Flotsam and Jetsam - The TSA Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

Yesterday, in a voice vote, (meaning the identity of the voters goes unrecorded) the Senate voted on a measure to end the DHS stand off, so they could declare themselves done, and quickly run out of town for Easter and Spring Break. Details seem kind of hard to understand; the proposal did not yield to Democrat's demands on ICE, but didn't satisfy House Republicans, who rejected it out of hand and passed their own competing bill. Meanwhile, President Trump cut the Gordian Knot by directing newly confirmed DHS Sec Mullin to pay TSA agents, without specifying where the funds would be coming from. From NYPo, End to airport misery in sight as Senate approves deal to end DHS shutdown — without Dem immigration demands. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: Dems Throw In Towel on Schumer Shutdown II: TSA Boogaloo. CNN whines House GOP rejects Senate DHS deal, prolonging shutdown. The Peacock crows House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call 'dead on arrival' in the Senate "The vote came hours after President Donald Trump signed an order directing DHS to pay TSA workers, who haven't received paychecks despite working during the funding lapse." Mary Chastain at LI, Trump Directs DHS Secretary Mullin to Pay TSA Agents, "Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins said that Trump could find ways to pay the TSA agents." Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trump Will Issue an Order to Pay TSA Agents Despite Shutdown. At TownHall Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch What Happens When CNN Learns Trump Is Signing an Order Permitting DHS to Pay TSA Agents. Althouse, "Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents..." ""... in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump writes, at Truth Social. Question: How is he doing this? Answer: It's not easy! But he's going to do it. Perhaps he means: Go ahead and sue me and at least the workers willbe paid until the courts stop me... if they dare." Shelby Talcott @ShelbyTalcott, "New: The money Trump is using to pay TSA is available from last year’s tax cuts bill (which also spent billions on immigration enforcement), according to an administration official. More w/@burgessev", Quote Burgess Everett @burgessev "Republicans started talking about Trump paying TSA workers with existing funds a few days ago as they learned he had the option. Unclear why it took 41 days of shutdown but the approaching recess and interminable negotiations played a role @ShelbyTalcott. Senate might have approved it today if he hadn’t acted …" Don Surber catches Spartacus ranting to an empty airport, Trump ends TSA hostage crisis. "Democrats hate ICE so much that they only drink warm beer now. Bud Light, of course." AMAC explains how Democrats Have Already Killed the Filibuster. 

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Senate Photo ID to Vote Amendment Goes Down in Democrat Flames MORE. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "WATCH: Senator Jon Husted outlines popular commonsense photo ID requirements to vote: "All that's in this amendment is 5 forms of photo ID that people can list to vote." Democrats are literally voting against this." Matt Vespa, Trump Was on Fire With These Clips Yesterday. "One reporter tried to catch Trump with a loaded question about mail-in ballots, noting that he had used one in the recent elections in Florida. The president isn’t a fan of this voting method, but the question was purely foolish. There are concerns about fraud, and this reporter failed miserably trying to get a ‘gotcha’ moment. Trump responded sharply, pointing out the exceptions and emphasizing that he’s the president of the United States, and that’s how he decided to cast his ballot while away, which is within the rules." John Sexton hears There's Another No Kings Protest This Weekend, I guess Soros and Singham haven't run out of money. Sarah Anderson at PJM hears Two Boats From Code Pink-Led Cuban Convoy Go Missing, as Democrats defunded the Coasties. 

Sister Toldja at RedState hears Democrat Implosions Imminent After Scott Bessent Announces Historic Change to U.S. Paper Currency. "In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency along with the Secretary of the Treasury, marking the first time in history for a sitting president." Twitchy cries FINISH THEM! Scott Bessent BODIES Financial Times for Pushing Explicitly FALSE Story About His Fed Plans.

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog Iran Strikes: Day 27, "Not one but two Iranian naval commanders get dirtnapped, more than 10,000 Iranian targets have been hit, Iran getting 12 year olds to join the fight, and claims it’s reinforced Kharg Island." The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL, "Reminder: Near the end of WWII when the Nazis ran out of soldiers they brought in the kids. This is an act of desperation." Quote Iran International English @IranIntl_En, "An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media. Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative..." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed, Escalateo: Pentagon May Deploy 10,000 Infantry While Iran Stalls and Dave Strom, The Transnationalist PsyOp on Operation Epic Fury. Roger Kimball at Da Wire, The Propaganda Press Cannot Stomach Victory And Its Mendacity Shows. "Behind the unbridled hatred of Trump is the more abiding hatred of American and Israeli military prowess." Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "The Mullah Regime of Iran is in very deep trouble. Any critical thinker can see that. What I find remarkable is how many people who should know better are so blinded by their hostility to Netanyahu and Trump that they ignore the military context and the domestic context inside Iran." At Althouse, Trump answers the question "Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr. is gay?"

Sarah Anderson sees a Rubio Mic Drop: Epic Fury Is a Favor for the World. 'Step Up and Deal With It.' Capt. Ed looks at Epic Fury And the Myth of 'International Law'. Bob Spencer at PJM hears from A Muslim U.S. Soldier Says She'll Disobey Commands to Fight Muslims. Now What? Put her to the test, then put her in the brig if she disobeys. 

Sundance at CTH is stunned when the British Defense Minister Outlines How the U.K Navy Will Defend the West, as Soon as They Locate Their Ships, and there's not even that many to keep track of. Quotulatiousness' QotD: “Instead of the unsinkable battleship we have the unsinkable Military Expert …”

From RCM, Why Are We Clinging To a Law That Makes Gasoline More Expensive? The Jones Act. Beege Welborn hears You Can Still Hum 'Leavin' on a Jet Plane' From Anywhere...But Australia, where they are rapidly running out of fuel thanks to the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, "Meanwhile in Australia “The NSW is preparing for a worst case scenario, which could include a fuel rationing scheme” It’s insane that in 2026, some of the most resource rich, advanced nations on Earth, are now talking about managing people Fuel." Richard Seymore @Roll_69d420, "Don't worry Aussies, although fuel is in tight supply your top official have assured me that the flow of migrants wont slow down at all. Your government remains dedicated to focusing all it's effort on importing your most important resource."

Ari Schulman @AriSchulman, "This should be the biggest story in the country right now. Barksdale is the HQ for our B52 nuclear bombers, it's where Bush sheltered on 9/11, and the drones are reported as "far more sophisticated than anything seen in Ukraine ... and well beyond Iranian capabilities." Something is drastically wrong here. The military could sure take some down, and/or track them to their source. It almost has to be China, or maybe, us.

At Irons in the Fire, Gee, more approved fraud in MN, "HOLY CR*P 🚨 Minnesota Rep Krista Knudsen says they just found out the state TURNED OFF tracking for money being sent overseas They turned it on for 2 weeks. Saw all the money leaving, and Democrats quickly SHUT OFF TRACKING to allow it to keep happening." Sundance, JD Vance Launches Fraud Taskforce. John Sexton has hopes a Florida Democrat Could Be Expelled from Congress "The House Ethics Committee is meeting today to hold a public "trial" for one of their own members. Florida Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick could be removed from her seat if her colleagues decide she used federal relief funds to run for office."

Matt Vespa thinks Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked the an Easy Question. He Failed Miserably Answering It. Bob Spencer hears the Dem Who Claimed Murdered Girl Startled Killer Wants You to Know She Herself is the Real Victim "Hadden has now “closed her office for the rest of the week in response to backlash over comments that a slain college student was in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time,’ citing safety concerns.”" From the Chronic, In Sanctuary Cities, American Lives Don’t Matter. Beege Welborn notices Jersey Mikie Sherrill Is All About Protecting the Garden State's Illegal Aliens. Dave Rubin @RubinReport, "This is one of the most perfect things the internet has ever created." From Twitchy, You're Not the 51st State (Yet): Toronto Mayor Goes on Bizarre Rant Demanding ICE Stay Out of ... Canada? At Da Caller, Top Trump Official Sheds Light On ‘Mess’ Lying Under Hood Of Illegal Trucker Crisis.

Dave Strom cites Gavin Newsom Then: We Need Chinese EVs in America; Now: Musk and Trump Ceding EV Market to China. NYPo, Gavin Newsom floats idea of mandatory national service. jay plemons @jayplemons, "Victor Davis Hansen gives a brutal rundown of Newsom's history and how he has destroyed California - Never had a private job that he got on his own - A creation of the Getty family and his well-connected parents - Been in office for 30 years - Overseen disastrous programs like the high-speed rail project - High-speed rail originally forecasted at $40 billion, now approaching $40 billion with zero track laid - High-speed rail will likely never extend beyond Bakersfield to Merced and will lose money every year - Continued pouring billions into the failing high-speed rail while neglecting critical freeways - Pushed a green agenda, yet the Monterey battery storage plant has blown up twice - Oversaw a $2 billion solar plant in the Mojave Desert that was inefficient, harmful to wildlife, and ultimately dismantled..." Susie Crabtree at RCP, enjoys seeing Dems Scramble After California Governor’s Debate Implodes. Cam Higby @camhigby, "It’s all over California. A reporter in San Francisco found the exact same thing we found. Pay for signature and payment to fraudulently sign in other people’s names." Quote jj smith @war24182236, "VOTER FRAUD Is running rapidly in the state of California these guys is up here offering to pay people $5 dollars again for their signatures, this is a ongoing ordeal that has been coming to the Tenderloin for a while. They’re using the drug addicts to sign things so they can go get high with that $5 dollars. But listen to the masked gentleman explain what each petition is for. He also says how much he get paid for each signature." Seattle Red reports Washington’s ‘Millionaire Tax’ sends luxury home listings surging 65% overnight. Dave Strom puts the Liberal Mindset in a Nutshell and it still rattles around.

Dave Strom reports Gabbard Reveals Conspiracy to Use Aid to Ukraine to Fund Biden Campaign. It's hard to blame Ukraine for using whatever means it can to fight the Russians. OTH, for the Biden campaign to accept kickbacks verges on treason. From NYPo, the Divine Miranda Devine: We’re still learning the full rot of the Russiagate scandal. Stewart Baker at the Volokh Conspiracy is Investigating FISA Abuses in Crossfire Hurricane. Ace is outraged, Documents show Partisan DC Judge Beryl Howell Had Secret Ex Parte Conversations with Fake Special Counsel Jack Smith. "In a court, all communications with the judge are supposed to include counsel for both sides. So that both sides may weigh in on proposals and motions. But Obama appointee and Democrat ringer Beryl Howell had secret ex parte communications with Jack Smith, behind Trump's lawyers' backs." Hans Mahncke at Da Fed says a New Document Shows Chief Judge Howell Privately Endorsed Jack Smith’s Get-Trump Lawfare. Shipwreckedcrew thinks The Mueller Special Counsel's "Investigation" of Gen. Flynn Was Its Most Egregious Abuse of Prosecutorial Authority. "The Obama Admin. Intelligence Community knew Gen. Flynn would expose the duplicity of Crossfire Hurricane -- silencing him was paramount and the Mueller SCO obliged." Misty Severi at JTN reports Blanche says DOJ, FBI has 'cleaned house' of agents, employees who assisted in Trump prosecutions, "Blanche told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that approximately 200 DOJ employees have either left or been fired under the Trump administration for working on the high-profile cases." The Ivy Exile discusses The Decline and Fall of the Information State (For Now). Sundance speaks of Institutional Fear and the Excavation of the Rabbit Hole.

Leslie Eastman reports on  Operation Box Cutter: Historic FBI Strike on China-to-Cartel Fentanyl Pipeline, "Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been indicted for allegedly selling and delivering compounds used to make fentanyl."

Shooting News Week notices Secret Service Agent in Jill Biden’s Detail Shot Himself in Negligent Discharge Incident. Did Trump return the favor of sticking the bad ones on the Biden's protection detail?

Matt Vespa thinks This Story Is Nuts. Joe Kent Reportedly Wanted to Testify in the Trial of Charlie Kirk’s Assassin. "I’ll leave this here for y’all to comment below, but apparently, former National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent offered to testify in the trial of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, for the defense. Michael Shellenberger of Public wrote a post about these allegations, specifically that Kent felt the FBI didn’t properly investigate the crime, believed there was a “foreign nexus,” and yes, Israel was part of this crazy story, although Kent couldn’t provide anything conclusive. He also claimed he was blocked from investigating this matter further, which is reportedly bunk since his agency had no authority to analyze what had been collected (via Public):

From the Free Bacon, San Francisco Reinstates 8th-Grade Algebra After 'Equity' Experiment Fails "Test scores declined and racial gaps persisted after the district removed algebra from the middle school curriculum in 2014." Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis, "The “heart of scientific authority” where objective measures are disregarded in favor of ideology and social activism in their discriminatory admissions policies?" Quote The New York Times @nytimes "Breaking News: The Trump administration is investigating the admissions policies of three major medical schools, taking aim at the heart of scientific authority in the U.S. https://nyti.ms/4bC7Ivu"

John Sexton cites Bob Costas: The IOC Ban of Trans Women is Common Sense. 

At Am Great, The Great Victor Davis Hanson looks at Who Was Cesar Chavez—and Who Will He Become? "The canonized legacy of Cesar Chavez is collapsing under revelations that recast a sainted activist as a deeply flawed—and possibly predatory—man the Left can no longer easily defend." Just another leftist hero with feet of clay. "There comes a redeemer and he slowly, too, fades away.  And there follows his wagon behind him that's loaded with clay, And the seeds that were silent all burst into bloom and decay, And night comes so quiet, its close on the heels of the day."

And more, at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.27.26. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: O’s, Yeah! up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Going After Putin

Mary Chastain at LI, Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions, Tariffs Until Putin Agrees to Ceasefire, "The post comes after Russia attacked homes in Odesa." Sarah Arnold at TownHall wonders Is Putin Ready for a Truce With Ukraine? If he gets the right deal. Bonchie at RedState says Russia Just Spit in Trump's Face, and It's Time They Reap the Whirlwind. The Telegraph reports US ‘to cease all future military exercises in Europe’ but Sundance at CTH calls it Sketchy Sourcing: Trump considering pulling 35,000 US troops out of Germany as President becoming ‘increasingly frustrated’ with Europe "As much as we may want this to actually happen, the sourcing for the original claim is rather dubious. “A source close to the White House told The Telegraph: “Trump is angry that they [Europe] appear to be pushing for war.”” From ZeroHedge, Poland & Baltic Nations Welcome Macron's Words Of Nuclear Escalation Aimed At Russia. NewsMax cites Italian PM Meloni: NATO Could Cover Ukraine With Defense Protection. I'll believe it when I see it. At RCP, the Great Victor Davis Hanson has Five Ukrainian Fables. Professor Peter Arenella @arenella1 "At this point, my only hope for the US to avoid becoming an ally to Russia is a violent resistance by our military. Tragic to say that because the military are trained to avoid any politically motivated intervention. Firing all the Joint Chief of Staff military leaders and replacing them with military acolytes of Trump anticipated that possibility and acted swiftly to minimize that type of intervention. Ultimately, we will get what we deserve by giving Trump a second chance to destroy our democracy." Chase@ItsChaseBurger "So let me get this straight: The left support "democracy" lasts until the exact moment you start losing elections? Makes sense."

'Becca Lower at RedState reports JD Vance Speaks Up for Normal People After Ukraine Activists Once Again Pester His Young Family. JD Vance@JDVance, "Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of “Slava Ukraini” protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared. I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed.) It was a mostly respectful conversation, but if you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a shit person." At Althouse, "Tell me about the social media meme that's just different images of JD Vance." "For the annals of Things I Asked Grok."

France24, European court rejects bid to overturn Romania vote annulment. Going through the motions of Democracy. From Fox, Trump says 'something's going to happen very soon' with Iran as he pushes to negotiate nuclear deal, 'If we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing for them.' Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Trump to Iran: Let's Make a Deal? "Is this another Godfather-esque play to make Ali Khamenei an offer he can't refuse? Is it a reversal on Barack Obama's JCPOA? Or is it a way to de-escalate with both Russia and China and dial down tensions by restoring commerce as the main medium of international relations? Or is this just spitballing to suss out the possibilities?" At the UK Sun, Trump’s iconic Turnberry golf course is wrecked by pro-Palestine protesters after he unveiled shock ‘Gaza Riveria’ plans "Multiple holes were damaged with threatening messages painted on walls."

Larry Elder at Hat Hair, sees The Trump Effect: Winning Hearts and Minds. At Da Caller, Don Jr. Asks Reporter ‘Are You F*cking Retarded?’ when she asked him if he would run in 2028. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks The Media Can't Hide This Trump Victory Forever: "It turns out that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump completed the hazardous materials cleanup in Los Angeles in just 29 days—far ahead of initial projections. “The estimates were it was going to take 18 months,” Jennings pointed out. “But this is the cleanup of the hazardous material that you have to do in order to start rebuilding. Twenty-nine days.”" And, Something Huge for the MAHA Movement Is About To Happen. RFK Jr. to sit down with junk food manufacturers. Leslie Eastman at LI, The New York Times Mocks RFK Jr for Vitamin A Guidance to Combat Texas Measles Outbreak "A great deal of research shows Vitamin A can be of benefit to those infected by measles." He is stressing the measles vaccine, but if you haven't got it by now, it takes a while to take effect, so you might as well boost your immune system.

Da Caller, House GOP Unveils ‘Clean’ Text To Fund Government While Democrats Threaten Shutdown. Please don' throw me in dat briar patch! At Hat Hair, Trump Endorses House Budget Bill - Urging GOP Unity to Git 'Er DONE. Trump Posts on 𝕏 @trump_repost, "The House and Senate have put together, under the circumstances, a very good funding Bill ("CR")! All Republicans should vote (Please!) YES next week. Great things are coming for America, and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country's "financial house" in order. Democrats will do anything they can to shut down our Government, and we can't let that happen. We have to remain UNITED — NO DISSENT — Fight for another day when the timing is right. VERY IMPORTANT. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" At NRO, Trump Kills an Intrusive Housing Rule, Again "This past week, Scott Turner, President Trump’s new secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced that HUD would be terminating the notoriously intrusive Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. By attaching strings to billions of dollars in community development block grants from HUD, AFFH gives the feds the ability to control zoning regulations and many other aspects of local government." Kevin Killough at JTN reports Trump put the brakes on offshore wind, now critics of onshore wind want to be heard too "Like critics of offshore wind, opponents of wind farms on land say the projects ruin the the countryside, impact historic sites and harm wildlife." Trump saves whales, Democrats opposed. At OTP, Trump Cracks Down On Loan Forgiveness That Funds ‘Illegal Activities’ "President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to exclude nonprofits that he says engage in “the subsidization of illegal activities” from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The executive order states “individuals employed by organizations whose activities have a substantial illegal purpose shall not be eligible for public service loan forgiveness.”"

Owen Gregorian@OwenGregorian "DHS Ends TSA Collective Bargaining After Bombshell Finding Of 'More Full-Time Union Workers' Than Airport Screeners | ZeroHedge The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending collective bargaining for Transportation Security Officers with the TSA, Fox News reports, citing a release obtained by Fox Business. According to the report, The TSA has more people doing "full-time union work" vs. performing actual screening functions at 86% of US airports. Put another way, 374 out of 432 federalized airports have fewer than 200 TSA Officers to perform screening functions, while the rest are paid by the government but work "full-time on union matters" and do not retain certification to perform screening. . . " Sundance at CTH, DHS Cancels TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement. "Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for the lifecycle of the TSA." At the Pop Times, FEMA Fires Three More Supervisors Who Directed Crews to Avoid Pro-Trump Homes. "That brings the total number of FEMA employees given the boot to four. The terminations follow weeks of “exhaustive investigation” in which the agency determined that the errant supervisors failed to “meet our standards of conduct” which involves avoiding any partisan behavior." RedState @RedState, "Travesty: Elderly Vet Told to Remove Trump Signs or FEMA Officials Would View Him As ‘Domestic Terrorist." Da Beast whines Trump Once Again Defies Federal Judge Ruling on FEMA, "The Trump administration has previously claimed that the FEMA money isn’t being “held”; it’s being reviewed manually, which they say doesn’t violate any court order." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair VIP, CBS Gives FEMA Official Fired for Sending NYC $59M Her Moment of Rebuttal.

Phil Kerpen @kerpen "250% dairy tariffs are so crazy! By the way, Canada's butter tariff is 298.5%." Quote John Harwood@JohnJHarwood, "the president is a madman x.com/cnnbrk/status/…"

At RVN, Pres. Trump Names Second Lady Usha Vance to Head Delegation for Special Olympics. Misty Severi at JTN reports Trump names Fox News hosts as final two Kennedy Center Board members. "The Kennedy Center has released a list of more than 20 shows, including "Hamilton," that have pulled their performances, or been dropped by the center." Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.

Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes, "Rep Tim Burchett says he’s willing to lose his job to tell us the REAL REASON government officials are opposing Elon Musk and DOGE “They’re gonna push back because you’ve got Congressmen on both sides of the aisle. If they follow that paper trail, it's going to come back to them. You've got their wife and or girlfriend that works for some agency, quasi-agency or some business. This towns as crooked as a dogs leg” “I’ll get primaried for saying that but that’s the truth and we all know it” “Somebody’s gonna straight it out, it looks like it’s gonna be Elon Musk.” Mia Cathell at TownHall reports USAID Chief Reportedly Considering Criminal Referrals. Sister Toldja at RedState, Democrat Heartbreak As CNN Polling Analyst Harry Enten Reveals What Americans Really Think of DOGE "Americans on Trump and DOGE's efforts. Musk and DOGE should influence government spending and operations. Look at this, 54 percent. The majority say that he and they should." Atop Da Hill, Why DOGE is and will remain popular, even if its cuts are small.

So far, DOGE claims that is has saved about $65 billion in federal funds. So far, I have seen people make every argument — from “DOGE is revolutionizing the government” on the one side to “These cuts are basically just a rounding error” on the other. What people don’t realize is that both can be true at the same time.

Let’s start with the $65 billion. How much is that? It’s enough to cut a $450 check to every taxpayer every year. That’s actually quite a significant amount of money if you look at it that way.

But let’s take the flipside. We pay more than $900 billion every year just on interest on the government’s $36 trillion debt. In that sense, DOGE naysayers are not wrong when they say the savings constitute a drop in the bucket.

Insty, IS ELON MUSK AN “OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES?” "Subject matter expert Seth Barrett Tillman responds to a claim by Prof. Katherine Shaw: “Shaw indicated that the test for being an ‘officer of the United States’ is that the purported officer exercises ‘significant power.’ That is entirely wrong.” UPDATE: Prof. Katherine “Kate” Shaw is Chris Hayes’ wife, FYI." Da Blaze hears Trump berates journalist asking about reported shouting match between Musk and Rubio: 'You're just a troublemaker'. At RCP, DOGE Has Consultant Cabal on the Run. "Fresh from a run through federal agencies that saw budgets (and heads) exploding all over Washington, Elon Musk and the DOGE team have turned their Starlink satellite and aimed its powerful laser at the most inflated portion of the unofficial “shadow” bureaucracy: government consultants. This has the biggest names in the business – like Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, and IBM – getting nervous, and with good reason."

Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "12 billion dollars was allocated to the Navy for submarines and not one submarine was built. 42.5 billion dollars was allocated to hook people up to high-speed Internet, and not one single person was hooked up to high-speed Internet. 7.5 billion dollars was allocated to build EV charging stations. Only 37 stations were built. Thats 200 million per charging station. Where is the rest of the money?" From the Free Bacon, Biden-Backed Green Group Wired $651M in Taxpayer Money to Credit Union Accounts. The EPA Says It Now Has No Oversight of the Funds. "'It is just like a money laundering scheme,' expert tells the Free Beacon." Althouse, "Literally mutilating animals. Mutilating animals in demented studies that are like the worst thing you could possibly imagine from a horror show...." "Right. So, I mean, the reality is that our elected officials have very, very little power relative to the bureaucracy until DOGE. So DOGE is a threat to the bureaucracy. It's the first threat to the bureaucracy. Normally the bureaucracy eats revolutions for breakfast. This is the first time that they're not, that the revolution might actually succeed. That we could restore power to the people instead of power to the bureaucracy." Said Elon Musk, on the Joe Rogan podcast last week." Jeff Carlson @themarketswork "There’s one obvious reason why the unions might be doing this. Massive social security fraud with fake employee dues flowing into union coffers - and being used for political contributions in the process." Quote KY3 News@kytv, "Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans: https://ky3.com/2025/03/08/uni."

NYPo ed board says Bring the hammer down on Perkins Coie and every other player in the Russigate scandal. Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt, "The American Bar Association sat on the sidelines as our legal system was weaponized against normal Americans. Now, they launch a pressure campaign against President Trump on day one. We’ve had enough. It’s time to liberate our legal system from this failed institution." Misty Severi reports the Trump Organization sues Capital One for closing bank accounts after January 6 riot. "The lawsuit, which was filed in Florida, alleged that the bank's actions were the result of "political and social motivations." At Althouse, "The same basic separation-of-powers principles that counsel against a court maintaining a prosecution over the executive's objection support dismissal with prejudice here." "So writes Paul D. Clement, responding — at the request of the judge — to the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss charges against Eric Adams."

Sarah Arnold reads a New Book that Uncovers Security Breaches During Trump's Campaign. OTP reports the Would-Be Trump Killer Wants Rifle Tested To See If It Was Operable. NewsWeek, Aileen Cannon Questions Lawyers' Gun 'Theory' in Trump Case. Whether or not it was, Routh certainly hoped to fire it. At American Military News, Secret JFK assassination files to be released on new webpage, GOP lawmaker says.

At Insty, ANDY NGO: Whatever happened to antifa? "Then there’s Elon Musk. Following his takeover of Twitter, now X, in October 2022, many key antifa accounts involved in organizing, recruiting and disseminating propaganda and fundraising were suspended for violating rules against inciting violence. These accounts should have been suspended under the previous regime, but as the Twitter Files revealed, the company had a left-wing political culture and policies were unevenly applied. In November 2022, after I reported on the violent extremists of CrimethInc., an antifa extremist collective that produces guides on why and how to commit violent crimes, Musk suspended their account. Other accounts escaped suspension but chose to de-platform themselves from X. They feared their private messages could be accessed and turned over to law enforcement. Most of them relocated first to Mastodon, and are now at Bluesky, two smaller Twitter alternatives where leftist violence and death threats are tolerated."

Matt Vespa, Here's a 10-Minute Video That Obliterates the Liberal Media's Protection of Joe Biden. Leslie Eastman, Did Biden Nix Plans for SpaceX to Bring Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home Sooner? Apparently. Tom Knighton at TAW explains Why Biden administration might not have been the kind of bad we thought. The auto-signature scandal. "For all the talk of insurrection surrounding January 6th, the truth of the matter is that if people were simply deciding on laws and executive orders without the president being aware of it, it’s an insurrection. They took over for the sitting president without the consent of the people." Jerry Dunleavy at JTN writes Despite his claims of being broke, Hunter Biden's 'lawfare' continues against IRS whistleblowers.

Breitbart reports Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Democrats’ Pathetic ‘Choose Your Fighter’ Video & Sad Protests. From Twitchy, Dems Release Another Cringe Dance Video and 'High Comedy'! MSNBC Guest Assigns Blame for the Democrats' Anti-Trump Messaging Fails. Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "MSNBC: Democrats can’t effectively message anymore because there’s not as much “non partisan” media as there used to be." Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Hakeem Jeffries' ‘leadership' has Democrats polling at 21%, as uncontrollable radicals create never-ending optics nightmares for the party. His solution is to release a bizarre video threatening to “expose” Republicans. He’s losing it." Matt Vespa, Top House Dem Probably Said the Dumbest Thing Regarding Trans Athletes and Women’s Sports. Hollywood in Toto notes Bill Maher Flattens Left’s Land Acknowledgment Farce. ‘I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again—either give the land back or shut the f*** up!’ Josh Hammer at Hat Hair discourses on The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative.

At Da Wire, Gavin Newsom Starts His 2028 Campaign With Painfully Obvious Lies. 

JTN's Natalie Mittelstadt is concern about a Florida election lawsuit that exposes a loophole in federal voter registration law, "Lack of voter verification: A Republican congressional candidate is suing Florida election officials over “clone” voters found on voter rolls and questionable mail-in ballot requests."

Sundance grins as DHS Administering Lie Detector Tests as Two Operational Leakers are Identified for Prosecution. At WokeSpy, ICE Raids Target “Worst of the Worst” Despite DNC-Linked Sabotage. Julio Rosas at Da Blaze hears VP Vance on mass deportations: We've made great progress, but 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. Da Wire, California Prosecutor Says He’s Already Charged More Illegals Than Biden Did In Four Years "The prosecutor said it's the highest number of illegal alien reentry charges that the office had ever filed in a single month." Pop Times, Sanctuary Laws Protect Illegal Alien Who Burned Woman Alive in NYC from ICE Arrest and Tom Homan Goes Off on Sanctuary City Mayors: ‘Trump is Saving Lives, They Can’t Stand It’. At the Cowboy State Daily, Teton County Sheriff Changes Mind, Will Hold Inmates For ICE. "The Teton County sheriff who refused to hold onto inmates for federal immigration authorities without a criminal warrant changed course Wednesday, and said he will now honor civil detention requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement." Fox, ICE raids at schools: Federal judge gives green light, "Denver Public Schools argued a drop in school attendance was due to a new Trump administration policy of not shielding schools from ICE raids." Jon Levine at NYPo reports Former illegal immigrant aide to AOC self-deports to Colombia amid questions about employment.

At Da Mail, Jeff Bezos outrages Washington Post staff again with brutal insult to legendary late publisher "for missing a ceremony meant to honor the late publisher of the Washington Post." Don't like it? Quit. NewBusters is amused by CNN On Cuomo Comeback Attempt: 'Can You Be Masculine And A Decent Person?' A better question is whether a politician can be a decent person. 

Dave Bernstein at Insty, MODERN DAY NAZIS HOLDING AN ANTI-NAZI RALLY: "Because to left, “Nazi” means “people I disagree with” and has little if anything to do with actual Nazis. By the way, but “support of Israel” they mean only that the rabbi thinks Israel should continue to exist. The only way Israel will cease to exist is through mass murder and expulsion. Hence, modern Nazis." Brianna Wu @BriannaWu "Do Democrats hear ourselves? Jerry, if allowing Jews to go to school without getting screamed at and harassed by antisemites is the MAGA agenda and something we oppose DEMOCRATS ARE FUCKED. What are you doing, buddy?" Quote Rep. Nadler @RepJerryNadler, "Trump’s $400 million cut to @Columbia sends a chilling message that universities must align with the MAGA agenda or face financial ruin. My statement with @RepEspaillat. . . " John Sexton at Hat Hair, Columbia's Administration is Scrambling but Leftist Students Still Don't Get It. At Hat Hair, Victor Joecks emphasizes The Importance of Retaking Institutions.

Dave Strom, Yet ANOTHER Study Shows Medical Instead of Mental Health Treatment of Gender Dysphoria Is Harmful. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "The Oxford Academic Journal of Sexual Medicine released a new study on the effects of "gender-affirming surgery" on people with gender dysphoria. After analyzing over 100,000 patients, they concluded that those who received surgery had an increased risk of mental health issues and substance use disorders. Wonder why the mainstream media isn't covering this..." RVM, University Tries to Justify Radical All-Gender Locker Room Plan in California. John Sexton, San Francisco Bathhouse Struggles to Create a 'Phallus Free' Women's Night. It would take a heart of stone not to laugh.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breakthrough! posted and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - All Biden Orders Void Because of Autopen Signatures?

Matt Margolis has high hopes Could a Bombshell Discovery Render All of Biden's Presidential Actions 'Null and Void'? "Remember when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed his discussion with Biden when Biden couldn't recall signing the executive order halting LNG exports? Now we know why — he probably didn't. The real question is: Who did? Who was running the country while Biden was not all there? Oversight Project @OversightPR, WHOEVER CONTROLLED THE AUTOPEN CONTROLLED THE PRESIDENCY We gathered every document we could find with Biden's signature over the course of his presidency. All used the same autopen signature except for the the announcement that the former President was dropping out of the race last year. Here is the autopen signature." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked the DOJ to investigate whether Biden’s cognitive mental decline allowed unelected officials to make decisions without his knowledge or approval. If that’s the case, Biden’s executive orders, pardons, and other actions, may be unconstitutional and void." Ace, All of Biden's "Laws" and Executive Orders Were Signed by Autopen (Robotic Signature Duplicator), Putting Biden's Entire Presidency in Question, "The headline is wrong: There was one single thing he actually signed, his notice that he was withdrawing from the 2024 race." Everything else was signed by the Biden staffers' Electronic President Substitute." We knew that Biden was not really in control, but we assumed they were at least shoving the paper under his pen for show. I predict nothing will happen because Biden is a Democrat.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Trump Warns Russia: Back Off And Stop Bombing; UPDATE: Russia Offers Pause. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Warns Russia to Negotiate Quickly or Face Tariffs and Sanctions, Zelenskyy Calls for an Air and Sea Truce as Interim Proposal for Ceasefire Ahead of Talks With U.S Team in Saudi Arabia and hosts Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Holds a Press Conference Discussing Hamas Hostages and Upcoming Meeting with Ukrainian Officials. The Telegraph whines Trump considers pulling troops out of Germany. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair is amused So the EU Pooped Themselves a Defense Budget Raise Yesterday. OTP, Adios, Puerto Rico? "Trump Lobbied To Cut Ties With Island." At Insty, HMM: Space Force general: ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield requires Manhattan Project-scale effort.

At TownHall Cutie Pavlich thinks The Details About Today's Job Report Are Pretty Important. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "PRESIDENT TRUMP: For the first time in fifteen months, the job gains for native-born Americans exceeded the job gains for migrant and foreign workers. Employment for native-born workers went up by 284K while foreign born workers went down by 87K." Sundance hosts Kevin Hassett and President Trump Discuss Economy and Jobs During Oval Office Press Availability. From NewsMax, Trump Signs Order to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. "The reserve will be capitalized with bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, the White House crypto czar, billionaire David Sacks, said in a post on social media platform X."

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports DHS Ends Collective Bargaining for the TSA. Streiff at RedState, Trump Strips TSA Employee Union of Recognition. I'm OK with unions, just not public sector unions. Now, get rid of TSA. Napolitan News Service, 61% Of Voters Favor Moving Control Away From Department of Education. RFK Jr effect? Bloomberg reports Snack Makers Are Removing Fake Colors From Processed Foods, "PepsiCo designed a new spicy potato chip without using its signature—and artificially formulated—dyes. Remaking the original Doritos is proving much harder."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.06.25 (Morning Edition), Twitchy: Sounds Like Adam Schiff Better Buckle Up Because It’s About To Get Real, Thread From Doctor Who Had Birds-Eye View Of Democrats During Trump’s Speech A Must-Read, and Megyn Kelly Ends Hateful Hag For Laughing At Video Of Tranny Injuring Payton McNabb, Louder With Crowder, Here are all the moments Democrats embarrassed themselves during Trump’s most pro-America speech ever, Multiple liberal cities are suing the Trump Admin, claim that being a sanctuary for illegals makes their city “safer”, Trump’s America and Why Liberals Won’t Stand for Anything, The culprit responsible for 23 Dem senators sharing the same propaganda identified themselves, and it makes sense now, and America is Back – Breaking Down Everything You Missed in Trump’s Joint Address, Dana Loesch, Is BlackRock Running The Panama Canal Moderately Better Than The CCP? also, Activist Judges – A Look At Judge Amir H. Ali, Don Surber, Zelensky & The Art of the Trumpenfreude. 

And from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.07.25, Louder With Crowder: Donald Trump obliterates that cringetastic Democrat “fighter” video in the most MAGA way possible, Elon Musk needs only six words to SAVAGE the Democrats’ latest silly attack (and attacker) against him, Trump demands MSNBC host “be forced to resign” for wretched thing she said about a MAGA-loving teenage cancer survivor, Dem tries defending “Choose Your Fighter” video to Scott Jennings, gets lesson in politics instead, According To Hoyt, In Which I Go MAHA!, American Conservative,  The Ukraine War’s Finale is Upsetting—but Trump Isn’t to Blame, American Greatness, Secretary Kelly Loeffler to Move SBA Offices Out of Sanctuary Cities, also, Retooling Schooling, American Thinker: The Democrats Descend into Madness, and much more. 

At WaEx, Democrats mount resistance to GOP effort to keep government open. At Twitchy, MOCK-FEST! MA Democrat Claims MAGA Is TOO DUMB to Question Politicians Who Went to Harvard and ROFL. Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Anti-Trump Protests Are a Joke. WokeSpy notes Rashida Tlaib Taunts Trump Over Taxes — 11 Years After Being Caught Not Paying Her Own Taxes!. Rusty Weiss at RedState, Jasmine Crockett Says Trump Is Going After Illegals So He Can Send Black People 'Back to the Fields'. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Dems' Voter Outreach to the Clinically Insane Continues Unabated. Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV "Remember that “choose your fighter” video the Democrat members of Congress put out earlier today? The White House just responded with their own video:" Bob Hoge at RedState, Tim Walz Is Asked to Name the Dems' Next Leader, and the Look on His Face Is Priceless. To be fair, Walz is pretty good at the "deer in the headlights" stare. John Kass awards The Golden Moutza of the Month: Behold "I hope I’m not too late, but it has to go to Tony Evers, the Governor of Wisconsin for trying to change the word “mother” to “inseminated person”…the lunatic left knows no bounds! said, Diane Puetz." Jim Geraghty at NRO says Get Ready for the Democratic Retreat on Trans Athletes.

Stacy McCain, BUSTED: ‘Anti-Poverty’ Democrat Activist Joe Sanberg Accused of Massive Fraud. Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays, "Are there any Democrat organizations that are NOT some version of Hunter selling art?" Quote Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11, "The NYT reports that ActBlue is in “turmoil.” Mysteriously, seven top executives have all left in the past three weeks, several of whom had all been there more than a decade. None of them will explain on the record why they left." Da Wire, Kamala Aide Under DOJ Investigation For Allegedly Falsifying Paperwork To Get Musk Buyout, "The hiring conspiracy could involve Harris herself, as well as ex-FTC chair Lina Khan." Ace, John Podesta Handed Out $375 BILLION In Taxpayer Dollars to "Pop Up" Organizations Created Only Months Before, "People need to go to prison for 40 years for this." Steve Milloy @JunkScience, "The EPA-Stacey Abrams grift revealed: @staceyabrams just told MSBNC's @chrislhayes that the Biden EPA gave her $2 billion to buy people new home appliances to reduce electric bills. So Democrats upgraded vote buying from Obama phones to Biden refrigerators." Beege Welborn, EPA's $20B 'Slush Fund' Zeldin and DOGE Discovered Looking Really Dodgy. Gold bars, Titanic. Attorney General Andrew Bailey @AGAndrewBailey "@ElonMusk I am here to report $5 BILLION in wasted taxpayer dollars allocated to fund a green energy scam and massive land grab from Missouri farmers and landowners. I’m urging DOGE to immediately identify and cancel any DOE loan guarantees for the Grain Belt Express project."

From Da Signal, Trump Justice Department Could Enforce Expiration Date for Mail-In Ballots. At the Pennsylvania Record, 'Historic' case over future of Pa. elections tossed. "The suit was filed with the hope of ensuring "only votes properly cast are counted" in 2024 and beyond. It complained that standards laid out by the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act were not met in 2022 but nothing was done to address that." Permission to rig elections granted.

From Altouse, "President Trump has clipped the wings of Elon Musk by putting the cabinet in charge of federal firings after mounting complaints about the billionaire’s indiscriminate approach to cost-cutting." "Trump told a meeting of his top team that it was time for the 'scalpel rather than the hatchet' after an outcry from voters, including in Republican districts, about the wave of sackings carried out by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge). This is the first time Trump has acted to rein in the X and SpaceX entrepreneur, who has built a far-reaching power base at the president’s side — cemented by unrivalled access to his home and inner circle — prompting Democrat complaints of a plutocratic takeover of the US government," From "Trump reins in Musk after Doge sacking spree upsets rivals and allies/The president is putting his cabinet in charge of federal firings after voters complain about Elon Musk’s cost-cutting layoffs" (London Times). And, "Mr. Musk, who wore a suit and tie to Thursday’s meeting instead of his usual T-shirt after Mr. Trump publicly ribbed him about his sloppy appearance..." "I'm reading "Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk/Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk" (NYT)." If it's in the NYT I start with the assumption that it's a lie. Atop Da Hill, Federal judge rejects request to block DOGE staff from Treasury system. ET, DOGE Announces Termination of Leases for 30 FDA Locations in 22 States. NewsWeek whines Elon Musk's DOGE Cancels Lease at Obama Library Site. Eric Lendrum at Am Great, Social Security Administration Identifies $800M in Savings for Fiscal Year 2025. 

Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports Kash Patel’s FBI Shocks Nation With Treason Arrests Just Two Weeks Into His Role "The U.S. Department of Justice said that two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, Jian Zhao and Li Tian, and a veteran, Ruoyu Duan, were in the process of attempting to sell national defense intelligence to Chinese agents. Zhao and Tian were stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord." DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "I think it’s kinda crazy how you’ll never see a “Michael Brady” or “James McDougall” serving in the CCP army but we have Li Tian’s and Jian Zhao’s serving in ours (and committing treason) There needs to be better vetting, " At Insty, UPDATE: A friend writes: "Shoot them. That’s the normal thing to do. But that way they can’t be traded next time the Democrats are in power. And issue an advisory against Americans going to China, lest they get nabbed on trumped up charges like Putin does. A bit of a shot across the Chinese bow. . . " From Althouse, "The corruption needs to be immediately defunded. The F.B.I. should no longer exist as it’s constituted now." ""The mission should be divvied up. The money should be divvied up amongst other agencies that take the oath to their country seriously.” Said Dan Bongino, in a 2023 podcast, quoted in "How Dan Bongino Would Run the F.B.I., According to Dan Bongino/The newly appointed deputy director of the F.B.I. has a long history of criticizing the bureau and its leadership. He has promised 'dramatic change'" (NYT)." Even if they got this right, the agency is still fundamentally corrupt. Ben Bartee at PJM, AG Pam Bondi: Still-Unreleased Epstein Files to Be Redacted for ‘National Security’. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Epstein was working with some 3 letter agencies to get compromising info on both American and foreign elites. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Lawyer Recommends Dropping Corruption Case Against Mayor Adams. "The outside lawyer who was given the job of reviewing the case Paul D. Clement, a former Solicitor General for the G.W. Bush administration. Today, Clement recommend that Judge Ho drop the case with prejudice." Sundance reports President Trump Removes Perkins Coie Security Clearance and FBI Workstations from Within Law Firm. 

At Insty, KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON: If You’re Panicked, Thinking Amy Coney Barrett Is Another David Souter, Slow Your Roll. Randy Barnett@RandyEBarnett "And @shipwreckedcrew explained how this most recent decision was not a big deal. https://shipwreckedcrew.substack.com/p/no-the-supreme-court-did-not-allow?utm_medium=ios…" Quote Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett, "A word to the wise from @fourboxesdiner: “CONSERVATIVES, STOP ATTACKING JUSTICE BARRETT!” Listen to Mark’s recapitulation of her record. Also remember, no Justice is perfect. https://youtu.be/CgqfK3JxR6A?si"

Jeff Charles at TownHall hears Democrats Are Big Mad That Pardoned J6ers Are Free to Roam the Capitol Building.

At the Tampa Freep, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Identifies Leakers Within Department, Signals Prosecutions, so it wasn't at the FBI? Reagan Reese at Da Caller goes Inside JD Vance’s Tone-Setting Trip To The Southern Border. ABC pretends to care Mass exodus of immigration officials could delay millions of deportations. Drew Berquist, Tulsi Gabbard Drops Bombshell: Biden Admin Freed Many ISIS-Linked Migrants Into U.S. Althouse notices "There's only so much he can do." "To be fair, it's possible that the things Trump is doing to shut the border are things a court will one day tell him he actually can't do. For now, he's doing it anyway. Those who want to preserve their dignity after leaning hard into "There's only so much he can do" have a big stake in the litigation. We're still in the middle of things. And here's the key line from Trump's March 4, 2025 address to Congress: "The media and our friends in the Democrat party kept saying we needed new legislation, we must have legislation to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new President." If the President wants to do something, he'll push the boundaries of power. If he doesn't, he'll see those boundaries where they justify his inaction."

Ilya Shapiro at CJ, Trump Is Right to Deport Hamas Supporters. "Federal law authorizes denying or revoking the visa of anyone who supports terrorist activity." NewsMax, US to Use AI to Revoke Visas of Students It Deems Hamas Backers "President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January to combat antisemitism and has pledged to deport noncitizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests that have been ongoing for months amid Israel's military assault on Gaza after Hamas' October 2023 attack. The AI-fueled "Catch and Revoke" effort will include AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts, Axios reported." Dave Strom, Rubio Yanks Visas for Foreign Students Who Support Terrorists; UPDATE: Columbia Loses $400 Million Too. From Ace, As Terror-Supporting Foreign Savages Riot on College Campuses, Marco Rubio Announces "Catch and Deport" Program to Eject Lawless Islamists from Country, "Finally. From John Sexton at Hot Air, terror sympathizer radicals are taking over libraries and making threats while wearing masks." Insty, LOSERS ON PARADE: Meet the Columbia Radicals Arrested for Storming a Barnard Building: Students were charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing, and obstructing governmental administration. Althouse, "The Trump administration is discussing pulling hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts and grant commitments to Columbia University..."  Twitchy thinks Jerry Nadler Makes Great Case for Jewish Students to Become MAGA.

From the College Fix, Top D.C. federal prosecutor says he doesn’t want law students from Georgetown because of DEI. Campus Reform reports Iowa regents vote to end Social Justice, American Studies programs. John Sexton wonders After Dismantling DEI, What Comes Next? 

At RVN, Injured Female Athlete Fires Back After Democrat Disrespect at Trump’s Speech "“The Democrat Party failed women. They don’t care.” Rick Moran at PJM hears DJ's Dad Call Out MSNBC Hosts for Disgusting Comments. Da Caller, CNN Steps On A Rake After ‘Fact-Checking’ Trump’s ‘Transgender Mice’ Funding Claim. "During his joint address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump cited several examples of “appalling waste” he had cut, including $8.2 million in NIH-funded studies on “gender-affirming” hormone treatments mice. CNN’s Deidre McPhillips initially tried to dispute the claim, arguing only about $500,000 had been allocated for similar research in monkeys — she was later forced to issue a correction after the White House proved CNN’s “fact check” inaccurate in a statement."

Stacy McCain asks, rhetorically, Why Has the ‘Valuable Resource’ Known as 538 Been Summarily Discarded? "Perhaps a better metric of FiveThirtyEight’s value would be the fact that ABC News didn’t sell the site — for which their parent company paid a pretty penny, years ago — but rather shut it down. Had there been any market value to the site, why weren’t there any other media operations offering cash to acquire it from ABC News? The obvious answer is that FiveThirtyEight was always a money-losing operation, first for the New York Times, and then under Disney ownership, first at ESPN and then at ABC News. The salaries of the staff always exceeded whatever revenue was generated by FiveThirtyEight. Nate Silver goes on to say that there is a “bright future” for the kind of “data journalism” that FiveThirtyEight did, by which I suppose he means that there’s always a market for predicting elections wrong, so long as your error favors Democrats." Logan Washburn at Da Fed notices that After Disavowing NewsGuard, Microsoft Still Promotes The Censorship Group. At Fox, Wikipedia co-founder calls on Elon Musk to investigate government influence over online encyclopedia, "'May I ask you to determine what branches of the U.S. government—if any!—have employees paid to edit, monitor, update, lobby, etc., WIkipedia?' Sanger asked Musk." At Da Wire, Publisher Pulls Romance Book For Having Pro-Elon Musk Line, Being ‘MAGA Coded.’ "Author Sophie Lark issued a public apology and promised to use "sensitivity readers" in the future."

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breakthrough! posted and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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