Flotsam and Jetsam - Sups Take Up Jack's Trump Plea

 From Breitbart, Supreme Court to Quickly Decide Whether or Not to Hear Trump Immunity Defense in Special Counsel Prosecution "Late Monday the Supreme Court granted Smith’s request to expedite its consideration of his petition to take the case, with the court ordering Trump’s lawyers to file their response to his petition by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20. If the court grants the petition, Trump’s case would be heard early in 2024. If the justices deny the petition, then Trump’s current appeal on the immunity argument will play out in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit." Nicole Silvero at Da Caller thinks Elie Honig Names One Thing That Could Doom Cases Against Trump "Honig warned both Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ cases against Trump could be “out the window” if the Supreme Court sides with the former president. “If Donald Trump is to win here, obviously Jack Smith’s federal election interference case is out the window,” Honig said during a Monday segment of “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” “I also think Fani Willis’ case is doomed. Yes, that is a state-level case, but the principles of immunity would apply whether it’s a federal or state-level prosecution. Again, that’s if Trump wins.”"At Da Caller, Jack Smith Collected Images, Website Visits And Usage Data From Trump’s Cellphone, Filing Reveals.  I&I has a poll, Nearly Half Of Dems Say Charges Against Trump Are Politically Motivated. Vicky Taft at PJM sees Lawsuits Against Trump Are So Transparently Political They're Backfiring Badly With Democrats. From Politico, Michael Cohen’s lawyer in hot water after citing court cases that don’t exist "He cited three apparently bogus cases as precedent to terminate supervised release for Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair comments "This is some next-level meta phenomenon. What’s next, a perjury trial for the attorney representing the perjurer?" Did he hire ChatGPT as his lawyer? At Am Great Daniel Oliver discourses on The Inevitability of Nonsense about Donald Trump.

Margot Cleveland at Da Fed is not impressed that the Weiss Indictment Parrots Bogus Claim That A Chinese Felon Paid Hunter Biden $1M For Legal Representation. No evidence of a legal work product. Ace, Hunter Biden Files For Dismissal of Federal Gun Charges; Speaker Johnson Says Biden's Stonewalling Compels a Formal Vote to Begin an Impeachment Investigation. "Thanks to rick223, Hunter Biden continues with his "Dark Hunter" legal strategy of suing his enemies and aggressively meritless filings to dismiss." Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall cites Oversight Committee Posts the 'Biggest Revelations' From Investigation of Biden. No great surprises here, unless all you read is the WaPoo, but it's useful to see them all in one place.

Hat Hair's Beege Wellborn notes Time for a Little CNBC Positive POTATUS Wishcasting, lipstick, pig. Trevor Thomas at Am Think thinks he sees Bidenflation Right Before Your Eyes.  Will Kessler at Da Caller  shows Here’s How Much Americans’ Home Payments Have Increased Under Biden. Yahoo! reports The Fed watcher who called the 2007 housing bubble expects interest rates to stay high for ‘much, much, much longer.’ It’s payback for the unsustainable ‘free money era’. Paul Bedard at WaEx hears a former Regulations czar: Biden turns OMB into ‘Co-conspirator in over-regulation.’ From the Free Bacon, Congress Probes Biden Admin's $3 Billion Loan to Solar Company Accused of Scamming Elderly. Solyndra on steroids.  

PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Ouch. You Won’t Believe Who Democrats Are Recruiting to Save Biden’s Campaign. Hillary! Ace, Antisemetic Mob Shows Up For Biden Fundraiser, Defacing Homes and a Synagogue. Hat Hair's KT reports Kamala's Campaign Communication Director is a Defund the Police Kind of Guy.

Bob Spencer at Front Page, Man Fires Shots Outside Albany Synagogue, Screams ‘Free Palestine’. "FBI working to find motive." Mary Chastain at LI, Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Attacking an Elderly Jewish Man in Beverly Hills, "Officers booked Jarris Jay Silagi, 44,  “on the suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery, elder abuse and a hate crime.”"  From the Free Bacon, Soros-Backed Group Storms Senate Office Building, Demands Israeli Ceasefire "US Campaign for Palestinian Rights boasts of its activists having 'TAKEN OVER the Senate atrium'" Seems kind of insurrectiony to me, do you think they'll face charges like the J6ers? PJM's Athena Thorne thinks it's Amazing! Biden DOJ Successfully Prosecutes Antifa Terrorist Who Firebombed Pro-Life Office. I suspect they'll stop and declare victory.

Sundance at CTH is not surprised 46 Deep State Officials Including Rosenstein, Clapper and Morell Urge Congress to Pass HPSCI Version of FISA-702 Renewal to Expand Domestic Surveillance.  "Speaker Johnson abandoned the competing same-day floor vote effort, and no one is sure where it goes from here; but that’s probably why the Deep State guys are writing a letter trying to influence Johnson on what bill to permit a vote."

The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great, Not ‘Trump the Dictator’ Again "The Left projects itself onto Trump, and understandably finds itself all too terrifying." Breitbart, Trump Crushing Everyone in Iowa Per Des Moines Register Poll and a Poll: 17% of Black Americans Support Donald Trump, Up 9 Points from 2020. At Da Caller, Poll Shows Trump With Enormous Lead Over Biden In Crucial Battleground State. Pete Van Buren at Am Con predicts What Will Happen in the Second Trump Term. "A look behind the rhetoric at the actual plans being hatched. . . . To start, Trump will certainly not repeat a mistake from term 1.0: He will quickly fill his political appointee positions with allies. This is what every new president does, but Trump was roundly criticized in term 1.0 for not filling the ranks fast enough and thus somehow endangering America. Probably never expecting to win, and not being a lifetime politician, Trump took office without a folder of thousands of resumes from party loyalists and think tank exiles looking for work." Will Pierce at Da Caller,  I Advised Bernie And Raised Funds For Biden. Now I’m Joining The Republican Party, "The main reason I am leaving the Democratic Party is its utter disconnect with the American people." Hat Hair KT sees Sununu Will Endorse Nikki Haley - and wonders Will It Matter? Nope. 

TownHall's Matt Vespa, Here's the Number of Mail-in Voters Who Admit They Cheated During the 2020 Election. "More than 20% of voters who used mail-in ballots in 2020 admit they participated in at least one form of election fraud. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute finds that 21% of Likely U.S. voters who voted by absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election say they filled out a ballot, in part or in full, on behalf of a friend or family member, such as a spouse or child, while 78% say they didn’t." Steve Miller at RCI reminds us (again)  How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law to Turn Out the Democrat Base in Elections. 

Matt Taibbi at Racket sees the Tireless Busybodies Again Target Substack. "Substack faces another deplatforming campaign, triggered by a clarion-call from America's flagship of suck, Atlantic Magazine."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter Rejects Subpoena, McCarthy to Quit

At Twitchy, Biden Calls House Oversight Evidence 'a Bunch of Lies' and Then Can't Leave the Room Fast Enough. Ace Biden Lies Outrageously, Claiming That It's Just "Lies" That He Ever Even "Interacted" With Hunter Biden's "Business" Associates, Then His Handlers Quickly End the Press Conference.  "Joe Biden previously lied and said he never even spoke with Hunter's "business" partners. Then it was proven that he spoke with them and met them in restaurants. The new claim became, "he only spoke to them about the weather." This reporter attempts to forestall quibbling about what Biden spoke about by asking about Biden "interacting" with Hunter's "business" partners. Obviously, this includes any interactions, including interactions supposedly about "the weather." From Fox, Comer, Jordan threaten to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after he rejects subpoena for deposition "Hunter Biden's attorney says the president's son would only testify at a public hearing." I think all of Trump's children sat for depositions. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.06.23 (Morning Edition), at Da Fed ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’: House Finds Biden’s DOJ, Weiss Gave Hunter Biden Special Treatment, Biden Admin Gives Catholics, Parents The ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Treatment But Not Violent Antisemites, and Democrats Are Afraid Trump Will Do To Them What They Have Done To Him

 Paul Bedard at WaEx reports Comer told an NBC host: ‘You’re financially illiterate’ “You’re calling it an influence-peddling scheme, and you don’t even know definitively whether or not it’s a loan?” Nobles said. Comer, with a smirk, responded, “You don’t understand. It’s like you’re financially illiterate. You look like a smart guy on TV. Listen, I’m a banker. You know, I’ve been involved in a bank board for a long time. The money that the Bidens pay Joe Biden back with came from influence peddling.”" Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Hunter Biden 'Sugar Brother' Confirmed. Ace, Hunter Biden's "Sugar Brother," Hollywood Lawyer Kevin Morris, Has Secretly Given the Crackhead Whoremonger 4.9 Million Dollars. "Do you believe that this $4.9 million dollars was Kevin Morris' own money? Or do you think he's just a funnel for money coming from billionaires? And China? Because I think the latter. Time to subpoena his bank records."

Althouse, "Trump and the Republicans held leads on... being for working people (a 7-point advantage), standing up to elites (8 points)..." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears Democracy Corps on Current Biden Polling Numbers: 'This is Grim' 

On 32 subjects ranging from abortion to China, the Democracy Corps survey asked voters to choose which would be better, “Biden and the Democrats” or “Trump and the Republicans.”

Biden and the Democrats led on six: women’s rights (ahead by 17 points), climate change (15 points), addressing racial inequality (10 points), health care (3 points), the president will not be an autocrat (plus 2) and protecting Democracy (plus 1). There was a tie on making democracy more secure.

Donald Trump and the Republicans held leads on the remaining subjects, including being for working people (a 7-point advantage), standing up to elites (8 points), being able to get things done for the American people (12 points), feeling safe (12 points) and keeping wages and salaries up with the cost of living (17 points).

NYPo,  Biden says ‘probably 50’ Democrats could beat Trump after insisting ‘I have to run’. At Althouse, "Even though he has opponents in the primary, the party leadership has ordered that only Biden will appear on the primary ballot." "Writes Jonathan Turley, in "The Guardians of Democracy: Democrats Move to Protect Democracy from Itself" and "A dearth of charging infrastructure is one of the top reasons Americans say they won’t buy an electric car." "Woefully bland caption under a photograph at the Politico article "Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero. The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles." They've taken us so insanely deeply into debt, but what if we had a brilliant, beautiful, well-functioning, modernized national infrastructure to show for it? Did we get anything?!" No, but a lot of Democrat donors and hangers on made a mint. PJM's Steven Kruiser,  Never Mind a Second Term, Can We Make It to the End of Biden's First?

Insty, THE NEW YORK TIMES IS CONCERNED TRUMP MIGHT DO WHAT BIDEN HAS BEEN DOING: “He has threatened to use the power of the presidency against his political opponents, including President Joe Biden and Biden’s family.” "I mean, I know these people are utterly lacking in self-awareness, but. . . ." From Unherd, Why all this Trump hysteria? "America won't descend into an authoritarian state." Capt. Ed comments "The rational argument against Trump is not that he will seize power he doesn’t have under the Constitution, but that he won’t use the authority he *does* have. Far from ‘draining the swamp,’ Trump mainly let it fester by ignoring the political appointments necessary to first controlling it and then dismantling it. The worst of these examples is the COVID-19 pandemic, where Trump allowed the bureaucrats to impose *actual* authoritarian measures while trying to avoid conflict with Fauci and the love the media showered on him." Althouse finds 2 from Glenn Greenwald. Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwald, "This is what you will hear from all liberal corporate outlets for the next year: no, this time we mean it! This time Trump *really will be* fascist! These are the people imprisoning non-violent Jan 6 protesters, prosecuting Trump to win an election, censoring the internet:"

Sundance at CTH has mixed emotions that Kevin McCarthy Announces He Is Leaving Congress at the End of This Month. Spencer Brown at TownHall, Matt Gaetz Responds to Kevin McCarthy's Retirement With One Word  "McLeavin’". From Ace, Kevin McCarthy Will Leave Congress "At the End of the Year" "Not at the end of the current Congress, which extends into January. But at the end of the year. This will leave us with only a 1 member majority for a period." and Update to Last Post "I think the real objection to my criticism of Gaetz is really, "C'mon dude, he offered a single-word sneer on Twitter at McCarthy, it's no big deal and you're acting like a spazz." Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw speculates about What Was Behind McCarthy's Resignation? "So what made his exit so urgent?  . . .  While it pains me to say it, this looks more than anything else like a simple case of sour grapes."

And, then, of course, the Republican also-rans held another debate last night, where it was Nikki Haley's turn in the barrel.  NYPo, Republicans quickly dogpile on Nikki Haley in fourth debateAt WaEx, Republican debate: DeSantis PAC hits Haley over transgender stance before GOP showdown and Republican debate: Christie delivers fiery performance at fourth GOP event, "DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, and Christie clash in fourth GOP debate." Insty, I THINK SHE’S OUT OF TOUCH WITH HER PARTY: Matt Rinaldi@MattRinaldiTX "100% disqualifying." Robby Starbuck@robbystarbuck, 
"Nikki Haley was just asked on CBS what should be done if a 12 year old decides they want a sex change and she said the law should stay out of it to let parents handle it. This is 1000% disqualifying. The law must intervene when a parent abuses their child."

Ace, Liz Cheney, Who Lost Her Primary for Reelection by 36 Points, Says She Might Run Third Party to Stop Trump and the Republican Party. "In related news, an obese five-year-old girl with dyspraxia just told me "I'm gunna bust you up, chief."" From the Da Fetched, Trump: Liz Cheney Is Suffering from ‘TDS’ at a Level Rarely Seen Before. VodkaPundit at Insty, “THIRD-PARTY” IS LIZ-SPEAK FOR “BIDEN STALKING HORSE”: Liz Cheney says she’s ready to consider a third party, warns of ‘grave’ threat of Trump-led GOP.

At Breitbart, Soros’s Foundation Commits $50 Million to Spur ‘Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Among Women,’ Youth. Nonpartisan my ass. 

The redoubtable Julie Kelly at RCI goes into gory detail on the 'Jan. 6 Jurisprudence' About to Be Unleashed on Trump. At da Wire, 6 Nevada Republicans, Including GOP Chairman, Indicted In Trump ‘Alternate Elector’ Case.   OutKick hears BLM Rioters being Fined $500 For Burning Down Wendy's Has The Right Fired Up. 

NewsMax, Sen. Cruz: Govt 'Laundering Taxpayer Dollars' for Censorship, and not very well, because it's obvious to anyone. Matt Taibbi at Racket, Sue the Bastards: Federalist, Daily Wire Take the State Department to Court "Bookending the historic Consortium News suit, conservative news outlets take on the Global Engagement Center for funding "censorship enterprises" and blacklisting."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Secret Service Shoots Up Georgetown

Doesn't seem like we're heading towards any big theme so far this week, just a lot of old threads continuing to unravel. An interesting event though, as at least one SS agent fired shots at car thieves attempting to steal the SS limousine outside Naomi Biden's (Hunter's daughter) Georgetown apartment. Interestingly there seems to have been no threat to life here, except from the SS agent, who, by all reports, appears to have missed, and whose bullets flew off elsewhere into Georgetown. The would be car thieves escaped in a red car. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.23, EBL, Secret Service Agent Shoots To Protect Biden’s Granddaughter’s SUV?. At Da Caller, Secret Service Agents Open Fire On Would-Be Robbers While Protecting Biden’s Granddaughter. 

In the Biden Crime Family news, WaEx's Kaelan Deese wonders Will Hunter Biden's fight against federal firearm violations reach the Supreme Court?. Hunter's firearm violations, while egregious, and enough to get  right-wing radical thrown in the hoosegow, interest me a lot less than the influence peddling nonsense with his Dad and uncle (and apparently any one else with the family name). Margot Cleveland at Da Fed is getting fed up with Willfully Blind David Weiss Pinky who Promises Political Favoritism Didn’t Affect Hunter Biden Probe. NewsMax reports Jim Jordan thinks an Impeachment Decision Likely Early Next Year. Michael Goodwin at NYPo thinks the Likely impeachment adds to feeble Joe Biden’s already brutal presidency

From Fox, Biden calls David Axelrod a 'p----' in private as ex-Obama adviser voices election concerns: report "Politico's Jonathan Martin hammered Biden's name-calling strategy and said it wasn't going to help him beat Trump." Was that prick or pussy? Nick Arama at RedState, Biden Shows How Nasty and in Denial He Is With Vicious Crack About David Axelrod. It's not really news that politicians swear in private, and that Joe Biden is really a nasty piece of work. PJM's VodkaPundit observes So Many Democrats So Want to See Slow Joe Gone. PM reports Biden losing support of black Americans ahead of 2024 election "Just 49 percent of black respondents said they would "definitely" cast their ballot for Biden." At Da Wire, Political Statistician Airs Concerns Over Dems Running A Biden Re-Election Ticket, Nate Silver. “Democrats would be taking a huge risk by replacing Biden — but they’re also taking a huge risk by nominating him.” Nick Arama again wants you to WATCH: CNN Host Nails Biden Campaign Official on How Bad Things Are, His Response Makes Things Worse. At Mediaite, DNC Touts ‘Bidenomics at Work’ Hours After New Poll Shows Just 24% of DEMOCRATS Say They’re Financially Better Off With Biden. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.23,  Da Tech Guy has a choice between a  Pinball Machine or Heat? Thanks Joe Biden!  NYPo reports Migrant crisis has US taxpayers on the hook for up to $451B, House GOP report says, and those are just the direct costs. At the Free Bacon Biden Taps Top Campaign Donor To Lead Powerful Treasury Department Commission. "Announcement comes weeks after hedge fund founder Orin Kramer cohosted Biden reelection fundraiser." Money talks.

ET reports White House Gives Dire Update on Americans Kidnapped During Hamas Terrorist Attack "It isn't clear how many Americans are 'still alive,' a top Biden administration adviser said."

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw hears Oh, No! Trump May Be Planning to 'Secretly' Deport Millions of Illegals. Not much of a secret. Dave Catron at Am Spec warns Ignore Any Poll Showing Trump Beating Biden "When it comes to Trump, you can flip a coin this morning and produce a better prediction."   In the run for first runner up, Ace wakes up to find Tim Scott Makes Surprise Announcement That He Won't Be President "Is it a surprise tho?" Althouse, "What a terrible candidate! I was going to avert my eyes, but you asked." Insty, WELL, THEY’RE THREATENED BY A STRONG BLACK MAN: Mickey Kaus@kausmickey "Seems completely graceless. Not even Chris Lehane would be this pissy, back in the day." regarding the DNC statement on Scott. From PM, Nikki Haley says corporations should get however many foreign workers they want, "For too long, Republican and Democrat presidents dealt with immigration based on a quota.” Sauron's Unblinking Eye, Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary. WaEx's Paul Bedard finds Vivek Ramasmarmy embraces ‘Rebel Scum’ label. From TNP, DR. GINA LOUDON: Ronna’s RNC Vacationed While Republicans Lost. It’s Obvious – #RonnaMustGo.

Da Caller thinks These Wild Card Candidates Could Upend The 2024 Election. Cornell West, RFK Jr., Jill Stein, Joe Manchin? CNN pretends to analyze How RFK Jr. could change the outcome of the 2024 election. 

The Peacock crows Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has not decided whether to seek reelection in 2024, meh, I think his seat is safe. Hat Hair cites NBC, QAnon Shaman Runs as Libertarian for Congress. Capt. Ed worries "From what we’ve seen of Chansley, he should really spend his time focusing on his mental health rather than expose himself to more public scrutiny. For the record, AZ-08 is an R+10 district in the Cook index and votes heavily GOP in presidential cycles. Chansley’s bid could split the Republican vote in the next House race, if he gets enough funding to get off the ground, in a way that a normal Libertarian candidate probably couldn’t."  The Right Scoop, Former Qanon Shaman Jacob Chansley wants to run for Congress. We've had crazier. At Hat Hair Salena Zito warns Democrats' Big Bucks County School Board Sweep Should Unnerve Republicans Everywhere. At Am Think Monica Showalter thinks Not so fast on that big statehouse victory for Democrats in Virginia. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's THE MORNING RANT: In Response to Democrats’ Success with Abortion Initiatives, the GOP Needs to Drive Turnout by Using Ballot Initiatives that Favor Conservatives "Did you hear about the referendum last week in the red state of Ohio to enshrine abortion rights in its state Constitution? It passed resoundingly, 57% to 43%. (“Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia” – Washington Post)"

At ET, Appeals Court Orders Louisiana to Draw New Congressional Map "An appeals court has ordered Louisiana's GOP-led legislature to draw up a new congressional map after a lower court found the current one is likely unfair." From Da Signal, Another Government Agency Secretly Plans to Follow Biden’s Election Executive Order, GSA. Get out the Democrat vote order.  From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.23, at Am Great Nice Deb notes Federal Judge in Georgia Orders Trial for Case Against Dominion Voting Machines. At PM, Georgia case arguing use of electronic voting violated voters' rights, opened election to vulnerabilities, heads to trial in 2024. "The plaintiffs argue the machines could impact voters' ability to effectively cast their ballots, which would be in violation of the United States Constitution."

From Mary Chastain at LI, SCOTUS Releases New ‘Code of Conduct’, "However, the rules never technically applied to SCOTUS even though Chief Justice John Roberts said the justices had applied them themselves." Da Caller, Supreme Court Adopts Code Of Ethics After Pressure From Dems, Activists. Althouse cites the NYT, "The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it had issued an ethics code for the justices...." "Left unclear was how the code will be enforced." . . . Is it unclear? It seems clear to me. The Justices agree these are the "rules and principles." That's it."

From NYPo, Trump trial live updates: ‘Overzealous’ attorney general Letitia James wants to ‘destroy all of New York business,’ Don Jr. rails after testifying as 1st defense witness. Per NewsMax, Trump Jr. Testifies on 'Sexiness' of Dad's Portfolio. Althouse again with the NYT, "With his own lawyers questioning him, [Donald Trump Jr.'s] testimony adopted a rhapsodic tone that aimed to create a parallel universe..." "Hmm. That smiling. Is the judge falling (a little) in love with Trump or is the judge getting off on the prospect of depriving this man of his New York properties?" Mediaite reports Letitia James Caught on Camera Smirking Before Don Jr. Takes Stand for Defense in Fraud Trial, Atop Da Summit, Stefanik Hits “Radical Leftist” Trump Judge With Ethics Complaint.  “Americans are sick and tired of the blatant corruption by radical Leftist judges in NY.” From TNP, Trump Attorney Alina Habba Plans to File For Mistrial ‘Very Soon’. Maybe it will work, but I bet against it. It's his money though, so it's worth a shot. At the Free Bacon, Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Hosts High-Dollar DC Fundraiser, "Event comes as Republicans accuse Willis of using her prosecution of Trump to boost her political career." Would getting Trump be just a bonus? At the Right Scoop, ABC News obtains video of Jenna Ellis testifying that Trump wasn’t going to leave the White House, but he did, right? She's a known fabulist. 

Town Hall's Spencer Brown finds Democrats in Disarray Over New FBI Headquarters. I propose a compromise, move it to Fairbanks AK. From Behind the Black, Real Pushback: Conservative family sues Biden Justice Department for “‘Malicious and Retaliatory Prosecution” Houcks. 

Ace comes around, Feds Seize NYC Mayor's Phones, Suspect That Adams Fast-Tracked a Turkish Diplomatic Mission In Exchange for Cash "The FBI is Seizing on texts that indicate that Adams did favors for foreign cash. There's less to this story than the headline, to be honest. The texts don't establish much. There's a suspicion that Turks contributed to Eric Adams illegally but we don't know for certain he did favors in exchange for that money."  Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw says There Might Be More to That Eric Adams Corruption Story "This still doesn’t sound like the FBI has uncovered any type of Watergate-level scandal directly involving the Mayor. The consulate is in Admas’ old borough so they asked the borough president to move a minor piece of bureaucratic paperwork through the system for them and he made a call. If the straw donation allegations prove to be true, there will be some people in serious trouble, most likely including Brianna Suggs. It could possibly even impact Adams’ campaign treasurer. But there still doesn’t seem to have been any sort of “arrangement” or understanding between Adams and the Turks. If nothing further is revealed, this could still wind up being a big nothingburger." Influence peddling is illegal? Someone should tell the Bidens. 

 Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal is SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Examining 7 Accusations of Harassment Against Moms for Liberty

The College Fix reports Report: Jewish, Israeli students at MIT ‘blockaded’ from attending classes. At Front Page, Larry Sand sees Schools for Hamas-cide. "Welcome to the vicious Jew-hatred in many of our schools." Ace, notes False Claims of "Islamaphobia" Are Just a Cover for Anti-Jewish Terrorism, "FACT: Two Ohio State students were assaulted by men asking if they were Jewish or not." From Da Wire, ‘DEI Teacher’ In Jewish Area Says Jews Kill Palestinians To Sell Their Organs. From Campus Reform, Rubio introduces legislation to ban federal tax dollars from funding anti-Semitic campuses. "Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced legislation to end all federal taxpayer money from funding colleges and students who engage in anti-Semitic demonstrations or support foreign terrorist groups." At Twitchy, OMG, This is REAL! Prankster Calls Harvard Admissions About Admitting Her Hamas TERRORIST Son (Listen). 

Jon del Arroz at PJM, An Israeli Soldier's Viral LGBTQ Pride Flag Photo in Gaza Drives the Pro-Palestinian Left Crazy. Hat Hair cites NYPo, Mind-Blower for the Left? Gay Israeli Soldier Hoists Pride Flag in Gaza. Capt. Ed, "I’d bet the IDF doesn’t mind this either, and may have encouraged it. What better way to remind the Left in the West what Hamas and Palestinian culture truly means for any sort of heterodoxy from radical Islam? As Adam Baldwin argues, there’s a level at which “Queers for Palestine” is not an oxymoron, but only among the most intentionally radical in the Queer movement. And those people wouldn’t dare live in such a “liberated” environment in the first place."

Ed Driscoll at Insty, DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: How Is THIS for irony? ‘Planned Parenthood Won’t Say Gay.’ "Planned Parenthood won't say gay. pic.twitter.com/dGTr0X6OwA", also GREAT MOMENTS IN MORAL NARCISSISM: Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says her injury in championship game proves there is no God. OutKick@Outkick "“If there was a God, this is proof there isn’t” Megan Rapinoe after getting injured and leaving the game early." Capt. Ed, "I think Rapinoe was trying to be funny. She should accelerate her exit from the public stage, because clearly this career change holds very little promise." 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: New York. Feh. up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Scott Drops Out

He's a nice guy, and therefor probably not suitable as President. NYPo, Tim Scott suspends 2024 presidential campaign after failing to gain any ground on Trump in polls. Hat Hair's KT, Tim Scott Suspends His Campaign in a Most Unusual Way, on Trey Gowdy's Fox show. 

Meanwhile back in the world of real candidates, I&I finds Biden-Trump In A Dead Heat As Women, Minorities Lift Trump. Althouse features Madison Square Garden, filled with people who cheer for Donald Trump, Tucker, Dana White and Kid Rock. Also,"We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections." "Said Donald Trump, in a speech yesterday, quoted in "Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini/On Veterans Day, the former president vowed to 'root out' his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians" (WaPo)." At NewMax, Trump Vows 'Largest Domestic Deportation Operation' in US History and Trump's Vow to World, N.H. Voters: 'I Will Be Your Peacemaker'. From TNP, STAY CLASSY: Bill Burr’s Wife Nia Hill Appears to Flip Trump Off at UFC 295 Event. Who, and why should I care? 

Hat Hair notes NBC News Gets Checked in Desperate DeSantis Fact Check Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley "...The correction also implicates millions of parents who regularly say that they “flew the kids home” for the holidays. NBC is suggesting that you should say “I supplied money to allow my kids to purchase tickets to have United Airlines fly them home.”" The Victory Girls see Ron DeSantis Defy Ronna McDaniel. Beege Welborn adds "Interestingly enough, McDaniel has now blinked. *snicker* She’s such a waste." Hat Hair's KT notes Ron DeSantis Didn't Back Down and the RNC Caved. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter in his inimitable style says Resign, Ronna! Ben Bartee at PJM thinks Vivek’s ‘No Neocon’ Pledge Hits at the Heart of the War Machine.

TNP offers DATA: 40% Want a Leader Who Will Break Rules to Fix America. But which ones? Roger Kimball at Am Great thinks Karl Misinterprets Polls; Voters Do Want Trump "Some 15,000 people showed up for a rally down the street from the debate." Rally goers are the already won. We need to win more from people who don't go to rallies. At Da Fed, Sam Mangold-Lennett tries to explains How Republicans Can Exploit Democrats’ Intersectional Obsession To Peel Muslim Voters Away. It might work at the margins, but overall, Muslims are too enthralled by the welfare state. From the Pittsburgh P-G, Salena Zito wonders while Abortion was a winning issue for Democrats, but will it be in ’24? The Free Bacon reports that In Pennsylvania, Dave McCormick Takes on 'the Most Inconsequential Senator', Bob Casey.

TownHall's Sarah Arnold identifies Joe Biden’s Shameful Moment of the Week, getting lost at the Veteran's ceremony. If you can't even get the ceremonial part of the job right . . . From Twitchy, James Woods Goes Straight-Up COME GET SOME on Sleepy Joe With Multiple Posts Exposing Biden's America. Breitbart, The Biden Doctrine — Treating the Slaughter of Jews as a P.R. Crisis. Nick Arama at RedState thinks Jen Psaki's Defense of Joe Biden Would Make Terrific Ad for Trump and the GOP "Psaki: "If elected to a second term, Donald Trump would prosecute anyone he deems an enemy, unleash troops on protesters, and essentially unravel the rule of law as we know it ... But sure, Joe Biden is 3 years older and occasionally trips over things."" Sounds good to me. At Am Think Vicky Berger thinks Biden is ‘Fighting’ Hamas for Biden’s Interests

In the Annals of the Biden Crime Syndicate, Margot Cleveland at Da Fed notices David Weiss Gives More Conflicting Testimony About His Authority To Charge Hunter Biden

From Da Caller, How Many Perverts Did The FBI Ignore While It Chased Trump Supporters? At least one. Hat Hair cites the NYT, FBI 'Examining' Whether Adams Greased the Skids for Turkish Government in NYC. Beege Welborn comments "Guess the message here is “Don’t go off on Biden in public,” huh? Hopefully this isn’t paywalled – I went straight into it from Twitter. If they managed to crimp what little backbone and independence Adams has shown with this intimidation, the City will really be in a hurt locker. Gonna be interesting." Jordan Boyd at Da Fed observes that the FBI, DOJ Refuse To Call Covenant School Shooting An Anti-White Hate Crime Even After Racist Manifesto Is Leaked. The narrative uber alles. CBS News Balmer hears FBI Director Wray raises concerns about selection of Maryland as site for bureau's new headquarters. He should be grateful they didn't take my advice to move it to Fargo, ND.  J.B. Shurk at Am Think thinks If You Oppose Tyranny, You’re on the FBI’s AGAAVE List. At HE, The First Amendment means we get to make jokes—Douglass Mackey should not be serving time for a meme unless, of course, you make fun of Democrats. 

PJM's Vicky Taft observes the Media in Panic Mode Over Questions About Whether They Knew in Advance About Hamas Attack on Israel. Hat Hair's Dave Strom is irate that MIT Didn't Suspend Protestors Violating Rules Because They Could Be Deported, actual non-citizens Palestinians attacking Jews. At Campus Reform, MIT student activist blames school for lackluster response to anti-Semitism. The College Fix has a Report: Harvard Grad Student Captured on Film Accosting Classmate Removed From Proctor Role. "Elom Tettey-Tamaklo and other keffiyeh-clad demonstrators surrounded Jewish student at protest while shouting, 'SHAME!'" Ed Driscoll at Insty, THE HOLLOW MEN: "Someone at X said that the Cornell student arrested for making threats against Jewish students was probably just trying too hard to fit in and win approval of his peers and took it a step too far. My view is that there’s no just about it…the desire to fit in and win approval is very often the reason why people commit evil acts. I’m reminded of something CS Lewis said: “Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things.”The above sentence is from a talk that Lewis gave at King’s College in 1944." Chuck Gasparino at NYPo warns Congress is planning to turn up the heat on major universities about their funding. We'll see. Paul Krause at Da Fed explains How The ‘Brutal Minds’ Staffing Our Universities Brainwash The Next Generation Hugh Fitzgerald at Front Page on Angelina Jolie: Moralist and Geopolitician "An assessment of the starlet extraordinaire's remarks about Israel." A great actress, an elegant woman, and crazy as a bedbug. She even eats bugs. At Hat Hair, Canceled Michael Ramirez Cartoon Nothing But a Truth Bomb.

“When the intellectually indolent try to defend the indefensible, they always seem to resort to playing the race card…” Michael Ramirez pic.twitter.com/oAYMnAzM29

— Victor Nikki (@HapkidoBigDad_) November 11, 2023

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At Da Caller, NJ Teachers Union Calls For Ending Basic Skills Test Requirement, just like Oregon! Also, Dem Senate Candidate Linked To Pro-Transgender Group That Supports Rescinding Parental Rights. Evita Alfonso-Duffy at Da Fed notices Sabrina Carpenter’s Feminist Music Video Celebrates The Gruesome Killing Of Men. You'll never generate any controversy doing something as ordinary as that. I admit, I had never heard of Sabrina Carpenter before, though, so I guess it worked.

At Am Great the great Victor Davis Hanson expounds on The Damage of the ‘White Privilege’ Smear. "It's past time for Americans to reject all racial stereotyping"

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Meanwhile, In The Mountains and FMJRA 2.0: New York. Feh. up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Off Year Elections, Tlaib Censured

Ace, Get Out the Vote! Too late. Yesterday was the off year elections in a number of state not named Maryland, including neighboring Virginia. A preview from Stacy McCain, Election Results HQ: The Check Engine Light Is Flashing for ‘Bidenomics’. "Tonight there will be election results in Kentucky, Virginia, New Jersey, Mississippi, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The most closely watched contest will be the governor’s race in Kentucky, where the Trump-backed Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, had a late poll surge and is now tied with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. . . " From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.07.23 (Morning Edition)  LI, Virginia: Today’s Election A Big F’ing Deal As Democrats Fear-Monger Abortion, Gun Rights, and MAGA, Oh My!Susie Moore at Red State, LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia. Republican generally unperformed hopes and expectations. Don't we usually? Stacy McCain,  Despite Big Night for Virginia Democrats, “HotWifeExperience’ Loses Election. "Unfortunately for “HotWifeExperience” fans, however, Gibson lost the District 57 seat to Republican David Owen by a margin of about 900 votes out of some 34,000 votes cast. So now Gibson can go back to showing her nasty gash to strangers for money, and I will remain in awe of Daily Wire reporter Luke Rosiak, who got paid to watch the “HotWifeExperience” videos. Nice work, if you can get it." Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, What Went Wrong in Virginia? One Word, abortion. RedState's 'Bonchie' is pissed off that Republicans Aren't Tired of Losing Yet. And, just for fun, from Twitchy, Virginia Man Ranting at Republican Poll Greeter Gets The Twitter Treatment, Hilarity Ensues.

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair practically burbles Call a Waahmbulance and Get Some Bounty Towels -Tlaib is Blubbering Defending Herself From Censure UPDATE: It's DONE. Althouse, "Twenty-two Democrats voted with 212 Republicans to censure Tlaib, and four Republicans voted with 184 Democrats against the resolution..." ""Tlaib was not required to stand in the well of the House and be rebuked by the speaker, as is traditionally the case.... [T]he resolution mentions Tlaib’s Nov. 3 video post on X, which included the first portion of the phrase 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,' a call for the eradication of Israel.... Tlaib responded by saying the phrase is 'an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.'" From "House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib over defense of Hamas, calls to destroy Israel" (NY Post)." As reprehensible as her stand is, I disagree with this. She clearly has her beliefs, as do her constituents. Let them take care of it if they disagree. John Green at Am Think wonders (hopes?) Was October 7 an Earthquake for the Democrats?

Don Surber names 3 reasons why Trump is leading. "The first two don't count because it is the mugshot, stupid." Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance at CTH, sees that Ahead of Miami Debate, Donald Trump Leads Florida GOPe Field with 60% of Primary Vote. Jazz Shaw fears a Political Doom Spiral: What if Both Biden and Trump Died Next Summer?  To misquote Chuck De Gaul  "the graveyards are full of irreplaceable men." "As it turns out, both the RNC and the DNC have reserved significant power for themselves if such an event were to take place. Read Liz’s entire article for the details from the conference rules, but if the nominees were to suddenly be MIA, each conference could hold an emergency meeting and pick a replacement. That’s right… all of the primaries, the debates, and the speeches would mean nothing. A couple of hundred people would huddle up and decide who you get to choose from to be the next president. Does that sound very appealing to you? It doesn’t to me either." At Da Fed, the unsinkable Mollie Hemingway claims The ‘Inflection Point’ For DeSantis’ Campaign Woes Isn’t What He Thinks. "If DeSantis is trying to get his campaign back on track, he should understand how his own comments have made him less attractive to voters." Frankly, I don't think they hear him that much through the noise, and he's a comfortable second choice. 

Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed points out Court: Democrats Have No Evidence To Challenge New Hampshire’s Voter ID Law. From TNP, Dems In 3 States Face Serious Voter Fraud Charges. "Democrats in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are facing multiple allegations of election fraud. Several criminal cases have been opened."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.07.23 (Morning Edition) Margot Cleveland at Da Fed reports that with With More Smoke And Mirrors About Hunter Biden Charging Decisions, DOJ Covers Up A Cover-Up. Jim Lynch at Da Caller hears Top Hunter Biden Prosecutor Confirms Key Detail Of IRS Whistleblower Testimony, Jim Jordan Says. Ace rolls over and types Now That Polls Show Biden Losing to Trump, Politico Writes a Hit Piece About Joe Biden's Corruption, "How quickly the Palace Guard switched from protecting the king to arranging for a usurpation!"

Insty, WELL, YES: Some Democrats worry Biden’s team is ignoring political warning signs. "This is from the American Left’s unofficial mouthpiece, the Washington Post: “I am concerned,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in an interview. “I was concerned before these numbers. I am concerned by the inexplicable credibility that Donald Trump seems to have despite all of the indictments, the lies, the incredible wrongdoing.”" Eddie Scarry at Da Fed claims Only Kamala Harris Can Save Democrats In 2024, by retiring. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "And that will *never* happen. But even if Harris tried it, it wouldn’t work. The hard-Left identitarians will believe — and probably accurately — that the establishment forced Harris into that position."

John D. O’Connor at Am Think thinks Biden is Pro-Israel by Day, Pro-Hamas by Night. Nick Arama at RedState points out Biden Is Asked About Humanitarian Pause, His Response Is Incredibly Weird and Concerning, "Heat pumps?"

At Am Great Steve Cortes says Biden’s Food Inflation Crushes Household Budgets. When do the cheap bugs come out? From WaEx, "FCC commissioner calls Biden equity plan for internet control 'sweeping, unprecedented, and unlawful.'" Capt. Ed comments "It sounds as though Biden’s ‘equity plan’ is Net Neutrality on Stalinist Steroids. And we already have too much government intervention in speech and dissent as it is, thanks to regulatory leverage over Big Tech. This will exponentially increase that leverage." Olivia Murray at Am Think thinks Joe Biden’s menthol cigarette ban poised to open a huge new market for Mexican cartels. 

Breitbart cites Trump Lawyer: Angry Judge Was ‘Unhinged’ In Courtroom, ‘Slamming a Table’ also, Donald Trump’s Wealth Climbs $500 Million to $3.1 Billion, Bloomberg Estimates. Sundance, President Trump Attorney Alina Habba Describes the Issues Within the Courtroom in New York City as President Trump Delivered Expert Testimony. Dave Catron at Am Spec, Will Colorado Ban Trump From 2024 Ballot? "Despite incessant claims to be ‘saving our democracy,’ Soros-funded Democrats seek to stifle it." 

Jeff Reynolds at PJM says Conservative Group Reveals ProPublica As The Attack Arm Of The Democratic Party. Reveals? It's been evident for a long time.

At Front Page, 69-Year-Old Jewish Man Killed by Terror Supporter at Los Angeles Rally. Radar OnLine, 'Possible Hate Crime': LA Sheriffs Investigating Elderly Jewish Man's Death as 'Homicide' "Yesterday afternoon detectives obtained a search warrant for the suspect and the suspect’s residence. At 4:58 PM, detectives conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by the suspect in the city of Simi Valley. The suspect was detained, and until completion of the search warrant and was released at 6:15 PM," Fryhoff continued." Capt. Ed, "Ya think? I’m not a big fan of the ‘hate crime’ designation, but if we have to have it, then this has to qualify — or nothing does." PJM's Vicky Taft thinks What Pro-Hamas Protesters Did After Jewish Man Was Put Into Ambulance Shocks the Conscience, "The pro-Hamas protesters kept chanting with bullhorns, and then they mocked Kessler's blood on the sidewalk."  Ace, Elderly Jewish Man Killed By Pro-Hamas Demonstrator in California; Medical Examiner Rules the Death a "Passionate Homicide." "Well they ruled it a homicide. The "passionate" is implied."  Insty, “ISLAMAPHOBIA?”: A Jewish student attending a pro-Israel rally sponsored by the campus Hillel was punched in the head and kicked in the stomach by a “pro-Palestinian” Turkish Muslim student. The attacker then grabbed the student’s sign and shredded it with a knife. The attacker was duly arrested. The university then issued a statement noting that the attacker’s conduct was “reprehensible, illegal, and unacceptable.” It then added, “Antisemitism, Islamophobia, or any form of bigotry have no place in our community.” Also, SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED: "Knife-wielding NYC woman arrested for threatening Jewish volunteer who confronted her for tearing down Israel hostage posters." From the Free Bacon, Cops Arrest 'Terrorist' Woman Who Allegedly Crashed Car Into Building She Thought Was Jewish School "She allegedly thought the building was a Jewish school, but it was actually operated by the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge, "an extreme and antisemitic sect of Black Hebrew Israelites," according to the Anti-Defamation League." As Insty quipped, the Palestinians aren't sending their best. Atop Da Summit, Watch Antifa Guy’s Epic Fail When He Tries To Get Muslim Girls Onside With Child Sex Changes, “In the three Abrahamic religions LGBTQ is forbidden.” Hat Hair's KT, UPenn Alerts FBI to Antisemitic Threats Against Campus Community.  Dennis Prager at Hat Hair, American Jews on the Left Are Just Shocked by Their Fellow Leftists. They shouldn't be. The handwriting has been on the wall a long time. David Mamet at Unherd, How the Democrats betrayed the Jews "The sick thrill of antisemitism has a price." Scorpions and frogs. mrc-TV notes Wokeness, Whiteness & Witless Dominate March For Palestine. At News Week, Sorry, Obama: 'We' Aren't Complicit. It's You Who Has Blood on Your Hands. Da Summit, An Odd Choice "Who did they fear upsetting? A PR video drawing attention to posters of missing Israelis being torn down portrayed the culprits as being white, blonde college girls."

From Da Wire,  California School District Starts Three-Year, Six-Figure Plan To Turn Students Into Critical Race Theory Activists. On Da Summit, Woke Teachers Trying To Ban Classic Novel From Schools To “Protect Students” "Gay porn is fine though." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears Bari Weiss say DEI is Undermining America. Ellie Gardey at Am Spec, College President Details Plan to Use Race in Admissions, "Few colleges have been as brazen as the University of Louisville." From Hollywood in Toto, Now that it's starting to bite lefties in the butt, HuffPo Slams Cancel Culture, Can’t Admit Conservatives Were Right "Far-left site shares ugly truths about movement's cruelty, inconsistencies." 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.07.23 (Morning Edition) Twitchy, Two Officers To Be Fired Over Leak Of Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto and Louder With Crowder: We have obtained EXCLUSIVE access to the Nashville Covenant shooter’s manifesto. Bob Spencer at Front Page notes Nashville Trans Shooter Couldn’t Spell White Privilege, But Knew She Hated It "A white girl who thought she was a boy shows us the outcome of Leftist indoctrination."

Powerlifter April Hutchinson

From Insty, OH, CANADA: April Hutchinson @Lea_Christina4 "BREAKING: I now face a 2-year ban by the CPU for speaking publicly about the unfairness of biological males being allowed to taunt female competitors & loot their winnings. Apparently, I have failed in my gender-role duties as “supporting actress” in the horror show that is my #sport right now. Naturally, the CPU deemed MY written (private) complaint of the male bullying to be “frivolous and vexatious.”"

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: One Last Glimpse Of Bikini and FMJRA 2.0: Electric Eye up at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Prosecutor Attempts to Justify not Helping Weiss Prosecute Hunter, Fails

The Israeli-Hamas war (and it is now officially a war, as Israel has declared it) is proceeding along the usual course, with reports of horrific deeds by Hamas, barely acknowledged by the world press and even justified and even celebrated by Israel's detractors on the left, and word that Israel is preparing to enter Gaza in force. Of course, more bad things will inevitably occur to civilians in Gaza as a result of urban warfare, and Israel's enemies will seize on the opportunity. Meanwhile, here at home Biden Admin's Lies About Aid to Gaza Are Totally Unbelievable (Spencer Brown at TownHall). Matt Margolis at PJM, Is This Proof the White House Has Been Lying About Iran and the Hamas Attack? I dunno? Are their mouths moving? Hat Hair's Dave Strom details how Trump killed funding for Palestinian-"relief" organizations; Biden reinstated it. I&I thinks Woke Bidenites Have Israeli (And American) Blood On Their Hands and asks Did Biden’s Policy To Isolate Israel Lead To Hamas’ Deadly Attack? NYPo's Michael Goodwin claims Joe Biden pulls punches on antisemitism, Iran in speech on Hamas terror. Joe Concha @JoeConchaTV, "This is the most newsworthy sounbite out of his press conference. Why won't Sullivan just say that we are refreezing the assets? Townhall.com@townhallcom "Jake Sullivan refuses to say whether or not Biden will seek to re-freeze $6 billion in assets for Iran." Nicole Russel at HE says the Biden administration response to Israeli crisis shows they aren't capable of defending us. The Free Bacon points out Iran Has Made $80 Billion in Illicit Oil Sales Since Biden Took Office. Da Caller points out Biden Admin Has Issued Lowest Amount Of Offshore Oil Permits In Almost 20 Years. At Fox, Biden's depletion of emergency oil stocks comes back into focus amid Israel-Hamas war, price surge. TNP notes Biden Has Let Over 70,000 Illegals From Muslim Countries into U.S. in 2 Years, all carefully vetted, I'm sure. /sarc. Leslie Eastman at LI, Biden’s National Security Spokesman Asserts Climate Change More Existential Threat than Nuclear War. At the Wombat's  Annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea Appreciation Post, Twitchy, Obama bro Tommy Vietor whines about Israel cutting off Gaza’s power. 

Jonathan Turley is less than satisfied with the efforts of the Special Counsel looking into Biden's classified document theft, The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair comments "One thing is clear: Hur has wrapped up the investigation. Unless Biden’s testimony points the special counsel in a fresh direction, the interview of the target is usually the last event before a charge/no-charge decision. In fact, that may not be much of a question, since the special counsel has to abide by DoJ policy, which says that a sitting president cannot be indicted. Of more interest will be Hur’s report, which probably will come right out of the Pointer Sisters’ song — some things never change, and it’s hard to find any strength to draw the line."

Da Caller reports Biden-Appointed Prosecutor Refused To Cooperate On Potentially Charging Hunter Biden, Testimony Confirms.  “And you decided not to join their investigation” one committee member stated. “That is correct,” Graves said, according to the transcript. “So I unfortunately cannot get into the why without getting into the case specifics of an ongoing investigation.” Margot Cleveland at Da Fed thinks the Testimony Of D.C. U.S. Attorney Who Declined To Prosecute Hunter Biden Raises Huge Red Flag. Madeleine Hubbard at JTN reports the U.S. Attorney declines to name those involved in decision not to prosecute Hunter Biden, "Graves said he never felt a need to recuse himself from being involved in the case involving President Joe Biden's son even though he worked on the president's campaign."

Ace, Documents: DOJ Stopped Any Investigation Into "Political Figure One," Also Known as Joe Biden or "The Big Guy". "Isn't it strange that the Biden Crime Family resorts to naming its Boss with pseudonyms and vague allusions just like La Cosa Nostra Crime Families?" Jordan Boyd at Da Fed  reports As VP, Joe Biden Emailed His Brother And Son About Foreign Business More Than 29,000 Times  At Da Caller, Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Office Exchanged Nearly 20,000 Emails With Hunter Biden’s Investment Firm, AFL Says. PM, Joe Biden emailed businesses associated with Hunter, Jim Biden 29,000 times while VP. That's a lot of weather reports. Ace, Joe Biden's "Younger" Brother Frank Confirms That a Naked Selfie of Himself That Is Now Appearing on a Gay Dating Site Is Legit. "He says the photo is real, but denies that he posted it on the gay dating site. He says he's been #Hacked!, presumably by RUSSIAN AGENTS. 51 "Intelligence" Officials will soon inform us that the Dic-Pic has "all the hallmarks of Russian Lemon Party Selfies." Sure does happen a lot with this family."

Politico whines Biden Won’t Directly Address the Age Issue. From Althouse "[Kamala Harris] has remained a vacuum of negative space, a vessel for supporters and detractors to fill as they choose, not least because she refuses to do so herself." "'My career, for the most part, has not been one of being focused on giving lovely speeches or trying to pass a bill,' Harris said to me.... 'And so that’s how I approach public policy. I’m probably oriented to think about, What does this actually mean, as opposed to how does this just sound?' Harris has leaned on this sentiment for years.... It reflects a figure who is fundamentally uncomfortable with having to make an affirmative case for herself to the public — and feels she shouldn’t have to...." And we don't feel like we need to vote for you, either.

 Am Con  on the Grapple for the Gavel 2.0 "Is the former wrestler poised to take down Kevin McCarthy’s heir apparent? The American Conservative spoke to House Republicans on what they’re looking for in the next Speaker of the House." Nicholas Ballasy at JTN reports a High stakes House speaker election underway between Jordan and Scalise "Multiple GOP lawmakers said there was no clear frontrunner after the two candidates made their pitches at a candidate forum on Tuesday before the House GOP conference." Da Caller, Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise Rack Up Endorsements Ahead Of Speaker Election. At Da Fetched, Jim Jordan Reveals What His First Move Would Be as If Elected House Speaker, “To help the state of Israel.” Jeff Lord at Am Spec thinks Kevin McCarthy Is No Conservative "He’s the GOP’s socialist ratcheteer," preventing Democrat gains from being reversed. Stacy McCain reminds us Politics Is a Team Sport, "Saturday evening on The Other Podcast, I found myself ranting furiously about the idiots who decided that what the conservative movement needed was for eight House Republicans to join the Democrats and vote the GOP Speaker out of office. It prompted me to invoke Casey Stengel who, frustrated by the ineptitude of the 1962 Mets, asked, “Can’t anybody here play this game?” Hopefully they can get their shit together and elect someone today (I doubt it). I generally think Scalise is a better cat herder, and think Jordan is better at questioning Democrats on committees. 

Consult Polls Tracking the 2024 Republican Primary find "Trump posts record-high primary support." 61%  Paul Bedard at WaEx reports Trump wins generic vote big, 30% Democrats back him. I wonder about that last figure. Also Romney-Ryan network revives to influence 2024 election. The axis of ineffective. Atop Da Summit, “A Real Trend”: Trump Now Ahead Of Biden In Key Battleground States According To Polls, but the mail-in ballots haven't been counted yet. Hat Hair's KT,  Will Who? abandons GOP primary, disses DeSantis, endorses Haley. Da Caller reports GOP Candidate Drops Out, Endorses Nikki Haley For President, never to be Hurd from again. Atop Da Hill, Kevin Kosar worries about The horrific nightmare scenario where Congress picks our next president. 

Cami Mondeaux at WaEx reports Kari Lake to launch Arizona Senate bid with early lead in three-way race: Poll. She was robbed. AP whines Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity. 

At Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood reports North Carolina Republicans Override Democrat Governor’s Dishonest Veto Of Election Integrity Bills and How Bad Was The D.C. ‘Voter Records’ Hack? Election Officials Enlist Feds Because They Still Don’t Know. 

At WaEx, Jack Smith seeks extra juror protections, citing Trump using 'social media as a weapon.' Prosecutors said the request was based on Trump's propensity for publicizing issues he has had with various prosecutors, court officials, and others involved in his cases. Trump frequently berates his targets with criticisms and insults on his social media platform Truth Social."

At his NYPo gig, Insty warns Israel’s intelligence failure is a warning for America’s politicized agencies "We know what the Israeli intelligence agencies weren’t doing, which is getting warning of the attack. So what were they doing? Well, one thing was organizing protests against Netanyahu, in opposition to his party’s platform of reform aimed at Israel’s Supreme Court." Speaking of politicized intelligence agencies, Hat Hair's KT reports Hayden doubles down on "MAGAnuts" reaction to his call for senator's assassination. Mary Chastain at LI, Ex-CIA Director Stands By Statement That Sen. Tuberville Should be Removed From the ‘Human Race’ "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" From Da Caller, GOP Senator Refers Former CIA Director To Capitol Police Over Tweet About Removing Him From ‘Human Race’ who will, of course, do nothing.

Stacy McCain notes Noah Berlatsky, Who Seems to Be OK With Pedophiles, Sure Does Hate Republicans. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw claims a Women's lacrosse coach driven was from her job over "transphobia" claims. TNP reports Pro-Trans Lobbyists Endorse Joe Biden, of course. From the College Fix, University continues female-only awards despite signing legal agreement to include all genders. ESPN cited at Hat Hair has the sads that the NHL bans LGBTQ+ uniform or equipment markers; Pride Tape hardest hit. 

At Campus Reform, American Library Association president says libraries, public schools need to be ‘sites of socialist organizing’ "Emily Drabinski made the remarks at the world’s largest socialism conference held in September in Chicago, according to Borysenko’s reporting." PJM's Chris Queen asks Who's Banning Whom? "What’s downright laughable about the “banned books” narrative is that leftists always want to throw “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the mix — as if “The Hate U Give” and “Genderqueer” can hold Harper Lee’s water. But what’s truly funny is that the left is who tried to cancel “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the past."