Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Gets Greenland

In all but name. And, hey, we didn't get their welfare state or the Democrat votes. At Da Caller, Trump Announces U.S. Will Have ‘Permanent Control Over Security’ In Greenland. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, "BREAKING NEWS: I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States! ...." At PJM Matt Margolis says Trump Secures a HUGE and Historic Deal with Greenland and Scott Pinsker asks What Happens When Pacman Rescues the Princess?: The Great Greenland Gaslight. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, ""OK, that's nice but Trump has not yet made all of my heart's wildest dreams and desires come true, so I'm sitting out the midterms." /sarc off This is a geopolitical masterstroke. In an era of aggressive Chinese economic and military expansion, this pact between the USA and Denmark is vital. Great job Mr. President and Secretary Rubio." Matt Morse @MattMorseTV, "“Trump’s new deal with Greenland is exactly the same as the old one!” Not true at all. Key new details: Duration: The 1951 deal lasted only as long as NATO existed and Greenland remained part of NATO. Trump’s 2026 deal lasts indefinitely, even if NATO implodes or Greenland becomes independent. ..."

Theresa Fallon @TheresaAFallon, "There has been a prevalent optimism bias in Europe. Even at the #MSC in 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, US officials warned that Moscow was about to make a move. Despite all the mounting evidence that war was near, European strategists would not accept this conclusion." Quote Gandalv @Microinteracti1, "For two years the official line is that Russia might be able to attack a NATO country in five to eight years, which is the kind of warning that lets you roll over and go back to sleep. In August American intelligence quietly moves the start of that window to this autumn...." From sundance at CTH, President Vladimir Putin Gives Remarks on Europe’s Preparations for Expanded War Against Russia. FWIW, I don't see Europe wanting war with Russia, but they are getting increasingly fearful the US won't support them in the way they've become accustomed. Good.

VodkaPundit at Insty cites CONRAD BLACK: Canada must mature as a nation. “Carney is pushing a “war” against the country to which we sell about 70 per cent of our exports, the country upon which we are completely dependent for our own military security. And Carney appears to be much more the continuator than the reformer of the helter-skelter immigration policies that have put terrible pressure on housing costs for Canadians of modest incomes. The fact that nearly 45 per cent of Canadians are foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents heaps tremendous social costs on the country. Canada’s fertility rate of 1.25 is among the lowest in the Western world and we are the assisted suicide capital of the world with the beaming encouragement of our terribly inadequate public health-care system.” From sundance, Barbara Boyd Reviews Shield of Americas, Rubio and Trump’s Moves Against Canada/EU and President Sheinbaum and President Trump Agree on Terms for Bilateral Trade Deal.

Matt Cookson at RCW thinks it's Time for MBS to Finish Off the Houthis. Sundance thinks China Leverages Pressure on Iran to Stop Strikes on Saudi Oil Fields. Guy Benson @guypbenson, “The blockade proves the success of sanctions. If the U.S. keeps its chokehold, Tehran will likely break.” Max Abrahms @MaxAbrahms, "This has less to do with Israeli behavior than the onslaught of disinformation about it." Quote Dominic Michael Tripi @DMichaelTripi, "NEW: Israel’s net favorability in the US reaches new all-time low, falling an unprecedented -67 points from +51 in Trump’s first term to -16 now, with approval continuing to fall across all polls."

Pro America Politics @proamericapol, "President Trump secured 65 billion barrels of oil from Venezuela. He just secured military and economic control over Greenland. Poverty in the US just hit an all-time low. We have net negative immigration to the US for the first time in 75 years. Do you see why they have to desperately obsess over the temporary increase in gas prices? It's all they have." RightWI @RightWI1776, "Wow I can't believe Diesel is over $9/gallon Wait nevermind this was 2022 under Biden." John Hinderacker at Power Line, A Booming Economy: Who Cares? From Breitbart Bus Dig, The World Still Loves the American Economy. Dave Manney at PJM says The $6.7 Billion DOGE Headline Is True. It Also Leaves Out Half the Story. "Spend $6.7 billion once to reduce annual spending by more than $20 billion, and suddenly the story sounds rather different."

Sundance reports President Trump Announces AI Task Force and Pending Appointment of AI Czar. Kevin Killough at JTN hears California Gov. Newsom signs order demanding federal government regulate AI 'before it's too late' "Newsom's statement cites an incident where an Anthropic AI model escaped a containment system to hack into another platform, and says the federal government hasn't responded to the concerns." From the NoTricksZone, Economic Masterminds: German Socialists Suggest Taxing Productivity Gains Stemming From Using AI. mike bski @BskiMike22802, "If You Were Born Before 1980, The Left Has Killed You With Climate Change At Least 17 Times!" ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "There are times when I cover an issue in politics/culture on the ground that is seen so wildly different than what either polling shows, social media dictates or the manufactured fear demands it should be. AI/data power centers is one of them The story..."a

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Stephen Miller delivered the greatest on-air masterclass on why you have to vote Republican in the midterms “Democrats’ policies aren’t just wrong; their policies are evil.” “You cannot sit on the sidelines when we are trying to save this country from an agenda that is sinister and wicked and morally indefensible.” Republicans are delivering results: a thriving country under President Trump, secured borders, falling crime, and an America First agenda. The second Democrats take power, they will open the borders again and the mass invasion of our country will continue. This is a fight for the future of our nation. Vote." Chip Roy @chiproytx, "Republicans looking at polls - in Texas or anywhere - and accepting defeat are engaging in self-fulfilling prophecy. Be proud of what we’ve done, admit where we need to do better, expose the radical Democrats, & decide to win. Sports Psychology 101."

The College Fix does a DEEP DIVE and finds Abdul El-Sayed’s sister is a radical university professor. Twitchy ws amused when Abdul El-Sayed Got Heightmogged by an Average Sized Female State Rep. and Became the Weekend’s Meme. War Correspondent @warDaniel47, "OMG. Stunning resurfaced footage shows Ugandan Mayor Mamdani saying the plan is to manipulate white leftists into electing 3rd worlders like him Spoken in his 3rd world accent: "You need someone to be a validator, tell them to TRUST US." "Minority communities, because we've never had representation, we are tied to identity. White communities...are more ideology...voters think of themselves first as progressive." Muslim invaders PURPOSEFULLY position themselves as "validators" to manipulate the public into handing over control TERRIFYING. He needs to be deported." Twitchy sees Jessica Tarlov Saying Dems Are on the Side of Sanity Nearly Made Bill Maher Fall Out of His Chair. RedWave Press @RedWavePress, "Bill Maher: “There are things in history that absolutely do compare to the Holocaust. But lots of people just love to throw that term around. I mean, this country is so antisemitic now…” David Foster: “What turned the Democratic Party antisemitic?” Bill Maher: “Israel. It's what turned them. It's a question I explore a lot on my show.” David Foster: “I don't know the answer. And you don't either?” Bill Maher: “I do. Again, it's lack of education…" and RedWave Press @RedWavePress, "Bill Maher: “Greta Thunberg. She's a professional useless idiot and I would like to talk some sense into her.” David Foster: “How did she get to be so Greta?” Bill Maher: “How did that whole generation get there? My short answer: lack of education. We stopped teaching kids things. They don’t know anything… Ignorant is different than stupid… And it’s not their fault that the schools stopped teaching them things..."

Chef Andrew Gruel @ChefGruel, "Funny thing, this doesn’t even include federalized national guard troops, so Newsom basically just signed a bill making it harder for other states to help us with riots, wildfires, earthquakes or any other major emergency. Great job." Quote California Globe CaliforniaGlobe, "Newwsom Signs Bill Barring Out-of-State National Guard Deployments into CA. Because we don’t want military help with our riots?" Carol Roth @caroljsroth, "Actually, it was insane in real time. It was also intentional and evil." Quote Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Gavin Newsom says closing California beaches during COVID was “insane, in hindsight.”

Kyle Becker at RedState reports Minnesota's Anti-Ice Fraud Fund Was Just 'Shut Down.' The Reason Couldn't Be More Ironic. "A $2 million "anti-ICE" fraud fund that was intended to help those who were "harmed" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enforcing the law was recently frozen because of — you guessed it — fraud."

Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "Mike Davis @mrddmia confirmed this morning that Article III Project plans to file a judicial misconduct complaint related to the NYT article published yesterday profiling Judge Patrick Schiltz and including comments from 6 other federal judges: declassified.live Courthouse Coup, Minnesota Style In a recent interview with the New York Times, Patrick Schiltz--the former chief judge of the Minnesota district court--described a collective effort to block the administration’s deportation plans."

SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire, "BREAKING: In a 2-1 vote, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment."

From Da Caller, DHS Cracks Down On Immigration Attorneys Who File ‘Meritless’ Asylum Claims. Sundance reports President Trump Identifies H1B Visa Abuse as a “National Security Threat.” Jonathan Turley sees Sen. Paul Introduces a Birthright Citizenship Amendment, which, of course, won't happen anytime soon. "Most countries in the world reject this controversial policy. Our closest allies in Europe reject birthright citizenship and follow the common practice of “jus sanguinis,” or right of blood. We are part of a smaller number of countries following “jus soli,” or right of soil. Various countries that once followed the practice later amended their constitutions or laws to get rid of it. That is what would need to be done with a 28th amendment." Beege Welborn is disappointed by a Dem in RINO Clothing: SoFL Rep Salazar's Message for President Trump.

Lara Logan @laralogan, "The situation in Ceuta is turning worse & worse. The Spanish government has been exposed lying to the people as it is obvious tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are still there. Perhaps more importantly the world is seeing what globalism & open borders really mean: invasion & conquest. This is happening across the western world to differing degrees - you just don’t get to see it. But the effect is the same: over time your culture, country & identity are overwhelmed & replaced." Quote Reuters @Reuters, "WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Spanish police began moving hundreds of migrants from beaches in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta to temporary facilities at the city's port, sparking tension as migrants vied for limited spots at the new location." Twitchy sees a Migrant Charity in Scotland Gives 'Asylum Seekers' Lessons on the Age of Consent. Lee Anderson MP @LeeAndersonMP_, "Importing Savages. ASYLUM seekers arriving in the UK are being handed booklets warning them that sex with children is illegal and men and women are equal under UK law."

Nick Arama at RedState laughs as CNN Left on the Sidewalk After Being Booted From WH, Then a Passerby Hilariously Chimes in Live. "Tell the truth! If you tell the truth, then you won't get revoked. Tell the truth." Twitchy, Kaitlan Collins Calls CNN White House Ban an ‘Illegal Assault’ on Their Constitutional Rights. TownHall's Matt Vespa likes how Sarah Huckabee Sanders Easily Shut Down the Media's Outrage Over CNN's WH Ban by Making This Point. Jack @jackunheard, "CNN got banned for telling lies about the president. Conservatives got banned for telling the truth about the covid vaccine. We are not the same." Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84, News flash: Biden also changed the White House press pool and he cut off more than 440 reporter’s credentials. Zero outrage. I don’t know about y’all but the hypocrisy gets to me sometimes." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "This is straight up commie shit, BTW. The State is going to enforce political content restrictions? California is indistinguishable from a communist country." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "According to this anon reporting, Bob Bonta is demanding that he get content oversight over CNN. LMAO after all of his denials that this bullshit lawsuit "wasn't about CNN", the cat is out of the bag. We all knew it...this was always just about politics. What a scumbag."

At Althouse, "Following a 19-month effort by President Donald Trump to take control of the arts center, its board voted to close the building Tuesday..." ""... as Trump, who has demanded his name be added to the institution, threatened to cancel a more than $250 million renovation. The president said Wednesday that without his intervention the building could be 'ripped down.'" I'm reading "What Washington lost when the Kennedy Center closed/We asked Washington Post readers to share memories of the storied arts hub. Hundreds responded" (gift link so you can see the selected memories)." Let it fall down. 

Seth Dillon @SethDillon, "This has got to be one of the craziest headlines from the woke era."

The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "No One Notices As Entire Cast Of 'The View' Replaced With Shrieking Feral Pigs."

At Hat Hair, Larry Elder looks at The 'Modern-Day Lynching' Hoax -- and the Elephant in the Room, racism is rare, so the demand is high. British Patriot @EnglandUK, "Stand Up to Racism just posted a celebration video of Restore Britain being “chased out of Camden” for leafleting in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election. Rupert Lowe says one of his team was hospitalised with burns. Read that again. A legal party, standing a candidate on 8 October, handing out leaflets. Then a mob. Then hospital. Then the attackers boast about it..."

Marina Hyde at the Guardian asks Are you outraged by Sydney Sweeney – again? More fool you. "Forgive me. Life is, in fact, very, very boring, because yet another Sydney Sweeney-advertising-centred firestorm has been ignited by this ad." Jonah Goldberg weighs in at the Dispatch, by Cashing In on Sydney Sweeney’s Cash-In, "Media bias shows itself in the bazonga discourse." He can think a little when his TDS is shove aside. The New Yorker whines Have Conservatives Taken Sexy Back? "The culture wars have come for lingerie as the right, once the advocates of promise rings and purity culture, embarks on a crusade to “Make America Hot Again.”"

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Oktoberfest and FMJRA 2.0: An Awful Road Trip up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

The Return of Flotsam and Jetsam

Yes, I'm back from my Syrupean fishing vacation. I made it home by late in the afternoon Friday, and after putting away the mess, a quick trip to the Drs, Gabby's soccer game, and general fatigue, I didn't get much accomplished yesterday.

It was interesting traveling out of Minneapolis/St. Paul on the morning of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Speaking of which, according to NYPo, AOC spotted laughing next to Mamdani at 9/11 ceremony — as victims’ families weep during reading of names. Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls it Enraging: AOC and Mamdani Laugh It Up at 9/11 Memorial As Names of the Victims Read. Ace, Victory Lap: Communist Jihadi Zohran Mamdani Does "Interfaith" Walk on 9/11, Which Ends at... Islamic Center, "Unbelievable," and Twenty Five Years After 9/11, Most Have Forgotten -- and the Children Who Were Born After the Terrorist Attack are Being Taught That Muslims Were the Victims and Americans the Racist Aggressors, "How on earth was this allowed to happen?" At Twitchy, Abigail Spanberger Gets TORCHED on X for Claiming Americans 'Lost Their Lives' on 9/11. PJM's Vicky Taft has one of her West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Nothing Says 'We Hate America' Quite as Much as UCLA's 9/11 Event. TownHall's Matt Vespa likes how Bill Maher Zeroed in on the Biggest Moral Cowards Post-9/11. It's Exactly Who You Think. "Maher added that the biggest cowards post-9/11 are Democratic Party politicians, whose moral confusion, which has become cancerous over the past quarter century since the attacks, has been laid bare by the Gaza War: a strip of land the Israelis gave back as part of a peace deal, made possible when then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ditched Likud to form the now-defunct Kadima Party. It was later taken over by Hamas, a terrorist organization, and used to launch attacks on Israel. Israel launched a counterattack after the equivalent of their 9/11, the October 7 attacks, isn’t genocide. And yet, it’s the issue Democrats police their candidates like the Gestapo—they must say it, or at least not bash the terrorists."

Nicole Russell at USA Today, As Texas Senate race tightens, Talarico's mask is slipping. "Newly surfaced comments on capitalism, faith and abortion reveal Texas state Rep. James Talarico is more progressive than his campaign lets on. Voters are starting to notice." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed had Saturday's Final Word. @amuse @amuse, "TEXAS SENATE RACE: Would you be surprised to learn that the architect of James Talarico's political career is a trans man who attended Furman University and got a degree in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies? Tyler Mitchell, now known as Hyacinth High (they/them/theirs), shaped Talarico's campaigns and ensured they were staffed primarily by LGBTQ folks, with a particular focus on hiring trans staffers. Hyacinth is now Regional Campaigns Director at The Fairness Project. Texas doesn't need someone with Talarico's extreme ideology representing the interests of Texans." Capt. Ed was pretty happy when The Cavalry Arrived: Senate GOP Drops $32 Million Into Texas for Paxton. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks the Dems Got Themselves a Case of the Cray Crays and They Just Can't Seem to Shake the Loons Off. But Driscoll at Insty notes DEMOCRATIC PARTY PULLS SUPPORT FOR NC HOUSE CANDIDATE SHELLY HEADEN: The Calvin Coolidge Project @TheCalvinCooli1, "Report: North Carolina Democrats have withdrawn support for State House candidate Shelly Headen after she called for violence against Republicans and compared herself to Jesus Christ She said: “I think our only hope is an attack on US soil, preferably Alabama, Louisiana where the stupid people live.” She said: “I’ve sacrificed myself just like Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross, and Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln and all the people that put themselves out there to sacrifice for our country,” she said. “If a few angry moments on social media are the end, then so be it. MAGA will keep winning if we continue with not standing up for what’s right.”" Tippinsights wonders Sen. Tafoya? Minnesota Polling Shows a Dead Heat. AMAC warns Don’t Buy Democrats’ “Farm Revolt” Narrative, "The media is buzzing about a brewing farmland revolt against Republicans in November. But that narrative has far less basis in reality than Democrats would have Americans believe."

Hat Hair's John Sexton has A San Francisco Squatter Story for the Ages. Variety worries Paramount Leaving California Would Devastate Los Angeles Economy, Leaked Report Finds. From the OC Reg, Orange man gets 30 years for role in $269 million Medi-Cal fraud. 

Stacy McCain considers the The Permanent Problem of Liberalism "You see the point of this narrative — the emotional payoff of the melodrama — is that the liberal is always the hero, deserving praise and admiration for his courage in opposing the Republican villain. Once you recognize this, you realize why there is no point arguing with the liberal. He cannot be persuaded by facts or logic, because facts and logic are not the basis of his belief system. And this is why I say that liberalism is a permanent problem. If we could not vanquish liberalism in 70 years, during which time we had such brilliant minds as Buckley advocating for the conservative cause, isn’t it the height of folly to imagine we’ll be able to declare a final victory anytime in the foreseeable future?"

Da Signal has two from the Great Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime? and Canadians Feel Real Pain in Stage 4 of Trade War. I have to see, I didn't see a lot of pain there. At Hat Hair, Salena Zito is pleased with the 'Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History. Dennis Santiago at RedState sees a Firestorm Ignited Over Proposed US Census Rules. Here Is What Citizens Can Do About It. Taking the illegals, and other non-residental aliens out of the count for apportionment.

Twitchy calls it PERFECTION! Guess Who Rescued a Stranded Anti-Trump MS NOW Crew in the TX Desert: New York Post @nypost, "MS NOW crew gets stuck in Texas desert - and has to be rescued by Border Patrol https://trib.al/nsL6CAq."

From Ace, The "Rogue" Juror the Extreme Left-Wing AWFUL Karens Berated and Bullied for a Week? B L A C K and Of Course: Garbage Tier Network NBC Is Now Doxxing the Lone "Rogue" Holdout in the Lindsay Clancy Case, "The media exists solely for purposes of blackmail and incitement to murder." Sister Toldja at RedState says Whoa: NBC News 'Tries to Bury' Holdout Clancy Juror, but DeSantis Makes Him an Offer They Won’t Like. Sundance at CTH, NBC Targets and Doxxes Lindsay Clancy Juror Holdout – Visits Home, Searches, Investigates Family and Worse. Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "They’re flat out doxxing an anonymous juror because he didn’t acquit a triple murderer. These people are evil beasts. Demons from hell. Sue, you deserve nothing but shame and scorn. You despicable freak." Quote Sue O'Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter @SueOC_NBCBoston, "EXCLUSIVE: The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial had a history of domestic violence allegations, the @NBC10Boston Investigators have learned through court documents and interviews with family members ..."

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "I have no words… USA Today says the people mocking Charlie’s ass*ssination is actually good because they’re just using humor to deal with it emotionally USA Today is covering up for the violent scum who want us dead and celebrate m*rder I can’t believe this is real They have no shame."

From the Robinson Report a Chinese National Accused of of Illegally Modifying Homeland Security Computers - MWTV. "A Chinese national working as a CBP supervisor in Calais was charged after investigators said 46 government computers were altered at Maine border facilities."

Matt Margolis at PJM, Were You Hoping Jessica Tarlov Would Get Fired From Fox News? I've Got Some News. Three year contract. They need someone to spew the DNC line, Harold won't.

Ace finds out The UK Branded Turning Point Members as Dangerous Right Wing Extremists, Claimed Leftists, On the Other Hand, Were "Moderate". "They actually tracked and surveilled Turning Point UK members because they thought they were dangerous -- after a leftist killed Charlie Kirk. They feared they would agitate for "free speech," which is of course dangerous to a corrupt authoritarian and wildly unpopular regime. They also complained that the "ERW" -- "extreme right wing" -- blamed Kirk's assassination on "the political left." I am done with the UK. I am done with NATO."

Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal is outraged Parents Can’t Escape Washington’s Transgender Policies by Changing Schools, Supreme Court Brief Argues.

And much, much more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.11.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 09.11.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week awaiting your digital pleasure.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Congress Rests on its Laurels, DNC "Autopsy" Reveals Dems Too Nice to Trump, Indictments in Minnesota Fraud

Congress is doing what Congress does best; nothing. Don Surber notes Thune joins the resistance. "Sends Senate home without passing a budget. Whee!" Ace interpretes, John Thune Declares: I Demand a Well-Funded MAGA Primary Opponent In 2028 and I'm Going to Stamp My Little Feeties and Hold My Breath Until I Get It!, "You got it, Princess. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ CBP/ICE funding bill will not be on President Trump's desk by June 1st, as he had said he wanted. Senate going home. Bad vibes on the Hill today." Supposedly this is over his pique at the weaponization compensation fund, but, as with Thomas Massie discovering the Epstein files for the first time weeks after Trump called for him to be replaced -- that's creating a fictional "policy" cover because the power-politics "I'm in charge" gripe is too petty to be admitted. Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2 "So Thune and company having a temper tantrum over Trump's Paxton endorsement so he's using the weaponization fund as an excuse to once again not do his job. Senate leadership is an absolute disgrace and every single one should be replaced." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Hmmm: House GOP Punts War Powers Vote to June. Sean Davis @seanmdav, "Tillis voted for a $500,000 per senator fund for senators who were illegally spied on by the Biden. It wasn’t available to any normal Americans whose rights had been violated—just senators. But now Tillis is mad that actual American citizens might receive restitution. What a clown." Quote TheBlaze @theblaze, "GOP Senator Thom Tillis on Trump’s proposed “Anti-Weaponization” fund: “I think it’s stupid on stilts. When you take money from me to give to a purpose I vehemently disagree with, that’s tyranny.”" " Paul @WomanDefiner, "I just want to reiterate that its absolutely insane that the Senate parliamentarian is a Democrat lawyer who tried to overturn the 2000 presidential election that was hand picked by Harry Reid in 2012. Republicans looked at that for the past 14 years and were like "Yeah she's a perfect fit to decide the Senate rules for us". The position didn't even exist until 1935 and from what I can tell was created to enforce unconstitutional rules in the Senate."

Althouse finds David French being David French, A Trump defender "could point to a prior president, maybe there was a Nixon thing here, maybe there was a Carter thing here, a Clinton thing here, a couple of Obama things here...." Said David French in the new episode of "Advisory Opinions," "All the Things Wrong with Trump’s Billion-Dollar Fund. (((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "Democrats have been doing it for years, and you gave them a pass. Remember the Strzok settlement? 1000 times more dirty. The man claimed a right to privacy ON A GOVERNMENT PHONE when he was texting his girl-toy about how much he hated the subject of his investigation. Any lawyer with more than two brain cells to rub together could have gotten the case thrown out. The settlement was an obvious payout to reward him for his biased investigation of Trump. Trump's underlying claim was valid. His taxes were leaked. His privacy was violated. Our tax filings are not public documents. You know that. And to settle it, they also agreed to give out money to another valid issue. You know that under the First Amendment, you have a right to be free from viewpoint discrimination. And yet in case after case, prosecutors treated Trump supporters/conservatives worse than people of other political persuasions. Again, another valid complaint. So you are left with nothing more than the suspicion that Trump will use that money corruptly. But you have nothing but your own TDS to back that up." Quote David French @DavidAFrench, ""Trump is circumventing Congress’s power of the purse. He’s circumventing the judiciary’s role in adjudicating disputes. By potentially granting settlements to people who possess no valid legal claim, he’s circumventing civil and criminal law...." Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "NEW: The DC judge assigned to handle the lawsuit brought by 2 J6 celebrity cops to halt the anti-weaponization fund is Richard Leon--last seen stopping the construction of the ballroom, blocking the demotion of Mark Kelly, and overturning one of the president's exec orders against a partisan law firm." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "BREAKING!!! The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has just now Ordered the convictions the Oath Keeper and Proud Boy defendants be vacated, and that the cases be remanded to the District Court in anticipation of a motion by DOJ To Dismiss."

Vince Dao @VinceDaoTV, "AIPAC has fought Thomas Massie for years, actually. That’s a shock to his supporters who started following politics 2 seconds ago, but Google is free. Notice how he didn’t lose his primary until he voted against funding ICE, grandstanding against Trump, and cozying up to third-world leftists. But they insist he only lost because of the “Israel lobby.” ..." PJM's Tim O'Brien overjoyed, Don’t Forget This One: Anti-Trump Raffensperger Just Lost His Primary, Too.

Althouse, "If I do attend, I get killed. If I don't attend, I get killed. By the fake news, of course, I'm talking about." "Trump has his own way of talking... For more of the video and an explanation of the event, see "WATCH: Trump, Zeldin announce looser rule on refrigerant greenhouse gases" (PBS). The belly is not Zeldin's." USA Today, Trump rolls back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs. "The move is expected to make more refrigerants ‒ the key chemical compounds in freezers, refrigerators and air-conditioning systems ‒ available for supermarkets, homeowners and other businesses, which the White House estimates will produce $900 million in savings, including $800 million at groceries."

At Althouse, "Reliable polling is hard to find in Cuba. A recent survey by a Cuban news website, El Toque, which gathered over 40,000 answers..." ""...found that about 56 percent of Cubans who reside in the island, and nearly 70 percent of those abroad, would support a military intervention by the U.S. While the results of the survey — which gathered answers from voluntary participants — could not be considered as a representative poll, its findings likely did reflect the exhaustion of many Cubans, said Prof. Michael J. Bustamante, a professor of history and chair in Cuban and Cuban American Studies at the University of Miami.... From "In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly/While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread" (NYT)." I don't agree with charging foreign leaders with crimes. If they're that bad, just do them in. Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Jen Psaki and Ben Rhodes hopelessly seethe at the indictment of Raúl Castro, to whom their boss personally offered his limp wrist in 2016. Note the gigantic lie about what causes scarcity in Cuba and note the multiple gratuitous potshots at the Cuban exile community..."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair has hopes Is Russia Losing the War in Ukraine? I'm not sure they're losing, but Ukraines success in drone warfare and ability to reach into Russia and damage their infrastructure is making it look like a stalemate.

At NRO, Harris Campaign Didn’t Go Negative Enough on Trump, DNC Autopsy Concludes. Would it have helped to call him Hitler a few hundred more times? Capt. Ed, DNC Autopsy 'Paints Dismal Picture' While Burying the Biden Cover-Up and Harris' Incompetence. From Twitchy, Dem Insists Trump Didn’t Win Those Swing States, Blames Elon Musk and Malware. 

Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT @Peoples_Pundit, "Democrats are currently running 3.1pts ahead of where they were on this day in history back in 2018, a 9.2pt swing from 2022. After South Carolina redistricts, Democrats will need to win the U.S. House vote by ≈5pts to ensure they secure the majority. https://realclearpolling.com/polls/this-day" I don't put much stock in polls; at this point in the campaign they're just propaganda. Matt Vespa at TownHall hopes One of the Most Braindead House Dems Could Be on His Way Out. That doesn't narrow it down much. Betsy Stauffer at LI notes Dem Who Claimed Bondi Beach Massacre was ‘Zionist False Flag’ Wins House Primary "PA-03, which includes Philadelphia, is said to be the bluest district in the U.S. and the only majority black district in Pennsylvania." Sunny @sunnyright, "After years of claiming to see Nazism in "OK" hand gestures, stage design, and criticism of George Soros, Democrats and Bulwarkians are now backing for Senate a guy with a Nazi death squad tattoo with a long history of racism and misogyny." Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX, "In case you’re wondering about the current state of House Democrats: they just voted against establishing a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Their objection? It didn’t include a dedicated wing for trans history. You almost have to admire the consistency. They managed to turn a women’s museum into an argument about men." Da Caller, Dem Darling Raked In Cash From Donors With Chinese Gov’t, CCP Intel Ties. From the Free Bacon, Zohran Mamdani Paid Multiple Visits to Holocaust-Denying Sheikh Who Claimed Jewish Death Toll 'Was Exaggerated' and 'Done By Zionists,' Called for More 'Study'.

FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "Today - 15 individuals have been indicted for over $90 million in an alleged massive healthcare fraud scheme in Minnesota, after a sweeping FBI investigation with @TheJusticeDept and our Interagency Partners. These charges involve the two LARGEST Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in this district and first-of-their kind charges involving 7 additional Medicaid programs. As alleged, the defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions, targeting programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, Child Care, Medicaid programs, Individualized Home Supports (IHS), and more..." Dave Strom, Quality Learing Center Fraudsters Indicted, CNN Hit Hardest. From Twitchy, Minnesota Fraud Defendant 'On the Run' After Jumping From Fourth Story Balcony to Escape, or at least, on the limp. Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Minnesota Fraud Mastermind Gets Over 40 Year Jail Sentence. At Ace, Republicans Sean Duffy, Brandon Gill Expose Democrats' Fathomless Corruption, "Brandon Gill grills Chicago's radical racist grifter Brandon Johnson."

The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "White Smoke Rises From Los Angeles, Signaling Karen Bass Is Still Mayor." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "This is one of the keys of his campaign. Nonprofits pay a lot of people to not solve the problem they claim to be solving. Remember when Mr. Beast went to Africa and built two clean water wells, and the NGO nonprofits over there criticized him for it, as some white savior complex or something. He instantly solved the problem they claimed they were advocating and working on. If you tackle and dent or even solve rampant homelessness, a lot of people lose their jobs and a lot of the funding and donations cease and that's why there's a sudden flood of negative media going his way. They aren't scared of him winning. But they are scared that once people realize problems can be solved, a whole lot of the slush funding dries up." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do? That is the defining question that guides my 5 step plan to fix the homelessness problem in LA. We *must* end this evil racket of corrupt politicians and NGOs who profit off the misery of these poor souls. They launder money and feed them more drugs, so they can keep their customers locked in this hell on our streets. We have a moral obligation from God to help them and make our city safe and clean for everyone. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have forsaken this city. Time for real leadership. Time for real compassion." At Althouse, "But when you said the mental is the problem in drugs — 'cause the people don't want to be down there." "My daughter is schizophrenic and she's on crystal meth — so that hit home — so if you're going to do that, you got my vote.... 'cause Karen Bass is not doing shhhh. Absolutely nothing."" And "[A]n army of fans [are] now competing to produce the catchiest and most outrageous videos supporting [Spencer Pratt's] campaign." ""They share and cross-promote a seemingly endless stream of computer-generated clips boosting Mr. Pratt and bashing his opponents with depictions of Los Angeles as a dirty, dangerous wasteland. One released on Sunday depicts women at a fitness studio confiding to one another that they secretly plan to vote for Mr. Pratt.... [T]he A.I. videos often venture into offensive territory. In the Batman clip boosting Mr. Pratt, Mr. Newsom’s likeness makes a crude sexual remark, and the phony Ms. Harris drinks out of a bottle of cheap liquor...." From "A.I. Videos Help Reality TV Antagonist Break Through in L.A. Mayor’s Race/Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes" (NYT)." James O'Keefe at NYPo, Your vote is for sale on the streets of California — and what I found out about life on Skid Row. Well, I was registered there years ago, so it could be true. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears it's Interesting Times in the California War on Gasoline.

John Sexton sees Seattle's Socialist Mayor is Slowly Learning From Her Own Mistakes "The mayor said she understands now that everything she says will be parsed for potential anti-business sound-bites and that she should have “a multidimensional relationship” with companies like Starbucks." At RedState, Sister Toldja sees Another Line Crossed As Virginia Democrat Makes an Astonishing Threat Against a SCOVA Justice VA Senate GOP @VASenateGOP, "“We will make sure that Justice Kelsey does not serve anymore come this January." Democrats are attempting to turn the Virginia Supreme Court into a partisan weapon, and they’re not being shy about it. This egregious assault on judicial independence should be immediately condemned by ANYONE who claims to care about “democracy.” Quote Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis "“The reality is that we expected the Supreme Court of Virginia to respect the constitution and the will of the people,” Del. Dan Helmer said. “They did not.” Helmer continued: “We will make sure that Justice Kelsey does not serve anymore come this January."" PJM's Athena Thorne thinks you should Peep the Parade of Horribles Virginia Dems Were Ready to Foist on America if they got their gerrymander. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Now you might want to ask “why does gunshot detection disproportionately impact black and migrant residents?” But to ask the question is to answer it You already know why, everyone knows why, but we’ve all decided that discussing why is worse than people dying." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Cambridge Council votes 5-2 to disable gunshot detectors to protect black residents and migrants."

At CJ, In Florida, Extremist Networks Are Hiding Behind Nonprofits. "A new report shows how dangerous groups exploit legal protections."

Shipwreckedcrew, Supreme Court Solves Alien Truck Driver Problem By Making Use Of Them Nearly Uninsurable. "Freight brokers connecting trucking companies to businesses needing freight moved are now potentially liable for the death and destruction that results from truck driver negligence." At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Austin Spree Shooter Is Illegal Alien, "Hey, remember Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, one of three teenagers arrested in that Austin shooting spree that happened all of four days ago? Turns out he’s an illegal alien with an ICE detainer."

Beege Welborn, Why, NPR - Whatever Happened to 'We Don't Need No Stinkin' Federal Funds'? Sunny @sunnyright, "Turns out there wasn't a market for a 24/7 AWFL podcast." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Bloodbath brews at NPR due to federal funding cut - as 300 buyouts offered." Dave Strom, Speech Is Violence, Violence Is Speech Part Deux. REDUXX@reduxx, "A women's rights advocate in France has been convicted of transphobia for "insulting" men who identify as women. Dora Motout's "crimes" include not validating the identity of a transgender politician and referring to the fact that males have penises."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - A Light Flow Day

The news is a little light after Trump's return from China. Don Surber asserts The Donroe Doctrine reaps rewards. "Arresting Maduro and killing an ayatollah or two spoke louder than words." From the Chronic, Russia Diminished? Russia is not, and never was, as powerful as they like to portray themselves, as they are finding out in Ukraine. If they didn't have nukes, they would be a regional irritation like Iran.

From Not a Lot of People Know That, Ed Miliband vows permanent shutdown of the North Sea. "I have long believed Miliband is determined to do as much irreversible damage to the country as he can before he gets chucked out." Decline is a choice, one that both British and American leftists assent to readily out of misplaced guilt for their previous successes.

At NottheBee, Listen to this trucker explain how “foreign” drivers are being sidelined just days after SCOTUS said companies are liable for them. GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless, "It took less than 24 hours for brokers to tighten the belt after the Supreme Court ruled that brokers could be held liable for carrier accidents WOW!"

Amy Curtis at TownHall says Bang Up Job, Gavin! Newsom's Press Office Launches Lame Attack on Reflecting Pool Project

Newsom has started doing this weird thing where he points to construction projects that are in progress and implies that the point at which the photo was taken is the project’s final form. He did it with the ballroom, too. It may explain a lot about his record on high-speed rail. https://t.co/fKqlwB6Wmb

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) May 14, 2026

At Twitchy, Mr. Science Says the Blue Reflecting Pool Will Just Support Even Greater Algae Growth. Not particularly. Algae will grow wherever sunlight meets water. But taking it off Tidal Basin water, and installing a filter system will help a lot. Althouse finds Fear of blue and desperate clinging to "character-defining grey." ""The resurfacing will dramatically and permanently transform the character-defining grey, achromatic appearance of the reflecting pool basin. The new colouration will cause the pool to resemble a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be, distorting the experience of the site for the millions of visitors who come to it each year." So said the Cultural Landscape Foundation, a Washington society, quoted in The London Times, which looks like this, going all in on AI imagery."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Drone Hits UAE Nuclear Power Plant; UPDATE: Trump: The Clock Is Ticking. There should have been an immediate reprisal attack against a powerplant supplying power to Tehran. Jason Greenblatt at Tablet speculates about Iran After the Ayatollah "With Iran militarily decimated and economically squeezed, Trump holds all the cards. But is a deal possible or worthwhile with a fragmented regime?" 

The OC Register reports a Poll: Democrats rally around Becerra, Steyer as Republicans consolidate behind Hilton. "The top two vote-getters will advance to the November election." Pretty much as I expected. I guess they don't hate billionaires that much. Twitchy, *SNORT* Spencer Pratt's Reaction to Nithya Raman PREENING About Possible Trump Endorsement Is PERFECTION. Althouse approves The women-empowering-women genre of political ad. "This new Spencer Pratt ad may be somewhat innovative in its forthright use of AI:"

“You are not alone.” Yoga moms, silent majority, and a preference cascade all in one. Whether or not Angelenos elect @spencerpratt as LA mayor, he and his team are revolutionizing politics. pic.twitter.com/l4pwOSmNUH

— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) May 17, 2026

I can't say I really expect Pratt to win, but he's scaring the bejeezus out the the Dems. At the minimum, they will cheat as hard as they can to prevent it. Kurt Schlichter smokes the hopium at TownHall, The GOP’s Midterm Reversal of Fortune. Hat Hair's Larry Elder thinks Gavin Newsom Has a Kamala Harris Problem, can't beat Kamala without pissing off the black ladies who are a reliable element of the base. Dave Manney at PJM sees a 'Feeding Our Future' Convict Points at Ilhan Omar. "Founder and former executive director of Feeding Our Future, Aimee Bock, finds herself sitting in custody as one of the central figures in one of the ugliest COVID-era fraud scandals in America. A federal jury convicted Bock in March 2025 on seven counts tied to wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, and federal program fraud ... Now Bock has pointed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), claiming Omar knew about the fraud and helped create the conditions that made the scheme easier to run." At Fox, Jonathan Turley opines AOC's war on billionaires twists America's birth into a socialist myth, "Many Founders were themselves wealthy, and their revolution was rooted in property rights and free-market ideals, Turley says." As Stacy McCain notes, a tenet of the left is ‘There Is No Truth … Only Power.’

Cam at Bearing Arms is all over Minnesota Dems Melting Down After Gun Ban Vote Fails. Drew Roach @DrewRoachMN, "Democrats in the Minnesota House have gone completely UNHINGED When house dems didnt get the vote they wanted on the most extreme gun-grabbing bill in the country HF5140 one of their own, Rep. Gomez, actually told Republican @elliottengenMN to “go fucking kill himself.” This isn’t debate. This isn’t passion. This is deranged, toxic, and downright dangerous behavior from the same people who want to strip law-abiding Minnesotans of their constitutional rights. No class. No decency. Just pure meltdown when they’re challenged on disarming citizens while criminals roam free." From NYPo, New York crime ‘revolves’ around recidivists — as state’s laws release danger onto our streets.

Ward Clark at RedState thinks Russia Hoax Figures May Want Lawyers Handy After Blanche’s Latest Reveal. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "JUST IN: AG Todd Blanche confirms it’s ABOUT TO COME OUT as the DOJ probes the deep state coup against President Trump based on the Russia hoax “We're finding out some incredibly troubling things, and at some point at the right time, that will be made public, and the American people will see exactly what happened to this administration and President Trump over the past decade!” “The Southern district of Florida has an open criminal investigation. That involves hundreds of subpoenas, it involves hundreds of witnesses, and so, as far as time and one we can expect it, we are working hard and we are working efficiently, but we are going to do it right.” From the State of the Day, State of Thursday: MARK KELLY WOULD LOVE TO GO TO JAI, for releasing classified information, so he could play the martyr. Don't let him. Nickel and dime him with the legal process, but never come near him with handcuffs.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks It's Awesome to Have the Feds Focusing on Real Criminals Again. FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "Today the FBI and our partners extradited the highest ranking member of Tren de Aragua (TdA) ever brought to justice - Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, aka "Chuqui. Flores just arrived in Houston from Colombia this evening. This is the first time ever that a TdA member has been charged with terrorism-related crimes and been extradited to the U.S. - history made pursuant to President Trump’s executive order last summer designating Tren de Aragua as an FTO ..."

At NYPo, Trans HS track athlete sparks shocking podium decision after sweeping California finals "A transgender high school athlete dominated multiple girls track and field events at a California regional final Saturday, igniting backlash from parents, competitors and activists, and prompting officials to award duplicate gold medals to female runners-up. Jurupa Valley High School senior, AB Hernandez, 17, captured first place in the girls’ long jump, high jump and triple jump events during the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section championship final." Even California is getting tired of the trans bullshit.

The College Fix finds a U. Miami law professor who says We should consider making ‘cultural appropriation’ illegal J. Janewa Osei-Tutu. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC, "Should be obvious after 250 years but: “American” is a national origin. And English is our country’s official language. No American should be mocked—in the United States of all places—for speaking English or for being American. @USEEOC is taking action to protect Americans from anti-American bias, which is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This week’s lawsuit is the latest step."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - The TSA Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

Yesterday, in a voice vote, (meaning the identity of the voters goes unrecorded) the Senate voted on a measure to end the DHS stand off, so they could declare themselves done, and quickly run out of town for Easter and Spring Break. Details seem kind of hard to understand; the proposal did not yield to Democrat's demands on ICE, but didn't satisfy House Republicans, who rejected it out of hand and passed their own competing bill. Meanwhile, President Trump cut the Gordian Knot by directing newly confirmed DHS Sec Mullin to pay TSA agents, without specifying where the funds would be coming from. From NYPo, End to airport misery in sight as Senate approves deal to end DHS shutdown — without Dem immigration demands. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: Dems Throw In Towel on Schumer Shutdown II: TSA Boogaloo. CNN whines House GOP rejects Senate DHS deal, prolonging shutdown. The Peacock crows House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call 'dead on arrival' in the Senate "The vote came hours after President Donald Trump signed an order directing DHS to pay TSA workers, who haven't received paychecks despite working during the funding lapse." Mary Chastain at LI, Trump Directs DHS Secretary Mullin to Pay TSA Agents, "Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins said that Trump could find ways to pay the TSA agents." Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trump Will Issue an Order to Pay TSA Agents Despite Shutdown. At TownHall Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch What Happens When CNN Learns Trump Is Signing an Order Permitting DHS to Pay TSA Agents. Althouse, "Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents..." ""... in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump writes, at Truth Social. Question: How is he doing this? Answer: It's not easy! But he's going to do it. Perhaps he means: Go ahead and sue me and at least the workers willbe paid until the courts stop me... if they dare." Shelby Talcott @ShelbyTalcott, "New: The money Trump is using to pay TSA is available from last year’s tax cuts bill (which also spent billions on immigration enforcement), according to an administration official. More w/@burgessev", Quote Burgess Everett @burgessev "Republicans started talking about Trump paying TSA workers with existing funds a few days ago as they learned he had the option. Unclear why it took 41 days of shutdown but the approaching recess and interminable negotiations played a role @ShelbyTalcott. Senate might have approved it today if he hadn’t acted …" Don Surber catches Spartacus ranting to an empty airport, Trump ends TSA hostage crisis. "Democrats hate ICE so much that they only drink warm beer now. Bud Light, of course." AMAC explains how Democrats Have Already Killed the Filibuster. 

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Senate Photo ID to Vote Amendment Goes Down in Democrat Flames MORE. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "WATCH: Senator Jon Husted outlines popular commonsense photo ID requirements to vote: "All that's in this amendment is 5 forms of photo ID that people can list to vote." Democrats are literally voting against this." Matt Vespa, Trump Was on Fire With These Clips Yesterday. "One reporter tried to catch Trump with a loaded question about mail-in ballots, noting that he had used one in the recent elections in Florida. The president isn’t a fan of this voting method, but the question was purely foolish. There are concerns about fraud, and this reporter failed miserably trying to get a ‘gotcha’ moment. Trump responded sharply, pointing out the exceptions and emphasizing that he’s the president of the United States, and that’s how he decided to cast his ballot while away, which is within the rules." John Sexton hears There's Another No Kings Protest This Weekend, I guess Soros and Singham haven't run out of money. Sarah Anderson at PJM hears Two Boats From Code Pink-Led Cuban Convoy Go Missing, as Democrats defunded the Coasties. 

Sister Toldja at RedState hears Democrat Implosions Imminent After Scott Bessent Announces Historic Change to U.S. Paper Currency. "In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency along with the Secretary of the Treasury, marking the first time in history for a sitting president." Twitchy cries FINISH THEM! Scott Bessent BODIES Financial Times for Pushing Explicitly FALSE Story About His Fed Plans.

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog Iran Strikes: Day 27, "Not one but two Iranian naval commanders get dirtnapped, more than 10,000 Iranian targets have been hit, Iran getting 12 year olds to join the fight, and claims it’s reinforced Kharg Island." The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL, "Reminder: Near the end of WWII when the Nazis ran out of soldiers they brought in the kids. This is an act of desperation." Quote Iran International English @IranIntl_En, "An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media. Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative..." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed, Escalateo: Pentagon May Deploy 10,000 Infantry While Iran Stalls and Dave Strom, The Transnationalist PsyOp on Operation Epic Fury. Roger Kimball at Da Wire, The Propaganda Press Cannot Stomach Victory And Its Mendacity Shows. "Behind the unbridled hatred of Trump is the more abiding hatred of American and Israeli military prowess." Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "The Mullah Regime of Iran is in very deep trouble. Any critical thinker can see that. What I find remarkable is how many people who should know better are so blinded by their hostility to Netanyahu and Trump that they ignore the military context and the domestic context inside Iran." At Althouse, Trump answers the question "Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr. is gay?"

Sarah Anderson sees a Rubio Mic Drop: Epic Fury Is a Favor for the World. 'Step Up and Deal With It.' Capt. Ed looks at Epic Fury And the Myth of 'International Law'. Bob Spencer at PJM hears from A Muslim U.S. Soldier Says She'll Disobey Commands to Fight Muslims. Now What? Put her to the test, then put her in the brig if she disobeys. 

Sundance at CTH is stunned when the British Defense Minister Outlines How the U.K Navy Will Defend the West, as Soon as They Locate Their Ships, and there's not even that many to keep track of. Quotulatiousness' QotD: “Instead of the unsinkable battleship we have the unsinkable Military Expert …”

From RCM, Why Are We Clinging To a Law That Makes Gasoline More Expensive? The Jones Act. Beege Welborn hears You Can Still Hum 'Leavin' on a Jet Plane' From Anywhere...But Australia, where they are rapidly running out of fuel thanks to the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, "Meanwhile in Australia “The NSW is preparing for a worst case scenario, which could include a fuel rationing scheme” It’s insane that in 2026, some of the most resource rich, advanced nations on Earth, are now talking about managing people Fuel." Richard Seymore @Roll_69d420, "Don't worry Aussies, although fuel is in tight supply your top official have assured me that the flow of migrants wont slow down at all. Your government remains dedicated to focusing all it's effort on importing your most important resource."

Ari Schulman @AriSchulman, "This should be the biggest story in the country right now. Barksdale is the HQ for our B52 nuclear bombers, it's where Bush sheltered on 9/11, and the drones are reported as "far more sophisticated than anything seen in Ukraine ... and well beyond Iranian capabilities." Something is drastically wrong here. The military could sure take some down, and/or track them to their source. It almost has to be China, or maybe, us.

At Irons in the Fire, Gee, more approved fraud in MN, "HOLY CR*P 🚨 Minnesota Rep Krista Knudsen says they just found out the state TURNED OFF tracking for money being sent overseas They turned it on for 2 weeks. Saw all the money leaving, and Democrats quickly SHUT OFF TRACKING to allow it to keep happening." Sundance, JD Vance Launches Fraud Taskforce. John Sexton has hopes a Florida Democrat Could Be Expelled from Congress "The House Ethics Committee is meeting today to hold a public "trial" for one of their own members. Florida Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick could be removed from her seat if her colleagues decide she used federal relief funds to run for office."

Matt Vespa thinks Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked the an Easy Question. He Failed Miserably Answering It. Bob Spencer hears the Dem Who Claimed Murdered Girl Startled Killer Wants You to Know She Herself is the Real Victim "Hadden has now “closed her office for the rest of the week in response to backlash over comments that a slain college student was in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time,’ citing safety concerns.”" From the Chronic, In Sanctuary Cities, American Lives Don’t Matter. Beege Welborn notices Jersey Mikie Sherrill Is All About Protecting the Garden State's Illegal Aliens. Dave Rubin @RubinReport, "This is one of the most perfect things the internet has ever created." From Twitchy, You're Not the 51st State (Yet): Toronto Mayor Goes on Bizarre Rant Demanding ICE Stay Out of ... Canada? At Da Caller, Top Trump Official Sheds Light On ‘Mess’ Lying Under Hood Of Illegal Trucker Crisis.

Dave Strom cites Gavin Newsom Then: We Need Chinese EVs in America; Now: Musk and Trump Ceding EV Market to China. NYPo, Gavin Newsom floats idea of mandatory national service. jay plemons @jayplemons, "Victor Davis Hansen gives a brutal rundown of Newsom's history and how he has destroyed California - Never had a private job that he got on his own - A creation of the Getty family and his well-connected parents - Been in office for 30 years - Overseen disastrous programs like the high-speed rail project - High-speed rail originally forecasted at $40 billion, now approaching $40 billion with zero track laid - High-speed rail will likely never extend beyond Bakersfield to Merced and will lose money every year - Continued pouring billions into the failing high-speed rail while neglecting critical freeways - Pushed a green agenda, yet the Monterey battery storage plant has blown up twice - Oversaw a $2 billion solar plant in the Mojave Desert that was inefficient, harmful to wildlife, and ultimately dismantled..." Susie Crabtree at RCP, enjoys seeing Dems Scramble After California Governor’s Debate Implodes. Cam Higby @camhigby, "It’s all over California. A reporter in San Francisco found the exact same thing we found. Pay for signature and payment to fraudulently sign in other people’s names." Quote jj smith @war24182236, "VOTER FRAUD Is running rapidly in the state of California these guys is up here offering to pay people $5 dollars again for their signatures, this is a ongoing ordeal that has been coming to the Tenderloin for a while. They’re using the drug addicts to sign things so they can go get high with that $5 dollars. But listen to the masked gentleman explain what each petition is for. He also says how much he get paid for each signature." Seattle Red reports Washington’s ‘Millionaire Tax’ sends luxury home listings surging 65% overnight. Dave Strom puts the Liberal Mindset in a Nutshell and it still rattles around.

Dave Strom reports Gabbard Reveals Conspiracy to Use Aid to Ukraine to Fund Biden Campaign. It's hard to blame Ukraine for using whatever means it can to fight the Russians. OTH, for the Biden campaign to accept kickbacks verges on treason. From NYPo, the Divine Miranda Devine: We’re still learning the full rot of the Russiagate scandal. Stewart Baker at the Volokh Conspiracy is Investigating FISA Abuses in Crossfire Hurricane. Ace is outraged, Documents show Partisan DC Judge Beryl Howell Had Secret Ex Parte Conversations with Fake Special Counsel Jack Smith. "In a court, all communications with the judge are supposed to include counsel for both sides. So that both sides may weigh in on proposals and motions. But Obama appointee and Democrat ringer Beryl Howell had secret ex parte communications with Jack Smith, behind Trump's lawyers' backs." Hans Mahncke at Da Fed says a New Document Shows Chief Judge Howell Privately Endorsed Jack Smith’s Get-Trump Lawfare. Shipwreckedcrew thinks The Mueller Special Counsel's "Investigation" of Gen. Flynn Was Its Most Egregious Abuse of Prosecutorial Authority. "The Obama Admin. Intelligence Community knew Gen. Flynn would expose the duplicity of Crossfire Hurricane -- silencing him was paramount and the Mueller SCO obliged." Misty Severi at JTN reports Blanche says DOJ, FBI has 'cleaned house' of agents, employees who assisted in Trump prosecutions, "Blanche told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that approximately 200 DOJ employees have either left or been fired under the Trump administration for working on the high-profile cases." The Ivy Exile discusses The Decline and Fall of the Information State (For Now). Sundance speaks of Institutional Fear and the Excavation of the Rabbit Hole.

Leslie Eastman reports on  Operation Box Cutter: Historic FBI Strike on China-to-Cartel Fentanyl Pipeline, "Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been indicted for allegedly selling and delivering compounds used to make fentanyl."

Shooting News Week notices Secret Service Agent in Jill Biden’s Detail Shot Himself in Negligent Discharge Incident. Did Trump return the favor of sticking the bad ones on the Biden's protection detail?

Matt Vespa thinks This Story Is Nuts. Joe Kent Reportedly Wanted to Testify in the Trial of Charlie Kirk’s Assassin. "I’ll leave this here for y’all to comment below, but apparently, former National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent offered to testify in the trial of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, for the defense. Michael Shellenberger of Public wrote a post about these allegations, specifically that Kent felt the FBI didn’t properly investigate the crime, believed there was a “foreign nexus,” and yes, Israel was part of this crazy story, although Kent couldn’t provide anything conclusive. He also claimed he was blocked from investigating this matter further, which is reportedly bunk since his agency had no authority to analyze what had been collected (via Public):

From the Free Bacon, San Francisco Reinstates 8th-Grade Algebra After 'Equity' Experiment Fails "Test scores declined and racial gaps persisted after the district removed algebra from the middle school curriculum in 2014." Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis, "The “heart of scientific authority” where objective measures are disregarded in favor of ideology and social activism in their discriminatory admissions policies?" Quote The New York Times @nytimes "Breaking News: The Trump administration is investigating the admissions policies of three major medical schools, taking aim at the heart of scientific authority in the U.S. https://nyti.ms/4bC7Ivu"

John Sexton cites Bob Costas: The IOC Ban of Trans Women is Common Sense. 

At Am Great, The Great Victor Davis Hanson looks at Who Was Cesar Chavez—and Who Will He Become? "The canonized legacy of Cesar Chavez is collapsing under revelations that recast a sainted activist as a deeply flawed—and possibly predatory—man the Left can no longer easily defend." Just another leftist hero with feet of clay. "There comes a redeemer and he slowly, too, fades away.  And there follows his wagon behind him that's loaded with clay, And the seeds that were silent all burst into bloom and decay, And night comes so quiet, its close on the heels of the day."

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