Flotsam and Jetsam - Marxists Take New York by Storm

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom sees Mamdani Is Now King of New York After Sweep in Congressional Primary Contests; DSA Rising Fast, Capt. Ed says And Now, the Good News From Last Night... UPDATE: NYT Hardest Hit? and cites Politico: You Know Who's Happy About DSA Wins This Cycle? (Give Politico some credit in this report from the House GOP confab this morning. The word pounce never appears. And readers have to get to the penultimate paragraph before seeing the word seized.), Duane Patterson asks do you Remember the Good Old Days When Trump Hatred Unified Democrats? and in a video, Siraj Hashmi for Larry thinks Hakeem Jeffries Is Done: Is This the End of His Career? PJM's Steve Kruiser calls it a Big Night for Comrade Mamdani's Commies in New York Primaries. At CTH, sundance claims ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Now Officially Controls the Democrat Party and Sean Hannity Aghast and Saddened When Lead Counsel of Trump Impeachment Loses Primary, Dan Goldman. At Twitchy, Joe Scarborough Tries to Run Away From Radical DSA Dems, Gets BODY CHECKED by Donnie Deutsch. C3 @C_3C_3, "The Democrats are electing America hating Communists and the Republicans are worried about the Filibuster Rule. Think about that…" Ace worries Socialists Take Over the New York Democrat Party, Eye a National Takeover. Jon Levine @LevineJonathan, "TLDR— NYC election results reflect highly educated yet downwardly mobile white people who are angry that their expensive degrees are worthless and people in jobs they find demeaning (electricians, plumbers) are making more than them." Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro, "It’s the omnicause reaching final fruition. Not that far a leap from thinking everything in America is structurally racist, sexist, and otherwise unjust according to the latest intersectional matrix and just thinking America needs to be ended." Quote Bridget Phetasy @BridgetPhetasy, "Pretty amazing how fast MeToo and BLM and climate anxiety has been replaced with DEATH TO AMERICA." I&I has a Poll: Nearly Half Of Democrats Say They Have ‘Favorable’ View Of Socialism. Vijeta Unyal at LI, reports Al Jazeera ‘Journalist’ Mourned by Mamdani was Hamas Terrorist, IDF Reveals. "Ahmed Washah “simultaneously served as a photojournalist for the Al Jazeera network and as a sniper operative for Hamas.”" At NYPo, Dad of Mamdani-backed NY primary winner Aber Kawass, who downplayed 9/11, was deported for property fraud — not ‘cruel’ immigration as she claimed. 

More at Hat Hair, Capt. Ed, Talarico in 2022: Let's Defund the Prisons!, Mitch Berg, Talarico: Will It Play Outside Austin? and Dave Strom, Wow: Representative Seth Moulton, Candidate for Senate, Assaults Questioner. "It's not exactly off the cuff. No doubt the response to it was gamed out in campaign meetings early." From NottheBee John Fetterman blasts Larry David for being embarrassed to be an American after the White House UFC fight. At USA Today, Forget Trump. Democrats have lost faith in America itself. "New polling shows a historic, and deeply partisan, decline in how proud Americans feel about their country, with Democrats driving nearly all of the drop." Amy Curtis at TownHall, Ted Lieu Vows Lawfare Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Cam at BA says Hmm: Virginia 'Assault Firearm' Sponsors Say Governor Wants Amendments to New Law.

At PJM VodkaPundit explains How Government 'Affordability' Turns an $18 Antibiotic Into $2,500. Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths claims Anti-competitive hospital practices cost American families up to $2,500 a year, "Don't take it from me. The number is a (conservative) federal estimate. Much of the extra cash goes to executives like Steven Corwin, who made $26 million in 2024 running a "nonprofit" hospital chain." Mountain States Policy has an Analysis: Montana cut income tax rates, and revenues more than doubled. A Larry vid at Hat Hair, AARP's John Hishta Warns Social Security Faces a 20% Cut in 2032 Unless Congress Acts.

From Ace, Feds Announce Arrests of 455 Defendants Responsible for $6.5 Billion in Fraud Looted from the American People, "The Justice Department: National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud."

Capt. Ed SAVE Your Leverage? Trump Cancels Bill Signing Until ... Sundance, President Trump Cancels Bill Signing Event Due to Republican Intransigence on Save America Act. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, "Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT." AP, Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors.

From Da Signal, the Great Victor Davis Hanson tries to explain Why the Media Called Trump a Warmonger…Then an Appeaser. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom thinks Vladimir Putin Is a Very Unhappy Man Right Now, John Sexton reports the Largest City in Crimea Goes Dark and China is Tightening the Noose Around Taiwan. Sundance hosts NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte Giving a “Remain in NATO” Pitch to President Trump in White House.

Teri Christoph at RedState likes how Usha Vance Expertly Trolls NYT 'Journo' Who Had Epic Melt Down Over MAGA Baby Boom. Sasha Stone @realsashastone, "Waaa Trump hurt my feelings..." Quote USA TODAY @USATODAY, "Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s done supporting the GOP, joining Tucker Carlson in a growing split with Republicans ahead of midterms."

Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio Outlining Partnership Discussions from Kuwait. The Chronic claims Trump Played the Hormuz Hand He Was Dealt. News Wax cites Trump: Senate Iran Vote Helps Enemy.

Also at News Wax, Supreme Court Nears Major Trump Power Rulings "The cases involve his efforts to limit birthright citizenship, fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, oust ​Democrat members of independent agencies, and terminate a humanitarian legal status protecting hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian immigrants from deportation." Ace, Fourth Circuit Overturns Lowly District Court Judge, Okays Trump's Expedited Deportations, "Congress passed a bill authorizing expedited deportation -- which could take as little as a few days. They called this, "expedited deportations." And Texas, DOJ Sign Joint Decree Declaring Biden's Prior "Backdoor Amnesty" to be Illegal and Void Mary Chastain at LI reports a Judge Blocks Trump From Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote. "The judge wrote that Congress holds election power, not the Executive branch."

NYPo sees Karmelo Anthony’s high-profile supporters pull out all the stops to get Austin Metcalf killer’s conviction overturned.

Stacy McCain examines Feminists and Their Problems and continues his coverage of the trans, vegan death cult, Zizian Cult Update: Michelle Zajko Charged With Murdering Her Parents. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: MORE TRANS VIOLENCE Police in Colorado responded to calls of a stabbing in a Dairy Queen. They arrived to find a suspect fleeing by car and immediately gave chase. They were forced to shoot him after he crashed into multiple vehicles, injuring civilians. The deceased suspect was identified as Patti Wilson, a man pretending to be a woman. According to ‘westernslopenow’, someone who knew Wilson said he suffered from mental problems. Wilson also has a previous arrest for assault. The media and the coroner are referring to him as a “woman.”"  

When you tell your college son to shave and put on a suit and tie for his JP Morgan summer internship interview and then you see who at JP Morgan is going to be evaluating his appearance pic.twitter.com/r6nhiUN7To

— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) June 24, 2026

 At NYPo, Brendan O'Neill says Mr. Sensible Keir Starmer bowed to the left and made the UK an unholy mess — a stern warning to Democrats, and Brits visiting US for first time during World Cup are apologizing to Americans: ‘We were wrong’. AMAC notices Liberal Media Ignores the Ravaging of Britain.

Joanne Jacobs hears It's impossible to fail in Philly schools. It's too much paperwork.

And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.24.26. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Saturday Morning in the Issue Mines

 A fairly tame Saturday morning. Rasmussen, Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Ooof!

. . .  for Friday shows that 42% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Biden’s job performance. Fifty-six percent (56%) disapprove. . . The latest figures include 21% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden is doing and 46% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -25.

Which may explain why Brandon Campaigned for a Dem in Trouble and It Didn't Go Very Well (Larry O'Connor, Town Hall). Across da Pond the Guardian notes, US inflation hits highest level in 40 years in January as prices rise 7.5% from 2021. "When America Sneezes, the World Catches Cold."  WaT notes a Survey: 66% of small business owners say Biden is accelerating inflation. So why do 33% disagree? Who knows; ignorance, allegiance to the party? Similarly at da Fed, from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.11.22, Jordan Boyd asks Why Do 15% Of Voters Still Believe The Corrupt Corporate Media Tells The Truth?. Because they haven't been paying attention.

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.11.22, JB Shurk at Am Think thinks that If DC Fears Trump, He Deserves Four More Years. Yep. Da Beast is puzzled, Republicans Admit: MTG’s Blessing Is the Next Best Thing to Trump’s in 2022. Henry Rogers at Da Caller claims an EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Republicans, Kevin McCarthy Plan November Surprise For DC Mayor Bowser. Time to reconsider home rule?

While Politico touts How Trump Flushed the Presidential Honor System Down the Toilet, Hillary flouts her own document (and documented) indiscretions, Hillary: May I interest you in a "But Her Emails" baseball cap? Even Democrat apologist AllahPundit of Haut Hair thinks her timing is a little off.

The Floridian is flummoxed that DeSantis Doesn’t Budge on Redistricting.

From JTN, Gaetz predicts Jan. 6 select committee will try 'disqualifying' Trump from running again, "We see a Democratic Party that wants to use administrative and judicial power to confront political speech," From Mediaite, James Carville throws cold water in the general direction of the J6 committee, Dismisses Jan. 6 Committee’s Influence on Midterms: ‘People Want an Election About Their Lives’, also, Trump Reportedly Asked About Rescinding Scooter Libby’s Pardon for Planning to Attend Liz Cheney Fundraiser. I don't think it works that way, but it is a little ungracious of Scooter. 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.11.22, The Geller Reports Judge Blocks Schools From Enforcing Gov. Pritzker’s Mask & Vaccine Mandates, also, Watch Gov. DeSantis Destroy Democrats On Masks. Karol Markowicz@karol "Doesn't need to be said but let's keep saying it anyway: DeSantis was right, this administration was wrong and continues to be wrong. The governor protecting children by standing in the way of hysterical covidians is one of the highlights of his tenure." AllahPundit hosts the Feelgood video of the day: Las Vegas kids celebrate lifting of school mask mandate "Sisolak’s up for reelection in less than nine months in a state Biden won by less than three points. Not that that had anything to do with his calculations about mandates, of course." Ace, The Same Media That Attacked Virginia For Lifting Mask Mandates Just Two Weeks Ago Now Celebrates Blue States Lifting Mask Mandates -- But Claims This Is All About The Science (TM), Not Politics, "Even Politico sees through this." David Leonhardt at NYT (cited at Haut Hair), tries to explain Why "follow the science" fails to answer many questions. Capt. Ed at Haut Hair responds to NYT: Do you *really* "follow the science" -- or do reasonable risk balancing?

That’s certainly how the phrase has been invoked — as a religious doctrine. Unfortunately, even in that sense, people who use it have been mighty particular about which Science they follow. Policymakers have not been terribly interested in the Science that has shown that classrooms are not a vector for COVID-19 community transmission, for instance. Nor have they demonstrated adherence to the Science of exposure-related acquired immunity, not to mention the Science that vaccinations do not protect against transmission.

Mostly, though, they have consistently ignored the Science of harm that shutdowns and mask mandates do, especially to children and their development.

At WaEx, California initiative would mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all workers "The California Legislature will debate mandating workplaces of all sizes to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, making it a much stricter iteration of the Biden administration’s mandate struck down by the Supreme Court." Oh hell, they might as well go ahead and shut down the state. 

James Lindsay, so emotional and sensitive@ConceptualJames "Virginia education official Maria Burgos admits they are using a Marxist framework in schools to indoctrinate children psychologically and socially. "Inclusion" entails Marxism. If you see that word, be alarmed and dig deeper." From Da Wire, Three-Star General: Teaching Critical Race Theory Leads To Military Failure. I can't imagine Putin and Xi aren't pleased with our military's focus on non-military aims. Don Surber (via the Wombat, of course), Creeping socialism finally creeped people out. It's no longer creeping, it's trotting. 

At WaEx, Toxic Virginia Democrats are protecting the enablers of the Loudoun County school rapist

On the Loudoun County school board, they covered up a sexual assault in a school bathroom, transferred the "gender-fluid" rapist to another school (where he later committed another sexual assault), and lied about it in a public hearing. They inappropriately sought and obtained protection from the local left-wing state's attorney, who is supposed to represent Virginia, not school board members who flout the law requiring that such assaults be publicly disclosed.

Now, Democrats really, really, really don't want a state-level investigation. Unfortunately for them, they lost the election in November, and there's a new attorney general in town.

Democrats shocked, shocked to learn Republicans have political aspirations too.

At Da Blaze, President Biden claims he is not seeking to 'make an ideological choice' in picking a Supreme Court nominee. I throw the bullshit flag. Even AllahPundit acknowledges a Backfire: Just 36% say Biden's pledge to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court was a good idea. 

Reason #5661 - #5666 That Trump Was Elected

Have I mentioned Anitfa yet? I have? Well, like the energizer Darth Vaders, they're still going.

Basking in the glow of favorable media coverage from Charlottesville, this week, as noted by WaPo, Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley

Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about 100 anarchists and antifa— “anti-fascist” — members barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

Jumping over plastic and concrete barriers, the group melted into a larger crowd of around 2,000 that had marched peacefully throughout the sunny afternoon for a “Rally Against Hate” gathering.

How masked, black armor clad weapon bearing people can "melt into a crowd" is an interesting question.

Shortly after, violence began to flare. A pepper-spray-wielding Trump supporter was smacked to the ground with homemade shields. Another was attacked by five black-clad antifa members, each windmilling kicks and punches into a man desperately trying to protect himself. A conservative group leader retreated for safety behind a line of riot police as marchers chucked water bottles, shot off pepper spray and screamed, “Fascist go home!”

All told, the Associated Press reported at least five individuals were attacked. An AP reporter witnessed the assaults. Berkeley Police’s Lt. Joe Okies told The Washington Post the rally resulted in “13 arrests on a range of charges including assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing a police officer, and various Berkeley municipal code violations.”

Police, as they seem to do in liberal cities did the bare minimum of policing.

But antifa protesters — armed with sticks and shields and clad in shin pads and gloves — largely routed the security checks and by 1:30 p.m. police reportedly left the security line at the Center Street and Milvaia Street entrance to the park. Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood told the AP the decision was strategic — a confrontation was sure to spark more violence between the protesters and police.

“No need for a confrontation over a grass patch,” Greenwood said.

The confrontation is over the right of the right to peacefully assemble and protest.

Stacy McCain asks: 

Why is it “far-right” to say “No to Marxism in America”? Why are those who oppose Marxism accused of “bigotry, hatred and racism”? And why is nobody in the mainstream media asking these questions?

But the Antifa are really just left wing Patriots, left?  Antifa Chants At Berkeley: “No Trump, No Wall, No USA At All”

It’s exceptionally stupid to proclaim yourself literally anti-American when some of your fellow travelers on the left are working hard to portray you as defending American values from the alt-right. But then, most radicals are exceptionally stupid.

When Asked to Denounce Antifa, Gov. Terry McAuliffe Denounces Violence on Many Sides

Instapundit: "Let Call Them What They Really Are Then": Democratic operatives with baseball bats.

NBC: "Could antifa violence lead to violence against mainstream politics."

Antifa: "No, because we would NEVER attack Democrats." pic.twitter.com/m48qwxz7jN

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) August 28, 2017

Why Antifa Nazi-Punching Is Just a Gift to the Right

However, the notion that antifa participants have kept their violence strictly “anti-fascist” is plainly untrue, as most recently evidenced in the assaults on two journalists (including a woman, Taylor Lorenz of The Hill) in Charlottesville. In the aftermath of the violence, a defiant post on Antifa Seven Hills’ Facebook page blamed the reporters for the attacks they endured at the hands of the masked “anti-fascists.”

The post read in part:

Media you do not have the right to treat us this way. We are not your spectacle to profit off of. You are very often disrespectful and aggressive and we you [sic] will be met with the same behavior. If you don’t want to get hit don’t act like vultures. Ask for consent.

How dare they hit a reporter!

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