Palm Sunday

 with more Anastasia Rine:

Northeast News, Kansas City, Vandals Steal 15 Palm Trees, Impacting Independence Avenue Beautification Project

Over the past several weeks, the Independence Avenue Urban Street Ambassadors have been hard at work beautifying the Independence Avenue corridor with new landscaping installations, colorful flowers and decorative palm trees intended to brighten the community for residents, visitors and local businesses alike.

But overnight, in the early morning hours of Friday, May 22, at least 15 palm trees planted along Independence Avenue were stolen. Security cameras captured footage of a person in a white sedan stopping at Independence Avenue and Brooklyn at 12:23 a.m., removing a palm tree from a planter, placing the tree in the back seat of their vehicle, and driving away.

These trees, purchased as part of ongoing beautification efforts by the Independence Avenue Community Improvement District (CID), had recently been installed by the Urban Street Ambassadors, who maintain the corridor year-round through landscaping, litter removal and streetscape improvement projects.

I would have thought Kansas City winters would be too harsh for palms. Maybe they bring them in in winter. 

Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: More About Agriculture up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Election 2020: House Passes Voting Irregularities Bill

Jazz Shaw at Hot Hair proudly announced Nine Democrats shut down Pelosi's voting agenda, but that appears to have been temporary as Landon Mion at Town Hall reports House Passes Partisan John Lewis Voting Rights Act

The House pushed forward the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday despite zero Republicans voting in favor of it.

The bill, which passed with a 219-212 vote, now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uphill challenge due to the 50-50 split.

Job Creators Network Slams House Democrats for Passage of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

At JTN, Voter fraud concerns mounting in tight California recall election "In social media posts and news outlets, proliferating reports detail alleged mail ballot theft, undelivered ballots, compromised vote privacy." This might contribute to distrust too, KCAL, Torrance Police: More Than 300 Stolen Recall Election Ballots Found In Vehicle Of Suspect, Rick Moran, PJ Media, California Man Found Passed Out in Car With 300 Unopened Recall Ballots and Forged Licenses. Just your average Democrat poll worker. 'Tyler Durden' at Zero Hedge, California Man Found Passed Out In Car With 300 Unopened Recall Ballots And Forged Licenses "First, this public service announcement: There is no voter fraud in U.S. elections. Thank you for your attention." Orlando State Sentinel, South Florida ‘ghost’ candidate pleads guilty in vote-siphoning scheme. This one appears to have benefited a Republican. 

Rodriguez, 55, was struggling financially when Artiles approached him last year and offered him $50,000 to file to run as an independent, or no party affiliate, candidate in the competitive Florida Senate District 37 race, according to charging documents from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. The scheme was intended to confuse voters and siphon votes away from the Democratic incumbent, José Javier Rodríguez, and help Republican Ileana Garcia, who won by 32 votes.

In audit news, also from JTN, Top Pennsylvania state senator commits to forensic election audit "State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman made the comment in an op-ed published Monday after he faced blowback for removing state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Gettysburg) as lead of the chamber's election integrity review." Kaelen Deese at WaEx, Arizona Supreme Court delays release of election audit records "This is only a temporary delay, as Kathryn King, a justice on the state's high court, put a hold on a lower court ruling that ordered the documents released by Aug. 31 while the case is under consideration." In Georgia, from the Star News Network, Alleged Spalding County, Georgia Election Irregularities Under Investigation by State Attorney General Election irregularities in Georgia? Why, I never!

On All Things Considered (from a left-wing perspective), NPR whines New Laws Have Basically Ended Voter Registration Drives In Some Parts Of The U.S. Oh no! They're not allowed to impersonate election workers in Kansas!

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.24.21 Outkick proclaims Herschel Walker’s Running For The Senate From Georgia as a Republican  and also at Da Caller, Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Enters Georgia Senate Race. Wait for the calls of racism. Dan McLaughlin at NR's Corner thinks Red Warning Lights Flashing for Democrats on the 2022 midterm elections. Don't get cocky. From Jihad Watch, FBI declines to do anything about Ilhan Omar marrying her brother to commit immigration fraud, but there is no statute of limitations on immigration fraud. 

Breitbart, Schiff Confirms January 6 Committee Is Investigating House Republicans — ‘Nobody Is Off Limits’. Does that include Nancy Pelosi? I don't think so. Across da pond at Da Mail, Democrat chair of January 6 committee wants phone and text messages of Republican members of Congress and Trump associates in their Capitol riot probe. Ace, Democrat Chair of January 6th Commission Will Subpoena Phone and Text Messages of Republican Congressmen

Prepare for a decade of blackmail and leaks about sexts and dick-pictures as the Democrats decide to use the nation's spy capabilities against the real enemy, all domestic opposition.

John Solomon at JTN reports Judge questions whether DOJ followed policy in charging InfoWars reporter in Capitol riot

"The events of January 6 were an attack on the foundation of our democracy," Faruqui wrote. "But this does not relieve the Department of Justice from following its own guidelines, written to preserve the very same democracy."

Shroyer was arrested this month on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds. Prosecutors allege he violated an agreement that he signed after being removed from a 2019 impeachment hearing for heckling a Democratic lawmaker.

DOJ guidelines require approval from the attorney general to investigate or charge a member of the news media with a crime.

So, did Merrick Garland sign off? Inquiring minds want to know.