Random Celebrity News

For some values of random celebrity and news. First, Breitbart reports US-Born Skier Eileen Gu Again Chooses to Represent China in 2026 Winter Games, but is it for the little girls or for the money?

American-born Olympic freestyle skiing gold medalist Eileen Gu is defending her decision to represent China once again at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. The two-time gold medalist competed for China’s Olympic team in 2022 and is defending her decision to stick with China this year. In a new interview, Gu claimed she was trying to inspire more girls in China to participate in her sport, which is less popular there. “The U.S. already has the representation. I like building my own pond,” she said, TIME magazine reported. Gu also insisted that the millions she earns from Chinese companies don’t “cross her mind.”

TIME claimed that the skier “insists the potential to earn more representing Chinese companies didn’t cross her mind. ‘I’m glad that there’s enough money in the sport now for people to think that’s a consideration,’” Gu told the magazine. She says she is “important” because she can discuss physics on one day and then walk the catwalk in a fashion show the next.

Also from Breitbart Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, & More Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: ‘Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation’. 

Actors Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are reportedly among 700 supporters of a new anti-AI campaign. “Stealing our work is not innovation,” the initiative asserts. “It’s theft.” “America’s creative community is the envy of the world and creates jobs, economic growth, and exports,” the anti-artificial intelligence effort, titled, “Stealing Isn’t Innovation,” reads. “But rather than respect and protect this valuable asset, some of the biggest tech companies, many backed by private equity and other funders, are using American creators’ work to build AI platforms without authorization or regard for copyright law,” the message continues.

The one thing I like about AI is that it's likely to replace the people that deserve it. It's not all that smart, but neither are they.

The recently-launched initiative goes on to assert, “Artists, writers, and creators of all kinds are banding together with a simple message: Stealing our work is not innovation. It’s not progress. It’s theft — plain and simple.”

The Human Artistry Campaign — a coalition made up of creators, unions, and industry groups advocating for their rights in the era of artificial intelligence — is the entity behind the anti-generative AI push, insisting that “a better way exists.”

ABC News,  Actress Sydney Sweeney could face legal trouble after draping Hollywood Sign with bras. They had me at Sydney Sweeney and bra.

An apparent publicity move by Sydney Sweeney could bring legal trouble for the actress. The 28-year-old pulled a promotional stunt at the Hollywood Sign for what's believed to be her new lingerie brand.

Sweeney could be looking at possible trespassing and vandalism charges after draping the Hollywood Sign with dozens of bras. The actress had a crew filming the whole thing, and the video was first obtained by TMZ.

In the cover of darkness, the video shows Sweeney tossing several clotheslines of bras over the big letters of the sign. It was apparently a stunt to support her new lingerie line, though the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says the production involving Sweeney was not authorized. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce owns the intellectual property rights to the image of the Hollywood Sign, and they say a "license or permission" would be needed from them to access the sign. They say that step never happened.

From Page 6, Haley Baylee begs judge to toss ex-husband Matt Kalil’s lawsuit over her comments about his penis size

Haley Baylee is requesting her ex-husband Matt Kalil’s lawsuit be dismissed after he sued the influencer over comments she made about his penis size. In court papers obtained by Page Six, Baylee is requesting the presiding judge dismiss Kalil’s invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment lawsuit against her.

“Plaintiff’s complaint seeks to hold a woman in the public eye civilly liable for providing a truthful, autobiographical account of sexual trauma she suffered and described as having led to the end of a highly publicized celebrity marriage with an NFL football star,” the court papers read.
. . .
The model added that they divorced over a “specific anatomical incompatibility that rendered a normal sexual relationship impossible.” The court docs then explain the couple made “desperate, years-long efforts to overcome this physical barrier and save their marriage.”
. . .
The model compared Kalil’s penis size to “two Coke cans stacked on top of each other, maybe even a third.”

She should think of it as a challenge. From Bounding into Sports Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Crash on Swiss Slopes

Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn suffered a harrowing crash during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday. Reports indicate she was airlifted off the course for medical evaluation.

Vonn lost control after landing a jump in deteriorating visibility and heavy snow, skidding sideways into the safety netting. Her airbag deployed upon impact. She remained in the area for several minutes, clutching her left knee in pain, before medical staff assisted her.

Despite the agony, Vonn managed to ski slowly to the finish area, stopping multiple times, and was then harnessed and airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

“Lindsey Vonn fell in the Crans Montana downhill and is being evaluated,” the U.S. Ski Team reported. They have provided little in the way of details at this time.

I just heard on the tube that it was a non-displaced fracture, and that she expected to be able to ski in the Olympics. That seems dubious to me. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: Boots & Bikinis up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Tattoo Tuesday

People, Paralympics Drops Ban on Olympic Rings Tattoos

Paralympians will no longer have to cover their tattoos of the Olympic rings logo, the committee that oversees Paralympics ruled.

On Friday, Aug. 23, The New York Times reported that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had changed its long-standing policy requiring Paralympic athletes to cover up tattoos that featured brands or logos — including the Olympics rings. In the past, if athletes didn't cover their tattoos during events, they would face penalties, including disqualification.

Now, the IPC has reversed that rule. Craig Spence, IPC’s chief brand and communications officer, told the Times that Paralympians with the rings logo tattooed on their body don't have to cover them up, but he didn't offer an explanation as to why the committee had decided to change its policy.

“Athletes with such tattoos do not need to cover them up,” he said.

Seems reasonable to me. 

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: My Next Ex-Wife up on time and under budget at the Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Nancy Fesses Up to Backstabbing Joe

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair cites Anita Dunn: Pelosi & Co Pushed Biden Out -- For No Good Reason, but they had several evil ones. Da Fetched, Nancy Pelosi Candidly Admits She Led Silent Coup against Joe Biden. Matt Margolis at PJM hears Nancy Pelosi Finally Admits Her Role in the Biden Coup. Ettu Nancy! At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Afternoon Edition) Twitchy: Anita Dunn Claps Back At Pelosi, Gives Her Version Of Why Biden Was Ousted. Tom Bevan@TomBevanRCP, "Biden's schedule this week is truly absurd. 1 phone call on Monday. Nothing Tuesday or Wednesday. 1 phone call and a ceremony on Thursday & then off to the beach house. Any employee or CEO who did would be fired. Biden is the leader of the free world working 10 hours a week." Tom Elliott@tomselliott, "Biden: "28 out of every high school students is Latino, we better start figuring it out.""

Guy Benson at TownHall notices the Shameless Democrats, Media Move Goalposts on Walz's 'Stolen Valor' Controversy. Bonchie@bonchieredstate, "They keep desperately moving the goalposts and hoping you won’t notice. Vance never said Walz lied about serving in combat. He said he lied about going to war and his rank, which he did." From NRO, Walz’s Fellow Guardsmen Set the Record Straight on Veep Candidate’s Military Career: ‘He Bailed Out’. Tom Knighton at BA, Self-Proclaimed Spy Swoops to Defend Walz From 'Fudd' Accusations. At Global Prov, Tim Walz’s Military Service Controversy - Dr. Mackubin Owens. From the Free Bacon, Tim Walz Thanked Pelosi After She Recognized His Service ‘On the Battlefield’, "Walz made no effort to correct Pelosi's misrepresentations of his military service." Greg Price@greg_price11 has a "FLASHBACK: Tim Walz thanked Nancy Pelosi at a press conference in 2007 in which she said while introducing him that "we appreciate his service on the battlefield." CSPAN then identified Walz as an "Afghanistan veteran." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Afternoon Edition) Louder With Crowder: Bad Orange Woman Hallucinates “Tim Walz Is Who J.D. Vance Wants To Be” From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Evening Edition), Twitchy Here’s Nancy Pelosi Praising Tim Walz’ “Service On The Battlefield” (He Didn’t Correct Her) and Legal Insurrection reports Kamala Harris Campaign Deletes ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ From Walz’s Bio. Da Fetched, Kamala Harris Gives Empty Response to Scandal Surrounding Tim Walz’s Military Service. Pretty much her MO on everything. Althouse, "Republicans are attacking...."" "From the Washington Post "Fact Checker," Glenn Kessler: "Assessing claims about Tim Walz’s military service/Republicans are attacking the Democratic vice-presidential nominee on his retirement timing and with allegations of 'stolen valor.'" There's no "Pinocchio" rating." Sundance at CTH, Harris Campaign Seems to Apologize for VP Nominee Tim Walz Military Service Lies, and Burdens of What Might Have Been Misinterpretations of the Future’s Past Reality Beyond Tomorrow. From the Right Scoop, WATCH: CNN defends Tim Walz by accusing JD Vance of stolen valor – and it’s INSANE! Twitchy thinks it's Time for Another Supercut: Tom Elliott DESTROYS the Media on Walz Versus Vance VP Announcements.

SUPERCUT!

See if you can spot the difference in coverage between the Vance & Walz rollouts pic.twitter.com/LITf19yFUg

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 9, 2024

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Evening Edition), EBL: Tim Walz hosted a pro-Hitler Muslim cleric in Minnesota. 'Becca Downs at TownHall cries Harris' Walz Problem Just Got Even Messier. "Among the latest causes for concern is a report from Friday detailing how Walz hosted an imam who celebrated the October 7 attacks against Israel and promoted a pro-Hitler website." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair decries The Company Walz Chooses: Hosted Pro-Hitler Muslim Cleric Who Celebrated Oct 7. At RedState, 'Bonchie' NEW: Tim Walz Now Caught in a Scandal Involving a Muslim Cleric and Adolf Hitler. Josh Kraushaar@JoshKraushaar, "“Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, on at least five occasions as governor of Minnesota, hosted a Muslim cleric who celebrated Hamas‘s Oct. 7 attack last year on Israel and promoted a film popular among Neo-Nazis that glorifies Adolf Hitler.”" At TAG, Harris/Walz Begin Campaign with Lies and an Assault on America’s Gun Owners. NewsMax, Italian American Group Accuses Walz of 'Racism', for excusing BLM rioters who tore down a Columbus statue. WokeSpy reports Minneapolis Mayor Claimed Tim Walz Ignored National Guard Request During 2020 BLM Riots. Capt. Ed, DeSantis to Walz: 'Why Did You Set Up a Snitch Hotline,' Mr. MYODB? Mr. 'Choice'? Ace, America's Groomer Dad and Supposed "Moderate" Mandated Explicit Racial Discrimination in Hiring "David French is stroking himself over the erotic humiliation of having to support this guy. Before he was tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.) signed into law a bill that established racial quotas throughout the state's health department, from a requirement that two members of a pregnancy task force be "Black or African American" to rules governing the composition of a "health equity" council." From TNP, Kamala’s VP Wannabe Tim Walz Levied WHOPPING 95% Tax on Zyn. "As Governor, Walz has created a new payroll tax, raised taxes on retail deliveries, motor vehicle sales, corporate income tax, and net investment income, and reduced itemized deductions. He also greenlit local sales and purchase taxes in the seven-county metro area surrounding the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul." At Hat Hair, Jorn Sexton thinks Tim Walz Relationship with China Isn't All Bad But It Is Weird.

Stacy McCain is not a fan of Fictitious Candidate Kamala Harris and Her Imaginary ‘Presidential Campaign’ "Maybe this whole thing is a scripted simulation." Althouse, "Adopting joy as a political shield has also allowed Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz to throw some bare-knuckled punches at Mr. Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio," and "You tell me how and why corporate media constantly speaks from the same exact script this way, verbatim. #KamalaIsJOY". At RedState, Nick Arama Megyn Kelly Exposes the Fantasy Repackaging of Kamala With New Word They're Using to Rebrand Her The Megyn Kelly Show@MegynKellyShow, “It’s infectious joy… like syphilis or measles or something…” Vicky Taft at PJM says You Don't Have to Wonder if Kamala Is an Authoritarian Jackboot, Just Look at Her Record. Townhall.com@townhallcom, "KAMALA HARRIS: "We believe in the collective!" At WokeSpy, Kamala Harris Admits Her Obsession With Power in Resurfaced Clip. Jeff Dunetz at Da Lid, Kamala Harris Covered Up The Sex Abuse Of Children. "And The Democrats Are For Middle Class Families?" Shooting News has ‘Fact Checker’ Whitewashes Kamala Harris’s Call for AR-15 Confiscation. RVM, Charlamagne tha God Confirms Kamala Harris’ Ethnicity Despite Questioning It Five Years Ago. Take your place at the back of the bus. Elizabeth Scalia@TheAnchoress "The video of Kamala talking equitable outcomes wld play much better if the outcomes of the so-called “public servant” classes were included in all that equity. Somehow living in middle class nabes w/reduced health insurances & police & speech protections is never their outcome." From the Free Bacon, Biden-Harris Admin Quietly Proposes Cut to NatSec Program—and Boost to Equity and 'Environmental Justice' Initiatives. The grift goes on. Ace reports how Kamala Harris Investigated and Prosecuted Pro-Life Activist for Taking Videos of Abortion Providers Bragging About the Tissues and Dismembered Arms They Sold to Medical Labs. Now Those Videos Are Out. "The childless "Momala" -- or at least, none of her children made it to term -- violated the First Amendment and ruthlessly hounded this man because she wanted to keep her fellow abortionists happy."

At Twitchy, Nancy Mace NUKES Kamala Harris From Orbit for Hiding From the Media and Lefties Just Can't DEEEAL. Rep. Nancy Mace@RepNancyMace, "Donald Trump: 72 minutes of answering questions. Kamala Harris: 0 questions, 0 minutes, 0 votes." Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Kamala: 'I'll Do an Interview Before the End of the Month', no rush. Capt. Ed, The Silence of the Kams II: Gray Lady Warning Boogaloo? A video from Larry at Hat Hair, Kamala Rejects Debates?! She Can't Speak, Ghosts Reporters! Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Afternoon Edition), Twitchy, Team Trump Posts 25 Minutes Of Kamala Explaining “Why They’re Hiding Her”.

So after the best coverage any presidential candidate has ever received, and after taking zero questions for 19 days, this is the result. Jig is up. https://t.co/xBv1bMxQx4

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 8, 2024

Salena Zito at WaEx, Shapiro speaks: Governor gives interview on being Harris vice president runner-up. Capt. Ed comments "So far, Shapiro's being a good soldier among Democrats. Will that pay off for him down the road in a future presidential primary? Not if the party keeps tilting this far to the pro-Hamas Left. Shapiro had better realize that now, if he didn't before." Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, thinks Democrats Greenlight Campus Zionist Purge By Passing Over Shapiro "Democrats just gave anti-Zionists a win. It will be like blood in the water in a campus pool infested with anti-Israel sharks." Da Fetched reports Kamala Harris’ Detroit Rally Descends into Chaos, Staffers in Tears as Thousands Stranded, boohoo!

Sundance at CTH claims The Kamala Narrative is Silly Now – Marquette University Says Harris Has Eleventy-Five Point Lead Over Orange Man. Matt Continetti at Free Bacon, How Trump Can Combat the Harris Surge. "Column: The former president must tie Harris to Biden's record of inflation, unchecked immigration, and disorder here and abroad." Dan Chaitin at DaWire, Harris Accepts Only One Debate, Refuses To Commit To More Against Trump. VodkaPundit at PJM, THE DEBATE IS ON! I'm Not Saying Trump Reads VodkaPundit But... Capt. Ed sees the NYT whine Trump Might Have Hit Political Gold With This Proposal. At Breitbart, Exclusive — Trump Tells Breitbart He’ll Solve Ukraine-Russia War ‘Before I Get to the White House, After I’m President-Elect’. At Althouse, "Is Donald Trump 'quiet quitting'? Here’s what his 'meltdown at Mar-a-Lago' reveals." "AlterNet analyzes that press conference Trump did yesterday." and a weird anecdote, "A mechanical issue caused former president Donald Trump’s plane to be diverted Friday as he headed to Montana for a rally, according to airport staff at Billings Logan International Airport." "WaPo reports. Strange to see that on the same day I'm seeing "That Time Trump Nearly Died in a Helicopter Crash? Didn’t Happen. In a news conference, the former president recounted a brush with death alongside Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor. A few aspects of the story don’t hold up to scrutiny" (NYT)." Insty, #JOURNALISM: Jonathan Martin@jmart, "I can’t believe I’m fact-checking this, but Willie told me the story in June. Trump sent his plane, not a chopper, to Boston to pick up the the then-speaker, Kamala and friends. https://politico.com/news/magazine/" Stephen Moore at Hat Hair, Just Who Is the Real Middle-Class President? Ed Driscoll at Insty, BEAR MARKET: "Joe Rogan says he supports RFK Jr. over Trump, Harris. UPDATE: Or Not! Joe Rogan RETRACTS comment on which candidate he likes for president in 2024 after sparking outrage."

Twitchy, Kurt Schlichter Has Just 2 BRUTAL Words for Alyssa Farah Griffin Proclaiming She's a Proud RINO (BOOM). "Go away." Dave Strom at Hat Hair writes In Defense of 'Cat Lady' Comment. From WaEx, Democratic California state senator switches to GOP, "Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil suggested she was dismayed by the state’s Democratic supermajority."

Da Fetched, President of Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Indicted on Money Laundering, Bribery Charges. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.09.24 (Evening Edition), Logan Washburn at Da Fed, reports Executives Of Voting Machine Firm Suing To Silence Election Reporting Indicted For Bribery. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed, If Democrats Want Proof Foreigners Are Registering To Vote, Virginia Just Found 6,303 Examples. Da Blaze, More than 6,000 noncitizens removed from Virginia voter rolls.

Mark Tapscott at Insty warns HERE COMES A RANKED CHOICE BLITZ: Haven’t heard of “ranked choice” voting? That’s where you get to rank your preferred candidates rather than being only able to choose one of them. The Federalist’s Morgan Washburn reports the liberal funding the push for ranked choice voting is making a determined effort to attract GOP support.

Vicky Taft at PJM, Did the Secret Service Abandon Trump in Butler? New Body Cam Videos Make You Wonder. From Fox, Fuming police officer says he told Secret Service to secure Trump shooter building days before rally: bodycam. At Gateway Pundit, BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Breaks into Massachusetts Hair Salon and Tapes Over Security Camera, Allegedly to Let People Use the Bathroom During Kamala Harris Fundraiser.

Jonathan Turley sees Smith is No Longer in a Hurry: Special Counsel Moves To Slow Down District Court Judge "His overloaded criminal complaints created this disaster for his team." ET, Jack Smith Requests Delay in Trump Jan. 6 Case. "Smith’s office asked for the extension citing a need for more time to assess the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 1 decision on immunity."

Dave Strom reports Biden Administration Let Iranian Assassin Into Country on Special Permit. John Solomon and Steve Richards at JTN, FBI let suspect in plot to kill Trump into U.S. on parole despite terror ties, Iran trip, memos show. "Asif Merchant was granted a ‘significant public benefit’ parole in April and overstayed his permission before being arrested."

Matt Taibbi at Racket has a Comment from the TSA on Tulsi Gabbard and the "Quiet Skies" Program. "Was it true Gabbard was placed under surveillance via its “Quiet Skies” program? If so, why? If not, why did she receive “Quad-S” security designations? Was the firm Empower Oversight wrong to claim the TSA commenced a retaliatory investigation into identities of whistleblowers?" Ace, "American Stasi:" DHS Surveillance Teams Followed Around Veteran and Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Because Her Statements Criticizing the Regime Make Her a Potential Terrorist. "We're running out of runway here. This cannot go on much further."

Revolver, SILENCE: How Much Longer Can Media Ignore Damning OIG Report Confirming Kamala’s Secret Service’s Role in Pipe Bomb Hoax?

Spiked, ‘Think before you post’: Britain’s slide into censorship. "This authoritarian mess has been decades in the making." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Labour to 'Define' Islamophobia So It Can More Easily Continue Its War on Native Brits UPDATE. The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee snarks "Russia Sends Troops To Liberate Oppressed British People From Communist Rule https://buff.ly/3WILCyu."

Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "BREAKING: Imane Khalif, a male, just won a gold medal in women’s boxing. What a time to be alive." Spiked says Women are fighting back against this Olympian travesty. "The ‘XX’ protests show that female boxers are furious at having to compete against males." At Althouse, "We’re Having the Wrong Argument Over the Olympic Boxers/Questions about unfair advantage won’t just go away." "By Helen Lewis, in The Atlantic." Ace cites James Varney: The Left Allows Pedophiles Into Public Schools. Then the Left Profits from Lawsuits the Victims Lodge Against the Public Schools. "A few weeks back, James Varney wrote about the huge numbers of child abuse sex crimes committed by the nation's teachers, far more than was ever committed by Catholic priests."

The College Fix is shocked, shocked, that Male students do better on ACT, get less financial aid.

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: It Could Have Been Worse up at The Other McCain.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Still Abiden' with Biden

Can you imagine that we're still talking about the fact that the person with the nuclear codes is nearly braindead and his wife wants to keep him in charge for another four years? Anyway. The Free Bacon has a video selection of Lowlights From Biden's 'Big Boy' Presser. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed says Biden's Presser Extends Dem Nightmare and Dave Strom adds Press Conference: Democrats Face Doom. Matt Margolis at PJM, Rachel Maddow Appears to Panic After Biden’s 'Big Boy' Press Conference. Vicky Taft at PJM, I Don't Know What You're Talking About. Joe KILLED IT at His 'Big Boy' Presser! /sarc. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Biden's Popularity Skyrockets After He Announces Trump Is His VP." Dave Strom again, NATO Diplomats: 'It Was Awful'. The Telegraph, Biden’s gaffe has ruined months of our hard work, say European officials. Just ignore him. We do. Ace, NATO Diplomats: Biden Was "Embarrassing," His Verbal Slip-Up Destroyed All of Our World-Changing Accomplishments. "Before that: The House is subpoenaing Biden's inner circles to ask about them covering up and "aggressively stage-managing" the demented Fake President." Capt. Ed again, who reads Politico: Biden Presser Pushed 'Shocked' Allies Toward Trump. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, O Biden, Where Art Thou? At Spiked Joe Biden is withering before our eyes "Confusing the president of Ukraine with the tyrant invading his country is no ordinary ‘gaffe’." Matt Vespa at TownHall reports CNN Has a Damning Report About What Went on During Biden's Cabinet Meetings, scripted, like his news conference. Jeff Charle at RedState reports President Biden Met With Hispanic Lawmakers - It Was a Complete Dumpster Fire. Nick Arama at RedState reports Bungling Biden Gets Cold Shoulder From Dems at MI Event, Descends to Lying, Sniffing, and Other Weirdness.  Althouse, "Flares of unprompted anger. Glimpses of the politician’s inner monologue... spoken aloud... in all its narcissism and vulnerability." "Sounds like the way they talk about Trump, but it's David Frum, talking about Biden, in "Biden’s Heartbreaking Press Conference/His pathos should not become America’s tragedy" (The Atlantic)." Insty links JIM TREACHER: At Least Biden Won’t Remember What Happened This Week. 

Althouse, "It felt like he was still the smart, witty guy we’ve all followed for many years, but the volume and speed are turned way down — to an alarming level." Said an unnamed female Democratic Party donor quoted in "Inside the glitzy fundraiser where Biden lost George Clooney/At the June 15 event at L.A.’s Peacock Theater, some donors said this week that they noticed Biden seemed slow. He seemed frail. As he greeted donors lined up for photos, he trailed off or spoke too quietly in small talk conversation to be heard" (WaPo).

At the Freep. It’s coup o’clock for the so-called defenders of democracy in the party, argues Batya Ungar-Sargon. "The Democrats’ Shameful Betrayal of Biden". Capt. Ed, "I understand where Batya's coming from and the argument, but the Bidens are every bit as complicit in this massive fraud as their 'allies'. I don't have any sympathy for any of them. Other than that point, Batya hits the nail on the head. Read it all." Capt. Ed, again sees NYT Taking Sledgehammer to Biden Campaign Pledges & Prospects. At Da Beast, Avengers Assemble! Heavyweight New Plan to Try to Force Biden Out. At WaEx, The conspiracy to replace Biden is real. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is Suffering a Serious Case of Whiplash With 'Does He Stay or Does He Go'. From 100% FedUp, ‘Dozens’ Of Congressional Democrats Allegedly Preparing To Publicly Call On Joe Biden To Drop Out. Hat Hair summarizes Richard Branson, Biden Needs to Go. Debby Saunders at Am Spec, thinks Democrats Face Two Options: The Pelosi Way or Clooney Way "Up until the situation threatened to undermine a Democratic win in November, operatives kept silent." Capt. Ed watches CNN: When Will Obama and Pelosi Ride to the Rescue? Sundance at CTH, James Clyburn Says Democrats Have Until August 19th to Remove and Replace Joe Biden Through an Open Convention. Da Fetched, MSNBC Hosts Concerned Biden Team is Feeding President False Poll Numbers: ‘Not Based on Reality’.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks Democrats Have Never Really Loved Joe Biden Enough to Spare Him This Humiliation. At Mediaite, Charles Barkley Calls on Biden to Step Down as Democratic Candidate: ‘Time for Him to Pass the Torch’. The torch is out. Capt. Ed notes The cultural preference cascade continues.  At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.12.24, From Twitchy, Molly Jong-Fast Is the Latest Leftist Entering The Anger Phase of Grief Regarding Biden Presidency. Sonny Bunch at the Bulwark explains Why Hollywood Turned on Biden First "Reason one is optics: Hollywood has always viewed politics as, essentially, performance, and Biden can no longer pull off a convincing performance as president." Dave Strom notes Even MSNBC Is Split on Biden. Capt. Ed, Breaking From NYT: The $90 Million Shoe Just Dropped on Biden. "Some major Democratic donors have told the largest pro-Biden super PAC, Future Forward, that roughly $90 million in pledged donations is now on hold if President Biden remains atop the ticket, according to two people who have been briefed on the conversations." Ace, The Elites Begin to Starve Middle Class Joe of Campaign Funds. 

At ZeroHedge, Biden Advisors Threaten To "Beat The Shit Out Of" Staffers Who Don't Keep Quiet. Ace, Biden's Inner Circle Threates to "Beat the Shit Out" of Any WH Staffers Talking to the Press About Biden's Cogntive Decline "What a great guy the head of the Biden Crime Family is." Stephen Kruiser, Biden Digs in and MSM Reaches for the Kid Gloves Again. Sunny@sunnyright "Yet another Biden email saying he's still in it and begging for money." Althouse, "That's the old saying — right? — if you're going to shoot at the king you better not miss." "Said the NYT White House correspondent Peter Baker on yesterday's episode of "The Daily."" The NYSun, While Union Leaders Line Up for Biden, Trump Has Backing of the Rank and File "Biden has created an affordability crisis for working families."

Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed, asks and answers, Would Kamala Harris Be A Better Candidate Than Joe Biden? Doubtful. Capt. Ed, "If Harris had any chance at the top of the ticket, she'd already be there. The fact that Democrats are still giving Biden opportunities to give them excuses into backing off speaks volumes about what they already know about Harris." Stream examines Kamala Harris and the Legacy of the Lunatic Left. Insty, ONE IS ALREADY RUNNING THE COUNTRY AND THE OTHER MIGHT SOON BE: Jill Biden’s grudge against Kamala Harris REVEALED: Power-hungry first lady’s grudge is so deep that the only thing worse than Joe stepping down is the VP replacing him. 'Becca Downs at TownHall, Is This Feud Why Joe Biden Won't Step Aside? Capt. Ed thinks it's Too Fun to Check: A Jill-Kamala Feud Keeping Biden in Race? Victory Girls, Fanfare For Doctor Jill, She Has Earned It, In Her Mind.

Dave Strom has provides A Short History of the Coverup. The Free Bacon notes Biden Struggled Through Fundraisers for Months Before the Debate. The Press Said Nothing. Capt. Ed, "There has been a massive fraud on the American people about Biden's cognitive disqualification, and the media are part of it. Read it all for a few of the many examples just from the fundraiser events." PJM's Athena Thorne sees the Lefty Media Throws Itself a Pity Party Because Mean Old Biden Deceived Them and Mark Tapscott asks Where Were the 'Big Boys' of the Mainstream Media at Biden's News Conference? Hat Hair cites the WSJ, Big Brother, Where Art Thou: Team Biden Tried to Stop NYT From Publishing Clooney Column. Capt. Ed asks "Who on that campaign thought they could silence George Clooney? And what does that tell us about how they want to deal with dissent from less-famous people, who are much easier to silence?" Matt Vespa, Here's What a Wisconsin Radio Station Edited Out of Their Interview With Biden. At Reason, Ukrainian President…Putin? "Plus: How Biden's handlers influenced journalists... and more". Capt. Ed, "If our media reported the truth rather than promote propaganda via "narrative journalism," would we have ever elected Joe Biden in the first place -- a serial plagiarist, notorious incompetent, and vicious demagogue who got sold as an empathetic eminence grise?" From RCP, the Great Victor Davis Hanson on Our Brezhnev, Our Pravda, Our Soviet Union... Hat Hair cites Politico, 'It's Like Being Liberated' Capt. Ed, "Enjoy it while it lasts, because it won't last long. At some point, the activists in the narrative-journalism industry will calculate a way to blame Republicans for noticing Biden's senility before they admitted to it."

Althouse finds Biden said to have zero chance of winning even as FiveThirtyEight says that a Biden victory is more likely than not. I'm reading — at NBC News — "'No one involved in the effort thinks he has a path': Biden insiders say the writing is on the wall/The set of Democrats who think he should reconsider his decision to stay in the race has grown to include aides, operatives and officials tasked with guiding his campaign to victory":

Beege Welborn, It's Not the Creepy Whisper - It's the Economy, stupid. At WokeSpy, Top Biden Economist Proves He’s Just as Incompetent as You’d Expect. "Bernstein appeared in a new documentary called “Finding the Money,” which was made by proponents of Modern Monetary Theory, a crank theory that argues the government can endlessly print money without consequences. “The U.S. government can’t go bankrupt, because we can print our own money,” Bernstein says. The interviewer then asks, “Like you said, they print the dollar, so why does the government even borrow?”|

And more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.12.24, Twitchy, Unable To Run On His Own Record, Biden Says Project 2025 “Biggest Attack” On Our System Of Government, and Biden Insists In Vaguely Threatening Post That His Campaign Is About “Finishing The Job”, Louder With Crowder: The look on Biden officials’ faces when he praised “Vice President Trump” is amazeballs, Vox Popoli: Biden-bot Malfunction, American Greatness: Bidengate and the Doom Loop, also, Biden’s Dénouement Hurts U.S. Standing, Animal Magnetism: Rule Five Why Is Biden Hanging On Friday, Da Tech Guy: Joe Biden the MSM & The Splitting of the Niche, Dana Loesch: Biden’s Big Boy Press Conference, Power Line: Living Rent Free in Biden’s Head, The Federalist, Biden Mixes Up Vice President Kamala Harris With ‘Vice President Trump’ In Pivotal Speech, Exclusive: 88 Republicans Probe Army For Labeling Pro-Life Organizations As ‘Terrorist Groups’, Transgender Ideology Is Superstition, Not Science, 15 Lies Biden Told During His ‘Big Boy’ Press Conference, and Major Nevada County Pressured To Rubber-Stamp Election After Delaying Certification To Probe ‘Mishaps’.

Mira Sorvino

Sundance at CTH undecided, Perhaps Concerning, Perhaps Not – Donald Trump Jr Will Introduce President Trump’s Vice-Presidential Nominee at RNC Convention and Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban Visits Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, DC Deep State, Biden and McConnell Not Happy. Althouse finds "I will never be able to write a Trump monologue that’s as good as an actual Trump monologue." "Said the novelist Mark Doten, author of "Trump Sky Alpha," "a surreal dystopia about language and the internet" and "two short stories about Trump," quoted in "Writing a novel about Trump seemed like a good idea at the time/During his time in office, he loomed over the literary world. Why was it so hard to write fiction about him?" (WaPo)." At Breitbart, Actress Mira Sorvino: Trump Winning Means ‘End of America as We Know It.

A video from Larry at Hat Hair, A Nightmare for Democrats Is Music to Trump's Ears!. Just to be fair, Mediaite notes New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Republicans To Reject Trump. 

mrcTV, Biden Admin. Thwarting Conservative Media Probe of His ‘Voter Access’ Executive Order. Ace, Treasonous Democrat Senators Preserve "Right" of Illegal Aliens to Vote for Democrat Senators. At WaT, Biden says Philadelphia voters helped him win Delaware Senate seat. Just his usual confusion, or a confession of voter fraud? 

Jen O'Connell at RedState, It Has Dawned on Some That Biden Never Liked Black People - Which May Explain Trump's Black Voter Bump. 

Dave Strom, Elon: EU Offered Me a Secret Deal to Censor X. Sundance thinks Mike Benz Rings True – The Origin of the “Most Modern” Censorship Complex. "Benz delivers a strong and compelling outline about how the modern censorship process was created from the 2014 Ukraine operation." Responsible Statecraft sees Former NSA chief revolves through OpenAI's door "General Nakasone was just appointed to the board — which doesn't inspire confidence in the company's 'non-military' future." From the Verge,  Meta drops restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. 

From OutKick, NBC Olympics Swimming Analyst Sends Message To Transgender Swimmers, Tells OutKick ‘It’s Not Fair’.

Random Celebrity News

 For some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news". From Da Caller, ‘Sopranos’ Star Claims Hollywood Is Full Of ‘Quiet’ Trump Voters, QuestionsActors Getting Paid To Support Biden

“The Sopranos” actress Drea de Matteo claimed Monday on Fox News that Hollywood is full of “quiet” Trump supporters, questioning if the actors throwing their weight behind President Joe Biden are being paid to do so.

Matteo appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss the recent lineup of Hollywood stars that have come forward to speak about their support of Biden in this upcoming election. After playing a montage of the actors, Fox host Jesse Watters asked the actress if there were supporters of former President Donald Trump in the Democratic stronghold of the entertainment industry. 

“Hello there, first of all. And I think there is a lot of them. I think there are a lot of — that was a hard intro to watch. I’m sorry,” Matteo laughed.

“Was it Jack Black’s legs?” Watters teased.

“No, it’s the Italian, man. We’re talking about Fauci, we’re talking about De Niro. I am mortified right now by my people. I don’t know understand what we’re doing here. Anyhow, yes. There are a lot of quiet Trump supporters, there are a lot of Kennedy supporters. And wow, I wonder how much the actors got paid to endorse Biden at this point. I’m curious, because that seems — I wonder if De Niro got paid a locations fee because he had to travel to the courtroom to do that,” Matteo said.

Page 6, Hollywood agencies eying ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’

Industry buzz is that Hollywood has its eye on “Hawk Tuah Girl” — a curiously charismatic woman who shot to viral fame a week or so ago after evocatively advising the internet on the secret to giving good oral pleasure. Sources even say that she’s been talking with UTA, arguably Tinseltown’s most powerful firm. But a rep at UTA told us that is “untrue.”

Still, prepare for a book (“Great Expectorations”?), a movie (“Black Hawk … Down”?), an album (“Blame It On The Loogie” by her band, Was Snot Was?) and a live experience (The Hawk Tour?) in the near future. 

The phlegm fatale — who got her onomatopoeic nickname because of her slippery suggestion, but has since been identified as Hailey Welch — has already finagled her own merch deal with Tennessee company Fathead Threads. It’s selling signed, embroidered “Hawk Tuah” hats for $43.70. 

At Hat Hair, Soooo ... That's a 'Yes,' Then? On X, Alpha News@AlphaNewsMN

JUST IN: Alpha News has asked conservative Hennepin County commissioner candidate Marisa Simonetti for comment after we were told she is a paid escort.

In a statement, she says: “I have done nothing wrong or to be ashamed of. When you are a woman, with an infant and no money, living with domestic violence, you can’t ‘just leave.’ I made a plan to protect my son and I executed, and now hold considerable wealth. I refuse to accept any narrative that shames or blames women for the autonomy they exercise over their own bodies.”

Minnesota county board candidate who allegedly threw live tarantula at tenant ischarged with assault

A candidate for the Hennepin County Board in Minnesota was arrested on assault charges after she was accused of throwing a live tarantula at her tenant. Marisa Simonetti, who is running for a seat on the county board, told NBC News on Thursday that the incident stemmed from local attorney Jackie Vasquez's alleged refusal to leave her property.

Simonetti said that she had rented Vasquez a room in her five-bedroom house through Airbnb but that after a series of incidents, Simonetti canceled the reservation.

"She was in my house less than two weeks before she started sending me double-, triple-paragraph long texts and yelling at people on the phone at 10:30 at night for an hour," said Simonetti, who lives in the home with her son. "I’m just sitting up here ... thinking this is not going to go well."  Simonetti accused Vasquez of threatening to ruin her campaign and sending "paragraph-long threatening messages" through her campaign website.

OutKick! Model Bri Teresi Teaches Biden How To Putt. "Anyway, golf influencer Bri Teresi – a big Trump girl, by the way – decided to check in and show Joe Biden how to properly dominate on the golf course."

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Twitchy, No, We're Not: Alyssa Farah Griffin Says 'Non-Political Class' Americans Shocked by Biden’s Mental State

This is a masterclass in gaslighting. Holy cow.

The average, non-political class American has known something is wrong with Biden for quite some time. It was the political class -- and the media -- who pretended Biden was fine until Thursday's debate.

It's not hard to express. We all knew this. We saw the videos that the White House called 'cheap fakes'. We saw how all the Democrats said Biden was sharp as a tack in private meetings. It was the political class who was lying about Biden's abilities and mental acuity.

They're just mad they can't lie and gaslight about it anymore.

Brave Alyssa blocked replies.

And the weekly Taylor Swift fix. The Hindustan Times reports Taylor Swift reacts to Simone Biles' Olympic trials routine set to Ready For It: ‘Watched this…’

The Swift-inspired gymnastic routine helped Biles land at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 14.850

Taylor Swift expressed her support and admiration for Simone Biles following her first 2024 Olympics trials. The 27-year-old gymnast performed an energetic floor routine set to Swift's hit song Ready For It? from her 2017 album, Reputation. As the video of Biles' performance went viral on social media, the Cruel Summer hitmaker reacted with the most wholesome comment on Saturday.

“Watched this so many times and still unready. She’s ready for it tho,” the 34-year-old singer wrote on the video of Biles' Friday performance during day 2 of the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials. Swift emphasised with a bunch of emojis, including clapping hands, a gold medal, the American flag, and a red heart, in the comment section of the clip shared by NBC Olympics on X, formerly Twitter.

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: All American Girl up and running at The Other McCain.