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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Autopens a Book

Not a scintillating day. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair names it Entitlement by a Thousand (Video) Cuts: Biden Inc Announces New Lecture Book. Ace sees Biden Slur and Stumble His Way Through Ad for His Ghostwritten "Memoir". "This drooling imbecile was paid $10 million by the corrupt corporate media for a book that won't make $2 million." Now that Hunter's source of income have dried up. Aidan McLaughlin @aidnmclaughlin, "Incredible to watch this video and remember that Biden and his team fought for him to serve a second term. This is a recorded video, no doubt with multiple takes, and in the finished product he can barely speak." Quote Joe Biden @JoeBiden, "I’ve written a book about my time as President. It’s called PROMISE ME, AMERICA. It’s coming out November 17th and is available for preorder now. " Luvenalis @Luvenalis1, "A tweet Joe didn't write on a book he didn't author about a presidency he didn't attend." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "This guy couldn't even sign his own name. He's not writing books. LMAO Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn 'em to hold up their end of the bribes."

At CTH, Sundance hosts Acting AG Todd Blanche's Nomination Hearing, DNI Jay Clayton Senate Intelligence Committee Nomination Hearing and President Trump Highlights Importance of Data Centers. Bob Hoge at RedState sees Adam Schiff Tries to Embarrass AG Nominee Todd Blanche, but It Wasn't a Fair Fight. At Twitchy, AG Nominee Todd Blanche Needed No Words to Properly Respond to Insults From America's Dumbest Senator, Mazie Hirono. 

Ace is looking forward to tonight, In a National Address Tomorrow Night, Trump Will Reveal a Far More Extensive Foreign Penetration of the 2020 US Elections Than Ever Known; Plus, RussiaGate Was Faked to Protect the Real Country Intervering in Elections: China, on Behalf of Democrats, "From Paul Sperry:..." At his substack Insty sees Trump Seizing the Day "Will Trump invoke the Guarantee Clause to impose election integrity? A prediction." Maybe! "So if President Trump announces that we have uncovered massive electoral fraud — as he almost certainly will — and that he is dispatching huge numbers of federal election watchers to oversee voting and counting in areas where fraud has occurred, he would be acting directly under a power that the Constitution has vested in him. For a state to have a “republican form of government,” it must have meaningful elections, and elections that are rigged are not meaningful. Stopping them from being rigged would be protecting a republican form of government. Congress has passed other election laws, mostly for reasons of combating race discrimination, but those aren’t strictly applicable to these circumstances."

Matt Vespa on Why Sunny Hostin Melted Down About Lindsey Graham's Sister Becoming a US Senator. It's kind of her thing. PJM's Sarah Anderson hears Nikki Haley's Got Something to Say to the 'Ladies' at 'The View'.

At the WSJ, Putin Was Xi’s Role Model. Now He’s the Junior Partner. "Four years of war and economic isolation have reduced the Russian president to a supplicant in a relationship growing more imbalanced." Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en, "Russian Novosibirsk. The line to buy fuel is huge. The person filming says he's driving about 60 km/hour, so you can imagine how long the line is. There are reports that fuel is only available at some gas stations in the city." Jack Prandelli @jackprandelli, ""Massive new oil partnerships with Iraq." That is how Trump teased what is co ming out of today's meetings with Iraq's prime minister. Behind the phrase: Chevron negotiating to take over oilfield assets previously run by Russia's Lukoil, HKN Energy targeting 140,000 barrels a day at the Hamrin field, and Halliburton managing the Bin Omar and Sinbad fields in the south. The stated reason: diversify away from Hormuz risk and away from Chinese and Russian dominance in Iraqi energy, with new pipeline routes planned through Turkey to the Mediterranean. This is the American energy leverage thesis playing out in crude and infrastructure now, not just gas."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Escalateo: US Steps Up Pace of Attacks As Iran Threatens Gulf Energy Production. From RCE, Peace or No Peace, the Iran Conflict Has Forever Changed the Strait of Hormuz. From the Babylon Bee, Trump To Secure Strait Of Hormuz By Posting Old Man Who Asks You 3 Questions Before You May Pass. ""Great guy, beautiful guy," Trump told reporters. "He's been doing this a long time, from what I've been told. Asking questions. And you better have the right answers. If you don't, you're toast. I met him. He asked me the questions, and I got all of them right. But not Dan Scavino. He got one wrong and was thrown somewhere. We don't know where. We're looking for him.""

Don Surber is Cheering a less-known military victory, "Venezuela earthquake response shows losing USAID was no big deal."

Breitbart Bus Dig calls it A CPI Report for the Record Books "The June inflation report was even better than it looks. Don’t get us wrong. The headline figure was glorious. The consumer price index fell by 0.4 percent for the month, the biggest decline since the big dips in March and April of 2020, when the economy was reeling from the pandemic shutdown. Prior to that, you have to go all the way back to January of 2015, when the CPI fell 0.7 percent."

The Manhattan Contrarian contends "Red Scare"? Actually The Communist Resurgence In The Democratic Party Is Very Real. Quotulatiousness doubts the people saying “Communism no longer comes for your property.” Hat Hair's Dave Strom has hopes Is the Socialist Moment Already Over?

And another thing the Media made and unmade Graham Platner, "Just as Donald Trump is a poor person’s idea of a rich person, Candidate Platner is a rich person’s idea of a poor person." Steve Soukup at Am Great looks at Graham Platner and the Rationalization of Everything. "The politicization of everything creates, in the ruling class, a belief in the infallible righteousness of their mission, which, in turn, legitimizes any tactics necessary to take and hold power." Kurt Schlichter at TownHall thinks James Talarico Has Got a Secret. "I don’t know what that blasphemous little imp’s secret is, but he’s got one. Don’t be fooled by that creepy smile on his creepy face; there’s something wrong with James Talarico. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I don’t ever want to see his browser history, and I’d sooner have somebody from The Lincoln Project babysit my kid." PJM's Stephen Kruiser swears Gavin Newsom Really Doesn't Want to Be President. "Everything that Newsom pats himself on the back for is the kind of thing that I truly believe ends up being a disqualifying knock on him with Ma and Pa Dem in the Midwest. He doesn't know that because California is the biggest ideological bubble in the nation." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks it's Hilarious: Ro Khanna's Stunt Not Enough for Pro-Hamas Crowd. Peter Savodnik @petersavodnik, "I agree with @jpodhoretz that antisemitism is a bigger problem on the left than the right, and I agree that that's surprising. Just as important is why..." PJM's Scott Pinsker lauds the The Political Castration of Chuck Schumer — and the Rise of GOP Superman Brandon Gill. "Schumer is so hated, his Maine endorsement would guarantee defeat — not by the hands of Republicans, but his fellow Democrats!"

Ace is furious at Jack Smith Who Shredded the Constitution to Spy on Republican Congressmen, Then Repeatedly Lied About It Under Oath. "Congressional speech, including phone calls and text messages, are protected against subpoenas by the Speech and Debate Clause. There is a bullshit way around this. The DOJ will sometimes seize these messages anyway but they first go to a "Filter Team" to make sure that nothing in the messages is protected by the Speech and Debate Clause. If a message falls into that category, it's not passed on to prosecutors. But Jack Smith said "YOLO" and just read all the messages he wanted to read, without any Filter Team clearing them first. And of course, 90% of those he illegally, unconstitutionally spied on were Republican congressmen."

Town Hall's Matt Vespa is outraged, Wait, That’s How Many Messages the Secret Service Missed Regarding Trump's Would-be Assassin at Butler? Breaking911 @Breaking911, "A new inspector general report released two years after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, says the Secret Service missed more than 100 radio transmissions warning about the suspected gunman. The attack killed firefighter Corey Comperatore as he shielded his family and wounded two others. Investigators say communication failures and security lapses represented missed opportunities to stop the shooting." IIRC, the SS wasn't listening to anything the locals put out.

Capt. Ed, Stopping the Stops Stop: Trump Reverses DHS Order. From Ace, Trump: There's No Way I'm Stopping ICE Traffic Stops Just Because the Left Has Fully Embraced Violence As Its "Political Speech" "The stops are back on (if they were ever off)." Matt Margolis at PJM likes how Jesse Watters Schools Jessica Tarlov on the Houston ICE Shooting. WBAL TV, FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting. Which explains why they tried to run/run over the agent.

Was it worth it?
Mike Miller at RedState, Welcome to America, Eh? Canadian Woman Allegedly Slaps Minor in Trump Gear, Ends Up in ICE Custody. Deport her to Nicaragua just for fun. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "The husband of Kaitlyn Tracey posted a video CRYING after his Canadian wife was arrested for allegedly assaulting a teen girl wearing Trump-themed attire in NJ. He conveniently leaves out why his wife was arrested… If you’re a foreigner and you come here and assault American citizens, you will be deported!" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Kaitlyn Tracey's husband has an art poster on his wall featuring small children with the text "1000 Virgins for Satan's Master." What a creep."

Daniel Horowitz @RMConservative, "The end result of social transformation without representation." Quote DR POOL @DRPOOLQ1, "TERRIFYING: It's gotten so bad in Minnesota that police are saying they are SOMALIANS FIRST. He isn't even speaking English."

CIS looks at Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Unique Immigration Legacy. "A journey from amnesty proponent to foe of open borders and ‘birth tourism.’"

Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Matthew Yglesias apparently has no idea how AI works and where it gets its “views” from." Quote Holden @Holden114 "He cannot be this stupid." Oh, I think he can. But, honestly, I'm shocked Google is that neutral.

VodkaPundit at Insty wants you to SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD: "The West Is a Superior Civilization (And I Don’t Care If That Offends You). “The West has experienced wars, harbored atrocious dictatorships, and served as the birthplace of a great many foolish ideas, including the wokism that ravaged civilization in this century. But what has made this civilization great is its ability to recognize those deviations and try to correct them, or at the very least condemn them." From the College Fix, U. Nebraska internal review finds ‘no evidence’ of DEI — experts say it doesn’t add up. Campus Reform reports Education Department portal reveals $72B in foreign funding to US colleges.

Jenn Pellegrino @JennPellegrino, "I can't believe this is real. The Chancellor of UC San Francisco testified under oath that a "vast majority of pregnancies are in women." Implying some pregnancies occur in men. When asked directly whether a non-biological woman has ever had a baby, he refused to answer. This is the head of one of the top medical schools in the country." Capt. Ed, Gallup: Confidence in Academia Craters. UCSF Chief: Hold My Transgender-Friendly Microbrew. Carlo Carrasco, Trump Administration Trashes Biden-Era LGBTQ Foster Care Rule "Remember a few years ago when the administration of failed US President Joe Biden came up with a foster care rule that sought to require children who identify as LGBTQ be placed with families willing to accept them through gender identity?" Sasha Stone @realsashastone, "Also the temptation to make history will be too great." Quote Chris Gore @ThatChrisGore "Eliot Page will get nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Odyssey. Page plays Sinon, a proxy for Achilles in Hades and the significance of the role begs for awards recognition. #TheOdyssey". 'Eliot' Page used to be Ellen. 

The Wombat has even more at In The Mailbox: 07.15.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 07.15.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Election 2024 Proceeds Slowly but Surely

We've made incremental progress in the election. NYT wept as they finally acknowledged that Trump won Arizona, securing 312 electoral votes and a complete run of the "battleground" states. RCP finds Republican gained another House seat, giving them 216 of the 218 needed to control the chamber. Most of the still undecided seats are in California. With 86% of the vote counted, RCP won't call the Arizona Senate seat, with Democrat Ruben Gallego slightly ahead of Republican Kari Lake. Most other outlets have called it for Gallego, which would leave the Senate 53/47 Republican.

Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, "Democrats complained their biggest fear would be Trump refusing to concede the 2024 Election He won in a landslide. The Pennsylvania Senate race has also been called, but Bob Casey still refuses to concede. Where is the Democrat Party calling him a ‘threat to Democracy’?" At OutKick, Stephen A. Smith Concedes Election Results To Sean Hannity: 'It Was An Annihilation'. At Hat Hair, Steve Moore says Thank God for the Electoral College. From Da Wire, Pelosi Blames Kamala’s Loss On Joe Biden. “Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” Pelosi said. “The anticipation was that, if the president were to step aside, that there would be an open primary.” Matt Vespa at TownHall, How Joe Biden Got His Revenge on the Democratic Party. At Bearing Arms, Tom Knighton thinks Nate Silver's Comments on Presidential Polls Has 2A Ramifications. Polls are crooked, presidential or gun control. Wapoo worries Did abortion ballot measures backfire on Democrats? Abortion is almost a 50:50 issue, a few people are strong on both sides, while the rest of us are spread across the middle. It sounds like a winner to the two ends, but it's just not. Victory Girls think Tim Walz Was Another Big League Reason The Democrats Lost. Assistant Coach Walz couldn't keep the boys on the team. At RedState Nick Arama hosts Bill Maher Hilariously Eviscerating the Bratty Left Over the Election and Bob Hoge has an OPINION: SNL Opens With a Subversive Take on Trump's Victory—and I Actually Thought It Was Great. Althouse sorta likes it too, "Saturday Night Live" did a good job with the election results. "It goes a little long, but stick with it, because one person is much funnier than everyone else..."

Althouse, We'll forget how to agonize about money in politics if it keeps getting spent with such ineffective and hilarious profligacy. ""The Harris campaign paid Oprah $1 million to do that interview, and she spent $100,000 building the set of the Call Her Daddy podcast so Kamala Harris wouldn’t have to fly out to LA to film it."" A million bucks worth of sincerity! Matt Margolis at PJM thinks You Won’t Believe Who’s Offering To Help Pay Off Kamala’s Campaign Debt. Donald Trump! ali golub @alibrooke4ever "I think it’s time to accept the Democratic Party’s main purpose is money laundering", Quote Watcher.Guru@WatcherGuru "Kamala Harris's campaign ends $20 million in debt, after raising over $1 billion, Politico reports."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair outraged that FEMA Directed Relief Workers to Not Help Trump Supporters With Hurricane Relief. Twitchy reports it's 'Not Enough': FEMA Supervisor Reportedly Fired After Directing Workers to Skip Homes With Trump Signs and Justice Is Coming: Ron DeSantis Orders Investigation Into FEMA's Disaster Relief Discrimination

Sundance at CTH thinks it's a Good Sign – President Trump Announces No Position for Nikki Haley or Mike Pompeo in New Administration.

At Insty, GOING ON OFFENSE: House Judiciary GOP@JudiciaryGOP, "Jack Smith: Preserve your records." Jack Smith is just the hit man. Merrick Garland is the guy that paid the hit man. A dive into both of their communications is well warranted. 

Insty, THIS IS CNN: CNN Panel Meltdown Over Trans Issue Shows Left Learned No Lessons From 2024 Defeat.

The Free Bacon is upset that J.D. Vance Was a Poster Boy for Yale Law School. The School Won’t Congratulate Him on His Victory. "Law school congratulated Hillary Clinton when she won Dem nomination in 2016." It's a badge of honor.

Toni Airaksinsen notices a Cornell prof denounces Jews, claims “Violence is all Zionism Can Offer the World”. "Jews poison water supplies" he argues. He's Jewish.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Franchises In Motion up on time and under budget.

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Post Assassination Attempt DIY

Some people are claiming the assassination attempt assures Trump's victory in November. Don't believe it.

The Biden Misdismal Campaign and Administration

Biden Survives ‘Big Boy’ Press Conference But Ends High-Stakes Day Bruised | Off The Press5 takeaways from President Biden's press conference - Fox News
Joe Biden is a baby in charge after the White House calls him a ‘big boy’
Joe Biden's 'Debbie Haley' name blunder mounts pressure on Democrats after Michigan rally - Irish Star
The Weekend Update: A Big Week for a ‘Big Boy’ – PJ Media
Week Sauce (7/13) - Who the Heck Is Jim Treacher
The Story the Media Missed: What Biden’s Debate Disaster Revealed About the Democrats – PJ Media
It’s the End of the World As the Democrats Know It: And No, They Aren’t Feeling Fine (Part I) – RedState
WashPost: Biden in 'Denial' About His Political 'Frailty' - Newsmax.com
Inside Biden's Sputtering Campaign to Restore Democrats' Confidence – HotAir
Here Are Other Angles of the 'PACKED HOUSE' at Biden's MASSIVE Rally in Michigan – Twitchy
Will Biden learn any lessons from Watergate?
Joe Biden and a Tear in the Fabric of Things
Joe Biden Hasn’t Held A Full Cabinet Meeting In Almost A Year – WokeSpy
Jeffries meets with Biden as some Democrats try to push president out - Washington Examiner
Top aides, not wife Jill, are Biden’s puppet masters: Voters - Washington Examiner
Jen Psaki says White House response to Biden health concerns is failing: 'Strategy is not going well' - Fox News
Why Biden's Inner Circle Is Threatening to 'Beat the S**t' Out of WH Staffers
And I'm Ded: Biden Staffers Threaten to Beat the Poop Out of Leakers – HotAir
Joseph A. Wulfsohn on X: "The NYT *this morning* accused the right of pushing a “conspiracy theory” that Dems are secretly plotting to replace Biden at the top of the ticket… Meanwhile, Axios is reporting *this morning* how Dems are secretly plotting to replace Biden at the top of the ticket. Unreal.
Keeping Count: CT Gov Wants POTATUS Gone, Too – HotAir
Althouse: "When Mr. Biden referred to his political opponent, there were chants of 'Lock him up' — which the president did not discourage."
Althouse: "The Biden crew is hectoring journalists to leave the president alone and explain how awful Donald Trump is."
Rosie O’Donnell: Democrats Have a Better Choice Than Biden
NBC's 'Late Night' Host Seth Meyers Freaks over Democrat Disarray: 'Get Your S**t Together'
George Clooney changing tune on Biden just shows how pathetic Dems are
Bill Maher predicts the EXACT date Biden will step down for historic reason... before making hilarious comparison - Daily Mail Online
Look at Ben Shapiro's Face When a Dem Tried Defending Biden's Mental Health on Bill Maher's ShowBiden Rips Press Giving Trump 'Free Pass' - They 'Hammer Me'
Legacy media refused to ask Biden the only question that mattered - Washington Examiner
The Twilight of Influence – HotAir
Here’s What Could Make Another Post-Election Biden-Trump Clash
Biden insists he's the best bet for beating Trump as allies weigh in
Biden Campaign Deals “Disinformation” with Fake “Trump” Website – WokeSpy
House Republicans demand answers from Mayorkas, Blinken on deportation policies thecentersquare.com
What if Kamala Harris Genuinely Doesn’t Want to Be the 2024 Nominee? - National Review
GOP subpoenas Mayorkas over terrorism concern - Washington Examiner
House subpoenas Mayorkas for more info on 'record number' of suspected terrorists at border - Just The News
Americans Are Increasingly Turning Against Immigration Under Joe Biden – WokeSpy
Support to cut immigration up ‘sharply’ to 55%: Poll - Washington Examiner
Worm Turn: MSM Asking Why American's Who Didn't Go to College Aren't Getting Checks – HotAir

Politics As Usual and Elections

Trump is history’s ‘biggest comeback’ and the media is ignoring it - Washington Examiner
Betting Markets Indicate Clear Favorite To Be Trump's VP - Off The Press
2024 POTUS Elections: Is New York in Play? – RedState
Althouse: Consider Trump the moderate.
Rep. Lawler to Newsmax: 'New York Is Coming into Play' for Trump - Newsmax.com
Trump Suggests He And Biden Take A Cognitive Test ‘Together, Like A Team’
Trump to Biden: Let's Take a Cognitive Test - Newsmax.com
Elon Musk Comes Off Sidelines, Taps Vast Fortune to Elect Trump
Classic ME Sister: Collins to Write-In Nikki Haley – HotAir
Instapundit - THE POWER LINE WEEK IN PICTURES: Anyway. . . “So this was the week Joe Biden and the Democratic ma
Republicans slam Utah Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling for ‘striking very heart of our republic’ - Washington Examiner
Utahns Say Their Votes Were Tossed After Ballots Sent To Vegas
Just a Reminder: The Left Is Getting More Shrill and Violent

The Culture Wars

Brant Hadaway on X: "Never let it be forgotten that an attorney for the Biden Administration characterized girls' and women's concerns about sharing locker rooms with biological males as "niche." This is, unfortunately, the kind of reckless arrogance that we have come to expect."
New Brit Government to Permanently Ban Puberty Blockers – HotAir
Harvard reverses decision to suspend pro-Palestinian protesters - The College Fix
Can a Federal Court Stop Antisemitism at Columbia? - WSJ
Campus Reform - Pima Community College language guide says terms like ‘peanut gallery,’ ‘tipping point,’ and ‘whitelist’ have ‘racist roots’

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - One is the Loneliest Number

Althouse discovers The saddest, loneliest Althouse blog tag: "Biden the healer." "I went back today, looking for "Biden the healer" in my archive, because I've been thinking how much better Biden might be doing — and, more importantly, how much better this country might be doing — if Biden had followed the path of healing — of bringing us together. But Biden was and is a divider. Maybe January 6th was too much of a temptation, such great raw material for tearing us apart. He could have said — like Lincoln — "with malice toward none, with charity for all" and forgiven everyone involved and called upon all of us — on his side and the other side — to "bind up the nation's wounds." But he didn't do it. And now it's too late." 

Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Darkness Vs. Light and They Are Delusional. At WaEx, Biden is desperate. Robby Soave at Reason demonstrates Biden Spreads Misinformation About Trump Calling for a 'Unified Reich'. "Where are the fact-checkers?" From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.24.24, Da Geller Reports , Trump Storms the Bronx, Draws Over 30K To Bronx Rally In NY’s Bluest County, at The Federalist New Yorkers Slam Bidenflation, Border Crisis, And Lawfare At Bronx Rally, and Twitchy, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) Tries To Play The Race Card On Trump’s Bronx Rally & Gets Buried By The Receipts.Ace sees 25,000 Rally for Trump in the South Bronx, Leaving AOC Sputtering With Flop Sweat Glistening In Her Mustache "Shave your mustache, Madame. I must insist you shave your mustache immediately." Roger Kimball at Da Spec thinks Trump’s bumper Bronx rally is a bad omen for Biden, "He promised to return to New York and sort out the anarchy." Anxious anxiously whines Trump bombs the Bronx. The NYPo ed board notes that Stuck with a record of failure, Biden has resorted to outright vote-buying. At WaEx, a poll shows the Biden economy marred by high cost of living driving voters back to Trump. Speaking of vote buying the Peacock whimpers Biden’s gasoline sale likely won’t have a major impact on summer pump prices. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports  Ohio governor calls special session to pass measure allowing Biden on November ballot "“I’ve waited. I’ve been patient. And my patience has run out,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said." But at the TN Star, Legislative Fix to Put Biden on Ohio Ballot Unlikely. Next time, read the rules. Vicky Taft at PJM tells us Don't Laugh: Here's How Joe Could Pull Off a 'Heroic' Escape from the Brutal 2024 Campaign. "Here's the answer that would please everyone. Assuming Hunter's cases really go to trial — a big if — Joe would pardon Hunter, who then wouldn't go to prison, and since that pardon would be a presidential abuse of power, Joe would take the political L and resign. It would be a win-win. No one involved in politics would be sorry to see him go."

Speaking of Hunter, NewsMax, Hunter Biden's Lawyers Expected at Final Hearing Before His Gun Trial. From Fox, Hunter Biden is in court in Delaware. Here's what he doesn't want the jury to hear.  "Hunter Biden doesn't want a jury to hear about the sordid details of his personal life as he faces federal gun charges." OTP, Judge In Hunter Biden Gun Trial Reins In References To ‘Extravagant Lifestyle.’ WaEx,  Judge issues key rulings in Hunter Biden gun case ahead of June trial. The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo says Hunter Biden is being hounded by truth and justice – and he only has his repeated lies to blame. John Solomon and Steve Richards at JTN,  Exclusive: Feds secretly knew for years Joe Biden met with son’s Chinese partners on official trip. "Hunter Biden wrote his father was so enamored with China's communist leader "they all most kissed," new evidence shows." Jonathan Turley is shocked, shock, by The Spy Who Loved Me? Morris Reportedly Protected by CIA in Hunter Biden Investigation. "It is a testament to the level of bias in the mainstream media that this story is not the sole focus of every media outlet in America. Imagine if the CIA intervened to stop an investigation into a donor maintaining one of the Trump children and supporting his effort to blunt any investigation into corruption. MSNBC would make it ongoing special programming with its own time slot." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair adds "Maybe, but the true testament to mainstream-media bias was in the performative manner in which "news" outlets declared their refusal to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story in October 2020. The same media outlets that went nuts over the Steele dossier's compilation of bad gossip about "pee tapes" and Trump earlier sniffed that the laptop story was beneath their dignity and reportorial threshold. It's corruption, through and through, and it's not just at the CIA and DoJ."

Hat Hair's KT notes Illegal Border Crossings Plunge From Record High at U.S.-Mexico Border. There's nothing like an imminent execution election to focus the mind. ADN America, Trump appointed federal judge reverses his own decision to block DeSantis immigration lawTrump appointed federal judge reverses his own decision to block DeSantis immigration law.

Dave Strom, Republicans Brought the Fire to Her, But She Deserved So Much More, Judge Sarah Netburn. John Kennedy@SenJohnKennedy "Pres. Biden is asking us to confirm a judge who transferred a biological man who raped a teenage girl and molested a 9-yr-old boy to a women’s prison. Judge Netburn said the danger the serial rapist posed to female prisoners is "overblown."" At Da Wire, Biden Nominee Netburn Greenlit Secret Search Of Journalist’s Emails Over Ashley Biden’s Diary

At the Slantic (cited at Hat Hair),  I Took Out Soleimani - And We Still Haven't Learned the Lesson. Capt. Ed opines "This isn't just a lesson about Iran but also about all malign states and non-state actors. Strength deters, and weakness provokes. Reagan knew this, although he forgot on occasion, such as in Lebanon in the early 1980s. Joe Biden has allowed weakness to become almost irresistibly provocative and Israel is paying the price for it. Arguably, so is Ukraine. The only people who haven't learned the lesson are the people in the Biden administration."

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.24.24, Don Surber: Trump has a Republican problem. "The public wants a winner. FJB and Republican senators are losers." From Matt Continentti at the Free Bacon, Trump's New New Majority "How to reward the new members of Trump's coalition." Bill Otis at the Ringside, has The best news yet about Donald Trump, "Sobriety, strength and the rule of law appear on the radar screen." At AOL Dave Mastion opines on Trump reparations? How the Republican Party could win the Black vote for a generation. Reason goes Inside the Libertarian Party's Decision To Host a Trump SpeechCapt. Ed, "For Trump, this is obviously a big opportunity to woo libertarians and remind them of the need to defeat the real authoritarian in the White House. Expect him to make the most of it." WaEx, Final four: Trump drops four names when asked about highly anticipated vice presidential pick. "Trump singled out Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dr. Ben Carson, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as top options on a list that has continued to grow." Sundance at CTH notes President Trump Remarks There Is Room for Nikki Haley “On Our Team”. I don't think he's pleased. Althouse sees "Media in disbelief as Republicans like Nikki Haley flock to Trump while Biden coalition frays."  Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP says DeSantis Adds Muscle to Trump Campaign ... On His Terms

 America 2100@America_2100 say "Prepare yourselves. We're about to get a lot more articles like this" ->

From ET,  House Passes Bill Barring Non-US Citizens From Voting in Local DC Elections,  but of course it won't pass the Senate. "The final tally was 262–143, and 52 Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for it."

Chuck DeVore at Da Fed explains Why Term Limits Are Actually A Horrible Idea.

Jacob Sullum at Reason is amazed Prosecutors Are Still Hedging on Exactly What 'Crime' Trump Tried To 'Aid' or 'Conceal'. "This week the judge presiding over Trump's trial ruled that jurors do not have to agree on any particular legal theory." Trump is bad and we hates him is sufficient. Capt. Ed,Capt. Ed, "And in Cohen's testimony on Monday, he admitted to doing a lot of legal work that normally would get covered by a monthly retainer fee, such as indicated in these records. Todd Blanche forced Cohen to describe other client arrangements at the same time that paid Cohen higher retainer fees for less work than he performed for Trump and his family. The records aren't actually false, in other words, let alone designed to cover up some other crime." Matt Walsh Show@MattWalshShow "How The Trump Trial Has Backfired Spectacularly On The Democrats." TNP, Joe Biden Isn’t Going to Like What the Data Tells Us About Trump’s Manhattan Trial.Joe Biden Isn’t Going to Like What the Data Tells Us About Trump’s Manhattan Trial. "The poll shows that 29 percent of voters think Trump did something unethical but not illegal, and another 21 percent say they think Trump did nothing wrong. Less than half of voters — 46 percent — believe Trump did something illegal. The 46 percent of voters who think Trump did something illegal is driven largely by Democrats." ET reports Jack Smith Hands Over 450 Pages to Trump’s Lawyers, "The detail was revealed in newly unsealed court documents." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.24.24,  EBL: Prosecutor Jack Smith’s Team Is Throwing Temper Tantrums.


so they're bringing the Russian Disinformation Op back for the fourth? fifth? election in a row." The Unsinkable Molly Hemingway at Da Fed sees NBC News, New York Times Replay Russia Hoax For 2024 Election.


Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Google AI Says Obama Is a WHUT? Muslim. Da Fetched reports Washington Post Resorts to Replacing Journalists With AI Bots After $77 Million Loss. I doubt it will make their coverage must less truthful. 


Madeline Leesman at TownHall reports Another State Banned So-Called 'Transition Care' for Minors, South Carolina. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.24.24, Twitchy, Conservatives Pounce On Viral Hashtag For “Pansexual/Panromantic Visibility Day” And Hilarity EnsuesAaron Sibarium on X, "SCOOP: Whistleblowers at UCLA medical school say it has dramatically lowered admissions standards for minority applicants. As a result, they say, 50% of some cohorts now fail basic tests of medical competence. We've obtained shocking internal data." From the College Fix,  University of North Carolina board repeals DEI mandates for all 17 campuses, DEI jobs on chopping block


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Friday, May 24, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter Trial Delayed

From WaEx, Judge grants Hunter Biden’s bid to delay tax trial until September. At Da Caller,  CIA Blocked Probe Into Hunter Biden’s ‘Sugar Brother’ Kevin Morris, Docs Show. Ace, in red italic font, CIA Blocked Investigation Into Kevin Morris, the "Sugar Brother" Who's Bankrolling Hunter Biden's Milion Dollar Defense. "Who is REALLY funding Funboy's defense?" Guy Benson at Town Hall, Uh Oh: Whistleblower Documents Suggest Hunter Biden Repeatedly Lied Under Oath. Steve Richards at JTN has a list of the Most impactful Hunter Biden documents from new IRS whistleblower cache "This new trove of documents could set up a criminal referral of the first son." Jonathan Turley on Garland’s Ultimate Test of Principle: Will DOJ Send the Hunter Biden Perjury Allegations to a Grand Jury?.  Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "I'll go on the record to predict that Garland will fail this 'test of principle,' because he has shown very little regard for it thus far. At best, he might kick this over to special counsel David Weiss, but the easy play here is to stall until the congressional session ends, and hope that Democrats can seize the 2025-6 majority in November's elections." WaPoo whines  Prosecutors plan to use highly personal evidence in Hunter Biden trial. "Hunter Biden’s former wife and another ex-partner could be called to testify, and intimate texts on drug addiction could be offered as evidence." Charles Glasser at Insty,  WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? ME, OR YOUR LYING EYES? "An enormous trove of documents — 3.3 million pages of emails, bank records, and corporate memos — has been obtained by Just the News that prove what you already knew: Joe Biden flat-out lied repeatedly about never having met with his son’s business partners . . ." Fox reports  Ex-FBI director James Comey begs voters to re-elect Joe Biden: ‘You must vote for him!’ "'I don’t care how you feel about Joe Biden,' Comey said as he called on Americans to vote for him at all costs." Hat Hair's KT,  James Comey Pleads for Voters to Re-Elect Biden. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.22.24, Twitchy OH SecState Says Biden Won’t Be On The November Ballot,

WaEx reports Biden polling drag creates split-ticket openings in swing Senate races. PJM's VodkaPundit  says   Never Believed Biden Would Drop Out, But... maybe he'll get pushed? Guy Benson at TownHall, shocked by a  Poll: Would Kamala Harris Be Stronger Than Biden Against Trump? Twitchy, We're As Shocked As You: The Daily Show Airs Hilarious Sketch Mocking Kamala Harris .

Atop Da Hill,  Trump on Biden’s continued candidacy: ‘I doubt he will even be running’. NYPo,  Trump reveals new debate format for upcoming showdown with Biden "Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he has agreed to “sit at a table” with Joe Biden — despite his strong preference to stand — during their upcoming debates." Joe can't think on his feet; it's even unclear if he can think on his ass. Nick Arama at RedState, Biden Implodes at Reporter During Embarrassing Presser, Reveals 'Deal' Around Questions. From NYPo, Angry Biden complains press ‘never keep the deal,’ calls Kamala Harris ‘president’ during confused press conference with Kenya leader. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The Left Can't Meme, But Biden Is Hiring a Meme Manager. Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed wonders  Will Racial Paranoia Still Work For Democrats In 2024? We'll find out. 

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw shakes his head at KJP: Why Should POTUS Take Executive Action on the Border? NewsMax reports Many Border Patrol Agents Leaving Under Biden: 'So Bad for Morale'. Hat Hair's KT, Illegal Alien From Turkey is More Worried About Open Border than Joe Biden. At the Blaze, Judge drastically reduces bail for illegal alien accused of killing Washington state trooper.

The Peacock, Federal Reserve minutes indicate worries over lack of progress on inflation. Twitchy amused as a Sociology Professor Gets Ratioed Into OBLIVION for Telling People to 'Deal With' Higher Food Prices.Hat Hair's Duane Patterson says You Can Get Anything You Want at Joe Biden's Restaurant. PJM's Rick Moran sees Biden's 'Death by a Thousand Cuts' Student Loan Forgiveness Schemes Continue

Breitbart has a Report: Biden Admin Has Paid Taliban Nearly $11 Million Since Withdrawal Disaster. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.22.24, At Da Fed,  Pentagon Tacitly Admits Biden’s Gaza Pier Stunt Is A Total Failure.

From Fox,  Revelation of secret Obama-era program casts doubt on stated reason for Trump Mar-a-Lago raid. They already had the originals of the documents. Althouse, It's not so much that it was a "shouting match." It's what they were shouting about. "The headline at CNN is "Florida hearing in Trump classified documents case devolves into shouting match" (CNN)." Sundance at CTH, A Familiar Pattern of Desperate Behavior Emerges When Lawfare Starts Failing 

WaEx, Fani Willis appeals judge’s dismissal of charges in Trump election interference case and Democrats’ lawfare campaign against Trump backfires.  The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee "Weird: Soros-Funded D.A. Declines To Prosecute Soros-Funded Campus Protesters https://buff.ly/3wKe766."

Steven Kruiser at PJM, So Much for the Lawfare—Trump Rocks the Bronx. Fox, Bronx residents excited for Trump's visit, frustrated with Dems who 'used us and abused us'. Hat Hair, AOC Frustrated That Her Voters Were Excited to See Trump. Althouse "I was doing great, I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I’m hotter than I am now and I became president". Nick Arama sees a TV Anchor Reveals Democrat Efforts to Create Failed Counter-Protest to Trump Rally. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Shares VDH “Brace Yourself” Outline

At NRO Never-Trumper Noah Rothman whines Nikki Haley Gives Away the Store. Althouse, Why is Nikki Haley announcing support for Trump? I thought she pledged, long ago, to support the GOP nominee. "It was a condition for the debates last year. Were we supposed to just forget? Are pledges some kind of joke? Was the pledge only ever about stopping Trump from running independently if he could not secure the nomination?" Dave Harsanyi at NYPo, Media in disbelief as Republicans like Nikki Haley flock to Trump while Biden coalition frays. From WaEx, Trump and DeSantis appear to push aside feud in appeal to donors: ‘I love that you’re back’. Don Surber, says Be kind to libs because they're losing. "Donald Trump isn't the only one getting the best of them."



Jacqui Heinrich on X "FBI confirms my reporting, via @davidspunt - "The FBI followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force. No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter. The standard deadly force policy statement included in the operations order for the search of the former president’s residence was also included in the operations order for the search of the sitting president’s residence in Delaware, as is standard practice for all FBI operations orders.”" The Babylon Bee snarks DOJ Authorizes Postal Workers To Use Deadly Force On Trump When Delivering His Mail.



The Babylon Bee, Democrats Release Damning Photo Of Justice Alito Reading The Constitution. Capt. Ed, "This is only slightly more absurd than accusing Alito of having insurrectionist sympathies because his wife once flew an American flag upside down or had a historic American Revolution flag at his boathouse. This is just desperation by the Left to set up arguments about an "extremist" court when decisions come down next month, especially the one on presidential immunity. This campaign is utterly shameless."

Mediatite whines Media Matters Staffers Announce Sweeping Lay Offs: ‘There’s a Reason Far-Right Billionaires Attack’Capt. Ed comments The Daily Caller also points out that MMFA faces investigations in Missouri and Texas over attempts to manipulate data on Twitter/X, which prompted the suit by Musk. At Twitchy, Babylon Bee’s Kyle Mann Has a Plan for Former Media Matters Staff (and More Schadenfreude!)  Kyle Mann @The_Kyle_Mann "1. We hire all the fired Media Matters writers at @TheBabylonBee 2. We tell them it's a serious journalism  job 3. We have them keep writing the same stuff they were writing before 4. Profit??"

Matt Taibbi at Racket is Introducing the Censorship Files |What you can expect to find in Racket's FOIA library, opening today. Why we targeted publicly-funded "anti-disinformation" programs, which are misnamed." On YouTube, Twitter Files Extra: Mudge Zatko. Dave Strom catches WaPoo Saying the Quiet Part Out LoudJohn Woodrow Cox on X: The Post is creating a Narrative Accountability team, and we need an editor. Nick Arama watches Megyn Kelly Schools Bill Maher on Trump, J6, Biden and the Border in Epic Interview, you can too. At Hollywood in Toto, Jon Stewart Denies We’re Being Silenced. Here’s the Proof "'Daily Show' host pretends Biden, Big Tech censorship aren't a grim reality."  Capt. Ed, And don't think for a moment that it's not happening again in this cycle, either. 

Ace, It Begins: Taxpayer-Funded Government Schools in Seattle Are Now Offering Hormone Blockers. "They've covered the floor with gunpowder and they're dancing around on drag queen high-heels creating sparks..." Capt. Ed, says Avoid UCLA-Educated Doctors, Part II: Westwood's DEI Blue, and Yale TooAaron Sibarium on X, "SCOOP: Whistleblowers at UCLA medical school say it has dramatically lowered admissions standards for minority applicants. As a result, they say, 50% of some cohorts now fail basic tests of medical competence. We've obtained shocking internal data. https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-faile
Rusty Weiss at RedState Signs Are Pointing Toward Another Leftist-Fueled Summer of Violence. From Campus Reform, Hamas thanks student protesters, dubs them part of the Oct. 7 'flood' to annihilate Jews. Insty, at substack says This Is How You Get More Ants "Student protests and college administrators."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: There Must Be Some Kind Of Way Out Of Here up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.