Parade (Pick the tranny!) and John Sexton hears Things Not Going Well for Guys Who Recruited Platner. Jeff Charles at TownHall, This Is What's Happening to the Consultants Who Made Graham Platner. From NYPo, Maine socialists try again — with another he-man fake to sub for Graham Platner. Crimson Hub says Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Wants Higher Taxes But Had His Own Tax Issues.

End Wokeness on X: "Mamdani housing event features a lady in a mask ranting about her landlord, declaring "eviction = violence"." Mary Chastain, New York City Mayor Mamdani Continues His War on Landlords "Mamdani might achieve his collectivism goal sooner than expected." If you thing housing is bad now, just wait. TownHall's Dmitri Bolt thinks Marco Rubio Just Delivered the Most Devastating Case Against Communism Yet. Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "No one is prepared for how stupid things are about to get." Quote 𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 @atlanticesque "Young democrats being +22 on “Free market economy” and -31 on “Capitalism” is both funny and bleak x.com/averyfjames/st…" I don't like the word 'capitalism' which derives from Marx, and much prefer "free market" economy. It's about more that capital. Sensurround @ShamashAran, "Democrats, Please Get Your Act Together..." From Twitchy, Socialists and the City: Cynthia Nixon Scores a Sweet NY Gig After Staying at a Holiday Inn Express "Recently, we reported on the miraculous tale of Christine Marinoni, who managed to land a $200,000-a-year job as the chief of mass engagement (whatever that is) in New York's Department of Education. How did she get the job? Oh, did we forget to mention that she is married to actress, far-left nutjob, and trans activist Cynthia Nixon, who—purely by coincidence, we're sure—had held a huge fundraiser for Zohran Mamdani before he was elected mayor?" Capitalism or socialism, one constant in government is graft. Amy Curtis at TownHall observes Colorado Governor Jared Polis Jumps on the Anti-Socialist Bandwagon and Abdul El-Sayed's Latest Appeal to Voters Backfires. From the Free Bacon, ‘The Doctor … Thinks of You as a Half Citizen’: Abdul El-Sayed Said Doctors Who Don't Accept Medicaid 'Discriminate' Against Black People. His Psychiatrist Wife Doesn't Participate in the Program. "'Because of the nature of structural racism,' doctors think of a Medicaid patient as a 'half citizen,' El-Sayed said." So she works for free like a good communist?

Mary Chastain again, Dem Rep. Adam Smith Voted Against Israel in Part Due to Threats Against Family, "But Smith attempts to appease those leftists even more by railing against Israel in his statement." William A. Jacobson @wajacobson, "A year or two from now when the stories surface that U.S. jobs have been lost b/c Israel is producing it's own munitions and systems for itself and int'l markets, remember it was forced to do so by the psychopathic isolationist right and DSA-controlled Dems." Quote Yonah Jeremy Bob @jeremybob1, "EXCLUSIVE: Israel to produce its own JDAMs (precision bombs) within 2 years. It's already been locally producing other bombs for 2 years. It also quadrupled Arrow production for ISRAELI USE thanks to 2 Germany Arrow deals." I like how the perfesser misused "it's." Nobody's perfect. 

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, This Is Bat-Guano Insane, California, but it's not too insane for California. At Twitchy, Jennifer Newsom Stumbles and Stammers When Confronted With the Fact the DOJ Probe Started Under Biden. Capt. Ed, Walz: Hey, Let He Who Has Not Molested a Kid Throw the First Stone, Amirite? Amy Curtis again, Democrat Bob Brooks’ Financial History Raises Serious Questions in Key PA House Race. A Democrat with poor money handling skill? Whoda thunk? Matt Margolis swears Democrats Are Panicking and Scrambling to Hide Something Big, with an NDA "before a private meeting on the party's finances."

Ace, As US Forces Knock Out Iranian Power Plants, the IRGC Tells Iranians to be Like the UK and France and Turn Off the AC and Die In the Summer Heat. "Trump's bombing them all the way back to modern day Europe." Lee Smith at Table wants to know Is Trump Ready to Win Yet? "After suddenly collapsing the foundations of America’s security architecture in the Middle East, President Donald Trump now recalls that Iran is run by crazy liars—and that the point of fighting wars is winning. But is the administration’s new line just more talk?" wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, ""We are in an essential and existential war with America," [Iran's] Qalibaf said. My comment: His surprise is understandable. The Europeans believed the Israelis would retaliate "proportionately" for Oct 7. Bomb a few symbolic targets in Gaza but stop short of invasion, negotiate with Sinwar. Nor did anyone think the Ukraine war would last longer than WW2. Judging by the British defense budget, they counted on it ending back in 2024 or 2025. As for Iran the French and British fleets (if you can use the term) were going to de-mine the straits just as soon as the war ended, and that should have been some time ago. Instead to Qalibaf's (and everyone's) surprise they unaccountably turned into *real* wars. The kind played for keeps, that end with a last man standing, the sort where the losers, like Hamas, will be hunted down long after they are old and grey, with old Jihadis being shot in their beds by the grandsons of those who perished on that day. "We are in an essential and existential war with America," [Iran's] Qalibaf said. Who pulled a switcheroo on them? After decades of "Death to America" ain't that a surprise." John Sexton hears Iran Places Billboard in Tehran Showing Trump in a Coffin. Trump ought to bomb it just to show we can.

Sarah Anderson at PJM says Dang! Bessent Has a Personal Message for the Fake News About His Assassination Attempt. Driscoll at Insty sees how the THE NEW REPUBLIC DEESCALATES: Scott Bessent: A Deranged Leftist Attempted to Assassinate Me Shortly After I Became Secretary of the Treasury. The New Republic: Don’t You Understand You’re Forcing Us Lefties to Murder You? Ace, Scott Bessent: A Deranged Leftist Attempted to Assassinate Me Shortly After I Became Secretary of the Treasury. The New Republic: Don't You Understand You're Forcing Us Lefties to Murder You? Vance/Rubio or Rubio/Vance?

Cannot be overstated how good this is. https://t.co/88ioa9Jw2p

— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) July 17, 2026

Cam at Bearing Arms has a sigh of relief as Third Circuit Says Ban on 'Assault Weapons' and 'Large Capacity' Magazines Is Unconstitutional.

At Da Wire, ‘I’m Happy’: Agents Celebrate After Trump Reverses Controversial ICE Order, "Not sure how they don't consult Trump about this before they send out guidance to every field office." Beege Welborn, That Thing That Never Happens Seems to Be Happening Again, illegals on welfare. From Campus Reform, DHS to begin placing stricter time limits on student visas. "The Department of Homeland Security will begin limiting student visas to a period of no more than four years, though visa holders can apply for extensions."

RCP reports Democrat State Attorneys Sue to Keep CNN as Partisan as Possible. Trying to block Bari Weiss from being put in charge. Beege Welborn declares The All Bull Corporation News Is Battin' 1000 With Their Reporting.

Rich Penkoski @WFCPreacher, "BREAKING: Virginia State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim (D-Fairfax) has introduced Senate Bill 624, legislation that would define "Islamophobia" within Virginia's assault and battery laws while requiring law enforcement to track crimes allegedly motivated by anti-Islam bias..." RCW looks Inside the Mind of an Online Extremist and retains enough sanity to tell about it.

From da College Fix, Court sides with U. Pittsburgh professor demoted for criticizing affirmative action. 

NYPo claims New numbers reveal the child sex-change mania is worse than we knew.

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.

The Monday Morning Stimulus

McKnight's Long-Term Care News, Nursing home fighting ‘$2M cup of coffee’ penalty finally headed for its day in court

A nursing home that says it’s the victim of a surveyor’s misinterpretation of a non-existent temperature standard for coffee service has formally appealed its $1.8 million penalty in federal court.

In its filing against the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday an attorney for Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center highlighted earlier testimony by the lead surveyor who conceded there is “no regulation for hot coffee.”

“There are [no stated temperature regulations] and CMS utterly failed to provide any evidence otherwise,” attorney Alan Horowitz wrote in a 54-page brief that noted temperature limits for other foods are included in the State Operations Manual that guides surveyors.

The filing occurred in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, a little more than 10 years after the standalone incident that required no special treatment nor a follow-up inspection.

HHS issued a $6,550 per day civil monetary penalty for an Immediate Jeopardy deficiency over 272 days, a span when no similar incidents occurred despite tens of thousands of hot drinks being consumed.

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Outstanding In Her Field up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Refuses Trump's Hormuz Demand

To open the fucking strait. From Ben Whedon at JTN, Iran rejects 45-day ceasefire plan "Despite the apparent stall in negotiations, Trump declared he is negotiating with an "active, willing participant" on the Iranian side." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Go Figure: Iran Rejects Ceasefire, Drops a Little List of Its Own Demands in Return. M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman, "𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝟏𝟎-𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 — 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐄 While Trump was speaking at the White House, Iranian state media confirmed through IRNA that the regime has conveyed its response to Pakistan’s mediation effort: 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞. Instead, they want a “𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳” — on their terms. Iran’s 10-point demand list includes: an end to all conflict in the region, a “𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭” for the Strait of Hormuz, the 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and — most remarkably — 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 for what the U.S. and Israel have destroyed. The reporter on the ground called it what it is: “𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”." Yeah? Well, fuck that. Dave Manney at PJM calls it Defiance Without Leverage: Tehran’s Fatal Miscalculation. Ace sees Iran Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal "Iran Rejects Latest Cease-Fire Proposal, Wants Permanent End to War." Nick Arama at RedState thinks this is Despicable: Iranian Regime's Vile Move to Try to Stop Trump From Hitting Power Plants. Decado @ItsDecado, "The absolute cowardice of this cannibalistic regime is on full display for the entire world to see. Right now, the senior commanders of the Islamic Republic and their families are cowering in deep underground bunkers. But what are they asking of their followers? They are literally begging them to become human shields. State TV has just called for people to form human chains around our power plants tomorrow to cry to the world about war crimes. They are demanding that bodies be used to protect the very infrastructure they stole from us. Look at the undeniable contrast. President Trump willingly sacrificed millions of dollars in military equipment just to ensure not a single American pilot was lost in the southwest. That is the fundamental difference between a true leader who actually values human life, and a terrorist occupation that feeds on it. The mullahs are perfectly willing to let their own supporters burn to ashes as long as they get to survive another day in the dark." Betsy Stauffer at LI, Democrats Blast Trump’s Easter Ultimatum to Iran in Typical, Homogenized Messaging “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day … Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy b**tards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” TownHall's Tom Knighton notes Iran's Greatest Ally Is the Left. Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas, "Dear college students who so fervently protested for months across America: Iran is hanging kids your own age for doing exactly what you did - protesting. Why aren’t you standing up for Iranians who desperately want freedom?" Driscoll at Insty sees BILL KRISTOL FINALLY DISCOVERS A MIDDLE EAST WAR HE OBJECTS TO.

VodkaPundit at PJM, Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence. From NYPo, All the pieces are lining up for regime change in Iran. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, Iran Is Also Losing The Lego War. Scott C. Johnston @SJohnston60, "My liberal friends all dismiss Pete Hegseth as a “Fox News clown” And yet, in barely more than a year, recruiting is soaring and he has overseen four flawless and very complex operations. Midnight Hammer Venezuela Iran Pilot rescue Hats off to this guy." From VodkaPundit at Insty, HMM: Trump confirms U.S. sent guns to Iranian people, but says intermediary kept them. "“We sent some guns,” he said. “They were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs. You know what happened? The people that we sent them to kept them.” “So, I am very upset with a certain group of people and they’re gonna pay a big price for that,” he added. Trump previously told Fox News’s Trey Yingst that he believed Kurdish groups had kept the guns intended for the Iranian people. Kurdish militia forces had been the subject of speculation over a possible role in a ground operation against Iran."

Rusty Weiss at RedState, Trump Vows to Hunt Down, Jail Leaker Who Endangered Missing F-15 Pilot by Tipping Off Iran. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just said a leaker AIDED AND ABETTED Iran, leaking to the fake news information about the search for an American airman PRISON. "When they did that, all of a sudden, the entire country of Iran knew that there was a pilot that was somewhere on their land that was fighting for his life!" "They put this mission, that man at great risk, and HUNDREDS of people looking for him!" This leaker then prompted Iran to put out a BOUNTY on an American troop. Trump will seek JAIL TIME if the media outlet does not reveal who it was. LOCK THE LEAKER UP. "The person that did the story WILL GO TO JAIL if he doesn't say!" Sundance at CTH hosts CIA Director John Ratcliffe Discusses Covert Intel Role During Iran Rescue Operation and President Trump News Conference on Iran Rescue Operation. Amy Curtis at TownHall, President Trump Held a Major Press Conference Today. Here's What He Said. From NYPo, How US used SEAL Team 6, a CIA ruse and death from above to rescue missing F-15 airman in Iran: ‘They’ve been schwackin’ dudes chasing him’. Spitfire @RealSpitfire, "We literally setup a temporary special forces base inside Iran and flew in 300 Army, Navy, and AF special forces troops and little bird gun ships. Then we fought a whole mini war and killed like 1500 Iranian soldiers in 6 hours. And all we left behind was a pair of American flag underwear and some MRE’s. I’m not pro war… but holy sht we can do some amazing things." Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy @Knesix, "So while a wounded American Colonel was hiding in a mountain crevice at 7,000 feet in Iran with nothing but a pistol and a prayer, and the CIA was running a fake rescue convoy to confuse the IRGC, and MQ-9 Reapers were methodically deleting anyone who got within two miles of him, and special operators were prepping to fly INTO Iran, fight their way to a ridge, extract one man, have two planes get stuck in the sand, blow them up, fly in three MORE planes, fight their way OUT... The American left saw that the White House had gone quiet and decided: clearly, Trump is dying at Walter Reed. They posted old video from the Butler assassination attempt as breaking news. They cited "credible reports." A guy literally drove to Walter Reed and reported back: no motorcade, no activity, roads open, nothing happening. Didn't matter. The narrative was already at a million views. Trump was in the Oval Office the entire time, monitoring a rescue op so complicated it already has a Wikipedia page..." From Twitchy, Slim Jim Shocker! Image on X Surfaces of a Valuable US Asset Iran Recovered After Pilot Rescue.

Another crushing blow dealt to the imperialist aggressor. In a single stroke the Iranians have closed the teriyaki beef stick gap and will soon establish dominance. https://t.co/KFWNusASjl

— Strategic Trends (@StrategicTrends) April 5, 2026

Beege Welborn, New Benchmark in European Warfare: French Retreat From Battle They Never Joined MORE. Dave Strom at Hat Hair thinks the Rescue of F-15 WSO Reveals HUGE Cultural Divide Between Left and Right, Europe and America. Twitchy, John Konrad BLISTERS Europe In a Devastating Post About the REAL Reason NATO Is In Trouble. John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "This is why Americans are the deadliest fighters on earth..." At PJM, VodkaPundit, The European Mind Can't Comprehend Why We're Such Bad A****s. Tim Soret @timsoret, "As a European, I apologize to Americans for all the idiocy coming from our side. You save your pilots no matter the cost. You send humans to the moon. You fight authoritarianism head-on. It's truly inspiring. We're on the wrong side of the moral equation." Quote Tim Soret @timsoret, "Frankly I hope I can join your ranks one day. I'm done with the morally smug, economically illiterate, declinist mindset here. We think we're so cultured & so smart, but it's mostly masturbatory. Americans keep demonstrating their uniquely actionable & pragmatic intelligence." Donald Vandergriff on Why the United States Must Withdraw from NATO: Reclaiming Maneuver Warfare, Mission Command, and Strategic Initiative in a Fourth-Generation World "Withdrawal is not isolationism; it is the maneuver required to win in the generations of war ahead." 

A Larry video at Hat Hair, Trump Crushes Democrat Operation to Remove Him As Republican Support Surges. alexandriabrown @alexthechick, "For 40+ years, I have heard that Current President will not leave when his term ends Because of Reasons. The hysterical bleating about it has not gotten less stupid of those years." Quote Frank @richardrahl1086 Replying to @alexthechick and @maddenifico
"When Trump leaves office in January 2029 these people will act like they never said any of this ridiculous shit." Matt Margolis at PJM, Here’s What Trump Has to Say About More Cabinet Shake-Ups. Sundance, President Trump Endorses Steve Hilton in California GOP Primary. At the Chronic, Florida Conservatives’ Powerful Lessons for America. Tom Knighton at BA, Hysteria Reigns Following Hegseth's Announcement allowing soldier to carry guns. Insty, HE’S NOT WRONG. BUT THEN HE SELDOM IS.

𝐕𝐃𝐇: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓'𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑-𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆

Victor Davis Hanson opens with a claim that sounds hyperbolic until he backs it up: we are watching 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧… pic.twitter.com/6gXd3bnYF6

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 6, 2026

Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "No, we shaved off votes in the red counties in the countryside where Trump was strong, and we left the blue counties untouched. We shaved off 10 percent in Douglas County (CO) and 10% in Mesa County (CO) and other red counties until Biden's count was over 50 percent statewide." Quote Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll "Page 185: "The engineer who actually built the algorithm stealing the election for Biden looked at me like I was an idiot and asked, "Do you think we stole the election here in the blue counties? We're smarter than that. No, we shaved off votes in the red counties in the x.com/Rasmussen_Poll…" Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "NEW: Mainland China CCP factory employees and Taiwanese warehouse workers have provided written affidavits on how they and others have installed illegal corrupted components into U.S. voting machines FOR YEARS ... From @EmeraldRobinson & @PatrickByrne" Maisey Jefferson at Da Fed reports Maine Supreme Court Shoots Down Dems’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Ranked-Choice Voting Scheme. 

Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "The biggest problem the Democrats have is their inability to love America when they are not in charge of it." Quote Delanie Bomar @DelanieBomar, "This is a five-alarm fire for Democrats in swing states. CNN: "Democrats are, just simply put, running behind their previous benchmark." Dave Strom thinks It Is Impossible to Overstate How Deranged the Left Has Become and Hasan Piker Is Becoming a Litmus Test for the Left. Jean @queens_parents, "Anti-capitalist Zohran Mamdani is tight with his buddy Hasan Piker who thinks this about property owners who don’t rent: “Yeah kill them! KiII those motherf*ckrs and muder those motherf*ckrs in the streets…let the streets soak in their red f*ing capitalist bloods”" Kim "Katie" USA @KimKatieUSA, "TikTok influencer goes on TMZ and calls assassin Luigi Mangione “the closest thing we have to a real-life superhero” then demands he be released because “we have MORE WORK TO DO.” These people aren’t confused. They’re straight-up evil." End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Joy Reid's warning about the far-right: "Their plan? 0 income tax, 0 regulation, earn as much as you want, your family inherits it all!"" Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "To save Democracy, we must criminalize voting" Quote Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "Meet Suzanna Karatassos (D). She’s running for Georgia State House. She says if Democrats win then anyone who voted for Trump should lose internet access for four years." 

Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren "Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over. And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare." Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "Just stop, we all know your scam. >Democrats raise taxes. >Money flows to NGOs packed with Democratic operatives. >Those operatives take their cut, write a check to Democratic campaigns > Report back that the problem still exists and needs more funding. If you fix the problem... the money stops. So nothing ever gets fixed..." At Bastiat's Window, Eating Jeff Bezos
Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a wealth tax on "ultra-millionaires." "Note that in 1913, the federal income tax was sold as a tax on the richest of the rich in America." VodkaPundit at Insty hears a GOOD QUESTION: Why is Kweisi Mfume Funneling $245K in Federal Funds to Johns Hopkins for Gun Locks That Are Already Available for Free? “But maybe the prospect of the Bloomberg School, that’s named for America’s most prominent gun-grabber, handing out locks provided by the gun industry is more than anyone at Johns Hopkins can handle. Better, then, to have taxpayers foot the bill, right? Besides, the school has demonstrated that they’re more than happy to hoover up as many federal tax dollars as they can to further the cause of civilian disarmament. Or maybe the money went somewhere else — who knows?” Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "Gee, was anyone else president in the interim?" Quote Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie "10 years after Trump vowed to erase the national debt, it has doubled https://reason.com/2026/03/31/10-years-ago-today-trump-promised-to-eliminate-the-national-debt-instead-it-has-doubled/"

Nicole Russell at USA Today notes Democrats destroyed California. Could a Republican save it? | Opinion. Joel Kotkin at NYPo, Why Californians are leaving — and what Gavin Newsom is spending $19M to hide. From the California Globe, Top 50 Disasters Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Ushered into California: 2025 Edition. Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "The juxtaposition between the 60 Minutes piece on California’s high-speed rail disaster and Elizabeth Warren’s “please bro, just another seven billion dollars” tweet is delightful." Beege Welborn says Dems Searchin' for Their Electoral Savior and Their Fantasy Candidate Looks Suspiciously Familiar. John Sexton at Hat Hair has hopes Is San Francisco Sobering Up? They might try rehab, but I doubt it will stick. And a Report: Group of Women Preparing to Accuse Rep. Swalwell of Harassment and Virginia Voters Discover Gov. Spanberger Is Not a Moderate.

Bob Hoge at RedState reports Steve Bannon's Contempt of Congress Conviction Vacated by the Supreme Court. Mediaite whines JUST IN: Supreme Court Sides With Steve Bannon, Leading to Possible Dismissal of His Contempt of Congress Conviction. Now do Pete Navarro. 

Kevin Downey at PJM has the The J6 Pipe Bomb Update You Don't Want to Miss. It's still Weird. I'm not convinced either way.

MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks Trump Needs A ‘Vicious Operator’ To Bring Justice Back To The Justice Department. Sundance has a Question from Mail: It’s Been Two Weeks on the Atkinson Transcript, What’s the Holdup?

CIS reports DHS Funding Follies Continue "How do you deal with kidnappers who aren’t clear what ransom they’re demanding?" TownHall's Joe Chalfant thinks Sec. Markwayne Mullin's Newest Proposal Should Have the Left Terrified. Sanctuary city? No customs and border patrol at your airport. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NEW: In interview w/ colleague @BretBaier, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin floats the idea of stripping CBP/customs officers from airports in large sanctuary cities as retaliation for refusing to cooperate with the federal government. International travelers wouldn’t be able to fly into airports and leave without going through customs. Mullin points out that Democrats are also refusing to fund CBP. “It’s something we’re looking at,” Mullin said." From PM, Texas continues cutting services for illegal immigrants. Bart Marcois at Am Great asks Is Deportation Compassionate? "True compassion doesn’t stop at borders; it strengthens nations by rewarding legal immigration, enforcing the law, and exporting the ideas that made America prosper." Atop Da Hill, Jonathan Turley on birthright citizenship, Reclaiming our own birthright: We might need to amend the Constitution.

Driscoll at Insty, 60 MINUTES: Steve Kroft ‘Hated’ Working for CBS Newsmagazine, He Says. "60 Minutes has been rocked by tumult recently, with high-profile talent shakeups and the $16 million parent company Paramount agreed to pay to Donald Trump last summer to settle a lawsuit regarding the newsmagazine. When asked about the atmosphere at 60 Minutes during his July 2025 appearance on The Daily Show, Kroft said, “Devastating’s a good word. I think there’s a lot of fear over there. Fear of losing their job, fear of what’s happening to the country, fear of losing the First Amendment, all of those things.” The “fear of losing the First Amendment” is pure hyperbole; beyond that 60 Minutes’ tumult hasn’t been just “recently.”" NYPo, NPR didn’t quote a single member of Michigan synagogue after attack — but interviewed terrorist’s pals in Lebanon. At Hollywood in Toto, ‘SNL’ Audience Cheers Trump Assassination Joke.

Susie Crabtree at RCP, California High School Reverses Suspension Over Pro-ICE Flyer. From Liberty Unyielding hears Howard University appoints racist crackpot as history professor, giving him an endowed chair, Ibram X. Kendi. Well, Howard University. At the College Fix a Native American adjunct lecturer ponders ‘colonial logics’ of Artemis II moon launch.

Jonathan Turley is outraged by Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Chicago Bulls Offer To Reinstate Jaden Ivey If He Will Do Some Cocaine And Beat A Few Women."

Plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.06.26.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Noem Out Mullin In at DHS

Or at least that's the plan. Her official end date is 31 March. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed started the morning with A Modest Proposal: Paxton for Homeland Security? UPDATE: Noem Out, Trump Appoints Mullin. John Sexton, Kristi Noem is Out, Trump Picks Mullin to Replace Her. PJM's Matt Margolis, Trump to Replace Noem at DHS With Mullin. Bob Hoge at RedState, Noem Out As Trump Names New Secretary of Homeland Security. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Senator Markwayne Mullin Will Replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Ace, Trump Eases Kristi Noem Out of DHS Spot, Promoting Her Downwards to Head an Agency No One Ever Heard Of And I don't mean a cool sexy agency no one ever heard of like UNCLE. I just mean, I have never heard of "Shield of the Americas" before. Sounds kind of cool. Also sounds made-up." At Althouse, Noem ousted. "Just now. The NYT reports. President Trump fired his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Thursday and announced plans to replace her with Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, after she was grilled by Republican lawmakers this week at congressional hearings.... On Thursday, the president contradicted remarks that Ms. Noem made under penalty of perjury in her hearing before a Senate panel on Wednesday: that Mr. Trump had signed off ​on a border security advertising campaign featuring Ms. Noem. “I ​never knew anything about it,” ​Mr. Trump told Reuters.... Ms. Noem has faced scrutiny ​from lawmakers about the campaign, on which the government spent $220 million. The firm handling it was connected to the husband of Ms. Noem’s former spokeswoman. The ads prominently featured Ms. Noem, including in a scene filmed on horseback at Mount Rushmore in ​the former ​South ⁠Dakota governor’s home state...." Robby Soave at Reason, Trump Fires Kristi Noem From DHS "Even Republicans were sick of her reckless spending and habitual lies." At TownHall Matt Vespa explains, Here's What Caused Trump to Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. News Wax cites the Breitbart Chief: Noem Ad Campaign 'Biggest Scandal' of Trump Administration. I, for one, was tired of that ad. However, I hate giving into Democrats and getting nothing back in return. Democrats have already expressed their glee, and are saying it's not enough to open DHS.

From Fox, Operation Epic Fury destroys Iran's navy and cuts missile attacks by 90% in ongoing campaign. AP whines Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine. ABC whines US sinking of Iranian ship raises questions of legality. Their "Experts say the incident highlights the need for a declaration of war." NYT, Trump Says He Wants to Destroy Iran’s Navy. Here’s What to Know. "The United States has long considered Iranian naval ships a serious threat, even as the country’s nuclear and missile programs dominate discussions of its military capabilities." I believe I heard that the US had sunk 40 Iranian ships as of yesterday. CDR Salamander, The Sinking of the Dena Was Textbook "...the chart don't lie..." From Quotalaciousness, “[I]nternational law is not law; it is a set of rules and claims that pretends to be law.” Aaron Hanscom at PJM, U.S. and Spain in Standoff Over Iran War: What’s the Truth?

Meanwhile in Iran, Hat Hair's John Sexton wonders Is the Iranian Regime Cracking? Police, Soldiers, and Even IRGC Members Not Showing Up to Work, Capt. Ed cites WaPo: Here Come the Kurds?, Dave Strom notices the UK is Becoming a Pariah in Gulf and Have You Noticed That Gulf States Are Implicitly Allied With Israel?, and Beege Welborn on Making Friends, Influencing People: Now the Iranians Done Pissed the Azerbaijanis Off UPDATE. Jeff Charles at TownHall thinks the Iranian Regime Is About to Find Out Why Attacking Arab Nations Was a Stupid Idea.

At Beyond the Ideological, Zineb Ribqua thinks China is Scrambling. From Sundance at CTH, China Halts Refiners from Exporting Diesel and Gasoline and hosts Newsmax Carl Higbie Outlines the Stakes for China from Operation Epic Fury. Jake Broe @RealJakeBroe, "China is the nation facing the biggest economic catastrophe from the Straits of Hormuz being closed. If the US and Israel cannot get the situation under control as fast as possible, then the Chinese economy will be the first to go into crisis." Capt. Ed, Broken Axis: Russia, China Suddenly Have No Time for Mullahs. From the Brussel's Signal, The Great Game of Oil: Why Iran is about leverage not liberation. I hope Iranians liberate themselves, but it's not exactly necessary. 

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I'm getting tired of explaining this, but I'll do it again because there is so much stupidity out there. Here is the Seven Step Plan: 1. Decapitate Iran's leadership and destroy its military. 2. A new regime comes to power that will no longer fund Hamas/Hezbollah. 3. Without Iranian arms and cash, Palestinians have no choice but to make a lasting peace with Israel. 4. With the Palestinian conflict ended, the Gulf Arab countries will have the political breathing room to fully engage with Israel as a regional partner. 5. Peace in the Middle East, at long last. 6. Trump once again gets rebuffed for the Nobel Peace Prize in favor of a transgender Coptic nun in Madagascar who rescued a species of hermit crabs. 7. Profit." At I&I, Trump’s Axing Of Evil Ends Both Neocon And Mad MAGA Ideology. Bricktop_NAFO @Bricktop_NAFO, "IN A BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW PROFESSOR JIANG PREDICTS THE UNITED STATES WILL LOSE THE WAR AGAINST IRAN AND EXPLAINS EXACTLY HOW After everything thats going on and watching Iran's methods of retaliation. This all makes sense. THIS IS A SHOCKING MUST WATCH!" Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "I had never heard of this “Professor” Jiang until a few days ago, and now he’s suddenly everywhere, which is an obvious sign that he’s astroturfed agitprop. Meanwhile, the people giving him a platform are just retards." David French @DavidAFrench, "We absolutely need to know if this was an American strike. It's looking increasingly like it was, and if so it will be one of the worst individual incidents of civilian deaths in a generation or more." Quote Malachy Browne @malachybrowne, "Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say." Scott Kid @under2point5g, "A tragedy regardless. But please @DavidAFrench @jaycaspiankang stop siding with radical Muslims who put military infrastructure next to schools again and again over this country that’s given you everything. Act like sober adults for once under this admin!" At Althouse, "It seems that the Democratic Party, broadly, has concluded that the roughly 120-hour-old campaign is a disaster that the public is destined to despise...." "Writes Noah Rothman, in "The Democrats’ Iran Gamble" (National Review)." Don Surber, Democrats go to war Against Trump. Go? They have been since he came down the elevator. Amy Curtis at TownHall hears Secretary Hegseth Blasts the Democrats for Rooting for America to Fail in Iran. Mark Judge at Hat Hair writes of Iran and the Vindication of Christopher Hitchens. Althouse, sees "That this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages to my way of thinking is a horror." from Trump talking to Rona Barrett in 1980. From Sundance, Division, Derision and the Economics of the Thing. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Honored to have my first byline published by @theammind. For 40 years, the democracy-promotion establishment protected Khamenei while claiming to oppose him. When the strikes came, they dispatched the protest machine to protect the regime. Why?"

VodkaPundit at PJM sees The Weirdest Thing Just Happened in Ukraine... Again Ryan Mauro @ryanmauro, "Global Seditionist Movement Alert: Russia is deploying a line that you should expect to appear in the Seditionist-Right media soon. The claim: Ukraine is committing “genocide” & “ethnic cleansing” against the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia (southwest Ukraine) by disproportionately sending them to die on the battlefield. Putin is hoping to popularize pan-Hungarian irredentism so that Russia can offer Transcarpathia to Hungary if it joins the Axis. Be on the lookout for Russian efforts to build armed proxies in the Hungarian-populated areas of Ukraine and on both sides of the border." I expect the Trolls at Althouse to pick up on it.

Sundance, Hemispheric Boss Level: Epic – Venezuela Edition. TheLastRefuge @TheLastRefuge2, "... Interior Secretary Doug Bergum standing next to Venezuela interim President Delcy Rodriquez, as the govt thanks President Donald Trump.... who just forcibly snatched Nicholas Maduro. Um, that's a level of ultimate boss beyond what I ever thought possible. Wow. Just Wow." Quote Emmanuel Rincón @EmmaRincon, " Translated from Spanish Delcy Rodríguez thanks Donald Trump, the man who two months ago bombed Caracas and forcibly took Maduro."

Ace crows Schmolls: Trump's Second Term Approval Is Higher Than That of the "Popular" Barack Obama and George Bush Too "From Real Clear Politics:" I am loathe to point out that both were succeeded by someone from the other party. Althouse likes her NYT, "Every president, of course, creates a decision-making structure tailor-made for his own style."

Sundance claims Ken Paxton Offers to Drop Out of Race if Thune and Cornyn Will Eliminate Filibuster and Pass SAVE Act. Sounds like a good deal to me, so it won't happen. Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "#BREAKING: Lakeshia Alston, the woman running for election as a REPUBLICAN in North Carolina's Senate District 22 in a full hijab... ...and was revealed to actually be a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT RAN COMPLETELY UNOPPOSED AND IS NOW THE GOP CANDIDATE!!!! WHAT?!!!!"

Beege Welborn notices CA Gov Race a Cluster to the End and State Dem Leaders Are Spazzing. At Althouse, Trump and "good looking men." "And speaking of good looking men, Katie Couric asks Gavin Newsom if he's "just ridiculously good looking" and whether he has "a Zoolander problem.""

Corey Walker @CoreyWriting "I think it's ok to be "uptight" over Nazi tattoos, but whatever I guess." Quote Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias "I think the effort to cancel Platner over tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party. I'd just like to see him extend that to some more flexible thinking about policy."

Katya Sedgewick at the Everyman Commentary, New York, Islam and Why Every Dog will Still Have its Day. "The recent row on X between Nerdier Kiswani and Congressman Randy Fine over dogs in New York City shows how the notion of a shared American culture has gone to the dogs."

WJ, Masked Man Arrested Outside GOP Campaign Event - Cops Bagging Multiple Rifle and Pistol Magazines - No Injuries.

Shipwreckedcrew, In 9-0 Decision The Supreme Court Remove A Barrier Used By Some Appellate Judges To Slow The Pace Of Removing Illegal Aliens "Appeals Courts must accept facts as found in immigration courts if supported by "substantial evidence" -- and may reject such findings only if a "reasonable adjudicator would be compelled" to do so." PJM's Cathy Salgado, reports DHS Is Revetting Nearly 200K Afghans Let in by Biden. Dan McCarthy at RCP explains how Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives.

From Da Mail, CBS boss 'OUTRAGED' by clip showing Texas TV reporter being told not to cover jubilant Iranian protests after Trump had Ayatollah killed. X Freeze @XFreeze, "The “Wikilaundering” scandal is finally blowing wide open and it’s worse than we thought. A massive investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism just exposed the ugly truth: Wikipedia is corrupt to its core You do not get information. You get propaganda.... articles manipulated by the highest bidder, billionaires, PR firms, and woke activists Here’s exactly how the rot works..."

Nancy Pearcey @NancyRPearcey, "Just last week, I told one of my students that virtually all societies have practiced slavery, from the Chinese to the Arabs to the Native Americans. My student responded: "I thought it was just Americans." Quote "The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole "Most Hispanic, Black, and Asian women think “white people invented slavery.” Most Liberal Millennials think the same." At TCW, My journey from professor to pariah. At the College Fix, Video: UCSF staffer allegedly threatens to ‘hunt’ down and ‘kill’ conservative activist. Mike LaChance at LI, NY Judge Overturns Disciplinary Actions Against Columbia Students Who Took Over Building in 2024, “the panel’s determinations that petitioners committed most of the charged disciplinary violations… are arbitrary and capricious.” Amy Curtis, Leftist Gets Schooled About Why There's a Charlie Kirk Banner at the Department of Education.

At Hollywood in Toto, Punk Fail? Rockers Cancel Festival Over Trump. "Jello Biafra leads wave of rockers pulling out of tour over tepid Trump ties." Bummer; I guess.

Stacy McCain has a Violence Against Women Update. "Newly obtained police records and body-worn camera footage shed additional light on a physical altercation involving Black Lives Matter organizer Clyde McLemore and a woman who worked with him at the Black Lives Matter Resource Center in Waukegan."

And yet, still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.05.26 (Afternoon Edition). The Wombat hasFMJRA 2.0: Better Than Expected up and at 'em at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sunday in the Meme Mines

At Hat Hair, Steve Moore calls Dow 50,000: A Supply-Side Miracle. Roger Kimball at The Spec notes Trumponomics is working. Daniel Baldwin @baldwin_daniel_, "On days like today, I like calling back to this headline from June 2024: "Trump would make America’s inflation crisis worse, 16 Nobel economists warn" CPI is at 2.4% YoY in January as gasoline declined 7.5%. The "Nobel economists" were dead wrong." Funny that a working businessman understands the economy better than a bunch of college professors. The I&I ed board thinks the Latest Jobs Report Explains Why Dems Hate Trump So Much. "In January, the economy added 172,000 private sector jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was better than economists had expected (which seems to be a running theme in the Trump administration). And the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%. So, what’s the bad news for Democrats? The number of federal government jobs shrank by 32,000. Worse still, this is on top of a string of monthly government job losses since President Donald Trump took office."

On the Epstein files, John Sexton at Hat Hair Ro Khanna Faceplants Again. Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna, "@RepThomasMassie and I forced last night the DOJ to disclose the identities of 6 men: Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner. I share details of what more we learned to hold the Epstein class accountable." Then Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna, "I appreciate JSweetLI’s reporting confirming today that Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonid Leonov, and Nicola Caputo were just part of a photo line up and are not connected to Epstein's crimes. I wish DOJ had provided that explanation earlier instead of redacting then unredacting their names. They have failed to protect survivors, created confusion for innocent men, and have protected rich and powerful abusers. We must have full transparency and the truth. Joe Chalfant at TownHall hears DOJ Officials Claim Thomas Massie Just Made an Unbelievable Error. Sundance at CTH, Thomas Massie Accuses Four Random, Innocent Men of Being Pedophiles and Sex Traffickers, Because Their Names Appeared in Epstein Files. Bonchie @bonchieredstate "On the one hand, you have four random guys who had nothing to do with Epstein. On the other hand, you have your billionaire donor, Reid Hoffman, who visited Epstein's island and ranch and was working to help him as late as 2018. Really weird that you never mention the latter." Quote Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna Replying to @RepRoKhanna, "I appreciate @JSweetLI’s reporting confirming today that Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonid Leonov, and Nicola Caputo were just part of a photo line up and are not connected to Epstein's crimes." At Breitbart, Media Actively Cover Up Obama Lawyer’s Chummy Ties to Epstein.

Joe Chalfant again, GOP Secures Votes Needed to Pass the SAVE Act. "Senate Republicans have secured the needed votes to pass the SAVE Act after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) confirmed that she would sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill late Friday afternoon." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R-ME) is a YEA on the SAVE America Act, a HUGE victory! We are now at 50 GUARANTEED VOTES — with JD Vance, that's enough to PASS it after a talking filibuster! Collins was previously unsure. THIS IS MASSIVE! Get it done, save the republic!" Nicki Minaj @NICKIMINAJ, "Wow. This made me so happy. Barbz, update the hashtag with #SaveAmericaAct beginning now & going forward. I’ll do a poll for you guys to choose if you’d like a new look or a new Spaces tonight." Quote Officer Lew @officer_Lew "BREAKING Alaska's Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), the 49th Senator, has just thrown his full support behind the SAVE America Act! Huge win for election integrity—proof of citizenship to register & secure our votes. Momentum is building fast!" DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "I find it fascinating that 75% of Democrat voters want Voter ID laws, but 100% of Democrat elites are against it. The elites know the entire system is rigged, but Democrat voters actually think they’re winning these elections. Going to be a rude awakening when they realize only about 35% of the country aligns with their views, not 50%."

Reuters whines US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations. Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Critically Important Speech to Munich Security Conference. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I don't think they realize that "blowing up the world order as we knew it" is precisely why we elected Trump." Quote Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins, "BREAKING: Mark Kelly just slammed Donald Trump for blowing up the world order as we knew it. This is fire."

So "the government" is shut down again. Or rather, a rather small part of it, as Democrats will not agree to continues funding of DHS. Unfortunately, for Democrats, ICE will not be affected because it's funding was already included in the BBB. But it will affect the FEMA and TSA (another agency I'd like to see curtailed quite a bit, let the airlines bear the cost of screening. I'll bet they do it better.) A Hat Hair video, Democrats Shutdown The Government For Political Sideshow.

At Am Think J Bob Smith thinks about The Blue States’ Doom Loop "Annually and increasingly, tens of thousands of people are leaving blue states because of politics." Hat Hair's John Stossel looks at Fraud Nation. "Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen. It's how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud's Andrew McClenahan in this new video. "You're measuring success by the amount of money you put out."" Stacey Matthews at LI, Alleged NYC Antisemitic Stabbing Suspect Out on Bail as Incidents Rise 182% Under Mamdani. “The most disturbing thing about this: It’s no longer a shock to read such a headline.” At least they got bail! At Shooting News Week, Virginia is What Happens When Gun Owners Lose Elections. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Gentle reminder that after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and the attempted assassination of ICE agents it was revealed that the Dem AG candidate in Virginia wanted to kill Republicans and their children The Dems continued to support him and he won the election No price was every paid and the news cycle just moved on, so the lesson is that political violence has zero cost. I 'm sure there won't be any consequences in the future for failing to punish the left." Althouse finds deep thinking, "... Clavicular said he would vote for Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat, over Vice President JD Vance because he preferred Mr. Newsom’s looks to Mr. Vance’s. " ""'It wasn’t, like, a political statement at all,' Clavicular said later of his criticism of Mr. Vance. 'I was just saying he’s fat.'"

MD Kettle at Da Fed sees Unsealed Court Docs Show The FBI Probing Possible Election Crimes In Fulton County. Democrats: "Don't do that! We stole that election fair and square." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "The Bondi-led DOJ has obtained a wildly successful string of huge victories in the courts at the appellate and Supreme Court levels that have advanced the Trump Administration agenda across a broad range of issues that will be consequential for decades to come. If the Epstein hysteria was to evaporate tomorrow never to be heard about again, by far the biggest losses will be the revenue now being realized by all the online influencers who are relying on it for income." Quote reason @reason ""They've been utterly incompetent. Incompetent to the point that it almost seems like you'd have to be doing this on purpose to be this incompetent," says Massie on the DOJ's Epstein files release." Ryan Lovelace at Racket reports EXCLUSIVE: FBI Gathered Intel On 1,000 Journalists, Politicians, Religious Organizations On Flimsy Grounds 'The FBI can gather a dossier on anyone they choose.' I mean, who among us doesn't have a secret FBI dossier? It's a mark of importance!

John Sexton at Hat Hair reports Federal Agents Suspended Amid Claims They Lied to Investigators,. regarding the non-fatal shooting of a illegal alien sought by ICE in Minneapolis. “Video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Mr. Lyons said. “Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation.” Not good.

Gerry Callahan @GerryCallahan, "This is perfect. ICE agent: “If you cared, you would care about the child who got raped and the person who got murdered by the guy we’re looking for. “ Awful, ugly white lady: “I don’t care.” The entire insane national debate encapsulated in 20 sec." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn explores the Annals of AWFL Excess: If It's ICEy, Burn It Down MORE. At RedState Nick Arama wants you to Watch: Viral Video of Woman's Off the Rails Remarks to Deputy - Best Part Was the Sheriff's Response. Twitchy has CBS Austin: Teen Says She Was Threatened With a Taser During Anti-ICE Walkout. Maybe she deserved it? Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth, "Here’s the video of Greenlee getting in the face of cops and making contact with them… You conveniently left that out of your reporting. It took me 90 seconds to find it…. You’re intentionally trying to make her look like a victim when she isn’t." At BA Tom Knighton finds a Portland Anti-ICE Activist who Illustrates a Fantastic Way to Get Shot.

From NYPo, Hillary Clinton says migration ‘went too far’ and ‘needs to be fixed in a humane way’ DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Obama said Democrats need to start cleaning up homeless tent cities. Hillary is now saying mass migration needs to end and we need secure borders. The memo has gone out. Democrats are trying to moderate for the midterms." Quote America @america "Hillary Clinton admits mass migration has been “destabilizing” to society: “It went too far, it’s been disruptive and destabilizing.”"

juicystar1908 @juicystar1908, "If you are an H-1B landlord in Maricopa County, you should pack your bags and look at one-way flights to go home. I have read every single classified ad on http://azindia.com to find a deportable individual who listed a rental property. I found over 50 landlords and over 60 addresses in Maricopa County alone. I would love to praise the work of @MCAssessor and @AssessorEddie for building a very user-friendly website that makes it easy to find property ownership information. The information was sent to the fraud team of the State Department on 02/09/2026." Quote Tyler Bowyer @tylerbowyer "There are approximately 5 counties that could send America into Despotism for a generation. Maricopa County is one of them. . . . "

TownHall's Kurt Schlichter insists It Is Right and Proper to Laugh at the Suffering of Journalists. Althouse Trump sought to influence Bill Maher and he's now going to complain that he didn't get as much favorable press/comedy as he thinks — or pretends to think — he deserves. ""Sometimes in life you waste time! T.V. Host Bill Maher asked to have dinner with me through one of his friends, also a friend of mine, and I agreed," said Trump (at Truth Social). . . . Trump seems to enjoy diminishing Maher, but I suspect Maher adopted this "little me" pose to disarm Trump. Obviously, Maher was bullshitting. There's no one who has never been scared. It's a joke. He's a comedian. And so is Trump."

From Campus Reform, White student sues after Albany Law School protects professor who allegedly went on racist rant. "Rowland Rupp, a student at Albany Law School, has filed a lawsuit after he says Anthony Farley, a black professor, shut off the classroom’s recording equipment and went on a tirade in class aimed at whites and conservatives. The lawsuit alleges that the school did not investigate Rupp’s complaint, but rather aggressively pursued a retaliatory complaint filed by the professor."

 NYPo thinks The media need to stop gaslighting us about the reality of trans mass shooters

Power Line: The Week in Pictures: Bugs Bunny Halftime Edition

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Still Winning up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.