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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iranian Leadership Hiding Under Hajibs, Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender

i24NEWS English @i24NEWS_EN, Iran delays naming next supreme leader due to concerns that the new leader could be targeted - report." I don't think it matters much, Israel is pursuing a "kill 'em all, and let Jehovah sort them out" plan. Asaad Sam Hanna @asaadhanna, "The IRGC leaders in Iran now are wearing hijab to hide from the American/Israeli surveillance." jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "TFW your society has brutally subjugated women for 50 years and now you gotta avoid the consequences by dressing up as one." John Hinderacker at Power Line has A Stunning Revelation [Updated]: Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid " Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel. It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals."

Cathy Salgado at PJM, Trump: Iranian Regime Must Give ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ From Althouse, "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners..." ""... will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP." Writes Trump, at Truth Social." At WSJ, ‘Decapitate and Delegate’: Trump Tests New Model of U.S.-Led Regime Change "Will taking out the leaders of America’s enemies be enough?" Anxious anxiously whines Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader. Da Signal's Great Victor Davis Hanson: The Real Reason Iran Won’t Negotiate. "No, you can’t negotiate with them because their whole currency is lying, and they’re fanatic ideologues. And they have a supernatural view of what’s going to happen, and they’re on the right side of Cosmic Divinity and all of these ideas. I think [former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi] Rafsanjani in a disputed statement, but I think it was accurate, said that Israel was a one bomb state, and that was the advantage that you got half the Jews in the world in one place, where all you needed was one bomb. So you can’t negotiate." Vox claims Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7. Laughing Wolf, Surprise, Response.

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog looks at Iran Strikes: Day 6 "They now have an inalienable right to a pine box." Or a being entombed in a pile of rubble. News Wax sees More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "February: Iranian naval ship IRIS Makran has a "Down With USA" parade March: USA downs IRIS Makran." The Iranian navy had 32 ships. Had. The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 @TGTM_Official, "Breaking news: China secretly supplied Iran with 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles. Reports say Iran launched them during the ongoing war, but none hit their targets and none were intercepted by the United States. The missiles may have failed mid-flight due to technical issues. Once again, Chinese equipment appears to have malfunctioned. Chinese foreign ministry refuted this claim according to global times." From Twitchy, China Sold Iran Fancy CM-302 Missiles—Turns Out They're Temu Trash: 100% Failure Rate in Real War. Or did China sabotage them, knowing that they might piss off Trump? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees Dire Strait: Sure Looks Like China Is Writing Off the Ayatollahs. Reuters China @ReutersChina, "Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei." Running out of gas, or just prepping to invade Taiwan while we're busy in Iran?

Ace, War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War. "Okay okay, that's kinda bullshit. But you will agree, this means that this is not a Congressionally disapproved war. And because double negatives are effectively positives -- yes, Congress has voted affirmatively to not stop the war." Betting on Congressional inaction is usually safe. PJM's Cathy Salgado is outraged 53 Dems Vote Against Calling Iran the Biggest State Sponsor of Terror. Their not against the war; they're on the other side. From Althouse, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap..." The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap as he criticizes a statement he thought was from Trump but was actually from Obama. MAHER: “This statement from the administration: ‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.’ That’s too vague for you?” SCHIFF: “Totally vague.” MAHER: “Okay. Because that’s from Obama about Libya.” Brutal setup. Watch Adam Schiff try to dig himself out of this one." Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "Here comes the legacy media screaming about how President Trump “forgot” to refill our strategic petroleum reserves. I know they enjoy lying for clicks, but this is a particularly retarded story. Let alone the fact that it was Biden who drained them, they also forget to mention what it takes to refill them, and how long it would take to do so. Ole’ Sleepy Joe ROBBED the SPR as if it was his midterm campaign fund. . ." Bonchie at RedState thinks The Story of the United Kingdom's Betrayal in Operation Epic Fury Is Absolutely Wild "I'm going to be frank. The United States can not have a "closest ally" that can't even be counted on to provide defensive support from ballistic missiles because they are too busy arguing over the finer points of something as irrelevant as "international law." At no point did the Trump administration ask Starmer to participate in the offensive attacks on Iran. All that was requested was help in suppressing the Islamic regime's attacks on civilians. That the UK didn't immediately oblige and instead spent days playing politics, even as the missiles fell, is a damning indictment of a once special relationship." 

Matt Vespa hears An Iranian Political Prisoner Said This About Obama and October 7...and CNN Panicked. "Tajbakhsh plainly stated how flawed the Obama administration’s logic was with this negotiation, and how giving this regime, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, billions might have led to the October 7 attacks. The fingerprints are all over it—the “straight line” as he said before, host Abby Phillip pulled the plug."Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "“CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission.” Quote CNN @CNN, "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen is on his way to Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel and the US continue their aerial campaign against the country. CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission." Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro, "CNN has been running around calling Fox and CBS state TV, meanwhile they go crawling to the Iranian regime to beg their permission to be in the country. And the only way Iran would let them in is for them to act as state TV." Quote CNN @CNN "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen encounters more checkpoints than usual and armed personnel on the road to Iran's capital, but sees no signs of panic. Shops are open and stocked, and gas appears readily available with no long lines."


Austin Petersen @AP4Liberty, "The multipolar dream of America's enemies is dead. Trump killed it. Nothing now stands in the way of another century of greatness, capitalistic achievement, and American exceptionalism." At NewsWeek Josh Hammer opines Donald Trump Is a Great Man of History. Vic Joecks at RCP, Trump Exposed the Crazy Things Democrats Believe. Ace, Candace Owens to Military-Aged Men: Trump Has Betrayed You, Do Not Join or Remain in the Military, Abandon Your Posts and Take Dishonorable Discharges "She wants people in the military to desert." Chasing clicks for money.
 
Yesterday's lead story is almost gone, at Althouse, "Trump picks his cabinet in part for their aesthetics, and their ability to perform well on TV and Noem was famed for never missing a photo op...." ""But her hunger for publicity also contributed to her demotion. Under Noem’s watch, $220 million of taxpayers’ money was spent on an advertising campaign for border security that prominently featured footage of her on horseback, dressed as a 'cowgirl,' in front of Mount Rushmore...."

At Hat Hair, Capt Ed Gulps US Loses 92,000 Jobs in February After Health-Care Strike and Larry argues Refusing the SAVE Act Should End Several Careers. But then, there are so many good reasons to get rid of a lot of Congresscritters. Rueters whines Kennedy's new US autism panel to examine potential causes. To my, the acetaminophen link is looking strong, but not yet gospel. 


DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Had an amazing two days meeting with representatives from all over the world. I discussed foreign NGO situations with representatives from: Estonia, Romania, France, Germany, Moldova, Croatia, Georgia ... and many more countries. The takeaway: the NGO situation is identical all over the world. Everyone felt their people aren't truly in control of the country, and NGOs are imposing policies on them which nobody voted for. @DataInterpretr and I are following up with every single representative to make sure we get names of specific NGOs so we can make sure that zero federal dollars are going to them. Thanks @RepLuna for the invite!" Data Republicans new publication at Am Mind, The Fall of the NGO-Administrative Complex. If this is autism, give us more. 

POLARIS National Security @PolarisNatSec, "@GavinNewsom walks back calling Israel an apartheid state: "I was specifically referring to a Tom Friedman column where HE used that word." "I can't just sit back in terms of my values and beliefs," he says. Does Newsom believe anything?" Hair gel. Driscoll at Insty, QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: "How did San Francisco become such an abomination of a city? As Adam Carolla notes, “San Francisco represents the progressive movement at its purest form. This is when they get to do everything they want. That’s San Francisco. And so I’m not even going to make a judgment call. I’m just going to say take a bunch of Americans, show them San Francisco then, show them San Francisco now, and go this is the result of them doing everything they want.”" Anna Kasparian at RCP asks Can Billionaire Tax Cure California’s Healthcare Woes? No. John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Chevron Warns California It May Not Survive More Cap-and-Trade Taxes.


From the Free Bacon, Kennedy Scion Jack Schlossberg Had No 'Earned Income' in 2025 But Has Four Trust Funds, Disclosures Show, "The congressional candidate also disclosed a stake in a California restaurant with mixed reviews at best." At Twitchy, JFK's Grandson Jack Schlossberg’s Shocking ‘Jew Blood’ MAHA Recipe Post Exposes a Very Dark Side (WATCH). 
At NottheBee, NOT SATIRE: Come learn how Biden spent your tax dollars "to make the maps more gay" House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority @HouseForeignGOP, "@RepBrianMast: How do you make a map more gay? @UnderSecPD brings reciepts exposing just what the Biden State Department wasted tax dollars on for four years."

From Ace, "Prohibited Access:" Kash Patel Now Examining the FBI's Dark Files, the Hidden History of the Deep State, "Via JackStraw, whistleblowers revealed that the FBI keeps two separate books. You know, like Mafia dons keeping separate books for their fake transactions and their real transactions," and Oh No! GOP Lawmakers Push for Perjury Charges Against Madison Cornbread for Fabricated J6 Testimony, "CNN is sad! They're so sad they try to hide Madison Cornbread's identity by calling her by her criminal alias "Cassidy Hutchinson.""

Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Indiana Judge Rules That Abortion Is a Religious Sacrament...Seriously, She Did. LifeNews.com @LifeNewsHQ, "BREAKING: Indiana Judge Christina Klineman has issued a ruling claiming there is a religious right to kill babies in abortions. Klineman issued a permanent injunction blocking Indiana's abortion ban based on the outrageous claim. The judge blocked the ban for a certified class of people who claim killing a baby in an abortion is an exercise of their religious beliefs. Klineman ruled that the state’s 2022 abortion law violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act by substantially burdening the religious exercise of people who say their religion supports killing babies in abortions. Attorney General Todd Rokita will appeal the ruling to a state appeals court." There is a certain level of honesty there. From Shipwreckedcrew, the 7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hands Down Stern Rebuke To District Judge Who Tried To Dictate ICE Tactics in Chicago "Judge Sara Ellis is an Obama appointee who nakedly opposed Trump administration immigration enforcement by trying to tie the hands of ICE Officers in conducting investigations and making arrests." But what does a "stern rebuke" to a judge really mean? Nothing; there is no mechanism for actual accountability for a judge who is consistently overruled at higher levels. Meantime, she get to continually obstruct Trump.

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "BREAKING: The employee of Gov. Tim Walz who keyed SIX Teslas causing over **$20,000** in damage in retaliation against @ElonMusk has been given a ONE DAY SUSPENSION from his Minnesota government job THAT’S IT. He’s not even being PROSECUTED. Minnesota is a FAILED STATE!"

And much much more at the Wombat's double stuffed In The Mailbox: 03.06.26. Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Holding Our Own up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Ayatollahs Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up that we will finally see the end of Jimmy Carter's perhaps biggest mistake, but it may very well be that we will see "regime change" in Iran soon. At NYPo, Ayatollah’s power may collapse in less than a week as Iran’s street protests expand. The Times, Iran protests: Trump warns Khamenei that US ‘stands ready to help’ "With hospitals overwhelmed and hundreds of protesters feared dead, the president has issued a new warning to the ayatollah" and it looks like Trump may be positioning assets. AT NDTV, Why Images Of Iranian Women Lighting Cigarettes With Khamenei's Photo Are Going Viral "A bold protest trend showing Iranian women lighting cigarettes with photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has gone viral globally." Ward Clarke at RedState, New: Khamenei Orders Missile Cities on Alert Amid Deadly Protests. Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: Iranian state TV says that anyone who protests in the streets will be shot. These are crimes against humanity and a violation of the Geneva Convention. Greta Thunberg? Silent. Mehdi Hasan? Silent. Cenk Uygur? Silent. The media? Silent. The UN? Silent." Nioh Berg @NiohBerg "Tehran: Lion and Sun flags going up everywhere to Pahlavi chants. If only we had real internet access and not occasional Starlink updates..." and "Tonight will mark 3 full days of complete blackout - which in 2026 should be considered a crime against humanity. The islamic terrorist regime faces two big problems in doing this: 1) This is extremely costly to keep up and completely unsustainable. They know how desperate this makes them look. They know it's pathetic. It's a panic move from a death cult with zero long term planning. 2) Eventually the internet will HAVE to come back on again, and Iranian citizens are likely to be even angrier and more fired up from all the footage and atrocities they will see. And they'll organise again. Unlike in 2019, they aren't going to simply go about their day as if nothing happened. Hell, I'm even seeing literal regime supporters yell at the mullahs for doing something so deliberately retarded and short sighted that will only infuriate the population more." Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "This: The Critical Signal: Reports indicate a shocking development on the ground: there is "no apparent military or police response." The security forces have seemingly vanished." ...is another "Flaming Datum" of an Iranian Regime Security Force GHOST TROOPS THUG SHORTAGE. 1/" Quote The Battlefield @TTheBattlefield, " TEHRAN TREMORS: THE CAPITAL IS BURNING. The Situation: New footage confirms the chaos is escalating. Massive crowds are moving through debris and fires across Tehran tonight." Peter Theroux at Tablet wonders/hopes Is This Time Different in Iran? "After decades of treating the Islamic Republic with kid gloves, American and Israeli hard power exposed the regime’s weakness and fueled historic protests." Rich Toronto @rich_toronto, "Tehran will be safer for Jews than London. Tehran will be safer for Jews than New York. Tehran will be safer for Jews than Toronto. Because Tehran is ridding itself of the Islamic Regime that conquered them 47 years ago. And the others didn’t learn the lesson." Insty, IT’S TRUE. MUSLIMS IN PERSIA WERE LITERAL SETTLER COLONIALISTS: Uri Kurlianchik @VerminusM, "Iranians burning down mosques is the purest form of decolonization." quote James Harris @InHumaneShape, "Zoroastrians worship fire. Very poetic." Elizabeth Barcohana @E_Barcohana, "That’s it. That’s the name." Quote Erick Erickson @EWErickson "My kid just referred to what’s happening in Iran as the Shah Shank Redemption." David Keyes @DavidMKeyes, "Khamenei, in talks to flee Iran, rules out California due to "prohibitive wealth tax.""

RCD explains Trump's New Doctrine of Precision Deterrence. From News Wax, Rubio: 'Don't Play Games' With Trump. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Trump is waking the sleeping giant and filling it with a quiet resolve." Quote David Hookstead @dhookstead, "I honestly can’t remember the last time it was this cool to be an American. We’re kidnapping scumbag communist dictators, stealing Russian oil tankers and there’s not a single thing anyone can do about it." Bob Hoge at RedState hears 'Never Want to Be on the Other Side of That Again': Terrified Venezuelan Guard on Alleged New US Weapon. U.S. Southern Command @Southcom, "Once again, our joint interagency forces sent a clear message this morning: “there is no safe haven for criminals.” In a pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford and apprehended Motor/Tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea without incident. . . " From the Chronic, Maduro’s Fall Could Save Lives in America. Sundance at CTH hosts Topic, Venezuela – President Trump Participates in a Meeting with Oil and Gas Executives and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth Outlines Current and Future Production Capacity of Venezuela Oil. Also, Russia Strikes Back Using Hypersonic Missiles Against Kiev Following Drone Attack on Putin’s Residence. At Althouse, "He wields a replica of a prehistoric club as he rages against enemies of the revolution..." ""...on his weekly television programme. He is rumoured to be one of the richest men in Venezuela, but insists he is but a 'humble soldier.' At night he tours Caracas in his bulletproof Toyota, rifle at the ready, reassuring his millions of TikTok viewers that all is calm in the homeland. This is the mad, bad and dangerous-to-know world of Diosdado Cabello: interior minister, head honcho of the security forces and possible roadblock to the Trump administration’s vision of a vassal-state Venezuela." The London Times reports." AEI, Russia and Venezuela—Toward a New Yalta?  

From the Brussels Signal, Why and how Trump wants Greenland. While Denmark may be a reliable ally now, there's no guarantee for the future. At WUWT, Claim: A US Takeover of Greenland Would Deny Access to Climate Scientists. Mike @midnightriderV2, "Absolutely. Canada could have partnered up with the U.S. and enjoyed a resilient economic ride to the stars along side America but noooo .. another socialist" was elected and up came the scrawny elbows." Quote Eric St-Pierre @EricRStPierre, "It's going to really hurt once Canadians realize how much we took the US for granted. For those of us who already realize it, well let's just say it's damned frustrating."

At RCP Larry Kudlow is predicting 5% Growth? Or Even Better? News Wax reports Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level in Nearly 3 Years. Bill Pulte to Newsmax: Trump Cutting Home Costs, Rates. Sundance, President Trump Proposes One Year Cap on Credit Card Rates at 10 Percent "Details are scant, and I’m not exactly sure how this would work, but President Trump has proposed a one-year freeze on credit card rates at 10%." It could be he just wants Democrats to oppose it on behalf of the big banks. Hat Hair's Steve Moore wonders Why Hasn't Trump Repealed Biden's $50 Billion Backdoor Business Tax Increase? "This giant stealth tax increase was NEVER voted on or approved by Congress. It appears to be a blatant violation of the constitutional requirement that all tax bills start in the House of Representatives. The House never even saw this tax hike coming. Talk about a "danger to democracy.""

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom reports Minneapolis On the Edge of Riot and Chaos Erupts in Minneapolis; UPDATE: Ilhan Omar and Rep. Angie Craig Join 'Protesters' and a video, Leftists Trying to Destroy the Rule of Law in Minneapolis. Driscoll at Insty, THE ULTIMATE HECKLER’S VETO: Anti-ICE Mob Storms Hotels in Minneapolis Looking for ICE, Even Chases and Attacks Police. Yuri Bezmenov's Ghost @Ne_pas_couvrir, "This is the power asymmetry: the right can win the White House, House, and Senate, but the left has a century of institutional depth in the veto layers, courts, bureaucracy, education, media & street networks. So they can mobilize like this without getting immediately crushed." John Hinderacker at Power Line sees ICE Is Cleaning Up Minnesota. Bill Melugin "BREAKING: ICE has provided @FoxNews a list of the most egregious criminal aliens they've arrested during their surge in the sanctuary state of Minnesota, & it's the most disturbing list I've ever seen, including numerous convicted child rapists/sodomizers & ten convicted killers, most with deportation orders going back many years. Several from Laos, Somalia, and Sudan. WARNING GRAPHIC - Highlights below . . . " Sundance, The Minnesota Outrage – We’ve Watched This Unfold Several Times. Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks you should Watch What Happens When This Leftist Protester Accosts a CNN Reporter in Minneapolis. Never mind, you're on our side. 

From Shipwreckedcrew, Minneapolis Is Not Even A Close Call --A Lawsplainer On Officer-Involved Shootings "The only perspective that matters is the perspective of the Officer at the time he uses deadly force in response to a threat." PJM's Matt Margolis thinks a New Video From Before Shooting Destroys Another Left-Wing Narrative About Renee Good. jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "In that case, I'm glad to admit two errors off the top of my head. I assumed: 1. She panicked 2. Trump was crazy to call her a domestic terrorist In light of this new evidence, I stand corrected on both counts." Quote Robby Soave @robbysoave "It's incredible that the new ICE footage has convinced everyone—and I mean, absolutely everyone—that their initial, extremely partisan take was correct. I have not seen a single person change their mind, or at least soften their initial take, in the face of new evidence." Dave Strom doesn't approve of Mayor Frey's New Standard: You Can Injure Cops Fox News @FoxNews, "MAYOR JACOB FREY: "Donald Trump said that Renee ran the ICE agent over." "Don't take my word for it. Don't take their word for it. Watch the video from every single angle." "I mean, the ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips." "He was not injured." "Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step." and The Gaslighting Is Intense. Scott Greer 6’2” IQ 187 @ScottMGreer "So true 2016 David French", David French @DavidAFrench, "News flash -- a cop doesn't have to wait until a suspect is actually pointing the gun at him before using deadly force." Insty, SOUNDS INSURRECTIONY: Rep. Janelle Bynum @RepBynum, "The White House is targeting me for calling them out on their BS. They added me to a list of “Democrats Declaring War on Law Enforcement” and lied about what I said. I will not be intimidated and I will never stop demanding the truth." Quote Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "You did declare war. You said the federal agents were engaged in terrorism. And then when you were asked about inciting violence on CNN, you said you stood by what you said. This is after you learned federal agents were trying to arrest violent Tren de Aragua suspects before allegedly being nearly run down by their truck." Joe Chalfant at TownHall wonders Why Did Democrat Senator Ruben Gallego Just Lie About This ICE Officer? Because he's a Democrat. Ngo Comment, EXCLUSIVE: Violent Suspect Arrested at Portland Antifa ICE Riot Is a Registered Sex Offender. "Andrew James Simmons has been repeatedly charged for failing to register as a sex offender." From Twitchy, Not Your Job! Philly Police Commissioner Lays the SMACK Down on the City's Seditious DEI Sheriff.

A very Driscolly (lot of Tweets) post at Insty, OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH HAMAS: "Zohran Mamdani Calls Hamas A “Terrorist Organisation” Amid New York Protests." Jaimee Michell @JaimeeUSA, "How to tell it’s an election year: Democrats condemn Hamas. The talking points went out and they’re so transparent. You don’t get to do that now after inciting and encouraging antisemitism for the past 2 years. Those are YOUR people. You ARE Hamas." KT at Ace's Collectivists vs. Rugged Individualists, January 10.

Scott Pinsker at PJM wonders Have You Noticed the One Question That the Media REFUSES to Ask Tim Walz? " not one single question about what Gov. Walz learned from the BLM riots!" From the Cowboy State Daily, Cheyenne Restaurant Turns Heads With Money-Making Idea: Open Minnesota Day Care, "Espi’s Restaurant in Cheyenne is famous for its green chili, breakfast burritos, and irreverent roadside messages. On Monday, people were stopping to take photos of its latest: “I am so broke, moving to Minn. and opening a daycare.”

Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "In less than 1 year Democrats got a subset of left wing women to support or defend: Tren De Aragua, Somali fraud, MS-13, communism, running over law enforcement, Antifa, Maduro, Hamas, Sharia law, assassinations & sex changes for kids. Evil but impressive psychological operation." Ed Ring at Am Great holds out hope, How the Left and Right Can Unite to Restore Opportunity in America "America can restore opportunity by ditching corrupt welfare expansion for a left-right bargain: rebuild real infrastructure, deregulate to spur competition, and reward work over dependency." The left will never agree.

News Wax sees Google Founders Quit California Over Billionaires Tax Proposal. Go ahead, kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, or at least, send it flying to Texas. 

John Solomon at JTN, Jack Smith team approved $20k payment to informant to snitch on Trump team during Arctic Frost probe "Revelation included in tranche of new FBI memos that Director Kash Patel turned over to Congress this week that provide more clarity on the tactics and scope of the inquiry that the FBI used to try to build a case against Trump and his allies." From Twitchy, Here’s the Judge Who Blocked Trump From Freezing $10 Billion in Childcare Funds. "U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden, did not rule on the legality of the funding freeze but said the five states met a legal threshold “to protect the status quo” for at least 14 days while arguments are made in court." Stephen Miller@StephenM "Federal district court judge rules taxpayers must fund infinite refugee daycare scams. This is not a legitimate system. This is not democracy." John Sexton is happy to see the California Law Hiding Trans Identity From Parents Heads to Supreme Court. Ben Weingarten at RCP, One Fell Swoop: Lawsuit Eyes Death Blow to Racial Preferences. John Yoo celebrates Trump’s War Against the Watergate “Reforms”.


More, more, more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.10.26! The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Suddenly, A Winning Week awaiting your digital amusement at The Other McCain.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Democrat Judge Dismisses Comey Case, Pentagon to Prosecute Sen. Mark Kelly?

Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan

Across da Pond at Da Mail, Judge throws out Comey and James cases as Trump's beauty queen prosecutor is humiliated. NYPo, Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Tish James. Capt. Ed, New: Federal Judge Tosses Comey, James Charges (Updated). From Althouse, "A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday." ""The judge found that the appointment of interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Alexandria, Virginia, was invalid. Trump handpicked Halligan for the role amid increasing pressure to bring criminal cases against his political enemies, including Comey and James...." CNN reports." Sundance at CTH, Federal Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey and Letitia James. Ace, Breaking: Clinton Judge Dismisses Indictments of Both James Comey and "Big Tish" James, Claiming the US Attorney Prosecuting Them Was Unlawfully Installed, "Of course." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, 'Nobody Is Above the Law' Never Applies to the Left. Misty Severi at JTN, reports James Comey says Trump 'will probably come after me again,’ after case dismissal. WJ, DOJ Reveals 'Damning' Evidence Against Letitia James in New Court Filing.

Fox News, Pentagon threatens to court-martial Democratic senator over 'refuse illegal orders' video, "The video could lead to his recall to active duty and possible court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Pentagon said." Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "MAJOR BREAKING: The Department of War is considering recalling Democrat Senator Mark Kelly to active duty to be COURT-MARTIALED for telling troops to refuse President Trump’s orders FAFO is in order! STATEMENT FROM DoW: “The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures.”" At Althouse, "Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders.'" "AP reports." Sundance at CTH, Pentagon Says It’s Investigating Senator Mark Kelly. Ace, Department of War Mulls Court-Martialing Senator and Inactive-Duty Officer Mark Kelly for Urging Troops to Defy the Duly-Elected Commander in Chief, "Officers in the US Armed Forces are under a special obligation to respect the chain of command. Aren't they?" From News Wax, Vance: Dems' 'Illegal Orders' Call 'by Definition Illegal'. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Dem Sen. Slotkin, Who Pushed Video Telling Troops To Disobey Trump, Forced To Admit She Can’t Name One Illegal Order. Rusty Weiss at RedState, Now We've Got Dem Sen. Ruben Gallego Trying to Threaten Military Members If They Investigate Mark Kelly. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "CNN’s Abby Phillip DOUBLES DOWN and says that Democrats have the right to “undermine the President” by calling on the military to disobey orders. CNN is supporting sedition." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, In DC, Still Can't Find a Few Good Democratic Men...or Women.

It seems something is happening with regard to the war in Ukraine, but it's not clear what. John Sexton at Hat Hair sees After Many Changes, US and Ukraine Are Closer to Agreement on Peace Plan. Niall Ferguson @nfergus, "The best is the enemy of the good. Contrary to recent press speculation, the draft 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine is in fact a reasonable basis for negotiations. Journalists can gripe about it as they griped about the 20-point Gaza plan. But wars are not ended by op-eds. 1/5" Am Great's Fred Fleitz calls The Trump/MBS Summit Another Huge Trump Foreign Policy Win. Misty Severi at JTN reports Trump says he will visit China in April, on invitation from President Xi Jinping. "Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation during a phone call, which was a follow-up to the pair's meeting in South Korea last month." The Nat Sec J asserts Canada Is Playing with Fire over F-35 Fighter Deal. Sundance at CTH is pleased President Trump Recognizes Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters for Potential Foreign Terrorist Designation.

Matt Margolis at PJM thinks The Clintons Risk Prison If They Defy Epstein Subpoenas. Nah, the Democrats will support them. From OTP, DOJ Asks Judges To Authorize Release Of Epstein And Maxwell Grand Jury Material. "Asks judges to authorize release of Epstein, Maxwell grand jury material." They won't get it. The judges are having too much fun watching Trump get slammed for their holding back the records.

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Secretary Scott Bessent -vs- Kirsten Welker. From Da Caller, Most Voters Think Trump Neglecting Economy, Inflation, Poll Shows. From WokeSpy, Good News: Thanksgiving Costs Lowest in 4 Years Despite ‘Experts’ Predictions. Capt Ed at Hat Hair cites Axios: Trump Beats Schumer, Jeffries To the Punch on ACA Subsidy Plan. The Victory Girls see Filibuster Focus: Both Bessent And Trump Want To Get Rid Of It. I do think it's inevitable. If Republicans don't Democrats will, the next time they have the votes.Noah Rothman at NRO hears James Carville: Why Don’t Democrats Try Being Revolutionary Lunatics? Hat Hair's John Sexton cites Carville: It's the Populist Economic Rage, Stupid.

Stephen Kruiser at PJM sees Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Keeping It Weird Until the End. From Ace, MAGA Grifter Majorie Taylor Greene to Resign Mid-Term, Imperiling Republican Majority, "She's resigning in January 2026 -- not January 2027, when her term ends -- and her seat will be filled by a special election, which may or may not go the GOP way, and whose timing depends on Trump opponent Gov. Brian Kemp to schedule. Many note that the date of her resignation just happens to coincide with the date required to secure her five-year Congressional pension." She may be many things, but she's not stupid. 

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall thinks They Will Never Understand Donald Trump.

Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier, "Yesterday, Elon Musk used his 229 MILLION strong megaphone to back four basic election safeguards: - Voter ID - Paper ballots - Same-day voting - Proof of citizenship This isn’t “extreme.” It’s common sense. This needs to be the GOP’s #1 mission. Lock down our elections, restore trust in the system, and make it impossible for the Left to cheat their way into power."

From Fox, Leading Senate Democrat tells Fox News 'it's time ... for new leadership,' as Schumer faces growing pressure "Sen. Cory Booker calls for Democratic Party unity, says he's 'thinking about' White House bid during New Hampshire visit, but 2026 comes first." At Hat Hair Capt. Ed, Nota Behn-eh: Defund the Police? Burn Down Nashville PD Stations? Moi? and Dave Strom, Democrats Keep Picking Disgusting Candidates, and I'm Not Sure It Matters. From LifeZette, Eric Swalwell Pushes a Wild Telephone Voting Plan to ‘Max Out Democracy’. Maximum fraud. Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Elissa Slotkin Is a Classic Study in Dem Doublespeak. From Sew Colorful, We Won’t Be Fooled Again! "Fetterman is a Psyops." Dave Strom, Let's Give Chicago to Canada and Hope They Clean Up the Mess. Can we get Alberta in exchange?

OTP, Appeals Court Upholds Halt On Trump’s Expedited Migrant Removal Plan. Sunny @sunnyright, "Here's how the game is played: Democratic judge rules for Democrats in unprecedented, activist way: Media celebrates rule of law from obviously impartial judge protecting justice Panel of Republican-majority judges overturn, and restore previous norm universally accepted until like 2 minutes ago: Media questions if rule of law has been corrupted by REPUBLICAN!!! judges who obviously are motivated by politics and bowing to Trump Every time. Forever." OTH, Shipwreckedcrew writes The Arguments on Tariff Case In SCOTUS -- Is The Hand Wringing By Conservative Legal Pundits Misplaced? "The outcome is likely to be fractured but my read is there will be 5-6 votes on an outcome upholding the tariffs, but with different reasons -- and maybe some limitations."

Matt Vespa at TownHall, Former Antifa Member Reveals Why the Group Keeps Calling People Fascists. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, THEY DON’T ATTACK YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE FASCIST; THEY CALL YOU FASCIST SO THEY CAN ASSAULT YOU: Former Antifa Member Reveals Why the Group Keeps Calling People Fascists.

Matt Vespa again, Ex-FBI Assistant Director: The Bureau Had Many Chances to Stop Trump's Would-Be Assassin. John Sexton hears Candace Owens Say French Assassins Have Been Hired to Kill Her. "This is probably the craziest thing I've ever seen someone claim. There's no point in arguing about any of this because it's all nonsense. Playing along with her delusional clams only lends them credence they don't deserve."

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog How Minnesota Welfare Dollars Support Somali Jihad Terrorism. Dave Strom at Hat Hair asks Is It Racist to Notice That Somali Refugees Have Brought a Crime Wave? Amy Curtis at TownHall recounts how Rampant Medicaid Fraud in Minnesota Cost a Man His Life Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "BREAKING: Another Minnesota Medicaid fraud investigation reveals that Ultimate Home Health Services LLC, owned by Othman Mohamed billed Medicaid $462 daily without providing services. This led to a vulnerable man dying alone in his apartment without care." Dave Strom recounts how an Illegal Alien Stole a Man's Identity and Made His Life Hell; New York Times Calls The Illegal a Victim. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "I love how The New York Times headlines this like there’s some equal right an illegal has to someone else’s social security number. “Two men, one identity” No, it’s one man, one identity. The other guy is just a thief." Quote Bernard Stanford @stanfordNYC, "One man "paid the price" by having his identity stolen, costing him tens of thousands of dollars and making his life hell. The other "paid the price" by being arrested and charged for the crime he knowingly committed. One of the craziest framings of a story I've ever seen." From Campus Reform, Posters found depicting violence against ICE agents at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At LifeZette, Border Patrol Moving into a New City for Operation ‘Swamp Sweep’. New Orleans.

Insty at his NYPo gig writes Elon Musk’s zeal for truth reveals the online frauds aiming to divide us. 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎@NiohBerg "Elon Musk probably doesn't even know the earthquake he unleashed in Iran. Because of the country location update, we now have a full list of regime supporters inside Iran who are so important and valued that they get to enjoy VPN free social media. This is extremely useful info. We can now investigate who exactly these figures are, and why they have this privilege. Very interesting times ahead. Sundance hears Musk Admit Artificial Intelligence Trained from “Approved Information Sources” Only, thus all AI's become liberals. Heidi N. Moore @moorehn, "Amazing story of an editor fact-checking a young writer to find that she had completely made up sources and quotes in articles in some of the biggest news outlets in the world. One by one, those outlets took down her faked stories. The editor's exasperation with AI stands out the most." Still Plenty of links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.24.25 (Weekend Substackery) and In The Mailbox: 11.24.25 (Evening Edition).The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Snow. Ugh. and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Monday, November 24, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - X 'Glitch' Exposes Foreign Propagandists

Let's see what washed up over the weekend. In the funnest story from the weekend, Fox X's new location feature exposes apparent fraudster accounts posing as Americans, Gaza journalists "Popular accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers deleted and scrutinized after being revealed as overseas operations." Pirate Wires, Foreign Rage Farmers Exposed by X in Major Update "X just revealed the location of every user on the platform, triggering chaos among foreign rage farmers and slop peddlers — the massive ranks of which have shaped our culture now for years." Rage farmers, I like that. A Driscolly post at Insty, WHOA: Major Foreign Propagandists Utterly Exposed After X Glitch Reveals Account Locations. "A temporary glitch on X led to a credibility bloodbath for a variety of foreign propaganda accounts that were either posing as Americans or lying about their locations in other ways. Days prior, Head of Product Nikita Brier had announced a new feature revealing the origin and current location of users. When it rolled out, though, only account owners could view it. That all changed on Friday night, though. In what is assumed to have been a mistake, everyone’s origins and current locations were made public for about an hour before disappearing. In one instance, it was revealed that one of Hamas’ biggest simps has been lying about being in Gaza." And Insty himself, AS MUCH OF A SCAM AS THE TIKI-TORCH NAZIS WERE: Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire, "Greatest feature in a decade. Everything is an Op." Clandestine @WarClandestine, "So it turned out a large chunk of the Jew-hating crowd were foreigners, posing as Americans. It’s almost like the woke-Right is just an astroturfed foreign op to fracture MAGA from within. Israel derangement syndrome is a psyop to make Trump’s supporters turn on him." Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, Foreign Fake MAGA Anti-Israel Accounts Exposed In X “Location” Disclosure, "Now we know that it was all a massive foreign influence operation of fake MAGA accounts meant not to promote Trump, but to turn Americans against Jews and Israel and to sow chaos and division among actual Trump supporters." Robby Soave @robbysoave, "I was reflexively disinclined to believe it was all foreign accounts promoting racism and anti-Semitism under the guise of the pro-Trump America First banner. That sounded too easy, and similar to the (now debunked) idea that all the Trump content on Facebook in 2016 was actually Russian bots. But... this "account based in" feature actually has unmaked tons of groypers as Pakistani, as far as I can tell? Very useful feature, and kudos to Elon Musk and the X team for implementing it. The hate is not coming from inside the house!"

Matt Boose at the Chronic says Trump Already Has an Affordability Agenda: Reduce Immigration. It's a step, an important step, but not the only step. I&I, About That ‘Sh*tty’ Trump Economy. "If this is what constitutes a “sh*tty economy”, then we’ll take more of it. From our perspective, it’s not Trump’s policies that are a problem (although we are not fans of tariffs), it’s his seeming unwillingness to stay focused on the economy." USA Today opines I was right about the pathetic Democrats. And most Americans agree with me. "A new poll found that in the end, Americans blamed Democrats the most for how they handled the shutdown, with 60% disapproving. Come next year's midterms, voters won't forget it." But just remember, in a poll result like that, about half of those disapproving will think Democrats didn't go far enough. Betsey McCaughey at Hat Hair, says Beware Housing Bills With Socialist Goals.

Dave Harsanyi at NYPo calls the Epstein vote a stain on cowardly Congress — whose members won’t stand up for the rule of law. Congress is already pretty stained. At Althouse, "The smart need money; the rich want to seem smart; the staid seek adjacency to what Mr. Summers called 'life among the lucrative and louche'..." ""... and Mr. Epstein needed to wash his name using blue-chip people who could be forgiving about infractions against the less powerful. Each has some form of capital and seeks to trade. . . Writes Anand Giridharadas, in "How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails" (NYT)". Mediaite reports Marjorie Taylor Greene Didn’t Tell Speaker Johnson She’s Resigning Amid Razor-Thin GOP Majority. Some reports suggest she left over Epstein, but the smart money is because Trump wouldn't support her for GA gov.

Moving to foreign affairs, Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Press Conference from Geneva Switzerland During Discussions with Ukraine Officials and Sunday Talks – Senator Mark Warner Not Happy with Ukraine Peace Proposal. Ward Clark at RedState sees A New Wrinkle: SecState Distances U.S. From 'Unacceptable' Ukraine Proposal. Althouse, "Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine??? Don’t believe it until you see it..." ""... but something good just may be happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA." Wrote Trump, on Truth Social." I'm confused, but only time will tell. Lee Smith at Tablet says Farewell to the Abraham Accords "MBS’s White House visit marked a return to normalcy in the Middle East, and a U.S. pivot toward China." I don't know if I agree. Sarah Anderson at PJM sees The Skies Empty Over Caracas As the Dictator Dances. For Af's, Elliott Abrams explains How to Topple Maduro "And Why Regime Change Is the Only Way Forward in Venezuela."

Sundance says I Fully Support Donald Trump Because the Alternative Is to Support a Republican. I understand his point, but it's not that bad. There is only one Trump, and he can't stay in office forever. Sasha Stone, MAGA Might be Chaos, but the Left is an Unhinged, Dystopian, Doomsday Cult. Thad McCotter at Am Great looks at The Progressives’ Practical Amorality: ‘Reid Alert!’ "Harry Reid’s false attack on Mitt Romney endures as the template for a progressive movement that wins by bending language, ignoring truth, and blaming others when its policies fail."

Larry Elder at Hat Hair is not amused by Michelle's 'Hair'-Raising Theory: 'White Folks' Stop Blacks From Learning How To Swim.

Sundance at CTH sees CIA Senator Elissa Slotkin Attempts to Change Conversation Away from Seditious Video Promotion Twitchy, GRRL, BYE: Elissa Slotkin Accuses Trump of Putting Words in Her Mouth and HOOBOY Was THAT Stupid. Shipwreckedcrew thinks DOJ Should Begin A Criminal Investigation Of The Democrat Members Of Congress Appearing on Video To Undermine The Military Chain-Of-Command. "18 U.S.C. Sec. 2387 makes it illegal to advise, counsel or in any manner cause insubordination or refusal of duty by any member of the military." Let the process be the punishment. 

Sundance thinks there's Something Sketchy About Narrative Underway Against Deputy AG Todd Blanche. Tom Knighton at BA laughs because Mother Jones and The Trace Are Very Upset That DOJ Is Defending All Civil Rights Now. At TownHall, Scott McLallen likes the way Scott Jennings Blasts Kara Swisher for Calling Hunter Biden Laptop Cover-Up Just 'Politics' and Jeff Charles notes She Punched a Pro-Life Activist and Avoided Charges – but It's Not Over Yet. At the Chi Trib an Editorial: A woman was set on fire on the Blue Line. Chicago can’t shrug this off.

Ryan King at NYPo reports Trump vows to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. From Twitchy, Somali Sheriff in Minnesota Just Called American Officers ‘Foreigners’ and Said He Serves Somalis First. Josh Hammer at Hat Hair explores What Is an American? AG @AGHamilton29, "Reminder Keith Ellison met with the culprits behind the $240 million Feeding our Future MN fraud scheme before they were charged and then he and his son took donations from them amid promises to deter the investigation. We have audio of that meeting." Nick Ballasy at JTN hears DOJ say an investigation underway into pro-Palestinian group surrounding Park East Synagogue. "Dhillon pointed out that obstructing access to a house of worship is a federal offense." From Calling All Rushbabes, Thank you, Secretary of State Rubio! English commentator on our State Department policy toward “international migration.” The FOO @PolitiBunny, "Measles is back because Biden allowed millions of unvetted and unvaccinated illegals into the country." Quote Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock "Secretary Kennedy has spent his time in office spreading doubt about vaccines. Now measles is back." At Shooting News Week, Trump Redirecting BSCA Grant Money Away From ‘Gun Violence’ NGOs to Fund Deportation of Illegals.

From the College Fix, U. Texas professors ponder exit due to academic freedom worries: ‘unbearable,’ ‘unwelcoming place’ "SB 17 forbids diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices in system schools as well as various DEI-related trainings and programs. U. Texas closed its Gender and Sexuality Center last year in response to the law. According to a survey by the student paper The Daily Texan, approximately 60 percent of over 430 (mainly undergraduate) professors said they have “considering leaving” UT due to SB 17, which includes 75 percent of College of Liberal Arts faculty." Great, now git! I suspect they can find some candidates who are not political hacks. Campus Reform remembers 5 times deranged leftists attacked conservative campus tables.

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall reports a Trump Ordered Report finds Experts Say No Evidence Supports Gender Treatments for Kids. Critics will, of course, say it was biased, but after the clowns and criminals in the Biden administration, I am not concerned. 

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