Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Dumps Biden's CAFE Standards

Da Mail whines it's a Huge win for fans of gas-guzzlers as Trump kills off hated Biden-era rule. Althouse find "Flanked by executives from major automakers in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said the Transportation Department would significantly weaken fuel efficiency requirements..." ""... for tens of millions of new cars and light trucks. The administration claimed the changes would save Americans $109 billion over five years and shave $1,000 off the average cost of a new car. The Biden administration’s stricter efficiency standards were designed to get more Americans to go electric. But Mr. Trump said they 'forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse. This is a green new scam, and people were paying too much for a car that didn’t work as well.'" From "Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy/The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a 'scam'" (NYT)." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Cancels Joe Biden CAFE Standards Against Auto Industry. VodkaPundit at Insty, GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY: New York Post @nypost "USPS EV fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built https://trib.al/tS8Nd3i" Ace, Lefties Continue To Live in Denial, But Gas Prices Are Now Under $2/Gallon in Some Parts of the Country, "When is Trump going to fulfill his campaign promise of reducing inflation? Wait, he already has? Well in that case, when is he going to stop murdering poor innocent narcoterrorist drug smugglers?! Huh, racist?!" 

Stephen Moore says If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs, but what's the fun in that? Driscoll at Insty, HOW IT STARTED: Trump Is the New FDR. . . "How it’s going: Maddow Suggests Trump’s America Is Akin To Japanese Internment. Rich Lowry at NRO, Trump Is the New FDR. "Progressives have long pined for another FDR. Here in the first couple of months of 2025, they’ve gotten one. President Trump’s mad opening dash is like nothing we’ve seen since Franklin Roosevelt’s historic first 100 days." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair likes Playing Smashmouth: AgSec Rollins Taking the Blue States' SNAP. Ace, Trump's Ag Secretary: States Will Either Open Their Books So We Can Detect SNAP Fraud, Or We're Cutting Them Off. "This is huge. Can't wait for a left-wing rogue judge to be "randomly" assigned to the lawsuit and immediately grant an injunction."

Ace woke up and noticed Republican Matt Van Epps Holds On to Win the Tennessee 7 Special Election, But It's A Much Closer Race Than We'd've Hoped "The Democrats are hysterical and frantic and absolutely energized to kill us at the polls -- and maybe in real life too." VodkaPundit at Insty, goes BACK TO THAT TENNESSEE SPECIAL ELECTION ONE MORE TIME: Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "Some will be mad at me for this but I say it out of love for our country… We won the TN special election by less than we should have. If you’ve been to this area, you know it should have been a blowout. And this isn’t a knock on Matt Van Epps. He had lower name ID to begin with and did a good job pulling it out. A lesser candidate would have made it a real nail biter. So why was it close? Many voters are apathetic and have very little enthusiasm on our side. Why? They think our majority in Congress is failing them due to weak leadership, bad priorities & inconsistent messaging . . . " Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "This is going to shock you, but after she lost, Aftyn Behn called up Van Epps and nagged him. This may be the most AWFL thing I’ve ever seen. And I saw that clip from Jennifer Welch’s podcast yesterday." Quote Acyn @Acyn, "Behn: I called the congressman elect, Matt van Epps, and I had one question for him: What will define what happens next? Do not let the affordable care act subsidies expire. Do not raise healthcare costs for working families in Tennessee." Roger Simon calls the Tennessee 7th Race 'Much Ado About Nothing', "Or maybe 'Much Ado About Nothing... Much'" Scott Pinsker at PJM, PR Fallout of the Tennessee Special Election: Here’s What the Media WON’T Tell You. "It would’ve been weirder if the Dems didn’t “over-perform.” The fact that they had every single institutional advantage available and STILL lost by nine points is significant. But we won’t hear too much about that from the mainstream media, will we?" Hat Hair's Dave Strom says remember, Public Polls Are for Entertainment Purposes Only. Well, they're also for propaganda purposes.

From RVM, Dems Hegseth Narrative Blows Up Faster Than A Cartel Boat in the Gulf of America. From Twitchy, Rachel Maddow Has a Theory for Why Trump's Targeting Totally Innocent Fisherman in Rowboats. Breaking911 @Breaking911, "WATCH: Rachel Maddow says the Trump admin. is targeting Venezuelan narco-terrorists to illegally deport people from America "They declared a war. Then, they needed a reason for the war." "Why are we killing people in boats without motors?"" Huh, those speed boats have 3-4 motors costing ~ $30k each. About the cost of one Hellfire missile. Also at Twitchy, Journo David Shuster Continues One-Sided Slap-Fight With Pete Hegseth. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "INSANE Democrat Jack Reed dismisses criminals smuggling illegal drugs into the U.S. as not "narco-terrorists," just people trying to make money. "Usually, people are not significantly involved...It's the way they make money."" The genius of Trump is that he can make Democrats align with the worst of the worst. From Breitbart, ‘Franklin the Turtle’ Publisher Lashes Out at Hegseth Meme. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Long explainer: Let’s examine the emerging “scapegoat” narrative, because it demonstrates the true objective of the Democrat/Regime Media/Fredocon axis - to hurt Trump politically and to stop the changing of the Pentagon from a leftist-supporting social pathology Petri dish back into a patriotic war-fighting force that can effectively prevent the eventual color revolution they are working toward. At the threshold, let’s understand that there was nothing illegal here. Even under the facts as alleged, which change as they keep shifting the goalposts, there was no violation of the law of war. There was no violation of any Geneva Convention, not least because no Geneva Convention applies here. So, everything I say here is simply taking their story du jour and testing it to see if it makes internal sense. It does not, because it’s all baloney. They don’t care. It’s the lie that’s important. . ." At Am Mil News, Trump confirms call with Venezuelan president amid rising tension. Sarah Anderson at PJM says This Dude Maduro Sure Does a Lot of Dancing for Someone With a $50 Million Bounty on His Head. Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses Immigration Vetting, Venezuela Situation and Ukraine-Russia Conflict and Videos Worth Watching – President Trump asked About Witkoff and Kushner Visiting Moscow.

At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Dems Plot Military Coup: Hegseth, Trump Double Down. Amy Curtis at TownHall wonders Did Senator Mark Warner Just Call for a Military Coup? Greg Price @greg_price11, "Sen. Mark Warner: "I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this President." They're now just openly calling for military coups against President Trump." From Twitchy, Dem Mark Kelly Is Now Declaring That Unlawful, Illegal Military Orders Have Been Issued Under Trump "Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is taking his sedition to the next level. He’s now claiming that unlawful, illegal orders to the military have been given under President Donald Trump - a clear reference to the manufactured narco-terrorist boat scandal. He’s trying to sow chaos in the military so soldiers question all orders for fear they’ll be prosecuted under a future Democrat administration." From JTN/Center Square, AZ Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump and Hegseth can't silence or bully him "During televised segments Sunday on CNN and NBC, Kelly dismissed criticisms and actions by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth." PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks There's a Lot of Entertainment Value in Mark Kelly's Implosion.

Matt Margolis at PJM asks Why Is The Washington Post Defending the National Guard Shooter? and hears a Bombshell Report Reveals Shocking New Motive for DC National Guard Shooter. From PM, Investigators consider potential Taliban blackmail as motive in shooting of National Guard troops: "Lakanwal has family remaining in Afghanistan and investigators are considering as a line of inquiry that he may have had concerns about their safety." Jeff Charles at TownHall sees If This Is What Motivated the National Guard Shooter, the Blowback Could Be Terrifying. Ace, Of Course: Biden Created a Special Exemption So That "Low-Level" Taliban Officials Could Migrate to the US. "Yeah they're Taliban -- members of the radical cult that sheltered bin Ladin and floods the world with heroin -- but they're "low-level" "civil servants" so I'm sure they're cool. BTW, why would Taliban civil servants have to flee the Taliban? It's almost as if the Democrats just want to fill the US with foreign terrorists because they believe we should all be equal in poverty, misery, murder and terror." At the NYPo, Refugee group was warned that DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was spiraling into mania — he got asylum anyway. From Front Page, Pakistani Muslim Terrorist Busted Planning to Shoot Up University of Delaware, "Students had protested ICE enforcement against Muslim terrorist supporters."

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears a Boston Judge Steps In to Rescue Planned Parenthood Again. Why bother with executive and a legislative branches, just let the judges decide what they think it best. At RCP, 'Iryna's Law' and the Bad Judges Who Make It Necessary. From News Wax, Trump: Dems Talking 'Pack' the Court; 'Terminate the Filibuster.'

WokeSpy reports Sen. Ron Johnson Says His Team Was Offered Hunter Biden’s Laptop in 2020 but Declined After FBI Warning. "Johnson described how, in August 2020, shortly before his team was offered the hard drive, the FBI summoned him and Sen. Chuck Grassley for briefings warning them about potential Russian and Ukrainian disinformation. He recalled being told, “you got to be careful about what you hear out of Russia and out of Ukraine, and spread disinformation.”"

From LifeZette, Scott Adams Suggests Kamala Chose Tim Walz Because She Knew He Was Corrupt. From the Slantic, The Operator "Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist." Beege Welborn hears Californians Scoff: Tim Walz Is Amateur Welfare Fraud Hour Compared to Gruesome Newsom. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP says Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Tim Walz Should Shut Up About Namecalling. Also at Hat Hair, Trump: Somali Community Has 'Destroyed Minnesota' Under Walz and Frey. Breitbart reports the St. Paul Mayor: Fraud Charges Show Federal Agents ‘Not Adding Value’, Doing ‘Opposite.’ Ace, Fascist Government Shows Its Authoritarianism By Responding to Voters' Wishes, "Kristi Noem says "We don't want them [third world criminal immigrants]." Dave Strom considers the question Should Presidents Call Groups of People Garbage? If the shoe fits. LHGrey @grey4626, "Ilhan, Your recent proclamation that "Somali Americans are here to stay" is a mendacious assertion, a fabrication woven from the threads of delusion and despair. It is a lie, plain and simple, and one that will not withstand the relentless march of truth and justice. These individuals, these so-called "Somali Americans," are not indelibly woven into the fabric of this nation. They are transients, interlopers, parasites feeding off the lifeblood of a country that was never meant to be their sanctuary. . . " Beege Welborn again, Jayapal and Friends Trying to Spring Illegals From Detention WIth Taxpayer Funded Lawyers. NottheBee, Minneapolis mayor suggests he won't cooperate with federal law enforcement while speaking Somali. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that Somalians should call 911 if ICE shows up wearing masks to make arrests. He says police will "immediately respond" and "intervene." Interfering with immigration enforcement is a CRIME." At WaEx, Byron York on immigration law: Federal government has enforcement authority. Based Jessica @RealJessica, "Reporter tries to use the words “undocumented immigrant”, then Governer Ron DeSantis shames him into using the correct words “illegal aliens”. This is how every politician should handle it when dealing with far left reporter."

At Hat Hair, Waah: CNN Spazzing Over White House Media Page. Overton @overton_news, "CNN is already frantic over the Trump administration’s new webpage exposing media bias. Brian Stelter practically spiraled on air...insisting over and over that the real goal was to “delegitimize the media.” At the bottom of the screen, CNN slapped on a dramatic chyron: “White House launches webpage that targets reporters.” And Stelter spent the entire doing everything in his power to discredit the effort to hold the media accountable for inaccuracies. “To delegitimize the media. I would say it’s to delegitimize the media.” “This media bias monitor is being produced at taxpayer expense. It’s a featured part of the White House website, and it’s about trying to tarnish and demean various news outlets.”" Beege Welborn sees Scott Bessent Eviscerates the Old Grey Lady on Her Own Stage “Andrew, there’s no new normal,” adding that he has stopped reading the paper but that the articles sent his way prove to him the outlet is “just this fever swamp.” “You know, in twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years The New York Times is no longer the paper of record,” he predicted. “I read this article, like ‘President Trump is slowing down. President Trump’s mental capacity –’ It is a hundred percent fake. Like he only called me twice at two in the morning last week instead of three times.” Real Clear Defense is clearly angered by The Washington Post’s Attack on Veterans’ Integrity. 

Althouse finds "Republicans and Democrats are now nearly unanimous in believing the other party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are much more likely to think this than in 2011." ""Ninety-four percent of Democrats, compared with 74% in 2011, now say Republicans and their supporters have gone too far, and 93% of Republicans (vs. 63% in 2011) say the same about Democrats and their supporters. In contrast, partisans are disinclined to believe their own party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are no more likely now than in 2011 to hold this view. Today, 36% of Republicans believe the GOP and its supporters’ rhetoric has gone too far, compared with 32% in 2011. And Democrats are less likely now (28%) than in 2011 (45%) to say their party’s rhetoric has been too inflammatory." From "More Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far/69% say Republicans', 60% say Democrats' inflammatory criticism of opponents has gone too far" (Gallup)."

From Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trans Woman Found Guilty of Child Abuse, Claims Jury Was 'Hypnotized'. Pop Times, New York Pastor Announces Gender Transition During Sunday Service. Ace sees A Man Brutalized a Woman and Put Her In the Hospital. In a Private Conversation, She Called Her Attacker a "Faggot." She Was Arrested. "In the UK, of course. Another "non-crime hate incident" prosecution. You're not allowed to use harsh language when describing the thug who beat the shit out of you, you see."

Find even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.03.25. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Old Trucks & Young Babes (Part 2 of n) and FMJRA 2.0: Another Winning Week up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - FBI Involvment in J6 Detailed, Biden Mass Pardons

Two stories stand out among the rest today. First, the DOJ's IG released a report claiming that while the FBI had dozens of Confidential Human Sources (CHS) inside the capital riot, including several who entered the Capitol building, they had no actual undercover FBI agents involved, and that none of the CHSs were prosecuted for the trespass etc. Second, Joe Biden issued a mass pardon, but not the one many on his side long for. 

The Redoubtable Julie Kelly@julie_kelly2, "BREAKING: DOJ IG claims 26 FBI informants were in DC on Jan 6. (Guarantee this is not accurate) At least 17 committed offenses for which other J6er have been federally charges. Three of the CHS were given authorization to go, and at least one was actually paid. No CHS was charged." Mary Chastain at LI, DOJ IG: Dozens of FBI Confidential Sources at Capitol on January 6, "These CHSs gathered information before January 6th and guess what. The FBI didn’t do much. I bet you know what I want to ask the FBI." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.12.24 (Afternoon Edition), Twitchy, IG Report Lists How Many 'Confidential Human Sources' FBI Had at the Capitol on J6 (BS Called). Ace, IG Report on January 6th Admits That Fed Agents Entered the Capitol, But Denies That the FBI Urged Them to Commit Illegal Acts or Encourage Others to Commit Illegal Act, "Another whitewash from our deplorable and corrupt government." Sundance at CTH, Inspect General Outlines Extensive Use of FBI Confidential Human Sources on January 6, 2021. At Althouse, "The report... includes details that will almost certainly fuel the 'fedsurrection' narrative that has been growing on the right and amongst Donald Trump supporters..." "... The false notion that the federal government was responsible for instigating the attack.While the review found 'no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6,' the inspector general's office said that there were 26 confidential human sources in Washington on Jan. 6." From "FBI missed 'basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds/Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI informants could further fuel right-wing 'fedsurrection' conspiracy theories" (NBC News). JD Vance@JDVance, "For those keeping score at home, this was labeled a dangerous conspiracy theory months ago." Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy "If you uttered the facts in this IG report last year, you were labeled a “conspiracy theorist.” It’s also notable that the IG report came out literally the day after Christopher Wray resigned." Vicky Taft at PJM, The FBI Paid People to Go to the J6 Riot. DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "So the FBI will raid Trump’s house and indict him twice But a report on the FBI’s involvement in J6 was delayed until after the election so that it “didn’t cause any election interference”? This is why Kash Patel is needed for a deep clean of the corrupt FBI" Quote, Jack Poso @JackPosobiec, "How convenient the IG Report confirming 26 FBI assets at Jan 6 comes out one month *after* the election How convenient, indeed." While this may be true of the FBI (I'm sure they're still hiding as much as they can), there were certainly other agencies involved, and we aren't sure of their level of engagement either. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair VIP, Trump to J6ers: Hold On, I'm Coming. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.12.24 (Evening Edition) Louder With Crowder: Trump Pledges To Pardon Most J6ers Within “The First Nine Minutes” Of Being In Office,  Sh*t and Chicago Boyz: Thoughts on J6 Pardons and Investigations,

The Biden/Harris administration announce the pardons or commutation of a large mass of people yesterday, mostly of criminal cases where the sentences were longer than what normally be given today. Sundance, Biden Delivers 1,500 Pardons During First Wave of Executive Clemency Announcements  At Da Signal, Biden Nullifies Crimes in Biggest Day of Clemency to Date, Nick Sortor@nicksortor, WTF?! Joe Biden just pardoned multiple Chinese spies and an individual convicted of possessing child p*rnography WHY? 39 MORE DAYS UNTIL THIS CRAP IS OVER. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "We all know Biden had nothing to do with working up the pardon list. The question is: who did?" For the most part, I don't object to this. While I'm sure some are more worthy than others, I don't propose to nitpick. This is not the mass pardon of as yet unknown crimes committed by federal bureaucrats and legislators in their war against Donald Trump, that some desperately seek. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Just Sayin' — I Never Asked to Be Pardoned for Crimes I Haven't Committed " The people being mentioned as being in need of "Get Out of Jail Free" cards in the next month haven't been publicly lobbying for themselves, but it's an almost certain bet that they're jumping up and down screaming, "Me next!" behind the scenes. As Scott wrote last week, Adam Schiff, Liz "I'm Just Like Lincoln" Cheney, and alleged physician Anthony Fauci headline the group of people most in need of an assist from President LOLEightyonemillion. Schiff and Cheney are sweating bullets because they were members of the J6 House Soviet Select Committee on Daddy Issues, a pathetic un-American charade that only succeeded in wasting the taxpayers' money. Anthony Fauci is on the list for being Pol Pot, M.D. during the pandemic, of course. Four years later, we're still waiting to see if he told the truth about anything other than the spelling of his name in 2020." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Did POTATUS Release the Brother of a Hamas Mastermind and...Get None of OUR Hostages Back?

At PJM, Stephen Kruiser thinks Christoper Wray Is Busy Googling 'No Extradition Treaty With United States' and Matt Margolis says Christopher Wray Is Preparing to Sabotage Trump and Patel, "Reports suggest Wray is actively promoting loyalists within the bureau, embedding establishment figures even deeper into the FBI. The move appears to be a calculated effort to sabotage Kash Patel’s expected plans to overhaul the agency and implement meaningful reforms at the nation’s top law enforcement institution." Ace, Kerry Picket: Sources Say Christopher Wray is Promoting Regime Loyalists in the FBI to Thwart Trump's Efforts to Reform the Criminal Organization. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter proposes  Tactics, Techniques and Procedures to Keep Deep State Bureaucrats From Obstructing Donald Trump’s Agenda. "First, they must resolve to never be reasonable. The fake “reasonability” argument is a weapon they always deploy against a change agent." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.12.24 (Afternoon Edition),  Twitchy, Adam Schiff Thought It Was SMART to 'Go There' Sucking UP to Christopher Wray and WOOF Was He EVER Wrong. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.12.24 (Evening Edition) Director Blue: Top 20 Reasons Christopher Wray Is The Worst FBI Director In History and EBL: FBI Director Christopher Wray off to find new grifting opportunities.

At Splice, Mark Judge predicts Pete Hegseth Will Be Confirmed. Breitbart looks at Pete’s Big Week: How Hegseth Turned His Confirmation Fight Around in 7 Days, Sarah Arnold at TownHall explains John Fetterman Agrees to Meet With Pete Hegseth. Here's Why. A strange voice of reasonability in the Democrat party. Althouse finds "This article is based on interviews with nearly a dozen people who have direct knowledge of how and why Mr. Trump salvaged Mr. Hegseth’s bid, at least for now." "I'm reading "Power, Intimidation and the Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Hegseth/The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now," by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman in the NYT."

From NYPo, Elon Musk asks if the IRS should be ‘deleted’ after agency  begs for $20 billion – here’s how X users responded. Charlie Martin at PJM has a Memo to Elon and Vivek: What Are The Incentives That Drive Inefficient Government? At Twitchy, DOGE Asks Twitter for Examples of Government Waste and WHOA, NELLIE Do People Have Some Ideas. Capt. Ed reads Politico: Dems Get Strange New Respect For ... Elon Musk. Ace, Fire Them All: The Democrats' Manueverings Have Granted Trump the Power to Fire Anyone He Wants, "Back in 2021, Biden terminated the appointment of Sean Spicer to a Navy body. The Democrats have no standing to claim that Trump can't do the same."

At Hat Hair Beege Welborn is enjoying a Spicey Deep Dish Pie Fight: Homan v Chicago. Sundance, New York City Mayor Eric Adams Affirms His Intent to Support Border Czar Tom Homan – 500,000 Children are Missing and Likely Being Exploited. Ace, MSNBC Shrieks at Trump's Promise to End Birthright Citizenship, "I'm glad Trump is revisiting this issue, which he brought up but abandoned in his first term." At Da Caller Nicole Silvero hosts as Josh Hawley Confronts Witness Point-Blank To Explain How Flooding Job Market With Illegal Migrants Helps Americans. Center Square CA reports San Diego passes 'super sanctuary' ordinance closing 'loophole' for deporting felons. Heritage Foundation@Heritage, "President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas are doing everything they can to keep our borders open as long as possible." Quote, "Daily Wire@realDailyWire", "EXCLUSIVE: Weeks before Trump takes office, Biden is racing to auction off unused border wall materials. Video shows trucks hauling wall materials off the border to a government auction site, where a massive amount of wall is waiting to be sold."

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Paula Bolyard sees SHE NEEDS TO GO: Trump Surgeon General Pick Parrots the Left's Gender-Bender Propaganda. At a minimum, she must recant it in confirmation hearings. Use the better data excuse. 

Althouse, Time didn't have much choice: Trump is the "Person of the Year." "Here. It's a very long article." At Twitchy, Ooh, That's Gotta' Sting! CNN Reports Huge Support Numbers for Trump's Transition and Second Term. Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, "”USA” chant breaks out after President-elect Donald Trump rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange" and Vice President JD Vance: “It’s 9:48am shouldn’t you be making money?!” Capt. Ed, sees the Trump Inauguration, Brought to You By ... ZuckBucks? and CNN Poll: Mar-a-Lago's a Honeymoon Hotel.  A Victory Girl calls it Mark Zuckerberg’s One Million Dollar Reparation. Pocket lint. Althouse finds "[F]ew on the populist right view Trump as the genuine article—they tend to politely describe the president-elect as a 'transitional figure'...." Writes Tyler Austin Harper, an environmental studies professor, in "Is This How Democrats Win Back the Working Class? Embracing populism could help the party build a lasting political coalition — if the Republicans don't do it first" (The Atlantic)." Has he really talked to any? Also, "By the way, do you want hors d’oeuvres or anything?" "Said Trump, quoted in "Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump’s 2024 Person of the Year Interview With TIME." I corrected the spelling of "hors d’oeuvres." TIME wrote "hors d’Oevres." I think it's funny, both Trump suddenly offering hors d’oeuvres and TIME, which would probably jump at any chance to portray Trump as dumb or lowly, not managing to spell "hors d’oeuvres" correctly in a written transcript." Da Signal, Bernie Sanders Hints at Support of Some of Trump's Plans, "Is ‘Crazy’ Bernie Sanders Not So Crazy Anymore?"

John Sexton at Hat Hair catches the NY Times worrying Democrats Are Losing Tomorrow's Elections Today, as people leave blue states. "Most people are making these moves for affordability. Shockingly, it turns out that places run exclusively by Democrats are really expensive. Taxes are higher, home prices are higher, the prices of gas (in the case of California) is a lot higher. Most of the people voting with their feet are moving for livability." Althouse cites the NYT, "Trump Allies Appear Before Judge in Wisconsin Election Interference Case/The case is one of five related to 2020 election interference that are proceeding even as Donald J. Trump prepares to return to the White House." 

From the Free Bacon, Tony Blinken Tells Congress ‘No One Anticipated’ Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan. "One month before the Taliban took control, diplomats sent Blinken a dissent cable warning of Afghan government's collapse." I guess they were nobodies. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson looks at Antony 'Bloody' Blinken's Awful, No Good, Very Bad Day. 

Paul Bedard at WaEx says Ouch: Just 32% of Democrats want Kamala Harris to run again. That many? From Da Caller House Panel Subpoenas Biden-Harris Official Accused Of ‘Stonewalling’ Probe Into Tim Walz’s China Ties. Ace reports Democrat Criminal Fundraising Organization ActBlue Allowed Foreigners to Donate To Biden and Kamala Throughout the Past Election Cycle, "They deliberately allowed foreigners to donate to American leftwing politicians through foreign gift cards -- basically just a debit card containing an amount of money loaded on to it. You'd think that the fact that these are foreign gift cards would be enough that ActBlue would ban donations made via these cards, but you'd be wrong. They allowed foreigners to illegally donate until the near the end of the election." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.12.24 (Evening Edition).  At Am Great the Great Victor Davis Hanson expounds on The Evaporation of the Obama Mystique. "Obama's behind-the-scenes political maneuvering culminated in a failed Biden presidency that ultimately led to a significant Democratic electoral defeat and rejection of his political legacy."

Insty, BROUGHT TO YOU BE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WON’T STOP YAMMERING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY:

This is bad: after just two months into fiscal 2025, the US has already raked in a $624BN budget deficit.

This is the worst start to a year on record pic.twitter.com/Oeta4diK5Q

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 11, 2024

And now that the election is over it can be revealed, E.J. Antoni, Ph.D.@RealEJAntoni, "Not only did wholesale inflation for Nov come in red hot, but the last 3 months were also revised higher; headline exploded 0.4% M/M, pushing Y/Y to 3.0% while core (pictured here) jumped to 3.4% Y/Y and continues rising much faster than the pre-Jan '21 average:"

Hat Hair's Dave Strom finds Lefties Still Committed to Lawfare, which is precisely why we need to do it to them. Jen van Laar at RedState finds a LA County Sheriff Threatens Investigative Journalist With Lawfare Over X Post

From YaHoo! Luigi Mangione was not insured by UnitedHealthcare, say police, so it was purely a political assassination. Robert Sterling@RobertMSterling. "Brian Thompson went from Jewell, Iowa (population 1,200) to leading 140,000 employees and overseeing $280B of revenue at one of the world’s most important companies. His mom worked as a beautician, his dad at a grain elevator—they were probably really proud when he graduated valedictorian of his 50-person high school class. He played basketball and the trombone, got elected homecoming king, and worked in soybean fields and meat processing plants during summers. While studying at the University of Iowa, he met the woman who would become his wife, with whom he would have two kids. By all accounts, he was smart, hard-working, funny, and a thoroughly decent man. This guy—not the person who murdered him in cold blood—was everything that’s right and good about America, and the American Dream. May his memory be a blessing, and may his example inspire all of us to do better." Dan Crenshaw@DanCrenshawTX, "A CEO is assassinated, and now “wanted” posters are appearing across the country, targeting others simply for being successful. Someone even put up a highway sign calling for more murders. This isn’t just outrage—it’s mob mentality, and it’s tearing at the fabric of who we are as Americans." At PJM Sarah Anderson, Sickening 'Wanted' Posters Targeting Corporate Execs Pop Up Across NYC and Rick Moran sees Democrats Exploiting CEO Shooting by 'Never Letting a Serious Crisis Go to Waste.' Guy Benson at TownHall sees Based John Fetterman Strikes Again — and Again, “He’s the asshole that’s going to die in prison. Congratulations if you want to celebrate that. A sewer is going to sewer. . . ." John Sexton at Hat Hair thinks The Left is in a Murderous Mood. Jon Gabriel@exjon "Elites endorsing the targeted assassination of other elites seems poorly thought out." Quote Sean T at RCP@SeanTrende, "The advent of "well some people just need killin'" on the quasi-mainstream left wasn't really on my scorecard for 2024, but I guess we're in just before the jump!" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Assassin Luigi Mangione Takes Lead In 2028 Democratic Primary Polls https://buff.ly/3DaaEAp" Also, 'Now Now, Let's Not Be So Hasty To Find And Assassinate Everyone Responsible For The Healthcare Crisis,' Says Nervous Obama.

Joel Kotkin at Spiked thinks The American university is rotting from within. Althouse finds "She was accused of saying in a conversation at a conference in March that the university was 'controlled by wealthy Jews'...."From "D.E.I. Official at University of Michigan Is Fired Over Antisemitism Claim, Lawyer Says/The official, an administrator of multicultural programs, was accused of making antisemitic remarks in a conversation. Her lawyer said that the school fired her this week, and vowed to sue" (NYT)." Seth Mandel at Commentary sees  What Happened When Oxford Anti-Semites Were Exposed to Facts, no minds were changed. Charles Lipson at the Telegraph  has Two reasons why DEI is dying, as it’s abandoned by the University of Michigan. 

Althouse, "Britain is to ban indefinitely the use of puberty blockers for young people under 18 with gender dysphoria, except in clinical trials..." ""... the government said on Wednesday, making permanent a set of temporary restrictions put in place earlier this year....  From "U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely/A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said" (NYT)." At the Telegraph, Matt Walsh opines, Mutilating children in the name of trans ideology is modern-day barbarism, "The Supreme Court case over Tennessee’s ban on transgender surgery for minors is about protecting our young from the evil of Leftist dogma." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.12.24 (Afternoon Edition), Don Surber says Hey, J.K., Trump is the man for you. "J.K. (Rowling) should look at what she has had to endure from people she considered friends and allies for daring to stand up to misogyny. If NYT is rewriting her history, what does that say about its history of Trump?"

The Wombat has Ruke 5 Sunday: Little Mischief Baker (sic) and FMJRA 2.0: The Draft Plays On up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter Trial Delayed

From WaEx, Judge grants Hunter Biden’s bid to delay tax trial until September. At Da Caller,  CIA Blocked Probe Into Hunter Biden’s ‘Sugar Brother’ Kevin Morris, Docs Show. Ace, in red italic font, CIA Blocked Investigation Into Kevin Morris, the "Sugar Brother" Who's Bankrolling Hunter Biden's Milion Dollar Defense. "Who is REALLY funding Funboy's defense?" Guy Benson at Town Hall, Uh Oh: Whistleblower Documents Suggest Hunter Biden Repeatedly Lied Under Oath. Steve Richards at JTN has a list of the Most impactful Hunter Biden documents from new IRS whistleblower cache "This new trove of documents could set up a criminal referral of the first son." Jonathan Turley on Garland’s Ultimate Test of Principle: Will DOJ Send the Hunter Biden Perjury Allegations to a Grand Jury?.  Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "I'll go on the record to predict that Garland will fail this 'test of principle,' because he has shown very little regard for it thus far. At best, he might kick this over to special counsel David Weiss, but the easy play here is to stall until the congressional session ends, and hope that Democrats can seize the 2025-6 majority in November's elections." WaPoo whines  Prosecutors plan to use highly personal evidence in Hunter Biden trial. "Hunter Biden’s former wife and another ex-partner could be called to testify, and intimate texts on drug addiction could be offered as evidence." Charles Glasser at Insty,  WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? ME, OR YOUR LYING EYES? "An enormous trove of documents — 3.3 million pages of emails, bank records, and corporate memos — has been obtained by Just the News that prove what you already knew: Joe Biden flat-out lied repeatedly about never having met with his son’s business partners . . ." Fox reports  Ex-FBI director James Comey begs voters to re-elect Joe Biden: ‘You must vote for him!’ "'I don’t care how you feel about Joe Biden,' Comey said as he called on Americans to vote for him at all costs." Hat Hair's KT,  James Comey Pleads for Voters to Re-Elect Biden. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.22.24, Twitchy OH SecState Says Biden Won’t Be On The November Ballot,

WaEx reports Biden polling drag creates split-ticket openings in swing Senate races. PJM's VodkaPundit  says   Never Believed Biden Would Drop Out, But... maybe he'll get pushed? Guy Benson at TownHall, shocked by a  Poll: Would Kamala Harris Be Stronger Than Biden Against Trump? Twitchy, We're As Shocked As You: The Daily Show Airs Hilarious Sketch Mocking Kamala Harris .

Atop Da Hill,  Trump on Biden’s continued candidacy: ‘I doubt he will even be running’. NYPo,  Trump reveals new debate format for upcoming showdown with Biden "Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he has agreed to “sit at a table” with Joe Biden — despite his strong preference to stand — during their upcoming debates." Joe can't think on his feet; it's even unclear if he can think on his ass. Nick Arama at RedState, Biden Implodes at Reporter During Embarrassing Presser, Reveals 'Deal' Around Questions. From NYPo, Angry Biden complains press ‘never keep the deal,’ calls Kamala Harris ‘president’ during confused press conference with Kenya leader. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The Left Can't Meme, But Biden Is Hiring a Meme Manager. Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed wonders  Will Racial Paranoia Still Work For Democrats In 2024? We'll find out. 

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw shakes his head at KJP: Why Should POTUS Take Executive Action on the Border? NewsMax reports Many Border Patrol Agents Leaving Under Biden: 'So Bad for Morale'. Hat Hair's KT, Illegal Alien From Turkey is More Worried About Open Border than Joe Biden. At the Blaze, Judge drastically reduces bail for illegal alien accused of killing Washington state trooper.

The Peacock, Federal Reserve minutes indicate worries over lack of progress on inflation. Twitchy amused as a Sociology Professor Gets Ratioed Into OBLIVION for Telling People to 'Deal With' Higher Food Prices.Hat Hair's Duane Patterson says You Can Get Anything You Want at Joe Biden's Restaurant. PJM's Rick Moran sees Biden's 'Death by a Thousand Cuts' Student Loan Forgiveness Schemes Continue. 

Breitbart has a Report: Biden Admin Has Paid Taliban Nearly $11 Million Since Withdrawal Disaster. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.22.24, At Da Fed,  Pentagon Tacitly Admits Biden’s Gaza Pier Stunt Is A Total Failure.

From Fox,  Revelation of secret Obama-era program casts doubt on stated reason for Trump Mar-a-Lago raid. They already had the originals of the documents. Althouse, It's not so much that it was a "shouting match." It's what they were shouting about. "The headline at CNN is "Florida hearing in Trump classified documents case devolves into shouting match" (CNN)." Sundance at CTH, A Familiar Pattern of Desperate Behavior Emerges When Lawfare Starts Failing 

WaEx, Fani Willis appeals judge’s dismissal of charges in Trump election interference case and Democrats’ lawfare campaign against Trump backfires.  The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee "Weird: Soros-Funded D.A. Declines To Prosecute Soros-Funded Campus Protesters https://buff.ly/3wKe766."

Steven Kruiser at PJM, So Much for the Lawfare—Trump Rocks the Bronx. Fox, Bronx residents excited for Trump's visit, frustrated with Dems who 'used us and abused us'. Hat Hair, AOC Frustrated That Her Voters Were Excited to See Trump. Althouse "I was doing great, I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I’m hotter than I am now and I became president". Nick Arama sees a TV Anchor Reveals Democrat Efforts to Create Failed Counter-Protest to Trump Rally. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Shares VDH “Brace Yourself” Outline. 

At NRO Never-Trumper Noah Rothman whines Nikki Haley Gives Away the Store. Althouse, Why is Nikki Haley announcing support for Trump? I thought she pledged, long ago, to support the GOP nominee. "It was a condition for the debates last year. Were we supposed to just forget? Are pledges some kind of joke? Was the pledge only ever about stopping Trump from running independently if he could not secure the nomination?" Dave Harsanyi at NYPo, Media in disbelief as Republicans like Nikki Haley flock to Trump while Biden coalition frays. From WaEx, Trump and DeSantis appear to push aside feud in appeal to donors: ‘I love that you’re back’. Don Surber, says Be kind to libs because they're losing. "Donald Trump isn't the only one getting the best of them."

From Da Signal, Up to 2.7 Million Noncitizens Could Vote Illegally in November, Study Warns. Alfa News, U.S. House Republicans look to prevent noncitizen voting, political donations. YouTube, Deporting ALL Illegal Immigrants is More Popular than Trump! NewsMax, South Carolina Republicans Win Voting Map Battle. Althouse, "Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito noted many predominantly Black precincts in Charleston were moved out of one district and into another." ""But 'because of the tight correlation between race and partisan preferences, this fact does little to show that race, not politics drove the legislature’s choice,' he wrote."

At Bounding into Sports, Sports Aaron Rodgers Turned Down VP Slot For Robert Kennedy Jr., New York Jets Star Says

Jacqui Heinrich on X "FBI confirms my reporting, via @davidspunt - "The FBI followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force. No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter. The standard deadly force policy statement included in the operations order for the search of the former president’s residence was also included in the operations order for the search of the sitting president’s residence in Delaware, as is standard practice for all FBI operations orders.”" The Babylon Bee snarks DOJ Authorizes Postal Workers To Use Deadly Force On Trump When Delivering His Mail.

ZeroHedge, 'I Did Delete All Of Peter's Emails Relating To Origin': COVID Cabal Conspired To Destroy Evidence To Evade FOIA Requests. Da Caller invites you to Watch Top Fauci Aide Squirm As GOP Rep Presses Him About ‘Back Channel’ To Former Boss. PJM's Kevin Downey, Fauci Flunky Admits to Deleting COVID Emails.

Fox, Catholic group sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day mass: 'Way out of line' "The Knights of Columbus' Memorial Day mass has a longstanding tradition dating back 60 years." Blaze, DOJ targets pro-life activists with new lawsuit, but two GOP lawmakers are fighting back: 'Biden's two-tiered justice system'. 

The Babylon Bee, Democrats Release Damning Photo Of Justice Alito Reading The Constitution. Capt. Ed, "This is only slightly more absurd than accusing Alito of having insurrectionist sympathies because his wife once flew an American flag upside down or had a historic American Revolution flag at his boathouse. This is just desperation by the Left to set up arguments about an "extremist" court when decisions come down next month, especially the one on presidential immunity. This campaign is utterly shameless."

Mediatite whines Media Matters Staffers Announce Sweeping Lay Offs: ‘There’s a Reason Far-Right Billionaires Attack’. Capt. Ed comments The Daily Caller also points out that MMFA faces investigations in Missouri and Texas over attempts to manipulate data on Twitter/X, which prompted the suit by Musk. At Twitchy, Babylon Bee’s Kyle Mann Has a Plan for Former Media Matters Staff (and More Schadenfreude!)  Kyle Mann @The_Kyle_Mann "1. We hire all the fired Media Matters writers at @TheBabylonBee 2. We tell them it's a serious journalism  job 3. We have them keep writing the same stuff they were writing before 4. Profit??"

Matt Taibbi at Racket is Introducing the Censorship Files |What you can expect to find in Racket's FOIA library, opening today. Why we targeted publicly-funded "anti-disinformation" programs, which are misnamed." On YouTube, Twitter Files Extra: Mudge Zatko. Dave Strom catches WaPoo Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud. John Woodrow Cox on X: The Post is creating a Narrative Accountability team, and we need an editor. Nick Arama watches Megyn Kelly Schools Bill Maher on Trump, J6, Biden and the Border in Epic Interview, you can too. At Hollywood in Toto, Jon Stewart Denies We’re Being Silenced. Here’s the Proof "'Daily Show' host pretends Biden, Big Tech censorship aren't a grim reality."  Capt. Ed, And don't think for a moment that it's not happening again in this cycle, either. 

Ace, It Begins: Taxpayer-Funded Government Schools in Seattle Are Now Offering Hormone Blockers. "They've covered the floor with gunpowder and they're dancing around on drag queen high-heels creating sparks..." Capt. Ed, says Avoid UCLA-Educated Doctors, Part II: Westwood's DEI Blue, and Yale Too. Aaron Sibarium on X, "SCOOP: Whistleblowers at UCLA medical school say it has dramatically lowered admissions standards for minority applicants. As a result, they say, 50% of some cohorts now fail basic tests of medical competence. We've obtained shocking internal data. https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-failed-medical-school-how-racial-preferences-supposedly-outlawed-in-california-have-persisted-at-ucla/

Make sports betting legal everywhere https://t.co/ab8M11yBGc

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 24, 2024

Rusty Weiss at RedState Signs Are Pointing Toward Another Leftist-Fueled Summer of Violence. From Campus Reform, Hamas thanks student protesters, dubs them part of the Oct. 7 'flood' to annihilate Jews. Insty, at substack says This Is How You Get More Ants "Student protests and college administrators."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: There Must Be Some Kind Of Way Out Of Here up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Election 2020: Fleebaggers Trickle Back to Texas

Going first to Twitchy, via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.19.21 , Legislature resumes work after enough runaway Texas House Democrats slink back to their jobs and John Sexton at Hot Hair, Quorum: Three Texas Democrats return after six week stunt

I’m not sure what this stunt actually accomplished beyond a few weeks delay and some embarrassing headlines for the Democrats involving a) how they spread COVID and b) went on vacations in the midst of their protest. Nevertheless, there are some national Democrats tweeting out praise for their efforts.

At Breitbart, Georgia Election Board Votes to Begin Review: Could Result in Takeover of Fulton County’s Elections, and AJC cited at Hot Hair, Data: 95% of eligible Georgians are registered to vote. How many of them know it, though? Gab Kaminsky at Da Fed reports a Stacey Abrams Staffer Deletes Retweet Likening US Government To Taliban. The very least we could do is oblige her and treat her like the Taliban treats women. Also from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.19.21 Louder With Crowder: Fat Guy Wearing Communist Hat Wants You To Know There’s No Difference Between The GOP & The Taliban

At SFGate, a Democrat Federal lawsuit seeks to stop or dramatically alter Gavin Newsom recall election. Demanding a second bite of the recall apple. It's interesting that the mail-in ballot is designed to show if the ballots is against Newsome (Breitbart). We can trust the USPS, right, if we check all the dumpsters. Were they really that clever? Twitter, 🚨 Valley Village, CA: 2 women caught on camera opening a mailbox and stealing stack of California Gov. recall election ballots.

Paul Bedard at WaEx, Exclusive: Report confirms 2020 abuses and RNC deploys 'year-round' election integrity unit. "The Republican National Committee report found several cases in which Democrats used the virus as an excuse to scuttle voter identification rules, flood mailboxes with ballots, and limit poll watching and vote-count observations." Pretty much what we already knew. But a report from the RNC won't convince anyone who's not already convinced. ET, Hill Democrats Launch Another Effort to Federalize Elections. They'll never stop until we start cheating at their level. Notthebee reporpts on how Ted Cruz saved America at 3:30 AM on Wednesday morning

Fox, Would a Republican House majority impeach Biden in 2023? "McCarthy tells Fox News the president would face impeachment 'if Biden takes an illegal action'" The Prisoners Dilemma dictates that they should.

Also from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.19.21 The Federalist, Tristan Justice details how Rep. Jim Jordan Launches Investigation Into Federal Agencies Hiring Private Companies To Spy On Americans and at HE, Rep. Jordan Demands DHS Admit Whether it Plans to Use Contractors to ‘Spy’ on Americans’ Social Media. Of course they do. Government worker don't like to get their own hands dirty. At PJ Media, Robert Spencer thinks the Taliban Spox Gives Epic Response When Asked About Free Speech: ‘Ask Facebook’ Taliban 2.0 isn't any nicer than Taliban 1.0, but their a helluva lot more media savvy. Wa Free Bee, Twitter Automatically Recommends Users Follow Taliban Accounts. At NYPo, Washington Post under fire for suggesting Taliban incite less violence than Trump

The Washington Post has come under fire for suggesting the “strikingly sophisticated” Taliban incite less violence on social media than former President Donald Trump.

The outlet published a report Wednesday titled, “Today’s Taliban uses sophisticated social media practices that rarely violate the rules.”

The report said social media accounts run by the Taliban, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, often stayed “within the evolving boundaries of taste and content that tech companies use to police user behavior.”

As a result, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has been posting freely on Twitter and has racked up more than 326,000 followers.

Meanwhile, Trump remains banned from the platform in the wake of the Capitol riots — something which a number of conservatives have questioned and Trump himself slammed Wednesday.

Trump's fan dance regarding the next presidential election continues; Matt Margolis at PJ Media, Trump Hints at His Plans for 2024.

So did you hear about the guy who threatened to bomb the Capitol yesterday over Biden's Afghanistan clusterfuck? PJ Media, 'Active Bomb Threat' Roils U.S. Capitol. Suspect Claims Multiple Bombs Planted Around D.C. Mediaite, Stunning Video Emerges of Alleged Car Bomber Outside Library of Congress: ‘Ready to Die for the Cause’, John Sexton at Hot Hair, Man claims he has ammonium nitrate bomb outside Library of Congress, demands to speak to "Joe", what, and spoil his afternoon nap? Spencer Neal on Twitter, DC bombing suspect Ray Roseberry says there are 5 total bombs in DC that will blow up if he is shot. And then, as AP reports Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near US Capitol, and across the pond at Da Mail, Trump supporter with a 'tannerite bomb' surrenders to police after five hour stand-off where he demanded airstrikes in Afghanistan and to speak to Joe Biden on the phone and Breitbart, Suspect in standoff near U.S. Capitol surrenders after bomb threat, but then WTOP reports No bomb in truck at Library of Congress; police clearing scene. No new reports of bombs, so this appears to have been a bluff by a right-wing loon. I await lefties call to look at extremists on both sides. But I'm not holding my breath. As Eddie Scarry at Da Fed notes The Media Wanted ‘Both Sides’ To Take Blame For James Hodgkinson. Will They Do The Same With Ray Roseberry? and has the receipts. 

Julie Kelly at Am Great continues her great work on what's happening to Jan. 6 riot participants with A Life Destroyed for ‘Parading’ at the Capitol with the story of Robert Reeder.

Reeder, like many Americans who attended Donald Trump’s speech then walked to Capitol Hill, went alone. He is a registered Democrat but supported some of Trump’s policies. The Maryland resident decided to travel to Washington on the morning of January 6, a “spur of the moment” decision, according to his attorney.

After suffering the effects of tear gas and sting balls launched by police officers outside the building—a reality the news media still refuses to cover—Reeder went inside the building to look for water to rinse his eyes. From all accounts, he was allowed into the building. While inside, Reeder marveled at the beauty of the Capitol and urged others “do not destroy anything.” He asked police how he could get out of the building as the situation between law enforcement and protesters escalated.

Reeder took selfies and videos of his experience. “I’m leaving now . . . I got tear gassed at least four times inside the Capitol . . . I saw the lady they say got shot, I walked right past her in a pool of blood,” he said in one video. “And it’s just . . . completely crazy in there.” After he entered a second time—police were not allowing protesters to exit the grounds so Reeder was looking for a way out through the building—he said in another post that he was “gassed several times . . . and shot with pepper balls.”

Although Reeder has no criminal record and prosecutors admit he did not commit any violent crime on January 6, Biden’s Justice Department wants Reeder to go to jail for two months. He pleaded guilty to one count of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building,” a common low-level charge levied against hundreds of Americans who entered the Capitol building on January 6. Prosecutors want to make an example of Reeder despite the fact he essentially turned himself in to law enforcement and quickly negotiated a plea arrangement.

and Tristan Justice has the story of a 71-Year-Old Grandmother Visited By FBI Over Attending January Trump Rally. She didn't even go in. But local leftists complained to the FBI and they came to grill her.

At PM, BREAKING: California man pleads guilty to attempted arson of Portland federal courthouse, in a "fiery but mostly peaceful protest". /sarc Up to 10 years. Will he get a pardon from the Klain/Harris administration?

Gabe Hayes at News Busters, Live Long and Promote Bigotry: Star Trek Actor Says Religious Americans ‘as Fanatical’ as the Taliban, 

Dan Greenfield at Front Page, While Afghanistan Fell, Military and CIA Focused on Diversity, a very strange notion of who the enemy is.