Flotsam and Jetsam - Washington DC Resents Being Cleaned Up

From PM, a video, Trump Really Has Cleaned Up D.C. – Will They Thank Him?!. No, Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " UPDATE: Liberals are now complaining that President Trump has made Washington DC *TOO* safe, with one reporting that Lincoln Park was filled with families, kids on scooters, and kids playing on the sidewalk - along with the National Guard. "Not great, tbh."" Yucky little kids in their city! WokeSpy is onto JB Pritzker Lets It Slip Why He’s Worried About Trump’s Crime Crackdown in Chicago. Inhibiting illegals from going to the polls. Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "You'd think a 2-bylined piece in the @Atlantic on the National Guard deployment in DC would have at least a paragraph, or a sentence, assessing the overall stats on crime in DC after Guard's arrival. You would be wrong. Why confront the main issue when you can do snark and color?" Quote Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker, "The sudden appearance of the National Guard in D.C. brings w/ it an absurdist sheen—their tasks quotidian (“beautification”), their backdrops farcical (a Dupont Circle Krispy Kreme), their very presence sitcom-esque (as if lifted from an episode of Veep). https://theatlantic.com/politics/archi."

OTP highlights a poll, College-Age Voters Now Favor GOP By 12 Points. Scott Pinsker sees The Canaries in the Coalmine: In Just 63 Days, We’ll Know If the GOP Will Win the 2026 Midterms. Virginia and New Jersey. At LifeZette, Black BET Billionaire Donor Stuns Democrats, Gives $500K to Winsome Earle-Sears. Mediaite, Jerry Nadler to Retire From Congress: ‘Watching the Biden Thing’ Made Me Think ‘About the Necessity for Generational Change’. Sundance at CTH, The Penguin Quits – Fast Action Needed. There goes half of Greg Gutfeld's schtick. Sarah Hoyr at Insty thinks THIS IS WILDLY FLATTERING. THEY’RE ACTUALLY A DUMPSTER FIRE FLOATING ON A RIVER OF SEWAGE: Democratic 2028 Presidential Contenders: A Clown Car of Candidates . WaT, Momentum builds for congressional redistricting in GOP-led states. From RCP, Stephen Miller says Single Greatest Abuse Of Voting In Any Democracy In The World Is The Democrat Party's Policy Of Mail-In Ballots.

From JTN, Charlotte Hazard reports Congress to take up second Big Beautiful Bill, defense spending after summer break: key lawmakers, "Republicans in the House and Senate will be looking for ways to advance President Donald Trump's agenda with a narrow majority" and As summer ends, budget battles and investigations await. "If Congress is unable to pass all of the appropriations bills by the end of September, it will likely pass a continuing resolution."

Ars Technica whines CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand. Jen O'Connell at RedState hears The Senate Is Out for Robert Kennedy Over Monarez Firing, CDC Resignations. From Pop Times, Donald Trump Calls on Drug Companies to Release COVID Vaccine Data. Sundance hears A Remarkable Message from President Trump as He Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy. At ET, Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Funding to Schools With COVID Vaccine Mandates, "Trump campaigned on not giving ‘one penny to any school that has a [COVID] vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.’" Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The Left Glories in Insulting and Suppressing Ordinary Americans. Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreyatucker "During the Covid years, it seemed as if the CDC was being run by sadistic Satantists. It turns out that the CDC was actually being run by sadistic Satanists." Quote Clayton J Baker MD @cjbakermd "This is one of the “dedicated public health experts” who just resigned from the CDC. Drain the swamp indeed."

Fox Bus hears Bessent warns 'all options are on the table' for Russia sanctions. Sundance, Chancellor Friedrich Merz Says He’s Now Planning for a Long War in Ukraine. JTN, Pentagon to build new task force to counter drone threats "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense wants to address the growing threat and to improve its systems to protect people and equipment at home and overseas." At PJM, Stephen Kruiser has hopes Trump Might End Hugo Chávez's Posthumous Reign of Error in Venezuela. WaEx, Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs on the US ‘to nothing’. PM, NEW: Trump says India offering to cut all tariffs in US trade agreement "India has "now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing," Trump said, but indicated "it's getting late." The problem is that they buy next to nothing from the US. Insty, TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE GOING TO BACKFIRE, YOU GUYS: Financelot @FinanceLancelot, "BREAKING: Ontario banned U.S. alcohol sales in April. Today Canadian Crown Royal bottler announced it's shutting down its Ontario plant and moving operations to the U.S."

At OTP, President Trump To Award Rudy Giuliani The Presidential Medal Of Freedom. That seems appropriate, and it will piss off Dems, which is a bonus. Fox News @FoxNews "'WE CAUGHT THEM': President Trump says a subcontractor made a "huge gash" in the Rose Garden limestone with a broken steel cart and will be charged for replacing it."

From ET, Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children. Can't return them to their parents. There are crops to pick! and White House ‘Very Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Tariff Ruling, Navarro Says. Sundance hosts Peter Navarro Discussing Stakes with Upcoming Supreme Court Review of IEEPA Tariffs. At Da Caller, Here’s How Trump’s Judicial Nominees Are Stacking Up So Far, "“I really do not see much difference between the caliber of nominees in Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0,” South Texas College of Law Houston professor Josh Blackman told the DCNF."

ET, Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease, "Mueller received his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2021, his family said." Sundance, Robert Mueller Has Parkinsons Disease – Congress Drops Subpoena.

NYPo hears Rosie O’Donnell apologize for calling trans Minneapolis Catholic school shooter a MAGA supporter: ‘I messed up.’  Shooting News Week opines People on Antipsychotics Should Have Their Gun Rights Paused.

Matt Vespa is amused when CNN's Top Legal Analyst Just Obliterated Fed Governor's Legal Narrative on Mortgage Fiasco. From the Victory Girls, We Aren’t Supposed To Notice Ilhan Omar’s Fishy Finances. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter says Dems, Please Cry More About the New Rules. "The prosecutions of Letitia James and Adam Schiff, which are totally coming, will be glorious. They’re both particularly obnoxious creatures whose existence was made possible by a rotten establishment and a craven regime media."

The Peacock whines Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities. "The DHS secretary made the comments after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson threatened legal action against any surge of federal law enforcement or National Guard troops in the city." Sarah Arnold proud to report Trump’s Enforcement Measures Drastically Reduce Illegal Alien Deaths in Eagle Pass. If they don't cross the River, they can't drown. Ward Clarke at RedState sees Monumental Media Malpractice: CBS Deceptively Edits Sec. Kristi Noem Interview. WaEx, Noem trashes CBS for ‘shamefully’ removing information critical of Abrego Garcia from interview. Dave Strom, Is It Accurate to Say 'PsyOp?' Yes.

From OutKick, Another California Girls HS Volleyball Team Forfeits Against Jurupa Valley, Trans Athlete "After thoughtful discussions, our student-athletes had with the coaching staff, it was decided to cancel our upcoming Girls’ Varsity volleyball match against Jurupa Valley High School," the statement from a school spokesperson said. "This decision was made in conjunction with the athletic directors at both Orange Vista and Jurupa Valley. Our priority is always the well-being of our students. We are proud of our athletes for bringing their thoughts forward and for supporting one another to make this a team decision."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Morning Glory Milking Farm up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Even WaPoo Doubts Kamala's Kost Kontrols

Stacy McCain, BREAKING NEWS: Washington Post Columnist Understands Economics! "The Pulitzer Prize committee hasn’t solicited any suggestions from me, but maybe they should consider Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post for a special award, because I can’t remember the last time anyone at the Post exhibited any real comprehension of how markets work. Greg Price@greg_price11 "Here's your summary of Kamala's speech on the economy: 1) "Our country has come a long way since Biden and I took office" 2) "The price of food is up 50% today than it was four years ago." 3) "Home ownership is out of reach for far too many American families." 4) "I will chart a new way forward." Everything sucks and is too expensive but you should vote for me anyway." WaPoo, Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns, adopting a JD Vance proposal. Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Washington Post's Editorial Board Just Decimated Kamala Harris and Even This Washington Post Columnist Knows Harris Screwed Up Here. Matt Margolis at PJM, Even The Washington Post Destroyed Kamala's ‘Price Controls’ Plan. Althouse, The Washington Post Editorial Board says Kamala Harris has failed to offer "serious economic ideas" — her big speech supplied only "gimmicks." "I'm reading "The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks. ‘Price gouging’ is not causing inflation. So why is the vice president promising to stamp it out?" (free access link)." Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Even the Media Isn't Buying Kamalanomics, But the Democrats Are Josh Barro at the Slantic thinks Harris’s Plan Is Economically Dumb but Politically Smart "The vice president’s campaign promises make no sense to people acquainted with supply and demand—but they might win elections." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair disagrees, "Economically dumb, and politically dumb too, as I wrote earlier today. Biden spent three years beating his bongos on these same themes. How popular did that make him, and how popular did that make Bidenomics?" At NewsMax, Study: Harris Economic Agenda Could Add $2T to Deficit. Almost certainly an underestimate. PJM's VodkaPundit says Kamala's Latest Stupid Idea Might Be Her Stupidest—Plus Stealth Reparations! "So on the one hand, Democrats tell you Bidenflation is over already. On the other, they tell you it's so bad that we need Cuban-style price controls on grocery stores. We know how those work out, too, don't we?" The Babylon Bee quips Kamala Proposes $6K Aborted Baby Tax Credit. Capt. Ed responds "Is this even satire?" Althouse asks How much will you give me if I just get a cat? ""Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns" (WaPo)."

From the Wombat's  In The Mailbox: 08.16.24  American Greatness: Theater of the Absurd, Harris-Walz Edition, Kamala to Unveil Economic Plan, and In Touting Soviet-Like Price Control Plan, Kamala Harris Vows to Fight Price…Gauging?, Babalu Blog, Kamalanomics and Castronomics: Identical twins?, Cafe Hayek: Belief In The Righteousness of Price-Controls Belongs in the Dark Ages, The Geller Report: Biden-Harris Regime Using Taxpayer Money to Mask Medicare Premium Hikes Doubling Even Tripling Before Election, Legal Insurrection, Tulsi Gabbard: ‘Kamala Harris is an Empty Suit’ Candidate Who Will ‘Say Anything’, STUMP: Interest Rate Cut? Wanna Bet?, Victory Girls: Another Reinvention of Kamala – How About Hopeless, The Federalist: There Is Nothing ‘Joyful’ About Harris’ and Walz’s Grimly Anti-American Agenda, Everything The Biden-Harris Administration Doesn’t Want You To Know About Its Drug Price Controls.

Chris Queen at PJM thinks Kamala Has the Weirdest Campaign Strategy Ever. What's so weird about offering "free" stuff? RedState's Bob Hoge finds a Kamala Harris Tyrannical 2019 Video that Resurfaces: 'I Will Snatch Their Patent So That We Will Take Over'. John Sexton at Hat Hair VIP, Jacob Hacker is Hoping Kamala Harris Will Revive the Public Option Path to Single Payer. Ace, among other things, notes Kamala Harris Again Pushes the "Very Fine People" Lie; Media Continues Its Complicity. "Kamala: If you vote me into office, I will fix what I am currently breaking in office." The Federalist staff is Tracking Kamala Harris’ Biggest And Baddest Lies: 20 And Counting. From Da Caller, Tim Walz’s Dog Gets Media Interview Before Kamala Harris and Harris Wrote Entire Blog Post Encouraging People To Donate To Bail Fund That Freed Future Murderers. Harris wrote? I doubt it. Twitchy, Embrace the Agitprop: Artist Shepard Fairey Copies Himself With New Kamala 'Forward' Poster. WUWT, Biden Admin Cements Gas Stove Rule After Insisting It Isn’t Going After Gas Stoves. Dave Strom cites Stephen A Smith: Conservatives Are Right to Demand Kamala Talk to Press. Capt. Ed, Kamala's Radical 'Jewish Community Liaison' Sets Off Alarms in Israel. Twitchy, RRREEEEEEE! CNN Panel Goes Stark Raving Insane on Nancy Mace Over Kamala's Name (Watch). Defiant Baptist@DefiantBaptist, "Hey @MichaelEDyson, I found another racist that mispronounced Kamala Harris’ first name, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Time to go to work, buddy!"

Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, CNN’s Harry Enten Reveals Demographic Responsible For Kamala Harris’ Growing Momentum, women. Dave Strom, Don't Buy the Propaganda. Nate Silver cited at Hat Hair, Kamalamentum Slowing Down? Da Caller,  ‘This Is A Communist Ticket’: Former Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Predicts Public Will Turn On Kamala In Three Weeks. Kevin Downey at PJM, Adios, Kamalamania, We Barely Knew Ye. From the Wombat's  In The Mailbox: 08.16.24  Twitchy wonders Where's the Momentum? Kamala Harris' North Carolina Campaign Event Is Light on Attendees and Kamala Helped Create “The Shortest Political Ad I’ve Ever Seen”, American Conservative, It’s Kamala’s to Lose,

PJM's Bob Spencer hears a Retired Minnesota Cop Makes Shocking Charge Against Tim Walz "He is not a moderate, he has never been a moderate and here in Minnesota he has been anti-police, he has raised taxes, he is nowhere near being a moderate." Even worse, "he’s anti-police, defund the police, when you have police families, and we have an officer killed in the line of duty, when that family looks at the governor and says we don't want you at the funeral. That should tell you a great deal of how law enforcement in general feels about Walz." WaEx, Vance keeps up stolen valor pressure on Walz with veteran-filled event. Izengabe@Izengabe_ "This is Gov Tim Walz claiming to have stood "on the tarmac at Bagram Air Base in Iraq" in the "Minnesotans In The Global War On Terrorism Post-9/11 Profiles" published in 2023 by the Minnesota Military Veterans Museum. Tim Walz was never deployed to Iraq & Bagram is in Afghanistan. Walz was never there either. https://lrl.mn.gov/docs/2023/mand" Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx, Walz administration awarded $2 million to Muslim group fundraising for al Qaeda-linked charity. Capt. Ed, "Gee, that seems to be a problem, no? Walz and his administration have been clueless about the nuances of the Muslim community in Minnesota; this is likely incompetence rather than malice. But either way, it should be disqualifying for someone on a presidential ticket." At Hat Hair Dave Strom finds More Walz Ties to Islamist Terrorists and John Sexton, Politico: It Was For the Best that Walz Retired When He Did. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.16.24, This Ain’t Hell, Wikipedia lists Tim Walz as Command Sergeant Major and Afghanistan Veteran Come Walz with me, Valor Friday The Taliban celebrates three years in power, JD Vance keeping the stolen valor heat on Tim Walz, and Pin-Ups For Vets 2025.

Insty: YEAH, PRETTY MUCH

Da Mail tells The untold story of how Nancy Pelosi forced Biden to quit with a brutal phone call and humiliating ultimatum that ruined 50 years of friendship... and has left Jill and Joe furious. Capt. Ed, "The NYT article yesterday left that out and didn't offer any other rational reason for Biden's reversal. But this explanation doesn't make much more sense either. Most polling is already public, and both Anita Dunn and I both have noted, polling had rebounded after the debate. Worth noting: all sides deny Pelosi and Biden spoke over the weekend." Well, politicians lie. Matt Vespa outlines The October Surprise That Could Lead to Another Major 2024 Shake-Up, Joe "resigns." It would be a bad look, unless he really takes a public turn for the worst. Da Fetched, Joe Biden Resorts to Violent Rhetoric Against Republicans: ‘Beat the Hell out of Them, I Mean it!’ Jason Cohen at Da Caller, CNN Political Director Says Biden’s Maryland Speech Exemplifies Why Dems ‘So Thrilled’ He’s ‘Not Their Candidate’. 

John Sexton notes a NY Times Opinion: Hunter Biden Should Be Charged with FARA Violations. I think FARA is a violation of the 1st Amendment, but if it's enforced, it should be enforced evenly. 

Capt. Ed cites ABC, Democrats Try Pushing Greens Off Ballot in WI, comments "So much for "defending democracy," eh?" Straight Arrow News reports House Republicans investigating fraud in migrant parole program. Jazz Shaw, CBP Found Discriminating Against Pregnant Employees. 

ET, ABC Reveals New Details for Trump–Harris Debate on Sept. 10.  At PJM Scott Pinsker thinks Donald Trump Is Following the Wrong PR Advice. It’s Time to Release the Orange Wrecking Ball and Grayson Bakich, notes the Dude Who Said Barron Trump Was 'Fair Game' Tries Calling JD Vance 'Weird' Again. VodkaPundit at Insty, PLEASE, STOP — I’M ONLY ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR HIM ONCE: Trump would pull out of Paris climate treaty again. 

Capt. Ed on RFK Jr, Won't Anyone Take This Man's Endorsement?

Matt Vespa reports Georgia Grants Officials Special Powers to Investigate Election Results. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.16.24, The Federalist: Georgia Election Board Has One More Chance To Move To Paper Ballots To Safeguard Its Elections, CNN Trots Out B-List ‘Republican’ Coward To Push Voting For National Destruction, 13th Oregon County To Support Ditching Blue State For Idaho Urges ‘Legislative Action’ On Redrawing Border, and 24 Attorneys General Ask Supreme Court To Uphold Arizona Law Requiring Citizenship Proof To Vote

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair conducts a DNC Check-In: There Are Some Busy Wood Bees in Chicago Boarding Up,

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.16.24, The Lid: Secret Service Failures Mount: Local Police Sniper Killed Trump Assassin, NOT Feds, Feds Quickly Cremated Killer’s Body. Nick Arama at RedState, Latest Wild Secret Service News Involves What Biden Just Did for Former Director Kim Cheatle, gave her a Secret Service detail. I hope she gets all the short, fat girls. Althouse, 
"The Secret Service plans to surround Trump's podium with bulletproof glass.... While this measure is typically used to protect sitting presidents..." ""... the Secret Service is making an exception after the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13, when the gunman took several shots at Trump, grazing his ear before a Secret Service sniper killed him.... The Secret Service typically pre-positions personnel around the country in battleground states so they can be within driving distance of campaign rallies, which enables faster transportation of the ballistic glass to events...." From "Trump to resume outdoor rallies with bulletproof glass" (CBS News)." Basically admitting they can't won't protect him.

Bob Hoge at RedState warns Legal Pundits Warn of 'October Surprise' for Trump—in September  "McCarthy opined in an op-ed Wednesday that he thinks Merchan's going to order time behind bars, even though the former president wouldn’t necessarily be immediately thrown in the slammer"

Ace, Mueller Investigation Tapped Unimpeachable Researchers as Part of Its Attempt to Blame Trump for the DNC Hack -- Hillary Clinton's Fraudsters and George Soros "Remains in the Driver Seat" After Getting His Marxist Prosecutors Elected, Telling Them What to Prosecute and What Not to Prosecute. The Free Beacon, He Stormed a Campus Building at Columbia. He Also Has an Active New York Law License, and He's Poised To Keep It. "Trust fund baby James Carlson only faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge." Capt. Ed kibitzes "Bragg won't press serious charges against actual Leftist insurrectionists, but will spin an NDA payment into 34 felonies against a Republican presidential candidate. Good to know."

Ace reports Iranian Hackers Stole Emails and Reports from the Trump Campaign. The Media Is Waiting to Publish That Material For a Short Time. "The media can't rush to publish this information, hacked by an enemy foreign regime, after they refused to publish information from Hunter Biden's laptop, pretending that that was hacked by Russia." At NYPo, NY Times reporter leaked Jewish WhatsApp group data that fell into hands of anti-Israel activists who harassed members. Jonathan Turley sees CNN Loses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear. "CNN recently lost a recent major ruling when the court found that there was evidence of malice by CNN to support the higher standard needed for defamation. The evidence in the case is remarkably bad for the network after discovery of internal memoranda and emails." WUWT, Every Leading Large Language Model Leans Left Politically, following the ancient compute maxim, GIGO (garbage in, garbage out). 

Sam Ponder

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.16.24, OutKick, Riley Gaines Says 'ESPN Is A Joke' After Network Fired Sam Ponder.  "They said this was for budget cuts," Gaines said. "But it should be no surprise that Sam Ponder was the only current employee — the only current female employee — at ESPN who was willing to publicly declare that men do not belong in women's sports." Via Hat Hair, Riley Gaines is stoked as NEW: SCOTUS Denies Stay Request from Biden Admin in Title IX Case. 

Gratuitous Riley Gaines 

SCOTUS Blog, Supreme Court blocks temporary enforcement of expanded protections for transgender students. Ace, Breaking: Supreme Court Turns Down Biden's Request to Reinstate Their Title IX Rewrite. "The Supreme Court had previously struck down parts of Biden's Title IX rewrite as unconstitutional. Biden, for example, rewrote Congressionally-passed law to redefine women as including boys. The Court ruled, rightly, that the president cannot change the meaning of the law on his own whim. Biden, in a purely political move to appease his leftwing lunatic base, appealed and asked the Supreme Court to pretty please allow him the powers of a tyrant. The Supreme Court says no." Stream, Al’s Afternoon Tea: Let’s Ask 12-Year-Old Boys If They Are Pregnant Before Giving Them X-Rays. From WaEx, Ken Paxton sues Biden administration for including misgendering someone as workplace harassment. VodkaPundit at Insty, sees CHANGE: Biden Recession + Wokeness + Streaming + Strikes = Extinction Event For Hollywood. “This is why Deadline has a regular Hollywood Contraction section. Things are so bad that they’re even laying off executives (I know, world’s smallest violin), and many don’t expect to ever be employed in the industry again.” John Sexton reports DEI Offices Continue to Close on UNC Campuses.

Beege Weborn has one for the Whacky Immigrant File: Did I Tell You the One About the Jordanian, the Solar Farm and the Hammer?

Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Sydney Sweeney IS Black Cat! and FMJRA 2.0: No Relief In September up and pining for attention at The Other McCain. 

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump, Musk Break Internet, Democrat's Hearts

Stacy McCain is still Watching CNN (So You Don’t Have To). "The most popular show on CNN, Anderson Cooper 360 at 8 p.m. ET, gets about 700,000 viewers. The total viewership of the two-hour interview Donald Trump did on X with Elon Musk is unknown, but it was certainly in the many millions — far bigger than the audience for Cooper or Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Caitlin Collins, et al. So it is rather amusing that CNN, which can’t get an interview with Kamala Harris, slams Musk for scoring an interview with Trump, an interview that is much more popular than anything on CNN." Twitchy notices CNN Clips Conversation Where Musk and Trump 'Blow Off' the Bombing of Hiroshima Brandon Morse at RedState, The Musk/Trump Conversation on X Shatters Records and Elon Posts Astounding Final Numbers.  Althouse, "Yeah, well, you know, maybe like, I think it's part of what people in America wanna, you know, people in America wanna feel excited and inspired about the future." "Said Elon Musk — here, in the transcript at TurboScribe — at 1:36:27 in his conversation last night with Donald Trump. He continues with this very generic, very sunny vision. . . " At Fox, Musk boasts of 1B views for 'no limits' X interview with Trump "Former President Trump's Space post received 73M views alone, according to Elon Musk." WokeSpy has a Summary of Donald Trump’s Historic Interview With Elon Musk. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed sees Equity! Elon Challenges Kamala to Twitter/X Talk, More Trump-Elon: Do You Think Kamala Could Do This? and Elon to Trump: The Media's Covering Up Kamala's Track Record. 'Bonchie' at RedState thinks Trump Throws a Curveball With Revamped Social Media Game, Takes Completely New Tone. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24,  Spencer Neal at Am Con, 𝕏 Struggles to Handle Trump Return "State of the Union: The Trump-Musk sit-down was beset by technical problems" (Yes, but it got out, both Trump and Musk are capable of learning)  and at Da Fed, Trump Promises To Unleash American Energy With Alaskan Oil And Gas During Musk Interview,  Ace, Trump Conversation With Elon Musk Delayed by Massive DDoS Attack; European Minister Warns Musk That Europe Might Take Action Against X If He... Speaks with the Next President of the United States. Matt Margolis at PJM,  Musk's Interview With Trump REALLY Triggered Kamala's Campaign. From TNP, Kamala Campaign Cheered On DDoS Attack On Musk-Trump ‘X’ Interview. Did the admin order it up from the intelligence agencies?  

Jonathan Turley is not pleased that the EU Censor Threatens Musk Ahead of the Trump Interview: “We are Monitoring.”  WokeSpy, British Police Threaten to Extradite Americans-Including Elon Musk! Hat Hair's Capt. Ed comments. "It's not in much better shape here, as Turley knows. The American media establishment opposes it for everyone but themselves, and the bureaucrats in Washington DC have spent years attempting to quash dissent through "misinformation" policing. Elon Musk is the man largely responsible for thwarting that effort, in fact, which is why he's such a target for the Orwellian authoritarians on both sides of the pond."  Hat Hair's Dave Strom reports E.U. Threatens Twitter/X With Sanctions for Platforming Trump and UK Talking About Jailing Elon Musk and John Sexton thinks Thierry Breton's Threat to Elon Musk Seems to Have Backfired. Twitchy, Shut Up, They Explained: UK Journalist Calls for Police to Investigate Author Douglas K Murray  At Armas, Josh Trevino looks at  This sceptred isle. "Reflections on the revolution in England." Dave Strom wonders if it's Time to Leave NATO?

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24, Twitchy: EU Distances Itself From Thierry Breton’s Threatening Letter To X. Louder With Crowder: How the UK’s anti-free speech authoritarianism comes to America in 3 easy tweets (and one election), also, Stephen Colbert makes laughable claim CNN is unbiased, but it’s the crowd reaction that’s hilarious, BattleSwarm: MSNBC Deceptively Edits Joe Rogan – Lawsuit Coming? Legal Insurrection, Authorities Investigating Break-In at Trump’s Virginia Campaign Office, Harris Campaign Editing Headlines in Google Search Ads to Appear Favorable to Her, The Federalist: The Press Won’t Discuss Real Campaign Issues, Because They Don’t Want Trump To Win,

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24, At Hollywood in Toto, Colbert Calls CNN ‘Objective.’ Guess What Happened Next? His audience laughed. Capt. Ed, "It's telling, though, that even Colbert's liberal audience found that funny. Everyone knows." Insty, “THAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE A LAUGH LINE?” "Well, these days yes, even to a Colbert audience." Ace, Stephen Colbert Tells Kaitlin Collins That CNN Is "Objective" and "Just Reports the News As It Is." "Even His Braindead Shitlib Audience Sees Through That." 

NYPo reports Kamala Harris’ campaign team is editing news headlines in her favor — without outlets’ knowledge: report "Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team has been silently editing news headlines in Google search results to make it seem like major news outlets are on her side, according to a report. The altered headlines — all paired with a “Paid for by Harris for President” banner — were changed without the news outlets’ knowledge, Axios reported Tuesday." From OutKick, MSNBC, Jemele Hill, Brian Stelter Silent on Joy Reid's Racist Rant Calling White Sen. 'Mayonnaise Sandwich.
Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx, Tim Walz called Hitler-promoting cleric a ‘master teacher’ at Islamic center event. 'Becca Downs at TownHall, News of Tim Walz Hosting Pro-Hitler Imam Gets Worse With Unearthed Footage. Ace, Tim Walz Denies Having Any Relationship With Pro-Hamas, Pro-Hitler Muslim Hate-Preacher. Then the Video Drops, In Which Walz Praises the Hitler & Holocaust Fan as a "Master Teacher." "Only a Master Teacher of evil, Darth.* Brown people are allowed to be as racist and antisemitic as they want." The Free Bacon reports Tim Walz Touted Endorsement From Kremlin Propagandist Who Called 9/11 a ‘False Flag’ "Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura also endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket," and Tim Walz Pushed a 70 Percent Gas Tax Hike—Then Called For a Federal Gas Tax Pause, "Walz's office lauded 'common sense' gas tax hike and said it would 'keep Minnesotans safe'. Just more Neighborly Socialism (The Stream). Insty, TIM WALZ: “Mind Your Own Damn Business!” Also Tim Walz: ‘Light ‘em up!’ Police shoot paintballs at Minneapolis residents standing on their porch. Related: Minnesota grandma jailed for defying Walz COVID lockdown orders warns ‘you do not want tyranny at this level.’ Lisa Hanson warns Americans against electing Minnesota Gov Tim Walz as vice president: ‘He will take your rights away.’ Insty again, Shot: Walz let Minneapolis burn. Chaser: ‘Light ‘em up!’ Police shoot paintballs at Minneapolis residents standing on their porch. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24,The Federalist, Tim Walz Didn’t ‘Misspeak’ About His Military Service — He’s Lied For Years.

Paul Sperry at RCI, Secrecy of the President's Family 'Doc' Raises the Question: Are We Getting the Full Story on Biden's Cognitive Health? Almost certainly not. Capt. Ed, "I'm not sure there's a work-around to this, constitutionally speaking. Congress could demand testimony on this from O'Connor, but executive privilege and privacy concerns would likely force a standoff. The best preventative to avoid these situations is to refrain from electing people demonstrating cognitive loss, as Biden did in 2020." Victory Girls, Biden On Vacation And A 3 AM Phone Call Could Happen Anytime. Nick Arama at RedState notices Biden Randomly Starts Screaming at Cancer Event, Appears to Forget What Year It Is and Obama's Name. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Biden: Hey, I Want to End Taxes on Tips Too! "The Democrats didn't utter a peep about ending taxes on tips and gratuities for all of that time because they were not at all focused on helping out workers in those industries. The Democrats haven't been "the party of the working class" for a very long time."

Capt. Ed hears a CNN Analyst Warns Dems: Polls Are One Thing. Enthusiasm Is Quite Another. and  The Honeymooners?  Matt Margolis, CNN's Polling Expert Tells Democrats That Kamala May Be in More Trouble Than They Think.  VodkaPundit at PJM asserts No, Harris Is Not the Frontrunner... Yet.I&I hears Harris To Voters: You Have To Elect Me To Find Out What I’m For. Althouse finds "And I think the Biden people may have been in somewhat bad faith — maybe not consciously, but I’m not sure they weren’t trying to undermine her." "Said Nate Silver, quoted in "Nate Silver on How Kamala Harris Changed the Odds" (NYT)." Matt Margolis is amused, LOL! Not Even KJP Can Name Any of Kamala's Policy Achievements. Insty, UP TO THE JOB OF PRESIDENT? SHE ISN’T EVEN UP TO THE JOB OF CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT:  RNC Research@RNCResearch "CNN: What's on Kamala's schedule today? Kamala spokesman Adrienne Elrod: "She's talking to voters and getting her message out there." CNN: She has literally nothing on her schedule today. Kamala spokesman: Well, yeah." Chris Jacobs at Da Fed claims Medicare Agency Just Gave Kamala Harris An In-Kind Contribution With Your Tax Dollars. WaPoo whines In Pennsylvania, Harris can’t shake her anti-fracking past. Capt. Ed, "That's because Paris isn't the idiot that Democrats and the media* assume. She can't just claim to have flipped on every important issue over the last five years without an explanation. And no politician is less able to explain herself than Kamala Harris. * - I am aware of the redundancy."

At TownHall, Madeline Leesman reports Failed 'Border Czar' Kamala Harris Releases New Ad Defending Her Record on Immigration. Byron York at WaEx says No, Kamala Harris cannot ‘flip the script’ on the border. Ace, Harris-Biden Administration Allowed 90% of All Illegals -- The Ones They Identified -- to Remain in the Country. "Don't even ask about the millions they (deliberately) have no records about." NYPo, NYC migrants — including one charged in sex assault 4 months ago — raped woman at knifepoint, beat her boyfriend: sources. Jazz Shaw cites Trump: Illegal Migrants Have Overwhelmed New York. Breitbart, ‘Reshaping the Electorate’: Biden-Harris Admin Granting Citizenship at Fastest Rate in a Decade. Fox, Federal government hastily processing new citizenship requests is 'reshaping the electorate:' report "The Times contrasted the immigration and citizenship process under the Biden-Harris Administration with the Trump Administration’s 'heightened scrutiny' of it." Madeline Leesman, Democrats Want Non-Citizens to Vote in America's Elections. Here's What the RNC Is Doing About It. Fox, Speaker Mike Johnson: Only Americans should decide our elections. Here’s how Congress can guarantee it. "American elections are endangered because it is illegal for states to request proof of citizenship to register to vote." Da Caller, Democrats Announce Push To Add Overseas Votes In Effort To Pad Swing-State Support.  From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24 The Federalist: The Press Won’t Discuss Real Campaign Issues, Because They Don’t Want Trump To Win, The New York Times Praises Democrats’ Immigration Policies For ‘Reshaping The Electorate’, Tracking Kamala Harris’ Biggest And Baddest Lies: 20 And Counting,

NYPo's Divine Ms. Devine says Kamala Harris and Dems vilify Project 2025 — but Trump should embrace its winning ideas. Dan McCarthy at RCP says Donald Trump Has to Run Like It's 2016 Again. Capt. Ed, "In fairness, the man just missed getting killed at a rally. One has to wonder whether the reduced schedule has to do with changes made after the assassination attempt, specifically to avoid outdoor venues for the rest of the campaign. That may have created the need to cancel events and start booking indoor venues, and that might be what's keeping Trump off the road at the moment." Brad Stager at RedState notices The New York Times Appears Perplexed and Bothered As 'MAGA Faithful' Gather and Manage to Enjoy Life. New Neo asks Can Trump get through the firewall? Jazz Shaw wonders Family of Isaac Hayes Sues Trump Campaign, But is it Valid? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At Althouse, "Why Did Trump Say Kamala Looks Like Melania on This Time Cover?" "Asks Margaret Hartmann in New York Magazine." He was being exceedingly generous. From the Ops Desk, What's This Election Really About? "It's all about the three  "I's" . . . inflation, immigration, and Israel."

Jazz Shaw wonders Why is RFK Off the Ballot in New York? Democrats seeking to eliminate choice. ET sees Minnesota’s GOP Senate Primary is Suddenly Competitive "Populist candidate Royce White and establishment favorite Joe Fraser are running for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Amy Klobuchar in a longshot race." Matt Vespa at TownHall wonders Anyone Notice This Anomaly During Ilhan Omar's Election Returns?

George@BehizyTweets, "BREAKING: A Democrat Election Worker in Harris County, Texas named Darryl Blackburn has just been charged with six felonies for his part in rigging the 2022 midterm election against Republican candidates "Mr. Blackburn's crime DID impact the election [results]." - DA Kim Ogg "Defendant Darrell Blackburn, who worked in the now defunct elections administrator's office, has been charged with six felony charges, five of them tampering with the document, one theft by a public official." Da Fed's Ben Weingarten says The Feds’ Election Interference Didn’t Stop After 2020, It Just Got More Sophisticated From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.13.24 The Federalist: The Press Won’t Discuss Real Campaign Issues, Because They Don’t Want Trump To Win, The New York Times Praises Democrats’ Immigration Policies For ‘Reshaping The Electorate’,  RFK Jr. Blocked From New York Ballot After Challenge From Democrat-Aligned PAC,  and If Pennsylvania’s Elections Are So Secure, Why Did The DOJ Just Launch An Election Fraud Case There?

Media Research Center@theMRC, "One month ago today, Donald Trump took a bullet to the ear in a failed assassination attempt. Throwback to CNN and MSNBC's initial response, where they refused to say "possible gunshots" and instead reported there were "LoUd NoIsEs!"" Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, An Assassin Tried to Kill Trump One Month Ago. But the Liberal Media Wants to Hide It. Dave Strom, It's Been One Month Since July 13th; The MSM and Homeland Security Don't Care. From Da Fetched, Trump Says He’s ‘More of a Believer’ in God after Assassination Attempt. At Insty, THE COUNTRY’S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS: wretchardthecat@wretchardthecat, "The Boeingization of the Secret Service. Susan Crabtree at RCP, "Dissension, ‘Toxicity’ Plagued Trump’s Secret Service Detail Before Assassination Attempt." NYPo points out Attempted Trump assassin Thomas Crooks trained at same gun range used by DHS. Maybe a coincidence, maybe not. PJM's Stephen Kruiser claims The Deep State Still Wants to Kill Trump Before the Election. "The story we're being told is that the Secret Service was plagued by a bout of incompetence after an extraordinary, lengthy run of doing its job exceedingly well. As far as I am concerned, that doesn't pass the smell test."

Violence of the Democrats:

Video Played By Trump’s Attorney Of Over 4 Straight Minutes Of Nancy Pelosi/ Democrats & Media Calling For Violence, Death, Destruction, Even His Assassination During Trialpic.twitter.com/Yh6KVmNks6

— Liberty Times & Politics (@dmills3710) October 29, 2023

Dave Strom wonders Will the DNC Riots Be Canceled? "Obviously, I have no idea, but all talk about Gaza has been muted by the MSM since Kamala did the switcheroo with Biden." Probably not, they don't really riot for a reason, they riot because they're allowed to. 

UndeadFOIA at Racket, FOIA Files: Did Special Counsel Robert Mueller Rely on Clinton Campaign Operatives to Point to Russia? "FOIA documents show the Mueller probe may have been informed by a Pentagon agency."

John Sexton, Judge Says Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Will Proceed: 'Harvard Has Failed Its Jewish Students.' Volokh at the Volokh Reports a Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against UCLA, Stemming from Risk of Repetition of Exclusion of Jewish or Pro-Israel Students from Parts of Campus. If participants in unauthorized encampments exclude Jewish or pro-Israel students from walking in parts of campus, UCLA would then have to close those parts to everyone. Campus Reform would like you to Meet the University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty, and alumni arrested at anti-Israel encampment. 

From NRO, Intellectual Property Is ‘Colonialist,’ Says Science. Capt. Ed needles, "May we presume that all of Science Magazine's material is now public domain? Or are they colonialist when it comes to their interests, and anti-colonialist when it comes to the property of others? As Wesley notes, the best way to stifle innovation is to remove the economic incentives from its success."

At Hat Hair, Dennis Prager on The Woke 2024 Olympics: Where Men Were Allowed to Punch Women.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: It Could Have Been Worse up at The Other McCain.

McCarthy to Follow Through on Committee Threats, Biden Turns 80

Good for him. Stacy McCain, Payback Time: McCarthy Will Boot Infamous Jew-Hater From Committee

Sweet, sweet justice!

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeatedly promised over the past couple of years that, when the GOP regains control of the House, he would remove Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from their respective committees.

It looks like he intends to follow through on that promise.
On Saturday, McCarthy spoke at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Las Vegas, during which he announced he would follow through on his promise to boot the notorious anti-Semite, Rep. Omar, off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

“I’m keeping that promise,” he told them.
. . .
Last year, House Democrats removed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from their committees. It was an unprecedented move, as the House majority had never before meddled with the minority party’s committee assignments.

Force them to play by their own rules.

Sarah Arnold at Town Hall, Kevin McCarthy Vows To Remove Squad Member Ilhan Omar From Committee. Mike LaChance at LI, Kevin McCarthy Vows to Remove Ilhan Omar From House Foreign Affairs Committee, “We watch antisemitism grow, not just on our campuses, but we watched it grow In the halls of Congress.” Nick Arama at Red State, McCarthy Drops a Delicious Reality Check on Swalwell and Schiff

“One thing I said from the very beginning, Eric Swalwell cannot get a security clearance in the public sector,” he said. “Why would we ever give him a security clearance and the secrets to America? So, I will not allow him to be on Intel.”

“You have Adam Schiff, who lied to the American public time and again – we will not allow him to be on the Intel Committee either,” he continued. “Look at Congresswoman Omar, her antisemitic comments that have gone forward. We’re not going to allow her to be on Foreign Affairs.”

Sundance at CTH has the video at Sunday Talks, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy States His Intention to Remove Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar from House Congressional Committees. J. Bob Smith at Am Think worries A House Majority, if Republicans can Keep It.

Tristan Justice at Da Fed sees Garland Moves To Transform J6 Inquisition Into A Permanent Prosecution. From Liberty Unyielding, Special Counsel Investigating Trump Was Key Figure In IRS Targeting Scandal. So we know he's a political hack.

On Oct. 8, 2010, Smith, then-Chief of the DOJ Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section at the time, called a meeting with former IRS official Lois Lerner “to discuss how the IRS could assist in the criminal enforcement of campaign-finance laws against politically active nonprofits,” according to testimony from Richard Pilger, then director of the section’s Election Crimes Branch and subordinate of Smith’s, to the Oversight Committee. Lerner eventually resigned from the IRS in 2015 following criticism of her targeting of conservative groups when denying or delaying tax-exempt status.

Josh Blackmun at the Volokh Report Compares the Orders Appointing Special Counsel Mueller and Special Counsel Smith. "Mueller could only prosecute if it was "necessary and appropriate." Smith has no such constraint." Let that sink in. Sundance again with a video, Sunday Talks, Prepping the Landscape CBS Interviews Former DAG Rod Rosenstein About Garland Special Counsel Appointment. He says he wouldn't have appointed a counsel. 

Also, Sunday Talks, Democrat J6 Committee Confirms Intent to Transfer Evidence to Special Counsel During Lame Duck to Begin Republican Targeting Operations.  "if Smith’s DC team can pick-off a few republican House members under charges of “supporting an insurrection“, the political power will revert back to the Democrats in office." Lloyd Billingsley at Am Great is not happy with Mike Pence Pious Candy-Ass Sidewinder, "Mike Pence speaks cowardice to power and joins the January 6 gang." The redoubtable Julie Kelly at Am Great, The ‘Insurrection!’ House of Cards Is Collapsing "The American people should prepare for more stunning revelations about the FBI’s key role in the events of January 6." Dr. John at Flopping Aces, The FBI could have stopped the Jan 6 events because they knew what was coming. Why didn’t they?. 

At Insty, PARTY OF YOUTH UPDATE: Alert: Joe Biden Becomes First Octogenarian President in American History. Sarah Arnold at Town Hall, Happy Birthday Mr. President, Now Pack Your Bags And Leave the White House. Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media thinks The Biden Crime Family's Defenders Are Getting Nervous. Althouse cites Jonathan Turley. "For years, the media has continued to report President Biden’s repeated claim that 'I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings.'"

"At the outset, the media only had to suspend any disbelief that the president could fly to China as Vice President with his son on Air Force 2 without discussing his planned business dealings on the trip. Of course, the emails on the laptop quickly refuted this claim. However, the media buried the laptop story before the election or pushed the false claim that it was fake Russian disinformation. President Biden’s denials continued even after an audiotape surfaced showing President Biden leaving a message for Hunter specifically discussing coverage of those dealings... Some of us have written for two years that Biden’s denial of knowledge is patently false.... Reporters have to insist that there was nothing to see or they have to admit to being part of the original deception... The media is now so heavily invested in the trick that they are sticking with the illusion even after 'the reveal.'..."

'Bonchie' at Red State thinks The Establishment's Plan to Beat Trump Is Absolutely Hilarious. "I want you to forget about all the arguments over Trump’s viability in 2024. I could write a piece with pros and cons, backed by data, but that would be missing the point. Rather, the point here is that it doesn’t matter when Mike Pence and Larry Hogan are the establishment’s standard bearers. Heck, we might as well award Trump the nomination now if that’s the plan here."

At Da Mail, Thanks, but no thanks, Elon! Trump says he is 'staying' on Truth Social despite Chief Twit restoring his Twitter account - sparking predictable liberal hysteria and calls for advertisers to BOYCOTT the social media giant. I'm sure everything he posts on Truth Social will be retweeted anyway. Nick Arama again, Leftist Orgs Move Against Musk After Trump Reinstatement, and Elon Has Thoughts. Insty, BREAKING: Project Veritas Reinstated to Twitter. “Project Veritas was suspended in 2021 after they released a video showing Facebook Vice President Guy Rosen admitting that the social media platform ‘freezes’ comment sections on posts where they suspect, but have not necessarily have confirmed, that ‘hate speech’ is taking place.” At Twitchy, Trump’s reinstated account J6 tweets VERY inconvenient to Lefties, Dems, media, and Big Tech.

NewsBusters, MSNBC: GOP a 'Narco-Cartel,' Trying to Turn DeSantis into 'New Jesus'. I suppose somebody has to watch Joy(less) Reid. At Insty, NYT (WITH SENATE SAFELY IN DEM HANDS): HEY EVERYONE, SOME RANDO SAYS ALITO IS PROBABLY THE DOBBS LEAKER! “(CNN)–A former evangelical activist claimed…” So, no ulterior motive there."

Sunday Smiles

At Da Tech Guy, The mainstream media is avoiding calling disgraced Democrat contributor Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX a megadonor. At YaHoo! Caroline Ellison, one of the central figures behind FTX's collapse, previously tweeted that regularly using amphetamines made the 'non-medicated' life seem 'dumb.'

Sunday Smiles

Louder With Crowder, Election day is when GOP voters are more likely to cast their choice. This was voter suppression. Curt at Flopping Aces reports that in Maricopa County Eyewitness Accounts Suggest Election May Be Uncertifiable. From Da Wire, Arizona Gov. Election In Doubt As AG Demands Full Report On ‘Myriad Problems’ In Maricopa Voting. John Solomon at JTN, Arizona AG opens inquiry into Maricopa County election irregularities, possible legal violations "Election integrity unit demands evidence, full report before midterm results certified." Leslie Eastwood at LI reports on why California Slowly Counts its Harvested Ballots, "A look at why it takes so long to count the votes in the Golden State, especially in critical congressional races." It takes a while to manufacture the votes you need.

Also from John Solomon at JTN, Democrat poised to succeed Pelosi repeatedly denied legitimacy of Trump's 2016 election. "Hakeem Jeffries' claims range from stolen election to voter suppression. Will news media treat him same as Republicans?" Never.

NR piles on Pauli, Body-Cam Footage Confirms Paul Pelosi Opened Door for Police, Contradicts DOJ Account. They're hiding something, for sure.