Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Storms the UN

President Trump visited the UN General Assembly yesterday, and it was everything you could hope for. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair calls him, affectionately, the Troll in Chief 'Can You See Me Now?' - Dinking on CNN. Ace is a little cruder, Trump to the UN: S My D and L My Bs, but provides this synopsis of his talk, - Called out the UN for ignoring Christian persecution worldwide while obsessing over America - Demanded every ICC member resign immediately from that rogue anti-American tribunal - Called Communist Cuba a failed state that will fall, then watched officials storm out - Declared there is no human right to illegal immigration, only the right to stay a sovereign nation - Scorched UNESCO globalists for pushing mass migration that destroys Western cultures - Said there is NO global government and there will be NO global taxes while he is president - Bragged that America cut the UN budget 15% and killed over 4,000 bureaucracy jobs - Boasted of the most secure border in American history with ZERO illegal aliens admitted - Declared America is BACK, stronger than ever, and in a GOLDEN AGE after Biden's dark age - Mic-dropped failed globalist leaders: while others talked peace, he MADE peace - Vowed Iran will NEVER get a nuclear weapon and said the Middle East bully is finished - Teased a huge post-election decision: strike a deal, or annihilate the Islamic Republic - Exposed Iran as weak and desperate, not strong, and predicted Iranian terror's end - Slammed cowards and traitors leaking fake "low munitions" claims mid-conflict - Took a victory lap over capturing Maduro and signing the largest oil deal in history - Laid down the Donroe Doctrine: no threats get a foothold in the Western Hemisphere - Refused to apologize for crushing drug cartels, calling them the ISIS of the hemisphere - Locked in permanent Greenland security rights that shut out China, Russia, and adversary investment - Renamed Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence and vowed America stays #1 over China." Whew! If you really want to see it all, sundance at CTH has President Trump 's Speech to United Nations General Assembly, and a lot more: President Trump Signs U.S-Greenland Arctic Security Agreement, President Trump Meets with the Gulf Cooperation Council During UNGA Event, President Trump Participates in a Shield of Americas Event at the United Nations, President Trump Holds a Bilateral Meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Trump Holds a Bilateral Meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Lady Melania Trump Outlines Plans for Chairman Xi Jinping Official State Visit. 

At Hat Hat Hair John Sexton cites Trump on Cuba: 'It Will Fall' and a Larry video, Trump Ripped Iran & Cuba in Fiery UN Speech As They Storm Out of the Room. Sarah Anderson at PJM sees Cuba Storms Out. Delcy Pouts. These Dictatorships Didn't Care for Trump's UN Speech. From News Wax, Trump Targets ICC at UN, Demands Member Nations Quit 'Rogue' Court, Trump Says 'Momentum' Building for Iran Deal at Expanded Mideast Meeting and Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Greenland Deal 'Snuck Up on All of Us'. Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova, "Most European security analysts can pick another job since they were totally wrong on how the Greenland crisis was solved. Gardening for example." Quote Disclose.tv @disclosetv, "NOW - Trump signs trilateral agreement with the PM of Denmark and the PM of Greenland, expanding U.S. military presence in Greenland." From WaEx, State Department clamps down on size of Iran’s UN delegation and ability to splurge on ‘shopping sprees.’

At the Institute for the Study of War, What a Limited Russian Incursion Into Estonia Might Look Like: A Narva Scenario. Rick Moran at PJM wonders Will the U.S. Send Troops to Die for Estonia? Putin Doesn't Think So. Sundance observes Russia Strategic Diesel Supplies Full, Excess Production Now Flowing to “Stans” Central Asia – The Rule of 96. Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz, "If you’d told me a few years ago this is where we’d be on Iran, I’d have said you were high: 1. Nuke program set back years. Enrichment and reprocessing gutted, weaponization sites destroyed, Fordow inoperable, Natanz in ruins, a generation of senior nuclear scientists eliminated..." At WaEx, State Department clamps down on size of Iran’s UN delegation and ability to splurge on ‘shopping sprees.’ Trust In Trump 47 @Trustintrump47, "REPORTER: Why would more U.S. troops be sent to the region if ground troops are not being considered for deployment in Iran? SECWAR PETE HEGSETH: “Look, son… this is such a basic military lesson that even a reporter should understand it: Never reveal to your enemy what you are going to do… or what you’re not going to do. And certainly don’t tell them when you plan to surrender. Especially to a coward who hides in bunkers, hoards his missiles like a miser, and prays that the United States will get tired and go home. But let me give you some free advice: the next time you want to ask a question, try not to sound like you’re lobbying for the Iranian regime. It gives a very bad image.”" Sarah Anderson at PJM, Rubio Tells Angry MSM Host, 'U.S. Media Sounds Like It's Rooting for Iran.' For you Harry Potter fans, Hat Hair's Duane Patterson says The Houthis Are the Last Horcrux. After That, the Iran Regime Is Alone. Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "Huh. The bulk of the casualties in Gaza - by Hamas' own statistics, apparently - are military age males Who'da thunk it." Quote Jeremy Corbin MP, Prime Ministerial Parody @CorbynSnap, "The final analysis of Gaza deaths based on Hamas’ own data is really bloody annoying." Considering they hide behind women and children, that says a lot about the restraint of the Israeli military. 

How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov warns us to Beware of CCP Unrestricted Warfare. "Connecting the dots on 10 of the CCP's subversive fronts in America that must be stopped before they inflict crippling irreversible damage." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Net Zero Turns Western Countries Into Chinese Satrapies.

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "There is an Army saying you hear dozens of times when you make full colonel: "Congratulations, that's the last promotion you will ever make based solely on merit." The idea behind that saying is that when it comes time to compete for a 1-star promotion, you need a sponsor, and having a sponsor who sits on the promotion board matters, greatly. That's how we get politicized generals who support racist, anti-American nonsense like DEI. This is a great, great step in replacing politics with merit at our senior ranks. This is what a revolution in military personnel affairs looks like." Quote Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar, "Today, I am announcing the Joint Warfighter Evaluation." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "Oh boy. The Louisiana Maneuvers are returning. ENDORSED!" Now please tell me they’re going to stress logistics HARD. Patton’s tanks stopping at highway gas stations during the 1941 maneuvers exposed a major weakness… and made fuel delivery a top wartime priority." From RCP, Mark Montgomery & Emmerson Overell warn that America Must Be Able to Restore Its Space Power at War Speed.

Hmmm, at the Independent, Venezuela closing in on deal to move $4bn gold reserves from Bank of England to New York.

From NYPo, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says OpenAI bears ‘responsibility’ for Hugging Face hack. Leslie Eastman at LI reports Manufactured AI Panic Hits the Streets, Complete With T-Shirts, Marching Robots. "A look at the “protests” in San Francisco, in OpenAI’s Bellevue office, and Poland." Dave Strom, We Are Always Doomed Because Scared People Demand to Be Saved. Catturd ™ @catturd2, "It's all about scaring you to death so they can control every aspect of your life." Quote Bob Iaccino @Bob_Iaccino, "I’m officially done being scared of every crisis the news tells me I should be scared of. I’ve reached my crisis limit." Tech.org, AMD Crosses $1 Trillion in Market Value for the First Time as AI Chip Stocks Rally. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Thought about AI controlling bank accounts, access to sex, that kind of thing. To control our behavior. Hadn’t thought about elections. Wait til AI figures out how to start mailing in ballots." Quote Center for Strategic Politics @StratPolitics, "Replying to @StratPolitics 27% of Democrats told us they plan to use AI to figure out how to vote in future elections, with 7% saying they plan to use it "a lot"." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Too bad we can’t even get voter ID, same day voting, proof of citizenship. Never mind proof of human."Thomas Chatterton Williams @thomaschattwill, "Absolutely beyond parody. Dartmouth’s provost has been turning in 70-100-percent AI-written work (in academic journals, newspapers, and even in email correspondence!) since LLMs came out, the student paper reports. He even used AI to write an op-ed about how universities are dealing with AI cheating." Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Stanford University is accused of using AI to change students’ race & gender while making others appear thinner in advertising, with one student saying he felt “silenced & erased.”"

John Sexton reports Vance Anti-Fraud Task Force Focuses on ACA Enrollment. Ben Smith at LI, USDA Targets 170 NYC Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep, “SNAP benefits should go to Americans, not fraudsters or illegal immigrants,” White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director Scott Brady said." Breitbart Bus Dig notices Trump Refuses to Launch World War Warsh.

The Post Millennial @TPostMillennial, "REVEALED: More Canadians die from MAID each year than Americans do from gun homicides." Daniel @WVDanielM, "@grok how many gun related homicides were in the United States? Use the newest data from the FBI. How many MAID deaths were in Canada? Use the newest data. Extrapolate those figures into a per-capita basis." Replying to @WVDanielM @TPostMillennial and @grok Grok @grok, "FBI 2025 data: estimated 14,085 total murders, firearms used in 72.3% (~10,183 gun homicides). Canada Health 2024 MAID: 16,499 (newest full official). Per capita: US (~342M pop) ~3.0/100k. Canada (~41.5M) ~39.8/100k." So, on a per capita basis, Canadian government is more than ten times as lethal as American guns. Tom Knighton at BA is happy about Trump's New EO Defends Hunting, Rolls Back Inane Hunting Regulations.

Hon. Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC, "People have absolutely no idea the reign of terror we’re headed for if Democrats gain total power. They want Trump dead, and they want everyone who supported him or worked for him in prison. They want our constitutional rights dissolved, and they want the courts packed to facilitate it all. This is an EXTREMELY dark place and I don’t know that there’s any good way out." Quote Center for Strategic Politics @StratPolitics, Replying to @StratPolitics, "We polled five routes for Trump to leave office before the end of his term. A plurality of Dems support four of them, including a military coup and death by natural causes. The only one underwater, an assassination, is still supported by 29%." Marc Thiessen @marcthiessen, "60% of Democrats would welcome a … (checks notes) … MILITARY COUP to remove Donald Trump from office. Please don’t tell me these people care a whit about democracy or democratic norms." Gene Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy finds an odd one, 39% of Democratic Voters Think Restaurant Industry "Should Be Publicly Owned and Operated." So, they want service like the DMV?

Stephen Kruiser, Republicans Aren't Letting El-Sayed Memory Hole Hasan Piker, nor should they, but it's not enough to swing an election. From the Free Bacon, Meet the 'Jews for Abdul': El-Sayed Ads Feature 'Social Justice' Activists Tied to Group That Excused Oct 7. "Dan Klein, who appeared in an El-Sayed spot in a yarmulke, is a 'community organizer' for Detroit Jews for Justice, while a Rosh Hashanah video featured the Jewish Voice for Peace-tied Shifman family." Jason Bedrick @JasonBedrick, "In 25 years, Todd Beamer's dad never got involved in a political campaign. That's because for the past 25 years, no major candidate had ever campaigned with someone who said America deserved 9/11. Until now." Quote Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer’s dad narrates a new ad attacking Abdul El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker, who said America deserved 9/11 and was worse than Al-Qaeda. Watch this." At a Sayed presser, Will Hild @WillHild, "Kamala Harris, seemingly 4 vodka sodas deep, goes on a bizarre rant about how "attacks on DEI" are an "attack on maternal care"."

News Wax reports Newsom Donors Scrutinized Over China Contacts. NYPo, Democratic megadonor who gave to Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris linked to murky honeypot spy saga. China, China, China! From the OCR, California tenants suffered 8th-highest rent hikes in US over four decades. "California rent's share of income was second-highest among the states in 2024." Matthew Lilley @MattGLilley, "A bunch of Nobel Prize-winning economists have endorsed California's proposed billionaire wealth tax. I can't oppose them on authority. But I know some academics who can."

At the Conversation, No cheery time for election pollsters in run‑up to US midterms. "In fact, it hasn’t been very cheery for pollsters for the better part of 10 years, since Donald Trump confounded poll-based expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton for the U.S. presidency in 2016." John Carrasco reports Immigrant from the Philippines Pleads Guilty to Illegally Voting in 2024 US Presidential Election. Capitán Bitcoin @CapitanBitcoin, Translated from Spanish "FRAUD. Spain is in shock. The opposition stunned. Spain, 2023, General Elections. The head of PSOE Argentina created a voting circuit with fake mail-in votes to rig the CERA vote. Audio leaks have surfaced. It's extremely serious, pay attention. It calls into question Pedro Sánchez's legitimacy for the past 3 years..." PeterSweden @PeterSweden7, "Swedish election update. There's now the possibility of a NEW ELECTION in the affected area after authorities are investigating possible ELECTION FRAUD. A man from Somalia who got Swedish citizenship 7 months ago was elected to parliament for the Left. It's reported that people were given money and pre filled ballots and were driven to voting location. The constituency of Dalarna could see a rerun of the election take place with around 223,000 eligible voters." Elections are consequential. That give people incentive to cheat. At Ace, After Supreme Court Declines to Overrule State Supreme Court, Federal District Court Steps In to Allow Missouri to Use Its New Congressional Map for Midterm Elections, "This is good for us."

Bruce Blakeman @NassauExec, "Kathy Hochul now admits closing Indian Point was a mistake. Our electric bills are up 50% on her watch. Today, energy groups are warning that New York could face serious reliability problems as energy demand grows. New Yorkers deserve reliable, affordable energy, not more uncertainty and higher costs. When I am Governor, we will extract natural gas to help cut electric bills in half."

Dave Strom looks at The NGO to Government Pipeline. From the Free Bacon, Bloomberg-Backed Climate Group Paying Salaries of Democratic State AG Officials Quietly Shuts Down Amid Congressional, Legal Scrutiny. "The initiative’s website states that it is ‘historical material,’ and its leaders no longer list it as their employer on their LinkedIn pages." Trust Ace for a great headline, Bloomberg Was Paying -- Bribing, We Sometimes Call It -- Democrat State AGs to Push "Environmentalism" Lawsuits. "But that's okay, because the law doesn't apply to leftists. Being a leftist is playing life on Easy Mode with all cheat codes enabled." Also from Ace, Lindsay Clancy's Lawyer Asks Judge to Investigate the "Rogue" Juror, "Boy, Gentry Leftists really don't believe any of the bullshit they say about Respeccing Black People's Lived Experience and Indigenous Ways of Knowing, do they?."

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: DHS releases a bullet-point list of what they say are false claims about the shooting of a Venezuelan illegal alien in Austin, TX. They say claims that he was legal and had a valid work permit are false. Per DHS: “CLAIM: ICE refused to remove the bullet from the illegal alien’s body. FACT: This is false. ICE does not and would not advise, nor be the authority on, a medical procedure for an illegal alien at a hospital...."Where Did 4.5 Million Illegal Aliens, Who Arrived Under Joe Biden, End Up Staying in the U.S.? Rick Moran at PJM checks. At NYPo, Meet the US Army vet running a California baby factory for Chinese nationals to have American kids. "Patriot Conceptions founder Haotian Bai has cozied up to powerful Republican groups while running a business that lets wealthy parents in China have “American” babies via surrogacy."

Dave Catron at Am Spec wonders Does the Press Understand the First Amendment? "It’s not very complicated but they can’t seem to decode what it means." At Althouse TrumpTV, "Background: "After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation/A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air" (NYT gift link). So you get it: He doesn't need the fake-news networks. He's got a YouTube channel." The Larry video cited above has a long segment on the networks off again on again White House boycott. Joe Concha @JoeConchaTV, "And here’s @ananavarro after Trump was banned from social media in 2021… in case anyone needs a reminder to never take this person remotely seriously…" TownHall's Matt Vespa has a Flashback: That Time When CNN Wondered Whether Biden Should Ban Fox News From the White House. Eric Abbenante @EricAbbenante, "Supercut of Obama's War on Whistleblowers: James Risen: "I plan to spend the rest of my life fighting to undo damage done to press freedom in the United States by Barack Obama ..." Teri Christoph at RedState hears Karoline Leavitt Blows the Lid Off the White House Press Corps' Phony Little Game. "Appearing Tuesday on Sean Hannity's podcast, Leavitt recalled how reporters would privately apologize to her for their aggressive behavior and "unfair" questions during her briefings, something she referred to as "performative." Many of the press corps now whining about their restricted access, she revealed, were “totally different people” when the briefings ended and the cameras stopped rolling. “There’s a performative aspect to the briefing room. In fairness, I think on both sides, right?"

Amy Curtis at TownHall is satisfied John Cleese Refused to Back Down Despite Islamists Threatening His Birmingham Show.

Sarah at Insty says THE OUTRAGE IS DESERVED: Outrage is erupting after a 22-year-old who runs into BURNING BUILDINGS as a volunteer firefighter was told he isn’t qualified to be a paid firefighter… …because he was HOMESCHOOLED. Then the city changed the job posting to cover it up. His name is Andrew Coates. He’s 22 years old, in Nebraska. Right now, today, he runs into burning buildings as a volunteer firefighter for Cedar Bluffs Fire. He is a state-licensed EMT. He is doing the job. For free. All he wanted was to get PAID to do it. In his words: “Make a career out of it would be the goal. To get paid to do what you love.”

From the College Fix, ‘Queering God’ and ‘Thinking with Bad Bunny’: Inside YAF’s new report criticizing college curricula. Ace reports an Angry Lesbian Karen Tries to Cancel Football Coach for Laughing at a Meme and Then Cries As She's Cancelled from TV, Plus: Colin Kaepernick Persists. Evie notices The Gender War Is Increasingly Fueled by Women. Colin Wright @SwipeWright, "The Boston Globe has just published a shockingly sober article about the nonexistent genocide supposedly targeting the transgender community. In it, they cite a report I coauthored showing that the murder rate is actually lower for trans-identifying people than the general population. Our report was responding to the HRC's annual reports pushing the narrative that there is an ongoing "Epidemic of Violence" against the transgender community. The reporter says he "offered the Human Rights Campaign's key researcher, the transgender woman Charleigh Flohr, or anyone else with the organization an opportunity to rebut the Manhattan Institute finding, but they didn't reply to me." That's unsurprising because the HRC is engaging in fundraising propaganda. They don't care about the truth, only promoting the narrative. Our report presenting the actual data is irrefutable. That's why they have nothing to say in response."

And the masked lesbians are at it again. From NYPo, Massachusetts lesbian bar nearly bullied out of town after lifting mask mandate — for one night a week, Matt Vespa observes A Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Relaxed Its Masking Rules and Absolute Mayhem Ensued. At Twitchy, Boston Globe: Queer Community Splintered Over Lesbian Bar That Dropped Strict Mask Mandate. Globe Magazine, A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. "Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead." Ace, Five Years After Covid, a Lesbian Bar Finally Relaxed Its Covid Mask Policy, Which Required Wearing a KN-95 Mask at All Times. The Backlash Is, Get This, Unhinged. Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Everything starts making a bit more sense when you realize that there’s a sizable contingent of the political Left that functionally lives on an entirely different planet from the rest of us."

And much much more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.22.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 09.22.26 (Evening Edition)!

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Gets Greenland

In all but name. And, hey, we didn't get their welfare state or the Democrat votes. At Da Caller, Trump Announces U.S. Will Have ‘Permanent Control Over Security’ In Greenland. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, "BREAKING NEWS: I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States! ...." At PJM Matt Margolis says Trump Secures a HUGE and Historic Deal with Greenland and Scott Pinsker asks What Happens When Pacman Rescues the Princess?: The Great Greenland Gaslight. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, ""OK, that's nice but Trump has not yet made all of my heart's wildest dreams and desires come true, so I'm sitting out the midterms." /sarc off This is a geopolitical masterstroke. In an era of aggressive Chinese economic and military expansion, this pact between the USA and Denmark is vital. Great job Mr. President and Secretary Rubio." Matt Morse @MattMorseTV, "“Trump’s new deal with Greenland is exactly the same as the old one!” Not true at all. Key new details: Duration: The 1951 deal lasted only as long as NATO existed and Greenland remained part of NATO. Trump’s 2026 deal lasts indefinitely, even if NATO implodes or Greenland becomes independent. ..."

Theresa Fallon @TheresaAFallon, "There has been a prevalent optimism bias in Europe. Even at the #MSC in 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, US officials warned that Moscow was about to make a move. Despite all the mounting evidence that war was near, European strategists would not accept this conclusion." Quote Gandalv @Microinteracti1, "For two years the official line is that Russia might be able to attack a NATO country in five to eight years, which is the kind of warning that lets you roll over and go back to sleep. In August American intelligence quietly moves the start of that window to this autumn...." From sundance at CTH, President Vladimir Putin Gives Remarks on Europe’s Preparations for Expanded War Against Russia. FWIW, I don't see Europe wanting war with Russia, but they are getting increasingly fearful the US won't support them in the way they've become accustomed. Good.

VodkaPundit at Insty cites CONRAD BLACK: Canada must mature as a nation. “Carney is pushing a “war” against the country to which we sell about 70 per cent of our exports, the country upon which we are completely dependent for our own military security. And Carney appears to be much more the continuator than the reformer of the helter-skelter immigration policies that have put terrible pressure on housing costs for Canadians of modest incomes. The fact that nearly 45 per cent of Canadians are foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents heaps tremendous social costs on the country. Canada’s fertility rate of 1.25 is among the lowest in the Western world and we are the assisted suicide capital of the world with the beaming encouragement of our terribly inadequate public health-care system.” From sundance, Barbara Boyd Reviews Shield of Americas, Rubio and Trump’s Moves Against Canada/EU and President Sheinbaum and President Trump Agree on Terms for Bilateral Trade Deal.

Matt Cookson at RCW thinks it's Time for MBS to Finish Off the Houthis. Sundance thinks China Leverages Pressure on Iran to Stop Strikes on Saudi Oil Fields. Guy Benson @guypbenson, “The blockade proves the success of sanctions. If the U.S. keeps its chokehold, Tehran will likely break.” Max Abrahms @MaxAbrahms, "This has less to do with Israeli behavior than the onslaught of disinformation about it." Quote Dominic Michael Tripi @DMichaelTripi, "NEW: Israel’s net favorability in the US reaches new all-time low, falling an unprecedented -67 points from +51 in Trump’s first term to -16 now, with approval continuing to fall across all polls."

Pro America Politics @proamericapol, "President Trump secured 65 billion barrels of oil from Venezuela. He just secured military and economic control over Greenland. Poverty in the US just hit an all-time low. We have net negative immigration to the US for the first time in 75 years. Do you see why they have to desperately obsess over the temporary increase in gas prices? It's all they have." RightWI @RightWI1776, "Wow I can't believe Diesel is over $9/gallon Wait nevermind this was 2022 under Biden." John Hinderacker at Power Line, A Booming Economy: Who Cares? From Breitbart Bus Dig, The World Still Loves the American Economy. Dave Manney at PJM says The $6.7 Billion DOGE Headline Is True. It Also Leaves Out Half the Story. "Spend $6.7 billion once to reduce annual spending by more than $20 billion, and suddenly the story sounds rather different."

Sundance reports President Trump Announces AI Task Force and Pending Appointment of AI Czar. Kevin Killough at JTN hears California Gov. Newsom signs order demanding federal government regulate AI 'before it's too late' "Newsom's statement cites an incident where an Anthropic AI model escaped a containment system to hack into another platform, and says the federal government hasn't responded to the concerns." From the NoTricksZone, Economic Masterminds: German Socialists Suggest Taxing Productivity Gains Stemming From Using AI. mike bski @BskiMike22802, "If You Were Born Before 1980, The Left Has Killed You With Climate Change At Least 17 Times!" ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "There are times when I cover an issue in politics/culture on the ground that is seen so wildly different than what either polling shows, social media dictates or the manufactured fear demands it should be. AI/data power centers is one of them The story..."a

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Stephen Miller delivered the greatest on-air masterclass on why you have to vote Republican in the midterms “Democrats’ policies aren’t just wrong; their policies are evil.” “You cannot sit on the sidelines when we are trying to save this country from an agenda that is sinister and wicked and morally indefensible.” Republicans are delivering results: a thriving country under President Trump, secured borders, falling crime, and an America First agenda. The second Democrats take power, they will open the borders again and the mass invasion of our country will continue. This is a fight for the future of our nation. Vote." Chip Roy @chiproytx, "Republicans looking at polls - in Texas or anywhere - and accepting defeat are engaging in self-fulfilling prophecy. Be proud of what we’ve done, admit where we need to do better, expose the radical Democrats, & decide to win. Sports Psychology 101."

The College Fix does a DEEP DIVE and finds Abdul El-Sayed’s sister is a radical university professor. Twitchy ws amused when Abdul El-Sayed Got Heightmogged by an Average Sized Female State Rep. and Became the Weekend’s Meme. War Correspondent @warDaniel47, "OMG. Stunning resurfaced footage shows Ugandan Mayor Mamdani saying the plan is to manipulate white leftists into electing 3rd worlders like him Spoken in his 3rd world accent: "You need someone to be a validator, tell them to TRUST US." "Minority communities, because we've never had representation, we are tied to identity. White communities...are more ideology...voters think of themselves first as progressive." Muslim invaders PURPOSEFULLY position themselves as "validators" to manipulate the public into handing over control TERRIFYING. He needs to be deported." Twitchy sees Jessica Tarlov Saying Dems Are on the Side of Sanity Nearly Made Bill Maher Fall Out of His Chair. RedWave Press @RedWavePress, "Bill Maher: “There are things in history that absolutely do compare to the Holocaust. But lots of people just love to throw that term around. I mean, this country is so antisemitic now…” David Foster: “What turned the Democratic Party antisemitic?” Bill Maher: “Israel. It's what turned them. It's a question I explore a lot on my show.” David Foster: “I don't know the answer. And you don't either?” Bill Maher: “I do. Again, it's lack of education…" and RedWave Press @RedWavePress, "Bill Maher: “Greta Thunberg. She's a professional useless idiot and I would like to talk some sense into her.” David Foster: “How did she get to be so Greta?” Bill Maher: “How did that whole generation get there? My short answer: lack of education. We stopped teaching kids things. They don’t know anything… Ignorant is different than stupid… And it’s not their fault that the schools stopped teaching them things..."

Chef Andrew Gruel @ChefGruel, "Funny thing, this doesn’t even include federalized national guard troops, so Newsom basically just signed a bill making it harder for other states to help us with riots, wildfires, earthquakes or any other major emergency. Great job." Quote California Globe CaliforniaGlobe, "Newwsom Signs Bill Barring Out-of-State National Guard Deployments into CA. Because we don’t want military help with our riots?" Carol Roth @caroljsroth, "Actually, it was insane in real time. It was also intentional and evil." Quote Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Gavin Newsom says closing California beaches during COVID was “insane, in hindsight.”

Kyle Becker at RedState reports Minnesota's Anti-Ice Fraud Fund Was Just 'Shut Down.' The Reason Couldn't Be More Ironic. "A $2 million "anti-ICE" fraud fund that was intended to help those who were "harmed" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enforcing the law was recently frozen because of — you guessed it — fraud."

Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "Mike Davis @mrddmia confirmed this morning that Article III Project plans to file a judicial misconduct complaint related to the NYT article published yesterday profiling Judge Patrick Schiltz and including comments from 6 other federal judges: declassified.live Courthouse Coup, Minnesota Style In a recent interview with the New York Times, Patrick Schiltz--the former chief judge of the Minnesota district court--described a collective effort to block the administration’s deportation plans."

SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire, "BREAKING: In a 2-1 vote, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment."

From Da Caller, DHS Cracks Down On Immigration Attorneys Who File ‘Meritless’ Asylum Claims. Sundance reports President Trump Identifies H1B Visa Abuse as a “National Security Threat.” Jonathan Turley sees Sen. Paul Introduces a Birthright Citizenship Amendment, which, of course, won't happen anytime soon. "Most countries in the world reject this controversial policy. Our closest allies in Europe reject birthright citizenship and follow the common practice of “jus sanguinis,” or right of blood. We are part of a smaller number of countries following “jus soli,” or right of soil. Various countries that once followed the practice later amended their constitutions or laws to get rid of it. That is what would need to be done with a 28th amendment." Beege Welborn is disappointed by a Dem in RINO Clothing: SoFL Rep Salazar's Message for President Trump.

Lara Logan @laralogan, "The situation in Ceuta is turning worse & worse. The Spanish government has been exposed lying to the people as it is obvious tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are still there. Perhaps more importantly the world is seeing what globalism & open borders really mean: invasion & conquest. This is happening across the western world to differing degrees - you just don’t get to see it. But the effect is the same: over time your culture, country & identity are overwhelmed & replaced." Quote Reuters @Reuters, "WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Spanish police began moving hundreds of migrants from beaches in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta to temporary facilities at the city's port, sparking tension as migrants vied for limited spots at the new location." Twitchy sees a Migrant Charity in Scotland Gives 'Asylum Seekers' Lessons on the Age of Consent. Lee Anderson MP @LeeAndersonMP_, "Importing Savages. ASYLUM seekers arriving in the UK are being handed booklets warning them that sex with children is illegal and men and women are equal under UK law."

Nick Arama at RedState laughs as CNN Left on the Sidewalk After Being Booted From WH, Then a Passerby Hilariously Chimes in Live. "Tell the truth! If you tell the truth, then you won't get revoked. Tell the truth." Twitchy, Kaitlan Collins Calls CNN White House Ban an ‘Illegal Assault’ on Their Constitutional Rights. TownHall's Matt Vespa likes how Sarah Huckabee Sanders Easily Shut Down the Media's Outrage Over CNN's WH Ban by Making This Point. Jack @jackunheard, "CNN got banned for telling lies about the president. Conservatives got banned for telling the truth about the covid vaccine. We are not the same." Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84, News flash: Biden also changed the White House press pool and he cut off more than 440 reporter’s credentials. Zero outrage. I don’t know about y’all but the hypocrisy gets to me sometimes." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "This is straight up commie shit, BTW. The State is going to enforce political content restrictions? California is indistinguishable from a communist country." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "According to this anon reporting, Bob Bonta is demanding that he get content oversight over CNN. LMAO after all of his denials that this bullshit lawsuit "wasn't about CNN", the cat is out of the bag. We all knew it...this was always just about politics. What a scumbag."

At Althouse, "Following a 19-month effort by President Donald Trump to take control of the arts center, its board voted to close the building Tuesday..." ""... as Trump, who has demanded his name be added to the institution, threatened to cancel a more than $250 million renovation. The president said Wednesday that without his intervention the building could be 'ripped down.'" I'm reading "What Washington lost when the Kennedy Center closed/We asked Washington Post readers to share memories of the storied arts hub. Hundreds responded" (gift link so you can see the selected memories)." Let it fall down. 

Seth Dillon @SethDillon, "This has got to be one of the craziest headlines from the woke era."

The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "No One Notices As Entire Cast Of 'The View' Replaced With Shrieking Feral Pigs."

At Hat Hair, Larry Elder looks at The 'Modern-Day Lynching' Hoax -- and the Elephant in the Room, racism is rare, so the demand is high. British Patriot @EnglandUK, "Stand Up to Racism just posted a celebration video of Restore Britain being “chased out of Camden” for leafleting in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election. Rupert Lowe says one of his team was hospitalised with burns. Read that again. A legal party, standing a candidate on 8 October, handing out leaflets. Then a mob. Then hospital. Then the attackers boast about it..."

Marina Hyde at the Guardian asks Are you outraged by Sydney Sweeney – again? More fool you. "Forgive me. Life is, in fact, very, very boring, because yet another Sydney Sweeney-advertising-centred firestorm has been ignited by this ad." Jonah Goldberg weighs in at the Dispatch, by Cashing In on Sydney Sweeney’s Cash-In, "Media bias shows itself in the bazonga discourse." He can think a little when his TDS is shove aside. The New Yorker whines Have Conservatives Taken Sexy Back? "The culture wars have come for lingerie as the right, once the advocates of promise rings and purity culture, embarks on a crusade to “Make America Hot Again.”"

Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday Morning Fever

Another day without a big new story to tell. I&I examines Who’s Orchestrating The AI-Hysteria Campaign? "We’re not conspiracy mongers here, but it sure looks as though big AI companies have teamed up with Democrats and the mainstream media, probably with an assist from Chinese interests, to embark on a textbook anti-competitive regulatory push. And they didn’t need AI to dream up this plan." Emir M | Type-F Capital @em013L, "$PLTR Karp says that Anthropic is desperate to move liability to the government through regulation of AI, since customers are about to start knocking on the door with countless lawsuits for intellectual property theft. On CNBC." Miranda Devine @mirandadevine, "Well what a surprise. Ro Khanna, Mr Google. And the top 10 are Democrats." Quote Kevin Bass @kevinnbass, "Many of the most vocal politicians now calling for government regulation of AI companies are also among those receiving the most money from the AI companies themselves. What an intriguing coincidence." Rusty Weiss at RedState thinks you should Watch: AI World Takeover Hits Snag As Fake Actress Glitches and Starts Speaking Chinese on Live TV. Not quite ready for prime time.

Ace's Buck Throckmorton rants By the Logic of Free Traders, Shouldn't Trump's Tariffs Be Good for Canada and its Consumers? Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, ""Ursula von der Leyen" descends directly from European nobility, and she married into European nobility. Her great-great grandfather was the German noble and industrialist Baron Johann Ludwig von Knoop. Her husband, Heiko von der Leyen, descends from the Prussian baronial line of "von der Leyen zu Bloemersheim." (Source: Grok) The EU is just another way for the ancient nobility of Europe to continue to exercise their illegitimate, unelected, hereditary power and avoid the voice and vote of the masses. European immigrants came to America to escape the despicable vise grip of bloodlines controlling destiny. The EU should come nowhere near America." Quote Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen, "Dear @MarkJCarney we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU." Mark Noonan @Mark_E_Noonan, "Chesterton pointed out more than a century ago that the Duke of Norfolk would happily become the Administrator of Norfolk. Emir of Norfolk is also acceptable. It’s all about keeping the pig snout in the trough."

Navarro to Newsmax: Warsh Rate Hike a 'Rookie Mistake' "Do not raise rates into the teeth of an oil price shock," Navarro said. "That's the Greenspan-Bernanke rule." According to Google AI, The Federal Reserve raises interest rates to make borrowing more expensive, which slows down spending and cools off rising prices." But I don't see how that applies when the cause of inflation is largely to cost of oil rising due to external events. Mike Bales @MikeBales, "Y’all were quiet at $5.02 a gallon and 9.1% inflation. Now gas is $4.06 and inflation is 3.4% and suddenly it’s a crisis. The numbers didn’t change sides. You did." Jack @jackunheard, "Gas can come back down. A communist government does not. I’m voting Republican."

At NYPo, Houthi attacks expose Iran’s desperation — here’s how Trump must respond, declare war on them. Semafor says Somaliland’s president puts everything on the table for Trump. Note, Somiland is not Somalia, and it wants good relations with Trump. News Wax claims Trump Weighs Russia Deals Before Ukraine Peace. "A U.S. official told the Times the administration believes early economic agreements could demonstrate to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials that Washington is committed to improving relations, potentially creating incentives for Moscow to end the war."

From Ace, British Medical Journal: The FDA and CDC Used a Faulty Algorithm to Understate Vaccine Injuries. When One Researcher Pointed Out the Flaw, She Was Told to Mind Her Own Business. "I'm not willing to assume "just an accidental oversight." In fact, I'm very much assuming enemy action." Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Also, MAHA: Get Your Kids Off Their Screens and Make Them Live Actual Life, Says RFKJr. "I mean, it's obvious, but it's good that someone in authority is saying it."

Hat Hair's Mark Judge claims Jazz Fans Stunned by Cassandra Wilson’s MAGA Views. It's not uncommon for musicians and actors to get more conservative when they see the money they make being expropriated for the undeserving. Dead at 70.

From Shipwreckedcrew, the lawsplainer, The Standing Problem With Regard To The White House Ballroom -- Blame the Tree Huggers. "A series of idiot cases in the 1990s-2000s are responsible for the idea that individuals have rights enforceable in federal court to sniff flowers and watch worms crawl in the dirt." Done.

At Twitchy, Napoleonic Syndrome: Stepstool Abdul Challenges Vance to a Beard Inspection and Weightlifting Duel and You KNOW It's Getting Bad for El-Sayed When Even Morning Joe Is Calling Him Out Right to His Face. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears MI Voters are 'Just Gross' for Not Wanting the Anti-American, Anti-Breast Cancer Research Anti-Semite. Mitchy Berg at Hat Hair VIP calls Minnesota Polling: Too Good To Factcheck. OR Get Cocky About. Tafoya almost even. Ace woke up and found out James Talarico Super PAC Caught Paying $25 Per Vote -- and Admitting Doing It on Hidden Camera Video, "Texas Democrats have come up with a scheme to pay voters to cast ballots for their candidates, a video obtained exclusively by Townhall Media shows." At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman argues There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Democrat Anymore.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom interpretes Newsom: 'We Were Insane' but Elect Us to Be Insane Again. VodkaPundit at Insty, I THOUGHT IT WAS BASED ON GREED AND ENVY: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is Based on Bad Research. Embrace the healing power of "and." At PJM Vicky Taft has another instance of West Coast, Messed Coast™ — That's the Smell of Corruption at Karen Bass' L.A. Homeless Authority. Capt. Ed reports Letitia James Seized Aging Nuns' $19 Million. Why Won't She Release It? Render unto Letitia. 

PJM's Matt Margolis has even More Humiliating News for Kamala Harris. Nobody wants her, but they fear backlash if they don't pick her.

At CJ, Charles Lehman reminds us Progressive Prosecutors Have a Crime Problem All Their Own. "Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner’s scandal is just the latest in a long line." Ace sees York PA Police Repeatedly Refuse to Shut Down a Black "Teen Takeover" Near Campus Housing, Even After Four 911 Calls; Eventually the Thugs Drag White Female College Students by the Hair and Beat Them Senseless, ""Decarceration" plus "equity in justice." You can't send young thugs to jail because that's just the "school to jail" pipeline. And we must generally empty the prisons, because prisons are racist." From Da Caller, Dem Lawmakers Demand Federal Probe Into ‘Modern-Day Lynchings’ That Are Anything But, suicides or black on black crime. 

At Althouse, "I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present." ""Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned." Said Michael P. Desronvil, quoted in "Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial, Michael P. Desronvil, speaks out for first time after intense backlash" (NY Post)."

Cam at Bearing Arms sees Gun Owners Win Another Second Amendment Victory in Fifth Circuit and cites CBS News: Trump Ordered DOJ Not to Appeal NFA Decision on Suppressors, Short-Barreled Firearms.

From NYPo, an Illegal migrant faked US citizenship to work at military contractor for 30 years. CIS reports Illegal Immigrant Population Was About 13.5 Million in July 2026, "No evidence for a dramatically higher number." Like 20 million. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius explains Why the “Heritage American” Movement is Harming MAGA.

TownHall's Matt Vespa is happy to announce President Trump Just Banned Three Outlets From the White House, CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. Shouldn't that be MSNOW? Why yes, Beege Welborn, Trump Bans CNN, Politico and MS-Now From the White House. If you're just going to make shit up, you can do that from anywhere. Dave Strom laughs FINALLY! Totally Objective Journalism! "Just kidding." And notes Democrats Need Not Fear the Fact Checkers. Matt Vespa also notes 'The View' Suggests That Donald Trump Might Have Sexual Affinity for Animals. Are they so desperate for clicks they're trying to get sued? Ace sees Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert Whine About How Hard Their Jobs of Not Being Funny Are, "The two anti-talent lottery winners whine about how hard it is failing at your job every single night."

Johnny Kampic at RCP thinks Satellites Have Made This Costly Broadband Subsidy Obsolete. "In a recent FCC filing, SpaceX calls for the Commission to “wind down outdated and redundant High Cost programs that now clearly provide diminished – or even negative – returns and redirect these resources to an enhanced affordability program that will deliver clear and impactful benefits to consumers.”"

Jonathan Turley fears Gandhi is Out, Mangione is In: Political Violence is in Vogue in America. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Princeton is the latest university to achieve academic nirvana: not a single faculty member contributes to a Republican candidate or campaign. Conversely, 98% of political donations went to Democrats or Democrat-affiliated groups..." Ace wakes up and hears Rabid Left-Wing Students Waved "Kirkaversary" Celebration Cakes Smeared with Fake Blood in Conservative Students' Faces. The Conservative Students Filmed This Display. The University Moved to Expel the Students -- For Filming the Death-Celebrants! Beege Welborn explains What to Do When Campus Stalking Is Being Directed by Students.

Dave Strom wonders Do the Women Excusing Murder Because of 'Hormones' Know What They Are Saying? Are women too hormonal to vote or serve on juries, too? Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "A viral conversation started after a woman claimed she couldn’t get her heavy suitcase into an overhead bin on an airplane and the man boarding next to her refused to help. ““He flat out said, ‘No, I’m good. You can get it,’ and I was holding up the whole plane while he just stared,” says the woman. I believe everyone should help each other in any way they can out of love, but I really don’t blame the man for his reaction after everything society has put men through. How can we shame and blame them for even something like chivalry and then expect them to do it? El Jacobo @eljacoboaqui, "What, precisely, obligates men to perform physical tasks at the behest of woman in our vicinity?

Capt. Ed cites Psaki on Sweeney Bodd: It's Misogynistic to Get Naked While Not Progressive, or Something. Ingrid Jaque at USA Today knows The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad. "Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike. But the real issue isn't the ad – it's that she's a registered Republican."

At Da Caller, Officials Remove Republican Candidate From Forum After ‘Misgendering’ Transgender Rep Sarah McBride. Da Signal's Tyler O'Neil cries ‘FALSE’: New Study Challenges Claim That Laws Restricting Transgender Medicine Increase Teen Suicide. I think that was debunked ages ago. 

And still plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.18.26. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - US Poverty Hits All-Time Low

At NYPo, Americans are richer than ever — and poverty hits an all-time low, but you won't hear it from the WaPoo, the NYT, PBS, ABC, CBS or NBC. Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii, "Stocks at record highs. GDP at 5.1%. Real incomes at record highs. Poverty at record lows. Food inflation below 20 year average. Factories at 82% capacity. Standard of living best ever. Crime at record lows. Trump approval on the economy - record lows. What am I missing?" Ace, US Poverty Rate Falls to Lowest Level In History, "Well, as long as we've been keeping track of it, anyway. And median (average) household income hit a record high. Wait until you see how the media spins this." I know the dictum is that you can't tell people the economy is good when they don't feel it, but the MSM spend a great deal of time and effort convincing people that the economy is great when Democrats are in control and even more attempting to plant the thought that the economy sucks when Republicans are in charge.

Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "This is 100% accurate. The left has completely moved on from climate change, net-zero, electric car mandates, etc. The climate panic faded and their ideas were all wrong, so for 2028 the new existential threat that needs regulating is AI." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet. "This is the case against AI doom. Pass it on First we recaptulate standard x-risk argument: we build AI substantially smarter than humans → it becomes an autonomous optimizing agent → its goals are misaligned → instrumental convergence makes it seek power and resist correction → superintelligence lets it acquire decisive strategic advantage → humans lose control permanently. Here are the main counterarguments: ..."Too long, but read it anyway. Sundance at CTH hears Palantir CEO Frames AI Leaders Request as Effort to Avoid Lawsuits from Large Corporate Clients Over IP Theft. 

At Am Great, the Great Victor Davis Hanson discourses on Iran, the Midterms, and October Surprises, "The Iran war could reshape the midterms as Democrats, Iran’s regime, dissidents, and Kurdish rebels weigh the political and military stakes of the next 50 days." The WSJ (archive) documents how Iran’s Attempts to Get Around the Hormuz Blockade Are Hitting a Wall "While Saudi Arabia and others find workarounds, bottlenecks are threatening Iran’s economy," and Saudi Arabia Has Another Option to Get Its Oil Out "A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom’s best fallback." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Iran: We Got a Mighty Convoy, Stuck Here Overnight. From the Volokh Conspiracy, Dave Bernstein notices Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Jewish Targets Outside Israel.

Sundance is suspicious, British Military Intelligence Officer Killed in “Accident” in Ukraine. I am less so, even at the height of the Iraq War, common accidents were a huge part of the number of allied deaths. Military work is inherently dangerous. Space.com notes The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military's highest-ranking officer says. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress....

The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great looks at The Fantasy House of Mark Carney. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Said the Spider to the Fly: EU Issues Invitation to Canada to Be Its First 'Associate'. Sundance is on it, noting Prime Minister Mark Carney Accepts EU Associate Member Status, Opens Canada Gate for European Migrants and Two More British Commonwealth Countries Considering ‘Associate Member’ EU Status – That’s Four of The Five Eyes. 

Tim O'Brien at PJM is jubilant, Trump’s Super PACs Are About to Flood the Midterms With Over $130 Million. Fox News @FoxNews, "WATCH: Republicans step in around Sen. Mitch McConnell as confusion breaks out over his vote during a farm bill markup in the Senate Agriculture Committee. McConnell quietly says “aye” as GOP Sen. John Hoeven leans over and tells him “no" multiple times. A staffer then intervened and Chairman John Boozman reinforced McConnell's "aye" vote as the bill advanced 12-11 along party lines. Hoeven’s office says he initially misunderstood what the committee was voting on." So, he's back, but not really.

From Twitchy, 'Legal Observer' Witnessed a Forklift Run Into the Kennedy Center Pillars 'Several Times', but had no video. I don't; let the damn thing fall down from neglect.

At Hat Hair a Larry video shows Hasan Piker Going Rogue, Screws Democrats With America 'Worse' Than Al-Qaeda Comment, Capt. Ed, Piker: America Is Worse Than Al-Qaeda. M-SNOW: Please Shut Up and Today's Deep Question: What Is El-Sayed's Imam – and MSM – Trying to Hide?, 'Associations': Major Michigan Newspaper Makes Stunning Endorsement and Dave Strom asks Does Anybody Believe Talarico and El-Sayed Have Moderated? No, of course not. ¡No Pasaran! argues "Muslims have finally cracked the code on the West"; For Islam, "Socialism Is THE Trojan Horse" to power — Larry Taunton's September 11th keynote address. Ace, Totally Normal Heterosexual Christian James Talarico Wants You to Know He Has a Favorite Drag Queen and He'd Like to Know Your Favorite Too, "Thanks to Ed Morrissey for this horror. Not only does he have a favorite drag queen at the ready when asked, but "she" is quite the beaut. Talarico's favorite drag queen specifically targets children. Of course "she" does." From Newsline, Don’t Buy Talarico’s “Triangulation” in Texas Senate Race. I don't. Amy Curtis at TownHall, This Is How James Talarico Wants to Run the United States. Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet, "Talarico: "What if we ran our world like we run a kindergarten classroom? Because at the end of the day, aren't we all just really big kindergartners?" He’s just so … soft. I hate it."

鈴森はるか 『haruka suzumori』 @harukaawake, "Mark my words. Years from now, across Europe, Muslims will end up destroying many cultural artifacts across Europe. The reaction will be exactly this: Radical Muslims: It's haram so we must destroy it. Moderate Muslims: It shouldn't be destroyed but let's not blame all Muslims. Useful Idiot Leftists: It shouldn't be destroyed but let's not be Islamophobic." Cathy Salgado at PJM sees an Ex-Muslim Exposes ‘Poison’ Now ‘Injected Into the West’. Quotulatiousness notes Veterans of the GWOT “saw things with our own eyes that are hard for others to believe” Man-love Thursday is apparently a real thing in Afghanistan. But the men are usually boys. Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "I discovered that the lady who went on Australian national television the other day and said that white Australians have no culture is in fact the daughter of a Sudanese warlord who abducted and enslaved hundreds of child soldiers, dozens of whom starved to death Human Rights Watch accused William Nyuon Bany of these horrific crimes against humanity in a September 1995 report titled ''Children in Sudan: Slaves, Street Children and Child Soldiers.'' ..." The McMullan @TheMcMullan. "In response to the clip going around with the African lady saying 'WHAT WHITE CULTURE!?!' Because I can explain it in more detail than anyone else... here are the main things that create western civilisation. The principle, the law of nature that is an adaptation to and what operation it creates in our civilisation...." Another long one worth reading. 

Jim Hanson @JimHansonDC, "ActBlue is a criminal conspiracy to commit election fundraising fraud. Indict and arrest them immediately so people see what the Dems are doing before our elections." Quote Townhall.com @townhallcom, "NEW: A House Judiciary report just dropped screenshots of ActBlue's internal Slack messages. They show staff knowingly waved through foreign donations—using "verification" methods you won't believe." Beege Welborn has high hopes ActBlue in Le Deep Doody! MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks In Corrupt Milwaukee, Election Integrity Dies In Darkness. Matt Vespa at TownHall reports Dems Think North Carolina Is a Lock for Them. Roy Cooper Nuked That Narrative With These Remarks. PJM's Matt Margolis notices In Blue State America, It's Always 1984 and Athena Thorne remarks I’m So Glad This Nightmarish Legal Fight Is Playing Out During an Election Season.

PJM's Vicky Taft reports There Are Ghost Kids in Them Thar Fake Daycare Centers in Gavin Newsom's California, Aaron Hanscom sees Gavin Newsom Is Back on Top of One 2028 List. Does It Mean Anything? and Stephen Kruiser sighs Karen Bass Will Probably Get Her Shot at Finishing Off Los Angeles.

Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "In a stunning political move, the chief judge of the Minneapolis federal bench disclosed the behind the scenes collaboration between all judges to thwart legal proceedings related to immigration cases this year. Patrick Schiltz, who admitted his longtime involvement in a pro-migrant nonprofit, reveals how judges remained on their cell phones nonstop to halt deportation proceedings. And rather than evaluate each case individually—as is required—the judges developed pro forma orders (as I predicted) to immediately stop cases in their tracks. This is something: Schiltz: “Some judges built templates of legal orders so they could respond quickly to some of the detention issues that were arising again and again.”" Quote Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw, "An alarm is being sounded for the American public. Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT. On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions." Causing Dave Strom to wonder Can We Start Impeaching Judges Now? Natalie Winters @nataliegwinters, "EXCLUSIVE: Judge Boasberg was a 9-time host for a CCP-founded program run by a Chinese spy front flagged for its efforts to compromise Americans. SIX were during his FISA term—with access to top secret intelligence."

NYPo thinks Kavanaugh throws Trump ‘a lifeline’ on mail ballot rules despite Supreme Court rejecting restrictions. The left had no problem with changing election rules mid stream in 2020. 

Sundance considers diGenova’s Problem.

TownHall's Scott McLallen reports Lone Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Gets a Lawyer — and a Safe House. Kyle Becker at RedState hears the Holdout Clancy Juror Breaks Silence. What He Says About 'Activist' Jurors Makes Them Look Worse.

Sundance is pissed Republican Rep Maria Salazar Attacks President Trump – Says ICE Deportations “Gone too Far”, "Florida Representative María Elvira Salazar is well known to the CTH audience; she is a decepticon." Ben Whedon at JTN reports Kash Patel confirms admin working on legislation to stop 'birth tourism'. "Patel made the remarks during an appearance before Senate lawmakers of the Judiciary Committee." 

It's a newt, and it has a great crest!

Dave Strom hears a A Cry for Help: Piddington Declares Independence From UK Over Migrant Settlement and Newts Get a Veto. Piddington’s Women Don’t. GB Politics @GBPolitcs, "NEW: Women in Piddington, a village of just 350 people where the government plans to put 1,250-3,500 illegal migrants, have released a video begging female MPs to speak out for them in Parliament." At the Telegraph, Great crested newts could thwart Piddington migrant camp. Via Ace, A Haitian Woman Attacked and Then Gnawed On the Face of a Woman, Disfiguring Her Forever. Canadian Courts Gave Her a Reduced Sentence So That This Doctor/Engineer Wouldn't Be Deported. "Seal the northern border, reduce visas for Canadians, increase tariffs to 50%, permanently. We must insulate ourselves from this demonic nation." Hey, there's good fishing up there!

From the Free Bacon sees Dems Get Crazier, NYT Coverage Stays the Same. "Every scandal left uncovered at the paper of record." C3 @C_3C_3, "35% of media coverage of Lindsay Clancy is negative. 96% of media coverage of Elon Musk is negative. One killed her children and the other exposed government theft. So telling…" Ashley McCully at PJM hears Liberal Millionaires: Wait, What Is Free Speech Again? Dave Strom hears Merz: the Rise of the AfD Shows Why Free Speech Must Be Curbed. Ezra Levant @ezralevant, "The chancellor of Germany says free speech is just a kooky American idea that he doesn't share: “Please don’t come to me with free speech... That is at most a libertarian political understanding from parts of the USA that I personally do not share. A liberal society must still be able to protect its citizens from false information, from personal degradations, from discrimination.”" Quote Julian Reichelt @jreichelt, " Translated from German, BREAKING NEWS: Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to massively restrict social media and says: "Don't anyone come to me with free speech!" We must "still be able to protect citizens from false information." Against men like Merz, we have the fundamental right to freedom of expression as a right of defense. His view of the citizens is dangerous and borders on a case of suspicion hostile to the constitution." The Babylon Bee, Macklemore Performs Concert In Gaza And Oh No! They've Thrown Him Off A Roof.

Stacy, the Other McCain on The ‘Killadelphia’ House of Horrors.

An interesting argument, Peter Van Valkenburgh @valkenburgh, "For thirty years we've argued that software deserves First Amendment protection because software is speech. But the Constitution gives us another reason: software is a press. ..."

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " WTF?! The University of Utah student who CELEBRATED Charlie Kirk’s assassination in a viral photo is now trying to get Rylie, the patriotic student who called her out, EXPELLED @UUtah better choose their next steps WISELY unless they want DOJ involved Support" I heard the school relented after being outed. Jesse Singal @jessesingal, "cult is overused but exactly right in these sorts of contexts. as we know from a trillion institutional meltdowns centered on these trainings, if they weren't intentionally built to give power to power/control to certain Cluster B types, they may as well have been." Quote Jonathan Kay @jonkay, "this is one of the cult-indoctrination slides contained in an all-staff Sept. 14 meeting for teachers at a York Region District elementary school." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Today in things literally nobody could possibly be surprised about if they have been paying even the slightest bit of attention." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Blue states with strong teachers' unions have lower student literacy levels: study shows." From Ace, a Study: Blue States with Strong Teachers Unions Influence Have, for Some Reason, the Lowest Student Literacy Rates in the Nation, "You know those teachers unions only care about the kids. It's all about the kids, you know. When they shut down the schools for a year and a half so that teachers could sit at home on their asses and literally phone in their lessons, that was all for the kids, too. Their lazy, greedy stance has resulted in the worst literacy rates in the nation." Capt. Ed claims an Exclusive: How to Protect Jewish Students, Faculty From 'Jew-Hatred'. Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: Berkeley Law School dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains how he has secretly enacted a policy of racial discrimination in faculty hiring—which is illegal in California. "If I'm ever deposed, I'm going to deny I said this to you." Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "This man must be sued, deposed, fired, and sent into retirement. He's a virulent, proud racist—and an enemy of equality." John McWhorter @JohnHMcWhorter, "Sad thing is this is normal. She genuinely, warmly thinks her people are smart in "alternate" ways, and that being good at tests (close reasoning and linear thinking) is "white." I wrote about this strain of thought a few months ago here: https://nytimes.com/2026/07..." Quote Neetu Arnold @neetu_arnold, "New York Regents member Felicia Thomas-Williams on why she thinks students shouldn’t have to take Regents exams to graduate: “You don’t assess a fish on climbing a tree because fish can’t climb trees”"

And at long last, we get to the good stuff! Don Surber on Making Sydney Sweeney a sports billionaire. "I thought feminism was about women owning their sexuality. Silly me." Lana A. @lana_asanin, "Honest question for the Sydney Sweeney enthusiasts: Besides the two enormous elephants in the room… what exactly is the attraction? Her face? Her charm? Her personality? Help me understand the phenomenon. And before somebody types “intelligence”—please respect the seriousness of this scientific investigation." The two elephants are plenty. Also, she pisses off the right people. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "These are the "journalists" writing hit pieces on Sydney Sweeney. Class is dismissed." Check them out at your own risk.

Matt Vespa on Here's What Triggered the Left's Recent Meltdown Over Sydney Sweeney. Carlos @txiokatu, "What’s Sydney Sweeney have to do to get the approval of white women? Strangle three kids?" Ace, Fake News "NHL Reporter" Blasts Sydney Sweeney for Using Her Body to Sell Merch... But Of Course Previously Posted a Booby Bikini Photo to Sell "Hot Girls for Hockey" Merch, "That's only the first part of this embarrassing hypocrisy. The second part is this "reporter" doubling down and insisting that because she showed her boobies to sell merch to women, that's totes different than Sydney Sweeny using boobies to sell a gambling service to men."

And the Wombat has even more at In The Mailbox: 09.17.26. Linked at 357 Magnum in Saturday Roundup of Link Roundups - 19 September. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Coffee & Sweater and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week awaiting your digital pleasure.