Flotsam and Jetsam - Did Liz Lose It for Kamala?

At WaEx, ‘Uncommitted’ voters blame Harris ‘choosing path of Liz Cheney’ for their turn to Trump. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Did Liz Cheney Cost Kamala Harris the Election? Ace calls it Delicious: An Analysist Suggests That Not Only Did Liz Cheney Not Help Kamala Harris, But Might Have Actually Driven Muslims to Vote for Trump (or Jill Stein), "Liz Cheney isn't a zero, she's a negative." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.27.24, Louder With Crowder, MSNBC guest demands we “acknowledge” Kamala’s “extraordinary contributions, then was asked to name one. 'Bonchie' at RedState sees Tim Walz Returns and Promptly Gets Destroyed for Insane Post.

Gallup reports Trump Transition Ratings Better the Second Time Around. At WaEx, Schumer says federal judiciary will be Democrats’ strongest defense against Trump, since they can't get the people to agree. At OTP, Trump Set To Inherit Fiscal Mess Requiring ‘Extraordinary Measures’. At NewsNation, Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January, maybe even before the inauguration, requiring the Treasury Dept. to resort to accounting tricks. Don Surber wants us to Primary Democrats, too "In 24 days, Donald Trump will be your president again." 23 now, but who's counting? 

At Responsible Statecraft, Tulsi smears are an American tradition. They shouldn't be. "Calling Trump's DNI pick an 'asset or a dupe' has its roots in a long history of chilling anti-war speech." At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Did Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy Ignite a MAGA Civil War? Sundance at CTH sees President Trump Indicates Bill Gates is Going to Mar-a-Lago, to kiss the ring? At Twitchy, ‘Pop’ Goes the Weasel! Dem TikToker Harry Sisson Loses It Over Trump’s Oval Office Diet Coke Button.

Rusty Weiss at RedState hears Mexico Braces for Trump’s Mass Deportations, Set to Open 25 New Shelters for Illegals on Inauguration Day. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Mexico: On Second Thought ... "Now that the American electorate voted for real border security and an end to narco-trafficking, the Mexican government has decided to act -- before Donald Trump and his hardliners act first:" ET, Sheriffs Say They Can Help ICE in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, "‘Who in this country knows their counties better than the sheriff?’ says former sheriff and founder of a Constitutional sheriffs organization." Rambo Van Halen@RamboVanHalen "Illegal immigration isn't just some abstraction. It's directly affected me and my family several times in the last 12 months. And the local authorities don't want to do anything about it . . . " At NewsWeek, Josh Hammer calls for an Immigration Moratorium Now. 

Insty, YOUR QUADRENNIAL/OCTENNIAL REMINDER THAT HOMELESSNESS IS ONLY A PROBLEM WHEN THERE’S A REPUBLICAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE: NeverTweet @LOLNeverTweet, "ahhhhh right on time, the media rediscovers these strange GOP cicadas emerging from hibernation" Quote The Associated Press@AP "BREAKING: The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless." 

From WaEx, Wisconsin officials find nearly 200 missing absentee ballots weeks after election. Ooopsie!

Breitbart cites Gallup: Only 19% Satisfied with Joe Biden’s America. WaEx looks at The friends Biden lost this year. Scott Johnson at Power Line, This just in, "Peggy Noonan devotes her weekly Wall Street Journal column of 2024 to “the decline of Joe Biden’s mental acuity.” In her last column of his final year in office, she takes notice that Biden is “The President who wasn’t there.” Published online today, it will appear in Saturday’s hard copy of the Journal tomorrow." At RedState, Nick Arama wants you to WATCH Scott Jennings Drives CNN Panel to Fits As He Nukes Biden's Time in Office Into Next Week and Sister Toldja hears Byron Donalds Float a Theory About the Biden Death Row Commutations, and He Might Be Right on the Money. "Look, I think what’s happening with Joe Biden, nobody thinks he even knows about these clemencies or these pardons. This is the radical left staff that has been running this administration for the last four years." Twitchy, Talk About DAMNING! TODAY'S New York Post Cover Gives Away Who Was REALLY Calling the Shots During COVID. Driscoll at Insty, ASSESS THIS: "According to “the dominant view” of the American intelligence community, the presence of the Wuhan Virology Institute in the town where the Covid virus originated was just a big coincidence. That’s how I would paraphrase this paragraph from the Wall Street Journal “Exclusive” “Behind Closed Doors: The Spy-World Scientists Who Argued Covid Was a Lab Leak.” The Journal reports . . . " WaEx, Intelligence community’s COVID-19 origins division ran deeper than previously thought. Ace, WSJ: The "Intelligence" Community Knew or Should Have Known Covid-19 Was Made in the Wuhan Lab, "The "intelligence" agencies acted as de facto propaganda ministries for China in willfully covering up for that communist country." Mary Chastain at LI, Pictures Show Then-VP Biden Meeting Hunter’s Chinese Associates, "Of course the National Archives release the photos after the election and less than a month before Joe leaves office." Nick Pope at Da Caller, Biden Admin Invoked ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ To Cut Alaska Drilling, But Some Tribal Leaders Are Ready For Trump. At the Center Square, DOE natural gas analysis draws disbelief from Republicans, industry.

At WaEx, Illegal immigrant charged with murder for setting woman on fire on NYC subway. From the Center Square, Violent Venezuelan prison gang members expand operations in western states.

Mary Chastain at LI reports Georgia Lawmakers Can Subpoena Fani Willis Over Trump Case. "Willis faces allegations of wrongdoing while investigating and prosecuting Donald Trump and others for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election in Fulton County." Sundance at CTH is happy Judge Rules Fani Willis Will Have to Comply with Georgia Senate Subpoena Demand for Testimony and Documents. "It will be interesting to see if the Georgia Senate can extract details of contacts between Fani Willis and people in Washington DC (Mary McCord). It is almost a guarantee at this point, that somewhere in the early planning stages of the Georgia Lawfare operation, Mary McCord had contact with Willis or her office."

Da Caller hears Mark Halperin Warn ‘We’re Gonna See More’ Advocacy To Stop Trump From Taking Office As Inauguration ‘Gets Closer’. At Da Blaze, Obama ally pushes Raskin plan for Congress to nullify election, install Harris: 'Insurrectiony.'

Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, BREAKING: Over 100 January 6 defendants are filing a $50 billion class action lawsuit against the Department of Justice."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair has Just a Small Reminder of How Smart the Media Is: Ryan Saavedra@RealSaavedra "MSNBC’s Brian Williams reads a tweet: "Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. U.S. Population, 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million" NYT Editorial Board Member Mara Gay: “It’s an incredible way of putting it. It’s true. It’s disturbing” It's $1.53 per person." Jounolists didn't take math. At Twitchy, Lying Legacy Media: Grabien Releases Its Ten Most Mortifying Media Moments of 2024 Supercut Video. Da Fetched, Deluded CNN ‘Journalists’ Blame Sinking Ratings on ‘Not Being Tougher on Trump.’ John Sexton at Hat Hair is hopeful that We May Finally See the End of PBS and NPR. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's Morning Rant covers Undocumented Texans, Festive Live Trees, and the Ongoing Euphemism Treadmill.

At Althouse, "There is a jarring parallel between the D.C. Circuit's near-plenary deference to national security officials calling for social-media censorship..." "... and the recent, well-documented history of federal officials' extensive involvement in social-media censorship efforts directed at the speech of tens of millions Americans. This recent history sheds new light on the [TikTok] Act's stark restriction — a restriction which impacts the free-speech interests of over 170 million Americans.... [T]here are compelling reasons to stay the Act's deadline and allow President Trump to seek a negotiated resolution once in office...."From Donald Trump's amicus brief in TikTok v. Garland. The brief, filed with the Supreme Court yesterday, supports neither party.

Mia Cathell at TownHall, 'Never Say You've Seen It All': Judge Hands Down Sentences to Men Convicted of Abusing Their Adopted Sons. Read this only if you have a strong stomach. John Sexton, says This Opinion Piece on the Supreme Court Case Over a Ban on Gender Affirming Care is Awful. Would we expect any less of Politico? 

A Spiked, The death throes of the university are upon us. "Mounting financial pressure and a crisis of purpose spell serious trouble for higher education."

Jonathan Turley is disappointed Amazon Shortens Christmas Classic By Cutting Key Scenes: It’s a Wonderful Hour. It never did that much for me, but I did force myself to watch it all the way through a few years ago.

Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Giant Killers up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - CRisis Recedes

We're still picking over the carcasses left over from last week's CR fight. Sundance at CTH hosts two interesting clips, Senator Rand Paul Gives His Perspectives on Looming Debt Ceiling Battle and Support for Trump Cabinet and Newt Gingrich Breaks Down the House Spending Mess and Speaker Johnson’s Effort. At TownHall Derek Hunter says Merry Christmas, And Democrats Can Go To Hell. The Peacock whines Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'. He can't be president. He has more important things to do. 

At ET, Trump Selects Aaron Reitz to Lead Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy. "Reitz, who currently serves as Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) chief of staff, brings a track record of high-profile legal battles against the Biden administration." The Peacock also whines Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom. I thought all envoys were kind of special. Hailey Gomez at Da Caller, sees Tom Homan Sends Clear Message To ACLU’s ‘Gameplan’ Attempting To Block Trump’s Mass Deportation. 

The Financial Times seems concerned that Donald Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’. Sundance is thrilled President Donald Trump and Panama President José Raúl Mulino Spar Over Panama Canal, or as Ronald Reagan called it the American Canal in Panama. At ET, Most Businesses Expect ‘Trump Effect’ to Boost Them in 2025: Surveys. 

Insty, TRUE: Fetterman believes ‘fascist’ label of Trump did not connect with people. That’s because it’s stupid and obviously wrong. It must be the first time a stroke fixed someone's brain.

In random political news, at Fox, This Republican woman may become nation's first Black female governor, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia. They could, and still might, do worse. And NewMax claims Matt Gaetz Might Run for Rubio's Senate Seat in Florida. That would spice things up a bit. 

At PJM, Matt Margolis sees The Dominoes Are Falling Fast Over the Biden Mental Health Cover-Up. Matt Vespa at TownHall, hears A Dem Donor's Family Member Summed Up a Meeting With Biden in Two Words, "we're “f**ked.” Adam Carolla@adamcarolla "Very worried about billionaire genius running the country, no concern about corrupt elderly dementia patient running the show" Quote "THE PARADIGM OF MONEY@ParadigmOfMoney "It appears the controlled propagandists masquerading as journalists resent @elonmusk for playing in “their sandbox”. Someone forgot to tell them the sand was claimed by ethical citizens such as @joeroganhq @patrickbetdavid @lexfridman @ShawnRyan762 @hubermanlab @benshapiro x.com/libsoftiktok/s…"

Dan Greenfield at Front Page reports Biden Frees Men Who Scammed $5 Billion With Over 1 Million Victims. "The single greatest mass jailbreak of corrupt scammers in history." MD Kittle at Da Fed notices Joe Biden Met With Hunter’s Business Associates More Times Than With His Cabinet. Priorities. Scott Pinsker at PJM cites Putin: Joe Biden Is Corrupt, Unpresidential… and Less Honorable than Stalin! Probably true, but he has a lower body count. 

Twitchy has No WORDS! Former Kamala Insider Leaks Jill Biden's PLAN for the Country As Joe Leaves the WH and YIKES, burn it all down. NewsNation, Manchin roasts ‘toxic’ Democratic Party: ‘This country is not going left’. 'Bonchie' at RedState, Joe Manchin Goes Scorched Earth on Democrats As He Prepares to Leave the Senate.

Breitbart, Biden’s Legacy: 390,000 Fewer Illegals Deported from U.S. than Under Trump, and a lot more came in. PopTimes has a Report: 43 Million U.S.-Born Citizens Out of the Labor Force, as Immigrants Account for All Net Jobs Gains. At NYPo, Horrific video shows suspect watching woman burn to death in F train car after he allegedly set her on fire, "A migrant from Guatemala." I keep telling you, use the government approved name illegal aliens. 

At Da Caller, Biden Admin Bankrolled Program That Pays Kids To Skip Class Without Parents’ Knowledge For Lessons On LGBTQ Activism. 

Da NYSun, Fani Willis Is Dismissed, but Her Case Staggers On — Can Her Zombie Prosecution of Trump Survive? "A special prosecutor will be appointed to replace the district attorney — and decide what to do with her indictment."

Cathy Salgado at PJM, claims an Exclusive: J6 Prisoner Explains DC Event This Jan. 6. "Media celebrities, businessmen, and Jan. 6ers are coming together on the anniversary of the 2021 protest in Washington, D.C., in an event which one victim of weaponized Biden administration lawfare told me is to highlight the importance of potential Trump pardons." Be very careful. The thugs in the outgoing Biden administration are still spoiling to punish anyone with any connection to J6. I wouldn't be shocked to see them open fire.

At NewMax, ABC-Stephanopoulos Case a Warning to Reckless Left. "The ABC News-Stephanopoulos settlement sends a powerful message. It's one that says news personalities, especially those who work for far-left media outlets, can no longer broadcast false claims in the cavalier manner that they have become accustomed to." We can wage lawfare too. 

Insty on a roll, BIGOTRY ON CAMPUS: ‘Deeply troubling’: Top universities ‘refused’ to stop antisemitism, house report says, “ANTI-ZIONISTS” SHOWING THEIR TRUE COLORS: Bill Ackman@BillAckman "Have you ever seen someone tear down a poster of a missing dog. I haven’t. Now what if the poster was of your missing child, parent or grandparent, or worse, one or more of your family members that had been taken hostage? The banality of evil on 93rd and Columbus in full display with smiles to boot. Who are these people? Who would choose to befriend them, employ them, or have them in their building? What other evil acts have they done or are they in the process of doing? . . ." and Driscoll, JAMES BOND COULD TOPPLE GOLDFINGER AND BLOFELD. BUT CAN HE BEST JEFF BEZOS? Amazon Owns James Bond. Unfortunately It Hates Men."

Matt Margolis calls them SICK: SNL Audience Cheers for Healthcare CEO Killer. At Culturcidal by John Hawkins finds The 25 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2024 "2) "Take (Trump) out, Joe (Biden). If he was Hitler, and this was 1940, would you take him out? Well, he is Hitler. And this is 1940. Take him the f*ck out! Blow him up, or they’ll blow us up. Facts." -- Orange Is the New Black actress Lea DeLaria." At Campus Reform, UC San Francisco med school to hold event led by unhinged prof who said 'Whites are psychopaths'.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: An Unpromising Start In Kansas City up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Our Long Dark Days are Done

Well, it is the Winter Solstice, so the days will start getting longer, albeit very slowly at first, but what I was referring to was the threat of a government shut down, in which some government employees might stop getting paid, and therefore, stop harassing us until we start paying them again. The Congress sort of got its act together late yesterday, and passed a new CR which puts off the problem to around the Spring Equinox! Althouse has a "Quick story about govt. shutdowns and the theatrics behind them. One year when I was reporting at CBS News during a govt. shutdown..." "... we were sincerely searching for real life impact. When we couldn't find any, *that* should have been part of the story. Instead, we kept trying to create the appearance of an impact. It wasn't really trying to be dishonest. It was, in my retrospective view, because the general editorial idea for the story was to show how bad the 'Republican' shutdown was for ordinary Americans, and the answer simply couldn't be that it wasn't...." Tweets Sharyl Attkisson." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Johnson: We Have ... a Plan (Update), In Desperation, GOP Leadership Turns to ... Regular Order? and Reporters Wonder: Why Haven't We Heard From the President As Shutdown Nears?. Elon Musk@elonmusk, "This is great", Quote Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal "THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM? CONGRESS TRIES (AGAIN) TO AVOID A SHUTDOWN Speaker Mike Johnson is rolling out his third plan to keep the government’s lights on, featuring: • A funding extension until March (a.k.a. kicking the can down the road). • $110 billion for disaster relief. Show more" Geiger Capital@Geiger_Capital, "All Elon did was read a bill, post on a public platform that the reckless spending in it was unacceptable, ask others to contact their representatives if they agreed, and made clear that he will help primary Ds + Rs who support it…This is called representative government." John Ringo SF Author@Jringo1508 "From a friend of mine: 'AI holding Congressmen and Senators accountable to the voters for pork spending & stealth legislating in real time, before the vote, by READING THE <BLEEPING> 1000 PAGE BILL was not on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are.'" At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Musk Forcing Republicans To Act Like Republicans. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, American Greatness: The Uniparty Panics, Claims That Elon Musk Is Our ‘Unelected President’. Sundance at CTH, Another Debt Ceiling Debate, Another Govt Funding Charade, Another Looming Govt Shutdown and Short-Term Funding Mechanism for Govt Spending Passes House. Nice Deb at Am Great, Senate Dems Throw Cold Water on Third GOP Spending Bill; Trump Says Potential Government Shutdown a ‘Biden Problem to Solve’ [UPDATE: Bill Passes House, Is Expected to Pass Senate]. Nick Sortor@nicksortor, "JUST IN: Speaker Johnson says he was in “constantly contact” with President Trump throughout the day, and believes Trump is “happy.” Johnson also said he spoke with@elonmusk,who acknowledged this may just be the hardest job in the world. The House has now adjourned." Insty, IT’S GOOD TO SEE OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES GET THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE: Chris Murphy@ChrisMurphyCT, "We had a deal to avert a shutdown. Musk et al blew it up because it didn't help billionaires enough. They wrote a new bill to cut cancer treatment for kids and grease a new tax cut for the rich. That failed too - and now they're panicking because everyone is seeing the grift." Quote, Physics Geek@physicsgeek, "You had a deal to give yourselves a huge pay raise that was crammed full of pork and you put in a handful of lines for necessary expenditures. A guy not in office merely pointed out all of the glaring flaws in the POS and the voters blew up the bill, you petulant, grifting turd."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, at Twitchy, Mike Johnson Criticized As the CR Heads to the Senate: Brit Hume Asks, Is Anyone Blaming Chuck Schumer, Power Line: House Passes Spending Bill, Better Than the Original, Brianna Lyman at Da Fed, Dems Refused To Pass Kids Cancer Research Bill Until They Could Use It To Push 1,500 Pages Of Pork. Sarah Arnold at TownHall says Republicans Celebrate 'Huge Win' for Trump In Congress After Third Spending Bill Passes. 'Becca Downs at TownHall thinks A Major Democratic Narrative on the Spending Bill Just Got Busted. Mike Solana@micsolana, "how are we all just learning this person exists? feels like a reverse mandela kind of." Quote Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber "This crazy lady screaming about "President Musk!" is the most powerful Democrat in Congress on all things US federal budget. She was Chair of the House Appropriations Committee for the first 2 years of Biden & has been the #1 Democrat there since the GOP won the 2022 midterms."Nick Arama at RedState, Elon Hilariously Decimates Rosa DeLauro and Dems' Juvenile Tactics Over Funding Battle. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Turns out the cancer research funding that Democrats are all blaming on @elonmusk, was a stand alone bill that passed in the Republican controlled House but got held up in the Democrat controlled Senate. Democrats k*lled a funding bill for child cancer research." CNN, Congress averts shutdown after House GOP drops Trump’s debt limit demand "The House voted Friday evening and the Senate voted shortly after midnight to pass a bill that extends government funding into March and provides disaster relief and farm aid, but does not include a suspension of the debt limit, which Trump had called on Republicans to address. President Joe Biden must still sign the stopgap bill into law."

Matt Martgolis at PJM and Twitchy, Puzzling Presidency: Scott Jennings Easily Flips ‘Who’s Running The Country?’ Question on CNN

🔥@ScottJenningsKY torches Democrat narrative about Elon running the government and not Trump, while Joe Biden is AWOL:

"If they're worried about people who aren't Donald Trump running the government or having influence, I wonder where they've been the last four years...… pic.twitter.com/5iER1hrCKD

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 20, 2024

Western Lensman@WesternLensman "VDH just unleashed on legacy media, the Obamas and the Democrat hierarchy for lying abut Joe Biden’s cognitive state for four years: "This was the greatest presidential fraud and deception since Woodrow Wilson had a stroke in 1919, and Edith Wilson kept that from the American people for 16 months." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Chris Cillizza: 'People Around Biden Worked to Make You Feel Bad' for Asking About His Decline. VodkaPundit at PJM, Chris Cillizza Absolutely Deserves to Get 'Beat Up' for This. Sister Toldja at RedState, WATCH: Cringe Claims From Brian Stelter, Nicolle Wallace Revisted After Fresh Reporting on Biden Decline. Dint know nuffin. Mary Katharine Ham@mkhammer, "Breaking: That guy from the WSJ story who hasn’t been able to do the job since 2021 is currently the president." Sundance, Why Admit Now? – Wall Street Journal Interviews 50 Biden Staff and Officials Who Outline Cognitive Decline. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The Media Admits Trump Is Current President. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, First Street Journal, Journolism: Even now, the credentialed media try to blame their laziness on Joe Biden’s staffers, Legal Insurrection: The Lie that Will Define Biden’s Legacy,

Twitchy, WTAF Is Going ON?! X FILLED with Rumors As Kamala Harris Cancels Trip and RACES to WH with Sirens Blaring.

John Sexton at Hat Hair, DOGE vs DEI (and the ACLU). "How much does the federal government spend on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts each year? Apparently no one knows because there's no requirement to collect or report such information. We do know it adds up to tens of millions of dollars." At Althouse, "Mr. Romney didn’t accomplish everything he had hoped. He says his biggest regret is failing to stabilize the national debt..." ""... which grew from $22.7 trillion when he took office to $36.1 trillion. He blames 'the scourge of partisan politics' and warned in his farewell address that 'our national credit card is almost maxed out, and America risks becoming debt poor.'" From "'What would Mitt Romney do?' His fight is still worth waging. Mitt Romney took courageous stands on principle, but he also passed a lot into law" by The Editorial Board of The Washington Post."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed claims Court Records Blow Holes In The New York Times’ Latest Anti-Hegseth Smear. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, I Can't Wait for Tom Homan's 'Day One'. NewsMax cites NBC News: Trump Rethinks Firing Joint Chiefs Chairman. Sundance seems to disapprove, It’s Official – Tom Cotton Replaces Marco Rubio on Gang of Eight, New Senate Intel Committee Chairman. 

The Great Victor Davis Hanson at RCP looks at What Was So Different This Time About Trump’s Election? "One, Trump is seen now as a welcome relief." Andy Fowler at Am Mind looks forward to Trump’s New Jacksonian Era. 

Becky Noble at RedState, More Tales From the Swamp - Here's Where a Missing Congresswoman Was Found "The missing Congresswoman in question is Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), who represents Texas' 12th Congressional District, which includes the Fort Worth area west of Dallas in Tarrant County. Granger's last known vote in the House appears to be in July when she voted "no" on HR8998, a bill that would reduce the salary of Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticides Program Ya-Wei (Jake) Lee to $1. Since then, she has no recorded votes. . . . The newspaper discovered that Rep. Granger was now the resident of a local memory care and assisted living home and had been for some time after she was found confused and wandering around her neighborhood."

Bo Loudon@BoLoudon, "BREAKING: An employee of the far-left "New PA Project" was just charged for REGISTERING DEAD PEOPLE TO VOTE! Voter fraud is REAL. I bet President Trump won by an EVEN BIGGER landslide than he did." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, Twitchy, Shocker: The 'Impossible' Thing Dems Said Would Never Happen, Totally Happened Again. DavidGiglio@DavidGiglioCA, "Another “far-right conspiracy theory” becomes reality."

Capt. Ed, End the Tyranny of the Left, Says  James Carville. Ace, Democrat Strategist Ruy Texiera: The Public Gave the Democrats a Clear Message About Their Rejection of Identity Marxism, But the Democrats Don't Want to Listen, "They're doubling down."  Breitbart, Appellate Court Allows Joe Biden to Open Obamacare to DACA Illegal Aliens. John Sexton is sort of pleased Biden Administration New Regulation on Trans Athletes Which Can't Be Completed in Time. Brian Lonergan at Chronicles is upset with Biden’s Final Act of Border Sabotage. Twitchy, Here's the Pardon/Commutation Count for the Last Few Presidents (and Biden's Not Done Yet). RNC Research@RNCResearch, "Biden Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder says he "recently learned" there are actually 2,000+ U.S. troops deployed in Syria — far more than the 900 they had previously announced." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24,   American Conservative: Pentagon Suddenly Discovers 2,000 U.S. Troops in Syria. At WUWT, Biden’s Last-Gasp Paris Climate Push: Virtue Signaling Before Trump Changes the Game. Rueters, US sets new Paris climate target that Trump is expected to ignore. 

Ace is pissed that Kamala Harris iss To Be Offered $20 Million in a Media Payoff Disguised as an "Advance" on Book Royalties Plus: Media Makes Excuses for Covering Up Biden's Obvious Senility, "At Victory Girls, as reported by the Daily Mail, another corrupt media company will offer Kamala Harris a $20 million bribe in the form of a "book advance" for royalties they know she'll never, ever earn." At the European Conservative, Kier and Kamala Share the Same Bad Tax Idea. Only one?

From Fox, House Weaponization panel releases 17,000-page report exposing 'two-tiered system of government' "The subcommittee says it took 'important steps to ensure that the federal government no longer works against the American people'" Mia Cathell at TownHall hears a Pro-Life Leader Targeted by Biden's DOJ Delivers Shocking Testimony Before Congress.

Stacy McCain claims 2024 was The Year the Media Lost. At Althouse, "What was the Lie of the Year?", "Meade asked me just now, referring to the annual designation that appears in PolitiFact. I thought for a moment, then said: "Joe Biden is sharp as a tack." Meade said he thought PolitiFact would pick "They're eating the pets." She is insufficiently cynical. Scott Pinsker at PJM says Democracy Really Did Die in Darkness. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.24, Breccan Theis at Da Fed notes George Stephanopoulos Has Always Been A Propagandist. Matt Vespa at TownHall is amused that 60 Minutes Reporter Who Told Trump Hunter's Laptop Can't Be Verified Afraid Her Industry Might Be Dead. The Martin Center reports on Censorship at Georgetown, "A departmental journal editor says the quiet part out loud, and the professors applaud."

Althouse, "A decade ago, cultural norms in elite American institutions took a sharply illiberal turn." "Writes Jonathan Chait, in "How Liberal America Came to Its Senses/The period of left-wing illiberalism that began about a decade ago seems to have drawn to a close. The final cause of death was the reelection of Donald Trump" (The Alantic). I'm not agreeing with the tale Chait tells. In fact, I find some of it hilarious. I'm presenting it for critical discussion. So let's continue. How did America "come to its senses"?" Dricoll at Insty, with another of his DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Joel Kotkin: The American university is rotting from within. "Ideologically homogenous universities have become something akin to indoctrination camps, where traditional Western values are trashed while woke ideology is promoted. Not surprisingly, the graduates of today’s universities are inclined to maintain rigid positions on various issues, confident of their own superior intelligence and perspicuity while being intolerant of other views. They also tend to be not particularly proud to be American. The kind of support professors gave to the war effort in the Second World War would be hard to imagine today." Beege Welborn, Worth Every Dime of Those Student Loans: Such Schweet Kids on College Campuses These Days. At the Boston Herald, Stunned Massachusetts educators, ADL call for MassCUE apology after ‘hateful’ anti-Israel and Holocaust rhetoric at conference ‘Jarring, unexpected, and unprofessional.’

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: An Unpromising Start In Kansas City up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Contempt for Christopher Wray?

At NYPo, the divine Ms. Devine claims Biden’s disastrous Air Force Academy fall only makes US look weak to our global enemies. At Town Hall Nick Arama notes Biden Delivers More Delusion, Shakes Hands With the Air During Visit With KC Chiefs  and Kurt Schlichter says It Doesn’t Matter That Joe Biden Is a Corrupt, Doddering, Old Pervert, he's not really the one calling the shots. Althouse, sees "Fox News sought a response from the White House for a story it was doing on the problem of President Biden's advanced age. "But — as HuffPo reports in "Fox News Refuses To Run Snarky White House Comment In Story Criticizing Biden’s Age" — the White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates only responded with attacks relating to the advanced age of Rupert Murdoch. . . There's a big difference between owning a company and seeking election to high office. That Murdoch hangs onto his power says nothing positive about Biden's effort to cling to power in his old age. Biden must convince us, the people, that he's fit. He's younger than Murdoch and at least as power hungry. That's Bates's argument." At Da Caller, Biden Wants To Give Power Over Defense Contracts To Climate Activist ‘Cabal’ Bent On Curtailing Economic Growth. Jeff Reynolds at PJM, Mark Levin Explains Why the Debt Ceiling Negotiations Didn't Matter: The System Is Broken. The 'system' was never fixed to begin with. It's always a work in progress, for good or ill. Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, the Weasel Zippers: Biden Tells Americans He Wants To Raise Taxes, Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin: “Having A Debt Ceiling Statute Is A Threat To Us”.

At WaEx, Quin Hillyer predicts A Trump nomination would bring GOP victories to a screeching halt. According To Hoyt  The Game Isn’t Worth The Candle, as she come out weakly on Trump's side. NRO is pleased and Sundance at CTH annoyed as Mike Pence Officially Enters the 2024 Presidential Race "In related news, Gov. Chris Sununu (R-N.H.) announced Monday that he will not enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary, saying a crowded field will only help former President Donald Trump win. (link)" 'Bonchie' at Red State says Tim Scott's Appearance on 'The View' Ends in Embarrassment Because Republicans Never Learn, but Hat Hair's John Sexton is pleased Sen. Tim Scott takes on Sunny Hostin over systemic racism. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, Victory Girls: Vivek Ramaswamy To Take The Debate Stage In GOP Primary Election, Daily Beast Aims Spittle-Flecked Rant at Casey DeSantis. KT at Hat Hair reports Governor Chris Sununu has made his decision on whether or not to run for president, no. CNN, New Hampshire GOP Gov. Sununu says he will not run for president in 2024. Althouse channels Sununu, "No one can stop candidates from entering this race, but candidates with no path to victory must have the discipline to get out." Hat Hair KT, RNC announces details of first primary debate in August - who will qualify to be on the stage? "The top five primary candidates, at least so far, will all meet the requirements for the first debate. Trump, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, and Vivek Ramaswamy all should reach the thresholds without any problems."

VodkaPundit at PJ VIP reminds us  Dear Conservatives: RFK Jr Is Still Just a F****** Commie. Well yes, but he's a useful tool against Biden. As evidence the libs fear him look no further than this Michale Scherer article at WaPoo, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tests the conspiratorial appetite of Democrats. "One of the most famous living descendants of the most famous American political dynasty shows early strength against Biden in polls" PJM's Ben Bartee observes Instagram Censors RFK Jr. Campaign Account

From Fox, Manchin fires back at Obama adviser who called him 'dead man walking' in West Virginia: 'Funny comment', "CNN analyst says Manchin 'knows' he can't be re-elected in West Virginia" That's why we have elections, to decide that.

Jim Hoft at the Gateway reports Kanekoa Releases The Konnech Files: FBI Shielded Two Firms Tied to Chinese Communist Regime That Holds US Voter Data in Mainland China. From Da Wire, DeSantis Suspends Mayor From Office Who Was Arrested For Alleged Voter Fraud. At Da Caller, ‘Playing A Game’: Texas Democrats Quietly Blocked Constitutional Amendment Requiring Citizenship To Vote. Gee, I wonder why? The Fed's Shawn Fleetwood notes Ranked-Choice Voting Is So Bad For Elections, Even D.C. Democrats Are Rejecting It. At Am Think Harold Lowrey thinks about The Razor-thin Margin in American elections.

From  the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, a bunch from Da Fed,  ‘Highly Credible’ Source Reveals Scandal Bigger Than Biden Bribery: FBI Election Interference, Climate-Crazed Bureaucrats’ ‘Home Of  Majority Of Americans Want Corrupt FBI To Be Reformed Or ‘Shut Down’, and After Overseeing Weaponization Of Government Against Trump, James Comey Frets Trump Could Weaponize Government. Bob Spencer at PJM, Comey Warns Trump Might Use the Constitution Against Him and His Corrupt Friends. PJMs Stephen Kruiser thinks James Comey Unwittingly Makes the Case for Trump 2024.  \I'm already sold. Insty, GREAT MOMENTS IN PROJECTION: After Overseeing Weaponization Of Government Against Trump, James Comey Frets Trump Could Weaponize Government.

Spencer Brown at Town Hall reports It's Official: FBI Director to Face Contempt of Congress Proceedings. At  PJM Kevin Downey is amused Congress and the DOJ Are About to Play an Epic Game of Chicken and Bob Spencer hopes FBI Top Dog Wray May Be Held In Contempt of Congress. Can He Be Held In Contempt of the American People? Sundance, FBI Refuses to Give Physical Document to House Investigators Outlining Biden Bribery Scheme, Now Claim “Ongoing Investigation”…  MRC TV,  Comer: Without Subpoenaed Doc Accusing Biden In-Hand, Media Will Claim ‘Source Is Unverified,’ ‘Conspiracy Theory.’ From Da Caller, FBI Has ‘Ongoing Investigation’ Into Biden Bribery Allegations, Rep. James Comer Says, but  WaPoo claims the FBI had reviewed, closed inquiry into Biden claims at center of Hill fight "Republican lawmaker James Comer said he will still seek to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress after viewing document in question." Breitbart reports the White House Claims Biden Family Business Represents ‘No’ National Security Threat. Ace, Grassley: Source Behind Bribery Accusation of Biden Is "Highly Credible" and Has Been Used by FBI In the Past, "So -- completely unlike the source for the "Steele Dossier," which the FBI infamously launched a full investigation into." Also, Quick Hits, "Here's the FBI's new spin: If we present the document alleging Biden conspired with foreign actors in a $5 million+ bribery scheme, the person who brought this information forward may be killed." Matt Vespa at Town Hall writes Here's the Latest Hiccup in the Biden Corruption Investigation, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna@RepLuna "Just left meeting for House Oversight. The @FBI is afraid their informant will be killed if unmasked, based on the info he has brought forward about the Biden family."  At Twitchy, Michael Shellenberger’s thread perfectly sums up why ‘half of Americans don’t trust the FBI.’ 

The NY Sun, After Durham Report Excoriates FBI for Abuse of Power, GOP Won’t Reauthorize FISA Spy Law Without Reforms, ‘Reforms are necessary,’ Representative Mike Turner told the Washington Examiner. ‘We will be taking up the issue of reforms, and they will not be limited to 702 itself.’ I&I, After Durham Report, Voters Seek Deep FBI Reforms: I&I/TIPP Poll.

The redoubtable Julie Kelly at Am Great has a J6 Defendant on Ray Epps: ‘They Are Protecting Him Like Crazy’ "Epps’ unusual defenders make less and less sense." Or it only makes sense if he's some kind of fed agent or plant.

Breitbart, MSNBC’s Weissmann: Trump Will Be Indicted This Week in Classified Documents Probe, he's probably right, but he shouldn't be. At WaPoo, Trump lawyers ask Justice Dept. not to charge Trump in classified docs case, "High-stakes meeting included special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading probe of Trump’s conduct, possible obstruction" If indicted, the GOP needs to go scorched earth on Hillary, Obama, Biden, Pence, and Comey, all of whom took classified docs. WaPoo, Trump-funded studies disputing election fraud are focus in two probes, "The then-president’s campaign hired two firms to prove voter fraud, but none was ever found" So, it's illegal to do studies on elections, now? Sundance is dwelling on old ground in Recusal and Conflicts. From  the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, The Lid reports Supervising Detective in Bragg’s Case Against Trump Suspended For Ties to Michael Cohen.

John Sexton at Hat Hair, reports Opponents of Atlanta's police training center have been giving public comment for 8 hours (Update: 'If you build it, we will burn it').

From  the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, Transterrestrial Musings: says Biden’s War On The First Amendment …isn’t going well. Ace, Missouri AG Attorney Bailey: A Judge Is Rejecting Biden's Argument That He Has the Right to Censor People's Speech, "Heartening! This is the guy who c***-punted that Soros DA, Kim Gardner, out of St. Louis." The Free Bacon Reports on the Fake News Group Behind Deceptive TV Ad Funded By Dem Megadonor Reid Hoffman "Piedmont Rising faced scrutiny for campaign ads designed to look like news broadcasts." From Da Caller, Big Tech-Backed Group Tries To Kill California Bill Because It Could Help Conservative Media. From Hat Hair, WaPo: Extremist "experts" say conservatives are exploiting TikTok etc to pick on places like Target. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw says it's Confirmed: Weingarten and Walensky conspired to keep schools closed. I thought we knew this a long time ago.

At Twitchy, ARGLE BARGLE RAR! Gynecologist who insisted Dylan Mulvaney is a woman gets BIG MAD at being mocked. Ace, cites a Former Anheuser-Busch Executive: Companies Are Being Forced to Propagandize for Woke Causes by Woke Financial Giants Vanguard and BlackRock, "We have to make it illegal for these woke companies to manage people's retirement funds using any other criteria beyond strict economic benefit" and THE MORNING RANT: The Satanic Daycare Sex Abuse Panic and the Current Transgender Social Contagion. John Hinderacker at Power Line reports Target Says: Tear Down Mount Rushmore! Nick Arama is pleased that Target Gets Hit With Another Downgrade, as More Disturbing Info About What They Support Emerges. Sign of the Times, Norway bans child sex changes, joins Finland, Sweden, and UK in rejecting gender ideology. Dave Strom, "the United States is going to become the last country on Earth where these barbaric practices are supported by the government and medical industry. You can thank Joe Biden, the radical Left, and the money-grubbing medical industry profiting off this evil practice." Hat Hair's KT has More on the North Hollywood elementary school where a Pride flag was burned: Parent power. Jason Rantz,  Elementary sex ed promoted puberty blockers, pubic hair art in Olympia Washington. Dave Strom even finds Gender madness in IDAHO. Jazz Shaw reports a Trans drug-dealing prisoner hits the jackpot. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal, Associated Press Forbids Even Discussing Transgenderism as an Ideology. From  the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.23, Don Surber: Democrats Went After Kids. 

At LI, Mary Chastain reports on a U. Cincinnati Student who Claims Professor Failed Her Project for Using ‘Biological Women’ “And I 100% know that this is, like, the most biased grade ever, because my project is about transgenders competing in biological women’s sports ” and Jane Coleman, White House Antisemitism Plan Succumbs To Leftist Pressure on Defining Antisemitism, "Under the guise of “inclusivity,” the document leaves “antisemitism” so poorly defined that it creates a pretext for permitting it instead of a plan to stop it."

Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey

Ace, Have You Heard the Scuttlebutt? Disney Has Another Woke Bomb On Its Hands as Little Mermaid is Projected to Lose Between $50 and $100 Million, "A hundred million here, a hundred million there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." Leslie Eastman at LI, Threat of ESG-Based Corporate Insanity Begins to Recede When Faced With Reality. "Being identified as ESG-compliant may eventually be synonymous with being woke. You can ask Anheuser-Busch how well the woke identification has worked out for them." At Breitbart, though, BlackRock’s DEI Push Is ‘Chinese Social Credit System Applied at the Corporate Level’

Stacy McCain reports about school principals on crack,  ‘Our Recreational Drug Use Began About a Year Ago … It Increased Recently.’ A cocaine habit is not cheap, and you’ve got to be doing it pretty heavily — like, the Eagles on tour in 1977 — to reach the point where you’re in a grocery store parking lot babbling paranoid gibberish with a pistol in your pocket. How were the Griffins able to do this much coke while functioning as elementary school principals and nobody even noticed? In conclusion: Crazy People Are Dangerous."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Weekend Leftovers

NewsBusters note the Double Standard: MSNBC Gives 10 Mins Less to Biden Fall vs. Trump on a Ramp, Holding Glass. If it weren't for double standards they'd have none at all. Sarah Arnold at Town Hall catches Biden Lies Several Times While 'Celebrating' a 'Crisis Averted' Situation In Debt Ceiling Deal. He's lied his whole career; why would he stop now? The Free Bacon informs us Biden's State Department Launches Multimillion Dollar Push To Fight Climate Change, Teach Gender Studies in Iraq, like they don't have bigger problems. 

At the Markets Insider, Top economist David Rosenberg says the US economy is a 'dead man walking' – and warns of a 'hard landing' ahead. Also from NewsBusters, Ruhle Blames The Media For Lack Of Confidence In Biden's Economy. I guess the tongue bath isn't wet enough. Sundance at CTH features Sunday Talks, Kevin McCarthy Defends His Budget Ceiling Bill – Focused Heavily on a Return to Regular Budgetary Order. A great idea, but good luck implementing it. At WaEx, Democrats eye moves to scrap debt ceiling as leverage in spending talks.

Hat Hair's KT sees how Trump congratulated Kim Jong-un on WHO appointment as GOP opponents criticize the move. It doesn't bother me. Trump got farther with the Norks using a soft touch than anyone else. I&I wants to know Has Anyone Noticed Trump Sounds Like A Liberal Democrat These Days? A comparison between a NY con and a FL con. Breitbart has a Survey: Donald Trump Leads Every Challenger Head to Head. Paul Gottfried at Am Great asks us to Pardon Me for Taking Sides! "Perhaps we should choose a presidential candidate who can stop airing personal grievances." At WaEx, DeSantis seeks to overtake Trump with key bloc but struggles to find footing on abortion. Sarah Arnold says DeSantis Responds to Heckler In Best Way Possible ""We say gay!" The woman added as the crowd began to boo at the heckler's comments. In response, DeSantis said, "Yeah, well, thank you, thank you. We're not going to let you impose an agenda on our kids. We're going to stand up for our kids. We're going to make sure to do it right."

Stacy McCain, hopefully, asks Is the Left Breaking Apart? Maybe, but I don't see it weakening the danger. At Da Wire, Manchin Refuses To Rule Out 3rd Party Presidential Run: ‘Everything’s On The Table And Nothing Off The Table’. He can't win, but I'm not sure who he would hurt most, Democrats or Republicans. The Frisco Chronic, cited by Hat Hair, Woof: I don't think this anti-Feinstein op-ed makes the point they think it does.

At Am Great, Ned Ryun and Erik Root claim Republicans Need to Play the Same Game as Democrats. "Where we do not have political power, as in most of the battleground states, there should be a realpolitik approach to win the game by the current rules." The only way to get ballot harvesting banned in states where it is currently practiced will be for Republicans to do it better than Democrats.

Da Caller has a great headline, Disgraced Former FBI Director Who Signed Faulty Warrants Claims Trump Will Weaponize The DOJ. Atop Da Hill, Comey: Trump ‘could be wearing an ankle bracelet’ while accepting GOP nomination. 'Bonchie' at Red State thinks James Comey Expresses His Sheer Terror Over a Republican Possibly Winning in 2024. He's afraid they'll do unto him. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed cites Leading GOP Election Officials: Feds’ ‘Treasonous’ Interference Is A ‘Direct Attack’ On U.S. Elections, say, for example, Comey. Jack Cashill at Am Great has a great Question for Durham: Was It All to Impress A Woman? Lisa Page. "The special counsel’s report never got beyond the shallow end of the deep state. Congress needs to go deeper." No, they were bad actors anyway, but a little sexual chemistry stirred the pot. Hat Hair's Beege Wellborn, "One smug, revolting face I would give money to see in the defense chair at a trial is slimy Peter Strzok. Lord, I want this treacherous, lying pond scum hung out to dry for every last vile, un-American thing he did, instead of feted by CNN and their ilk. And I want that pension back." At Twitchy, MuellerSheWrote makes things worse attempting damage control after MOTHER-LOAD thread exposing her drops. Russiagate warrior has a load of lies revealed.

At PJM, Matt Margolis says Hey Look! Proof Democrats Doctored J6 Evidence. We already knew that; this is just another example. John Solomon at JTN reports Lawmaker probing J6 security failures reveals 'People of interest’ may have withheld critical intel. "Rep. Barry Loudermilk also says he has obtained “scripts” used by Democrat J6 committee to stage-manage last year’s hearings." But never assume evil intent when laziness and stupidity are more likely, at Da Caller, Secret Service Cracks Down On Lax Security After Agents Let Intruder Slip Into Jake Sullivan’s Home. 

At Da Wire, Another Twitter Executive Out After Attempts To Stop ‘What Is A Woman?’ From Appearing On Platform: Report. Musk is still finding cockroaches in the baseboards. To wit, PJM's Ben Bartee notes 'Free Speech' Platform Twitter STILL Banning Lab Leak Theory despite Musk's personal acceptance of the idea. "In Musk’s defense, it’s unlikely that he went out of his way to personally censor the lab leak theory proffered by the WCWP. As I have written previously, Twitter is besieged on all sides by World Economic Forum and Deep State cutouts. They didn’t magically disappear when he assumed ownership." Sam Boehlke at Da Fed observes DHS Cybersecurity Agency Labels Private Thoughts ‘Critical Infrastructure’ To Justify Censoring You. El Gato Malo at Bad Cattatude, sees the security state turns inward. "this is the devolution to dictatorship." Eric Worral(ski) at WUWT is concerned that in the EU, Climate Deniers are Linked to a Russian and Chinese Disinformation Attack. That's just lazy. Nick Arama at Red State wants you to WATCH: CNN's Kirsten Powers Hilariously Leveled When She Talks About Censoring Republicans. Tom Nichols at Front Page, Junipero Serra Statue Destroyers Get a Pass "A California DA says there’s no such thing as hate crimes against Catholics." At da Wire, Texts Show Teachers Union Working With CDC Director To Keep Schools Closed, despite her denials. 

PJMs Richard Fernandez on being  Surprised by Peril of AI. Meanwhile Hat Hair Jazz Shaw worries about Congressional regulation of AI? Legislate in haste, repent at leisure. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJM feels that Five Days Into Pride Month and the Rainbow Weariness Is Already Bone-Deep.  Now that it's Pride Month, Town Hall's Derek Hunter says Let’s Make Fun Of The Gays. "Why is one group protected from being offended and another isn’t?" At Am Great, JP Riley considers Pride Celebrations and the Law Written on the Heart. "If we don’t stop this false compassion and this outrageous indulgence, it’s only going to get worse." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, My Walmart Pride email came today. Dan Greenfield at Front Page sees the State Dept Pushes LGBTQ ‘Pride’ Everywhere Except Muslim World. "U.S. embassies celebrate "Pride Month" from the Vatican to Jerusalem, but not in Saudi Arabia." Bruce Bawer at NYPo, I fought for gay rights — but trans activists have destroyed the meaning of Pride. Deroy Murdock at Da Caller warns Transgenderism Is The New Homophobia.

At Da Mail The truth about transgender surgery... in numbers: Just 16% of gender dysphoria patients go through with the operation, but up to half suffer life-threatening complications. You'd have to be crazy. From Da Caller, GOP 2024 Candidates Are United On One Thing: Opposing Sex Changes For Minors. It's a good issue. At WaEx, Texas governor signs law banning gender-transition healthcare for minors. Madeline Leesman at Town Hall reports Some Transgender People Are Crowdfunding to Leave the State of Florida. Great, let them pay for each other. 

Insty, WELL, IT’S THE NYT: Dave Strom reports on Man video-recording in women's locker room OK if he is trans. Brittany Sheehan at Red State reports Caught on Tape: LGBTQ Activist Arrested at WeHo Pride Festival on Charges Stemming From Drag Queen Story Hour Protest. At Karlstack, Chris Brunet warns This PhD student at Brown University keeps threatening to murder Matt Walsh. Meanwhile, ‘What Is A Woman?’ Reaches No. 1 For Streaming Movies On Rotten Tomatoes. At BPR a 12-yr-old Massachusetts boy who destroyed school board over ‘two genders’ t-shirt faces legal setback, but at Da Caller, ‘A Resounding Victory’: School Settles With Student, Father Who Spoke Out About Trans Athlete In Locker Room. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Dallas Can Now ‘Terminate’ Employees for ‘Misgendering’: No Sane People Need Apply. Clair Leahman at Reality's Last Stand says Trans Activists Have No Right to Pervert the English Language. "The sinkhole of vagueness Orwell described has now swallowed up the word “woman.” 

The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey

At NYPo, Ex-Anheuser-Busch exec reveals how lefty investment firms pressure companies to go woke. Also, Ad agency that tapped Dylan Mulvaney for Bud Light in ‘serious panic mode.’ The Victory Girls report Zooey Zephyr Scolded Montana, Now Moves On To Target. TNP reports ‘The Atlantic’ Magazine is Celebrating Art by Pedophiles. Because, of course they are. Also, New York Museum Says Its Plants are ‘All Queer’. That's just stupid. At Am Think, Nadine Gentry thinks about Drag Under Cover. I don't care, as long as it's not in the classroom, or otherwise forced on kids. At Front Page, Bosch Fawstin sees claims that Giving Low Ratings to Disney’s Black Little Mermaid Movie is ‘Ratings Terrorism.’  Kind of lowering the bar for terrorism.

Insty, “WOKE? NEVER HEARD OF IT.” BullshitSquared (blue check) "@xenophonrocks OK, full on push by the left to deny there is such a thing as woke. Apparently woke is on the ropes. They know it. They're trying to figure out how to throw it under the bus without giving it up. Current strategy: pretend it's a Repub delusion." It used to be a term of self congratulation, but we turned it into a slur. Now they deny they ever used it.  Dave Solway at PJM says It's Now or Never. WSJ, ESG Blowback: Exxon, Chevron Investors Reject Climate Measures. "Shareholders’ votes, along with others in Europe, deal a blow to activists" Hollywood in Toto note how MSNBC.com Calls for Comedians to Censor Themselves (Indefinitely). "Network lists comedy rules to obey or nonexistent Cancel Culture will strike."

At Campus Reform, Prof: 'Nothing wrong with' murder of Trump supporter from a 'moral perspective' "A Rhode Island professor appeared to defend the murder of a right-wing Portland protester." Back at ya. From Front Page, The Threat to Jewish Students from ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ "The malicious portrayal of Jews as vicious oppressors." The new anti-semitism.