Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Bombs Iran

Two days after saying he would decide "within two weeks" whether or not to bomb the nuclear facilities in Iran with the bunker busting bombs and warnings that Fordow Could Be a Tougher Nut to Crack Than Most People Think (Dave Strom at Hat Hair) and Options for Targeting Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility (CSIS) , President Trump sent a small fleet of American aircraft to bomb the Fordow uranium enrichment facility, and two other nuclear sites, Natanz and Eshfahan. They can't say they weren't warned. First, a diversion was arranged, when apparently loaded B2 Spirit bombers flew to Guam from Whitman airbase in Missouri, while the bombers in raid actually headed east from Whiteman, a 15 hour trip one way. Reuters, Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'obliterated' by US airstrikes. From Fox, US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump announces, "While Republicans largely praised the move, Democrat leaders largely criticized it." and Trump addresses nation on 'spectacular military success' of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Insty has around up at FROM THE EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM DEPARTMENT. Don Surber, Trump ends Iranian nuke program. Sundance at CTH, The United States Has Bombed Iran and President Trump Address to the Nation. Althouse reads the NYT, “American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Trump announced on Saturday night, bringing the U.S. military directly into the war after days of uncertainty about whether he would intervene.” Ace, in all cap, italic red font, with the trademark flaming skull, TRUMP: US BOMBERS HAVE HIT THREE IRANIAN NUKE SITES INCLUDING FODROW and Trump To Address Nation at 10 PM Eastern on the Successful Bombing of the Primitive Screwheads "I would just point out that 99.9% of Iran was not bombed." So, a mostly peaceful bombing? Bob Hoge at RedState, Confirmed: US Did Use 6 Bunker-Busters to Destroy Iran's Nuke Facilities, Dozens of Tomahawk Missiles. Matt Margolis at PJM, Here’s How The White House Pulled Off a Flawless Strike on Iran. Twitchy, Iran, Look Over Here! Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin Says B-2 Bombers Headed to Guam Were a Distraction.

Insty, TRUMP REMINDS IRAN THAT THERE ARE “MANY TARGETS LEFT.” Accompanied by VP Vance Secretary Hegseth, and Marco Rubio, he says we took out the nuclear capability as we had warned, notes that Iran has been killing Americans for many years, and says that’s coming to an end." Dave Bernstein at Insty, PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: "I was there when Trump said this last September: “I wanted one thing from Iran, no nuclear weapons. I didn’t want much, no nuclear weapons. And now, they’re very close to getting it, and you can’t let that happen.” Iran should have taken him seriously and literally." Cathy Salgado at PJM, ‘God Bless America’: Netanyahu Praises Trump for Iran Strike. Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC, "NEW: CNN's Van Jones calls on "progressives" to "GET ON BOARD" with Trump's stance that Iran *can't* have nuclear weapon "I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country. Normal countries don‘t blind women because they showed some hair. They don't empower little gangs and proxies to surround a country and fire rockets and r*pe people." Sarah Arnold at TownHall sees The Problem With Democrats Calling Trump’s Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program 'Impeachable' "to proceed with impeachment, lawmakers must prove President Trump's actions constitute a "high crime or misdemeanor" under Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. This could be a difficult case to make, as previous presidents have exercised similar military authority without prior congressional approval. For example, former President Obama authorized military action in Libya, and in 1998, former President Bill Clinton launched cruise missile strikes as part of Operation Infinite Reach, targeting sites in both Sudan and Afghanistan." Ed Morrissey @EdMorrissey "Lloyd Austin gave us Kabul. @PeteHegseth gave us Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Just sayin'." Quote, Ed Morrissey @EdMorrissey, "Consider the opsec in place, along with the rapid marshaling of assets to the region and the expert logistics demonstrated in this mission ... and tell me if anyone will be arguing that @SecDef is some kind of amateur in over his head after today. x.com/MaryMargOlohan…" Insty, HE’S AN IRANIAN ASSET: David Bernstein @ProfDBernstein "In case you had any doubt (a) which side Mehdi was on; and (b) whether he just goes around calling anything he doesn't like a "war crime."" The Telegraph, This is the ‘beginning of the end’ for Iran’s supreme leader. But what comes next?. Mark Tapscott at Insty, NOW WE MAY KNOW HOW MANY SLEEPER CELLS BIDEN ENABLED: Now that President Donald Trump has obliterated Iran’s nuclear bomb-making facilities, we may well find out in coming days just how many terrorist sleeper cells were able to enter this country during the Biden era. It’s my hurriedly posted PJMedia column. From sundance, a Good Video Summary of President Trump’s Focus on Deconstructing the Global Order. NYPo, Wealthy Whoopi Goldberg fails to see the irony of her ‘oppression’ narrative – or that the US is NOTHING like Iran. The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Rep. @WesleyHuntTX just delivered the most powerful rebuttal to Whoopi Goldberg’s crazy race claim—and Bill Maher’s liberal audience erupted in applause. “I don’t even ever want to hear Whoopi Goldberg’s conversation about how it’s worse to be black in America [than to live in Iran].”

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From NewsMax, Pakistan to Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, prior to the attack, it will be interesting to see if they withdraw it. Pop Times, Donald Trump Says “I Was the Hunted, Now I’m the Hunter,” Explaining 45-47 Difference. Orange County Reg, Arriving in LA, Vice President JD Vance stands behind Trump’s military deployment. From Twitchy, Gavin Newsom and Dems Lose Their Minds After JD Vance Disses Senator Alex Padilla By Calling Him 'José'. David Burge @iowahawkblog, "Guam cringed so hard it capsized" Quote Media Research Center @theMRC "Talk about Tone-Deaf messaging! Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson releases hilariously bad anti-Trump song, and you just have to hear this" Lyman Stone 石來民 @lymanstoneky, "The thing about the conservatives opposed to selling Federal lands (e.g. I noticed @L0m3z ), is that they clearly have not actually read @BasedMikeLee 's actual bill. Massive failure of literacy on the part of the based right. So let's look at the bill!" At the Balmer Sun, This is a test of the emergency broadcast system: Will Senate cut NPR, PBS? We can only hope. 

NewsMax, Vance Warns Governors: Control Riots or Feds Will Act. At Althouse, How is Gavin Newsom in debates? "I wondered, reading this quote from Newsom: "Since you’re so eager to talk about me, how about saying it to my face. Let’s debate. Time and place?" . . . How would the debate go? I asked Grok to compare the debating skill of the 2 men and to predict the outcome: here. (NOTE: bad link is fixed)." From WokeSpy, FBI and IRS Put Riot Funders on Notice: “Imprisonment and Fines” Will Come. At LifeZette, Swalwell Wants Prosecutors to Charge Federal Agents Who Arrest Democrats.

Matt Margolis, Is Tim Walz Trying to Get More Lawmakers Killed? and Now We Know Why the Minnesota Assassin Story Disappeared Overnight. Althouse, "In a rambling, conspiratorial letter addressed to the FBI, alleged assassin Vance Boelter claimed Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar so that Walz could run for the U.S. Senate..." ""... according to two people familiar with the contents of the letter. The letter... is incoherent, one and a half pages long, confusing and hard to read, according to two people familiar with the letter’s contents.... Federal prosecutors allege the letter was left behind in a Buick that Boelter deserted near his home in Green Isle, Minn. It also allegedly contained Boelter’s confession that he carried out the shootings that killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette...." From "Letter to FBI from shooting suspect made wild claims about Klobuchar and Walz, sources say/People with direct knowledge of a letter Vance Boelter addressed to the FBI say it is rambling and conspiratorial" (Minnesota Star Tribune)." Victory Girls, Minnesota Shooter Boelter Is Crazy, But What Did Dems Know? I don't think I believe Walz ordered a hit on Klobuchar, but it certainly plays hell with the press concept that Boelter was motivate by rightwing ideation. I do want to hear Walz actually explain his relationship with Boelter, and why he appointed him to a state board. Also from Althouse, "Feras Hamdan, a 36-year-old Ohio doctor, turned himself in... after allegedly forcing Republican Representative Max Miller off the road in a road rage incident." Bill Glahn at Power Line, Pardon me? "Local TV station broadcasts disinformation about a Trump pardon for an accused political assassin. You may think that you hate legacy media enough, but you don’t."

Hans von Spakovsky at Da Signal sees a Federal Judge Kicks Radical Professors and Their Union to the Curb Where They Belong "In a brilliant opinion Monday, New York federal district court Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil not only denied the preliminary injunction sought by the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, she threw out their lawsuit against the Trump administration entirely." When you can't even count on an NY judge.

From Da Blaze, State Department worker fired after undercover video captures him admitting to helping migrants exploit loopholes. 

Stacy McCain takes on NY Times on the Left’s Skrmetti Bungle: ‘Somebody Set Up Us the Bomb’ "Despite their belief that they are on “the right side of history,” the Left lost this case so decisively that it will likely be decades before they could even hope to undo the self-inflicted damage to their cause." From Althouse, "There are a lot of conversations happening right now. People know the movement is stuck. They know we’ve gone too far. They know we’ve lost the thread." "Said said Dana Beyer, "a physician and longtime trans activist in Maryland," quoted in "How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost/The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation" (NYT)(free-access link)." Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav "The gall of white men, how dare they."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Kiss .500 Goodbye up more or less on time and under budget.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Team Brokers India Pakistan Peace

Rusty Weiss at RedState reports Breaking News President Trump Announces Ceasefire Between India and Pakistan. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: US Brokers Cease-Fire Between India, Pakistan. From Althouse, "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE." ""Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Writes President Trump, on Truth Social." At Da Blaze, JD Vance pushes America First position on India-Pakistan conflict: 'None of our business'. Enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling while you can, I fear the cease-fire will only be a temporary lull in the ongoing animosity between India and Pakistan. India's resentment of their former Moghul oppressors is still deep, and Pakistan's Islamic militancy will keep the embers stirred.

AP, hoping for Trump failure alleges As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump’s tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims. Trump would exaggerate? No! Beege Welborn adds I'm not quite a cynical. Begging to differ, sundance at CTH says Behind the Panda Mask, President Trump’s Trade Strategy with China is Crushing Beijing. "I suspect we are about to witness the largest global dumping operation in the history of consumer goods." Also, President Trump Delivers Statement Following Trade Team Contact with Chinese Counterparts in Switzerland. "The terms “total reset” and “opening up of China” are noteworthy." Matt Vespa at TownHall highlights an Anti-Trump Clown who Got Wrecked Attempting to Spread Fake News About US-China Trade Talks "Notable anti-Trump commentator Brian Krassenstein tried to spew fake news about the Chinese walking out, which got slapped down by a Wall Street Journal reporter." Brian Schwartz @schwartzbWSJ "I’m on the ground here in Switzerland for the talks and this doesn’t track with what I’m hearing or seeing A person briefed tells me no one from the U.S. or China sides have walked out of the ongoing meetings I was just in the same restaurant as U.S. team while they were having lunch. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer were there. No indication from there things went wrong at the meeting. Officials from both China and the U.S. are back from lunch and resuming talks." Quote Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein, "BREAKING: China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng and his delegation abruptly walked out midway through U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. No explanation was given for their sudden departure." So, a lunch break became a crisis? At LifeZette, Karoline Leavitt Nukes Two Reporters from Orbit with One Blistering Response. She was an excellent choice.

Mark Tapscott at Insty, ALBERTA, NOT CANADA, FOR 51ST STATE: "Few folks in either country took seriously President Donald Trump’s several quips about Canada becoming America’s 51st state and references to then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau.” But Liberal Party were sufficiently agitated that Trudeau’s successor, Mark Carney, should thank Trump. As Rod Martin points out in the most intelligent analysis of the Canadian scene I’ve read in years, things might have turned out differently had Trump focused in on the real brewing crisis in Canada, the intensifying alienation of conservative voters in the western province of Alberta: “Alberta doesn’t belong in this Canada. . . .Where would, should Albertans go? Go here and Martin will lay it out for all to see. If you aren’t following this guy, you should because he sees the world through clear eyes. " 'Becca Lower at RedState, Canada's Carney Thinks He Has a Secret Weapon to Stop the '51st State' Talk, but It Shows Trump Was Right. King Chaz? Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP, Canada: Is This The 4-D Chess We've Been Waiting For? Althouse, In preparation for Alberta's joining us as the 51st state, I'm listening to Millennial Moron explain the Canadian love for Kraft Dinner Language (AKA K.D. Lang). Mildly amusing, but it's Canadian, so the bar is low. 

Speaking of the Great Northern Waste, NewsMax reports US Mulls Special Status for Greenland as Quest Intensifies. And from the far south, TNP hears Trump Grants Asylum to Dozens of White South Africans. Dozens!

From Task and Purpose, Hegseth orders sweeping force structure changes for the military "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a reduction of general and flag officers and directed the Army to make force structure changes, including consolidating commands." Less chiefs, more Indians. Salena Zito at Hat Hair, Pete Hegseth's Hard Choices: Today's Decisions and Tomorrow's Military. Victory Girls report Defense Secretary Orders 30-Day Trans Troop Removal.

Pop Times notes Trump’s Executive Order Pulls the Plug on Gain-of-Function Research Funding to “Prevent Another Pandemic”. Twitchy, Senior USAID Officer Charged With Pandemic Bailout Fraud. Da Blaze hears Trump say he's ending Biden's 'Digital Equity' program — and Democrats are freaking out. "No more woke handouts based on race!" he added. "The Digital Equity Program is a RACIST and ILLEGAL $2.5 BILLION DOLLAR giveaway. I am ending this IMMEDIATELY, and saving Taxpayers BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!"

Atop Da Hill, How Trump can turn the tables on the pollsters "Trump could readily point to flawed poll results reported in the 2024 presidential campaign. Given that many of them erred in estimating the election outcome, he could pose a simple question: What makes them believable now?" They are not believable now; without an election close to keep them honest, they feel free the skew the results in their preferred direction, which, in most cases, is anti-Trump. At RCP, the Great Victor Davis Hanson: Pollsters Have No Reputation After This Decade-Long Hatred Of Donald Trump.

Capt. Ed reads that the Horrified Guardian Realizes the Pope May Be Catholic. Althouse, "We feel threatened by them. So it would’ve been a total disaster and a cold slap in the face if the pope had been full-on American." "Said Araceli Torres Hallal, 64, "a Catholic entrepreneur in Mexico City," quoted in "World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American/Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease" (NYT)."

Matt Vespa, We Have Another Judge Issuing a Lawless Ruling Against Trump "Ruling just hours after an emergency hearing on Friday, Judge Susan Illston of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California said the government’s effort to lay off workers and shut down offices and programs created an urgent threat to scores of critical services. " Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland, BREAKING: Another federal judge enters another lawless order enjoining terminations by agencies on a nationwide basis.1/" Nick Ballasy at JTN, Judge temporarily pauses Trump’s effort to downsize federal workforce, "Several labor unions and non-profit groups had filed the lawsuit last month." Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal sees DERELICTION OF DUTY: Chief Justice John Roberts Admits It’s His Job to Rein in the Judicial Insurrection—and He’s Not Doing It. "Perhaps, instead of complaining about Trump’s call to impeach judges, Roberts could solve the underlying problem himself by outlining how judges should act when considering temporary injunctions. If he wants Trump and others to stop talking about impeaching judges, maybe he should step up and address the root problem."

From Twitchy, Bet She's Spitting Mad NOW: Psycho Leftist Who Hocked a Loogie on Ed Martin Has Been Arrested. Steve Gruber @stevegrubershow "JUST IN: The Leftist who spit on Ed Martin during a interview has been ARRESTED! U.S. Marshals, arrested and she will be charged under 18 U.S. Code § 111. She is facing 20 years in federal prison for knowingly assaulting a federal official and potentially millions in legal fines." Sundance, says Todd Blanche, D John Sauer and Ed Martin are Very Serious People "DAG Blanche coordinates and prioritizes the day-to-day USAO office activity around the country.  Blanche is the general in charge of eliminating Lawfare efforts.  Solicitor General Sauer faces the Supreme Court.  Sauer is the general in charge of framing the arguments from Blanche that reach the court.  Meanwhile, DC USAO Martin, now with position changed to Presidential Appointment Martin in charge of investigating weaponized justice efforts, is the lead investigator on all enmeshed corruption within Washington DC." Leah Barkoukis at TownHall, DOJ Charges Transgender Person With Attempt to Assassinate Cabinet Member. "The Department of Justice charged a Massachusetts man, Ryan English, who identifies as transgender, with the attempted assassination of Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary nominee at the time, and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Capitol grounds." Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo "A Trantifa militant radicalized by @Reddit named Ryan Michael "Riley Jane" English has been federally charged for allegedly trying to kill members of Trump cabinet and/or burn down a conservative think tank. From Massachusetts, English traveled to the capital on Jan. 27 and used Reddit for inspiration on which "Nazi" cabinet member to target by use of an explosive device or stabbing. He also allegedly had a short handwritten manifesto stating that he "can't do nothing while nazis kill my sisters."

Beege Welborn thrills in the words, 'Ms James? Consider Yourself Served'. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "#BREAKING: Grand jury subpoenas have just been issued in the Letitia James mortgage fraud investigation Looks like an arrest could be coming VERY soon! Big Tish is gonna be BIG MAD!" Ian Jaeger @IanJaeger29, "BREAKING: New York AG Letitia James has been served a grand jury subpoena in the Mortgage Fraud Criminal probe." At OTP, Letitia James Whines About Being Target Of Trump’s ‘Revenge Tour’. The needle of the irony meter just wrapped around the peg on the right, considering Tish ran for office on the platform of "getting Trump." NYPo, Embattled NY AG Letitia James claims she’s being followed on Trump’s orders: ‘Revenge tour!’

Ward Clark at RedState astonished by a Flip-Flop? Lisa Murkowski Is Suddenly On Board With FBI Director Kash Patel "Don't get me wrong. Princess Lisa Murkowski isn't about to start waving a MAGA flag and shouting her support for President Trump. But in this isolated incident, she's doing her job - looking out for the people of Alaska - and she seems to have set aside her Trump Derangement Syndrome to recognize a Trump appointee who's actually good at the job she didn't want him to have."

NYPo, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released after being arrested while protesting ICE detention facility he vowed to shut down. At Da Wire, ‘He’s Not Very Smart’: Homan Responds To Newark Mayor Arrested For ‘Storming’ ICE Facility. Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee "Those words aren’t usually uttered while performing “congressional oversight” Quote, "The Gateway Pundit @gatewaypundit, "“I Touch Whoever I Want Motherf*cker!” ICE Bodycam Footage Shows Dem Rep LaMonica McIver Verbally and Physically Assaulting Federal Agents (VIDEO)." Jon Gabriel @exjo, "seems insurrectiony" Quote Proud Elephant @ProudElephantUS "Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver: “God d*mn it, shut down the city! We are at war!” This is the DEI Democrat who forced her way into the ICE detention center and assaulted multiple ICE agents in New Jersey earlier today." Bonchie at RedState, Dem Mayor Arrested for Storming ICE Facility Plays the Victim on CNN, Then Damning Video Comes Out. Capt. Ed, Ho Hum, Nothing to See, Just Democrats Staging an Insurrection At ICE Facility. "I'm so old that I can remember when Democrats believed that charging a federal facility and assaulting law enforcement officials qualified as an "insurrection." Bad times, bad times ..." Sundance, DHS Releases Bodycam Footage from Democrat Politician Violent Disturbance in New Jersey ICE Facility. "A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said arresting three Democratic members of Congress is “on the table” following a chaotic scene outside of an immigrant detention center on Friday." DNYUZ, 3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark Protest Could Be Arrested, D.H.S. Says. "Tricia McLaughlin, the Homeland Security spokeswoman, told CNN on Saturday that a body camera video showed “members of Congress assaulting our ICE enforcement officers, including body-slamming a female ICE officer.”" Stacy Matthews at LI, DHS Provides Rap Sheets on Suspected Criminal Illegals New Jersey Democrats Are Defending. “Meet who the New Jersey lawmakers are fighting for.” At Twitchy, Congresswoman at Protest Tells CNN ICE Has Manufactured Bodycam Footage and The Shady Bunch: Six Words We Won’t Be Hearing from Democrats Over the Next Four Years, ‘No one is above the law.’

Byron York at WaEx hears Joe Biden denies everything "In the act of denying reports of cognitive problems, Joe Biden virtually confirmed that those reports are accurate." From Breitbart, a Report: Dems Want Biden Out of Spotlight. "Strategist Anthony Coley, who worked for the Biden administration, put it this way to the Hill: "Elections are about the future. Every time Joe Biden emerges, we fight an old war. Every interview he does provides a contrast to Trump that’s just not helpful for the Democratic brand, which needs trusted messengers and fighters who can reach independents and moderates and inspire the base. Joe Biden ain’t that."" OTH, Scott Pinsker at PJM says When Joe Biden’s Brain Melted on ‘The View,’ Something Unexpected Happened: A Democratic Star Was Born. “Doctor” Jill? "The contrast between the steady clarity of “Doctor” Jill Biden’s voice — and the ex-president’s raspy, meandering performance — was considerable. For all of Joe Biden’s shortcomings and limitations, there was a time when he was an above-average public speaker. He was never on-par with someone such as Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama, but he built his brand by looking, sounding, and playing the part of a liberal’s idea of a working-class hero. That time is over. At this point, trotting him out on the public stage is borderline elder abuse."

OTP says The Dems Have A Fetterman Problem And Don’t Know What To Do About It, citing WaEx, Fetterman’s frequent Senate absences add to piling controversies. Steve Soukup at Am Great wonders is John Fetterman Sluggish Schizophrenic? "Once praised, John Fetterman now faces Soviet-style smears from the left, deemed mentally unfit for defying party orthodoxy and supporting Israel."

From Da Caller, Democratic Judge In Texas Indicted For Allegedly Running Voter Fraud Scheme. But that's impossible, I've been assured by Democrats that voter fraud never happens! And when it does, it doesn't matter! 

KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat, "JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon visits California branch destroyed in the Palisades fire. "I'd change the name from red tape to blue tape because it's the Democrats who seem to want more regulations." So true."

Matt Margolis, Trump Eyes Bold Immigration Move That Could Send the Left Into a Tailspin. Suspending Habeus Corpus for illegal aliens. "He pointed to a key piece of legislation, the Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes what’s known as “jurisdiction stripping.” “At the end of the day, Congress passed a body of law known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, which stripped Article III courts — that’s the judicial branch — of jurisdiction over immigration cases,” Miller explained." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Stephen Miller: 'Habeas Corpus Can Be Suspended in a Time of Invasion'. Is 20,000,000 an invasion? I'd say so.  From YaHoo! John Cleese Suggests ‘Suspending’ Trump Chief of Staff Stephen Miller – ‘Preferably by the Neck’. OTP, Trump Wants 20,000 More DHS Officers For Deportations. At WokeSpy, “Tables Have Now Turned”: Homan Hits Back at AOC After Taunting Him and Recent Judge’s Ruling Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING - Tom Homan goes off on Rep. AOC as she teaches illegals how to avoid ICE: "I take pleasure I can live in her mind rent-free everyday." AOC says "come for me." HOMAN: "We all know exactly what she's doing. Like I just said, she's educating the worst of the worst how to invade law enforcement. But the tables have now turned. She's educating people how to get prosecuted." "Because you have a final order, it is illegal to not comply with that order. It's a crime to take steps to not comply with ICE removal orders or not comply with ICE actions taken in custody." "You can't hinder your own removal that was ordered by the federal judge. I would like AOC to read Title 8, United States Code 1253, because it's starting tomorrow."" At JTN, California’s estimated $10B deficit matches 'precisely' the cost of illegal immigrant healthcare. WaEx reports US Customs and Border Protection employees told not to use DEI terms.

Dave Harsanyi claims The Pulitzer Prizes Have Become a Sad Joke.

The Tax Prof sees the  ABA Legal Ed Council Votes Unanimously To Suspend Law School Diversity Accreditation Standard Until August 31, 2026 Due To Trump's DEI Crackdown. John Sexton hears Harvard is Having Second Thoughts About Leading the Resistance. It's getting expensive, and their reputation is starting to suffer. 

Stacy McCain is still touting The Greatest Legal Mind of Our Era. 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Hanging In There ready and willing to accept your clicks.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Post Assassination Attempt Hump Day

We seem to be over the "news hump' for the attempted assassination of Trump. We know most of what they'll ever let us know. Capt. Ed reads WSJ: Guess Who Was On the Feds' Radar? Ryan Wesley Routh, the wanna-be Trump assassin. Steve Richards at JTN finds a Former FBI agent says would-be Trump assassin’s devices likely already compromised by intel agencies "The ex-agent said one of the first investigative steps would likely be for the FBI to contact other intelligence agencies about what data, if any, they had collected on Routh." Somebody I know with experience in the criminal justice system looked at Routh's record of arrests with no time served and said "confidential informer". This seems likely to me. Ace, Of Course: The Deep State Ignored Multiple Warnings About the Assassin They Recruited and Set to Kill the President, "Is it even a conspiracy when they're doing it right out in the open? Apparently the left's Red Flag laws don't apply to their Manchurian Candidate killers." Teri Christof at RedState, 'You Are Free to Assassinate Trump': What Alleged Trump Shooter Advocated in Rambling Manifesto. PJ Media@PJMedia_com "There's Something Weird About the Ryan Routh's Glamour (Mug) Shot" He looks much more "together" than in previous shots of his with media, and at demonstrations. Michele Tafoya at Hat Hair has a video, Another Assassination Attempt, and Border Truth Bombs.

At NYPo, Secret Service admits golf course wasn’t searched before Trump assassination attempt and Secret Service says it can’t keep Trump safe on golf courses — even as Biden lounges on beaches. Atop Da Hill, Tuberville calls for Navy SEALs to protect Trump. At Da Fetched, Trump: ‘Maybe God Wants Me to Be President’. At WaEx, DeSantis: It’s not in ‘best interest’ to have federal agencies lead investigation of Trump assassination attempt. They are trying to put him in jail, after all. 

WokeSpy, Trump Campaign Details “Inflammatory, Violent Rhetoric” Used Against Former President and Media Says Trump is Trying to Self-Assassinate. Dave Strom, Anti-Trumpers Want Him Dead and Keep Asking Somebody to Do It--Slyly. Jonathan Turley is concerned we're in an Age of Rage: 26 Million Americans Believe Political Violence is Justified. Ben Bartee at PJM, WATCH: Hillary Clinton Demands ‘Criminal Penalties’ for Americans to Deter ‘Misinformation’ Dave Strom, Hillary Calls for Jailing People Who Disagree With Her.  At PM, Hillary Clinton says Trump is ‘dangerous’ just one day after second assassination attempt, suggests charging Americans for spreading 'propaganda'. "Clinton suggested civilly or criminally charging Trump supporters who posted "propaganda," claiming there needed to be a "deterrence"" said the funder of the Steele Dossier. Rick Moran at PJM hears MSNBC Columnist Says Routh Was Justified in Wanting to Take a Shot at Trump. I would expect no less. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Joy Reid Claims ‘The Violence Is Coming’ From MAGA When Trump Was Nearly Assassinated Twice. Ace notices a CNN "Analyst:" The Bad Thing About These Assassination Attempts We're Inciting Is That They Might Benefit Trump Politically, "Not so hidden meaning: These assassination attempts we're inciting will help Trump politically, unless we stop missing and actually murder the president. Twitchy wonders Could Joe Walsh Sink Any Lower? Well, he's a rock star, so he can sink pretty low. Surprisingly, Defiant World@DefiantWorld, "Chris Cuomo delivers a heartfelt apology to President Trump." John Podhoretz at Commentary discourses on The Assassination Wish Fulfillment. At TAW, Tom Knighton discusses The double standard of a biased media. At the Babylon Bee, Democrats Express Relief That Hitler Is OK. Capt. Ed snarks This isn't even satire, is it?

At OTP, Pakistani National Pleads Not Guilty In Alleged Plot To Kill Trump "A Pakistani national with ties to Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump." I'll bet he gets a fairer trial than Trump in the NYC court. Hat Hair's Dave ?Strom notes This Makes Two Times Iran-Linked Assassins Have Been Ignored By Feds. 

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Elon Musk: National Security Risk. " But when you look at Elon Musk today, would the phrase "national security risk" jump to mind? That was the case with Andrew Couts at Wired Magazine this week, but Couts isn't suggesting that Musk is selling our government's high-tech secrets to the Chinese or the Russians. Nor is he exporting weapons to our adversaries. Instead, Couts is declaring that Elon presents a risk to national security because of a joke that he made in the wake of the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life in Florida. He wasn't making fun of Trump for being at risk, however. Someone on Twitter posed the question of why someone would want to kill Trump. Musk responded in a (now deleted) post by pointing out that nobody seems to be trying to kill Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. After being called out on his comment, Musk responded by describing it simply as a "joke that fell flat." That doesn't seem to be satisfying anyone thus far."

Matt Vespa, Oh, Look, a Video of a Cat Being Grilled Like Bobby Flay in Ohio. PJM's Matt Margolis,  a Vetted Video Shows Ohio Immigrants Grilling Neighborhood Cats. The video, Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: We have discovered that migrants are, in fact, eating cats in Ohio. We have verified, with multiple witnesses and visual cross-references, that African migrants in Dayton, the next city over from Springfield, barbecued these cats last summer. https://christopherrufo.com/p/the-cat-eate" SAN, DeWine orders Ohio state troopers to Springfield schools after 33 bomb threats. Capt. Ed adds "Better safe than sorry, of course. But this still seems like an overreaction, given that all of these have been hoaxes and didn't even originate inside the US." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Bomb Threats Against Springfield, Ohio Are Coming from Overseas. A Hat Hair Larry video, Fake Liberal 'Bomb Threat' Hoax Blows Up: CNN Heads Explode! Da Blaze, Ohio gov says many Springfield bomb threats were made from overseas and all were hoaxes, undermining narrative blaming Trump. RedState's Sister Toldja wants you to WATCH: JD Vance Puts on Master Class in Schooling New York Times Reporter Over the Springfield Question. Aliens in This World has a nice Springfield Haitian Situation Summary. 

Matt Vespa again, ABC News Finally Responds to Allegations That It Rigged the Debate...Sort of "ABC News has again insisted that no topics or questions were shared with either Vice President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, and their respective campaigns, in advance of last week’s presidential debate. The network’s statement came after it declined to directly address allegations—made in an allegedly sworn statement, purportedly by one of its staff—that it helped Harris in the debate." Capt. Ed, ABC News, Again: Rig a Debate? Who, Us?  Reagan Reese at Da Caller, CBS News’ Leadership Riddled With Democratic Donors. They’re Also Hosting Next Debate.

Dave Strom reports a 'Conservative' Writer Calls J.D. Vance 'Gap-Toothed Cletus'. I used to like Kevin Williamson, but TDS drove him off the edge. At OTP, Howard Stern: ‘I Don’t Hate Trump. I Hate The People Who Vote For Him’. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says It's OK to Call Your Political Opponents Insane If They're, You Know, Insane. "The 2024 Democrats are in a dangerous state of mental unwellness. That's not hyperbole, it's an obvious conclusion that can be arrived at after even the most cursory examination of their behavior." 

Sundance at CTH explores The Unknown 2024 Election Variable: PLAUSIBILITY There will be attempts to interject ballot fraud into the 2024 election, specifically from key regions which have increasingly been accepted as labeled, the Clyburn network.  For the activist leadership on the Obama/Clyburn side of the system, the issue of plausibility is a serious point of discussion. They need the election outcome to remain close in the psyche of the American electorate.  Only if the election is proclaimed to be “close,” and only if the larger American electorate will accept that foundation, can those who are injecting fraudulent ballots continue to operate with success.  Discussion of factual realities that contrast that “close election” narrative generate high-velocity interest.  This CBS segment discussing Nevada is one of those viral moments." At Am Think Vince Coyner thinks Ronald Reagan Was The Catalyst For The Democrat Cheating Machine. Mark Tapscott at Insty, on ILLEGALS VOTING: "Democrats and their media allies constantly claim voter fraud is a non-existent problem, but that’s not the view of experts interviewed by Ben Johnson of The Washington Stand. “’A 2014 academic journal found that 6.4 percent of noncitizens voted in 2008,’ Kerri Toloczko, executive director of Election Integrity Network and senior advisor to the Only Citizens Vote Coalition, told The Washington Stand. ‘There are about 24 million noncitizens in the U.S. right now. If they voted only at the same rate of 6.4 percent this year as they did in 2008, they would account for 1.5 million votes,’ Johnson reports." Twitchy hears the Postal Workers' Union Endorses Kamala Harris but Your Mail-In Ballot Will Be in Good Hands. At NYPo, New state law gives Letitia James power over NY’s closest election contests. What could go wrong? OTP, Judge Rules RFK Jr. Must Remain On Wisconsin Ballot. "Ehlke said that state law only allows people to be removed from the ballot if they die." At OTP, Lawfare Against Trump Could Hamstring Hiring Of Lawyers For Election Challenges.

From NYPo, Swift endorsement turns more voters from Harris than it attracts: poll. Hat Hair citesThe Hollywood Reporter in Shut Up and Sing, Says ... Pharrell Williams.   From the Telegraph, Kamala Harris suggests she would be open to exploring reparations for slavery. But the Irish Time reminds us Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in Jamaica. "Hamilton Brown, from Co Antrim, was paid equivalent of €11m in compensation by British government to free slaves after ban." Mary Chastain at LI reports Harris Repeats Lie That Admin Inherited ‘Worst Unemployment Since Great Depression’, "Harris also once again placed January 6th above 9/11 and the OKC bombing as the “worst attack on our democracy.”" Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD@houmanhemmati, "BREAKING: In a rare, unscripted interview, VP Kamala Harris proudly states that she was “entirely supportive of” “the pause on 2000 lb bombs” to Israel to act as “leverage” to force a cease fire against Hamas. Later, she blamed Israel for the death of American hostage Hirsch Goldberg-Polin, suggesting that he and other civilian hostages held for nearly a year by Hamas would be alive today if Israel had ended its defensive war." Politico, Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview.  Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, finds Body language experts say CNN interview suggests Harris was 'uncomfortable,' 'hollow,' 'insincere', "Military interrogators, detectives and psychologists use facial expressions and body movement to understand what may be going on in a subject's head. The Democratic presidential nominee goes into “fight or flight” when she's uncomfortable and cackles, Greg Hartley said." Scott Johnson at Power Line, Turn the page: A comment  “Turning the page” is an Orwellian Harris campaign theme. Fight the power! Stick it to the man! Harris is the incumbent vice president of the United States. She represents the current administration, whose policies she supports in toto. Her campaign is run by Obama hands who want to serve up a fourth Obama term. She is the man, so to speak. War is peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is strength. Turn the page." Capt. Ed comments "They're trying very hard to make Trump the incumbent. To do that, though, Harris will have to articulate the differences between her and Biden on policy, and ... she can't even articulate "price gouging" correctly." Scott Pinsker at PJM, MSNBC: Kamala Must LIE about Being a Liberal and Pretend to Be a Moderate, Just Like Tim Walz Did. Dave Strom, The Left Is Obsessed With Words, and Ignore Results. 

Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal "WILL BIDEN AND KAMALA FINALLY CONGRATULATE THE SPACEX POLARIS DAWN TEAM? During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew reached 1,408.1 km – the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program. They participated in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) from Dragon wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. It was also the first commercial spacewalk in human history." No, because  Elon Musk is persona non grata.

Jazz Shaw, Migrant 'Squatter King' to (Finally) Be Deported. Tea at Trianon, The Largest Wave Of Sex And Human Trafficking In History "From The Easton Gazette: Trump is stating that Kamala Harris as Vice President has facilitated the largest wave of sex and human trafficking in history.He went on to detail that 325,000 migrant children are missing. Trump further explained that now many of the children are likely dead while others may be slaves for sex or other purposes. (Read more.) . . . "

Don Surber, Musk 1, Eurocrat 0. Capt. Ed, Oh no! Anyway ... Don notes the irony of how Breton made his announcement, too. Delicious. 

Mary Margaret Olohan at Da Wire reports a Trans-Identifying 19-Year-Old Arrested After Expressing Desire To Shoot Up Elementary School, "Woman identifying as a man told her therapist she wanted to shoot kids in the cafeteria, prosecutor tells The Daily Wire." Another case of testosterone poisoning? Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando, "Woman. Y’all wouldn’t even let us keep the BOY SCOUTS" Quote danisha carter@danishacarterr "if men’s mental health mattered (to men) they’d be creating safe spaces for themselves and each other, pursuing therapy, and creating community. instead, they perpetuate the very behaviors systems that have handicapped them in the first place, refuse to support or create x.com/rovabtw/status…Show more" Am Mind's Taylor Hunt looks at Tomboy Nationalism

At six years old, I was squarely in the middle between two older cousins (both boys), two younger brothers, and a younger cousin—again, a boy. Naturally, I wanted to be like everyone else in the family. I had grown into a vivacious tomboy who did not believe in dresses, hairbrushes, or pink. My mother understood this and knew what I meant when I said I “wanted to be a boy.” She did the only thing she could do: let me to grow out of my phase. Which I did. Mostly. 

Back in 2006, wanting to be a boy was harmless enough. Trans children were few and far between, and nobody’s political program functionally entailed the elimination of tomboys. Nowadays, a girl like me living in California might expect state intervention. It’s not impossible to imagine myself getting a medical transition against my parents’ wishes.

For parents in Montana, Indiana, and California, this horror has become reality. And soon the same nightmare may come for parents and children nationwide.

Capt. Ed adds,  Hunt observes that Democrats don't respect parental rights in the slightest, and urges Republicans to make this a key message in the election.

Dave Bernstein at Insty, " . . . Today, Senate Democrats (reluctantly) held a hearing on antisemitism and other forms of hate. As Ted Cruz was speaking, a protestor, apparently from Code Pink, came to the floor of the committee room and shouted, among other things “fucking Jews!” I only know about this because someone send me a private IM. No media outrage, no headlines or even coverage in the MSM, and of course, no ponderous essays about how the left has created a culture of hate. UPDATE: For that matter, if it was a right-wing type who had shouted “fucking Jews” today, and had interrupted a Democrat instead of Ted Cruz, we’d never hear the end of it." Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms is amused that Jewish Groups Issue Travel Warning About Massachusetts County Where Man Charged in Self-Defense Shooting.

John Sexton is shocked, shocked to find Some Universities Are Still Rebranding DEI Offices Instead of Dismantling Them. The grift is too sweet. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Moving Indoors and FMJRA 2.0: One Last Series up on time and under budget.

Reason #5490 That Trump Was Elected

About time. DoJ seeks to strip convicted terrorist of citizenship

Back in 2003 Iyman Faris was convicted of a rather scatterbrained plot to take down the Brooklyn Bridge by cutting the structure’s support cables. He was planning to do this in collusion with Al Qaeda as part of a possible second wave of attacks against the United States. He was given a rather lengthy jail term but he’s due to be released in December 2020. So what happens then? He’s a naturalized citizen of Pakistani birth, but the Justice Department is now looking to change that situation by stripping him of said citizenship and ejecting him from the country. (Associated Press)

The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of seeking to strip a convicted terrorist of his U.S. citizenship as he serves the last several years of a 20-year prison sentence for plotting to destroy New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
Some national security experts suggested Tuesday the move might signal a new, tougher line under President Donald Trump.
The case involves Iyman Faris, 47 and born in Pakistan, who was sentenced in 2003 for aiding and abetting the al-Qaida terrorist group with his plan to cut through cables that support the iconic bridge. At the time, it was among the highest profile terrorism cases in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Can we really do this? I certainly hope so, and all signs point to there being precedent for such an action. You can’t take away the citizenship of a natural born American citizen, but we have revoked that status for naturalized citizens in the past, including Nazis who were discovered living here after having fled Europe following World War II.

The purpose of immigration and naturalization is to take citizens that will be helpful and not hurtful to our country. Kick his ass out. If Pakistan won't take him back, I think there's still some unclaimed territory in Antarctica.

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

Taliban Protects Polio in Pakistan

Polio becomes ‘public health emergency’ in Pakistan as number of cases soars

Pakistan has struggled for years to shed its title as one of the last remaining countries with an active polio virus, mostly because of troubles it faces in vaccinating children.

In far-flung areas of the country, some parents and religious leaders are skeptical of the vaccine, requiring considerable face-to-face outreach by vaccination teams.

But the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist militants have waged a brutal campaign against those teams, killing more than 50 health workers and security officials since 2012. The attacks began after it was discovered that the CIA had used a vaccination campaign to gain information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts.

Which is why the CIA should always impersonate journalists when they go undercover.

In May, after new polio cases in Iraq and Syria were linked to travelers from Pakistan, the WHO declared Pakistan’s polio crisis an “extraordinary event” mandating an immediate international response. Ebola is the only other disease that is currently designated by the WHO as a global public health emergency.

That puts Jenny McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., most notable anti-vax fanatics in the US, in the same tent with Al Qaeda.

Meanwhile, the "new" enterovirus, D68 is making the round, claiming it's first fatality, and paralyzing several more, while question persist as to where it erupted from.  Tom McQuire at Just One Minute: Moving To Phase II Of The Enterovirus "Coverage"

First, the "coverage":

After Death of New Jersey Boy From Enterovirus 68, Worry Grows Among Parents

Well, yes, a child is dead, as are others, and many have partial paralysis. So where is this virus coming from and what can we do?

Unfortunately, the "what can we do" list is pretty short - basically we are advised to cross our fingers and wash our hands (at the same time?!?)

And as an example of washing one's hands, we get a comical Times followup chat with an infectious disease specialist:

Q. Until recently a lot of people had never heard of enterovirus 68. Is this outbreak — or the scope of it — unusual?
A. I think the most surprising aspect of it is how severe it is, particularly the symptoms in kids. Because that hasn’t really been seen before. As far as the extent of it, in the past 10 years, there have been reports by our group as well as several around the world that the virus has been increasing in incidence. There have been clusters in Southeast Asia, in Europe, in Africa and in North America. It’s been increasing in the past decade.

I honestly believe the reprter has made no effort to Google around on this topic. Thos who do quickly discover an October 2013 article in Virology Today noting that enteroviruses, including D-68, are lurking in Central Amercian children.

Hmm. Didn't we have an influx of Central American children to the US this summer? Weren't there concerns about diseases spreading in the holding camps? Weren't the children dispersed all across this great nation? Well, yes, although the Feds aren't forthcoming about where.

But he ends up discounting (but not dismissing) the role of the immigrants in the spread of D68:

Well. My initial guess was that since Texas was not showing up as one the early states with an outbreak, the disease was less likely to be associated with immigrants. As to that, who knows, and why ask me? But my other guess, that political correctness would require the media to steer away from exploring this possible link, has been utterly vindicated.

On the other hand, maybe we're just not seeing as many reports from Texas because they're not as vigilant whiny. And there's a segregation among immigrants as to where they would go, with more Mexicans preferring to seek work in Texas and California, while the Central Americans tend to be moving farther north.