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From Fox, Iggy Azalea claims Saudi Arabia authorities shut down her concert after ‘pants-splitting’ wardrobe malfunction. I would just assume it's part of the show. 

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea suffered from a wardrobe malfunction during a performance in Saudi Arabia that she said caused her to end the concert earlier than expected.

After Friday night’s performance, Azalea, 33, took to social media to apologize to her fans for the concert mishap.

"Saudi Arabia please know to everyone at the show tonight… I LOVE YOU!!! And I’m soooooo sorry I wasn’t allowed to finish my show," she began on X, formerly known as Twitter. "It’s not the promoter who put on the shows fault so show them kindness because they are amazing people and we all wanted to continue but were not allowed by authorities because of my pants splitting."

The "Fancy" rapper additionally shared a video clip of her wardrobe malfunction on Instagram, as her leather pants are seen ripping as she bent her knees during her performance.

NYPo,  Former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul, 31, killed in multi-car crash as her toddler miraculously survives. That really sucks, but at least the kid made it.

Retired world-renowned figure skater and Olympian Alexandra Paul was killed in a multi-car crash in Canada on Tuesday as her toddler son was in the vehicle. She was 31 years old.

Paul was in one of the seven vehicles struck by an out-of-control truck that plowed through a construction zone in Melancthon Township, 70 miles north of Toronto. The truck allegedly failed to slow down in time before it slammed into the lineup of cars shortly after 3 p.m., according to The Canadian Press.

Paul’s 10-month-old son, who had been placed in the back seat, miraculously survived the crash and was transported to a nearby children’s hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Paul was pronounced dead at the scene, Canadian Press

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Halley Pullos

She's not fat, and she's not openly gay or trans. Maybe SI is learning. At Da Mail, General Hospital star Haley Pullos, 24, is arrested for DUI after horrific wrong-way freeway crash with edibles and tequila in car: 'Aggressive' actress told firefighter to 'watch out for her $400 shirt' H/T EBL. A really Hollywood sweetie.

General Hospital actress Haley Pullos has been arrested for a DUI after being involved in a wrong-way crash. Pullos had been travelling on the 134 Freeway in California late last month and was involved in a reported head-on collision.

TMZ reported that the 24-year-old swerved on the freeway and flew over the median strip, before colliding with an oncoming car moving at 60 mph.

According to a report seen by the news site, Pullos was unable to exit her car and when firefighters did manage to rescue her she became aggressive, striking one and shouting: 'This is a $400 f****** shirt.'

Police then searched her vehicle and discovered marijuana edibles and mini bottles of tequila and was taken to hospital before being arrested for DUI. It is alleged that while in hospital she was aggressive and fought hospital staff, before she had to be sedated.

Maybe even worse, at Page 6, YouTuber Ruby Franke was arrested after ‘emaciated’ child with duct tape around extremities ran for help

YouTube star Ruby Franke of the “8 Passengers” channel was arrested Wednesday after an “emaciated” child with duct tape around their extremities escaped and ran to a neighbor’s house for help.

The arrest record, obtained by Page Six Thursday, states that the child fled through a window of Franke’s business partner Jodi Hildebrandt’s house in Ivins, Utah, and asked the neighbor for food and water — but when the Good Samaritan noticed duct tape on the child’s ankles and wrists, they called police.

“The calling party stated the juvenile appeared to be emaciated and malnourished, with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities,” a statement from local authorities reads.

Police on the scene described the unidentified child’s wounds, neglect and malnourishment to be so “severe” that they transported the victim to the nearby Saint George Regional Hospital.

Elizabeth Olsen as Red Witch

From Bounding Into Comics,  Elizabeth Olsen Wants To Do More Than Just Scarlet Witch As MCU Dominance Quickly Declines: “There’s No Longevity In One Character”

Actress Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appears to see the writing on the wall for Marvel Studios as she recently shared she wants to play more characters than just Scarlet Witch.

Actress Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appears to see the writing on the wall for Marvel Studios as she recently shared she wants to play more characters than just Scarlet Witch.

Speaking with The Times (UK) about her acting future, Olsen made it abundantly clear that she wants to take on other acting roles outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

She said, “I’m trying to figure out…Because, specifically in the last four years, my output has been Marvel. I don’t want … it’s not that I don’t want to be associated as just this character, but I really feel like I need to be building other parts back up for balance.”

Olsen elaborated on this idea and tacitly blamed Covid for not allowing her to take on any roles due to her Marvel contract, “And then obviously Covid happened and I had Marvel obligations. Wind River and Ingrid Goes West were films that I was very proud to have selected and they were so different and you can’t compare them.”

“So I just want more of that in my life just because I get satisfaction from the variation,” she concluded.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Devin Archer's Turn in the Barrel

Well, that was interesting. As you may be aware, if you kept up the reading, that Devin Archer, Hunter Biden's business partner, who had been previously been convicted of defrauding the Oglala Sioux nation in a scheme unrelated to Hunter Biden (as far as we know), and sentenced to prison, but has been out on bond pending appeal, was scheduled to testify to the House today on his business deals with Hunter and his dad. Fox, Devon Archer, the man who will testify to Congress about his business dealings with Hunter Biden: Who is he? "Archer is expected to testify about meetings with Hunter also attended by Joe Biden." Wendell Husebø@WendellHusebo "NEW: @JamesComer provides 3 revelations today: 1. Archer could become a “hero” after testifying Monday 2. Treasury has 12 more SARS related to Bidens Comer must review 3. Joe Biden has knowledge of family’s money laundering, racketeering."

Well, for some reason known only to DOJ, they chose Saturday (what bureaucrat works on Saturday?) to send a letter to the judge in Archer's case, telling him that it was high time they actually arrested Devin and put him in the slammer (despite the pending appeal). Gee, what ever could their motives be? To remind Devin that he'll soon be in their hands, and that he might not want to say anything to piss them off? To remind the public that he is, for now, a convicted felon, and pre-discredit him as a witness? Matt Margolis at PJM, Biden DOJ Threatens to Arrest Devon Archer Before Bombshell Testimony. Twitchy, DOJ's latest move (arresting Devon Archer?!) to protect Joe and Hunter Biden is their SHADIEST yet. 'Becca' Downs at Town Hall, 'Obstruction of Justice': DOJ Sends Letter on Archer's Jail Time Just Before Meeting With House Oversight (later updated to read DOJ Forced to Clarify Letter on Archer's Jail Time Just Before Meeting With House Oversight). Sundance at CTH calls it Suspicious Timing – DOJ Sends Letter Asking for Fast Sentence Against Hunter Biden Witness, Devon Acher (sic), on Eve of Congressional Testimony. Ryan King at NYPo, DOJ tries to jail key Hunter Biden witness Devon Archer on eve of congressional testimony. At Da Wire, Comer Hits DOJ Over ‘Odd’ Timing Of Letter Requesting Hunter Biden Business Partner Report To Prison. Nick Arama at Red State, Devon Archer's Attorney Releases Statement About DOJ 'Intimidation' Letter 

Schwartz said that they were aware of the speculation about the letter being an effort by the Biden administration to intimidate Archer. Schwartz said that “Archer does not agree with that speculation.” Schwartz said, “In any case, Mr. Archer will do what he has planned to all along, which is to show up on Monday, and to honestly answer the questions that are put to him by the Congressional investigators.”

It’s good if he doesn’t think that this is intimidation. Maybe he won’t be intimidated and will lay out the truth. It’s a lot to face, knowing the power that they might array against you. I hope that he’s not backing off. Let’s hope he sticks to his guns and doesn’t flip.

Then, finally, the DOJ issued a statement PM,  BREAKING: Biden's DOJ files NEW letter allowing Hunter's ex-business pal Devon Archer to testify in Congress Monday "The Government understands that the defendant is scheduled to provide testimony to Congress tomorrow, July 31, 2023." At Am Think Clarice thought about DOJ’s Dirty Deeds and that was before this one. Declan Leary at Am Con, Old Joe, Strong Joe "The rule of law seems to be receding in the rearview mirror with our doddering president behind the wheel." At Breitbart, Rep. Nancy Mace: I Believe ‘We Are Headed’ to a Biden Impeachment Inquiry. 

In a stunning admission, Hunter Biden ‘broke the law,’ Democrat Rep. Jim Himes says from NYPo. Fox,  Democrat congressman acknowledges it's 'clear' Hunter Biden broke the law: 'Should be held accountable'  'Becca' Downs again, It Looks Like Hunter Biden's Laptop Could Indeed Implicate His Father. At WaEx, Comer demands information about sale of Hunter Biden artwork to a presidential appointee.  David Burge@iowahawkblog "MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS: DeStijl Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Color Field, Pop Art, Post Modernism, Meth Addicts Who Pick Up a Paint Brush For The First Time at Age 50 And Suddenly Sell Paintings To Their Fathers' Friends For $1 Million" To be fair, Hunter is a cocaine addict, not a meth addict.

Nick Arama again, House Oversight GOP Torpedoes Jamie Raskin's Propaganda About Hunter Biden Case With Perfect Response Oversight Committee@GOPoversight

Last night, Ranking Member Raskin wrote an 11-page letter accusing us of "concealing" the former FBI Special Agent's transcript from the Democrats … except, we emailed it to them 10 days ago after we received it. 

To save face, Raskin has resent his letter without those false accusations but now pretending not to know the Committee's operating procedure for releasing transcripts … You can't make it up.

The transcript is going through the normal review process where the witness and his/her counsel reviews it and is able to suggest any corrections needed. Once that process has been completed (and because in this case doing so mid-investigation will not harm upcoming investigative steps), we will release it.

To be clear, the former FBI Special Agent was interviewed by the Committee to offer independent verification of the events described in sworn testimony by the IRS whistleblowers. The transcript will show exactly that.

Debra Saunders at Am Spec speculates about Hunter Biden’s Day in Court "Beltway journalists have realized they can’t dismiss his legal problems as a GOP chew toy." 'Fuzzy Slippers' at LI, USA Today: Hunter Biden’s Alleged Influence Peddling, Underage Hooker Hopping, Tax and Gun Charges Are Mere “Foibles” "You can’t make this stuff up." And yet they do, all the time. Nick Arama sees USA Today's Ridiculous Spin on Hunter Biden Gets the Drubbing It Deserves. Red State's Sister Toldja wants you to WATCH as Hurt Feelings Erupt After Scott Jennings Reminds CNN Panel Who Hunter Biden Really Is. John Kass asks Where Have You Gone Woodward and Bernstein?

From the Free Bacon, Pulling Up the Ladder Behind Him: Biden Seeks to End Legacy Admissions After Generations of His Own Family Benefited From It and Biden Admin Spends $300K in Taxpayer Funds To Study Why Minority Kids Like Japanese Comic Books. Maybe because they're not relentlessly woke? I&I is pissed about Biden’s Awful Plan To Raise Your Taxes To Support Global Socialism. Really, they just want to confiscate all income, and then dole it back out as they see fit. At WaT, Biden’s balk at energy independence "Latest oil production hurdle undercuts America's interests."

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair pretends to be shocked when Trump calls on other primary challengers to drop out. Thad McCotter at Am Great, Part II: Major League Inside Politics Nears Trade Deadline – The Republican Front-Runner. At Am Con Emile Doak maintains Trump Still Has the Best Words. Speaking of which, Metro reports Donald Trump calls Biden a ‘dumb son of a b***h’ in foul-mouthed speech. At TNP, Prissy Republicans ‘Gotta Be a Little Lower Class’ to Fight ‘Dirty, Sick’ Dems, Says Trump. Prissy Republicans like, Former Attorney General Bill Barr Threatens to ‘Jump Off Bridge’ if Trump Secures GOP 2024 Nomination at Gateway. From Breitbart, John Fetterman: Trump Still Strong in Pennsylvania, ‘Seeing Trump Signs Everywhere’. At least he's not blind. PJM's Athena Thorne asks Will He or Won't He? Trump Flirts With Participating in August Debate. At WaEx, Mike Pence defends fundraising pace as debate deadline draws near. You ain't goin' nowhere. Hat Hair's KT, DeSantis would pardon Donald Trump. And Breitbart reports Vivek Ramaswamy: I Would Pardon Trump — ‘Clearly a Politicized Persecution’. 

 Ryan King at NYPo, Trump angrily denies ordering Mar-a-Lago security tapes deleted, calls prosecutor ‘deranged.’ Sarah Arnold at Town Hall is amused when MSNBC Host Gets Fact Checked On the Spot After Claiming Hillary Clinton Didn't Have Classified Docs. Madeleine Hubbard at JTN reports Hearing scheduled in Trump's bid to disqualify Fulton County DA from 2020 election probe "The former president is also seeking to quash the final grand jury report . . . Trump's motion is considered a longshot by legal experts, but the motion comes as Willis may be on the verge of asking a grand jury to issue indictments, possibly of the former president." Charlotte Hazard at JTN, Federal judge dismisses Trump's nearly half-billion dollar lawsuit against CNN. "Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal ruled on Friday that Trump could not sue the outlet for defamation." Curses, foiled again! Roger Kimball at Am Great, Enough With Half Measures, Throw All U.S. Code at Trump "Are we sure that Donald Trump, well known as a New York real estate developer, has strictly abided by all the provisions of the law?"

At NYPo, 3 of ‘Newburgh Four’ convicted in 2009 New York synagogue bombing plot to be released, judge rules while blaming FBI, so it will take 14 years to sort out Jan. 6?

At the Babylon Bee, Are You At A Nursing Home Or The U.S. Senate Chamber? 9 Clues To Look For.

From Breitbart, WSJ: Facebook ‘Demoted’ Video of Tucker Carlson by 50% at the Demand of Biden White House and Jim Jordan’s Facebook Files: Biden Pressured Company to Remove Humorous Vaccine Posts, Info About Side Effects. At SLAY, Jim Jordan Catches Biden Trying to Censor Americans’ Free Speech, Including ‘Jokes’ and ‘True Information.’ TNP, Biden WH Censored Truthful Vaccine Info from Social Media. Ben Whedon at JTN reports Facebook fumed as Biden administration pressured platform to censor content, "The initial batch showed that Facebook executives had considerable concerns over complying with White House requests." Brad Palumbo at WaEx says Leaked emails expose Biden White House’s attacks on the First Amendment. Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwald wants you to "Meet Aaron Berman: who spent his entire adult life working at CIA, only to leave to become a top Facebook official responsible for censoring political speech. Among other things, Aaron was the key Facebook official who censored Brazil's debates before its 2022 election"

Tristan Justice at Da Fed has more Highlights From The House Hearing On Transgenderism. At the Western Journal, Transgender Canadian Slams Docs for Euthanasia Denial – Can't Endure Brutal Pain from Surgically-Built Vagina. Too bad. NewsBusters reports PolitiFact Defends 'Chestfeeding' For 'Transgender and Nonbinary Dads' despite massive hormone doses require to make men lactate. At Twitchy, Mom HAMMERS man in dress insisting he should be able to use Women's bathroom and DAMN (watch this). Breitbart, Boy Scout Leaders Invite LGBTQ Advocates to Jamboree Camp, despite the fact that gay people have almost literally been the death of the Boy Scouts. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw sees Attempts to regulate drag shows largely fall flat as a first amendment issue. I think that's correct, unless the state starts forcing kids to go to drag shows. 

ET explains Why California Lawmakers Were Forced to Change Their Vote on Child Sex Trafficking. Public outrage. At Am Great, Carpe Deum, The Left Hates Sound of Freedom Because They Hate Children, not particular children, just the idea of children.

At Campus Reform, a Prof: Algebra, geometry perpetuate white privilege. An "education" professor.  At the College Fix, ONU moves to terminate conservative law professor for alleged ‘unprofessional’ conduct. "Gerber specifically stands accused of chiding a peer who disagreed with him on tenure-review votes, wrongfully accusing a fellow faculty member of not properly following up on a student who claimed she was sexually harassed, and being too critical of a law professor in his class evaluation as a senior faculty member." "Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low." From City Journal, Richard T. Bosshardt feels Isolated, "The American College of Surgeons banned me for questioning its rush to embrace critical race theory." At Da Wire, University Will Pay Christian Student $80k For ‘Silencing’ Conservative Views. "Three professors will take mandatory First Amendment training." That'll teach 'em!

Town Hall's Sarah Arnold hears GOP Warn New Hate Crime Law Will 'Police' Speech and Prosecute 'Misgendering', in Michigan, exactly as it was intended to.

mrc TV reports Jason Aldean Quietly Scrubs ‘Try That In a Small Town’ Music Video of BLM Footage. He gave in.

According to TMZ, who first caught the change, the updated version of the music video omits footage of Black Lives Matter riots shot back in 2020, which had been overlayed with Aldean’s lyrics condemning violent protests, assaults on police, and rampant crime that’s taken over American cities. Leftwing critics, who seemed perfectly at ease with Black Lives Matter rioters torching cities across America for half of 2020, took issue with Aldean for supposedly inciting violence against Black people and glorifying guns.

Awfully rich coming from the pro-looting brigade that appeared fine with BLM thugs leaving the bloody bodies of elderly people and innocent children in the streets.

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Flotsam and Jetsam on Father's Day

At Da Fed Tristan Justice distills down Everything We Know About The Biden Bribery Scheme From The FBI Document and Margot Cleveland details Facts Of Biden Bribery Investigation Expose Old NYT Reporting As FBI-Fueled Fake News. Sundance at CTH sees a GREAT POINT by Lee Smith – The FBI May Not Be Burying the Evidence Against Joe Biden, The FBI May be Using it as Leverage Against the White House. Hmm, blackmailing politicians? That is an old FBI tactic dating back to Hoover. Better to have a corrupt politician that you own than a clean one who doesn't owe you anything. At Breitbart, Hunter Biden’s Former Business Partner Devon Archer in Talks to Testify About Bidens’ Alleged $10M Ukraine ‘Bribe.’ The walls are closing in! From Twitchy, James Woods rewrites headline about Biden's son and ex-stripper. James Woods@RealJamesWoods, "He’s called “Biden’s son,” but she’s dismissed as “ex-stripper.” This is journalistic sexism at its lowest. Why couldn’t the headline just as easily read, “Ex-crack addict dragged into court by mother of his child?”

Sundance at CTH, It Begins, DOJ Files Motion to Limit President Trump’s Ability to Defend Himself. "The Justice Department on Friday filed a motion seeking to block former President Trump from releasing any classified materials that will be shared with his legal team during his prosecution for the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago, noting that some are still being used in the course of their investigation" and Excerpt Leaked – DOJ Special Counsel Motion to Block President Trump from Access to His Own Presidential Records. The redoubtable Julie Kelly on Twitter, Julie Kelly 🇺🇸@julie_kelly2 "Next scandal: DOJ refuses to give security clearance to Trump’s attorneys." At the Western Journal, Did the DOJ Try to Bribe Trump Aide's Lawyer to Cooperate with Prosecutors Against 45? At Breitbart, Trump Attorney: We Plan to ‘Depose People’ in Criminal Trial, “We also need a fair opportunity to depose people and see what their answers are to some of the things we have questions about.” Pre-trial depositions are typically more limited in criminal trials, and are usually granted by a judge only in circumstances where a witness is unlikely to be available to testify in court during the trial itself. However, Habba said she wanted more information about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, among other topics that may relate to constitutional issues that the defense is expected to raise in challenging the prosecution’s case." At Da Fed, Joy Pullman asks Do Any Republicans Really Think DeSantis Won’t Get Impeached Or Framed By The FBI?

From Henry Rogers at Da Caller, National Security Leaders Urge Congress To Investigate FBI Over Security Clearances In Wake Of Durham Report. NewsBusters dispenses with the idea that Biden's Justice Department is Independent: a New York Times Fairy Tale. 

At the Truth About Guns, Radical Anti-Gun Florida Man Gets 15 Months for Threatening Pro-Gun Congresswoman. At PM, Republican rep reveals his staffer was assaulted by armed gunman after Congressional Baseball Game, but it may just be an ordinary DC crime.

HE thinks Biden is using Ukraine to 'virtue signal' his way to re-election in 2024. Kind of an expensive campaign ad. Across da pond at Da Mail, Babbling Biden tells Connecticut crowd 'God save the queen, man' at end of baffling speech where he joked about being 110 and said 'don't make me a dog-faced lying pony soldier.'  At Red State Nick Arama reports Biden Bizarrely Touches Someone Again, Then He and Jill May Have Been Trolled by Audience Members and 'Bonchie' sees Things Quickly Go off the Rails When Joe Biden and John Fetterman Meet up in Philadelphia. At Hat Hair, At this point, the Fetterman charade is just abusive. Beege Wellborn snarks "Some wag noted it was the first time Biden looked coherent. This is SO wrong on so many counts." Also, Biden saw trucks pulling up to curbs selling AR-15s in Philly.

Reuters admits  Biden's IRA climate bill won't cut deficit as expected, "The bill will add $750 billion to the nation’s deficit over ten years." Capt. Ed comments "Great job, Joe Manchin! I hope Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden made your sell-out worth it." NewsMax sees Rents Decrease for First Time Since 2008. Good news for renters, suspicious news for the economy.

At Fox, White House blows off Hatch Act violation, continues using 'MAGA' despite internal watchdog's warning, "The term 'MAGA' is synonymous with former President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign — mainly because it was his slogan." Hat Hair's KT sees KJP defiantly continues to violate the Hatch Act with slams to "MAGA" Republicans. Jail her. 

Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms, Thomas Massie drops truth bomb on Kamala; Thomas Massie@RepThomasMassie, "Your body guards, and dozens of “civil” agencies like the USDA, the US Dept. of Ed., and the EPA possess the firearms you are calling weapons of war. The reality is you want every citizen disarmed and every government agency armed with these guns."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom, thinks DeSantis is actually talking about issues...well. "One of the great frustrations I have with most of the Republican candidates for president, especially including Donald Trump, is that they are talking about Donald Trump all the time," and KT, The DeSantis family outing to the Reno Rodeo sent Team Trump into a snit. It's not that hard to do. And Capt. Ed, DeSantis' Turnout U: "Close the sale" on an unprecedented scale. OTOH, Never-DeSantis Sundance says Ron DeSantis Compares Himself to a Disciple of Jesus Christ and highlights a Harvard Harris GOP Poll, DeSantis Going the Wrong Way – President Trump Pushing 60% With GOP Voters. 

Hat Hair's KT hears Obama slams Tim Scott for being a black conservative running for president. Noah Rothman at NRO decries Obama’s Revealing Attack on Minority Republicans. Capt. Ed comments "Obama has always promoted victimology over optimism and redistribution over opportunity. What’s most telling is that he and Joe Biden have run this country for ten out of the last fourteen years and Obama claims that nothing has changed since his election. Sounds like a good argument for a complete change in direction from the Obam-Biden divisive and racialist rhetoric, no?" Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal watches Tim Scott EVISCERATE Attack on Moms Who Want Education to Focus on ‘ABCs, Not CRT.’

At Fox, James Carville calls Vivek Ramaswamy's vow to pardon Trump the 'smartest strategy,' "Other GOP presidential opponents seem like 'they’re waiting to pounce on Trump's carcass,' Carville said" Ollie Wiseman at Spec World, cited at Hat Hair, worries Is America apathetic enough for a third-party run? "The third-party chatter could get very embarrassing for Biden: a bipartisan group of moderates essentially saying that he and Trump are as bad as one another."

At ET, McCarthy Responds to Shelving of Censure Resolution of Schiff “I think everybody knows my thoughts of Adam Schiff.”

CNN cited at Hat Hair, so you don't have to click, Georgia not updating any dang election equipment 'til after 2024. Beege Wellborn snarks :"Security patches? We don’t need no stinkin’ security patches!" Cami Mondeaux at WaEx, reports Democrats seek redistricting changes in key states to regain House majority.

SLAY, Obama Calls for ‘Digital Fingerprints’ to Help Censor ‘Misinformation’ Online, misinformation being information contrary to the Democrat narrative. Sundance comments on the Fox producer of the chyron that slammed Biden, The Rebellion Is Alive and Thriving. "Well done Mr. McCaskill, well done!"

At Twitchy, RATIO: ACLU says executed rapist and murderer should have received 'gender-affirming care'. Dave Strom, ACLU upset that child rapist/murderer executed as a man Shay@ShayWoulahan, "Funny how his gender dysphoria didn’t stop him from violently raping a woman and a girl. You’re sick." Gail Heriot at Insty, THE ESSENCE OF FEMININITY:  "Nothing says “I am a WOMAN” like raping and murdering a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother." Aaron Sibarium @aaronsibarium, "Pretty impressive that Owen—who raped and murder multiple women, including a 14-year-old babysitter—managed to survive 30 plus years without “medically necessary gender-affirming care.”" Michael Watson@MichaelWatsonDC, "If I opposed the death penalty, I would probably focus on the whole “the death penalty is bad” argument, not…whatever this is."

Jazz Shaw, Girl sues hospital for removing breasts at age 13. Mary Margret Olohan at Da Signal elaborates Teen Accuses Doctors Of Madly Rushing Her Into Child Gender Transition. Capt. Ed comments  "The medical establishment might resist the idea that this is experimentation, but that won’t matter when these cases get into court and defendants can’t produce solid science for these ‘therapies’. Insurers will refuse to underwrite gender-transition surgeries once juries start stacking up the awards, especially in pediatric cases. The wave of lawsuits to come will bury these practices, and the real science showing the damage done will implode the current medical establishment."  New Neo has some interesting videos at The trans proliferation: Part I (intro and grooming). At the DC Enquirer, Rep. Dan Crenshaw Corners Far-Left Yale Professor For Not Having Scientific Evidence On Gender-Transitioning Care For Minors. Althouse tries to rile up the commenters with "Years before he said he was running for president to 'defeat the cult of gender ideology,' Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant." 

Rick Moran at PJM, Not Much 'Pride': Cowardly Dodgers Honor 'Drag Nuns' an Hour Before Game in an Empty Stadium.  At Hat Hair, UPDATE: Dodgers wind up with about 60 people attending pre-game "recognition" for their anti-Catholic stunt. Savanah Hernandez@sav_says_, "DODGER STADIUM-The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” are recognized for Pride night to a mostly empty audience.  Two Dodgers fan nearby begin loudly booing after they’re announced:" Monica Showalter at Am Think, has Photos and wonders Anybody buying that 'Pride' merchandise at Target? 

The Guardian sees ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags "Many liberals celebrated when Hamtramck, Michigan, elected a Muslim-majority council in 2015 but a vote to exclude LGBTQ+ flags from city property has soured relations." Madeline Leesman at Town Hall reports Another State Just Banned Transgender Athletes From Women's College Sports, Texas. Liberty Unyielding finds a Progressive judge: School can ban T-shirt saying ‘there are only two genders’, 1st Amendment be damned. 

Stacy McCain, finds Liberals: ‘There Is No Cancel Culture’; Also Liberals: ‘Let’s Cancel This Comic’ Marvel killed off The Punisher by reforming him in a "struggle session", because it was too popular with conservative types. From the Free Bacon reports  Georgetown Faculty Object to Renaming Foreign Affairs School After Madeleine Albright, "Petition says ‘gross human rights violations’ disqualify first female Secretary of State from honor." Hat Hair's KT thinks Oscar voters are fed up with Hollywood's inclusion rules - will it matter?

At Da Wire, San Francisco Teacher Suspended For Singling Out White Male Students In Class, "The teacher said she did it out of "frustration and anger." Forget it Jake, it's San Francisco. From the College Fix, Gov. Abbott signs law abolishing DEI offices at Texas colleges, universities. 

From NotTheBee, Guy goes viral for accurately analyzing the hordes of liberal women who move to the city to get away from their "backwards" families and end up hating everything.

The Liberty and Prosperity Blog wonders will this be The social issues election?

Rule 5 Saturday - TV Turns Tatania Maslany Green

This Rule 5 post prompted from BIC: ‘She-Hulk Attorney at Law’ Episode 1 Review: A Show That Exposes All The Flaws Of Progressive Screenwriting

Stating that the first episode of She-Hulk is awful doesn’t do anyone the due diligence in explaining the fundamental problem with modern Hollywood writing. Namely, there is a difference between storyline, and dialogue. 

The story is the pillar that holds up the foundation of your creation, while the dialogue acts as the links in the chain that connect them together. A good writer knows great dialogue between strong characters can mean the difference between a show that lasts several seasons, or one that is canceled before it gets started.

This leads us to the latest television show that is a part of the longest cinematic soap opera in history – one too big for just the big screen. Tatiana Maslany plays Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk, who is involved in a car crash that finds Mark Ruffalo’s MCU Hulk character accidentally exchange blood with his cousin, causing her to experience the same Hulk-like abilities as him. The only difference is that Jennifer has a much better handle on her powers than Bruce did at this point.

This is the first problem with the story, a show that only consists of nine episodes. The writers opted not to spend numerous episodes taking Walters on the same route that Bruce Banner did to control his anger. Instead, the show decides to fast forward past this arc by explaining that Jennifer is already great at controlling her anger better than Bruce, because she is a woman who deals with men every day.

Cue the obligatory sigh. 

We enjoyed Tatania Maslany in Orphan Black; it's doubtful we'll watch this.

Minor NSFW.

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Science Eliminates Gypsy Moth

Gypsy Moth

That was simple, just rename it, Etymological Society of America, 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar

Annapolis, MD; March 2, 2022—"Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America.

The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last week to approve the addition of "spongy moth" to ESA's Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List, completing a process started in July 2021 when the previous name, "gypsy moth," was removed due to its use of a derogatory term for the Romani people. The change is the first undertaken by ESA's Better Common Names Project.

The name—derived from the common name used in France and French-speaking Canada, "spongieuse"—refers to the moth's sponge-like egg masses.

"Lymantria dispar is a damaging pest in North American forests, and public awareness is critical in slowing its spread. 'Spongy moth' gives entomologists and foresters a name for this species that reinforces an important feature of the moth's biology and moves away from the out-dated term that was previously used," says ESA President Jessica Ware, Ph.D. "We are grateful to the diverse community of people and organizations who have been involved in this renaming process and have committed to adopting 'spongy moth' as well."

The spongy moth is an invasive pest of North American forests that can defoliate hundreds of tree and shrub species. Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, it was introduced in Massachusetts in the 1800s and is now widespread in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada and costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in damage and prevention and control efforts. A primary way the spongy moth spreads is via these egg masses when transported on firewood, outdoor equipment, and vehicles. Public awareness of the L. dispar egg mass and its sponge-like appearance is important in controlling the pest, as the insect spends most of its life cycle (10 months) in the egg stage.

Through its addition to the ESA Common Names List, "spongy moth" will now be adopted for use in articles published in ESA's scientific journals and in presentations and posters at ESA conferences, as well as in ESA's website, social media, and public policy documents.

I hope the Romani are happy not having a destructive moth named in their honor. 

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Rule 5 Saturday - Lili Reinhart Regrets Cheeky Post

It's a little old, but hey, it is what it is, cheesecake and cheesecake keeps well. ‘Riverdale’ actress apologizes for going topless to ‘demand justice’ for Breonna Taylor

Actress Lili Reinhart apologized for a “tone deaf” post she shared on social media in an attempt to “demand justice” for Breonna Taylor.

The “Riverdale” star came under fire this week after posting a topless photo of herself and a caption mentioning her “sideboob” in an apparent effort to bring attention to the case of Taylor, who was fatally shot by Kentucky police in March.

I thought that going topless (at least for women, it's not as useful for men) was the approved progressive way to protest war and injustice. That's changed? Too bad! Has anyone informed Femen? If not, don't!

“Now that my sideboob has gotten your attention, Breonna Taylor’s murderers have not been arrested,” Reinhart wrote in a since-deleted post, according to Us Weekly. “Demand Justice.”

The 23-year-old actress was slammed on social media for trying to get personal attention at the expense of Taylor, the 26-year-old African-American emergency medical worker who was killed when Louisville Metro Police Department officers entered her home with a no-knock search warrant.

We have entered a thrilling transitional phase in which the celebs have resumed thirst posting but have not yet stopped social justice posting, resulting in wondrous juxtapositions like this one from TV’s Hot Betty yesterday pic.twitter.com/T653OifZaR

— Charles Bramesco (@intothecrevasse) June 29, 2020

I only recently became aware that Riverdale, which I have never watched, is based on the "Archie" comic books, which I never read.

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To Be Fair, Is There Anything SJWs Don't Hate?

Scott Adams and Kristine Bashar

Haters Devastated to Discover That Pro-Trump Dilbert Creator Has a Hot Girlfriend

Scott Adams’ girlfriend on Wednesday tweeted photos of the happy couple vacationing in Hawaii, and some people were seriously triggered.

Most commenters expressed support or straightforward jealousy of Adams, the 61-year-old creator of Dilbert, for dating a 30-year-old woman who looks good in a bikini. But others seethed with resentment.

Such outrage is nothing new for Adams. The cartoon mogul and author has been the target of liberal ire since he in 2015 made the then-implausible prediction that Donald Trump would be the next U.S. president.

Implausible, but not outrageous. Nate Silverman predicted he had a 28% chance of winning on election day, but considerably lower in weeks previous.

To make matters worse for the left, after Trump won, Adams wrote a book – 2017’s “Win Bigly” – explaining how he managed to be so right. Basically, he identified Trump as a fellow master of persuasion, and said that the candidate’s skills would make him irresistible to American voters.

He has since continued to boost Trump in the press and on social media.

It’s no wonder, then, that the sight of Adams with Kristina Basham was simply too much for a number of his critics to take.

After making my way through a few of Scott's videocasts and podcasts, I would not say he's such a master persuader, but he is amusing, and occasionally insightful.

One Twitter user made the unlikely suggestion that Basham, whom Adams has been quietly dating since 2016, doesn’t know his views on Trump.

Just wait til she finds out that you think Trump is a master wizard.
. . .
Adams indeed has an estimated net worth of $75 million. But Basham is more than just a pretty face herself. In addition to a modeling career, she is a multi-instrumentalist musician said to be worth some $3 million.

In other words, they can both afford to ignore the “haters and losers,” as Trump would put it.

Amen. More on Kristina Basham here.

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Is There Nothing SJW Scientists Can't Wreck?

Superheroes might save the world, but they’d totally wreck the environment

At first glance, Miles Traer seems like any other scientist at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. He wears an oversize identification badge on a lanyard around his neck and can discuss at length the role of water in planetary landscape transformation.

But this Stanford University geologist has an alter ego. Like a real-life Captain Planet (minus the blue skin, plus a deep knowledge of data science), he beats back the forces of environmental destruction and holds the super-powerful to account.

Traer and two colleagues have calculated the carbon footprint for nine heroes from the comic book canon — and realized that Earth might be better off if they stopped trying to save it.

Barbara Gordon

The results are enough to make several people wince as they walk past Traer's presentation in AGU's cavernous poster hall. According to Traer's research, most superheroes would use up hundreds of times more fossil fuels than the average American.

Barbara Gordon, the computer wizard also known as Oracle, is by far the worst offender: Even if her servers ran on a combination of clean energy sources — nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind and geothermal — running them would still release more than 1.3 billion pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

Ah yes, the poster hall at AGU. Been there, done that. If you're lucky, they serve free beer.

But Gordon's DC Comics associates are hardly better. To run at the speed of light, the Flash would need to consume 59,863,610,416 calories per second — the rough equivalent of a 12-foot tall hamburger every week. That adds up to nearly 90 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Meanwhile, flying alone would require Batman to burn the fossil fuel equivalent of 344 plane rides from New York to San Francisco.

“Plus Batman drives around a car that literally shoots fire out the back,” Traer says. “That has to be terrible for the environment.”

Sim Jones, a meteorologist for Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs who has wandered over from the atmospheric science section of the poster hall, nods his agreement: “And the Batmobile is definitely not a hybrid.”

The superhero presentation is one of a series; further down the row of poster presentations, paleontologist Ryan Haupt (who also worked on Traer's project) is pointing out inaccuracies in “Jurassic Park” — for one thing, the movie is populated mostly with dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous, the period after the Jurassic ended 145 million years ago. Meanwhile, glacier expert Martin Truffer is examining the dubious physics of a “Game of Thrones"-style wall of ice.

Not to mention dragons, raising people from the dead and ice zombies.

“If I calculate my own carbon footprint, that's a bummer,” Traer says. “But if I calculate it for Batman, things get interesting.”

To further make his point, Traer considers how his heroes might lessen their impact on the environment. By going vegetarian, the Flash could reduce his emissions from 90 million pounds of carbon dioxide to just 3 million. If Bruce Wayne stopped spending money on Batman gear, he could pay for carbon offsets for the entire population of downtown Chicago.

The implied message: If a masked vigilante with too much money and a shortage of good judgment can redeem himself, you can, too.

I wonder how many lbs of CO2 were produced by the jet that brought Traer from San Francisco to New Orleans for the AGU meeting and back? I'm sure he could save a lot of CO2 by walking.

Related: Jodie Foster compares superhero movies to fracking (and she’s not a fan of either)

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