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)

You Are Not Alone. Vote Spencer Pratt. pic.twitter.com/DdsIoVC7fK

— Gene Parmesan (@dsonoiki) May 20, 2026

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."

John Sexton hears Mamdani is a Socialist Demagogue Relying on People's Ignorance. Driscoll at Insty, AND NOW, A FIRESIDE CHAT FROM MAYOR FRANKLIN DELANO MAMDANI: Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Mamdani is unlocking levels of performative narcissism from a municipal politician that were previously unthinkable."

Ben Smith at RedState reports on how Tim Kaine Tried to Flush Hung Cao - Then the Navy’s Top Admiral Clogged the Narrative. 

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.

Ace laughs maniacally, No Longer Propped Up by the American Taxpayer, Communist Former-State Media NPR Will Cut 300 Jobs, "Oh no!" PJM's Erick Florack asks The New York Times: What 'Journalistic Standards? The Mahvelous Margot Cleveland at Da Fed hopes Covid Dissenter Alex Berenson’s Free Speech Victory Might Be The First Of Many. PJM's Matt Margolis enjoys how Gutfeld Torches Colbert’s Legacy on the Way Out the Door.

John Sexton, Harvard Votes to Put an End to Easy A's. Steven Pinker @sapinker, "Breaking news: Harvard faculty votes to cap the number of A's awarded in course grades, a big step in combatting the grade inflation that has been dumbing down our courses, conveying the wrong message to students, and making universities a national laughingstock." From Campus Reform, Jewish students flee campuses citing antisemitism, transfer to Yeshiva University. From CJ, The “Pipeline” Problem That Medical Schools Don’t Want to Discuss. "Demographic disparities in medical and scientific knowledge show up long before admissions time. DEI manipulation at the end of the process doesn’t solve the problem."

 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.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Massie Gets the Boot

But not without some insane last minute texts to convince low information voters that he was MAGA afterall. From Ace, Disgraceful RINO Grifter Tom Massie is Now Sending Out Texts Claiming Trump Endorsed Him Rather Than His Opponent. ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "Kentucky election day shenanigans; Massie campaign sends out to KY 4 voters via text a 2022 Trump statement making it look like the president supports Massie today where he clearly supports Gallrein Text ends with "Paid for by Thomas Massie for Congress." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair has LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Mässiedämmerung in KY; UPDATE: Massie Loses; UPDATE: Massie Loses It Too. NRO, Massie Ousted by Trump-Backed Challenger in Kentucky Primary. Sundance at CTH, UPDATE: Massie Loses His Seat – Kentucky Vote Results, Ed Gallrein vs Thomas Massie, Open Discussion Thread. Ace, in red font, Goodbye Massie: Decision Desk Projects Ed Gallrein will be the Republican Nominee for KY-4. At Twitchy, Unclassy With Massie: Thomas Massie's Concession Jab at Ed Gallrein Shows EXACTLY Why He Lost (Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "JUST IN — REP. THOMAS MASSIE CONCEDES: "I would've come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede." "And it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv." "I have called and conceded the race."" Also, MAGA Vs. Massie: Scott Jennings Delivers Kentucky Republican Incumbent’s Primary Post-Mortem on CNN Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, spit into the wind, pull the mask off the ole’ Lone Ranger, or mess around with … Trump! My KY-04 analysis for CNN tonight." Scott Pinsker at PJM, Welcome to the NEW Republican Party: What It Stands for, What It Hates, and Why Thomas Massie Is Toast and Stephen Kruiser, Republicans Finally Get Serious About Purging the Squishes. 

In a not unrelated story, Sundance reports President Trump Endorses Ken Paxton, for Texas Senator, snubbing the incumbent Republican John Cornyn for being off the reservation too often. Ace, Trump Endorses Ken Paxton for Senate, "It's a bit late but hopefully it will swing enough votes to put another RINO out on the street outside of MSNOW begging to go on camera for five minutes to pitch his podcast." David Marcus @BlueBoxDave, "The president was crystal clear, the deal was; pass the Save America Act and I’ll save Cornyn. This was John Thune’s choice." Quote Jake Sherman @JakeSherman, "BREAKING -- TRUMP ENDORSES KEN PAXTON IN TEXAS SENATE RACE." Jen O'Connell at RedState thinks JD Vance's Response to Trump Dropping Cornyn Like a Hot Rock Is Really a Message From the Voters, "I've known John Cornyn for a long time, But unfortunately, you know, when it really counted, Ken Paxton was there for the country, was there for the president, and that's why he ultimately earned the president's endorsement. He thinks he's going to be a better senator, thinks he's going to make a better candidate, and so, I do think it sends a message."

Amy Curtis at TownHall, Here's What Vice President Vance Had to Say at Today's White House Briefing and Sundance, Vice President JD Vance Delivers White House Press Briefing and President Trump Gives Media a Tour of White House Ballroom and Defense Infrastructure. The Manhattan Contrarian, "Sue And Settle": Two Can Play This Game. At Armed Forces Press, Why Is My Alma Mater USAFA Allowing Professors Who Undermine The Commander-In-Chief?

Steve Richards at JTN reports Trump pursues ‘strategic stability’ with China, downplays conflicts over Taiwan and land ownership, "The American president has prioritized ironing out a stable trade relationship with the world’s second-largest economy, but experts warn of China’s spotty history of following through." Sundance has Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin Arrives in Beijing, China for Summit with Chairman Xi and Happening Quietly – Mexico Freezes Bank Accounts of Indicted Sinaloa Members and Collaborates with U.S. Intelligence Hub in Juarez.

RCP opines Voting Rights Act Never Mandated Racial Districts. Shipwreckedcrew, The Louisiana Redistricting Case: The End of Mandating "Majority-Minority" -- Errrr Democrat -- Congressional Districts? A Law Splainer, "The claim has long been they are required by the Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: Justice Alito -- "The law doesn't say that and it never did."" Matt Vespa at TownHall, We Have Some HUGE News About South Carolina's Redistricting Effort, 7R-0D, eliminating Jim Clyburn's gerrymandered district. If the state senate passes it. At Twitchy, Marc Elias Sets Himself Up for a MAJOR TORCHING from Mollie Hemingway That's Just Too Damn FUNNY. Marc E. Elias @marceelias, "Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks." Mollie @MZHemingway, "Buddy, do I have news for you! A man named Marc Elias is behind most threats to election integrity, including the nepharioys and horrific Russia collusion lie, efforts to destabilize election security with tens of millions of unsupervised ballots, and even radical gerrymander efforts. Look into him!"

At Da Caller, Karen Bass Pitches Second-Term Goal Showing Lights Are Truly Out In LA. Proposing solar street lights because addicts are stealing the copper from regular lights. James Woods @RealJamesWoods, "This is satire for the record." Quote James Woods @RealJamesWoods, "This would be wrong. And you could get in trouble when asked for your ID to vote. Oh, wait! Never mind. Voter ID is not allowed in California. Oh, and on a completely separate note, the best freeway hours are 10AM-11:30 AM. Just saying." Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx, "We destroyed California - vote for us!" Quote Mayor Matt Mahan @MattMahanSJ, "California ranks first in population loss, first in gas prices, and dead last in housing affordability. My party has to own this, fix it, and push back on a federal government that’s making it worse. That’s why I’m running for governor." From Ace, "Teen Takeovers" Are Now Common in Blue Cities; Media Begins Pushing Idea That Violent Teen Orcs Don't Need Jail Time, Just "Youth Centers" They Can Fight In and Destroy Instead of Chipotles. At State of the Day, State of Monday: JUDGE JEANINE GETS HER OPPORTUNITY. “Starting today, my office will aggressively prosecute parents under D.C.’s curfew law,” Pirro said during a press conference Friday. “This statute makes it unlawful for an adult to enable, facilitate or permit a minor to engage in delinquent acts. The penalty is up to six months imprisonment."

Rusty Weiss at RedState, Graham Platner Was Already Disgusting — These Latest Unearthed Posts Make It Much Worse. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Graham Platner Is One Revolting Tub O' Goo. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Democrat star Graham Platner’s now deleted reddit account was archived. Here’s some gems: "I still have to jerk off every time I sit in a portas----er… that blue water smell conditioned me." Described penis drawing inside a portable toilet while deployed overseas and called d*** art "beautiful," "engorged and veiny," and moving "towards its penetrative glory." Wrote that he “became a communist” Praised Hamas terrorists." Quote Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's deleted Reddit account reveals graphic posts about masturbating in portable toilets and praising explicit military restroom graffiti — the latest in a growing trail of vulgar comments that could define his race." Youthful stupidities I can forgive. But then he became a communist. From the San Antonio Current, House candidate Maureen Galindo pledges to send ‘American zionists’ to internment camp, "Despite a growing storm of criticism, including from members of her own party, the San Antonio Democrat insists she’s not antisemitic." Fox, Hakeem Jeffries shredded over ‘disgustingly violent’ call for Dems to break spirit of MAGA. "While speaking at a progressive conference on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called for Democrats to not only defeat "MAGA extremists" electorally but also "break their spirit."" John Sexton at Hat Hair, Democrats Have a Problem. The Solution is Less Extremism.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Hmmm: Key MN Fraud Figure Claims Omar Took Part in $250M Scam. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "SPLC got better returns than Nancy Pelosi and inverse Cramer combined!" Quote David Sacks @DavidSacks, "SPLC invested $270k in Charlottesville and got $81 million in additional donations. Extraordinary returns."

At NYPo, the Divine Miranda Devine: Anthony Fauci can’t escape his ‘origin’al COVID lie.

Sundance sees (and hosts) Acting AG Todd Blanche Taking a Stronger, More Oppositional Approach to Democrats During Senate Testimony.

Sister Toldja at RedState, New: Alleged Manifesto in San Diego Mosque Mass Shooting Throws Wrench in Early Assumptions About Motives. 

Mark Krikorian at Common Place says Immigration Enforcement Needs ‘You’re Fired’ "There are many ways to shrink the illegal immigrant population—use all of them."

From Ace, Katy Tur: When Speaker Mike Johnson Said That God Imbues People With Inalienable Rights, Was He Attempting to "Put God Over the Declaration of Independence"? "Katy Tur is a moderately pretty girl with a nice rack. That is the only reason she is on TV "news." Keith Olbermann used to sleep with her and claimed that she was so stupid that he had to rewrite all of "her" news articles for her, because they were poorly written and pointless. Typical case of an old bent gangly dweeb having to do the hot girl's homework for her. But I do imagine that he's telling the truth about this one thing."

On Stephen Colbert's imminent departure and the demise of the Late Show, John Sexton says Thank Goodness, It's Almost Over. A Driscolly post at Insty starts with DAVID HARSANYI: Stephen Colbert turned into the pompous dullard he once satirized.

Daily Mail @DailyMail "Deportation flight to Muslim-majority Pakistan serves pork sausages as part of 'full Irish breakfast'" Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee, "So you guys are upset enough about this to write about it, even though you admit in the article that Halal food was available on the flight but simply not chosen by the passenger. Journalism is dead."

At Hat Hair, Mark Judge (remember him?) comforts Conservatives: The Culture is Not as Bad as You Think.

Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms is delighted with Babylon Bee Going on a Rampage Mocking Anti-Gun Media, Politicians

Almost forgot to plug the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.19.26. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: A Common Enemy and FMJRA 2.0: Writing Until Dawn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - SCOTUS Nixes Racial Gerrymandering

Voting 6-3 along exactly the lines you'd expect, the Supreme Court overturned lower courts who had demanded states set aside certain seats to create safe congressional seats for racial minorities based on the Voting Rights Act. The ruling doesn't forbid gerrymandering on a partisan basis (looking at you Texas, Virginia and California), and puts a large number of seats in red states vulnerable to redistricting favorable to the GOP. As you might imagine, Democrats are throwing a hissy fit. Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Supreme Court Has Ruled on the Voting Rights Act. Matt Margolis at PJM, Supreme Court Drops HUGE Ruling on the Voting Rights Act. "In a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the majority held that Louisiana's congressional map — redrawn to include a second majority-black district — constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fifteenth Amendment. The Court stopped short of striking down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act entirely, but it dramatically narrowed the ways in which states may use race when drawing congressional maps." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: SCOTUS Narrows Section 2 of Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Racial Gerrymander. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "MASSIVE WIN: Supreme Court just ruled 6-3 that drawing Congressional districts solely based on race is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Republicans could flip a dozen Democrats seats in the South alone ahead of the midterms." At Althouse, "The justices, split along ideological lines, ruled that the voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." "In her dissent, Justice Elena Kagan accused the court’s conservative majority of gutting the Voting Rights Act. " From "Live Updates: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map in Voting Rights Case" (NYT)."The upshot of Rucho was that, as far as federal law is concerned, a state legislature may use partisan advantage as a factor in redistricting. And litigants cannot circumvent that rule by dressing their political-gerrymandering claims in racial garb.... [T]he Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, [so] no compelling interest justified the State’s use of race in creating SB8." Sundance at CTH, Supreme Court Rules Racial District Gerrymandering Violates Constitution. Ace gives it the red, all-caps italic, with the flaming skull (more than third attempt at Trump's assassination), IN EPOCHAL RULING, SUPREME COURT HOLDS, 6-3, THAT RACIAL GERRYMANDERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- MUCH LESS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION, "I don't know if the southern states affected like this can impose an emergency redistricting double-quick for the midterms, but some analysts believe that this ruling will eventually flip 19 Democrat seats to Republican." At Twitchy, Newsom Press Office Has Total Meltdown Over Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling and Florida’s New Maps. Next up? At the Free Bacon, EXCLUSIVE: In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race and Sexual Identity, "Some formulas give race more weight than any other variable." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, I Love a Theatrical Production - FL Passes DeSantis Redistricting Map, +4 for GOP and John Sexton notes a New Jersey Pregnancy Center Wins at the Supreme Court.

Jerry Dunleavy IV @JerryDunleavy, "Yes, Cole Allen is an attempted assassin, a Bluesky brain rotted idiot, and a dangerous guy, but the dork factor here should not be overlooked." Quote Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "JUST IN: Federal prosecutors release new images and details of Cole Allen and his alleged attempt to assassinate president Trump. Here is a mirror selfie he took about 30 minutes before charging past the magnetometers." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "The dude is going to spend the rest of his life in federal prison. He gave it all up just for this photo. It’s horrifying." Quote Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* @EsotericCD, "LOL at the glamour selfie with completely unnecessary gear. (Wire cutters??) A generation of semi-autistic narcissists. x.com/kyledcheney/st…" David F. Pierre, Jr.@TheMediaReport1, "No radical footprint." You. gotta. be. kidding. me." David M. McIntosh @DavidMMcintosh, "This is what happens when Democrats and the media rant and rave nonstop for 10 years about how Republicans are 'literally Hitler' because they disagree with their policies. This isn't a new phenomenon either, remember Robert Bork!" Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks It's Over If 'Don't Think Shooting People Down in the Street Is Necessarily the Answer' IS the Answer. Matt Margolis Guess Who This Democrat Blames for the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt, Give up? Trump of course! Ace, Assassination-Prep Specialist Congressman Dan Goldman: The Person Responsible for Trump's Third Assassination Trump is Trump Himself. "Do you want to take this kinetic? Because this is how you take this kinetic." Twitchy, Left: 'Trump Must Lower the Temperature!' Wajahat Ali: Literally Begs Trump to Die in FOUL Rant (WATCH). At Da Wire, Chloe Trapanatto says There’s A Reason Why The Left Keeps Trying To Kill Republicans, "It's because they despise our very existence." Michael Goodwin at NYPo, hears The Dems’ newest phrase in raging at the GOP is to go ‘Kill yourself’.

Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence, "Dear Jimmy Kimmel, listen to me very closely. I’m a comedian. I’ve made fun of Jill Biden. I’ve made fun of Michelle Obama. I’ve roasted First Ladies before. But I have never in my life joked about Jill Biden becoming a widow or Michelle Obama becoming a widow. I’ve never joked about Joe Biden or Barack Obama having an attempt made on their life. I’ve never laughed at the thought of their wives standing there in fear, wondering if their husbands are going to make it home alive. Because that is not comedy. That is sick. You could have joked about Melania being married to Trump. You could have joked about politics. You could have even gone after her accent like liberals usually do. But no — you chose to joke about Melania Trump becoming a widow. And let’s be honest, Jimmy: when you hate Donald Trump as much as you do, that doesn’t sound like a joke. It sounds like how you really feel. They always say there is truth in comedy." Stephen Kruiser at PJM says Here's an Idea — Just Let Jimmy Kimmel Continue to Cancel Himself. Tim O'Brien at PJM, The FCC’s Bad News for Disney/ABC: The Time for Playing Nice Is Over.

At Armed Forces Press, BREAKING: Air Force Academy Female Insubordination Threatens Secretary Of War During Global Conflict - Former Superintendent Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Reportedly Leads Charge Against 'Old White Men' Recently Elected To USAFA AOG. Court martials are in order. Sundance sees Consciousness of Guilt – Fed Chairman Powell Refuses to Leave Fed Board After Term Expires, “I will leave when I think it’s appropriate to do so” "Today, after announcing yet again the Fed will not lower interest rates, Chairman Jerome Powell announced he will not leave the board of the federal reserve even after his term has expired and he is replaced by recently advanced Kevin Warsh. Powell said he plans to maintain a “low profile” as a governor, but it will be the first time since 1948 that a Federal Reserve Chairman has stayed on the board at the end of their chairmanship." Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks Philip Kennicott's Ballroom Panic is Wearing Thin.

Matt Vespa thinks Speaker Johnson Just Clinched a Massive Win in the House Today Jake Sherman @JakeSherman, "BIG WIN FOR JOHNSON HOUSE PASSES BIG RULE FOR FARM, FISA, BUDGET RESOLUTION 216-210 After TWO HOURS on the floor." Cam at Bearing Arms observes the New Funding Bill for DOJ Includes Big Cut to ATF Budget, Deregulation of Some NFA Items.

Also from John Sexton, Putin Scales Back Military Parade, Seems Agreeable to a Ceasefire with Ukraine. Sundance, President Trump Notes Extended Conversation with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.

Capt. Ed cites Axios: Trump Leaning Toward a Blockade-Plus-Limited(?)-Booms Strategy and 'Death Spiral': Iran May Be Near Tipping Point, Says WSJ. Seems reasonable to me. Trump far prefers using money to beat adversaries than bombs, but the Mullahs need some extra encouragement. At RedState, Ward Clark sees Rubble and Ruin: Epic Fury Now Pushing Iran Into Economic Free-Fall and Nick Arama says Iranian Leader Ghalibaf Tries a Desperate Bluster, Gets Decimated by Bessent. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "The Iranian rial hit an all-time low today, 1,810,000 to one U.S. dollar. Six weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel have flooded the open market with demand for foreign currency. Reuters." Mediaite reports Trump Slams German Chancellor for Claiming Iran Has ‘Humiliated’ USA: ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About!’ Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: The UN has elected the Islamic Republic of Iran as VP of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference Just last year this very committee found Iran to be in violation of the committee’s policies. You literally cannot make this up." The news is its very own parody.

From the Free Bacon, Obama-Biden Iran Negotiator Says Trump Doesn't Have Enough Experts, Bemoans ‘Genocide’ in Gaza "Wendy Sherman unloads in interview with Mishal Husain of Bloomberg." At Breitbart Bus, Dollar Diplomacy and the Breaking of OPEC.

From Da Caller, Ghost Of Kamala’s Campaign Crawls Out Of Cave For One More Zinger — Turns Out It’s A Historical Botch Job. Whining about historically accurate red coats on American soldiers at the royal visitation.

At the Center Square Calif, Agencies discuss what to cut as state deals with $35B deficit. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees it's Off the Rails: Price of CA High Speed Rail Soars to Over $230B and Dave Strom says California Is an Unfunny Joke. The Orange County Reg, More than $2 million seized from Pasadena clinic accused of Medicare fraud. Bobby Panzenbeck @Panzenbeck, "Its free, you just raise taxes on other people and expand the already bloated budget and those actions have no economic consequences whatsoever. There are adults who actually believe this." Quote Katie Porter @katieporterca, "Californians need real affordability solutions. Free Child Care. Zero-Tuition UCs and CSUs. That’s what I’ll deliver as governor." NYPo predicts Vacations under threat as California’s oil stockpile hangs on by a thread. At his substack, Born Lucky, Stacy McCain examines The Destructive Impulse of Liberalism "Where is 'progress' leading? And other questions you should never ask."

Cathy Salgado at PJM reports the North Carolina Elections Board Finds 34,000 Deceased People on Voter Rolls. Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "CNN: As Democrats brace for a bruising primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, Mallory McMorrow, one of the party’s top contenders, has quietly deleted thousands of old tweets — including posts in which she took jabs at the rural Midwest, lamented ever leaving California, and said she continued to vote there after she said she’d moved permanently to Michigan." 

Having failed to excite us with his threat of Global Warming, Al Gore revisits his hits of the 70s, and promises a new Ice Age. Dave Strom, More Globaloney: The Ice Age Is on the Way. Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin, "The ultimate authority on all questions involving life on earth, Al Gore, is now declaring that global warming is out, and global freezing is in. Safe bet that he found a whole new angle to line his pockets off the climate grift." It'll come some day; he's just wrong about when.

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Straight from the Comey playbook. What feds have always done. If anyone deserves it, it's this treasonous douchebag. He and all the others who pushed that Russia bullshit at Obama's behest, plus all of you in the media who regurgitated it, deserve more than that." QuoteChris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza "Ronald Trump doesn't really care if Jim Comey goes to jail. He just wants to make Comey's life miserable for as long as possible." Remember Gen. Michael Flynn? Ace, Dan Bongino Flushed Deep State Leakers Out of the FBI By Using the "Canary Trap" Technique. Sundance claims Dan Bongino Says He’s Scared of the FBI. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP, They Came To Chew Gum And Serve Search Warrants. And They're Out Of Gum. Raiding the "Quality Learing Center" and 21 other suspected fraudulent daycares in Minneapolis.

Megan Basham @megbasham, "Wheels coming off for Southern Poverty Law Center" as donors dry up.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa @cosminDZS, "I WAS LEAKED a confidential Canadian Forces report that reveals a Quebec officer training platoon had 83% permanent residents. The program descended into ethnic infighting between West African factions, "lack of respect" for women and a 48% grad rate."

Stacy McCain discourses on Methods of Journalism 301. "OK, there’s your daily quota of Important News, but you didn’t need me to tell you that story, did you? Social media and 24/7 cable news have changed the game in ways that could not have been imagined back in the day when most people got their news from the daily paper, or the 30-minute nightly broadcasts on ABC/NBC/CBS. Now any random son of a bitch with a WiFi hookup can be a “journalist,” which means that I have to find a way to do something different, something valuable, something that might inspire you to hit the tip jar for $16.04. And it so happens that getting a WiFi hookup is relevant to the real reason I wrote this post:" Roger Simon says 'Sixty Minutes' Needs a Drastic Overhaul, "It's part of the problem, not the solution." Conquest's Law #2 Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing. It just take's right-wing organizations longer. Tom Odell @TomOdell, "CBS moderator Ryan Yamamoto has just lied in the debate. He claimed that Ronald Reagan (as governor of California) was responsible for cuts In social programs that created homelessness in California. That is a categorical lie. The social programs that Mr. Yamamoto is referring to were cuts signed into law by Pat Brown, Jerry Brown's father, who was Governor before Reagan..."

Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro. "Appalling behavior by @UCLA_Law." Quote FIRE @TheFIREorg, "UCLA Law has threatened its @FedSoc chapter with punishment if it publicly identifies students seen on video disrupting last week’s viral campus event with a Department of Homeland Security lawyer. But when protesters named chapter members online? No signs of concern." Campus Reform reports Harvard petition calling grading reform racist disappears from public view. Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "DEI has been counterproductive generally. By forcing people to focus on race, it has unavoidably heightened racism, not dampened it. If DEI were an antidote to racism, there would exist scores of studies providing the evidence. None exists." Quote Caleb Hammer @sircalebhammer, "A Harvard Business Review finding showed that mandatory race training in workplaces produced higher levels of racism in the end, similar to the white bear suppression effect. We were so close to a colorblind society… then all the crazies ruined it with performative politics."

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Evening Edition).

Flotsam and Jetsam - Swalwell Slithers Out of Seat

As of yesterday morning all-round dirt bag and California rep Eric Swalwell had quit his run for governor over multiple allegations of rape and/or sexual misconduct, but was still coiled around his seat in congress. Later yesterday, he resigned from Congress... Bob Hoge at RedState notes Eric Swalwell Continues to Crash and Burn As Billionaire Boots Him From Mansion He Was Hiding In. Da Beast , Dem Star Kicked Out of Billionaire’s Mansion After Denying Rape Claim. “I am no longer supporting Eric,” he told the Post. “F---ing tell everyone I’m a libertarian. F--- you, Democrat Party. I’m a libertarian now.” Aww, too bad, he'll be out on the street like so many in California. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Swalwell Out; Democrats Admit Everybody Knew for Years. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Eric Swalwell's Gubernatorial Bid Gets Hit By the #MeToo Train. Ace, Eric Fartwell Forced Out of Gubernatorial Race by Post-Biden-Debate Coordinated Campaign; Apologizes for "Mistakes in Judgment I Have Made in My Life", "He was forced out after Democrats threatened to expel him from Congress if he didn't resign from the race." Sundance at CTH, Eric Swalwell Quits Race for California Governor – Remains in Position as Pervert in DC. Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks The California Governor's Race is a Train Wreck (and Trump Should Make It Worse). "If Trump's team wanted to play some 11-dimentional chess here, they could think about further damaging this already disastrous governor's race by raising the profile of some of the other Dems in the race. Don't given Steyer or Porter any of the oxygen they crave, but a critical tweet about Xavier Becerra and Anonio Villaraigosa would probably ensure neither one of them drops out for a couple more weeks, making it harder for Porter or Steyer to rise. Again, if Dems want to make this whole race about opposition to Trump, why not have some fun with that?" From Da Caller, Rep Anna Paulina Luna, Moving To Expel Eric Swalwell, Says It’s ‘Inappropriate’ Dems Are Not Calling For Him To Resign. Driscoll at Insty, SWALWELL’S BLANKET PARTY and a very Driscolly post, featuring lots of comments by Jonathan Turley, MR. KISS KISS FANG FANG CRASHES OUT: Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley. "In one week, Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out of the California race, put under criminal investigation in New York, and is the subject of a bipartisan expulsion effort. He was even kicked out of the home of a billionaire who was letting him crash. However, that is not all..."

Too late! Cathy Salgado, Eric Swalwell Resigns From Congress. Sundance, Alleged Congressional Rapist, Eric Swalwell, Resigns from Congress while denying the crimes. Ace, Eric Swalwell Attempts to Short-Circuit Investigation and Effort to Expel Him, Saying He "Plans" to Resign (No Date Given), which is largely irrelevant because he rarely votes. But, Republicans don't get a boost out of it because, as NYPo reports Rep. Tony Gonzales quits Congress after affair, lewd texting scandal with staffer who fatally set herself on fire.

IT Guy @ITGuy1959, "The question everyone should be asking is how this went on for so long." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN: OVER 50 former staffers of Eric Swalwell have just released a statement calling for him to RESIGN They also referred to the r*pe allegations against him as CREDIBLE." Possum Reviews @ReviewsPossum, "So Eric Swalwell has allegedly been committing crimes for years— everything from campaign finance crimes to rape— but it wasn't until he decided to run for governor in California and threatened to split the Democrat vote that it's all suddenly coming to light at the same time, and now every Democrat is demanding he drop out of the race, but not give up his seat in Congress." Yeah, funny how that works. Sister Toldja at RedState says 'Just Asking Questions': All Eyes Turn to Swalwell's Bestie, Sen. Ruben Gallego, As Scrutiny Intensifies. Robby Soave atop Da Hill, Eric Swalwell exposed for sexual misconduct; Katie Porter worse? Well, by it's design of power influence, and need for money for reelection, the House attracts the worst kind of people. PoIiMath @politicalmath, "If we are taking Bethany at her word, she's telling us that Hill reporters are *not allowed* to talk about scandals or stories that they are not specifically assigned to She's telling us that her entire industry is about narrative building, not truth seeking." Quote Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr "I did not play it down. I very much wanted to report it out myself. But MeToo stories on the Hill aren't related to my beat, as much as I personally wish I could report them out. I passed the tip along to colleagues on the Hill beat."

Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Israel Hayom: The U.S. has begun enforcing a naval blockade on Iran, targeting all vessels entering and exiting its ports across the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The move is expected to inflict about $435M in total daily losses across Iran’s exports, roughly $13B per month, even as its oil revenues rose 37% during the war to about $139M per day...." Rod Martin says Trump’s Hormuz Trap Snaps Shut "Iran thought it could extort the world. Instead, Trump is turning a closed Strait into leverage, rising U.S. energy exports, and a global reordering." At Hat Hair Capt. Ed says Begun, the Battle Of Hormuz Has andIran: A Blockade? That's An Act of War! (no shit, Sherlock), Duane Patterson thinks Donald Trump Pulls The Wabbit Season Trick On the Iranian Regime and Dave Strom adds Iran: It's the Economy, Stupid. News Wax cites Trump: IRGC Fast Attack Ships That Approach Blockade Will Be 'Eliminated'. From the Bo Her, Lucas: Trump has Dems in a ‘strait’-jacket, "Impeachment talk on the Left play’s into Iran’s hand." Don Surber catches the NYT Rooting for Iran. "NYT officially hates America and promotes terrorism." Sky News @SkyNews, "BREAKING: The UK will not be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Sky News understands. Earlier today, Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would be blocking the critical shipping route..." Like they have the ships to do it. Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer, "The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply damaging. Getting global shipping moving is vital to ease cost of living pressures. The UK has convened more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation. This week the UK and France will co-host a summit to advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends." Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy @Knesix, "The dots that only a few seem to connect is that the Venezuela+Iran double tap was a headshot aimed at China, who's saying goodbye to cheap oil. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz thinking it was holding the West hostage. But in reality, 90 percent of the oil that flows through that strait goes east, and almost half of that goes to China in heavily subsidized product. Iran was not holding a gun to America's head. Iran was holding a gun to China's gas tank and screaming "LOOK HOW POWERFUL I AM YA FILTHY INFIDEL!!" at Washington. Because fuck logic I guess So what happened next was predictable to everyone except, apparently, the IRGC. Saudi Arabia said "Fine, I'll do this myself" and cranked its pipeline to the Red Sea to nearly seven million barrels a day. The UAE expanded its pipeline to the Gulf of Oman. Nature is healing. American crude exports hit a record 4.9 million barrels a day in April alone. Right now, 121 empty tankers turned around and sailed to the United States to load up on American oil because... it turns out there's an obscene amount of American oil. Iran's one big card, the only economic leverage it had left, just forced every customer on earth to build a permanent detour around Iran. That's like barricading yourself inside the only bridge in town and then watching the city build four new bridges while you sit there starving...."

News Wax has a Report the US Sets 6 Red Lines as Iran Nuclear Talks Stall. The Brussels Signal claims to have learned Three military lessons from the Iran war. Sundance wonders about Promethean Action Follows the Money in the Background of the Iran. YouTube, EXPOSED: Trump Names the Hidden War — Britain Has No Cards Left. Jonathan Leaf has News That's Been Drowned Out By The Sound of Battle, Part III. 

Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid, "If it was an "autocratic regime", then how did people just vote in free democratic elections to replace him?! Can the Iranians also vote to get rid of their "autocratic regime"?" Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "“He won elections, then lost one and left peacefully, but he was definitely still an authoritarian because to admit otherwise would counter my narrative.”" Quote Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp, "I've seen a lot of takes that Orbán's defeat means that he was never an authoritarian in the first place. This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism."

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears Petition Drive Hits Judicial Burp in the Road on the Way to Albertan Independence, Indian's unhappy to leave welfare state, and Irish Fuel Protests Might Bring Down the Government - 'No Confidence' Vote Tomorrow.

Vince Langman @LangmanVince, "David Axelrod met with the Pope last week, a few days later the Pope attacked President Trump on Iran. Then last night three liberal Cardinals attacked president Trump on 60 minutes This was all coordinated by Barrack Obama to break Trump's catholic base before the midterms." Quote 60 Minutes @60Minutes, "In a rare joint interview, three of America’s most influential cardinals, who actively serve archdioceses, share what they’re hearing in their pews." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "One does not need to be a rocket scientist to realize that the reason Obama henchman David Axelrod met with Pope Leo last week was to coordinate a media propaganda blitz and quasi-color revolution designed to separate faithful American Roman Catholics from support for the MAGA agenda." William Wheelwright @ploughmansfolly, "It is patently obvious that these tweets, which are indistinguishable from DNC messaging and make no meaningful mention of Christ, were drafted during or as a result of the meeting with Axelrod. People don’t seem to remember how closely associated the Church and the Democratic Party have been for the entire lives of Boomers and earlier. Biden and others ascended through their entire political careers as Dems while simultaneously claiming to be pro life and pro marriage. That the GOP could ever usurp the Catholic base is a 10-15 year old phenomenon. There is an obvious effort among the septagenarians of both of these institutions to shore up their political coalition and prevent the hemorrhaging of narrative and psychopolitical control." Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando,"If USASpending records are correct, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark has received $32.3 million for "refugee cash assistance/support services" from prime awardee International Rescue Committee. The president of IRC, a former UK politician, earns $1.2 million a year" "All I’m saying is that people might be less cynical about the Catholic Church’s grievances against restrictive immigration policy if they hadn’t been awarded $4 billion by the US government for resettling immigrants." Megan Basham @megbasham, "The Pope has cited the President by name in his remarks and urged voters to call their "Congressmen." Of course that's going to get pushback from the Administration. And it should. Because that isn't simply voicing general principles of the faith. It's politicking."

Nicole Russell at USA Today thinks Democrats' growing credibility gap may cost them the midterms. "In a volatile economic environment, marked by high gas prices and global instability, voters may choose predictability over ambiguity. It's why Democrats are not seeing the typical midterm surge." John Lucas at Bravo Blue, Abigail Spanberger to her voters: ‘I can do anything I want, get used to it.’ PJM's VodkaPundit sees Another Red State, Fully Californicated, Colorado. Joe Chalfant at TownHall sees California Democrats Just Revealed Their New Scheme to Protect Fraudsters. Make investigative journalism illegal. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "California legislators are trying to make investigating fraud illegal." Quote Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, "California is trying to pass a bill that would criminalize investigative journalism with misdemeanors, $10,000 fines, imprisonment, and content takedown. The proposed bill is titled AB 2624 and was made after I exposed mass fraud by immigrant groups in America." Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "Elon Musk was right. The federal government was just writing checks to anyone who asked for years on end. ZERO Verification Requirements. Today, I confirmed a pattern: Dissolved business entities billing Medicaid at scale. In just one small batch, I’ve verified over $15MM. One was dissolved in 2011, yet between 2020-2024 it billed medicaid over $1.8MM. Our tax dollars are paying businesses dissolved over a decade ago. They don’t even check. They just send them money. It’s infuriating."

JB Shurk at Am Think thinks Democrats Are Killing the Country with Racism "The war on white Americans continues apace." From Twitchy, Jen Psaki Shares Words of Wisdom From ‘Minnesota Angry Man’ Who Assaulted TPUSA Reporter

Do you think Ginger Goebbels will address this at all on her next show, or is acknowledging lies and awful leftists the only thing that can get someone fired from @MSNOWNews? Or does @jrpsaki simply not have decency in her?pic.twitter.com/njcqGB887O

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 13, 2026

At PJM Matt Margolis is shocked, shocked to hear The Biden Admin Knew of COVID Vaccine Stroke Risk and Covered It Up.

Matt Vespa at TownHall, Oh Boy: Tulsi Gabbard Just Declassified the Docs Behind the 2019 Trump Impeachment Effort. Sundance is on it, with Atkinson Transcripts and Background ICIG (CIA) Investigative Documents Released, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Releases a Statement with Document Release from Two Silos and Johnny Didn’t Bark – But Tulsi Did. It's too bad that these revelations come out so long after the deeds that it's hard to work up righteous anger at the perfidy of the intelligence agencies under Obama/Biden.

Jake Sullum at Reason likes how A Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal "Trump's failure to properly allege "actual malice" is consistent with his long history of filing shaky legal claims against people who say things he does not like." Why not let a jury decide? Well, you can't win if you don't sue.

At CIS, White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over’ "While NYT makes many of the same claims as it dives into IJ firings — but omits key points."

Ace, Tyler Robinson Made a Full, Handwritten Confession to His Gay Furry Lover, "Cavernous Nostrils hardest hit." John Sexton, Christian Nurse Who Called Trans Prisoner 'Mr.' Reaches Settlement with Hospital.

Mia Cathell at WaEx reports Fairfax County schools retain copious cultural observance days out of ‘diversity’ concerns.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Probably Not This Year up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.