Flotsam and Jetsam - Is Trump Softening on the Minnesota Insurrection?

The cold weather continues, but I hear there's a break coming. For one or two hours tomorrow, it's supposed to break 32 F!

Clandestine @WarClandestine, "Trump said he is not going to use federal DHS/ICE agents to police local rioting in Democrat cities unless they ask for help. He is however, going to use DHS/ICE and, if necessary, the US MIL to protect federal property. It sounds like Trump knows something is coming. It sounds like the Dems want DHS/ICE to get caught up in policing these riots, hoping more of their deranged followers take it too far and get shot. Trump is instead going to hold and force local Democrat politicians to police their own riots, or agree to work with him. And if the Dems choose to not police these riots, they will force Trump to use the US MIL to suppress the chaos." Sundance at CTH, Strategic Retreat? – President Trump Announces Instructions to DHS to Pull Back from ICE Operations in Democrat States/Regions. At NYPo, Ben Domenech says GOP can’t go soft on immigration with midterms looming — it’s why voters picked Trump. From Breitbart, Trump Administration Begins Suing Illegal Migrants Who Have Not Self-Deported. Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "Good Lord -- it also says they [the Democrats] wanted to "lower the overall number of legal immigrants."" Quote National Immigration Center for Enforcement @NICEnforcement, "Bill Clinton’s 1996 immigration platform makes Trump look like the president of @USChamber x.com/dmichaeltripi/…" That was before they realized they could be used to vote, and for the great grifting game.

From Fox, GREGG JARRETT: Don Lemon left his press pass at the door when he joined church-storming mob, "Federal prosecutors allege former CNN podcaster participated in disrupting religious service rather than just reporting on," and Don Lemon taps Hunter Biden's attorney to fight Trump DOJ charges. 357 Magnum, Don Lemon Charged with Violating Civil Rights. Jon Gabriel @exjon, "Don Lemon wasn’t arrested for exercising his first-amendment rights. He was arrested for preventing other Americans from exercising their first-amendment rights." Quote Andrew Yang @AndrewYang, "Arresting journalists is a terrible line to cross." Jennifer Holliday @Jenhollidayx, "And conspiring with other people to deprive them of their right to worship freely. That part is key. He didn’t have to be the one preventing the exercise of rights. For a more thorough explanation and case law, check out the model jury instructions." Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports Independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort arrested in connection with church protest, ""This is all stemming from the fact that I filmed a protest as a member of the media," Georgia Fort said." Let's review the tapes and find out what she really did.

NYPo reports Anti-ICE protesters clash with fed agents outside DTLA federal building. At PM, Antifa trans militant pleads guilty in attempted arson attack at Portland ICE facility, "Alistair Macfarlane Sidener, 20, of Portland, attempted to set the ICE facility ablaze." KOLD News 13, Sister of man shot by Border Patrol says he’s no victim, calls him violent. Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "This is utterly insane: > sanctuary cities overlap nearly perfectly with riot locations, which overlap nearly perfectly with deep blue vote > the riots are highly-organized, increasingly violent, and obviously partisan, not humanitarian (no one rioted when biden deported millions) > if roles were reversed, headlines would read "civil war, red states revolt" Politicians and the media are encouraging riots, then framing this as a moral struggle between helpless illegal immigrants and valiant freedom fighters against the gestapo Just craziness. The legacy media spin is so predictable, yet so many people just believe it." Daniel McCarthy at Rod Martin, The Unspoken Logic of the Anti-ICE Mob "Federal law makes it a crime to engage in a conspiracy to impede federal officers from performing their duties. That includes street violence. It also includes officials running "Sanctuary Cities"." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "When criminal gangs start working for Leftist government, you've just made @KurtSchlichter into a modern day Nostradamus." Quote American AF @iAnonPatriot, "Long Beach mayoral candidate Rogelio Martinez has called on all 55 gang leaders in the city to team up and REMOVE ICE agents… This is absurd!!" Josh Monnington at Da Fed agrees You Can’t Have A Secure Border Without Deportations. The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great, Slouching Towards Fort Sumter? "Minnesota’s defiance of federal immigration law echoes pre–Fort Sumter nullification, forcing Trump to choose between enforcement and letting blue states slide toward open rebellion." ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "The most basic role of journalism and military experts; Follow the Money," Quote John Schindler @20committee, "January’s Minneapolis Mess: Some Counterintelligence Questions Who’s really behind Minnesota’s acrimonious confrontation with the Feds over deportations?" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Bruce Springsteen Threatens To Keep Releasing Songs Until Deportations Stop."

It has indeed somehow become even worse https://t.co/oTiJlVombp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 31, 2026

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears a Federal Judge Tosses Minnesota Lawsuit to Stop Immigration Enforcement Surge. Sundance, Federal Judge Refuses to Block Minnesota DHS Operation ‘Metro Surge’ "U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez admitted the ongoing operation “will likely continue to have profound and even heartbreaking, consequences on the State of Minnesota, the Twin Cities, and Minnesotans,” however, there is no grounds for the state’s case using the 10th amendment." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Ellison Wasn't Trying to Win the TRO Case; He Was Helping Build the Narrative for the #Resistance. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley. "I previously wrote about the frivolous lawsuit by Gov. Walz and Minn. Attorney General Keith Ellison to enjoin immigration enforcement operations in the state. https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/13/minnesota-files-meritless-lawsuit-to-stop-increase-in-fraud-investigation-and-immigration-enforcement/ As expected, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, a Biden appointee, just ruled against them."jonathanturley.org" Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "...This is only the latest meritless challenge filed by Democratic governors and mayors to suggest that these operations are unlawful. It is a pandering to the mob to fulfill a false narrative about these arrests. The mob tactics targeting ICE are obstructing lawful operations..." ET reportsa Judge Blocks Parts of Trump Order on Verifying Citizenship for Voter Registration. "The May 2025 order directed officials to enforce policies on voting and voter registration. The judge said the president lacks the authority to do that." That may hold up. At News Wax, Judge Temporarily Blocks End of Ethiopians' Deportation Protections "to provide more time for a legal challenge to be heard." Sunny @sunnyright, "And there it is. The effort has now begun to delegitimize appeals. Once Democrats get their way with one magistrate judge (whose authorities are limited by nature because they're not Senate-confirmed district judges) you now have to accept that as the final ruling. Insane." Quote Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow Replying to @RonanFarrow, "In a functioning system, that ends it. Instead, the DOJ appealed to a higher court to override the magistrate’s ruling and force the warrants through. That procedural move—seeking arrests after a judge said the evidence didn’t support them—is the anomaly."

Driscoll at Insty says THANKS FOR THE CONFIRMATION, REP. GILLEN: Haiti Is Hell—Don’t Import it Into America. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "May I humbly suggest that if sending Haitians to Haiti is a death sentence because it’s full of Haitians then bring Haitians here is a death sentence for our country." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness "Rep. Laura Gillen (D): "Sending Haitians to Haiti is a death sentence""

At TownHall, Mike Barone sees Big Surprises in the 2030 Census Estimates, mostly favorable to the GOP. The Free Bacon, Trump States Gaining Population As High-Tax States Lose People, New Census Data Show. Hopefully the refugees know better that to create the same problems in a new state, but the example of Oregon visa vie California isn't a good one. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn in her best Yoda voice, Begun the Census Wars Have

At Althouse, "The [Epstein] files appeared to contain at least 4,500 documents that mentioned Mr. Trump." ""One was a summary that officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation assembled last summer of more than a dozen tips from the public involving Mr. Trump and Mr. Epstein, according to emails released by the Department of Justice on Friday. It is unclear why the investigators put together the summary, which includes accusations of sexual abuse by Mr. Epstein and Mr. Trump. The emails did not include any corroborating evidence, and The New York Times is not describing the details of the unverified claims. . . From "Powerful Men Who Turn Up in the New Batch of Epstein Files/Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Sergey Brin were among those who exchanged messages or visited with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the newly released documents" (NYT)(gift link)." One suspects a lot of them are late additions, like the 2000 women who accused Bret Kavanagh of assaulting them. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee. "Damning Photos Surface Of Clippy On Epstein Island." I never trusted him/her.

In misc. Trumpiania, News Wax has a Trump Op-Ed: Tariffs Revived Economy, Defied Experts. Leslie Eastman at LI, Beyond the ‘Discombobulator’: America’s Laser‑Focused Push Into the Future of Warfare "Trump’s branding can blur the technical details, but he undeniably spotlighted the fact that our nation’s military has now entered an era of accelerated defense innovation." Maybe they should use the discombobulator in Minnesota. And Althouse says Oh, no!, "It's just cruel. Please. This hurts my heart: NYT, Trump favors 250-foot arch that would tower over other monuments, because we all know it would come be known as Trump's Victory Arch. Also, "Can I ask a question I have been dying to ask? You all might think it is a weird question but I've always been curious. What is your favorite time of day?" "That's the utterly inane question Dana Perino asked Melania Trump on "The Five":" Commenter Phaedrus adds, "With no context about Dana Perino, I could see that being inane. The is not a novel topic for her. She is known for getting up early (she has her own show before The Five, much earlier) and this wasn’t the first conversation where time of day peak/ebb has been discussed around the table.And she has written several books where productive habits are woven throughout (as implied when she’s discussed content with the hosts from the same standpoint Melania is doing so about her movie). I watched that particular segment when it aired and as with book/movie all the questions were softballs but Dana’s question was pretty on brand for her."

Fox, Government shuts down again after Democrats revolt over DHS funding "The Senate passed the spending deal to the House hours before the midnight deadline." A Hat Hair video asserts Democrats Playing With Dynamite on Another Shutdown. Will anyone other than government drones notice?

ET hears Gov. Walz, Minnesota AG Will Give Sworn Testimony About Fraud to Oversight Committee. "Congressmen will question both leaders in a public session focusing on ‘rampant misuse of taxpayer dollars,’ the committee says, estimated at $9 billion." Land of 10,000 Frauds presents Your one-stop clearinghouse for everything related to state government fraud in Minnesota. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "They tried to hide their crimes." Quote Luke Rosiak @lukerosiak "When DOGE went to audit the African Development Foundation, its CFO locked them out. The move was heralded by Democrats and the media as heroic. Turns out, when people resist audits, it's because they have something to hide. Today the agency's CFO admitted taking bribes."

Sundance hosts FBI Director Kash Patel Outlines “Probable Cause” in Georgia Election Data Warrant. From News Wax, Clinton Contempt Vote Set for Next Wednesday. I already hold them in contempt. 

Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair, Mamdani's Cruel Homeless Policy: Frozen Corpses and Blighted Neighborhoods. At RCI, Poll Finds New England Women Feel Misled About Climate Policies. They were told it wasn't going to snow any more, and wind and solar would keep them warm in winter. Christine Rose @AIChristineRose "Today in “we are governed by people who failed 8th grade science”: two #Memphis City Council members posted videos claiming the recent snow was… fake. As in “this ain’t snow, y’all,” because it didn’t melt the way they expected when they held a lighter to a snowball. Local coverage here, in case you think I’m exaggerating: https://memphisflyer.com/the-snow-is-fake-claim-two-memphis-city-council-members/ We’ve all seen random TikToks and Facebook uncles doing the “burn the snow, it doesn’t drip, therefore it’s plastic from the government” routine. What’s different here is who is doing it. These are people voting on budgets, infrastructure, and policy, publicly treating basic physics like a psyop. Once you see that, the rest of our policy mess starts to make more sense. The same epistemic failure that produces “fake snow” conspiracies is exactly what gives you bills like Tennessee’s SB 1493 — the one that tries to turn “AI emotional support” into a Class A felony. (start here for my 6-part series in progress on that one: https://crispyrose.com/tennessee-ai-bill-economic-impact/) The pattern is identical: I don’t understand this ➜ it doesn’t match my intuition ➜ therefore it’s probably fake, dangerous, or being used against us." At ET, Man Accused of Spraying Apple Cider Vinegar on Ilhan Omar Charged With Assault. "Anthony James Kamierczak was charged with forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, and interfering with the representative."

From NRO, Jury Awards Detransitioner $2 Million in Historic Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit. Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Plaintiff’s lawyers are going to end “gender change” surgeries on minors. This was a New York jury. Can you imagine when some of these cases get to red state jurors? Someone is going to get hit with nine figures in damages. Doctors who did these surgeries should lose licenses too," Quote Stacy Robinson @stacepochalypse "A jury has awarded Fox Varian a total of $2 million after it found her psychologist and surgeon liable for medical malpractice related to a mastectomy at age 16." Don Surber thinks Lawsuits will end the trans fad, "A New York jury said butchering a confused 16-year-old girl was malpractice." At Althouse, "A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported and performed breast removal surgery..." Gail Heriot at Insty says OUR CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL IS CRAZY: "“California Attorney General Sues Rady Children’s Hospital for Curtailing Gender-Affirming Care.” Meanwhile a jury just awarded $2 million to detransitioner in win against gender surgeons."

At the Free Bacon, Mamdani Voter Ezra Klein Tries, Fails To Achieve Solidarity With Student Activists Who Called Him a 'Zionist Pig' "The liberal NYT columnist has denounced Israel and defended student protests. They blasted him as a 'Nazi normalizer' who 'set Palestine on fire.'" Charles Murray @charlesmurray, "But perhaps you can understand my guilty pleasure at seeing Ezra wrongly accused of the same sort of thing he wrongly accuses me of." Quote Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias, "I don't think @ezraklein is an apologist of white supremacist views and an accessory to genocidal state violence." From Stacy McCain's substack, Born Lucky, Two Flavors of the Same Poison, "Matt Yglesias notices totalitarian foxes inside the 'progressive' henhouse."

The College Fix reports Audit demanded after claims that MIT faculty hiring sidesteps DEI ban. Da Caller, Trump DOJ Joins Legal Fight Against Major Med School’s ‘Race-Based’ Admissions. Da Wire explains Why Governors Are Opting-In To School Choice At Record Speed "Nineteen states are now set to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship with more on the way."

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: Boots & Bikinis and FMJRA 2.0: Better Late Than Never up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sarah Beckstrom, The WVA Guardswoman Shot In DC has Died

At RedState Bob Hoge , Heartbreak: Dad of National Guard Soldier Gives Devastating Update After Terror Attack "Sarah Beckstrom's father, Gary, provided the update on Thursday, just one day after his daughter was shot in Washington, DC. 'She has a mortal wound, it's not going to be a recovery,' he told the New York Times, speaking from her bedside. 'I'm holding her hand right now.'" and then Sister Toldja, Trump Announces That National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom Has Passed Away After D.C. Terrorist Attack. CNN, President Trump says Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot in DC, has died https://t.co/07tcVeNdYd pic.twitter.com/KLf1oE5suE— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 28, 2025. Politico, National Guard member dies after ambush shooting. Mary Chastain at LI, Sarah Beckstrom, National Guardsman Shot in DC, Dies. At OTP, National Guard Members Shot In DC Were Sworn In Less Than 24 Hours Before. Not sworn into the guard, sworn into the DC patrol. At Althouse, "During the press conference on Thursday, Pirro said the two Guardsmen were sworn in 24 hours prior to being shot." ""A joint task force spokesperson later said the two Guard members were deputized less than 24 hours before the shooting to 'maintain their status to conduct presence patrols,' according to a joint task force spokesperson." From "What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House/The two soldiers are still in critical condition" (ABC New)."

Stacy McCain say Rahmanullah Lakanwal ‘Should Have Never Been Allowed to Come Here’ "Hindsight is always 20/20: . . Yes — Crazy People Are Dangerous., and when you’re shipping in tens of thousands of “refugees” from one of the most backward countries on the planet, you’re likely to get a few hundred lunatic killers in the bunch." Matt Vespa at TownHall says Well, That's a Troubling Detail About the Alleged National Guard Shooter. "The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House worked with various United States government entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan, Fox News Digital has learned." Insider Wire @InsiderWire "#BREAKING: The DC shooter was in the Afghan Army alongside U.S. Special Forces, for 10 years." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Afghan Gunman Worked for CIA, Let In by Biden. Does everything the CIA touches turn to shit? Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "When JD Vance said “I don’t really care, Margaret, I don’t want that person in my country” he was talking about the lack of vetting of Afghan nationals after the Fall of Kabul. It now appears one shot up National Guardsmen at the White House." From WaEx, Alleged National Guardsmen shooter came up ‘clean on all checks’. OTP, Alleged Shooter Lived In Apartment With Hijab-Wearing Wife, 5 Kids, No Beds "Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was often seen playing Call of Duty and FIFA inside the bare apartment, which he shared with his hijab-wearing wife and his five kids, stunned neighbors in Bellingham told The Post on Thursday. Neighbors said the refugees — who arrived in 2021 after the chaotic US pullout from Afghanistan — had no beds, and there were only “some couch cushions they would sleep on” inside the sparse apartment." Why would a disgruntled ex-CIA asset drive across country to try to kill two random guardsmen?

At Da Caller, Deranged Libs Immediately Blame Trump For National Guard Shooting. Matt Vespa thinks How the Libs Are Trying to Spin the Shooting of National Guardsmen in DC Is Disgusting. Thomas Hern @ThomasMHern, "As expected, instead of blaming the Afghan shooter who had no business being in the US, CNN panelists are blaming President Trump for deploying the National Guard to Washington, DC." Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke "Just so we are clear: The federal government is allowed to deploy federal agents in a federal district over which it has plenary constitutional power, without those agents being shot at by criminals. Suggestions or implications to the contrary are absurd." Quote Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer, "This is so tragic, so unnecessary, these poor guardsmen should never have been deployed. I live in DC and watched as they had virtually nothing to do but pick up trash. It was for political show and at what a cost. x.com/kaitlancollins…" At WokeSpy, MS NOW Reporter’s ‘Insane Take’ on Ambush of National Guard Prompts Furious Response. At OTP, White House Goes Scorched Earth On Media Who Blame Victims In DC Shooting. From atop Da Hill, whines that Trump admin reexamining green cards linked to 19 countries after DC shooting. John Solomon at JTN reports Trump administration stops all immigration processing from Afghanistan after ambush of Guardsmen "President Donald Trump condemned the shooting and blamed his predecessor Joe Biden." Ace, Trump Blasts Biden For Allowing In Unvetted Afghan Terrorists, Orders a Vetting of Biden's Afghans. At RedState, Sister Toldja hears Trump Shreds Reporters Over Afghans in America, Reveals More About Future Venezuela Plans.

John Lucas at Bravo Blue asserts The Democrats' "Illegal Orders" Video Isn't About the Law. It's About Undermining the Military's Trust in Trump and the Chain of Command ""But we were just trying to educate the troops." Bullshit. From Twitchy, How Dare You Do That! Stephen A. Smith Goes Totally BALLISTIC on Mark Kelly and the Seditious Six. At RedState, Rusty Weiss hears Eric Swalwell Claims Military Members Are Privately Telling Him They Will Keep Trump in ‘Check’, Nick Arama says Hoo Boy: House Dem's Unwise Response on Whether He'll Do FBI Interview Over 'Illegal Orders' Video and Adam Turner looks at The Jackson Plan for Dealing With Nullifiers and Insurrectionists: "Tell the Nullifiers from me that they can talk and write resolutions to their hearts’ content. But if one drop of blood be shed there in defiance of the laws of the United States, I will hang the first man of them I can get my hands on to the first tree I can find."

From LifeZette, Trump Would-Be Assassin Files Bizarre Motions Begging Trump to Punch Him in the Face Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews, "Ryan Routh, who was convicted in Sept. 2024 assassination attempt against Trump, formally invited Trump to appear at Routh's sentencing hearing Routh's court filing also invited Trump to... punch Routh "in the face", if Trump so desires "Most fun in decades", Routh writes."

Gene Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy reports on a ruling that a 2023 Criminal Trial Where Witnesses Wore Surgical Masks Violated Confrontation Clause. I think he approves. 

Amanda Head at JTN reports on a 'Defining Moment:' How Trump broke down walls to get Ukraine and Russia to a peace framework "For the first time, Kiev and Moscow articulated specific visions this week for a peace deal. And while they remain apart on big issues like land borders and NATO membership, the two sides have a meaningful framework that eluded past negotiations and presidents." OTP hears Putin Breaks His Silence On Ukraine Peace Plan, Says Moscow Ready For ‘Serious’ Talks. CNN whines Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon.’

News Wax cites a McLaughlin Poll: Trump Remains Strong, GOP Needs Stronger Response. Misty Severi at JTN reports Federal judges allow North Carolina to use new GOP-drawn map in 2026 midterms. "The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina unanimously approved the map in a 57-page ruling, stating that plaintiffs failed to prove that the maps were redrawn for racial reasons or as political retaliation." From Fortune, ‘Weaker job growth and lower inflation’: It’s all lining up perfectly for a Fed cut in December. 

WaT, Trump wants to remake the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Make it salt water, put in a state of the art aquaponics system and stock it with Bonefish. And make the UN pay for it.

TNP reports Mamdani Taps the Far Left’s Favorite Terror Lawyer to Transition Team. From Twitchy, Socialism Is for Morons: John Kennedy Explains the Socialist Resurgence as Only He Can. Socialism will work this time, for sure! Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton, "I didn’t realize the full video still existed Gavin Newsom's 2020 Thanksgiving guidelines. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn says Speaking of Greasy Turkeys - Swalwell Slithers Into the Golden State Governor Tryouts. Da Caller sees Eric Swalwell Short-Circuits When Asked If Biological Men Should Stay Out Of Women’s Bathrooms.

Matt Vespa hears Yes, Trump Just Called Tim Walz This...and It's Very Much Appropriate Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "TLDR: 1) Trump calls Tim Walz seriously retarded 2) He calls out Ilhan Omar for marrying her brother 3) He says he's permanently pausing all migration from the third world."

From Twitchy, Ayanna Pressley Gets Ratioed Into the Sun for Demanding That Trump Not Deport Illegal Haitia. carolyn tackett @CarolsCloset, "I'm 67 years old and don't remember a time when Haiti wasn't suffering a humanitarian crisis. Maybe it's time they fix their own problems." Quote Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley, "Haiti is grappling with an unspeakable humanitarian crisis that is worsening daily. To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable and could be a death sentence." I'm 74, and don't remember one either. At Pop Times, Tom Homan says ‘Hold on Tight, We’re Tripling ICE Deportation Operations.’ Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "I keep hearing about this measles outbreak, but I never hear about who has the measles. I’m wondering if it’s because they’re illegal aliens. Actually, I’m not wondering." Quote Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock, "We’re experiencing the worst measles outbreak in years. And it’s in no small part because Sec. Kennedy is casting doubt on vaccines. This kind of reckless rhetoric has consequences." I remember measles; it wasn't fun. OTP, Chilean Migrant Pleads Guilty To Stealing Kristi Noem’s Purse. Call them by the legal term, illegal aliens. From Da Wire, Illegal Immigrant Posed As Doctor, Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old At Elementary School, Police Say "“This monster sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in her own elementary school," Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said." From Da Caller, Illegal Migrant Sex Criminal Worked As College Professor Before ICE Arrest.

Greg Piper at JTN, Walking Dead: Obamacare gender identity mandate stalks doctors despite Trump orders, they say "Trump judge wrote a binding regulation out of existence in dismissing lawsuit by Florida, Catholic doctors against Section 1557 rewrite, which Trump's HHS has never pledged to repeal, 11th Circuit hears." At WokeSpy, Riley Gaines Cooks Democrats’ ‘Insane, Ridiculous, Harmful, Destructive’ Trans Stance. And she likes dogs. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Snow. Ugh. and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Post Assassination Attempt Hump Day

We seem to be over the "news hump' for the attempted assassination of Trump. We know most of what they'll ever let us know. Capt. Ed reads WSJ: Guess Who Was On the Feds' Radar? Ryan Wesley Routh, the wanna-be Trump assassin. Steve Richards at JTN finds a Former FBI agent says would-be Trump assassin’s devices likely already compromised by intel agencies "The ex-agent said one of the first investigative steps would likely be for the FBI to contact other intelligence agencies about what data, if any, they had collected on Routh." Somebody I know with experience in the criminal justice system looked at Routh's record of arrests with no time served and said "confidential informer". This seems likely to me. Ace, Of Course: The Deep State Ignored Multiple Warnings About the Assassin They Recruited and Set to Kill the President, "Is it even a conspiracy when they're doing it right out in the open? Apparently the left's Red Flag laws don't apply to their Manchurian Candidate killers." Teri Christof at RedState, 'You Are Free to Assassinate Trump': What Alleged Trump Shooter Advocated in Rambling Manifesto. PJ Media@PJMedia_com "There's Something Weird About the Ryan Routh's Glamour (Mug) Shot" He looks much more "together" than in previous shots of his with media, and at demonstrations. Michele Tafoya at Hat Hair has a video, Another Assassination Attempt, and Border Truth Bombs.

At NYPo, Secret Service admits golf course wasn’t searched before Trump assassination attempt and Secret Service says it can’t keep Trump safe on golf courses — even as Biden lounges on beaches. Atop Da Hill, Tuberville calls for Navy SEALs to protect Trump. At Da Fetched, Trump: ‘Maybe God Wants Me to Be President’. At WaEx, DeSantis: It’s not in ‘best interest’ to have federal agencies lead investigation of Trump assassination attempt. They are trying to put him in jail, after all. 

WokeSpy, Trump Campaign Details “Inflammatory, Violent Rhetoric” Used Against Former President and Media Says Trump is Trying to Self-Assassinate. Dave Strom, Anti-Trumpers Want Him Dead and Keep Asking Somebody to Do It--Slyly. Jonathan Turley is concerned we're in an Age of Rage: 26 Million Americans Believe Political Violence is Justified. Ben Bartee at PJM, WATCH: Hillary Clinton Demands ‘Criminal Penalties’ for Americans to Deter ‘Misinformation’ Dave Strom, Hillary Calls for Jailing People Who Disagree With Her.  At PM, Hillary Clinton says Trump is ‘dangerous’ just one day after second assassination attempt, suggests charging Americans for spreading 'propaganda'. "Clinton suggested civilly or criminally charging Trump supporters who posted "propaganda," claiming there needed to be a "deterrence"" said the funder of the Steele Dossier. Rick Moran at PJM hears MSNBC Columnist Says Routh Was Justified in Wanting to Take a Shot at Trump. I would expect no less. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Joy Reid Claims ‘The Violence Is Coming’ From MAGA When Trump Was Nearly Assassinated Twice. Ace notices a CNN "Analyst:" The Bad Thing About These Assassination Attempts We're Inciting Is That They Might Benefit Trump Politically, "Not so hidden meaning: These assassination attempts we're inciting will help Trump politically, unless we stop missing and actually murder the president. Twitchy wonders Could Joe Walsh Sink Any Lower? Well, he's a rock star, so he can sink pretty low. Surprisingly, Defiant World@DefiantWorld, "Chris Cuomo delivers a heartfelt apology to President Trump." John Podhoretz at Commentary discourses on The Assassination Wish Fulfillment. At TAW, Tom Knighton discusses The double standard of a biased media. At the Babylon Bee, Democrats Express Relief That Hitler Is OK. Capt. Ed snarks This isn't even satire, is it?

At OTP, Pakistani National Pleads Not Guilty In Alleged Plot To Kill Trump "A Pakistani national with ties to Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump." I'll bet he gets a fairer trial than Trump in the NYC court. Hat Hair's Dave ?Strom notes This Makes Two Times Iran-Linked Assassins Have Been Ignored By Feds. 

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Elon Musk: National Security Risk. " But when you look at Elon Musk today, would the phrase "national security risk" jump to mind? That was the case with Andrew Couts at Wired Magazine this week, but Couts isn't suggesting that Musk is selling our government's high-tech secrets to the Chinese or the Russians. Nor is he exporting weapons to our adversaries. Instead, Couts is declaring that Elon presents a risk to national security because of a joke that he made in the wake of the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life in Florida. He wasn't making fun of Trump for being at risk, however. Someone on Twitter posed the question of why someone would want to kill Trump. Musk responded in a (now deleted) post by pointing out that nobody seems to be trying to kill Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. After being called out on his comment, Musk responded by describing it simply as a "joke that fell flat." That doesn't seem to be satisfying anyone thus far."

Matt Vespa, Oh, Look, a Video of a Cat Being Grilled Like Bobby Flay in Ohio. PJM's Matt Margolis,  a Vetted Video Shows Ohio Immigrants Grilling Neighborhood Cats. The video, Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: We have discovered that migrants are, in fact, eating cats in Ohio. We have verified, with multiple witnesses and visual cross-references, that African migrants in Dayton, the next city over from Springfield, barbecued these cats last summer. https://christopherrufo.com/p/the-cat-eate" SAN, DeWine orders Ohio state troopers to Springfield schools after 33 bomb threats. Capt. Ed adds "Better safe than sorry, of course. But this still seems like an overreaction, given that all of these have been hoaxes and didn't even originate inside the US." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Bomb Threats Against Springfield, Ohio Are Coming from Overseas. A Hat Hair Larry video, Fake Liberal 'Bomb Threat' Hoax Blows Up: CNN Heads Explode! Da Blaze, Ohio gov says many Springfield bomb threats were made from overseas and all were hoaxes, undermining narrative blaming Trump. RedState's Sister Toldja wants you to WATCH: JD Vance Puts on Master Class in Schooling New York Times Reporter Over the Springfield Question. Aliens in This World has a nice Springfield Haitian Situation Summary. 

Matt Vespa again, ABC News Finally Responds to Allegations That It Rigged the Debate...Sort of "ABC News has again insisted that no topics or questions were shared with either Vice President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, and their respective campaigns, in advance of last week’s presidential debate. The network’s statement came after it declined to directly address allegations—made in an allegedly sworn statement, purportedly by one of its staff—that it helped Harris in the debate." Capt. Ed, ABC News, Again: Rig a Debate? Who, Us?  Reagan Reese at Da Caller, CBS News’ Leadership Riddled With Democratic Donors. They’re Also Hosting Next Debate.

Dave Strom reports a 'Conservative' Writer Calls J.D. Vance 'Gap-Toothed Cletus'. I used to like Kevin Williamson, but TDS drove him off the edge. At OTP, Howard Stern: ‘I Don’t Hate Trump. I Hate The People Who Vote For Him’. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says It's OK to Call Your Political Opponents Insane If They're, You Know, Insane. "The 2024 Democrats are in a dangerous state of mental unwellness. That's not hyperbole, it's an obvious conclusion that can be arrived at after even the most cursory examination of their behavior." 

Sundance at CTH explores The Unknown 2024 Election Variable: PLAUSIBILITY There will be attempts to interject ballot fraud into the 2024 election, specifically from key regions which have increasingly been accepted as labeled, the Clyburn network.  For the activist leadership on the Obama/Clyburn side of the system, the issue of plausibility is a serious point of discussion. They need the election outcome to remain close in the psyche of the American electorate.  Only if the election is proclaimed to be “close,” and only if the larger American electorate will accept that foundation, can those who are injecting fraudulent ballots continue to operate with success.  Discussion of factual realities that contrast that “close election” narrative generate high-velocity interest.  This CBS segment discussing Nevada is one of those viral moments." At Am Think Vince Coyner thinks Ronald Reagan Was The Catalyst For The Democrat Cheating Machine. Mark Tapscott at Insty, on ILLEGALS VOTING: "Democrats and their media allies constantly claim voter fraud is a non-existent problem, but that’s not the view of experts interviewed by Ben Johnson of The Washington Stand. “’A 2014 academic journal found that 6.4 percent of noncitizens voted in 2008,’ Kerri Toloczko, executive director of Election Integrity Network and senior advisor to the Only Citizens Vote Coalition, told The Washington Stand. ‘There are about 24 million noncitizens in the U.S. right now. If they voted only at the same rate of 6.4 percent this year as they did in 2008, they would account for 1.5 million votes,’ Johnson reports." Twitchy hears the Postal Workers' Union Endorses Kamala Harris but Your Mail-In Ballot Will Be in Good Hands. At NYPo, New state law gives Letitia James power over NY’s closest election contests. What could go wrong? OTP, Judge Rules RFK Jr. Must Remain On Wisconsin Ballot. "Ehlke said that state law only allows people to be removed from the ballot if they die." At OTP, Lawfare Against Trump Could Hamstring Hiring Of Lawyers For Election Challenges.

From NYPo, Swift endorsement turns more voters from Harris than it attracts: poll. Hat Hair citesThe Hollywood Reporter in Shut Up and Sing, Says ... Pharrell Williams.   From the Telegraph, Kamala Harris suggests she would be open to exploring reparations for slavery. But the Irish Time reminds us Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in Jamaica. "Hamilton Brown, from Co Antrim, was paid equivalent of €11m in compensation by British government to free slaves after ban." Mary Chastain at LI reports Harris Repeats Lie That Admin Inherited ‘Worst Unemployment Since Great Depression’, "Harris also once again placed January 6th above 9/11 and the OKC bombing as the “worst attack on our democracy.”" Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD@houmanhemmati, "BREAKING: In a rare, unscripted interview, VP Kamala Harris proudly states that she was “entirely supportive of” “the pause on 2000 lb bombs” to Israel to act as “leverage” to force a cease fire against Hamas. Later, she blamed Israel for the death of American hostage Hirsch Goldberg-Polin, suggesting that he and other civilian hostages held for nearly a year by Hamas would be alive today if Israel had ended its defensive war." Politico, Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview.  Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, finds Body language experts say CNN interview suggests Harris was 'uncomfortable,' 'hollow,' 'insincere', "Military interrogators, detectives and psychologists use facial expressions and body movement to understand what may be going on in a subject's head. The Democratic presidential nominee goes into “fight or flight” when she's uncomfortable and cackles, Greg Hartley said." Scott Johnson at Power Line, Turn the page: A comment  “Turning the page” is an Orwellian Harris campaign theme. Fight the power! Stick it to the man! Harris is the incumbent vice president of the United States. She represents the current administration, whose policies she supports in toto. Her campaign is run by Obama hands who want to serve up a fourth Obama term. She is the man, so to speak. War is peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is strength. Turn the page." Capt. Ed comments "They're trying very hard to make Trump the incumbent. To do that, though, Harris will have to articulate the differences between her and Biden on policy, and ... she can't even articulate "price gouging" correctly." Scott Pinsker at PJM, MSNBC: Kamala Must LIE about Being a Liberal and Pretend to Be a Moderate, Just Like Tim Walz Did. Dave Strom, The Left Is Obsessed With Words, and Ignore Results. 

Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal "WILL BIDEN AND KAMALA FINALLY CONGRATULATE THE SPACEX POLARIS DAWN TEAM? During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew reached 1,408.1 km – the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program. They participated in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) from Dragon wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. It was also the first commercial spacewalk in human history." No, because  Elon Musk is persona non grata.

Jazz Shaw, Migrant 'Squatter King' to (Finally) Be Deported. Tea at Trianon, The Largest Wave Of Sex And Human Trafficking In History "From The Easton Gazette: Trump is stating that Kamala Harris as Vice President has facilitated the largest wave of sex and human trafficking in history.He went on to detail that 325,000 migrant children are missing. Trump further explained that now many of the children are likely dead while others may be slaves for sex or other purposes. (Read more.) . . . "

Don Surber, Musk 1, Eurocrat 0. Capt. Ed, Oh no! Anyway ... Don notes the irony of how Breton made his announcement, too. Delicious. 

Mary Margaret Olohan at Da Wire reports a Trans-Identifying 19-Year-Old Arrested After Expressing Desire To Shoot Up Elementary School, "Woman identifying as a man told her therapist she wanted to shoot kids in the cafeteria, prosecutor tells The Daily Wire." Another case of testosterone poisoning? Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando, "Woman. Y’all wouldn’t even let us keep the BOY SCOUTS" Quote danisha carter@danishacarterr "if men’s mental health mattered (to men) they’d be creating safe spaces for themselves and each other, pursuing therapy, and creating community. instead, they perpetuate the very behaviors systems that have handicapped them in the first place, refuse to support or create x.com/rovabtw/status…Show more" Am Mind's Taylor Hunt looks at Tomboy Nationalism

At six years old, I was squarely in the middle between two older cousins (both boys), two younger brothers, and a younger cousin—again, a boy. Naturally, I wanted to be like everyone else in the family. I had grown into a vivacious tomboy who did not believe in dresses, hairbrushes, or pink. My mother understood this and knew what I meant when I said I “wanted to be a boy.” She did the only thing she could do: let me to grow out of my phase. Which I did. Mostly. 

Back in 2006, wanting to be a boy was harmless enough. Trans children were few and far between, and nobody’s political program functionally entailed the elimination of tomboys. Nowadays, a girl like me living in California might expect state intervention. It’s not impossible to imagine myself getting a medical transition against my parents’ wishes.

For parents in Montana, Indiana, and California, this horror has become reality. And soon the same nightmare may come for parents and children nationwide.

Capt. Ed adds,  Hunt observes that Democrats don't respect parental rights in the slightest, and urges Republicans to make this a key message in the election.

Dave Bernstein at Insty, " . . . Today, Senate Democrats (reluctantly) held a hearing on antisemitism and other forms of hate. As Ted Cruz was speaking, a protestor, apparently from Code Pink, came to the floor of the committee room and shouted, among other things “fucking Jews!” I only know about this because someone send me a private IM. No media outrage, no headlines or even coverage in the MSM, and of course, no ponderous essays about how the left has created a culture of hate. UPDATE: For that matter, if it was a right-wing type who had shouted “fucking Jews” today, and had interrupted a Democrat instead of Ted Cruz, we’d never hear the end of it." Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms is amused that Jewish Groups Issue Travel Warning About Massachusetts County Where Man Charged in Self-Defense Shooting.

John Sexton is shocked, shocked to find Some Universities Are Still Rebranding DEI Offices Instead of Dismantling Them. The grift is too sweet. 

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Kamala's Word Salad Days are Back

NYPo, Kamala Harris sticks with ABC for first solo interview since slanted debate — and still serves up word salad. Matt Margolis at PJM, Kamala’s First Solo Interview Was a Total Train Wreck. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Word Salad Returns: Kamala Still Can't Answer Questions. "It's a tour de force of vapidity." Fox, Harris dodges question on lowering prices by describing 'middle-class' roots: Neighbors 'proud of their lawn.' "Critics accused the vice president of sharing the same 'canned' answer from the ABC News debate." At Twitchy, 'Brutal'! Kamala Harris' First Solo Interview Went Even Worse Than We Predicted. Sundance at CTH, Kamala Harris Gives Bizarre “word salad” Interview Highlighting Why Campaign Director Brian Fallon Tries to Keep Her Hidden. At Hat Hair, Proof Positive ABC In the Editing Tank for Harris: Tom Elliott@tomselliott "Maybe someone has already mentioned this, but the rambling answer Kamala Harris gave last night on inflation is not what @6abc actually aired. Instead they edited her response so that it went straight to her "policies." Compare/contrast the two clips below." Matt Vespa at TownHall, Want to Guess What a Local Philly Outlet Did With Kamala's Trainwreck Interview?. WaEx has Four takeaways from Harris’s first solo campaign interview "1. No new explanation of policies . . . 2. Plans for elevated spending . . . 3. A renewed focus on guns . . . 4. Repeats belief about why voters don’t want Trump" From NewsMax, Rasmussen: 78 Percent Say Harris Must Give More Interviews. Hat Hair offers One Possible Reason Harris Can't Make Eye Contact: Stephen L. Miller@redsteeze, "She just cannot make eye contact because she's constantly searching for words that mean nothing. It's incredible."

Stacy McCain thinks Kamala Is Underperforming, "Keep that word in mind — “underperforming” — as you contemplate the fact that Kamala Harris is campaigning in Pennsylvania, a state that Joe Biden (allegedly) won by more than 80,000 votes in 2020." WEIS, Harris says she’s ‘feeling very good about Pennsylvania’ during campaign stop in battleground state, "because there are a lot of people in Pennsylvania," At WaEx, Salena Zito highlights a Newly registered Pennsylvania voter motivated by economic circumstances. Nick Arama at RedState, PA Cookie Poll Reveals Sweet Lead for Trump, but What People Are Telling the Bakery Drives It Home and Kamala Shows Just How Unfit She Is in PA, As Trump Supporters Come Out to Greet Her. End Wokeness@EndWokeness, "Kamala Harris can't say a single reason why Pennsylvania should vote for her . . ." Ward Clarke at RedState, Could Donald Trump's Poll Numbers Be Hiding a Silent Surge? 

At the Spec World, Wait, did Kamala lose the debate? "Initial overreactions return to fundamentals." NewsMax, Rasmussen: Trump Leads Harris After Debate and Sen. Marshall Targets Harris Campaign, ABC Over Debate. Ben Whedon at JTN reports on Did the debate matter? Survey says 'not so much'. John Kass, So About That Rigged Trump/Harris Debate… Michael Barone, Kamala Harris Won the Debate, But Maybe Not the Election. Beth Brelje at Da Fed, ABC News Refuses To Say If It Will Disclose Its Debate As In-Kind Contribution To Kamala Harris. From the Pop Times, Could Trump’s Third Debate Refusal Force Harris to Conduct Interviews?

This is the greatest fact-check to ever exist. It will never get better than this. Savor it. pic.twitter.com/V6U6q4EF8t

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 14, 2024

At OTP, Vets’ Families Still Fuming About Kamala’s ‘No American Troops In War Zones’ Lie.

Matt Vespa sees The Left Is Powerless in Stopping the Haitians Eating Pets Story...And It's Amazing to Watch. At Hat Hair, PolitiFACT [fixed it] in Meltdown Over Federalist Goose-Killing Audio. Sean Davis @seanmdav, "Politifact is having a journo garbage baby meltdown over the @FDRLST exclusive that included police report and police audio about Haitian goose-hunting in Ohio. I particularly love the passive-aggressive threats from people who exist entirely to lie on behalf of the regime." Chris Rufo, The Cat Eaters of Ohio "The establishment media called it a racist myth, but is it?" WokeSpy, Springfield Residents “Displaced” As Landlords Triple Rent Prices To Accommodate Haitian Migrants. The "newcomers" are subsidized by NGOs who are in turn, subsidized by the Feds. From RVN, John Legend Lectures His Ohio Hometown On Haitian Illegals From His Beverly Hills Mansion. At NewsMax, Harris, Trump Campaign in Battlegrounds as Migrant Row Intensifies. Althouse, "We cannot get myopic or get focused based upon a knee-jerk reaction to something that is very titillating or very out there in the public right now." "Said Todd Chamberlain, the police chief in Aurora, Colorado, quoted in "How the False Story of a Gang 'Takeover' in Colorado Reached Trump/The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises" (NYT) . . . I thought it was rich that the police chief was taking a stand against getting focused." ET, Trump Pledges Mass Deportations in Springfield and Aurora if He’s Elected. "In response to reporters’ questions, the former president says citizens of these two cities need relief from immigration crisis." NewsMax, DOJ Data Indicates Crime Up Under Biden-Harris. 

Harold Hutchinson has some words from one of our local mad men, Jamie Raskin Claims The Electoral College ‘Can Get You Killed’

Fox, Kamala Harris' new climate director said she is hesitant to have children because of climate change threats "Thorndike became the Harris campaign's climate engagement director in September." I wonder how many cats she has. From WokeSpy, Kamala Harris Was So Crazy Even Liberals Couldn’t Believe It. At Chicks on the Right, BREAKING: Democrats Prove They’re Huge Weirdos.

Da Blaze, New poll shows Tim Walz is failing to help Kamala Harris win Minnesota. AMP America, Tim Walz Isn’t Just Pro-Abortion, He’s Pro-Infanticide. Da Caller, Tim Walz Appointed Member Of Political Party ‘loyal’ To Chinese Communists To State Board.

SUPERCUT!

Harris: I'm proud to be endorsed by the Dark Lord himself! pic.twitter.com/ifpLk1W0DJ

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 12, 2024

Matt Margolis, Bad Blood: Taylor Swift's Endorsement of Kamala Harris May Have Backfired Big Time. "A new post-debate poll from YouGov released Saturday found that 8% of voters said the pop superstar’s nod is either 'somewhat' or 'much more likely' to convince them to cast their ballot for the Democrat," reports the New York Post. "But a whopping 20% said they are 'somewhat' or 'much less likely' to vote for former President Donald Trump’s opponent now that Swift has spoken." My guess is Swifties are largely young female Democrats to begin with, and it's likely to drive away men and grown women. RVM, JD Vance Fires Back Following Unexpected Jab from Taylor Swift. “When grocery prices skyrocket by 20%, it’s the average American family feeling the pinch—not Taylor Swift,” At Breitbart, Whoopi Goldberg to JD Vance: ‘Stop Talking’ About Taylor Swift “You don’t know what affects her. You don’t know about her money. . . Shut up." PM, Ben & Jerry's founder launches Kamala themed ice cream flavors to 'scoop the vote', "Flavors include Kamala's Coconut Jubilee, Unburdened by What has Vanilla Bean, Inauguration Celebration Birthday Cake, Fight for Our Rights Sorbet, and MoveOn Mobilizer Milk Chocolate."

Breitbart, WATCH: President Biden Uses the Term ‘Black Jobs’ at African-American Event. It's only racist when Republicans do it. Hat Hair, Angry Old Man Yells at Clouds...Well, a Reporter. New York Post@nypost, "‘You be quiet’ Biden tells reporter asking about Putin’s threat of war with US https://trib.al/3sUOD0M." Jazz Shaw wonders, Is Biden Crossing One of Putin's 'Red Lines?' Well, yes, but most of them are for show. The question is which ones are real.

From Fox, IRS whistleblowers sue Hunter Biden’s attorney for $20M in defamation case: 'Clear malice'. "IRS investigators Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler accuse attorney Abbe Lowell of retaliating against them for blowing the whistle on the politicization of the Hunter Biden investigation." TNP reports Hunter Biden’s Business Buddy Jumps Ship & Joins MAGA?! "Hunter Biden’s former business associate, best friend, and frequent Capitol Hill hearing witness, Devon Archer, has stepped across the partisan aisle to support former President Donald J. Trump in November’s election. Ventura County Republican Party committeewoman Lori Mills posted a photo of Archer at a Beverly Hills, California fundraiser for the Trump campaign Thursday evening on X (formerly Twitter)."

Nick Arama has a Bombshell Report: Cover-Up and Disturbing Info About Agent in Charge During Assassination Attempt. Jesse Watters@JesseBWatters "@SecretService BOMBSHELL: Sen Josh Hawley says the Lead Secret Service advance agent was a woman from Pittsburgh's field office. She FAILED a key exam, but disgraced former director Kim Cheatle promoted her anyway. Now Homeland Security is telling the Secret Service to cover the whole thing up." Bennetta Elliott@belliott123 "Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is telling the Secret Service not to comply with document requests. In other words, cover it up!!!" Althouse catches NYT, "Mr. Musk, 53, has long cultivated a devil-may-care persona..." "... traveling the world, hanging out with moguls, world leaders and celebrities, and smoking weed in public. But in private, he has increasingly barricaded himself behind a growing phalanx of armed bodyguards as he has become more wealthy, more famous and more outspoken — and as the threats against him have evolved.... His security team now operates like a mini-Secret Service, and he is guarded more like a head of state than a business executive, security experts said. . . . From "Inside Elon Musk’s Mushrooming Security Apparatus/As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service" (NYT)."

Ben Bartee at Armageddon Prose reports Peaceful ‘J6 Granny’ Gets the Federal Shaft in Sentencing

"As punishment for taking a 27-minute nonviolent tour of the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, after being granted permission to enter by cops on site, grandmother and friend of Armageddon Prose Karen Jones has, over three years after the alleged insurrection and many thousands of retirement dollars squandered on defense attorneys, been sentenced to a three-year probation/house arrest regime — for a single misdemeanor charge of “Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds.”

Meanwhile:

 "Ray Epps, a former Arizona resident who was driven into hiding by death threats, pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge. He received no jail time, and there were no restrictions placed on his travel during his probation, but he will have to serve 100 hours of community service. He appeared remotely by video conference and wasn’t in the Washington, D.C., courtroom when Chief Judge James Boasberg sentenced him. Prosecutors had recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for Epps.”

Steve Collins at the Volokh Conspiracy dwells On the Missions of Academic Institutions. "As long as academic institutions place social justice goals ahead of truth seeking and knowledge creation, they will lose the respect of the public and will not live up to their potential." John Sexton at Hat Hair discourses on Viewpoint Diversity on Campus. "The problem with having entire faculty departments made up entirely of far left people goes beyond the issue of fairness. College professors are supposed to produce knowledge, but how can they do that if their departments become an exclusive club shut off from contradictory ideas." Greg Piper at JTN, Biden-Harris Title IX rewrite a nightmare for colleges after clarity of Trump rules, experts say "The patchwork of rules under court injunctions against the Democratic nominee's regulations "screams for a legislative intervention," outside advisor to colleges says, but "I don't know if we're capable of legislating anymore."" At the Free Bacon, The Right Weaponizes the Anti-Semitism of the Left. We’re for It. 

A little-known super PAC called Future Coalition PAC is airing ads highlighting Kamala Harris’s support for Israel, such as it is. "Vice President Harris has chosen a side—the right side," a narrator says. "Harris has made herself clear, she stands with Israel and the Jewish people."

Another notes that Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, would be "the first Jewish presidential spouse ever"—that Harris and Emhoff are "making history, standing up for what’s right, supporting Israel." In every way, they echo what Harris and Emhoff have said they stand for. But the New York Times doesn’t like these ads. Neither do they link to them and allow viewers to decide for themselves, but it tells readers they are "antisemitic," "intended to stoke more division," and that they "signal a new level of ugliness in the race."

Oh, we forgot to mention: The ads are airing in the Detroit area. Dearborn, Mich., is an inner-ring suburb of Detroit home to the country’s largest Muslim population, and what the Times report from Katie Glueck doesn’t say is that the 40,000 or so odd Arabs there don’t like Jews.

It’s not that the ads are anti-Semitic, it’s that the voters are. The ads are a bit of political chicanery aimed at turning that bigotry against the Democratic ticket. It’s cynicism, not anti-Semitism.

Breitbart, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ruling to Block Arizona’s Ban on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports.

Scott Pinsker at PJM, Matt Walsh and The Daily Wire Strike Again: ‘Am I Racist?’ Is Borat-Style Humor for Conservatives. Da Signal, Robin DiAngelo Admits Getting Duped by Matt Walsh, Cites Smear Factory in Attacking Him, the SPLC. “I had been played.” At Breitbart, Kathy Griffin Freaks Out: Trump Will ‘Pick’ Comedians Off ‘One-by-One’ if He Wins. Mediaite whines Fox’s Gutfeld Outpacing Late Night Competition with Independents AND Democrats, Nielsen Data Shows.

Hunter Biden’s former business associate, best friend, and frequent Capitol Hill hearing witness, Devon Archer, has stepped across the partisan aisle to support former President Donald J. Trump in November’s election. Ventura County Republican Party committeewoman Lori Mills posted 

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