Congress is doing what Congress does best; nothing. Don Surber notes Thune joins the resistance. "Sends Senate home without passing a budget. Whee!" Ace interpretes, John Thune Declares: I Demand a Well-Funded MAGA Primary Opponent In 2028 and I'm Going to Stamp My Little Feeties and Hold My Breath Until I Get It!, "You got it, Princess. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ CBP/ICE funding bill will not be on President Trump's desk by June 1st, as he had said he wanted. Senate going home. Bad vibes on the Hill today." Supposedly this is over his pique at the weaponization compensation fund, but, as with Thomas Massie discovering the Epstein files for the first time weeks after Trump called for him to be replaced -- that's creating a fictional "policy" cover because the power-politics "I'm in charge" gripe is too petty to be admitted. Julie Kelly ๐บ๐ธ @julie_kelly2 "So Thune and company having a temper tantrum over Trump's Paxton endorsement so he's using the weaponization fund as an excuse to once again not do his job. Senate leadership is an absolute disgrace and every single one should be replaced." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Hmmm: House GOP Punts War Powers Vote to June. Sean Davis @seanmdav, "Tillis voted for a $500,000 per senator fund for senators who were illegally spied on by the Biden. It wasn’t available to any normal Americans whose rights had been violated—just senators. But now Tillis is mad that actual American citizens might receive restitution. What a clown." Quote TheBlaze @theblaze, "GOP Senator Thom Tillis on Trump’s proposed “Anti-Weaponization” fund: “I think it’s stupid on stilts. When you take money from me to give to a purpose I vehemently disagree with, that’s tyranny.”" " Paul @WomanDefiner, "I just want to reiterate that its absolutely insane that the Senate parliamentarian is a Democrat lawyer who tried to overturn the 2000 presidential election that was hand picked by Harry Reid in 2012. Republicans looked at that for the past 14 years and were like "Yeah she's a perfect fit to decide the Senate rules for us". The position didn't even exist until 1935 and from what I can tell was created to enforce unconstitutional rules in the Senate."
Althouse finds David French being David French, A Trump defender "could point to a prior president, maybe there was a Nixon thing here, maybe there was a Carter thing here, a Clinton thing here, a couple of Obama things here...." Said David French in the new episode of "Advisory Opinions," "All the Things Wrong with Trump’s Billion-Dollar Fund. (((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "Democrats have been doing it for years, and you gave them a pass. Remember the Strzok settlement? 1000 times more dirty. The man claimed a right to privacy ON A GOVERNMENT PHONE when he was texting his girl-toy about how much he hated the subject of his investigation. Any lawyer with more than two brain cells to rub together could have gotten the case thrown out. The settlement was an obvious payout to reward him for his biased investigation of Trump. Trump's underlying claim was valid. His taxes were leaked. His privacy was violated. Our tax filings are not public documents. You know that. And to settle it, they also agreed to give out money to another valid issue. You know that under the First Amendment, you have a right to be free from viewpoint discrimination. And yet in case after case, prosecutors treated Trump supporters/conservatives worse than people of other political persuasions. Again, another valid complaint. So you are left with nothing more than the suspicion that Trump will use that money corruptly. But you have nothing but your own TDS to back that up." Quote David French @DavidAFrench, ""Trump is circumventing Congress’s power of the purse. He’s circumventing the judiciary’s role in adjudicating disputes. By potentially granting settlements to people who possess no valid legal claim, he’s circumventing civil and criminal law...." Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "NEW: The DC judge assigned to handle the lawsuit brought by 2 J6 celebrity cops to halt the anti-weaponization fund is Richard Leon--last seen stopping the construction of the ballroom, blocking the demotion of Mark Kelly, and overturning one of the president's exec orders against a partisan law firm." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "BREAKING!!! The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has just now Ordered the convictions the Oath Keeper and Proud Boy defendants be vacated, and that the cases be remanded to the District Court in anticipation of a motion by DOJ To Dismiss."Vince Dao @VinceDaoTV, "AIPAC has fought Thomas Massie for years, actually. That’s a shock to his supporters who started following politics 2 seconds ago, but Google is free. Notice how he didn’t lose his primary until he voted against funding ICE, grandstanding against Trump, and cozying up to third-world leftists. But they insist he only lost because of the “Israel lobby.” ..." PJM's Tim O'Brien overjoyed, Don’t Forget This One: Anti-Trump Raffensperger Just Lost His Primary, Too.
Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT @Peoples_Pundit, "Democrats are currently running 3.1pts ahead of where they were on this day in history back in 2018, a 9.2pt swing from 2022. After South Carolina redistricts, Democrats will need to win the U.S. House vote by ≈5pts to ensure they secure the majority. https://realclearpolling.com/polls/this-day" I don't put much stock in polls; at this point in the campaign they're just propaganda. Matt Vespa at TownHall hopes One of the Most Braindead House Dems Could Be on His Way Out. That doesn't narrow it down much. Betsy Stauffer at LI notes Dem Who Claimed Bondi Beach Massacre was ‘Zionist False Flag’ Wins House Primary "PA-03, which includes Philadelphia, is said to be the bluest district in the U.S. and the only majority black district in Pennsylvania." Sunny @sunnyright, "After years of claiming to see Nazism in "OK" hand gestures, stage design, and criticism of George Soros, Democrats and Bulwarkians are now backing for Senate a guy with a Nazi death squad tattoo with a long history of racism and misogyny." Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX, "In case you’re wondering about the current state of House Democrats: they just voted against establishing a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Their objection? It didn’t include a dedicated wing for trans history. You almost have to admire the consistency. They managed to turn a women’s museum into an argument about men." Da Caller, Dem Darling Raked In Cash From Donors With Chinese Gov’t, CCP Intel Ties. From the Free Bacon, Zohran Mamdani Paid Multiple Visits to Holocaust-Denying Sheikh Who Claimed Jewish Death Toll 'Was Exaggerated' and 'Done By Zionists,' Called for More 'Study'.
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "Today - 15 individuals have been indicted for over $90 million in an alleged massive healthcare fraud scheme in Minnesota, after a sweeping FBI investigation with @TheJusticeDept and our Interagency Partners. These charges involve the two LARGEST Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in this district and first-of-their kind charges involving 7 additional Medicaid programs. As alleged, the defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions, targeting programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, Child Care, Medicaid programs, Individualized Home Supports (IHS), and more..." Dave Strom, Quality Learing Center Fraudsters Indicted, CNN Hit Hardest. From Twitchy, Minnesota Fraud Defendant 'On the Run' After Jumping From Fourth Story Balcony to Escape, or at least, on the limp. Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Minnesota Fraud Mastermind Gets Over 40 Year Jail Sentence. At Ace, Republicans Sean Duffy, Brandon Gill Expose Democrats' Fathomless Corruption, "Brandon Gill grills Chicago's radical racist grifter Brandon Johnson."
The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "White Smoke Rises From Los Angeles, Signaling Karen Bass Is Still Mayor." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "This is one of the keys of his campaign. Nonprofits pay a lot of people to not solve the problem they claim to be solving. Remember when Mr. Beast went to Africa and built two clean water wells, and the NGO nonprofits over there criticized him for it, as some white savior complex or something. He instantly solved the problem they claimed they were advocating and working on. If you tackle and dent or even solve rampant homelessness, a lot of people lose their jobs and a lot of the funding and donations cease and that's why there's a sudden flood of negative media going his way. They aren't scared of him winning. But they are scared that once people realize problems can be solved, a whole lot of the slush funding dries up." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do? That is the defining question that guides my 5 step plan to fix the homelessness problem in LA. We *must* end this evil racket of corrupt politicians and NGOs who profit off the misery of these poor souls. They launder money and feed them more drugs, so they can keep their customers locked in this hell on our streets. We have a moral obligation from God to help them and make our city safe and clean for everyone. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have forsaken this city. Time for real leadership. Time for real compassion." At Althouse, "But when you said the mental is the problem in drugs — 'cause the people don't want to be down there." "My daughter is schizophrenic and she's on crystal meth — so that hit home — so if you're going to do that, you got my vote.... 'cause Karen Bass is not doing shhhh. Absolutely nothing."" And "[A]n army of fans [are] now competing to produce the catchiest and most outrageous videos supporting [Spencer Pratt's] campaign." ""They share and cross-promote a seemingly endless stream of computer-generated clips boosting Mr. Pratt and bashing his opponents with depictions of Los Angeles as a dirty, dangerous wasteland. One released on Sunday depicts women at a fitness studio confiding to one another that they secretly plan to vote for Mr. Pratt.... [T]he A.I. videos often venture into offensive territory. In the Batman clip boosting Mr. Pratt, Mr. Newsom’s likeness makes a crude sexual remark, and the phony Ms. Harris drinks out of a bottle of cheap liquor...." From "A.I. Videos Help Reality TV Antagonist Break Through in L.A. Mayor’s Race/Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes" (NYT)." James O'Keefe at NYPo, Your vote is for sale on the streets of California — and what I found out about life on Skid Row. Well, I was registered there years ago, so it could be true. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears it's Interesting Times in the California War on Gasoline.
At CJ, In Florida, Extremist Networks Are Hiding Behind Nonprofits. "A new report shows how dangerous groups exploit legal protections."
Althouse, "If I do attend, I get killed. If I don't attend, I get killed. By the fake news, of course, I'm talking about." "Trump has his own way of talking... For more of the video and an explanation of the event, see "WATCH: Trump, Zeldin announce looser rule on refrigerant greenhouse gases" (PBS). The belly is not Zeldin's." USA Today, Trump rolls back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs. "The move is expected to make more refrigerants ‒ the key chemical compounds in freezers, refrigerators and air-conditioning systems ‒ available for supermarkets, homeowners and other businesses, which the White House estimates will produce $900 million in savings, including $800 million at groceries."
At Althouse, "Reliable polling is hard to find in Cuba. A recent survey by a Cuban news website, El Toque, which gathered over 40,000 answers..." ""...found that about 56 percent of Cubans who reside in the island, and nearly 70 percent of those abroad, would support a military intervention by the U.S. While the results of the survey — which gathered answers from voluntary participants — could not be considered as a representative poll, its findings likely did reflect the exhaustion of many Cubans, said Prof. Michael J. Bustamante, a professor of history and chair in Cuban and Cuban American Studies at the University of Miami.... From "In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly/While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raรบl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread" (NYT)." I don't agree with charging foreign leaders with crimes. If they're that bad, just do them in. Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Jen Psaki and Ben Rhodes hopelessly seethe at the indictment of Raรบl Castro, to whom their boss personally offered his limp wrist in 2016. Note the gigantic lie about what causes scarcity in Cuba and note the multiple gratuitous potshots at the Cuban exile community..."
Dave Strom at Hat Hair has hopes Is Russia Losing the War in Ukraine? I'm not sure they're losing, but Ukraines success in drone warfare and ability to reach into Russia and damage their infrastructure is making it look like a stalemate.
At NRO, Harris Campaign Didn’t Go Negative Enough on Trump, DNC Autopsy Concludes. Would it have helped to call him Hitler a few hundred more times? Capt. Ed, DNC Autopsy 'Paints Dismal Picture' While Burying the Biden Cover-Up and Harris' Incompetence. From Twitchy, Dem Insists Trump Didn’t Win Those Swing States, Blames Elon Musk and Malware.
The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "White Smoke Rises From Los Angeles, Signaling Karen Bass Is Still Mayor." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "This is one of the keys of his campaign. Nonprofits pay a lot of people to not solve the problem they claim to be solving. Remember when Mr. Beast went to Africa and built two clean water wells, and the NGO nonprofits over there criticized him for it, as some white savior complex or something. He instantly solved the problem they claimed they were advocating and working on. If you tackle and dent or even solve rampant homelessness, a lot of people lose their jobs and a lot of the funding and donations cease and that's why there's a sudden flood of negative media going his way. They aren't scared of him winning. But they are scared that once people realize problems can be solved, a whole lot of the slush funding dries up." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do? That is the defining question that guides my 5 step plan to fix the homelessness problem in LA. We *must* end this evil racket of corrupt politicians and NGOs who profit off the misery of these poor souls. They launder money and feed them more drugs, so they can keep their customers locked in this hell on our streets. We have a moral obligation from God to help them and make our city safe and clean for everyone. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have forsaken this city. Time for real leadership. Time for real compassion." At Althouse, "But when you said the mental is the problem in drugs — 'cause the people don't want to be down there." "My daughter is schizophrenic and she's on crystal meth — so that hit home — so if you're going to do that, you got my vote.... 'cause Karen Bass is not doing shhhh. Absolutely nothing."" And "[A]n army of fans [are] now competing to produce the catchiest and most outrageous videos supporting [Spencer Pratt's] campaign." ""They share and cross-promote a seemingly endless stream of computer-generated clips boosting Mr. Pratt and bashing his opponents with depictions of Los Angeles as a dirty, dangerous wasteland. One released on Sunday depicts women at a fitness studio confiding to one another that they secretly plan to vote for Mr. Pratt.... [T]he A.I. videos often venture into offensive territory. In the Batman clip boosting Mr. Pratt, Mr. Newsom’s likeness makes a crude sexual remark, and the phony Ms. Harris drinks out of a bottle of cheap liquor...." From "A.I. Videos Help Reality TV Antagonist Break Through in L.A. Mayor’s Race/Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes" (NYT)." James O'Keefe at NYPo, Your vote is for sale on the streets of California — and what I found out about life on Skid Row. Well, I was registered there years ago, so it could be true. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears it's Interesting Times in the California War on Gasoline.
John Sexton sees Seattle's Socialist Mayor is Slowly Learning From Her Own Mistakes "The mayor said she understands now that everything she says will be parsed for potential anti-business sound-bites and that she should have “a multidimensional relationship” with companies like Starbucks." At RedState, Sister Toldja sees Another Line Crossed As Virginia Democrat Makes an Astonishing Threat Against a SCOVA Justice VA Senate GOP @VASenateGOP, "“We will make sure that Justice Kelsey does not serve anymore come this January." Democrats are attempting to turn the Virginia Supreme Court into a partisan weapon, and they’re not being shy about it. This egregious assault on judicial independence should be immediately condemned by ANYONE who claims to care about “democracy.” Quote Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis "“The reality is that we expected the Supreme Court of Virginia to respect the constitution and the will of the people,” Del. Dan Helmer said. “They did not.” Helmer continued: “We will make sure that Justice Kelsey does not serve anymore come this January."" PJM's Athena Thorne thinks you should Peep the Parade of Horribles Virginia Dems Were Ready to Foist on America if they got their gerrymander. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Now you might want to ask “why does gunshot detection disproportionately impact black and migrant residents?” But to ask the question is to answer it You already know why, everyone knows why, but we’ve all decided that discussing why is worse than people dying." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Cambridge Council votes 5-2 to disable gunshot detectors to protect black residents and migrants."
Shipwreckedcrew, Supreme Court Solves Alien Truck Driver Problem By Making Use Of Them Nearly Uninsurable. "Freight brokers connecting trucking companies to businesses needing freight moved are now potentially liable for the death and destruction that results from truck driver negligence." At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Austin Spree Shooter Is Illegal Alien, "Hey, remember Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, one of three teenagers arrested in that Austin shooting spree that happened all of four days ago? Turns out he’s an illegal alien with an ICE detainer."
Beege Welborn, Why, NPR - Whatever Happened to 'We Don't Need No Stinkin' Federal Funds'? Sunny @sunnyright, "Turns out there wasn't a market for a 24/7 AWFL podcast." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Bloodbath brews at NPR due to federal funding cut - as 300 buyouts offered." Dave Strom, Speech Is Violence, Violence Is Speech Part Deux. REDUXX@reduxx, "A women's rights advocate in France has been convicted of transphobia for "insulting" men who identify as women. Dora Motout's "crimes" include not validating the identity of a transgender politician and referring to the fact that males have penises."
And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.21.26. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Writing Until Dawn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.
