Flotsam and Jetsam - FBI Raids Eric Swalwell's House, Office

From NRO, FBI Raids Eric Swalwell’s Home, Seizes Electronics in Connection with Sexual Assault Investigation. Teri Christoph at RedState say We Just Learned What Was Behind the FBI Warrant for Eric Swalwell – It's Not Looking Good for Him "The Swalwell search warrant was apparently issued under 18 U.S.C. § 242, a federal civil-rights statute that applies when someone uses their governmental authority to deprive another person of rights provided to them either through the Constitution or by federal law." Dana Loesch @DLoesch, "I’m trying hard to be Proverbs 24:17-18 over this but man, the schadenfreude is real." Quote New York Post @nypost, "FBI confronts Eric Swalwell at airport, seizes electronics in sexual misconduct probe." It couldn't happen to a sleazier pol.

Jim Treacher has BREAKING NEWS: Presidential Aide Aids President "The president has a secretary. He has a staff, people who work for him. We all know this. Then, the other day, Jon Ossoff insinuated that there’s something going on between Trump and Natalie Harp. So now, it’s off to the races. Now, CNN airs crap like this. They dug up Natalie Harp’s brother, who’s apparently estranged from her, to badmouth her." State of the Day has the State of Tuesday: JON 'PEE-WEE HERMAN' OSSOFF IS DOA, "Ossoff’s mealy-mouthed response didn’t help his case."

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall says Good Riddance to John Cornyn and His Democrat Staffers in his own inimitable way.

Chris Bray @a_chrisbray, "From a New York Times video about the suffering among sailors deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The caption, in case it's too small to read, says, "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean."" Umm, yes they did. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks The Disconnect Between Some Military Families and Their Service Member's Actual Job Is Stunning. 'Donut Eater' at RCD thinks Nobody Asked Me but…Let’s Stick the Seals in the Marine Corps. Seems natural to me. At Twitchy, Time to Clutch the Pearls: Jake Tapper Is BIG MAD at Pete Hegseth for Alleged 'Slur' in Iowa. "Training, not trannies!"

Guy Benson @guypbenson, "A disgrace. Republicans are the fiscally irresponsible party, Democrats are the fiscally insane party. Voters claim they want this addressed, but don’t really act accordingly. Meaningful solutions are demagogued to the hilt — so further toward the fiscal abyss we climb." Quote The Wall Street Journal @WSJ, "Gross U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a new milestone in the country’s struggle to control its finances. A look at how we got here. https://on.wsj.com/45xgRl7" PJM's Matt Margolis likes how Scott Jennings Schools CNN Panel on Biden's Inflation Disaster. VodkaPundit at PJM, I'm Sorry, The Feds Wasted HOW MANY TRILLIONS in Improper Payments? It's not waste, it's constituent services for Democrats. At Althouse, Steve Hilton, the GOP nominee for Governor of California, talks to Joe Rogan. "Joe and Hilton are old friends, and this discussion goes on for 3 hours, so this should be a major boost for Hilton. I'll just jump in at the point where they are talking about the waste of money on nonprofits that deal with homelessness:"

Hat Hair's John Sexton, Will Iran Escalate As an October Surprise? It wouldn't be much of a surprise, but the media would fall for it, and might even conspire with Iran. PJM's Stephen Kruiser asserts The Price of 'Wait Them Out' Keeps Going Up for Iran. Vivid. @VividProwess, "A Palestinian woman in Gaza admits everyone in Gaza is Hamas: “In Gaza, every house has Hamas. Are you going to kill us all?!”" Well...

Ryan King at NYPo reports Abdul El-Sayed wants to go a ‘step further’ than even Bernie Sanders in pitch for public ownership of AI firms. Daniel Greenfield - "Hang Together or Separately" @Sultanknish, "Correction Abdul El Sayed's ancestors sold Africans as slaves." Quote DSA Watch @DSA_Watch "Abdul El-Sayed responds to black voters who do not support him: “I am African.”" The Free Bacon reveals Hasan Piker’s Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who’s Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing. "Murat Piker, who muses on the nature of ‘incels’ on his brother’s livestream, has worked on major military projects including jets and undersea drones." Wesley Yang @wesyang, "Not at all surprising to anyone familiar with the present (and past) of the Left." Quote Michelle Tandler @michelletandler, "Let me get this straight. The head of the NYC DSA: + Went to Yale for sculpture + Never held a real job + Had his dad pay his rent + Failed an electrician apprenticeship." From the Victory Girls, DSA Co-Chair Got His Comrades To Pay Him After Lying About Job. At Commentary, Abe Greenwald on Wokesters Without Borders.

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Jeff Charles at TownHall notices James Talarico Claims Black Americans Too Dumb to Get Voter ID. To be fair, most white Democrats espouse that belief; some may even believe it. PJM's Stephen Kruieser says Sadly, It's Illegal to Punch Democrats Who Constantly Lie About Voter ID. Ace cites Moderate Centrist Normal Completely Heterosexual Candidate James Talarico Backs Knife-Murderer Karmelo Anthony: "The System Is Not Working for Black Texans" "He just gets more centrist and normal and Christian every single day." Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Hey Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist, why are you using different addresses with the FEC for your recurring contributions to ActBlue, your husband's money laundering PAC "VoteVets", and your donations to the Harris campaign? Are you circumventing contribution limits and concealing the source of those funds? Not good! Time to start combing through your "situation.""

At the Chronic, Dan McCarthy looks at Democrats’ Southern Strategy. MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks Milwaukee’s Latest Election Mess Is All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating. Kira Davis at The Orange Report finds California’s Medicaid Program is a Voter Registration Program...Literally. "An LA resident discovered some shocking loopholes in CA’s public health exchange process."

Bluesky Libs @BlueskyLibs, "A single day of Charlie Kirk Bluesky commentary. A thread. Retard right: “Israel and TPUSA killed Charlie Kirk.” The left says these things openly and loudly, daily. Motive and Occam’s Razor, folks. Nobody wants us dead like the left - and it’s not particularly close."

VodkaPundit reports the FBI Disrupts ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack on New York Statehouse.

Shooting News Week approves of the Trump DOJ’s Path for Restoring Prohibited Persons’ Gun Rights – Here’s How it Will Work. At Da Signal, The Most Unsung Victory of Trump’s Administration "Charles and Heather Maude, a small, fifth-generation farming and ranching family near Pennington County in South Dakota, were prosecuted by the Biden administration via the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service in 2024. Both parents were charged separately, facing $250,000 fines and up to 10 years in prison each, for allowing their cattle to graze on 25 acres of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland."

Ryan King at NYPo is outraged that Fauci was privately informed about questions over COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriages, new texts show.

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Something big is about to happen with deportations in America. You should be ready for this… I just spoke with a senior DHS official. They shared deportation numbers with me that frankly stunned me. +27,000 deportations. Last week. +3,600 a day average. Tracking for 1.4 million deportations across the calendar year. +69,000 illegals are in DHS jails waiting to be deported at this moment. And you haven’t heard a blip about it in the corporate press. Why? My DHS source says “stealth tactics.” “We’re everywhere in every major city. We tell no one. Plain clothes. Beat up old cars. Quick work. Tactical strikes. No one sees anything. No drama. No tears. No media circus. You’re just going back home where you belong.” And here’s where it gets insane… DHS tells me blue states are quietly and very secretly working with the Trump administration to assist in the mass deportation of criminals. The criminal alien issue has become so “politically toxic” and “costly” that Democrat Governors have given the green light to Sheriffs and Police Chiefs in major blue cities to drop their illegals off with undercover ICE for removal. It’s happening. You just don’t see it. We can track if these numbers hold, but as for now this is a historic white pill and exactly what MAGA voted for." Cam Arcand at TownHall reports Multiple Sex Offenders Snatched in Latest ICE Arrests: 'Defending the Homeland.' Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "Immigration is supposed to benefit your people and your nation. You get to choose who comes in, from where, and in what number… The people purposefully flooding the West with millions of foreign men from incompatible cultures are committing treason." EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "The Clinton Gun ban was just 22 years ago. Pistol brace BS is dead. Tax stamps are dead. FRTs are plentiful and legal. The NFA is hanging by a thread. The border is on absolute lockdown. We’re deporting ~50,000 illegals a month. And now TPS is gone. And you’re blackpilling?" Matt Lamb at LI hears from NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government. "Temporary immigrants are “essential” to the operation of New York’s government, Governor Kathy Hochul said." Doing the bullshit real Americans won't. Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog hears Abbott Wants Foreign Funding, H-1B Employment Banned In Public Schools. Seems reasonable. From Ace, New UK PM Andy Burnham Is Taking Migrant Rape Seriously. He's Distributing a Pamphlet Telling Migrants They're Not Allowed to Rape (Or Have Sex With Children), "Um, do they speak English? Will they even be able to read this?"

From Da Signal, In Wake of Arday Scandal, European Elite Institutions Attack Free Speech. Because they're afraid to say anything bad about their "Woke" plagiarists. Amy Curtis at TownHall wants you to Guess What Just Happened to the Academic Who Exposed Jason Arday's Plagiarism. Human Events (that doesn't narrow it much, does it?) reports Ghent University's trans rector suspends 'race realist' Nathan Cofnas over Jason Arday's death. Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "Cofnas should set up a massively crowd-funded NGO fully dedicated to rooting out academic plagiarism and incompetence." Quote Nathan Cofnas @nathancofnas, "I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me. The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party." Melissa Chen @MsMelChen, "USA: woke 1 was craaaazy.UK/Europe: let’s crank up the crazy to infinity." Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter, "Nathan Cofnas, suspended by the rector of Ghent University, Petra De Sutter, in the wake of Jason Arday’s death, notes that De Sutter used ChatGPT for her inaugural address, which included fabricated quotes. Previous news reports confirm this." Razib Khan @razibkhan, "turns out when you select for cowardice you get an institution incapable of policing itself." Quote Jacob Shell @JacobAShell, "Academia faces a potential extinction level event if it's established that exposing academic plagiarism in a public article means you're fired. It would be like a fire department firing the guy who points out they don't have any water." Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "Exaggerated, but the basic point is valid. George Floyd tested Anglosphere universities, and they flunked. Instead of feeding the hysteria, they should have served as beacons of reason. The Jason Arday tragedy provides another test. Time for academia to face its pathologies." Jarvis @jarvis_best, "Every 6 months or so all of academia takes a break from their important scholarship in order to remind us that each and every single hillbilly luddite stereotype about higher education being a cocoon of berserk shrieking Stalinist savages is 100% correct."

From NYPo, Disgraced Mamdani-loving journo Ross Barkan apologizes — after being caught plagiarizing 67 times. At 404 Media, ‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit, contained numerous AI "hallucinations." Matt Calkins explains I was a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years. This is why I resigned.

Philanthropy Daily examines God and Man at Yale at 75. In hindsight, WFB's complaints about higher education seem kind of quaint. Owen Gregorian @OwenGregorian, "Education Department Breaks Left-Wing University Accreditation Cabal | Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist The Department of Education on Wednesday announced a new rule that would allow more organizations to accredit universities, stripping the left of one of its most potent tools for enforcing its worldview through higher education...."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Wins a Couple More at the High Court

The Supreme Court is in the process of cleaning up this years caseload, and a few important cases have come down. Regarding immigration, the Court overrode the lower court ruling keeping the Trump administration from revoking the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Haitian and Syrian illegal aliens. The Court also ruled the administration could continue its policy of refusing asylum requests from would be immigrant in third countries (like Mexico and Canada) who have not yet entered the US. Both decisions were 6-3 in the way you would expect. Bob Hoge at RedState, Tension on the Bench: Justice Alito Is None Too Pleased With Sotomayor's Bitter Dissent on Asylum Case. "Sotomayor read from her 39 pages of angry rhetoric as the other judges either stared impassively or read their notes." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "Yeah this part of the statement doesn't feel very *temporary'" Quote Aber Kawas @AberKawas, "I’m angered by today’s Supreme Court decision to strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitian and Syrian families who have fled violence and instability to seek refuge here. This ruling won’t stop there. It opens the door to ending TPS for more than a million people from fled violence and instability to seek refuge here. This ruling won’t stop there. It opens the door to ending TPS for more than a million people from countries across the world, putting countless families at risk of deportation and separation...." Chris Queen at PJM, When Does an Immigrant 'Arrive' in the U.S.? The Supreme Court Ruled on That Question. Townhall.com @townhallcom, "BREAKING: The Supreme Court delivers a MASSIVE win for Trump's immigration agenda! SCOTUS reverses a lower court ruling that forced the federal government to accept migrants who hadn't even reached the border as "asylum seekers." The vote is 6-3." Many expect that the court released these two pro-administration immigration decisions to soften the blow when they rule against Trump on birthright citizenship. I can see that. At CIS, Salvadoran National Indicted for Rape of 16-Year-Old in N.Y. "An example of why the Laken Riley Act requires the deportation of aliens under removal orders."

In other cases Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Oh, is that what the case was about? The Court convened, and the justices were asked whether they liked “big business” or those with “cancer,” and seven of the nine chose “big business”? Or was it about FIFRA’s preemption clause? The press’s coverage of the law is a disaster." Quote POLITICO @politico, "Supreme Court sides with big business in Roundup cancer risk fight http://dlvr.it/TTCdCf" Readers added context "The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law (FIFRA) preempts state failure-to-warn claims requiring cancer warnings on Roundup labels beyond EPA requirements; it did not decide the cancer risk." At the Volokh Conspiracy Josh Blackmun looks at two 2nd Amendment cases and says Something Feels Off About Hemani and Wolford (Updated), "The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former." Teri Christoph at RedState is pretty jazzed that Spanberger Gets Smacked Down *Again* As Virginia Judge Blocks 'Assault Firearms' Ban.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks Trump Is Losing Patience With Useless Uniparty GOP Leadership on the SAVE Act, and in general, and Dave Manney says Trump Wants Action While Senate Republicans Count Excuses. At the Wash Stand, Trump, House Freedom Caucus Up Pressure on Senate to Pass SAVE America Act that 79% of Americans Support. Misty Severi at JTN reports the Postmaster General says he will comply with Trump rule to hold back mail ballots, "The proposed rule seeks to create lists of citizens in each state to help determine who is eligible to vote and calls on the Postal Service not to distribute mail ballots to those not on state lists."

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall advises us to Calm Down About JD Vance. Sarah Anderson at PJM calls it Marco's Mic Drop Moment: 'We Have No Drama, We Have No Games.'

Mark Tapscott at PJM, sees OTAS GETTING SUNLIGHT: "Federal law requires federal spending to be publicly available on the USASpending.gov, but not there is at least $99.7 billion in Department of War research and development spending using Other Transactions Agreements (OTA) over the past six years. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala) offers an amendment in the House Rules Committee (one of 1,200+!) that makes it clear OTA contracts must be disclosed on USASpending.gov. May not seem like a big deal in a $7 trillion federal budget but that’s how bureaucracies typically get around the law, finding (or creating) loopholes like OTA. And loopholes tend to breed like Jack Rabbits. Sundance at CTH, Arrogant, Sanctimonious and Entitled Republican Sub-Committee Chairman Mark Amodei (NV) Unmasks Himself." ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "'Welcome to the Money Belt,’ Trump on Pennsylvania’s economic reinvention--our interview discussing regions rapidly reinvention as well as him becoming part of an elite group of POTUS to ever visit the Army War College that includes Washington & Eisenhower." Sundance hosts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – The 5 Pillars of Economic Statecraft.

From ToI, US military says it killed senior ISIS leader in airstrike on Syria last week. The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great says Don’t Forget the Broader Context of the Iranian Memorandum. "Trump’s Iran memorandum is not a surrender or a new beginning—it is the next phase of a strategy built on pressure, deterrence, and avoiding another costly Middle East war." At No Pasaran!, "A Total Defeat," a "Capitulation," a "Catastrophe", Warns a French Trump Supporter Regarding the Iran-USA Treaty. The French talking capitulation? That's a laugh. And, it's not a treaty yet, it's an MOU.

Monica Showalter at Am Think thinks Democrats board the crazy train in New York "Democrats have no one to blame but themselves." Adam Turner at RedState believes In New York, the Democrat Establishment Dug Their Own Graves. At Twitchy, John Fetterman Is the Only Democrat Calling Out the Commies Who Swept New York's Congressional Races and OUCH: Scott Jennings Using Young White Socialists to Mercilessly SHRED Hakeem Jeffries Is Absolute Gold. From the Victory Girls, Schumer And Jeffries Think The Socialist Zombies Won’t Eat Them. PJM's VodkaPundit says It's Official: The Democrat Party Is a Socialist Skinsuit. The Undercurrent @NotTheirScript, "This is the DSA co-chair. Let me summarize what he says in this video: We’re using the Democratic Party as a ballot-access vehicle, not because we share its goals. We build our own organization, get elected under the Democratic label, caucus with Democrats when it’s useful, and push our own agenda from the inside. We see the Democratic establishment as an obstacle, not a home." Brianna Lyman @briannalyman2, "In 7 months Democrats have elected/nominated: -A man who fantasized about murdering Republicans/their children -A man with a NAZI tattoo -An Al Qaeda volunteer -A woman who said the US is an "effing disgrace" -A woman who said 9/11 was our fault This is who the party is." Frank J. Fleming @IMAO_, "I want to get the people who hate this country out of this country and the Democrats are trying to get them in office." Logan Hall @loganclarkhall, "We imported a ton of third world foreign communists and allowed them to participate in our elections and run for office and then they all vote for third world foreign communism. Doesn’t take a genius to realize this was never going to be anything other than a recipe for disaster." David Marcus @BlueBoxDave, "NY 13 has a population of roughly 750,000, almost all Democrats. A total of 66,000 votes were cast in that race. Thats’s how the DSA wins." Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck, "HILARIOUS: ‘CBS Mornings’ co-host Gayle King cuts off Manhattan Institute’s Reihan Salam as he explains that democratic socialists want to abolish borders and prisons, support Russia, and oppose U.S. foreign policy, telling him to “concentrate on the election that just happened” and suggests these kinds of people are just a footnote on the left." Christina Pushaw @ChristinaPushaw, "Mamdani origin story: Rejected by white girls in college Darializa origin story: Rejected by black and Arab men who preferred white women I am sensing a theme here."

From the Free Bacon, ‘We Could Make Prisons Obsolete’: James Talarico Called To Slash Police Budgets and Spend the Money on Social Programs "Talarico, who has said he does not support defunding police, also said prisons are 'the consequences of systemic racism and global capitalism'"

Politico whines that Democrats grapple uncomfortably with World Cup success. "A logistically smooth tournament poses a problem for Trump’s critics."

Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "The media’s current strategy with this wave of enforcement is simple: treat every development as its own isolated headline so the larger pattern stays invisible. One day it’s a 455-defendant healthcare fraud takedown spanning dozens of states. Another day it’s eight Antifa militants receiving a combined 450 years for a coordinated attack on an ICE facility. Then it’s Dominion quietly dropping its billion-dollar lawsuit against Mike Lindell after Smartmatic gets criminally indicted and its own assets get sold to new ownership. Meanwhile, violent crime continues dropping to levels not seen in decades. Each story gets its own article, its own framing, and its own carefully managed level of attention. One gets softened with language about “protesters.” Another gets buried in local coverage. A third gets presented as a strange legal development with no connection to anything else happening. What they’re trying very hard not to say out loud is that these are not random, disconnected events. Different categories of enforcement ... financial fraud, ideological violence, public corruption, voting systems lawfare, and ordinary street crime ... are all being pressured at the same time. That simultaneity is the actual story..."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom says No Jews, No News: Gaza 'Flotilla' Activists Held Captive In Libya for Weeks, Nobody Cared. I certainly didn't.

Beege Welborn says The British Government Prefers Its Citizens Well Done. GB News @GBNEWS, "Britons ordered to remove air conditioning from homes in 40C heat under Net Zero crackdown." The Chronic wonders Can Anyone Govern Britain—or America? Of course, it depends on what you mean by govern. VodkaPundit at PJM VIP has a Thursday Essay: The Burning Questions Europeans Will Bring Home With Their Ranch Dressing. "How did we fall so far behind the Americans?" Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Oh, it gets better than that. Say what you want. No thought police will knock. Shoot what you want. Mostly. Eat what you want. Drive for miles. Not kilometers. Buy a big house. With a big yard. Set the temp inside your big house where you want. Fahrenheit, you'll have to learn. But yeah. Opportunity. Make of yourself what you can. What you want. A photo with our crazy orange president is a good day. Great man, loves America, loves the people. Busting his ass to make the world a better place. Come back any time. Call your new pal Don, see if he can arrange for you to stay." Quote Oliver Henry @oliverhenry, "I now understand the American dream. I came to the World Cup because I was offered a last minute ticket to watch England play Croatia in Dallas and I started documenting my journey."

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Bill: Hey Universities, You Can Take Money From The ChiComs, Or From Uncle Sam, But Not Both, "Many of America’s universities have proven eager to take money from communist China for “partnership” arrangements. A new bill aims to put an end to that by making them choose between ChiCom money and federal funding." Seems reasonable.

Ace, "Watch how ABC and the AP carefully avoid ever mentioning that this cult is made up entirely of men who pretend to be women," Member of "Ziz" Cult -- Which Claims That Transgenders Are Supreme -- Charged in Murder of Parents. CJ wants to know How Many Girls on Testosterone Is Too Many? "A new Oregon study shows that pediatric gender transitions aren’t as rare as advocates of the “affirming” model assured us."

The Instawife hosts BUCK SEXTON AND I discuss why the dating market is broken and my new book.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Is the Ice Breaking on the 'Simoleans for Somalians' Scandal?

I have to credit some Althouse commenter for that name. Unfortunately, I can't find it again. The growing scandal of literally billions of dollars in ."Minnesota on fraudulent businesses largely headed by Somali immigrants is starting to draw a lot of attention, most of it on Twitter. These are, of course, federal programs being administered by the state. Mainstream liberal outlets are currently avoiding it like it might hurt Democrats or something. From Fox, of course, Misspelled learning center, no children inside: Emmer presses Walz over Minnesota daycare tied to $4M "House Majority Whip Tom Emmer demands answers after viral video shows Quality 'Learing' Center with no activity." From Twitchy, 'You Should Be Thanking Us': Somali Community Demands Praise Amid Massive Minnesota Fraud Scandal. They see it as harvesting ripe fruit. Shipwreckedcrew, A Lawsplainer -- The Somali Fraud Edition "It's a tale as old as time and I've seen in play out a dozen times with a dozen different immigrant nationality groups -- steal what you can get away with is an ethos to live by in the Third World." arctotherium @arctotherium42, "Somalis really are the reductio ad absurdum of the lib position on immigration. Highest welfare use and lowest incomes and horrifying cultural practices (FGM) and openly hate America and funnel money to overseas terrorists on top of the billions of dollars in fraud." James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII, "Besides tweet, write letters and raise money, what are the Republicans going to do about what @nickshirleyy exposed in Minnesota?" Quote JD Vance @JDVance, "What's happening in Minnesota is a microcosm of the immigriation fraud in our system. Politicans like it because they get power. Welfare cheats like it because they get rich. But it's a zero sum game, and they're stealing both money and political power from Minnesotans."John Lund @AttilaTheLund, "Just like with voter fraud, we know medicare and childcare fraud isn't happening, because it would be a FELONY if people did it, and convictions for this type of fraud are extremely rare."

Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke. "It is striking how many people fixate on fraud enforcement while missing the forest for the trees. When you engage in mass migration from low-trust societies into high-trust ones, you inevitably produce corruption and industrial-scale abuse of public systems. You cannot have state-funded welfare without a high-trust culture, and you cannot preserve that culture while importing large numbers of people who do not share its basic assumptions. No amount of audits or enforcement surges will fix that." Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "33,000 homeless US veterans living on the streets. Politicians say there are no resources to help them Same politicians funnel billions in tax dollars to criminal Somalis who fund the same Islamic terrorists the homeless veterans fought Mass deportation is the moderate position." PJM's Matt Margolis wonders, How Long Before Tim Walz Faces Indictment? I predict never. Don Keith @RealDonKeith, "Remember how shocked everyone was when Kamala Harris strangely chose quirky Tim Waltz as her VP running mate? What if it wasn’t a strange decision at all and a calculation based on access to billions of dollars of Somali fraud money that could be funneled to her Presidential campaign or personal finances? Nick Shirley and the FBI have uncovered what may be the largest theft of tax payer dollars in U.S. history and I predict, when we examine other states, we’ll find that this is just the tip of the iceberg." 

Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP, "Not a peep about fraud, but a big story on Tim Walz building his influencer army" at the Minnesota Star Trib. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "One kid with an iPhone vs thousands of corporate uninterested paid journalists. Incredible." Quote Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, "Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable." Jim in MN @HuskersMN, After 3 straight days of ground breaking reporting by Nick, a 22 yr old YouTuber, in what is the now the biggest story in the country, today’s state’s newspapers have ZERO mention of it. This is a key part of the how the corruption works here-it gets total safety from the MN media." Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "Minnesota’s largest paper just released its Year in Review. Not a single mention of the fraud consuming our state. This is how the fraud was able to balloon into what it is today." Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Very Serious Journalist Jake Tapper takes time to post his Very Serious Concerns about 𝕏 posts showing people yelling stuff at Tim Walz Meanwhile, zero posts from Jake about the viral posts all over 𝕏 reporting on the fraud in Tim Walz’ state." Western Lensman @WesternLensma, "Here’s what a CNN anchor said about protestors outside Supreme Court Justices’ homes in 2022: "A conversation about ‘civility’ feels like it misses the mark." The Justices have security and people are angry, so what’s the big deal?" Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "THREAD The legacy media didn’t miss the Minnesota Somalian fraud story. They actively dismissed it as made up, racist, or xenophobic. Before the stories are quietly edited, I’ve got screenshots." The Babylon Bee Would Like To Inform Tim Walz We Are Now A Functioning Daycare In Minnesota. "Mr. Walz can make out the check from the state government to cover those expenses to Seth Dillon, proud owner and operator of Lil' Bees. The check will need to be mailed to a Florida address, which is standard operating procedure for Minnesota daycares."

Dale Stark @DaleStarkA10 "So what percentage of the federal budget is being laundered directly to democrat client groups? If some Gen Z YouTuber can uncover over $100 million in an afternoon the full scope has to be mind bending." Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5, "$2 trillion per year, so about a fourth of the annual budget, is going straight to Leftists." Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "I’m at a point where I just don’t think progressive technocracy can do anything, Say you allocated $100 million to fix potholes. I could see connected NGOs manufacturing potholes to fill and gobbling $80 million to no net benefit. I could see the academic/ expert class gobbling $10 million to study the ‘root causes’ of potholes. And then I could see whatever is left over to actually fill potholes being tied up in red tape and regulatory obstacles. And this would even be considered money well spent. They’d feel good and pat themselves on the back for it."

Congresswoman Sarah McBride @Rep_McBride, "I'm wishing all in Delaware who are celebrating today a blessed Kwanzaa, centered on culture, family, and community. May this time be one of reflection, unity, and hope." Business Tactical @Bacon_Is_King , "The irony of a guy pretending to be a woman while pandering to a group who made up a holiday is not lost on us." Ted Cruz @tedcruz "I have no doubt that young Gavin—in his cravat, reclining at his winery—has celebrated Kwanzaa his entire life! #Authenticity" Quote Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor, "As families come together to light the kinara, Jen and I wish all those celebrating a joyful Kwanzaa. May the seven principles of Kwanzaa, in particular community, purpose, and unity, guide our way toward a better future." Even the NYT admits A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving.

At TrashPanda see how Joe Rogan Reacts to Georgia’s Confession in 2020 Election Fraud Scandal “Weird, that 36 out of 37 that have unsigned tapes are strong democratic, and that there’s 315,000 votes that aren’t supposed to be there,” Rogan said. “They didn’t sign for the but it’s okay. Don’t worry about it. We just forgot to tally.” Hat Hair VIP's Walt Hudson explains Why Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers More Radicals, Not Moderation.

From Fox, Nigeria says it shared intelligence to support US strikes on ISIS "Trump warned terrorists there would be 'hell to pay' if slaughter of Christians continued in Nigeria." Althouse finds "The Islamic State’s history shows that when the group establishes a stable presence, it’s only a matter of time before it looks to wreak havoc around the world." ""It’s tempting to want to pretend that the chaos in West Africa isn’t an American problem, but the world isn’t that simple...." Writes the Washington Post Editorial Board, in "Why West Africa is worth worrying about/Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient" (gift link)." At LifeZette, Trump’s Venezuela Tactics Upset Russia, China, Iran, Narco-Terrorists and Democrats. From Am Mind Sen. Jim Banks says America’s Military Is Back. 

The Brussels Signal says The EU just had its battle of Adrianople, expect some change. "In the early hours of December 19, a historic battle has been fought in the halls of the EU’s ivory tower. Leaders of the European consensus, representing the Empire had taken up arms against outsiders, the barbarians. The barbarians won. . . . The battle of Adrianople in ancient Thrace in 378 A.D. proved to be a definitive turning point in the history of the Roman Empire, the clearest military turning point which demonstrated that Roman infantry could be decisively beaten by “barbarian” forces."

The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Da Signal notes The Left Framed Trump on ‘Affordability’ Crisis. Here’s What Trump Must Do Now. "no one is saying, “You should care about affordability. You made America unaffordable every year you were in power and we’re undoing your mess.” But we haven’t had that message, and I hope we will very soon." Rusty Weiss at RedState predicts the ‘Turnout Machine’ Trump to Go Full-Throttle in 2026 Midterm Blitz. NYPo, Newly unearthed Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal long list of potential prosecutions. At Hat Hair, Josh Hammer asks a good question, What, Exactly, Does the Right Stand For?

According to Susie Moore at TownHall We Now Know the Accused J5 Pipebomber's Motive... A pox on both houses? 

From NYPo, Watchdog group demands answers after ‘unbelievable security lapse’ by Trump’s Secret Service team "The Secret Service continues to endanger the president’s life with lax security, and the government is sitting on information that might expose recent failures which allowed President Trump to get shouted down by Code Pink protesters during a recent outing to a Washington DC restaurant, advocates fear. . . .The watchdog group has been trying for three months to get information on how the protesters got advance notice about Trump’s closely-held movements — at an event intended to demonstrate that the city was thriving under new federal security protection."

From Da Caller, FBI Caught Hillary Clinton Discussing Donations With Foreign Felon. "A recorded conversation between Clinton and Indian hotel magnate Sant Singh Chatwal in which Clinton discussed donations to the foundation and her remaining 2008 campaign debt. The new documents confirm that FBI had at one time been “intercepting individuals associated with the Clinton Foundation.”

The Free Bacon reports Brown Lawyers Up After Bungled Response to Mass Shooting, Retaining Former US Attorney "Security lapses have drawn scrutiny as Brown faces mounting questions over its response to the attack." Nicole Wizman at Tablet, The Maccabees of Bondi Beach "On Hanukkah night, amid terror and confusion, the true story was written by Jews who ran toward danger to protect one another."

Teri Christoph at RedState, Of Course: Another Obama Judge Steps in to Save Illegal ‘Maryland Man’ As Human Smuggling Trial Is Axed "Crenshaw wrote, "The burden-shifting framework controls the Court's analysis. Specifically, once a defendant establishes a prima facie showing of vindictiveness, 'a presumption arises in defendant's favor.' The Court has already found that Abrego has made such a showing, entitling him to discovery and an evidentiary hearing on why the government is prosecuting him."" Tricia McLaughlin @TriciaOhio, "So we, at @DHSgov, are under gag order by an activist judge and Kilmar Abrego Garcia is making TikToks. American justice ceases to function when its arbiters silence law enforcement and give megaphones to those who oppose our legal system." Quote Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "MS-13 terrorist Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released by a rogue judge and is now making TikToks." At RVM, CNN Now Admitting Trump’s Border is a ‘Story of Accomplishment’ with Stunning Graphic.

AG @AGHamilton29, "The UK PM bragging about his top priorities including getting an openly pro-terrorist, pro-violence, anti-White, anti-British, anti-police, racist, anti-Semitic extremist to be freed into the UK is certainly a choice. Not one any sensible leader would make, but a choice."

TownHall's Matt Vespa reports Of Course, the Trump White House Issuing This Statement Triggered a Meltdown in Liberal America. From NewsBusters, PBS-Like British Channel Lets Jimmy Kimmel Vomit in 'Alternative Christmas Message'.

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Flotsam and Jetsam on a Snowy Sunday Morning

As predicted, a dusting of snow arrived late last night/early this morning. An almost totally useless amount, not even thick enough to scrape up for a snowball fight, although Gabi and Corwin might get in some runs on a plastic sled if they go out soon. Although the air temperature finally made it below 32 in the last hour, the ground is probably still warm enough to melt it soon except in deep shade, of which we have little now that the leaves are mostly out of the trees. The air temp is supposed to linger near 30 all day, then plunge to 20 overnight. 

So, today's new news is shootings. There was a mass shooting at Brown University in RI yesterday, leaving 2 dead and 9 wounded that dominated the news, without saying very much. Despite 800 cameras on the campus, only 1 was shown yesterday, a black clad suspect walking calmly away. A suspect has been detained, but no details released. In Australia, another mass shooting at a Jewish festival killed 11 and wounded many more. One of two shooters, detained at the scene by a bystander, was named Naveed Akram. And, from Ace, Two U.S. Soldiers Killed By ISIS Islamist In Syria, "2 US Army Soldiers, Civilian Interpreter Killed by ISIS Gunman in Syria." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Warns of “Very Serious Retaliation” Following ISIS Attack in Syria Killing Three Americans. Trump need to mow down ISIS again after the Biden regency allowed them to re-sprout.

From OilPrice.com, Shadow Fleet on Edge After U.S. Seizes Tanker in Venezuelan Waters. Good. Now seize 5 more. At WUWT, The Gulf of America Is Back "After years of market swings, regulatory uncertainty, and deep staffing cuts, America’s energy workforce is overdue for a stabilizing signal. December 10th provides exactly that: the first federal Gulf of America lease sale in nearly two years, offering long-awaited certainty for the companies and workers that power America’s offshore energy engine." At Breitbart, Buried Treasure: Miners Discover Massive Supply of Rare Earth Minerals in Utah. "The discovery, made while mining clay in Utah’s Silicon Ridge, includes high grades of 16 different rare earth minerals, ranging from lithium and alumina to germanium, rubidium, cesium, vanadium, and niobium." Curiously, none of the elements named are rare earths, the lanthanide series elements.

At Da Signal, the Great Victor Davis Hanson notes Europe Is Angry Trump Told It the Truth and wonders Will Western Civilization Still Exist in Europe in 100 Years? Chronic chronicles Europe’s Unending Tragedy. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair has ideas about How Trump Can Help Accelerate Argentina's Economic Comeback.

Morning Chicago News sees the Debate Over Killing the Filibuster Intensifies as Heather Higgins Warns Republicans Not to “Show Up to a Knife Fight With Boxing Gloves.” Show up with an RPG. At ET, Trump Suggests He Would Work With Democrats on Health Care. "The comment at the congressional ball on Thursday comes ahead of a deadline to end health care subsidies before the end of 2025" and Senate Rejects Dueling Health Care Bills Tackling Expiring Obamacare Subsidies. OK, we honored the bargain, and gave you a vote.

Sundance celebrates President Trump Attends Army-Navy Game with Thunderous Applause. From the Balmer Sun, Army-Navy Game: Trump, Moore visit sidelines but do not meet.

NYT reports the National Trust Sues to Block Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction. Hamilton Nolan at How Things Work says If He Builds It, Tear It Down on the ballroom, "As soon as Republicans leave the White House, the next president should tear it down. "It should not be torn down quietly. Its destruction should be a public event. It should be pledged on the campaign trail by Democratic candidates. The day after inauguration, there should be a fireworks show over the White House as wrecking balls and backhoes smash the white walls of the fascist hangar. Citizens should gather in Lafayette Square and the National Mall and cheer as the gaudy pillars of the insulting structure are imploded by demolition experts. Let barbecues and block parties spring up around the nation as Americans watch the event on live television. Let there be a celebratory concert in front of the pile of rubble. Let us create a historic moment of national catharsis. Let us nonviolently smash the Trump era into dust."  

Althouse still watches SNL, Did Trump say something about Karoline Leavitt's mouth? "I'm trying to understand the background to the satire in last night's "SNL" cold open: . . . Wow, he actually said, about Leavitt, "When she goes on television, Fox, like I mean, they dominate. They dominate when she gets up there with that beautiful face and those lips that don't stop — pop pop pop — like a little machine gun."" And, Help me think of a term to apply to articles like this, something that expresses why it bothers me so much. "It's not "fake news," because it's not even news . . . "

Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Joe Biden Is Getting a Brutal Lesson on How Irrelevant He Is. Nobody wants to donate to his presidential library. Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon, "Remember the Biden administration’s pentagram-sporting monkeypox czar? Or the mastermind of New York’s race-based COVID policies? Good news! They’re on Zohran Mamdani’s health advisory team. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis made national headlines during the monkeypox outbreak when he encouraged those most likely to transmit the disease—gay men—to keep engaging in “risky” and “joy-forward” behavior, and now he’s moving on up in the world." I&I identifies Who Made Life In The U.S. Unaffordable? "From their ancient habit of adding regulation onto regulation to their affinity for taxing everything that moves to their inflationary fiscal policies and deep affection for subsidies for their favored causes and grifters, Democrats make life unaffordable for those who aren’t connected to them. Naturally, they want to twist the truth, because the facts clearly show they are the offenders."

At WUWT, Save Okefenokee Swamp from UNESCO Control "In Episode 21 of Conservation Country, host ‪@GabriellaHoffman‬ investigates a Biden-era policy to designate Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. She found locals overwhelmingly oppose this policy. They don’t want the United Nations in their backyard. The Trump administration withdrew from UNESCO in July 2025 effective December 31, 2025."

From Stacy McCain, Red States, Blue Cities: Minnesota, Somalia and ‘The Great Replacement’ "Red States, Blue Cities — that’s the fundamental reality of politics in America today, and it explains why Democrats have dug in their heels to prevent the deportation of illegal immigrants." Sundance hears Stephen Miller Predicts the $1+ Billion Somali Fraud in Minnesota “The Greatest Financial Fraud Scandal in American History” I suspect USAID was even bigger, but it wasn't really fraud, they were just abusing the system. From Fox, Omar accused by GOP opponent of opening up the door to massive Minneapolis fraud: 'Deep, deep ties' "Republican challenger John Nagel alleges that Omar has ties to individuals involved in fraud scandal."

From RVM, Zohran Mamdani Suggests NYPD May Arrest ICE Agents Instead of Illegal Aliens. FAFO. Across da Pond at De Telegraph, New York is becoming the next London, home only to immigrants and the super-rich. "The irony of Mamdani’s election is that he is likely to accelerate the middle class exodus, ending the city as an engine of social mobility."

Breitbart notices Jack Smith Partners with Trump Lawfare Thugs to Form a Law Firm. WUWT documents how America’s Energy Independence Threatened By “Dark Money” Lawfare.

TownHall's Dmitri Bolt notes Democrats Demand Due Process for Narco-Traffickers—but Mock the Murder of Charlie Kirk. Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC "ANDREW SCHULZ: "It's just funny to me that there are people that were happy Charlie Kirk got shot because they disagreed on opinions, and they're fighting for due process for people who are driving fentanyl into the f*cking country.""

From LifeZette, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Will Be Deported Again says Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Minneapolis Police Chief Threatens to Fire Officers Who Don’t Confront ICE During Arrests and Homeland Security Hearing Goes Sideways, Terrifying Terrorist Data Revealed Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " HOLY CRAP! NCTC Director Joe Kent reveals JAW-DROPPING amount of terrorists let into America “18,000 known and suspected terrorists the Biden administration let come into our country." There’s no other way to put it. Treason." RVM sees Democrat’s Veteran Gotcha Collapses as DHS Exposes Full Criminal Record. At ET, ICE Arrests 2,824, Deports 11,870 in New Orleans in November "DHS said it had arrested more than 250 criminal illegal immigrants in New Orleans as part of Operation Catahoula Crunch." The Big Uneasy. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "This data is mind blowing “Non-citizens Social Security numbers issued during the Biden Administration 2021: 270,425 2022: 590,193 2023: 964,163 2024: 2,095,247 - The Biden administration gave more non-citizens Social Security cards in 4 years than live in the state of Iowa - If we just took the amount of people they gave those to in 2024. That's more people than live in Nebraska, Idaho, West Virginia, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, DC, Vermont and Wyoming It would be the 39th largest state in the union. Just the amount of people, non-Americans, they gave Social Security cards to last year.” “Gee, I wonder why that escalated so much in 24. Because what are you probably more likely to legitimately be able to claim if you've got a social security card, citizenship voting. Mm-huh.”"

At the Other McCain, the Wombat bids A Warm Welcome To Our Chinese Affiliates "I have been in contact recently with a gentleman named Liu, who advises me that some business or people in West Taiwan wish to purchase various theothermccain.com.cn URL. Now, there is a strong possibility that this is some kind of scam intended to get Stacy and I to shell out hundreds of bucks to buy these URL ourselves, but on the off chance this is actually a legit heads-up, I would like to welcome our new West Taiwan affiliates and warn them that the Ministry of State Security* may take a dim view of their association with our blog. As you loyal members of the Commentariat are well aware, the policy of this blog has long been that the best place for Communists is in free fall from a helicopter. We are also firm believers in Taiwanese independence, and support reasonable military and commercial steps to discomfit the vile betrayers of the Three People’s Principles currently bedeviling the good people of West Taiwan."

From Twitchy, David Frum Explains Why DOJ's Use of 'Franklin' Parody Is a Form of Transnational Organized Crime. Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon, "@AndrewStilesUSA writes: The New York Times published a profile of Jennifer Welch, the “radical wine mom” podcaster who has become—for reasons that defy conventional explanation—one of the most influential figures in the Democratic Party. Basically she thinks Democrats are a bunch of p—ies who don’t fight hard enough and aren’t passionate enough about the issues that matter, such as Trump’s “cankles.” Every serious presidential contender will have to go on her show in 2028 and face her wrath. Have fun, everyone!" Dave Strom at Hat Hair finds out Ugh! Oliver Sacks Was a Fraud, "It turns out that all his works were some variety of autobiography, in which he described aspects of his own personality, quirks, loves, hates, torments, and flights of fancy through the false biographies of his patients."

From Campus Reform, MSU Denver Writing Center calls ‘Standard American English’ a tool of white supremacy. To be a serious academic you have to assert something antithetical to common sense at least twice a day.

Harrison Lowman @harrisonlowman "For the love of god why would you make this a light hearted comedy. Then they went and reversed the message to make it anti-capitalism rather than anti-communism. Orwell is spinning in his grave." Quote DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm, "First trailer for Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of ‘ANIMAL FARM’ Starring Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner and Iman Vellani."

At Twitchy, Childless Strategist Bitecofer Declares Kids Ruin Lives – X Users Clap Back Hard. We Used to Be a Proper Country @Mzandthropic, "This should instantly disqualify someone for social security as they aren't breeding the next contributors" Quote Rachel Bitecofer @RachelBitecofer, "I can 100% confirm that having kids kills your lifestyle unless your lifestyle is staying home on Friday nights cleaning up poo and vomit. For 3 years."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: A Week In The Ruts available for browsing at the usual place and time.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Hounding the Houthis

From Fox, President Trump signs continuing resolution, officially averting a shutdown, "Sen. Chuck Schumer received backlash from his own party after announcing he would vote for the legislation." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Speaker Johnson Touts GOP’s ‘Team Effort’ While Dems Fall Into Disarray. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed reads Politico: Well, Dems Really Blew That Week, Huh? and Van Jones: Schumer Really Misread the Room. Nick Arama at RedState sees a Dem Civil War: Fetterman Tells AOC Exactly What He Thinks of Her on Fight Over CR—It's Not Pretty. At TownHall Matt Vespa also sees Dems in Disarray: Pelosi Urges Total Revolt Against Chuck Schumer and Why Sinema Woke Up Yesterday Morning and Chose Violence Against her Old Dem Colleagues. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, Tim Miller and Bill Kristol worked their entire lives to defeat the Democratic Party and never actually succeeded until they joined it." Quote Stephen L. Miller@redsteeze "A lot of media pundits out here wondering today how Schumer and the Democrats ended up in the same position as the GOP 15 years ago and I guess I say it's because they let Bulwark Kristol and Longwell and Miller take over their messaging (Kamala promoting Dick Cheney's x.com/kris_kinder/st…Show more."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes Trump Approval Bouncing Back Bigly. Nick Arama hosts when Bill Maher Asks Batya Ungar-Sargon If She Regrets Supporting Trump—She Levels Him in Response. At Twitchy, Bill Maher's Attempt to Get Batya Ungar-Sargon to Admit Regretting Support for Trump Backfired Just a Bit.

John Solomon at JTN, Top ISIS leader killed in joint U.S.-Iraqi operation "President Trump hails killing as major milestone in war on terror." At Hat Hair, Another One Down: Trump Announces Death of ISIS Leader. That's nice, but it's kind of like eating Doritos; eat all you want, they'll make more. Bonchie at RedState, NEW: Trump Orders Large-Scale Attacks on Houthis, Embarrasses Joe Biden in the Process. From Althouse, "Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen." "Writes Trump, on Truth Social."

At Da Blaze, Trump, Putin have 'very good and productive' call on negotiations to end 'horrible, bloody war'. NewMax cites Ukraine's Zelenskyy who Says There Is Now a Good Chance to End war. At Am Con, Romania’s Electoral Coup Is a Blow to Europe. "The European Union is reenacting the Soviet playbook in Romania." From Da Mail, Trump set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US including Russia and Belarus - with nations warned they will stay on banned list 'if governments do not address deficiencies within 60 days'. Matt Vespa, We Have a New Trump Travel Ban Coming. At ET, Trump Works to Cut US Dependence on Foreign Nations for Critical Minerals. Good. Am Mil News says Trump orders military to plan for ‘reclaiming’ of Panama Canal: Report. I'm sure there a few plans on the shelf, but we should dust them off and de-DEI them. At TAG, Lawmakers Pushing Commerce Secretary To Dump Biden Admin’s Gun Export Restriction. 

WaEx reports Appeals court lifts block on Trump’s DEI executive orders "An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump’s agenda against dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit against them plays out. The judges halted a nationwide injunction from U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore." Atop Da Hill, Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders ‘can’t do the job’. Sundance hosts President Trump Tarmac Presser Departing Washington DC and the Victory Girls note What? TrumpHitler Didn’t Explode and Have Reporter Arrested? when she hit him in the face with the mic.

🚨 SEE IT! The moment a reporter accidentally pushes a microphone right into Trump’s face

pic.twitter.com/Wi80HyqZyM

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 14, 2025

From Fox, DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B, or around $700 per taxpayer. "The figures were revealed in DOGE's weekly update." Dean Berquist, DOGE Cancels 239 Wasteful Contracts, Including Trans Farmers’ ‘Food Justice’ Grant [WATCH]. On Da Hill, Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness. At WokeSpy, CNN Panel Implodes as Kevin O’Leary Calls for Bigger Cuts to Bloated Government. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair says Want to Soak the Rich? Tax University Endowments.

🚨NEW: Marc Andreessen breaks down how the University scam works and how they misappropriate taxpayer money. "There is a government supported and funded cartel that doesn't allow new entrants to get access to Federal money. They must be allowed to fail." pic.twitter.com/exAT2obaBJ

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) January 27, 2025

Matt Vespa, We Have an Update on Joe Biden's Autopen Use. It's Not Good. NYPo, Biden sources suspect key aide may have abused autopen as Trump’s ‘far more restrictive’ signing rules revealed. Matt Margolis hears Trump Has Something To Say About the Biden Autopen Scandal. "“Crooked Joe Biden got us into a real mess with Russia and everything else he did, frankly,” Trump begain. “But he didn't know about it and he, generally speaking, signed it with autopen. So how would he know? That autopen is a big deal? I don't know.” Trump continued, “You know, they're having, who's, who's doing this? When my people come up, Will and all of the people, Steve, they come up and, ‘Sir, this is an executive order.’ They explain it to me and you know, 90% of the time I sign it, 99% of the time I say, 'Do it,' but they come up and I sign it. But you don't use autopen. Number one, it's disrespectful to the office. Number two, maybe it's not even valid because you know who's getting him to sign? He had no idea what the hell he was doing. If he did, all of these bad things wouldn't be happening right now.”" Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports Joe Biden's Daughter Faces IRS Scrutiny Over Unreported Donation. At WokeSpy, BOMBSHELL SCANDAL: ICE Confirms Biden Admin Cooked the Books on Illegal Alien Arrests.

They’re selling Kamala ‘Miss Me Yet?’ t-shirts at the airport in DC.

I asked the sales lady how many they’ve sold.

Sales lady: “Zero” pic.twitter.com/RPJJNF1u6d

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 15, 2025

Althouse, If you want to get excited about 2028, here are the names that have emerged thus far: Walz, Buttigieg, and Pritzker. "Yikes!" Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports Five states considering required voter ID to stop non-citizen voting and boost election security. "Only about half of the states require voter photo ID, and just 15 explicitly prohibit non-citizen voting."

At Am Great, Roger Kimball calls Trump’s DOJ Speech A Reckoning for the Deep State and a Media Meltdown. "Trump’s DOJ speech called out corruption, promised justice reform, and sent the media into a frenzy over his bold rebuke of the establishment." Vicky Taft at PJM hears Trump Makes Huge Announcement About FBI's Future, and It's a Fantastic Gut Punch to the Old Guard. No new building; they'll get stuck in the old Commerce building ""about 25% the size" of the J. Edgar Hoover building." From Da Mail, Jake Tapper shocks viewers by airing list of grievances he AGREES with Trump on. WokeSpy, CNN Panel Melts Down When Jennings Brings Up Protestors “Storming Trump Tower.” Grassley, Johnson Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation. Matt Margolis, Now We Know Biden's Role in the FBI's Witch Hunt Against Trump. Sundance at CTH, Senators Grassley and Johnson Provide Documents Outlining FBI Operation Arctic Frost, the 2022 Targeting of President Trump by the FBI. At Da Wire, Gabbard ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ Intel Community Leaks To Legacy Media, "She said that leakers were sharing information with NBC News, The Washington Post, and others."

Jeff Charles at TownHall sees Judge Halts Trump Executive Order Targeting Democrat-Aligned Law Firm. "U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell argued that Trump used “extraordinary power” and that the law firm suffered damages from the executive order, according to The Washington Post. The judge granted the firm a temporary restraining order, which would prevent some of the punishments from going into effect, and said she will hold an additional hearing before issuing a full ruling on the matter.The executive order bans federal agencies from hiring Perkins Coie or from working with contractors who use the firm’s services. It bars Perkins Coie employees from entering federal buildings while suspending their security clearances. The judge noted that Trump’s order could cow other law firms from taking on cases or clients that might go against the president’s interests. She further pointed out that the order seemed to violate the law firm’s First Amendment rights and was done without due process, The Post reported."

At Althouse, "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua." "A proclamation by President Trump." "NYT summary: "Alien Enemies Act: The Trump administration has issued an executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that could allow it to remove unauthorized immigrants with little due process. The order says that adult Venezuelans who are in the United States without authorization and are part of the Tren de Aragua gang are 'liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed.'"" NewsMax, Trump Invokes 18th Century Law to Speed Deportations, Judge Stalls it Hours Later. “I do not believe I can wait any longer and am required to act,” Boasberg said during a Saturday evening hearing in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and Democracy Forward. “A brief delay in their removal does not cause the government any harm,” he added, noting they remain in government custody but ordering that any planes in the air be turned around. Boasberg

Actually, when I was being censored online at the government’s behalf, I was an American citizen. I don’t remember you standing up for me. https://t.co/9gOX9ATxn4

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) March 15, 2025

From the California Policy Center, Why was a brilliant kid rejected by the University of California? "Despite a 4.2 high school grade-point average, near-perfect SATs, and the fact that he founded a software company while still a high school sophomore, Stanley Zhong was rejected by admissions officers at UC Berkeley, UCLA, Davis, San Diego and Santa Barbara – every University of California campus he applied to."

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