Showing posts with label Harvard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harvard. Show all posts

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Tom Massie Still Gone

We're still seeing autopsy results from Tuesday's primary elections, not exlusively but most notably the defeat of Trump bête noire Thomas Massie. Sundance hosts President Trump Holding an Impromptu Tarmac Presser – Discussing Election Results, Elimination of Massie, Iran, Cuba and More. Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "@ScottJenningsKY doesn’t hold back on Thomas Massie’s way out the door: “Despicable, anti-Semitic, nasty, gutter politics… it needs to be condemned.” President Trump didn’t just beat Thomas Massie. He made an example out of him. Then Massie ends his career with this line about Ed Gallrein: “I had to find him in Tel Aviv.”" Brad Todd @BradOnMessage, "By the time Massie got to tonight, he’d ticked off the tax cut crowd, the gun crowd, the hard core Trumpers, evangelicals who love the Holy Land, & the GOP normies who think we shouldn’t vacate Speaker’s chair. All he had left were atheists, libertarian weirdos & never Trumpers." Ace, Thomas Massie Has No Constituency and Leaves No Legacy "In the last weeks of his doomed campaign, Tom Massie made explicit what he had previously been coy about: He was a full-blown Nazi. He invited open Hitler fans and Holocaust deniers on to the campaign trail with him, and into his home." Physics Geek @physicsgeek, "Massie votes against border control and funding ICE. People in his district overwhelming supported those things and booted his ass out. And now all the groypers are shouting TEH JOOOOZ. Ye gods, find a new schtick. We get it: You hate Jews. No need to keep beating that brown-shirted dead horse any more." The Free Bacon calls it Money Well Spent: 'Moron' Thomas Massie Joins Marjorie Taylor Greene on Ash Heap of History, "Trump's successful purge proves there is still one party that refuses to coddle its antisemites." Danny Gold @DGisSERIOUS, "Republicans lost Massie but the Dems gained a guy who said the Bondi Beach Massacre was a Zionist false flag, so it’s really sort of a wash." Quote InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022, " RACE CALL: AOC-endorsed Chris Rabb has won PA-03 Democratic Primary." Baddie @tinfoilbaddie, "I’m a huge supporter of Desantis, but if he suddenly started retweeting Candace, taking pics w/known groypers, saying things like, “Israel controls the US, my opponent is over in Tel Aviv.” I would drop my support for him. Blind idolization of any politician is stupid." Kirk @kirk_bridgers, "I live in KY4 and that is exactly what happened." TownHall's Matt Vespa finds The Replies to This Cenk Uygur Tweet About Ed Gallrein Were Brutal. Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur, "Ed Gallrein is a pathetic sock puppet for Israel. Anyone who votes for him is voting against American sovereignty." Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "Hey Cenk… Ed Gallrein was a Navy Seal 15 YEARS before you were an American. Please, shut the hell up." RBe @RBPundit, "Worth noting that antisemites keep winning Democrat primaries and losing Republican ones."  Leftism @LeftismForU, "A story in 4 parts." Sister Toldja at RedState hears Chris Murphy Spins a Fairy Tale About Thomas Massie’s Loss — Here’s a Reality Check Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT, "So there you have it. If you lead a campaign against powerful pedophiles, you get drummed out of the Republican Party." Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "The whole point is that there's nothing to blow open. The last time that Massie read names on the House floor, he defamed four random civilians who had nothing to do with Epstein other than being in a random police lineup with him. Massie was a fraud, a faker, and now he's done." Quote Gretchen Carlson @GretchenCarlson, "I’m begging @RepThomasMassie to go on the House floor asap & read all of the names in the #EpsteinFiles - you were a hero for survivors - you believed them & fought for them. Your actions were brave & heroic. Now pls blow the whole thing wide open. Thank you." The Babylon Bee, Massie Blames Defeat On Jews Of Rural Kentucky. 

Hat Hair staff, GOP Voters Are RINO Hunting. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Senate gop gone come 2027 1. Tillis 2. McConnell 3. Cassidy 4. Ernst 5. Armstrong 6. Daines 7. Lummis 8. Tuberville 9. Mullin Possibly not coming back... 10. Cornyn Almost 20% of the current gop controlled senate will be replaced this year. Thats a sea change in and of itself and sonething not seen since at least 1980. Hold on. Change is coming." From Da Caller, Georgia Voters Force Runoffs In High-Stakes GOP Primaries. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed sees Conservative Candidates Sweep Georgia Supreme Court Elections. Ace, Republicans -- the Real Ones -- Win Big In Georgia, Sweeping the Suprme Court Races and Sending Raffensberger and His Grima Wormtounge Into Retirement. But Beege Welborn at Hat Hair frets Texas Opie Leading Both Cornyn and Paxton. PJM's Stephen Kruiser suggests Texas Soy Boy Talarico Is Giving Dems Premature Electoral Elation. NRCC, NRCC Posts Best Year-to-Date Fundraising in Committee History.Don Surber thinks Democrats are blowing it. "Taking back the House should be a gimme. It isn’t." A Larry video at Hat Hair, Newsom and Jeffries Realize They Can't Stop Trump's Plan to Crush Democrats.

Sundance at CTH is all over Cuba with AAG Todd Blanche Announces Indictment Against Raul Castro and Five Cuban Officials for 1996 Murders, President Trump Delivers Remarks Following Castro Indictment and Secretary Marco Rubio Delivers a Message to the People of Cuba. John Sexton at Hat Hair, DOJ Indicts Raul Castro for Murder. The Tectonic @thetect0nic, "Rubio delivered remarks in Spanish directly to the Cuban people tonight, hours before the DOJ announces at Miami's Freedom Tower tomorrow. The argument he made: GAESA - the military conglomerate Raúl Castro founded 30 years ago - has $18 billion in assets and controls 70% of Cuba's economy. Hotels, banks, construction, stores, even a percentage of remittances sent by Cuban families in the U.S. The regime depended on free Venezuelan oil under Chávez and Maduro. When that ended after January 3, they bought fuel for their generators and vehicles. Not for the people. "The reason you are forced to survive without electricity is not an oil blockade by America. It is because the people who control your country have plundered billions..." PJM's Sarah Anderson, Cuba Falling: These Sanctions Are Getting Mighty Personal. Enrique Alejandro @EnriAlejandroTV, "While Donald Trump is indicting Cuban communist dictator Raúl Castro, Barack Obama was attending baseball games with him in Havana." Kareem Rifai @KareemRifai, "Invoking Orwell to defend a totalitarian dictatorship and make excuses for its decades of corruption and mismanagement. Literally rolling over in his grave." Quote Ben Rhodes @brhodes "Rubio now full Orwellian: the total blockade that we have put on your country after decades of an embargo has nothing to do with the scarcity in your lives or the fact that we are intentionally starving your children."

Sundance, USMCA Development – Canadian Prime Minister will Announce New Advisory Council for USMCA/CUSMA Negotiations "Somewhere along the path to the inevitable dissolution of the USMCA trilateral trade agreement, reality will set in for Canada.  Until then, denial is the preferred course of action from Prime Minister Mark Carney.  Not since COVID-19 have we witnessed an intellectual disassociation happening over such a large sector of a population." Beege Welborn says About That Alberta Independence Petition: Rise Of Alberta @RiseOfAlberta, "BREAKING: 301,620 signatures have officially been announced for the Alberta independence petition. That is far beyond the required threshold to trigger the Alberta independence vote on October 19th. A massive day for the Alberta Independence movement."

At Fortune, Forget tariffs and the Iran oil shock—a top economist says the Fed is blind to the real inflation threat "The Fed needs to address the root cause. And that’s huge excess spending in the overall economy." Cathy Salgado at PJM on ‘Economic Fury’: U.S. Treasury Targets Iranian Exchange and Hamas Flotilla Fools.

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "Spencer Pratt reveals he knows homeless NGO executives are making over $1 million dollars per year “Homeless "nonprofit" execs are raking in over $1 million a year on the homeless problem — guarantees the problem is never solved” “There's no excuse for anyone to get over $1 million to increase homelessness — Drive around LA. There is more homelessness than ever” 6 people are dying a day on the streets of Los Angeles I looked up some more of the highest paid homeless executives - Dr. Blayne Cutler, Heluna Health (Public Health Foundation Enterprises makes $680,000 - Darrell Evora, Pacific Clinics makes $635,035 - Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, LA Family Housing Corporation makes $331,195 The homeless problem will NEVER be solved as long as all these people are getting filthy rich No one getting paid $26,153.85 every 2 weeks to solve the homeless problem is going to solve the homeless problem." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Laughing Bass on Homelessness: 17% Is A Passing Grade!  David Pivtorak @TheDavidPiv, "I love how every article like this is like, "Hi, I'm a disabled, transgender anchor baby whose family's existence was drain on American taxpayers. I hate children and my sexual fetish is watching homeless drug addicts writhing in their own feces on the sidewalk so I love the status quo here in LA. Anyway, please vote for the candidate that will allow me to keep pleasuring myself to the sight of living corpses on our streets." Quote Los Angeles Times @latimes ""Pratt’s loudest fans fundamentally loathe modern-day L.A., and that should chill all other Angelenos," writes The Times' columnist Gustavo Arellano. Read his latest column:" WSJ opines on Spencer for Hire, "Pratt’s campaign for L.A. mayor is creating a new vocabulary for political messaging." Twitchy, 'You Are Not Alone': Creator Behind Genius Spencer Pratt Ads Shares Latest and It's Brilliant (WATCH) Rick Moran at PJM hears ‘I Can’t Believe This Is the Field' — California Dems Reel Over Mediocre Governor Candidates. At JTN, Current polling shows Hilton and Becerra as top 2 in California governor race, "Under California law, the two highest vote getters in the June 2 primary, regardless of party affiliation, will go on to the Nov. 3 general election." Hat Hair's Duane Patterson, Honey, I Shrunk The California High-Speed Rail...Again. Even VodkaPundit at PJM is amazed I'm Sorry, but California Is HOW Deep in the Hole?  Insty, IF THIS FLIES, CAN WE REQUIRE 4 HOURS OF BASIC ECONOMICS AND CIVICS BEFORE PEOPLE CAN REGISTER TO VOTE? Bill Would Mandate 4-Hour Course for Those Moving to California Who Own Guns.

Matt Margolis at Substack wonders How Much Longer Can Graham Platner's Senate Campaign Survive? Capt. Ed, More From the Platner Files: Ridiculing Wounded Troops? Don Surber explains Why Democrats embrace Graham “Cracker” Platner "“Vote for the Nazi: It’s important” isn’t a sane campaign slogan." Capt. Ed again, Texas Dem: Let's Put All 'Zionists' in Camps – And Castrate Them! Jared Moskowitz @JaredEMoskowitz, "First current political candidate suggests concentration camps for American Jews. This should be national news! National Democratic leaders must call this out immediately." Quote Michael Karlis @MichaelKarlis, "TX-35 Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo says she will convert ICE detention center in Karnes County into an internment camp for "American Zionists." "It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists," she added." Ace is amazed that the Democrat Who Won the Most Votes for the Primary for Texas' 35th District Wants to Create Concentration Camps for "Zionists" and Forcibly Castrate Them. "That's not an exaggeration, that's her policy program as announced on her Instagram page." From the Free Bacon, JB Pritzker Admin Depicts White People, Cops as Mosquitoes in Microaggression Training That Rails Against 'Color Blindness.' Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "The Democrats have just nominated for Governor the woman who presided over the first burning of Atlanta since the Civl War, whose own constituents turned on her so much that she could not run for re-election as Mayor of Atlanta. Law and order is going to be a big issue now." Phil Holloway @PhilHollowayEsq, "Keisha bailed out on running for reelection as Atlanta mayor because she was despised by Atlantans for letting the city burn in 2020 She fled to a job in the Biden White House The general election for GA Governor is going to be a reckoning for what she did to Atlanta." Daily Wire @realDailyWire, "Not surprisingly, Ohio Dem tries to imply @lukerosiak's fraud investigation is RACIST: DEM: "For you to imply the racist information...You're implying that most of the fraud is happening in communities of color." LR: "I'm not implying it. I'm stating it."" Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks, "Sen Feinstein (D-CA) had a Chinese spy in her office. Gov Cuomo & Lt Gov Hochul (D-NY) had a Chinese spy in their admin. Rep Khanna (D-CA) had a Chinese spy volunteer. Rep Swalwell (D-CA) dated a Chinese spy. Mayor Wang (D-CA) is a Chinese spy. Democrats have a big problem."



Sundance reports DOJ Indicts U.S Attorney Who Supported Jack Smith Case Against President Trump – Stealing Classified Documents Related to Mar-a-Lago Case. "Last weekend former FBI Director James Comey said there were multiple officials remaining within the DOJ and FBI who were actively working to continue the weaponization of the agencies against President Donald Trump. When asked about it earlier today, President Trump said Acting AG Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel would root them out and deal with the issue. Hours later the Dept of Justice released and indictment {SEE HERE} against Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Fort Pierce Branch, Carmen M. Lineberger. Asst USAO Lineberger was caught downloading classified files from the Jack Smith case to her personal email and labeling them as recipes so she could leak them to Lawfare resistance members." Mark Tapscott at Insty, UH-OH! WATCHDOG CAUGHT IN FLAGRANT FOIA VIOLATION: Hans Bader offers an illuminating illustration of how the Council on Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) flagrantly violated the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The violations by CIGIE — representing the 72 statutory internal government watchdogs — are so obvious that they illustrate why no federal employee has ever gone to jail for violating the FOIA. Also, WHAT’S UP AT CIA?, "A CIA veteran tells a Senate committee that political leaders in the agency reversed the draft assessment that Covid was leaked from China’s Wuhan lab. But just before the hearing opens, the CIA’s Director of Public Affairs releases a bruising condemnation of the proceedings. Apologies demanded, but not given. Silence from the White House and CIA chief John Ratcliffe. My latest Washington Stand post explores the behind-the-scenes eruption that seems to be brewing." At Althouse, Meade: "Super bloggable, no?" Me: "trying to find an inroad/the photo is overwhelming emotionally", "That's the text conversation here in Meadhouse after I send this to Meade:"

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "As @BenBergquam is embedded with ICE and Florida Highway Patrol, an illegal alien driving a van is arrested. As that arrest is taking place, a car crash happens next to them. Ben reports that one of the drivers involved in that crash also ended up being an illegal alien." Quote "Ben Bergquam - Real America’s Voice (RAV-TV) News @BenBergquam, "Crazy scene on our Florida 287(g) Highway Patrol / ICE operation. As we’re picking up one illegal another illegal crashes right next to us. The truth is most Americans can’t comprehend how many illegals are in our country. Thank God, ICE and America First states like Florida are fighting to fix it!" AP whines Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year.



 Driscoll cites BRIDGET PHETASY: We’re All Alex Jones Now. "There’s a famous joke that gets at where we suddenly find ourselves: A JFK conspiracy theorist dies and goes to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, God greets him. “Welcome. You are permitted to ask me one question, which I will answer truthfully.” The man asks, “Who really shot Kennedy?” God replies, “Lee Harvey Oswald shot him from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. There were no accomplices. He acted alone.” The man pauses. “Shit. This goes higher up than I thought.”..."

Still plenty left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.20.2026. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Writing Until Dawn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Friday, February 20, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Is Another Strike on Iran Imminent?

It sure looks that way. From Sauron's Eye, Trump has discussed timeline for Iran strikes, including as soon as this weekend, but no decision yet. I think that's true, but how do they know what he's thinking? planefag @planefag, "We have been at war with Iran for the last forty years, a fact which only idiots do not grasp and only useful idiots such as yourself refuse to acknowledge. We are about to end that war, which you and your ilk refused to do no matter how much blood and treasure it cost us." SecurityAndCigars @SecCigarsNFUD, "War Without A Declaration Of War?" An old American tradition. VodkaPundit at Insty notes IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, EVERYONE’S A BILLIONAIRE! Nioh Berg @NiohBerg, "1 USD = 1,637,000 Iranian Rials Khomeini's face fittingly represents the most worthless currency on planet Earth. All of Africa has stronger currencies than Iran. Absolute insanity. This regime has screwed us so badly." At Hat Hair Beege Welborn , BREAKING: UK Blocks US From Using Diego Garcia and Fairford for Possible Strikes on Iran and Dave Strom, Canada, Britain, and Now Germany Make Strategic Partnerships With China. "Their excuse is that the United States isn't being nice enough to them by providing for nearly 100% of their military security, which is MEAN MEAN MEAN, and that Trump is a big mean bully who is renegotiating trade relationships and demanding more control over Greenland." I think some new tariffs need to be applied. 

PJM's Scott Pinsker asserts Trump Defeats Russia, Wins War for Ukraine: The Shocking Story Behind the Diplomatic Coup of the Century. I think that might be overstating it, but it looks like oil sanctions are starting to draw blood. Sundance at CTH hosts JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff Deliver Remarks During Board of Peace Inaugural Meeting, President Trump Participates in a Washington DC Assembly of the Board of Peace and President Trump Holds Impromptu Presser Aboard Airforce One – Obama Released Classified Information. 

PJM's Vicky Taft thinks the GOP Should Be Willing to Politically Bleed, Fight, and Die to Get Voter ID. Rachel Bovard at Da Fed explains What The Wall Street Journal Gets Wrong About The Talking Filibuster. From TNP, Senate Democrats Want These Restrictions on ICE to End Their Latest Shutdown: "the specifics of the offer remain unclear—though it is believed the Democrats are continuing to call for the end of roving ICE patrols, barring agents from certain areas, implementing a use-of-force code, and requiring agents to wear body cameras instead of masks." I'd give up DHS for voter ID; DHS was a post 911 creation that was a Frankenstein agency anyway. Move the pieces back where they came from. As for the masks, only when Democrats stop doxxing ICE agents (never). 

Still more ponyless horseshit. Ace lays it out, One of Epstein's Recruiters Decided to Inform On Him to the Police, and Epstein Schemed to Give Him a $3 Million Bribe to Keep Quiet; He Discussed the Plan with Obama WH Counsel and Friend of Jeff Kathyrine Ruemmler, "WSJ:" Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: A video is resurfacing of Donald Trump in 2015 CALLING OUT Prince Andrew — who has now been arrested "That island was a cesspool. No question about it — just ask Prince Andrew. He'll tell you about it!" Trump was EARLY to blow the whistle!" At Da Blaze, Do the Epstein files confirm this Pizzagate theory? NY Mag contributor makes stunning admission. What's with all the talk of grape soda (group sex?), pizza? "In 2020, the Telegraph, a U.K.-based newspaper, reported that a parents' group working to curb the dissemination of child sex abuse material online allegedly found that cheese and pizza emojis were being used as stand-ins for "CP," meaning "child porn." From Althouse, Why hasn't AI gone through all the Epstein files and organized the info into something enlightening? "I'm wondering. I see that The Economist used AI to analyze the Epstein files, and we got "Inside Epstein's Network/What 1.4m emails reveal about America’s most notorious sex offender":"

Beege Welborn, 'Whaddaya Have? Whaddaya Have?' Trump's a Hit at the Varsity and With the Ladies. "Yesterday was just a wonderful event at the White House - a massive reception celebrating Black History Month." Common Cent$ @Common_Cent1, "Nothing to see here. Just a bunch of beautiful people at the Black History month event at President Donald Trump’s White House. Would love an opportunity like that during his term." At PJM Stephen Kruiser thinks Karoline Leavitt's Continued Manhandling of the Press Is Pure Poetry. In a Hat Hair Larry video, Trump Shatters Fake ‘Racism’ Smear. Dave Strom wonders Can the Gaslighting Get Even More Brazen? "For some reason, the Democrats are arguing that they have never called President Trump a Nazi or a racist, and Pravda is doing their best to back them up. Perhaps Pravda figures want to deny that they themselves slander Trump all the time. There must be polling showing that their most ridiculous accusations are not helping their cause and are hurting their credibility with all but the most insane folks out there."

From ET, US Factory Output Jumps, Core Capital Goods Orders Signal Solid Business Investment. At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports Trump Gets a Win on His Ballroom Project. ET, Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Finding That Served as Basis for Climate Regulations, "The lawsuit came after the White House announced it was rescinding a 2009 rule that allowed the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases." Of course. It's the progressive ratchet. We're not supposed to be allowed to undo what they do. The Peacock whines NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJM, The Diaper-Filling Continues: Some Dems to Skip SOTU for Yet Another Rally. Sunny @sunnyright, "Craziest part of fascism is when you take to social media to put out a public statement announcing you're going to protest, all without fear of any legal repercussions." Quote Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen, "Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there. Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy."

Jonathan Turley says “You Had Me at Hello”: Newsom and AOC Go to Europe to Pitch High Tax, High Regulation Policies. Fox Bus, AI giant Palantir moves its headquarters to Florida as tech company exodus continues. "The AI company previously moved from Silicon Valley to Colorado in 2020 after CEO Alex Karp cited clash with region's 'values'." Da Wire takes note that Mamdani Abandons Key Leftist Policy As Homeless New Yorkers Freeze To Death. "New York City has received more than 3,300 complaints about homeless encampments." A Chloe video at Hat Hair, Something DISGUSTING Is Happening in NYC and the Socialist Mayor Is to Blame. John Sexton hears Democrats Have a Terrible New Idea: Capping Grocery Prices. A great way to get less of something.


From Bob Hoge at RedState, Wait — Seriously? An Unexpected Name Tops Crucial Dem Presidential Primary Poll. The less he's heard from, the more popular he gets (compared to the the other leaders).

Tom Knighton at TAW has hopes Antifa's days may finally be numbered "But let's not get too excited yet, either." With the FBI looking into their financing. From Ace, BREAKING: DEMOCRAT TERRORISTS CRASH STOLEN AMBULANCE LOADED WITH GAS CANS INTO AN IDAHO FEDERAL BUILDING and 11 Arrested in Antifa Lynching Murder of Young Man Protecting Women from Muslim Thugs; One of the Killers is Legislative Aide to Far-Left Member of French Assembly, "As you might know, a college student named Quentin Deranque was lynched on the street by a gang of antifa-associated far left terrorists. He was kicked to death. This young man was committing no offense. He wasn't even technically protesting. Rather, he was protecting a female protest group named "Nemesis Collective" which protests the many rapes committed by Muslim migrants. Why was he protecting him? Because these women are frequently attacked on the street by Muslim migrants. The left-wing establishment claims it wants to protect women from violence and rape... unless that violence and rape is being perpetrated by their Muslim allies. Then it's the girls being attacked who are the "dangerous" ones." At YouTube, 'IDIOTIC MOVE': Former defense attorney rips into cause of mistrial in Antifa "Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett discusses a federal judge declaring a mistrial in the Texas I.C.E. case over the defense lawyer's t-shirt on 'The Bottom Line.' terror case."


From Fox, FCC Chair Brendan Carr sets the record straight on Stephen Colbert censorship claims. "Late-night host says 'FCC you' to Carr amid uproar over interview with Democratic US Senate candidate." Joel Pollak @joelpollak "Here's how the @latimes described @bariweiss being canceled at UCLA because of threats: "CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture." The thugs can threaten, and media will blame you. There's no accountability. Notably, lecture named for Daniel Pearl, murdered for being Jewish." John Sexton notes That Fictional Atlantic Story on Measles Wasn't Identified as Such Initially. Ace, The Atlantic Publishe a Viral "Report" Account of a Boy Dying of Measles Because His Parents Didn't Vaccinate Him. One Small Problem: The "Report" Is Actually Fiction, a "Hypothetical" Morality Play But That Atlantic Presented It As Actual Truth.


White Papers Policy Institute @WhitePapersPol, "Harvard was so upset when told they couldn't racially discriminate they decided to be (more) vindictive and racially discriminate ONLY against White Americans. They dropped admissions of Whites by 16%. Their own data shows in a merit system Whites would be 50% of the freshmen." Ryan King at NYPo reports the Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants. From Campus Reform, University of Houston student wishes paralysis and cancer on TPUSA chapter members and their families in profane outburst. Dave Strom argues This Is How Bad Public Schools Are. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "New Jersey's second-grade curriculum has been updated to include topics like gender identity and sexual health “By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation — It gets even worse. Listen to this. They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. All of this is in a curriculum that a second grader needs to know about.”" Wesley Yang @wesyang, "The problem is that a class action lawsuit of this kind that encompassed even a small fraction of those for whom this is true would create sufficient liability to end public schooling in America." Quote Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell "A young woman is taking legal action against her high school, alleging she was awarded honors at graduation even though she’s illiterate." Imagine the number of suits from Baltimore. 

Insty asks WHY SO MANY NASTY BIGOTS IN HEALTHCARE? when Mazelit Airaksinen finds a California Botox Nurse who says Jews Pray at “Synagogue of Satan”, Claims “Nazis didn't execute real Jews" "“Not only are Jews unsafe in her care, but it calls into question the judgment of those who employ her" says Physicans Against Antisemitsm (PAA)." 

Gerry Callahan @GerryCallahan, "Almost 80 years old, almost 50 years in DC, and the thing he fights hardest for is the right of ghoul doctors to drug and mutilate confused children. Sad." Quote Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl, "Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) says his “Trans Bill of Rights” says children should be allowed to have elective gender surgeries and get documents that say they’re a different gender than their chromosomes dictate. Markey is shamefully promoting harm, not care." From Hollywood in Toto, Gutfeld Defends ‘Silence of the Lambs’ While Actors Stay Silent "Woke apology stirs late-night king, not Oscar-winners behind horror classic." "Earlier this month, actor Ted Levine apologized for playing serial killer Buffalo Bill in the film. Levine argued the role was insensitively portrayed, suggesting it caricatured the trans movement. Never mind that the character wasn’t trans, or that the actor took more than 30 years to utter his apology." 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Still Winning up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Signs to Release Epstein "Files"

Quotes around files because there really are no files per say, just documents scattered about the bureaucracy. Sundance at CTH, Senate Passes Epstein “Shiny Thing” Bill, Sends It to President Trump’s Desk. "Trump will sign it, the Epstein ‘shiny thing’ law will go into effect, and the politicians will continue arguing about it and trying to attack the White House because they put the perpetual argument component into THE BILL . . ." WSJ, Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Release of Epstein Files "Justice Department has 30 days to make unclassified documents available from its investigation." Catturd ™ @catturd2, "So the biggest backfire in history has begun." Quote Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews "BREAKING - Newly released campaign finance records show that from 1990 to 2018, Jeffrey Epstein directed about 89% of his political donations to Democratic and progressive causes, with notable individual recipients including Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Chuck Schumer." Dave Strom at Hat Hair says If and When the 'Epstein Files' Come Out, Expect a Lot More of This. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Wait so Hakeem Jeffries invited Epstein to a dinner to solicit money from him in 2013, AFTER Epstein was convicted for procuring a child for prostitution???" Matt Margolis, Here’s the Epstein Email Hakeem Jeffries REALLY Doesn’t Want You to See. From LifeZette, Chuck Schumer Malfunctions When Pressed on Biden Hiding the Epstein Files for Years. At Da Mail, Katie Couric faces mounting criticism for cozying up to Jeffrey Epstein at his private dinner with Prince Andrew AFTER pedophile was convicted. Amy Curtis at TownHall says a Resurfaced Video Makes Stacey Plaskett's Epstein Ties Even Worse for Democrats. At Hat Hair Capt. Ed doesn't believe Plaskett to CNN: I Consulted a Sex Trafficker To Get the Truth Out of Michael Cohen! and Beege Welborn reports House GOP Members Help Protect Plaskett From Consequences of Epstein Collaboration. Bonchie at RedState hears Reps. Luna, Burchett Claim House GOP Leadership Cut a Deal to Save Epstein Ally Stacey Plaskett, "to save Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL)." At RCP Melinda Hennenberger explores The ‘Clubby World’ That Killed the Epstein Story. NewsBusters sees Chris Matthews Embarrasses Himself With Claims that Turned Out Wildly False “the Senate is going to do what it can to logjam this whole effort to get the truth out.” I think most pundits have a very high threshold for embarrassment. Capt. Ed, Aaand ... Scene: Harvard (Finally) Sends Summers Packing Over 'Wingman' Epstein.

At the Pop Times Jasmine Crockett Connects Lee Zeldin to Epstein, But There’s One Major Problem, it was a random Dr. also named Jeffrey Epstein. Twitchy calls it a Name Game: Dem Jasmine Crockett’s Two Epsteins Debacle Ends in a Dumb Double Down on CNN Greg Price@greg_price11 "Jasmine Crockett makes an absolute fool of herself when she is asked to correct the record about accusing Republicans of taking donations from a different Dr. Jeffrey Epstein: "That is specifically why I said *a* Jeffrey Epstein. Just because it wasn't the same one, that's fine... Have I dug in to find out who this doctor is? I have not."" Capt. Ed, Summers: Epstein Connection Too Stupid to Work in Artificial Intelligence -- But Not Harvard? "Seeing Mr. Epstein write that Mr. Trump is 'crazy' or 'truly stupid' and that 'I am the one able to take him down' is certainly more entertaining than..." ""... reading the testimony of Anouska De Georgiou, who told the court... 'loss of innocence, trust and joy is not recoverable.' Or Teala Davies, who testified: 'I’m still a victim because I am fearful for my daughters and everyone’s daughters. I’m fearful for their future in this world where there are predators in power, a world where people can avoid justice if their pockets run deep enough.'... Their pain matters. Their names matter. We should not co-opt their suffering for our own agenda. We should not value our schadenfreude more than their courage." Writes Jennifer Weiner, in "Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission" (NYT)." At TNP, Dems Now Try to Dox Epstein Victims, Release Child P*rn. At Twitchy, Scott Jennings Makes the Most Scott Jennings Face EVER As CNN Panelist Makes Epstein Files About Racism. NYPo reports a victim claims Jeffrey Epstein had a tiny, ‘extremely deformed’ penis shaped like a lemon. "Rina Oh, who has long claimed she was among the scores of young women preyed on and abused by Epstein, dropped the unsettling revelation in a recent Substack interview with magazine maven Tina Brown."

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall, We Had the Best of Times and Now These Are the Worst of Times "Welcome to the doldrums, the period of problems, the phase of foul-ups, the time of the sucking. And it does suck. Everything seems to be going wrong for Republicans right now. We were flying high a few weeks ago, when Donald Trump negotiated the end of the Gaza War, and then it was all downhill. Lost elections, economic uncertainty, Epstein file stupidity, fear that the conservative movement will tear itself apart over people who aren't even conservative, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's face all over our social media feeds. Yeah, it's bad. You're at the top one day, then the next day you're at the bottom."

Jonathan Turley “What has Become of Us”: Rosie O’Donnell May Have Just Handed Trump a Golden Defamation Lawsuit, when she said “Did you think it a million years that they would reelect a man who orchestrated an insurrection against the government? They would reelect that guy with all the charges of sex abuse? — the adjudicated rapist…And then I just saw this thing today about all the cases he’s settled with children, children’s families, accusations about him, that he chose to settle.” The adjudicated bit is false.

Matt Margolis hears Trump Declare War on the Affordability Crisis That Biden Created. At News Wax, Trump Addresses Affordability: 'So Damn Lucky' I'm President. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "That's 4.2% when just a few months ago the trump haters were predicting recession and empty shelves." Quote, "E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. @RealEJAntoni, "ATL Fed: not only is GDP currently estimated to have grown 4.2% for Q3 but the gain is primarily driven by big increases in private spending and private investment, not gov't:" Beege Welborn, And SNAP! Rollins to Make Beneficiaries Reapply.

From Breitbart, Report Says Trump to Announce Long Overdue Dismantling of Education Dept.

Carrie Lukas at Da Caller looks at Women And Their Risky Bet On Mamdani. Amy Curtis at TownHall thinks Mamdani's 'Gender-Affirming Care' Plan Is Something Straight Out of Iran. At Da Signal, Mamdani Is a Warning for Western Civilization. 

LifeZette sees Cory Booker’s Public Call to Oust Schumer Sends Democrats Deeper Into Chaos. Fox sees lawmakers Headed for the exits: Why 3 dozen House members aren't running for re-election. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: DOJ charges Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) with stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, laundering the proceeds, and then using the money to support her 2021 Congressional campaign. She faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted." Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Wow. USAID and the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund got nuked and suddenly Democrat megadonors are broke. Isn’t that something." Quote Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer, "NEW: Stick a fork in Arabella Advisors. The powerful progressive philanthropic consulting firm is no more. Instead, Arabella’s managed funds are investing in a new vehicle that will effectively bring Arabella’s services in house to each of the funds. And Arabella Advisors won’t exist anymore."

On Democrats calling for military to disobey Trumps unspecified illegal orders, Dave Strom, says Call It Insurrection. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "You should know that this is an open call for others to carry out one of the steps involved in executing a color revolution. See Step 6: defections within military, intelligence, and law enforcement." unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "If the dems calling for insurrection doesn't tell you how desperate they are after losing the shutdown battle and whatever little leverage they had left, I can't help you. The Resistance is dead. It's dead, Jim. It's so dead, that the dems are now calling for a revolt and insurrection because they can't stop Trump for at the very least another 14 months." An Althouse commenter, planetgeo said... The following code section sounds pretty relevant to the Democrats' latest efforts: 18 U.S. Code § 2387 – Activities affecting armed forces generally. (a)Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States: (1)advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; . . .Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction."

From TNP, BREAKING: Court Halts Texas Redistricting Plans Over ‘Racism.’ From Ace, Federal Panel of Judges Rules That Republicans Aren't Allowed to Gerrymander in Republican States "...because when you gerrymander to reduce Democrat seats, you're usually also reducing sets dominated by black or Hispanic voters, and these judges say you can never, ever reduce the "impact" blacks or Hispanics can have on elections. You can, of course, always reduce the impact of white voters, as California just did. In fact, it's legally required." CNN admits ‘I dissent,’ judge says 16 times in 100-page broadside against colleagues in Texas redistricting case. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Dissent: '...the Most Blatant Exercise of Judicial Activism That I Have Ever Witnessed'. @amuse @amuse, "LAWFARE: Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ordered Trump not to power wash the filthy Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) next to the White House. The president has been talking about cleaning it and restoring it since his first term. The judge likes it dirty." Bob Hoge at RedState, Yes, This Is Actually Real – Leftists Stop Trump From Power-Washing Ugly Eisenhower Exec. Office Bldg. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed hears ‘No More Delays’: GOP Senators Demand D.C. Circuit Chief Suspend Boasberg Amid Impeachment Efforts. PJM's Cathy Salgado reports Sec. Duffy Slams ‘CDL Mills’, Woke Judges Saving Trucking Jobs for Illegals.

At NYPo the Divine Miranda Devine: FBI, Secret Service butchered the Thomas Crooks case and invited conspiracies – we deserve the truth. Matt Vespa, Are We Shocked the Biden FBI Did This During the Trump Assassination Investigation? "On Monday, The Post reported on violent social media posts that are believed to be tied to Crooks. The online activity included numerous endorsements of political violence, and a severe turn from being a hardcore advocate for Trump to coming within a few millimeters of killing him. The FBI never shared those files with the Congressional investigation, said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX)." At Da Caller, ‘Holy Sh*t!’: Shawn Ryan Aghast As Charlie Kirk’s Security Leader Reads Texts He Allegedly Sent University Police. He warned them about the exposed roof Kirk was shot from, they replied they had it covered.

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Lawrence Reed who had FOURTY NINE prior arrests including 10 felonies was just arrested for lighting a woman on fire on the train in Chicago. He allegedly shouted “Burn alive b****!” as he doused her in gasoline We shouldn’t have to live like this."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Curse of the Gopherball up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - BBB Signed, Sealed and Delivered

In a big beautiful July 4 picnic at the White House, with a flyover of Big Beautiful B2 bombers, President Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill (sorry Chuck, we're keeping the name) into law. Catturd ™ @catturd2 "The BBB has been signed and it’s the law of the land." Balmer Sun, Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic. Matt Vespa at TownHall, BREAKING: The One Big Beautiful Bill Is Now Law. At Althouse Live: Trump signing the Big Beautiful Bill. And Sundance, President Donald Trump Signs Big Beautiful Bill – 5:00pm ET Livestream. And the lamentations of their women continue. From LifeZette, AOC Nearly Cries After Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Clears the House: ‘People Gonna Go Hungry’ and ‘Define Wins’: Wasserman Schultz Melts Down Over Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ At TAG, Gun-Ban Advocates Enraged That Latest ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Slashes Suppressor, SBR Taxes. Rep. Darrell Issa @repdarrellissa "Can’t believe President “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” is accusing anybody of lying about health care." Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama "More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act. If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt" Fox Bus lists Five major policies to know from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. At Da Wire, Joe Biden Says His Accomplishments Are Disappearing ‘So Rapidly’ Under Trump, "Many of the things I worked so damn hard, that I thought I changed in the country, are changing so rapidly,” the former president complained."

A video at Hat Hair, President Trump's Smashing Victory on the Hill - This Week on Capitol Hill - 7-4-2025. PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Trump Just Guaranteed a Republican Landslide in 2026, but Adam Turner at RedState hears Republicans Doomed, Once Again: This Time in the 2026 Mid-Terms from Paul Begala. In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Althouse finds "Don’t worry, it’s only fireworks. I hope. Famous last words. My famous last words: Trump said, 'Don’t worry, it’s only fireworks.' You always have to think positive. I didn't like that sound either." "Said Donald Trump, quoted in "5 takeaways from Donald Trump's speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines"" Steve Richards at JTN reports Trump to start notifying countries of new tariff rates ahead of July 9 deadline. "Trump said tariff rates could rise to as high as 70% on some countries if no trade deals are reached." At Da Wire, Trump Admin To Adjust National Park Fees To Prioritize American Families Over Foreign Tourists ""The National Parks will be about America first." Seems a bit petty to me. Pop Times sees Trump TAKING OUR JOBS BACK: Native-Born Employment EXPLODES, Foreign Down, Amid Trump Deportations. From Fox, White House reveals highest-paid staffers – and 8 taking no salaries "Salaries range from $59,070 to $225,700 with press secretary Karoline Leavitt and border czar Tom Homan among those earning just under $200,000." She's worth every penny nickel. ET hears Bessent Say Trump Admin to Begin Search for New Fed Chair This Fall. "The Treasury secretary’s comments add to the president’s pressure campaign for lower rates. Bessent did not rule out taking the role himself." Sundance calls it Transformational – President Trump Holds Quiet Meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, MbS Younger Brother. The Great VDH at TownHall, The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts, "The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes."

Stacy McCain has a reminder about July 4, Of Declarations and Independence. "First, it was not the words of the declaration, but rather the military action of soldiers, to which Americans owe our independence. By the time Congress in Philadelphia issued the declaration, the American colonists had been in a de facto state of war against Britain for more than a year. The “shot heard ’round the world” — the battles of Lexington and Concord — had happened on April 19, 1775. " From Twitchy, They Can't Even Win a Meme War: Americans FIRE BACK After a (Pretty Good) Zinger From the Brits and LIAR! X Drops a YUGE Ratio on Adam Schiff's Watermelon Head for Post About 4th of July Prices Katie Jerkovich at RedState hears Sen. Fetterman Shares Unapologetic Patriotic Fourth of July Post Torching His Party. Matt Vespa asks Did You See Kamala Harris' Fourth of July Post? Is the Woman Brain Dead Like Joe? Charles Gasparino @CGasparino "Umm...unemployment is low, the stock market is high, Iran's nuclear program has been defanged, DEI is on the retreat, men can no longer compete in women's' sports and we have an actual border. Sounds like things are pretty good right now. God Bless America and Happy 4th of July!, Quote Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris "This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Liberals Run In Terror As Pride Flags Replaced With American Flags"

Matt Vespa asks Did NYC's Communist Mayoral Candidate Just Get Busted Peddling a Race Hoax? Althouse says no, Mamdani didn't lie. He is an African American. "I see that among the many attacks on Zohran Mamdani is the charge that he filled out a college application form deceptively. But the fault was in Columbia's form — and, some will say, in its policy of race consciousness:" Just like Elon Musk.

From Behind the Black, EPA employees who publicly signed letter opposing Trump’s agenda have now been put on leave, "with the expectation that they will eventually lose their jobs as well." Good.

Buck Throckmorton at Ace's is disappointed the Supreme Court Declined to Hear Case Addressing Whether “Reverse Discrimination” is also Prohibited by Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Matt Vespa, ABC News, NYT, Marquette, and CBS News Polled on Mass Deportations. It Will Shatter Libs. "The American people have spoken, and they want MORE ICE RAIDS. They want the wall. They want the border to be secure. Immigrant citizens have swung at least 40 points toward the GOP on immigration issues, need we say more?" Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Border Invasions Fall 92% to Lowest Level Since 1960s, "Deterrence works." Drew Berquist, Tom Homan Says Deportations to Skyrocket as Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Takes Effect. From the Pop Times, Trump’s Timeline to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Released — No More Anchor Babies!, BOMBSHELL: Trump to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Commit Crimes after Gaining U.S. Citizenship and Blood on Radical Dems’ Hands: New Data Reveals SHOCKING Surge in Attacks on Federal Officers. From Breitbart, Khanna: Illegal Immigrants Do Get Some Medicaid, But BBB Puts It All on States. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Oops, Narrative Fail. TheFOO@PolitiBunny, "But they said illegals don’t get Medicaid. Gosh, how could this be?" Quote The Denver Post @denverpost, "Colorado and 19 other states sued the federal government Tuesday to prevent Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears NY Times confess There Really Was a Gang Problem in Aurora, Colorado.

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed enjoys as the Bad Week For Poison Ivies Continues: Harvard's Budget Bust, Columbia's Bumbling Backpedal. 

Still more good links at The Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.03.25 and In The Mailbox: 07.04.25. Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Wait Until Next Year up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.