Oregon, My Oregon

Vicky Taft at PJM has the story, Even Oregon Democrats Think Oregon Democrats Have Gone Too Far This Time

In a September 4 editorial entitled "The perils of a one-party state," the Oregonian notes that an investigation into the illegal reporting of its biggest one-time donation was blithely papered over by Democrats. The $500,000 donation from one of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX partners was claimed as a donation from the company that provided the wire transfer. That's a felony — for the little people. But not for the Democrats.

But even the wishy-washy Oregonian had to throw a flag.

The Oregon Democrat Party's 2022 election coffers were part of the FTX scam. That in itself was a Democrat Party money laundering scheme. "Despite many clues that now-disgraced FTX executive Nishad Singh should be identified as the true donor of the October 2022 contribution," the editorial points out, "party officials attributed the donation to Prime Trust, the Nevada company that handled the wire transfer. But the justice department decided earlier this summer that no criminal charges are merited."

No criminal charges? Howzzat? Oregon's state political party has washed money for the national party before, but Sam Bankman-Fried was running a Ponzi scheme with cryptocurrency and using those ill-gotten gains to seed money to Democrats all over the country.

The Oregonian believes the Democrats knew exactly where this money was coming from. Of course, they did. But as I say, it got worse. Just take a look at this rotten, incestuous family tree of "leaders" who were in charge.

Elections Division Director Molly Woon, who previously served as the Democratic Party of Oregon’s deputy director, never recused herself from oversight of the investigation. Her boss, then-Secretary of State Shemia Fagan – who was both a heavy donor to and recipient of party contributions – agreed there was no need for Woon to recuse herself. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who has given more than $115,000 to the Democratic Party of Oregon over the years, made a $2,500 contribution at the same time the party was under active investigation by elections officials – even though Rosenblum’s office would be responsible for pursuing any criminal charges that the investigation might prompt.

And while Rosenblum finally recused herself from overseeing the case, she did so only after elections officials cut a deal with the party that slashed a proposed fine from $35,000 to $15,000 and pledged not to request a criminal inquiry. These are not reasonable actions by leaders who take seriously the conflict of interest that their deep connections presented. [emphasis added]

The Oregonian could only accuse the Democrats of "a casual attitude toward campaign finance compliance and an arrogance by leaders about conflicts of interest." The paper worried that stories like this would justify the Republican Party pouncing.

Which brings us to yet another Democrat election donation scheme that Portland Democrats are hoping to take statewide. Oregon Catalyst first alerted me to the abuse of the free election money scheme started by the Democrats for the Democrats in the Democrat city of Portland, using taxpayer money. Candidates are now conspiring with each other to game the system and take more taxpayer money.

Willamette Week reports that they've seen "emails exchanged in August between candidates for the Portland City Council" and a mayoral candidate, which reveal that many candidates agreed "to exchange campaign contributions with one another in pursuit of unlocking public financing dollars for their campaigns."

That's not a scam or anything.

Politics corrupts. Politics is a state that is effectively one party corrupts worse. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Getting Back to Work

 At Am Spec, Dave Catron carries on about Trump Ballot Bans and the Specter of Bush v. Gore. "Democrats spin the the famous 2000 case in order to pressure the Roberts Court." From Da Caller, Tucker Carlson Warns Donald Trump ‘Assassination’ May Be Next, but if an attempt is made, he will have deserved it, according to the media. Paul Ingrassia at Am Great hopes In the Left’s Latest Attack Against Trump and Democracy, the Supreme Court Must Quash the Insurrection Argument Once and For All. Don't count on it; the court is chicken to take a strong stand, fearing assassination attempts, figurative or literal. Breitbart finds the Poll: Voters Say Trump Wants ‘Revenge’ in Second Term, and he should. At NYPo, Trump faces $250M penalty, ban from doing business in NY when judge issues verdict this month. Nothing says fairness like having the verdict before the trial.

Also at NYPo Kim Strassel identified The day Team Biden, Democrats should’ve reconsidered his 2024 re-election campaign "Such a moment came for Democrats on April 19, via a letter to Congress about the federal probe into President Biden’s son Hunter." Bob Bishop at Am Think discusses The Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting rule and the surveillance state 

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act created the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting rule to ostensibly target money laundering. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Act mandates U.S. companies, regardless of size, to register their beneficial and controlling owners with the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN claims the corporate ownership database will be used exclusively to identify anonymous shell companies involved in money laundering and terrorist activities. Once again, like the Patriot Act, it grants surveillance powers violating the Constitution. There is no provision for judicial oversight to protect individual rights as if that ever mattered.
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Will the Biden family crime syndicate comply by filing on its twenty-plus LLCs, which have no specific business interests?

Just another day ending in Y, Matt Margolis at PJM says Yikes! Biden’s Brain Misfires Spectacularly During New Year's Eve Times Square Appearance. NYPo, Biden has to be reminded by Jill that ice cream is his favorite food during rare intervew. Mike McDaniel at Am Think thinks Sure he'll debate: Joe Biden tells us his accomplishments "It’s becoming increasingly apparent the meds aren’t working anymore." Insty,  GREAT MOMENTS IN GASLIGHTING: "Shot: Biden is reluctant to accept his “old age,” aides say. Chaser: Biden spent 37% of 2023 at a getaway spot — in Delaware, at posh vacation sites or Camp David." Also, THE TRUTH AND THE GASLIGHTING . . . Breitbart, Trump Rips Biden for Excessive Vacations: ‘When I Take Vacations, I’m Always Working’. I'm happier when he's not working, except that his henchpeople still are. Dave Strom at Hat Hair explains how SBF Charges Dropped Proves System Is Rigged

Breitbart shares another Poll: Black, Hispanic, Young Voters Abandon Biden as Election Year Begins. Regan Reese at Da Caller, ‘Double Down On Bidenomics’: We Asked Political Insiders What Joe Biden’s New Year’s Resolutions Should Be. The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great discourses on The Utter Insanity of Joe Biden’s Open Border "If the amorality of illegal immigration were not so deleterious to Americans, its absurdity would be laughable." Again at Da Caller, Biden Admin Caught And Released Enough Illegal Immigrants At The Border To Fill More Than 17 Yankee Stadiums. From Da Wire, Illegal Immigrants Take Trains Into NYC After Eric Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals. At Am Think Mike McDaniel wonders Will our military fight for Joe Biden? 

 Joe Cunningham at RedState thinks The Democrats' Demographic Coalition Is Completely Collapsing. From HE, Oliver Ghorbanifar claims 2023 proved that MAGA will never die. At Da Caller, ‘A Great Map’: Here’s How The GOP Could Win Back Control Of The Senate In 2024. "Could" being the operative modifier. Jack Gleason at Am Think thinks Cheaters Shouldn’t Win and Winners Shouldn’t Cheat.

 Bernie Goldberg finally sees it Looks Like Conservatives Were Right About The NY Times All Along "But this time it's a Times insider unloading on the "newspaper of record."" Hat Hair's Capt. Ed comments "Bernie wrote the book on media bias — literally — in his seminal “Bias” more than 20 years ago. If you’ve never read it, do so immediately. Bernie has modified his views somewhat in the time since; he argued in “Bias” that the media was simply too deep in the liberal bubble to know better. Lately, though, Bernie has argued that it’s deliberate and malicious, and Bennet seems to agree." The Free Bacon reports the AP Quietly Reveals Donation From Foreign Group That Trains Journalists as Climate Change ‘Activists’. 

At Da Hahvahd Crimson, a Dissent: For Harvard’s Sake, It’s Time to Let Gay Go. TownHall's Spencer Brown hears Wait, There's More: Harvard's Claudine Gay Hit With New Plagiarism Allegations. 'Bonchie' at RedState amused at a Politico Columnist who Tries to Mock New Report on Claudine Gay Plagiarism, Gets Wrecked With Receipts. The Inimitable Kurt Schlichter at Front Page, Leftist Idiocy: The Gift That Keeps On Giving "Of course, the big pony-shaped present under our culture war tree this year is Claudine Gay, the President of Harvard, which is America’s best college ever, according to Harvard. . . . Gay got hired because she checks all the woke boxes and because she viciously enforced wokeist dogma by participating in woke jihads against woke dissenters. Her school promises to punish you if you are fatphobic; if you threaten to kill all the Jews, though, not so much. That’s different, apparently because girth-challenged are higher on the Official Pyramid O’ Oppression® than G-d’s Chosen People."

At Campus Reform, Crenshaw proposes bill to end funding for schools with mandatory DEI statements. Ben Bartee at PJM observes  'The Good Men Project’ Denounces Whites as Racist for Being Anti-Racist. Can't win for losing. HE notices Military recruitment ads ditch woke DEI themes and embrace strength, skill. Noticing that their target audience wasn't woke. 

HE reports the Delta airline employee who stood up to trans bully receives overwhelming support. From Da Caller, ‘Queering God’ And ‘How To Be A Bitch’: Here Are Just A Few Of The Craziest Courses Universities Offered In 2023. Not exactly differential calculus. Hat Hair's KT reports the Idaho AG Is Fired Up to Appeal Federal Judge's Overturning of State's Ban on Child Mutilation in the name of 
"gender affirming care.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Picking up Where I left Off

Oh yes, where was I before I was distracted by events?  

HT/ Insty

PJM's Athena Thorne argues The New Rules Dictate That Biden Be Struck From the Ballot With the 25th Amendment

The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for removing a president who is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” That describes President Dustpuppet to a T.

Of course, the amendment also spells out the players who are authorized to make this decision and the process by which it must be done, but such considerations are part of the Old Rules. Remember New Rule #1: Expediency.

We’ve recently learned that a single actor can unilaterally invoke any clause or phrase she cherry-picks from the founding document, skip over the inconvenient bits, declare a candidate unfit, and strike him from the ballot. This is what Maine's childish Secretary of State did:

At Da Mail, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows met with Biden and called Electoral College 'white supremacy' before barring Trump from ballot - as she reveals her home was swatted. I invite her to call MTG to learn how to cope. Or Rick Scott, or maybe Jonathan Turley Legal scholar Jonathan Turley becomes latest ‘swatting’ victim after false report of shooting at his home (NYPo).  Mark Styne, Not with a Whimper but a Bellow... "Breaking News from Maine: Presidential hopeful banned from running in election. Oh, no, wait, sorry, my mistake - that's Russia. James Bovard at NYPo says Joe Biden and the left are putting the rule of law at risk. Kevin Downey  at PJM finds Leftists Would Rather Send Their Kids to War Than Vote for 'Orange Man Bad'.

Hat Hair's John Sexton notes NBC News is Worried Democrats Could Lose in 2024. From Da Caller, ‘Really Scary’: Former Obama Advisor Jennifer Palmieri Says It’s ‘Too Late’ For Biden’s 2024 Campaign. At WJ, Biden's Got a Huge Problem Brewing in His Home State, According to Recent Voter Registration Data. "According to State Department data first reported by Newsweek, over 35,000 Pennsylvania voters who were registered as Democrats changed their registration to the Republican Party this year. In contrast, only around 15,600 Republican voters switched to register as Democrats. Additionally, nearly 21,000 Democrats and 19,000 Republicans now have no party affiliation." At WaEx, Democrats are switching parties in Pennsylvania twice as fast as Republicans. 

Ace, Comer, Jordan: We Are Exploring Impeaching Joe Biden for Advising His Crackhead Bagman Son to Defy a Congressional Subpoena and Obstruct Justice. "Nice." The Free Bacon names their 2023 Man of the Year: The White House Cokehead, whoever it is. "For evading all scrutiny, investigation, and incarceration while retaining the ability to party within the world's most secure facility, we salute you, White House cokehead. You're a 2023 Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year."

At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports Another Record Month at the Border as Blinken Heads to Mexico to Beg for Relief, Jazz Shaw hears Blinken Talked to AMLO About "Normalizing" Illegal Aliens, KT is outraged that And Just Like That... DOJ Threatens to Sue Texas Over New Border Security Law and sees Northern Border Drama: ICE Returned an Iranian National with Terrorism Ties Back to Canada.

Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Biden Admin Targets Fridges, Freezers In Latest Slew of Appliance Crackdown. But, according to Jazz Shaw, The War on Gas Stoves Has Basically Failed, WaT claims Cutting-edge drugs could vanish under Biden’s unprecedented move to seize patents. Derek Hunter at TownHall sees Democrats Get Ready to Screw a Bunch of People

From Investing, word that Prosecutors Drop Additional Charges Against FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn notes it Pays to Be a Dem Moneyman - Fed Dropping Remaining Charges Against SBF, "Well, if THAT doesn’t bolster faith in the inherent justice system, I don’t know what will."

From Althouse , "Trump’s victory is by no means assured...." "But the past few years of Trump, Trump, Trump have taught me, if nothing else, that hoping for the best is not necessarily a winning strategy. With American democracy on the line, I’m taking the only defensible position toward the New Year: full-scale dread. I plan to pull up the covers and hide under my pillow as long as possible come January. It’s going to be a long twelve months.  . . . Writes Susan B. Glasser, in "The Year We Stopped Being Able to Pretend About Trump/The story of 2023 wasn’t the search for another Republican leader—but the Party’s embrace of the one it already has" (The New Yorker). Dread as the alternative to hope. How could dread be a "winning strategy"? Are Democrats arriving at the belief that Trump is inevitable? What strange power that man has!" Silvio Canto at Am Think thinks The Trump comeback is the story of 2023. At Am Great Fred Fleitz worries the Upcoming U.S. Presidential Election Could Fuel Global Instability in 2024. Mark Tapscott at Insty, HIDDEN ‘TRUMP OR BUST’ VOTERS MAY DECIDE 2024: "Janice Hisle of The Epoch Times points to the millions of voters who only vote when Donald Trump is on the ballot as the key voting block in understanding the 2024 election. Quoting pollster Rich Baris, Hisle writes: “Many pollsters might label these people ‘unlikely’ or ‘less-likely’ voters and may discount their responses or weed them out, based on the assumption that they won’t cast ballots.“But Mr. Baris said that in the case of President Trump’s voters, that premise is flawed. He sees a pattern: These previously unmotivated, sporadic voters now seem to behave rather predictably.”"

PJM's Chris Queen says Nikki Haley Continues to Sabotage Herself. From Breitbart, Republicans Torch Nikki Haley for Failing to Say Slavery Caused Civil War. Not Quite Miss Congeniality Liz Mair has Some thoughts about Nikki Haley's Civil War flub "Everyone is talking about it, so screw it, I'll chime in, too." So does Stacy McCain, with some History You Probably Never Knew. Dan McLaughlin at NRO, cited at Hat Hair, thinks Haley Just Got Her Prime-Time Test ... and Likely Failed. USA Today, Christie says Haley is not racist after Civil War comments. Here's the problem he sees. Just go away, Chris. NYPo, Nikki Haley dissed by 9-year-old at NH town hall: You’re ‘the new John Kerry.’ Beege Welborn, 'Avoid Disappointment and Future Regret': Chris Sununu Has a Bad Case of Blinken Eyes.

PJM's Grayson Bakich explains how he thinks  DeSantis Can Be Viable in 2028. Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports DeSantis says he would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith if elected president "That goes to dealing with people who are violating constitutional rights at the state and local government area." Capt. Ed adds "I’d bet that this is one pledge that every Republican candidate could make at this point, and for good reason." From Reason, Vivek Ramaswamy Really, Really Wants You To Know He Thinks January 6 Was an 'Inside Job'.  Star Parker thinks Mazi Melesa Pilip would be A Fantastic Republican to Replace George Santos. 'Bonchie' at RedState hears  Lauren Boebert Calls It Quits in Her Colorado District, and will run in a friendlier one. Sarah Arnold at TownHall again, House Democrat Caught Using Taxpayer Funds for Her Own Advantage, and 'Wolf of Wall Street' Explains How Pelosi, Corrupt Politicians Get Rich In 'Rigged' Stock Market. "“So how does that… is Nancy Pelosi, do you think, a stock-picking genius?” Carlson asked. “No, she has to be operating on information that’s non-public,” Belfort replied."

From Da Wire Obama-Appointed Judge Rules In Favor Of Republicans In Georgia and upheld Republican drawn election map. "“The court finds that the general assembly fully complied with this court’s order requiring the creation of Black-majority districts in the regions of the state where vote dilution was found,” Jones wrote in his order. The decision makes it likely that the GOP will maintain their 9-5 advantage with the state’s 14 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Reuters reports." At Am Con, How Mass Mail-In Voting Changes Everything. Cato, Florida Counts Votes Quickly, Other States Should Too. At Am Spec, Deroy Murdock is making POLITICAL HAY How Do You Kill Democracy? Vote Democrat. "The Democrat Party and its supporters continue a frontal assault on democracy dating back to 2010." Twitchy thinks this is HILARIOUS! Bill Kristol Claims He Is Still a 'Reagan Republican' and Twitter Collapses In Giggles. 

Insty reads MATT TAIBBI: Democracy Dies in Daylight: Eight years ago the Washington Post pledged to save democracy, but now argues we need to be saved from it. At Mediaite, X Doesn’t Need Advertisers: Elon Musk Is Rich Enough to Fund Its Losses. Capt. Ed, "I’ve never been convinced otherwise. Musk bought Twitter for the same reasons Bezos bought the Post — influence rather than profit. Musk has already achieved far more relevance than Bezos in uncovering the Big Brother-esque combine of Big Tech and the federal government to suppress dissent. Musk will only run into trouble if his other businesses decline so far that he can’t carry Twitter’s debt without losing control of Tesla, SpaceX, and other holdings. But he has plenty of space and time to deal with that vulnerability." Jonathan Turley asks  Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List. Of course MD is on the list. 

At Front Page Michael Brown on The Ongoing Fight Against the Jewishness of Jesus "Was Jesus really a Palestinian freedom fighter?" Ummm, no. And Scott Johnson, Anti-Semitism: A Central Feature in Leftist Thought

Arnold Kling from In My Tribe thinks The Left had a difficult year "Its internal splits were pronounced." Stream asks Should We Gloat When the Woke Go Broke? Hell yes. PJM's Mark Tapscott sees The Left Just Can't Leave Chick-fil-A Alone. Lincoln Brown at PJM warns DEI by Any Other Name Would Smell as Rotten. Thomas J. Bruno at Am Think thinks DEI Matters, But Only If Less, And Inferior, Science Is The Goal. Roy Matthews at Da Fed reports Bates College Faculty Subjected To ‘Toxic’ DEI Struggle Sessions By Administrators. From Behind the Black, Today’s blacklisted American wins $185K settlement from college that fired him.  "A political science professor and former police officer effectively fired by St. Philip’s College earlier this year after allowing debate on topics such as gender ideology and police brutality has received a $185,000 settlement." At WaEx, Jesse Adams is Seeing through the Ivy. At Culturcidal, John Hawkins wonders How Many Load-Bearing Walls Have to Come Down Before America Collapses? Ed Driscoll at Insty, THE SUMMER OF LOVE CONCLUDES IN A DARK WINTER: Seattle dismantles BLM garden after rampant homelessness, drug use create ‘public health and … safety issues.’ "The city of Seattle has dismantled the Black Lives Matter Memorial Garden after rampant homelessness and drug use overran the area, posing significant risks to the public."

Ace has The New Years Resolutions of the Libs of TikTok "Obviously mentally-ill woman declares herself "non-binary," then says she's offended that her husband still calls himself straight. She demands that he identify himself as "queer" in a "queer marriage." She rants and raves that her husband isn't giving the "LGBT community" respect by admitting he's gay.  I got news for you: He's not going to be in this marriage, whatever you want to call it, for much longer." Breitbart, Idaho Judge Claims Parents Have Right to Allow Children to Get Sex Change Procedures. At Da Mail, Transgender Ohio girl, 10, fears she could lose access to gender-affirming treatment in her state as Governor Mike DeWine will announce his decision on possible BAN on Friday. Hat Hair, 10 Year-Old Can Rest Easy Now That DeWine Caved. Beege, "If this isn’t the creepiest, saddest thing ever, I don’t know what is. The whole thing just shrieks of a possible Munchhausen by Proxy victim, but it’s going to be too late in any event if the Ohio legislature can’t override what that squish did." Althouse, "My wife and I live in a country where we have a first amendment. We’re dealing with consensual adult sexuality. The regents are overreacting.” ""They’re certainly not adhering to their own commitment to free speech or the first amendment.... I got an email last night saying I was terminated. I wish I would have had the opportunity to have a hearing. When reasonable people understand what my wife and I are creating, it calms them down." Said Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow, quoted in "Wisconsin university chancellor claims he was fired for appearing in porn videos/Joe Gow says that his free speech rights were violated after the Universities of Wisconsin board of regents decided to fire him" (The Guardian)."

Stacy McCain, NYC Maniac Turned Loose So He Could Stab Two Girls in Grand Central Station. "Have I mentioned lately that Crazy People Are Dangerous?"

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Coffee, please and FMJRA 2.0: I GOT NO FRIENDS ‘CAUSE THEY READ THE PAPERS up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter Biden Asks Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' on Me

Hat Hair's KT notes how Hunter Biden Whines That Republicans Weaponize His Addiction to Attack His Father. Jim Lynch at Da Caller reports Comer Unveils Bank Records Showing Joe Biden Received $40,000 Of ‘Laundered’ Chinese Money. Democrat's will argue it's OK because the check doesn't say bribe anywhere. Also from Da Caller White House Dismisses Latest Hunter Biden Bombshell As ‘Lies’ And ‘Conspiracy Theories’. Althouse cites Jonathan Turley, "Despite the Bidens’ denials about money, it seems to be everywhere and nowhere — metastasizing and spreading..." ""... throughout the dozens of accounts, banks and family members identified by House investigators. Yet many in the media and most Democratic members of Congress appear to be firmly committed to assuring that all of this remains 'a wonderful life' for Joe Biden and his family." Writes Jonathan Turley, in "Government on Loan: The Biden Family’s Version of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’" (The Messenger)."

Ace notices that As Jews Are Threatened Throughout the Country, Biden Announces a Plan to Combat... "Islamophobia". KT again, White House Announces National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia... Yes, Really. From the Free Bacon, The Biden DOJ Just Tapped This Anti-Israel Group for a ‘United Against Hate’ Initiative. They Say Israel is Guilty of Genocide. If it's genocide, they're doing a piss poor job. Clearly, the Biden Admin have decided to coddle Muslims over the Jews for the 2024 election. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.01.23, aT The Federalist: It’s Time To Trade Biden’s Feeble Iran Strategy For Escalation Dominance.

I&I claims Biden’s ‘Democracy Is At Risk’ Scaremongering Puts Democracy At Risk. Jim Robbins at Am Spec sees 1968 Redux: Will Phillips End Biden’s Campaign? "Let’s take a look back at LBJ’s last race." Strikes me as unlikely, but hey, I didn't see the rise of Trump early either. 

At Hat Hair John Stossel takes on The Biden Administrations Food Insecurity Lie. The Peacock whines U.S. payrolls increased by 150,000 in October, less than expected. "The unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, the highest level since January 2022, against expectations that it would hold steady at 3.8%. Employment as measured in the household survey, which is used to compute the unemployment rate, showed a decline of 348,000 workers, while the rolls of the unemployed rose by 146,000."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.01.23, At American Greatness: Judge Forbids Biden Administration from Cutting Texas’ Razor Wire Barriers on Southern Border,

PJM's Stephen Kruiser sees Flailing Democrats Hit Comical New Low Over Speaker Mike Johnson. At Am Con,  The Underminer. "Mitch McConnell already undermined one Speaker of the House with his insistence on funding Ukraine. Senate Republicans speak out against his designs to make it two." Breitbart thinks it's no coincidence that  Rep. Ken Buck Opts Against Reelection Days After Opposing Jim Jordan for Speaker. John Sexton at Hat Hair Democrats Unable to Acknowledge Why They are Struggling. A significant fraction of them always take the most anti-American stand possible on every issue, and people are starting to notice. Don Surber calls it Democraticide, "The Squad is the face of a party too diverse to survive." Spencer Brown at TownHall, We Found a Dem Congresswoman's Old Blog and It Has Some Troubling Content. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair has another example, a pee tape! Why Are Democrats Routinely Such Exhibitionist Freaks? From ABC, Major Democrat donor Sam Bankman-Fried convicted in fraud and conspiracy trial, faces 110 years in prison. 

Da Fed's Shawn Fleetwood is irate as Senate Democrats Kill GOP Amendment To Defund Biden’s Federal Election Interference and, from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.01.23, elated when Court Finds Democrats Have No Evidence Florida’s Voter Registration Process Is Illegal. 

PJM's VodkaPundit, UH-OH: RFK Jr. Has Taken Something That Belongs to Trump, donors. At NewsMax, Christie Pitches Donors on Longevity, Taking on Trump. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair cites a Quinnipiac poll, 2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race, comments So it won’t be a four-way race. What’s interesting about this is that RFK seems to be pulling from both Biden and Trump nearly equally, and perhaps slightly more from Trump. The two-way margin is a single point, 47/46 Biden, so Trump loses ten points when RFK is added to the mix." So I guess Joe should give him SS protection after all.  From HE, The farcical GOP 'debates' must end. At Da Caller, ‘Just To Embarrass Our Candidates’: Strategists Question Whether Next RNC Debate Even Matters At All.

Jordan Boyd at Da Fed hears Jeffrey Clark’s Lawyers Demand Fani Willis’ ‘Grotesque Abuse Of Prosecutorial Power’ Be Dismissed “There is zero allegation or evidence that Mr. Clark directed any purposeful activity into the State of Georgia,” the lawyers wrote. “The inquiry ought to end there. But it gets worse: there are zero specific allegations or evidence that Mr. Clark agreed with any resident defendant to do anything. An arm-waving general and conclusory allegation that all defendants conspired to unlawfully overturn the 2020 election is not sufficient to meet the threshold due process requirements for establishing personal jurisdiction.”

Paul Bedard at WaEx worries when. Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Jan. 6: Antifa and federal 'provocateurs'. Insty comments SEEMS AWFULLY TAME COMPARED TO THE STUFF THAT’S GOTTEN A PASS FROM THE LEFT. Da Wire reports DOJ Attorney Wants To Join Loudoun School Board, Running An Anti-Parent, Openly Partisan, And Possibly Illegal Campaign "According to the Department of Labor, “a federal employee, regardless of position, may not solicit, accept, or receive partisan political contributions. For instance, federal employees are prohibited from: … forwarding, ‘liking’, or “favoriting” a solicitation for political contributions using social media or email; [or] asking for donations at a fundraising event.”"

Breitbart thinks Joe Biden’s A.I. Oligarchs Plan for Our Future — Harness U.S. Government, Team with China, and ‘Break’ Capitalism. Seems like a lot for 40 grand. At TNP, Start-Up News Site Semafor Says It Is Partly Funded by the Anti-Trump Koch Network. VodkaPundit is Demonetized, Angry, and Ready to Tell Big Brother to Get Stuffed. Nate Silver says  Free speech is in trouble "Young liberals are abandoning it — and other groups are too comfortable with tit-for-tat hypocrisy." Capt. Ed, "It’s not free speech that’s in trouble, or at least not primarily in trouble. It’s higher education generally. College students don’t get educated as much as they get indoctrinated, and that process leaves them intellectually crippled and unable to deal with dissent or criticism. They have been taught by professors and instructors who went through the same indoctrination." I disagree, the government is in to it too. 

At NYPo, White-shoe law firms tell law schools they won’t hire antisemites amid Israel-Hamas war and Students walk out of Hillary Clinton’s Columbia class in protest after anti-Israel students exposed by ‘doxxing trucks’. Da Fed's Dave Harsanyi notes ‘Canceling’ People Who Celebrate The Wanton Murder Of Women And Children Is Also Free Expression. Capt. Ed comments "I don’t think of it as ‘canceling.’ I think of it as ‘accountability.’ If people stand on street corners cheering the deliberate and sadistic slaughter of unarmed civilians, their fame should precede them everywhere they go afterward." Twitchy amazed, 'Holy S**T! They Actually Hit Publish!' Salon Says MAGA/Christian Nationalism MORE Dangerous than Hamas, at Salon. 

Gina Carano

PJM's Kevin Downey has just Some of the Dystopian Tyranny You Can Expect if the Marxists Win "Check out this commie codswallop from the WEF's website: Here is one version of CO-topia: you walk out of your door in the morning into a green and liveable city. You can choose to call upon a car. An algorithm has calculated the smartest route for the vehicle, and it picks up a few other people on the way. Since the city council has banned private cars in the city, tons of new mobility services have arrived. It is cheaper for you not to own your own car, and it reduces congestion, so you arrive at your destination more quickly and don’t have to spend time looking for parking. There are a lot fewer cars on the streets and the rest are electric. All electricity is green by the way." Hollywood in Toto hears Megyn Kelly: ‘We’re Witnessing the Collapse of Wokism’ "Podcaster shreds far-Left movement as 'complete and total fraud' following Hamas denial." I hope she's right, but fear she's not. Beege Welborn, Incurable Disease Update: Target CEO's Woke Virus Brain Damage Looking Permanent. Ace, Daily Disney Disaster: The Reason for the Long Delay of the Blade Movie...? Disney Wanted to Make It About Women and "Life Lessons." "In the recent South Park episode, "Kathleen Kennedy" kept demanding, regarding everything from a Bambi remake to a plate of linguine, to "Put a chick in it! Make her gay! Make it laaaame!"" Brandon Morse at RedState, Gina Carano Drops the Bomb, Exposes Disney's Use of Bots to Control Narratives On Twitter. 

Behind the Black smiles as Gadsden flag kid sues school and its officials for violating his first amendment rights. 

At Da Caller, Loudoun County Students Walk Out Of School Over Policy Allowing Boys In Girls Locker Rooms. CJ wonders Is the AAP Placing Its Own Members at Risk? "New lawsuits and a panel on gender and sexuality at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent conference signal trouble for pediatricians who rely on its guidance." John Sexton cites One of Finland's Leading Gender Medicine Doctors on 'Gender Affirming Care'. Needless to say, not a fan"

Around 2015, in addition to the very psychiatrically ill patients, a new set of patients started arriving at our clinic. We began to see groups of teenage girls, also usually from 15 to 17 years of age from the same small towns, or even the same schools, telling the same life stories and the same anecdotes about their childhoods, including their sudden realization that they were transgender—despite no prior history of dysphoria. We realized they were networking and exchanging information about how to talk to us. And so, we got our first experience of social contagion–linked gender dysphoria. This, too, was happening in pediatric gender clinics around the world, and again health providers were failing to speak up.

Flotsam and Jetsam - As Hunter's Problem Deepen, Jack Smith Files More Trump Charges

A day after Hunter Biden's sweetheart deal with the DOJ falls apart in the hands of skeptical judge, 'Special' Counsel Jack Smith files new charges against Trump and others in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Coincidence? 

Stacy McCain, Judge Wrecks Hunter’s Sweetheart Deal. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever. . . " Andy McCarthy at NYPo, The fix was in for Hunter Biden — until a hero judge stepped up. It Looks Like Hunter Biden Might Experience Some Accountability, said PJM's Chris Queen hopefully. Will Scarf at Da Fed, How A Federal Judge Turned The Tables On Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Plea Deal Roger Kimball at Am Spec, Hunter’s sweetheart deal goes bust. "The deal collapsed under scrutiny from Judge Maryellen Noreika and the threat of future liability." Jen Van Laar at Red State, Official Court Transcript From Hunter's Foiled Plea Agreement Hearing Sure Seems to Show Attempted Fraud on the Court. Well, if you don't try, it can't happen, right? From Da Caller, Judge Torches Hunter: ‘You Were Sober, So Why Didn’t You Pay Your Taxes?’ From the Free Bacon, Foreign Agent Cases Loom Over Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal. Ace, The Regime Jailed Trump Personnel For Failing to Register as Foreign Agents Under FARA. Will the Regime Put Hunter Biden in Jail for Doing the Same? "Spoiler: No, it will not. But we should hold them accountable for that." Dr. John at Flopping Aces, Hunter Biden has two defense teams: Latham and Watkins and Joe Biden’s DOJ. 

At Rare, The Corruption Of Hunter Biden Explained. Da Wire, Will Republicans Impeach Biden? Here’s The Full Corruption Timeline. Margot Cleveland at Da Fed, Biden Family Scandals Are So Much Bigger Than Hunter’s Hookers And Burisma Bribery. At Da Daller, ‘Disaster’: Jonathan Turley Points To One Democrat Who ‘Demolished’ Joe Biden’s Defense   The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo has The real scoop on Bidenomics: Corruption, tax evasion and Hunter. Bob Spencer at Front Page, Hunter Biden’s Artistic Career = Influence Peddling, "Surprise, surprise, old Joe named a big buyer of Hunter’s artwork to a prestigious federal commission." At Twitchy, Rep. James Comer says banks submitted more than 170 suspicious activity reports on the Bidens, and this back and forth with Ted Cruz is great.

BREAKING🚨 Rep. James Comer says six banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, submitted over 170 suspicious activity reports to the Treasury Department regarding the Biden family, alleging their involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, and tax… pic.twitter.com/62WcXaITeM

— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) July 27, 2023

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.27.23 (Evening Edition), Man who didn't get sweetheart plea deal examines the two tiers of justice, Louder With Crowder, MSNBC lady swears Joe Biden did nothing wrong but love Hunter Biden…to Biden’s former spokeswoman, Flappr: Torts Illustrated – The Hunter Biden Plea Deal, American Thinker, Our Government Has Been Covering Up Its Crimes For A Very Long Time, Biden: Hiding in Plain Sight, Don Surber: Someone Finally Told Hunter No, Hogewash, Hunter Draws A Card, Legal Insurrection, Conditions of Release: Hunter Biden Must Look for a Job, Not Use Controlled Substances, and Consume No Alcohol, This Ain’t Hell: Bidens, Bidens, we got Bidens, even Bitin’ Bidens, Victory Girls: Long Knives Out For Joe and DOCTOR Jill Biden?, The Fed, Entire Democrat Party Pretends Biden’s 4-Year-Old Grandchild Does Not Exist. Matt Vespa at Town Hall explains Here's Why Joe Biden Can't Pardon His Son. "Joe still controls the Justice Department, which has kept his family safe from criminal prosecution for years. He knows he holds the cards, at least for now."

At WaEx Paul Bedard hears the Liberal Media Scream: CBS pushes for Hunter Biden media cover-up and Asher Nothis observes a Meltdown at CNN as Hunter Biden's plea deal falls apart. At Ace, Tom Elliott Sees a Slight Difference Between How the Leftwing Propaganda Media Greeted the Fake Ukraine "Whistleblowers" Versus the IRS and FBI Whistleblowers Against the DOJ. "I don't know if I see it. Do you?" Matt Vespa at Town Hall notes A CNN Host Decided to Ask a GOP Rep About Hunter Biden. It Was a Poor Decision. Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwald "Hilarious: CNN host: "I don't have a base, not Dem or GOP. I'm a journalist. You don't know my politics." Congressman: "Nobody believes that, ma'am." Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms thinks it's ironic that the WH press secretary suddenly doesn't want to talk about Biden's support for gun laws.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.27.23 (Evening Edition), Herr Professor Jacobsen, Feds File Superseding Indictment Adding Charges Against Trump And Additional Defendant in Florida Case "Additional count of willful retention of National Defense Information and two new obstruction counts including trying to delete security camera footage." Fox, Trump charged with additional counts in special counsel's classified records probe. At Da Caller, Third Person Charged In Trump Classified Documents Case. Breitbart, Exclusive Video — Trump on Jack Smith’s Superseding Indictment: ‘This Is Harassment’ and MSNBC’s Weissmann Predicts Racketeering Charge for Trump in Georgia. 

Mark Adams at Am Think thinks Our Government Has Been Covering Up Its Crimes For A Very Long Time. Stephen Friend at Da Fed says It’s Time To Disarm All FBI Agents And Return Authority To Local Law Enforcement. "If the FBI won’t submit to the legislative branch’s oversight, Congress can take away its guns and its jurisdiction."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.27.23 (Evening Edition), The Geller Report: DOJ Drops Campaign Finance Charge Against DEMOCRAT MEGA DONOR Sam Bankman-Fried. At TNP, Charges DROPPED Against Dem Megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried. Not all charges, just the ones relating to election law violations. Apparently it's legal to give large straw donor donations to Democrats. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Justice dropping campaign finance charges against SBF. Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwald, "The US is famous for heeding the commands and wishes of small and powerless governments like the Bahamas. So once the Bahamians said they didn't want DOJ proceeding with this campaign finance charge because it wasn't part of the extradition, the US had no choice but to obey."

Paul Bedard again notes Second Amendment advocates switch to Trump as DeSantis fades. Ironically, DeSantis might do better if the Republicans adopted ranked choice balloting.

PJM's Cathy Salgado details how The Facebook Files Reveal Pressure From the Biden Administration to Crush Free Speech. Dave Strom, again, De-banking has begun in the US. From Behind the Black, Democrats now favor oppression and censorship by almost 3 to 1. mrcTV, Pro-Choice or No Choice? Pro-Aborts Attack Pro-Life Counselors Outside D.C. Planned Parenthood. Hat Hair's John Sexton, San Fran man arrested for assaulting elderly Asian woman had prior hate crime charge dropped.

At Da Wire, ‘No One Has A Right To Sterilize A Child’: Two Detransitioners Sue Doctors Over Medical Interventions. "Detransitioner Soren Aldaco is seeking upwards of $1 million in damages." You go, girl! Bob Hoge at Red State, Detransitioner Chloe Cole Stuns Congress, This Is 'One of Biggest Medical Scandals' in U.S. History

It’s Chloe Cole’s birthday today, and she is on fire, testifying to the House Judiciary Committee on the dangers of child transition. 🔥@ChoooCole was given puberty blockers and testosterone at age 13, followed by a double mastectomy at 15.

She’s now saving kids across the… pic.twitter.com/3MVelxRY80

— Billboard Chris 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@BillboardChris) July 27, 2023

At Da Caller, AGs Defend Child Sex Change Bans, Blasts ‘Radical’ WPATH Guidelines.  Fox reports on a Professor who says he was discriminately fired for teaching sex was determined by chromosomes X and Y "College professor files discrimination charge against college that fired him for teaching reproduction must occur between a male and a female to continue the human species." St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas. Also, World Aquatics announces 'open category' to include trans swimmers: 'Our sport must be for everyone'. "World Athletics updated its policy for transgender athletes in 2022." The Peacock is proud to reports Trans men enter Miss Italy pageant in droves after trans women are told they can’t compete. "Trans activist Federico Barbarossa entered the Miss Italy pageant after its organizer said trans women weren’t allowed. His protest went viral and more than 100 trans men signed up, he said."

Da Caller snitches on Anheuser-Busch, Lobbyists Hosted Secret Fundraiser With Democratic Staffers. Meanwhile, MSN whines that Bud Light Brewer Lays Off Hundreds of U.S. Workers "The world’s largest brewer, which also sells Stella Artois and Budweiser, on Wednesday said the cuts would affect less than 2% of its roughly 18,000 U.S. workforce. The layoffs won’t impact front-line workers such as brewery and warehouse staff, the company said." I don't think less beer is being drunk, especially considering the heat wave. It's just being redistributed.

At Hat Hair, John Sexton, Five public school employees arrested for failing to report sexual assault of a 15-year-old. Covering up is an institutional thing regardless of the crime and Dave Strom considers  Why can't they find it in their hearts to reject sexual predators?  and Jazz Shaw looks at Michigan's dubious same-sex parental rights ruling. 

PJM's Rick Moran explores What it Is About Patriotic American Songs That Drives the Left Crazy? Well, they didn't have that far to go. 

Herr Professor Jacobsen again, SUNY Buffalo Medical School Youth Program Racial Preferences Challenged By Equal Protection Project "If you check “White” or “Asian/Pacific Islander” you need to show you were “economically disadvantaged,” but if you are “Black/African-American” or “American Indian/Alaska Native” or “Hispanic/Latino” you are presumed eligible. The Jacobs School of Medicine and the rest of the SUNY system need to stop discriminating on the basis of race and color: “EqualProtect.org is willing to assist SUNY in an Equality Audit without charge”"

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: SUUUURGE! up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter is Still Guilty

As hell, but will be free as a bird. Yesterday, when then news broke, I had seen it only at WaPoo after going there to pick up something else. Today, of course, it's all over the place. No need for snark, many of the articles have in the headline. Stacy McCain calls it a Slap on the Wrist for Hunter Biden "Because it’s different when Democrats do it " A few from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.20.23, EBL, Hunter Biden Sweetheart Plea Deal,  Am  Great, Delaware U.S. Attorney Reaches Sweetheart Plea Deal With Hunter Biden Over Tax and Gun Violations, The Lid, Unequal Justice: Hunter Gets Exactly The Slap On The Wrist Republicans Predicted, Legal Insurrection, “This Hunter Biden deal is to put to rest a major problem for the Biden family”, This Ain’t Hell, Hunter Biden plea deal on tax and gun charges; likely to avoid jail, Victory Girls: Clown Prince Hunter Makes a Deal and The Federalist, Joe Biden Once Recommended More Prosecutions For Those Who Lie On Background Checks. Has He Changed His Mind?

YaHoo! Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case. The Peacock, Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, take deal on gun charge. At WaEx, Hunter Biden will plead guilty to skirt prison time. Manu Raju at CNN cited at Hat Hair, New: Hunter cops a plea? Capt. Ed, "Wanna bet this results in no prison time, with charges designed to avoid any entanglement with Biden Inc corruption? Get ready for a long season of media outlets claiming the Hunter Biden scandals to be “old news” after this."

Ace, Huge Surprise! Democrat US Attorney in Delaware Strikes Sweetheart Plea Deal With Hunter Biden, the Son of His Boss. "Because Merrick Garland refused to appoint a special prosecutor, this prosecutor has no insulation from the chain of command that runs from Biden to Garland to him." PJM's Matt Margolis, Hunter Biden Cops a Sweetheart Plea Deal. Althouse, "Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty on Misdemeanor Tax Charges." "The NYT reports. At Da Wire, Hunter Biden Reaches Plea Deal Over Tax Crimes. NROs Dan McLaughlin has First Thoughts on the Hunter Biden Guilty Plea. Capt. Ed notes "The point about Trump is worth noting. Trump could have settled his own case before the DoJ ever got involved, and then probably wouldn’t have been charged at all if he had complied with the subpoena. Hunter got a plea deal because he was willing to bargain." I would hasten to point out he took 5 years to do so. It's been less than a year with Trump.  Sundance at CTH is not happy,  Five Years Later…. DOJ Reaches Sweetheart Plea Deal With Hunter Biden – Two Misdemeanor IRS Tax Charges, Diversion for Federal Gun Crime, "The corrupt political establishment is just laughing at people now." At Town Hall  Spencer Brown, Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty to Multiple Federal Crimes With No Jail Time. 'Bonchie' at Red State, Furious Reactions to the Hunter Biden Plea Deal Come in, as James Comer, Jonathan Turley, and Others Push Back. Hat Hair, Comer: This "slap on the wrist" looks political to me. Da Caller calls it a ‘Two-Tiered System Of Justice’: GOP Presidential Candidates React To Hunter Biden’s DOJ Deal. Tom Knighton at Tilting of Windmills thinks Hunter Biden's deal is a slap in the face.  Paul Bedard at WaEx documents Outrage over Hunter Biden avoiding jail. Breitbart, Hunter Biden Plea Deal Excludes Alleged Biden $10M ‘Bribery’ Scheme. "Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Tuesday ripped the Justice Department for appearing to ignore the bribery scandal. “If the DOJ thinks this dismisses the $5 million alleged bribery scheme or the years of reported Biden family corruption, they are mistaken.”  wretchardthecat@wretchardthecat, "The whole idea of blind justice is motivated by the fear that one bad turn will be repaid by another.  But the obvious way to avoid that outcome is to ensure you call the shots forever." Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Predicted Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Deal. WaEx, Trump slams 'broken' system as Hunter Biden enters plea agreement, of course. At Fox, White House responds to Hunter Biden plea deal: President, first lady 'love their son.'  The Babylon Bee snarks Hunter Avoids Jail Time After Pleading Biden.

Tucker responded. Sundance has a Rumble link at Tucker Carlson Discusses the U.S. Dual Justice System and the Biden Family. Mike LaChance at LI, “For the children of the people in charge, there are no penalties — there are only upsides”, "Tucker Carlson weighs in on Hunter Biden’s sweet deal." But I prefer the Twitter link, to reward Elon for his support for freedom of speech, at Insty, ‘TOTAL INVERSION OF VIRTUE:’ Tucker Reacts to Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Deal.

Ep. 5 As in most of the developing world, it's safer to be the president's son than his opponent. pic.twitter.com/AtRRaxYSjs

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) June 20, 2023

Mia Cathell at Town Hall reports More Legal Trouble on the Way for Hunter Biden. At Da Wire, ‘We Will Not Rest’: Comer Vows Hunter’s Plea Deal Won’t Stop Biden Corruption Probe. Nick Arama at Red State reports  Hunter Biden Settles Child Support Dispute Over Daughter, down to $5k per month from $20k. 'Becca Downs at Town Hall, Hunter Biden May Be Getting Off Easy in Another Matter, as He Reportedly Settles Child Support Payments. Bob Anderson at Da Fed asks How Did Biden Really Make His Millions? It’s Time For A Special Counsel To Find Out. I think that's what's known as a rhetorical question. 'We'll Get The Last Laugh': Hunter Biden Rallied to Buddy’s Side in Massive Indian Tribal Bond Fraud Scheme, "Devon Archer is headed for prison after losing an appeal earlier this month." James Lynch at Da Caller, Hunter Biden Worked With Burisma Executives To Open Account With Shady Maltese Bank, Emails Show. Tim Graham at Front Page notes CNN Can’t Find a Biden Scandal, "Willful apathy - and blindness." At News Busters, Hunter Biden Plea Deal: CNN Whines GOP ‘Not Going to Let This Go’, well, they're right. Capt. Ed, "Imagine that — a House investigation into potential corruption involving the president! Did CNN complain about this when it came to House subpoenas for Donald Trump’s tax returns on the basis of potential foreign influence?" At Breitbart, a Poll: 83% of Voters Say FBI Should Make Biden ‘Bribery’ File Public. 

Stephen Green at PJM asks Did Trump Just Convict Himself on Fox News? "What we have here, then, is a statement on Fox News that almost certainly doesn’t rise to the level of Trump practically convicting himself before his trial even begins but certainly complicates his defense."  At Victory Girls, Trump vs. Barr vs. Baier. Paul Mirengoff at the Ringside of the Reckoning on Trump's interview with Bret Baier.  At Da Wire, Trump On Allegedly Stating That He Showed Classified Doc To Others: ‘There Was No Document.’ At ET, Trump Says ‘Secret’ Document He Described on Tape Referred to News Clippings. TNP catches Leftists Are Mad Trump ‘Looks Too Good’ In Courthouse Sketch.

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, Speedy indeed: Judge sets Trump trial for August 14. At PM, Trial date in Trump Mar-A-Lago documents case set for August 14. At WaEx, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued by Heritage Foundation to release Trump case records. Matt Beebe at Da Fed would like you to Brush Up On The DOJ’s Long History Of Abetting Prosecutorial Misconduct. At TNP, Judge Rules Only DOJ – Not Trump – May Leak to Media. Not Cannon, but rather "The judge who authorized the federal raid on Mar-a-Lago has handed down an order prohibiting Donald Trump from disclosing information to the press and public." At Da Mail, Judge orders Trump not to share information in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case: Former president also banned from posting evidence on social media.

Jonathan Turley “Ongoing Need for Specific Deterrence”: Michael Cohen Denied Early Release by Federal Court, "This is one hustle that Michael Cohen will not be able to land. It is hardly a major loss. He can always write a third memoir after “Disloyal” and “Revenge.” Perhaps “Shameless.”"

Hat Hair's KT, Cornyn: It's time to dump Trump and the criminal charges are politically motivated. Michael Anton at Compact, They Can't Let Him Back In. At Front Page, Deep State Declares War on Trump Voters, "What the latest "indictment" really proves." Lee Smith at Tablet, The War on Trump Is a War on Millions, "Biden’s Justice Department views Trump as a traitor. It views Trump’s supporters the same way." Matt Boose at Am Great sees Decadent Elites Plunge America Into Political Crisis, "A regime that treats good people like criminals and criminals like “public servants” exposes its own iniquity." Tom Slater at Spiked, The anti-Trump brigade is a menace to democracy, "The legal witch-hunting of the former president is infinitely more dangerous than he is." The redoubtable Julie Kelly at Am Great  predicts The ‘Get Trump’ Games Continue, "Unfortunately, the country has no choice but to sit as idle spectators in the Justice Department’s reckless game to put the 45th president in prison."

John Solomon at JTN, After years behind closed doors, John Durham confronts Congress. Here are 8 questions he may face, "Durham's final report lambasted FBI for opening the Russia collusion probe without evidence." Sundance goes him a few better, with 22 (by my count), Questions for John Durham – House Judiciary Committee Testimony, Wednesday June 21, 9:00am. Also, Robert Barnes Summary – The Administrative State Motive to Weaponize Secrets and Create Precedent. At PM, Biden's DOJ quietly drops 5 charges against Sam Bankman-Fried "Five of thirteen charges against Sam Bankman-Fried in relation to the financial collapse of FTX have been withdrawn by federal prosecutors." A major Democrat donor. Also, MTG says that Biden and Christopher Wray 'absolutely should be impeached' "The impeachment articles detail other consequences of the actions taken by Biden on immigration, including such problems as fentanyl overdoses in the US and the ending of the Migrant Protection Protocol." 'Adam Mill' at Am Great says If You Work for the FBI, Quit Your Job "We’ve moved way past the “few bad apples,” excuse. The FBI is a tool of leftist power." And then goes on to say why no one should ever hire you for anything other than day labor. Breitbart, Around 100 Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder Sent to Kansas Republicans, also Donald Trump, Clarence Thomas targeted in letters with white powder, "Postal inspectors intercepted suspicious letters addressed to the former president and the Supreme Court justice, in addition to the 100 or so mainly Republicans in Kansas, sources told ABC News."

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, YouTube jumps on the RFK trans censorship bandwagon. At NYPo, YouTube says it removed Jordan Peterson interview of RFK Jr. for violating vaccine policy. At Hollywood in Toto, John Cusack: Strip Fox News of Its Broadcast License "Far-left star pushes censorship over channel's 'dictator' jab at President Biden." Althouse has "Meta has adopted an internal list of Vietnamese Communist Party officials who should not be criticized on Facebook..." "Writes Rebecca Tan in "Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it" (WaPo)." At The Political Hat, a Federal Judge says  Actually There IS A Hate Speech Exception To The 1st Amendment. Gary Gross calls Censorship: the next world war?

Twitchy, Tucker on Twitter, Episode 5: The Hunter Biden plea deal, "At this point, it is up to four million views. So this is where we are, view-wise: Episode 1: 118 million views. Episode 2: 59.3 million views. Episode 3: 100 million views. Episode 4: 30.2 million views. So that gives you some idea of the staying power of this venture. We find that interesting to report on because one question is whether Twitter can become a platform to rival other kinds of media. Can it compete with YouTube? Can it outperform Fox News? Impossible to say, but we are glued to our screens."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair is astonished that Anheuser-Busch just accepted "Creative Marketer of the Year" Award. James Lynch at Da Caller, Anheuser-Busch Accepts Creative Marketing Award Announced Shortly Before Bud Light Boycott Began. YouTube: Why Bud Light Executive Alissa Heinerscheid’s Words Are More Damaging Than People Think. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.20.23, Louder With Crowder: “Just shut up”: SNL alumni torches Garth Brooks for involving himself in the Bud Light fiasco. Rabbi Barclay at PJM, is Finding Hope at Dodger Stadium. I&I, Americans Say ‘No Thanks’ To ‘Woke’ Corporations: I&I/TIPP Poll. 

Mary Chastain at LI reports Ex-Teammate of Lia Thomas Says UPenn Told Swim Team ‘Don’t Talk to the Media’. “That conversation was so scary and so frightening that we were afraid to even speak amongst ourselves. And at that point, you couldn’t really raise any concerns because you didn’t know who you could trust.”

At Da Caller, Screaming Trans Activist Removed From Event, Audience Responds With USA Chant. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Why the Left is Losing the Transgender Debate, "Even the majority of Democrats oppose men playing on female teams." From the College Fix, Mayo Clinic professor suspended after saying testosterone improves athletic performance.  At Fox, Youngkin condemns Loudoun County school board denying difference between males and females, "Virginia governor takes aim at Loudoun County school board." Dave Strom May schools conspire against parents? They certainly do. 

At Fox, AMC abruptly cancels film documenting journey of detransitioners after backlash "Laura Becker, who is featured in the film, called out the 'dangerous precedent' on 'Fox & Friends.'" At Twitchy, SHOCKING, horrific thread shares origin of 'gender identity' and it's even worse than we thought.

Shades of Harrison Bergeron, at Da Caller, Teachers Union Exec Defends Remote Schooling By Saying Learning Loss Made Everyone ‘Equal’. Ann Atkinson at WSJ, I Paid for Free Speech at Arizona State

The university is firing me for organizing an event featuring Charlie Kirk and Dennis Prager. Mike LaChance at LI reports Files Show UC-Berkeley Ranked Faculty Applicants Based on Their Support for DEI Policies "“graded candidates on their espousing specific viewpoints that many academics may disagree with for intellectual or ideological reasons.”