Flotsam and Jetsam - House Passes Budget, Including Iran War

From Althouse, "House Republicans on Wednesday muscled through a $95 billion budget framework that includes President Donald Trump’s request to fund the Iran war..." "From "House Republicans Ram Through Reconciliation 3.0 Despite Little Senate Buy-in/The framework includes money for defense, farm assistance and changes to voting laws" (NOTUS)." Ace, House Passes "Stop Insider Trading" Bill to Forbid Congressmen from Trading Individual Stocks (Using Insider Information); Noted Lifelong Inside-Trader Nancy Pelosi Votes Against It, "The bill would allow congresmen to own stocks as part of money markets or indexes -- big groups of stocks traded by managers without input from the customer. They, and their families, will just be barred from buying and selling individual stocks, where a congressman could make a killing based on insider knowledge of coming government action that could boost, or crush, a specific company's valuation." Vince Coglianese @VinceCoglianese, "This is Washington for you. They hate Trump personally, so they refuse to do the right thing for the American people." Quote Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio, "Longtime GOP operative weighs in on latest WH-Thune drama… “Trump knows full well that he can’t flip these votes. Hell, he personally came to the Capitol to berate Senate Republicans into voting for SAVE, and he left empty handed. Look at who we’re talking about — Murkowski, McConnell, Tillis, and Collins — all members who he’s savaged at one point or another, and now he needs their help. All of this comes back to one thing: What happens when Trump can’t do something himself? He blames someone else. John Thune is Mr. Someone Else.” Another from Althouse "Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker Turn." "There's a crass headline for you. From The New Republic." News Wax reports Sen. Thune Fires Back on SAVE America Act Delay ""Maybe she or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes. Right? It's 50 around here," Thune said, according to The Hill."

Scott Pinsker at PJM, 2028 Speculation Explodes: The Future of MAGA Isn’t Vance or Rubio. It’s… Tom Brady?! He's young enough, he's moderately articulate, he'd cinch the male vote, but what about women?

James Hirsen @thejimjams, "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms that over 256,000 non-citizens have been found on the voter rolls in California, New Jersey, Nevada, andPennsylvania." Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "Step 1: “Voter fraud doesn’t happen,” CNN Step 2: “Fine, voter fraud happened,” CNN Step 3: “Voter fraud happening doesn’t mean what you think it means,” CNN."

Art Schaper at Am Great, sees Trump Is Righting Latin America "The right is on the march, cleaning out the wreckage of socialism and communism." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn snorts at the thought of the Carney-Val Side Show Act - Man the US Is Sure Gonna Be Sorry About the Tariffs.

From the Free Bacon, How Trump Can Avoid the Vietnam Trap in Iran. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees Four Republicans Hand Pramila Jayapal a Big Victory on Iran. "Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), Warren Davidson ( R-Ohio), and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joined all 210 Democrats in backing the measure, the second war powers resolution to pass the chamber in recent months." Ace reads the CIA Report: Air Power Alone Can't Win Wars. "I've been saying this since day one." Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران @ariel_oseran, "BREAKING: Trump says the civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia is subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords." RedState's Ward Clark laughs at an Iranian Propaganda Fail: IRGC's New Israel Hit Is Just Old American A-10 Footage, because their AI isn't up to snuff? Dick Pollock at World in Crisis wonders Has Donald Trump Sidelined Vance Over Iran? "When the President's top aides were ending the MoU and planning air attacks against Iran, Vance was delivering a speech in Milwaukee about Medicaid fraud." Uri Kurlianchik @VerminusM, "Funny. In Europe you have pro-Iran demonstrations without a single Iranian in them and anti-Iran demonstrations composed almost entirely of Iranians." At Israel Nat News, Investigation: Hamas planned massive October 7th attacks across Europe. "Swiss newspaper reports Hamas had a years-long plot to carry out an October 7-style wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Europe, targeting Israeli, Jewish, and Western institutions."

From Fox, JONATHAN TURLEY: Democratic Socialists want to remake America in their image. That’s terrifying, "DSA manifesto released on Bastille Day proposes ending capitalism and remaking the constitutional system." Hat Hair's John Sexton notices The DSA's Platform Really Is Nuts. InfantryDort @infantrydort, "The communist question for political office is brutally simple: How can someone swear to support and defend the Constitution while openly seeking to destroy the constitutional order it created? Believing vile things is protected. Advocating lawful constitutional change is protected too. But an oath taken “without mental reservation or purpose of evasion” cannot mean promising fidelity with one hand while reaching for the knife with the other..." Insty says AT A FIRST APPROXIMATION, THEY HATE EVERYTHING WORTHWHILE: "Why do progressive leftists of all people hate nuclear energy so much? And they’re against anything that would make the West stronger, richer, and freer." TownHall's Kurt Schlichter hopes Democrats Are Walking Into a Minefield. Scott McKay at Am Spec has Zero Sympathy for the Democrats’ Political Death March. "After years of empowering the fringe, Democrat insiders are discovering that the monsters they cultivated are now consuming them." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "A terrifying yet exciting moment has arrived in the trainwreck called the Democratic Party." Quote Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "Melissa Chaudhry, a Democratic congressional candidate in Washington's 9th District, has acknowledged that she does not publicly promote LGBTQ+ rights on her campaign website because she does not want to alienate Muslim voters." Sunny @sunnyright, "When you have both a trans and Palestinian flag." Quotulatiousness has an interesting Business idea – a socialist-themed holiday camp "Your daily itinerary: Wake at 5 a.m. Stand in the bread line until noon in minus 15 Celsius. The bread runs out at 11:40, but the queuing builds character, and character is the only thing not in shortage. Afternoon activities include a second line for toilet paper (there is no toilet paper) and a mandatory lecture on how the shortages prove capitalism sabotaged the harvest." Also from Quotulatiousness, DSA: Trump doesn’t respect political norms. Also DSA: Let’s abolish the current system. Kerry Picket at WaT, Trump, Ocasio-Cortez spar over communism label as DSA’s influence grows in Democratic Party. Sister Toldja at RedState sees A Platneresque Democrat Scandal Hits WI Governor's Race, and You Just Cannot Make This Stuff Up.

Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "A group calling itself a "conservative social movement" against AI data centers enlisted Green Party figures, a transgender congressional candidate, a Democratic state legislative candidate and progressive activist organizations to run its nationwide protests — all while positioning itself as a grassroots right-wing uprising against Trump's AI buildout. Humans First, chaired by Tea Party co-founder and Jan. 6 rally organizer Amy Kremer, claimed to rally conservatives on July 18 with 142 protests across 42 states. But a Fox News Digital review of the group's own protest pages found organizers including an Illinois Green Party chapter that supports impeaching Trump, a Georgia group founded to resist Trump's agenda and protect "diversity, equity & justice," and a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation as a featured speaker. The group's startup capital came via a loan from the Center for AI Safety, a San Francisco nonprofit whose staffers appear on Humans First's incorporation documents."

PJM's Bob Spencer hears The Adults in the Room Skewer Boy Mayor Mamdani After He Admits He Can't Fulfill Major Promise, to imprison Bibi. Amy Curtis at TownHall, Mamdani Says Most of Our Lives Are Already Socialist and Ends Up Tripping Over History. From Reason, Nobody Likes Red Tape, Not Even Mamdani "Eliminating burdensome small business regulations is a win for everyone." I guarantee Zohran likes his own red tape. Roger Simon at American Refugees thinks The Jews Should Leave NewYork. "Exit the city to save it... and yourselves."

Dave Strom is shocked, shocked that AOC Leads NH Presidential Preference Poll. The Telegraph claims Republicans move to clip AOC’s wings amid 2028 speculation. Mediaite notices Social Media Users Point Out Pete Buttigieg Less Popular Among Black People Than Ex-KKK Leader David Duke Was in 2016. From atop Da Hill, Harris 2028 White House bid ‘not going to happen’: Former Biden aide. Dan McCarthy at The Chronic explains Why Democrats Can’t Do Better Than Kamala Harris in 2028. PJMs' Chris Queen sees Jon Ossoff Voted Against Giving Georgia’s Kids a Stake in the American Dream.

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "HOLY CRAP! Barack Hussein Obama's new presidential library has forced a subcontractor to SHUT DOWN after a $4 million battle and having to lay off 25 workers — Fox News Other black-owned firms are also FURIOUS, demanding additional funds they are owed The subcontractor claimed he is OWED $4 MILLION and 25 union workers LOST A JOB NOW Hussein's library is turning out to be a trash can, which is EXACTLY how it looks in real life! ..."

At RCP, California Seeks To Enjoin Democracy. "If successful, California would effectively enjoin the legislative process – an odd way to celebrate 250 years of independence from unaccountable tyranny." At Cal Matters, They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California? Definitely; I recommend them for downtown LA.

Ace reports Jim Jordan Makes a Criminal Referral to the DOJ For Jack Smith's Perjury; Melania Presses Sanctions Against Democrat Media Party Hatchet Man Michael Wolff. "I know, I know: file it in the "Nothing Will Happen" folder. But still." Dave Strom sees Rand Paul Releases Treasure Trove of Messages Proving that 'Proximal Origins' Paper Lied.

TownHall's Matt Vespa hears the Secret Service Director Says Threats Against Trump and Other Protectees Are 'Off the Charts'. But from Ace, One of JD Vance's Secret Service Agents Is Under Investigation for Leaking "Sensitive" Information "Just filled with rotten apples, one after another."

There was a fatal police shooting in the liberal haven of Madison, Wisconsin on XXX. A long-time violent felon drew a knife on police when they stopped him, and was shot and the George Floyd crowd is getting the band back together. It being her hometown, Althouse is all over it; This is Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialist who is ahead in the polls for the Democratic Party nomination for Wisconsin governor, speaking in the streets of Madison yesterday after a fatal shooting by the police. "For background on the shooting: "Wisconsin officer kills man armed with knife, police say, as shooting sparks protests/Madison police said that after a chase and a struggle, a man who was being sought pulled out a knife and injured an officer, which led to the deadly shooting" (NBC News)("Videos of the shooting were captured by bystanders and were circulated online. One of them, verified by NBC News, appears to show officers holding on to the man as someone yells, 'Let go!' Multiple shouts of 'He’s got a knife!' can be heard....The shooting was not captured on body camera video, which the Madison Police Department does not widely use"). And, "This is a corrupt city. That's right. Have no fear, the anti-Zionist is here. You understand me?" Andrew Mercado @AndrewMercado, "Emotions boiled over during today’s Madison Police Department press conference as community members interrupted Police Chief John Patterson following the fatal police shooting of Corey Ruiz. The room reflected the grief, anger, and frustration many are feeling. One man took the microphone and refused to allow the chief to continue speaking, while another attendee argued they should let officials answer questions and be part of the conversation instead of shutting it down entirely. During his remarks, the man holding the microphone said: “When these police officers come down the street and they decide they want to take the life of another brown body, there is NO oversight for that. That’s imperialism, ladies and gentlemen.” The exchange underscored just how divided people are over what accountability should look like and how deep the pain and distrust runs after Corey Ruiz’s death. As the investigation continues, many in the community say they are still searching for answers, transparency, and justice."

At Da Caller, Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Do Not Have Constitutional Right To Roam Free In US. WaEx, Fifth Circuit hands Trump administration win on holding illegal immigrants during their removal proceedings. Twitchy notes CNN: Trump Has Activated a Never-Used 'Secretive Court' for Deporting ‘Alien Terrorists’. Andrew Branca Show @TheBrancaShow, "JUST IN: Judge Boasberg fought Trump's deportation strategy and sarcastically pointed his administration toward a court that had NEVER been used. So what did Trump do? He used it. Nearly 30 years after Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, it's finally been activated. Political jiu-jitsu on Boasberg. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy." John Sexton has a report from NYC: Two Men Stabbed by Suspect Yelling 'Allahu Akbar. Ace, Ethiopian Migrant Culturally Enriches Three American Citizens In, Get This, Minnesota. "But I'm sure he was an engineer or doctor or scientist developing a cure for cancer. So the three senseless, barbaric murders he committed are balanced out. This "migrant" could not convince the government to let him bring his family over from Ethiopia. He decided that he was being discriminated against because he was black and an immigrant, which is exactly the murderous grievance instilled in him by the American left." Beege Welborn views a New Townhall Video that Busts Ally of NE Dem Senate Candidate in ICE Agent Doxing. Bill Buckley (not that Bill Buckley) at Da Caller reports ‘MyPillow’ Guy Mike Lindell Proposes Deportation Moratorium If He Wins Minnesota Gov Race “Six months, all the illegal immigrants would have to go get what’s going to be called a conditional work visa,” he said. “I’m a person of second chances, if the only thing they ever did was cross the border and didn’t report back in because they were afraid of being re-deported.” 

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, a Federal Judge To Hood County: No You Can’t Have Immunity For Arresting Someone For A Meme. Not Yours. Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch Don Lemon Immediately Undercut His Own Talking Point in the Same Sentence. To be fair, he doesn't have writers for his material any longer. Driscoll at Insty, THE AP MORPHED INTO THE BABYLON BEE SO SLOWLY, I HARDLY EVEN NOTICED: The Associated Press @AP, "In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing. Starving and scared, around 100 LGBTQ+ aid workers left jobless by the funding cuts have turned to sex work to survive, walking the streets alongside the very people they once fought so hard to help."

Wesley Yang @wesyang, "0 percent of education papers were replicated," Quote The Missing Data Depot @data_depot "A 7-year study of 3,900 social science papers found that only ~50% could be replicated. There was significant variation across fields, however." Probably because no one cared enough to try. John Sexton hears from the Education Department: No More Disparate Impact Analysis. PoIiMath @politicalmath, "Honestly, if academics truly believe this about themselves, just shut the whole thing down. No public funding for university academics. It was a fun experiment but taxpayers should no longer pay for people to professionally hate them." Quote Jade @shimmerjade, "Conservatives are not well represented in academia because conservatism is, for the most part, the ideology of the incurious. Abortion is bad because the Bible said so. Immigrants are bad because Fox News said so. Capitalism is good because Reagan said so x.com/moodyblueliner…"

Mike LaChance at LI enjoys Rep. Brandon Gill Grilling the Head of American Bar Association About DEI, Future of Law Schools “Do you believe that all of us have implicit biases? Against which groups do you have implicit biases?” Brandon Gill @realBrandonGill, "The American Bar Association says that the Supreme Court should reflect America's racial demographic makeup. I asked the ABA's President if that means the Senate should refuse to confirm a third black Supreme Court justice."

Matt Vespa claims Sophie Cunningham Shuts Down Reporter Over Her Stance on Transgender Athletes in Women's Sports. I think shut down may be a little over-stating it, but she did make her case well. AG @AGHamilton29, "This is the position of 70+% of Americans. It’s also common sense. The fact that so many in the press and associated institutions treat it as something morally abhorrent and feel the need to grill a female athlete for voicing it shows how disconnected they are from reality." Quote Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Sophie Cunningham gets grilled by WNBA reporters for saying men shouldn’t be able to play women’s sports. Refuses to back down. “I said what I said.” Eloquently defends women’s sports as woke reporters press her. Love all of this. Well done @sophaller." From Ace, Amazing: Female USA "Sports" Columnist and Woke Karen Argues That Caitlin Clark Should Accept Being Fouled by Black Lesbians Because If She Complains She's Putting Black LGBTs in Danger. "This nasty Karen claims that Caitlin Clark is "flopping" -- pretending to have been hurt when another player fouls her, or she wants a ref to call a foul on the player that collided with her. And she says that Caitlin's flopping is a Matter of National Concern, because Caitlin Collins' alleged flopping is "putting the lives of blacks and queers in danger.""

And more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.22.26 and In The Mailbox: 07.23.26.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool? Whoda Thunk!

PJM's Stephen Kruiser is Wishing a Summer-Long Rash on Libs Who Complain About Knicks' White House Visit. Nothing is too petty. John Sexton at Hat Hair notes The Top Story at the Washington Post is About Algae. It's amazing how fast algae can grow given light, nutrients and warm temperatures. Some double as many as three times a day. At GateWay Pundit, Leftists Vandalize Trump’s Newly Renovated Reflecting Pool by Cutting Blue Sealant Out and Writing “86 47” Message – Man Arrested. Check out emily miller @emilymiller, "Exclusive! RAW VIDEO. Man arrested for vandalizing Lincoln Reflecting Pool. He grabbed the hose that female National Park Service workers were using to clear the algae. Police and National Guard responded. Watch." He's old enough to know better. I hope they toss his ass into jail. Dmitri Bolt at TownHall sees Another Threat Against the President Appeared in Washington DC. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN — EXCLUSIVE: United States Park Police are investigating an “86 47” inscription on the sealant of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool We discovered writing just now while walking the edge of the pool. This BS needs to end. This comes as mobile SURVEILLANCE TOWERS have been deployed around the pool, along with Park Police and National Guard on 24/7 watch. It’s insane to see that TDS is this bad that death threats are being written into the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial." At Da Wire recounts how Vice President Vance was Assailed On All Sides By The View’s Lies. At Althouse, "He came in strategically prepared to disarm us with niceness.... It worked on you, didn't work on me" said Ana Navarro. How dare he come in and be nice! He's a Republican!

On the Breitbart Bus, High Gas Prices Did Not Hurt Retail Sales or Push Up Inflation Expectations. "A pair of reports on American businesses suggests that the U.S. economy was remarkably resilient against the pressures created by the Iran War." Insty thinks it's FUNNY HOW STIGLITZ AND PIKETTY DON’T LOOK INTO THIS PHENOMENON: Financial Dystopia @financedystop, "The “Boom Belt” is basically America’s new economic engine. 11 states: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Together, these states would have the 3rd largest GDP in the world. They’re responsible for around 70% of U.S. population growth and 57% of all new jobs." SnerdlyCornPop @SnerdlyP, "The Old South was misgoverned by Democrats for 150 years and within 2 decades of Republican governance it is now the economic engine of America. New England used to be Republican and prospered, but now it is becoming an economic backwater. California was the land of milk and honey when Ronald Reagan governed and now it is a train wreck of public unions and shit government."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls it Donald Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. Bruce Crossing @SenatorCrossing, "I’m married to a beautiful Italian-American spitfire who could be Prime Minister Meloni’s sister. I know that posture well. This conversation was not a pleasant one for our President." Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: The Trump administration has launched a Section 301 investigation into Germany over drug pricing, arguing Berlin’s policies force Americans to subsidize pharmaceutical innovation for the rest of the world." Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks Russia's Control of Crimea is Getting Much Harder to Maintain and Desperate Cuba Announces Free-Market Reforms. "Under the reforms, foreign investors are no longer required to form joint ventures with the state, large private enterprises will be authorized, and both Cuban and foreign investors will be allowed to acquire stakes in state companies..."

At TownHall Joe Chalfant has Bad News for Democrats: Republicans Continue Record-Setting Fundraising Totals and Jeff Charles hears Trump Just Warned This State Not to Embrace Mail-In Voting, Utah.

PJM's Cathy Salgado reports Tehran Mayor says War With 'Great Satan' U.S. 'Is Ongoing, Existential' and Stephen Kruiser is Starting to Get the Feeling That We May Never Get Along With Iran. Dmitri Bolt hears The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Just Declared the Strait of Hormuz Closed. Peel a few more layers off their leadership. CNBC hopes Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that’s already ‘baked in,’ analysts warn. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom hears Trump's Kinda Ticked Off as War Rages in Lebanon; Strait Closed for Now, Iran Deal Is Vance's Waterloo; Is He Napoleon, or the Duke of Wellington? and Iran Cancels Switzerland Talks while Capt. Ed reports Israel, Hezbollah Agree on Ceasefire, US Says. RDAW English claims a Kurdish dissident group reports Iranian attack despite war-end deal with US. Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "Referring to someone as a nation's "disfigured and probably gay supreme leader" is diabolical lmao." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Iran's disfigured, 'probably gay,' supreme leader agrees to direct talks with US, could start this weekend."

Ned Ryun @nedryun, "Obama has been, and always will be, a monumentally arrogant douchebag." Quote Fox News @FoxNews, "“The founders fell terribly short of the Declaration’s promise.” Former President Barack Obama took aim at America’s founders during the opening of his presidential center, arguing they left slavery intact and limited political rights despite laying the groundwork for the the nation. The remarks come just days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary, as Obama urged Americans to continue the work of building a “more perfect” union."

Jeff Charles hears a Federal Judges Just Ruled on Biden's Request to Conceal Ghostwriter Tapes. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn lets the cat out of the bag, Oh, Yay - Looks Like We're Going to Get Treated to POTATUS on Tape. Betsy Stauffer at LI sees Biden Dazed and Confused at the Obama Presidential Center. "Looking visibly confused, Biden removes his Ray-Bans and squints into the crowd. … in a weak, faltering voice, asks, “Where’s my granddaughter?” Capt. Ed thinks it's an Utter Disgrace: 'Where's My Granddaughter?' It's elder abuse. Matt Margolis thinks Hillary Accidentally Revealed the Dems' Big Secret About Joe Biden. They knew. "I think there were a lot of conversations going on behind the scenes," Hillary said. "I certainly am aware of that, and participated in a number of them, but there was no way to convince him by going public." From Ace, Hunter Biden Challenges Don Jr. to a Cage Match; Jill Biden's Trash "Book" Flops Hard but the Fake NYT Bestseller List Has It, Somehow, At #1 "A reality TV clown before actually being cast on a reality TV show."

Capt. Ed hears the Nazi-Tatted Creep Has Surprising Take on Law Enforcement: 'Opportunistic Cowards.' At the Free Bacon, James Talarico, Who Says His 'Faith' Requires Him To Oppose Super PACs, Is Using His Campaign Website To Give Them Direction—And They’re Taking It. "The Texas Senate candidate has compared rejecting money in politics to Jesus rejecting tests from the Devil." Chris Queen at PJM hears Jon Ossoff Tried to Mock Mike Collins Over His ‘Daddy.’ Then the Receipts Came Out. He made a fortunate choice of parent selection, too. "Ossoff slammed the Paycheck Protection Program that was part of the 2020 COVID-19 relief package because he claimed that the loans went “overwhelmingly to the highest earners,” but one recipient who got up to $1 million from the program was Richard Ossoff. Daddy Ossoff donated $8,400 to his son’s 2020 campaign." VodkaPundit at Insty notes THE BOLSHEVIKS ALWAYS OUST THE MENSHEVIKS: Mamdani seeks to remake NYC congressional delegation in his socialist image, clashes with old guard.

From Da Signal, ‘Affordability’? Virginia Drives Gun Manufacturer to Cheaper Georgia and The Art of the Deal "First, Spanberger agrees to put the marijuana retail market she vetoed in the budget. This was something she was decrying just a week ago! Then, somehow, the owner of that big THC store in Portsmouth—aka Lucas—drops her insistence that data centers in Virginia “pay their fair share” by reneging on $1.6 billion worth of sales tax relief on computers and peripherals purchased for their operations in the commonwealth." Scott McKay at Am Spec say Sanctuary’ Policy Is a Double-Edged Sword, As Virginia’s Dems Are Finding Out. "Virginia Democrats are learning that selective enforcement is a lot less fun when conservatives try it."

RCP's Susie Crabtree looks at The Newsoms, the Nonprofits, and the Federal Questions. At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Houston “Financial Integrity Advisor” Paid $127,000 To Show Up Twice This Year. From the Free Bacon, Notorious, China-Based American Mogul Is Running Shadowy Influence Campaign to Undermine U.S. AI Efforts, Give Communist China an Edge in Technology Arms Race. "Sen. Tom Cotton is calling for a Justice Department investigation into foreign efforts to undermine artificial intelligence infrastructure, such as data centers." Steve Soukup at Am Great looks at Elon Musk vs. the Democrats: Outcomes vs. Process, "Elon Musk didn’t leave the Left—the Left left innovation behind, and the world’s first trillionaire made them pay the price for it."

Capt. Ed cites Tulsi Gabbard: Here's How Fauci Helped Cause the COVID Pandemic - And Perjured Himself. Ward Clark at RedState reveals a Desperate Fauci Emailed Biden for Pardon on Inauguration Morning. Ace piles on with Tulsi Gabbard Releases Fresh Evidence That Fauci Funded the Creation of Covid-19, Then Intimidated Officials from Blowing the Whistle on His Crimes, "The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued this statement:"

Lucas Morel at Am Mind likes Justice Thomas’s Declaration "... because progressivism “has coexisted uneasily with the principles of the Declaration,” Thomas argued, “it is not possible for the two to coexist forever.” By alluding to Lincoln’s 1858 “House Divided” speech, Thomas suggested that America is undergoing an identity crisis, one that will have to be resolved for the house not to fall. In 2026, a year of reflection on the nation’s founding truths, Americans must decide whether to follow those who sought to create “the supposedly enlightened world of Hegel, Marx, and their followers,” or return to the faith of our fathers, the Spirit of ’76." Shipwreckedcrew reports The Supreme Court To Decide Whether Illegal Aliens Have A "Due Process" Right To Be Released From Custody While Awaiting Deportation. "The Court stopped short of making such a finding in 2001 in Zadvydas v. Davis but the issue is back with the aggressive enforcement by the Trump Administration of Immigration Laws."

Dave Strom sees Philadelphia's D.A. Krasner Keeps Getting Bad News. "In a forceful and scolding opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office misled the courts, “violated its duty of candor,” and submitted false statements when asking a judge to vacate a 2004 murder conviction. In the opinion released Tuesday, Justice Kevin Dougherty wrote that prosecutors’ pattern of misleading judges in seeking to overturn murder convictions is so troubling and recurrent that, going forward, before Krasner’s office seeks such relief, judges must notify the state attorney general’s office and allow it to review the case." Vicky Taft at PJM, Ten Years After Antifa Attack, a Reporter Seeks to Win Back His Second Amendment Rights "Mike Strickland is asking for his Second Amendment rights to be restored in a Portland courtroom on Thursday. The request comes ten years after his 2016 assault on the streets of Portland by Antifa and Black Lives Matter's activists at a "Don't Shoot Portland" event. I've reported on his case multiple times since the incident. Strickland seeks to have his multiple felonies reduced to misdemeanors so he can begin the process of clawing back his Second Amendment rights. He asked friends to write letters of support. Strickland thought mine would be too triggering to a Multnomah County judge. You can be the judge of that..."

John Sexton thinks The Post's Coverage of the Minnesota 'Antifa' Indictment is Pretty Bad. From Da Caller an Islamic Group With Terror Ties Tried To Infiltrate Texas GOP — Media Treated Them Like The Victims. At TCW, How the BBC conspired with open border activists to rig Question Time and ambush Reform.

Matt Lamb at LI notes DoorDash Drops Southern Poverty Law Center as ‘Gatekeeper’ of Employee Donations. "The Southern Poverty Law Center continues to lose credibility." I never noticed they had any.

YaHoo! reports Keir Starmer 'considering resigning' after Andy Burnham by-election victory "Several Cabinet ministers have reportedly told Starmer "to go" or set out a timeline for his departure." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "So what’s the acceptable number, Piers?" Quote Piers Morgan @piersmorgan, "Many thousands of young girls were raped and abused in the grooming gangs scandal, crimes that were then shamefully covered up by authorities. But the 250,000 victim statistic was invented and according to this independent report, massively exaggerated." yaan Hirsi Ali @Ayaan, "“But the absence of a coordinated, unembarrassed, angered feminist response on the scale this scandal demands is impossible to ignore. The inquiry is explicit: “The country now knows the full truth. The country has been given the basis for justice. The country has the roadmap to ensure these crimes never happen again.” Yet the response of the major women’s movements has been silence.” @TheFP" Beege Welborn asserts the UK is Being Swallowed by Its Own Imported Crocodiles and John Sexton reports as sign of sanity in a UK Court: No Trans Women in Female Prisons.

Insty says HAPPY JUNETEENTH!

At his NYPo gig Insty writes Our campuses are corrupt — and higher education is due for its comeuppance, and he's a perfesser so he knows. Complete Colorado reports an ‘Unofficial’ CU student group cheers for Boulder firebomber. The College fix likes that the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down race-based college scholarships. Mary Chastain at LI, Arkansas Student Scores Improve After State Rejected DEI and Focused on Fundamentals "So weird what happens when you eliminate the social justice nonsense!" Driscoll at Insty has another DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Cigars, a canceled lacrosse season and the scandal rocking a Massachusetts town. Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "They revoked their entire season for…smoking cigars? What? The image of a team celebrating with cigars was too “chauvinistic” for people to handle and they chimped out? What the heck is going on here?" Quote Disgraced Propagandist @DisgracedProp, "Insane thing happened in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Winning lacrosse team seniors photographed smoking cigars while celebrating their graduation. Forced to FORFEIT their entire season just before big playoff game for "violating state athletic association rules against tobacco use." Guy Benson @guypbenson, "oh that checks out." Quote Disgraced Propagandist @DisgracedProp "The same Ipswich principal Jonathan Mitchell who forced the lacrosse boys to forfeit their season for smoking cigars at graduation also banned a student org for ties with TPUSA."

At the FreeP, How Vermont Became Ground Zero for the Anti-Israel Movement. Well, they keep electing Bernie, don' they?

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.18.26, In The Mailbox: 06.19.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 06.19.26 (Evening Edition). Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Iran Ceasefire MOU Under Fire

The ink wasn't dry on the signatures on the MOU the Trump administration signed with Iran nominally ending hostilities between us, and opening the Strait of Hormuz before the professional whiners in the chattering class began complaining. We can safely ignore the whinging from Democrats; Trump could cure cancer, end poverty, clear the national debt, and colonize Mars and they would still fault him. However we should at least consider arguments from the right. Insty, THERE’S A LOT OF CHATTER ABOUT THE IRAN AGREEMENT, BUT I DON’T HAVE A LOT TO SAY. IT WILL FAIL. "At least, Iran will break it, and Trump will start bombing again. I think Trump knows this. The Iranians probably do too. At best it’s Peace Of Amiens II and I doubt it will last that long." At PJM VodkaPundit notes The Iran War Was Easy. The Peace Is the Problem and Rick Moran cites Israeli Pundits that Slam Iran Deal. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom think The 'Deal' Is a Disaster, But It May Save the Midterms but the presents The Counterargument to My Pessimism on Iran. Doug Ross at Director Blue has The Iran Panican Explainer. "A Comic Showing Americans How Not to Get Played." My own thoughts? Barring a total war campaign against Iran to produce an unconditional surrender like Germany and Japan in WWII, some negotiated settlement is necessary, which will require some concessions to Iran. In Germany, boots on the ground went into Berlin; in Japan, the two first nuclear weapons ended the war only after boots on the islands reached near Japanese shores. Who proposes to do it that way?

At Am Think, Joe Cotto thinks Trump's Helping The Economy, But 63% Of Americans Disagree, "The Republican PR machine is failing" as usual. Trump faces two headwinds on the economy, the Press, which with the exception of Fox, and some minor newspapers, will never say anything good about the economy, and inertia, it takes a long time to convince voters that the economy is looking better.

Twitchy thinks JD Vance Calling Out the Absolute COWARDICE in the Senate Over the SAVE Act Is a BEAUTIFUL Thing (Watch). Dave Manney at PJM, Thune Keeps Counting Votes Instead of Finding Them. Ace hears Thune: Some "Republican" Senators Hate Trump Too Much to Protect the Integrity of Federal Elections and Do What Their Constituents Elected Them to Do. "Thune admitted during a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday that some Republican senators oppose President Donald Trump so strongly that they will never vote for the SAVE America Act, regardless of the legislation's merits, according to several sources familiar with the matter...Still, the Majority Leader's office denies the admission. "This is a baseless claim, and it is unequivocally untrue," a spokesperson for Thune told the Daily Caller."

Stephen Kruiser at PJM briefs us, Trump Chips Away at the Department of Education, but Will It Be Enough? I'd like to see the whole thing gone, but that's not likely; too much graft in the game.

ABC claims Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in large-scale drone attack, with Zelenskyy saying it's 'time the war ended'. Ace, Russia Sets Blaze to a 1000-Year-Old Ukrainian Monestary with a Missile, So Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack at... Moscow. "That escalated quickly. That really took a jump. CBS:" Ukraine has changed the face of modern warfare with its drone technology. Skynet smiles.

RNC Research @RNCResearch, "The Obama center opening opens with a land acknowledgement: “We honor the Anishinaabe, the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Nations.”" If they really believed it, they'd give it back. VodkaPundit at Insty hears Obama Presidential Center subcontractors claim they’re owed millions and facing financial ruin ahead of grand opening, "
Several [contractors] also described what they viewed as a wall of silence surrounding the project, with some declining to speak publicly or requesting anonymity because of confidentiality agreements or fears of professional retaliation." Althouse consults the NYT, "You did it all with such grace and class and cool that you made the hardest job in the world look like a walk in this beautiful park." "Said Michelle Obama, as "Mr. Obama looked down and wiped away tears." She's quoted in "Presidents Line Up for Obama’s Long-Awaited Center in Chicago/Thursday’s opening drew four former presidents, as well as Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Jennifer Hudson. Chicago has seen years of planning and legal fights" (NYT). Biden was there too, bearing with unbearable sorrow..." Sorry he didn't get a second term as zombie president. Ace, Obama Officially Opens the Ozymandias Presidential Center As Subcontractors Complain That He Didn't Pay Them and Left Them With Millions in Worthless IOUs. Da Mail laughs at Tom Hanks' brutal insult to MS NOW reporter in shocking on-air outburst at Obama library opening.

From the PM, California seeks to allow kids to 'divorce' their parents without cause "The bill allows any minor residing in any residential facility to file a legal application against their parents, without cause or evidence of harm." At TownHall, the Great Victor Davis Hanson wonders Is California Reaching Critical Mass? There's a great deal of ruin in California.

From Fox, Gavin Newsom, Biden, Harris took millions from China military firms. From the Free Bacon, ‘Not a Close Call’: Left-Wing Group Declines To Endorse Socialist in Tight House Race Over ‘Point-Blank’ Refusal To Condemn Hamas "Broadway Democrats has a long history of supporting candidates endorsed by the Working Families Party and socialist groups." Keisha For Georgia@KeishaForGA, This election is about building a better future for the people of Georgia. Rick Jackson's top priority is pleasing Donald Trump. Georgians deserve better. #gapol #gagov" Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock, "Aren’t you the lady who let Atlanta burn down?" From RCP, D.C. Escalating Response to Teen Takeover Chaos. From Shooting NewsWeek, SAF Backing Former Virginia AG’s Challenge to State’s New ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban. At BA, Tom Knighton is concerned by Democratic Socialists Building 'Red Rabbit' Militias. Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "It's not enough to classify Antifa as a terror org and go after them -- we have to go after the DSA as well, because a lot of evidence is emerging they materially support and enable this violence." Quote Kyle Shideler @ShidelerK, "Indictment notes that conspirators' met at the office of the Democratic Socialists of America, and briefed members of the DSA on their activities. (pg.29). Defendant welcomes arrival of an anarchist from CA,vetted by a comrade in "Black Rose Anarchist Federation." (pg.36) x.com/ShidelerK/stat…" Vicky Taft at PJM, Feds Reveal Violent Antifa Conspirators Coordinated With a Major Labor Union to Fight ICE in Minneapolis.

Matt Lamb at LI hears DoorDash Drops Southern Poverty Law Center as ‘Gatekeeper’ of Employee Donations. "The Southern Poverty Law Center continues to lose credibility." I never gave them any. Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "If someone doesn’t turn this story into a romantic comedy screenplay, I’ll have to do it myself." Quote New York Post @nypost "SPLC boss funneled $1.2 million to lover in neo-Nazi group - pair even had joint bank account https://trib.al/7wnuofS" 

At Substack, Tom Knighton at says A trillion here, a trillion there... Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "1/5 Americans can’t afford the price increases that would inevitably follow from a massive influx of federal childcare funding. We’ve seen this movie before. It ends with even higher prices." Quote Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren, "If Elon Musk paid my ultra-millionaire wealth tax, we could pay for child care for all three and four year olds in America."

Ace, Democrats, Migrants and Other Criminals Continue Looting America Blind. "But fortunately, the Trump Administration is busting them. A Pakistani "community leader" feted by communist jihadi Theater Kid Zohran Mamdani stole $38 million of our money in an "adult day care" scam. The first hint it was a scam should have been that it was an "adult day care." This was another Democrat agenda item, and of course they insisted there be practically no verification whatsoever for billing American taxpayers for services not rendered."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair VIP regales SCOTUS: One Toke's Not Over the Line, Sweet #2A. Steve Presser at the Chronic looks at Amy Coney Barrett and the Court of Disappointed Hopes.

Sarah Anderson at PJM, says Well, Well, Well... Look What the Coast Guard Dragged In "Only 25 Chinese nationals who were, apparently, attempting to enter the United States illegally. The reason why they were trying to get into the United States — because you never know with the Chinese — is under investigation." Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog reports an Illegal Alien Theft Ring Skimming Credit Cards, Stealing Fuel.

 Ace reports the European Parliament Votes By Almost 2/3rds Majority, 418 to 218, to Make It Easier to Deport Migrants; Hall Explodes Into Chant of "Send Them Back! Send Them Back!" "The joke leftist newspaper The Guardian is very sad about this, and wants you to know that after the "Send them back!" chant, some shrill voices counter-chanted "shame on you." Oh no, we've never heard squeaky communists hissing "shame" at us." Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "Europe just experienced one of the fastest religious conversions in political history. For years they called basic border enforcement “fascism.” They called deportation “cruel.” They called any suggestion of returning people who had no right to be there “far-right extremism.” NGOs and center-left politicians treated the very idea of stopping the invasion like it was a moral crime. They cashed the checks, ran the programs, and lectured the rest of us about compassion while the flow continued. Then something changed. Voters started punishing them. The American money tap (that sweet USAID slush fund) got turned off. And suddenly the same people who spent a decade calling enforcement racist are passing the strictest migration law in EU history ... complete with return hubs in third countries, expanded detention powers, and home raids without warrants. The same ministers who once clutched their pearls are now hugging each other on the parliament floor while chanting “send them back.” It’s almost like none of it was ever about principle...." InfantryDort @infantrydort, "The British Isles are beginning to remember what every civilization eventually remembers: A government that cannot protect its people eventually loses the moral authority to govern them. Everything that follows is just the timetable." Roger Kimball at Am Great, The Face of Modern Britain: Jihad’s Triumph. "Britain’s leaders celebrate multiculturalism even as the ideology reshaping the nation grows increasingly hostile to the civilization that welcomed it." LHGrey @grey4626, "England did not fail its daughters. It betrayed them with surgical coldness…with the precise, bureaucratic efficiency of institutions that had already decided which children were expendable and which narratives were sacred. The piece that follows is not another recounting of horror for horror’s sake..." PeterSweden @PeterSweden7 "Maybe the real reason for the social media ban for children in Britain is to stop girls from speaking out and telling their story about the grooming gangs?" Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "Correct. They will let Mulsim migrants gang rape the girls, block everyone in the government from helping them, and finally block them from sharing their stories publicly. It's vast evil. And it's deliberate." Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "The Left: “Believe All Women!” British Women: “250,000+ of us were systematically raped and tortured by mostly Pakistani men from the 1950s to now with help from our police, social workers, NHS staff and politicians.” The Left: “Yea, not you.”" Jamie Wilson at PJM, The Banality of Keir Starmer: Chestless Bureaucrats and the Betrayal of Britain’s Daughters. Connor Tomlinson lays out My Contributions to the Independent Rape Gang Inquiry "Evidence submissions for Rupert Lowe's Rape Gang Inquiry Report on the Biraderi clans, anti-white racism, and institutional capture responsible for the grooming gangs scandal." Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "A French woman who was sexually assaulted by a Tunisian migrant could be sentenced to prison today for ‘incitement to racial hatred.’ During a TV discussion, she said that “the main danger for women in France is Black African and Arab immigrant men.” She was initially given a six-month suspended prison sentence and a €3,000 fine, but she appealed the sentence, with the new verdict expected later today. Her attacker is still at large."

Beege Welborn is suspicious of the identity of the committer of the Cambridgeshire Horror: 3 Year-Old Boy Rescued After Being Thrown Into Crocodile Pit by 'Unhinged Man'. "I see the BBC is already using government-approved, non-inflammatory code words as opposed to describing how a tiny child actually wound up fifteen feet below where he had been, and in a pen full of crocodiles." Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "The United Kingdom is going to announce additional restrictions in July on VPN usage. This is ON TOP OF the social media restrictions and mandated online identity verifications.
It's over, UK. You sold out your own society. Absolute tragedy. Very sad." DogeDesigner @cb_doge, "𝕏 is the #1 news app in the UK. This is exactly why the BBC, The Telegraph and other UK legacy media keep pushing negative fake attacks on Elon Musk. They are getting destroyed in the rankings. The British public has rejected them. Legacy media is finished. They are lashing out in pure panic because they lost control. 𝕏 is winning because it gave people what they actually wanted - truth." Or if not the truth, at least the opportunity to look for it. 

Matt Taibbi at Racke writes To an Ivy League Professor, Who Doesn't Understand "Equality". "A Columbia professor writes a dumb column, in anticipation of what will likely be humorously bad book." From the College Fix, Trump’s UFC fight a lot like 19th century lynching, Boston College historian says.

Driscoll at Insty hears ACTRESS AMANDA SEYFRIED PAINTS HERSELF THE VICTIM, CLAIMS SHE NEEDED A BODYGUARD AFTER ATTACKING CHARLIE KIRK: "In a classic move of a leftist turning the tables to paint themselves the victim after an attack against a conservative, actress Amanda Seyfried claims she had to get a bodyguard due to the backlash she received for bashing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk after his assassination. Sunny @sunnyright, "Gee it must suck to be the target of violence for expressing unpopular opinions. Now imagine actually being murdered for doing so and having some spoiled Hollywood brat trash you and then whine how unfair she’s been treated." Quote Variety @Variety "Amanda Seyfried had to use a bodyguard amid MAGA outrage over calling Charlie Kirk "hateful" after his death. “A, I’m allowed to f*cking voice my feelings, and B, do it in a way that’s not unkind necessarily. But there’s just an outsized fear and hatred and impulse to..."

Ace calls it Huge: The Federal Trade Commission Sues the Main Transgenderism-for-Children Organization, WPATH, Citing False Claims About Transgender Surgery Reducing Suicide Risks. "Big! WPATH is largely funded by J.B. Pritzker's transgender brother, Lt. Colonel "Jennifer" Pritzker, retired." VodkaPundit at Insty, THIS SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO: NBC News @NBCNews, "Minor league baseball team in Pennsylvania cancels Pride Night game after players refuse to wear jerseys with rainbow sleeves." At Insty, NOT AS GOOD AS “HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR,” BUT FIRST CLASS WORK: Jon Root @JonnyRoot_, "This is one of the best newspaper front pages I've ever seen. Well done, @californiapost." 

Polymarket @Polymarket, "NEW: TSA warns World Cup visitors not to pack oversized bottles of ranch dressing in their carry-ons, as ranch mania spreads among foreign fans."

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Obligatory World Cup Post and FMJRA 2.0: Checking Out The Free Agents up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hell No, We Won't Let It Go

Once again, we're obsessed with the most recent assassination attempt on President Trump. John Solomon at JTN, Trump dodges another gunman, unbowed but grounded: 'Not going to deter me' "Being president “is a very dangerous profession. … I can’t imagine that there is any profession that is more dangerous.”" Atop Da Hill, Secret Service ‘needs to reconsider’ Trump-Vance joint appearances after WHCA gala shooting: McCaul. PJM's Cathy Salgado hears Charges Against Cole Allen in Attempted Assassination of Trump and Trump Backs Secret Service but Allows That Extra Training May Be Necessary. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair say Let's Face It: This Was An Abject Security Failure. Again; UPDATE: Johnson Demands, 'Tighten Up'. Rep. Perry to Newsmax: Attack on Trump an 'Abject Failure' of Secret Service. Kennedy @KennedyNation, "We changed hotels at the last minute yesterday, and booked a room at the Hilton at 3p. I was never asked for a key, but could’ve produced one from a different city. Also never asked for ID, and waltzed through the lobby and lower ballroom areas like I owned the place. Only saw one LE dog by the red carpet, which also had surprisingly lax security. Having been to this event several times as early as 1995, this was probably the least security I’ve encountered. Thank God everyone is safe!" Quote Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "My thoughts on the security at the WHCD last night. The first exterior security for me was on the street outside of the hotel. I flashed my ticket and was waved through in one second. My name was not checked against any list, I showed no ID, I was not patted down and did not go through a metal detector. I probably could have shown a ticket from a prior year or a fake one as they barely looked at it. (I don't know who that exterior security was, they were guys in suits)..." Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "The biggest problem to prosecuting Cole Alan isn’t the evidence, it’s the fact that the DC jury pool would agree with his manifesto They’d just be upset he failed." Ace, When the Bullets Stopped Flying, Alcoholic "Journalist" Karens Focused On What Really Matters, and Looted 147 Wine Bottles from the Venue, "Incredible. Give yourselves all a media award for Stunning Bravery." On Gutfeld last night, Kennedy admitted to taking 3 bottles of champaign, saying it was the network that paid for the booze. At Althouse, "The WHCD Viral ‘Salad Eater’ Is Wolf Blitzer’s Agent.". "Wow, that's one of my favorite headlines ever. In New York Magazine, here.Context: "The man filmed casually eating a salad as everyone else ducked for cover after shots rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is speaking out. CAA Agent Michael Glantz told TMZ that he never felt unsafe at the event, and remained seated and eating because he wanted to see how law enforcement responded. 'Not every day you see something like that go down,' he said. Glantz was at the dinner because he is CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer’s agent."" Hat Hair's Dave Strom wants to know, Will the Democrats Finally Fund DHS Now?

Stacy McCain catches the media and Democrats, including Obama (but I redund) ‘Pretending Not to Know’ what motivated the shooter. "“His beliefs mirrored mainstream Democrat talking points” — in other words, he was radicalized not by some obscure fringe website, but by what every Democrat with access to a microphone or a camera has been saying publicly ever since Trump beat Hillary nearly 10 years ago." James Woods @RealJamesWoods, "For the record he’s not that stupid, of course, be he revels in the comfort of knowing his constituents are." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Ex-President Barack Obama claims 'we don't know' WHCD gunman's motives - despite raving anti-Trump manifesto https://trib.al/phZQa4M." Mehek Cooke @MehekCooke, "Obama is a liar. He says "we don't know the motive" but the shooter left a manifesto targeting Trump and officials. Democrats know violent rhetoric has consequences and voters will punish it. This isn't waiting for facts. This is political cover. Truth with @MariaBartiromo" PJM's Matt Margolis Can't Believe Obama Said This About the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt. I can. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Democrats: Manifesto Doesn't Tell You the Actual Motive of Cole Allen Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "President Obama cautioned that we really do not know the motives of Cole Allen. https://foxnews.com/politics/obama-says-motive-unclear-despite-manifesto-outlining-alleged-targets-dc-shooting Sure, he called Trump the "anti-Christ" and said he wanted to attack the Administration. However, he might have been a disgruntled hotel guest or someone vehemently against dinner parties." Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, "The NYT and President Obama are pretending the WHCD gunman didn't leave a manifesto because the manifesto is indistinguishable from how they talk about Trump. Political violence is not equally distributed. The bullets are only flying in one direction, and it's Left to Right."

Dave Strom, Karoline Levitt Calls Dems Out By Name Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "HOLY CRAP! Karoline Leavitt is calling out Democrats BY NAME who SPARKED the rhetoric leading to Saturday's attempt on President Trump's life "Rep Hakeem Jeffrey just THIS MONTH said, 'we are in an era of maximum warfare everywhere all the time.'" "Governor Josh Shapiro said heads need to roll within the administration." "Senator Alex Padilla said people are DYING because of fear and terror caused by the Trump administration." "Senator Elizabeth Warren: President Trump is making the country look like a 'FASCIST STATE'" "Senator Adam Schiff saying President Trump using a dictator playbook" Senator Ed Markey calling President Trump a dictator, saying that this administration's actions are authoritarism on STEROIDS" "Governor JB Pritzker: 'Never before in my life have I called for mass protest disruptions. These Republicans cannot know a MOMENT of peace.'" "Rep. Pressley saying we'll see you in the streets." Monica M McIver, a Democrat representative on Capitol Hill, we will "not take this sh*t from Donald Trump. He thinks he's a DICTATOR. We are at WAR!" "These are Democrat elected officials calling for WAR against the president of the United States and his supporters." Cathy Salgado at PJM cites Leavitt: Dems Need to Drop the Crazy Rhetoric, Fund DHS After D.C. Shooting VodkaPundit at PJM notes No Conspiracy Required. Amy Curtis at TownHall, Jamie Raskin Is Unaware of the Heated Rhetoric From Democrats. Let's Remind Him. Mary Chastain at LI, Hakeem Jeffries Stands by ‘Maximum Warfare’ Comments Against Republicans. "Wannabe Barack Obama has thoughts." From the Free Bacon, Suspected WHCD Shooter Boosted Bluesky Posts Saying Trump Should Be 'Tried For High Crimes'. Brad Slager at RedState, When the Narrative Breaks: WHCD Shooting Forces a Sudden Pivot. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Nailed it: "The Democratic Party has created monsters among them. Democrats need to come to terms with what they have produced... "The right has its own version of this derangement effect, not to diminish this being a problem on both sides. But while the right’s problem is in the fringe, the left’s version is in the mainstream."" Quote Marina Medvin @MarinaMedvin, "I’ve read Cole Allen’s tweets and his statement. The most interesting part about his language and choice of words is that it’s generally indistinguishable from most liberal social medial accounts belonging to Democrat voters in America."Congressman Greg Steube @RepGregSteube, "Making light of another assassination attempt on a President by our local Democrat Party is as disgraceful as it is unsurprising. This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that contributes to a climate where these attacks continue to happen, and frankly, it’s why my staff and I take security in our district so seriously. I receive dozens of threats every single day, and this kind of behavior only makes that reality worse. It’s deeply disappointing to see this coming from people in our own community. I pray they find the decency and clarity to reject this kind of hatred and choose a better path forward. From Shooting News Week, Media Finger America’s ‘Gun Culture’ In Apportioning Blame for Latest Assassination Attempt. Clearly, well educated adult leftists cannot be trusted with weapons. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees Many Democrats Retreat into Conspiracy Theories and Dave Strom observes Teachers, Nurses, and Doctors Celebrate Violence and Brewpub That Lamented Trump's Not Being Killed Doubling Down. PJM's Chris Queen notes Jon Ossoff Had Plenty to Say About Trump — Until Someone Tried to Kill Him and Dave Manney hears Again, Fetterman Breaks Ranks After the Third Attempt on Trump's Life. Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5, "The whole point of taking a vote and having an election is to prevent violence. Leftists are sore losers who have decided they will reject any outcome and escalate to violence if they cannot rig the process in their favor." Quote Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5 "when Democrats lose elections, they declare the election was illegitimate and Democrats start rioting, assassinating Republicans. This is untenable and cannot be tolerated. Our government doesn't work if one side refuses to share power and resources according to elections. x.com/ThomBrady5/sta…" Ace, ABC "News" Employee Ana Navaro: It's Good That Trump Officials Now Know The Fear of a Mass Shooter. "Because Trump wasn't actually murdered, as they all pray for, they're forced to search for a bright side. Here's the bright side: At least they were terrorized." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "The sitting Virginia Attorney General literally fantasized about kiIIing a Republican opponent and his kids The mainstream Democratic Party want to kiII us and they’re open about it." PJM's Stephen Kruiser, If You Can't Say Something Nice About Someone, You Must Be Talking About a Democrat.

Cathy Salgado sees ‘Political Sickness:’ Melania Trump Deplores Jimmy Kimmel’s Disturbing Shooting Jokes. Da Mail, Melania Trump breaks silence on 'coward' Jimmy Kimmel's 'hateful and violent' skit and calls on ABC to FIRE him Althouse "Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow," Jimmy Kimmel joked. "He was doing a routine on his show last Thursday, anticipating Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner and playing the part of an emcee at that dinner. Of course, he didn't know that there would be an assassination attempt that night. See "Melania Trump blasts ‘coward’ Jimmy Kimmel over ‘hateful’ monologue delivered days before WHCD shooting" (NY Post). Kimmel has apologized — remember when he apologized for joking about the assassination of Charlie Kirk — and even taken some responsibility:" A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Trump Is Refusing to Let Them Forget What They Did. 

John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "Ship captain who traveled with Pete Hegseth here. When we toured the nation’s next supercarrier together and sat down to lunch with the crew, every eye in the room tracked Pete. It wasn’t electric. It wasn’t rhetoric. It was reciprocity..." @amuse @amuse, "DRIVE-BY MEDIA: The NYT published a 'bombshell' story that Trump awarded a secret no-bid contract to fix the fountains in Lafayette Park to the firm building the White House ballroom. The only problem? It wasn't secret, it was offered to EVERY eligible contractor, only one could complete the work by the July 4th, and Trump had nothing to do with the National Park Service's contracting process. Total lies that drive the Democrat's narrative that a fascist regime has take control of America - narratives that young progressives like Cole Allen believe and act on." Buck Throckmorton at Ace's Senator John Cornyn is learning that “Trust me, I’m lying” doesn’t work like it used to.

Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5, "China's military strategy to defeat America is based around encouraging Democrats to deindustrialize America, regulate AI, handcuff the American military with rules of engagement, and cripple young white men with DEI racial discrimination." VodkaPundit at PJM, Sorry, Media: China Is Not the Big Winner in the Iran War. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, The Iranian Regime and the Political Left's Shared Enemy - Donald Trump and Capt. Ed, Iran's New Stall: End the War, Open the Strait, Nukes ... TBD. Ace, Iran: How About We Postpone All Talks About Our Nuke Program While You End the Embargo, Like Obama Did? "Gee I wonder why they're so determined to hang on to their "peacefully enriched uranium stockpiles."" Duane Patterson @Radioblogger, "It's methane they're burning, not oil. But it's the last ditch effort to buy a little time before shutting down the wells and capping them. But remember, all the Trump haters want you to believe Iran is winning." Quote Terror Alarm @Terror_Alarm, Iran is now burning its own oil. Massive flares and thick black smoke over Khuzestan as blocked exports leave tanks full - they’re forced to torch the excess just to keep operating." Overton @overton_news, "Secretary Rubio just laid down the law over the Straits of Hormuz. Iran does not get to extort the world and play toll collector on international waters. RUBIO: “If what they mean by opening the the straits is, yes, the straits are opened as long as you coordinate with Iran, get our permission or we'll blow you up and you pay us...” “Thats not opening the straits!” “Those are international waterways.” “They cannot normalize, nor can we tolerate them trying to normalize a system in which the Iranians decide who gets to use an international waterway and how much you have you pay them to use it.”"

Breccan Theis sees VA Gerrymander Language Is So Dishonest, Dems Refuse To Defend It In Court. Ace, DeSantis Unveils New Congressional Map for Florida, Flipping Four Democrat Seats to Republicans, "He told them that if they f***ed around, they would find out. They're not finding out." News Wax reports Supreme Court Formally Reinstates Pro-Republican Texas Voting Map.Chris @chriswithans, "I’m just an unfrozen caveman so this world confuses me. But how does it make sense that the 3 liberal justices eagerly upheld the much more egregious 48-4 California maps but dissented to upholding the Texas map?." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn calls out Dem Mayday, Mayday: Voter ID Ballot Measure Qualifies for CA's November General Election Ballot. Monica Showalter at Am Think thinks ActBlue is The Democrats' dirtiest campaign fundraiser "Is there anything a Democrat won't do?" Murder is not off the table. At Da Wire, Biden Officials Used Codeword To Hide Loans To Major Abortion Provider, "Planned Parenthood and affiliates received $90 million in COVID funds despite being ruled ineligible."

News Wax reports California Billionaire Tax Likely Headed to Ballot. John Sexton, California Wealth Tax Has Enough Signatures to Make the Ballot. Calif Post, Gas station owner speaks for every Californian with four-word message to Gavin Newsom — as another hike looms. The AMAC thinks the GOP Must Expose Democrats as Affordability Frauds to Win the Midterms. PJM's Tim O'Brien hears Karen Bass Faces Serious Questions After Leaked Phone Call On Palisades Fire. She doesn't see herself as LA's mayor, she see's herself as Cuba's ambassador to the world. 

The Manhattan Contrarian asks So How Is Zohran Mamdani's New Pied-à-Terre Tax Supposed To Work? Very poorly. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "New homeless shelters are sprouting up all across New York City “We're finding that it nearly $10,000 per unit, per month.” Shelters are being discovered being paid the full amount regardless of if the beds are being used “This is the 15th homeless shelter in Greenwood Heights. This one is over 300 plus beds for homeless men.” NYC’s overall DHS budget for shelters and related services runs $3-4+ billion annually $3.58 billion proposed for 2026 New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025." Which wouldn't be a bad salary for being homeless, but it's most just salary for bureaucrats.

Sister Toldja at RedState says 'Holy Smokes': NC Democrat Exodus Continues As Another State Lawmaker Bails and Spills Tea Along the Way. “I have witnessed and experienced actions within the political landscape that I believe could be perceived as misleading or inconsistent with the spirit of fair elections. I cannot, in good conscience, remain aligned where those concerns are not adequately addressed.” I Meme Therefore I Am @ImMeme0, "Rep. Ilhan Omar: “The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked… during World War ELEVEN.” She must have gotten her education in the Quality Learing Center." I must have missed 3-10 in the noise. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Lee Zeldin TRIGGERS Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro By Exposing Her For Not Knowing Basic Supreme Court Cases DeLauro: "You're here because you need money from us! So HALT for the second! And wait for the questions and ANSWER the questions!" 

Cam at Bearing Arms, Gun Control Advocates: About Those Hunting Rifles We Said Were Okay...

RCP looks at Charlottesville: The Deceit Underlying the Hoax. At the College Fix, The ripple effect of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘paying sources to stoke racial hatred’. Amy Curtis wonders Did the SPLC Engage in a False Flag Operation in Rural Wisconsin? It Sure Looks Like It. Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "There is a huge difference here: nobody on the Right justified, rationalized, or celebrated the white supremacist in Buffalo. But many people on the Left, including in prestige media, have justified, rationalized, and celebrated left-wing violence, from BLM to the present." Quote Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald "When a white supremacist gunned down 10 black people in a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, the NYT's @Jbouie and other liberals blamed mainstream conservatives for "inspiring" the anti-immigration views in whose name that shooter killed. Bouie claimed in the NYT that the killer's manifesto was "virtually indistinguishable from mainstream Republican rhetoric," and conservatives thus bear blame..." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Nation In Stunned Disbelief That The Patriot Front Might Have Been Fake https://buff.ly/B0BSCAh."

Sundance at CTH is not shocked Senator Chuck Grassley’s Office Requests Answers from DOJ and FBI About Purposefully Ignored (and Buried) Investigations into Hillary Clinton. Ace sees New Documents: FBI Opened and Then Immediately Closed a Fakey-Fake "Inquiry" Into the Clinton Foundation's Obvious Pay-for-Play Scheme with Foreign Governments, "One surmises that Wray's FBI opened the investigation only because of pressure from some Republicans, and then immediately closed it and said "Nothing to see here, move along." (Margot Cleveland for The Federalist). Shipwreckedcrew wrecks Andy Weissman's reputation, Andrew Weissmann's Article in Just Security Shows Why He Was Reversed 9-0 By The Supreme Thereby Cratering His Career. "He offers sophistry and duplicitous reasoning in stringing together red herrings that ignore basics of federal criminal procedure and substantive law in criticizing the indictment of the SPLC."

Tom Jipping and Hans von Spakovsky give April’s Dishonorable Judicial Conduct Award in the Swinging Body Parts Case.

Chief_Engineer @ChiefEngineerCE, "People ask: How can we help? How do we know if we’re making a difference? Here’s how —> and here’s proof. When Americans flood PERM job postings with real applications, it forces companies to admit the truth: They’re not short on talent. They’re not desperate for foreign labor. They’re overwhelmed with qualified Americans. This tweet is their confession. They call it a “DDoS attack.” We call it accountability. Because when the system has to respond to hundreds of qualified Americans, the fake shortage collapses. So what can you do? 1. Expose Hidden PERM Jobs https://jobs.now This is proof your effort matters. Every application, every share, every signature puts pressure on a system designed to shut you out. They’re angry because it works. Let’s keep going. There's a whole lot of heroes in our movement and you are changing the game and its being felt worldwide."

From the Right Scoop, The ‘shift’ grift: WaPo playing framing games to spew same old anti-Trump spin as ever. "I mean, take this latest piece on Trump’s idea to buy bankrupt Spirit Airlines, framed neatly around Republican backlash. See, they are pitching it like “no it’s not us, it’s Republicans who object!” And sure, that’s true enough. Many do and with good reason. But folks, that ain’t the WaPo’s reason. Their reason is the same as always: hurt Republicans, hurt Trump. They just have a new strategy."

The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Bill Maher drags his woke guest out of his liberal bubble and tells him to his face he’s why Kamala Harris lost. It all started when David Cross revealed his 9-year-old daughter has “trans friends.” “Wait, she has trans friends in third grade?” Maher asked. Cross replied: “Yep,” as if it’s completely normal and something society should embrace. That’s when Maher dropped the hammer and told him straight up that no, somebody’s doing something to that little girl...“You’re just why she lost. Because America hears this, and they’re going to go, ‘Bill’s right. Eight-year-olds can’t really make decisions on their own like this.’ That’s what most people are going to say.”"

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Hearing a lot of variations on this theme lately. Seems to boil down to women within institutions policing process, where men demanded results. Frankly, looking back over 40-odd years, sounds kinda familiar." Quote Karoline Gosling @KarolineGosling "Germany was ruined because Germany listened to women too much. I am a German woman, I live here. I often hear Germany used to be so great, strong and beauitful? Today I do not see this anymore. The men have become weak and subservient to women. The women have become masculine and lost all femininty. It is not pretty anymore. LGBTQ? Mass Immigration? Islam? Great!! This all started because men tried to be nice and listened to women. But it destroyed Europe. If the West, Europe or Germany wants to become great again, we need to not let women rule society."