Flotsam and Jetsam - That Was The Week That Was

Yep, it's been almost a week since Trump was inaugurated, and doesn't seem like he's slowed down one bit. Roger Kimball at Am Great, Trump 2.0: A Shockwave of Change in Just Six Days, "Trump 2.0 storms into office, dismantling the old guard and unleashing a whirlwind of action aimed at reshaping America’s political landscape."  At Da Wire, Here’s Everything Trump Did His First Week Back. At the European Conservative, Trump’s First 3 Days: A Bold Blueprint for Europe’s Conservatives. Eric Abenante at Hat Hair, notes 'You Know What 'Here He Goes Again Means?' Doing What He Said He was Going To Do'. Leslie Eastman at LI, Trump Makes it Clear He is President for All Americans with Visit to Los Angeles Fire Disaster Zone and LA Times Front Page Shocker: Paper Heralds Trump’s “Golden Age” Inauguration Remarks. At NewsMax, Trump Has the Building Blocks for U.S. Golden Age. Insty, at his substack says The Left Gave Us Trump 2.0, "And they're not going to like it." At Twitchy, Maddow in Tears! Trump Predicts the Demise of ‘Enemy of the People’ MSNBC and CNN and Not Our Problem: Haitian Leader Says Trump's Policies Will Be Catastrophic for His Nation. At Breitbart, Corey Comperatore’s Widow: Trump Called Me ‘Every Day for Almost 2 Weeks’ After Rally Shooting.

At UnHerd, So Trump nixed your bullshit DEI job. Driscoll at Insty, THE AIR FORCE SEEMS TO HAVE DECIDED TO USE MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE TO FIGHT TRUMP’S DEI ORDER by ordering the suspension of teaching air men about the Tuskegee Airmen. And, FAKE NEWS, OR MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE? CBS: “Lesson plans about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots have been removed from the U.S. Air Force curriculum, a U.S. official confirmed Saturday.” Cernovich@Cernovich, "This is a passive aggressive form of malicious compliance, where you pretend you’re following some order and doing so dishonestly." The entire chain of command must be relieved for this stunt.   "Kurt Schlichter has some questions for the network that brought you RatherGate, pro-Obamacare poetry readings, and Barry Goldwater as a crypto-Nazi:" 'Streiff' at RedState, The Air Force Seems to Have Decided to Use Malicious Compliance to Fight Trump's DEI Order but then Pete Hegseth Stamps Out One USAF DEI Mutiny but Others Await. Pete Hegseth@PeteHegseth "This has been immediately reversed. Thank you @SenKatieBritt." John Lucas at Bravo Blue asks Whither General Milley? "A prescription for accountability from General Milley."

Reuters whines Trump's rapid changes in US government stun federal workers. Matt Margolis at PJM says Federal Workers Are 'Terrified,' and That’s a Good Thing. Walk the talk Foundation explains, The Inspector General Purge – A Step in the Right Direction? All Biden appointees who all allowed their agencies to hide the bad shit. "As for the events of the weekend, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) has likely summed it all up most succinctly: “Sometimes inspector generals don’t do the job that they are supposed to do. Some of them deserve to be fired.”  We couldn’t agree more, Mr.Barrasso." Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee "Libs freaking out over Trump firing inspectors general These are Biden-appointed officials There’s nothing novel about replacing them with Trump appointees It’d be crazy *not* to do this. Presidents should be able to fire every person in the executive branch other than the VP." Da Wire, Senior Career Vacancies Mean Trump Can Fill 300 Key Permanent Jobs. "Trump can make a lasting change to the federal workforce by filling existing 'deep state' vacancies." At NYPo Betsy McCaughey opines Trump’s pink slip for WHO was a good first step toward keeping Americans healthy. At Twitchy, Scott Jennings Takes Ron Howard APART in 2 Words (and 2 Receipts) for Suggesting Trump Appoint Lefty TOOL. 

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – Senate Majority Leader John Thune Outlines Expectations for Trump Cabinet Nominees and CIA Director John Ratcliffe Outlines President Trump Expectations of Intel Community. Matt Margolis, Was Pete Hegseth's Accuser Offered A Quid Pro Quo For Her Bogus Affidavit? Ben Weingarten at Am Great, Stefanik Will Stand Stalwart Against the UN’s Jackals, "If you admired Rep. Stefanik’s takedown of college presidents coddling Hamas sympathizers, you’ll relish her readiness to confront adversaries on the world stage as the next U.S. Ambassador to the UN."

Sundance again, Sunday Talks – VP JD Vance Shreds Margaret Brennan Talking Points. Sauron's Eye has the Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 26, 2025. Mike Miller at RedState, JD Vance Decimates 'Face the Nation' Host Over Executive Orders, Energy, Economics, and More. Althouse watched J.D. Vance on "Face the Nation." " Margaret Brennan seemed keyed up from the start. Her desire to get Vance was ludicrously obvious. Meanwhile, Vance was perfectly even-tempered and articulate, prepared for everything she had hoped to flummox him with. Brennan's style of constant interruption failed to throw him off. It backfired, making him look steady and rational and her look afraid of what he might have to say."

At NYPo, Trump announces immediate retaliation against Colombia after socialist president turns back US deportation flights. Twitchy, BOOM: Donald Trump Puts the SQUEEZE on Colombia After Their President Refuse Flights of Illegals. Threatened tariffs and diplomatic sanctions. Fox, Colombian leader quickly caves after Trump threats, offers presidential plane for deportation flights, "Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept deportation flights." At Twitchy, UPDATE: Colombia President Backs Down After Trump Threatens Nation for Rejecting Deportation Flights. Sundance calls it Beyond Perfect Timing – Colombia Refuses Repatriation Flights, What Trump Does is Beyond Epic and notes that then The Government of Colombia Agrees to Repatriation on All of President Trump’s Terms. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "The fact that President Trump just owned Colombia WHILE GOLFING just makes the whole story so much better." Althouse notes Trump's tariff threat worked.

Sundance has another Sunday Talks – Border Czar Tom Homan Helps ABC’s Martha Raddatz Clutch Her Pearls About Deportation. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg, "Martha Raddatz: Will the US military be deporting illegal immigrants every single day of Trump’s presidency? Tom Homan: Yes. Raddatz: So is this what we will be seeing every single day? The president promised millions. Homan: Yes. Raddatz: The estimates of those who have been convicted or arrested in the past is 700,000 to over a million. So after you do that, do you go after everybody who is here illegally? Homan: Yes. If you're in the country illegally, you're on the table." Sara Rose@saras76, "Tom Homan: "What price do you put on national security? What price do you put on all these young ladies who have been raped, murdered, and burned alive? What price do you put on Laken Riley's life?"" Sarah Arnold at TownHall, WH Hails Capturing Top Illegal Immigrant Criminals and It's Monumental. At WokeSpy, Illegals Back in Mexico: “I Don’t Recommend to Cross.” Fox, Up to 250,000 children born to illegal migrants in 2023: preliminary report, "President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week reigniting debate around birthright citizenship." Ace, Who'da Thunk It? Protect The Border, Send Back Illegals, And The Illegal Immigration Problem Suddenly Seems Manageable! "Mexico Accepted 4 Deportation Flights This Week, White House Says." Breitbart reports Donald Trump Shuts Down Federal Labor-Smuggling Program. "The Safe Mobility Initiative, sought to create many Safe Mobility Offices in foreign countries where low-wage foreigners could apply for visas to live and work in the United States and Europe." Natt Vespa reports on how The Media Ran With Total Fake News Story About ICE Raids at Chicago Public Schools. 

And in miscellaneous Trumpianea, from NewsMax, Trump Says Jordan, Egypt Should Take More Palestinians from Gaza. 'Streiff', Trump Overturns Biden's Duplicity and Orders US to Resume Shipments of 2,000-lb Bombs to Israel. NewsBusters note Seth Meyers saying Criticizing Woke Bishop 'A Good Sign That You're a Sociopath'. Sundance, Trump on Possible Misuse of AI: “It’s the First Question I asked” … “It Could Be the Rabbit that Gets Away” Neil McCabe at RedState, West Palm Beach Drag Queen Arrested for Threatening Trump Online. NYSun, EXCLUSIVE: Sanctioned Penn Professor Amy Wax Says ‘Possibility’ Trump Will Join Her Fight Against University That Punished Her for ‘Offensive’ Speech. "The embattled professor, sanctioned for offending her colleagues with her comments about race and gender, speaks to the Sun about her lawsuit against her Ivy League employer."

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has The Top Ten Dumb Things Said...Friday "#3 Keith Olbermann - It's time, California. Quit paying your taxes." Rusty Weiss at RedState, Jake Tapper Raises Eyebrows With Suggestion Biden May Have Issued a Secret Pardon in Final Days As POTUS, his own. The Fourth Rail on YouTube, Hakeem Jefferies' claims about DEI are LITERALLY INSANE.

Matt Vespa at TownHall says Gavin Newsom Doesn't Want You to Know About This Disastrous Emergency Services Decision "California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration shut down a highly trained, all-volunteer team of certified firefighters in early 2024—a move that rendered the California National Guard incapable of sending a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles until 10 days after the deadly fires broke out in the city." At Da Mail, LA Mayor Karen Bass' past in communist Cuba revealed... as insiders say her political career is 'over'. "In 2016, when Castro died, she referred to him as 'commandante en jefe' (commander-in-chief) saying his passing was a 'great loss to the people of Cuba.' She also reportedly gave a eulogy for a senior member of the Communist Party USA." Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "More red tape and bureaucracy for fire victims in Los Angeles." Quote Howard Leight@MalibuRockyOaks, "If you’re an evacuee, just know you can’t sleep on your boat in Marina Del Rey without a permit. And by permit, meaning NO. Applying for a permit is a tactic they use to say NO. Ask to stay on your boat for 7 years as they rebuild…. @VeniceIntel @elonmusk." Matt Van Swol@matt_vanswol, "#BREAKING: The Small Business Administration (SBA) which ran out of money to help victims of Helene, announced an extension into February for locals to get help. Of the 10,000 WNC businesses that requested federal aid under the Biden administration…"

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Day Two, Whew!

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.21.25 (Afternoon Edition), Insty at his substack, Trump 47: A Civilizational Fork in the Road, "Let's be sure to take it: Some action items to get started," EBL , “Hail to the Chief”, and MAGA Inauguration Day 2025, Louder With Crowder: CNN claims Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute, because of course they do, Donald Trump is officially president, and here are the best parts of his AMAZING inaugural address and Three keys to success now that Donald Trump is FINALLY our president again, Vox Popoli: The Repatriations Begin, Dana Loesch: Inauguration Day Part II, and Don Surber: CEOs Embrace Of Trump May Be Real. Also Surber, Trump roars in like a lion. At NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine notes Trump triumphantly returns to Capitol for inauguration — the very place Democrats tried to destroy him and Michael Goodwin says With Donald Trump back in the White House, we finally have a president who backs up his promises. At the Free Bacon, Happy Liberation Day, America: Trump Outlines Optimistic Vision in Second Inaugural Address. James Pethokoukis, envisions A (new) American Golden Age. PJM's Stephen Kruiser sees A Whole Lotta MAGA Goin' On. At CTH, sundance has a VIDEO: The Restoration of America Begins Now. VodkaPundit at PJM thinks We're Going to Mars, and We're Bringing the Stars and Stripes With Us. Driscoll at Insty, FINALLY, A PRESIDENT WHO IS HAVING FUN AGAIN: Autism Capital@AutismCapital, "NEW: The best thing you'll watch tonight. Trump and JD Vance do the YMCA...but with swords." Althouse, The performance of power in the arena and in the Oval Office. "Trump had a busy day yesterday, but let's focus on the showmanship in the signing of all those orders. First, on a little red-carpeted stage in the Capitol One Arena, he is literally The Man in the Arena (as Theodore Roosevelt put it):" "After 4 years of The Man in the Basement, we have, once again, The Man in the Arena." A Larry video at Hat Hair, No President Has Ever Done What Trump Just Did on His First Day. Da Fetched, CNN’s Scott Jennings: ‘I’m Struck by the Fact That We Have a President Again’ and Jasmine Crockett Whines She’s About to Suffer “4 Years of Hell” Under President Trump. Bob Hoge at RedState, sees a Maddow Meltdown: Far-Left MSNBC Host Sees the New Reality, and She Doesn't Like It One Bit.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Bishop At National Prayer Service Attacks Trump's Character and Policy. At Twitchy, WATCH JD Vance's Face While Listening to INSANELY Woke Bishop at Bipartisan Interfaith Prayer (Video). 'Bonchie' at RedState says Trump and Vance Sit Through 'Woke' Sermon at National Prayer Service, Their Responses Are Absolute Gold. Lincoln Brown at PJM has An Open Letter to the Left-Wing Bishop Who Lectured Trump and Vance at the National Prayer Service

VodkaPundit, Trump Takes Office and Suddenly Putin Wants a 'Lasting Peace' With Ukraine. Althouse asks What could Barron have said to Biden? Althouse, I saw Musk's "Nazi salute" in real time, but failed to jump up and blog it.

Twitchy, Dems Throw a 'Hail Mary' in a Last Ditch Effort to Defeat Hegseth. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Why the Latest Pete Hegseth Character Assassination Attempt Lasted About Two Seconds. Sundance, Vice President JD Vance Swears in Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair is happy as Marco Takes Charge. AP whines about A wave of Trump-demanded departures hitting the State Department. Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump reverses Biden decision and reinstates Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, "Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in his confirmation hearing that restrictions would be imposed on Cuba." Insty, FIGHT THE POWER: Eoghan McCabe@eoghan, "Lol at The Irish Times trying to shame me on this glorious day. If only they knew how fucking proud I feel." At the European Conservative, Make Europe Great Again? What Trump 2.0 Can Do for Europe.

Ace, Woke DEI Female Commandant of the Coast Guard Fired for Elevating DEI over Core Mission of Protecting the Coast, Failing to Stop Fentanyl Smuggling, and a General "Erosion of Trust." "This is important and telling." 'Streiff' at RedState asks If the Coast Guard Commandant Can Be Fired for Pushing DEI, Can the USMC Commandant Be Fired for Lying? Twitchy, BREAKING: SHUTDOWN of Federal Government DEI Offices and Programs Starts Wednesday. ET, Trump Says He'll Reinstate Troops Who Refused COVID-19 Vaccination. At TNP, Pentagon Takes Down Milley Portrait Just Ten Days After Unveiling.

Sundance, President Trump Likely to Unveil “Stargate” – Domestic Infrastructure via AI Data Centers and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Says Today President Trump Will Deliver Remarks About Massive Infrastructure Announcement. Althouse, "Several billion? That's peanuts for these guys." Vox whines The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think. "The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump."

Matt Margolis at PJM, ICE Is Back in Business! Homan Declares That Deportation Operation Has Already Begun. Driscoll at Insty, DANA PRETENDS THAT “UNDOCUMENTED” ISN’T A LEFTIST EUPHEMISM FOR “ILLEGAL:” Bonchie@bonchieredstate, "Watch Dana Bash do a double-take in shock and horror as Tom Homan explains to her that an illegal alien doesn’t have to be convicted of a serious crime to face deportation. Amazing stuff." The White House, Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship, rescinding birthright citizenship. Althouse, "Immigrants’ rights advocates today sued the Trump administration over its executive order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship...." ""The lawsuit charges the Trump administration with flouting the Constitution’s dictates, congressional intent, and longstanding Supreme Court precedent." The Legal Defense Fund announced last night." VodkaPundit, Senate Passes Laken Riley Act With *12* Dem Votes in Big Trump Win. 

At WUWT, Trump Targets the 2009 Endangerment Finding: A Bold Move Toward Restoring Regulatory Sanity, Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South, Trump Signs Executive Order Pulling U.S. From Paris Climate Accord, Election Realities, Progress Ahead and a Report: How Did The Biden Administration Do On Solving “Climate Change”? Beege Welborn, Trump Puts the Air Brakes on Massive Idaho Lava Ridge Wind Project. Leslie Eastman at LI, President Trump Orders Immediate Halt on New or Renewed Offshore Wind Leases, "Trump rides to the rescue of the East Coast’s whales."

Matt Ridley@mattwridley, "There is something approaching full-scale panic in the American scientific bureaucracy at what the Trump administration may reveal in the coming months about what went on in Wuhan with the support of American grants and American expertise."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Culture Warriors Can Rejoice Today. Ace, LOL: CNN and the Insane Left (But I Repeat Myself) Claim a Cavalcade of Horrors In Wake of Trump's Recognition of the Reality of Biological Sex. "CNN is so worried that this order will "upend" the passport system." Because Biden ordered the State Department to issue passports based on pretend-gender rather than sex, creating an "X" gender."

The Pop Times, It’s All Gonna Be Released, Uncle Sam! Trump to Declassify MLK, JFK, and RFK Assassination Records. Althouse, Mount McKinley. "I'm reading "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness," one of the executive orders Trump signed yesterday." "Obama changed the name to Denali, and Trump opposed the change at the time — "Great insult to Ohio. I will change back!" With this order, he's done what he said he would do — though now it's about recognizing a man as a hero and not about a particular state that supposedly cares a lot about that man. Note that "Denali" was not a person's name, so Trump isn't elevating one state's hero over another." At Da Signal, Scrapping ‘Bidenbucks,’ Trump Pulls Federal Government Out of Election Meddling and Heritage Foundation Experts Analyze Trump’s Executive Orders and find much to like. 

13. “Freak Show”

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.21.25 (Afternoon Edition), Louder With Crowder, The most corrupt president ever, Joe Biden issues “pre-emptive” pardons to Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, and others and Speaker Mike Johnson drops a BOMBSHELL about meeting with Joe Biden that demands a congressional investigation Across da pond at Da Mail, Jonathan Turley writes about The final corruption of Joe Biden "With only 15 minutes to go as president, Joe Biden snatched infamy from the jaws of obscurity." And at his own site, Biden Again Summons His “Leading Legal Constitutional Scholars” to Support an Absurd Constitutional Claim, of enacting the 28th Amendment. The Pop Times calls them a Stain On His Legacy: Liberal Journalists Rip Biden After Last-Minute Family Pardons. Matt Margolis sees Schiff’s Past Attacks on Pardon Abuse Come Back to Bite Him. RCI, Despite Biden Pardon, Fauci Still Faces Legal Perils. Here They Are. Seth Mandel at Commentary thinks The Real Biden Scandal was Running for a Second Term. Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal explains How Biden’s Administration Became a National Nightmare and What Trump Has to Do to Stop It From Happening Again. At TIPP insights, Biden’s Crowning Legacy: 20% Bidenflation And The Economic Carnage Left Behind, "Biden Holds a Unique Distinction Among the Last Five Presidents—Highest in Both Annualized Inflation Rate and Total Inflation." At Da Mail, Tucker Carlson stunned as NYC mayor Eric Adams reveals the outrageous five-word warning Biden gave him 'be a good Democrat, Eric.' At, Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, "Paxton Files One Last Lawsuit Against Biden For The Road." At Fox, White House website now lists Trump as president, removes Biden, Harris content, "White House updates website just moments following Trump taking oath of office. Biden and Harris are removed." Ben Kew@ben_kew, "JOE BIDEN’S DISASTROUS PRESIDENCY IN 25 PHOTOS I am not an artist, but I love the power of photos and the stories they tell. Here are 25 photos I think tell the story of the Biden years. Please share yours in the comments!"

The Victory Girls say Kamala: Fare Thee Well, VP Sourpuss! Matt Margolis, Doug Emhoff Had a Hissy Fit Over a Fake Story Before the Inauguration. At NYPo, Unemployed Kamala Harris’ neighbors annoyed by her return to LA as city burns: ‘I’m embarrassed that she lives here’. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.21.25 (Afternoon Edition), Twitchy, Former Veep Wants Us To Stay Connected With Her New Website.

Joel Kotkin at UnHerd, sees Even Hollywood is turning on LA Mayor Karen Bass. At WUWT, The Origin of The Los Angeles Wildfires and Scapegoating Climate to Hide Callous Government Malfeasance. 

At the Cowboy State Daily, Big Horn ATF Raid Eerily Similar To "Clown Show" In 2002, Former Sheriff Says.

Ace, Trump Pardons 1500 J6ers (But Not Ray Epps or the Antifa Provocateur), "Brutal and unjust," and
Julie Kelly: The DC Gulag Is Slow-Rolling the Release of J6 Political Prisoners, "Fire the bitch in charge of this gulag, stat.And yes, it's a woman. Who else would it be, after four years of DEI hiring. Ask and it is done: She was fired yesterday." Ford Fischer@FordFischer, "Here at DC Jail: all but perhaps two January 6 defendants are still locked up, and an MPD officer now tells their supporters outside that nobody else will be freed tonight from this facility despite Trump’s pardon order saying to let them out “immediately.”" Sue DC for false imprisonment and kidnapping. Cathy Salgado at PJM, D.C. Gulag Holds J6 Prisoners Hostage Despite Trump’s Pardons. Trisha Hope - National Delegate-TX@JustTheTweets17, "This Metropolitan Police Officer laughed when I told her the US Marshals were called she said I don't care. They are openly defying your pardon @realDonaldTrump." ET, Enrique Tarrio, Former Proud Boys Leader, Freed From Prison After Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants. At Da Signal, a Fact Check: Vance and Trump Don’t Disagree on Jan 6. Pardons. Althouse finds "Beyond the effect the pardons and commutations will have on the lives of those who received them, they also served Mr. Trump’s mission of rewriting the history of Jan. 6." at the NYT. She adds "The Biden administration went big and then Trump went big. Biden could have shown mercy and aimed to bring Americans together, but he chose to be as punitive as possible. And this is after so much tolerance and forgiveness was shown to the Black Lives Matter rioters, to those crossing the border illegally, and to his political cronies and family matters. In that light, I have nothing negative to say about Trump's sweeping magnanimity." At Da Blaze, Trump calls Nancy Pelosi 'guilty as hell' over J6, slams 'lunatic' Liz Cheney. Matt Vespa explains Why Nancy Pelosi Can't Say What She Said About Trump's January 6 Pardons. "Democrats can’t say anything about future Trump pardons and commutations after Biden’s last-minute act of corruption." Jeff Charles at TownHall hears John Thune Has a Message for Democrats Upset at J6 Pardons. “We said all along that Biden opened the door on this,” Thune said, seeming to refer to the former president’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, as well as other members of his family." At NewsWeek, Man Who Reported Father to FBI After Jan. 6 'Terrified' of Trump Pardons. May not be a happy homecoming. Tom Knighton at BA says 'QAnon Shaman' Plans to Celebrate Pardon in Most American Way Possible, buying guns. 

At Twitchy, a MUST-Read Thread Explains How Trump PULLING 51 Security Clearances Will ABSOLUTELY Nuke the Deep State and OOPSIES! Lawyer Repping 8 Deep State Officials Losing Security Clearance Accidentally Proves Trump Right. Matt Margolis, Trump Makes an Epic Move Against the Department of Justice. At NewsMax, Trump Starts to Reshape DOJ As Senior Officials Reassigned. Sundance hosts FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Delivers Speech During President Trump Inauguration Celebration and celebrates President Trump Restructures the National Security Council and Removes IC Influence.

NewsMax, Judge Rules DOJ Can't Share Jack Smith Docs Report. Susie Moore at RedState, Gone but Not Forgotten: Judge Cannon Issues Another Smackdown of Jack Smith and the Biden DOJ. Sundance crows when Judge Aileen Cannon Blocks Last Minute Attempt by Biden DOJ to Release Jack Smith Lawfare Propaganda.

Alex Berenson at Unreported Truth, Berenson v Biden gets stronger, "Even though the media - which now admits the censorship of 2021 - is still pretending it doesn't exist." At WokeSpy, Dr. Drew Says YouTube Is Forcing Him Into “Reeducation Training”

Eyal Yakoby@EYakoby "BREAKING: Harvard has settled two antisemitism lawsuits. Among other policies, Harvard will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association's definition of antisemitism and start an official partnership with a university in Israel. I am not tired of winning."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - We Have a New President!

Well, technically he's second hand, but after Biden, he feels new. I summarized the runup to the inauguration yesterday, and even finished before noon when Vice President Vance took the oath of office and 12:01, when Trump took the oath. It was an eventful day, of course. I don't see how the President kept up, I got tired just following it on TV (with a break for a cold beach walk). While much of the day was pomp and circuses, for which I care little, as promised Trump hit the ground running, issuing many executive orders, among the more notable, pardoning or commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 J6ers with an order to immediately release those currently detained, stopping the use of Biden's "One app", and declaring that for federal government purposes there are only two sexes. Of course, you can see the entire inauguration, from sundance at CTH, President Trump Inauguration Day Livestreams from Washington DC.

Stacy McCain calls it the END OF AN ERROR: Joe Biden Leaves in Disgrace as Trump Returns Triumphant, "As commenters have already noted, doesn’t it feel good to say “former President Biden”?" Ace, in all red, capital, italic font with the trademark flaming skull, DONALD JOHN TRUMP, THE 45th AND 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM; "CONVICTED FELON" TRIUMPHS OVER CORRUPT MEDIA AND CRIMINAL DEEP STATE. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed thinks It Could Be Morning in America, 2.0; UPDATE: 'Welcome Home' and  Beege Welborn says, All Hail the Return of Intelligence, Beauty, and Grace. Foxes BRET BAIER: Inauguration Day spotlights America's perpetual promise. The Free Bacon feels The Joy Is Back in Town: Trump Greeted as Liberator in Triumphant Return to White House. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Never Mind the Weather — It's a Bright and Sunny Day for America. At Da Signal, ‘Liberation Day’: 8 Takeaways From Trump’s Second Inaugural Address. From Spiked, This is not the dawn of a new fascist era. The Hat Hair staff, Donald Trump Is Ready to Fight. So Are We. Hat Hair, Scott Jennings: 'Watching Him Indict These Gangsters to Their Faces...'. From NewsMax, Trump to Call for 'Revolution of Common Sense' at Inauguration. At Althouse, "Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents — something I know something about." "We will not allow that to happen. It will not happen again. Under my leadership, we will restore a fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law,"  and "Trump to call for a 'revolution' in common sense." "Says the crawl at CNN, which I'm watching with the sound off." Ace, in red font, "A Revolution of Common Sense:" Trump's Inaugural Address, ""For Americans, January 20, 2025 is Liberation Day." "For many years a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power from our society while the pillars of our institutions lay broken.""

 

Luke Rosiak@lukerosiak, "Do they know that the speech was public and we could actually hear it ourselves?" At Ace, Quick Update on "Team DeLulu" Cope "Team DeLulu" are the mentally ill progressives and communists who swear -- or swore -- that they had inside information that Trump would never take office. They claimed that they were shown the signs of this by astrology, tarot readings, Reading their period blood (!!!), and various BlueAnon "leaks" from government insiders. Why do they call themselves "Team DeLulu"? It sounds like Team Delusion. Do they realized they're deluded? Are they making fun of us for wrongly thinking they're deluded? I do not know. Who can fathom the mind of an idiot. The latest theory I heard was this: That government agents were preparing to swarm-arrest Trump for electoral fraud, but what they needed to cinch the case was for him to take the oath of office, which would... I don't know, complete the crime or show intent or something. So this entire transition and inauguration has been a legal trap for Trump, and now he's just moments from being carted off to Levinworth to await his hanging.."  

Giorgia Meloni

Some inaugural fripperies. RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa, Giorgia Meloni will be the only European leader in Washington at Trump's swearing-in." At Hat Hair They Say That Like It's a Bad Thing: Meloni Only European Leader at Inauguration. Althouse was absorbed by the spectacle, 45 minutes and 47 seconds..., Famous faces at the inauguration church service: Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos..., I don't think I've ever watched an inauguration so closely. The indoor setting brings the focus to the individual faces..., Biden and Trump are now riding together in the same limo — unaccompanied by wives or VPs, "What do you imagine they're saying to each other?", Posing on the front steps... ready to fight... or dance, "No, Trump Did Not Hold the Bible Upside Down at Lafayette Square," "That's a NYT headline from September 18, 2020. . . But just now on CNN, as Trump entered the church, the historian chosen to provide depth and context— Timothy Naftali — repeated the longstanding and long-discredited misinformation," and Man in shorts, upon seeing John Fetterman at the inauguration in his favorite basketball shorts and hoody. NYPo, Fetterman Doing Hoodie and Shorts Chic. I'd at least break out my best khakis. Sundance, President Trump Introduces the Village People to Perform at the Victory Rally in DC, and Yes, He Dances. At NYPo, Carrie Underwood sings ‘America the Beautiful’ a cappella after major snafu at Trump inauguration: ‘Help me out here’. Bob Hoge at RedState, Country Superstar Overcomes Technical Malfunction at Inauguration, Smashes It Out of the Park.

Here is the splendid @carrieunderwood performance at the Trump Inauguration. This is what a professional looks like. With grace, when the military band audio failed, she sang her song with the audience. All American and perfect. pic.twitter.com/Qce0AHj6fJ

— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) January 20, 2025

Matt Margolis at PJM, ‘This Is What Victory Feels Like!’ Musk Gives Epic Victory Speech and What Elon Musk Did at the Inaugural Rally Will for Sure Trigger the Liberal Media. The "main stream" media immediately found a second with an out stretched hand and deemed it a Nazi salute. Andrew Kerr@AndrewKerrNC, "Very bold of CNN to insinuate the richest man in the world did a Nazi salute just three days after the network lost a bombshell defamation suit." Quote Media Lies@MediasLies "CNN is accusing Elon Musk of doing a Nazi salute on stage. Full context shows Elon was gesturing that his heart goes out to the crowd.They’re grasping at straws today." Even Jonah Goldberg@JonahDispatch "The thing at the 55 second mark, where he grabs his chest and says "my heart goes out to you" is supposed to be a deliberate Nazi salute? Sorry, not buying it." At Twitchy, We Did NAZI That Coming: CNN Beclowns Itself Over Elon Musk's Gesture From the Heart. Mary Katharine Ham@mkhammer, "I shouldn’t cuss, but fuck you, we’re not doing this anymore." Quote PBS News @NewsHour "Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena. . . " Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Where's the media outrage????" 

All interspersed with the fete came the executive orders. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Here Are Trump's First Executive Orders. The White House, Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions. WaEx, Trump announces mass clemency for all Jan. 6 defendants, except for 6 under review. Capt. Ed, BREAKING: Trump Signs Clemency Action for 1500+ J6 ‘Hostages'. Mary Chastain at LI reports Donald Trump Pardons 1500 J6 Prisoners, Continuing to Look at Six Commutations, "He ushered it out of the room so they could be released now." NBC News@NBCNews, "A conservative activist who has been on the board of a group supporting Jan. 6 defendants has been named interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., the position that has overseen the hundreds of cases brought in the Capitol siege investigation." Sounds like he has a light case load. Jake Lang - January 6 Political Prisoner@JakeLangJ6, "JUST ANNOUNCED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS DROPPING MY JANUARY 6 CASE!!!!!! 4 YEAR AND 4 DAYS IN THE GULAG WITHOUT A TRIAL IM FINALLY COMING HOME!!!! GOD BE MAGNIFIED!!! MOUNTAINS DO REALLY MOVE IN JESUS NAME!!!"

NRO, Trump Signs Order Restoring Sex Binary in Federal Policy, Rooting Out Gender Ideology. Capt. Ed, Make Biology Great Again: Trump Orders End to ‘Gender’ Wokeness. Althouse, "The Executive Order establishes Government-wide the biological reality of two sexes and clearly defines male and female." ZeekArkham ,@ZeekArkham "So they’re wearing the pink pussy hats again. They didn’t wear them to protect women in sports. They didn’t wear them to send back illegals who s*xually assaulted women. They didn’t wear them in support of Laken Reilly and the other girls who were m*rdered by illegals. They didn’t wear them to support Nancy Mace after she was attacked. They’re all a bunch of hypocrites who want to selectively choose their outrage." At Hat Hair Megyn Kelly, BEHOLD the Incoming Executive Order on Mens Is Mens and Womens Is Exactly That. 

Atop Da Hill, Trump officials shut down CBP One app. Ace, Border Patrol Trucks Are En Route to the Southern Border, "A Revolution of Common Sense." Bill Melugin@BillMelugin_, "Migrants in MX weep as they learn that Trump has terminated the CBP One cell phone app that Biden used to essentially wave a magic wand and allow 900,000+ otherwise inadmissible migrants into the U.S. via mass blanket humanitarian parole. Up next - CHNV migrant flights will go." The Peacock whines Facing Trump's mass deportation plans, some sanctuary cities shift their tone, "In some cases, local officials have shied away from the “sanctuary city” label and pledged to work with federal immigration authorities — a departure from Trump’s first term."

At ET, Trump Signs Executive Order to Fire Top Career Federal Managers More Quickly, "The new chief executive hopes to replace federal government managers who fail to follow or implement his policies." Rusty Weiss at RedState, Trump Rips Security Clearances From the 51 Spies Who Lied, Then He Hit Them With Another Bombshell, investigations. @amuse@amuse, "FIRED: CNN is reporting that the David Pekoske the TSA Administrator who put @TulsiGabbard on “Quiet Skies” terrorist watch list has been fired. The Hammer of Justice is here..." Quote Pete Muntean@petemuntean, "BREAKING: The head of the Transportation Security Administration has been FIRED by the Trump administration, multiple sources tell me and @priscialva. In a memo to TSA employees, David Pekoske says he was told "my time as your administrator will end as of noon today." Ace, Elections Have Consequences: The TSA Official Who Put Tulsi Gabbard on the Terrorist Watch List Has Been Fired. "The President so nice they inaugurated him twice:" Matt Vespa reports The Purge of the Top Brass in the Military Has Begun. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok. "BREAKING: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Linda Fagan, has been terminated over her failure to address border security and her excessive focus on DEI - FOX." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "JUST IN: General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters he plans to stay in his position. Brown is obsessed with race-based diversity quotas. He signed a memo stating his "goal" is to reduce the number of White Males in the Air Force. This man cannot be let anywhere near the Trump administration. cc @realDonaldTrump @PeteHegseth." Spectrum, Trump fires four of Biden's presidential appointees, including Gen. Mark Milley. Capt. Ed, Clearing the Decks: Acting FBI Director Resigns Hours After Assuming Role "No matter, though. Trump's transition team quickly replaced Wray and Abbate with two other well-respected FBI leaders in the field as Patel awaits a confirmation hearing in the Senate:"

Ilya Somin at the Volokh Report  worries about Trump's Illegal First-Day Executive Actions "Several of his announced actions are likely to be illegal, especially some related to immigration." It wouldn't be the first time an executive order was found to be illegal, that why we have courts. Trump admitted as much last night when asked about his order rescinding birth-right citizenship. Jeff Charles at TownHall calls it Predictable: Lefty Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over DOGE Hours After President is Inaugurated. Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Already". See pic. 

Dave Strom sees even NYT admit, NYT Poll: Americans Are MAGA Now. At the WSJ, How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture, "In sports, entertainment and marketing, displays of conservatism are crowding out progressive postures." Twitchy. WINNING: Marco Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State. Eyal Yakoby@EYakoby, "BREAKING: Pro-Palestine demonstrators have set up a guillotine outside the Capitol to protest Trump. There is a violence wherever you see this flag. Matt Margolis, Even Biden's Own State Department Credits Trump for Getting a Hostage Deal. VodkaPundit at Insty, FER CRYIN’ OUT LOUD: "Trump ‘Transition Official’ Says All the Gazans Really Need Is ‘a Sense of Hope.’ Really? Trump’s biggest weakness might be how small the pool is of good hires. But this one has got to go. Lee Williams at TAG, Trump Owes It to Gun Owners to Eliminate the ATF. Dave Strom, Vivek Being Shown the Door? Last week I opined that Vivek's talents would have been wasted if he were appointed to the U.S. Senate to replace J.D. Vance. He was needed at DOGE, working alongside Elon Musk to dramatically slim down government. Apparently my opinion was not shared with the Trump folks working at DOGE. Vivek apparently is seen more as a showman than a workman, and people inside DOGE will be happy to see the back of him as he goes off to run for governor of Ohio." I won't pretend to know, but there sure were two pretty big egos at the head of DOGE.

VodkaPundit at Insty yesterday morning, I DUNNO, THERE ARE STILL NEARLY TWO HOURS LEFT: Dear Joe: NOW Are You Done Breaking the Country? 'Bonchie' at RedState sees a Completely Defeated Biden Slur Through One Final Shot at Trump Before Leaving Town. "Biden doesn't want to admit that because even though he's been as thoroughly defeated and embarrassed as any president in recent memory upon leaving office, he still longs to be seen as a historic statesman. I hate to break it to him, though: That ship has sailed." Don't go away mad, just go away.  Matt Margolis, Biden's Final Act As President Was a Massive Cover-Up for the Biden Crime Family. At TownHall, Scott Jennings Owns Dem Commentator on CNN, Destroys Biden and His Legacy in the Process. 'Becca Downs at Townhall, Adam Schiff's Response to Preemptive Pardon May Shock You. Bad Hombre@joma_gc, "Notice Adam Schiff’s silence now that he is the lying crony receiving the pardon in the scenario and the person doing the pardoning is Joe Biden." Twitchy, COWARD Liz Cheney Snaps at Trump AFTER Biden Preemptively Pardons Her and WHOO DAWGIE That Was DUMB, Tim Murtaugh @TimMurtaugh "You accepted a pardon." Sean Davis@seanmdav, You’re a pardoned war criminal. No one cares what you think about anything. You should be preparing for your deposition and testimony since you’re now banned from pleading the Fifth." Quote Liz Cheney@Liz_Cheney "Trump’s remarks in the Capitol Visitor Center today were a reminder that neither lies nor the liar who tells them get better with age. The Select Committee evidence is available on multiple websites and, as a criminal defendant, Donald Trump has had access to all the transcriptsShow more". At Twitchy, Executive Traction: Democrat Defending Biden Receives Rare Factual Slapdown from WaPo ‘Journalist’. Jacob Sullum at Reason reasons Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law "His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office." NPR whines Biden's FBI director expressed 'vehement' opposition to Peltier commutation. Ace, Surprise: Defender of Normzzz and Protector of the Criminal FBI Pardons Terrorist Who Murdered Two FBI Agents. "Every Democrat president eventually gets around to pardoning leftwing terrorists. Bill Clinton pardoned the Puerto Rican FARC terrorists who set off bombs at the New York Stock Exchange, for example. But they're not allies with the revolutionary/terrorist left. Oh dear no! It's just that they're always pardoning leftwing terrorists because it just happens to work out, coincidentally, that leftwing terrorists are always deserving of presidential clemency. And so Biden pardons another terrorist."

At HE, The Democrats have perfected the art of losing. At RCP, Tech Billionaire Mark Pincus: "Red-Pill Moment" To Learn Trump Never Really Called Nazis "Very Fine People" In Charlottesville. Greg Gutfeld says much the same about his switch from Never-Trump. 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: A Long Week Of Much Baseball up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Pardon Me!

Hey, why not? Everyone else seems to be getting one. On his last half day of "work" former President Biden issued two sets of preemptive pardons. Early in the day the white house released pardons for Anthony Fauci, Gen. Milley, the entire Jan. 6 Committee, and the members of the Capitol and DC police who testified to the committee. Then later, while the inauguration ceremony was getting started, they released a second blanket pardon Biden's family, brother, sister, their spouses and children, much like Hunter's that started upon Joe Biden's assumption of the Vice Presidency in 2011. VodkaPundit at PJM, Dear Joe: NOW Are You Done Breaking the Country? Bonchie, at RedState, Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, Cheney, Others in Shocking Abuse of Presidential Power. Charlie Spiering @charliespiering, "Joe Biden Inaguration Day: "...I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee." NewsMax, Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, Others to Prevent Trump 'Revenge.' Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, BREAKING: Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, J6 Committee and Hillary Pollster: These Corrupt Biden Pardons Are 'The Last Straw'; UPDATE: Fauci Pardon For 11 Years? Leah Barkoukis at TownHall, BREAKING: Biden Issues Pre-Emptive Pardons on Last Day in Office. Larry Correia @monsterhunter45, "The Jan 6 committee members getting preemptively pardoned because “government persecution ruins even the innocent” is highly fucking ironic." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Jamie Raskin on presidential pardons: “The seeking of pardons is powerful demonstration of the consciousness of guilt, or at least the consciousness that you may be in trouble.” Biden just preemptively pardoned him for his role in the Jan 6th committee." Althouse, "Biden pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and the Jan. 6 committee in an extraordinary use of presidential power against potential Trump 'revenge.'" 

AP reports.

“The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense,” Biden said in a statement. “Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.”

It’s customary for a president to grant clemency at the end of his term, but those acts of mercy are usually offered to everyday Americans who have been convicted of crimes. But Biden has used the power in the broadest and most untested way possible: to pardon those who have not even been investigated yet....

Leah Barkoukis again, Fauci Issues Statement After Pre-Emptive Pardon. Conservatives Respond. "I really truly appreciate the action President Biden has taken today on my behalf. Let me be perfectly clear, Jon, I have committed no crime, you know that, and there are no possible grounds for any allegation or threat of criminal investigation or prosecution of me,” he said." We'll, he pretty clearly lied to Congress on a few occasions. But that's only illegal when Republicans do it. Curious that his pardon for 11 years reaches several years before the pandemic, and probably covers the time he was surreptitiously funding gain of function research.VodkaPundit at Insty, OUR NEW NORM IS “ANYTHING GOES:” Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "The fact that Fauci's pardon specifically and explicitly addresses his Covid-related offenses, while being backdated to 2014—the year the gain-of-function ban took effect, which Fauci circumvented by outsourcing experiments to China—speaks volumes as to what this is really about."

OK, I changed my mind. These pardons were worth it just so I could see Rachel Vindman throw a tantrum over not getting one. pic.twitter.com/HFzUmgaaZh

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 20, 2025

Ace points out something about Biden Pardons: Fauci, Cheney, Milley et al Cannot Refuse to Testify About their Illegal Actions Now that They Have Immunity Due to Their Pardons. 

NewsMax, Biden Pardons His Siblings and Their Spouses. VodkaPundit at Insty, calls it ONE LAST FU ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR: “FOR ANY NONVIOLENT OFFENSES against the United States which they may have committed or taken part in during the period from January I, 2014, through the date of this pardon.” Hat Hair's Duane Patterson calls it Joe Biden's Final Withered, Bony Middle Finger To America? Jeff Carlson @themarketswork, "Got any follow up comment Ruth?" Quote, "Ruth Ben-Ghiat@ruthbenghiat, "Did you know that Mussolini pardoned all political criminals --the thugs who helped him get to power--after he declared dictatorship? Fascists think alike. Read #Strongmen for the details. x.com/atrupar/status…" John Sexton at Hat Hair collects Reactions to Biden's Last Minute Pardons of His Family. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley "Just minutes before leaving office, President Biden completed his race to the bottom of government ethics. He issued pardons for additional family members, including The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden..." 

Glenn Youngkin, Governor Glenn Youngkin Decries President Biden’s Clemency for the Killers of a Virginia Police Officer. 

Update. 

Two weeks ago, Joe Biden awarded Liz Cheney with the Presidential Citizens Medal.

Today, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Liz Cheney.

How does one receive the nation's second highest civilian honor AND a pardon?

— Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) January 20, 2025