Flotsam and Jetsam - Platner's Next Boot Falls a Credible Rape Tale

The Nazi-tattooed, oyster shuckin' nepo baby with the rough beard, and rougher voice, Graham Platner, who was recently voted the Democrat nominee for Maine's senate seat currently held by Susan Collins, after credible allegations of sexual abuse from a woman allied to conservatives, has now been accused of a home invasion and rape by a woman aligned with the Democrats, five years ago. Way to pick 'em! This is allegedly one of the allegations that the NYT knew about, but chose not to run when they ran the first allegation. Ace, Herr Docktor Bugfokker Cancels Campaign Events as Unknown Parties Begin Polling the Strength of Other Candidates to Replace Graham Platner "There are rumors of a fresh Graham Platner scandal about to drop, even as the drop-dead deadline for replacing a candidate in Maine fast approaches. (I believe the deadline is July 13.)" Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Latest Graham Platner Allegation Just Dropped at Politico.

That night in late 2021, she said she had exchanged text messages with him and told him not to come over, saying she wasn’t in the mood for company. Later that evening, she said she realized when she heard a sound on the stairs that he had let himself into her house, which was unlocked.

Platner came up the stairs, Racicot said, to where she was on a couch. He got on top of her and kept grabbing her, she said, while she repeatedly told him to stop and that she wasn’t interested. Racicot said she smelled alcohol on his breath and believed he was “almost blackout drunk” because Platner ignored her protests and continued to grab her after knocking over an antique sewing kit, spilling small needles everywhere.

“I had been telling him these words, like: ‘No, don’t,’” she recalled. “And, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there’s no consent here,” she said.

Racicot said she tried to separate herself from Platner by telling him she couldn’t be in that room anymore, after which he followed her to her bedroom and had sex with her against her will. She said he also ejaculated inside of her despite her telling him not to, as she was not using birth control at the time.

She went to clean herself up, she said, and when she returned, Platner had fallen asleep. She contemplated waking him up to kick him out, but worried he could hurt someone driving in the state he was in.

The following morning, she said, Platner tried to put his arm around her and she pushed him away. She said she asked him whether he remembered what had happened the previous night; according to Racicot, Platner said he didn’t remember. Racicot said she told him to leave and never contact her again.

Sundance at CTH, Woman Who Previously Dated Maine Democrat Candidate Graham Platner Says He Raped Her. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Breaking and entering followed by a credible rape allegation is how I read this." Quote Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "Politico: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.” Ace, Graham Platner: Any Suggestion That I Strong-Arm Raped Someone After Bursting Into Her Home Uninvited Is Categorically False, But I'm Now Working Out a "Path Forward" from This Totally False Accusation, "No one who speaks German could be an evil man. Unfortunately, this comes a week too soon." VodkaPundit at PJM asks Is Platner Out? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Nazi-Tatted Kik Creep Canceling Campaign Events: UPDATE: Date Rape? UPDATE: Platner Responds. At NRO, Graham Platner Reflecting on ‘Path Forward’ After Latest Bombshell Sexual Assault Allegation. Ben Whedon at JTN asserts Platner planning to drop out of Maine Senate race: Report. "Platner has faced a period of poor media coverage over his previous Reddit posts and Totenkopf tattoo." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Apparently pseudo-oyster farmer and Maine Democrat Senatorial candidate Graham Platner is dropping out of the race against incumbent Susan Collins. A breaking news story says he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend. The real story here is that the Democrats were so desperate to capture the vote of actual men with normal testosterone levels that they nominated a guy with an SS Nazi tattoo, a history of misogyny and bizarre online sexual comments, and a record of sexual assault. After their foray with the masculinity of Fancy Tim Walz, that was the best they could do. The Democrat Party is toxic to actual men." Matt Margolis at PJM, Here’s What Graham Platner Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Accuser, " "She told Politico she wrestled with coming forward because of it. "One of the reasons I didn't come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person," she said. "I just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.""

At Hat Hair John Sexton sees The Left is Starting to Back Away from Graham Platner. Althouse "A wave of prominent Democrats, from Platner’s most progressive allies to top Democratic leadership, are bailing on his Senate campaign..." "... after POLITICO reported that a woman who dated him said he forced her to have sex with him...." Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego, "The allegations against Graham Platner are troubling and deeply serious. I am rescinding my endorsement." Quote Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark "Why didn’t you rescind it a month ago when they were made by a conservative woman?" Larry Correia @monsterhunter45, "Don't let them distance themselves now. These shit heads knew Platner was scum the whole time and made excuses for him. Who could have possibly imagined that a dude with a nazi tattoo on his chest would have a history of poor life choices? Not the DNC. ..." Quote Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "It’s happening The Left decided Platner isn’t useful to them anymore So they had Politico drop a new rape claim then had media outlets amplify , and now they will all suddenly condemn him and withdraw their endorsements almost simultaneously. It’s all coordinated. So obvious." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Platner is to the Dems what dog rape is to NYT and Nick Kristoff. An obvious fraud they not only fell for but gave a full-throated defense. Which will always be fun to trot out." Quote Jon Favreau @jonfavs, "Platner needs to drop out ASAP - these are awful, credible allegations. Said on the pod after the (also credible) June NYT story that his biggest problem going forward would be credibility. It's now abundantly clear that he just hasn't been honest about his past and can't be x.com/grahamformaine…" Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Hope somebody’s got an archive, because the gaslights are about to start flickering." Quote Steven Godofsky @sgodofsk, "Don't look now but matt yglesias deleted all his tweets defending platner's nazi tattoo." Legal Phil @Legal_Fil, "Not only will they pretend that they never supported Platner, they’ll demand credit for his being forced to drop out. And they’ll hold up Platner’s dropping out as an example of what makes their side morally better than the side that didn’t nominate a woman-abusing Nazi." Quote Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "I've seen this movie before. The Nazi drops out after everyone has admitted he's a Nazi and the people who supported the Nazi pretend they never supported him." Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Exactly. That’s coming next. They’ll say that his dropping out shows that his movement is morally superior. Much as they now say “despite what you wingnuts said, Obama didn’t pass any gun control,” as if that was by choice, not because he was stopped." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "The NYTs is a dumpster. Awful." Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "The politico story confirms that the NYT writers had the details of the sexual assault but chose to omit them and instead focus their article overwhelmingly on the claims from LF so that they can just be spun as a partisan attack. Would be interested to see the communication." Noam Blum @neontaster, "The next time you see Graham Platner will be his announcement of dropping out. The next time after that will be his interview on Tucker about how AIPAC and the Epstein Class did this to him."

At Althouse, "New York City bodega owners came to City Hall last week for a 'roundtable discussion' at the invitation of Julie Su, deputy mayor for economic justice..." ""... only to get barraged with 'intrusive' questions about their businesses, a source close to the situation said.... 'What items are sold the most at your stores?'... 'Where is your profit margin the greatest?' sources said. The bodega reps declined to answer.... From "Mamdani officials scramble to ease concerns about public supermarkets — but local business leaders aren’t buying it" (NY Post)." As VodkaPundit puts it, New York Bodega Owners to City: Drop Dead! A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Mamdani's Failed Stunt Is Becoming a Nightmare for Him. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Marxism is much more than an economic program. Marxism is, first and foremost, a social reengineering program that uses a denial of objective truth as a path to power and control. Marxists deny that law and morality have any basis in verifiable, immutable, objective truth. Instead, they view law and morality as fungible concepts manipulated by whomever is in charge as a means to power. ...." As TownHall's Amy Curtis notes 'Real Socialism' Was Tried in Venezuela, and It Failed. Quotulatiousness observes Progressives are only against “some people” getting wealthy. Rob Henderson @robkhenderson, "It’s criminal the CEO makes 400X what the average worker makes but it’s perfectly fine that Taylor Swift makes 100000X more than the people who clean the arena after her concerts. A just society is one that rewards the exceptional qualities of the musician but not the executive." Scott McKay at Am Spec, Yes, They’re Communists, and Yes, They’re Lying About It. For Now. "The label promises reform. The ideology points toward something far more radical."

As you may have heard, the US Soccer team lost 4-1 to the Belgian team after the big red card controversy involving none other than Donald Trump. They were just clearly outplayed by the Belch, despite still having their best player. Now we can go back to ignoring soccer for another four years. (Well, I don't get to, because Gabby is enrolled in parks and rec girls soccer.) Capt. Ed calls it Too Fun to Check: Belgians Blue Over Red-Card Trump. Sundance thinks it's BRILLIANTLY EUROPEAN – Belgium Files World Cup Appeal to Block U.S. Team from Fielding its Best Players. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "OK, apparently heads of state stepping in to protect their national teams from rotten FIFA officiating is a thing." The Sun (UK), MEXICAN SAVE Keir Starmer stepped in to stop Fifa bringing forward England kick-off as he feared Mexico were trying to gain advantage. Becca Lower at RedState hears Marco Rubio Puts on a Masterclass When Asked About FIFA Reversing Red Card for USMNT's Balogun.

Adrianne Curry @AdrianneCurry, "Lets pretend Patriot Front is real. Is their crime....waving flags and walking around pretending to be cool? Lol." Hat Hair's Dave Strom noticed The Web Was Flooded With Patriot Front Photos on July 4th, and It Was Ridiculous and  OK, This Is Too Funny. The Left's New 'Hero' Has a Rap Sheet, for indecent exposure. Ace, Hot New #RaceHoax Drops, The Left Is So Excited You Guys. "She's a homeless woman with a conviction for indecent exposure. (Just the sort of person you could bribe with five dollars to sit on a particular subway car and look saintfully at the camera.) Also, previous video of her shows her holding open her anus -- there's no delicate way to say it, sorry -- while screaming."

Ace reports Formerly-Famous Leftwing Non-Celebrities Spend Entire Fourth of July Weekend Obsessing Over (Get This) Trump, "Sorry to drop that huge surprise on you without a warning. Star of Seabiscuit Sarah Jessica Parker joined some other obsessives reading parts of an anti-Trump book and congratulating themselves for their Demonic Virtue." TownHall's Joe Chalfant sees These Patriots Refused to Surrender Their Independence Day Celebrations to a Summer Storm. 

Also from Ace, Mitch McConnell Has Died? But, Joe Chalfant wonders How Did This Mistake Already Happen Again? Brad Johnson @bradj_TX, "Published-too-early pre-writes are having a renaissance right now." Quote Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "The Hill publishes premature article titled “DO NOT USE: A lookback at Mitch McConnell’s time in the Senate” amid rumors over McConnell’s health." He's clearly not well, but he may or may not be dead.  A never-Trumper, and a consummate politician, and therefore an asshole, I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for him for blocking Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination.

Sundance notices Toyota Positions – Shifts Truck Plant from Mexico to Texas and Canada Awards $20 to $30 Billion Submarine Contract to German Company TKMS.

John Sexton at Hat Hair claims Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames. Putin's war is going so well.

NYPo ed board says Iran has made it perfectly clear that the same old sick regime is still in charge. It's past time to peel a few more layers off the Mullocracy and IRGC. Dave Strom and Hey, About That 'Death to America' Thing... It doesn't encourage us to be nice. William A. Jacobson @wajacobson, "Max Blumenthal is in Tehran celebrating with the regime. Andrew Breitbart had him pegged in 2010 - "you have been programmed by some ungodly creature to be this character of hatred""

Mia Cathell at WaEx sees the irony in Woman who wrote book on healthcare fraud sentenced in $136 million Medicare scheme.

Hans Mahncke at Da Fed thinks the  SCOTUS Birthplace Citizenship Decision Is John Roberts’ Roe v. Wade. Law and Liberty calls it Birthright Blunders. Dave Strom asks What Does It Mean to Say Somebody Has a 'Right' to Something

Ace disturbed that Female Cops Beaten Up While Trying to Break Up "Teen Takeover" in North Charleston. "I don't think woke police forces are working." Send social workers... But Bob Hoge at RedState is gratified Newport Beach Drops the Hammer on July 4 Rioters: This Isn't LA.

Vivid. @VividProwess, "A Muslim Palestinian ripping down American flags across New York City as the crowd cheers. The “Free Palestine” terrorist movement hates America." Driscoll at Insty sees EDDIE GLAUDE STRIKE AGAIN: Trump and Vance Are ‘The Devil Who Has Us by the Throat.’ "Princeton professor Eddie Glaude is at it again. Last week on MS NOW, he smeared America as a “white republic” built on “greed and selfishness and grift and hatred.” On Sunday’s edition of The Weekend, Glaude described JD Vance and Donald Trump as “the devil who has us by the throat” and “white nationalists, for sure.” “The Devil?” Isn’t he the guy to whom Saul Alinsky dedicated Rules for Radicals? Aren’t all the white nationalists “for sure” being funded by the lefties at the SPLC?"

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - A Funny Thing Happened in DC

Streiff at RedState observes Hundreds of Patriot Front Demonstrators Hit DC's July 4 Celebration and Minds Are Blown "Allegedly, Patriot Front is a Texas-based White nationalist group classified as such by the ADL and SPLC. It was created in the run-up to the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A teenager named Thomas Ryan Rousseau executed a coup d’etat inside the “Vanguard America” organization by seizing its website and Discord server and declaring himself the Obergruppenführer, or whatever. After the rally, which we now know was organized and subsidized by the “anti-hate” group Southern Poverty Law Center (see SPLC Funneled $270K Cash to Charlottesville Hoax Rally Planner — ‘Manufacturing Racism’ – RedState), Rousseau rebranded the group as the “Patriot Front.” Here at RedState, we have noticed some peculiarities about this organization." RazörFist @RazorFist, "Reminder: Patriot Front were one of many "right-wing" organizations we recrntly learned the Southern Policy Law Center had funded. You guys can ditch the faggy gimp mask and buy a second outfit now." Quote Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas "White nationalists are marching down the streets of Washington, D.C. on America's 250th." John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC, "It’s simple logic… In the same we know the moon landing was real because of it weren’t, the Russians would’ve said so, if these were actual right wingers, the corporate media would have doxxed them by now." Quote Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "Patriot Front: Brought to you by leftists who don’t know that patriots don’t wear masks." Seattle Extremist @SeattleIndepen1, "How do you know Patriot Front is fake? If they were legit, the media would be in a feeding frenzy to find out who is funding them, there would be endless efforts to infiltrate with hidden cameras to capture compromising and embarrassing conversations, relentless efforts to dox members. There isn’t. Which means it’s a protected psyop." PoIiMath @politicalmath, "Patriot Front is a funny organization b/c left-wingers are like "these are the racists you support" & the right-wingers I know are like "go ahead and arrest them all"" Quote Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran, "1/10 Want to know how they quickly got 400 makes extremists in DC? It's because many of them are Republican staffers." Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "This black lady must feel extremely safe surrounded by dozens of federal agents." Quote Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas, "This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital. This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr."

Noticed they paid the fare instead of jumping the turnstile https://t.co/Pl1LHpf6Ro

— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeaceful) July 5, 2026

To be fair, one of them did duck under the turnstyle. I'd really like to know who they really are, and who is paying, besides the SPLC.

PJM's Sarah Anderson notices The World Lights Up for America’s 250th, While the American Left Opts to Whine About It. At Twitchy, Lefties Melt Down Over US Men's World Cup Boost: Beg Balogun to Voluntarily Sit Out So Belgium Won't Cry. "Earlier, we told you the red card against the American men's World Cup Soccer team was rescinded. It's alleged President Trump intervened. The unhinged America haters (that makes them xenophobic) are falling apart over it."

Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks: Secretary Burgum -vs- Dana Bash, Ambassador Hoekstra Interview Highlights How Canadian Govt Controls Canadian Media, A Shift Begins? Canadian Media Start Discussing Six-Month USMCA Termination Possible and President Trump and Russian Federation President Putin Held an 85-Minute Phone Call.

From Fox, Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines "Alaska veteran Mac Spurlock was among those freed after armed EPA agents raided his shop over engine modifications." I believe he also revoked the regulations under which they were arrested.

Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair, Mamdani's Rent Freeze Threatens Everyone Who Owns Anything. Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Yeah, I don’t know that Mamdani is even worth responding to seriously because DSA rhetoric is just an incoherent pastiche of ideological slop that last had real salience more than 50 years ago. A meta-criticism pointing out that retarded theater kids have commandeered a major political party yet lack the requisite cognitive capacity to form a coherent ideological narrative for what they’re doing is probably closer to the target than responding to his midwit provocations in earnest." Quote Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi, "This Mamdani-style anti-American chic that gets gushing reviews from self-hating upper class neurotics is just a revived late-sixties/early 70s fad that was boring and stupid then, and still is now x.com/bobbyness11/st…" Vicky Taft at PJM features an Explosive Spencer Pratt Video which Dismantles Mamdani and Communism Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "The communist always must destroy your history. History is what attaches you to something. Memories make a home. The communist attacks your history to unmoor you from your home, so you won’t fight him when he demolishes it and renovates it in his image." Quote CSPAN @cspan "NYC Mayor Mamdani on American exceptionalism: "We are told that America is exceptional because we are richer, stronger, more powerful than everyone else... The truth, my friends is that America is exceptional because here, nothing is fixed into place."" Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "“If I’m being honest I have a much easier time connecting with baristas, nonprofit workers, grad students…” Uh, we know." Quote Lee Kuan Yimby @LeeKuanYimby, "R/Socialism: Men that build and maintain the things I think are basic human rights make me sick." Hat Hair's Larry Elder asks When Will Obama Say, 'What's Happened to My Party?'. My guess is never. Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "Obama invited the terrorist Ayers to his presidential library opening last month, after years of denying they had a relationship." Quote Stu Smith @thestustustudio, "Bill Ayers and Princeton’s Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Mark July 4th With No Patriotism, No Borders, and “Fuck the USA” As you celebrate Independence Day, remember that there is an entire class of activists, including many embedded in higher education, who spend their days trying to dismantle the country..." Jonathan Turley seems to be losing hope, “You Cannot Kill the Beast Until You Name it”: Democratic Politician Denounces the Declaration of Independence. "Pennsylvania state and socialist Chris Rabb, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, has joined the growing chorus of Democrats denouncing the founding documents and core institutions in the country on our 250th anniversary. The Democratic socialist is running unopposed for Congress and will almost certainly be a member of Congress after November."

From Da Caller, Ex-CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Admin Over Probe Into Russiagate, "claiming he is being “vindictively singled out for investigation and prosecution” by officials, according to court documents." As an architect of Russiagate, he knows a vindictive, partisan prosecution when he sees it.

NYPo finds Biden’s illegal immigration surge triggered 30% rise in home prices, $ 20% in rents, Fed paper finds. It's pretty simple economics, increase the demand without increasing the supply and prices rise. From CIS, DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright’ Opinion. We'll see. Hat Hair's Josh Hammer claims Congress Can Still Ban Birthright Citizenship. Here's How.

Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea all about America turns 250! A full-on Frederick Douglassfest! Matt salutes Tom Paine! & more! "Bringing you the latest free speech news (7/5/26)" From the Chicago Boyz, Musings on the Declaration of Independence "The Constitution is the means of government; it is the Declaration that announces the ends of government. – Justice Clarence Thomas, Remarks on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Apr 20, 2026." ((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "Yes, but you can’t speak freely in that pub" Quote No Context Brits @NoContextBrits, "America is 250 years old. This pub is 1,466 years old."

From the Campus Reform, Those who agree with Charlie Kirk ‘deserve to go out like him,’ anonymous student says, "An anonymous student posted a message on an app called ‘Fizz’ implying that people who agree with assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk should be murdered as well." At the College Fix, Massachusetts principal apologizes to Arab students after lesson on Holocaust. In a slightly more hopeful sign, NYPo finds America’s medical schools tiptoe away from DEI — for now.

The Wombat has  FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Spent Sparklers and Fireworks

Bob Spencer at PJM thinks Trump's Mount Rushmore Speech Outrages the Media Like Nothing Since the Days of Reagan. Wrong, they're way more outraged by everything and anything Trump does since he beat their anointed one, Hillary. I remember back to the days of Reagan; they were nasty, but not this nasty. Sundance hosts Secretary Rubio: “250 Years of America” “America has never been merely a proposition. It has always been a very real and living civilization. A unique and distinctive people, unlike any nation or people in the history of the world.” And Happy 250th Birthday America from the White House. At Data Republicans substack, On Our 250th Anniversary: The History Jefferson Warned Us Not to Forget "A Fourth of July reflection on what every American should study." History, especially the parts they don't want you to know. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'The Enemy of 1776': Trump Celebrates America 250 While Rebuking Mamdani. At No Pasaran! Trump's Outstanding Speech for America at 250: "Communism is an ideology of mass theft, mass control, mass lies, and mass murder—It is the Enemy of July 4th, 1776."

Hat Hair cites CBS, A Look at 'the Good Stuff' About America. Maybe Bari Weiss is having some effect! BostonWriter@bostonwriter, "If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you."

Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "Happy 4th of July, SPLC." Quote Mitchell Miller @mmillerwtop, "A group of masked men gathered at Union Station today and called for reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants. Some held Confederate flags. They have been marching across Capitol Hill."Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "Can’t wait to find out which left wing NGO is footing the bill for this nonsense." Quote philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_ "Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Which woman was safer on the metro?" The black women between the PFers, or Iryna Zarutska? "Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch, "I just think it’s funny that the “Patriot Front” jabroneys are too embarrassed to show their faces carrying the American flag. Not very patriotic. Likewise, it’s funny that people who call themselves American patriots carry flags for a cause that sought to destroy America. But, hey, if they want to march in equatorial heat to be mocked by pretty much everyone that’s cool. I just don’t think they’ve thought through any of this very well." Quote Mitchell Miller @mmillerwtop, "The group marched away from Union Station, carrying various flags, including Confederate flags." Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "I’m entirely in favor of a law making wearing a mask in public without a documented medical reason a misdemeanor and believe such a law would have broad bi-partisan support. I want these guys unmasked as much as I want Antifa unmasked, no one ever wore a mask like this to do good. I want to know who they are as well, and who is paying for the 'uniforms.'

From Twitchy, 'You Showed Us EXACTLY Who You Are'! Zohran Mamdani Tries Again and NOBODY Is Buying It. Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "So Mamdani is now trying to clean up after himself following that horrifically hateful speech he gave. Yet he still cannot help himself. Even on his best behavior, with an army of advisors undoubtedly telling him not to further besmirch America on the Fourth of July, he still cannot resist dwelling on America’s flaws. ..." Quote Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor, "Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation’s independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then. ... Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it." David Burge @iowahawkblog, "America is exceptional because the people who bitch about it the loudest refuse to leave." Nick Arama at RedState thinks Elon Decimates Mamdani's America 250 Speech With 1 Simple Fact - Then DeSantis Drops in Off the Top Rope. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Mamdani has built nothing. He is a taker, never a maker." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "NOW: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis NAILS IT PERFECTLY "When I see the Mamdanis of the world, they're basically offering these ideas, they claim they're progressive. They're really REGRESSIVE. These are things that the founding fathers REJECTED!" "Their ideas have FAILED throughout history. And we have a chance now with 250 to look back and say — we're inheritors of an awfully GOOD legacy. We got LUCKY to have founding fathers pledge their lives, fortune and sacred honor the way they did when they did it!"" Comfortably Smug @ComfortablySmug, "Turns out like all communists, Zohran lies and demands the people sacrifice while he is blasting the A/C in his office." Young Americans for Liberty @YALiberty, "Mamdani demands the peasants turn their thermostats to 78, cracks the A/C at City Hall to 63. Rules for thee, not for me! An absolute commie classic."New York Post @nypost, "Mandani's wife Rama Duwaji ditches America 250 bash for Islamic 'spiritual wellness' retreat in Spain https://trib.al/ehm1Vuk." TownHall's Scott McLallen reports Ellison's Independence Day Video Sparks Backlash Amid Pardon Scandal. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Minnesota AG Keith Ellison shares a message for 4th of July suggesting we import millions more foreigners and grant them citizenship This comes just says after he pardoned a foreign child rapist to shield him from deportation." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Amazing." Quote political jew @PoliticalJewTT, "David Duke, the former KKK Grand Wizard, has now endorsed Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani and Darializa Avila Chevalier. No, this is not a joke."

Matt Margolis at PJM asks if you Need Another Reason to Loathe Michelle Obama? I can't say I really loathe her; I don't think about her all that much. Hannah Knudsen at Flopping Aces likes hos America 250 Exposed the Democrats: They Want to Rule a Country They Don’t Love. At Am Great, Roger Kimball tells a A Tale of Two Countries. "On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, America’s story is cast as either triumphant inheritance or unfinished grievance, with no neutral ground in between." RazörFist @RazorFist, "Communism isn't popular. Never has been. Hence all Communist revolutions are spearheaded by a small number of academic elites, while the underlings—the ones who invariably perish in such a revolt—must be manipulated into participating with some other pet issue." Quote Count of Andria @RaymondBerengar Replying to @RazorFist, "The problem we have today is that, as ever, Communism is really, really popular... before it's implemented. You would think people would learn from history, but I can assure you, they don't." Steve Moore at Hat Hair tells us What England Can Teach Us About 'Democratic Socialism'. It's not democratic and it makes the common people lives worse.

Rusty Weiss at RedState hears Top Dem Admits They’ll Nuke the Filibuster—But Trump Has Plan for GOP to Win Elections for ‘100 Years.’

Don Surber asserts Girls sports is for girls only, "5 middle school girls helped convince the Supreme Court to stop the transgender madness" while still allowing it, if that's what a state decides.

Joe Chalfant at TownHall reports Illegal Alien CDL Holder Kills Pennsylvania State Trooper in Horrific Accident. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the semi-truck driver charged w/ killing PA State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. in a crash in PA on Wednesday is a Haitian illegal alien who flew into the US via the Biden administration's CHNV mass parole program in 2024 & received his CDL from the state of Massachusetts. ..."

Althouse is amused by the usual suspects whinging about how bad July 4 celebrations are, now that Trump is in office, "Fireworks release tiny particles that can irritate lungs and trigger asthma attacks, along with gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide..." "... and sulfur dioxide and metals including aluminum, manganese and cadmium, according to the American Lung Association. Even Freedom 250, the Trump-backed group that helped organize the event, acknowledged on its website that 'air quality will decline' and visibility 'may become compromised.'" and "Visitors in red, white and blue darkened with sweat stood in lines for hours, sometimes screaming in frustration and other times collapsing from exhaustion." ""The Independence Day parade was canceled and the Great American State Fair delayed. Steel fences and closed roads made photos of iconic monuments hard to capture. Both white supremacists and liberal activists marched through the city, each demanding their country back...." I'm reading "America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division/Officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate the National Mall after a severe weather warning that delayed President Donald Trump’s speech." That's in The Washington Post (not the NYT, as I'd accidentally had written)." Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth, "A special Happy 4th of July shout out to the patriots at @JimmysSeafood who expanded their business this year by telling anti-American trash to go fuck themselves. This was one of my favorite X moments ever…"

Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Finally, scientific backing to my long held belief that the Spanish aren’t real Europeans."

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports the NY Times Defends Organizer of 'Muslims Only' Swim Party. Some pigs are more equal than others.

At Twitchy, Variety: Rob Reiner Gets the 'Last Laugh' Against Trump With Secret Final Role. Sadly that may be his lasting legacy.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is laughing as Merriam-Webster - Yes, the Dictionary People - Dunk on the British: Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster, "Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.? Because we gave them that L in 1776."

Stacy McCain discusses Our Patriotic Duty to Fill the Sky with fireworks. I hope his went off better than ours. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Palm Sunday

 July 5 edition:

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Fireworks Canceled!

Georgia and I spent a hot couple of hours cleaning the boat in anticipation of going out with the family to watch the local fireworks display. However, nature had other plans. A big thunderstorm, part of the system that hit DC this evening rolled through about 8:30, and has lasted all evening, with a short break. We had a bit of hail, 1.1 inches of rain of much needed rain, and winds with gusts up to 45 kts (at Cove Point) and a short power outage. It also abruptly dropped the temperatures from 93 to 70.  

Hopefully, the fireworks will be used tomorrow evening. But just in case:

Rule 5 Saturday - Happy Semiquincentennial!

It's a great country. Enjoy it.

Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Happy 250th, America! and FMJRA 2.0: Waiting Until August up in star-spangled glory at the Other McCain. Linked at The Right Way in the weekly Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hot Summer Day

And the country is getting ready for its 250th birthday tomorrow. The Victory Girls say Dear Democrats: Our National Party is Still On — Shut Up and STAY HOME and note Independence Day Gone Woke In San Diego County, California. Sounds like a blast! Beege Welborn at Hat Hair notes Anti-Trump States Wouldn't Fix Up Booths for the Fair - PA AMERICANs Took Matters Into Their Own Hands. Sore losers. Dr. Suneel Dhand's Newsletter gives 10 Reasons I'm PROUD to Be an American, "I left Britain and have been a citizen for over 10 years. Best thing I've ever done. An honest reflection this special July 4th." OTH, Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Man Charged with Felony for Damaging Reflecting Pool. "David Hearn, 67, of Maryland faces one felony count of destruction of property tied to a June 19 incident in which National Park Service employees say they caught him trying to rip a portion of sealant from the pool’s bottom. The charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison." It's DC, he won't be convicted. And at WaEx, Airman arrested during Capitol Hill protest urging Trump and Vance’s impeachment. "A Capitol Police spokesperson confirmed Watson’s arrest, noting that there are spots on Capitol Grounds where demonstrating is permitted, but “it is generally against the law for the public to demonstrate on the House Steps unless they are with a Member of Congress.” “Yesterday afternoon, a man was escorted to the House Steps by a Member of Congress,” the spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “When the Member of Congress left the area, our officers gave the man lawful orders to stop the illegal demonstration or he would be arrested. The man refused our lawful orders. Jason Watson was then arrested for 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding.”" So he wasn't arrested for his speech denouncing Trump, he was arrested for unlawful conduct at the Capital, like the J6ers. I'm sure Pete Hegseth has plenty of grounds to toss him out of the Air Force, though. A Larry vid at Hat Hair says This Was All Trump Needed. They're Gonna Regret It.

At the Buckeye Firearms Assoc, Trump reiterates support for national right-to-carry reciprocity. As a fairly liberal New Yorker, I suspect Trump personally doesn't fell strongly pro-gun, but he knows his coalition. Mary Chastain is pleased to report the Energy Dept. is Moving to Drop ‘Green New Scam’ Appliance Mandates. "Thank you. THANK YOU. Make it happen!"

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed is worried that the US Adds Only 57,000 Jobs in June As Workforce Deflates. I gave up trying to make sense out of job numbers a while ago. The methodology is shitty, and manipulative. I also wonder how much of this is due to the ongoing self-deportation of illegals. The Wall Street Journal thinks it is.

Jenna’s Side is America Doesn't Have a Socialist Problem—We Have an Apathy Problem. "And apathy is how tiny, terrifying, highly motivated minorities end up running cities." At Hat Hair Dave Strom thinks Socialism in the West is Ignorance, Unearned Wealth, and Resentment,  Yes, The DSA Is a Communist Organization and Beege Welborn adds Commie Mamdani's Pied-à-Terre Billionaire Tax Attack Began Yesterday. Althouse notes "The DSA, in fact, seems to despise the Democratic Party. Darializa Avila Chevalier has called Joe Biden a 'rapist' and wrote 'Fuck Kamala Harris'...", ""... on social media. She proceeded to be nominated for a House race in New York last week by Democratic voters who presumably do not all share those feelings."  At Reason Kennedy recalls New York's Socialist Experiment Already Failed Once "Will Mamdani break New York City?" Leslie Eastman at LI hears NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Recommendation for ’78 Degrees’ Met with Frosty Reception. "The responses to his “78 degrees” suggestion included references to France and New York’s embrace of “Green Energy”." Capt. Ed hears from Fetterman: The One Thing That Would Force Me Out Of My Party Is ... being anti-Israel. Aren't we there already? Dave Strom thinks it might be AOC vs Vance?

Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Every time. It’s never organic." Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "This is a major red flag. The CCP is funding/aiding left-wing groups and activism to try to push policies that discourage us developing energy independence."

From DataRepublican’s Substack, The 400,000 USAID Deaths That Nicholas Kristof Will Not Tell You About. "How USAID Built the South Sudan, Watched It Collapse, and Then Allowed China to Take Over."

Eric at Security and Cigars, explains Why Wolford Should Worry Big Gov Fans More Than Slaughter. "SCOTUS has now made clear that states and cities cannot simply designate broad categories of private property as “sensitive” and thereby ban the exercise of constitutional rights there. This has obvious and immediate implications for the Second Amendment, but it also reaches into First Amendment territory like speech, religion, and assembly. As well as many other rights protected by the Constitution." Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Impressive ignorance. The unitary executive theory is about personnel; it confers no substantive powers on the executive branch that haven’t been delegated by Congress. The whole column is a bizarre non sequitur." Quote Dana Milbank @Milbank, "My latest column looks at how Democrats are drafting plans to to use the all-powerful, unitary executive that Trump has established (and the Roberts Court has blessed) to launch a new Progressive Era, in which a Democratic president imposes by executive fiat government-run health." At Da Caller, Clarence Thomas Laughs As MS NOW Reporter Barrages Him With Questions. Althouse says I don't believe Nina Totenberg's explanation for why she reported that Justice Alito was retiring. "I'm reading "'I am so, so sorry': NPR reporter explains SCOTUS retirement error" (CNN): "Say what really happened, " and "Democrats stopped talking about trans politics long before the court’s ruling this week." ""In June, which is L.G.B.T.Q. Pride month, no Democratic candidate mentioned the word 'transgender' in their TV ads, according to data from AdImpact, a media tracking firm. Their silence may be an attempt to deprive Republicans of campaign-trail ammunition.... A New York Times/Ipsos poll conducted in January 2025 showed that nearly 80 percent of Americans opposed allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports...." At substact Insty recommends Ditching the Seventeenth. "Taking the Senate back to the Framers' Intent." Let State Legislators pick Senators? We could do worse, and have.

Gina Milan @ginamilan_ "Ruh Rho" Quote Paul Sperry @paulsperry_, "BREAKING: Here's the just-filed NLPC bar complaint against NY attorney Roberta Ann Kaplan. The basis for the complaint is that Kaplan failed to inform Trump’s lawyers + the court when she knew her client E. Jean Carroll provided false testimony by denying outside funding for her."

TownHall's Amy Curtis reports More Antifa Terrorists Were Just Sentenced in Texas "Antifa and their Leftist allies in the Democratic Party were not happy about these sentences. They really believed they were above the law, and are threatening the federal judges who put their comrades behind bars." Bob Spencer at PJM says Bravo: DeSantis Officially Calls Antifa and CAIR What They Really Are, terrorists. 

Dave Strom takes a look at The Immigrants Who Hate America. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised. Buffalo's Democrat Mayor Sean Ryan, claims that individuals cut the cable in the middle of the night and took the flag down. He then goes on a rant about "diversity." Police are currently investigating, and no charges have been filed." At NYPo, Andy Arthur opines ABC’s ‘3% delusion’ on criminal migrants turns the law on its head "ABC’s statistic is real — of the 438,537 illegal immigrants detained in the administration’s first 14 months, 13,018 of them had been convicted of a crime like homicide or sexual assault in the US. Yet its conclusion is utterly wrong, ignoring the impact of the most significant immigration law Congress has enacted in years: the Laken Riley Act.  Americans should remember why Congress passed that law. Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was murdered in February 2024 by an illegal immigrant who had been apprehended for committing lesser offenses and released into the United States. Her vicious killing sparked outrage over a system that repeatedly ignored warning signs — until an innocent American paid the ultimate price." Dave Strom, Yes, The Activists Want to Protect Paedos From Deportation. Gov. Walz helped pardon a child rapist so he couldn't be deported. The feds may yet find a way. Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "BREAKING British authorities have released the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, Shabir Ahmed, from prison The Pakistani man was sentenced to 22 years for 30 child rape charges involving girls as young as 12. He was released after serving just 13 years & won’t be deported." Beege Welborn, Merz Scolds German Serfs Over Sick Day Slacking When There Are Immigrant Bennies to Support.

At Twitchy, Heavily Armed Would-Be Trans Terrorist Arrested for Planning Mass Shooting; Check out This Hardware. Shooting News Week, Cops Bust Would Be Casino Mass Shooter With An Actual Cache (This Time) of Weapons. Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "There needs to be a deep investigation into how this weirdo was able to afford this. Well over $100k of guns listed. Seems unlikely for a mentally ill trans activist to come up with that on their own." Quote New York Post @nypost "Trans gunman caught in alleged casino terror plot with huge cache of weapons - as cops release chilling footage." Capt. Ed reports a WI Activist Declares 'Trans Jihad': 'Kill Your Local Republican.' Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "WOW: Wisconsin Democrat staffer, Teha Delaruelle is calling on activists to "K*LL YOUR LOCAL REPUBLICAN." “We’re going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin” WTF!?" They should be careful; Republicans tend to be better armed.

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.02.26.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Cleaning Up from July 4

Actually, as usual, the people who shot off the fireworks on the beach did a very good job of cleaning up after themselves.

At Hat Hair Salena Zito details A Very Consequential Two Weeks for Donald Trump's Presidency. From LifeZette, Mount Rushmore Could Get Trump Upgrade Under GOP Push. "Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has formally requested that President Donald Trump be added to Mount Rushmore, reigniting a long-discussed idea just ahead of Independence Day." Nah, Give him his own mountain. I suggest El Capitan in Yosemite. NYPo reports Melania does President Trump’s signature dance as first couple celebrates Fourth of July at White House. I hope she's having more fun this time around.

Herr Professor Jacobson at LI relays the news Elon Musk Says Will Launch The “America Party” In Third-Party Attempt To Punish Republicans. "Considering how much Democrats hate Musk and want to bring him down – and they absolutely will if they regain power – Elon shouldn’t wish to hard for something, his third party ploy may just get it for him." Sundance at CTH, Elon Musk Announces The Creation of a Third Party. I understand his frustration, but I also understand that politicians will be politicians; he doesn't seem to. The last time a third part succeeded in the US was when the Republicans took over from the wreckage of the Whig party, before the Civil war. Democrats have been pissed Republican freed their slaves ever since then. Jerry Dunleavy at JTN reports Trump threatens Musk’s government contracts — and SpaceX founder’s China ties may get new scrutiny. At Mediaite, Elon Musk Blasts ‘Fat, Drunken Slob’ Steve Bannon: ‘Will Go Back To Prison and This Time for a Long Time’.

At LifeZette, Byron Donalds Details How Businessman Trump Closed the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Deal. "If he has to use the stick, he’ll use it. If he has to use carrots, he’ll do that too. He’s about accomplishing the mission—period, point blank." From Da Caller, Media Said The Big Beautiful Bill Was Dead. Trump Proved Them Wrong. They almost had me convinced. Well, drama sells clicks. PJM's Matt Margolis hears House Dems Secretly Raged as Jeffries’ Marathon Speech Backfired Spectacularly.

The Peacock reports Trump says tariff letters to 12 countries signed, going out Monday. "U.S. President Donald Trump said he had signed letters to 12 countries outlining the various tariff levels they would face on goods they export to the United States, with the “take it or leave it” offers to be sent out on Monday." At NYPo, Trump begins rolling out ‘reciprocal’ tariffs of up to 70% on nations without deals: ‘We’re giving them a bargain.’ At Da Wire, Trump Set To Send A Dozen ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Trade Deal Offers. NewsMax, EU Diplomat: US Has Threatened Potential 17 Percent Tariff on EU Food Exports. From WokeSpy, Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Accused of Lying to Congress Over $2.5B “Palace of Versailles” HQ Revamp. Send them to Fargo, ND.

From NewsMax, Trump Says Ukraine Needs Patriot Missiles for Its Defense, Chides Putin. Steve Richards at JTN, Trump reshapes Middle East by boxing in Iran, facilitating peace between Israel and neighbors. "In five short months, the president has made tremendous progress towards his early second term promises on the Middle East." At OTP, ‘Trumpugees’ Look To The Netherlands To Escape Trump. Great!

LifeZette reports Trump Signals Plan to Reclaim D.C. After Congressional Staffer Killed. Good luck with that.

At OTP, Noem Grilled Over Delayed Flood Warning System In Texas Tragedy. My dear departed Uncle John had a job with the weather service that largely consisted of estimating the probability of the maximum amount of rain that could fall in areas. It's a tough job, since weather is a chaotic system. 

'Becca Downs at TownHall notices The Fact-Checkers Once Again Race to Defend Mamdani and Scott Jennings Offers a Telling Reminder on Democrats' 'Big Tent' Amidst Concerns With Mamdani From NYPo, Why Trump’s ‘Mamdani the Commie’ tag will stick — despite the media’s cover operation. Because they're true. Nick Arama at RedState, Scott Jennings Skewers the Democrats for Exactly Why They Are Hemorrhaging Voters. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Democrats are having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that Republicans are taking all of their voters. The Democratic tent is so diverse that in one corner they have the socialists and in the other corner they have the communists! It's really wide - lol." Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby "This didn’t get enough attention." From Da Caller, NYPD Retirements Reportedly Hit Historic High — And Union Says Zohran Mamdani Could Make It Worse.

'Becca Downs says Yikes! Did You See How Biden Celebrated the 4th of July Holiday Weekend in Malibu?, "struggling to set up beach chairs." Da Fetched cites a DNC Insider: Jill Biden Committed ‘Elder Abuse’ to Keep Joe in Office. “They deny the cover-up, but I had a front-row seat watching it happen.” Nick Arama reads a New Book that Reveals Who Hunter Wanted to Pay His Legal Bills and His 'Inappropriate' Appearance in Meetings. NYPo, Hunter Biden begged DNC to pay his legal fees for tax, gun cases. From Althouse, "This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better." ""But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation." Tweeted Kamala Harris, quoted in "Critics slam Kamala Harris for gloomy July 4 post — with photo that crops out Biden" (NY Post). That reads as though somebody forced her. Come on, you have to write something for the 4th of July. Speaking of Biden and The New York Post, there's also "Biden struggles to set up beach chair in Malibu during first Fourth of July weekend since leaving office." Malibu! Whatever happened to Delaware? Oh, I see Malibu is Hunter's home. As for the struggling with the chair, he has Stage 4 cancer, and he is no longer attempting to serve as President." Hunter has a place in Malibu, but needs the DNC to pay his legal bills, so he can stay in Malibu. OutKick reminds us of a Shocker: Less Than 40 Percent Of Democrats Are Proud To Be American.

Stacy McCain notices Chicago Celebrates 4th of July With Patriotism and Deadly Gunfire "But, yeah, mainly it was the gunfire . . ."

Carlo Carrasco, USAID formally shut down and incorporated into State Department. Reagan Reese at Da Caller, State Department Ends Decades-Long Program Paying Under-Performing Diplomats. 

From Power Line's This Week in Pictures

Kaelen Deese at WaEx reports a Judge temporarily halts South Sudan deportations despite Trump wins at Supreme Court "This marks the third time the removal efforts have been delayed by lower court intervention after the Supreme Court has twice said the removals can take place." PJM's Matt Margolis asks Did You Catch Sotomayor’s Latest Supreme Court Meltdown? "Sotomayor has a clear pattern: when she doesn’t get her way, she doesn’t just dissent—she melts down. Her opinions read more like political rants than legal reasoning, full of dramatic warnings about the supposed collapse of judicial independence. She’s quick to accuse her colleagues of bias, yet never questions her own." At Althouse, "Her opinions, sometimes joined by no other justice, have been the subject of scornful criticism from the right and have raised questions about her relationships with her fellow justices, including the other two members of its liberal wing." "Writes Adam Liptak, in The New York Times, about Ketanji Brown Jackson. . . . I think Liptak is trying to build Jackson's reputation. He writes things like: "Justice Jackson has appeared comfortable expressing herself from the start." He compares her to Justice Breyer and Justice Brandeis. . . That does not work as a compliment to Jackson." Also, "It remains unclear whether South Sudan’s government in Juba has detained the men, or what their ultimate fate might be." "From "U.S. Turns Eight Migrants Over to South Sudan, Ending Weeks of Legal Limbo/Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward" (NYT)." From WokeSpy, Michigan AG Dana Nessel Sues President Donald Trump To Keep Illegal Immigrants On Medicaid.

LifeZette, Trump Sends In Marines to Back ICE in Florida as AOC Melts Down Again. From NYPo, Hundreds of accused murderers, thieves and sex offenders, including illegal migrants, nabbed in sweeping federal operation, in New Jersey. At Da Blaze, Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration could greatly impact Democrats' political clout. DOJ, The Department of Justice Creates Section Dedicated to Denaturalization Cases. I agree in principle that egregious offenders by naturalized citizens should lead to denaturalization, the law is so complicated it's hard not be stray over the line now and then.

At Twitchy, Dan Bongino Shreds NY Times Into Confetti Over 'Trump's Politicized FBI Made America Less Safe' Hit Piece. Matt Margolis, Bongino Drops a Truth Bomb Destroying the New York Times. "Backing up his rebuttal with a barrage of statistics, Bongino offered a “small snippet of data points” that he says prove the effectiveness of the FBI’s new direction. Among the highlights, he touted the Bureau’s violent crime initiative, “Summer Heat,” which he notes has the murder rate “trending to be the lowest in U.S. history by a longshot.” He promised that “Summer Heat is coming to a city or town near you soon as we assist your community in removing criminal predators from the streets.”" Catturd ™ @catturd2 "This POS needs to be arrested - @FBI @FBIDDBongino @FBIDirectorKash" Quote, The Patriot Oasis™ @ThePatriotOasis, "BREAKING: Far-Left extremist calls to "Un-Alive" Supreme Court Justise Clarence Thomas and President Donald Trump Hey @FBI we need you on this one."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair takes a look at a New Batch of Kennedy Assassination Docs which Begin Peeling the Onion of CIA Lies "After six decades of life, I have become a terrible cynic, but I still don't believe the CIA actively conspired to kill the president. Still, I am perfectly willing to believe that they conspired to cover up their gross or even criminal negligence in allowing it to happen. I've never believed that Johnson had Kennedy killed--no, I am not CERTAIN he didn't, but it strikes me as vanishingly unlikely--and a CIA conspiracy to kill the president seems way too risky for all involved. Too many potential leaks to risk it, even if they wanted to."

Nick Dixon @NJDixon "I see the left have arrived at the quoting Mussolini on breakfast TV stage." Quote BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast "You can break one stick, but if you get a bundle of sticks tied together you can't break them' Actor Steve Coogan told #BBCBreakfast why he believes the co-operative movement still has a significant role to play in society." To be fair, the fasces was featured on American dimes right up until the end of WWII.

Insty wonders DOES WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY THINK IT’S HARVARD? "University shakes down Jewish student for handing out pro-Israel book." Tom Knighton at BA thinks Maine College Professors Attacks Christian Student's 2A Beliefs With Asinine Argument. What would Jesus carry? Libs of TikTok, EXCLUSIVE: WA School District ADMITS to Ignoring Christmas While Promoting Pride. At Da Caller, ‘Trans’ Inmate Back In Male Prison Years After Allegedly Raping Female Cellmate, in Washington, or as I like to call it, Ultima California.

Hunter Ash @ArtemisConsort "A great explanation for white wokeness I heard: upper-middle-class whites desperately want to express sneering, classist contempt, and lower-class whites are the only socially acceptable target."

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