Flotsam and Jetsam - The Boulder Burning

Can you believe we're still talking about the fact that a pro-Palestinian Egyptian illegal alien tried to burn some peaceful anti-hostage protestors alive in Boulder? Sundance at CTH hosts Boulder Officials Press Conference to Discuss Updates on Terrorist Attack Against U.S Israelis by Mohamed Sabry Soliman. PJM's Matt Margolis reacts to CNN’s Sick Reaction to the Boulder Terror Attack. Driscoll at Insty, ITS ORIGIN AND PURPOSE, STILL A TOTAL MYSTERY: Andrew McCabe Can’t Understand Why Kash Patel Called Boulder Attack Terrorism. "Meanwhile, back on planet earth: “The Egyptian illegal immigrant who used a flamethrower and molotov cocktails to set a group of Jewish people on fire Sunday at a demonstration in Boulder, Colo. is now facing federal hate crime charges for attacking a group of demonstrators bringing attention to the hostages remaining in Hamas captivity.”" At Hat Hair, Larry video, The Media's Lies About the Colorado Attack Are So Much Worse Than We Thought, but mostly what we thought. Katie Jerkovich at RedState, ‘This Keeps Happening’: Megyn Kelly Blows Up on Legacy Media After Another Anti-Jewish Terror Attack. At Althouse, "The Colorado Terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country." "Said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, quoted in The NYT reports. . . . "Trump used the moment to once again criticize his predecessor’s immigration agenda. He has a long history of using crimes like this to build support for his restrictionist immigration policies...." Using crimes.... A terrorist also uses crime to build support for policies he favors." Guy Benson @guypbenson, "If a right-wing movement had burned down a governor’s mansion, murdered two foreign diplomats & firebombed kids and elderly people at a peaceful protest — in the span of a few weeks — what would the coverage look like? What sort of “national conversation” would we be having?" Ace, CNN and the Leftwing Media Falsely Reported Israel Was Machine-Gunning Palestinian Supporters, Taking Hamas' Newest Lies as the Gospel. That Night, a Muslim Illegal Alien Began Setting Jews on Fire "The media claims that Trump was directly responsible for the four-hour riot on January 6th because he pushed "lies" about winning the 2020 election. CNN's lies are therefore directly responsible for the latest case of "globalizing the intifada" that CNN also supports." Althouse, Where hate seems to be going. "As perceived by Marianne Williamson, writing on X: "We seem to have gone from calling for justice for Palestinians - a call with which I wholeheartedly agree - to an absurd romanticization of a gigantic death cult. That cult is not just coming for the Jews. Those who continue yelling 'We’re not antisemites!!!' while at least passively joining Hamas in their call for our destruction are naively aligning with a movement that hates them too.""

From Twitchy, Dude. You OWN It! Chuck Schumer Pretending Like He Cares About Boulder Terrorist Attack Goes REALLY Wrong. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "This is the hardest a woman has faked it since the last @Bulwark staffers’s wedding night. @LarryOConnor @storm_paglia @ChrisStigall" Quote Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida "The violent attack in Boulder is horrific. My heart goes out to all of the victims and their families. Violence has no place in our communities." PoIiMath @politicalmath "I am becoming slowly radicalized by this I have lefty friends who have said without qualification that Elon Musk is an anti-Semite and a Nazi but then their response to the actual racially targeted murder of Jews is "hey guys, this isn't helping" Quote Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke "It’s interesting to note that the same people who pop up with “fascism expert here!” whenever anyone suggests that we ought to change the sales-tax rate always seem to stay deathly silent after, say, a man throws Molotov cocktails at Jews in a public park." At Insty, A CONTROVERSIAL VIEW, BUT TRUE: Jon Gabriel @exjon "Leftists should stop setting people on fire." and Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "We’re in a war. You don’t get to decide that we’re not. You only get to decide whether to win it or lose it." Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "What more do we need to see before we acknowledge this "free Palestine" movement is nothing more than a domestic terror organization? We are in a FIGHT for the future of Western civilization and we need to come to grips with it — and fast." VodkaPundit at Insty, IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE HAD A GENUINELY PRO-AMERICAN SECRETARY OF STATE THAT I’D FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH GOOD ONE COULD ACCOMPLISH. Seth Baron at Tom Klingston, The Arc of History Bends Toward Thoughtcrime. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed has Monday's Final Word (Updated).

Jim Geraghty at NRO writes The Ideology and Violence of Hamas Take Root Here in America. At PJM Kevin Downey Remembers When Domestic Terrorism Was Supposedly a 'White Guys in MAGA Hats' Thing? and VodkaPundit says Antisemitism Is Here. So Is the Bear Jew Option. Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett "To repeat: Jews need to arm up. Especially for public gatherings. Become a hard target." Quote Marina Medvin @MarinaMedvin, "Not a single person here was armed. Not a single person was able to stop him from burning more people after he burned the first one. Firearms save lives and limit wounds. Remember that. Firearms are a public service." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Colorado Rules Jews Must Bake Cake For Terrorist Who Lit Them On Fire https://buff.ly/b3KDcib"

Matt Margolis notes Democrats Set Their Sights on Impeaching Trump Again. Of course.

From LifeZette, Dan Bongino Confirms FBI Cleanup: Oath Breakers Being Shown the Door. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP, "Anti"-Fa: Turning Over A New Leaf At The FBI?

Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms, Justice Thomas 'Respectfully' Torches Decision to Kick Gun Ban Case Down the Road. VodkaPundit at Insty has a CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Supreme Court Denies Cert in Snope, Ocean State Second Amendment Cases. "The Supreme Court has denied cert in two key Second Amendment cases. Snope v. Brown (Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban) and Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island (“high capacity” magazine ban). The Supreme Court has forsaken us, at least for now. As Josh Blackman wrote at Reason’s Volokh Conspiracy . . . “Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted. Justice Barrett, as usual said nothing. Justice Kavanaugh wrote a very unusual statement respecting the denial of the petition. The first two paragraphs explain why the Maryland decision was ‘questionable.’ If you read these parts, you would expect a grant. Indeed, Kavanaugh as circuit judge had found that the District of Columbia’s ban on AR-15s was unconstitutional. Kavanaugh says the Court wants more time for percolation, apparently. As someone living in a state dominated by Democrats determined to legislate away my Second Amendment rights, I’d appreciate a little less “percolation” and a little more SCOTUS action."

From ET, Bessent Says Trump, Xi May Speak ‘Very Soon’ About Trade Agreement "‘We will see what the consequences are’ after a call, Bessent said." LifeZette, Democrat Ad Blitz Uses Disinformation to Attack Trump Tariffs, Real Data Revealed and Egg Prices Plummet Over 60% Since January Under Trump’s Economic Leadership. Ace, CBS "News" Ditzy Dingbat AWFL Margaret Brennan Embarrasses Herself Yet Again, "Once again, she brings Democrat Talking Points to a factfight and loses. She repeatedly attempts to claim that Trump's tariffs will cause rampant inflation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calmly points out that this dizzy bitch made the same claim in March, and inflation then collapsed." Da Fetched sees New Anti-Tariff Ads From Dems Debunked by Falling Grocery Prices, Wage Growth. Matt Palumbo at Silverloch (Bongino) reports OMB Director Contradicts Critics, Says “Big, Beautiful Bill” Reduces Deficit. At TownHall, Cutie Pavlich says it's Undeniable: Trump's Economy Just Hit a Key Factor for Success. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 "CNBC's Rick Santelli: "The income numbers, really, for the first four months of year — they're stellar ... This administration is criticized for just about everything under the sun ... Why don't we give credit where credit is due? Income really shooting up."" From Fox, Trump Burger chain grows popular in Texas, controversial with critics. "One food critic argued this is the chain for a diner who 'voted for Trump and supports his administration’s many compromising decisions'" Frank Lasee at TownHall argues The Inflation Reduction Act Must Be Repealed—All of It.

Hat Hair's John Sexton sees A Strategic Win for Ukraine in Drone Strikes on Russian Bombers. A quartet from sundance, Zelensky’s Gauntlet – Did Ukraine Just Draw the USA and NATO Closer to War with Russia by Targeting Russian Strategic Long-Range Bombers Covered by SALT and START Treaties?, Russia Presents Ukraine with “Term Sheets” for Cessation of Hostilities and Ceasefire – Part Two: #8 and #9 are Funny, Silence is Dangerous – Putin and Trump Quiet as Zelenskyy Brags and Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in Turkey End After Less than One Hour and President Trump Meets with Military Leaders. Dave Strom thinks it's Hilarious: It Took Trump Turning His Back on NATO Allies to Get Them to Do Right Thing and Capt. Ed cites Reuters: Iran About to Call Trump's Bluff. VodkaPundit at Insty, IT’S WEIRD HOW “RADICAL UN ENVIRONMENTAL RULES” COINCIDE WITH CCP INTERESTS: John Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonrad "What do you do when some liberal Admiral decides to voluntarily adopt radical UN @IMOHQ environmental rules on Navy oilers, which delays construction and leaves carriers no way to get go juice for the jets? You call the US Merchant Marine of course." Drew Berquist, reports NBC ‘Fake’ News on Trump’s Daily Brief Gets Nuked From Orbit by WH and DNI Staff: Anna Kelly @AnnaKelly47 "@NBCNews ran with this fake news story that was absurd on its face based on anonymous sources “familiar” — DESPITE receiving on-record quotes from the White House, ODNI, and CIA saying this was BS. This is a great example of why no one trusts the legacy media." Quote "Alexa Henning @alexahenning, "Ok stop me if you’ve heard this before. @NBCNews was given NUMEROUS on record quotes from ODNI, WH and CIA and they still used numerous “anonymous sources” to justify publishing a FALSE story."

Robert Zimmerman (no, not that Robert Zimmerman) opines Trump’s NASA budget cuts and rejection of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator signal a very bright future for American space. Bob Kaplan at Real Clear Science, Don’t Dismiss Vaccine Trials Just Because You Dislike the Messenger. Damn that RJK Jr. demanding they do actual controlled trials before releasing new vaccines! All The Shoals – According To Hoyt "I’m not a hundred percent sure what’s happening, but I’ve had this sense building, building that when Trump actually made it past inauguration and started getting briefings — was he getting them before the election? I know he was supposed to, but did he? — he became highly alarmed."

Guy Benson notices a new Media Claim: We'd Also Have Shied Away from the Cognitive Decline Story If It Were About Trump, You Know. Matt Margolis, Former White House Physician Drops Truth Bombs About Biden’s Health Cover-Up. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, ‘Who Was Signing Those?’: Ex-WH Doctor Asks Who Was ‘In Charge’ During Biden Admin. From Da Fetched, Bill Clinton Denies Biden’s Cognitive Decline: ‘I Thought He Was in Good Shape’ and Hunter Biden Spotted Driving Rented Toyota After Secret Service Detail Yanked. How the mighty have fallen.

Matt Vespa asks Remember That Dismal 21 Percent Approval Rating Dems Had With Voters? Well..., now 16-19. Pop Times says WOW: Democratic Party’s Appalling Performance in New Poll Stuns CNN Reporters. Geiger Capital@Geiger_Capital "Wow. Nate Silver pointing out the uncomfortable truth for Democrats I’ve mentioned before… There’s an entire demographic who take antidepressants and go to therapy, and then think we should all listen to them on how to run the country." Da Blaze thinks Democrats' $20 million 'manhood' plan backfires. Capt. Ed hears Gov Jazz Hands McSnitchLine: Maybe We Should Have Done More Media. Victory Girls sees Tim Walz Tries The Tough Guy Act, Wants To Bully Donald Trump. Scott Pinsker at PJM explains How the Democrats Became the Party of Racists, Bigots, and Antisemites. Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Fetterman Breaks with Democrats on Israel, Border, Trump Policies Amid Party Backlash.

John Sexton reports The FTC is Investigating Media Matters, Similar Groups. WJ, DOJ Drops the Hammer on Blue State After Noticing Something Fishy with Voter List. Da Caller explains Why On-And-Off Voters Who Backed Trump May Be GOP’s Midterm Silver Bullet.

Josh Hammer at Hat Hair extols Musk's Worthy DOGE Spotlight and the Fiscal Path Forward. NewsBusters catches Brooks Invoking Pol Pot, Mao, and Stalin To Mark Musk's Departure From DOGE. At OTP, After Exiting DOGE, Musk Moves On To New Project: A Burger Joint. I'd try it. Matt Vespa reports The Latest DOGE Hoax Just Dropped. American AF @iAnonPatriot, "MSNBC says Musks USAID cuts is more deadIy than the Vietnam War.. These people are ridiculous.." Ben Bartee at PJM has the VIDEO: John Bolton Vows to Resurrect USAID Post-Trump. Gotta get the grift back working! At Shooting News Weekly, Florida Woman ‘Stands Up for Her Country’ By Opening Fire on a Tesla, police are unamused.

At Fox, 'Red tape': Trump admin unleashes DOGE-aligned process to fire federal workers for misconduct and Trump admin asks SCOTUS to allow it to move forward with plans to slash federal workforce. "The request is the 18th emergency appeal Trump administration lawyers have submitted to the Supreme Court since he took office in January."

Dan Greenfield at Front Page has a Fact Check: Biden’s 500,000 Migrants Were Not “Legal Immigrants”. PJM's Sarah Anderson has a Shocking Look at Who's Been Hiding Out in Massachusetts, illegal alien gangbangers. Well, they voted for it. Sundance reports Mexico Remittances Drop 12.1% in April vs Last Year. Funny how that works. 

Elon Musk@elonmusk, "Who’s in charge at @CNN?" Quote Western Lensman @WesternLensman, " 1
Within 24 hours of Elon’s “salute,” CNN was in full propaganda mode, booking Democrats to emphatically declare it was a “Nazi salute." ACOSTA: "He used a hand gesture that looked like a Nazi salute."

So…the gesture is innocuous? It really meant “my heart goes out to you”?

Huh. So the media lied…@calvinrobinson found himself blacklisted by his own Religious superiors…for this? pic.twitter.com/sC9gO0tsIt

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) June 2, 2025

John Kass, Falling In Love Again with “The Paper?” Amazing Found Hidden Talent Makes Me Want to Believe in Journalism Again. I want to believe in Bigfoot and Nessie, too.

A thread from Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro "1. Elite universities deserve all the opprobrium they’ve been getting. They’ve discriminated on the basis of race, required loyalty oaths/diversity statements, allowed agitators to disrupt classes, block access, and wage mass campaigns of intimidation and harassment." TownHalls Madeline Leesman, Remember How the Biden Admin Fined the Largest Christian University in the Country? Well... From Campus Reform, State Department will counter CCP 'exploitation' of U.S. research amid efforts to revoke student visas, spokesperson says. Dan Greenfield opines America Doesn’t Need ‘International Students’. The Tax Prof reports Trump’s International Student Ban Would Decimate Harvard Law School's 1-Year LL.M. Program ($81,760 Tuition Generates $11 Million/Year). NewsBusters fisks Amanpour on PBS: Harvard a Victim of Trump McCarthyism, Watch My Speech and Learn! Dave Strom notices After Ruining Education By Dropping Phonics, Liberals 'Discover' Phonics Works.

Ace notices Corporations Are Feeling Less "Pride" this June for Some Reason. "It's almost as if corporate "Pride" bombing was always an empty political gesture. How is your Shame Month going so far? PBS is shrieking that it's Trans Holocaust (TM) All Over Again (TM)." A much shorter Hat Hair video, This 'Trans' Athlete Stole Trophies From Women. The Real Villain Is the Mom. "It’s 2025, and somehow we’re still letting biological men dominate women’s sports while the media cheers it on and mothers enable the madness. Chloe Trapanotto digs into the real root of this insanity — and exactly WHY the actual villain isn't who you'd expect…" Mary Chastain at LI reports a Leaked Medical Report Confirms Boxer Imane Khelif is Male. "In other news, the sky is blue!" Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo "Trans is focused on so heavily because it’s a proxy for undermining some of the most fundamental things actually. Trans ideology at its core is about spreading lies about biology and humanity, and using institutions, culture, thuggery and/or the state to enforce those lies." Quote Sarah McBride @SarahEMcBride, "When politicians claim that an issue affecting only a handful of people is the most important one in an election, we have to ask ourselves: Why? It’s a distraction—meant to divert the federal government’s time and attention toward hurting everyday Americans. And yes, that includes the very people who voted for them in the last election, too."

Linked at The Right Way in the June 4, 2025 Top of the News. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Marginal Victory on time and under budget.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Boasberg Threatens Contempt Over Wife-Beating Illegal Alien

Well, I've got contempt for him. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Judge Boasberg Threatens to Hold Trump Administration in Contempt "District Judge James Boasberg issued a ruling today that basically finds the Trump administration in contempt for deportation flights that took place contrary to an order he issued last month. The judge also gives the Trump administration one week to correct its behavior and potentially avoid the contempt finding." Ace, The Anti-Trump Judge Who Gets All Anti-Trump Lawsuits Assigned to Him to Hold Contempt Hearings Against Trump, "Enough of this." The redoubtable Julie Kelly at substack says Jeb Boasberg's "Criminal Contempt" Finding Makes Mockery of Separation of Powers, "After setting the contempt trap, Judge James Boasberg today snapped the trap shut with a wild 46-page opinion accusing Trump officials of "willful disregard" for his now vacated court orders." Sundance at CTH, Judge Boasberg Threatens “Criminal Contempt” Charges Against Trump DOJ, Threatens to Appoint Independent Judicial Branch Criminal Prosecutor Against Trump Administration. Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett "Somebody sure wants to create a constitutional crisis" Quote Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "Lots coming today from Judge Boasberg's opinion after I have a chance to review it in detail. One clear issue I see coming; Yes, there is much SCOTUS case law about litigants being required to comply with Court orders -- even if erroneous -- until they are reversed. ONE of that case law deals with a contest between two branches of the federal government where the Exec. has been dragged into Court without jurisdiction, the court does not appropriately establish that it has jurisdiction, and the court then issues an unlawful order directing the Executive branch to act in a particular manner. SCOTUS is going to need to defuse this bomb that Judge Boasberg has started the timer on." Matt Margolis at PJM reports A Federal Judge Just Threatened the Trump Administration, not Boasberg, "U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is now threatening contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for not complying with her order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador."

Meanwhile, the media and the Democrats are desperate to get back the judged MS-13 El Salvadoran wife beater and sex trafficking "Maryland Man" they allege was illegal deported back to his home country, where he remains in prison. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "In fact, there is considerable evidence of both. We know, for instance, that the government proved it to an immigration judge and that it was upheld on appeal. We know he has hurt people because his wife swore to it when she got a restraining order against him. I’ll include it so you can’t ignore it. I mean you can ignore it and you probably will, but I want everyone to know what you’re doing." Chuck Glasser at Insty, THE ECHOES OF “CATCH AND RELEASE”: It turns out that “loving father and husband” Kilmar Abrego Garcia isn’t the poor victim the legacy media wants you to think he is. JustTheNews exposes this guy’s history: "“The deported El Salvadoran man at the center of an intense court battle was flagged in 2022 by the Biden administration as a “suspect alien” who was possibly involved in “human smuggling/trafficking” after a traffic stop hundreds of miles from his Maryland home, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents reviewed by Just the News.” The details show that during a routine traffic stop, the van Garcia was driving was full of people with no documentation, and the state trooper noted there was no luggage in the vehicle, leading the encountering officer to suspect this was a human trafficking incident. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair says Anti-Trump, Inc. Misses the Point Entirely On Maryland's Ward Cleaver. Teri Christoph at RedState, Startling New Info Emerges on Deported MS-13 Illegal—and It Makes Chris Van Hollen Look Even More Foolish. Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman "After landing in El Salvador, officials just told Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen ‘you’ll have to arrange the meeting through the Trump administration’ Go home." Ace, Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen Flies to El Salvador to Spring Credibly-Accused MS-13 Gang Member and Domestic Abuser from Prison and Bring Him Back to the US, "All of the Democrats are competing to be the nominee in the wide-open race to be the doomed 2028 nominee. They're all engaging in publicity-grubbing stunts, from The Fiercely Heterosexual Cory Booker storing up for his next Pee Party and now to Chris Van Hollen doing the country the service of importing an MS-13 gang member." Sundance hosts White House Press Briefing – 4:30pm ET Livestream. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Today's Guest at the White House Was a Shocker...and Heartbreaking. Townhall.com @townhallcom "BREAKING: The mother of Rachel Morin has joined @PressSec Karoline Leavitt at the White House Press Briefing."

🔥 @PressSec Karoline Leavitt: "Not only are Democrats rushing to defend an illegal criminal foreign terrorist gang member, but also an apparent woman beater!"

Democrats have completely overplayed their hand on this one. pic.twitter.com/JGdF6krf0B

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 16, 2025

Something like this has NEVER happened before.

Patty Morin — Rachel Morin's mother — left reporters in the Press Briefing room so stunned by her story that they couldn't even bring themselves to ask any questions.

The weight of what she had to say kept them speechless — except… pic.twitter.com/P5rNQv22V6

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 16, 2025

Stacy McCain admits error in an update on the Pennsylvania governor's mansion fire bombing's confessed arson, Cody Balmer Update: Crazy, Yes, But Also Ranting About ‘the Palestinian People’. Atop Da Hill, Suspect in Shapiro arson attack cited plight of Palestinians: Police. Jake Tapper @jaketapper "Pennlive: police warrant says arsonist targeted Pa. Gov. Shapiro for “what he wants to do to Palestinian people”" At Althouse, "The man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence Sunday indicated he was motivated by his views on the Israel-Gaza war and believed Shapiro needed to stop the killing of Palestinians..." ""... a newly unveiled search warrant says. Cody Balmer, 38, made the declarations in a 911 call after he left the property, in which he reported his own attack to dispatchers..." Ace notes The New York Times Hides the Socialist Party Registration of the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion Arsonist from Its Readers. "Whoops. One of those inadvertent omissions, I'm sure." Vince Langman @LangmanVince, "In case you're wondering why the Josh Shapiro arson story has completely disappeared in less than 24 hours." Drew Berquist sees an MSNBC Host Blames Trump After Arson Attack Against PA Dem Governor Shapiro. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, Just to recap, we’ve now had a CEO murdered, two assassination attempts against a now-president, a governor nearly killed with his family, and businesses burned to the ground…all by left-wingers. But CNN just can’t find any examples of left-wing extremism." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Afternoon Edition), Matt Taibbi says Taylor Lorenz Is Cretinous & Deranged and Louder With Crowder Ukrainian immigrant with ties to satanic cult murders his parents to obtain money for his next target… Donald Trump.

Ace reports The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Refers Corrupt NY AG Letitia James to the DOJ for Committing Blantant Mortgage Fraud "Oh frabjous day! In applying for a mortgage, she claimed a Virginia property was her primary residence, while serving as a NY official. She did this because mortgages for first (primary) residences are cheaper. She also apparently claimed that her father was her husband because married couples get breaks on mortgages. She signed all this. This is fraud, on its face." Remember, no one is above the law! At Fox, Jonathan Turley unpacks a criminal referral against New York AG Letitia James (video). At Althouse, "The Trump administration has begun to scrutinize the real estate transactions of New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, in what could be the opening move..." "... of President Trump’s first investigation into one of his foremost adversaries... From "Trump Official Scrutinizes N.Y.’s Attorney General Over Real Estate/The head of a U.S. housing agency told prosecutors that Letitia James appeared to have falsified real estate records, a move that could be the start of an investigation of a key Trump adversary" (NYT)" NYPo reports Letitia James dodges questions about mortgage fraud scandal outside NYC home, pretends to be on the phone. Bob Hoge at RedState thinks Anti-Trump Crusader Letitia James' Response to Possible Federal Charges Is Laugh-Out-Loud Hysterical. "Attorney General James is focused every single day on protecting New Yorkers, especially as this administration weaponizes the federal government against the rule of law and the Constitution. She will not be intimidated by bullies — no matter who they are."

🚨 Letitia James is going full-on Jasmine Crockett, devolving into ghetto screeching as she faces potential criminal charges from the DOJ

She’s absolutely SPIRALING 🤣

Man, it’s beautiful. pic.twitter.com/WdNn3VGtuf

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 16, 2025

From the NY Sun, Trump’s Tariff Maneuvers, Guided by the Principle of Reciprocity, Are Succeeding, Despite Critics, "Bessent and other officials maintain that levies are being adjusted not to retaliate, but to expedite negotiations." AMAC, ‘Massive Numbers’: Trump’s Economic Agenda Sparks $7 Trillion In Investment. At ET, Trump Touts Progress After Trade Talks With Japanese Officials. "The Trump administration is working with dozens of countries to negotiate new trade deals, White House officials said." The Slantic whines Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse, "Events have forced the Islamic Republic to negotiate with the United States." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Afternoon Edition), Vox Popoli Trade Deficit = Whip Hand, Donald Trump makes the textbook economics explicit." VodkaPundit at Insty says HMM: "Chinese factories are taking the trade war somewhere new. Chinese suppliers have been flooding American social media this week, urging users to outflank President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Beijing by buying directly from their factories."

Matt Margolis says Guess Who Just Debunked the Myth of Trump Voter Regret. No need, at RedState Rusty Weiss sees the Media Lie Gets Vaporized As CNN Data Guru Reveals Trump Voter Regret Exists Only in a ‘Fanciful Universe’. 

Teri Christoph at RedState reports A Third Senior Pentagon Official Has Now Been Placed on Leave As Investigation Into Leaks Widens "Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended Wednesday, just one day after two high-ranking officials on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's staff were placed on leave." Cynical Publius at Da Fed says Fired Insubordinate Officers Reveal Massive U.S. Military Resentment Against Elected Civilian Command.

Liz Shield at Am Great feels Morning Greatness: 20,000 IRS workers take Trump buyout offer. At Fox, White House proposal axes UN, NATO funds and halves State Department budget, "A draft State Department budget calls for allocating $2B for ‘America First’ priorities." From WaEx, Trump to sign memo combating Social Security fraud "“The memorandum will direct the [Trump] administration to ensure that ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said while announcing the memorandum Tuesday." Breitbart, Trump, DOGE Deny Federal Housing, Jobs Benefits to Illegal Aliens. Insty, GOVERNMENT WASTE IS WILDLY EXAGG–: Elon Musk@elonmusk, "Twice as many credit cards are issued and active than the total number of government employees! Crazy." Quote Department of Government Efficiency @DOGE, "Credit Card Update! The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies. After 7 weeks, ~470k cards have been de-activated. As a reminder, at the start of the audit, there were ~4.6M active cards/accounts, so still more work to do." At Hat Hair, John Sexton has Tesla Vandalism Update #3.

Ace sees A Confused Old Man Wanders On To a Stage and Begins Yelling About "Colored Kids," "Biden is back, baby." At Hat Hair, Matt Margolis claims Biden’s Return to Public Speaking Went As Badly As You’d Expect, Stephen Kruiser says Dems Are so Desperate That They Pulled Biden Out From Under the Bus, VodkaPundit proclaims You'll Never Believe What Slow Learners the Democrats Are and The Hill Says ‘Buzz Builds Around AOC’s Future’ and I Say PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN. Bob Spencer finds ‘Surprising’ Results in Poll of Voter Attitudes Toward Kamala Running for California. Governor (largely indifferent).

Beth Brelje at Da Fed, Rasmussen Poll Verifies Americans Don’t Want Illegal Aliens Voting In U.S. Elections. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Afternoon Edition), Louder With Crowder, Out of 212 Democrats, only FOUR voted to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in our elections, EBL, Tom Homan Brings The Hammer Down On Dems Trying To Bring Back Deported Illegals and Don Surber: Trump listed NO illegal aliens as dead.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Rubio: We're Putting a Real End to Big Brother's Censorship Regime. Sundance elaborates Secretary of State Marco Rubio Shuts Down State Dept Censorship Apparatus, Eliminating Global Engagement Center Residual Agency. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Afternoon Edition), EBL, Trump’s Move After Judge Restored AP Access Didn’t Go The Way The Media Expected.

NYPo ed board, Harvard may be free to target Jews — but not on the taxpayers’ dime. Don Surber calls Harvard a Welfare Queen, "It cries independence while depending $9 billion from Uncle Sugar" At Ace's Quick Hits "CNN reports the IRS is preparing to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status" From the Free Bacon, At Harvard-Hosted 'Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon,' Law Students Target the Pages of Firms That Criticized School's Response to Anti-Semitism. "Harvard Law students also edited Wikipedia to downplay anti-Semitic activity on college campuses." Capt. Ed, Will Trump Do a Bob Jones on Haahvaahd? UPDATE: Here It Comes? William A. Jacobson @wajacobson, "My take: Harvard is not defending academic freedom, it's trying to prevent academic freedom and to maintain a leftist and anti-Israel monoculture." Randy Barnett@RandyEBarnett "People should familiarize themselves with Bob Jones University v. United States, 461 U.S. 574 (1983)."

From Da Fetched, Bondi Puts Blue States on Notice: Comply With Title IX or Face Legal Action. From Campus Reform, Trump administration establishes 'Title IX Special Investigations Team' to defend female athletes. John Sexton hopes Is the Right Winning the Battle Over DEI?

Leslie Eastman at LI is amused and more than a little angered by Mainstream Media Attempts to Generate Excitement Over Blue Origin’s Bevy of “Glamornauts” "Meanwhile, alternative media was a little more skeptical of mission’s contribution to female power or a serious space program."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Penn Govs Mansion Firebombed

At NYPo, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s home set on fire by arsonist while his family slept. Especially notably, Shapiro is Jewish, and it was done after the Passover Seder, making the presumption of a hate crime reasonable. Then, Suspect arrested, charged with terrorism in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence as family slept inside. Insty says THAT WAS FAST: "Suspect arrested in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence as family slept inside. “Investigators believe the attack was ‘targeted,’ but haven’t determined a specific motive.”" Althouse has pictures from The Governor's mansion, after the fire. "The man arrested for the crime, Cody Balmer, 38, has confessed, the NYT reports . . . I looked at Balmer's Facebook feed last night, and — aside from one obscure meme — I saw no politics or bigotry. I didn't scour the whole thing, but I went back years. My rough impression was of an aimless young man hanging around with other young men, in the manner of an unpromising teenager. But now I see that he's 38." I'm with Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Let me state quite clearly that this is utterly unacceptable in every possible way. There is no room for political violence on the American scene, no matter what you think about someone's politics. Of course, this could be based in antisemitism as well, but it's too soon to tell. Maybe Hamas sympathizers as well? Again, too soon to tell. I do have one other question though--why does the governor of one of America's most populous states not have 24/7 security?" Just for balance, at OTP, FBI: Wisconsin Teen Allegedly Killed Parents In Plot To Assassinate Trump.

Bob Hoge at RedState notes Not Known for Squishy Takes, Stephen Miller Says Tariffs Will Save US From 'Complete Economic Domination.' Tom Tradup at TownHall predicts President Donald J. Trump Is About to 'Roll' the Communist Chinese. Sundance at CTH had his usual Sunday line up, President Trump Exempts Most Chinese Consumer Electronics, Tech Products and Components from Reciprocal Tariffs, Sunday Talks: Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Explains China and Global Tariff Distinctions, and Sunday Talks: Secretary of Commerce Outlines Purpose of Tariff “Exemptions” – Sector Specific Tariffs Coming Soon. At OTP, Commerce Secretary Lutnick Says Tariff Exemptions On Electronics Only Temporary. From RCP, Navarro: "We're Got 90 Deals In 90 Days Possibly Pending." Pop Times, Trump’s Tariffs Take Full Swing Into Spring With Big Moves From International Governments. WokeSpy reports Trump Smacks Down Bloomberg Reporter’s “Stupid” Anti-Tariff Question in Midflight. annmarie hordern@annmarie, "Me: Is there a “Trump put?” Trump: “I think your question is so stupid. I don't want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”" John Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonrad "“Starting in 2028, ships face fees up to $380 per ton” Everyone losing their minds over Trump’s 10% tariffs is dead silent about the UN’s “green” tariff hitting every import & export on Earth. If you’re outraged by Trump but not this, you’re not anti-tariff, you’re a hypocrite." Quote, gCaptain @gCaptain, "IMO Makes History with First Global Carbon Pricing Scheme for Shipping, Despite Mixed Reactions https://gcaptain.com/imo-makes-hist." Steve Moore at Hat Hair says Big, Beautiful Tax Cuts Should Offset Any Tariff Increases. Nicole Gelinas at CJ explains How America’s Obsession With “Too Big to Fail” Led to Trump’s Tariffs. "Past presidents were too afraid to withstand any pain from allowing markets to help adjust the economy." Steve Soukup at Am Great discourses on Trump, Trade, and the Tragedy of the Working Class "Moynihan’s warnings on family breakdown echo louder than ever, as cultural decay—not just trade policy—lies at the heart of America’s working-class collapse."

The Beeb reports US and Iran hold 'constructive' first round of nuclear talks. Sarah Anderson at PJM says Guess What Chinese Nationals Are Stealing Now? Orange seeds?

Bob Hoge hears Hakeem Jeffries Tries to Embarrass Hegseth With Lame NSFW 'DEI' Joke—SecDef Flattens Him With Receipts "These DEI hires in the Trump administration, like Pete Hegseth, the so-called Secretary of Defense – Dumb Effing Individuals – continue to try to test our resolve and cancel our history." "That's how far they have fallen. It's astonishing, not surprising," Hegseth told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo. "Of course, they don't like the fact that we're ripping DEI out of the military and making it colorblind and merit-based." At Fox, Pete Hegseth says Hakeem Jeffries' 'dumb effing individuals' jab is evidence of how far Dems 'have fallen'. Com Def reports Seeking Stability, Hegseth Bolsters U.S. Troop Presence and Reaffirms Panama's Control Over Canal. Cathy Salgado at PJM explains Here’s Why Some Unvaxxed Military Aren’t Taking Deal to Return. "Former members of the Air National Guard, Air Force, and Space Force must first sign a form acknowledging that they “voluntarily separated” or allowed their service to lapse, and that their “decision to separate was made freely and without coercion.” That is simply untrue, and R. Davis Younts, a lawyer representing some vets who had to leave the military over the mandates, explained, “I talked to several clients who were forced out,” who “have no interest in signing the document,” but otherwise would “gladly come back in. They don’t care much about back pay, but they are not going to sign a false statement just to come back in.”"

She's back, DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican "Over the last few months, we've come to a realization that should have landed much harder: NGOs weren't just adjacent to government, they were the parallel government. We were shocked. I was too. But looking back, it's exactly what you'd expect. NGOs operate outside the chain of command. They answer to no electorate, no oversight, no public mandate. They can push any agenda they choose without accountability. . . " Hat Hair, Decoding the NGO Takeover, "The setup is this: 1. Marxist billionaires fund NGOs, 2. NGOs develop game plans on how to execute an agenda on day, 3. NGOs also build credibility through smaller government contracts, 4. As soon as the right administration funds them, they execute on their Big Bad plan." @amuse @amuse "DOGE: Federal agencies like the Social Security Administration are filled with Democrats who believe it is their duty to resist President Trump's agenda. Associate Commissioner Greg Pearre opposed Trump's effort to revoke SSNs for illegals and was actively subverting the DOGE team. Security was eventually required to forcibly remove him from the building after he placed on administrative leave." Don Surber explains further, Trump listed NO illegal aliens as dead, "Media makes up a lie about about a Social Security death list. It doesn't exist." From Da Caller, White House To Scrap Federal Climate Research Office As Part Of ‘Woke Ideology’ Cleanse. Space News whines White House proposal would slash NASA science budget and cancel major missions. Sundance is concerned that Elon Musk is Doing What Eric Holder Dreamed of Doing: “Elon’s DOGE just teamed up with Palantir — the AI data company co-founded by Peter Thiel — to help the IRS build a massive “mega API.” What’s a mega API? Think of it like a giant, turbo-charged plug that lets computers talk to each other. This one would let the IRS finally access all of its scattered, ancient tax data in one place. For 3 days straight, Palantir’s tech geniuses, DOGE officials, and IRS engineers have been locked in a digital war room, trying to modernize a system that still faxes things like it’s 1997."

Atop Da Hill, Trump administration says man mistakenly deported to El Salvador is ‘alive and secure’ in first update. At RedState, Susie Moore thinks Trump Admin Respectfully Tells Judge Xinis to Pound Sand in Abrego Garcia Case, streiff says Trump's Department of Justice Tells Judge They're No Longer Amused Playing Her Silly Games and Ward Clark reports Maine, Defiant: Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Unfreeze Federal Funding over Trans Athletes. At Da Wire, Judge Greenlights DOGE Access To Treasury Despite Complaints From Blue State AGs, "The judge specified only one DOGE member may access the Treasury after he receives training and submits a financial disclosure." 

The Peacock whines FBI analyst targeted in Kash Patel's book is placed on leave, "Patel, who is now the FBI director, included Brian Auten on a list of roughly 60 alleged “deep state" actors in his 2023 book, “Government Gangsters.”" Jerry Dunleavy at JTN sees that  Newly declassified Crossfire Hurricane docs shine light on Steele, Clinton, and more "Trump's first attempt at declassifying Crossfire Hurricane documents in January 2021 was thwarted. But now, the FBI records have been released, revealing in part new details on the FBI's problematic Trump-Russia probe." Interesting, but I don't see much we didn't already know. "Key elements of this document remain hidden behind redactions, including significant redactions related to Steele’s explanations of his various dossier reports and multiple redactions labeled “FGI” — Foreign Government Information. Oddly, Steele’s claim of having information on Rex Tillerson is now redacted."

Athena Thorne at PJM says Yikes! It’s Starting to Look Really Bad for Letitia James. It's certainly looking like she did what she accused Trump of doing, filing false documents in real estate transactions, including listing her father as her husband. 

Twitchy wonders 'How DID Joe Biden Get So Rich?!' Biden Family Bank Records Subpoenaed and WOW That's a LOTTA Dirty Money Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "WOAH  Biden Family bank records subpoenaed “THEY TOOK IN $27 MILLION (TAX FREE) FROM BAD PEOPLE IN BAD COUNTRIES” Charlie Kirk “How did Joe Biden get so rich?” James Comer “No one's ever been able to figure that out. What we were able to do is subpoena the bank records of his son and his brother. We found that they took in $27 million from bad people in bad countries, not for any business purpose, because the Bidens didn't own a real business. The only business that we could determine in our year and a half long investigation was they were selling access to Joe. There's a term for that that's called lobbying, I guess you could say. . . "

Althouse finds "Worrying about amorphous dangers can be paralyzing. Instead, if you’re considering non-coöperation work, write up a plan..." ""... for the worst-case scenario—what you’ll do if you get fired or audited, or find yourself in legal trouble. Reach out to a lawyer and an accountant, or others who could help you navigate complicated decisions. Now is the time to clean up your life—your digital life and even, perhaps, your personal life . . . From "So You Want to Be a Dissident? A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear" (The New Yorker)." Peachy Keenan at Tom Klingstein's, It’s Good That the Destructive Left Is Worried. "An X poster named “Schizo Freq” posted this month: “My stance with tariffs is basically Everyone I know who’s been wrong about literally everything for the last 10 years is SUPER pissed about them. So the ‘inverse retard’ indicator says it’s probably fine.”" At WokeSpy, “Scam”: Gen Z Is “Not Participating” In “Paid For” Protests. Rebelling against rebellion. 

LifeZette claims Stephen Miller Torches ‘One of the Dumbest Talking Points’ Democrats Ever Had "“The notion that Democrats are pushing that married women, who, by the way, are a Republican voting demographic, cannot get ID could be one of the dumbest talking points I have heard in my entire life.” Fox claims a SCOOP: Arizona to begin removing as many as 50K noncitizens from voter rolls following lawsuit, "The Department of Homeland Security will help Arizona counties verify voter citizenship." Da Blaze, Why 4 Democrats defied their party to protect American elections from illegal aliens. 

From the Nebraska Examiner, Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border. "The memo directs the Interior Department to allow the Defense Department to have jurisdiction over portions of federal land known as the Roosevelt Reservation, excluding any Native American reservations. By creating a military buffer zone that stretches across the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, California and New Mexico, it means any migrant crossing into the United States would be trespassing on a military base, therefore allowing active-duty troops to hold them until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrive." LifeZette reports Military-Controlled Land Marks New Line in Trump’s Border Crackdown. Fox, Trump administration ends temporary protected status for thousands of Afghans amid deportation push, "More than 14,000 Afghans and 7,000 Cameroonians are expected to lose their Temporary Protected Status." At WokeSpy, Two Reasons Leavitt Says U.S. Criminals Could Be Deported to El Salvador Hellhole Prison. Twitchy outs Lying Liars Who LIE: Dartmouth Professor Hides REAL Reason ICE Arrested Russian Harvard Lab Worker ""A DHS spokesperson told NBC News on Friday that Petrova was 'lawfully detained after lying to federal officers about carrying biological substances into the country.' 'A subsequent K9 inspection uncovered undeclared Petri dishes, containers of unknown substances, and loose vials of embryonic frog cells, all without proper permits,' the spokesperson said. 'Messages found on her phone revealed she planned to smuggle the materials through customs without declaring them. She knowingly broke the law and took deliberate steps to evade it.'" At JTN Thérèse Boudreaux reports the Small Business Administration beefs up citizenship verification for loan applicants, "The new rules also require date of birth verification to ensure loans do not go to applicants using the identities of children or the deceased."

Fox reports the Democratic lawyer who settled 'uterus collector' lawsuit with MSNBC parent says Maddow was 'preposterous'. "Stacey Evans represented Georgia gynecologist Dr. Mahendra Amin, who settled $30 million defamation suit." At Twitchy, IRONY: Clooney’s 'Goodnight and Good Luck' Ends With Image of Musk That PROVES Media Trust Is DEAD. From the College Fix, UC free speech conference decries Trump admin’s ‘destructive effort to attack’ university research. Bonchie at RedState notes The Economist Declares Europe the New 'Land of the Free,' and Holy Cow, the Replies. Stephen L. Miller@redsteeze "You can be imprisoned for a meme." Quote, "The Economist @TheEconomist, "In its own plodding way, the continent has created a place where people are guaranteed rights to what others yearn for: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." 

At WJ, Court Grants Gina Carano Massive Win: She's About to Get the Dirt on Disney Gina Carano @ginacarano "This is a small breath of fresh air in this long arduous process. I am grateful to the court for moving so quickly. I look forward to the details of my case becoming public and clearing my name, which will allow me to continue doing what I love without such brutal discrimination. I remain incredibly grateful for this opportunity to defend myself against this Goliath. Thank you @elonmusk @x." Quote Gene Schaerr @GSchaerr, "Discovery motion granted in @ginacarano's case against Disney! The court is forcing Disney to turn over information about how stars like Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson, & others from The Mandalorian, other Disney+ Star Wars shows, and the forthcoming movie The Mandalorian & Grogu" Nathan Halberstadt @NatHalberstadt "My friends and I grew up facing this sort of discrimination in just about every American institution we came into contact with. The boomer mind cannot comprehend." Quote Emil Kirkegaard @KirkegaardEmil, "US Naval Academy: "a white applicant with a 5% chance of admission would have a 50% chance if evaluated as Black, and more than 70% of Black admits would not have been admitted under a race-neutral system" Whites the most systematically discriminated against race."

From Breitbart, DOE Investigates USA Fencing Incident After Woman Penalized for Refusing to Compete Against Man and Teen Track Runner Sues California, Alleging Replacement by Trans Athlete & ‘Nazi’ Insult for Wanting to ‘Save Girls Sports.’ At RVM, Parent Silenced for Questioning Transgender Athlete Policy at Public Meeting in Maine, and Piers Morgan: Debating Sports Fairness Isn’t Transphobic — It Is Common Sense. Laura Higgens at Am Great, Intolerant Trans Cultists & Collaborators Swamp Deerfield, Illinois School Board Meeting. "In Deerfield, Illinois, District 109’s locker room policy sparks fierce debate, with critics decrying the school board meeting as emblematic of ideological conformity and gender dogma." Joe at A View from Central Idaho says Only Compliance is Important. “Transwomen are women” isn’t a statement about biology. It isn’t even a statement about social roles. It’s an oath of submission. What it really means is “I will comply, please do not hurt me.”

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Bunny Season! and FMJRA 2.0: No Grandeur, Lots of Misery, Just One Victory awaiting your attention at The Other McCain.

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Oregon, My Oregon

Dustin Nehl                             Jennifer Nehl

Oregon Roundup, Oregon arsonist, climate educator couple arrested for impersonating firefighters in LA

An Oregon couple was arrested Sunday for impersonating firefighters in the area burned by the Pacific Palisades near Los Angeles, California, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times, citing law enforcement sources, identified the couple as Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44. Mr. Nehl’s social media accounts say he lives in Woodburn, Oregon; Mrs. Nehl’s say she lives in Jefferson or Scio, Oregon.

The couple allegedly drove a full-size firetruck emblazoned with “Roaring River Fire” into the recently burned area, claiming they were volunteer firefighters. Police were contacted when someone noticed the fire truck, which had California plates, did not look quite right, according to the Times. There is no “Roaring River Fire” in Oregon

The Nehls combine a longstanding interest in fire, climate change and weather, according to media reports and the couples’ social media accounts.

Dustin Nehl was sentenced in 2016 to five years in prison and three years post-incarceration supervision for arson and possession of a destructive device related to damage caused in incidents from 2013 to 2016 to a country club and a water treatment facility in Woodburn, according to a contemporaneous report from The Woodburn Independent and The Oregonian.

His Facebook posts over the years mostly focus on heavy equipment and motor sports, with some posts critical of Joe Biden and one post from July 31, 2024, sharing a video from the “climate.united_we_can” account saying “High temperatures, wind and extreme dryness have triggered wildfires,” as fires raged throughout Oregon.

On July 4, 2021, Nehl posted a photo on Facebook with the caption “Tired of just watching it burn? Then give the forests back to the loggers and learn.”

Jennifer Nehl, formerly Jennifer Hastings, is an educator who focuses on teaching weather and climate to incarcerated youth, according to her Facebook and LinkedIn pages. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration highlighted Hastings in 2023 for helping her students create “weather raps,” “in which they discuss weather safety, process their concerns about climate change and environmental hazards, and explore the ways that underserved communities are more vulnerable to environmental hazards.”

According to law enforcement sources cited by the LA Times, the Nehls were apprehended with burglary tools. The couple have not been charged with burglary.

Maybe, just maybe, they were really there to help, but chances are they were up to something. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Assassination Story Gets Stinkier, Biden Hangs In

The reports about the attempted Trump assassination by Thomas Crooks in Butler, Pennsylvania last Saturday still stink. Via NewsMax, FBI: Rally Shooter May Have Scoped Site 6 Days Earlier. "Geolocation data found on a cell phone linked to Crooks, 20, showed that he could have been near the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 7, a week before the shootings that injured Trump and two rallygoers and killed local firefighter Corey Comperatore . . . " WSJ, cited at Hat Hair, Assassin Used Drone on Saturday to Map Site. Sundance at CTH, Attempted Assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks Flew Drone Over Trump Rally Site on Day of Shooting – 2 Cell Phones, Laptop and USB Drives Being Reviewed. Insty cites Fox, SECRET SERVICE SOURCE: WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSIN HID RIFLE AHEAD OF DEADLY RALLY SHOOTING. “It was not immediately clear where he hid it, however.” Smart money’s gotta be on the slightly sloped roof, right? Dan Greenfield at Front Page, There Was Plenty of Warning About the Trump Assassin "The shots did not come out of nowhere." Crooks had been spotted on the scene, behaving suspiciously and even on the roof. The 20-year-old was the subject of law enforcement alerts including those triggered by a call from his parents. He had been previously accused of threatening a school shooting. He was searching for information about the rally and event dates." From Da Mail, Trump shooter Thomas Crooks threatened to 'shoot up' his high school and 'put bombs in the bathrooms' years before his failed assassination attempt on the former president. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Classmate of Would-Be Assassin Says He Was a 'Known Trump Hater,' but Feds Don't Know Motive. They never know the motives of the lefties who commit any kind of violence, but are always sure of the motives of any right wingers. Sundance at CTH Video Shows U.S Secret Service Spotting and Watching Shooter Prior to Shots – Doing Nothing, Then Flinching with Inbound Bullets. No Pasaran! goes there, The expiscatory Question is, Was the Trump assassination fail procedural (i.e., incompetence) or operational (i.e., a sanctioned kill fail)? with lots of good links.  At Da Caller, EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson Says ‘Not Crazy’ to Think ‘It Wasn’t Just a

 Lone Gunman.

Josh Hawley@HawleyMO, "Whistleblowers tell me that MOST of Trump’s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service. DHS assigned unprepared and inexperienced personnel." Henry Rogers at Da Caller claims an EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Break Silence: Staffing Shortages Because Of NATO Summit, Jill Biden Event Put Trump At Risk. At BlazeMedia, Secret Service scandal: MORE shocking security failures exposed by expert. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Why Aren't We Getting Public Updates About Last Saturday? UPDATE!: SHOOTER USED DRONE! PBR, ‘We’ll never get the truth’: FBI to investigate Trump shooting and folks have a REAL problem with this. "“The FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office leading the investigation into the bloody assassination attempt on President Trump also originally led the investigation of Hunter Biden’s shady business dealings and was also involved in the probe of Jim Biden’s shady Americore deal,” noted investigative journalist Paul Sperry." At Da Hill, Secret Service says Kimberly Cheatle will appear for Monday hearing. RCP, Secret Service Chief Faces Mounting Pressure To Resign. Obama's SS director resigned after a fence jumping episode. 

Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, Shooting Victim Speaks Out After Surviving Trump Assassination Attempt. Da Caller, Trump Unveils Tribute For Former Fire Chief Killed During Rally Attack.

Leil Leibowitz at CJ, Let’s Talk About Political Violence. "The Biden administration should adopt a strong stance against all political violence—including the anti-Semitic mayhem on college campuses." Capt. Ed, "Whether or not this is the intent, the practical outcome of choices made by Biden and other progressive administrations at the state and local level has been to treat political violence harshly ... unless it's intended to advance a progressive agenda. That sends a signal that encourages more violence from the left, and any retaliatory violence only feeds this cycle." Paula Bolyard at PJM reports a Fire Destroys Historic Dallas Church Pastored by Trump Supporter Robert Jeffress. I expect the FBI to find it's nothing. 

Behind the Black says The Trump assassination attempt provides another illustration of our bankrupt press/media. Dave Strom, Ear Trutherism Is Being Mainstreamed By AP, PBS, and Now WaPo's Jen Rubin and George Conway Makes the Case for Trump's Assassin.  Brad Slager at RedState, New Poll Shows Democrat Voters Are Spiraling With the Media As the Number of Blue-Anon Believers Swells.  Da Mail, Tennis legend Martina Navratilova hits out at Donald Trump and labels former president's ear bandage a 'PR stunt'. The Free Bacon reports BlueAnon Rears Its Head: One-Third of Dems Believe Conspiracy Theory That Trump Staged Assassination Attempt. Shooting News thinks David Hogg’s Take on the Trump Assassination Attempt Further Devalues a Harvard Education. 

DCJournal, The Assassination Attempt Isn’t the End of America. No, but it's not a good sign, either.

Dave Strom provides a Democrat Civil War Update: It Has Heated Up.... "Don't believe the reports that Biden has conceded that he must leave the race ",  The Democrat Civil War Is Getting Nasty. "Biden is pissed. Really pissed," and DNC Still Trying to Lock It In for Biden, As Democrats Fracture, Biden Calls Himself the Unifier. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed listens to the Biden Campaign Chair: 'Absolutely' Staying in Race, right up until the second he isn't. Also, New Developments: White House Pushes Back, DNC Speeds Back Up; UPDATE: 'Fan Fiction', The Progressempire Strikes Back: Bernie, AOC Blast Dump-Biden Movement; Update: Jeffries Backs Biden, and  Team Biden Nukes Obama, Schumer, Pelosi: They Gave Us Trump in 2016! Jim Treacher, Joe Won't Go. "All he needs is "No."" Althouse, Absolutely he's in... until he's out. Anxious, "Don't watch cable news": Biden campaign tries to rally staff. Ace, Biden Aides: Claims About Biden Withdrawing Are Fictitious; We Have Made No Preparations for the "Withdraw" Being Reported on Regime Media. "Huh. What if this all just another hoax?" Mary Chastain at LI hears Kamala Harris to Big Democratic Donors: ‘We are Going to Win’ 

Noah Rothman at NRO thinks Democrats Are Already Past the Point of No Return. Rick Moran at PJM sees The Final Days: A Bitter, Resentful Biden Slow-Walks His Exit From the Campaign. Ward Clark at RedState, Biden Family Discussing Exit Plans - Are Deals Being Made? Ace, Cuck Newsletter "The Bulwark: "It's Never Been Darker." Democrats Have Never Before Fallen Into Such "Despair." "Your tears are -- well, they're not delicious. They smell like your wife's boyfriend's cum. But I do like seeing you all cry like bitches."  Sundance, Pelosi Calls for Open Convention as List of Democrats Calling for Biden Withdrawal Increases. Capt. Ed sees Morning Joe Retreat: Get Biden Out of the Race. Da Caller, ‘Second Greatest Act Of Political Malpractice’: Dem Rep Blasts Biden Campaign For Continuing Despite Fitness Concerns. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, How Much Is That Puppet in the Window? "Well, the suspense is killing me." At Fox, Trump campaign on Biden turmoil: 'Democrats can’t even figure out who their nominee should be.' "Biden campaign insists president ‘staying in this race’ despite reports he’s wavering."

Nick Arama thinks Biden Tweets About Trump's RNC Remarks, Reveals One Reason He's in So Much Trouble. Joe Biden@JoeBiden, "I’m stuck at home with COVID, so I had the distinct misfortune of watching Donald Trump’s speech to the RNC. What the hell was he talking about?" And then proceeds to lie like a rug. Check this one out from Insty, HELTER STELTER. OTP. Biden Goes For Jill Lookalike. Paul Bedard at WaEx reports Biden to earn more in retirement than as president, and that's before the Democrat party payoff. At Da Caller, Biden Called For ‘Unity,’ But His DOJ Refuses To Drop Cases Against Trump.

Sean Davis@seanmdav "They’ve already released the transcript. How on earth could the recording interfere with anything…unless it’s different than the transcript they released and claimed was accurate?
Quote Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney. "While Trump was speaking, DOJ filed a brief opposing efforts to FOIA the Biden-Hur recording, saying it could interfere with "pending investigations and reasonably anticipated future investigations.""

Dave Strom has Thoughts on the Convention and Donald Trump and Now It Is The Nation Talking Up The Tone of the Republican Convention. Capt. Ed sees A Sober, Reflective Trump Takes the Stage -- And Keeps It. At Hat Hair, Hulk Hogan Brings 'Trumpamania' to the RNC. WaEx reports Trump makes pitch to ‘all of America’ and solidifies hold over GOP in RNC acceptance speech. At Althouse, "Viewed from the traditional American abundance mind-set, MAGA looks less like an American brand of conservatism and more like a European brand of conservatism."  "Writes David Brooks, in "What Democrats Need to Do Now" (NYT). Somehow I thought you should know he's saying that. Be it known that it’s not just a matter of getting on your Harley and hitting the open road." Sasha Stone notes  Finally, They Said Their Names "Fallen Heroes and a Hero's Welcome at Night 3 of the RNC." At the Wrap,  Washington Post Deletes Post ‘Mischaracterizing’ American-Israeli Hostage Parents at RNC. 

“When his parents speak publicly, they don’t talk about Israel’s assault on Gaza,” the original post read – which sparked backlash." Capt. Ed says File this in the You Don't Hate the Media Enough box, already overstuffed. Beege Welborn, 'WHO?' POTATUS a Couple Hostages Short of a Full Retort.

'Becca Downs at TownHall  sees NBC News Decided That This Would Be the Opportune Time for a Live Hit on JD Vance, gets shut down by crowd. From Twitchy, NO MERCY! Tulsi Gabbard Goes Full-FAFO Taking Kamala Harris APART (Again!) for Dig at JD Vance and Mary Katharine Ham DROPS Yale Weirdo for Sharing Old College Pic to Shame Usha Vance for Being at RNC.  The Victory Girls say Congrats, JD Vance! The New York Times Has Slimed You! No higher honor. TAG, Gun Groups Support Trump’s Choice for VP. Breitbart hears ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Trends Big on Netflix Following JD Vance VP Pick. Paul Bedard thinks Trump did it: 75% of GOP like the Vance pick. Sundance is suspicious of The Mirror, "Both Barry Sotero (Obama) and James Bowman (Vance) are mirror images of each other; the playbooks used to create both are identical."

NYPo reports Trump gets bump in two more swing-state polls since attempted assassination. Cami Mondeaux at WaEx hears Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control. I'm not counting that chicken just yet. Bloomberg@business, "Mark Zuckerberg said that Donald Trump’s immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring — without endorsing the former president."  Althouse, "Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my life." ""But look, as an American, it's, like, hard not to get emotional about that spirit and that fight. And I think that's why a lot of people like the guy." Said Mark Zuckerberg, who's not endorsing anyone this time around." Sundance Mark Zuckerberg Praises Donald Trump as An American “Badass”. "Not only does this put the DNC at a deficit for their ballot harvesting operation; on the other side of the coin billionaire Elon Musk has pledged $45 million per month to help the RNC counteract the ballot harvesting operation of the DNC." Breitbart features a Poll: 80% of Americans Fear U.S. Is ‘Spiraling’ Out of Control Post-Assassination Attempt. 

NYPo, Fed judge tosses GOP challenge to Nevada’s mail-ballot counting rules: They ‘lack standing’, Obama judge. 

Paul Bedard, Peter Navarro: Trump 2.0 will start fast with executive orders and ‘Iron Triangle’. 

NYPo, CIA says it gave false information to Congress about ‘Spies Who Lie’. Whoops, sorry, won't do it again, honest injun! "“This mistake was based on a misreading of the contract documentation,” Robert Dugas, CIA deputy general counsel of litigations and investigations, wrote in a Wednesday letter to Morell’s lawyers, which the CIA acknowledged to The Post Thursday." 

Leslie Eastman at LI, Microsoft CloudStrike Defect Launches ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Worldwide

“This is what Y2K wishes it was.” Hans Mahncke@HansMahncke reminds us "Today is not the first time that Crowdstrike has caused huge misery for the country, and even the world. Eight years ago, Crowdstrike claimed that Russia hacked the DNC. The consequences of that claim were catastrophic, leading to the fraudulent Mueller witch hunt and to the criminalization of diplomacy with Russia. Years later, Crowdstrike's Chief Security Officer admitted that Crowdstrike had no evidence to support its claim."

Walt Hudson at Hat Hair VIP, on The LGBT Ratchet: Exposing Minnesota's Insidious 'Conversion' Policies. Jazz Shaw, California Sued Over Ban on Parental Trans Notifications  Da Blaze, Dad awarded full custody of son whose mother tries to raise him 'non-binary' celebrates major victory with Allie Beth Stuckey. 

Bella Hadid

Da Mail, Adidas DROPS Bella Hadid from advertising campaign for retro sneakers first designed for 1972 Olympics that saw terrorists kill 11 Israelis - following outcry over her pro-Palestine views. Capt. Ed, Adidas claims that the connection was "unintentional," but ...  come on, man. Does anyone use Google? 

Larry Correia@monsterhunter45 explain how cancellation works "Oh here we go. This is the part where a random dipshit claims that because I'm still alive and functioning, I was never really "cancelled", and surely, I'm not so important that any liberals would waste time trying to sabotage little old me! . . .  Fuck 'em. The pendulum is swinging back. I hope it smashes them in the face." Kevin Downey at PJM, Girl, 7, 'Too Young' for First Amendment Rights, Punished for 'Racist' BLM Drawing. "The little girl was forced to publicly apologize to her friends and teachers on a playground. She was booted from recess for two weeks and was told she couldn't draw pictures for two weeks, which is why the girl's family is suing the Capistrano Unified School District."

The Wombat makes up time with Rule 5 Sunday: Hangar Queen Double-Scoop Sunday! and FMJRA 2.0: A Glimmer of Hope.