Bob Hoge at RedState has a story about the woman behind the scenes, It's Different This Time Around—Trump's Wily Chief of Staff Bringing the Heat. NYPo's Rich Lowry explains How Trump caught big-government fans in their own trap. "Trump is simply availing himself of the vast federal apparatus created by liberals on the assumption that an ever-more powerful and extensive federal government was synonymous with righteousness." They wanted a more powerful government. They got it. Streiff at RedState, Live by Judge Shopping, Die by Judge Shopping. Trump Turns the Tables on Federal Unions. "They brought the case in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas, where the sole judge, Alan D. Albright, a Trump appointee, hears all of the civil and criminal cases." I'm OK with unions, just not government unions. John Sexton at Hat Hair reports an Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Fire Members of the NLRB. WaEx, Trump announces auto loan interest deductions for American-made cars. You think Georgia might let me take a loan out for a new Tesla CyberTruck? Steven Moore at Hat Hair thinks Trump Should End the Biden-Era War on Small Business Partnerships.
Sundance at CTH hosts President Trump Holds Brief Impromptu Presser Aboard Airforce One and predicts NSA Mike Waltz is the first Cabinet member to go, and not necessarily because of "Signalgate", Waltz on the Bubble? At NewsMax, Josh Hammer opines Rank Incompetence, Not Malice, Explains 'SignalGate' and WSJ: Hegseth's Wife Attended Sensitive Meetings. Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1, "New WSJ: Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed. One of the meetings was a high-level discussion at the Pentagon between Hegseth and U.K. Secretary of Defense John Healey." Sean Davis@seanmdav, "Sorry, @WSJ, but you don’t get to play this game after yawning when Jill Biden ran cabinet meetings because Joe Biden’s brain was pudding—a fact you helped cover up for years." Matt Vespa at TownHall has The One Thing to Keep in Mind About the Latest Story Involving Pete Hegseth, "if we’re going to freak out over this, true or not, let’s not forget that Hunter Biden reportedly ran the White House after Joe’s disastrous debate on CNN in June last year, and he also sat in on meetings without a security clearance." Dave Strom at Hat Hair says You Will NOT Believe It, But Dems Picked Hillary to Criticize Trump on Protecting Secrets. Victory Girls on the “Dumb” Hillary Clinton NY Times Op-Ed. Yeah, it's whataboutism, but what about it?
ABC whines Denmark doesn't 'appreciate the tone' of US Greenland remarks, minister says but OTP extracts Danish Foreign Minister: ‘Let’s Talk About How We Can Fix Greenland – Together’.
NYPo ed board explains How the Trump Smithsonian order is fighting another bulwark of woke insanity. From Da Caller, Trump Orders Return Of Removed Monuments Dismantled During Biden Era.
From Fox, Appeals court rules DOGE can continue operating at USAID in another win for Trump administration. "Friday's ruling was the third appeals victory for Trump administration." ZeroHedge reports USAID Officially Shuttered After Court Victory. At Da Wire, USAID To Lay Off 4,600 Employees, Will Merge With State Department By Fall. Sundance, State Dept Notifies Congress USAID is Formally Being Dissolved, all Employees Will Be Fired. Will we see bread lines in DC? A thread from Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland, "Update from Trump Administration on payments of USAID invoice: Notes how many paid and how many to go and stress why taking longer than normal. Sounds like there wasn't much internal control or checking of validity of payment requests. 1/" CNN whines the Trump administration targets US Institute of Peace with mass Friday firings. At WokeSpy, Congress Grills NPR CEO Maher: Will This Be the End of Taxpayer Funding? Tim Graham, The New York Times Defends Their PR Partners at NPR and PBS.
Joy Pullman at Da Fed lists 6 Unbelievably Scammy Federal Practices DOGE Staff Reveal In Fox Interview. From ET, Musk Says Social Security Recipients to Receive ‘More Money’ Under DOGE’s Cost-Cutting Work. That's not immediately obvious to me, but at least the system may go broke at a slower rate.
At 8 News Now, (Las Vegas), Las Vegas judge declines to release suspect in Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’ attack. Pop Times cries EXPOSED! Woke Startup Exec Recorded Keying a Cyber Truck, Denies Charges While Wearing the Same Outfit. Dint do nuffin! ABC whines Attorney general calls Tesla arson attacks 'nothing short of domestic terrorism' Domestic terrorism is grandmothers sitting anywhere near abortion clinics! At TNP, Pam Bondi Promises ‘NO PLEA DEALS’ in Tesla Vandalism Cases. Matt Margolis at PJM reports The Woman Who Face-Planted Trying to Steal a MAGA Hat on NYC Subway Has Been Identified. At Althouse, "The woman who received 'instant karma' after berating a President Trump supporter on the subway — and then face-planting on the platform after trying to grab his 'Make America Great Again' hat — is..." ""... Alberta Testanero, a 55-year-old dual Italian-American citizen.... A freelance creative director and branding specialist who has worked with posh outfits like Tiffany & Co., Coach, Bergdorf Goodman and Kate Spade, Testanero prides herself on 'maintaining the highest standards,' according to her online profiles." The NY Post reports. There are cameras everywhere. You will be identified."
NewsMax opines Activist Judiciary Hinders Trump's Efforts to Keep U.S. Safe. TNP, Trump Takes Boasberg to the Supreme Court. Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair pleads Stop the Litigation-Industrial Complex's War Against Trump. ET reports Trump Inks $100 Million Deal With Skadden Law Firm, "The firm will provide pro bono legal services in support of veterans and other public servants." “This was essentially a settlement,” President Donald Trump said in announcing the deal at a White House event. “We appreciate Skadden’s coming to the table. As you know, other law firms have likewise settled the case. And … what’s gone on is a shame.” Can Perkins Coie be far behind?
Fox crows NY Times editorial declares Democratic Party in denial about 2024 election loss, says it moved ‘too far left.’ "According to recent national polls, the Democratic Party has some of its worst approval ratings in decades." Atop Da Hill, Newsom on today’s ‘toxic’ Democratic Party: We tend to be ‘judgmental.’ John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Newsom: 'The Democratic Brand is Toxic Right Now'. A Driscolly post at Insty, WE HAD TO HIDE THE TRUTH IN ORDER TO SAVE IT: "Now, with their party in the wilderness, Democratic heavy hitters are stepping up to admit that, well, the fake news was real. Here’s The New York Times’ Ezra Klein, in a widely shared recent appearance on Jon Stewart’s podcast, discussing the Kafkaesque regulatory structures that prevented Biden’s rural broadband legislation from ever being translated into reality." Eric Abbenante @EricAbbenante, "Ezra Klein explains how it feels to be a Democrat in under 30 seconds: Ezra Klein: "The stimulus bill under Obama, that had 3 big headline projects for reinvestment. High speed rail, smart grid, a nation wide system of interoperable health records. 0 for 3" Gavin Newsom: "I remember those days" Klein: "At some point, we gotta be upset about this." Democrats: 'Promises made, promises kleptocracy'" At Althouse, "At some point, we gotta be upset about this," says Ezra Klein, nervously chuckling. "Yeah? What point?!"
At Da Caller, Tim Walz Calls For ‘Shadow Government’ In Response To Trump Election Integrity Order. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Reminder: virtually every person in the political information distribution complex told you that Tim Walz was the Dems secret weapon for attracting moderates and rural men." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Tim Walz: "We got ourselves into this mess because we did NOT embrace immigrants, wokeness, and DEI"" At No Delusions No Despair, Benjamin Kerstein writes on the Rise of the ‘anti-Nazi’ Nazis. "Progressives think they own anti-Nazism while acting very much like Nazis themselves."
Pop Times, Hunter Biden Ditches Attorney, Brings in High-Profile Defender "Hunter Biden is back in court—again. This time, the President’s scandal-plagued son is swapping out his longtime defense attorney Abbe Lowell for a new legal brawler: Dick Harpootlian, a South Carolina Democrat with a flair for defending the indefensible. Harpootlian is best known for representing convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and proudly calls himself a “Joe Biden guy.”" Kaelen Deese at WaEx reports Hunter Biden laptop group demands reimbursement over ‘ridiculous’ lawsuit. "The group that published Hunter Biden’s laptop contents demanded on Friday nearly $93,000 in legal fees after a federal lawsuit filed by the former president’s son was dismissed earlier this month."
Minnesota Star Trib, Wisconsin appeals court won't stop Musk's $1 million payments to voters after attorney general sues "A Wisconsin appellate court denied the state Democratic attorney general's request to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters at a rally planned for Sunday, just two days before a closely contested Supreme Court election." Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports Nearly 5k allegedly illegal voter registrations found on Milwaukee voter rolls ahead of WI election, "The grassroots group’s challenges to the registrations were unsuccessful because the city election commission declined to investigate them."
The Peacock whines that Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion. Sundance, Elon Musk Merges xAI with X (Twitter) to Combine Valuations of $113 Billion. "The Twitter debt holders can now get repaid without impact to Twitter. Note, by Musk’s own admission the debt within Twitter is the same today as it was on the original purchase date. No debt was paid down."
At Racket, Matt Taibbi is pretty disgusted by Bloomberg's Pathetic Swipe at Substack. "Bloomberg wants Substack to make the platform a safer space for its new hordes of mainstream washouts by censoring its controversial riffraff. A reply to the snobs." Matt Vespa says Dilbert Creator Has a New Ploy to Help Trump Screw Around With the Dems and the Media:
NewsMax says Columbia Univ. Proves Higher Ed Can't Be Trusted With Federal Funds. ET reports DOJ to Investigate Admissions at California Universities, Alleges Racial Preferences. Campus Reform, Ex-chancellor fired for making porn sues university for reinstatement, "Former University of Wisconsin–La Crosse chancellor and professor Joe Gow has filed a lawsuit against the school." Mark Hemingway at Da Fed notes America’s Librarians Became Militantly Political, And Now They Suffer The Consequences.Department of Imaginary Concerns
— jay plemons (@jayplemons) March 27, 2025
Signal app drama has Scott Adams proposing a bold fix: a new gov’t dept to tackle all the wild, made-up fears swirling in Democrat minds. Genius or madness? You decide.
Imaginary Concerns like:
Climate change crisis
Russia collusion
Houthi’s… pic.twitter.com/ygw68GyfJN
"Pennsylvania Democrat state senator Lindsey Williams defended trans athletes participating in women’s sports by claiming that female bodies are just as strong and fast as male bodies. Speaking before the committee vote on the Save Women’s Sports Act, Lindsey said women are just as physically capable as men in athletics. “I want all girls to know that there are elected officials like me who believe female bodies are just as strong and fast and capable as male bodies,” Williams said.“I want all girls to know there are elected officials like me who would never underestimate your ability to beat a boy at their own sport, because that’s what the premise of this bill assumes, that female bodies are less than male bodies, that girls are at an automatic disadvantage, and can’t possibly compete against boys. Even though girls do it every day,” she added."
The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Eva Sinclair and FMJRA 2.0: The Royals, With Cheese up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.
