Flotsam and Jetsam - Paxton Takes Texas

Well, that was a nice break; after medical stuff in the morning (no, not the eye, but it turns out I don't have skin cancer, yet), a niece from the Left Coast showed up with one day's warning with her boyfriend in tow. They were travelling between a wedding in Manhattan, and a skate park in North Carolina. We had a nice long walk on the beach, and we showed them how to find shark's teeth, not that they found any, and had a genuine Slower Maryland dinner at a low-key seafood restaurant in Solomons, where our only regret was that they had no soft-shell crabs. Gabby was fascinated by her first cousin once removed (I had to check) and her tattoos, and showed off outrageously, only having a minor hissy when we denied her request for cranberry juice for dinner. I persuaded the waitress to bring her a small glass of cranberry juice, which she stubbornly finished off, but admitted that apple juice was the better choice after all.

To no one intelligent's surprise, with the Trump endorsement, Ken Paxton easily beat John Cornyn in the runoff election in the Republican primary for a Senate seat in Texas. This may mean the Republicans have to work harder to keep the seat, but I think it's still likely. While not actively anti-Trump, Cornyn had not been shall we say, a consistent supporter of Trump's goals, particularly in regard to immigration and voter fraud. Decision Desk HQ @DecisionDeskHQ, "Decision Desk HQ projects Ken Paxton wins the TX US Senate Republican Runoff." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Paxton Runs Away With the Texas Senate Primary Runoff. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "OMG. Ken Paxton just WON an election day vote drop in Texas with **87%** of the vote KORNACKI: "Oh my goodness! Election day, full knowledge of the Trump endorsement...WOW. A 74-point margin!" Time to BRING IT HOME!" Sarah Fields @SarahisCensored, "Al Green, who has been kicked out of the chamber multiple times for his theatrics, just lost the Democratic primary by 40 points. Goodbye forever, Al Green!" Acyn @Acyn, "Cornyn: Tonight we've come up short in this primary runoff. I've always supported the Republican ticket and I intend to do so again in this general election." Sundance at CTH, Texas AG Ken Paxton Speaks After the Triumphant Victory in Texas Republican Primary – Senator John Cornyn Delivers Somber Concession. Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "This is bigger than Trump’s endorsement… Voters don’t want amnesty. That era is over." Quote Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "I’ve seen enough… Ken Paxton has defeated Cornyn. Blowout." At Althouse, Paxton wins and gives us a dose of his comedy stylings... I know some people seem to think that's hilarious. I don't see the value of kicking someone around for being a vegan. You'll say but Althouse is not a Texan. I sort of am though." So somebody who has a gay, vegetarian son in Austin doesn't appreciate the humor? Imagine how we feel about Stephen Colbert... From Twitchy, Scott Jennings Reminds Dems on CNN That James Talarico’s Bizarre Beliefs Clash With Mainstream Texans.

CNBC, Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of ‘systematic’ strikes on Ukrainian capital. John Sexton, As Russia Struggles, Putin Makes Threats and Recruits More Soldiers.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Let's Dispel the Lie That President Trump Is 'Polarizing'. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn on When Your Only Sin Is Being Opinionated: RIP to the 'Trump House' Man. E X X ➠A L E R T S @ExxAlerts, "ALERT: Owner of ‘Trump House’ fighting for his life after neighbor beats him almost to death in his own driveway. A 69-year-old man in Escondido, California, known for having his house covered in Trump and American flags, was beaten by Thomas Caleb Butler, 32. Police responded to the assault and found the owner "suffering from significant injuries" and a good Samaritan that interviened also injured. Butler had fled the scene when police had arrived, but was found about a half mile away and apprehended. It was revealed that Butler lives just around the corner from the victim. The ‘Trump House' has become a target of hostility, with one online comment reading, “My buddy lived down the street from him. Whenever I went to visit I made sure to swing by that place and shout stuff at them.”" Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "A man was just beaten to death outside his house." Quote Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro "Senator Chris Murphy stokes hate against millions of Americans, he says MAGA is "a divisive, hateful community.""

Sundance is suspicious, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Mysterious Camp David Cabinet Meeting Moved Back to White House. Looks like we may get strong thunderstorms in the PM; not stuff you want to fly choppers in.

At QZ, Bond traders are surrendering to inflation fears. It's raising the stakes for Washington. "Bond markets are betting that inflation is here to stay, elevating the stakes for policymakers steering an economy under mounting strain." John Hinderaker at Power Line, Who’s Behind the War on Data Centers? China and Soros. Heist @mapeslover69, "Basically there is no genuine far left movement in the US. It's totally astroturfed by China and a small handful of sociopathic freaks in large cities. No one wants this stuff which is why it keeps losing." Quote Reddit Lies @reddit_lies, "So it turns out PSL has a LOT of Reddit moderators (and therefore subreddits) under its control. r/TheRightCantMeme r/GenZedong..."

At Althouse, "Just as the Founding Fathers might have anticipated (had they been microdosing while drafting the Declaration of Independence)...", ""... the American republic will celebrate its two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary next month with a full card of mixed-martial-arts brawls on the South Lawn of the White House. Weigh-ins will take place at the Lincoln Memorial. The night of mayhem is also meant to celebrate the eightieth birthday of the President of the United States, a longtime fan of the sport...." So begins "Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter/The U.F.C. president on his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his 'awesome' night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner" in The New Yorker, written by David Remnick. I wanted to quote that here because I feel as though I'm seeing a trend in Trump-hating writing..."

NPR whines U.S. military strikes Iran as Trump says negotiations move forward for deal to end war. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, WSJ: Project Freedom Back On (Or Not?) As Iran Stalls. Don Surber has hopes Ti-i-ime is on Trump’s side, "The artist of the deal negotiates with the American people and Iran."

Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Karen Bass just violated election law here. She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy. Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. Soliciting votes at a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. These clear violations show a reckless disregard for the rule of law and our democratic process. Someone in a position of power should be especially respectful of our democratic laws, but this is just emblematic of Karen's mafia-like regime. It's "rules for thee, but not for me". Here is the formal complaint we filed this morning. We will uphold the rule of law and our democratic norms. Enjoy your conference calls with your lawyers, Karen!" jay plemons @jayplemons, "Mayor Karen Bass just gave Spencer Pratt the best ad possible: LA was clean and affordable when she grew up. Now it’s full of tents and unaffordable. She ran for mayor to fix it… and has failed. Time for real change." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "he claimed Bass supported Fidel Castro in her younger years" Karen Bass praised Castro -- a mass murderer who threw poets and gays in jail -- as recently as 2016, when he died. What are we doing here Variety? Quote "Variety @Variety, "#SpencerPratt has responded to Lisa Rinna after telling Variety at the #AMAs that she doesn’t want to see a reality TV star become mayor of Los Angeles: “Hey Lisa, if you’re against me because I was on a TV show in my 20s, wait till you learn what Karen Bass was doing in her 20s…” Pratt’s message included a clip from a TV interview in which he claimed Bass supported Fidel Castro in her younger years." Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Piker is so stupid he literally lays out how an oligarch he met with in Cuba is funding a Chinese communist effort to radicalize leftist NGOs in the US He didn't even bother to cut a deal with the feds, he just blurted out all of his leverage on stream." Quote Asra Nomani @AsraNomani, "On Twitch just now, Marxist Hasan Piker makes an important admission: he says American Marxist pro-China tycoon Neville Roy Singham has funded a "political movement" in the US. That's a significant characterization. PIker went to Cuba as part of a convoy."

Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice, "Sir, we just want lower gas prices." Quote Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth (video of US military overflying Indianapolis 500)... Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "Sir, you are literally the Governor of California, have you considered doing something about your state’s insane gas taxes?"

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, This Time Democrats Want Something Different, So They Choose a Nazi for Senate. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "After years of insisting Republicans should oppose Trump out of principle, Democrats now think it’s inexcusable to not support a literal Nazi." Quote Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress @saikatc "Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat. Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat." Jake Auchincloss @JakeAuch, "Susan Collins is a rubber stamp for the worst admin in history. Claims that I would endorse her, implicitly or otherwise, ignore my track record supporting Democrats to take back both chambers. As I said months ago, I find Platner's Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me I'd vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary. Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate and I'll keep working hard to make it happen.." Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "It only took 24 hours for you to bend the knee to the Nazi tattoo guy? Your ancestors are rolling in their graves." Twitchy, AOC's Former Chief of Staff 'Threatens' a Fellow Dem (Who's Jewish) for Refusing to Back a Nazi *POPCORN.*

VodkaPundit at PJM, Mamdani Did the Right Thing on Crime, and the Left's Reaction Is Priceless. A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Joe Scarborough Freaks Out As Tim Walz Publicly Humiliates Himself. Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig, "Democratic Party fundraising platform ActBlue has ended the facilitation of donations for TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo. You may remember Galindo for campaigning on castrating Jews and sending us to camps, prompting condemnation from many Democrats. Nobody should be funding this sort of hate." Teri Christoph at RedState thinks Virginia's Rebellion Has Officially Begun.

Jonathan Turley "Let Them Eat Impeachments: Dan Goldman Fights to Keep the Rage — and His Career — Alive."

Sundance reports Vice President JD Vance Holds State AG Roundtable on Federal Investigation into Fraud Cases. NYPo, US government overpaid welfare and Medicare recipients by $186 billion last year — after a shocking surge. Ace, All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years, "A reminder from last week: the Trump Administration charged 15 Minnesota Men for pillaging $90 million from American citizens." Catturd ™ @catturd2, "That’s because they’re involved in the fraud." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "NOW: EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT state Attorney General has REFUSED to show up for JD Vance's anti-fraud roundtable at the White House Republicans showed up, but Vance specifically sent out an olive branch and invited Dems."

Shipwreckedcrew likes how SCOTUS Smacked Obama/Biden Appointees With A Newspaper Across The Nose For Wrongfully Acting Like A "Roving Commission Looking For Wrongs To Right." "A very pointed Per Curiam Opinion issued this morning identifies the Fourth Circuit as a repeat offender in deciding cases on issues never raised by the parties -- THAT is judicial activism." Betsy McCaughey at TownHall thinks The Supreme Court Should Strike Down the E. Jean Carroll Verdict. They should, but I don't trust them to.

Sundance asserts John Solomon’s “Trust me Bro” Reporting is Dangerous. The Truth Guardian @TruthGuardianQ, "House Ethics Committee Just Dropped the Bomb: Liz Cheney Was in a Sexual Relationship with Jamie Raskin the Entire Time on the January 6 Unselect Committee Witch Hunt It wasn’t “duty to country.” It wasn’t “principled conservatism.” It was pure, sleazy, backstabbing personal power at its finest. The January 6 Ethics Committee Report confirms Cheney was in an inappropriate relationship with that sniveling little Democrat Jamie Raskin before January 6 even happened. She sold out her party, her president, and her country because she was completely infatuated with the guy. “Ms. Cheney’s involvement was likely more out of affection for Raskin than a duty to her country,” the report states..." To be fair she had lots of reasons to hate Trump besides her genitals. 

Sundance reports Pam Bondi is Battling Thyroid Cancer as President Trump Appoints Her to Advisory Role on AI. That sucks, but a lot of thyroid cancers are survivable. "Thyroid cancer generally has an excellent prognosis, with an overall 5-year relative survival rate of approximately 98.3%. Outlook depends heavily on the specific type, tumor stage at diagnosis, and the patient's age."

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair predicts Summer ICE Wars Heating Up. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Understand that these are tryouts for the NGO industry. The folks up front monologuing are minor league non profit activists auditioning for a spot in the major leagues. Six-figure revenue subawards recipients trying to join the 7-9 figure revenue prime award recipients." Quote Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Newark, N.J. (May 26) — Federal law enforcement arrest rioters who are shutting down access to the Delaney Hall Detention Center. For days, the militants have been building an autonomous zone and blocking egress." Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "Covering the Abrego Garcia case was an eye-opener in terms of how fast and loose some immigration attorneys will play with the facts This is great to see." Quote Nicole Sganga @NicoleSganga, "NEW: A top homeland security official has directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims. @CBSNews exclusively obtained the DHS memo directing the new ramp up." At Mediaite, Trump Admin Makes Major Change On How to Apply For a Green Card. From out of the country. The Denver Post whines that With no options left, a Venezuelan family living in Colorado walks into ICE custody, seeking to go back home. "Thousands of immigrants have sought voluntary departures, especially as families lose breadwinners." SaltyGoat @SaltyGoat17, "Christian McGhee was suspended from Central Davidson High School in Lexington, NC for using the term Illegal Alien in English class. Just FYI... Illegal Alien is a longstanding U.S. legal terminology used in federal statutes So his family sued the school board and WON!! - $20,000 - Public apology - Nothing on his record OUR COUNTRY IS HEALING!!!!"

Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: Masked Islamists in Montreal paraded a Jew being hanged through the streets. Get every single one of these terrorists out of the West. Enough of this." Bo French @bofrench, "How badly do you have to hate America, our people, and our culture to put a terrorist sympathizer in charge of a school?" Quote Carlos Turcios @Carlos__Turcios, "BOMBSHELL Fort Worth ISD announced Shayma Alzubi as the new principal of Western Hills High School. Alzubi has posted pro-Palestinian content and reposted content supportive of Sharia Law. Is Fort Worth ISD endorsing this?" Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland, "By 1900, the United States had achieved a 90% literacy rate largely by using McGuffey Readers in one-room schoolhouses. But, yeah, NYC’s problem is it’s not spending enough money."

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.26.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 05.26.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Technical Difficulties up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Bondi Out at DOJ

First a rumor, then officially announced, Pam Bondi is to leave the job of Attorney General at DOJ for an unspecified private sector job. Asst AJ Todd Blanche, a former Trump lawyer will replace her at least temporarily although EPA Admin Lee Zeldin is thought to be a strong possibility for a permanent replacement. Both Trump and Bondi are being nice about it, but I suppose there's plenty of time for a nasty tell all book later. Reasons for her dismissal are vague, most speculate it percolated up from the way she botched the Epstein files releases, saying she had the file of Epstein clients "on my desk," when it turned out there really isn't such a file. It could have just been unfortunate bureaucrat speech, but it makes it much too easy to charge a cover up. Or it could have been her failure to exact legal vengeance on those who committed lawfare against Trump. One odd rumor suggests she tipped off Eric Swalwell to the investigation coming his way over Fang Fang. Fox, Pam Bondi already fired as attorney general, cabinet official teed up as replacement: sources. Jeff Charles at TownHall, President Trump Fires Pam Bondi. Sarah Anderson at PJM, Pam Bondi Fired, Todd Blanche to Replace Her as Acting Attorney General. Sundance at CTH is not sad, Bondi Out. "Readers of CTH will likely not see this as a surprise. {Go Deep}Pam Bondi was the second sequential cabinet level removal prediction we made after she was announced. {GO DEEP} The first person we predicted to be removed was National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Susie Wiles should be embarrassed." Althouse likes her NYT, "Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job..." ""... overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900. We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP" Trump, at Truth Social." Ace, Breaking: Multiple Reports That Trump Has Told Pam Bondi That Her Time as AG Is Coming to an End "Update: She's been fired now?" and Bondi's Out. Is Tulsi Next?! "As you know, Pam Bondi was fired today. This article repeats the rumor that Trump believed she was leaking to Eric Swallwell:" Matt Vespa at TownHall, Pam Bondi Reportedly Isn't the Only One on the Chopping Block, with picture of Tulsi. At Hat Hair Capt. Ed calls it Too Weird to Check: Trump Canned Bondi Over ... Swalwell? Sundance, No, Bondi Was Not Fired for Leaking to Swalwell and Bondi’s Replacement is Important, But Not as Important as Perceived. Reason whines Pam Bondi's Loyalty to Trump Wasn't Enough To Save Her Job "Ultimately, Bondi's fulsome defense of the president could not overcome blowback over her handling of the Epstein files."

I've got little reason to diss Bondi, though I do think she botched the Epstein matter. But the job of AG is a very important one, particularly in the era of lawfare. If Blanche or Zeldin would be better for the administration, yes, make the change. As for Tulsi, I would not be in a rush to dump her. She and RFK Jr are the evidence that Trump is willing to work with the principled opposition. Moreover, both Pam and Tulsi were dropped into snake pit; both Justice and the intelligence community are seething masses of anti-Trump fervor. It's hard to know which snakes are the King Snakes and which are the Coral Snakes.

Mike Davis @mrddmia, "The Colorado Court of Appeals confirms what we’ve said for years: Mesa County District Court Judge Matthew Barrett illegally persecuted Tina Peters for her First Amendment-protected political views. 9 years in prison. For a 69-year-old woman. Because Barrett didn’t like her political views. Barrett is a garbage human being. He shouldn’t be on the bench. He should be in prison. https://coloradojudicial.gov/system/files/o"

The Archdude @The_Archdude, "I want Canadians to land on the moon just so that their first words on the surface are forced to be a land acknowledgment to the native indigenous people of the United States." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Got a Major Charge Seeing Artemis Zoom Off? Progs Are Here to Tell You It Was ALL Bad. M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman "𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐁𝐂 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 “𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍” 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 BBC Radio 4 is running a premiere of 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘻𝘦 asking whether the Artemis 2 moon mission raises “𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴” — including whether humanity risks “𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.” The moon. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. On the moon..."

From Twitchy, Chuck Schumer Admits Dems Held Up TSA Funding and Now He's Upset Trump Took Away Their Leverage. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "All this because Thune let Schumer renege on the appropriations deal, while still giving Democrats everything they wanted in the other appropriations bills. Thune sucks." Quote Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "According to a memo that OMB sent to Congress, it appears the White House plans to take “additional executive action” to pay civilian support employees at ICE & CBP via the OBBB since they aren’t being paid now and won’t be paid through appropriations because the Senate DHS bill. Republicans are agreeing to provides no funding for ICE & CBP.It appears the WH intends to get those support employees paid via OBBB so they don’t want to wait until June for a reconciliation bill. They haven’t been paid since mid February. pinions-2026-04/24CA1951-PD.pdf" PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks Dems' Ballroom Hate Is the Saddest Proof Yet of Their State of TDS Mental Unwellness.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom sees EU Pokes the Bear Again: Bragging About Sending Aid to Cuba. "Do European leaders WANT Donald Trump to leave NATO?" The Euro Con, Brussels-Funded NGO Attacks Conservative Governments, Again. Nick Arama at RedState has a Report: Our 'Ally' France Just Made Another Incredible Move Regarding the Strait of Hormuz "The Gulf countries were trying to advance a resolution drafted by Bahrain in the United Nations Security Council that would allow the use of force to defend their shipping in the Strait of Hormuz...But the effort was effectively stymied on Thursday by three countries. You could probably guess two of them - Russia and China. But the third was ridiculous: France. They opposed any authorization of military action or use of force, according to a diplomat and a senior U.N. official." No soup oil for you! Tom Sauer @thomasbsauer, "Like we haven’t been planning for this event and what we’d do for DECADES. It’s practically US 5th Fleet’s raison d’etre Go ahead, Iran. Try it." Disclose.tv @disclosetv "JUST IN - Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, with ships reportedly receiving VHF transmission from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warning "no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz." — Reuters"

Iran International, Dubai crackdown hits Iran’s economic lifeline, squeezes IRGC networks. wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "To understand why Saudi Arabia and Israel are urging Trump not to relent on Iran it is important to understand the military term "pursuit phase". Pursuit is the phase which follows a breakthrough designed to catch or cut off a hostile force that is attempting to escape (retrograde), with the aim of destroying it before it can reorganize or establish a new defensive position. It begins when the enemy breaks contact and tries to withdraw, often after losing cohesion..." and "If this deck of cards tally is accurate the Iranian Regime is not so much being changed as shaped. At least that's what they seem to be doing." I assume the Israelis are not yet done. Apranik @patriot_apranik, "A host went on live TV begging ordinary Iranians NOT to leak the hiding locations of regime officials to Israel! He literally cried that if the people expose their coordinates, “it's over” and they will be eliminated. The Islamic Republic is terrified because they know the ultimate truth: millions of Iranians are acting as the eyes and ears of Israel on the ground. The Iranian people are actively cooperating to hunt down their oppressors. We are allies in this fight." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.02.26 (Evening Edition), Don Surber notes Trump predicted this in 1987.

Nick Arama White House Humorously Skewers Remarks Kamala Harris Decided to Put Out Before Trump's Iran Speech "Kamala Harris oversaw the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and ushered in an invasion of migrant criminals into our homeland. She should listen to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want her to crawl under a coconut tree and go away." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.02.26 (Evening Edition), Twitchy, Expert on Grand Strategy Can't See the Rationale for Blowing Up a Bridge in Iran. "Mehdi Hasan, who's definitely not a terrorist supporter, called the destruction of the bridge state terrorism and a war crime." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "The current state of The Bulwark. People who spent a decade promoting the Iraq War are now certain that a month-old conflict of total military domination has been lost because it's not over yet." At WUWT, The Iran War Reveals Who Is Living In A Fantasy World.

From Ace, As Part of JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Task Force, Feds Raid Fake Hospice Fraudsters In California. PJM's VodkaPundit asks The $196 Billion Question: Where Did California’s Medi-Cal Money Go? Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "I’m not a blackpiller but the web of corruption that extends between the Democratic Party, the public sector, NGOs, and various connected cronies is worse than anyone can imagine. We’re probably talking about hundreds of billions $ stolen nationally each year." Quote Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo... "In Gavin Newsom's California, the officials who are in charge of investigating fraud are committing fraud against the very programs they are supposed to protect. "Sacramento is pervaded by a culture of corruption."" PJM's Rick Moran pens Gavin Newsom, 'The Celebrated Jumping Fraud King of Calaveras County'. Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Did you pay your federal taxes?" "They're . . . delayed." "They're delayed?" "Yes.""So you haven't paid them?" "No." Replying to @charlescwcooke Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Just read this. A combined income of nearly $400,000/year. $60,000 of childcare paid for from campaign funds each year—three times as much as the next congressman. And his finances still look like this. These are the people who want to raise taxes. Crazy." Eric Swalwell. 

Sean Cooksey @SeanJCooksey, "A bombshell NYT report on the major legal jeopardy ActBlue is facing! ActBlue allegedly failed to investigate potentially illegal foreign political contributions and then misrepresented its safeguards to Congress. As a former FEC Chairman, I can tell you this is a big deal." Quote Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher "NEWS: ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned From @reidepstein and me:" Nathan Brand @nathanbrand, "Worst kept secret in DC… ActBlue failed to vet for foreign campaign donors."

 

At NYPo, Mamdani shows no respect for older New Yorkers who are killed — but he has plenty of sympathy for law breakers. Swann Marcus @SwannMarcus89, "Extremely underrated Hasan Piker moment was when he went on a five minute rant about how the streets should run red with the blood of landlords and like five days later everyone found out his mom owns and manages commercial real estate."

From PM, HUNDREDS of companies provide BIRTH TOURISM for foreign moms who want US citizen babies ""There are more than 500 firms in China that facilitate people coming from the Chinese Communist Party to give birth here in the United States."" At Tom Klingstein Alex Petkas thinks birthright citizenship was The Breaking Point of a Republic, the Roman Republic. NYPo notes a ‘Breakfast Club’ host confused by ‘extra nice’ ICE agents at airports acting ‘like Chick-fil-A workers’ "Charlamagne tha God said Tuesday he saw ICE agents picking up the slack of TSA agents so efficiently and friendly that he suspected there was a government “psy-op” at play." College Reform reports University of Utah signals unwillingness to cooperate with ICE, posts guide for dealing with agency. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.02.26 (Evening Edition), EBL, Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court and Twitchy: NBC News Reports Death of “Refugee” Released By Border Patrol is Homicide and New “Maryland Man” Joins “Virginia Dad” In the Headlines.

Dave Strom is giddy as Trump Trounces Tucker. Ace elaborates Trump Promotes Douglas Murray Article Blasting Tucker Carlson as a Sharia-Law-Promoting Holocaust-Denying Backstabber.

I&I, sees #ProtestsSoWhite: Media Ignore Lack Of Diversity In ‘No Kings’ Protests. The Free Bacon notes Karen Attiah, Radical Beefcake Columnist Fired for 'Endangering' Colleagues, To Receive 'Distinguished Service Award' From Journalism Society "Society of Professional Journalists will honor scandal-plagued ex-WaPo writer at 'hall of fame' ceremony in June." VodkPundit sees TMZ Is Coming for Congress — and Washington Is Nervous.

The Chronic examines The Woke Leftist-Islamic Identity Coalition Destroying the West. Dave Strom wonders Has King Charles Become a Muslim? It Seemed a Ridiculous Rumor, But...

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: O’s, Yeah! up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The War Goes On

Sadly, Fox News @FoxNews, "BREAKING: Seventh US service member killed in Iran conflict identified as 26-year-old Sgt. Benjamin Pennington of Kentucky." PJM's Cathy Salgado hears Fallen Troops’ Families Told Trump ‘Finish the Job’ on Iran.

TAKE THIS, IRAN:

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Iran Strikes: Day 10 and Iran Strikes: Day 11. Sundance at CTH hosts Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine Press Conference – The First Ten Days. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "Gen. Dan Caine on Operation Epic Fury: To date, we've struck more than 5,000 targets. Iranian ballistic missile attacks are down 90% and one-way attack drones are down 83%. We've struck more than 50 Iranian naval ships." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair listens to Hegseth: We Will Fight To the Finish – And Day 10 Will Blow You Away. Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs @jerusalemcenter, "“MAJOR THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN IRAN, ON THE SCALE OF THE BEEPERS” Former Mossad official and JCFA researcher, @Sagivasulin2025, says: “I can say that big things have happened in Iran, on the scale of the beepers and perhaps even more. They may not photograph as dramatically, but over time we will hear about them, and they are no less amazing. There are also other significant things that remain up the sleeve.” Asked whether there are things he is still waiting for, he replied: “The answer is yes.”" At PJM Rabbi Michael Barclay has Tuesday's Iran Update From Rabbi Michael Barclay. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson has Good News! U.S. and Israel Still Blowing Up Bad Stuff and Bad People in Iran With Impunity. At Da Wire, America Lost An Infamous Wargame To Iran. That’s Why We’re Winning Now. "Give America two decades to plan a theater war against a known adversary, and we will execute with devastating precision." It's an interesting story I never heard before. Da Wire sees Trump Reassurance On Iran War Lifts Mood Across Oil, Stocks "There was a steep drop in Brent crude and a rise in the markets right as Trump's comments were published." Also, liberal tears. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Price of Oil Has Dropped Like a Rock, Democrats Hardest Hit.

VodkaPundit at PJM is Introducing Schrödinger's Ayatollah. Is he alive or dead? Althouse, "Nearly 48 hours since being appointed as the third supreme leader of the Islamic Republic in Iran’s history, Mojtaba Khamenei is nowhere to be seen." "I'm reading "Iran's new supreme leader is still nowhere to be seen" (CNN)." At NotTheBee, This is a real obituary of Iran's theocratic dictator from The Economist. PJM's Rick Moran worries Even if the Iranian Regime Is Overthrown, Its Most Dangerous Weapon Will Remain. "It won't matter if the government of Iran falls. The fatwas against Rushdie and others are eternal. The very nature of the fatwas requires the faithful to kill for Islam." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Iran Warns U.S. It Has Huge Stockpile Of Supreme Leaders."

YNet News, IRGC commander issues ‘shoot-to-kill’ warning as anti-regime chants echo across Iran. VodkaPundit sees BEGINNING OF THE END? Iran's Richest Oil Region Demands Freedom, Democracy.

From Fox, Canada's Mark Carney under fire as ‘all over the place’ on Iran, risking wider US rift. "Analyst says Carney's latest comments made not to 'create a deeper rupture with the United States than already exists'" At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.26, 357 Magnum thinks The Once Great British Navy Is a Joke. Sarah Hoyt at Insty says GOOD LORD: "The French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle has arrived to protect the British Sovereign territory and Armed Forces base RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. If that doesn’t make you feel embarrassed to be British then nothing will." CDR Salamander tells The Dragon's Sad Tale, "decline by design." From the Beeb, Iranian ambassador warns UK to be 'very careful' about further involvement in war.

Jonathan Turley delights in the way Democratic Leaders Struggle to Explain Their Past Support for Unilateral Presidential War Powers. Jeff Charles at TownHall sees Tucker Carlson Makes Outrageous Claim About US Troops in Iran. Ted Cruz Levels Him. "Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted conservative commentator Tucker Carlson after he claimed that U.S. troops would rape Iranian women if President Donald Trump secured Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” marking another moment in the debate on the right over the administration’s military campaign against the regime." From RCP, why U.S.-Israel Joint Action Against Iran Is Just and Necessary.

News Wax claims US Close to Surprise Cuba Economic Deal. Capt. Ed cites USA Today: Trump's 'Friendly Takeover' of Cuba Closer Than Expected. I'm looking forward to a giant, gilded Trump hotel in Havana. 

VodkaPundit at Insty, YOU SURE GET THE FEELING BRUSSELS WILL TRY: Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando "Lmao the EU is going to nullify another election to protect “democracy” aren’t they." Quote AF Post @AFpost, "Austria’s far-right remigration party, the FPÖ, is poised to sweep elections. Follow: @AFpost"

Sundance hosts Leader John Thune “The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster” on the SAVE America Act. Dave Catron at Am Spec, Paxton Makes Thune an Offer He Can’t Refuse "And Trump has dramatically upped the pressure on the Senate Majority Leader to take the deal." Zeek Arkham @ZeekArkham, "Dear Chuck Schumer, Hi. Black dude here. I can trace my family ancestry to slavery. I even know where they were slaves. My mom experienced Jim Crow. I think I’ve watched every episode of “Eyes On the Prize” when I was younger. With that said… Can you directly explain to me how the SAVE Act is “Jim Crow 2.0?”..." From NYPo, Trump takes his war against Thomas Massie straight to his home Kentucky home district. Holly the assistant at Sarah Hoyt says Hello: DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican "Turns out that @LeaderJohnThune was totally projecting when he said the SAVE Act was an influencer campaign. Senator John Thune is compromised by a company that literally exists to sell access to himself. Pass it on." PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks The GOP Has an Embarrassment of Riches for 2028.

Matt Vespa at TownHall, So, the White House Just Released Numbers on Trump's Tax Cuts. What They Show Is Pretty Eye-Opening. "Currently, over 63 million people have filed their taxes, with 27.5 million claiming at least one benefit from the working-class tax cut package passed last summer."

Althouse is shocked "Ms. Bondi is the latest administration official to move into heavily guarded quarters at military facilities in or near the nation’s capital..." ""... after citing danger from criminals, adversaries overseas and protesters. Other officials who have relocated include Stephen Miller, the president’s top domestic policy adviser and the architect of his hard-line immigration policy; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Kristi Noem, the exiting homeland security secretary; and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...." From "Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats/The attorney general relocated from a Washington apartment to a base in the area within the past month, according to people familiar with the situation" (NYT)." From Ace, It Was a Beautiful Day in Ontario for Some Freedom Fighters to Open Fire on US Consulate Provocateurs. "I assume that will be CNN's take after they stop flicking their beans. Here's JustTheNews's take:"

Capt. Ed calls it Too Fun to Check: Democrats Less Popular Than ICE? Nick Field @nick_field90, "NBC shows AI with worse poll numbers than ICE https://nbcnews.com/politics/2026-" "Well ... at least they beat Iran. That's all they beat, however." Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, Democrats Only Outrank Despotic Iranian Regime In Recent NBC Poll "President Donald Trump and the Republican Party landed near the middle of the list."

From the Free Bacon, Mamdani Dines With Anti-Israel Radical Whose Group Called for ‘Death to America’ "Mahmoud Khalil, who faces a deportation effort from the Trump administration, said ‘we couldn’t avoid’ Oct. 7." Scott Pinsker at PJM notes New Yorkers Can’t Trust Their Mayor to Tell Them the Truth About Islamic Terror Attacks. Zohran is rapidly proving himself to be everything we warned about. At CJ, Was a Bomb at Gracie Mansion Zohran Mamdani’s Wake-Up Call? "Saturday’s thwarted terrorist attack exposed weaknesses in both New York criminal justice policy and the mayor’s past stances on policing protests." I doubt it. People with his world view are remarkably immune to being swayed by events.

Ace reports Gavin Newsom's Wretched Whore-Wife Collected $3.7 Million Taxpayer Dollars for Her "Nonprofit" Which Demonized Boys and Endlessly Promoted Transgenderism and Pansexuality to Grade School Children "Why do the Democrats worship Satan? Because it's lucrative as Hell." Dave Strom at Hat Hair notes In California You Don't Even Need to Hide the Fraud as long as you share with the ruling class. At RCP, California Dreamin’ Isn’t What It Used To Be. Ari Hoffman @thehoffather, "DEVELOPING: Starbucks founder Howard Schultz announces that his family is leaving Seattle for Florida the same day Democrats passed an income tax on Washington state Starbucks corporate is moving to Nashville The wealth exodus is underway. Democrats have killed WA's economy," Just like California. 

I don't know why but Ace pays attention to David French: The Transing-Children-Obsessed, Abortion-Promoting James Talarico Is a Truer Christian Than All Fifty Million Christians Who Voted for Trump "Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul. Last week, Karol Markowitcz wrotes about the left's new grift: Talk "moderate" while supporting trans surgery for five year olds." Karol Markowicz @karol, "Now it can be told! Hope Jasmine Crockett understands how her own team united to beat her." Quote Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon "Remember when Stephen Colbert took to the airwaves to suggest that the Trump administration intervened at the 11th hour to intimidate his bosses into pulling an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico? Both Colbert and Talarico knew days before the interview actually took place that it would not air on TV due to concerns from CBS lawyers, but Talarico sat down with Colbert anyway, hoping that Colbert “would tell his audience the story of federal interference,” the New York Times reported. Talarico then milked the hubbub for earned media, millions of dollars in fundraising, and a primary win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett." Dave Strom thinks that By November, Texas Democrats Will Wish That Jasmine Crockett Were Their Nominee for Senate. At least she'd get most of the Black vote. At NYPo, Democrats’ swoon for Jew-hater Graham Platner shows antisemites now run their party. At I&I, The Man Who Loves To Tax, Bernie. 'Nuf said. 

The Free Bacon reports a Left-Wing Activist Group Teaches Liberals How To Get Through Jury Selection and Vote 'Not Guilty' on Trump DOJ Prosecutions, Recordings Show. "'Never mention jury nullification' during jury selection, Freedom Trainers advises its attendees. Then, vote 'not guilty' for 'any reason you believe is just.'" 

Ben Smith at RedState hears Jackson and Kavanaugh Clash in Rare Public Fight Over Supreme Court Handling of Trump Cases.

Mary Chastain at LI, CNN Deletes Sympathetic Post About Alleged New York City Bombers, "Those “two Pennsylvania teenagers” found themselves entangled in a mess with dangerous IEDs." At Hat Hair Dave Strom sees CNN Spinning Like Mad Over Its Terrorism Apologia and CNN Changing Name to PNN: Propaganda News Network and Larry has a video, CNN Forced to Delete Viral Fake Report As Trump Stuns Hosts Live. Ace, CNN Story Valorizes Islamic Terror Bombers, Then CNN Claims It Was Just a Mistaken Tweet. From Twitchy, CNN’s Abby Phillip Lies That Alleged Islamic Bombers Targeted Mayor Mamdani, Not Anti-Muslim Protesters. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "And not a single person will be disciplined or fired over any of this which is exactly why we cheer when Larry Ellison comes in and absolutely guts this horse shit of a network." Quote Caleb Howe @CalebHowe Replying to @CalebHowe @DailyCaller and @NicoleMSilverio, "The new opening text at CNN's article, with the editor's note at the top - which fails to mention @CNN made other changes to the article as well, such as in this before/after image..." Jerry Dunleavy IV @JerryDunleavy, "“The story itself was solid. But the tweet was outrageous.” The tweet in question ***was also the lede of the story*** before the article was stealth edited." Quote Brian Stelter @brianstelter "This morning's @ReliableSources newsletter has the context >>> x.com/cnn/status/203…" Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "This is the lead "reporter" of that ridiculous CNN story. You will not be surprised to learn she uses "they/them" pronouns and graduated from Columbia's journalism program." Melissa Chen @MsMelChen Two young brothers - Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev - packed their backpacks for a fun day out at the Boston Marathon, hoping to add some homemade excitement to the finish line on a sunny April afternoon. Little did they know that only moments later, their lives would drastically change when a group of runners would find themselves in the crosshairs of the pressure cookers they'd so thoughtfully placed, turning a peaceful gathering into chaos. Here’s what we know so far" Quote Jarvis @jarvis_best "Two young flight students - Abdulaziz al-Omari and Wail al-Shehri - boarded a plane to enjoy some spontaneous hands-on cockpit experience in a Boeing 767 on a crisp, picturesque September morning. Little did they know that only a few minutes later, their lives would be..." Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC, "The media calls any protected class “teenager” whenever they’re doing something terrible. Jihadis, black people, illegals, trannies, etc.. Communists are very purposeful with their language because the entire religion is based on deceit." Quote RightwingWaymo @SpaceCop25 Replying to @JesseKellyDC. "Why do they keep calling these two guys teenagers to make them seem less threatening they are men. They’re both over 18 years old enough with the propaganda.." Seth Dillon @SethDillon "What kind of world do we live in if a couple of kids can’t even throw bombs into a crowd on a beautiful day without getting arrested? Is that really a crime now?" Stephen Kruiser says It's Not a Phobia If They Keep Showing up With Bombs. Matt Vespa sees the GOP Rep Who Trashed Islam in a Tweet Had the Perfect Response to the Backlash: Rep. Andy Ogles @RepOgles, "My comments wouldn’t even be a news story if I had said this about Christians. Please spare me your moral outrage. Cry harder. Christ is King." Quote Axios @axios, ""Disgusting sh*t": Rep. Andy Ogles' anti-Muslim post sparks furious internal backlash https://trib.al/2JCle5T."

Insty sees #JOURNALISM: Hamas Atrocities @HamasAtrocities, "Propaganda dynamics: 1. NYT publishes an AI generated/enhanced image showing "a huge crowd" gathering for "the announcement of Khamenei's successor". 2. Glenn Greenwald shares the video of the event, posted by Middle East Observer, an account that has shared endless lies in the past 3. It turns out the video is from 2020. Oops... 4. Greenwald insists on shaming himself into oblivion Not the end." Don Surber, Ayatollah Press says Iran’s winning "Who needs Baghdad Bob when you have Matt Drudge spinning yarns?"

SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre @StratcomCentre, "The X platform takes a swipe at the Kremlin's massive disinformation operations, banning 800 million accounts, mostly Russian."

That thing that never happens keeps happening. Misty Severi at JTN reports ICE arrests an illegal migrant who allegedly fraudulently voted in seven federal elections, "DHS said Mahady Sacko, who came to the United States illegally from Mauritania, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and the FBI in Philadelphia. He has been charged with voter fraud." 

Brad Shumaker at the Everyman Commentary has The Key to Understanding National Socialism and the "Nazi" Label "While ICE's operations have fallen out of the news cycle, the reflexive desire to call them "Nazis" continues unabated. But is the term being used correctly?" Of course not. That was never the intention.

At Campus Reform, Activists protest after NYU Langone halts transgender care for minors. Good.

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.26. The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Ersatz Gingermageddon and FMJRA 2.0: Holding Our Own up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Just Waiting for the Snow

The eastern seaboard is expecting another "bomb cyclone" to go off later today, with New York and Boston expecting 12 and 9 inches of snow respectively. Our forecast keeps changing, of course, but as of now, were are getting a bit of cold rain, which should turn to snow around 3 PM, and drop 3 inches of white stuff throughout the night.

Althouse whines about President Trump speaking about the tariff case in terms of shame and pride. "He made it about shame and pride and loyalty. What evidence does he have that the Court has been swayed by foreign interests?" Since when was any real evidence needed to accuse Trump of a crime? Carlo Carrasco notes Trump Responds To US Supreme Court Decision With New 10% Global Tariff, "He said the additional tariff will be backed by Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which permits him to levy such a measure for up to 150 days if there are serious trade deficits that need to be addressed." Da Signal reports from a Pollster: Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Could Help GOP in Midterm Elections. 

RCW evaluates The Cost of Not Acting Against Iran. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'Token' Nukes, Lobster Meals, 'Unbridgeable Impasse': Do Portents Point To An Iran Strike? Leslie Eastman at LI reports Trump is Forging the Mineral Alliance: U.S. to Form Trading Bloc to Counter China’s Grip, "With “Project Vault” anchoring domestic stockpiles and allied nations closing ranks around a shared resource strategy, the curtain is rising on what could become one of the most consequential economic alliances of the 21st century." Sounds like a great idea.

At Am Spec, Deroy Murdock warns Republicans to Save the SAVE Act: Sunset the Filibuster "Stop being naïve Republicans! This parliamentary procedure is already doomed."

The I&I Ed Board wants Trump to Keep Firing Federal Freeloaders. News Wax reports Trump OKs FEMA Assistance for Potomac Sewage Spill. He should send only 1 guy, since FEMA is unfunded due to Schumer Schutdown #3. Also, Trump to Order Release of Government Files on UFOs, UAPs, and when they don't show aliens at work, he'll be accused of a coverup. Just wait. 

Campus Reform has MORE EMAILS: Three current Columbia professors connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend's Dental College studies. Sundance at CTH hears from the Dersh, Alan Dershowitz, If Epstein was a CIA or Mossad Asset He Never Would Have Gone to Jail. I'm surprised that sundance minimized the duplicity of the intelligence agencies. Once he was revealed, he would be useless to them.

Also from sundance, Europe Retreats from Climate Change During International Energy Agency Global Meeting. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair wonders Was Climate Change the Greatest Financial Scandal in History? "Environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion feeding the climate change industrial complex." I do know it was used to justify a lot of mediocre science. 

Will this turn the Guthrie caper? At NYPo Arizona couple found blood-spotted glove, rock with blood on it in desert mile from Nancy Guthrie’s home: report.

In a video Hat Hair reports Democrats Childishly Boycotting State of the Union. That's OK, I will too.

over at Ed Driscoll.com

PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought. Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "NEW: Zohran Mamdani Calls on New Yorkers to Shovel Snow During Tomorrow’s Blizzard “You too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork.”" Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "UPDATE: To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC you must present two forms of ID, plus a social security card." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "In Historic First, Socialist Runs Out Of Money https://buff.ly/TQGsGFp."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall says It's True: Gavin Newsom's California Government Has Paid Protestors Over $100 Million. Cam Higby @camhigby, "Are you guys ready to make a ruckus? I’m looking at MILLIONS of dollars going from the CA budget directly to orgs whose core function is to protest. They then, on their socials post that they are hiring “organizers” to conduct such protests. With your money." The grift is everywhere. Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank, "Note that the $150 billion *increase* in California's annual budget in 6 years is larger than the *entire budget* of Florida." Quote Garry Tan @garrytan "California spends $150B more per year than 6 years ago, but what do we have to show for it? Do we want a governor who wants to keep raising taxes, or do we want one who cuts the grift and makes California work for the citizens again?" AMAC notes The California Governor’s Race Has Become a Nightmare for Democrats. Usually it result in a hard-left Democrat vs a slightly less hard-left Democrat. This year, two Republican lead because many Democrat hopefuls are splitting the vote. I'll bet they generate some emergency legislation over this. 

At ET, Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map. "The National Republican Congressional Committee called the injunction ‘a massive win’ for Virginians." "In its Feb. 18 filing, NRCC argued that HB1384 violates the Constitution by calling a referendum less than 90 days after it cleared the Legislature for the second time. The Constitution requires at least 90 days between the final passage and submission to the voters, according to the filing."

From Twitchy, AOC's Weepy MELTDOWN After the World Points and LAUGHS at Her Foreign Policy Knowledge Is a DOOZY (Watch). PJM's Bob Spencer likes how Sen. Kennedy Tells Us What He Thinks of AOC, and I Can’t Stop Laughing. Overton @overton_news, "Senator John Kennedy just delivered a FULL MINUTE of straight-up stand-up comedy about Congresswoman AOC. Each jab landed harder than the last. Pure gold. Fox’s Charles Hurt could barely keep it together. KENNEDY: “How can I put this…” “The Congresswoman is kind of like Vice President Kamala Harris...but with more bartending experience.” “She has never been accused of being a policy maven.” “You put her in a presidential primary with Elizabeth Warren or Rahm Emanuel, they will DEVOUR her like a light snack.” “I probably shouldn’t say this but she can get me back.” “Someone told me a joke today, they said Congresswoman Cortez announced today categorically that she is not a moron...” “And she went on to say she hasn’t even been to Utah, much less embraced their religion.” “Now she can get me back, I don’t dislike the Congresswoman. But our plan for dealing with her, as I have said before, has always been ‘Operation Let Her Speak.’” “And so far it’s working and my message to my friend the Congresswoman, is you go girl!” “You just keep it up.”" Fish, barrel. 

Hat Hair's John Stossel reminds us Western Ideas Work.

At Insty, THE LEFT WILL KEEP SENDING THESE CRAZIES AFTER HIM UNTIL ONE OF THEM SUCCEEDS: "Secret Service kills armed man at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after he broke through security perimeter. We don’t know anything about this guy yet, but the odds that he’s a leftist crazy are good, based on recent history." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has a flashback, Remember When Democrats Told Us "Let's Go Brandon" Was Dangerous? "Yesterday, the first campaign ad for Juliana Stratton dropped. She's the chosen Democrat to run for Senate in Illinois, replacing the retiring Dick Durbin. I say chosen, because appearing in her introductory ad are Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth." Basically a bunch of people saying "Fuck Trump."

Shipwreckedcrew looks at The Astonishing Successes Of The A.G. Bondi-Led DOJ In The First Year Of Trump 2.0. "Many "big swings" in the radical remaking the legal/governmental landscape have produced earth-shaking results that redefine the relationship between the Office of the Executive and the Bureaucracy." From Twitchy says Check Your Email! District Court Tries to Pull an End Around on the DOJ, Gets Mugged By Reality. Another judge appointed US attorney attorney fired before he reached the office. Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche "Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired!" Quote Sarah N. Lynch @SarahNLynch, "NEW: The U.S. District Court for EDVA has appointed James Hundley, a litigator with more than 35 years experience, as Interim U.S. Attorney, after Lindsey Halligan stepped down earlier this year following a court ruling deeming her appointment unlawful."

Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "BREAKING: JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.” Per the New York Times: “For years, President Trump has complained that his personal and business bank accounts were deliberately closed after the Jan 6., 2021, attack on the Capitol. JPMorgan Chase is now admitting that did happen.” It took JP Morgan long enough to admit it."

Stacy McCain has an update in the Trans Vegan Death cult story, ‘Zizian’ Cult Member Gets Bailed Out, in Cumberland MD. "This isn’t too surprising During their initial hearing in Allegany County District Court last year, Blank’s case for release was clearly the most sympathetic. Whereas both LaSota and Zajko are facing federal charges and are “persons of interests” in active homicide investigations, Blank has not been implicated in any crimes other than the state charges related to the trio’s arrest while trespassing last year near Frostburg."

Breitbart reports Portland Anti-ICE Agitator Faces 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Federal Agent with Large Rock. At Twitchy, Attorney Attacks ICE Agents During Detention Operation, Finds Out. Kim "Katie" USA @KimKatieUSA, "Santa Barbara, CA: Attorney Doug Hayes attacks ICE agents mid-detention gets slammed to the ground and pepper-sprayed in the face. That’s felony assault caught on video. Hope he gets charged hard. Lawyers don’t get a free pass to break the law." Old, fat, slow lawyers should remember to keep their hands off ICE agents. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal was there as the Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon. "I told him, plainly, that we had gathered to worship Jesus and that he should leave. He did not leave. He was in on the terror,” Parnell recalled. “He continued to accost members of our congregation, eventually moving outdoors, but still on our property.”" Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Memphis, by the way, isn’t getting much media attention but it may be the single best success story of the Trump surge in security resources. Crime has plummeted in the city. We should be talking more about the incredible success in crime collapse in DC & Memphis among others."

Carl Paulus @CarlPaulus, "It’s an entire party that has one weakness: the follow up question. It’s wild to me that the Obama era saw their leaders get so used to not doing normal interviews (and the media going along with it) that they simply can’t do them anymore." Quote Thomas Hern @ThomasMHern, "Scott Jennings backs Democrat Tennessee State Rep into a corner on immigration enforcement. "We have to abolish ICE. We have to abolish customs and border control. Replace them with something that does the work we need them to do."" Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "It was an honest debate - Dems cannot name a single illegal alien they want to deport. That’s their position." Quote Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Two-plus minutes of @ScottJenningsKY trying to get a Dem congressional candidate (Justin Pearson-TN) to say whether or not we should deport illegal aliens (he didn't)."

Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa

At PM, FIRED: DOJ cuts NY immigration judge who greenlit 97% of asylum claims "Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa, a now ex-immigration judge, would approve asylum claims 97 percent of the time." The average rate of rejections in about 80%. Why did it take a year? Dmitri Bolt at TownHall is happy CA Bends the Knee, Newsom Will Now Mandate English Proficiency Tests for Truck Drivers. Virginia Allen at Da Signal hears Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children. They should but it won't happen; the migrants don't have the cash; which is why many get govt aid. Ben Weingarten at Da Fed likes how the Trump Admin Fights To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Distorting Census.

From Sundance, German Court Rules X Platform Must Turn Over Data on Hungarian Govt Support. House Judiciary GOP @JudiciaryGOP, "The whole world knows that the @EU_Commission weaponized its censorship law against @elonmusk because he bought Twitter and made it a free speech platform. The Committee will continue to expose the @EU_Commission as it tries to hide its decade-long censorship regime." At NYPo, the Divine Ms Devine says It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality "OpenAI’s ChatGPT, were asked this question: “If the only way to stop a nuclear apocalypse was to misgender Caitlyn Jenner, would you misgender Caitlyn Jenner?” Grok replied yes. ChatGPT replied no."

Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Susan Rice is threatening revenge against corporations, the universities, and other institutions. It’s important to understand the degree to which accusations that Trump is authoritarian are a form of projection. It’s also important for these entities, before they get their faces eaten (like in Washington and California), to consider whether they can really do business with the Dems: ‘They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box. If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules and, you know, and say, oh, never mind. We’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you violated, all, you know, the laws you’ve skirted, I think they’ve got another thing coming.’" Quote Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Susan Rice, Netflix Board member, says companies that worked with Trump will be punished when Dems take power" Ted Cruz @tedcruz, "This is a very good point. Does @netflix stand by their board member threatening punishment & persecution for half of America that dares to disagree with her?" Quote Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer, "Netflix @netflix Board Member Susan Rice @AmbassadorRice says corporations who took a "knee to Trump" will face an "accountability agenda" from elected Democrats if they win the midterms in 2026 and the 2028 Presidential election."

Regarding the realization the Canada is poorer than Alabama, Jason James @jasonjamesbnn, "It's funny watching Canadian legacy media wake from their stupor and wonder what happened "out of nowhere." Here's a quick list to help them gain a better understanding: 2016-Ongoing: Phoenix Pay System New federal payroll system. Costs quadrupled mysteriously. More costs to fix the quadrupled costs. Actual cost unknown because spending wasn't tracked. . . . During his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau's personal net worth grew from $7 million to upwards for $400 million on a $400,000 per year salary. Canada might be poorer than Alabama but Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party definitely aren't."

The Free Bacon hears Yale Vows to Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Campus Quads. I don't believe 'em. From the College Fix, House Ed Committee questions mayor who didn’t send police to Northwestern encampment, "Rep. Walberg says Mayor Daniel Biss failed ‘to protect Jewish students’ during pro-Palestinian protest."

At TrashPanda, Carolla Exposes The Left’s Big Secret: They Hate Living Under Their Own Policies, which is why both New York and California are losing population. 

PM sees the irony when Anti-Trump US Olympic skier Hunter Hesse tries to troll Trump with LOSER sign, crashes and comes in 10th in final, "Apparently, I'm a loser."

At Althouse, "Don’t allow this broken culture to send you a message that you’re a bad person because you’re a man, because you like to tell a joke, because you like to have a beer with your friends or because you’re competitive." "Said JD Vance, last year, quoted today in "Bench Presses, Pull Ups … Kid Rock? The White House Had a Very Manly Week/President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public" (NYT)."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Maintaining the Balance up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.