Tuesday Tanlines

Padma Lakshmi

At Indian Express, Why Indian skin tans so quickly

Celebrity dermatologist Dr Jaishree Sharad, in a recent chat with host Priyali Mahtani, explains why Indian skin tans so quickly, while breaking down the role of eumelanin – the pigment responsible for the brown tones in our skin.

Priyali asks her if it’s patchy skin where the face is a different skin colour from the hands, chest, or tummy, or if it’s a characteristic of Indian skin types more than any other? Is it something unique that is commonly found with our Indian skin tone? 

Deepika Padukone

 

Dr Sharad explains why Indian skin tans so quickly: it’s because of
the pigment called eumelanin. Melanin is of two types: eumelanin and pheomelanin.

“Now, melanin is something that is giving us colour. So if you have eumelanin, you’re getting a darker shade. If you have pheo, you get more red shades. We have shades of brown. So when you have more eumelanin, you tan sooner. So you don’t need to make an effort to tan,” she says.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Beat Goes On

But not much stands out, mostly a continuation of the previous week's Be, the insurrection in Minneapolis, Epstein recriminations, Zohran sends the homeless blankets with his name on them, but fails to provide shelter. Stuff like that.

Matt Lamb at LI, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Asks Police to Surveil ICE, Report Them For Prosecution, "Johnson wants Chicago’s police officers to focus their attention on documenting alleged crimes by ICE agents." From Twitchy, Anti-ICE Protesters in Minneapolis Blocking Roads, Checking IDs, and Running Plates. Insty says IT’S AN INSURRECTION, AND AN INSURGENCY, AND IT’S FOREIGN-FUNDED AND ORGANIZED: Junto @ReadJunto, "Julio Rosas has spent years documenting left-wing riots. "What I’ve witnessed over the past five years is the emergence of something else entirely: networked, coordinated, ideologically committed groups that operate more like cells than citizens."" Breaking911 @Breaking911, "THEY DID WHAT? Minnesotans reenacted Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima in protest of ICE." John Lucas at Bravo Blue says To the Individual ICE Agents on the Front Lines, "Thank You for Your Service." "The attacks on Border Patrol and ICE agents copy and expand on the abuse heaped on Vietnam veterans. And we owe them a "thank-you" for their service." PJM's Stephen Kruiser notes Dems Are So Lunatic That Conservatives Root for the Feds Now. Sunny @sunnyright, "Fetterman's entire thing is to say "hey can you maybe be progressive without being a fucking psychopath?" and much of his party say that no, they can't," Quote KOKH FOX 25 @OKCFOX, "Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said over the weekend that anti-ICE protesters should not dox federal agents. https://bit.ly/45GjD83" From Ace, Minnesota CEOs Request ‘De-Escalation’ of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement; Perhaps Federal Laws that Protect Minnesota Corporations Should Also Not Be Enforced. VodkaPundit at Insty, COME SEE THE BIGOTRY INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social) @KyleKulinski, "So Alex Pretti got killed by a Hispanic guy desperately trying to be white and the world’s most obvious closet case." Queer bashing made cool again! and SAY ANYTHING: Cam at BA sees Anti-Gunners Try a New Narrative Around Pretti Shooting. Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "This is the Anaheim PD and LA County Sheriff's Department arresting a car-jacker. The claim below is quite literally just made up." Quote Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC, " BREAKING: ICE/Border Patrol are now pistol-whipping 16-year-olds and smashing their heads into the curb. In the video, an agent illegally tries to detain an unaccompanied minor, in Long Beach, California. The child has his hands in the air. An agent runs up and hits him in the head with a pistol. Then two agents tackle him and force his head down against the curb. After the child is already on the ground, pinned by two armed adults, another agent brings out a K9, for what reason exactly? . . " Readers added context. "The clip shows Anaheim Police Department officers apprehending a teen suspect trying to evade arrest for robbing a jewelry store. Anaheim PD said it will launch an internal use-of-force investigation into the incident. No ICE or other federal immigration agents were involved." Reuters rejoices as Trump administration sued over pause on immigrant visa processing.

Despite the hullabaloo, Dave Strom at Hat Hair finds Polling Brutal for Democrats on Immigration Enforcement According A-Rated Pollster. So are Democrats fooling themselves into thinking this is all helping their cause? Beege Welborn at Hat Hair notices ABC News Aired a Soppy Love Letter to Minneapolis Man Last Night. You know, the illegal alien who abandoned his 5 yr old son when approached by ICE. Rep Andy Biggs @RepAndyBiggsAZ, "ICE cared for Liam Ramos when his criminal illegal alien father abandoned him to flee the police. Congressman Crow knows this, but it doesn’t fit the Left’s agenda. Democrats perpetuate lies when their narrative falls apart." Quote Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow, "Trump said ICE would go after the "worst of the worst." Liam Ramos is five-years-old. He's a child, not a criminal." Regarding Liam's loving dad, Cathy Salgado at PJM, Judge Ordered Illegal Alien Criminal Released on a Date That Doesn't Exist, Feb 31. |With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, It is so ORDERED.SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026. FRED BIERYUNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE" Trump officials should abide by that request. They should release him the next time Feb. 31 rolls around. 

From Fox, Conservative group blasts LinkedIn for removing pro-ICE post, labeling it 'hateful,' "LinkedIn says the post was 'removed in error' and 'quickly corrected.'" John Hinderacker at Power Line details The Havoc Wrought By Illegal Aliens "Tennessee has a little over two percent of the U.S. population, so, assuming Tennessee’s illegals are no more violent than the norm, that would translate to something like 100,000 violent offenses, 2,000 murders, and so on. There were about 14,000 or 15,000 murders in the U.S. in 2025, so illegals probably accounted for around 1/7 of them. These are the people whom the Democratic Party is determined to keep within our borders. One might reasonably ask why." His math sucks, but the point stands. Matt Vespa at Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "ICYMI: Replacement theory is no longer a theory." Quote Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Spanish socialist Irene Montero openly hopes for Replacement Theory, calls for illegals to be allowed to vote in order to “sweep the fascists and racists” out of the country. catches a Spanish Socialist Confirming *This* Narrative Isn't a Right-Wing Hoax." At the Center Square, Senate GOP fails to halt welfare funding for non-citizens "U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate Democrat to continue providing costly taxpayer benefits to refugees. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act." GOP fails should have a macro. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Just Crazy Enough It Might Work: ONLY Americans Need Apply for HUD and Sec 8 Housing.

Hat Hair's John Sexton cites Trump: We're Talking to Cuba, softly, with a big stick while Beege Welborn thinks Cuba Starting to Get Those Venezuela Vibes. George @BehizyTweets, "BREAKING: Costa Rica right-winger Laura Fernandez just CRUSHED the socialist party in the presidential election after campaigning on cracking down on criminality Bukele-style. Fernandez is yet another Trump ally in the Western Hemisphere. She met with Marco Rubio last year." The Aviationist reports F-35As Deployed to Puerto Rico Now Moving Across the Atlantic towards Iran. CEPA, Russia: Six Lessons From Iran’s Uprising "After losing its allies in Syria and Venezuela, a relieved Moscow will applaud the bloody suppression of the Iranian protests." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed finds Trump Still Winning: India Agrees on Trade – And Ending Russian Oil Imports? TCW, Starmer’s China jolly has achieved nothing except alienating the US and EU.

Sauron's Eye, seems happy Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn says Kevin Warsh will "take the Fed back to its traditional" norms. Ace, Trump Names New Fed Chief; "Safe Choice" Would Favor Interest Rate Cuts, as Trump Also Wants, "Crooked partisan Jerome Powell left the federal prime interest rate unchanged, declaring that no cut was needed, as the economy was experiencing solid growth."

At Twitchy, Well, Well, WELL: Receipt-Filled Mike Benz Thread Shows Yet ANOTHER Epstein Road Leads BACK to Obama. Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber, "A couple interesting notes on the reveal that Obama’s White House Counsel (top lawyer to the President) Kathy Ruemmler emailed Jeffrey Epstein she was awarded the CIA Agency Medal just hours after getting the award." Ace wonders Why Did John Brennan Deliver a Secret CIA Award to Obama's White House Counsel and Very Good Friend of Jeffrey Epstein Kathryn Ruemmler? "We know she received this secret award from John Brennan for unknown services provided to the CIA only because she immediately wrote to her BFF Jeffrey Epstein-- who sent her gifts like a $9,400 handbag -- immediately after receiving the secret honor." Althouse is disgusted "The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files. The photos, which showed young women or possibly teenagers with their faces visible..." ""... were largely removed after The New York Times began notifying the Justice Department.... As part of its required disclosure of the Epstein files, the federal government was tasked with redacting both sexually explicit imagery and information that could be used to identify victims. But in the process of reviewing more than three million pages uploaded to the Justice Department’s website on Friday, The New York Times came across nearly 40 unredacted images that appeared to be part of a personal photo collection, showing both nude bodies and the faces of the people portrayed...." The New York Times reports. Government-issued pornography. Presumably accidental, but what can you expect with this longstanding prurient interest in Jeffrey Epstein?" Democrats demanded it. From Ace, Major British Labour Politician Pressured to Resign Over Epstein Payoffs; Epstein Had a Secret Baby? "Peter Mandelson is a major fixer for Labour who is responsible for the rise of Tony Blair. There are at least two occasions on which it is alleged Epstein handed large sums of money to Lord Mandelson or his husband. His husband." Walter Kirn @walterkirn, "I would really hate to think that the coordinated, almost symphonic response of the Powers that Be to the COVID pandemic was made possible somehow by the discipline enforced through membership in the so-called Epstein Network. Man would I hate to think that." Quote Liz Churchill @liz_churchill10 "Oh. My. God. “Preparing for Pandemics…” “Let's discuss next steps, for example how to officially involve the WHO and CDC…” “I hope we can pull this off…” Insty, I’M SURPRISED THEY DIDN’T FIRE HIM FOR HIS DISCREDITED RESEARCH: "Duke professor Dan Ariely had longstanding friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released files show. Dan Ariely, professor of business administration in the Fuqua School of Business and Duke alum, had a longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of at least six years, per newly released documents from the Department of Justice in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. . . .Background on the research scandal here and here." Sundance at CTH hears Clintons Strategically Agree to Testify to House on Epstein Investigation, Sort of “The Clintons’ counsel has said they agree to terms, but those terms lack clarity yet again and they have provided no dates for their depositions.” Chris Bray at Da Fed says Saint Hillary Is Here To Tell You You’re A Terrible Christian, and deplorable to boot. 

VodkaPundit at PJM asserts Trump Was No Draft-Dodger, and Here's the Timeline That Proves It " Here are the facts, simply laid out by Eschenbach and verified by Yours Truly using both Grok and ChatGPT. A couple of the dates are slightly off, but everything checks out.Trump registered for the draft after his 18th birthday on June 24, 1964 (draft dodgers don't register*). He was given an S-2 (college) deferment on June 28, 1964 (perfectly legal, not a draft dodger). His S-2 status was renewed on Dec 14, 1965 (legal, not a draft dodger), and he was then classified on Nov. 22, 1966, as 1-A (available for service). Dec. 13, 1966, his S-2 was again granted to attend Wharton (legal, not a draft dodger). His final deferral was granted on Jan. 16, 1968. After graduating from Wharton, he was reclassified 1-A on July 9, 1968. He went to his Armed Forces Physical (something a draft dodger probably would not do) on Sept. 19, 1968, and was categorized as 1-Y, disqualified for service except in war or national emergency (due to bone spurs in both heels). He received a high draft lottery number and was never called up. On Feb. 17, 1972, after the abolishment of the 1-Y classification, he was classified 4-F (not qualified for military service)."

From the Free Bacon, 16 Dead in NYC From Warmth of Collectivism "Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrapped his predecessor's policy of clearing street encampments to drive the homeless into indoor shelters." Michael Goodwin at NYPo, Mayor Mamdani’s political honeymoon is over — homeless deaths reveal his arrogance. Amy Curtis at TownHall, New Yorkers Are Learning the 'Warmth of Collectivism' Is a Big Pile of Garbage. I would call it a dumpster fire. RedState's Nick Arama says Boom: People Teeing Off on Mamdani Already As Reality Sets In.

John Sexton compares Gavin Newsom to California's Progressive Idiots and California AG Sues Children's Hospital to Force Them to Resume Gender Affirming Care. At Althouse, "I can't believe the bespoke NY magazine biz hasn't yet realized that an Annie Leibovitz puff piece photoshoot is a political death sentence." David Burge @iowahawkblog, "Whom the gods would destroy they first give a slobbering Vogue puff piece with Annie Leibovitz photography." Quote Byron York @ByronYork, "You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. . ."

Da Mair recalls when  Bernie Sanders built a device to give himself 'cosmos-shattering orgasms'. 

Matt Margolis hears Even CNN Admits That Democrats Are Screwed. Mediaite, Harry Enten Predicts ‘Blue State Depression’ That Could Spell Doom for Democrats.

Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Truly insane levels of fraud! 18% of home healthcare billing nationwide is coming from one county in California …" Quote, "Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE - 18% of THE WHOLE COUNTRY’S home health care billing is coming out of Los Angeles County - One doctor billed the government $120 million in a single year claiming to oversee 1,900 patients - With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X MORE than the whole state of Florida and New York “How is that possible? And take a look at this map, a cluster of 287 hospice providers, in a two-mile radius, some in strip malls, unmarked buildings, even a wrecking yard and vacant lot. All of it is just paperwork. I could fill that out in Kazakhstan if I want and get a hospice license waiting for me.”" From Ace, Another One: How Did BLM Grifter and "Squad" Member Ayana Presley Go from Broke-Ass to Wealthy After Just a Few Short Years in Congress? "It turns out her husband quit his political job when she got elected and opened a "consultancy" firm -- which can accept large sums of money to "consult" with people. And lobby congresswomen, no doubt."

Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "What a spectacular own goal by the Wall Street Journal stenographers who wrote this hit piece on Tulsi Gabbard. They actually compare their supposed scoop to a John le Carre novel, apparently oblivious to the fact that in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the plot revolves around a fabricated source feeding supposedly ultra-sensitive information that sends everyone chasing a lie. So yes, exactly like a le Carré novel (by the way, the fraudulent Steele dossier followed the same le Carre blueprint)." quote, Aaron Blake @AaronBlake, "WSJ: There is a whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard that is so sensitive that it is "said to be locked in a safe," and the administration has spent months trying to figure out how inform Congress.." Sundance has the letter, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Responds to Senate Intel Vice-Chair Mark Warner "Contrary to the blatantly false and slanderous accusations being made against me by Members of Congress and their friends in the propaganda media, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has and will continue to take action under my statutory authorities to secure our nation and ensure the integrity of our elections. My response to Congress:”" Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, ""Gabbard answered written questions about the allegations from the inspector general’s office ... That prompted the acting inspector general at the time, Tamara Johnson, to determine the allegations specifically about Gabbard weren’t credible." They are deathly afraid of Tulsi." 

John Sexton on NY Times vs the Supreme Court "So the actual series of events here is probably this: 1. A progressive breaks with long tradition to leak a draft opinion to rile up the left. 2. It does rile up the left, nearly to the point of deadly violence. 3. The court investigates but can't find the leaker. 4. CJ Roberts makes everyone sign NDAs so that, if it happens again, someone can be prosecuted and likely drummed out of the legal profession. 5. Jodi Kantor downplays points 1 and 2 and makes point 4 into a big story about the "secretive" Supreme Court." Jeff Charles at TownHall, This Judge Is Facing Charges for What She Did to a Defense Attorney. Speedlin "Gonzalez, known for being the county’s first gay judge, ordered defense attorney Elizabeth Russel to be handcuffed and placed in the jury box during a probation revocation hearing. . . This isn’t the first time Gonzalez has faced legal trouble. She was briefly detained at San Antonio International Airport after Transportation Security Administration agents found a loaded handgun in her briefcase during carry-on screening in 2022. She also came under scrutiny for having a rainbow flag in her courtroom and for posts she made on social media."

At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed feigns Quelle Surprise II: CNN's Scott Jennings/'Illegal Aliens' Boogaloo and Larry has a video, George Stephanopoulos Torched on Live TV While Trump Shocks the Grammys. Ace, The Grammys, Which Apparently Still Exist, Once Again Descend Into an Sloppy Orgy of Virtue Signalling and Cultural Irrelevance. "The emcee, the failed DEI "comic" Trevor Noah, accused Trump WITHOUT EVIDENCE of having visited Epstein's island -- and Trump says he's suing." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Roomful Of Pedophiles Protest ICE Deporting Pedophiles.

From the Free Bacon, FTC Warns Big Law Over DEI Program That Sets 'Unwritten Rules' for Diversity Hiring, "Agency vows to target ‘unlawful coordination on DEI metrics’" At Althouse, "And some 'disabilities' are just downright silly. Students claim 'night terrors'; others say they 'get easily distracted' or they 'can’t live with others.'" ""I know a guy who was granted a single room because he needs to wear contacts at night. I’ve heard of a girl who got a single because she was gluten intolerant. . . .Writes Elsa Johnson, a Stanford student, quoted in "Nearly 40% of Stanford undergraduates claim they’re disabled. I’m one of them/One of the most prestigious universities in the US offers perks to those who say they have ADHD, night terrors, even gluten intolerance. You’d be stupid not to game the system" (London Times)."

At The View From North Central Idaho Still a Sanctuary County. "It is my intention to assure the residents of Livingston that we are still a Second Amendment sanctuary county, and we will be paying close attention to the bills that will be coming out of Richmond. I will do my absolute best to help protect those citizens and our constitutional values here in Spotsylvania. Jacob Lane, Livingston District Supervisor (Virginia). January 30, 2026. Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors message to the state: ‘We are still a Second Amendment sanctuary county’ – Fredericksburg Free Press."

And there's so much more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.02.2026. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Better Late Than Never up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Putin Comes to America

So where was I before being rudely interrupted by taking the weekend off to travel to Pennsylvania? Oh yeah, on Friday, President Trump was scheduled to meet with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, in Alaska, with the goal of settling the Russian war against Ukraine. It went off as scheduled, with Putin being feted to a show of force as F-35s and a B2 stealth bomber while still on the tarmac. Stacy McCain takes note that After Alaska Summit Meeting, Putin Confirms Ukraine War Was Biden’s Fault. “I’d like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities,” Putin, speaking in Russian, said according to a translator. “And I said it quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake.” Matt Margolis at PJM, Did This Remark at Trump and Putin’s Presser Send Democrats Into Meltdown? At Am Great, Roger Kimball Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Shifts Talk From Ceasefire to Peace. "Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin didn’t end the war, but it may have opened the door—from ceasefire talk to the possibility of peace in Ukraine," and Fred Fleitz, The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Is About More Than the Ukraine War. Sarah Arnold at TownHall hears Trump Push for Real Peace in Russia-Ukraine War: 'Not a Ceasefire, A Full Agreement to End It'. According to NewsMax, Trump Now Open to US Security Guarantees for Ukraine. But Fox reports Putin demands control of key Ukrainian territory in exchange for peace: European diplomat, "Trump reversed his position on a ceasefire and now leans more toward a peace agreement after Putin talks." At NYPo, Ukraine won’t give up land that Russia doesn’t already occupy, Zelensky says after Putin’s demand. From Fox Bus, Putin pushes trade cooperation in Alaska summit with Trump as Ukraine war looms, "Russian president suggests turning page on competition as his nation faces economic pressures from ongoing war." From Althouse, "We are ready to put UK boots on the ground in part to reassure Ukrainians but in part to secure safe skies, safe seas and regenerate Ukraine’s armed forces." "Said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, quoted in "Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin ‘should not be rewarded’, Zelensky says/Ukrainian leader has denounced ‘cynical’ Russian attacks before his meeting with Trump in Washington, which have killed at least nine" (London Times). . . Let that stand in for all the many headlines I'm seeing this morning about the White House meeting today. It's more optimistic than most. There are reasons to go negative before the meeting, but I think it's bad form." At Breitbart, Ukraine Closer to Peace After Trump-Putin Summit, UK Prime Minister Starmer Says. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 @SecRubio: "Putin's not going to meet with Macron, he's not going to meet with the UK... There's only one leader in the world that has any chance of bringing these two sides together... that's President Trump, and you forfeit that role the minute you put additional sanctions on." At ET, First Lady Melania Trump Pens Letter to Putin About Protecting Children. ‘As leaders, the responsibility to sustain our children extends beyond the comfort of a few.’ At USA Today, CNN anchor Jake Tapper caught on hot mic during Trump, Putin coverage: 'Give me my show'. At WokeSpy, Adam Schiff Struggles Live on CNN When Asked About Trump’s Peace Efforts.

Sarah Anderson at PJM, MUST WATCH: Rubio Turns Sunday Morning Into a MSM Reality Check. Sarah Arnold, Rubio Torches CBS Host Over Ukraine Peace Talks: 'Stupid Media Narrative'. Sundance at CTH has a bunch, a Complicated Business – Secretary of State Marco Rubio Outlines Big Picture Issues of Ukraine -v- Russia Conflict, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Outlines Some Unexpected Russian Concessions, Secretary Marco Rubio -vs- Margaret Brennan, Sunday Talks – Marco Rubio Outlines Trump-Putin Summit and Next Steps for Ukraine Conflict Resolution, Sunday Talks – President Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Outlines Framework of Russian Terms for Ukraine Peace Agreement, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ursula von der Leyen Hold a Press Conference to Outline Ukraine Terms for Peace. From WokeSpy, Zelensky to Meet Trump in Washington Following Putin Summit.

From the Peacock, U.S. delegation’s India visit reportedly called off as trade tensions simmer. At JTN, Average American to receive $3,752 tax cut in 2026 from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill:’ report says. "According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation report, taxpayers in every state will see reduced taxes." From Althouse, "Mr. Trump’s ideas begin as ridiculous and are easily parodied on the internet — at this point, they’re already affecting our head space." ""When those parodies become a subconscious part of language, their overt power is diluted but the underlying idea remains there, continuing to subtly represent his presence. The fact that we’re talking like Donald Trump could mean that we’re starting to think like him as well." I'm reading "The Insidious Creep of Trump’s Speaking Style" by the linguist Adam Aleksic, in the NYT. That's a free-access link so you can read the whole argument and see all the examples. The quote above is from the very end of the piece." At JTN, Federal government to drop 300,000 workers this year. "About 80% of employees are expected to leave voluntarily while 20% are to be fired."

Ward Clark at RedState notes The Crackdown Continues: Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard Members Ordered to D.C. At Breitbart, Watch the White House Shares Video Showing Nighttime Operation to Make D.C. Safe Again. From LifeZette, Black DC Woman Says She Feels Safer Than Ever Thanks to Trump’s Action. Da Wire, Folks In D.C. Already Feeling Safer, Praise Trump For Crime Crackdown. NotTheBee, This account asked people to share stories to prove DC crime isn’t so bad and the exact opposite happened. Sarah Anderson, CNN Admits That Americans 'Vastly Prefer' Trump's Approach to Crime. WokeSpy, CNN Admits Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown is Working. From Althouse, Maureen Dowd's sister got her car stolen in Washington D.C., "The final line is: "Even if Trump is being diabolical, Democrats should not pretend everything is fine here. Because it’s not,"" and "I can tell you firsthand here in downtown DC where we work, right here around our bureau, just in the past six months, you know, there were two people shot, one person died..." "Said ABC News anchor Kyra Phillips, quoted in the NY Post. But the numbers!" Dr. Interracial@billysandytodd, "Notice no black people are protesting against safe communities." Quote Julio Rosas @Julio_Rosas11, "Ant-Trump protest marching towards the White House chanting, “Free D.C.” and calling for the National Guard to go home. @theblaze" Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh "Why is almost every Washington DC liberal protestor out this weekend white? 90%+. DC is 50% black or brown and Hispanic. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? These people don’t live in DC. They’re paid. Who brought them in?" At ET, Washington Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Takeover of Police Department, of course. From Twitchy, Peter Baker's Smug Fumble: Daring Trump to Tame Democrat-Run Violent Cities in Red States Peter Baker @peterbakernyt "Washington's homicide rate is the 11th highest among large US cities, but eight of the 10 with higher rates are in red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Louisiana. Trump has not sent National Guard to any of them. @RussContreras". Razor @hale_razor, "Those aren’t federal districts, but if your point is the Republican governors should take control of the Democratic-mismanaged crime cesspools… your terms are acceptable." Nick Arama at RedState thinks the 'Fight the Trump Takeover' Protests on Saturday Over TX Redistricting, D.C. Safety Issues Fall Flat.

Hans Mahncke at Da Fed, shows Bombshell DNI Emails Expose Fraud That Sabotaged 2018 Trump-Putin Summit. LifeZette, Newly Declassified FBI Timeline Exposes 19 Clinton Foundation Bank Accounts Under Review. Drew Berquist reports Kash Patel Details FBI HQ Discovery of Hidden Hard Drives and Burn Bags. Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Trump Weaponization Czar Puts January 6 Committee Associates On Notice, "There's a lot to be asked about." Sundance hosts Maria Bartiromo Interviews Ed Martin About ongoing DOJ Investigations. John Kass argues  Obama is the New Nixon. "It was Obama who orchestrated the FBI and CIA to create what is now understood as the “Russia Collusion Hoax” and used it in attempts to destroy his political rival President Donald Trump.  He set them like attack dogs on the American presidency, to rip it apart after the American people had elected Trump as their president. Once Obama’s cabal of Deep State secret intelligence chiefs were exposed, their methods opened to public scrutiny, the public began asking questions. The fall from grace is impossible for a political immortal." At Am Great the Great Victor Davis Hanson looks at Who Has Been Busy Destroying Democracy? "Democrats decry “destroying democracy” while dismantling long-standing institutions, weaponizing agencies, and undermining the very systems they claim to defend."

From the Pop Times Pam Bondi Pressed to Investigate Letitia James Over Terror Funding Cover-Up and Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James Heats Up as Special Attorney Spotted at Property. 

At ET, Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to End Child Detention Policy Seen as Fueling Illegal Immigration "The Trump administration blames the decades-old policy for incentivizing families to cross with children so that they will be released quickly."

From Althouse, "The success rate of getting to a candid place with politicians is very small... and this is somebody who’s divisive and controversial and has a history that’s somewhat sordid..." ""... not by any fault of her own, but I just didn’t see where I could go with that." Said Marc Maron, quoted in "Liberal comic Marc Maron who helped popularize podcasting explains why he turned down Hillary Clinton interview" (NY Post)," and "The reason Chuck and Hakeem have been so slow to endorse Zohran is because they don’t want to harm their moderate candidates all around the country...", ""... which are the ones they need to take back the House and Senate. That’s a political question for them." Said Anthony Weiner, quoted in "Disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner makes blunt prediction about Zohran Mamdani, top Dems in NYC mayoral race: 'It’s inevitable'" (NY Post)." At NYPo, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s financial disclosure filings filled with discrepancies: ‘Understating his wealth.’

Lee Harris @addicted2newz, "We are witnessing a turning point. Concerned locals and families are now outnumbering the far-left by a HUGE margin at protests against illegal migrant hotels. This is happening across the entire country. I hope this continues. Change is coming." From TNP, Trump DOJ Gives Sanctuary Jurisdictions One Week to Submit to Immigration Law. Or what? "“Any sanctuary Jurisdiction that continues to put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens can either come to the table or see us in court.” – Pam Bondi" At Seattle Red, Rantz: No, ICE didn’t deport a 4-year-old with cancer, as Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed. Nick Arama sees Karen Bass Leveled by US Attorney After Meltdown Over Border Patrol Arrests Near Newsom Rally. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli, "The Mayor and other California officials are under the false impression that they are an actual sanctuary from federal law. No person or state is above the law. Federal agents will operate anywhere and anytime within the United States." Quote L.A. TACO @LATACO, "@MayorOfLA shows up to Little Tokyo and reacts to the 100 agent ICE/BP raid during @CAgovernor ‘s press conference about redistricting." From WokeSpy, Gavin Newsom Appears to Make Damning Confession About Illegal Aliens and CA Elections. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli, "The only people who should be concerned when they see a border patrol agent are illegal aliens. Why would they be at voting booths and polling places, Governor?" Quote FOX 11 Los Angeles @FOXLA, "Governor Gavin Newsom told @Elex_Michaelson that #California will "punch back" against the #Trump administration https://foxla.com/news/newsom-ca."

A Larry video at Bearing Arms, CNN, MSNBC Realize Live on Air Why They're Losing. It's Glorious.

From Campus Reform, Federal judge won't block DEI ban at Alabama public schools "A 2024 Alabama law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools and universities in the state has survived an early legal challenge." Insty calls it THE IVY EXILE: Columbia’s Sweet Surrender. "“Before the protests of the past few years, I still would’ve placed Columbia somewhat ahead of the rest of the Ivy League in terms of positive name recognition and perception of prestige, but now the brass at Low Library has to face the reality of free-fall where, Ivy League or not, Columbia has likely dropped well out of the top ten, and may now sit somewhat behind other institutions that it had never been forced to quite consider peers: Tufts, Duke, Hopkins, Chicago, Northwestern, and (egads!) maybe even some of the flagship state schools. . . ." Timur Kuran @timurkuran "English was once a highly popular major, because it taught people to think, to weigh alternative interpretations, and to write. Captured by far-left activists, its intellectual value to students has plummeted. It won’t be long before universities start closing their English departments." Quote Carlo Lancellotti @_CLancellotti, "One thing that genuinely surprised me many years ago when I became acquainted with US academia was that on more than one campus the really nihilistic department, the one truly bent on destroying its own discipline, was the English department." David Bernstein @ProfDBernstein, "Here's some free legal advice for
@UVA: don't take legal advice from professor in the English, Media Studies, and Education departments." Quote ((( C'villeBubble ))) @CvilleBubble, "Three UVA faculty urge peers to ignore guidance sent by UVA's own legal counsel in response to @CivilRights investigations -- "We must resist" The trio assert "academic freedom" & "autonomy" are more important UVA faces loss of $1B+ in fed funds--per year--if it doesn'tShow more"

A Driscolly post at Insty, HOW IT STARTED: "Denim ads get people riled up. Does it all flow from the foundational contrast between starch and flesh? No doubt the minds behind the Sweeney campaign wanted to stir memories of Brooke Shields, declaring to Richard Avedon’s camera, in 1980: “You wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”. . ." memetic_sisyphus @memeticsisyphus, "I think it may not be about the jeans…"

From Breitbarts, one California County Board Bans Trans Athletes from Girls’ Sports. From the ReModern Review, the DAILY ART FIX: ‘They/Them’ SC Elementary School Teacher Placed on Leave Over Graphic Social Media and Classroom Art.

Many, many good links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.15.25 (No, Really). The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: The Last Champion of Cracker Barrel and FMJRA 2.0: Preparing For The Draft up at the Other McCain.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Big Balls Beaten Badly, Trump Threatens DC Takeover

John Sexton at Hat Hair reports Trump Threatens to Take Over DC After 'Big Balls' Lives Up to His Name, "The incident in question happened early Sunday morning. A woman in a car was approached by some teenagers who demanded she hand over her car. A bystander saw what was happening and got involved. He wound up being beaten bloody by a group of teens but stopped the carjacking attempt. This afternoon, President Trump highlighted this case on Truth Social saying crime in the city is out of control because teens aren't held accountable. His post also included a photo of the man who was beaten up. . . And shortly after that one of the man's friend's posted that he'd taken the photo. He identified the DOGE employee was Edward Coristine, aka "Big Balls" who made a lot of news when he was with DOGE. He describes the group Coristine fought with as "8 thugs." Ben Whedon at JTN, Trump threatens to federalize D.C. over lax approach to minors committing crimes. ""If this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he concluded." Sean Davis @seanmdav "End home rule and re-federalize D.C. immediately. It is long overdue, as D.C. is clearly incapable of governing itself. The days of D.C. holding the government and the country hostage need to be over." Quote Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "Judging by how Trump 2.0 has approached things, this isn’t a warning to clean up. It’s a warning that D.C. will be federalized. No one seriously believes the people who wrecked it are now going to fix it. This is just Trump laying the groundwork for what’s coming. x.com/RapidResponse4…" From PM, Elon Musk backs Trump over federalization of Washington, DC after DOGE staffer brutally beaten: Elon Musk @elonmusk "A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC. A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC." Matt Margolis at PJM, Elon Musk Proved Democrats Never Cared About the Environment or crime. OTP reports Trump Cancels Musk’s Federal Employee Achievement Program, you know, telling the boss what you actually accomplished.

Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks Democrats' Sudden Freakout Over Gerrymandering Is Starting to Make Sense... and a CNN Guest Made a Keen Observation That Nuked the Dems' Narrative Over Texas Gerrymandering  “These new five potential GOP-controlled districts are all majority Hispanic. The Republicans are leaning into the victories that Trump had with Hispanic voters in 2024 and saying, ‘Hey, we're going to bet on ourselves,’” Ungar-Sargon said. “It's amazing to me that the Democrats are just kind of running away,” she added." Also,  This Is How You Know Texas Dems Are Losing the Gerrymandering Messaging War. Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl "Pritzker 2025: Says redistricting is evil. Pritzker 2022: Redistricts Illinois." DC_Draino @DC_Draino "Blue states with ZERO Republican House seats: Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire Hawaii New Mexico Connecticut Delaware. Blue states with ONE Republican House seat: Maryland Oregon Maine. Blue states with 2-5 Republican House seats: Colorado Minnesota Illinois Virginia New Jersey. After that, you only have California & New York The reason Democrats are screaming for Texas to stop redistricting is because Democrats have almost nothing left to gerrymander They already rigged the map years ago and hate to see Republicans actually fighting back." They feel entitled to win the 2026 midterms. Sister Toldja at RedState enjoys watching  a Texas Democrat Gets Lit Up by Reporter Over Leaving Flood Legislation in Limbo. Misty Severi at JTN reports Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove state House Democratic Caucus chair from office. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.05.25 (Morning Edition), EBL: Governor Abbott Warns Texas Dems To Return, Or Else, Louder With Crowder, Texas Democrats run away (again) to block redistricting, causing Texas Governor to make MASSIVE threat.

Breitbart Bus explores The MADness of the Jobs Revisions. This is worth a good read, especially if you have a statistical background. "This isn’t just “these things happen.” These things don’t happen. And when they do, they are the signal, not the noise."  The recent revisions to the jobs reports are way outside the norms. Regardless of what you think of the people involved, the system is broken. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Trump says Bessent will not be considered for Federal Reserve chairman "“I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is,” President Trump said." Sundance at CTH hosts CNBC Questioning President Trump About Banking Discrimination – Trump Leaves Them Speechless. Streif at RedState hears Trump Faces Senate Mutiny Over Ending the Wind and Solar Power Grift Congress Wants to Fund. Matt Vespa thinks There Is No Better Entertainment Than Watching a Top Trump Official Destroy CNN. "Yesterday, CNN host Kasie Hunt pitched the question to Lee Zeldin and instantly regretted it. The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) noted that nothing broadcast before he was allowed to speak was remotely accurate to what the EPA is rescinding this week." 

John Sexton at Hat Hair notes Trump Says India will Pay 'Substantial' New Tariffs. From Da Wire,  Russia Responds After Trump Dispatches Submarines: There Can Be No Winner In A Nuclear War, "... we believe everyone should be very careful about nuclear rhetoric."

NewsMax cites Trump: VP Vance 'Most Likely' Heir to MAGA Movement, with a nod to Rubio too. Don Surber, notes August begins. Lies and TDS continue. At Am Great, The Great Victor Davis Hanson explores Trump’s Unknown Frontiers, "Trump is rewriting the rules of politics, economics, and culture—and no one, not even the experts, knows what happens when the old orthodoxy finally breaks."

Sundance at CTH hosts DNI Tulsi Gabbard Providing an Update on Current Russiagate Declassification and Investigation and MAKES SENSE – Devin Nunes: The Raid on Mar-a-Lago Was to Retrieve Declassified HPSCI Report That Deconstructed Obama/Brennan ICA. Maybe. Somebody knows the answer, and we need to get it out. From Drew Berquist, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Targets Long-Running CIA Propaganda Operation "Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has called for a full dismantling of what she identifies as remnants of the CIA’s Cold War-era Operation Mockingbird, an alleged propaganda network that she claims continues to influence media coverage and public perception, particularly in matters involving President Donald Trump." From Ace, Pam Bondi Convenes Grand Jury to Investigate RussiaGate Coup, "As Guy Who Always Thinks Things Are Beginning says: And so it begins. A grand jury, of course, is empowered to indict people for crimes. It also has great powers to demand testimony and subpoena documents." Dave Strom at Hat Hair astonished Bondi's Russiagate Grand Jury to Be Empaneled in Florida? "If true, this changes things quite a bit. We all know that if a Grand Jury were empaneled in New York or Washington, D.C., no prosecutor could indict even a Democrat ham sandwich for a felony caught on tape and broadcast live on CNN." At Twitchy, Aww, WASSAMATTA?! LOL! WATCH Nicolle Wallace's Pinched Face As She Reports on Russia Collusion Grand Jury. OTP, Scarborough Says Bondi Ordering Probe Of Obama Administration ‘Extraordinarily Stupid.’ From Comm Def, James Clapper Gets Nervous, Lawyered Up After Gabbard’s Criminal Referrals [WATCH]. A Driscolly post at Insy, DNC-MSM DOESN’T WANT ITS MODIFIED LIMITED HANGOUT INVESTIGATED: Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi, "A significant part of Russiagate as a cultural phenomenon has been the shunning of anyone who questioned it, from Princeton professor Stephen Cohen to @ggreenwald to @aaronjmate to @raymcgovern and many others - including @TulsiGabbard and @FBIDirectorKash." Quote Dan D @DanielCDolmar, "Replying to @mtaibbi What's with all of the comments below every single one of Matt's linked pieces saying "Dude you've lost it..." or "Is this a wise use of your time"? It's been years of the same boring thing, trying so hard to be DIScouraging, that it must be ENcouraging by now." Jerry Dunleavy at JTN, Hunter Biden laptop letter author helped Clinton tie Trump to Putin in 2016 Mike Morell is perhaps best known now as the driving force behind the infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter in 2020. "But the former acting CIA director played an eerily similar, albeit less successful, role in Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 bid." Michael Shellenberger, claims Rogue Spy Agencies are Behind a Global War On Democracy "House arrest of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro echoes attempts to incarcerate Trump and presidential candidates in France and Romania."

Rusty Weiss at RedState is happy to report Bill and Hillary Clinton Just Got Slapped With Subpoenas for Testimony Regarding Jeffrey Epstein. Sundance, James Comer Issues House Subpoenas for Epstein Files and Witnesses. PJM's Stephen Kruiser notes This Ain't Bill and Hillary Clinton's First Subpoena Rodeo. Prepare for evasions, and careful parsing of words. From NewsMax, Trump DOJ Considering Release of Ghislaine Maxwell Interview. Ben Whedon at JTN hears Ghislaine Maxwell opposes release of grand jury transcripts in her trial "Maxwell, however, is in the process of appealing her conviction for sex-trafficking and has argued that she should have been shielded from prosecution by an agreement that Epstein made with federal prosecutors." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Too Fun to Check: Did Ghislaine Drop a Dime On the Clintons? 

Misty Severi, Prosecutors accuse Smartmatic executive of bribing Venezuelan election official with luxury home "The transfer was allegedly completed between April and July 2019, after the company supposedly ended its business in Venezeula." Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Lawsuits Proceed Against Two Blue States’ Corrupted Voter Rolls. From the College Fix, ‘I wasn’t supposed to vote’: UMich illegal voting scandal reveals fraud risks in same-day registration. 

Greg Piper at JTN reports a First federal court permanently blocks ban on 'abortion pill reversal,' in culture-war Colorado, "Colorado medical board's own expert contradicted its "conclusory assertion" that "research supports" other off-label uses of natural pregnancy hormone progesterone, which the state promotes for medicalized gender transitions."   ET sees Trump Accumulates Wins on Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket—Key Takeaways, "The justices have halted lower court blocks on multiple aspects of the president’s agenda." John Sexton, Prosecutors reports Judge Dugan Knew She Exceeded Her Authority. At LifeZette, Supreme Court Signals Interest in Major Voting Rights Case That Could Reshape House Control. Christian Heiens @ChristianHeiens, "I cannot stress to you enough how earth-shattering it would be for the Supreme Court to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The electoral cornerstone of the Postwar Liberal Consensus would be gone overnight, and with it, the Democratic Party's ability to contest the House of Representatives as we know it. Between this and the potential mid-decade redistricting in a few other GOP-controlled states, Democrats would not be able to flip back the House of Representatives even if they ruthlessly gerrymandered every Republican out of California." John Hinderacker at Power Line finds a judge apparently used AI to write an opinion, that turned out to be full of "hallucinated" facts and references, Our Artificially Intelligent Judges. Steve Hayward at Political Questions, Should We Replace Judges with AI? "It isn't just college students and journalists that AI is making lazy and stupid, but the problem may be even worse than you think."

PJM's Matt Margolis has Bombshell Memos that Show DHS and FBI Had HUGE Concerns About Tim Walz Last Year. Bill Ackman @BillAckman "Whoever writes the headlines at the @nypost is a genius." Quote "New York Post @nypost "Today's cover: Far left Sen. Warren gushes over NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani — as other high-profile Dems stay silent" Dave Strom, Elizabeth Warren: Mamdani Is the Democrats' Standard Bearer. From Da Fetched, “Spouse” or Not? AOC Under Fire for Alleged Misuse of Congressional Perks. Twitchy, Well, Well, What Do We Have HERE? Ethics Committee RIPS AOC for 'Spouse' Shenanigans and HOOBOY *Thread*. Capt. Ed cites Politico: Newsom Forced to Suck Up to Big Oil As Refineries Close. Dave Strom calls it Newsom's Slip and Flip on Oil.

From Fox, House Dem declares she is a 'proud Guatemalan' before American at Progressive International conference "Progressive Caucus members, including Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, attended a summit organized by radical left-wing group." Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon "It turns out, illegal migrants were taking American jobs. And now Americans are getting those jobs back, thanks to Donald Trump." Quote Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, "In the last 4 months, 1.8 million native-born Americans got a job and 1.5 million foreign-born workers lost a job—most of them illegal. It's a huge win for President Trump, a true America First agenda. Enough with the myth of "jobs Americans won't do." Wont do for those wages." OTP, Arsonist Attacks Washington State ICE Office, Throws Rock Through Window. At LifeZette a report from Alligator Alcatraz: Illegal Aliens Launch Hunger Strike, Demand Respect in Florida.

John Sexton finds Terry Moran admit Yeah, ABC News Was Biased Against Trump, "Were we biased? Yes. Almost inadvertently, I’d say. ABC News has the same problem so many leading cultural institutions do in America: A lack of viewpoint diversity." Ace hears CBS's New Management Doesn't Know What to Do With Woke Ratings-Disaster Gayle King, "So close to Pride Month, CBS?"

Reagan Reese at Da Caller, Trump Admin Freezes $339 Million From UCLA Over Civil Rights Violations. From Campus Reform, University of Iowa official secretly filmed admitting DEI survives law, board directives "A University of Iowa official was caught in a video published on Wednesday admitting that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) essentially still remains at the institution." At Althouse, "Because schools are funded on a per-pupil basis, the loss of 3,000 of the district’s 200,000 students could amount to a $28 million funding decrease." ""The district... has... hired Caissa K12 to help it recruit back families tempted by other options.... In mid-May, Caissa’s team of paid canvassers fanned out across Orange County, looking for parents. . . . From "Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers/A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students" (NYT)."

ET reports US Restricts Certain Visas for Transgender Athletes. "The new policy alert means that transgender athletes will not be considered aliens of ‘extraordinary ability’ for status to compete in the United States." Legal Line, Lawsuit against trans athletes fails as Pa. Dems fight changes. From the College Fix, UPenn student paper: School caving to Trump admin. over men in women’s sports is ‘fascism’, but then, everything they don't like is ‘fascism.’ From Valid Science by José Duarte, PhD, The Daily Beast fabricated scientific findings to pathologize "homophobia" "They even called people "diseased."" John Trent at Fandom Pulse hears J.K. Rowling Predict Women On The Gender Identity Bandwagon Will Pretend They Were Always TERFs In 10 Years.

Which brings us to the all important matter of Sydney Sweeney's jeans/genes. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.05.25 (Morning Edition), Louder With Crowder, Sydney Sweeney OUTED as a registered Republican, while both Trump and JD Vance have thoughts on the matter At Insty, DON’T LEAVE OUT THE ATTRACTIVE WOMEN: Clifton Duncan @cliftonaduncan "It sucks that Twitter became a far right echo chamber. Now my timeline is filled with extremists urging me to lift weights, eat healthy, have children, and read Shakespeare." TrashPanda reports American Eagle Stock Surges 20% After President Trump Praises Sydney Sweeney Ad. Katya Sedgwick at The Everyman Commentary notices Something About Sydney (Sells Jeans). "When it comes to American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney ad, using sex, race or DEI to sell products is just part of modern marketing. But adding "controversy" to the mix is what makes it effective." From Twitchy, 'Work on It, Sweetheart': Megyn Kelly DROPS Sarah Longwell Over Beyoncé's Knock-Off Jeans Ad

Beyoncé stars in new ad campaign for Levi’s.

The singer appears with blonde curly hair in new photos released by the jeans brand.

It comes amid Sydney Sweeney’s new American Eagle ad being criticized by liberal activists who have claimed it is ‘racist.’ pic.twitter.com/4moBzBPhoP

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 5, 2025

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Doughnut Dolly and FMJRA 2.0: World Series ’73 Week Two up on time and under budget.