Flotsam and Jetsam - Bolton to Plead Guilty, More Platner Problems

Ben Whedon at JTN reports John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining classified information: reports, "The FBI searched Bolton's home in August of last year. The investigation began during the Biden administration." From Ace, John Bolton Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Mishandling Classified Documents, "But wait I thought Trump was "weaponizing the DOJ to punish his enemies"? No? Or is it more like, as Bolton said many times, "No one is above the law"?" Greg Price @greg_price11, "When John Bolton was indicted last October, he compared Trump to Stalin and said he was the "latest target in weaponizing the DOJ to charge those he deems his enemies." Today, he plead guilty." They clearly had him dead to rights with classified files at home well after he was out of the administration. I assume the deal will require little or no jail time. That's OK. After Trump was charged, a host of others, including Joe Biden and Mike Pence were found to have been more than a little careless with classified information, and managed to skate free. It must be a strong temptation to hold onto it once you have it in your grasp. I once admired Bolton, but apparently when he found he wasn't allowed to call the shots under Trump, he reverted to childish anti-Trump antics.

First, Ace reports Keith Edwards, a Democrat Podcaster and Political Strategist Who Got Advance Word of the Eric Swalwell Sexual Assault Accusations, Now Says the NYT and WaPo Are Racing to Report That Graham Platner Sexually Assaulted "Multiple" Women. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NYT just dropped a new Platner story." "A couple takeaways...Platner allegedly referred to women as "hatchet wounds" (crude remark re: their physical anatomy) and allegedly said if anyone ever broke into his home he would rape them to assert dominance, but "not in a gay way". Platner campaign doesn't dispute the remarks." Ace, NYT: Ex GF of Platner Says He Knew All About "My Totenkopf," Used Physical Force Against Her, Bragged That He Would Rape His Male Enemies, "Not in a Gay Way," But to Show "I'm Dominant" "Coming soon: Claire McCaskill demsplains that fantasizing about homosexual rape of your enemies to prove your dominance is not psychopathic, but rather "authentic" and "blue collar." Well this is definitely not the sexual assault exposé I was expecting, or that I got you amped for, but... eh, maybe for now, it's enough." At Althouse, "Lyndsey Fifield, 40... recalled [Graham Platner] as 'cavalierly contemptuous of women’s emotions, of our "weakness."'" ""Ms. Fifield, who dated Mr. Platner from roughly 2013 to 2015, said that his offensive online posts 'reminded me of just how much he hated women.' Jenny Racicot, 41... who said she dated him casually off and on between 2019 and 2021, said the posts deepened her belief that he did not respect women. 'When I saw the old comments that he made online,' she said, 'I recognized a version of him that I had experiences with.'... Ms. Racicot also said that in 2021 he arrived at her house drunk, after she had asked him not to come over. She declined to elaborate, but said she cut off contact soon after that episode and found his behavior 'reckless' and 'unsettling.'" Amber Duke @ambermarieduke, "NEW from @dailycaller on the NYT's catch and kill operation: - A source tells @wupton that the NYT had two women prepared to make sexual assault allegations against Platner. - Those details were revealed to Fifield, presumably to make her feel more comfortable coming forward - They never made it into the story, allegedly being removed at the behest of NYT editors and Platner's lawyers. - The Platner campaign was originally only given two hours to respond, but that stretched into 24 hours, contrary to what interview subjects were told." Will Upton at Da Caller, Graham Platner’s Alleged Victims Came Forward. The New York Times Fed Them To The Wolves. "Let me be clear: the New York Times story was not journalism. It was a soft catch-and-kill operation. It was a favor to Platner’s campaign, a disservice to readers, and an insult to the women who say they were hurt by him." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "This is going just great for Sanders and Warren." Quote Mike Berg @MikeKBerg "Platner campaign admitting he said he would rape men, but “not in a gay way.”"

TownHall's Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch These Two Guests on CNN Absolutely Cook Dems Over Their Support for Graham Platner. Jim Geraghty at NRO wonders Do Senate Democrats Really Buy Graham Platner’s Assurances? Comfortably Smug @ComfortablySmug, "My prediction is that the Democrats remain predictable: Platner doesn't drop out. Senate Democrats continue to support him. They don't "believe all women" or believe in anything, actually, other than power If that means backing the Nazi tattoo guy who abuses women they will." From NYPo, Mamdani guru reportedly working with Graham Platner wanted to put his penis in creepy ‘puberty guide’ for 10-year-olds "Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign guru Morris Katz wanted to feature his penis in a “puberty book” for “curious boys” as young as 10-years-old, but decided against it at the behest of his publisher." Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar, "Democratic strategist, to NY Mag: "Are we going to see pictures of Graham Platner’s penis before this is all over? I think we almost certainly will.""

Then there's the other current Democrat male heartthrob, James Talerico. Chris Queen at PJM thinks The Left’s New Favorite Christian Politician Has a Theology Problem. TownHall's Amy Curtis notices James Talarico Compares Unborn Children to Parasites.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom is suspicious Are They Stealing the Los Angeles Primary? As the late, mail-in vote is counted, it leans improbably Democrat. MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra, "Red flag… 39.3% vote in… Karen Bass had 117,579 Spencer Pratt had 86,323 42.4% vote in… Karen Bass 130,429 Spencer Pratt 86,323 Virtually every candidate received votes except for Spencer Pratt. Impossible." Ace, Claim: The Man Stealing the California Mayoral Election Previously Stole the 2004 Washington Gubernatorial Election, "The fear is that this guy is either going to "discover" votes that put Basura over 50%, or "discover" votes to put Nithya Raman ahead of Spencer Pratt. This article says he's done it before. He's very, very good at "discovering" votes in the 5th Quarter of an election, where Democrats really shine." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, ""Without evidence" were the buzz words in every single news report about suspicions of voter fraud in the 20/20 election. The words were in fact inserted without evidence. Claims or suspicions of malfeasance were dismissed without being examined. It was a novel news tactic, outright dismissal rather simply reporting that a claim had been made by parties with standing in the matter. Part of the broader lefty strategy we see from American elections to British murders. There are three basic responses to any crisis that reflects poorly on the left. 1) Shut up. You can't say that. Accusations of racism fall under this category. 2) Denial and dismissal. "Without evidence." 3) Utterly ignore or actively censor. Combinations of those tactics may be applied in any given situation. Actually examining or addressing the claims is not part of the playbook. But when you see any of those tactics at play, as in the Hunter Biden laptop case, you know you're on to something." Quote, "ABC7 Eyewitness News@ABC7, "President Donald Trump, without evidence, is accusing Democrats of trying to "steal" the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries. He first called out the use of mail-in ballots in a post on Truth Social. In a follow-up post, he accused Democrats of holding up."

From Fox, I'm Ohio's state auditor — Medicaid fraud is not just a Washington problem. "Audits found payments to dead people, prison inmates and residents enrolled in multiple states." At Da Caller, Obamacare Enrollment Fraud May Cost Taxpayers Billions In 2026, New Study Shows. It's a feature, not a bug. Amy Curtis observes Francesca Hong Wants to Control Wisconsin's Budget, but Can't Seem to Manage Her Own Finances. "Francesca Hong wants to be the next Governor of Wisconsin, but it turns out Hong was just sued for more than $30,000 in credit card debt." PJM's Rick Moran wonders Is He Nuts? Sen. Sanders Wants to Take 50% of AI Profits to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund. I'm surprised he didn't demand it all.

At News Wax, Trump Confirms Mass Rally, Scrapping US 250th Concerts and Trump Unveils Plan to Add 'Trump Promenade' to Lincoln Memorial. "Trump said the walkway would link the huge marble monument, built to commemorate Civil War-era president Abraham Lincoln, to the nearby Potomac River. "They want to call it the Trump Promenade," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he unveiled the project for the first time. "I don't know if I want to do that, but it's going to be beautiful." Reuters whines Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 federal workers. "The order, released by the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers earning up ​to almost $200,000 a year and who are deemed to be "influencing" government policy." James Thorne at RCP discourses on Bessent and the Hamilton Standard. "Like Hamilton before him, Bessent has stepped into an economy weakened by a long period of policies that, however well-intentioned, failed to serve the enduring interests of the American domestic economy."

PJM's Sarah Anderson approves, The President Endorses the Tiger, in Columbia. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair reads the WSJ: Putin's Losing His Oligarchs And Hawks Over Ukraine. Becky Noble at RedState records that Trump Admin Goes Over the Ayatollahs’ Heads With New Message to Iranians. "a new video put out by the State Department goes over the heads of Iranian dictators and speaks directly to the Iranian people, saying to them, "The Iranian people are not the problem. A leadership that fears openness and chooses confrontation over opportunity is the problem.""

Dave Strom says It Sure Looks Like SPLC Is Cooked, Sliced, Diced, and Served Up on a Platter. Sounds unappetizing, but I know what he means.

Josh Blackmun at the Volokh Conspiracy asks If Judge Ross's "Improper Sexual Activity" "Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge," Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment? There are standards for impeachment? I thought it was whatever you could get away with.

From Ace, Black Jurors Struck from Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Because They Admit They Don't Want to Send a "Brother," Even a Murderer, to Jail "So are we all just now interested in nothing more than advancing the interests of our particular race? Are you sure you want to do that? Because this current situation in which every race except whites gets to act ruthlessly and selfishly in its own tribal interests is unstable and will not last much longer."

The Annapolis Cap Gazette reports ICE barred from using Anne Arundel County-owned facilities. I hope Homan responds appropriately. Campus Reform hears NJ spends $8.2M to defend illegals from deportation, including through university law clinics.

Stephen Kruiser says Bari Weiss Came to Chew Gum and Shake Up CBS News and She Is SO Out of Gum. At Am Spec, Scott McKay sees 60 Minutes Is Burning. Bring Marshmallows. "The establishment journalists who once ruled CBS are suddenly learning what accountability feels like." At his substack Insty notes Scott Pelley Is Out. So What? "The demise of the news anchor as someone who matters." VodkaPundit at Insty responds YOU DON’T HAVE TO SELL ME ON IT, I ALREADY WANTED HIM GONE: Media Reporter: Pelley Firing May Trigger ’60 Minutes’ Exodus.

At Twitchy, Do NOT Forget This. EVER: Seb Gorka Comes Out Swinging at the Woke Right and It's a BEAUTIFUL Thing. Sebastian Gorka DrG @SebGorka, "The Truth about @megynkelly and @ShawnRyan762. They want to “unite” with those who hate America and call MAGA fascists. Do not forget this. Ever." Quote Britta | NoSoup4Knowles @nosoup4knowles, ""The line between LEFT and RIGHT is merging, there's something rising out of the MIDDLE of that" MEGYN KELLY loves Ana Kasparian and says there can be common ground between "the leftists who are not trying to cut off the body parts of our children and people on the right who are willing not to make 'you must fight with me to stop it'" a condition for unity."

Dave Strom sees As More Details Come Out About Nowak Murder, It Only Gets Worse; UPDATE—Konstantin Kisin Explains How Konstantin Kisin shares his thoughts on Youtube. Francis Turner compares The Martyrdom of Henry Nowak And the parallels with St George of Fentanyl. Sarah Hoyt at Insty notes MEANWHILE IN FORMERLY GREAT BRITAIN: "The Hampshire police have bravely decided to hide their entire website for foreigners. This includes the “Race Action PLan 2024-2026” which seems to have some bearing on the Henry Nowak case. Fortunately A FRIEND saved a copy yesterday that lost all the formatting but otherwise contains everything relevant. Click here to read the PDF and shine a light on these “brave” people." Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, "People are accusing the UK Police Force of being infected by Woke ideology. There were signs." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "You want to know why UK police mocked, arrested, and left to die an innocent student while they treated his murderer’s false claims of “racism” as the highest priority? Because this is the system setup for policing in the UK." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "“Elon Musk is interfering with our politics and inciting division.” I don’t think he is mate." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Member of Parliament Shabana Mahmood when it’s a black criminal who died of a drug overdose vs an innocent white guy George Floyd: “Regarding protests across the U.S… I share their anger at this unspeakable outrage.” Henry Nowak: “The scenes this evening are completely unacceptable. Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law.” Unreal."

Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, on DEI discrimination: “trying to get it out is like trying to get soap out of a sponge” “… every time you squeeze it, you find more and more. At the Equal Protection Project, we’re trying to squeeze discrimination out of the system.” Aaron Hanscom at PJM, ‘Jews Eat Children’: Deranged Outburst or Growing Threat? Embrace the healing power of "and." The Chi Trib whines Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride.

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.04.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 06.04.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has and FMJRA 2.0: To The Winter Meetings up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Still No King Yet

Darn, I really wanted Trump to declare himself as king. Yep, we're still talking about the silly "No Kings" rallies. Scott McClallen at TownHall notices 200 Capitol Police Officers Secure 'No Kings' Rally For No Pay, thanks to Democrat intransigence. Driscoll at Insty sees BERNIE SANDERS, CHRIS MURPHY HEADLINE ‘NO KINGS’ RALLY WITH ACTIVIST WHO DEFENDED HAMAS ATTACK, CHEERED TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: "They like Ike! Well, Ike Turner at least; back during the Dubya era, Ace of Spades once defined the left’s love of country as being from the “Ike Turner school of patriotism:” “Those who love America show it by denigrating and beating the shit out of her at every opportunity.”" From OTP, ‘No Kings’ Protesters Hate Trump, GOP – And They’re Not Fond Of Dems Either. RedPillTruth2024 @RedPillTruth20, "The protests today are a great barometer to show just how wonderfully effective President Trump and this administration have been in deconstructing the government leviathan and its liberal pet projects." Magellan @MagellanVa, "No kings but we’ll shoot you for not believing what we believe." Nick Arama at RedState believes Mike Johnson Levels the 'No Kings' Protests With a Little Reality “If President Trump was a king, the government would be OPEN right now. If President Trump was a king, they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise.”

At Twitchy, HAAAAA! No Kings Rally Was SO Organic They Literally Handed Out Instructions on HOW to Protest (Pic) and JD Vance Trolls ‘No Kings’ Protesters With a Momentous Monarchy Video Featuring a Crowned Trump. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED SIGNS, PAID FOR BY ? ‘Kings Get Guillotines’: Leftists Show Out Threatening Trump. ZeroHedge, "Coup d'Flat": Billionaire-Funded 'No Kings' Color-Revolution Turns Into White Liberal Boomer Parade As Dems Become National Laughingstock. NewsBusters does math, Networks Grant Leftist 'No Kings' Protests 18 Times the Air Time as March for Life. Althouse finds "Democrats say the use of silly inflatable costumes is a way to undercut Republican portrayals of such events as violent 'hate America rallies.'" "The Washington Post sets out to answer the question "Why protesters against Trump are wearing frog, chicken and T. rex costumes."" Don Surber, Press pimps No Kings parades, "Unlike the spontaneous FJB chants, this event was planned and paid for by liberals "RedPillTruth2024 @RedPillTruth20, "I’ve looked at about 100 pictures of the protesters from today’s march. Old white liberal women, beta males, gays, lesbians, and misinformed and misguided college kids. A real freak fest of hateful and stupid people. That’s all I have to say about that." ALX @alx, "NBC Boston describing the 'No Kings' protest: “An older crowd, a lot of white hair. You see Q-tips as we used to call them in the business... Not a lot of young people”" Althouse, NO thanKsgivINGS! Derek Hunter at TownHall asks Are Democrats Really This Stupid? "There’s that “peaceful” word again. That word gets mentioned a lot on their website. I know that if I don’t constantly remind my peaceful friends to be peaceful, they start punching old ladies and pushing kids down escalators, so it’s good that they make sure everyone knows that they’re “peaceful.” Of course, truly peaceful people don’t need to be reminded; they also don’t need to tell everyone how peaceful they are." At Twitchy, Harry Sisson’s Plea Over Trump’s AI Poop-Dropping Video Sparks Hilarious VP Response and Meme Frenzy. At LifeZette Adam Schiff Confronted During ‘No Kings’ Protest, Dodges Very Basic Question "“Do you think that Democrats will take the House and Senate?” the reporter asked."

On the Schumer Schutdown, Josh Hammer at Hat Hair says Democrats Still Haven't Learned Any Lessons. Bob Hoge at RedState, Oops—Now Supreme Court Running Out of Funding As Schumer Shutdown Drags On "The Supreme Court will continue to hold oral arguments, process case filings and to issue opinions and orders, a court spokeswoman said in a statement on Friday. But the building will only be open for official business — meaning visitors cannot tour the building and its exhibits." At ET, When Government Could Reopen—Key Dates to Watch, "As the shutdown drags deeper into October, the calendar now becomes a significant factor in how and when the government might reopen." "On Oct. 24, more than two million federal workers will miss their first full paycheck. While a 2019 law technically guarantees back pay, missing income will add financial strain on families, particularly in regions with large federal workforces."

Sundance at CTH, Following Rejection on Tomahawk Request, Zelenskyy Goes to Meet the Press for Therapy Session. At the Wash Stand, American Maneuvering Prompts Venezuela to Mobilize Armed Forces. Larry Elder at Hat Hair, Trump to Detractors After Ceasefire: 'How Do You Like Me Now?' James Antle at Am Con, Could Only Trump Go to Gaza?, "The president’s unique bona fides enabled him to execute the deal." Sundance also has an interesting tidbit, Fascinating Background – The CIA Was Misleading Witkoff and Kushner on Key Intelligence About Hamas During Critical Phase of Peace Negotiations. The CIA lie to the President? Time to clean the house again. And EU Central Banker Christine Lagarde Outlines the “Trillions at Stake” Within President Trump’s Geopolitical Reset and Sunday Talks – President Trump Extensive Interview with Maria Bartiromo.

The Peacock whines Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse escalation of U.S. tariffs. Reuters Trump says US will increase tariffs on Colombia as drug trade feud escalates. At Fox Bus, Film industry split over Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign-made movies "The Truth Social announcement is the second time Trump has threatened to place tariffs on the film industry."

(((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing "Weird you claim that a politician is cruel, immoral and corrupt … and then you supported Joe Biden." Quote David French @DavidAFrench, "What happens when the most successful politician of the last decade is cruel, immoral, and corrupt? The result is a push-pull dynamic that pushes people of good character out of the party and pulls in new leaders and new people who share the leader’s ethos. Decency becomes rarer, and decent people feel more isolated." At OTP, Karine Jean-Pierre Writes She Couldn’t ‘Stomach’ Being A Dem After Biden Ordeal. Nick Arama finds The Reactions to Obama's Post About His Presidential Center Are Hilarious. Twitchy, Queue the Imperial March: Obama Learns What Folks Really Think About His Awfully Ugly Presidential Center. Fugly. 

At Hat Hair Betsy McCaughey says Beware Mamdani's Judges. Tom Nash @iamtomnash, "Dear citizens of New York, I urge you to research the concept of "Taqiyya". This is an Islamic concept allowing Muslims to conceal their true beliefs when talking to non Muslims. Mamdani is playing yall for a fool. Take a look at Paris and London. Is that really what you want?" At Jester Politics, Zohran Mamdani’s Communist Ideology to Annihilate New York City. He'll try, but there's a whole lot of ruin in NYC. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Mamdani Says He Will Build Wall Separating East New York From West New York."

WokeSpy finds VA Dem Gov Candidate Spanberger ‘Horrified’ That Trump Enforces Immigration Law, the CIA candidate. From Althouse, "A boy in a sports jersey stands with smaller girls on a court and then is seen, shirtless, inside a bathroom with them. A girl in a towel shrieks in terror." ""'Abigail Spanberger is as extreme as it gets,' says the narrator of the television ad that recently began airing in Virginia. A year after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign unleashed $37 million in transgender-themed issue ads against Democratic rival Kamala Harris, Republicans are returning to the cultural flashpoint ahead of next month’s elections, including Virginia’s race for governor, and plan to highlight it again in the 2026 midterm contests. 'Where is our common sense?' Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia’s Republican lieutenant governor, said in an interview when asked about transgender athletes competing in female sports. 'If I have to tell you that water is wet, we’ve got troubles.'" From "Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year’s Races/Ahead of critical midterm elections, GOP revives culture war strategy used by Trump in 2024’s presidential campaign" (Wall Street Journal). Here's that anti-Spanberger ad:"

Leslie Eastman at LI, California’s Democratic Drought: Only 190 New Voters After Months of Effort. "The new large, independent, and unaffiliated voting bloc may well decide the 2026 governor’s race, so perhaps there is hope the state will elect as governor someone less odious than Katie Porter." But not much. At RCP, Democrats Fear the Loss of Their Municipal Monopolies.

The NYPo ed board explains Why John Bolton probably WON’T pay big if found guilty in his documents case. Big wigs don't get hit hard historically. From LifeZette, General Flynn Takes a Flamethrower to Mike Pence’s Reputation in a Series of X Posts. Sundance finds this Interesting – Damning Email Surfaces Showing Mary McCord Sending FBI Information on Her Surveillance of Oathkeepers Group Following 2020 Election Result. 

Also from Sundance, Rhetoric Has Consequences – U.S. Secret Service Finds Hunting Stand Within Line of Sight to Palm Beach International Airport. It's probably innocent. Shooting News Week opines Wrist Slaps for Left Wing Assassins and Terrorists Only Encourage More Violence. The Center Square has a Poll: Americans support Antifa terror designation. LifeZette, Soros Foundations Funneled $80M to Pro-Terror Groups.

From ZeroHedge, Brink Of A "Humanitarian Disaster": 800 Migrant Families Set To Be Stranded In Pennsylvania Town Amid Factory Closure. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Incredible footage revealing an operation in Charleroi, PA where Haitians are being bussed to and from food factories operated by Fourth Street Foods. It’s estimated that 90% of workers are now made up of Haitians. Kamala imported 2,000 Haitians into this town of 4,000 people and now they’re taking American jobs." At OTP, Alleged Oct. 7 Terrorist Entered US On Visa From Biden Admin. Breitbart cites CBS: ICE Agents in Portland Arrested Man Being Released from Prison After Manslaughter Sentence. Shipwreckedcrew, 7th Circuit Appeals Court Dodges Key Issues On Using National Guard To Assist ICE Operations In Chicago. "At its core, the position of all four Judges is that not enough ICE officers have been injured, and that the injuries that have been suffered are not serious enough to warrant the President of the United States taking the steps he deems necessary to protect them while they carry out their lawfully authorized mission. “Shake it off and get back to work” is the message I guess."

Across da pond at Da Mail, CBS News editor Bari Weiss stuns 60 Minutes journalists to silence as she asks humiliating question on 'slanted' coverage "'Why does the country think you’re biased?' she asked - leaving the staff and stars of the country's top news program baffled and unable to respond." Breitbart hears Wikipedia Editors Discuss Blacklisting CBS News After Bari Weiss Named Editor-In-Chief. Mediaite reports a NYT Scribe Hits Pro-Trump Opinion Writers With Vicious Slam. Michelle "Goldberg, during an event at Harvard University on Oct. 16, said it is difficult to find writers who are “pro-Trump, honest, and not racist.” since Trump supporters, are, by her definition, not honest and racist. Driscoll at Insty, START YOUR TAPE RIGHT NOW, because I’m about to tell you the truth. And eff you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Robert De Niro, intellectually, analytically, is the best De Niro ever. Not a close second, and I’ve known him for years. Paulie Cicero has known him for 50 years. If it weren’t the truth, I wouldn’t say it: Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Robert DeNiro says rural Americans believe Trump because they aren’t getting the truth from the media they watch. This was said on MSNBC." Hollywood in Toto sees Conservatives Carpet Bomb Joy Behar’s Fake ‘View’ Complaint Oli London @OliLondonTV "Joy Behar claims Republicans don’t go on The View because “they’re scared of us.” “I think that we should have more Republicans on the show. But they don’t want to come on- they’re scared of us.”" At Da Caller, Bill Maher Blasts Silent ‘Keffiyeh-Wearing College Kids’ Following Hamas Killings, in one of his occasional flashes of sense.

The Pop Times reports it was Caught on Camera: Illinois State Teacher’s Assistant Flips TPUSA Table in Meltdown. OTP follows up, College Faculty Member Arrested For Allegedly Vandalizing Turning Point USA Event. "“Well, you know, Jesus did it, so you know I gotta do it, right?” Lopez told the man before he was seen flipping the table over." At PM, EXCLUSIVE: WA school district REINSTATES teacher who replaced words of National Anthem with 'f*ck ICE, f*ck Trump, free Palestine'. "Early bragged she wanted to make similar changes to the Pledge of Allegiance in her classroom." 

WokeSpy, Trump Admin Drains HHS Bureaucracy Pushing Abortion and ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care.

Dave Strom hears a woman describe A Compelling Theory of 'Woke'. If you only watch one video today, let it be this one:

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breaking Even On The Road up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - No Kings Today

The Free Bacon reports Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy To Headline ‘No Kings’ Rally With Activist Who Defended Hamas Attack, Cheered Trump Assassination Attempt, "Afeni Evans frequently denigrates 'Amerikkka' and expressed her desire for 'the west' to 'fall'." At Twitchy, Got Our Hands on Some Chants the Mouth-Breathers Will be Using on 'No Kings Day' and Talk About HILARIOUS.

AP whines Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza. Spoiler, it will. And the Israelis will have no choice but to continue to clean house. From Althouse, "Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts. They should stop where they are." "Said President Trump, quoted in "Trump urges armistice at current battle lines in Ukraine after Zelensky meeting/The president said he wants both sides to stop where they are. Zelensky signaled openness to such a ceasefire as a starting point to talks" (WaPo)(free-access link)." And, "[Maduro] has offered everything. He's offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States." Streiff at RedState, 'He Looked Like a Deer in the Headlights': Trump Lowers the Boom As US Defeats China-Backed UN Tax Scheme.

Jack @jackunheard, "BREAKING: The U.S. posted a massive $198 BILLION surplus in September — the largest September surplus on record, according to Scott Bessent. “September’s monthly surplus of $198 billion was the largest surplus of any September on record and 147% higher than last year.”" At Da Caller, Trump Admin Fires Entire Agency In One Swift Move Amid Schumer Shutdown the Community Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI). "The CDFI fund claims to “expand economic opportunity for underserved people and communities by supporting the growth and capacity” of financial institutions, but critics have argued the agency has drifted from its mission and become politicized." From Ace, Tricolor Auto Failure Follow-up: JPMorgan Takes a $170 Million Hit; Trump Disbands the Government’s DEI Agency that Was Involved "The federal government under President Biden had given its seal of approval to Tricolor and its securities, certifying them as “social bonds” under the US Treasury’s CDFI program (“Community Development Financial Institution Fund”), because Tricolor’s customer base was “underserved communities,” primarily Spanish-speaking non-citizens." TCW, Maybe Trump actually knows what he’s doing . . .

At TownHall, Dimitri Bolt reports This Top Democrat Just Hit Karoline Leavitt With Vicious Personal Attacks Dime store Obama Juan Jeffries "You've got Karoline Leavitt, who's sick. She's out of control. And I'm not sure whether she's just demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above," Jeffries said." and Amy Curtis says Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at Hakeem Jeffries and She Brings the Receipts. Karoline Leavitt @PressSec, "Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats are lashing out because they know what I said is true. The Democrat Party's elected officials absolutely cater to pro-Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals. House Democrats voted against a resolution condemning Hamas following the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks, and Democrats cheered on pro-Hamas radicals while they hijacked America’s college campuses and harassed Jewish students. Democrats opened our borders and allowed tens of millions of illegal aliens into our country over the past four years, including rapists and murderers, because they view them as future voters. Democrats coddle violent criminals and support soft-on-crime policies like cashless bail that let violent offenders back on the streets to hurt law-abiding citizens. Democrats do NOT serve the interests of the American people. . . " at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Afternoon Edition) Twitchy, Hakeem Jeffries Is Very Upset For Katherine Leavitt For Pointing Out Who The Dems Prioritize, At PJM Scott Pinsker wonders Did JD Vance Just Set the Ultimate ‘No Kings’ PR Trap for the Dems? JD Vance @JDVance, "A friend shared these truly disturbing messages from a Young Republican group chat. The group's leader "genuinely" calls for murdering the children of his political opponents. Oh wait, actually this is from Jay Jones, the Democrat running for Attorney General in Virginia." At Althouse, "Guys. No one believes you on here." "The White House joins Bluesky. The results are predictable." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Evening Edition), Twitchy: Trump White House Joins BlueSky With Epic Trolling Video.

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist@DeAngelisCorey, "Wait. This is big news, if true, @rweingarten. Your union contributed to Jay Jones but then pulled the contribution?" Quote Jake Altman @TradeUnionJake, "AFT President Randi Weingarten confirmed that AFT never endorsed Jay Jones and pulled its contribution. Credit to AFT and Weingarten." PJM's Matt Margolis is late to the party, Debate Disaster: Jay Jones Crashes and Burns. Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees @Minnesota_DHS, "We personally know Tim Walz as some of us work with him directly. What we can say, Tim Walz THRIVES on creating a hateful, divisive and hostile environment. His eyes light up with crazed enthusiasm when he attacks/criticizes his perceived opponents. Staff are fearful of him and his “nice guy” image is a facade. Behind closed doors, he is a terrifyingly incompetent clown who will bulldoze anyone who dares to question him. #Hostile #IncompetentGovernment" Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol, "#BREAKING: Popular Democrat homeless activist in Charlotte NC, Cedric Dean, has just been raided by the FBI for allegedly: "Running a $14.5 MILLION DOLLAR health care fraud scheme by taking advantage of the homeless and submitting false claims to Medicaid...""

Ace, Plot Twist: Another Member of "Big Tish's" Family of Butch Criminals Is a Fugitive "We already read that one of the grand-nieces ensconced in Big Tish's fraudulently-obtained properties is a criminal absconder with open warrants in another jurisdiction. Now we find out the other family member living at one of Big Tish's many grifter-pads is a felon who lied on her gun purchase application, Hunter-Biden-style" and Kash Patel Files First-Ever Terrorism Charges Against Two Antifa Men Plus: John Bolton Surrenders Himself for Arrest and Booking "What a dummy, doesn't he know that these two men don't even exist? Good luck prosecuting ghosts, you big dope." Shipwreckedcrew, A "Career" Federal Prosecutor Is Fired From Eastern District Of Virginia? To Quote Paul Harvey Here Is "The Rest Of The Story." "Credit to Julie Kelly for calling attention to Michael Ben'Ary's continued employment -- but this is as much about Chuck Rosenberg as it is about Ben'Ary."But he returned to DOJ in 2002 as Special Counsel to …… …. FBI Director ROBERT MUELLER. An issue that arose shortly thereafter when it came to light that Rosenberg had made a political contribution to Maryland Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen — the Champion of “Maryland Man” Kilmar Obrego Garcia. Van Hollen and Rosenberg were law school classmates. Rosenberg survived that, and after 2 years as part of Mueller’s staff, Rosenberg was named in 2004 as Special Counsel to …. …. Deputy Attorney General JAMES COMEY. See a pattern starting to develop? …. Deputy Attorney General JAMES COMEY. See a pattern starting to develop?" At RCP, What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge. "a new Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which includes data through 2024, shows that Trump was right during the debate when he said, “Crime here is up and through the roof.” The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%. That’s the largest four-year increase in the survey’s 52-year history."

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: A Massachusetts woman has been arrested & charged w/ threatening to kill federal agents who were making an immigration arrest outside of a MA courthouse. Feds say Bethany Abigail Terrill yelled "Charlie Kirk died and we love it! We're coming for you, gonna kill you!" to federal agents assisting ICE at the Malden, MA courthouse on September 29th, and it was all captured on multiple federal body cams. Feds say she also tried to interfere with the arrest. DOJ press release below. Multiple federal sources confirm to @FoxNews that this is a photo of Terrill. (Instagram)." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "One of the hard Left's most prominent media mouthpieces is now screaming that black and brown people need to get guns to shoot ICE agents with - exhorting them to remember the Second Amendment. This means it's time to talk about the doctrinal split between Antifa and the Gramscians. On the one hand, revolutionary terrorists running an essentially Maoist playbook; on the other hand, infiltrators pursuing the Long March through the institutions. Both groups have the same enemies, and the same goal: the latter-day mutation of Marxism that the kids call "gay race communism". But they differ on the means. Most journalists are Gramscians, but Don Lemon has just declared firmly for the Antifa side. . . " Mary Chastain at LI reports Pritzker says ICE Agents Should be Charged for Breaking State, Local Laws. "Something tells me Illinois will find a way to do it. When has that state ever followed rules or laws?" At the Center for Immigrant Studies, ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Are at the Heart of L.A., Chicago, Portland Stand-Offs "If states and localities really believe only a small minority of immigrants are criminals, give ICE access to the criminals and watch the ‘at large’ arrests plummet."

Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke "Sam is trying to frame it as a bad thing, but those outlets were actually the ones who exposed the Russiagate hoax, the Covid origin cover up, and the Ukraine impeachment scam. If that’s supposed to be a problem, I’ll take more of it. Finally some actual journalists in the mix." Quote Sam Stein @samstein, "Congrats to our new, in house Pentagon press corps The Federalist, the Epoch Times, OAN, Turkish newspaper Akşam, three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, two Turkish freelancers, a reporter for the Australian, an Afghan freelancer; and three lesser-known operations, AWPS News, the India Globe and a blog called USA Journal Korea."

Even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Evening Edition). Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breaking Even On The Road up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - John Bolton's Mustache Indicted

Along with John Bolton, proving once again, the wisdom of the adage about people with houses with ample windows throwing rocks. Despite his relishing the raid on Mar-a-Lago looking for "classified material" it appears he was keeping a considerable stash of his own, and sharing it with friends and family. Fox, Ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton indicted with improper handling of classified documents. News Wax, Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted, CNN Reports. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Grand Jury Indicts John Bolton on 18 Counts. Sundance at CTH, John Bolton Indicted for Mishandling and Sharing Classified Information. "The 26-page indictment is available HERE, and reveals the scale of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s corrupt behavior in the handling of classified information." PJM's Matt Margolis, John Bolton Indicted, Trump Reacts. Townhall.com @townhallcom, "BREAKING: President Trump just responded to the news that John Bolton has been indicted by a gran jury! "I didn't know that. You're telling me for the first time! I think he's a bad person. Too bad."" Town Hall's Jeff Charles thinks Former Trump Advisor John Bolton Is In Deep Trouble. Shipwreckedcrew counts 70 v. 2 -- Spare Me The Rending of Garments Over President Trump Corrupting The DOJ And "Persecuting His Enemies." "The chart below is a graphic representation of the path of destruction carved by partisan Democrat prosecutors against Pres. Trump and dozens of people whose biggest sin was supporting him." Roger Kimball at Spec World, Trump inherited a weaponized justice system "The President’s vigorous effort to call to account those who waged lawfare against him is a necessary purgative." I think Bolton has a much worse shot at a jury trial than either Jim Comey or Letitia James, both of whom will face Democrat friendly NoVa jury pools. While Bolton became a bit of a hero on the left by betraying Trump, I don't think his support on the left runs very deep. From TNP, Jack Smith Defends Anti-Trump Lawfare Amid Congressional Probe, Possible Indictment.

Fox reports DOJ brings first Antifa-related terrorism charges in Texas ICE attack "FBI Director Kash Patel calls July 4 incident 'planned and coordinated terrorist attack'" At least they didn't sit in the hall of an abortion clinic! From NRO, Two Suspects Indicted on First Antifa-Related Terrorism Charges in Texas ICE Attack. John Sexton at Hat Hair VIP, DOJ Brings First Domestic Terrorism Case Against Antifa (Plus Signs of an Enterprise Investigation). Googly AI says "An Enterprise Investigation is an in-depth, structured inquiry focused on a complete organization or criminal group, rather than just individual actions. Its purpose is to uncover the nature, structure, finances, and full scope of the enterprise's illegal or harmful activities. This approach is used by law enforcement agencies like the FBI for investigating criminal organizations, and by corporations to address internal wrongdoing." At Breitbart, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent Vows to Hunt Down Funders of Antifa’s Domestic Terrorism. From LifeZette, Trump Launches Major IRS Overhaul, Targets Soros-Linked Political Funding. Silverloch (formerly Bongino), Trump Planning IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Wing Groups and Donors, Including Soros Empire.

Mary Chastain at LI reports Democrats Vote Down Plan to Pay Troops, Leave for Another Long Weekend "The Democrats also tanked the CR for the tenth time." I&I, Here’s How You Know That Dems Own This Shutdown. At TownHall, Jeff Charles notes Even CNN Is Fed Up With Democrats Over Schumer Shutdown, Matt Vespa hears the RSC Chair Cook Dems, Explains How Schumer Shutdown Is a National Security Concern and Hakeem Jeffries Just Got Some Very Bad News and John Stossel, Shut Down! Do You Care? The shutdown affected me personally yesterday. Band practice with the old crowd at SERC was canceled because they were all on furlough. At Hat Hair, a video, Kent Strang: “This Is the Schumer Shutdown — It’s Time to End Reckless Brinkmanship” and Duane Patterson, A Path to Shut Down Government Shutdowns. Da Caller, Legacy Media Can’t Be Bothered With Shutdown Coverage. Shipwreckedcrew looks at Reductions-In-Force -- Who Knew the Anti-Deficiency Act Could Be Made "Cool"? "The Executive Branch cannot incur obligations for which it has no funding except as expressly authorized by Congress -- and that includes paying the salaries of government workers."

Fox, Trump, Putin plan Hungary meeting on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy to visit White House Friday, "Trump says Hungary talks with Putin aim to ‘bring this inglorious war, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end'" Sundance, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Delivers Remarks After President Trump Call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. From LifeZette, Trump Admin Tells the United Nations and Their ‘Net Zero Fund’ to Kick Rocks. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair sees Green Dregs and Scam Day Continues: Trump and the UN Carbon Tax.  

Sundance hosts President Trump Delivering Healthcare Remarks from the Oval Office. At the Orange County Reg, Trump warns of relocating Olympics from LA, World Cup from Boston.

Driscoll at Insty slight alters NRO's title JAY JONES FEIGNS BEING HAUNTED BY TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL. Stephen Soucup at Am Great, Jay Jones and the Left’s Ressentiment, "Jay Jones’s vile texts expose more than personal depravity—they reveal the left’s deeper creed: that pain, not principle, is the true engine of political change." Eric Florack at PJM, Consequences: Jay Jones No Longer Leading in Virginia AG Race. Katie Jerkovich at RedState hears A Fired-Up Jason Miyares Shows Jay Jones No Mercy in Virginia Attorney General Debate: 'Disqualified, with several clips. Dave Strom calls it Too Funny: VA Democrats Demand Sears Call for Resignation of Young Republicans, Still Back Jay Jones. Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall, VA Dems Called on Sears to Condemn GOP Group Chat. They Weren't Expecting This Response. Winsome Earle-Sears @winwithwinsome, "Easy, they absolutely must step down. Now it’s your turn, Abigail." The Victory Girls dig into The Young Republican Chat Scandal: Dumb, Disgusting, and Definitely Not the Apocalypse. Mike LaChance at LI, Virginia Democrats Bring in Obama to Endorse Embattled Abigail Spanberger “Oh my, it must be way too close for Democrats’ comfort.” So he implicitly endorses child killing?

Michael Goodwin thinks Zohran Mamdani will finally have to answer for his sickening antisemitism at NYC mayoral debate. Somehow, I doubt it. At Hat Hair videos, Mamdani, AOC, and the Deadliest Trend in America and Dems Revolt Against Chuck Schumer: His Career Might Be Toast and John Sexton, Maine's Mamdami Called Himself a Communist and Said White People Were Racist and Stupid. johnny maga @_johnnymaga, "AOC says "rivers were on fire" because of corporations like Deloitte "pouring chemicals" into waterways. Deloitte is an accounting, consulting, and tax services firm. No idea what she's talking about." Discoll at Insty has a video rich post WAS IT OVER WHEN THE ACCOUNTANTS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?! What the Hell Happened to the Dems on CNN Last Night? Paul Sperry at RCI, Elizabeth Warren: Leftism For Thee But Not Me. Capitalism has treated her pretty well. At PJM, Chris Queen, Stick a Fork in It, Stacey — the Radical New Georgia Project Is Done. Abrams, there are too many Staceys. News Wax, If Health Insurance Premiums Rise Next Year, Blame Democrats. Pop Times, GOP Odds of Keeping the House Are “Up like a Rocket”: CNN’s Harry Enten. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Too Dumb to Check: Dems Plot to Oust Fetterman in ... 2028? Stacey Matthews at LI, Fetterman Continues Defying Democrats in Remarks at Kennedy Center Town Hall Event “I grew up, I knew and I love people that voted for President Trump. But they are not fascists. They’re not Nazis. They’re not trying to destroy the Constitution and those things.”

Vicky Taft at PJM reports First Arrests Hint at How Billions in California Homeless $$$ Vanished Without a Trace on Gavin's Watch. Stolen fair and square. At least it wasn't wasted. 

Cutie Pavlich at TownHall hears Clarence Thomas Wreck Another Race Argument at SCOTUS. Althouse cites "But my goal was to push the justice on... whether her preferred legal theory, originalism, can bend and flex in response to prudential and political concerns." ""[Amy Coney] Barrett believes strongly that it shouldn’t, that justices should rule without worrying about public opinion or who happens to be in the White House. But I tend to think real-world politics constantly tests and limits that ideal. So in our conversation, I’m trying to find those limits and the ways in which even justices devoted to the original meaning of the Constitution have to deal with the highly unusual pressures of right now." Writes Ross Douthat in the introduction to his podcast, which is an interview with Amy Coney Barrett — "Amy Coney Barrett Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era."" In setbacks for liberals, Cam at Bearing Arms reports Virginia Judge Tosses State's 'Universal' Background Check Law and News Wax sees a Judge Bars Washington State From Breaking Seal of Confession.

News Wax, Trump Rule Sidelines 6,000 Truckers Over English Tests. Breitbart cites Scott Bessent: Slowed Job Growth Is Due to 2 Million Deportations; Americans Are ‘Doing Quite Well’ Getting Jobs "In addition to fewer illegal migrants, Bessent said job growth has slowed due to the reduction in “bloated” federal jobs."

Victory Girls, Media To Pentagon: We Demand Right To Leak Classified Intel! Jonathan Karl @jonkarl, "The journalists who cover the Pentagon had to choose today between signing a pledge that would make it impossible to do independent journalism and turning in their Pentagon press badges. Almost all of them turned in their badges and left the building." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Dear Jon: Hi, my name is Cynical Publius. While you may know me from X, I am also a sometimes-published commentator on matters of importance. In fact, you may recall my work in The Federalist during the 2024 election revealing Tim Walz' military cowardice. I'm pretty proud of that piece, and I think it was important. So anyways, I'm working on a new news piece that explains how ABC News is a vile, degraded, evil cesspool of misinformation, disinformation and all-around Josef Goebbels-style propagandism, all motivated by a love of authoritarianism and a hatred of freedom and liberty, and staffed solely by midwit lobotomite narcissist liar journotards who view themselves as some sort of enlightened saviors when in reality they are amongst the most vile, lying filth ever to roam the Earth since the days of the dinosaurs. In working on this story, I demand that you grant me complete and unfettered access to ABC News HQs in NYC and Washington DC, that I be allowed such access 24/7/365, that all ABC News executives and reporters be required to truthfully answer all of my questions whenever and however I ask them, and that I can make up anonymous quotes based on my insider access. Deal? If you deny my request, you hate freedom of the press and the First Amendment and I will make a spectacle of myself walking through your lobby holding a cardboard box. Please DM me with information on my new access badges. kthxbai Your Pal, Cynical Publius." Matt Vespa sees CBS News' Bari Weiss Just Made Her First Termination as New Editor in Chief. "The head of CBS News’ standards and practices unit — who presided over some of the network’s recent controversial, woke reporting — is out as new boss Bari Weiss looks to bring more balance to the left-leaning network. Claudia Milne, who ran the division responsible for the moral, ethical and legal implications of CBS programming, is the first senior executive to leave the network since Weiss arrived as editor in chief earlier this month."

Melissa Fabello says Yes, Taylor Swift is racist—just not the kind you think she is. "But this is all part of the problem: Taylor Swift is just your average liberal white woman." At RCP, The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again. Mark Judge (remember him) at Hat Hair, 'After the Hunt': A Hollywood Mea Culpa for Kavanaugh? Victory Girls hear Amanda Marcotte Loses It Over TPUSA’s Halftime Show. "Turning Point USA wants to host an alternative halftime show, not cancel the original. It is called choice. Something the Left usually claims to support. For a crowd that never stops shouting about freedom, the Left sure hates it when anyone else uses it. They tell us to make our own culture, then scream when we actually do." Dave Strom, Segregation Is Back, With a Twist: Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon, "NEW: Several Minneapolis public high schools offer courses on “BLACK Culture” and prohibit white and Asian students from enrolling. Course catalogs at institutions like South High School, Minneapolis’s oldest and largest public high school, indicate the courses “BLACK Culture – Building Lives Acquiring Cultural Knowledge” and “BLACK Culture – Building Lives Acquiring Cultural Knowledge (Queens)” are open only to “black male students” and “black female students,” respectively. That’s almost certainly illegal, civil rights attorneys told the Free Beacon."

Cathy Salgado at PJM,  Dem State Rep. to Lead Creepy ‘All Ages’ Pride Event, Now Looking for a New Venue.

Lotsa links at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.16.25 (Morning Edition). The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Terrain Features Part II and FMJRA 2.0: No Joy At Fenway at the usual time and place.