Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Says China Messed with 2020 Election, Intelligence Covered for Them

President Trump gave a national address last night, and the major networks, with the exception of Fox, refuse to run it live, preferring to cherry-pick clips to make him look bad. As we expected, the subject was largely revelations about the 2020 elections recently pried out of the reluctant hands of the intelligence agencies, that China hacked the voter roles (why? or was just because they could), and boosted opposition to Trump, that the intelligence agencies conspired to conceal that, the same agencies that pushed the Russian collusion delusion in 2016 and after, and that the American voting system is full of holes by design, from 200,000 illegal aliens (at a minimum) registered to vote, and mass mail-in voting as a potential vehicle for fraud. All stuff we kind of knew. Hopefully, though this is the start of some real actions. So, nothing really new here, but additional confirmations of what we already suspected.

Before the speech, Althouse found "Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are urging the nation’s top spy chiefs to stop President Donald Trump if he tries to declassify cherry-picked intelligence material that unfairly sows doubt about the 2020 election..." at Politico. So, inciting insurrection. Clandestine @WarClandestine, "This clip is extremely important, because it reveals how the Dems/MSM plan to counter the revelations about 2020. They are going to try to shame MAGA into “letting it go”, because it happened 6 years ago. They are using the Hillary “what difference does it make” defense. They are going to try to belittle and dismiss the magnitude of the findings, in a desperate attempt to avoid accountability for their treasonous activity. They have been caught, and they know it. Their only remaining hope is to convince the American People that it’s not a big deal. They will fail." Teri Christoph at RedState hears She's Back! Karoline Leavitt Torches CNN Anchor's Shameless Gotcha Ahead of Trump's Address to Nation. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Tragically, no matter what evidence he presents, it will be disputed, dismissed and/or ignored by people who will shriek dictatorship and election-rigging when he moves to address the corruption. Tragically, because confidence in election outcomes is now a partisan issue. ..." QuoteJoshua Reid | Redpills.tv @realjoshuareid, "BREAKING: If these reports are accurate, Thursday night could become one of the most consequential Presidential Addresses in modern American history. According to @PaulSperry_, President Trump is expected to present newly declassified intelligence alleging: ▪️ Chinese interference in the 2020 election ▪️ Hacking of state voter registration databases, ▪️ A broader intelligence cover-up involving FBI, CIA, and ODNI records, ▪️ More than 100,000 non-citizens including illegal immigrants on voter rolls, If this evidence is released as reported—and the four sets of declassified FBI, CIA, and ODNI documents are made public this Friday—it won’t just reopen the debate over 2020 and potentially lead to indictments. It will set up the predicate for Trump to declare a National Emergency on Election Integrity and Infrastructure." Driscoll at Insty is GETTING READY FOR THE SPEECH: Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Going into tonight's speech, remember this: all the GOP wants to do is make voter fraud detectable and provable. That's it. For some odd reason Democrats support systems that make voter fraud nearly undetectable to a standard a court wlll recognize. Odd, doncha think?"

As usual, sundance at CTH hosts the address largely without comment, President Trump Speech to the Nation – 9:00pm ET Livestream Links. If you prefer with your speech with a little left-wing cant on the side, you can find it at Althouse, "What Trump did NOT do was even purport to show a single ineligible voter voted in the 2020 election, or..." "... that any voting machines were actually compromised, voting machines or voter registration databases breached, or election results inaccurately reported. Overall, this was an underwhelming announcement delivered with low energy that changes nothing about how state and local election administrators should run elections. If his government had actual evidence of noncitizen voting, there would be indictments; Trump has been hounding US attorneys to bring such cases, and the fact that he hasn’t shows that these claims likely have no legs.... He also did not offer anything new by way of policy proposals...."Writes Rick Hasen, in "Trump’s Underwhelming Announcement on Voting Does Not Even Purport to Show That Any Illegal Votes Were Cast in the 2020 Election or That Voting Machines Have Been Hacked or Vote Totals Inaccurate; He Also Made a Pitch to Pass the SAVE America Act But Offered No New Federal Mandates" (Election Law Blog)." Matt Vespa at TownHall, President Trump Reveals What We All Suspected About the 2020 Election in Primetime Address. Mary Chastain at LI, Trump: Declassifying Documents Showing China’s Election Interference and “Deep State” Cover Up. “In light of the brand new and irrefutable information I have revealed tonight, my administration is in the process of notifying states whose election data was compromised by the People’s Republic of China and others.” ThePersistence @ScottPresler, "If I were the Republican Party, I would do a query for every address where 6+ voters are registered. Then, I would go through that list to look for how many of those addresses are P.O. Boxes, vacant lots, malls, businesses, churches, shelters, or other non-residential locations. Then, after locating those non-residential locations, I would see how many of those voters voted & whether they voted by mail."

Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Notice how Nithya Raman just completely disappeared after they blocked us out of the general election? She's not campaigning at all. Like a pickpocket disappearing into the crowd. Just a ghost. I told you her campaign was a scam. Colluding with Bass from the start." From RCP, Latino Voters and the SAVE Act. Most support voter ID. 

At Althouse, JD Vance on Joe Rogan. "I'm only an hour and a half into this, but it seems the 2 men are handling themselves well enough" At News Wax, Vance Says Admin 'Screwed Up' Epstein Files, Hits Israel. It was a no-win situation. No matter how swiftly or how completely you released the material, it would never be enough for skeptics, who would, and did, accuse you of holding out. The Victory Girls think Marco Rubio Gives an Epic Speech on Political Terrorism. PJM's Sarah Anderson calls it a Must Watch: Rubio Goes Hard on the 'Unique Evil' of Far-Left Terrorism, Promises More to Come. At Todd Blanches confirmation hears Matt Margolis sees Former AG John Ashcroft School Adam Schiff in the Most Brutal Way ""Mr. Blanche has said that he believes the president has both the right and the duty to use the Justice Department to go after his enemies," Schiff said, before turning to Ashcroft and asking, "Do you subscribe to that view?" It was a trap dressed up as a question, and Ashcroft didn’t fall for it. "I believe that the Attorney General of the United States has the right and responsibility to enforce the law uniformly, and if the law has been broken by the president's 'enemies,' he has a duty," Ashcroft said, adding that lawbreakers "do not become exempt from following the law merely by their enmity to the president of the United States." Then he flipped the script entirely. "As a matter of fact, the people who break the law are in enmity with the people of the United States," Ashcroft said. "We used to call people who break the law, 'public enemies.'"" At Twitchy, CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen Flirts With Libel of Todd Blanche on Nicolle Wallace’s Show.

John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC, "Trump is the most dynamic and effective president I’ve seen in over 40 years of watching politics. And even if I agreed with you, I’d still rather have the GOP in power at cocktail parties than demonic Democrats opening the border and butchering kids. I’m fine with complaining about the GOP, even Trump. But this “why should we vote for them” approach is suicide-by-killing-the-good-in-pursuit-of-perfect." Quote Tomi Lahren @TomiLahren, "Replying to @NolteNC I’m a little sick of these republicans talking a big game and riding on Trump’s coattails only to get to DC and shill for the foreigners. We didn’t elect them to go to cocktail parties and fundraise for their next election. It’s diabolical. If we do get taken over my the communist Left it’ll be because the do NOTHING right betrayed us and our vote! I will NEVER apologize for calling out so-called public servants. Ever. They work for us and right now, they are doing a piss poor job."

At the Chronic, Trump’s OMB Puts Taxpayers Back in Control of Their Money. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "@POTUS announces that any American veteran who has driven a heavy truck for our military will soon be eligible for a Commercial Driver's License." Newsweek whines Trump To Fast-Track Truck Licenses For Veterans–Who Is Eligible?

Althouse, "Pete Hegseth wants a manly military. And he really, really wants you to know how badly he wants a manly military.", ""In his 2024 book, The War on Warriors, Hegseth worried that the military risked becoming 'effeminate, and apologetic'; he insisted that what liberals really want is 'soft men, and a weak military,' and he scolded 'Pentagon pussies' who refuse to stand up for soldiers on the battlefield. As secretary of defense, Hegseth has blocked the promotion of female military officers, removed the first woman to lead the Navy, and ordered a review of women’s 'effectiveness' in ground-combat roles. He has also used the Defense Department’s social-media channels to post a steady stream of tougher-than-thou videos...." So begins the Atlantic article, "Pete Hegseth Wants YOU to Test Your Testosterone/The secretary of defense has a questionable plan to monitor the hormone levels of every service member over 30" (gift link)." A better use of money than vaginoplasties for men. Insty, PENTAGON REFUSES TO PUNISH PILOT FOR LOW BEACH FLYOVER.

This is one of the most brilliant moves Hegseth has made. Here’s why:

Experienced pilots are freaking out in my DMs about these close flybys. Even some based people I follow and love, like @MCCCANM, are questioning them while my son’s class of young student aviators can’t stop… https://t.co/vM9pjQrv9O pic.twitter.com/Se1IjH1BnZ

— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) July 16, 2026

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, David Muir and ABC News Thought They Had the Blues UPDATE. Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth, "The flyovers will continue until morale improves." At News Wax, Guard Deployment to DC Will Last Through Trump's Term and 6th Straight Day of Attacks Underway as US Strikes Deeper Into Iran.

Ben Whedon at JTN, Senate GOP poised for largest turnover of the millennium due to Trump primaries, retirements, "Republicans currently have 53 seats in the upper chamber, but are essentially guaranteed to see at least eight of their ranks not return for the next Congress, marking what will be the largest instance of intra-party turnover in the past quarter-century." Depends on how you count Mitch.

PJM's VodkaPundit gasps when hear hears Oligarchs Just Snuck HOW MUCH Money Out of Russia? Three hundred billion dollars, a real vote of confidence.

Kevin Killough at JTN reports Critics cast doubt on Biden's claims he personally wrote upcoming memoir ""How many chapters are about your time hiding in the basement while someone else ran the White House?" Rep. Nancy Mace asked in response to the announcement."

Amy Curtis at TownHall has a hopeful New Poll that Shows Socialism Isn't As Popular As the Left Wants Us to Believe. At PJM, Matt Margolis hears the Democrats Got Some Devastating News About the Midterms and Stephen Kruiser hears The Commie Call Is Coming From Inside the Democrats' House. From WUWT, Regarding Energy, the Left Wants Us to Live Smaller Lives. Americans Don’t Do That. Shut up, eat the bugs, freeze in winter, bake in summer. PJM's Bob Spencer, Mamdani Is Enraged Over Shocking ICE Murder, but of Course He’s Lying Again.

At NYPo, Swalwell pal Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post. "Minutes after this article was published, the senator gave a non-denial to an NBC News journalist on Capitol Hill, uttering, “I’m not going to engage in gossip.” At Ace, Surprise! Eric Swalwell's Adultery Wingman, Rueben Gallego, Banged At Least Two House Aides, "Noooooo. Not the guy who handed his nine-months-pregnant wife divorce papers so he could bang his side-piece openly (while claiming it's a "new relationship"). I shan't believe it. Take your filthy lies, NY Post, and hit the road, Jack!!!" Ryan King at NYPo, Arizona Congressional Dem hopeful caught following OnlyFans, witchcraft accounts. Kurt Schlichter at TownHall just says Leftist Women Are an Abomination. He didn't have to be sexist. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, sees Desperation? DNC Demanded NDAs Before Finance Meeting.

Misty Severi at JTN reports Fetterman draws red line for Democratic Party, says he would leave if it abandons Israel. "The warning comes the same day that over 100 House Democrats voted against sending more aid to Israel, though the amendment containing the proposal failed to pass because of wide Republican support."

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Los Angeles International Airport railway is now $1 billion over budget and years delayed The contractor is now SUING the city for blaming them for the delays and claims the delays were actually the city’s fault Another Newscum failure reeking of corruption." Unleash Prosperity claims Obamacare Fraud Cut in Half This Year.

Insty demands “JUSTICE.” "Now More Than Ever, Ensuring Supreme Court Justices’ Personal Security Is Critical. “This is outrageous stuff and, obviously, totally unacceptable." From Bearing Arms, Supreme Court Ruling in Viramontes Could Reshape Gun Rights Nationwide and Ninth Circuit Judge Says It's Time for SCOTUS to 'Benchslap' Court Over 2A Rulings. "So, what to do? I have a suggestion. The Supreme Court should consider summarily reversing some of our wayward Second Amendment decisions. To put it more colloquially, it’s time for some benchslaps. Nothing less will give this court any pause before ultimately blessing every arms restriction it reviews." From Shooting Newsweek, Reducing Violent Crime Isn’t Complicated, You Just Have to Want to Do It. John Sexton at Hat Hair examines The Latest Attempt to Use the Courts to End Fossil Fuels.

At Althouse, "I do love revenge, I will say that,' adds Meeropol, 57, taking a sip from an iced Americano... 'I’d always loved revenge movies." "That's from "The woman behind E Jean Carroll: I do love revenge, I will say that/Ivy Meeropol has made a film starring one of Trump’s biggest foes. And she has her own beef with the president — dating back to her grandparents’ execution" (London Times). Meeropol = Ivy Meeropol, the documentarian who made a movie about the man, Roy Cohn, who "helped to send her grandparents, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, to the electric chair, leaving her father orphaned at the age of ten." Now, Meeropol has a movie about E. Jean Carroll."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes 'Diversity' Is Not Our Strength if They Hate Us and When 'Human Rights' Becomes Civilizational Suicide. From Ace, Gaza Family of 18 Wins "Right" to Settle In England Despite Speaking No English and Being Determined to be a Net Detriment to Society, "The judge agreed the family of welfare ticks would be a net negative to British society, but commanded them all to be settled in England anyway, because... because the family would be missing out if they weren't allowed to jump on the UK welfare train," and The Illegal Alien Truck Driver Who Killed Three People Last Year Gets Less Than Five Years in Prison, "Yeah, a little more than four years sounds right for a Family Annihilator." Well, no widows or orphans. Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC, "If you’re a ruler and you don’t care about your country, the foreigner is a much better resident than the citizen. The foreigner won’t complain while you pillage the place. He only asks for a cut of the loot and some legal protections." Quote Alex James @actualAlexJames, "Why did all Western countries suddenly implement infinity migration without any public discussion or vote?"

John Sexton hears Bluesky Gave Up on Competing with X. At the Eternally Radical Idea Greg Lukianoff has More tips for being non-partisan in a partisan age "It ain't easy, it can be exhausting, and you're not always going to get everything right. But you have to keep trying." No I don't.

From WaEx, The zombies aren’t coming. They’re already teaching your kids. Campus Reform, LSU fires former DEI official earning nearly $330K amid spending cuts. "The university eliminated 25 positions as part of an effort projected to save $3.7 million." At CJ, How a Mellon Grant Fueled Fringe Scholar-Activism in Texas, "Funding of $5 million supported academics who want to “decolonize education” and dismantle capitalism and “heteronormativity.”" Ben Smith at RedState, Are You Serious? Virginia School Board Refuses to Drug Test Teachers After Classroom Fentanyl Overdose. "A Virginia school board voted 4-3 to protect teachers from the indignity of drug testing, two years after a second-grade teacher overdosed on fentanyl in her own classroom, in front of her students."

Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Hearing from tradesmen that one of their main job criteria is bureaucracy. Employers will hire them away from other employers with the promise of same money, but not having to deal with all the app shit. The compliance/app regime is getting that bad, even out in the field."

Taco Bell manager confident Cyclospora came from farmers market down the street. pic.twitter.com/NYUZle5Rkx

— U.S. Secretary of Common Sense (@ScottButtram) July 15, 2026

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - UFC 250 Trumps Magnificent Troll

Michael Knowles @michaeljknowles, "The President paid to get the epic flyover UFC photo, and it was well worth whatever it cost. But stop to consider that he got this picture for free." Sasha Stone maintains Trump's UFC 250 is the Greatest Troll in American History. Althouse notices Among the celebrities at the UFC Freedom 250 festivities: The Holy Uncle. Thomas Hern @ThomasMHern, "Vice President JD Vance hanging out with Pope Leo’s brother, the Holy Uncle, at the UFC Freedom 250 Fight Night at the White House. This is the greatest timeline in human history." The Victory Girls see America 250 Brought The Blue Angels. The Resistance Brought The Blues. Including Robert DeNiro who says he can't love America while Trump is president. A Driscolly post at Insty, USA! USA! USA! Logan Hall @loganclarkhall, "Libtards have boxed themselves into a position where they are forced to countersignal pro-American kino like this and it’s a complete disaster for them." Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock, "Every anti-Trump counter-programming effort always looks like a talent show at a senior center - but with a little bit less energy." Quote Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Libs are counter-programming the UFC event at the White House. With this." Insty says HE’S NOT WRONG: David Burge @iowahawkblog, "I'm not a fan of MMA on the White House lawn. But if this is the alternative, fuck it, let's have MMA, WWE and Monster Trucks in the Rose Garden every Tuesday." Quote TheFOO @PolitiBunny, "Who exactly do they think is getting ‘left behind’? This is so confusing and sad. lol" David Burge @iowahawkblog, "I think we've failed as a society to fully educate our Theater Kids how fucking tired we are of their bullshit." Ace, sees Bitter Old Has-Beens Stage Counter-Event to WH UFC Show, "The left is very angry that Trump "desecrated" the White House by staging a sporting event there. They say the White House lawn is sacred, and only for wholesome events like lurid transgender perverts exposing their fake breasts to children. Yes, that happened under Biden. #pRiDe."

Sundance at CTH observes President Trump Attends G7 Summit in France – This One Will Be Ridiculous. Althouse finds "Greenland is the largest island in the world, but it has fewer than fifty-seven thousand residents, who are mostly scattered..." ""... among settlements and towns along its western coast. Although it belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark, it lies to the west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is part of North America. The latest articulation of the U.S.’s National Security Strategy, published in November, frames Trump’s imperial ambitions as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, the assertion by President James Monroe, in 1823, that any attempt by European powers to further colonize the Americas would be treated as 'dangerous to our peace and safety.' Under Trump’s leadership, the N.S.S. says, “we will deny non-Hemispheric competitors the ability to position forces or other threatening capabilities, or to own or control strategically vital assets, in our Hemisphere.'" Writes Ben Taub, in "Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland/'We want Greenland,' Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality" (The New Yorker)."

At Althouse, A woman dies and this is how she is remembered? For her "burning hatred for Trump"?Variety, ‘ALF’ Star Anne Schedeen Dies at 77; Family Remembers Her ‘Burning Hatred for Trump’ "Now, this is just very sad. Imagine dying and that's the headline — how you burned with hate. Thanks, family. Thanks for remembering the hate." At People Ian McKellen Says He Imagined Destroying Mar-a-Lago While Filming an Explosive Scene for Avengers: Doomsday. He is an archvillain after all. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Doomers must have mental whiplash at this point. 1. China kicked out of Panama 2. Venezuela secured and friendly without a war. 3. EU and Canada whimpering like babies 4. No Russian tanks rolling across Germany or the rest of Europe. 5. No ww3 6. China in a major deflationary event 7.... 32. ICE and border patrol fully funded for the rest of Trumps term. 33. Stock markets at record highs. 34. Do I need to go on? There are about 100 more domestic policy issues I could list... And it hasn't even been 2 years." Dan Kervick @DanMKervick, "We’ve lost Venezuela. We might lose Cuba. The condition of Palestine is desperate. Global climate action is dead. Technofascists are running everything. The US “left” is Magafied populist trash in possession of zero brain power." Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "There’s a personality I distrust most and it’s the people who say it wouldn’t have mattered if Kamala won instead of Trump or that it was preferable for her to win so we could accelerate toward what’s inevitable. We’ve achieved cultural and political victories unlike any time in my life. If you can’t see that then you don’t belong near politics. Could he have done more? Sure but he’s also fighting an often terrible Congress. Not enviable..."

At Ace, Mitch McConnell Hospitalized Again With "Undisclosed" Condition, "These people just will not retire. Their egos are too big and their bank accounts are not yet big enough." There's an awful lot to dislike about Mitch, but I'll always keep in mind he kept Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court.

Author Carlo Carrasco asks What Does Trump’s Deal With Iran Mean For Israel? and I think he really intends it as an open question. YNet, IDF says it killed Hezbollah commander tied to 2007 murder of US soldiers.

The Victory Girls see The Left’s Greed And Envy Is On Full Display. At PJM, Stephen Kruiser notes Sane People Aren't Triggered by Elon Musk's Wealth, Tim O'Brien looks at Elon Musk and the Politics of Envy and VodkaPundit hears dems beg Will No One Rid Me of This Turbulent Musk? and at Insty, THE LEFT WANTS HIM DEAD, AND THEY AREN’T SHY ABOUT TELLING EVERY TRIGGER-ABLE NUTCASE OUT THERE: and THIS MAN IS A MONSTER! Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Starlink connecting schools on remote islands!" Quote Starlink @Starlink "Starlink is providing high-speed internet to a community tech center in Île-à-Vache, a remote island off the coast of Haiti, connecting hundreds of students and teachers to reliable connectivity for the first time." Don Surber preaches Musk beware, "$612 billion can become $3,000 very quickly." Which would leave him with a mere $400 billion. Adeo Ressi @adeoressi, "My quote from the New York Times today: Adeo Ressi, Mr. Musk’s college roommate at the University of Pennsylvania, said the SpaceX chief never cared as much about financial gain as obtaining resources to help him achieve his entrepreneurial goals. For Mr. Musk, “money is a means to an end,” Mr. Ressi said, comparing his friend’s mind-set to a gamer accumulating coins in a video game to beat a level. “He’s amassing resources to do things, and the thing he wants to do most is colonize Mars,” Mr. Ressi said. “That’s a really big driving force behind his wealth accumulation.”...“It’s not like he’s planning to leave this in a massive family trust,” Mr. Ressi said. “It’s literally going to be used to make humanity into a multiplanetary species.”" Da Daily Economist looks at The Long Tradition of Wealth-Extracting Socialists.

Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt. "When I said this throughout my campaign, CNN people called me cruel and unhinged. Now, after they helped secure the election for the 2 dorks responsible for all these problems, CNN is now echoing my campaign talking points as gospel. Fascinating! OSZ @OpenSourceZone, "CNN: Dem Lead Much Smaller Than Previous Blue Waves Generic Congressional Ballot June Polls: 2006: Dem +11 2018: Dem +10 2026: Dem +5 Democrats Lead is also shrinking: NBC: Dem +6 -> Dem +5 MU Law: Dem +4 -> Dem +1 Ipsos: Dem +3 -> Dem +3" Sarah at Insty, I ALWAYS WONDER HOW MUCH OF THESE “TIGHT RACES” IS FRAUD: Socialist in Tight House Race Showered Convicted Palestinian Terrorist With Love and Praise, Taunted Jewish Student Who Objected to Her Disruptive, Anti-Israel Agitating. Cal Globe, California Uses FORCE to Protect FRAUD "Shutting down investigative journalism is a form of tyranny and so are unexplainable election results." NYPo's John Fund wants you to meet Meet Dean Logan, the dean of LA County election snafus. Twitchy, THIS --> Michael Knowles Only Needs Four Minutes TOTAL to Explain How Democrats Steal Elections (Watch):

How Democrats Steal Elections In 4 Mins pic.twitter.com/1KoNPUXBrj

— The Michael Knowles Show (@MKnowlesShow) June 12, 2026

Christian Toto at Hat Hair hears Bill Maher: Vote for the Guy with the Nazi Tattoo! From Ace, Needledicked Nazi Once Mocked a Teen's Suicide Attempt. "Pussy Hustler continues showing he's a New Democrat Man." Driscoll at Insty cites MATTHEW CONTINETTI: It’s the Age of Sanders, Too. From the Free Bacon, Arizona Democratic Candidate Cast As Rural Working Mom Is a Millionaire Consultant With Deep Soros Ties, Wants Sex Work Decriminalized To Help ‘Trans Women of Color.’ "JoAnna Mendoza reports stake in a political consulting firm worth up to $5 million."From the Center Square, Support broadens beyond Harris, Newsom in Democratic primary poll.

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, Gavin Newsom Announced He's Being Investigated by the DOJ. Here's What We've Learned. At Ace, Gavin Newsom: Trump Is Investigating Me and My Wife Because He's Corrupt and Not Because I Shovel Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Taxpayer's Money to My Wife For Her "Businesses" "A refresher on the corrupt Ultra-Karen Jennifer Siebel Newsom ..." Leslie Eastman at LI reports HUD Suspends Federal Homeless Funding to Los Angeles in Wake of Fraud Allegations. "Los Angeles officials are dismissing the move as political theater. However, the missing tens of millions, unverifiable housing sites, and documented conflicts of interest are not partisan talking points; they are governance failures with real human consequences."

Nick Ballasy at JTN reports the Biden DOJ targeted parents at school board meetings despite FBI, sheriffs' objections, memos show "AFL said it acquired the documents as part of its ongoing lawsuit related to former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s October 4, 2021 memorandum that targeted concerned parents at school board meetings during the COVID pandemic." Ace, Despite Merrick Garland's Assurances, DOJ Officials and the National Sheriffs' Association Objected to His Targeting of Christian Conservative Parents "If they do this, they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force," an official wrote." From Fox, Gabbard says declassified biolab records validate concerns previously dismissed as misinformation. "Records show more than 40 Ukrainian labs housed Soviet-era pathogen collections and received US biocontainment training." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "THREAD: What do Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, and Elaine Chao have in common? They were all paid by a Marxist-Islamist Iran group that was designated as terrorist until 2012. No, this is not a joke..."

At WaEx, The perpetual victimhood and racial tribalism of Karmelo Anthony’s defenders. Cathy Salgado at PJM likes how Mark Robinson Takes on Karmelo's Supporters With Ruthless Honesty.

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports an ICE Agent Opens Fire After Being Struck by Fleeing Vehicle (Update). "The NY Post has more information on the suspect. An illegal migrant from Peru rammed his van into an ICE agent during a “targeted vehicle stop” in New Jersey on Monday, prompting the officer to open fire on the fleeing suspect, authorities said. The chaos unfolded as immigration officers tried to pull over and arrest Freidrich Castillo-Ormeno, who was released in the US under the Biden administration, around 9:30 a.m. in Manahawkin, according to ICE."

Salon with an instant classic.

The Victory Girls notice Salon Can’t Help But To Hit JD Vance "Well, according to Marcotte, Vance credits Erika Kirk, who is “even more hated” than her deceased husband. Way to champion women here, Mandy. Trash a widow. Classy." Duke at RedState enjoys how the ‘No Kings’ Crowd Gets Wrecked by One Brutally Honest Media Column "By invoking the language of America's founding, the No Kings movement cheapens what that struggle actually meant. America was born from years of real tyranny, paid for in blood by people who had none of these freedoms."  

Sundance at CTH is outraged when the U.K Media Discover British Version of DOJ-CRS called “Research, Information and Communications Unit” (RICU) and Embattled British Prime Minister Announces Social Media Information Control System to Protect “Children” Ace reads the Daily Mail: A Former "Counter-Terrorism" Propagagnda Unit Headed by an MI-6 Spy Has Been Redirected to Run Nonstop Psyops Against the British Public to Convince Them to Accept Terrorism and Third-World Hyperviolence as Normal and Perfectly British, "I think we already knew this, but social media is blowing up about it, so maybe we didn't. Or maybe it was alleged but now we have more information." TCW observes Child protection is an excuse for the super-surveillance of everyone. At the Spec, Will Keir Starmer’s under-16 social media ban actually work? Colin Wright @SwipeWright, "If this turns out to be the case, it will be a brazenly political decision that's inexcusable. No social media app glorifies hate and violence more than Bluesky. Just last week, the large and influential user Ken White called for Elon's assassination. The post is still up!" Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra, "I've just heard 3 people who were reporting on riots in Northern Ireland using their YouTube accounts have been arrested. They were not involved in any rioting, they are not involved in any criminal activity. They are looking to do anther Southport to clamp down on free speech." John Carter @martianwyrdlord, "You can have whatever opinion you want on economics and still be on the left, but if you say "young white girls shouldn't be raped and murdered by foreign men", you will be expelled from the left. Therefore young white girls getting raped and murdered by foreign men is what the left is." Quote Jen @JENpatriotic, "Lefties in Brighton Chanting "Rhiannon Whyte deserved it" right to Rhiannon's mothers face When Siobhan raised the issue with the police, they SHOVED her down onto the floor!" At Spiked! Labour: enemies of the people. "The party that swam against the populist tide is now being swept away by it."

John Sexton reports a Russian Diplomat Paid for Arson Attack Against Keir Starmer. "Lyukshin allegedly set up a fake far-right group called Direct Action which was completely fabricated." I think that's pretty much an act of war. Ace puts it together Ukranian Rent-Boys Who Set Fire to Keir Starmer's Property Were... Paid by Russian Diplomat In Effort to Fake Up a "Far Right" Plot Against Him. "So Keir Stermer wasn't a social acquaintance of the rent boys. No, it was a Russian op designed to stir up trouble, arranged by a paymaster calling himself "EL" or "EL Money." I'm guessing Keir Starmer's government gladly accepted the hoax as a reason to target the "far right.""

Insty, YOU WILL BE MADE TO CARE: On Pride Night, some Giants add reference to Bible verse to hat. "On Pride Night at Oracle Park, with the San Francisco Giants wearing special edition hats to represent the LGBTQ+ community, multiple players wrote Bible verses next to the team’s rainbow logo, while one chose to forgo wearing the cap entirely. Starting pitcher Landen Roupp and reliever JT Brubaker wrote the Bible verse Genesis 9:12-16 on the caps they wore Friday night, the same passage that has been displayed by other players on their Pride Night hats during games.Read more: Giants’ Sam Hentges on decision to not wear Pride Night hat: ‘I don’t morally support it’ “Kind of what the verse says, the rainbow is a symbol of God’s covenant to us and us as believers stand firm in that,” Roupp said..." The College Fix claims San José State U. women’s volleyball team ‘allegedly recruited male for advantage.’

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Happy Birthday President Trump!

It looks like you had a hell of a party for your 80th birthday. Insty, IF THIS DOESN’T LOOK AT LEAST A LITTLE FUN, YOU MIGHT NOT BE AMERICAN: Marc Thiessen @marcthiessen, "I’ve never been to a UFC fight, but I once went to a monster truck/motocross rally in rural Maine and saw a part of America I’d never experienced before. Trump is opening the White House to those Americans and it’s awesome. If you’re offended by that you may be an elitist snob." And PRETTY MUCH -> At Althouse, Deploying the TR precedent to promote fighting at the White House and Those who like to call out Trump for his narcissism got a big disappointment last night as the supposed birthday party was not a birthday party at all. "The event was called UFC Freedom 250, and, true to that name, it turned out to be about the UFC and the United States of America. 3 days before his birthday, Trump had said — quoted at USA Today — "You don't have to wish me happy birthday because I'm not happy about that birthday that I'm having. That's a number that I never thought really too much about. It's not a number I like, but I'm here, nevertheless."" Derek Hunter @derekahunter, "Kennedy fucked every willing chick in the White House and some who weren't. This is no big thing to @DavidBrooks224, who left his first wife for his married assistant. Please, Dave, lecture us on cultural decline." Quote Alex Christy @alexchristy17, "David Brooks reacts to the upcoming UFC fight at the White House, "I first thought of, like, who are the artists John F. Kennedy brought to the White House? It was like W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein. And now we have got cage fighting. Don't anybody say America's in cultural decline." Jonathan Capehart adds "talk about degrading the culture. This is degrading the White House, degrading the people's house. And it's just unconscionable that this has happened." From News Wax, Putin Calls Trump on 80th Birthday, Talks Ukraine, Iran and U.S.-Russia Ties. Sarah at Insty, HILARY CLINTON OPENS HER WHORE MOUTH: Remember, during today’s literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it’s not his house. It’s our house. "Reminder this is the woman who bragged of “funky, down to earth decorations” which were made by blue-ribbon art schools across the country… which included a lot of dicks and similar ‘humor’ (which we are now to take as debunked, because it was just reported by eye-witnesses since the time in the early days of the internet): FLASHBACK: FLOTUS Hillary’s X-Rated Deviant White House Christmas Tree Ornaments."

Of course the big birthday gift was the signing of the MOU with Iran, potentially ending the conflict with Iran. Scott McLallen at TownHall, BREAKING: Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal Complete. Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran Is Complete. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Iran, Trump Announce Deal … For Now. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Iran Deal is Complete – Strait of Hormuz Open for Transit and REPORTS: President Trump Frustrated with Additional Israeli Attacks into Lebanon. At Althouse, "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!" ""I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow! President DONALD J. TRUMP" Writes Trump, at Truth Social." wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "The SOH blockade ends with the USN taking or diverting 152 Iranian ships -- for now. By comparison Europe has physically stopped, boarded, detained, or redirected around 10–15 well-documented Russian Dark Fleet ships as of mid-2026—despite sanctioning hundreds..." Sarah Hoyt at Insty, I’M NOT HAPPY WITH THE IRAN PEACE BEFORE MAKING THE IRG PASTE, AND THIS IS A REASON WHY: Iran’s Remaining Forces: On French Radio, Hamas and Hezbollah Are Characterized as “Delocalized Iranian Armies”.

More from sundance, Sunday Talks – Secretary Pete Hegseth -vs- Dramatic Acting Margaret Brennan and Facing Domestic Military Embarrassment, British PM Starmer Orders Capture of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker. Scott McLallen again, 'You Will Not Escape': DOJ Warns Ghost Fleet Operators After Tanker Captain's Guilty Plea . From the Brussels Signal, Dreams of an EU army just crashed. "For years, European Union federalists have hoped that one particular project would take flight: A Franco-German jet fighter. The ambitious project, planned between two major companies – Airbus, on Germany’s (and Spain’s) side, and Dassault Aviation on France’s – would have been a proof-in-concept approach to a European Union army. Those dreams crashed to the ground this week when it was revealed that Airbus and Dassault Aviation could not come to an agreement on who would lead the project and who would follow. In 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron declared the plan “a revolution”; last week, he met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and confirmed that the project was not moving forward."

Hat Hair's Stephen Moore insists Trump's Critics are Dead Wrong (Again) on the Economy. They generally are, having about the same success rate a fortune tellers. The Victory Girls are pissed that John Cornyn Decides To Pick Fights And Play Sore Loser.

Amy Curtis at TownHall hears Scott Jennings Hammers CNN Panel Over Elon Musk Trillionaire Status. "Call me when you're made about Soros." Andrew Wilkow @WilkowMajority, "The people who created 40 Trillion in debt are angry that Elon Musk created 1 Trillion in wealth." YouTube, Former SpaceX welder becomes millionaire with IPO launch: “I was always taught just to work hard.”

Insty, I’M EXPECTING AN L.A.-SHATTERING KABOOM: And maybe not just L.A. Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Saving LA - Phase III." Ian Miles Cheong @ianmiles, "Holy hell, man. Turn this into a national movement." From NYPo, Spencer Pratt says fire at his Pacific Palisades crystals office ‘not an accident’ as investigation launched. “I will wait for the investigators to make public the details, but this was no accident, and the timing of this…on the heels of all of the contentious election tomfoolery of the last two weeks, it is very suspect, indeed.”

At RCP, The Platner Problem: When Principles Meet Power. From Twitchy, 'Cute Speech. CONGRATS': Mark Cuban Shuts Ro Khanna DOWN in SURPRISING Back and Forth About Capitalism. Dave Manney at PJM hears Jeffries Just Told America What Democrats Will Do if They Win the House, impeach Trump, of course. Larry Elder at TownHall notes Trump Goes to the NBA Finals -- Look Who Attacked Him. "U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said: "It's not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan. I mean, does this guy even know the difference between Karl Rove and Karl Anthony Towns? I don't think so. He's just injecting himself." But NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Trump a lifelong fan, saying Trump "was a fixture at Madison Square Garden. He was here all the time. He's a genuine Knicks fan." Matt Margolis at PJM sees A New Study Just Confirmed the Left's Worst-Kept Secret, they're nuts. Paul Vallas at John Kass finds Mayor Johnson Is Making Chicago’s Affordable Housing Crisis Worse, of course. Socialist remedies generally do. RCP notices The Real Victims of Gerrymandering are Independent Voters.

GregGutfeld @greggutfeld, "i came to the conclusion that this story is so awful that we have no way to punish it. to commit to an appropriate measure of justice is beyond our willingness to do it." Quote Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreytucker, "The revelations six years later are pouring out so quickly that it is impossible to keep up much less mentally process all this: * The Director of National Intelligence has documented 120 US-funded/owned biolabs in 30 countries many of which are manufacturing and manipulating infectious diseases..." Sundance finds it Interesting – SSCI Vice Chairman Says He Conducts Secret Back Channel Discussions with Intelligence Operatives and Foreign Government Intel Officials About Keeping Intelligence From DNI. So, basically a traitor. 

From I&I, ICYMI: The Dems’ Anti-ICE Campaign Was An Epic Fail. From a legislative perspective. But they sure managed to generate a lot of civil disorder, and caused a few deaths.

Stacy McCain identifies The Worst Journalist, Ever, Juan Thompson. Insty adds a Correction: The worst journalist ever so far. Mediaite, Trump DOJ Approves Paramount’s Acquisition of Warner Bros, raising the possibility of Bari Weiss taking control over CNN too.

Josh Hammer at Hat Hair notices Belfast Is Burning, and the Media Won't Say Why. Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "Fearless prediction: N. Ireland will be 90%(+) migrant free in 3 months. It is now clear to me that what we are seeing in N. Ireland is a sectarian pogrom. One which will in 3 months be utterly successful in driving out 90%(+)... N.I. "Troubles Pogrom" 1/" David Shaw @David90shaw, "THE MASK HAS COMPLETELY SLIPPED. Keir Starmer is banning social media for teenagers, but guess which app is magically exempt? Bluesky. They are blocking every platform that allows independent free speech, while leaving the ultimate left wing echo chamber wide open. This was never about child safety. It is a highly coordinated plot to trap your kids in a digital bubble and brainwash them with pure establishment propaganda. They want total control over what the next generation is allowed to think. RT if you refuse to let the Labour elite indoctrinate our children!" Bournebrook Mag discourses on The Tragedy of John Cleese ""He was a Progressive, Liberal degenerate in 1960s uber-white uber-polite Britain. He could take the p*** out of the people he saw as uptight and repressed while enjoying the clean, safe streets and quiet little hamlets full of those same uptight, repressed, polite-to-a-fault, helpful, white Christian Englishmen." Sarah at Insty, THEY’VE BEEN LIED TO. I TOLD YOU SO: Europeans in the US for the World Cup Are Celebrating American Culture—Specifically, Red America’s Culture. I couldn’t help but notice that all these Europeans driving around being charmed by the U.S. are celebrating the very things that Leftists have the most contempt for. But if liberals have their way, they'll enshitiffiy America like they did Europe.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Decapitates TDA, Musk Becomes First Trillionaire

The White House @WhiteHouse, "“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” - President DONALD J. TRUMP" Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, BREAKING: Trump Channels Inner Tom Clancy, Takes Out TdA Head in Airstrike. Althouse "At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua..." "Here's the background material that formed the center of Trump's post (where I have an ellipsis above): "Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity. During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls. With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones. Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive." I expect some Democrat judge to order Trump to resurrect him.

Also at Althouse "The president's threatening to leave it permanently.... We'll just host weekly fights between people in politics, you know, and settle our scores that way...." "The comic stylings of Marco Rubio:" Regarding the giant temporary arena being set up on White House ground for the UFC fight. I don't follow UFC, but all the right (left) people are pissed off. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks This Scott Jennings Joke on CNN Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See All Week "This continues to be one of the more perplexing things happening at the White House. I do wonder, Scott, why? Why are we doing this to the tune —""Four hundred ninety-four porta-potties?” Jennings interjected. "That's a lot of porta-potties," Phillip replied."Somewhere Graham Platner is booking an airline ticket," Jennings quipped."

At the NYT, After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump. From Twitchy, Texas Loser John Cornyn Tries to Insult Scott Presler and, Yeah, THAT Didn't Go Well for Him. As Charles De Gaulle once noted "The graveyards are full of indispensable men."

From the Brussels Signal, The G-7 is Trump’s chance to express US dominance within the Western alliance. Sundance at CTH sees Mark Carney Arrives in France Three Days Early for Defeating Trump Strategy Session with Emmanuel Macron.

On the Iran affair, News Wax has Khamenei Website Releases Statement: No Give Up on Hormuz, No Deal With Trump, Trump: Leaked Iran Deal 'Bears No Relation to the Truth' and cites FT: Iran Still Has Access to Missiles Despite Attacks.Dmitri Bolt at TownHall hears President Trump Just Blew a Hole in Iran's Alleged Leaked Deal "The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing," the president wrote on Truth Social. "What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith." Iran is playing it's usual games by saying one thing in negotiations, and another to the press. They may need a few more rounds of softening. Conrad Black at the Brussels Signal opines Trump will get what he wants in Iran by negotiation or by force. The Peacock preens Defense industry leaders preparing to meet with Trump as worries over missile supply grow, sources say. "The president is expected to press the leaders to find ways to swiftly increase production of weaponry for the Pentagon, sources told NBC News." Probably has at least a grain of truth, though. At RCW, Iran’s Execution Machine Is Running at Full Speed. Hopefully the people of Iran will respond in kind when they get their chance, assuming Israel leaves any of the leadership alive. 

Yesterday, SpaceX held its IPO, and Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, at least on paper. Envious Democrats, Socialist and Democratic socialists are beside themselves (a neat trick) with envy and rage. John Sexton at Hat Hair calls 'Total Bulls**t": The Left Has Plans for Seizing and Spending Elon Musk's Money. Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "You know they’re the good guys by the way they keep calling for violence and bloodshed against those they view as their ideological enemies." Quote Aleph @woke8yearold "Over on the blue site popehat is calling for Elon Musk to be killed for being racist His brain has been cooked, although admittedly he was unstable to begin with." Insty, at his substack says Elon Musk is a Genius, and a Litmus Test. "People's reactions to him are diagnostic." Henrick Johansson @compliantvc, "Elon Musk is about to become a trillionaire If he agreed to pay just 80% of that as a wealth tax to the EU, the EU government could use its efficient operating experience to fund bicycles with solar panels attached to them for over 40 residents of the Netherlands Elon is being selfish by not paying the wealth tax." John Sexton hears Kimmel: Elon Musk Is 'An Immigrant Who Has Been Stealing From Us'. Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) @antoniogm, "The most envious, Marxist, redistributive person in the world isn't the guy busting his hump to frame a house, or the guy grinding out DoorDash...it's the smug guy worth 7 or 8 figures staring at a trillionaire he considers socially beneath him." Quote Rolling Stone @RollingStone, "Jimmy Kimmel warned against "obscenely wealthy weirdo" Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire. Watch: https://rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m" From Twitchy, Here's Why Class Warfare Lefties Are Ignoring THESE Working Folks Profiting From Elon Musk's Greedy IPO and Limit and Give It: Scott Jennings Schools Grabby CNN Dems Who Want to Kneecap Trillionaire Elon Musk. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "“Elon Musk is a trillionaire.” As a securities law attorney, please allow me to explain how anyone who says this is basically lying to you: 1. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a myriad of laws that prevent founders and other large stockholders of publicly traded companies from dumping their shares. There are substantial holding period requirements, volume of sales limitations and public reporting obligations for stock sales. Basically, Elon holds largely illiquid shares, he is a “trillionaire” on paper only, and the best analogy is when people peg your net worth based on your home’s market price. That’s not money in your pocket, that’s the house you live in..." Peter Hague @peterrhague, "It’s basically incitement at this point, right? I’m sure the journalists have been very careful with language to avoid crossing the legal line (I’m not paying to read this crap) but it’s clear what their intentions are." Quote The Globe and Mail @globeandmail, "Opinion: SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him https://theglobeandmail.com /business/comme..." Northern Barbarian@xnoesbueno, "When Canada's house organ has to issue instructions on how to hate you, you must be doing something right. The richest man in history has devoted his life to making this world a better place. Useful things, making people freer. And getting us onto other worlds. (The Tesla thing, I personally don't really care about, except to the extent it financed other projects and also hilariously made virtue-signaling twats self-humiliate with ridiculous stickers.) The $44 billion for free speech alone when governments are actively censoring dissent, would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize, though associating that wretched tainted award with Musk would elevate it more than it would honor him. Personally devoting his efforts to rooting out massive corruption, fraud and waste in the United States government. Congratulations, @elonmusk. Keep doing what you're doing."

Matt Margolis says Just When You Thought the Platner Tattoo Scandal Couldn’t Get Worse… From the Free Bacon, The Scum Also Rises: Graham Platner Makes History As First Vanity Oysterman With Nazi Tattoo To Win US Senate Nomination. Ace has More: Graham Platner, Known to Have a Dick the Size of a Grain of Rice, Has Lied About Why He Has a Nazi Totenkopf on His Flabby Droopy Moob According To What Story He Thinks His Mark Wants to Hear, "I'm 99% sure this is the woman we heard about yesterday. I'm not 100% on that, though." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed calls him Shameless: Khanna Invokes Epstein to Defend Platner, Dave Strom on Why Platner's Death Camp Guard Tattoo Really Is No Big Deal to Democrats and Mark Judge, Graham Platner’s Sexts and the Stasi Media. Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine, "Being called a thug and the worst person ever to run for office by Donald Trump might be the highest compliment I have ever received." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I mean, he could have called you a Nazi but you would have to agree." Dave Strom calls this Peak Democrat Propaganda: Chuck Ross @ChuckRossDC, "A dirtbag who banged his dead brother's wife is asked by a dirtbag who banged his best friend/campaign manager's wife about another dirtbag who cheated on a fiancee (alleged) and sexted a dozen women right after getting married (confirmed)." Quote POLITICO @politico, "Hunter Biden defends Graham Platner on Newsom podcast http://dlvr.it/TT0RXs."From NYPo, Mamdani cashed in on mayoral perks for Knicks tickets — and downplayed the price: sources.

Ed Ring at Am Great on How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt. "Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral bid surged on Election Day, only to be reversed as California’s entrenched political machine reshaped the final count after the vote." At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman notes California Allows Late Ballots With No Postmark — That’s An Invitation To Fraud. Stella X @Stellaaa, "Riddle me this LA: If it’s illegal for non-citizens to vote, why the Hell does the West LA Library have a display for non citizens that includes a VOTER REGISTRATION specifically for non citizens that allows them to “preregister” to vote. They even have a special section on the registration that allows you to vote ANONYMOUSLY if you don’t feel “safe” putting your address. Gee what could possibly go wrong?!..." Scott McKay at Am Spec calls What’s Happening in Los Angeles an Exercise in Brute-Force Politics. "The vote factory strikes again." Dave Strom reads the Los Angeles Times: Accusations of Voter Fraud 'Unfounded,' Yet They...Found It. F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli, "The @LATimes headline says voter fraud claims are “unfounded” — then their own reporting confirms it. Their article documents homeless individuals being paid cash to register to vote. That’s a federal crime under 52 U.S.C. § 10307(c). “Three people told The Times they accepted a couple dollars to sign, with one saying he signed multiple signatures using various names and received $10." That’s not unfounded. That’s voter fraud and it’s exactly why there must be investigations." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees Spencer Pratt Unleashed: Of Course You Realize, THIS MEANS WAR “Karen, Nithya, ask yourself, is it possible one of your employees may have a recording of you doing or saying something that would force you to resign in disgrace?” he says deadpan into the camera. “Hope you sleep well at night.” Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Jimmy Kimmel i guess you missed the part of the story i don’t need a U-Haul…I have nothing left to pack."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall notes Dan Sullivan and GOP Officials Just Ended Democrats' Nefarious Plan in Alaska. InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022, "JUST IN: Alaska Division of Elections has ruled Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg ineligible to run for office after a probe into Republican allegations that he’s trying to rig the election by drawing votes from U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan." You have to give them credit for inventiveness though. He even looks like him.

From Da Mail, California hit by another huge fraud bombshell as thousands of claims for $4 BILLION in taxpayer-funded compensation meant for sex crime victims are FAKE, investigator says. Beege Welborn, GASP: 'Most' Claims in Los Angeles County's Four BILLION Dollar Sexual Abuse Payout Might Be...Bogus. Scott McLallen at TownHall, Nine Convicted in Ohio Drug Ring That Mixed Fentanyl Trafficking With $4.5M COVID-19 Fraud. Diversification! Stephen Kruiser at PJM, The Morning Briefing: Feds Keep Racking Up Law Enforcement Wins, Dems Hardest Hit.

Althouse sees the Demoncrats' newest wedge issue, AI data centers, "Democrats need organized voters. The political mobilization that the civil rights movement built..." ""... and that has propelled Democrats to victories across the country is aging. The G.O.P. is racing to disorganize and dilute Black electoral power across the South and the Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Your guess about the Democratic Party’s plan to fill the gaps is as good as mine. The party seems to want some kind of economic populist message without embracing the demographic reality that a member of the working class is just as likely to be Black or a woman as a white dude in a Carhartt...." Writes Tressie McMillan Cottom, in "This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats" (NYT). The suggested winning issue is opposition to data centers: "Americans hate data centers. They really, really hate them.... Data centers evoke strong emotions because they are tangible. Voters can hear them, smell them and see them.... [W]hen political problems become local, people can be persuaded to look beyond their party affiliation or even their own social class to help one another...."

From Sundance, Why Have I Spent a Decade Focusing on FISA, DNI Tulsi Gabbard (Aaron Lukas) Revokes Biden Era Assessments Created Inside Weaponized CIA Analyst System and DNI Tulsi Gabbard Releases New Information on 120 U.S. Govt Funded Biolabs Operating Worldwide. Ace, Despite the Lies of the Biden Administration and Its Egregiously Dishonest Spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the US Did In Fact Use Taxpayer Money to Fund Bioweapon Labs Across the Globe, Including in Ukraine.

Jae Sambo @JaeSambo "They can't even take accountability for slavery and give reparations but want to lecture everyone else about being accountable." Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "I never owned slaves, but Karmelo murdered someone. Hope that helps." Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "The trial told us Karmelo Anthony murdered Austin Metcalf. The aftermath told us something much bigger and uglier was running the show. Once the verdict and the 35-year sentence came down, the mask slipped. Instead of accepting the outcome, parts of the support ecosystem immediately shifted into intimidation mode. Death threats started hitting the Metcalf family’s phones. Some of them specifically said Austin’s twin brother Hunter should have been stabbed too. Others talked about desecrating the grave. This wasn’t grief. This was punishment for the family daring to get justice in a courtroom..."

From CIS, Latest Harvard/Harris Poll Shows Increasing Support for ‘Mass Deportations’. "The survey is all over the place — but it’s clear that voters want illegal criminal aliens gone," and notes an interesting ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Exception — From Canada, "The pregnant Dutch crown princess and a quickie proclamation of ‘extraterritoriality.’"

Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill, "Somalis rank among the most welfare-dependent groups in the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. Six countries. Same result. Every single time. This is a pattern, and American taxpayers are paying for it. 81% of Somali immigrant households receive welfare. Even after being in the US for 10 years or longer, 78% are still on welfare. For native households, that number is 21%. They aren’t living the American dream. They are getting free stuff. And we are all paying for it...." Gene Volokh at the The Volokh Conspiracy cites a case where Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct. PJM's Athena Thorne begs Can We PLEASE Stop Mass-Importing Third-World Medieval Butchers?

VodkaPundit at Insty cites DAVID MANNEY: The Washington Post’s Credibility Crisis Hits the Checkout Page. “The complaint, filed in Superior Court of the District of Columbia, seeks class-action status for current and former subscribers, claiming the Post used reader behavior, engagement, and personal information to estimate how much subscribers would tolerate paying at renewal.” I've heard worse about WaPoo.

At The Weak Are Woke

At State of the Day, State of Wednesday: HERE IT COMES, AS PREDICTED. Riots in Belfast? Just like the good old days. Maybe this can unite the Irish. From sundance Britain’s Prime Minister for Northern Ireland Says “a Crackdown is Coming” Against Those Who Complain About Beheading. The Slantic attempts to explain away How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi. Poorer, actually. They mostly blame conservatives for "austerity" efforts.

Gene Parmesan @dsonoiki, "modern leftism is just a permission structure to be as awful as humanly possible to other people all the time for no reason."

From Fox, Emergency action seeks to prevent erasure of 'mother' and 'father' in code of largest US town. "New York's legislature voted to use nonbinary terms 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent' in its state code."

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