Flotsam and Jetsam - More Fun with Fauci

In The Mailbox: 07.29.26

Yep, Tony Fauci and his travelling medicine show are still the main topic. At Fox, Jonathan Turley opines Fauci took the Fifth, but his diary may have already answered for him. "Dr. Anthony Fauci had every reason to fear Wednesday's Senate hearing after his diary revealed startling contradictions." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Sure, Roasting Fauci Is Fun, but There's No Do-Over for the Biden Years. At How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov, Fauci Should Be in Jail, Not Georgetown. From Campus Reform, "Fauci's testimony is a slap in the face to students like me". PJM's Cathy Salgado hears RFK is Appalled That Fauci Hid His Own Vaccine Injury From the Public. To be fair, we don't really know his pulmonary infarction was a result of the vaccine, but it happened shortly thereafter, and it's a reasonable inference. Hans Mahncke at Da Fed has 10 Questions For Congress To Ask Fauci About His Covid Corruption And Coverup. I doubt they'll get a second bite of that apple. 

Nick Arama at RedState hears Fauci Fumes Post-Hearing - Rand Paul Has Some Helpful Advice. "Walk it off." Althouse, "I can explain and validate everything that I've done." Video at link. From Breitbart, Fauci Diaries: Delusional Anthony Fauci Believed Attacks on Him Were a Rightwing Plot to ‘Destroy Democracy.’ At State of the Day, State of Wednesday: DR. FAUCI AND MR. DRUMPF. "Nobody is as important as Dr. Fauci, said Dr. Fauci." Tim O'Brien at PJM says Don’t Forget the Role the ‘Scarf Queen’ Played in the Fauci Cabal. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Deborah Birx Was Never Pardoned; UPDATE: Birx Admits Election Influenced COVID Response. "Birx is Dr. Fauci's accomplice, and while far less evil than Fauci, because there is little indication that she actually conspired to create the COVID virus that wiped out tens of millions of people, she participated in the subsequent destruction that destroyed lives and split this country apart. She lied repeatedly, causing enormous damage, and decided that she and Fauci could run a shadow government and do an end run around the political leadership elected by the American people." I'm also not sure she committed a crime; although she clearly lied to Trump about a number of things. As President, Trump was the real head of the DOJ, does that make it lying to a law enforcement officer? Just a stab in back dark. Jordan Schachtel @JordanSchachtel, "They should also haul Deborah Birx before committees. She does not have pardon immunity, and she was arguably equally as destructive as Fauci." She did sort of slide out of view before the scale of the deception became obvious. More at Ace's Quick Hits.

KC @KCPayTreeIt, "Anyone else remember the two Bakersfield REAL doctors, Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi, who got silenced and whose YouTube video was removed due to “misinformation” during COVID, all because they provided science-based info to the public that went against the “experts”?" Google censored two of my blog posts, apparently for citing the Great B@rrington Declaration. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "It’s insane that any of these people were ever taken seriously again after this." Althouse cites "[Senator Bernie Moreno] requested those in the audience to stand up if they had paid a professional, legal, or personal price for dissenting from Covid orthodoxies ..." Siraj Hashmi @SirajAHashmi, "“What radicalized you?” Me:" "NPR: Dozens of public health officials have signed open letter in support of the nationwide anti-racism protests. White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19, they wrote. Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "The central lesson of everything surrounding Covid is that the institutions are broken, all of them. Continuing to cite those same institutions as proof that their own claims were true is therefore either breathtakingly stupid or deliberately dishonest. I cannot tell whether this guy genuinely believes the lies or is merely pretending to be dumb enough to believe them." Quote Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan, "The members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) for the World Health Organization (WHO) "determined that most of the peer-reviewed scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic origin, meaning that it came from an animal. - Nature magazine, February 2026 "

Matt Vespa at TownHall has his irony meter busted, Wait, Ketanji Brown Jackson Really Said That…on This Podcast? "Justice Jackson said she’s very careful about which public engagements she participates in to avoid appearing partisan. It’s a classic lack of self-awareness that’s frankly remarkable. She wants to seem impartial, which is fine, but she made these remarks on Michelle Obama’s podcast. You cannot make this up." From WUWT, Elena Kagan Gave Bogus Science a Blind Endorsement. "Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s admission at a July Senate hearing raises troubling questions about accountability in judicial education. Kagan confirmed she had written the foreword for the Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence without reading a chapter on climate change that was eventually removed because of objectionable biases – and has yet to read it." Sundance is outraged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says Illegal Alien Detention Unlawful Because No Other President Did It.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees The Cornyn-Tillis Losers' Revenge Tour Continues. Sundance at CTH, Senators Cornyn and Tillis Block Todd Blanche from AG Confirmation. Adam Turner at Am Great thinks The GOP Is Fighting to Hold the House. It Just Might Do It. "The GOP faces a tough midterm environment—but redistricting wins, financial strength, and Democrat divisions could help Republicans preserve their fragile House majority." Atop Da Hill, White House eyes reopening oil refineries amid high gasoline prices. Joel Berry @JoelWBerry, "These guys have a game they play where they propose the worst solutions imaginable, and if you reject their solutions, they act like you have no plan to defeat the Left at all. I've read your idiot manifesto, Charles. Your plan calls for us to lose on purpose, to accelerate the destruction of the United States, kick off a civil war, and somehow build something better from the ashes. Other solutions from your tribe include burning the Constitution and installing a new Franco. It's all infantile nonsense..."

News Wax, US Conducting Airstrikes in Iran as Tehran Escalates, Talks Falter. From NYPo, Trump demands Iran agree to a cease-fire — and there will be ‘price to pay’ for any attacks: US official. At Da Signal the Great Victor Davis Hanson explains Iran and Trump’s Next Strategy for Endgame. Althouse finds "Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza."Writes Trump on Truth Social." It's good the have hope, but I don't believe the lying shit-weasels.

Ace hears Ukraine Drones Reach All the Way to the Caspian Sea to Destroy Two Sanctioned Russian Ships Delivering Iranian Military Equipment to Russia. "There's a lot of whining from the Russians and Iranians and the hard left, but the rules are clear, ships transporting arms and military gear are fair targets in war. And Russia is meanwhile sinking Ukranian ships delivering grain to foreign buyers. So, fair is fair." From sundance, Young Defense Minister Fired by Zelenskyy Says Removal Was Due to His Audit of Military Spending – Ukraine Officials Demanded Cash Flow Continue and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Recaps His Visit with President Trump.

At RedState, Nick Arama sees a Concerning Poll About Socialists in Democrat Party - Adam Schiff's Response Explains the Problem RNC Research @RNCResearch, "Adam Schiff is fine with the Socialist takeover of his party if it means Democrats will win. CNN: “Are you on board with this?” SCHIFF: “I would rather be in that big tent in the majority than be a smaller party that is stuck forever in the minority.” Ace, One Third of All Democrats Now Identify As Socialists, While Only 39% of Country Would Consider Voting for a Socialist. "John Nolte..." Dan McCarthy at RCP compares Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams. Jared Gould, Degrees of Discontent: How Higher Education Created a Downwardly Mobile Elite. "America has produced more credentialed elites than the economy has room for—and the DSA is where the surplus is landing." At The View From North Central Idaho, Socialist Do Not Understand Numbers, or physics or biology. From AMAC, Mamdani & Champagne Socialist Allies Masquerade as Working-Class Heroes, "According to internal data, 85 percent of DSA members are white, and 58 percent hold professional or managerial jobs—while just four percent are blue-collar workers." From RCW, Arresting Netanyahu in America Would Be Illegal. At the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed, Who Said Trump Tax Bill Benefited 'Folks Who Don't Really Need More Money,' Claimed $26,000 Trump Tax Deduction. TBF, it's stupid not to use a tax deduction you're eligible for. CJ says Hasan Piker and Code Pink Went to Cuba. Now They Might Be Under Investigation. From Da Wire, Jewish Democrat AG Won’t Attend Party’s Convention Due To Safety Concerns. "In Michigan, both Israel and antisemitism have played an large role in the Democratic primary, leading to worries over harassment of jewish attendees."

Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio

Capt. Ed says It's Official: Shame Has Died in Politics, and the Media Killed It. Twitchy sees Maine Dems Swap Nazi Senate Candidate for Guy Who Fathered Kids With His Second Cousin. Matt Vespa, Well, No One Expected to Find Out That Bit of Family History About Troy Jackson. The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire, "RELATIVE ATTRACTION: We can confirm that Troy Jackson and his longtime partner are second cousins. They have two children together." Ilhan Omar says hold my beer... Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "MAJOR BREAKING: MA Medical Examiner officially rules death of woman found dead in home owned by Rep Pressley’s ex-con husband, a HOMICIDE The victim was identified as Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio, 18 Let me repeat A MURDER VICTIM WAS FOUND IN A SITTING REP’S HUSBAND’S HOME." and This is 18-year-old Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio She was found murdered in a home owned by Rep Ayanna Pressley’s ex-con husband You probably won’t see this is the leftist media. Edwin Edwards bows to the master. Amy Curtis at TownHall reports the Company of 'Squad' Member's Husband Just Landed $2B Contract in a Blue State and It's Shady, "Conan Harris, the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), is a partner in a company that was just selected for an almost $2 billion deal to build a new courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts."

Don Surber is not upset that DNC is broke, "Its financial situation is as bankrupt as its communist ideas." (((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "So just to be clear, Kamala Harris‘s team is now promoting Alex Jones." Quote Headquarters @HQNewsNow, "Alex Jones calls for Trump to be impeached and for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment." Amy Curtis shows Ro Khanna and Bob Brooks 'New Economic Patriotism' Tour Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny.

At RedState, the Heartland Institute says Here Are the Hard Facts That Doom Every Proposed Social Security Fix. It's the math, stupid. "John Hart, president of Open the Books, told Fox Business News the only way to save the system is to means-test recipients and eliminate everyone but the indigent. Host Stuart Varney rightly pointed out that no politician could survive the firestorm that would result from that." PJM's VodkaPundit takes a look at California's Impending Energy Disaster That Nobody Talks About, and they have no one but themselves to blame. Beege Welborn notices the Seattle Police Chief Who Was Out of Town a Lot Now Likely Out of a Job, Too.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.30.26

Sundance reports More than 50,000 Migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa Swarm Spain’s Enclave of Ceuta. A Driscolly post at Insty is a good start, SPAIN IS BEING INVADED RIGHT NOW; UPDATE: Georgia Meloni Responds, Threatens to Cut Off Spain. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "This takes me back to Del Rio, TX in 2021 w/ the Haitian surge. Similar images. This is what the DSA/socialist platform looks like in practice - in another country. No borders. No immigration enforcement. Complete freedom of movement without any resistance from the government." Quote Inevitable West @Inevitablewest, "BREAKING: An emergency has now been declared in the Spanish city of Ceuta after tens of thousands of illegal migrants break in from Morocco Pedro Sánchez is REFUSING to deploy the military to defend the borders." And AARON HANSCOM: Elon Musk Was Right: Pedro Sánchez Is a Traitor. At Ace's Thousands of Africans Flood Past Weak Fencing to Enter Spanish City of Ceuta, Saying "Goodbye Morocco, Hello Spain;" The Socialist, Open Borders Government Refuses to Halt the Mass Illegal Migration "The Democrats have a plan for America. This is that plan." 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓷 𝓡𝓪𝔂 @2CynicAl65, "All fighting age men. Curious." Quote RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa, "North African Muslim criminals have just broken into Spain from Morocco via Ceuta. Europe is under attack." Dr Helen Ingram @drhingram, "I’m sat in a pub watching Sky News and there’s no mention of the invasion in Spain today, just repeated adverts for a documentary about a girl who lied about grooming gangs. Is this the state of the MSM? No wonder they want to stamp out citizen journalism on social media." Cathy Salgado hears John Cleese Drops Truth Bombs About Islamic Culture “I'm not a racist. I'm a culturalist[.] I believe some cultures are superior to others.” He went on, “For example, I prefer cultures that do not encourage wife beating, paedophilia, clitorectomies, stoning and constant inflation of the male ego[.] I am also aware of the difference between Islamoscepticism and Islamophobia.” Dr. Maalouf @realMaalouf, "Portugal is banning burqas and niqabs in public places, with fines up to 4,000 euros. Muslim men who force their wives or female relatives to wear one will also face 3 years in prison. Burqas were described as a ‘symbol of women’s oppression and a threat to public safety.’"

It's a little late, but Ace notes Trump Activates Never-Before-Used Court To Deport Terrorists "The court had been created in 1996 to quickly deport terrorist-sympathizing aliens. I imagine it was created in response to the first bombing of the World Trade Center by Muslim savages. But it was just some empty posturing. It was never actually used. But Trump discovered this unused authority hanging around gathering dust it and now he's using it." We'll see if the judges let him. From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, ICE Dismantles Criminal SIM Farms. "Remember last year’s story about a “SIM farm” that was later linked to China? ICE just shut down a whole lot more." Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx, "SHOCKING new whistleblower testimony: 200 migrant kids sent to the same container park. Xavier Becerra KNEW and covered it up. Employees who objected were FIRED. “She got terminated. Becerra was aware.”" At The Independent, More than 200,000 migrants have taken Trump up on his offer to get paid for self-deporting.

At NewsBusters, Couric Admits She, Democrat Producer Worked In an 'Artful Way' To Undermine Palin. Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. @neoavatara, "Trump really made a difference on this. He deserves a lot of credit." Quote FIRE @TheFIREorg, "Restrictive campus speech policies are at a historic low. FIRE’s latest Spotlight on Speech Codes found major improvements, with a record number of schools earning our highest rating and, for the first time, fewer than 10% of public colleges having restrictive policies."

WSJ opines ‘Restorative Justice’ Brings Violent Schools. "Why would anyone think you could discipline bullies by inviting them to talk about their feelings?" From the College Fix, 40% won’t hire Trump voters: New report details higher education’s ideological divide. And that's only how many admit it openly.

Ace wakes up to the realization The Gay Communists of the WNBA Micro-Fandom Harass, Threaten Two Teenage Girls for Supporting Sophie Cunningham and All-Female Sports "Just disgraceful. They're animals." Beege Welborn thinks The WNBA Is Run by Numbskulls.

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.30.26.

Flotsam and Jetsam - In Spite of Our Selves

From Da Caller, Mark Sanford Announces Bid For Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat (just say no) and Conservative Leaders Call GOP-Led Amnesty Bill ‘Betrayal’ To Voters (it is). Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed notices that Cornyn, Tillis Drag Their Feet On Blanche Nomination After Voting For Obama, Biden Appointees out of spite. From Campus Reform, House Republicans advance package to shrink Education Department "Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the legislation would reduce bureaucracy as Republicans seek to return more education authority to the states." Eliminating it altogether would be better. At Am Spec, Jeff Lord discusses Sally Quinn and the Establishment Blues, "It’s all about the power. ... Ms. Quinn’s column epitomizes that sense of Washington’s permanent power brokers that they are somehow, in their world of power elites, deserving of their place and have a right to be running the rest of the country and telling everybody else what to do. Whether the rest of the country likes it or not." TownHall's Joe Chalfant sees The Left Is Going All in to Take Out One of America's Favorite Conservatives, Rep. Andy Ogles, D-Cal.

TownHall's Kurt Schlichter issues a spoiler alert, It’s Going to Be JD and Kamala, So Calm Down. Hey, I'm not done deciding between JD and Marco!

Gina Milan @ginamilan_ "Trump jokes that Kaitlan Collins looks like Dylan Mulvaney. Media: “Disgusting. Mean. Unacceptable.” Jimmy Kimmel mocks Charlie Kirk’s murder, calls Melania an “expectant widow,” and airs a “Trump’s gonna kill you” shirt. Media: “Relax. It’s comedy. It’s free speech.” Got it." Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Democrats: Dylan Mulvaney is a beautiful woman. Trump: Kaitlan Collins looks like Dylan Mulvaney. Democrats: How dare Trump compare Kaitlan Collins to an ugly man!" Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "Can someone explain this to me like I’m five? Trump compared Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney and the media is losing its mind calling it an “attack.” But wait… don’t they constantly tell us that trans women are beautiful? That they’re real women? That we should celebrate them? So why is comparing a woman to a trans woman suddenly an insult? Wouldn’t that be a compliment in their world? I’m genuinely confused." Andrew Isker @BonifaceOption, "It’s the perfect joke. They can’t articulate why it is offensive without admitting their beliefs are fake. What is she supposed to say? “How dare you compare me to a man pretending to be a woman?”" At Twitchy, Fellow Americans: Trump Doubles Down on Comparing CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to Trans Icon Dylan Mulvaney.

Jesse Singal @jessesingal, "DSA folks: Democrats are are the enemy Some Dems: DSA folks view us as the enemy and are therefore not our allies -- they could help wreck the party DSA folks: Holy shit how could you say that??? Unbelievable slanderlibel," Quote Mike from PA@Mike_from_PA, "Personally it’s time that we stop pretending that liberals like Jon Ossoff, Gretchen Whitmer, Mayor Pete, etc. are anything but enemies. She was literally recruited into politics by a Blue Cross/ Blue Shield health insurance executive. They are not progressive." PJM's Rick Moran explains why Why Every Young DSA Member Needs to See 'Star City'. Hat Hair's Josh Hammer asserts the DSA Assault on Prisons Is Rooted in Third World-ist Lust for Barbarism. Don't worry, they'll save prisons for "enemies of the people," ie, conservatives.PJM's Bob Spencer wonders Is Zohran Mamdani Mentally Ill? Not by normal definitions. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "New York under Mamdani is going to become London under Sadiq Khan, if it hasn't already." Quote Roger Zakheim @RogerZakheim Replying to @RogerZakheim, "Rabbi Levine: “When I was growing up the only time we saw security outside of my synagogue or my Jewish day school was when the mayor came to speak. The police were there to protect him. Today every time the mayor speaks we need the police to protect us.”" Just wait until all the Jews move out and take their money with them. From Twitchy, GOOD! Families of 9/11 Victims Want Mayor Zohran Mamdani BANNED From 25th Anniversary. Shooting News Week says Oh Look! Another Bloomberg Mayor Would Rather Limit Gun Rights Than Jail Criminals. Criminals are their voters, gun owners are not. That McCotter at Am Great, ‘Meet the New Boss, Worse Than the Old Boss’: Welcome to Ortega-Murillo’s Nicaragua, the socialist end game.

At Althouse, "The Democratic Party is so short on cash that leaders at its headquarters have undertaken a new gambit to mask the severity of the problems: asking vendors not to send bills until after the midterm elections...." "From "Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party/The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions" (NYT gift link)." I'm sure some billionaires will step up.

News Wax hears CENTCOM Chief Urged Iran Strike Halt. "Cooper told administration officials that most of the military's designated targets in the Strait of Hormuz region had already been struck, leaving relatively few remaining objectives." Make the rubble bounce. Responsible Statecraft sees Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot. "Tehran's attacks on its Arab neighbors have increased their reliance on the US rather than reducing it." RedState's Nick Arama hears Mike Waltz Reveals Why Iran's Regime Is in Even Deeper Trouble "President Donald Trump announced that they were going to use any of the Iranian regime money they could lay their hands on to pay off any damage that Iran was causing, such as with shipping. And they've been going after Iran's money big time, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has explained, even tracking down Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's "money man," and freezing regime-related accounts. Bessent said they were preserving that money for "the American people." Bessent explained how they've been tracking accounts all over the world, and now they've also frozen a crypto wallet containing about $130 million linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)." Trump and Bessent understand money can be a weapon. At Hat Hair, Larry Elder notices Trump's War Critics Discuss Everything -- Except the Point, stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons, and the means to use them. News Wax cites Waltz: Saudi Nuclear Deal Includes 'No Enrichment' Capability, not that Waltz, the other Waltz.

Fox, Rand Paul releases documents on intercepted COVID research materials, "CBP intercepted biological materials tied to US–China virus network before COVID, new documents show. A DHS report details a coronavirus research network centered around University of Minnesota virologist Fang Li." At Insty, a Driscolly post, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has released another batch of documents related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Robby Soave @robbysoave, "Privately, in his diaries, Doctor Fauci admitted he no longer believed the wet market was the origin of covid. A week later, he convenes a call with 12 scientists, and only two of them think it's definitely animal spillover. Publicly, he comes out against lab leak and presses the Proximal Origins paper to find in favor of animal spillover. Seems bad." Tom Elliott @tomselliott, "Wow, @Alyssafarah -- formerly of the Trump Admin, currently of The View -- emailed Fauci in 2020 saying she's trying to get Dr. Scott Atlas fired: "He goes rogue and it’s wildly unhelpful. I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. I’ve advocated for his dismissal for months to no avail.."

John First at Energy, Security and Freedom is elated by That PA Supreme Court Case Finding Land Is A Possession and Rights to It Cannot Be Erased by Agency Eager Beavers! Jon Adler at The Volokh Conspiracy, sees Brian Fitzpatrick Makes the Case for Callais "There appears to be an academic consensus that the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana in Callais is incorrect. But does this tell us more about the decision or about the legal academy?"

Bill Ackman @BillAckman, "It is incredible how far the Democratic Party has moved politically. Just listen to @BarackObama on immigration 20 years ago. @HillaryClinton spoke similarly back then. The question of course is why. The answer I believe is not a change in fundamental views, but rather a tactical one. At some point, the Democratic Party believed it had a higher likelihood of staying in power if our country had open borders. When did this take place? What was the catalyst for this reversal of views?" Quote MAZE @mazemoore "This might be the most amazing one yet. More from Senator Obama on immigration. Obama not only said that illegals must not be allowed to work here, he went one step further and said that employers should be forced to prove that they offered the job to American citizens before they are allowed to hire guest workers. Democrats today would call this racist and xenophobic." Andrew Ireland @AndrewIrelandIN, "The H-1B program is a total scam. Purdue University is hiring a foreigner to help make newsletters and social media posts even though thousands of qualified Americans live within a 30 minute drive of this job. As a state lawmaker, I will do everything I can to end this next session." Quote indy reporter @Indy_reporter_, "Purdue University filing an H-1B for an “Assistant Director” of Communications & Marketing in Hammond, IN. Because nothing says “we couldn’t find a single American who can write a press release” like importing one for $55k–$87k starting in 2027." Sundance at CTH suggests The Scale of Ineligible People Called for Jury Duty Starts to Highlight Number of Illegal Aliens Currently on Voter Rolls. "About 75,000 noncitizens are summoned for jury duty in New Jersey each year, based on data from three state government agencies, including the Motor Vehicle Commission — a stunning figure that widens the scope of a growing controversy over government databases that may incorrectly identify noncitizens as eligible voters and jurors." At News Wax, Trump Admin to Review ICE Vetting After Shooting.

PJM's Matt Margolis observes Tucker Carlson Has Gone Bat Poop Crazy, Wants Trump Tried for Treason. Stacy McCain has his Own Tucker Carlson Theory, which basically boils down to spite. "And it seems to me that such strictly personal grievances, related to his being fired from Fox News in 2023, make much more sense in explaining what happened to Carlson than any speculation about secret payments from Qatar."

Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea has more free speech news, Fed withdraws New York Times subpoenas, CA tries to speech code-ify campus AI, “Wait, Community Had a Season SIX!?”, & more!

At Hat Hair Mark Judge has Questions for Tom Rosenstiel and the Students at the Philip Merrill School of Journalism regarding his usual (and well earned) obsession, the Kavanaugh nomination. "Here’s the question I’d like to ask Tom Rosenstiel and his students: Why did Washingtonian magazine recently spike a planned profile of me? A profile that writer Cathy Alter had begged me to do for six years?"

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Terror in Berlin as Member of the Religion of Peace Slams Van Into Pride Festival. Driscoll at Insty, AND AGAIN: Terror Attack in Berlin. “Fifteen people were injured, with one having died so far. "MORE: Suspect in Berlin Pride attack identified as ‘Islamist.’ “‘Based on the investigators’ initial findings, we have already identified a suspected perpetrator,’ Florian Nath, a spokesman for Berlin police, said, adding that the force’s search for the suspect was ‘proceeding at full speed’. ‘He is known to us as a member of Islamic circles here in Berlin … we still have no information whatsoever regarding his specific motives, the exact sequence of events, or his role in the crime itself.’”... UPDATE (1:50 PM): Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police." Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Organizers of the Berlin Pride that was targeted in a deadly attack by a Muslim Arab man read off a speech saying that the Islamic terror incident shouldn’t be politicised. The problem is with cowards like this. They want to stand in the way of those who seek to address deadly problems and danger stemming from radical Islam." Suicidal empathy. Ace, As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap: The Failure Of Western Europe To Defend Itself From Invasion "US State Department Issues Travel Advisory for Belgium."

Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed, Congress Spotlights American Bar Association’s Dance With The DEI Devil. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Live by the DEI, die by the DEI." Quote Toby Young @toadmeister, "The youngest black professor in Cambridge University's history, Jason Arday, is at the centre of a plagiarism row after academics came forward claiming large parts of his work are copied almost verbatim from others." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "Once again, I’ll remind you the Smithsonian said the anti-slavery Benjamin Franklin conducted electroshock experiments on slaves. With no evidence to prove it. And boatloads of evidence to the contrary." Quote Fox News@FoxNews, "Rep. Brandon Gill says it's time to "clean house" at the @smithsonian. The Texas Republican is backing President Trump's executive order directing warning signs to be posted outside the National Museum of American History highlighting what the White House calls ideological bias."

From NYPo, Taxpayer-funded trans dolls with removable genitalia to hit classrooms this fall for kids as young as 4 to ‘learn about different options’ Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Use the Word 'Man?' That Will Be $95,000, Please. REDUXX @reduxx, "A women's rights campaigner in Australia found guilty of "vilifying" two trans-identified males has lost her appeal. @KirralieS has been ordered to pay them $95,000 for referring to them as "men" and condemning their participation in female sports."

Flotsam and Jetsam - “Easy Like Sunday Morning”

It's kind of a themeless Sunday morning, cleaning up debris from the week. Either that, or I did a less than thorough job of collecting links. In misc Trumpiania, Matt Vespa thinks This Image Says Everything About Trump's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Speech. RedState's Nick Arama likes how Trump Delivers a Funny Joke About Nicki Minaj at the WHCD - She Drops a Humorous Reply. Pop Base @PopBase, “After hearing the gunshots, many people yelled ‘Get down!’ which caused Nicki Minaj to start twerking. Can you believe it? She’s the only one that really understood what that meant.” 

At Hat Hair, Salena Zito has an American Dream: Trump, McCormick and Dimon Unveil a Massive Manufacturing Push in Pennsylvania. USTR Takes Action in Forced Labor Section 301 Investigations, raising tariffs on countries that allow imports of the products of slave labor. “President Trump recognizes that decades of moral suasion have not eradicated forced labor from global supply chains. The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it’s well past time for our trading partners to do the same.”

Sundance at CTH sees the Plot Thickens – New Jersey Data Contractor Says Noncitizens Registering to Vote Not Our Error, they deliberately registered noncitizens.

Switching gears to foreign affairs, sundance has President Trump Notes Europe’s Refusal to Accept Elimination of Marshall Plan – New EU Scheme to Fine U.S. Tech Companies, Zelenskyy Pledges to Share Exclusive Ukraine Satellite Intelligence to Assist NATO/USA in Defeating Iran and Canadian NATO Intern at Military HQ Arrested for Spying for China. At Am Con, The Fight Inside Trump’s State Department Is About Power—Not Expertise, "The president needs diplomats willing to advance his America First agenda."

I&I asks a rhetorical question, Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform? PJM's Matt Margolis sees Jessica Tarlov Thought She Was Schooling Her Co-Hosts. She Got Humiliated Instead. ""You've been calling every Democratic candidate for over a decade a socialist or communist," Tarlov said. Gutfeld wasn't having it. "The socialists are calling themselves socialists! We didn't name them the DSA," he said." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "We know Hollywood is filled with commies. Funny how they don’t redistribute their wealth to the rest of us." Quote Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro, "Actress Molly Ringwald whines about McCarthyism and defends the communist ideology. She tacitly admits that Hollywood is filled with communists."

From the Victory Girls, Jewish Democrats In Michigan Plan To Back Republican If El-Sayed Wins Primary. We've been waiting for the majority of Jews to wise up for a long time. Data Republican at Substack, explore Chinese infiltration of US politics, Apax Partners: The Money Linking Singham and the DNC, "Apax Partners, Neville Roy Singham, and the sovereign investors surrounding the DNC’s most important political database." "Apax Partners’ management company — the entity that sits above every fund, including the one holding Democratic campaign infrastructure — counts China’s CIC and Singapore’s GIC among its owners. CIC is subject to China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law, which requires all organizations to “support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence work.” GIC’s board is chaired by Singapore’s sitting Prime Minister, who also oversees the country’s intelligence services."

At Da Wire, Rubio Lays Down ‘Trump’s Law’ In 5 Words When Asked About Iran, "They are suffering billions of dollars in damage, and their economy’s a disaster." "“I saw Araghchi, the [Iranian] Foreign Minister, the other day say something about their policy is ‘an eye for an eye,’” Rubio told reporters. “The president’s policy is ‘a head for an eye.’" Gary Anderson at Am Spec worries Our Generals Are Failing Us in Iran and elsewhere. "The U.S. military excels at tactics and technology but too often fails at operational art, strategic thinking, and developing bold leaders."

Althouse is especially interested in the protests in Madison after the death of Corey Ruiz after he stabbed a policeman in Madison, Wisconsin. "I just wanted to get to my house — that is it"/"We all just want to do something in this world." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Opinions @jsonlinemkebs, "Madison protestors have now shut down the main drag entering in and out of Madison's East side. Shutting this road down would delay first responders significantly if they were responding to a medical emergency. This is lawlessness and is putting innocent lives in danger." "The protesters are not just expressing themselves but demanding that other people stop living their lives freely and become one with the protest." And "The Dane County Farmers’ Market will still take place Saturday morning on the Capitol Square, though organizers say the market 'will look different.'" "'It is not a celebration of local food, but a space where everyone can find food grown in their community to sustain themselves and be together,' the market said in a social media post.... That's from "'My family needs justice': Relatives of Corey Ruiz speak out for first time since police shooting/Family members spoke at press event with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who previously represented George Floyd's family" (WPR)." Stacy McCain covers the Criminal Carnival in Madison, Wisconsin. "Amy Curtis: “If you don’t know Wisconsin, let me explain that Madison is so left-wing it flies in circles.” Indeed."

At Coffee and Covid News, "You had to scroll all the way down this morning’s New York Times web page to find it, but the story reported, “Hawaii Lt. Gov. Is Indicted in Corruption Investigation.” The short article is almost mind-numbingly boring, packed with passive-tense, soft verbs, and a distinct absence of outrage. Maybe the reserved tone was because the indictments were more Democrats, including the highest-ranking Democrat official under indictment yet."

This leads us to a larger point about Trump 2.0’s Department of Justice. While many in the MAGA base are still spreading “waiting for someone to get arrested” memes, high-profile, state-level arrests are happening all over the country.

How? The Trump administration systematically dismantled the so-called “ethical” gatekeepers in D.C. The DOJ’s Public Integrity Section —which historically acted as a brake and a bottleneck, protecting favored politicians and shutting down local investigations— was slashed from 36 lawyers down to just two. The long-standing requirement that local prosecutors consult with D.C. before indicting any local political figures was suspended.

By removing the federal roadblock, the Trump DOJ effectively unleashed state-level corruption prosecutions. The Hawaii case, for example, is being prosecuted by the state Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division, using evidence provided by the feds.

Leslie Eastman at LI is gratified Trump Demands Review of ‘Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence’ Used by Federal Judges, "Meanwhile, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology investigates the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) over its stewardship of this nation’s scientific efforts." Conquest's Second Law: Any organization not explicitly and constitutionally right-wing will sooner or later become left-wing. With Fritz's addendum, "With explicitly right-wing organization, it takes a little longer."

From Twitchy, Convicted Murderer Karmelo Anthony Seeks a New Trial, Claims Judge Was Biased, a routine procedural step. Jay Rogers at TownHall thinks The Carroll Case Still Deserves a Second Look, it didn't even make sense as fiction.

At Twitchy, Judges Enter Orders Preventing DHS From Terminating TPS for Ethiopia, South Sudan , despite the Supreme Court telling them, more or less directly, to cut that shit out. John Hinderacker at Power Line, compares Trump’s Success, and AI’s Bias on immigration. "My colleague David Zimmer dug into the data to assess the success of President Trump’s immigration policies. He found them to be very successful, indeed:... I thought I’d put AI to the test to see what its response would be regarding the data I presented above. It responded twice that I was misrepresenting the data relevant to both the number and percentage of illegal aliens detained who had either a criminal history or pending criminal charge. AI referenced the CATO Institute and the Migration Policy Institute as source documents for refuting my conclusions. I then provided the link to the DHS raw data and asked AI to calculate the figures and get back to me. Here’s AI’s response – I’ll take the win!..."

From Shooting News Week, Congress Moving to Block Gun Purchase Tracking Causes a Major Media Meltdown, but then, they melt down over nearly everything.

Sundance reports a Terrorist Attack at Berlin Gay Pride Event. Those damn white sup.... oh wait, Yashar Ali @yashar, "BREAKING via AP Berlin police say they have identified a suspect with ties to Islamic extremist circles after a van plowed into crowds at the city’s major LGBTQ celebration Saturday night. The suspect, who is known to police, remains at large as authorities conduct an intensive search. One person was killed and at least 16 others were injured."

From Michael Shellenberger at Public News, Radicalization Of Universities Behind Smithsonian’s Attack On History And Biological Reality "If museums continue to refuse to reform themselves, Congress should cut their funding." Museum curators thinks of themselves as college professors, not public servants. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Springtime for Hitler in Ithaca." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Ivy Leaguer who's 'not interested in working for a Jew' says Cornell is welcoming him back https://trib.al/e3GExwA."

Driscoll at Insty has the QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: What Broke Black America? A Review of Howard Husock’s The Projects" I credit "The Great Society," LBJ's plan to buy Black's for the Democrats.

Insty says LET’S HOPE: SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE ANGEL OF DEATH FOR CANCEL CULTURE. The subtext was clear to her aspirant cancelers: I hear you, I see you, and I don’t care. This is 2026, not 2016. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "WOW! Sophie Cunningham's shoes sell out in 1 HOUR after she went viral for saying "no men in women's sports, I said what I said" "It sells out in ALL SIZES" "She had the guts to stand up and say, males do not belong in women's sports! She stood by it."" Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias, "Cunningham is articulating a view that 70-80 percent of Americans share, that reflects the law in many states, and that has been adopted by the IOC and the NCAA." Quote Billy Fleming @JooBilly, "It's kind of incredible to spend years building yourself up as one of the most likeable figures in the WNBA and then burn it all down to pick on a tiny and extremely vulnerable group of young, trans athletes. x.com/ComplexSports/…"

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Second Stab at the Nerd Prom

They kind of caught me by surprise with the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner. I guess I wasn't paying attention, again. Any, it was held last night at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington DC. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair heard Trump to Recognize Secret Service Officer Shot at First WHCA Dinner at Nerd Prom, Take 2. Seems reasonable. As you might remember, the Secret Service agent Victor Gonzales survived the close range shotgun blast thanks to his vest. He also runs down the list of administration attendees, which notably does not include JD Vance and Marco Rubio. RedState's Jen O'Connell has Hot Takes: Media's Reaction to Redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner Was As Expected. Aw, he was mean to the poor babies. Althouse host's Trump's routine (I hesitate to call it a speech) and offers her opinions of some of it in "Is this supposed to be fun? Am I supposed to be serious? Am I supposed to be a comedian?" "Trump finally gets his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech. ... And here's the joke I thought was the best: "Under my administration, a once-feared and powerful regime that relentlessly attacked America has finally been toppled. Their former leaders have been removed and they're now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions. But I for one wish Bari Weiss all the best at CBS News. She's a wonderful woman."

Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson, "President Trump is leading a political "counter-revolution," seeking to reverse decades of progressive policies on immigration, education, energy, and American history, doing more than any other Republican president." At Althouse, "His detractors have adopted the 'Never Vance' slogan and flooded social media, especially over the past week, with attacks..." ""... including claims that Vance is 'unfit' to be vice president due to his efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran. They have asserted, without evidence, that Vance is making policy decisions not supported by President Donald Trump. They have likened him to former president Barack Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)...." I'm reading "Knives are out for Vance in the GOP. His allies say it’s a coordinated ‘op.’ The vice president has faced a barrage of attacks recently that are unusual for their intensity and how early in the political calendar they are taking place" (WaPo)(gift link)." PJM's Matt Margolis, Is This the Reason Your Leftist Relatives Are Cutting You Off? and Sarah Anderson reports a Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican.

RCD looks at Hegseth’s Herculean Task.

PJM's Cathy Salgado notes One Pennsylvania County Has 3,500 Noncitizens on Non-Juror List, Potentially Voting and Bob Spencer wonders Is Dem Fundraising Powerhouse ActBlue a Massive Money Laundering Machine? Yes, the example he provides is stunning. A Larry video at Hat Hair, Trump DOJ Confirms Investigation Into New Jersey Voter Rolls.

Karol Markowicz at NYPo thinks Democrats are completely blind to the DSA’s brazen party coup — so the rest of us must step up. RCP cites James Carville: DSA Are "Paternalistic, Over-Educated Little White Turds" Who "Think They Know Better Than You" Yep. Rainer Zitelmann at Reason explains How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam. "It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics." At Da Signal, How Cuba Became the Nerve Center of the Anti-American Left. Dave Strom at Hat Hair opines Shamelessness Is, You Must Admit, a Huge Political Advantage, featuring a picture of Dan Goldman. I think it's an essential, at least on the Democrat side. 

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears from Morris Katz: We May Have Missed a Few Red Lines with Platner. Just a few. Seth Mandel at Commentary calls AOC’s Latest Dual-Loyalty Hoax a Doozy. At the Crimson Hub, AOC, Her Brother, and the Property Taxes Billed To Their Mother. Luke Rosiak at Da Wire reports Ilhan Omar’s Sister Linked To Central Figures In Minnesota’s Fraud Scandal. "Records tie company founded by "Squad" member's sister to largest public theft scandal in Minnesota history." Jon Tobin at JNS claims The lies behind Mamdani’s Netanyahu stunt are the real threat. "New York’s mayor isn’t going to arrest Israel’s prime minister. But the widespread belief in the “genocide” blood libel illustrates how toxic ideologies, AI and social media are defeating facts." At Althouse, "You want voters to believe you posted to this account but all of the bad things came from someone else, including a friend who is dead?" Matt Smith @mattsmith_news, "When asked today if he was 100% certain he didn't write any of the offensive posts on the 'Dirt McGirk' Twitter account, David Crowley said, "Look, we would have to go through all of these different posts, but the ones that I've seen that were printed, I did not write those."" "And the pig got up and slowly walked away."

RAW EGG NATIONALIST @Babygravy9, "Amazing we're just never going to hear anything about this ever again, including the fact the killer said he was paid by Tim Walz to do it." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " JUST IN: Tim Walz appointee Vance Boelter has been sentenced to TWO LIFE SENTENCES plus 40 years for the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman Boelter’s vehicle was found with “NO KINGS” flyers on the seat, and kiIIed Hortman and her husband soon after she voted against healthcare for illegals. Will Walz pardon this guy too?"

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair observes Chicago West and South Side Save A Lot Stores Closing, Blame New EBT Rules and likes Steve Hilton Debuting Wild New Campaign Ads: Enough Is Enough!

Steve Hilton puts out devastating ad exposing communist California’s mindless, Godless leftist machine! https://t.co/tfIJvVdv05

— The Chris Salcedo Show (@CSalcedoShow) July 24, 2026

John Sexton sees the California Wealth Tax Battle Continues. PJM's Vicky Taft has another West Coast, Messed Coast™ – Climate Lie Implodes but Greens Already Spent Taxpayers' Billions.

wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "Current operations in Iran are no longer starting from the original position. Iran’s missile attack volume was substantially higher in March 2026 than in July 2026 going from as many as hundreds per day then to mere dozens now. It's retaliatory power, while still existent, has clearly diminished..." Peter Orem @PeterMOrem, "I think we're still operating within war-gamed scenarios."

From Althouse, Why Madison police don't have body cameras. Molly Beck @MollyBeck, "Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s perspective on why Madison police don’t have body cameras (Soglin was mayor until 2019):"

The Guardian whines about a British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation, "Connor Read, who is married and has two children, was detained in June during residency permit interview." Also, an extensive, but pretty petty criminal record. But just for kicks, he should claim asylum based on England's censorship policies.

Curt at Flopping Aces sees The Press Tried to Shame Elon. He Put the Entire Media Class on Trial. Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav, "This was basically the interview." Ace, Elon Musk Demolishes Snarky Superior Editor of The Economist, "The extremist didn't like being told that she's the actual extremist." From Twitchy, Ben Shapiro Schools Piers Morgan: Free Speech Means I Don't Have to Feed Your Clickbait Show. Dave Strom takes The Curious Case of the Woman Who Was Baited Into Saying the 'N' Word.

EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "Let’s be honest about why this article was written & published… It’s was a shot across the bow to any white woman that even thinks about complaining about abuse by anyone not white. It was a threat to shut up lest be called a white supremacist. A murderer of Emmitt Till. A klan member." Quote Michael McCarthy @MMcCarthyREV, "UPDATE: A top USA TODAY executive stood by Nancy Armour's explosive column linking some Caitlin Clark fans to white nationalists. "Her column is clearly labeled Opinion," she tells @FOS." At Mazelite Airaksinen, NYC Doc Claims Orthodox Jews Smell and "Criminally, Fraudulently and Illegally" Live in USA, "Dr. Robert Guarino is a pathologist in the West Village of NYC and Staten Island." John Sexton was really shocked by a NYT Opinion: 'Land Acknowledgements Are Infuriating.' "If you mean it, give it back, the conservatives said. They are not asking in good faith, but they are asking for the right thing. It names the gap between the words and anything the institution is willing to surrender."

And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.24.26