Flotsam and Jetsam - He's Making a List and Checking it Twice, Kash Patel is Coming to Town

WokeSpy reports Incoming FBI Director Kash Patel Releases “60 Deep State Names” He’s Going After. A long and interesting collection. Most of the names will be familiar to those who have kept up with the reading. At OTP, Here Comes The Deep State: 100YO Spymaster Opposes Patel, Gabbard. At Da Caller, DAVID BOSSIE says Musk, Ramaswamy’s DOGE Must Make America Solvent Again and Herald Hutchinson posts ‘Somebody Got Stuffed In A Locker’: Scott Jennings Weighs In On Ramaswamy Squabble. Sundance at CTH, A Highly Toxic Silicon Valley Meltdown Over Well Documented H1B Visa Fraud Explodes. Scott Pinsker at PJM thinks There’s a Judas in the MAGAverse, we just don't know who it is yet. "Beginning on Jan. 20, there’s going to be an open casting call for a MAGA traitor. Call him (or her) a Judas, a Brutus, or a Benedict Arnold; the fact remains that the first person to plunge a dagger into the back of Trump will be showered with candy, flowers, and wild, passionate love from the left. And someone in MAGAville will take the bait." At AMP America, How Low Will They Go? Matt Gaetz Continues to Fight Allegations and Politically Motivated Attacks. Release the Epstein files. 

Althouse finds "Remarkably, Trump’s margin of victory in Florida in 2024 was larger than Kamala Harris’s in New York." "Writes Jeffrey H. Anderson, in "How Trump Remade the Electoral Map/The president-elect has shaken up state-level results across his three campaigns" (City Journal)." At OTP, Infighting Over Vote On Speaker Could Delay Trump’s Certification. Breitbart has a Poll: Mike Johnson’s Favorability Drops as Speakership Hangs in the Balance and hears Thomas Massie Doubles Down: ‘I Will Vote for Someone Other than Mike Johnson’. Pop Times has A Trump Rebellion? “I Do Have My Own Mind” –  Senator-Elect John Curtis Vows Not To Be Trump’s “Rubber Stamp” My own view is the Republicans should bite the bullet, elect Johnson, and deal with the fallout later. 

Steve Moore at Hat Hair has 10 New Ideas to Make America's Economy Great Again in 2025. They strike me as good, but not new.

Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Top AG's Words Come Back to Haunt Her After Refusing to Comply With Trump's Deportation Plans, Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes. At WokeSpy, Gavin Newsom Planning to Help Illegal Migrants Escape Trump’s Deportation Efforts. Da Caller, Guatemala Reportedly Open To Accepting Central American Deportees Kicked Out Under Trump.

MUST WATCH: Rep. Mike Lawler gives a masterclass on the evidence against the Biden crime family, after CNN Host Abby Phillip claims there's no proof of Joe Biden enriching himself.

She then ends the segment as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/wfO74pzWP3

— Media Research Center (@theMRC) December 27, 2024

Sarah Arnold at TownHall sees Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin Writes Scathing Tweet About Joe Biden, about his commutations. NYPo, Biden regrets leaving presidential race, thinks he could’ve beaten Trump.  From NewsMax, Murder-Rape Victim's Mother: Biden Can't Justify Commutations. At Fox, Biden still regrets dropping out of 2024 presidential race, believes he could have beaten Trump. "The president has been careful not to blame Harris while insisting he could have won re-election." Althouse finds "In private, Biden has also said he should have picked someone other than Merrick Garland as attorney general..." ""... complaining about the Justice Department’s slowness under Garland in prosecuting Trump, and its aggressiveness in prosecuting Biden’s son Hunter, according to people familiar with his comments.... Writes Tyler Pager, in "Joe Biden’s lonely battle to sell his vision of American democracy/In his presidency’s final chapter, Biden has mused about whether he should have handled some decisions differently" (WaPo)(free-access link). This feels like an effort to puff up Biden. Few analysts deny Biden’s accomplishments?! Maybe the trick is to ascribe special meaning to the word "analysts" — if you don't think this is an impressive accomplishment, you're not an analyst. Or maybe the idea is that any accomplishment is an accomplishment, so what's to deny? But look how clearly the article states that Biden intended to use the Justice Department to destroy his political adversary!" (My bold). 

Misty Severi at JTN, Court orders Biden administration to stop selling border wall material. "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the Biden administration has confirmed that it will oblige the court order and stop disposing of any further border wall materials over the next 30 days." Matt Vespa at TownHall, Joe Biden's Border Fiasco Contributed to This Issue That Left Him With Another Black Eye, "rising homelessness." At OTP, Biden Admin Paying Wyoming $100M For 1 Square Mile Of Land Next To Grand Teton Park. WaEx, Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park. 'Strief' at RedState sees State Department Leaves a Stink Bomb for the Trump Team "The US State Department has declared a US citizen who has been imprisoned in Russia for three years on drug smuggling charges is "wrongfully detained." Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Butler County, PA, was arrested in August 2021 as he returned to Russia for his tenth year teaching there. Fogel had 17 grams of cannabis, which he alleges was obtained by prescription for treating chronic back pain. The Russians looked at it as drug possession and smuggling. They had a point." Matt Vespa again, What the National Archives Just Did Is a Total Scandal. Releasing the photos of Joe, Hunter and the Chinese after the election. 

Joel Kotkin at Am Mind says Democrats Need to Get Over Their Delusions. OTP, One-Time Biden Rival Dean Phillips Says Dems ‘Totally Devoid Of Leadership’. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Progressive Senator: 'This Magic Words Thing Has to Go Away'. Madeline Leesman at TownHall finds a Retiring Congresswoman  who Torches Older Democrats for Staying in Congress ‘Forever’. From Da Blaze has The growing list of lawmakers ditching the Democratic Party. 

Hoyt at Insty, HE ALSO ACCUSES FIRE OF BEING HOT AND BEARS OF DEFECATING IN THE WOODS: Trump accuses Dems of paying celebs millions to endorse Harris’ presidential campaign: ‘What is going on here???’ WaEx, Shawn Fain’s luck goes from bad to worse after Trump victory. "United Auto Workers union head Shawn Fain has experienced a series of misfortunes since his gamble to go all-in with Vice President Kamala Harris failed."

At Da Blaze, Fani Willis may have to testify before Georgia Senate for alleged misconduct in Trump case. That should be amusing. WaEx lists Five Jack Smith moments Republicans could investigate.

At RedState Nick Arama finds the New Rasmussen Poll Has More Bad News for Liz Cheney About FBI Investigation. Breanna Morello@BreannaMorello, "57% of voters favor an FBI probe into Liz Cheney, according to @Rasmussen_Poll. Did you hear that, @Kash_Patel?" Brittany Sheehan at RedState, DOJ Tries to Block January 6 Defendants From Trump’s Inauguration, but One Gets Approval. Bernard Hudson at Am Mind examines DEI and the CIA "To underscore how deeply DEI has metastasized inside the host, in a recent enlightening and publicly available statement, the CIA’s Chief DEI officer said there are three criteria by which an intelligence officer can be promoted at America’s most important foreign intelligence service. Only one of them is related to mission impact. The others are a rather vague “corporate mindset”—and DEI."

At Insty, MATT TAIBBI: 2024: Year of the Coverup: The most ignored real stories of 2024, a year in which national media made the mass production of “pseudo-events” a stand-in for news. At Da Mail, CNN journalists offer brutal assessment of why their network is failing, "CNN's stubbornly leftist journalists think they know why their viewers are abandoning ship in record numbers - they're not going hard enough against Donald Trump anymore."

Sundance, Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Tik Tok Ban – President Trump Urges SCOTUS to Delay.

From Da Blaze, Scientific American attacks Jay Bhattacharya for prioritizing Americans' autonomy over 'the science'. We gave up our subscription years ago when they went off the rails. Leslie Eastman at LI finds Europe’s Medical Students Being Trained to Consider Climate Impact of Inhalers and “Green Prescribing”, "Meanwhile, Association of American Medical Colleges did a survey and found that 55% of medical schools reported that the health effects of climate change were a required topic in their courses."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears the WSJ Declares Progressive Moment Is Over -- Globally. Prematurely, I suspect. At the College Fix, UVA alumni group accuses university of ignoring rampant campus antisemitism.

At Campus Reform, University of Iowa drops Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies department. At WokeSpy, High School Athlete Suffers Life-Changing Injury in Volleyball Match With Transgender Opponent. "On September 1, 2022, Payton’s team faced an opponent with a male player claiming to be female. A spike from this transgender competitor struck Payton in the head and neck, leaving her unconscious on the gym floor, as reported by The Western Journal. . . . The injury led to life-altering consequences for the once-promising athlete. Payton was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, leaving her partially paralyzed on her right side. She struggles with vision, speech, and basic motor functions."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Giant Killers up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Dark Days are Gone and the Bright Days are Here

Roger Kimball at Da Spec reminds us Trump was elected to change the status quo, "The campaign was the easy part." At PJM's Stephen Kruiser has The Morning Briefing 'Classic' — Dreams Can Come True. Doug MacKinnon at TownHall calls it The Best Christmas Gift of All: Trump Saved The United States of America. At Althouse, "Merry Christmas to the Radical Left Lunatics... "I refuse to wish a Merry Christmas to those lucky 'souls' but, instead, will say, GO TO HELL! We had the Greatest Election in the History of our Country, a bright light is now shining over the U.S.A. and, in 26 days, we will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Said Trump, yesterday, on Truth Social." And, "President Trump has ushered in an age of political theatre – a collective adrenaline rush that has enabled him to not only move masses of people into his camp..." ""... but also masses of people away from ours. It does not serve us to underestimate the historic nature of what he has achieved. . . Writes Marianne Williamson, announcing that she's running for chair of the Democratic National Party. ADDED: I like how she spelled "theatre"... especially while touting herself as in touch with the mind of America. "Theatre" is British English. "Theater" is American English." OTP, Former Trump Haters Flock To Help Inaugural. WaEx, These large companies are funding Trump’s inauguration despite pledge to withhold support after Jan. 6. At Breitbart, Donald Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Promises to Fulfill on January 20. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.26.24 (Evening Edition),  Twitchy: Did Americans Vote For Trump Or Is Something Darker Going On? Political Post-Mortem, American Greatness, Could 2024 Trump’s Victory Counter a 2026 ‘Midterm Curse’?, What Was So Different This Time About Trump’s Election? and Trump-mentum!, The Lid, also, Jerrold Nadler’s Anti-Trump Manifesto, Da Fed explains How Trump And The Republicans Became The Party Of George Bailey.

At ET, Grassroots Groups Focus on Getting RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary. Sundance at CTH, Donald Trump Jr Outlines Background of How He Extensively Negotiated with RFK Jr to Join Trump Team and Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and the Silicon Valley Tech Millionaire Group Continue Lambasting Americans While Advocating for Expanded Foreign Worker Visas. Hat Hair's Dave Strom sees Elon and Vivek Under Fire From the Right. A nuanced view by Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet "Today's big beef is between tech-success maximizers like @elonmusk and MAGA nationalists who think the US job market is being flooded by low-skill immigrants because employers don't want to pay competitive wages to Americans. To be honest, I think both sides are making some sound points. But I'd rather focus on a different aspect of the problem. . . ." Virginia Kruta at Da Wire reports The New Yorker Reinvents J. Edgar Hoover To Attack Kash Patel. From Da Caller, Linda McMahon Can Help Make Our Schools Safer and Trump’s Border Czar Has Plan For ‘Super’ Sanctuary County Wanting To Shield Its Criminal Migrants From ICE . At WaEx, Reviving family detention centers is part of Trump deportation push: Homan. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, In My Little Homan Eye, I Spy Something Beginning With...San Diego. Becca Lower at RedState sees Trump Double Down on Panama 'Ripping Off' America With New Ambassador Pick. From the Babalú Blog Trump taps another Cuban American for his administration as ambassador to Panama. At OTP, 51st State: President-Elect Trump Is Serious About Canada, Greenland, well, maybe Greenland. Da Mail, Donald Trump makes astonishing offer to people of Canada in strongest bid yet to 'take over'. 'Also, to Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, whose Citizens’ Taxes are far too high, but if Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.'

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.26.24 (Afternoon Edition). Dana Loesch: The Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Is Out There, Chaz Lipsom at Spec World sees The winners and losers in the fight to keep the government open. "They cut the pork but signaled problems for the Trump administration." At WaEx, Jim Justice to delay Senate swearing-in to finish governor’s term. That won't help. Da Signal has a SHOCKER!: PolitiFact Tags Trump for ‘Lie of the Year’ for Seventh Time. NYSun, Senator Fetterman Is Emerging as the Leading Voice Among Democrats Wrestling With How To Handle Trump, "Democrats’ new maverick urges party to pull its head out of the sand. . . “You gotta chill out’” about Trump, he said. “The constant, you know, freak out, it’s not helpful. So, you know, pack a lunch — pace yourself — because he hasn’t even taken office yet.”" Breitbart, Texas QB Quinn Ewers Shows Support for President-Elect Trump Before Historic Bowl Game.

At the Pop Times Nevada Investigates Incidents of Double Voting Amid Skyrocketing Election Integrity Violation Reports.

At Da Caller, Liberal Lawyers Urge Longshot Nuclear Option To Stop Trump From Taking Office. Atop Da Hill, Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now. Matt Vespa at TownHall sees Libs Demand Congress Do Something That Was Considered an Act of Armed Rebellion Not So Long Ago. PJM's Matt Margolis, The Left Is Pushing Congress for an Insurrection on Jan. 6, 2025. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.26.24 (Evening Edition), American Greatness: Lefty Legal Experts Call on Congress to Disqualify Trump in Last Ditch Effort to Keep Him From Taking Office, Legal Insurrection, Congress Must Stop Trump From Being Sworn In, Argues Column in The Hill,

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.26.24 (Evening Edition), Chicago Boyz, January 6th and the Dog That Didn’t Bark. Rusty Weiss at RedState, Dem Lawmaker Says She's Fleeing Congress Because Trump Tried to Kill Her on J6 "I just felt like, he tried to kill me once. I’m not available for it again."

WaEx has a list of Biden’s 10 most notable gaffes of 2024. The Free Bacon names the 2024 Man of the Year: Jill Biden. At Althouse, Top headline at the London Times (as if it's something new!): "Joe Biden accused of ‘quiet quitting’ as he heads to the beach," "Aside from joking about his wealth, Mr. Biden has openly stewed over one of Mr. Trump’s flashier — and apparently effective — stunts as president." and Politico finds what it calls "9 Political Issues That Bit the Dust This Year." "How do "issues" die? Based on this article, issues "die" when they don't work as Democratic Party hacks hoped." Da Fetched reports Joe Biden Removes $10 Million Dollar Bounty on Terrorist Abu Mohammed Al-Jokani. “The bounty on Jolani was removed as US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf met with him and other Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leaders in Damascus on December 20.” Jon Adler at the Volokh Report, White House Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Create Needed Judgeships. "It is apparently unacceptable that some of the new judges would be appointed by a Republican." James Varney at RCI, Trump's Going Places With Energy, but Biden's the Backseat Driver. NewsMax reports Continuing Unemployment Claims Rise to 3-Year High and Biden WH Cocaine Mystery Remains Unsolved. Trust me, they know. 'Bonchie' at RedState, Extensive COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up Revealed, and the Biden Admin Was Pulling the Strings. The Center Square, Bah, humbug! Rand Paul report details 'waste' in federal spending.

At Twitchy, a Political Post-Mortem: Pet Rocks, Chia Pets, Furbys, Brat Summer, Coconut-Pilled and Kamala Harris. End Wokeness@EndWokeness "Kamala: "I grew up celebrating Kwanzaa" Kwanzaa was invented in 1966 by Marxist professor Maulana Karenga to undermine Christmas, 2 years after Harris was born. 5 years later he was jailed for kidnapping, torturing innocent women in California. Karenga also founded the United Slaves Organization, a violent black nationalist organization with ties to the FBI." Insty reminds us KWANZAA is A Fake Holiday With A Racist Goal, Created By A Criminal Madman.

PJM's Rick Moran claims It's Even Worse for the Dems Than They Thought and It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better. Breitbart cites CNN’s Jennings: ‘Democrats Are the Party of Uncommon Nonsense.’ Speaking of nonsense, WaT, Former Democratic presidential candidate Williamson wants to run DNC. Francis Sempa at Am Spec, Saving Murderers and Killing Babies "Progressives extend “mercy” to heinous killers, but not innocent babies." Olivia Murray at Am Think thinks Violent and very male Tren de Aragua gangbanger dressed in drag to evade cops and almost did—but his voice gave him away. BeGee Welborn sees a Political Earthquake Rocks San Diego County. From Da Fetched, MTG Demands Death Penalty for Illegal Alien Who Burnt NY Subway Passenger Alive. International Roundtable@IRRonNTD "500k illegal immigrant children missing in America. No U.S. authority can say for sure where they are. @taraleerodas @laralogan @called_out_DHS @MaryFlynnONeil1 join hosts @CindyDrukier & @JanJekielek for an essential International Roundtable panel: Where Are The Children?"

AP whines that Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out. PJM's VodkaPundit sees Trump's New FCC Chief Just Read the Riot Act to Disney's Bob Iger. "In an official FCC letter dated Dec. 21 (and just released on X by Rasmussen), Carr opened by reminding Iger that "Americans no longer trust the national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly" and that "ABC's own conduct has certainly contributed to this erosion in public." Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC "All communism is about destruction therefore all communism requires lies at all times. That’s why communists have been more obsessed with controlling information than anyone else in history. And it’s why our media is the devil. Without lies, there is no communism. Anywhere." Walter Kirn@walterkirn "No greater nightmare. This is the window they want to break through into the house. Then they will own it and you'll be in the wilderness, being tracked by drones." Quote Owen Gregorian @OwenGregorian "Bill Gates Calls for ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ to Be Censored by AI: Questioning ‘Vaccines’ Is ‘Inciting Violence’ | Frank Bergman, Slay News Billionaire Bill Gates is calling for members of the general public to be censored by artificial intelligence (AI) if they question the official." Insty, DEEP STATE UPDATE: Jeffrey A Tucker@jeffreyatucker "Brownstone Institute has been tracking a little-known federal agency for years. It is part of the Department of Homeland Security created after 9-11. It is called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or CISA. It was created in 2018 out of a 2017 executive order that seemed to make sense. It was a mandate to secure American digital infrastructure against foreign attack and infiltration. And yet during the Covid year, it assumed three huge jobs. It was the agency responsible for dividing the workforce between essential and nonessential. It led the way on censorship efforts. And it handled election security for 2020 and 2022, which, if you understand the implications of that, should make you spit out your coffee upon learning. More than any other agency, it became the operationally relevant government during this period. It was the agency that worked through third parties and packet-switching networking to take down your Facebook group. It worked through all kinds of intermediaries to keep a lid on Twitter. It managed LinkedIn, Instagram, and most of the other mainstream platforms in a way that made you feel like your opinions were too crazy to see the light of day. The most astonishing court document just came out. It was unearthed in the course of litigation undertaken by America First Legal. It has no redaction. It is a reverse chronicle of most of what they did from February 2020 until last year. It is 500 pages long. The version available now takes an age to download, so we shrunk it and put it on fast view so you can see the entire thing. The Spies Who Hate Us https://brownstone.org/articles/the-spies-who-hate-us/… via @brownstoneinst."

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair on Christmas Day Culture Wars. At Twitchy, The Face of Bravery: German Woman Triggers the Left With Silent 'Rape Is Not Resistance' Protest. Spiked covers the The cult of the keffiyeh "How pitying Palestine and hating Israel became the ultimate luxury belief. . . Whatever happened to the sin of cultural appropriation?"

At Campus Reform, DOJ holds University of Delaware accountable for failing to disclose professor’s affiliation with Chinese government in NASA grant "The University of Delaware will pay over $700,000 to settle with the DOJ after failing to disclose a professor's affiliation with the Chinese government while receiving NASA grant funding."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: An Unpromising Start In Kansas City up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Christmas DIY Edition

Just like picking up the old Christmas wrappings.

Incoming Trump Administration

Scott Jennings: Why CNN Covering Gaetz When Biden Just Commuted Prisoners’ Death Sentences? – Twitchy
Whatever Happened to the Presumption of Innocence? - American Thinker
Althouse: "[W]hile naming a new ambassador to Denmark — which controls Greenland’s foreign and defense affairs — Mr. Trump made clear on Sunday that his first-term offer to buy the landmass could, in the coming term, become a deal the Danes cannot refuse."
Here's the Message Trump Gave to Pete Hegseth When He Nominated Him for Secretary of Defense
The Republican Party Has Two New High Profile Members
Ace of Spades HQLeft's Newest NPC PsyOp: Trying to Get Trump to Turn on His Most Persuasive Ally Elon Musk by Claiming That Elon Musk is the President Now
Musk Derangement Syndrome - American Greatness
Did Musk Derangement Syndrome Inspire Me to Buy a Tesla?
Ace of Spades HQ - Some NeverTrumpers Giving Up The Old Grift, Starting Their New Grift
The Morning Briefing 'Classic' — Revisiting Liz Cheney's Trainwreck 2022 Concession Speech – PJ Media
How Big Cities Are Dealing with Sanctuary City Status as Trump's 2nd Term Approaches – HotAir
Tom Homan Shreds Kathy Hochul Over 'Tone-Deaf' Post After Illegal Immigrant Sets Subway Passenger on Fire

Outgoing Biden Administration

The Joy is Gone: A Liberal Hate-Fest for the Holidays – JONATHAN TURLEY
New research shows the massive hole Dems are in - POLITICO
Dems Wonder: Should We Actually Talk to Conservatives? – HotAir
After Four Years of Hiding Biden's Disaster, Eugene Robinson Thinks the Media Must Grow a Spine – Twitchy
NEW: Photos of Hunter and Joe Biden Meeting With Chinese Officials Emerge, Massive Cover-Up Exposed – RedState
Poll Analyst Nate Silver Gets Flamed on Twitter/X for Downplaying New York City Crime
Althouse: "Biden did the right thing granting clemency to 37 federal death row inmates."
Althouse: "The accused firebug, who has not yet been charged, first entered the US illegally at the Arizona border in 2018, but was nabbed just days later and shipped back home."
The Tale of When the Teamsters Met Ms Harris – HotAir
The Real Takeaway From Kamala Harris and Her Glock – Bearing Arms

J6 and Political Violence

Althouse: Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery say he must go free....
Mark Steyn Outlines the Problem of the DC Corrupt Courts - The Last Refuge

Freedom of Speech

The Return of Free Speech - American Greatness

The Great Culture War

Insanity: CA Judge Orders Victims to Use Rapist's Preferred Pronouns – HotAir
Texas AG Sues NCAA Over Transgender Athletes – HotAir
Princeton gender studies program to offer sex work and queer spaces courses
Here's the Latest on That University of Oregon Employee Who Said Trump Supporters Should Kill Themselves
Bill Maher to the Left: 'F**k Off, You F**ks'

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: An Unpromising Start In Kansas City up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Repubs Rebel and Kill Crappy CR

As usual, government spending power is due to run out soon around Christmas/New Years time, requiring the Congress to give it more authorization. I'm so old I can remember when the Congress actually put forth budgets, that were agreed by both houses and signed by the President, but since the Bush II administration, Congress has budgeted by crisis, fighting over last minute Continuing Resolutions just packed with crap, punctuated by occasional short 'government shutdowns' as Congress failed to agree. This year is no different, except the with the incoming Trump administration, and the DOGE brothers, the Republicans in the House appear to have rejected the proposed CR that was foisted on them by the leadership. While keeping the government afloat in cash, and providing more disaster relief to Hurricane Helene victims, the new CR had lots of unpleasant stuff. But don't just take my word for it, let Hat Hair's Beege Welborn fill you in on the details, Crib Notes Version of 'Why I Hate the CR' aka 'Shut It Down'. Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee, "Mammoth spending bill has clause that would let Congress block subpoenas for House data, "potentially preventing any investigation into the J6 Committee."" Ace, Hero of Conservatives Speaker Mike Johnson Agreed with Democrats to Re-Authorize the Leftwing State Department's Censorship Program. At OTP, ‘Call Their Bluff’ "Trump, Vance Blast Budget Bill. " Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Congress Wants Taxpayers to Pick Up More Soap in the Prison Shower and Mike Johnson Finds Out That the New Trump Order Has Taken Effect.  Insty, DING DONG: Scalise confirms spending deal is ‘dead’ after mass GOP revolt. “House Republican leaders have pulled a three-month government funding package from consideration amid mounting opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and members of the GOP conference. It’s unclear what a new deal to fund the government ahead of the Friday night shutdown deadline will look like, but Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told reporters on Wednesday night the deal was “dead” and that lawmakers were “looking at a number of options” as a path forward.” and some relevant TweetsXs. Kurt Schlichter@KurtSchlichter, "Yes, you are absolutely correct. Great analysis. Wait a minute, you think this is a bad thing don’t you?, Quote, Jeff Stein @JStein_WaPo "Seems like total surrender to Musk and Ramaswamy here. Just a very clear signal - even before Trump takes office - that if any Rs try to stand in their way they will get rolled." TheFOO @PolitiBunny "Hard to imagine anything more heartless than bureaucrats holding disaster relief funding hostage so they can give themselves a raise on the backs of struggling Americans. Absolutely outrageous this is even a possibility." Quote Mark Warner@MarkWarner, "Hard to imagine anything more heartless than shutting down the government and leaving disaster victims out in the cold just days before Christmas. Absolutely outrageous this is even a possibility." Cami Mondeaux at WaEx, Scalise confirms spending deal is ‘dead’ after mass GOP revolt. So, what's next? If the Dems won't agree to a clean CR, maybe a government shutdown while they sort it out. In the past, shutdowns have tended to backfire on Republicans, but with Trump getting a popular vote victory, it's possible the battlefield had shifted in Republicans favor.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.18.24 (Evening Edition) Twitchy: Rep. Nancy Mace Calls Out Some of the Orwellian Language In The CRomnibus, and Elected Democrat Millionaire Angry “Two Unelected Billionaires” Blocked His [40%!] Pay Raise, Louder With Crowder, Vivek Ramaswamy fires the first DOGE shot against Congress’s newest spending bill, American Greatness, DOGE’s Musk and Ramaswamy Come Out Strong Against Omnibus: ‘THIS CRIMINAL BILL SHOULD NOT PASS’, The Federalist, Trump Says He Is ‘Totally Against’ Bloated Omnibus Spending Bill,, ‘The American People Didn’t Vote For This’.

At Althouse, "Far from draining the swamp, Trump and his administration will soon be bathing in it." Writes Rahm Emanuel, in "The road back to power for Democrats/It begins with messengers and messages that meet the moment" (WaPo)(free-access link)". Leah Barkoukis at TownHall sees a GOP Senator Blocks 'Desperate Attempt' by Dems to 'Trump-Proof' Washington. "Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said he was "proud" to block a proposal from Democrats to protect federal workers from potentially getting reclassified as political appointees under the incoming administration."

  

Logan Washburn at Da Fed sees Politico is Horrified Defense Nominee Hegseth Might Make Military Schools ‘Patriotic’. Adam Mill at the Chronicles explains Why They Hate Kash Patel. At Da Caller, Kash Patel Wants The FBI Out Of The Spying Game — Here’s Where He Could Start. "One reform that Patel could implement to combat politicization is to move the FBI headquarters away from D.C., sources told the Caller. “The bureaucracy is so thick,” O’Boyle said. “And in D.C., it is so heavy handed to the left — that I think the FBI has been corrupted with that type of dogma for a long time.” From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.18.24 (Evening Edition)  The Chicago Boyz, The FBI, Politics, and the Administrative State.  At OTP, Top Border Patrol Union Endorses Tulsi Gabbard. Da Mail, House panel secretly votes to release Matt Gaetz's ethics report in stunning reversal. Nick Arama at RedState has  Even More to Matt Gaetz's Pistol-Packing Response to Release of Ethics Report. Former Congressman Matt Gaetz @FmrRepMattGaetz "Someone suggested the following plan to me: 1. Show up 1/3/2025 to congress 2. Participate in Speaker election (I was elected to the 119th Congress, after all…) 3. Take the oath 4. File a privileged motion to expose every “me too” settlement paid using public funds (even of former members) 5. Resign and start my @OANN program at 9pm EST on January 6, 2025."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears RFK Jr. Address the Fetus in the Room: He Will Support Pro-Life Policies. Sundance at CTH reports Senator John Kennedy Wants Long Conversation With RFK JR Before Making Support Decision. I hope it's recorded, if only for the entertainment value. Tristan Justice @JusticeTristan "This YouGov survey is fascinating. Americans from both parties are overwhelmingly united behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s food reforms despite views of RFK himself becoming profoundly polarized."

Brigitte Gabriel@ACTBrigitte "BREAKING NEWS: Former part-time McDonald's fry cook donates his next 4 years salary ($1.8 million) to support Homeless veterans. He starts his new job in January." 

UPI, 2025 in space: Trump-Musk alliance should boost 'space economy'.

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall wonders Why Did ABC Roll Over and Beg Trump for Mercy? He thinks it's about the Benjamins. "ABC, in conjunction with its insurers, understood not just that it was going to be embarrassed by what came out in discovery but that it was faced with a Mount Everest-sized potential jury award from those Florida knuckle-draggers who couldn’t figure out how to get off of jury duty. And they also had to understand that the appellate process might not save them – several conservative members of our current Supreme Court are just looking for an excuse to get rid of Sullivan." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, How Very Meta: Journalists Leaking to Journalists in ABC News Meltdown  At Puck, Stephanopoulos Re-ups with ABC News After Trump Settlement. At WokeSpy NBC’s Chuck Todd says ABC “Abandoned” George Stephanopoulos in Settling with Trump – “A Gut Punch”. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.18.24 (Evening Edition) EBL, George Stephanopoulos butthurt over settlement with Trump, Louder With Crowder: CNN’s Scott Jennings thinks Donald Trump suing media organizations is awesome, Victory Girls: Sad Gnome! George Stephanopoulos Humiliated Over ABC’S $16 Million Trump Settlement.

Rusty Weiss at RedState hears Trump Had a Hilarious Three-Word Response When an MSNBC Anchor Called Him for an Interview. "Stephanie Ruhle, host of "The 11th Hour" on MSNBC, explained recently that Donald Trump was far more accessible as a candidate than Kamala Harris. So approachable was he that Ruhle decided on a whim to call and ask for an interview, which he promptly declined. But still, he answered the phone. That's the point. . . . "And I called DJT to say, ‘Yo, can I get an interview?’ and he told me to go f**k myself, but I still was able to connect with him," she recalled. "Yeah.”"

Madeline Leesman at TownHall notices Trump Isn't Giving Up the Canada Jokes Just Yet. Althouse, "No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense!" ""Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State. They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!" Writes Donald Trump on Truth Social."

At the NYSun, Trump’s Lawyers Claim ‘Grave Juror Misconduct’ in Hush-Money Trial, Denounce ‘Manifest Unfairness’ of Alvin Bragg’s Case, "The nature of the alleged juror misconduct, which the defense calls ‘extensive and pervasive,’ remains secret."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.18.24 (Evening Edition) First Street Journal, Democrisy: the left who concealed everything about Joe Biden’s condition, are terribly worried over Donald Trump’s bruised hand. Bob Spencer at PJM, Biden in Steep Decline, New York Times Tries to Portray Him as Tragic Figure. At Althouse, "A traditionalist to his bones, Mr. Biden has opted for the grace and reticence he believes are befitting the departing president of a defeated party..." "From "A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit/Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy" (NYT)."  MRC NewsBusters@newsbusters "Drum roll please ... The Worst Media Quote of 2024 goes to "Morning" Joe Scarborough for the second consecutive year for saying, "this version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever" back in March." Mike Miller at RedState hears Former Obama Aides Mock Biden for 'Disappearing' — Then REALLY Drop Hammer on Failed President. Paul Bedard at WaEx Biden launches ‘striking escalation’ in costly regulations.

Jonathan Turley at NYPo fears Joe Biden may set a dangerous new precedent with ‘pre-emptive’ pardons. VodkaPundit at Insty, BILL WHITTLE: Crazy Joe’s Discount Pardon Warehouse.

At Politico, Are Democrats coconut-pilled? Some want to see Kamala Harris run again. "Top officials gathered in Washington suggested an openness to backing the vice president again next time." Pop Times reports Tim Walz Blames Americans for Voting a Billionaire and Venture Capitalist “How Did We Lose to a Billionaire?” – “Least Wealthy”

Beege Welborn hears Aurora Officials Reach Acceptance Stage: 'It's Not a Club, It's a Gang'. Rick Moran at PJM thinks You're Not Going to Believe How Many Illegal Aliens Reside in Sanctuary Cities. All those crop pickers collecting welfare in big blue cities. 

From the Pop Times, Jan 6 Fed Ops: How Capitol Police Enabled the Construction of the Gallows, Ignored Their Existence, and Failed to Investigate. Steve Richards at JTN reports the Jan. 6 Select Committee's political probe diverted resources from real security failures, "The Select Committee’s focus on Donald Trump distracted from the security failures across government that created the conditions for the riot, House GOP subcommittee concludes." At NYPo even Never-Trumper Jacob Sullum says Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters will reverse genuine judicial abuses.

Twitchy, Somebody's NERVOUS: Liz Cheney Shares Panicky Statement on Being Criminally Investigated ... on Bluesky. Ace examines The Many Lies of Madison Cornbread "Madison Cornbread, aka "Cassidy Hutchinson," is a much more sinister operator that I'd thought she was. I had thought she was just a silly, stupid social climber seeking to marry up who got scared into making up stories to avoid prosecution herself. She is allegedly much worse than that . . . Liz Cheney must be prosecuted, and her Witch's Apprentice Madison Cornbread must be prosecuted for perjury as well."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.18.24 (Evening Edition) EBL, Investigations Regarding Liz Cheney Witness Tampering?, American Greatness, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk Recommends Investigation Into Liz Cheney For ‘Potential Criminal Witness Tampering’, Legal Insurrection, Liz Cheney May Need That Preemptive Pardon After House Committee Issues Criminal Referral and The Federalist, House Republicans Refer Liz Cheney For Federal Criminal Investigation.

Atop Da Hill, a Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable. From Ace, Abundant Life Church Killer Wasn't Transgender, But a Radicalized Feminist Who Wanted to Kill All Men (Including Infant Boys). "Hey remember that the media obsessed over the one single "incel shooter" for years and wrote endlessly about the "radicalization pipeline" that led this one incel murderer to kill two people? This is now the fourth or fifth mentally ill girl radicalized by hard-left/Marxist cult messaging into massacring children. Think we'll see any think-pieces about the leftwing radicalization pipeline or nah?"

VodkaPundit at Insty, UNEXPECTEDLY "X is fun again. BlueSky was taken over by the same kinds of people who ruined Twitter in the first place. The results speak for themselves": Tony Kinnett @TheTonus. "Bluesky's activity continues to decline. Down ~5 million total likes and ~2 million posts per day since the beginning of December. Total number of accounts followed per day has decreased by ~500k. (per Bluesky's API)." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "So you’re telling me a bunch of Leftists ran to a new platform and all the sudden there’s an uptick in child s*xual abuse material and death threats there??"

At Campus Reform, Yale Law Scholars program extends eligibility to non-citizens, including illegal immigrants. Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Breaking: An investigation into racist, pro-Trump graffiti messages at @RhodesCollege in Memphis, Tenn. that caused a panic has revealed that it was a hoax from a student. The college is not releasing information about the student behind the hoax. The n-word and "Trump rules" were written on pieces of paper on campus. In reaction to discovering the messages, the university reaffirmed its commitment to DEI." OTP, American Airlines Ends DEI Hiring Practices After Facing Discrimination Charges. At Twitchy, 'Stop Being a Weirdo': JD Vance's Advice to Whiny NYT Letter Writer Is a Slice of Fried Gold. 

Ace, Parents of Female Volleyball Player Left with "Serious" Brain Damage Due to Trans Player Spiking the Ball Into Her Head Call for Other Parents to Pull Their Girls Out of Leagues That Allow Boys to Compete With Girls. "Finally they find their voice. I hope others find their voices, before their own girls end up in comas or with permanent brain damage. Or dead." At Hat Hair, Dave Strom notes the AP: Drag Queen Will Save the Earth! and  The World Is Healing: Disney Deletes Trans Propaganda From Pixar Series and John Sexton thinks This Washington Post Editorial on Gender Affirming Care is Pretty Good. Victory Girls, Tammy Baldwin Leads Dem Senators Pro-Trans Child In Defense Bill. Make them die on that hill. Da Fetched observes a California District Attorney Forced to Address Male Rapist with ‘Correct She/Her’ Pronouns in Court. At PM, Trans killer complains after being removed from WA state women's prison following sex with inmate. Did 'she' get her pregnant?

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: A Christmas Break From Baseball up on time at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Well Excuse Me

The debate around Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter for any Federal crimes committed from Jan. 1 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024 (the date of the pardon) has largely made it to the beating a dead horse, snark and parody stage. The Free Bacon has The Biden Guide to Loving Your Boy, "9 helpful tips for elderly fathers of adult criminals" "2) Consequences are for other people's kids." Jim Geraghty@jimgeraghty, "A line I wish I had written, from reader @JSheridan522: “The Bidens are the only crime family where everyone is Fredo.” At PJM Vicky Taft can't bring herself to finish Hunter Skipped Out on Rent, But Offered to Pay His Landlord With Art Made From ... shit, and VodkaPundit sees Judge Scarsi Just Gave Hunter Biden the Spanking Joe Should Have. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Judge Who Presided Over Hunter Biden Case Says President Biden is Rewriting History. "The President signed the pardon on December 1, 2024. (Id.) Because the period of pardoned conduct extends “through” the date of execution, the warrant may be read to apply prospectively to conduct that had not yet occurred at the time of its execution, exceeding the scope of the pardon power. Under the canon of constitutional avoidance, the Court declines to interpret the warrant in that manner and instead understands the warrant to pardon conduct through the time of execution on December 1." From Fox, Esquire deletes false George Bush pardon story after liberal columnist makes major error, "Esquire writer told people to 'shut the f--- up' about Hunter Biden pardon by comparing to non-existent Bush pardon of his son Neil." Bob Hoge at RedState, Gargantuan Fail: Liberal Outlet Rages About GOP Pardon That Never Was, Forced to Retract Story. Andy Kaczynski@KFILE, "Esquire wrote an entire piece saying that people should “ shut the fuck up” about Hunter Biden’s pardon claiming that George H.W. Bush pardoned his son Neil. The entire story has now been corrected to note this is not a thing that happened. “ Esquire regrets the error.” Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie, "A legacy media tragicomedy in 3 acts, by @CharlesPPierce and @esquire. HT @KFILE.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.04.24 (Afternoon Edition), EBL wonders What will Hunter Biden do next? also, Why The Broad Hunter Biden Pardon?, Don Surber: Dems are saying FJB. At his In The Mailbox: 12.04.24 (Evening Edition), American Thinker: Addressing the Hunter Pardon, Chicago Boyz, The Hunter Biden Pardon, Power Line: Judge Scarsi to Joe Biden, and Shot In The Dark, This Didn’t Age Well ans Hunter, "So the President has pardoned his son for crimes… …that we were reliably informed, by NPR no less, were all nothing but Russian hoaxes."

Nick Arama at RedState, Here's the Discussion Reportedly Going on About More Biden Pardons - and the Big Names Being Mentioned "Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Trump has previously said Cheney “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” Also mentioned by Biden’s aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic." At Hat Hair, John Sexton wonders Who Will Joe Biden Pardon Next? "the White House is said to be very concerned that even fighting allegations would be a burden for some Democrats who could face steep legal bills. Yes, the same people who cheered a $450 million verdict against Trump for a paperwork crime in which no one was harmed are worried about financial fairness." Althouse cites Politico, "Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming." Rusty Weiss at RedState, Jamaal Bowman Sets Off Alarm Bells by Suggesting President Biden Should Now Pardon Everybody on Death Row. But remember, Biden can only pardon federal crimes, most murders are state crimes. Fox, Former Gov. Cuomo knocks Biden for 'sad,' 'hypocritical' pardon: 'People are fed up'.

Fox, Former Gov. Cuomo knocks Biden for 'sad,' 'hypocritical' pardon: 'People are fed up'. Eddie Scarry at Da Fed says The Media Lied To Create Biden’s ‘Decency’ Illusion. Biden Himself Exposed It. Debra Saunders at NewsMax opines Biden's Flip-Flop on Hunter Should Be No Surprise. RVM notices Jimmy Kimmel Defends Hunter Pardon: Joe ‘Probably Doesn’t Remember He Said He Wouldn’t’. 

 Byron York at WaEx, The damage Biden has done "THE DAMAGE BIDEN HAS DONE. Joe Biden will be president for the next 4746 days. That’s enough to make anyone nervous. VodkaPundit, Biden Going out with Another $15 Billion on Your Tab for These Two Failures. Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "A media interested in journalism might ask why the guy with the nuclear codes can’t stay awake for a high-level meeting, and what Biden’s capacity means for how the White House is currently operating."

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Dems Check Navels, Find Fuzz: 'If We'd Had a Primary...' Ward Clark at RedState, Democrats Have an Arrogance Problem

There's no arguing this man's point. pic.twitter.com/ElyFbAING1

— The Disrespected Trucker (@DisrespectedThe) December 3, 2024

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom discusses The Pete Hegseth Hit Job and a Larry video, The Real Reason They're Trying to Destroy Pete Hegseth! Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Attack Dems and Squish Republicans Have Knives Out for Hegseth. Sarah at Insty, THE NY SLIMES ONLY VIOLATES SOME PRIVATE EMAIL: Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sets the Record Straight After ‘Despicable’ NYT Published Private Email. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Pete Hegseth’s mother: “He’s got a big heart, he’s very smart. He’s the most faithful patriot of this country… he has fought and almost died for his country. He's a good dad, he's an amazing son and father- that's the Pete I want people to know."" ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "This is very true. You cannot manufacture that kind of deep loyalty: Pete has clearly earned it" Quote, "Bethany S. Mandel@bethanyshondark, "The vigor you see in the defense of @PeteHegseth is real. You can’t pay people to go to bat like his friends have been. It’s because he’s a legitimately good guy." ZeroHedge, "100% Bulls**t": Hegseth Hit Piece Debunked By Over A Dozen Current And Former Fox Employees. Sundance at CTH, Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Vows to Stay on Mission as Senate Navigates Tear Down against Will of The People. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Trump Called Pete Hegseth. Here's What He Told Him, “keep going” and “keep fighting.” Dave Strom also deals with The Establishment War on Kash Patel. The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Patel, Ramaswamy To Celebrate Inauguration With Traditional Bollywood Ceremony." The Peacock crows  House Democrat to force floor vote this week to release Matt Gaetz ethics report. "Rep. Sean Casten introduced a privileged resolution that would require the House Ethics Committee to make its investigative report into the former Florida congressman public."  Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando, "Super weird how our enemies keep trying to take out the people who are also hated by our intelligence community". Quote, Breaking911 @Breaking911, "JUST IN: Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead FBI, has been targeted in an Iranian hack & the actors have accessed at least some of his communications - CNN" Steve Richards at JTN, FBI Director Wray presided over several scandals that could define his future. "Though Trump originally selected Wray to lead the bureau, the president-elect has announced intentions to replace the FBI director with Kash Patel."

A. Pettit@PettitFrontier, "President-elect Trump has nominated Shift4 founder and SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) as the next NASA Administrator." At SpaceNews, Trump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator and Trump’s unfinished business: An independent Space Force. From Behind the Black, Trump picks billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA.

Sundance, President Trump Announces Peter Navarro as Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing, President Trump Switches Out White House Counsel Position – Announces David A. Warrington to Lead White House Counsel Office and President Trump Gives Sea Island an Ironic Bone – Nominates Kelly Loeffler for Small Business Administration. Reagan Reese at Da Caller, Trump Says Peter Navarro Will Join His Second Administration. 

The I&I ed board says The Winning Has Already Begun "The RealClearMarkets/TIPP Economic Optimism Index jumped 13.4% in November to 53.2, the highest in more than three years. Anything over 50 indicates a positive for optimism, and this is the first time the index has been positive since September 2021." Da Fetched, Stephen Miller on Trump’s First Day in Office: “Everything in the World is Going to Change”. Everyman Commentary has some advice for Trump, Untie the Loop, "Trump campaigned on getting the economy going again. To do that, he can eliminate outdated transportation regulations, like the Jones Act, that keep the cost of shipping goods high." Dave Strom, Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think, but, It's True! Trump Lost Childless Cat Ladies! But dog people went for Trump. 

Vicky Taft sees Seattle Is Ordered to Stop Blocking Illegal Alien Deportations in the Most Hilarious Court Decision Ever. Leslie Eastman at LI hears Gov. Gavin Newsom Wants $25 Million from CA Taxpayers to Engage in Lawfare against Trump, "There are already many Newsom-created failures and controversies, and targeting Trump in an expensive #Resistance campaign will add to an expansive list." Adam Turner at RedState notes Yup, the Never-Trump Crowd Is Insufferable.

Althouse finds "The Democratic Party needs to figure out better ways to counter disinformation, including the disinformation that it is elitist." "Writes Patrice La Belle, M.D., in the comments section of the Michelle Goldberg column in the NYT, "If Anyone Can Save the Democrats, It’s Ben Wikler.""

The NYT whines Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care. John Sexton has Highlights from the Supreme Court's Oral Arguments Over Ban on Gender Affirming Care. Althouse, "You mentioned fertility and regret, and I'd like to take both of those concerns head-on.", Said the Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, arguing against state law that restricts access to puberty blockers and hormones as a treatment for gender dysphoria. Full transcript here. Audio here." Also, "Four years ago, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion in the Supreme Court’s first case on transgender rights..." ""... ruling that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from employment discrimination. But he was silent on Wednesday, the only member of the court to ask no questions." Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Justice Ketanji Jackson Makes a Fool of Herself During Oral Arguments, by comparing a ban on sex reassignments in minor to a ban on black/white marriages. BeeGe Welborn, There Are Times I Can't EVEN With KBJ. KBJ can be counted on to raise the stupidest progressive arguments. Twitchy, Justice Clarence Thomas Argues That 'Gender-Affirming Care' Is Sex Discrimination. 

Stacy McCain points to Death of a Freak "October is celebrated as “LGBTQ+ Liberation Month” on the campus of the University of Rhode Island [URI], and as part of that celebration in 2023, URI’s Gender and Sexuality Center hosted an “OnlyFans Entrepreneur Panel” featuring Apollo Moon. Let us pause here to ask an important question: “WTF? A state university is sponsoring panel discussions to encourage students to be ‘entrepreneurs’ on OnlyFans?” What next? “How to Support Your Meth Addiction as a Hooker”?" Pop Times has Mother of Trans Double Rapist Originally Sent to Women’s Prison: No Wigs, Dresses or Make-up Makes You Female. At the Midwesterner, Michigan Democrat lawmakers look to allocate $10 million for tampons — in boys school bathrooms! Don't worry, most of the money will go to supporters.

Joanna Jacobs, The Trump 'reckoning' for higher ed: No more easy money. "While President Biden did his best to write off billions of dollars in student loans, President Trump will be less eager to subsidize borrowers and pump money to colleges, Vedder writes. He suggests privatizing student loans, "encouraging private investors to finance the education of promising students via income-share agreements," or, at the least, requiring colleges to cosign student loans, so they have "skin in the game" in case of default." Campus Reform reports UCLA student files petition against Cultural Affairs Commissioner who allegedly warned against hiring 'zionists'.

I left a lot on the table at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.04.24 (Evening Edition).

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Finally, It’s Draft Day up on time and underbudget at The Other McCain.