Flotsam and Jetsam - FBI Raids Eric Swalwell's House, Office

From NRO, FBI Raids Eric Swalwell’s Home, Seizes Electronics in Connection with Sexual Assault Investigation. Teri Christoph at RedState say We Just Learned What Was Behind the FBI Warrant for Eric Swalwell – It's Not Looking Good for Him "The Swalwell search warrant was apparently issued under 18 U.S.C. § 242, a federal civil-rights statute that applies when someone uses their governmental authority to deprive another person of rights provided to them either through the Constitution or by federal law." Dana Loesch @DLoesch, "I’m trying hard to be Proverbs 24:17-18 over this but man, the schadenfreude is real." Quote New York Post @nypost, "FBI confronts Eric Swalwell at airport, seizes electronics in sexual misconduct probe." It couldn't happen to a sleazier pol.

Jim Treacher has BREAKING NEWS: Presidential Aide Aids President "The president has a secretary. He has a staff, people who work for him. We all know this. Then, the other day, Jon Ossoff insinuated that there’s something going on between Trump and Natalie Harp. So now, it’s off to the races. Now, CNN airs crap like this. They dug up Natalie Harp’s brother, who’s apparently estranged from her, to badmouth her." State of the Day has the State of Tuesday: JON 'PEE-WEE HERMAN' OSSOFF IS DOA, "Ossoff’s mealy-mouthed response didn’t help his case."

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall says Good Riddance to John Cornyn and His Democrat Staffers in his own inimitable way.

Chris Bray @a_chrisbray, "From a New York Times video about the suffering among sailors deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The caption, in case it's too small to read, says, "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean."" Umm, yes they did. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks The Disconnect Between Some Military Families and Their Service Member's Actual Job Is Stunning. 'Donut Eater' at RCD thinks Nobody Asked Me but…Let’s Stick the Seals in the Marine Corps. Seems natural to me. At Twitchy, Time to Clutch the Pearls: Jake Tapper Is BIG MAD at Pete Hegseth for Alleged 'Slur' in Iowa. "Training, not trannies!"

Guy Benson @guypbenson, "A disgrace. Republicans are the fiscally irresponsible party, Democrats are the fiscally insane party. Voters claim they want this addressed, but don’t really act accordingly. Meaningful solutions are demagogued to the hilt — so further toward the fiscal abyss we climb." Quote The Wall Street Journal @WSJ, "Gross U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a new milestone in the country’s struggle to control its finances. A look at how we got here. https://on.wsj.com/45xgRl7" PJM's Matt Margolis likes how Scott Jennings Schools CNN Panel on Biden's Inflation Disaster. VodkaPundit at PJM, I'm Sorry, The Feds Wasted HOW MANY TRILLIONS in Improper Payments? It's not waste, it's constituent services for Democrats. At Althouse, Steve Hilton, the GOP nominee for Governor of California, talks to Joe Rogan. "Joe and Hilton are old friends, and this discussion goes on for 3 hours, so this should be a major boost for Hilton. I'll just jump in at the point where they are talking about the waste of money on nonprofits that deal with homelessness:"

Hat Hair's John Sexton, Will Iran Escalate As an October Surprise? It wouldn't be much of a surprise, but the media would fall for it, and might even conspire with Iran. PJM's Stephen Kruiser asserts The Price of 'Wait Them Out' Keeps Going Up for Iran. Vivid. @VividProwess, "A Palestinian woman in Gaza admits everyone in Gaza is Hamas: “In Gaza, every house has Hamas. Are you going to kill us all?!”" Well...

Ryan King at NYPo reports Abdul El-Sayed wants to go a ‘step further’ than even Bernie Sanders in pitch for public ownership of AI firms. Daniel Greenfield - "Hang Together or Separately" @Sultanknish, "Correction Abdul El Sayed's ancestors sold Africans as slaves." Quote DSA Watch @DSA_Watch "Abdul El-Sayed responds to black voters who do not support him: “I am African.”" The Free Bacon reveals Hasan Piker’s Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who’s Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing. "Murat Piker, who muses on the nature of ‘incels’ on his brother’s livestream, has worked on major military projects including jets and undersea drones." Wesley Yang @wesyang, "Not at all surprising to anyone familiar with the present (and past) of the Left." Quote Michelle Tandler @michelletandler, "Let me get this straight. The head of the NYC DSA: + Went to Yale for sculpture + Never held a real job + Had his dad pay his rent + Failed an electrician apprenticeship." From the Victory Girls, DSA Co-Chair Got His Comrades To Pay Him After Lying About Job. At Commentary, Abe Greenwald on Wokesters Without Borders.

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Jeff Charles at TownHall notices James Talarico Claims Black Americans Too Dumb to Get Voter ID. To be fair, most white Democrats espouse that belief; some may even believe it. PJM's Stephen Kruieser says Sadly, It's Illegal to Punch Democrats Who Constantly Lie About Voter ID. Ace cites Moderate Centrist Normal Completely Heterosexual Candidate James Talarico Backs Knife-Murderer Karmelo Anthony: "The System Is Not Working for Black Texans" "He just gets more centrist and normal and Christian every single day." Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Hey Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist, why are you using different addresses with the FEC for your recurring contributions to ActBlue, your husband's money laundering PAC "VoteVets", and your donations to the Harris campaign? Are you circumventing contribution limits and concealing the source of those funds? Not good! Time to start combing through your "situation.""

At the Chronic, Dan McCarthy looks at Democrats’ Southern Strategy. MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks Milwaukee’s Latest Election Mess Is All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating. Kira Davis at The Orange Report finds California’s Medicaid Program is a Voter Registration Program...Literally. "An LA resident discovered some shocking loopholes in CA’s public health exchange process."

Bluesky Libs @BlueskyLibs, "A single day of Charlie Kirk Bluesky commentary. A thread. Retard right: “Israel and TPUSA killed Charlie Kirk.” The left says these things openly and loudly, daily. Motive and Occam’s Razor, folks. Nobody wants us dead like the left - and it’s not particularly close."

VodkaPundit reports the FBI Disrupts ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack on New York Statehouse.

Shooting News Week approves of the Trump DOJ’s Path for Restoring Prohibited Persons’ Gun Rights – Here’s How it Will Work. At Da Signal, The Most Unsung Victory of Trump’s Administration "Charles and Heather Maude, a small, fifth-generation farming and ranching family near Pennington County in South Dakota, were prosecuted by the Biden administration via the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service in 2024. Both parents were charged separately, facing $250,000 fines and up to 10 years in prison each, for allowing their cattle to graze on 25 acres of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland."

Ryan King at NYPo is outraged that Fauci was privately informed about questions over COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriages, new texts show.

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Something big is about to happen with deportations in America. You should be ready for this… I just spoke with a senior DHS official. They shared deportation numbers with me that frankly stunned me. +27,000 deportations. Last week. +3,600 a day average. Tracking for 1.4 million deportations across the calendar year. +69,000 illegals are in DHS jails waiting to be deported at this moment. And you haven’t heard a blip about it in the corporate press. Why? My DHS source says “stealth tactics.” “We’re everywhere in every major city. We tell no one. Plain clothes. Beat up old cars. Quick work. Tactical strikes. No one sees anything. No drama. No tears. No media circus. You’re just going back home where you belong.” And here’s where it gets insane… DHS tells me blue states are quietly and very secretly working with the Trump administration to assist in the mass deportation of criminals. The criminal alien issue has become so “politically toxic” and “costly” that Democrat Governors have given the green light to Sheriffs and Police Chiefs in major blue cities to drop their illegals off with undercover ICE for removal. It’s happening. You just don’t see it. We can track if these numbers hold, but as for now this is a historic white pill and exactly what MAGA voted for." Cam Arcand at TownHall reports Multiple Sex Offenders Snatched in Latest ICE Arrests: 'Defending the Homeland.' Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "Immigration is supposed to benefit your people and your nation. You get to choose who comes in, from where, and in what number… The people purposefully flooding the West with millions of foreign men from incompatible cultures are committing treason." EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "The Clinton Gun ban was just 22 years ago. Pistol brace BS is dead. Tax stamps are dead. FRTs are plentiful and legal. The NFA is hanging by a thread. The border is on absolute lockdown. We’re deporting ~50,000 illegals a month. And now TPS is gone. And you’re blackpilling?" Matt Lamb at LI hears from NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government. "Temporary immigrants are “essential” to the operation of New York’s government, Governor Kathy Hochul said." Doing the bullshit real Americans won't. Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog hears Abbott Wants Foreign Funding, H-1B Employment Banned In Public Schools. Seems reasonable. From Ace, New UK PM Andy Burnham Is Taking Migrant Rape Seriously. He's Distributing a Pamphlet Telling Migrants They're Not Allowed to Rape (Or Have Sex With Children), "Um, do they speak English? Will they even be able to read this?"

From Da Signal, In Wake of Arday Scandal, European Elite Institutions Attack Free Speech. Because they're afraid to say anything bad about their "Woke" plagiarists. Amy Curtis at TownHall wants you to Guess What Just Happened to the Academic Who Exposed Jason Arday's Plagiarism. Human Events (that doesn't narrow it much, does it?) reports Ghent University's trans rector suspends 'race realist' Nathan Cofnas over Jason Arday's death. Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "Cofnas should set up a massively crowd-funded NGO fully dedicated to rooting out academic plagiarism and incompetence." Quote Nathan Cofnas @nathancofnas, "I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me. The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party." Melissa Chen @MsMelChen, "USA: woke 1 was craaaazy.UK/Europe: let’s crank up the crazy to infinity." Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter, "Nathan Cofnas, suspended by the rector of Ghent University, Petra De Sutter, in the wake of Jason Arday’s death, notes that De Sutter used ChatGPT for her inaugural address, which included fabricated quotes. Previous news reports confirm this." Razib Khan @razibkhan, "turns out when you select for cowardice you get an institution incapable of policing itself." Quote Jacob Shell @JacobAShell, "Academia faces a potential extinction level event if it's established that exposing academic plagiarism in a public article means you're fired. It would be like a fire department firing the guy who points out they don't have any water." Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "Exaggerated, but the basic point is valid. George Floyd tested Anglosphere universities, and they flunked. Instead of feeding the hysteria, they should have served as beacons of reason. The Jason Arday tragedy provides another test. Time for academia to face its pathologies." Jarvis @jarvis_best, "Every 6 months or so all of academia takes a break from their important scholarship in order to remind us that each and every single hillbilly luddite stereotype about higher education being a cocoon of berserk shrieking Stalinist savages is 100% correct."

From NYPo, Disgraced Mamdani-loving journo Ross Barkan apologizes — after being caught plagiarizing 67 times. At 404 Media, ‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit, contained numerous AI "hallucinations." Matt Calkins explains I was a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years. This is why I resigned.

Philanthropy Daily examines God and Man at Yale at 75. In hindsight, WFB's complaints about higher education seem kind of quaint. Owen Gregorian @OwenGregorian, "Education Department Breaks Left-Wing University Accreditation Cabal | Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist The Department of Education on Wednesday announced a new rule that would allow more organizations to accredit universities, stripping the left of one of its most potent tools for enforcing its worldview through higher education...."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Downs F15 and A10 Warthog, One Crewman still MIA

Ace, Iran Claims It Shot Down an F-15 Fighter and Is Searching for the Pilots, "Is this true? Well, Iran media has no credibility, except with the corrupt American propaganda media." Dave Strom, Iran Shoots Down F-15; Rescue Helicopter Hit? Second Plane Downed, Pilot OK. An F15 was shot down by Iran, the pilot recovered, but the weapons operator is still being sought. An A10 Warthog also downed during search, pilot recovered. WarMonitor @WarMonitor3, "There is nothing catastrophic about one plane being shot down in 5 weeks of operations against a supposed regional powerhouse, with one member of the crew already rescued as the US has created such aerial dominance it can fly into Irans airspace and extract a downed pilot." Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell, "Have you ever read a book? Yikes." Quote Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria "Has any US military action ever racked up so many costs for so few gains? My latest column: https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/"/03/iran-war-trump-hormuz-mistake/." Insty says HAHA, Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Both of the Iranian commanders in this video are dead." Quote Jackson Hinkle @jacksonhinklle, " IRAN IS NOT PLAYING GAMES!" Neither is Israel. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair asks Who's Ready For Flintstonistan? So far the US and Israel have spared civilian infrastructure, but that may end as they put more pressure on the Mullahs and IRGC. Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Two days ago, Israel passed a law that allows for convicted terrorists to be sentenced to death—they received international condemnation. Since the start of this year, the Islamic Republic has executed 637 innocent Iranians—there has not been a word of condemnation. Weird."

At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed says Boom! US Adds 178,000 Jobs In March. Sundance at CTH is on it with March Jobs Report Triples Expectations – 178,000 Net Jobs Gained and NEC Director Kevin Hassett Responds to Latest Jobs Data and Economic Impacts from Iran Conflict. VodkaPundit at Insty says HMM: The case for Trump’s tariffs looks strong a year on from ‘liberation day.’ From RCP, Why Small Business Matters More as Iran Drives Costs Higher. At NewsMax, Trump Admin Presents New Plan to Slash Two-Thirds of Consumer Watchdog Workforce, since the courts won't let him eliminate them entirely.

Betsy Stauffer at LI, France Joins China, Russia in Blocking Gulf Nations’ Bid to Use Force to Open Strait of Hormuz. David D. Chapman @DavidD_Chapman, "France was the only Western country to vote 'NO' at the UN Security Council to authorize Arab nations to use force to open the strait. France voted with China & Russia. That was yesterday. Today, French ships are passing through the strait. I don't believe in coincidences." Quote Open Source Intel @Osint613 "JUST IN The French‑linked container ship CMA CGM Kribi has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known Western‑affiliated transit through the strategic waterway since the Iran war began, sailing under a Maltese flag..." Roger Simon at American Refugees, Why Meloni Backstabbed Trump "Can Old Europe be saved?" Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "No matter how many times you guys say this, it won’t change the fact that the EU is funding Russia’s war machine (the most important aspect of all this) and is currently helping a Russian ally in Iran. Look in the mirror." Quote William HJ @WilliamHj15 Replying to @bonchieredstate, "You must be anong the dumbest supporters in world history. Look at what Trump is doing, he is the one empowering Russia - not the EU." Hat Hair's Josh Hammer asks the big picture question, What Exactly Is the Purpose of NATO in the Year 2026?. It's hardly to save Europe from Russia; Russia has been take to a draw by little Ukraine. Matt Vespa at TownHall on Why the NYT Had to Issue a Monster Correction for This Piece About Trump and NATO. Sasha Issenberg @sissenberg, "Does the @nytimes know what NATO stands for?" Omri Ceren @omriceren, "This is what happens when you let woke children run newsrooms." Sundance calls it One Picture to Personify American Media. NYT promised a "correction" in the next print edition. Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka, "UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the organization faces collapse without continued U.S. funding, which contributes roughly $2.2 billion to its core budget. "the United Nations is on the brink of total collapse"" Sarah Anderson at PJM, The New Monroe Doctrine: It's Getting Hot In Here...

From Twitchy, Vindman Outrage is the Ultimate Endorsement: Hegseth Rightly Boots Army Chief Gen. George.  InfantryDort @infantrydort, "Poor General George C. Marshall. If you think the SECWAR criticism is unique, it's not. Marshall had to defend his actions powerfully and without apology: “Most of our senior officers on such duty are deadwood and should be eliminated from the service as rapidly as possible.” — Reply to Justice Felix Frankfurter, 1940–41..." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Who wants to tell The Atlantic how many generals Lincoln went through?" Quote The Atlantic @TheAtlantic, "“Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @RadioFreeTom argues: https://theatln.tc/BLCvafwZ:" 

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "So SecWar Pete Hegseth just fired Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the US Army’s (now former) Chief of Chaplains. I have zero insider information on this, but I have my own theories as to why it happened. Green’s most important event as the Chief of Chaplains was to produce the United States Army’s “Spiritual Fitness Guide.” Published in July of 2025, Stars & Stripes wrote an article on this with a link to the guide. (I’ll put all related links in a comment email one below.) I’ll save you the trouble of clicking on that link — it goes to the US Army’s website, and it’s “404 Page Not Found.” That kind of explains a lot, doesn’t it?..." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "Wait. Wait. Wait. I thought everyone knew about the chaplain corps move. Based on my DMs, maybe not. Navy Chaplains assigned to the Marine Corps were resistant to the cultural revolution happening across the force. So… Admiral Gilday, the avowed defender of Ibram X. Kendi, and General Mark Milley moved the entire Navy Chaplain School from South Carolina to Rhode Island to, in their words, “shift it culturally and intellectually” towards the Naval Woke College. They said it out loud. The chaplains who wouldn’t bend the knee got relocated..." Streif at RedState notices Hegseth Slammed for Barring Catholics From Good Friday Religious Services - There's Just One Tiny Problem. "There is literally no way Catholic and Protestant worship on Good Friday even vaguely resembles one another.  The only thing nefarious here was the cheap shot taken at Pete Hegseth." Cathy Salgado at PJM notes Hegseth declares Military Bases Are No Longer Gun-Free Zones  “Not all enemies are foreign, nor are they all outside our borders,” said Hegseth in an April 2 video. “Some are domestic. Confirming your God-given right to self protection is what I'm signing into action today. And I'm proud to do so.”

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall likes the New CNN Poll: Even Democrats Are Done With Democrats. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "If you are a non-elected member of the US federal government (i.e., civilian GS employee, career SES, contractor, military) and you are “resisting” or “slow-rolling” lawful initiatives of the Trump Administration, let me tell you what you are actually doing. You are not “resisting” Trump. You are not “resisting” Cabinet secretaries (Pete Hegseth, e.g.) You are not “resisting” a policy you find politically unpalatable. NO. You are not “resisting” any of that. Instead, you are resisting THE CONSTITUTIONAL WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPRESSED VIA THEIR ELECTORAL CHOICES..." VodkaPundit at Insty thinks THE COUNTRY HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CRAZY RICH WHITE LADIES: Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "Gavin Newsom’s wife on how she raises her kids: “I've given our boys dolls…if I'm reading a book and the protagonist is a male, I just change the 'he' to a 'she.'”" Vicky Taft at PJM has another edition of West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Feds' HUGE Bust in 'Kingdom of Fraud' Leaves King Gavin Big Mad.

Parker Thayer @ParkerThayer, "ActBlue's comms team is now accusing both the New York Times AND their OWN LAWYERS of lying in the SAME press release. We're in uncharted territory folks, a truly generational comms team meltdown." Sundance at CTH, New York Times Reports the Primary Fundraising Mechanism of Democrats Willfully Accepted Foreign Donations. At CJ, The DSA Is Following the Soros Playbook, "The Democratic Socialists of America is prioritizing local elections to advance radical policies." Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "WOW. 2 of the NGO organizers of the No Kings Protests paid themselves $6 MILLION DOLLARS last year Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin are the co-directors of Indivisible. Indivisible is one of the organizers of “No Kings rallies” It’s funded by George Soros Payroll protest data: “Wait until you see how much Leah and Ezra paid themselves this year from their own organization that organized this event. Indivisible is a PAC, which means that all of their transactions and payments are public. We have the receipts right here..." Like the old dope peddler "Doing well by doing good." Althouse, "Wealthy Republicans were first to form a daisy chain of nonprofit giving to funnel anonymous money into the political system." ""But recently, this path has been exploited to a far greater degree by wealthy Democrats, many of whom are seeking anonymity to avoid reprisals from President Trump, even as they donate tens of millions of dollars at a time to defeat Republican candidates...From "Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits/Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics" (NYT)(gift link)."

The Free Bacon finds 'Yield Positions of Power to Those Otherwise Marginalized': Mamdani's Cash-Strapped Parks Department Trains Leaders on 'Becoming Anti-Racist' "The training, which recommends books from Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, encourages supervisors to identify 'subtle' slights workers experience 'due to their group identity'." NPOV @npovmedia, " FORENSIC BREAKDOWN: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s and First Lady Rama Duwaji’s Wikipedia pages have been systematically sanitized, with praise for terrorists softened, endorsement of deadly attacks minimized, and verified racial & homophobic slurs blocked. THREAD."

 

Bonchie @bonchieredstate "He tried to fight a union worker for disagreeing with him and made a Gold Star mom cry." Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice, "RT if you miss having a President with empathy." (Biden).

Sean Fitzgerald (Actual Justice Warrior) @IamSean90, "DeSantis approved the Brightline extension from Orlando to Miami in 2019. It cost $5 billion, no taxpayer funding & was completed in 4 years. Every conservative is cool with. Cali has spent $16 billion of an estimated $135 bil in taxes, for 0 miles of rail. Spot the difference" Quote Jeffrey Luscombe @JeffreyLuscombe "Why do Conservatives hate this so much? Anyone? (Cool video of fast train).

Scott Pinsker at PJM thinks ‘The Epstein Files Released the Attorney General’ — and the Dems Mock a Pregnant Woman’s Weight Gain

John Sexton sees Demand Justice Warns Trump Could Fill Two More SCOTUS Vacancies, just not the two we most need to vacate.

From Fox, Parents of MacDill bomb suspects are illegal immigrants, DHS warns of birthright citizenship dangers "Trump administration argues the case underscores national security risks as birthright citizenship heads to Supreme Court." Chinese. Twitchy, Deportation? We Don't Do That: Illegals Squat for Decades, Their 'American' Kids Try to Bomb MacDill AFB. Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "Yes they hate us. Yes lots of them are like this. Yes they should be deported."

Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar, "Social media isn’t real life. James Fishback, the antisemitic GOP candidate getting outsized attention on this platform and in parts of the mainstream media, polling at… Four percent in the GOP primary (trailing Donalds by 42 points!)." Quote Emerson College Polling @EmersonPolling, "NEW: FLORIDA POLL 2026 Gubernatorial GOP Primary Byron Donalds 46%." At PJM VodkaPundit thinks 60 Minutes Faces a 'Bloodbath,' but That's not the Worst of It. “Bari wants to make the show harder,” one source told The Post. “No one is talking about ‘60 Minutes’ on Monday morning.”

Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81, "All the Jews who have been driven out of places like Columbia have been going to places like Vanderbilt. As universities like Columbia have changed their values over the last 15 years, their student quality has declined. Hopefully institutional reputations will catch up." Quote Vanderbilt University @VanderbiltU, "For the first time ever, Chabad of Vanderbilt hosted its annual Passover seder inside FirstBank Stadium, bringing hundreds of students together for an unforgettable on-field celebration. Read more in the @Tennessean: http://vu.edu/knt33."

A Driscolly post at Insty sees MILE MARKERS ON THE ROAD TO DETROIT, SOCAL EDITION: "Fears grow of ‘Detroit-Style’ decline as Hollywood jobs evaporate. Real fear is growing that Los Angeles’ once-thriving TV/film industry is taking a “Detroit-style” decline with Hollywood jobs evaporating over the last few years. A staggering 30% drop in film and TV employment since 2022 has experts warning that the city is following the path of the Motor City where the auto industry used to boom, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the Wall Street Journal reported. Recent stats show that as of March 2026, jobs in the motion picture and sound recording industries have dropped from where they were at their peak in July 2022 of more than 455 thousand jobs to 344,000. That’s a lot decline to hide!"

At the Am Mind, Inez Feltscher Stepman on what it's like Living Under the Feminist Gaze. 

And plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.26, but the outside beacons. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and linkfest. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Grinding Forward up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Narco Boat Knockout

Liberals and the media (but I redund) are still trying to get Trump/Hegseth over the strike on the Venezuelan drug runner. It appears there was indeed a double tap, with the Admiral in charge ordering a second missile strike to finish destroying the boat, following Hegseth's initial command to destroy it. AP, Admiral who ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug-carrying boat to brief lawmakers. At Althouse, "To comply with a spoken order from Hegseth to kill everyone, the Special Operations commander overseeing the mission ordered a second strike..." "... that killed the two survivors, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. Those people, along with five others in the original report, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. Trump said he would look into the issue. 'I wouldn’t have wanted that. Not a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine,' the president told reporters." From "Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew/The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported" (WaPo)(gift link, so you can read the whole thing). UPDATE: "Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say" (NYT): "According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr. Hegseth, ahead of the Sept. 2 attack, ordered a strike that would kill the people on the boat and destroy the vessel and its purported cargo of drugs. But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast. Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him." Shorter, from sundance at CTH, New York Times Confirms Hegseth Did Not Order Second Strike on Venezuela Narcoterrorist Boat. TownHall's Kurt Schlichter thinks The Democrat/Regime Media Plot Against Pete Hegseth Is a Joke. At Twitchy, Nobody Is More Butthurt Over Pete Hegseth's Fake Children's Book Cartel ZINGER Than Eugene Vindman.

Sundance says Senator Mark Kelly Continues “Seditious Six” Operation to Advance U.S. Color Revolution. At OTP, Sen. Kelly Claims Death Threats Have Increased Since Trump Called For His Execution. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze. "If you've been paying attention to this, what they are doing is going from "don't follow illegal orders" to "we will decide which orders are illegal when we're back in charge so you better just not follow any of Trump's orders, or else you might be prosecuted." Another fun barrier broken by the norms crowd." Quote Bonchie@bonchieredstate "I’m sure this message will go over gangbusters with military members, Eugene. Keep it up. You’re doing great. Eugene Vindman @YVindman, "Hey @SecWar. You criming again? Let there be no doubt, you will be held accountable along with those that executed your illegal order." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius "The Sedition 6: All Roads Lead to Ron Conway If you are wondering why we suddenly have U.S. Senators encouraging U.S. military service members to engage in a quasi-military coup, please meet Ron Conway, and follow the money." Ben Whedon at JTN, Trump hints at charges for Dems in viral video: 'Do what has to be done' "Though Trump did not name any particular target for charges, his comments come amid backlash against the Democratic lawmakers who participated in the video, which preceded an attack by an Afghan national on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C."

PM, US warships head to the Caribbean amid escalation with Venezeula. Betsy Stauffer at LI Reports Trump Issues Ultimatum to Maduro, Land Operations Appear Imminent. “They’re now one of the prime drug trafficking networks into the United States and Europe, and use their military positions … to grow and accelerate those movements.” Ace, Trump to Maduro: Get Out or Get Dead "I'm sure Tucker Carlson will bring up lots of conspiracy theories about monied Venezuelans controlling our country and pushing us towards war. Oh wait, they're not Jewish. Forget it." The Victory Girls wonder Is Trump Going To Invade Venezuela, Or Is This A Standoff? I doubt he invades, but an air and sea blockade should shake Maduro out.

Sundance reports Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner Meet Ukraine Officials in Florida for Discussion of Terms Before Witkoff Returns to Moscow Tuesday. Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Germany Is Planning for a Russian Attack on NATO in 2029. I doubt it; they can barely make headway against Ukraine. Jim Fanell at Am Great discusses The Two Calls to the Pacific: President Trump Unravels the Myth of a Special US-China Relationship, "With two well-timed phone calls, Trump upended decades of U.S.–China orthodoxy and put Japan back at the center of America’s strategy to deter Beijing." Carlo Carrasco, US Mounts Offensive To Smash China’s Fruit Market Dominance In The Philippines.

RedStates Nick Arama thinks Zeldin Levels Crockett After She Digs Epstein Hole Even Deeper. Bob Spencer at PJM sees The Story of the Dem Who Texted With Epstein During Hearing Just Got a Lot More Sordid. Her nude selfies were released by her own staff to undermine her. I hate it when that happens. Ace, Report: Delegate Who Texted with Jeffrey Epstein and Obeyed His Commands Had Previously Had Her Nude Photos Used by Her Own Staff to Blackmail Her, "They're all scumbags and crazy whores."

At OTP, White House Releases Trump’s MRI Scan.

From his NYPo gig, Insty says Too-close Tennessee election warns GOP: Damning the left isn’t enough. LA Times, After Prop. 50, San Diego may lose its only Republican in Congress as Democrats target Issa. From OTP, Indiana Republicans Release New Congressional Redistricting Plan "Indiana House Republicans released Monday a proposed redrawing of the state’s congressional maps aimed at producing a 9-0 Republican U.S. House delegation. The proposed map splits strongly Democratic Indianapolis among four districts that all stretch far into rural, heavily Republican counties." Seems fair.

Insty, CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION, BUT . . . <- Steve Richards at JTN, Food stamp data show thousands of liquor, smoke shops are approved for EBT, raising fraud concerns "More than 5,000 liquor and smoke shops were approved as retailers under SNAP, raising fraud concerns. There's no way to determine how much alcohol, tobacco, or other "non-compliant" goods have been sold nationwide. At least 20 states refuse to share data with the feds." Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal, "ELON: DOGE IS STILL QUIETLY SAVING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS They're requiring 2 tiny fields on every federal payment: 1. A proper congressional authorization code 2. A comment field that actually says something That's it. And suddenly, hundreds of billions in pure fraud and waste just... stops. Before DOGE, massive payments were flying out the door with both fields completely blank, making real audits literally impossible. That's why the Pentagon has failed every single audit for decades: the data doesn't even exist. Elon: "Fraudsters don't confess. They scream that you're hurting children in Africa." Then DOGE asks for the wiring instructions. "Oh it's going to Deloitte & Touche in Washington DC... Okay, cool, can we just talk to the actual kids in Africa?" Crickets. The best part? When you block the scam, the grifters instantly spin up sob stories and accuse you of being heartless. This isn't complicated rocket science. It's basic financial hygiene that any normal company does on day one. Yet the federal government never did it... until Elon and DOGE showed up. The swamp is absolutely seething."

Amy Curtis at TownHall sees Tim Walz Is Elbows-Deep in Minnesota's Fraud Scandal and wonders Is Minnesota's DHS Deleting Data to Hide Fraud? From Da Caller, ‘Cascade Of Systemic Failures’: Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services. Don Surber calls Tim Walz the bagman for Somalia. Ace, Whistleblowers Say Tim Walz Is "100% Responsible" For the Massive Levels of Migrant Fraud in Minnesota, "You know Somali fraud in Minnesota is huge when even the New York Times can't cover it up any longer." Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Hey, Somalis aren’t the only ones defrauding my state. That’s racist. My friends are too." Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "JUST IN: Tim Walz ally, Jonathan Weinhagen, former Minneapolis Chamber CEO, is expected to plead guilty to five counts of bank and wire fraud after embezzling over $200K. Tim Walz isn’t wrong — it’s not just Somalis committing fraud. It’s also his donors." Am Exp, sees a Thinking Minnesota Poll: Voters set to hold Walz accountable for fraud. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, The Retarded Outrage Over Trump Calling Walz “Retarded” "They didn't have a problem when Jon Stewart used it as his go-to insult again and again." Ace, Trump Calls Tim Walz "Seriously Retarded" For Allowing Widespread Somali Pirate Fraud, Says Ilhan Omar Should Be "Thrown the Hell Out of the Country" "No lies detected. Trump called Walz "retarded." When the leftwing Foreign Pirate Cover-Up Media pretended to get the vapors, Trump doubled down." From the Chicago Boyz, Minnesota, Nice.

Amy Curtis, Who Is Calla Walsh? Meet Another One of Zohran Mamdani's Radical DSA Comrades. Steve Richards at JTN, Poll finds 51% of young voters prefer democratic socialist in 2028, "Respondents cited parental influence, online videos and podcasts, and books for disposing them towards the ideology." Scott Pinsker at PJM explains Why Trump’s Next PR Pivot Must Be Total, Absolute Political WARFARE on Socialism. From the College Fix, 42% of young liberals say Kirk’s views ‘brought violence upon himself to an extent’: poll.

From OTP, Guardsman Severely Wounded In Ambush Can Give Thumbs Up, Wiggle Toes. TownHall's Scott McClallen thinks Democrats Downplay DC Terrorist Shooting. Susie Moore at RedState cites Noem on NG Shooting Suspect: 'We Believe He Was Radicalized Since He's Been Here in This Country'. AP, Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Am I reading this article correctly? CIA leaks messages of shooter communicating with CIA to prove to Rolling Stone that CIA wasn't working with the shooter when in fact the shooter was in active collaboration with the CIA as of just a few months ago?" From Ace, Another Biden Bug-Out Terrrorist Arrested, This One Threatening to Blow Up an Army Base "The terrorists were so vetted you guys." Nick Ballasy at JTN reports the Afghan resettlement program to be scrutinized after shooting, planned bombing of National Guard. "GOP lawmakers have said they want to examine Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" program but it is unclear at this time if a special committee in the House or Senate will be established, given that some Democrats are pushing back."

Margot Cleveland at Da Fed sees evidence New Docs Reveal Jack Smith Intentionally Violated Congressional Republicans’ Constitutional Rights. Jeff Charles at TownHall finds The Activist Judges Are at It Again: Appeals Court Disqualifies Alina Habba From Current Position. DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Every time we indict the Deep State, it never gets to a jury. Corrupt judges throw out the case. How many Trump admin & J6 cases did they throw out? Zero. How many Deep State cases tossed? 100%. First it was abuse of the national injunctions, now it’s this. We are witnessing a Judicial Insurrection." Quote C3 @C_3C_3, "Alina Habba indicted La Monica McIver. A judge ruled her ineligible. Lindsey Halligan indicted James Comey and Letitia James. " From Althouse, "For the first time in modern memory, the [Solicitor General's] office’s merits briefs... begin with an 'introduction,' a section often filled with unusually charged language..." ""... including direct quotes from Mr. Trump.... The Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, an assistant solicitor general during the Reagan administration, said the charged rhetoric in filings could imperil the office’s special status with the Supreme Court as a trusted counselor that presents the justices with rigorous arguments that interpret the law consistently, no matter who occupies the White House. The fiery language, Professor Lazarus said, makes the office sound like 'a zealous ideologue.' 'They look like they are representing an individual. They don’t look like they are representing the United States or the federal government,' he said. 'The question is whether the court will call them on it or not.'" From "Despite Supreme Court Wins, Elite D.O.J. Unit Has Seen Mass Turnover/Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success. But fiery rhetoric and close White House ties have raised concerns" (NYT)." CNN whines that the Justice Department could present a new indictment against James Comey to a grand jury this week. Sundance, Pretending Not to Know Things, Continues.

News Wax cites Trump: Biden 'Screwed' US With Open, Unchecked Entry. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says The Biden Messes Are Deadly and Difficult to Get Rid Of. Sundance, DHS Secretary Kirsti Noem Supports Full Travel Ban on All Countries Sending ‘killers, leeches and entitlement junkies.’ From Ace, Trump: We Must Halt Immigration from the Third World, "Import third world people, get third world culture and crime, Maybe it's time for the Cultural Enrichers to enrich the cultures of their own countries," and Treasury Department’s Crime Unit Announces Crackdown on Cross-Border Transfers of “Funds Derived from Unlawful Employment” Sent by Illegal Aliens.

At OTP, Two Protesters Who Blocked ICE In Lower Manhattan Charged With Felony Assault and DHS Demands Letitia James Hand Over 7K Illegal Migrant Criminals New York Is Holding Let her pay to keep them. The minute they walk free, deport them. Pop Times is outraged Oregon’s Lesbian Governor Threatens to Prosecute Federal Agents for Enforcing U.S. Immigration Law. Good luck with that. At Front Page, Illegal Alien Ambushed Arizona Deputies and "Gov. Katie Hobbs just vetoed public safety legislation." From Da Caller, Bar Offers Free Beer To Anyone Who Helps ICE Deport An Illegal Immigrant in Idaho.

Driscoll at Insty, IT’S COME TO THIS: New York Times Struggles to Explain Why It Reported News to Traumatized Readers. Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza, "No need to grovel. This was your first piece of real reporting in about 5 years. You outed Mamdani as a fraud according to his own standards. This Indian rich kid tried to take the affirmative action spot of a black person. Why do you have to “explain” why you exposed him?" Quote Patrick Healy @patrickhealynyt, "As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information. . . " Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "The New York Times beat us on the Zohran scoop, but we beat the New York Times on the Somali fraud scoop. Make no mistake: although we have significantly fewer resources, this is a competition between peer institutions and, more often than not, we're beating them to the story." Quote Semafor @semafor, "NEW: The New York Times pushed ahead with its story about Zohran Mamdani’s application to Columbia University to avoid being scooped by Christopher Rufo, @maxwelltani reports. https://semafor.com/article/07/06/" Jay Bhattacharya @DrJBhattacharya, "A friend told me that the NYT just published a piece criticizing me, fearful I wouldn't recommend a lockdown if another pandemic came along. Not sure why that's a criticism. Lockdowns were the biggest public health disaster in history and it's true I won't ever recommend one!" From WokeSpy, Jim Acosta Triggered by Trump’s Manhandling of the Media, Calls for Boycott.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is unsympathetic to the plight of Ellen Degenerate and Portia DeRossi, who left the US for England over Trump and find themselves pining for sunny California, Picking Your Poison Poorly: Trump v the 'Cold' Cotswolds.

OTP reports Harvard Hires Divinity School Graduate Who Assaulted Israeli Student During 2023 Protest. News Wax cites a Poll: 63 Percent Say 4-Year Degree Not Worth Cost. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "It needs to stop." Quote Lozzy B𝕏 @TruthFairy131, "STOP the Antiwhite hate, discrimination & propaganda. This is what the Education systems & Government institutions are indoctrinating people with in the West. . . "

Some relevant links left hanging at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.01.25 (Weekend Substack Sensation). 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 - Trump Takes on the Slantic

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Afternoon Edition) Twitchy: Trump Walking Into The Lion’s Den Once Again Up Against A True Hater. TownHall's Jeff Charles hears Trump Agrees to Interview With Longtime Media Foe—And It’s Going to Be Wild, Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. Matt Margolis at PJM, This Is Huge! You Won’t Believe Who's Going to Interview Trump. Althouse, "Later today I will be meeting with, of all people, Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor of The Atlantic, and the person responsible for many fictional stories about me...", ""... including the made-up HOAX on “Suckers and Losers” and, SignalGate, something he was somewhat more 'successful' with. Jeffrey is bringing with him Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker, not exactly pro-Trump writers, either, to put it mildly! The story they are writing, they have told my representatives, will be entitled, 'The Most Consequential President of this Century.' I am doing this interview out of curiosity, and as a competition with myself, just to see if it’s possible for The Atlantic to be 'truthful.' Are they capable of writing a fair story on 'TRUMP'? The way I look at it, what can be so bad – I WON!" Writes Trump, at Truth Social. I like this. Trump is reminding me of Bill Maher — as Maher approached his dinner with, of all people, Trump." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition), EBL Larry David and Bill Maher – My Dinner With Adolf.

Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump tells Putin to 'STOP!' following Russia's deadly airstrikes on Kyiv, as peace deal crumbles. Then, to be fair, NewsMax features how Trump Slams Zelenskyy for 'Inflammatory' Crimea Comment. I don't think Putin or Zelenskyy are ready for peace. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition), American Conservative, Saving the World is Not America’s Responsibility. Twitchy, Are You HIGH?! Alexander Vindman Makes His Dumbest Claim YET About Trump and HOO BOY That Was ... Dumb.

At Da Blaze, Trump tells Glenn Beck the cold reality about tariff talks: 'I don't have to negotiate'. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Donald Trump, Scott Bessent Reveal Which Country Could Be Close To Making Trade Deal: ‘They Came With Their A Game’, South Korea. At Ace, Treasury Secretary Bessent: We Have the Opportunity for a "Beautiful Rebalancing" of Trade With China; Tariffs Could be Lowered to 50-65%, "Those tariffs are still beastly for China. Trump talked about cutting the tariffs "substantially" down from the current 145% level." ZeroHedge claims a US Propane Tanker Diverts Chinese Port Call In Latest Warning Sign For China's Plastic Factories. But, then, how can they make us cheap plastic junk? From TNP, Trump Tariff Strategy Sparks Surge in U.S. Manufacturing Investments. The European Conservative says Stop Complaining: On Tariffs, Meloni Is Showing the Way Forward. "Meloni’s decision to engage Trump directly is a masterstroke for Italy. Facing a 20% U.S. tariff on European exports, Italy’s economy—heavily reliant on luxury goods, wine, and machinery—stands to lose billions. By securing a foothold in negotiations, Meloni aims to shield key actors while multiplying her international influence." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition) Cafe Hayek, Fair Trade Is Grossly Unfair.

Also from Ace, Media Claims That Trump Backs Tax Hike on Millionaires as Part of His "Big Beautiful Tax Bill;" Trump Says "No, I Don't" "I don't know if this was a real trial balloon or just another completely fabricated Democrat op. Fox is claiming that "White House aides" floated the idea of creating a new highest income tax bracket for the wealthiest tax payers of something like 38%."

Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed thinks the New Anti-Hegseth Op Illustrates The Media’s Campaign To Protect The Pentagon Status Quo. PM notes Military recruitment surges under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "All branches have surpassed their goals for the fiscal year that started in October 2024 through FEbruary 2025." Austin Bay is all about Decoupling, Reshoring and Restoring US Defense. From Breaking Defense, Navy Secretary John Phelan kills Biden-era climate plan, but think of the poor climate grifters! From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Afternoon Edition), CDR Salamander: Five Points of Pentagon Reform? and at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition), SECNAVY Phelan – First Person Spoken Word. From Da Fetched, Gabbard Declares War on Deep-State Leakers: “That Ends Now.” Chris Queen at PPM reports Jon Ossoff Voted for Military Pay Raises — Then Voted Against Funding Them.

WUWT likes Trump’s Example to the World: Cull Activists to Achieve Energy Abundance "Through executive orders limiting U.S. funding for international climate initiatives, the president has eased disruptive foreign interference in domestic energy policies. However, developing nations, especially those in the Global South, must now take advantage of their newfound freedom to set energy policy." John Sexton at Hat Hair approves of Trump's Latest Executive Order Takes on Disparate-Impact Theory. "This is, to put it mildly, a big deal. City Journal's Heather Mac Donald argues it's the "most important step" to restore meritocracy in America."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Afternoon Edition) Twitchy, Jessica Tarlov Sounds Super Insurrectiony, and Trump 2028 Hat Drops And The Left’s Freakout Belongs In The Hall Of Fame, Matt Taibbi: A Recap Of Trump’s First Three Months, and at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition), Shot In The Dark: If They Held A State Of The State & There Was No Donald Trump, The Federalist, Trump Admin Asks SCOTUS To Block Lower Court Injunction On Military ‘Trans’ Policy, The Media Have A New Conspiracy Theory About Trump’s Interior Decorating, Democrat Representative Urges Protesters To Harass Congressmen At Church, and Trump’s Fight To Fire Leftist Bureaucrats Is A Supreme Battle Worth Fighting.

Ace is pissed, Elon Musk Announces He'll Be "Scaling Back" His Work With DOGE as Democrat-Antifa Terrorism Crashes Tesla's Profits, "Is that how we're doing it now?" At Da Caller, Most Dem-Voting Federal Bureaucrats Say They Would Disobey ‘Legal’ Orders From Trump, Poll Shows. Another reason for Trump to go after the dead wood with no mercy. At Twitchy, Oh SNAP! Agriculture Secretary Announces Illegal Aliens no Longer Qualify for ‘Food Stamps’.

The AP crows Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement Da Wire reports Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Requirement. "Trump's executive order, which he signed in March, seeks to root out voter fraud in U.S. elections." At Da Signal, 6 Things to Know About the Judge Blocking Trump’s Election Integrity Order. Mary Chastain at LI elaborates Judge Temporarily Blocks Part of Trump’s Executive Order on Voting, "The judge did not issue a preliminary injunction on Sections 2(b), 7(a), and 7(b)." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition), The Geller Reports Corrupt Democrat Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement to Vote Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks CNN's Scott Jennings Nails What's Motivating These Anti-Trump Rulings. Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee "This is so devious." Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Run out the clock. Oldest play in the book." Jeff Charles, Another Day, Another Judge Blocking Trump’s Policies – This Time It’s Sanctuary Cities. NewsWeek, Judge Blocks Trump From Withholding Funds From 16 'Sanctuary' Cities, Counties.

Rich Lowry at NYPo explains How ‘absurd’ US immigration laws let Kilmar Abrego Garcia game the system. LifeZette, Democrat’s MS-13 Caucus Gets Destroyed by New Ad From Senate Republicans. Ace, New Evidence Released Proves That "Maryland Father" and "Oriole State Husband" Kilmar Abrego-Garcia Is Definitely a Human Smuggler "Gee, why did the cops think that Abrego-Garcia was a human smuggler when they pulled over his car, loaded to the roof with immigrant men, none of whom had any luggage? It wasn't just those circumstances, which are already highly suspicious. It also turned out that Abrego-Garcia was driving a car owned by a known human smuggler used for human smuggling. Who Abrego-Garcia admitted was "his boss."" LifeZette, Fox News Co-Host Get Nuked From Orbit by Jesse Watters Over Dems MS-13 Hypocrisy. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition) Twitchy: More Details Released About “Maryland Man” Abrego Garcia’s Boss, From WJ, Pam Bondi Drops the Hammer, Begins Bringing RICO Charges against Tren Del Aragua. KFOX 14, Ex-judge, wife into custody after claims of hosting Tren de Aragua member in Las Cruces, "A spokesperson for ICE confirmed they were both taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations." Steve Richards at JTN reports Waltz suggests cartels, gangs could face military action: 'More like ISIS than the mafia.' "Waltz said “all aspects of our national power” should be used to defeat threats from the cartels and transnational gangs."

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.25 (Evening Edition) Louder With Crowder, Biden’s anti-American “Disinformation Czar” resurfaces in Europe, pleads with EU to RESIST Donald Trump and free speech, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s excuse for why grade school LGBTQ indoctrination is constitutional is almost too silly for words, and Elie Mystal Claims He Does Not Give “Constitutional Weight” To Laws Passed By White People.

Jeff Charles hears 'Threat to Democracy': Trump Didn't Mince Words in This Post About Harvard's Antisemitism. Ilya Shapiro at Shapiro's Gavel says Trump Is Right to Go After Harvard. "Federal action is a necessary but not sufficient condition for reform." Chris Rufo discourses on Princeton’s War on Civil Rights. "The university has entrenched a system of racial discrimination—against whites." John McGinnis at Law and Liberty looks at The Road to Campus Serfdom.

Driscoll at Insty, THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC CALLED AND SUGGESTED THAT 2025 DIAL IT BACK A NOTCH OR TWENTY: Laura Powell@LauraPowellEsq "In 2025, an attorney for a government school district is able to make it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court defending exposing children as young as three years old to books about sexuality. Imagine going back in time to any point—even just a few years ago—and explaining that this is considered a serious argument. What I find most remarkable about the exchange is the attorney’s acknowledgment that their intent is to “influence” children. He begins to explain that the goal is to install “civility,” which is the “natural consequence of being exposed to—” before he is cut off. Was he going to say that “civility” results from exposure to sexual content at a very young age? What could “civility” possibly mean here? . . . " Irons in the Fire, And they wonder why people raise hell at school boards, and want their kids out. At Althouse, "A new straight-studies course treats male-female partnerships as the real deviance." "Subheadline for a New York Magazine article titled, "If Hetero Relationships Are So Bad, Why Do Women Go Back for More?" The teaser title on the front page is "Do Straight Women Really Exist?" The author of the article is Jessica Bennett. . . Flipping the script is a good approach to studying the topic, and the topic is worthy of study. However, I don't like being directed to "worry" or "feel sympathy" or "be allies." I'd look at the subject head on. But neutrality is cruel, and women want to present as empathetic." At Commentary, Hannah Meyers takes on the problem of Trans Criminals: The Problem We Refuse to Define "Our willful ignorance undermines our ability to make good policy." Stacy McCain explains The True Definition of ‘Objectivity’ "Perhaps you’ve forgotten John Paul Neumann, a/k/a “Chloe Sagal,” whom I wrote about in 2018 (“Death by Social Justice: Transgender Scammer ‘Chloe Sagal’ Commits Suicide”), after he/“she” died by self-immolation, having set himself/“herself” on fire “in a downtown Portland park across from the Multnomah County Courthouse after reading a manifesto about homelessness and mental health.” Frankly, I’d forgotten about him/“her” myself, until the other day I got a message from a relative thanking me for the “very fair and balanced article” I’d written." At WokeSpy, Diva to Demon: Nancy Mace Causes Dress-Wearing Trans Individual to Drop the Female Act Fast. Listen to the voice drop “He went from soprano to bass all in one breath,” Mace quoted her tweet.

My security thought this guy was going to throw this plant at me. pic.twitter.com/nEyxXg7zRc

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) April 22, 2025

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: The Cost of Victory up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.