Flotsam and Jetsam - Happy 250th Birthday America!

Rep. Eric Davanzo

Althouse cites Donald Trump and hosts his speech at Mt. Rushmore, "These are very, very special times. And this is a very special place. You live in a very special place. Congratulations everybody." "Those were the very very very special words of our President, Donald J. Trump, speaking at Mount Rushmore, on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the 4th of July." Oh no! He was mean to the communists! Also from sundance at CTH, Freedom 250 from Mount Rushmore – Livestream Links. Don Surber is Defining MAGA, "Been around 250 years. We will be around another 250." ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "Line to get into the Pennsylvania booth at the Great American State Fair out the door! Pavilion is filled with displays from businesses all across the state. PLACE matters--that's what drove people & businesses to step up with pride; no way were they going to let this go empty." At Hat Hair, Dave Strom, America at 250: When You Get Ordinary Americans Away From the Noise, We Still Agree on the Basics, John Sexton hears a SoCal HOA Bans Display of the U.S. Flag and Capt. Ed finds Politico Party Pooper: Trump's America 250 Celebration Will Pollute DC, You Know "Politico even tried complaining to the EPA, whose spokesperson laughed in its face." From NYPo, Pennsylvania state Rep. Eric Davanzo says he was kicked off House floor over ‘patriotic’ suit ahead of America 250. Streiff at RedState thinks the Rogue USAF Major's Speech Garners Progressive Praise, but I Don't Think They've Thought This Through.

Fox News@FoxNews "JUST IN: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani used America’s 250th anniversary to sharply criticize the country, accusing the U.S. of allowing children to go hungry while billionaires and “oligarchs” gain more power. He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.” Mary Chastain at LI sees Mamdani Trashes America, Trump in Speech Marking Country’s 250th Birthday. Like the nepo-baby has ever had a job that gave him callouses. Bob Spencer at PJM says Mamdani Gives 250th Anniversary Speech, and Boy, Does This Guy Hate America. L A R R Y @LarryOConnor, "He’s been trained by his political handlers to smile almost incessantly. It’s an obvious forced smile to make his odious policies seem reasonable and safe. Here, he’s lost the smile. The result? He and his message convey their inherent hostility." Matt Taibbi, Listen to This Article: Zohran Mamdani and the Nitwit Revolution, "New York’s Mayor proved he’s a generational political talent this week, re-shaping the Democratic Party and setting America up for a referendum on its founding principles." Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "We heard this trash from Obama and it was bad enough the first time. Nobody who loves America talks this way." Quote Gerald Posner @geraldposner, "One year ago today, reports revealed that @NYCMayor checked both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on his 2009 Columbia application (he wrote in “Ugandan” and later said he doesn’t consider himself Black or African American — just an American born in Africa — because the forms had no box for “Indian-Ugandan”). ... When Mamdani gets to the “enslaved Africans” section, that might be the perfect moment to mention how he tried to check the African American box himself back when it could have helped tip the university admissions scale." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Eloquent? He trashed the country and then insisted it belongs to non-Americans while making a mockery of George Washington." Quote David Axelrod @davidaxelrod, "These eloquent words speak to me as the grateful son of a refugee who arrived here with his family, carrying little more than their hopes and dreams of freedom and a better life." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "In fairness, he doesn't know how free markets, capitalism, socialism, communism and New York City work, so I'd have to say the desk is either the least of everyone's concerns. Or a tell." Quote Kate Hyde @KateHydeNY, "Are we as offended by Mamdani using George Washington's desk to make a speech once we realize he doesn't even know how a desk works?"

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn has Hot Child in the City: Commie Mamdani Expects Mommies and Families to Fry At Twitchy, Ben Ferguson Pointed Out CNN Wasn't Complying With Mamdani's A/C Rule and the Host Was NOT Happy. Alexis Wilkins @AlexisWilkins, "Attn: New York Liberals If you don’t like getting told what temperature to set your thermostat, you probably won’t like socialism." PM sees Mamdani's rent freeze affects 1 million apts—nearly 50% are occupied by foreigners. 44 percent of all homes that are rent-stabilized in the city were occupied by people born outside of the US, which would translate to around 440,000 residences. From the Free Bacon, Darializa Avila Chevalier Dating Mamdani Lawyer Who Repped Al Qaeda Terrorists, Including 'Close Associate' of Bin Laden. "The pair met outside of an 'ICE detention facility,' according to Chevalier." Love at first protest!

At Am Great the Great Victor Davis Hanson pens The New Socialists: Elite, Ungrateful, and Toxic as Ever "The new socialist movement believes it can remake America—but its growing radicalism may prove the very thing that drives voters away and fuels a counterrevolution." Dan Greenfield at Front Page worries Hamas Rioters Get Their Own Members of Congress, "Democrats welcome their first “Death to America” congresswoman." From RCP, Legacy Versus Reality: America’s Jews and the Democrat Party. Dave Strom sees Democrats Are Now Debating Who Is 'Too Jewish'. Driscoll at Insty, “PROGRESSIVE” LEFT GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE: "Did a CNN Anchor Really Just Say This About Jewish Democrats?" Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet, "Donny Deutsch, on MSNOW, just gave us an inside sneak peek at establishment Democrats’ panic about the rise of extremist DSA candidates: "Well, Democrats have gone off the rails... Democrats right now are focused on two things:" • "Antisemitism." • "Socialism." ..." Chaskel Bennett @ChaskelBennett, "Israel sent search-and-rescue teams to Venezuela. That's a documented fact. The @nytimes reported on the international response while omitting Israel's rescue mission. Other major media outlets did the same. That's not a typo. It's not a factual dispute. It's an editorial choice. When the facts don't fit the narrative, the facts disappear. That's why nobody trusts todays activist media especially when they report on Israel." Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP has the "We've Never Tried 'Real Social Housing'" Hall Of Eternal Shame. At AMAC, a New Documentary Sheds Light on Shocking Radicalism of Minnesota Gov. Walz.

From NYPo news that the FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom’s inner circle by convincing governor’s ally to wear a wire. Sundance, Lisa Monaco and Merrick Garland Organized Wire Recording Surveillance of Gavin Newsom in June of 2024. "Newsom was under political surveillance prior to Biden’s withdrawal. This puts context on the plan to replace Biden with then VP Kamala Harris. What does then Deputy AG Lisa Monaco and then VP Kamala Harris have in common? They were both key figures within the Barack Obama operation." Chef Andrew Gruel @ChefGruel, "This is nuts!! Voters chose @realSonjaShaw for State Superintendent in the primary, but instead of respecting the fact she may win, Newsom is fast-tracking legislation to shift key powers from the independently elected Superintendent of Public Instruction to a governor-appointed official. That’s an end run around the voters." Quote California Post @californiapost "Gavin Newsom passes 'biggest power grab in California history' over State Superintendent role." PJM's Vicky Taft sees the West Coast, Messed Coast™ States Give Serfs a Huge America 250 'Gift', gas tax increases.

The Center Square, reports GOP hardliners vow to blockade must-pass bills unless voter ID demands met. TownHall's Dmitri Bolt hears This Republican Has a Wild Idea for Fixing Housing Prices: Let the Market Actually Work. "Stop all of the subsidies," Rep. McClintock told Newsmax, Thursday. "That thing is chock full with subsidies and grants. All those do is force up the price of housing for everybody while hiding it for those that are lucky enough to qualify for the subsidies." Real capitalism hasn't been tried either. Mark Tapscott at Insty says TIME FOR REHAB FOR BOTH DEMS, GOP: "Tomorrow is a great day, the 250th commemoration of the proclamation on July 4, 1776, of America’s Declaration of Independence. But on July 5, 2026, we better get honest with each other and our leaders about the approaching fiscal calamity. Read all about it here with my latest Substack column:" Democrats and Republicans MUST Stop Lying About Their Deficit Spending and Debt, Beginning July 5, 2026, if America is to Survive "There is no more kicking the can down the road to delay starting the admittedly painful rehabilitation treatment of our Federal Spending Addiction (FSA)."

Sundance hosts Two Politically Pretentious Canadians Interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Discusses Economy and USMCA.

AG @AGHamilton29, "Qatar is an actual slave state with just a few hundred thousand citizens and a clear record of funding terrorism. The fact that we have somehow allowed them to buy their way into influencing so much of America's ME policy and dictating information flow is still crazy to me."

News Wax reports Hormuz Ship Transits Quadruple as Trump Plan Works.

Sundance dances at a REPORT: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Fires Dozens of ODNI Staff for Politicizing Intelligence, Insubordination, Gross Misconduct and Former DNI Tulsi Gabbard Outlines the Mechanics of the Deep State. From Fox, DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups. "CAIR filed a lawsuit to challenge the Florida governor's 'baseless attacks'."

At Da Wire, Mark Krikorian looks at the Citizenship Follies, "Are we going to just have to bar the admission of women from abroad?" John Eastman at Am Mind, reminds us of 1776, Not 1608: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong on Birthright Citizenship. At the Chronic, Mark Judge looks at Justice Kavanaugh’s Transgender Ruling and the Misogyny of the Left.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser tells Dear Europoors: I'm Setting My Thermostat to 1776 for Independence Day. Max @minordissent, "Europoors: if we stop using AC we will solve climate change China: 1M sq ft indoor ski resort that has 10 MW of refrigeration running 365 days a year." Allan @UnrealAllan, "This isn’t so much “third world” as just plainly irrational. A high-capacity public escalator uses about the same energy in 24 hours as that needed to cool 1,500 square feet of living space for 24 hours. What can’t be ignored though is our *energy infrastructure* has been far outstripped by *energy demand*. It would be nice if people were able to analyze and discuss these issues rationally without the insta-default to political histrionics, hysteria, and irrationality." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Escalators in NY are now being turned off to "conserve energy" Welcome to the 3rd world." Try shutting of the elevators in government buildings, I dare you.At YouTube, The World Cup is Destroying the Anti-America Narrative.

Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "The UK is what happens when career public sector middle-managers get into power." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, :2002, "Quote Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "A leaked internal home office report from 2002 shows the UK Government had planned to change what "British-ness" meant through mass immigration It was always the goal to erase our identity and replace us.

Jennifer Sey @JenniferSey, "This is hilarious. Dude, we’ve been telling you. They hate the gays. Like really hate. Not like in a fun way." Quote Sunny @sunnyright, "When progressives actually meet Islam, part 6,512"

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.03.26. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - With Father's Day Leftovers

There's a bit of debris left over from Father's Day. Stacy McCain sees Father’s Day: An Extremist Agenda. To wit, Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "Cannot make this up, either. @nytimes opinion has had four recent pieces about fatherhood and masculinity, with six authors: Three women A trans "man" Two childless men Not one father. The cultural elite contempt for dads runs so deep we don't even get to speak for ourselves." Quote, "Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "I want to congratulate @nytimes for perfectly catching how the cultural elite view men and fatherhood this Father’s Day - yes, to the Times, being a dad is something you do to feel better about having your tits cut off. Cannot make it up." And via Insty, a scathing letter from Papa Marx to his wastrel son, Karl. Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Absolutely brutal takedown of the entire commie worldview and unearned sense of entitlement by Heinrich Marx here. 10/10, no notes." I had a quiet, pleasant father's day. A solitary afternoon walk on the beach, a video call with the Pittsburgh family (not unusual for a Sunday), a steak dinner (also not unusual for Sunday), and Georgia made a blueberry pie, with some slight assistance from Gabby.

From NYPo, Michael Goodwin reports Leaked and classified Situation Room talks demand a criminal probe from ‘furious’ Trump. Find them and prosecute. VodkaPundit at Insty says FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ONLY A TEST OF THE COMPANY’S WEAPONS-GRADE LLM: Anthropic’s Mythos AI Cracked ‘Almost All’ US Classified Systems in Hours, NSA Chief Reportedly Said. ""Anthropic’s most powerful artificial intelligence model reportedly breached ‘almost all’ US classified systems in a matter of hours, according to Senator Mark Warner, who says the head of the National Security Agency told him directly that the model had penetrated nearly every classified system it was tested against. The claim has not been publicly confirmed by any government agency"...Previously: Why Did the Smartest AI in the World Just Go Dark?" I assume we've turned it against China, Russia and Iran. Soon, there will be no secrets at all. Will that be a good thing?

Sweet Betsy from Pike LI, Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism. "Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property." Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Of course, being DC, he would be acquitted, then feted as a hero. The least they can do is make the process painful. Althouse has The pro-algae crowd... "... and the rubber rippers..."

Sundance hears Zelenskyy Demands President Trump Authorize Licenses for Ukraine to Begin Development of U.S. Patriot Missiles in Ukraine. At RCW, The Steel Peas Russia Sends Into Kyiv. At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Russia’s Military: Thermoclines of Truth (And Endemic Corruption) All The Way Down.

Joe Chalfant at TownHall hear Colombia's Socialist Despot Blame Israel After Electoral Loss to Trump-Backed Candidate.

At Hat Hair Dave Strom calls them Schrödinger's Negotiations; Iran Suspends Talks, Demands Apology; Syria Says No to Fighting Hezbollah and Josh Hammer fears Trump Ties His Name and Credibility to Vance's Dubious Iran Diplomacy. From No Pasaran! Many People Question the White House's Decision Regarding Iran; Maybe the Secret Is That Trump Has Decided That the Overwhelming Goal Now Is to Win the 2026 Mid-Terms. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "As we contemplate the Iranian delegation storming out of the negotiations in Switzerland like a bunch of humiliated high school mean girls, consider the possibility that Trump signed the MOU for two reasons: 1. To show the whole world that the Iranian mullahs are incapable of operating in good faith. 2. To show the world he has no choice but to once again bomb the crap out of them." Joe Chalfant reports DHS Says Iranian World Cup Team Tried to Smuggle IRGC Members Into the United States. Arrange an "accident."

Jen O'Connell at RedState hear Los Angeles Is Burning Again and Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom Are Once Again Slow Rolling Their Response. It takes a minute to line up the graft. BORED @BoredElonMusk, "Annual budgets for: LA Fire Department: $800 million LA Homelessness: $1.3 billion We spend more to protect 1% of the population than on the service that impacts 100% of us. Do you see the problem here?"

NYPo ed board explores how Hochul’s $11 billion bid-rigging scandal is how Medicaid works in New York. Scott McLallen at RCP says Blue States Feed Taxpayers to Food-Stamp Wolves. Tim Burchett @timburchett, "Ban all NGOs." Quote MatrixMysteries @MatrixMysteries, ""$600,000,000 of US taxpayer money sent to an NGO, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS for ILLEGAL migrants" A DHS employee says he personally sends the electronic transfers."

Hon. Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC, "Let every single elected Democrat understand that no matter what your bona fides are, no matter what you’ve done for the party, no matter how good your voting record is, no matter how far to the left you moved, no matter the ties you have to the community and the people you represent, the DSA hates you. And the minute they think they have an opening, you’ll be demonized in the ugliest ways imaginable, your family and supporters will be harassed, and you’ll face a brutal primary against some unemployable twentysomething snotnose communist hand-picked by DSA casting and backed by millions in NGO money. This is your party now. So, why bother playing along anymore?" Quote Roberto @r0berto_mid_5, "leftist and socialist comrades in nyc, I know you all live in bklyn and queens, but if you can canvass today tomorrow or directly on Tuesday, please canvass for darializa. she honestly needs it the most, get out there! non-nyc friends, phonebank! links in replies! x.com/KalshiPolitics…" Sundance says There it is – Gallego Targeting Acquired.

Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard, "Yesterday was my final day as Director of National Intelligence. I declassified and released never-before-seen documents exposing the truth about Fauci directing millions of US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with the..." SaltyBath @saltybathx365, "Why didn’t you create a path to prosecute him? You waited. Why?" Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard. "He lied to Congress in 2024. There is a path." Mary Talley Bowden MD @MaryBowdenMD, "Maybe we can get Fauci fired from Georgetown the way many of us got fired for speaking the truth. Email: globalhealth@georgetown.edu" Leave the old man alone; he was only arguably complicit in the deaths of 15-20 million people.

Shipwreckedcrew lawsplains Why The Supreme Court Allowed Alabama to Use Its 2023 Redistricting Map After Previously Upholding A Lower Court Injunction Against Its Use. "Bad faith arguments of inconsistency by the Supreme Court have proliferated online." Shooting NewsWeek sees the ACLU Can’t Bring Themselves to Acknowledge Hemani Ruling Was Also a Win for Gun Rights.

Sundance claims Keir Starmer Moments Away from Resignation. But from Sky News, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to step down after Labour rival Andy Burnham wins by-election. At TCW, Strength, morals, determination, empathy – everything that King Andy lacks. Fox, He's gone, Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister after devastating Labour revolt and local election losses Bryan Jung at PJM claims Embattled Keir Starmer Accused of Staging Russian Ship Raid to Boost Poll Numbers "Royal Marines, supported by British security and naval forces, boarded the vessel on June 14 after authorities linked it to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” ships accused of helping Moscow evade sanctions and continue exporting oil. The government said officials had planned the raid over several weeks and launched it as part of Britain’s effort to enforce sanctions against Russia." Assuming ke's capable of advance planning.

From Campus Reform, Seattle Professor Under Review After Calling for Action Against ‘Zionist’ Employees. At the College Fix, UNC Wilmington to eliminate gender studies director position. 

From CJ, Do “Anti-LGBTQ+” Policies Worsen Mental Health? "A recent survey claims to find they do, but its conclusions ignore key evidence."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool? Whoda Thunk!

PJM's Stephen Kruiser is Wishing a Summer-Long Rash on Libs Who Complain About Knicks' White House Visit. Nothing is too petty. John Sexton at Hat Hair notes The Top Story at the Washington Post is About Algae. It's amazing how fast algae can grow given light, nutrients and warm temperatures. Some double as many as three times a day. At GateWay Pundit, Leftists Vandalize Trump’s Newly Renovated Reflecting Pool by Cutting Blue Sealant Out and Writing “86 47” Message – Man Arrested. Check out emily miller @emilymiller, "Exclusive! RAW VIDEO. Man arrested for vandalizing Lincoln Reflecting Pool. He grabbed the hose that female National Park Service workers were using to clear the algae. Police and National Guard responded. Watch." He's old enough to know better. I hope they toss his ass into jail. Dmitri Bolt at TownHall sees Another Threat Against the President Appeared in Washington DC. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN — EXCLUSIVE: United States Park Police are investigating an “86 47” inscription on the sealant of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool We discovered writing just now while walking the edge of the pool. This BS needs to end. This comes as mobile SURVEILLANCE TOWERS have been deployed around the pool, along with Park Police and National Guard on 24/7 watch. It’s insane to see that TDS is this bad that death threats are being written into the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial." At Da Wire recounts how Vice President Vance was Assailed On All Sides By The View’s Lies. At Althouse, "He came in strategically prepared to disarm us with niceness.... It worked on you, didn't work on me" said Ana Navarro. How dare he come in and be nice! He's a Republican!

On the Breitbart Bus, High Gas Prices Did Not Hurt Retail Sales or Push Up Inflation Expectations. "A pair of reports on American businesses suggests that the U.S. economy was remarkably resilient against the pressures created by the Iran War." Insty thinks it's FUNNY HOW STIGLITZ AND PIKETTY DON’T LOOK INTO THIS PHENOMENON: Financial Dystopia @financedystop, "The “Boom Belt” is basically America’s new economic engine. 11 states: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Together, these states would have the 3rd largest GDP in the world. They’re responsible for around 70% of U.S. population growth and 57% of all new jobs." SnerdlyCornPop @SnerdlyP, "The Old South was misgoverned by Democrats for 150 years and within 2 decades of Republican governance it is now the economic engine of America. New England used to be Republican and prospered, but now it is becoming an economic backwater. California was the land of milk and honey when Ronald Reagan governed and now it is a train wreck of public unions and shit government."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls it Donald Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. Bruce Crossing @SenatorCrossing, "I’m married to a beautiful Italian-American spitfire who could be Prime Minister Meloni’s sister. I know that posture well. This conversation was not a pleasant one for our President." Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: The Trump administration has launched a Section 301 investigation into Germany over drug pricing, arguing Berlin’s policies force Americans to subsidize pharmaceutical innovation for the rest of the world." Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks Russia's Control of Crimea is Getting Much Harder to Maintain and Desperate Cuba Announces Free-Market Reforms. "Under the reforms, foreign investors are no longer required to form joint ventures with the state, large private enterprises will be authorized, and both Cuban and foreign investors will be allowed to acquire stakes in state companies..."

At TownHall Joe Chalfant has Bad News for Democrats: Republicans Continue Record-Setting Fundraising Totals and Jeff Charles hears Trump Just Warned This State Not to Embrace Mail-In Voting, Utah.

PJM's Cathy Salgado reports Tehran Mayor says War With 'Great Satan' U.S. 'Is Ongoing, Existential' and Stephen Kruiser is Starting to Get the Feeling That We May Never Get Along With Iran. Dmitri Bolt hears The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Just Declared the Strait of Hormuz Closed. Peel a few more layers off their leadership. CNBC hopes Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that’s already ‘baked in,’ analysts warn. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom hears Trump's Kinda Ticked Off as War Rages in Lebanon; Strait Closed for Now, Iran Deal Is Vance's Waterloo; Is He Napoleon, or the Duke of Wellington? and Iran Cancels Switzerland Talks while Capt. Ed reports Israel, Hezbollah Agree on Ceasefire, US Says. RDAW English claims a Kurdish dissident group reports Iranian attack despite war-end deal with US. Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "Referring to someone as a nation's "disfigured and probably gay supreme leader" is diabolical lmao." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Iran's disfigured, 'probably gay,' supreme leader agrees to direct talks with US, could start this weekend."

Ned Ryun @nedryun, "Obama has been, and always will be, a monumentally arrogant douchebag." Quote Fox News @FoxNews, "“The founders fell terribly short of the Declaration’s promise.” Former President Barack Obama took aim at America’s founders during the opening of his presidential center, arguing they left slavery intact and limited political rights despite laying the groundwork for the the nation. The remarks come just days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary, as Obama urged Americans to continue the work of building a “more perfect” union."

Jeff Charles hears a Federal Judges Just Ruled on Biden's Request to Conceal Ghostwriter Tapes. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn lets the cat out of the bag, Oh, Yay - Looks Like We're Going to Get Treated to POTATUS on Tape. Betsy Stauffer at LI sees Biden Dazed and Confused at the Obama Presidential Center. "Looking visibly confused, Biden removes his Ray-Bans and squints into the crowd. … in a weak, faltering voice, asks, “Where’s my granddaughter?” Capt. Ed thinks it's an Utter Disgrace: 'Where's My Granddaughter?' It's elder abuse. Matt Margolis thinks Hillary Accidentally Revealed the Dems' Big Secret About Joe Biden. They knew. "I think there were a lot of conversations going on behind the scenes," Hillary said. "I certainly am aware of that, and participated in a number of them, but there was no way to convince him by going public." From Ace, Hunter Biden Challenges Don Jr. to a Cage Match; Jill Biden's Trash "Book" Flops Hard but the Fake NYT Bestseller List Has It, Somehow, At #1 "A reality TV clown before actually being cast on a reality TV show."

Capt. Ed hears the Nazi-Tatted Creep Has Surprising Take on Law Enforcement: 'Opportunistic Cowards.' At the Free Bacon, James Talarico, Who Says His 'Faith' Requires Him To Oppose Super PACs, Is Using His Campaign Website To Give Them Direction—And They’re Taking It. "The Texas Senate candidate has compared rejecting money in politics to Jesus rejecting tests from the Devil." Chris Queen at PJM hears Jon Ossoff Tried to Mock Mike Collins Over His ‘Daddy.’ Then the Receipts Came Out. He made a fortunate choice of parent selection, too. "Ossoff slammed the Paycheck Protection Program that was part of the 2020 COVID-19 relief package because he claimed that the loans went “overwhelmingly to the highest earners,” but one recipient who got up to $1 million from the program was Richard Ossoff. Daddy Ossoff donated $8,400 to his son’s 2020 campaign." VodkaPundit at Insty notes THE BOLSHEVIKS ALWAYS OUST THE MENSHEVIKS: Mamdani seeks to remake NYC congressional delegation in his socialist image, clashes with old guard.

From Da Signal, ‘Affordability’? Virginia Drives Gun Manufacturer to Cheaper Georgia and The Art of the Deal "First, Spanberger agrees to put the marijuana retail market she vetoed in the budget. This was something she was decrying just a week ago! Then, somehow, the owner of that big THC store in Portsmouth—aka Lucas—drops her insistence that data centers in Virginia “pay their fair share” by reneging on $1.6 billion worth of sales tax relief on computers and peripherals purchased for their operations in the commonwealth." Scott McKay at Am Spec say Sanctuary’ Policy Is a Double-Edged Sword, As Virginia’s Dems Are Finding Out. "Virginia Democrats are learning that selective enforcement is a lot less fun when conservatives try it."

RCP's Susie Crabtree looks at The Newsoms, the Nonprofits, and the Federal Questions. At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Houston “Financial Integrity Advisor” Paid $127,000 To Show Up Twice This Year. From the Free Bacon, Notorious, China-Based American Mogul Is Running Shadowy Influence Campaign to Undermine U.S. AI Efforts, Give Communist China an Edge in Technology Arms Race. "Sen. Tom Cotton is calling for a Justice Department investigation into foreign efforts to undermine artificial intelligence infrastructure, such as data centers." Steve Soukup at Am Great looks at Elon Musk vs. the Democrats: Outcomes vs. Process, "Elon Musk didn’t leave the Left—the Left left innovation behind, and the world’s first trillionaire made them pay the price for it."

Capt. Ed cites Tulsi Gabbard: Here's How Fauci Helped Cause the COVID Pandemic - And Perjured Himself. Ward Clark at RedState reveals a Desperate Fauci Emailed Biden for Pardon on Inauguration Morning. Ace piles on with Tulsi Gabbard Releases Fresh Evidence That Fauci Funded the Creation of Covid-19, Then Intimidated Officials from Blowing the Whistle on His Crimes, "The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued this statement:"

Lucas Morel at Am Mind likes Justice Thomas’s Declaration "... because progressivism “has coexisted uneasily with the principles of the Declaration,” Thomas argued, “it is not possible for the two to coexist forever.” By alluding to Lincoln’s 1858 “House Divided” speech, Thomas suggested that America is undergoing an identity crisis, one that will have to be resolved for the house not to fall. In 2026, a year of reflection on the nation’s founding truths, Americans must decide whether to follow those who sought to create “the supposedly enlightened world of Hegel, Marx, and their followers,” or return to the faith of our fathers, the Spirit of ’76." Shipwreckedcrew reports The Supreme Court To Decide Whether Illegal Aliens Have A "Due Process" Right To Be Released From Custody While Awaiting Deportation. "The Court stopped short of making such a finding in 2001 in Zadvydas v. Davis but the issue is back with the aggressive enforcement by the Trump Administration of Immigration Laws."

Dave Strom sees Philadelphia's D.A. Krasner Keeps Getting Bad News. "In a forceful and scolding opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office misled the courts, “violated its duty of candor,” and submitted false statements when asking a judge to vacate a 2004 murder conviction. In the opinion released Tuesday, Justice Kevin Dougherty wrote that prosecutors’ pattern of misleading judges in seeking to overturn murder convictions is so troubling and recurrent that, going forward, before Krasner’s office seeks such relief, judges must notify the state attorney general’s office and allow it to review the case." Vicky Taft at PJM, Ten Years After Antifa Attack, a Reporter Seeks to Win Back His Second Amendment Rights "Mike Strickland is asking for his Second Amendment rights to be restored in a Portland courtroom on Thursday. The request comes ten years after his 2016 assault on the streets of Portland by Antifa and Black Lives Matter's activists at a "Don't Shoot Portland" event. I've reported on his case multiple times since the incident. Strickland seeks to have his multiple felonies reduced to misdemeanors so he can begin the process of clawing back his Second Amendment rights. He asked friends to write letters of support. Strickland thought mine would be too triggering to a Multnomah County judge. You can be the judge of that..."

John Sexton thinks The Post's Coverage of the Minnesota 'Antifa' Indictment is Pretty Bad. From Da Caller an Islamic Group With Terror Ties Tried To Infiltrate Texas GOP — Media Treated Them Like The Victims. At TCW, How the BBC conspired with open border activists to rig Question Time and ambush Reform.

Matt Lamb at LI notes DoorDash Drops Southern Poverty Law Center as ‘Gatekeeper’ of Employee Donations. "The Southern Poverty Law Center continues to lose credibility." I never noticed they had any.

YaHoo! reports Keir Starmer 'considering resigning' after Andy Burnham by-election victory "Several Cabinet ministers have reportedly told Starmer "to go" or set out a timeline for his departure." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "So what’s the acceptable number, Piers?" Quote Piers Morgan @piersmorgan, "Many thousands of young girls were raped and abused in the grooming gangs scandal, crimes that were then shamefully covered up by authorities. But the 250,000 victim statistic was invented and according to this independent report, massively exaggerated." yaan Hirsi Ali @Ayaan, "“But the absence of a coordinated, unembarrassed, angered feminist response on the scale this scandal demands is impossible to ignore. The inquiry is explicit: “The country now knows the full truth. The country has been given the basis for justice. The country has the roadmap to ensure these crimes never happen again.” Yet the response of the major women’s movements has been silence.” @TheFP" Beege Welborn asserts the UK is Being Swallowed by Its Own Imported Crocodiles and John Sexton reports as sign of sanity in a UK Court: No Trans Women in Female Prisons.

Insty says HAPPY JUNETEENTH!

At his NYPo gig Insty writes Our campuses are corrupt — and higher education is due for its comeuppance, and he's a perfesser so he knows. Complete Colorado reports an ‘Unofficial’ CU student group cheers for Boulder firebomber. The College fix likes that the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down race-based college scholarships. Mary Chastain at LI, Arkansas Student Scores Improve After State Rejected DEI and Focused on Fundamentals "So weird what happens when you eliminate the social justice nonsense!" Driscoll at Insty has another DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Cigars, a canceled lacrosse season and the scandal rocking a Massachusetts town. Autism Capital @AutismCapital, "They revoked their entire season for…smoking cigars? What? The image of a team celebrating with cigars was too “chauvinistic” for people to handle and they chimped out? What the heck is going on here?" Quote Disgraced Propagandist @DisgracedProp, "Insane thing happened in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Winning lacrosse team seniors photographed smoking cigars while celebrating their graduation. Forced to FORFEIT their entire season just before big playoff game for "violating state athletic association rules against tobacco use." Guy Benson @guypbenson, "oh that checks out." Quote Disgraced Propagandist @DisgracedProp "The same Ipswich principal Jonathan Mitchell who forced the lacrosse boys to forfeit their season for smoking cigars at graduation also banned a student org for ties with TPUSA."

At the FreeP, How Vermont Became Ground Zero for the Anti-Israel Movement. Well, they keep electing Bernie, don' they?

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.18.26, In The Mailbox: 06.19.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 06.19.26 (Evening Edition). Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile, Somewhere In The Great Basin a bit late, but within reason.

Flotsam and Jetsam - UFC 250 Trumps Magnificent Troll

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salon with an instant classic.

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

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

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

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

linked at The Right Way in the Top of the News. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Checking Out The Free Agents up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.