Flotsam and Jetsam - Bolsonaro's Brazilian Bugout

Open Source Intel @Osint613, "REPORT: Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is en route to the United States, according to allies cited by Folha de S.Paulo. His Brazilian passport was cancelled by authorities after the Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports. He is under criminal investigation. Allies claim he crossed through Argentina. Other reports say he may be flying to the U.S. on a private jet. Lawmakers from Lula's Workers' Party have asked for his arrest and an Interpol Red Notice. Bolsonaro lost the presidential election to Lula a day ago. His route and whereabouts are still unconfirmed." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Brazil Bug Out: Bolsonaro Bolts for the Border. AG @AGHamilton29, "In case you thought the corruption couldn’t get any more obvious, Moraes had federal police seize the passport of Lula’s opponent, Flavia Bolsonaro, one day after the election. How long before they invent some charges to imprison him?" Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "Lula and Moraes have spent several years engaged in absurd levels of corruption. They have stolen money, locked up political opponents, ordered silencing of critics etc. They were never going to give up power easily. You can vote communists in. Much harder to vote them out." Twitchy says WOW! Flavio Bolsonaro Escapes Brazilian Regime With Family, Headed to FL As Trump Offers Protection. Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "CRUCIAL FACTS ON THE FLAVIO BOLSONARO MATTER: It's not just Flavio Bolsonaro who fled Brazil to escape the tyrannical persecution of Alexandre de Moraes and the pro-Lula wing of the Supreme Court. There are dozens of Brazilian exiles who have done the same: dissident journalists, activists, bloggers, and politicians who all fled to avoid certain prison for political opposition...." Kyle Becker at RedState says Rubio Comes to the Rescue in Aftermath of 'Rigged' Brazilian Election. Matthew Lynn at Da Spec sees Brazil has voted for economic chaos. ¡No Pasaran! notes A Week Before the USA's Mid-Terms, the NYTimes Gushes Over Lula's Presidential Win, Gloating that Brazil Hands a "Stunning Rebuke to the Right." Insty asserts BRAZIL IS NOW A COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP. IT NEEDS TO BE TOPPLED. Does this scenario seem likely in the US? Catturd ™ @catturd2, "Tweet of the week." Quote The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "Imagine watching Communists straight up steal an election in Brazil and sitting out the midterms over gas prices."

A shouting match turned into a shoving match when Cuban representatives at the UN objected to the US UN Ambassador characterizing the Cuban government as a corrupt tyranny. NYPo, Mike Waltz gets in shouting match with Cuban delegate at UN as American diplomat assaulted. Rusty Weiss at RedState, ‘Back Up!’ Cuban Official Charges Mike Waltz at UN, Staffer Assaulted in Wild Scene. At Not the Bee, Cuban goes viral for trying to stop US ambassador from telling UN about regime’s corruption.

Sundance at CTH finds the Russian Readout: President Vladimir Putin Holds Phone Call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe interesting.

Mike Solana @micsolana, "democrats: if we take power we will seize elon musk's companies and put him in prison and no, we do not care if he technically committed any crime or not also democrats, somehow: why is elon musk funding republicans?" Quote Elizabeth Warren @ewarren, "Elon Musk is dumping half a billion dollars into Republican races. Why? Because Democrats in Congress won’t be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump and will actually fight to lower costs." Ryan @tslryn, "Elon Musk has done more for America in a single month than you’ve accomplished in your entire miserable life, you moron. You’ve spent your career living off the American taxpayer while sneering at the very people whose hard work, ingenuity, and sacrifice keep this country running." Quote Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla, "INVESTIGATE ELON MUSK." Sam E. Antar @SamAntar, "Thread of the Day: Senator Alex Padilla: “INVESTIGATE ELON MUSK.” Elon Musk: “Investigate your wiener.” Brad Shannon: Shortest congressional investigation ever. Elon Musk: 😂"

PJM's Eric Florack wonders, rhetorically, Why Don't Democrats Want to Talk About the Record Drop in Crime? Because criminals are part of their base. Inez Stepman @InezFeltscher, "Just your daily pre-midterm reminder that *5,000* Americans who would have statistically been homicide victims have not been murdered in the U.S. in the past two years because Donald Trump deported a whole bunch of criminals."

At Althouse, "I'm really good at real estate and fixing things. I fix things very good..... I always build beautiful and inexpensive.... I can do it naturally.... It actually relaxes me...." "If you would have seen the White House... it was in horrible condition.... The plaster was falling off the exterior.... They had four or five windows where literally the ornamentation was up on one side and had fallen off or half fallen off in the other. And I fixed it. We made a mold of the good one and we put it on the other one and we got it all beautiful. And then we skim coated with an exterior plaster that's phenomenal. The entire exterior with the best artisans you've ever seen.... The White House is now in better shape than it was in 1792, when it was built.... Look, tell Obama the following: The White House is a symbol of America. And when it's dirty, filthy dirty and broken, when the windows are cracked, when the exterior monuments — they call them monuments on the outside — when they're good on one side but missing on the other side of a window, people notice that..." Hat Hair's John Sexton has Shocking News: Trump's Arch Would Cast Shadows "The Post built a 3D model of the arch and the land around it and then shows us where the shadows will fall the longest (May 12) for the brief time when the sun is low on the horizon. "6:02 a.m. For nine minutes, it falls on the John F. Kennedy Memorial, briefly covering the eternal flame. ... If you keep reading, the Post admits that Arlington Cemetery isn't even open to the public until 8 AM. At that point, the shadows are long gone."... "Google tells me there are 9,800 trees at Arlington. Many of them cast shadows on graves. In fact, some are planted specifically to do that. So this isn't really about shadows on graves, it's about progressives willing to do and say anything to prevent Trump from leaving a mark on the nation's capital. That's what they really care about. It's the same with the ballroom. Everyone knows a ballroom is long overdue. The problem (for the Post and other progressives) is the person building it." VodkaPundit at Insty says ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Anti-Trump Left Has Descended Into A Persistent Hallucinatory State.

Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "It’s official now: DSA = DNC Vote Republican!" Quote Townhall.com @townhallcom, "UNDERCOVER: GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE DSA IS "GOING TO BE DOMINANT" AND "MAINSTREAM" IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! "The DSA, the energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant. I mean, that's going to be a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that..." The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "10 years ago they mocked us for claiming Obama was a socialist. Now they are proudly proclaiming their allegiance to Communism. All they ever do is lie." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Newsom Touts California As The Only State Where You Can See A Homeless Man Defecating On A Beach And On A Mountain In The Same Day."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees a 'Proud Democrat' Fundraiser Drops *Another* Bombshell on El-Sayed, "David Kramer, a prominent Michigan Democratic fundraiser who served as the chair of Rep. Haley Stevens’ (D-MI) Senate campaign, told Jewish Insider on Monday in an interview and written statement that, despite reservations, he plans to support Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in next week’s Michigan Senate election." From the Free Bacon, He’s Literally a Rapist’: Top Abdul El-Sayed Aide Slammed Joe Biden as ‘Dipshit’ Who Must Be ‘Held Accountable’ for Rape, Called America ‘Cringe,’ in Deleted Posts, "El-Sayed, who badly needs the support of black voters, has carefully limited his criticisms of Biden to his Israel policy," and Abdul El-Sayed Gets Cozy With Hamas-Loving Editor Who Wants Jews Sent ‘Back to Poland’: Candidate Urged To ‘Soothe’ His Arab Supporters, "El-Sayed said Republicans will try to ‘steal’ the election in interview at offices of Hamas supporter Osama Siblani." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears from Hochul: It's the Jews' Fault That People Hate Them. Tim O'Brien at PJM has a Cautionary Tale: Pittsburgh Is What the Country Will Look Like Under DSA Rule. Payton Alexander @AlexanderPayton, "Late-stage democracy is more descriptive than “end-stage capitalism.” What you’re seeing is a predictable failure mode of a system in which people can vote themselves more money. That’s not a failure of capitalism, that’s unrestrained democracy robbing capitalism." Quote Wealthy New Yorkers Who Take The Bus @bri_guy_ny, "I'm in my 40s. I'm a lawyer. My wife is a lawyer. We both work full time. We cannot afford the house my parents purchased on a single electrician's income in their 30s."

Bob Spencer at PJM sees Ilhan Omar Finds the Most Outrageous and Offensive Possible Way to Brazen It Out. "Fox News reported Monday that the marginally embattled Somalia-First congresswoman “is set to share the stage with far-left streamer Hasan Piker on Monday night despite mounting opposition from fellow Minnesota Democrats, some of whom have publicly urged the congresswoman to cancel the appearance just eight days before the midterm elections.”"

Misty Severi and Greg Piper at JTN reports an Ex-transgender woman says CNN town hall organizers banned her from Talarico event. "Aldaco, who is suing a therapist and counseling provider regarding her double mastectomy, told podcast host Katie Miller that she was hoping to question Talarico on his stance regarding so-called gender affirming care." Dan Flynn at Am Spec is Feeling Minnesota, "A popular Republican and an unpopular status quo could make Minnesota the surprise of November." Beege Welborn swears This Ad for MN Sec. of State GOP Candidate Tad Jude Should Touch Every Red, White, and Blue Heart. Jeff Charles at TownHall reports a Democrat Candidate Served Criminal Summons at Campaign Rally. From Twitchy, Eric Swalwell’s Beverly Hills Hangout Just Got the FBI Treatment and Gosh, Golly, GEE It Looks BAD. John Sexton, FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion Connected to Eric Swalwell.

Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Maine Absentee Ballot Envelopes Ended Up at a Soros-Tied Organization in Maryland. The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire, "NEW: Maine closed the missing ballot envelope case without answers - records show. A detective recovered 498 blank absentee envelopes sent to a Soros-funded NGO in Maryland. UPS said it would need a subpoena; the AG's office determined there wasn't enough information to issue one. The case is closed. That's how seriously Maine takes election integrity..." They wouldn't have been found except they were delivered to a wrong address. I wonder where the actual ballots went. Don Surber says Make AMERICAN Votes Count, "California fights in court to count votes from noncitizens."

Misty at JTN sees the Trump DOJ charges James Comey with transmission of national defense information in third case, "A grand jury has not indicted Comey on the latest charges, but the case has been playing out under seal since Oct. 5, and Comey's defense attorneys sought to have the charges dismissed last week." Sundance celebrates as DOJ Unseals James Comey Criminal Information (Indictment) Surrounding Leaks to Media and Violation of Espionage Act. From NYPo, the Divine Miranda Devine claims FBI agents finally face accountability after trying to smother the Hunter Biden corruption scandal. John Solomon at JTN reports Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he followed rules to protect attorney-client privilege. "Emails sharply contradict Smith’s testimony just weeks ago to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He expressed confidence his team had followed the proper rules to keep attorney client privileged testimony out of the hands of agents and investigators who weren’t legally entitled to have it." It's not polite to lie to Congress, but it's only illegal when Republicans do it. At Da Fed, Mark Mazman has 6 Ways To Hold Banks Accountable For Debanking Conservative Customers and Abhi Kambli explains Why Elissa Slotkin’s Threats To Trump Staffers Are Probably Unconstitutional. From Campus Reform, College students fire back after Democratic Sen. Slotkin vows to target young conservative staffers.

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "This is one of the most shocking drops yet. Coordination with foreign powers to overthrow our government? Shockingly awful. Having said that, I'd like to correct something I said on a Spaces where I commented that organizing with a foreign power to overthrow our government is "the very definition of treason." I did some legal research and that's not quite true. The federal law governing this is 18 U.S. Code § 2381, which reads as follows: "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States." The question then becomes, what is an "enemy" that must be "adhere[d]" to in order for it to be treason? Like with most complex issues of law, there is not a 100% straightforward answer, but an 1863 SCOTUS case, U.S. v. Greathouse, suggests that an "enemy" in this context must be in an open state of armed conflict with the U.S. for a nation to be an "enemy." So, technically, the Color Revolution plotters are likely not legally committing "treason" unless they are coordinating with Iran, the only nation we are currently in armed conflict with. (And they may well be, who knows!) Sedition, OTOH?" Quote DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "THE DEMOCRACY FILES / ILLEGITIMACY PLAYBOOK, PART 10: THE ROLE OF FOREIGN STATES (First post deleted for typo)." Sound file at source. Martin Hackworth at Howlin’ at the Moon in ii-V-I says DataRepublican sees long, hard times to come. "Former USAID officials, deep state actors and Blue State pols attempting to goad Donald Trump into invoking the Insurrection Act are not just fever dreams. But be careful what you wish for."

Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "An Illinois man allegedly mailed letters filled with white powder to four members of Congress — then put his own return address on every single one. Matthew G. Unglesbee now faces two felony charges after the FBI says he sent the letters as a fake anthrax hoax, telling law enforcement the substance was salt and that he chose it specifically because it looks like anthrax. He told the FBI he knew recipients would respond with hazmat suits. The FBI got tipped off after someone overheard Unglesbee bragging about the letters at a restaurant. A search of his home turned up a fifth unsent letter."

Cathy Salgado is happy to see Feds Step in: DOJ Charges Illegal Alien Who Smashed the Iwo Jima Statue at Quantico. Beege Welborn thinks a 'Virginia Man' Picks a Bad Day to Get Picked Up By ICE. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov, "Another sob story headline that conveniently leaves out the facts. Amaury Jose Monsalve Figuera, a CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN from Venezuela, was arrested for firearms, ammunition, drug, and open-container offenses. His green card was revoked following immigration fraud proceedings, and an immigration judge ordered his removal on October 19. Work authorization or a pending application does NOT make you an American citizen or give you the right to remain in this country. He remains in ICE custody pending DEPORTATION." Rusty Weiss likes how DHS Slaps '60 Minutes’ With Receipts After They Cut Footage From Interview on Illegals: Gotcha. Twitchy shouts BOOM: DHS's James Percival LEVELS 60 Minutes By Sharing Footage From Interview on Illegals They CUT.

Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "For some reason, NBC's Kristen Welker is asking Abdul El-Sayed about running for president. "Do you think that America is ready for a Muslim president?" El-Sayed: "I think Michigan is ready for a Muslim Senator." Welker: "But you don't rule out the possibility?" El-Sayed: "I think Michigan is ready for a Muslim Senator. I have no intention of ever running for president." Hasan Piker's best bud hasn't even won his election yet and Welker is already priming him for a presidential run." From Da Wrap, a Former Biden Speechwriter Accuses NY Times of Stealing News Startup’s Pollution Reporting Without Attribution.

Althouse finds "France has beautiful days ahead of it... its recovery begins here in Orléans. This is the symbol of the fight against stupidity, against abandonment, against resignation." "Said Marine Le Pen, addressing supporters of France’s "far-right" National Rally in Orléans (where Joan of Arc defended France in 1429)." Dave Strom interpretes Burnham: The Manifesto We Ran on No Longer Applies to Immigration and Macron: Censorship Is the Answer to Riots. Martin A.Armstrong @ArmstrongEcon, "There are no mirrors in government. The enemy is always external, and as they lose control, governments will become more authoritarian." Quote Global Dissident @GlobalDiss, "Macron says social media is "damaging French democracy" – as riots tear France apart. The man with 17% approval is blaming the internet for the chaos his own policies created."

Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX, "BREAKING: The nation’s first-ever Detransition Clinic is now open as a result of my historic settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital." From the Center Square WA, Soccer team, security scrutinized after podcaster, group removed over t-shirts. "Pressure is increasing on Providence Park Stadium and the Portland Thorns soccer team following an incident Friday night in which Seattle podcaster Brandi Kruse and several others said they were assaulted and forcibly removed from the game because they wore shirts from XX-XY Athletics, a brand that maintains women’s sports should be for women and girls only."

From the College Fix, ‘Comprehensive kink guides,’ ‘dildo-making contest’ part of University of Southern California’s annual Sex Week. Kids these days...

Plus, still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.27.26 (Early Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: The Continuing Crisis up on time and under budget.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Voting Speech Reactions Day 2

President Trump's address to the nation largely on the problems with our voting system are the talk of the town. Even though, most of this was at least hinted at before, it's useful to have a re-airing of grievances. Matt Margolis at PJM, Democrats Don't Want You to See This Video of Biden on Election Interference. TheFOO @PolitiBunny, "It’s wild how hard Schumer is trying to stop our elections from being secured. lol." Quote Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer "Not now. Not ever. The SAVE Act is dead on arrival in the United States Senate. x.com/atrupar/status…" Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "Once Upon A Time ... A crazy man claimed that voter data for every American was in China, and the CCP had used secret illegal U.S. election computer access to switch votes in 2020. And the crazy man was mocked & sued. But times changed, and new information came to light ..." Mike Lindell, the My Pillow guy. Ace, Trump: We Recovered Documents From the CIA About Their Scheme to Hide All Intelligence from Me That Could Help Me in My 2020 Re-Election Campaign and Trump: There Is Evidence of a Massive Chinese Effort to Compromise America's Voting Rolls -- But the Deep State Covered It Up, "This is treason. And the death penalty should be on the table." Hat Hair's Dave Strom cites CNN and Blinken in 2024: Yes, China Was Interfering in U.S. Elections. Victory Girls say Yes Virginia, There Were Election Integrity Issues And Data Was Stolen. Ezra A. Cohen @EzraACohen, "Just wait till the American people get the full story on the concerted effort across multiple IC agencies to suppress information related to CCP interference in the election to Biden’s benefit. Who was the ring leader? Several of us stood up to it at the time." Quote Christopher Porter @DrPorter "CIA and ODNI senior leadership harassed and drove me from the building when I said China had interfered in 2020. So thankful that @FBIDirectorKash is standing up for the truth senior Intelligence Community leaders conspired to hide."

Mary Chastain at LI cites Mullin: ‘We’ve Identified 250,000 Noncitizens Registered to Vote’ in Four States, “We also worked with proactive states to identify 28,000 non-citizens on their voter rolls, plus 400,000 individuals that are still registered to vote that are deceased.” Sundance at CTH, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Outlines 250,000 Illegal Aliens Registered to Vote in Four States. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: DHS Announces New Election-Security Measures After Trump Release of Intel.

 According to PJM's Vicky Taft, NBC, ABC, and CNN Blacked Out the President's Speech, So Aunt Mary and Uncle John Deleted THEM. ConfirmBias @Fulcrumbs44, "My guess is that the networks thought that President Trump would be speaking about Fulton County last night. They likely had all of their talking points set. Instead he threw them a curveball, and spoke about the fact that our media had been compromised by foreign entities. While he was revealing they were compromised, they were kind enough to suppress his address....and prove his point!" Cernovich @Cernovich, "Last night the entire media establishment was spooked. Selfie videos and posts from Dems including Kamala. That says it all." Quote 2WAY @2waytvapp, “When I hear complaints from Democrats that, ‘we can’t air false election claims because that will discourage the voters,’ … I say, ladies and gentlemen, the media aired false election claims about ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ for the entirety of the Trump presidency,” says @MarkHalperin about TV news networks refusing to air Donald Trump’s primetime address. “So get off your frigging fainting couches and don’t tell me that we cannot listen to political leaders making false accusations about an election.” Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Exactly correct. Still waiting for our shitbag media to do the Pulitzer-winning takedown on that. (They won't. No Pulitzer up that alley)." Quote Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "I don't know if any of these claims are true, but what did happen in 2020 was a global pandemic that originated in a Chinese laboratory and was partially funded by USAID and facilitated by Ecohealth Alliance, which, in fact, ended up affecting the election later that year." Ace, The Same Media That Pushed Hillary's Fake Opposition Research About Russia Collusion For Six Years Can't Believe Trump Is Alleging Election Irregularities. "Hillary's oppo fictions were worth reporting -- but an actual scandal with actual documentation doesn't."

At No Pasaran! The Economist Weekly Reveals Its Frustration: Why Won't Donald Trump Let the SAVE Act Go? wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "It's not necessary to believe in a specific instance of US voter fraud or system corruption to realize that the current system falls far short of the standard one required of any professional database. Essentially there should be an indexed table of voters with primary keys and a transaction log of their votes related by foreign key to elections. The fact that this is so hard to implement suggests there is great pressure not to make it secure. Creating a technically secure voting system is not the hard part. Wanting one is." Teri Christoph at RedState sees how Olive Garden Just Accidentally – and Hilariously! – Made the Case for Voter ID. You need a picture ID to use their Never-Ending Pasta Pass.

I&I reminds us Hey, Republicans, Spending Is Still Out Of Control. Yep.

From Insty, ALIVE OR DEAD? HE’S SCHRODINGER’S SENATOR: Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "BREAKING: Kentucky Politicians Want to Know If Mitch McConnell is 'Dead’ Multiple Kentucky politicians demand that Mitch McConnell’s office provide convincing proof that the senator is still alive. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he received multiple calls suggesting McConnell may have died while he was hospitalized. Speaking with Katie Couric, Beshear said two separate calls from government agencies raised alarms and he sought reassurance about McConnell's condition. "I got two calls from agencies suggesting that Sen. McConnell had passed away," Beshear said...." I suspect he's alive, but that he'll never see the Senate floor again.

John Sexton thinks it's remarkable that Ukraine's Drone Attacks Work on a Free Market System. Pay for play.

Ace thinks the Maine Democrats' Debate to Replace Graham Platner Sparks Question, "Say, Why Did We Get Rid of Graham Platner?" "Maine Democrats staged a Candidate Cattle Call last night." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn observes Maine Dems Dump Rape-y Nazi and Get a Freak Parade (Pick the tranny!) and John Sexton hears Things Not Going Well for Guys Who Recruited Platner. Jeff Charles at TownHall, This Is What's Happening to the Consultants Who Made Graham Platner. From NYPo, Maine socialists try again — with another he-man fake to sub for Graham Platner. Crimson Hub says Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Wants Higher Taxes But Had His Own Tax Issues.

End Wokeness on X: "Mamdani housing event features a lady in a mask ranting about her landlord, declaring "eviction = violence"." Mary Chastain, New York City Mayor Mamdani Continues His War on Landlords "Mamdani might achieve his collectivism goal sooner than expected." If you thing housing is bad now, just wait. TownHall's Dmitri Bolt thinks Marco Rubio Just Delivered the Most Devastating Case Against Communism Yet. Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "No one is prepared for how stupid things are about to get." Quote 𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 @atlanticesque "Young democrats being +22 on “Free market economy” and -31 on “Capitalism” is both funny and bleak x.com/averyfjames/st…" I don't like the word 'capitalism' which derives from Marx, and much prefer "free market" economy. It's about more that capital. Sensurround @ShamashAran, "Democrats, Please Get Your Act Together..." From Twitchy, Socialists and the City: Cynthia Nixon Scores a Sweet NY Gig After Staying at a Holiday Inn Express "Recently, we reported on the miraculous tale of Christine Marinoni, who managed to land a $200,000-a-year job as the chief of mass engagement (whatever that is) in New York's Department of Education. How did she get the job? Oh, did we forget to mention that she is married to actress, far-left nutjob, and trans activist Cynthia Nixon, who—purely by coincidence, we're sure—had held a huge fundraiser for Zohran Mamdani before he was elected mayor?" Capitalism or socialism, one constant in government is graft. Amy Curtis at TownHall observes Colorado Governor Jared Polis Jumps on the Anti-Socialist Bandwagon and Abdul El-Sayed's Latest Appeal to Voters Backfires. From the Free Bacon, ‘The Doctor … Thinks of You as a Half Citizen’: Abdul El-Sayed Said Doctors Who Don't Accept Medicaid 'Discriminate' Against Black People. His Psychiatrist Wife Doesn't Participate in the Program. "'Because of the nature of structural racism,' doctors think of a Medicaid patient as a 'half citizen,' El-Sayed said." So she works for free like a good communist?

Mary Chastain again, Dem Rep. Adam Smith Voted Against Israel in Part Due to Threats Against Family, "But Smith attempts to appease those leftists even more by railing against Israel in his statement." William A. Jacobson @wajacobson, "A year or two from now when the stories surface that U.S. jobs have been lost b/c Israel is producing it's own munitions and systems for itself and int'l markets, remember it was forced to do so by the psychopathic isolationist right and DSA-controlled Dems." Quote Yonah Jeremy Bob @jeremybob1, "EXCLUSIVE: Israel to produce its own JDAMs (precision bombs) within 2 years. It's already been locally producing other bombs for 2 years. It also quadrupled Arrow production for ISRAELI USE thanks to 2 Germany Arrow deals." I like how the perfesser misused "it's." Nobody's perfect. 

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, This Is Bat-Guano Insane, California, but it's not too insane for California. At Twitchy, Jennifer Newsom Stumbles and Stammers When Confronted With the Fact the DOJ Probe Started Under Biden. Capt. Ed, Walz: Hey, Let He Who Has Not Molested a Kid Throw the First Stone, Amirite? Amy Curtis again, Democrat Bob Brooks’ Financial History Raises Serious Questions in Key PA House Race. A Democrat with poor money handling skill? Whoda thunk? Matt Margolis swears Democrats Are Panicking and Scrambling to Hide Something Big, with an NDA "before a private meeting on the party's finances."

Ace, As US Forces Knock Out Iranian Power Plants, the IRGC Tells Iranians to be Like the UK and France and Turn Off the AC and Die In the Summer Heat. "Trump's bombing them all the way back to modern day Europe." Lee Smith at Table wants to know Is Trump Ready to Win Yet? "After suddenly collapsing the foundations of America’s security architecture in the Middle East, President Donald Trump now recalls that Iran is run by crazy liars—and that the point of fighting wars is winning. But is the administration’s new line just more talk?" wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, ""We are in an essential and existential war with America," [Iran's] Qalibaf said. My comment: His surprise is understandable. The Europeans believed the Israelis would retaliate "proportionately" for Oct 7. Bomb a few symbolic targets in Gaza but stop short of invasion, negotiate with Sinwar. Nor did anyone think the Ukraine war would last longer than WW2. Judging by the British defense budget, they counted on it ending back in 2024 or 2025. As for Iran the French and British fleets (if you can use the term) were going to de-mine the straits just as soon as the war ended, and that should have been some time ago. Instead to Qalibaf's (and everyone's) surprise they unaccountably turned into *real* wars. The kind played for keeps, that end with a last man standing, the sort where the losers, like Hamas, will be hunted down long after they are old and grey, with old Jihadis being shot in their beds by the grandsons of those who perished on that day. "We are in an essential and existential war with America," [Iran's] Qalibaf said. Who pulled a switcheroo on them? After decades of "Death to America" ain't that a surprise." John Sexton hears Iran Places Billboard in Tehran Showing Trump in a Coffin. Trump ought to bomb it just to show we can.

Sarah Anderson at PJM says Dang! Bessent Has a Personal Message for the Fake News About His Assassination Attempt. Driscoll at Insty sees how the THE NEW REPUBLIC DEESCALATES: Scott Bessent: A Deranged Leftist Attempted to Assassinate Me Shortly After I Became Secretary of the Treasury. The New Republic: Don’t You Understand You’re Forcing Us Lefties to Murder You? Ace, Scott Bessent: A Deranged Leftist Attempted to Assassinate Me Shortly After I Became Secretary of the Treasury. The New Republic: Don't You Understand You're Forcing Us Lefties to Murder You? Vance/Rubio or Rubio/Vance?

Cannot be overstated how good this is. https://t.co/88ioa9Jw2p

— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) July 17, 2026

Cam at Bearing Arms has a sigh of relief as Third Circuit Says Ban on 'Assault Weapons' and 'Large Capacity' Magazines Is Unconstitutional.

At Da Wire, ‘I’m Happy’: Agents Celebrate After Trump Reverses Controversial ICE Order, "Not sure how they don't consult Trump about this before they send out guidance to every field office." Beege Welborn, That Thing That Never Happens Seems to Be Happening Again, illegals on welfare. From Campus Reform, DHS to begin placing stricter time limits on student visas. "The Department of Homeland Security will begin limiting student visas to a period of no more than four years, though visa holders can apply for extensions."

RCP reports Democrat State Attorneys Sue to Keep CNN as Partisan as Possible. Trying to block Bari Weiss from being put in charge. Beege Welborn declares The All Bull Corporation News Is Battin' 1000 With Their Reporting.

Rich Penkoski @WFCPreacher, "BREAKING: Virginia State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim (D-Fairfax) has introduced Senate Bill 624, legislation that would define "Islamophobia" within Virginia's assault and battery laws while requiring law enforcement to track crimes allegedly motivated by anti-Islam bias..." RCW looks Inside the Mind of an Online Extremist and retains enough sanity to tell about it.

From da College Fix, Court sides with U. Pittsburgh professor demoted for criticizing affirmative action. 

NYPo claims New numbers reveal the child sex-change mania is worse than we knew.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Autopens a Book

Not a scintillating day. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair names it Entitlement by a Thousand (Video) Cuts: Biden Inc Announces New Lecture Book. Ace sees Biden Slur and Stumble His Way Through Ad for His Ghostwritten "Memoir". "This drooling imbecile was paid $10 million by the corrupt corporate media for a book that won't make $2 million." Now that Hunter's source of income have dried up. Aidan McLaughlin @aidnmclaughlin, "Incredible to watch this video and remember that Biden and his team fought for him to serve a second term. This is a recorded video, no doubt with multiple takes, and in the finished product he can barely speak." Quote Joe Biden @JoeBiden, "I’ve written a book about my time as President. It’s called PROMISE ME, AMERICA. It’s coming out November 17th and is available for preorder now. " Luvenalis @Luvenalis1, "A tweet Joe didn't write on a book he didn't author about a presidency he didn't attend." Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "This guy couldn't even sign his own name. He's not writing books. LMAO Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn 'em to hold up their end of the bribes."

At CTH, Sundance hosts Acting AG Todd Blanche's Nomination Hearing, DNI Jay Clayton Senate Intelligence Committee Nomination Hearing and President Trump Highlights Importance of Data Centers. Bob Hoge at RedState sees Adam Schiff Tries to Embarrass AG Nominee Todd Blanche, but It Wasn't a Fair Fight. At Twitchy, AG Nominee Todd Blanche Needed No Words to Properly Respond to Insults From America's Dumbest Senator, Mazie Hirono. 

Ace is looking forward to tonight, In a National Address Tomorrow Night, Trump Will Reveal a Far More Extensive Foreign Penetration of the 2020 US Elections Than Ever Known; Plus, RussiaGate Was Faked to Protect the Real Country Intervering in Elections: China, on Behalf of Democrats, "From Paul Sperry:..." At his substack Insty sees Trump Seizing the Day "Will Trump invoke the Guarantee Clause to impose election integrity? A prediction." Maybe! "So if President Trump announces that we have uncovered massive electoral fraud — as he almost certainly will — and that he is dispatching huge numbers of federal election watchers to oversee voting and counting in areas where fraud has occurred, he would be acting directly under a power that the Constitution has vested in him. For a state to have a “republican form of government,” it must have meaningful elections, and elections that are rigged are not meaningful. Stopping them from being rigged would be protecting a republican form of government. Congress has passed other election laws, mostly for reasons of combating race discrimination, but those aren’t strictly applicable to these circumstances."

Matt Vespa on Why Sunny Hostin Melted Down About Lindsey Graham's Sister Becoming a US Senator. It's kind of her thing. PJM's Sarah Anderson hears Nikki Haley's Got Something to Say to the 'Ladies' at 'The View'.

At the WSJ, Putin Was Xi’s Role Model. Now He’s the Junior Partner. "Four years of war and economic isolation have reduced the Russian president to a supplicant in a relationship growing more imbalanced." Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en, "Russian Novosibirsk. The line to buy fuel is huge. The person filming says he's driving about 60 km/hour, so you can imagine how long the line is. There are reports that fuel is only available at some gas stations in the city." Jack Prandelli @jackprandelli, ""Massive new oil partnerships with Iraq." That is how Trump teased what is co ming out of today's meetings with Iraq's prime minister. Behind the phrase: Chevron negotiating to take over oilfield assets previously run by Russia's Lukoil, HKN Energy targeting 140,000 barrels a day at the Hamrin field, and Halliburton managing the Bin Omar and Sinbad fields in the south. The stated reason: diversify away from Hormuz risk and away from Chinese and Russian dominance in Iraqi energy, with new pipeline routes planned through Turkey to the Mediterranean. This is the American energy leverage thesis playing out in crude and infrastructure now, not just gas."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Escalateo: US Steps Up Pace of Attacks As Iran Threatens Gulf Energy Production. From RCE, Peace or No Peace, the Iran Conflict Has Forever Changed the Strait of Hormuz. From the Babylon Bee, Trump To Secure Strait Of Hormuz By Posting Old Man Who Asks You 3 Questions Before You May Pass. ""Great guy, beautiful guy," Trump told reporters. "He's been doing this a long time, from what I've been told. Asking questions. And you better have the right answers. If you don't, you're toast. I met him. He asked me the questions, and I got all of them right. But not Dan Scavino. He got one wrong and was thrown somewhere. We don't know where. We're looking for him.""

Don Surber is Cheering a less-known military victory, "Venezuela earthquake response shows losing USAID was no big deal."

Breitbart Bus Dig calls it A CPI Report for the Record Books "The June inflation report was even better than it looks. Don’t get us wrong. The headline figure was glorious. The consumer price index fell by 0.4 percent for the month, the biggest decline since the big dips in March and April of 2020, when the economy was reeling from the pandemic shutdown. Prior to that, you have to go all the way back to January of 2015, when the CPI fell 0.7 percent."

The Manhattan Contrarian contends "Red Scare"? Actually The Communist Resurgence In The Democratic Party Is Very Real. Quotulatiousness doubts the people saying “Communism no longer comes for your property.” Hat Hair's Dave Strom has hopes Is the Socialist Moment Already Over?

And another thing the Media made and unmade Graham Platner, "Just as Donald Trump is a poor person’s idea of a rich person, Candidate Platner is a rich person’s idea of a poor person." Steve Soukup at Am Great looks at Graham Platner and the Rationalization of Everything. "The politicization of everything creates, in the ruling class, a belief in the infallible righteousness of their mission, which, in turn, legitimizes any tactics necessary to take and hold power." Kurt Schlichter at TownHall thinks James Talarico Has Got a Secret. "I don’t know what that blasphemous little imp’s secret is, but he’s got one. Don’t be fooled by that creepy smile on his creepy face; there’s something wrong with James Talarico. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I don’t ever want to see his browser history, and I’d sooner have somebody from The Lincoln Project babysit my kid." PJM's Stephen Kruiser swears Gavin Newsom Really Doesn't Want to Be President. "Everything that Newsom pats himself on the back for is the kind of thing that I truly believe ends up being a disqualifying knock on him with Ma and Pa Dem in the Midwest. He doesn't know that because California is the biggest ideological bubble in the nation." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks it's Hilarious: Ro Khanna's Stunt Not Enough for Pro-Hamas Crowd. Peter Savodnik @petersavodnik, "I agree with @jpodhoretz that antisemitism is a bigger problem on the left than the right, and I agree that that's surprising. Just as important is why..." PJM's Scott Pinsker lauds the The Political Castration of Chuck Schumer — and the Rise of GOP Superman Brandon Gill. "Schumer is so hated, his Maine endorsement would guarantee defeat — not by the hands of Republicans, but his fellow Democrats!"

Ace is furious at Jack Smith Who Shredded the Constitution to Spy on Republican Congressmen, Then Repeatedly Lied About It Under Oath. "Congressional speech, including phone calls and text messages, are protected against subpoenas by the Speech and Debate Clause. There is a bullshit way around this. The DOJ will sometimes seize these messages anyway but they first go to a "Filter Team" to make sure that nothing in the messages is protected by the Speech and Debate Clause. If a message falls into that category, it's not passed on to prosecutors. But Jack Smith said "YOLO" and just read all the messages he wanted to read, without any Filter Team clearing them first. And of course, 90% of those he illegally, unconstitutionally spied on were Republican congressmen."

Town Hall's Matt Vespa is outraged, Wait, That’s How Many Messages the Secret Service Missed Regarding Trump's Would-be Assassin at Butler? Breaking911 @Breaking911, "A new inspector general report released two years after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, says the Secret Service missed more than 100 radio transmissions warning about the suspected gunman. The attack killed firefighter Corey Comperatore as he shielded his family and wounded two others. Investigators say communication failures and security lapses represented missed opportunities to stop the shooting." IIRC, the SS wasn't listening to anything the locals put out.

Capt. Ed, Stopping the Stops Stop: Trump Reverses DHS Order. From Ace, Trump: There's No Way I'm Stopping ICE Traffic Stops Just Because the Left Has Fully Embraced Violence As Its "Political Speech" "The stops are back on (if they were ever off)." Matt Margolis at PJM likes how Jesse Watters Schools Jessica Tarlov on the Houston ICE Shooting. WBAL TV, FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting. Which explains why they tried to run/run over the agent.

Was it worth it?

Mike Miller at RedState, Welcome to America, Eh? Canadian Woman Allegedly Slaps Minor in Trump Gear, Ends Up in ICE Custody. Deport her to Nicaragua just for fun. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "The husband of Kaitlyn Tracey posted a video CRYING after his Canadian wife was arrested for allegedly assaulting a teen girl wearing Trump-themed attire in NJ. He conveniently leaves out why his wife was arrested… If you’re a foreigner and you come here and assault American citizens, you will be deported!" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Kaitlyn Tracey's husband has an art poster on his wall featuring small children with the text "1000 Virgins for Satan's Master." What a creep."

Daniel Horowitz @RMConservative, "The end result of social transformation without representation." Quote DR POOL @DRPOOLQ1, "TERRIFYING: It's gotten so bad in Minnesota that police are saying they are SOMALIANS FIRST. He isn't even speaking English."

CIS looks at Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Unique Immigration Legacy. "A journey from amnesty proponent to foe of open borders and ‘birth tourism.’"

Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Matthew Yglesias apparently has no idea how AI works and where it gets its “views” from." Quote Holden @Holden114 "He cannot be this stupid." Oh, I think he can. But, honestly, I'm shocked Google is that neutral.

VodkaPundit at Insty wants you to SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD: "The West Is a Superior Civilization (And I Don’t Care If That Offends You). “The West has experienced wars, harbored atrocious dictatorships, and served as the birthplace of a great many foolish ideas, including the wokism that ravaged civilization in this century. But what has made this civilization great is its ability to recognize those deviations and try to correct them, or at the very least condemn them." From the College Fix, U. Nebraska internal review finds ‘no evidence’ of DEI — experts say it doesn’t add up. Campus Reform reports Education Department portal reveals $72B in foreign funding to US colleges.

Jenn Pellegrino @JennPellegrino, "I can't believe this is real. The Chancellor of UC San Francisco testified under oath that a "vast majority of pregnancies are in women." Implying some pregnancies occur in men. When asked directly whether a non-biological woman has ever had a baby, he refused to answer. This is the head of one of the top medical schools in the country." Capt. Ed, Gallup: Confidence in Academia Craters. UCSF Chief: Hold My Transgender-Friendly Microbrew. Carlo Carrasco, Trump Administration Trashes Biden-Era LGBTQ Foster Care Rule "Remember a few years ago when the administration of failed US President Joe Biden came up with a foster care rule that sought to require children who identify as LGBTQ be placed with families willing to accept them through gender identity?" Sasha Stone @realsashastone, "Also the temptation to make history will be too great." Quote Chris Gore @ThatChrisGore "Eliot Page will get nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Odyssey. Page plays Sinon, a proxy for Achilles in Hades and the significance of the role begs for awards recognition. #TheOdyssey". 'Eliot' Page used to be Ellen. 

The Wombat has even more at In The Mailbox: 07.15.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 07.15.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Slowly I Turn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Platner Bails Out - Iran War Back On

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