Flotsam and Jetsam - Bannon Credits God with Saving Trump for a Second Term

Althouse, "I can tell you... '16 was providential. That was the hand of God.... The pandemic and the stealing of the 2020 election was also the hand of God." ""At the time, it didn't seem that [way] but if we had gone right into a second term, it would have been like trench warfare. It would have been like the Western Front in World War I, just two sides dug in, and they kind of had Trump surrounded. God's hand worked that we would step back.… We had the time to regroup. Trump had the time to think.... You had those four years of preparation." Said Steve Bannon." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Trump Drops Two Names When Asked About A Successor. Vance and Rubio. I could live with either one. 

Fox reports Trump's 16th week in office to include WH meeting with Canada, ongoing trade negotiations. "Trump's week to also include talks about ending Russia-Ukraine war." Sundance at CTH sees the American Consumer Market Just Too Valuable – India Agrees to Align with Trump Tariff and Trade Terms and German Automaker Smartly Shifts Business Plan in Response to Tariffs – Mercedes Will Make More Vehicles in USA. John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Tariffs Are Having a Dramatic Impact on China's Economy. "Estimates of China's annual growth are already being cut sharply." Althouse highlights the plight of "The tariffs have made it impossible for Mr. Liu to continue selling on Amazon, where he previously made about $1 on every garment but now just 50 cents." ""And he felt he could not cut his employees’ pay, Mr. Liu said, as workers at a labor market crowded past his motorbike, which he had parked on the sidewalk with a dress sample draped over the handlebars. 'You can’t sell anything to the United States right now,' Mr. Liu said. 'The tariffs are too high.'" From "China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs/As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China" (NYT)." At Da Caller, Bessent Demands Europe Scrap ‘Unfair’ Regulatory Shakedown. CNN whines Trump says he would extend TikTok deadline if no deal reached by June 19. Dave Strom at Hat Hair wonders Did the Media Notice That the Stock Market Recovered? They noticed, and scrupulously avoided pointing it out. 

Paul D. Thacker@thackerpd "Trump signs Executive Order to end federal funding for gain-of-function virus research which many now believe caused the COVID pandemic." It seems nearly certain that gain-of-function research made COVID, the big remaining question is how much American money contributed to the effort. UPI, Trump honors space exploration on National Astronaut Day. "Observance marks 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming first American in space." Katy Perry not invited. Sundance hosts President Trump Announces Location for 2027 NFL Draft, and Takes Media Questions, "on the National Mall Washington DC". I guess if I can sing and play guitar there, the NFL can use it for the draft. Dave Strom presents A Unified Theory of Trump Trolling. The Dank Knight @capeandcowell, "Tell AI to make you the pope and post it. Every lib will suddenly become pro catholic. Trust me."

'Becca Downs at TownHall sees Judge Boasberg Keeps Getting Assigned Trump Cases. Lawmakers Want to Know Why. Just Facts Dayly looks at all the Misinformation About the Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan. Seth Barrett Tillman has some PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE RECENT LITIGATION INVOLVING SECTION THREE OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. 

Sarah Anderson at PJM hears The Nanny State Shut Down a Small New Hampshire Church. Now Pam Bondi Is Involved. Tom Knighton at BA, FBI Issues Warning On Swatting.

Althouse catches a weird story about Elon Musk, "Neighbors soon grew frustrated with the constant hubbub at the house. They saw people coming and going carrying gun holsters..." "... as the security team ballooned along with Mr. Musk’s safety concerns. Though Texas has permissive gun laws, the activity stood out. 'I call that place Fort Knox,' said Mr. Hemmer, a retired real estate agent who lives across the street and is president of the neighborhood homeowners association.... Mr. Hemmer, who has long owned a Tesla, grew so frustrated with his neighbor that he began flying a drone over the house to check for city violations, and he keeps a video camera trained on the property around the clock. Last year, he complained to West Lake Hills officials about Mr. Musk’s fence, the traffic and how he thought the owner was operating a security business from the property. Mr. Musk’s security team also contacted the West Lake Hills Police Department about Mr. Hemmer, according to city records. One security official accused Mr. Hemmer last year of standing naked in the street, according to the records. Mr. Hemmer denied that he was naked and said he was on his property wearing black underwear. On another night, he said, he was walking his dog fully clothed and stopped when he suddenly needed to urinate — which Mr. Musk’s camera captured. 'The cameras got me,' Mr. Hemmer said. 'It’s scary they have guys sitting and watching me pee.'"

Leslie Eastman at LI, rejoices as EPA Cancels All Environmental Justice Grants "These grants fund many “panda” projects that sound good but actually direct monies to eco-activsts and their anti-American antics." "$52 million EPA “Environmental Justice” grant for Minneapolis Foundation, in partnership with NDN Collective, a communist org that wanted to close Mount Rushmore because it’s a “symbol of white supremacy”."

Rasmussen has a REMINDER: Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll "propaganda - noun - prŏp″ə-găn′də - the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person STILL no explanations - no apologies - no comments Harris was never ahead, they knew it, and they did this:" Possibly related, from John Sexton, Biden's Team Decided Not to Give Him a Cognitive Test in Early 2024. Gee, I wonder why. AOL, Former First Lady Jill Biden Finds A New Gig In The Swamp, Miranda Devine@mirandadevine, "Grifters gonna grift." Quote Matt Stoller @matthewstoller, "Jill Biden is going to work for billionaire ex-con Michael Milken - who got pardoned for securities fraud - to work on ‘women’s health.’ That’s DOCTOR Jill Biden, good sir." Liz Stauffer at LI, Breathtaking Remarks from Dem Leaders Reveal Precisely Why Party Is in the Wilderness "“People say to me all the time, ‘James, why don’t we just do like the Republicans do, just stand up and lie?'” Remember, for Democrats telling an inconvenient truth is lying. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal worries about How Many Biden Appointees ‘Burrowed in’ to the Permanent Bureaucracy? Both parties do it, of course.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, DHS: We'll Pay You to Self-Deport! NYPo, Trump admin set to pay illegal migrants $1,000 to self-deport, and DHS says it will save taxpayers a ton. It would save a lot of work, but wonder how many will take them up on it.

Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, ""EDITED FOR CLARITY": NBC News cuts President Trump's mention of the emergence of damning evidence against Kilmar Abrego García from the Meet the Press broadcast." From Twitchy, WOW: CNN Officially CROSSES A LINE In Their Trump Hate With Disturbing Interview of Drug Cartel. Pop Times, My Respect: CNN’s Interview with Sinaloa Cartel Member About Trump Backfires, Internet Claps Back "Seemingly, the reporter did not get the answer she wanted and thus, asked follow-up questions to strike the right note. However, even the bloody Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, against which the Trump administration has declared war, does not hate the president as much as the left does." Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "CNN is now interviewing cartel members to ask how they feel about being labeled terrorists. You cannot make this stuff up." Mary Margaret Olohan @MaryMargOlohan, "Remember when angel mom Patty Morin emotionally described to the White House press how an illegal immigrant brutally raped and murdered her daughter? CNN cut away from Patty to air segments about Gavin Newsom and the NBA." Monica Showalter at Am Think notices the Pulitzer judges pass over iconic AP photo of Trump defiantly waving his fist with blood running down his face after assassination attempt.  

🚨NEWS: The photographer (Doug Mills) who took the image on the left just received a Pulitzer, not the one (Evan Vucci) who captured the most iconic shot on the right. pic.twitter.com/r08mforOro

— The Gas Stove 🔥 (@TheGasStovee) May 5, 2025

At Splice Today, Mark Judge (remember him?) explains Why NPR Refuses to Have Me on the Air. "One more reason to defund public radio." Dave Portnoy@stoolpresidente "So @6abc begged me to do an interview about the incident at our bar. Since it was local I agreed. Then the reporter tried to say Barstool and I and white men were responsible for the incident. Austin started recording once it got contentious."

From the Remodern Review, Trump Takes Aim at National Endowment for the Arts. PJM's Rick Moran wants to know What Is the Government Doing Funding 'Art' in the First Place? It's another leftist grift. 

SAN, NYU bans dozens of pro-Palestinian students, requires pledge to stop protests. At Am Great Roger Kimball analyzes The Politicized Mind: How the University Lost Its Way. "Academia’s collapse stems not from too much politics, but from the absence of anything but politics—and the virtues needed to resist it are in dangerously short supply."

Jeff Charles at TownHall HHS Releases Damning Report on 'Gender-Affirming Care'. Of course, in a Biden Admin the HHS would release the opposite. The mere fact that the direction of the report depends on who is in office explains why you should heavily discount any government report. At Da Wire, Janet Mills And Her Family Get Rich Off The Maine Governor’s Transgender Stance. ""All a coincidence, I'm sure." There's plenty good money to be made mutilating kids. PJM's Vicky Taft thinks California Democrats Prove Again That They Care More About Perverts Than Kids, "state Assembly Democrats have fought to keep sexual predators from facing felony charges when they approach or victimize 16- and 17-year-old Californians. Republicans want to include much tougher penalties for victims up to the age of 18."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Has It Really Been 100 Days?

It just seems like yesterday, or forever. Sundance at CTH hosts President Donald Trump Holds 100 Day Celebration in Michigan. Ben Whedon at JTN, Trump’s whirlwind first 100 days see admin notch wins amidst turbulence on various fronts. "The 100-day milestone, though somewhat arbitrary, has been the typical benchmark for assessing a president’s initial rollout of their policy priorities. Trump's actions have been varied, but going unnoticed isn't one of them." At Althouse, Trump does a First-100-Days rally — in Michigan, "It's still going on as he nears the 1-hour mark, but you can scroll back and start at the beginning:", So many First-100-Days articles about Trump... and I'm trying to understand why I avoid them, "I suppose it's a combination of already knowing the material that will be itemized and not wanting to consume the spin. Is it amazing and desirable or amazing and execrable? But here's my First-100-Days question: Does Trump know what he's doing?" and "From 25% in favor to 5 to 10% against.... It will be bad for America. It'll be bad for the world. So that was a foreign policy failure. He gets an F on that one." "Canada — he gets an F. Sorry, sorry, I don't see any alternative. Said Alan Dershowitz, grading Trump on his first 100 days." At WokeSpy, Trump Asked Who He Wants to Be Pope – His Answer Is Hilarious. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Peter Doocy is in Michigan ahead of President Trump’s rally tonight, asking voters what they liked most about the administration’s first 100 days. Their answers are pure nightmare fuel for the Fake News. Just watch."

Speaking of Canukistan from Insty WELL, THEN, THEY’RE GOING TO GET WHAT THEY WANT: Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, Canadian Boomers top election issue was “Donald Trump” and their bottom issue was “Making Canada a better place to live”… Can’t make it up." Quote Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital "Canadian Gen Z: “I can’t afford food or a house and our country is being flooded with millions of foreigners. My nation is being ripped away from me!” Canadian Boomers: “Trump is Hitler!” PJM's Bob Spencer sees TDS on Steroids: Canada Elects a Prime Minister to Spite Trump. NewsMax cites Bessent: One of First Trade Deals May Be With India. Sundance hosts Peak Hassett – National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Provides Details on Trade Negotiations. At Real Clear World, Europe Has Come to a Fork in the Road on Trade, will they pick China or the US? From the Free Bacon, Trump Slaps Sanctions on International Shipping Ring Generating Illicit Revenue for Houthi Terrorists. "'Today’s action underscores our commitment to disrupt the Houthis’ efforts to fund their dangerous and destabilizing attacks in the region,' says Treasury." VodkaPundit at Insty, DECOUPLING: Firm Predicts ‘Empty Shelves’ And Recession By June. "Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok on Sunday released a report outlining the timeline for Trump’s tariffs to result in empty shelves, layoffs in the trucking and retail sector and a recession this summer. Trump announced his “liberation day” tariffs on April 2 and it takes about 20-40 days for container ships to sail to the U.S. from China, according to Apollo . . ." "Slok estimates that container ships coming to U.S. ports could come to a stop by mid May. I don’t doubt Wall Street or the media’s willingness to inflate costs and risks, but we’ll see. Also, decoupling was never going to be easy." Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Incredible. A Trump supporter just shut down a desperate MSNBC reporter: REPORTER: “Are you prepared to pay higher prices for goods?” “I’ve been paying higher prices, sweetie. Since the point Biden got in office, my groceries doubled. My gas doubled.”

Amazon threatened to post at "tariff" contribution to it's pricing. The Peacock notes Trump complained to Bezos before Amazon said it scrapped idea to display tariff cost. VodkaPundit at PJM says Thanks, Amazon — Tariff Transparency Might Backfire Bigly. Rob Schmitt @SchmittNYC, "This will backfire. Amazon buys Chinese trash for $0.70 cents. Pays $0.50 tariff. Sells to you for $18 plus $0.50. Customer realizes they’re buying Chinese trash." Quote unusual_whales @unusual_whales, "BREAKING: Amazon, $AMZN, to show cost of Trump tariffs on each product." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Amazon: Uh ... Never Mind On Those Tariff Breakouts. Maybe they saw it, too. 

From Fox, Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs as industry makes effort to return manufacturing to US: 'Major victory' and These companies have announced their intention to increase US manufacturing amid Trump's first 100 days. Joanne Jacobs wonders If manufacturing booms, will we have enough job-ready workers? I think so, but wouldn't it be shame if a labor shortage bid up salaries for workers? PJM's Matt Margolis, Here's What the Democrats Don’t Want You to Know About the Trump Economy. Anything good. From Drew Berquist Bessent Exposes Media Lies About April’s Stock Market Performance. 

At PM, Trump admin refilling strategic oil reserve as fast as possible after Biden drained it so fast machinery broke ""We are refilling the reserve now and we will continue to refill the reserve the whole time I’m in office," Wright said." Driscoll at Insty, MUCH MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: "Trump’s stand against states’ climate overreach is long overdue.  President Trump just drew a hard line against blue state climate activism — and not a moment too soon. His April 8 executive order, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach, takes direct aim at states like California, New York and Hawaii that are trying to sue American energy companies into submission. These lawsuits, funded by taxpayers, don’t just threaten jobs and gas prices — they’re a direct attack on the U.S. energy sector and the families who depend on it. . . . Atlas Shrugged wasn’t meant to be a how-to guide." 

At OTP, Hegseth Terminates Pentagon Program Targeting Female Participation citing Politico, Hegseth cancels Pentagon program. It was signed into law by Trump. "The 2017 bill Trump signed into law was backed by two current Cabinet members when they were members of Congress." It's not that he doesn't want women, he doesn't want women at the expense of men. At Breitbart Bill Maher Bashes Pete Hegseth as ‘Worst Thing to Hit the Pentagon’ Since 9/11.

Sundance is pleasantly surprised the Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Arrested Judge Who Assisted Criminal Illegal Alien. At WokeSpy,  CNN Hosts Meltdown After FBI Arrests Judge For Harboring Illegal Alien. Vicky Taft at PJM says Hey, Man, We Didn’t Write the Rule Book About What Should Happen to Those Two Outlaw Judges. Dave Catron at Am Spec, cited at Hat Hair,  Is Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Above the Law? Michael Walsh at Da Pipeline,  Can We Handle the Truth? Insty answers YES. ABC admits 220 lawsuits in 100 days: Trump administration faces unprecedented legal blitz.

 

Jennie Taer @JennieSTaer "NEW: We @nypost have obtained court docs from 2018 showing Kilmar Abrego Garcia was being accused of gang membership by his wife’s ex and the father of two of her kids. “She is dating a gang member,” Jennifer Vasquez Sura’s ex, Edwin Trejo Ramos alleged in a petition filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court to seek an emergency court hearing on the custody of the couple’s two children." Twitchy, LAWSPLAINING: Newly Uncovered Court Docs Filed Against García's Wife Said She Was Dating a Gangster. Jeff Charles at Town Hall, Oh, So That's the Real Reason Those Democratic Lawmakers Went to El Salvador "The San Salvador hotel boasts rooms with scenic views of the capital city’s landscape and an outdoor terrace where guests can enjoy margaritas and dine on local culinary treats, including made-to-order pupusas. The hotel is described as providing a “tranquil retreat” for “those seeking comfort and convenience,” according to Hotels.com. Google rates the property as a five-star hotel." 

@amuse @amuse "LAWFARE: Delaware is experiencing a mass exodus of companies as a result of Supreme Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick unhinged attacks on Elon Musk's companies. The Senate introduced SB21 to reign her in, but the bill faces legal challenges, and McCormick has reportedly chosen herself to rule on its constitutionality." Leave Delaware @LeaveDelaware "BREAKING: Judge Kathaleen McCormick has selected herself to rule on a case that directly impacts her own powers This comes after a constitutional challenge to Senate Bill 21, alleging that the bill limits the powers of Chancery Court judges while challenging Dropbox’s decision to LEAVE DELAWARE."

Vicky Taft is amused when Woke DOJ Lawyers Self-Deport After Being Told They Have to Protect Religious Liberties. Da Caller, EXCLUSIVE: Harmeet Dhillon Reveals What’s Next For ‘Notorious’ DOJ Office That Was Weaponized Under Biden. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, FBI using polygraph tests to identify leaks to media, following DHS, FEMA “The seriousness of the specific leaks in question precipitated the polygraphs, as they involved potential damage to security protocols at the bureau,” an FBI spokesperson said. From Da Blaze, Trump DOJ takes aim at Wikipedia's tax-exempt status over alleged violations, 'propaganda'.

From Da Signal, Why Elon Musk’s Lawyer Thinks He Is Allowed to Continue Running DOGE. Misty Severi at JTN, EPA official says agency plans to cancel nearly 800 environmental justice grants. "An EPA official said 377 grantees have already been notified that their awards were canceled, and the agency still expects to cancel another 404 grants in the coming weeks, which would bring the total to 781."

At Insty Charlie Martin wants you to WATCH: Chuck Todd Has a Meltdown Defending Media’s Cover-Up of Biden’s Cognitive Decline and VodkaPundit cites STEPHEN L. MILLER: "The media must admit to covering up Biden’s decline. A number of reporters are releasing volumes about Biden’s conspicuous cognitive decline, that many of them supposedly only became aware of on the debate stage last June. Many of these journalists actively worked to smear anyone who had noticed the former president’s state of mind, including right-leaning commentators and Republicans, as far back as 2021. But Biden’s cognitive and physical deterioration were not first apparent on the debate stage. They didn’t even start in January of that year, when Axios’s Alex Thompson began to take notice. That would be the same Alex Thompson honored at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner for his reporting." . . . It was a lie — one that the media used its considerable (but waning) influence to sell. If there’s any turnaround for CNN et al., it starts with an apology, but they seem fully committed to slow-motion suicide."

Teri Christoph at RedState, Doug Emhoff Rages As President Trump Reclaims Holocaust Board From Biden’s Political Cronies. Appointed Jan 17, 2035. Driscoll at Insty, DOUG EMHOFF RAGES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP RECLAIMS HOLOCAUST BOARD FROM BIDEN’S POLITICAL CRONIES: “Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a wedge issue is dangerous — and it dishonors the memory of six million Jews murdered by Nazis that this museum was created to preserve,” Emhoff said in a statement to The Hill. . . . Flashback: Biden Administration Tells Former Trump Officials to Resign from Military Academy Boards." Matt Taibbi at Racket, Are We in a "Soft" Civil War? "Declarations of hostilities from both sides have grown more frank, and it may be we're past the point of return to a Queensberry Rules politics." 

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaug, "LMAO! Because of the DNC's insane diversity policies, they're now considering OVERRULING Vice Chair David Hogg's victory in favor of a Native American woman! They will NEVER let go of DEI. Per Semafor, Kalyn Free is challenging her defeat to Hogg, a white male, at the last party election. The credentials committee is meeting May 12 to consider her challenge. She alleges the election of Hogg "violated the DNC Charter and discriminated against three women of color candidates."

From NYPo, Only nine illegal immigrants released into US during Trump’s first 100 days — 99.99% drop from same period under Biden: Homan and Trump exposed Biden’s biggest lie: that the border crisis was ‘unsolvable’. Da Signal reports Trump to Sign Executive Orders Strengthening Law Enforcement, Punishing Sanctuary Cities. At RedState, Teri Christoph, Hammer of Justice Is About to Fall on Two Left-Wing Busybodies Who Tried to Stop ICE Arrests in Virginia and Ward Clark, Trump Cracks Down on Sanctuary Cities With Sweeping Executive Orders. At NewsMax, First Migrants Charged for Entering Military Zone on US Border. Western Lensman@WesternLensman, "Scott Jennings hammers Dem narrative that Trump is losing the political battle over immigration: “When it all shakes out, what are they going to be able to say? Donald Trump effectively closed the southern border just by taking office." “The old way was, hey, just get here and we'll find a way and it'll probably work out for you. The new message is, don't come here, please don't come here. And now people know that we mean it." “When it all shakes out. I think we're going to find that Donald Trump inherited the biggest mess of all was on immigration." "He had the biggest cleanup job to do on it, and he ultimately did what he had to do to bring order to it." "I still think it's their number one issue.""  From the Deporter-in-chief's wife, at Da Caller, Michelle Obama Says Trump’s Deportation Policy ‘Keeps Me Up At Night.’

Alex Petkas at Am Mind is Eating Harvard’s Lunch. Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro "Princeton president Chris Eisgruber oversees systemic racism." Quote Christopher F. Rufo @realchrisrufo "BREAKING: Following our reporting, multiple federal civil rights agencies have requested documents related to Princeton's systematic discrimination against whites, Asians, and Jews. Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber is an enemy of equality—and must be held to account."

Insty, IF YOU MAKE IT PAINFUL, THEY WON’T DO IT ANYMORE: Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "BREAKING: The Dept of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights has found that Penn violated Title IX by allowing males to compete in women’s sports. The proposed resolution includes restoring records and awards “misappropriated” by male athletes and apologizing to affected female athletes. JTN reports the Riley Gaines Act signed into Georgia law is designed to protect women’s sports. "The legislation is in line with President Donald Trump's executive order entitled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." More than half the states in America have similar legislation, many named for Gaines." CBD at Ace's says Hey...Nike! Stay Away From Our Children! Isn't Using Them As Slave Labor Enough? "VP Vance Takes On Nike's Alleged Funding Of Youth Trans Study: 'Craziness Hasn't Gone Away'"

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Flotsam and Jetsam - World in a Tizzy Over Tariffs

Jeez, are we still talking about tariffs, instead of something significant, like say, Signalgate? At OTP, a Shock Poll: Trump’s Popularity Rises Amid Tariffs Hysteria. Da Mail, Americans deliver shock verdict on Trump's controversial new tariffs "When it comes to Trump's universal 10 percent tariff on all goods coming in from other countries, more Americans support the policy than oppose it." Twitchy says Here's a HARSH Reality Check for the 'Trump Supporters Are Regretting Their Vote' Crowd. Election Wizard @ElectionWiz, "DAILY MAIL: President Donald Trump is more popular now than before he enacted his sweeping new tariffs. —> A Daily Mail/Partners poll found that Trump's approval rating rose to 53 percent, a 4-point increase over last week when it was 49 percent." YaHoo! Hang tough, it won't be easy': Trump defiant on tariffs. At Breitbart a Defiant Trump dismisses stock market’s tariff plunge. Jeremy Frankel at TownHall hears JD Vance Says He’s ‘Feeling Good’ About Tariffs. Sundance at CTH hosts Stephen Miller, Rebalancing Global Trade is a “Matter of National Survival.” and Rick Santelli Blasts CNBC Panel for Gaslighting Audience About Trump Tariffs. BillAckman@BillAckman, "@VDHanson makes a compelling case for the @realDonaldTrump tariff strategy, but gets one issue incorrect. He describes the Trump tariffs as reciprocal and proportional to those other nations have assessed on us. In actuality, the Trump tariffs were set at levels substantially above, and in many cases, at a multiple of the counterparty country’s tariff levels. Initially, the market responded favorably, up more than one percent when Trump referred to ‘reciprocal tariffs’ in his Rose Garden speech. It was only when he put up a chart showing the actual tariffs that the markets plunged. We can divine from this response that market participants are supportive of the administration using tariffs as a tool to lower the asymmetrical tariffs of our trading partners, but are highly concerned with tariff levels set well in excess of a corresponding country’s levels. So why did Trump take this approach? The answer goes back to ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Trump’s negotiating style is to ask for the moon and then settle somewhere in between. It has worked well for him in the past so he is using the same approach here. . . " 

Breitbart Business Digest, The Market Finally Realized Trump Meant It. At OTP, Musk Claps Back At Trump Advisor Peter Navarro Over Tariffs. At Althouse "Many business people and investors are still hoping Mr. Trump will recognize the havoc he is creating and ease off his tariffs. But so far, he doesn’t seem concerned...." "I'm reading a column by Steven Rattner, who was counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration, in "'Few of Us Ever Imagined He Would Go This Far.'"" At Liberty UnYielding, Trump imposes wildly varying ‘reciprocal’ tariffs that aren’t reciprocal at all and punish friendly nations with few trade barriers. From RCW, Green Policies, Not Trump Tariffs, Killing British Steel. True, considering the tariffs just began. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks he knows When Canada Will Cave on Trump's Tariffs, after their elections in April. GB News reports Jaguar Land Rover HALTS US car exports just hours after Donald Trump's trade war kicks in. OI guess we won't be getting a new Jag. At ET, Ford Announces ‘Employee Pricing’ for All Shoppers. Hmm, now there's a possibility. After Trump’s Tariffs Rich Cromwell at Da Fed says If You’re Hysterical About Trump’s Tariffs, Go Touch Grass. I prefer beach sand; I don't have to cut it. WUWT explains The Left’s Localvore Betrayal: Tariffs Expose Climate Hypocrisy. "You’d think the climate crowd would cheer: fewer globe-trotting supply chains, less fuel burned, a win for their green utopia. After all, studies have long shown that local production can slash transport emissions—think of the diesel-chugging freighters idling off Long Beach. But instead of popping champagne, leftists are picketing Tesla dealerships and wailing about trade wars. What gives? The answer’s simple: politics trumps principle." Steve Richards at JTN reports From the Panama Canal to TikTok, China wants to keep its bargaining chips, "China appears poised to use Panama Canal ports and TikTok as bargaining chips in Trump’s tariff war."

Fox, Senate GOP pushes Trump budget framework through after marathon vote series, "Susan Collins and Rand Paul were the only Republicans to oppose the measure." From the Free Bacon, Trump Admin Announces First Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of America, "Oil production has increased to 13.6 million barrels per day under Trump, just shy of an all-time record." ET reports Trump Extends TikTok Deadline for Another 75 Days. UPI, RFK Jr. to conduct celebratory 'Make America Healthy Again' tour next week. From Breitbart, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Voted Against Nomination of Harmeet Dhillon, because she's racist. 

From Insty, I GUESS IT’S TIME FOR RAINBOW STEW. "Reader Bill Rudersdorf writes: Somebody ought to remember the stanza from Merle Haggard: “When a President goes through the White House door, An’ does what he says he’ll do, We’ll all be drinkin’ that free bubble up, Eatin’ that rainbow stew.” — Merle Haggard, 1981."

From the European Conservative, Lies, The Spirit of Munich, and JD Vance.  War on the Rocks examines Greenland’s Military Possibilities for the United States. From Fox, Politics

Trump touts airstrike on Houthis, showing video: Will 'never sink our ships again', "The Trump administration has been conducting daily airstrikes on the Iranian-backed rebels for the last 20 days." RCD, Iranian Personnel Leave Yemen As U.S. Strikes Intensify.

At Hat Hair, Steve Moore explains Why Democrats Hate DOGE and Love Waste, (because most of it goes to them, their allies and their constituents) and Dave Strom reveals What Bureaucrats REALLY Say and Do Behind Closed Doors. Hint, they don't like you very much. The Free Bacon, sees Private Jets, Ferraris, and False Claims Inside An Obscure Federal Program Rife With Fraud, "Meet the Universal Service Fund, which doles out billions on behalf of the FCC." WaPoo worries DHS officials ask IRS to use tax data to locate up to 7 million immigrants, "The agencies have still not reached an agreement on sharing information. But immigration officials now say they’re seeking records on millions of people suspected of being in the United States without authorization." At Althouse, "Musk’s onetime biographer Seth Abramson wrote on X that he would 'peg his IQ as between 100 and 110'..." ""... and claimed that there was 'zero evidence in his biography for anything higher.' The economics commentator Noah Smith estimated Musk’s IQ at more than 130, a number gleaned from his reported SAT score." There's a general rule that nobody can appreciate an intelligence greater than their own. 

Misty Severi at JTN reports Federal judge orders Trump admin to bring Maryland man back to US after he was wrongly deported. "The Trump administration has admitted that Abrego Garcia's deportation was an "administrative error."" Streiff at RedState follows up with Trump Administration Sends Brutally Honest Response Saying Judge Can't Undo a Perfectly Good Deportation. "Because the United States has no control over Abrego Garcia, however, Defendants have no independent authority to “effectuate” his return to the United States—any more than they would have the power to follow a court order commanding them to “effectuate” the end of the war in Ukraine, or a return of the hostages from Gaza." WokeSpy, Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan on Record Pace Despite District Judge Interference . At LifeZette, Blue States Sue Trump—Apparently Voter ID Is Just Too Much to Ask.

Matt Margolis at PJM hears Kamala's Staff Went Bonkers After Her Concession Call To Trump. Matt Vespa at TownHall says If That Was Kamala's Initial Reaction to Her 2024 Defeat, She Still Doesn't Get It. LifeZette says Kamala’s Own Advisor Said ‘What The Hell Was That’ After Interview That Sunk Campaign. At OTP a Poll: AOC Trouncing Schumer In Potential NY Senate Primary. Oh goody!

From WokeSpy, Wisconsin Voter Integrity Battle: 5,000 Allegedly Illegal Registrations Submitted.

John Sexton, Now It Can Be Told: Letter Reveals What Hunter Biden was Doing for Burisma, Unregistered lobbyist for Ukraine. Of course, he's been pardoned so they can admit it now. I don't agree with FARA, but if it's going to be enforced, it should at least be enforce equally.

There were massive anti-Trump, Elon and DOGE protests yesterday. Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "These protests today are not organic. All 1300 of them have been preplanned by the same six Democrat led and funded NGOs. The resistance is made up of a professional agitator class, whose only purpose is to engage in destabilizing and Marxist revolutions. That is what they learn how to do and that is what they implement. None of these people have any idea what they’re even protesting or what the pre-printed signs they are required to carry mean. Their purpose is to psych you out and make it seem like the whole country is not behind this president and his agenda, but that is a lie." Matt Vespa, Here's the Tweet That Obliterates All the Anti-Elon/Trump Protests Today. Election Wizard @ElectionWiz, "Notice where today’s protests happened—and where they didn’t. They were in deep-blue cities like Chicago, NYC, D.C., and Boston. But in working-class swing-state communities, turnout was weak. This isn’t a national movement—it’s libs working through the 5 stages of grief." At Twitchy, A Giddy Rachel Maddow Helps Explain Why the Anti-Trump/DOGE Protests Are NOT Grassroots. @amuse @amuse, "TERROR: Soros-funded Indivisible is openly admitting they are behind the 1300 paid protests happening today in all 50 states. Democrat billionaires are funding these uprisings and they should held legally accountable for the violence and vandalism." Atop Da Hill Jonathon Turley looks at The liberals’ license: How the left finds release in an age of rage. Althouse asks Grok, Why were the anti-Trump protests yesterday called "Hands Off"?

From the Center Square, Advocacy group sues DOE for records related to Columbia antisemitism. 

At the Annapolis Cap Gazette, Naval Academy releases list of 381 books removed from library following DEI executive orders. A cursory glance suggest considerable "malicious compliance."

Da Blaze wants you to Meet the 'queer' radicals who secretly send kids sex-change kits.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - We Have a New President!

Well, technically he's second hand, but after Biden, he feels new. I summarized the runup to the inauguration yesterday, and even finished before noon when Vice President Vance took the oath of office and 12:01, when Trump took the oath. It was an eventful day, of course. I don't see how the President kept up, I got tired just following it on TV (with a break for a cold beach walk). While much of the day was pomp and circuses, for which I care little, as promised Trump hit the ground running, issuing many executive orders, among the more notable, pardoning or commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 J6ers with an order to immediately release those currently detained, stopping the use of Biden's "One app", and declaring that for federal government purposes there are only two sexes. Of course, you can see the entire inauguration, from sundance at CTH, President Trump Inauguration Day Livestreams from Washington DC.

Stacy McCain calls it the END OF AN ERROR: Joe Biden Leaves in Disgrace as Trump Returns Triumphant, "As commenters have already noted, doesn’t it feel good to say “former President Biden”?" Ace, in all red, capital, italic font with the trademark flaming skull, DONALD JOHN TRUMP, THE 45th AND 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM; "CONVICTED FELON" TRIUMPHS OVER CORRUPT MEDIA AND CRIMINAL DEEP STATE. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed thinks It Could Be Morning in America, 2.0; UPDATE: 'Welcome Home' and  Beege Welborn says, All Hail the Return of Intelligence, Beauty, and Grace. Foxes BRET BAIER: Inauguration Day spotlights America's perpetual promise. The Free Bacon feels The Joy Is Back in Town: Trump Greeted as Liberator in Triumphant Return to White House. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Never Mind the Weather — It's a Bright and Sunny Day for America. At Da Signal, ‘Liberation Day’: 8 Takeaways From Trump’s Second Inaugural Address. From Spiked, This is not the dawn of a new fascist era. The Hat Hair staff, Donald Trump Is Ready to Fight. So Are We. Hat Hair, Scott Jennings: 'Watching Him Indict These Gangsters to Their Faces...'. From NewsMax, Trump to Call for 'Revolution of Common Sense' at Inauguration. At Althouse, "Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents — something I know something about." "We will not allow that to happen. It will not happen again. Under my leadership, we will restore a fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law,"  and "Trump to call for a 'revolution' in common sense." "Says the crawl at CNN, which I'm watching with the sound off." Ace, in red font, "A Revolution of Common Sense:" Trump's Inaugural Address, ""For Americans, January 20, 2025 is Liberation Day." "For many years a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power from our society while the pillars of our institutions lay broken.""

 

Luke Rosiak@lukerosiak, "Do they know that the speech was public and we could actually hear it ourselves?" At Ace, Quick Update on "Team DeLulu" Cope "Team DeLulu" are the mentally ill progressives and communists who swear -- or swore -- that they had inside information that Trump would never take office. They claimed that they were shown the signs of this by astrology, tarot readings, Reading their period blood (!!!), and various BlueAnon "leaks" from government insiders. Why do they call themselves "Team DeLulu"? It sounds like Team Delusion. Do they realized they're deluded? Are they making fun of us for wrongly thinking they're deluded? I do not know. Who can fathom the mind of an idiot. The latest theory I heard was this: That government agents were preparing to swarm-arrest Trump for electoral fraud, but what they needed to cinch the case was for him to take the oath of office, which would... I don't know, complete the crime or show intent or something. So this entire transition and inauguration has been a legal trap for Trump, and now he's just moments from being carted off to Levinworth to await his hanging.."  

Giorgia Meloni

Some inaugural fripperies. RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa, Giorgia Meloni will be the only European leader in Washington at Trump's swearing-in." At Hat Hair They Say That Like It's a Bad Thing: Meloni Only European Leader at Inauguration. Althouse was absorbed by the spectacle, 45 minutes and 47 seconds..., Famous faces at the inauguration church service: Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos..., I don't think I've ever watched an inauguration so closely. The indoor setting brings the focus to the individual faces..., Biden and Trump are now riding together in the same limo — unaccompanied by wives or VPs, "What do you imagine they're saying to each other?", Posing on the front steps... ready to fight... or dance, "No, Trump Did Not Hold the Bible Upside Down at Lafayette Square," "That's a NYT headline from September 18, 2020. . . But just now on CNN, as Trump entered the church, the historian chosen to provide depth and context— Timothy Naftali — repeated the longstanding and long-discredited misinformation," and Man in shorts, upon seeing John Fetterman at the inauguration in his favorite basketball shorts and hoody. NYPo, Fetterman Doing Hoodie and Shorts Chic. I'd at least break out my best khakis. Sundance, President Trump Introduces the Village People to Perform at the Victory Rally in DC, and Yes, He Dances. At NYPo, Carrie Underwood sings ‘America the Beautiful’ a cappella after major snafu at Trump inauguration: ‘Help me out here’. Bob Hoge at RedState, Country Superstar Overcomes Technical Malfunction at Inauguration, Smashes It Out of the Park.

Here is the splendid @carrieunderwood performance at the Trump Inauguration. This is what a professional looks like. With grace, when the military band audio failed, she sang her song with the audience. All American and perfect. pic.twitter.com/Qce0AHj6fJ

— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) January 20, 2025

Matt Margolis at PJM, ‘This Is What Victory Feels Like!’ Musk Gives Epic Victory Speech and What Elon Musk Did at the Inaugural Rally Will for Sure Trigger the Liberal Media. The "main stream" media immediately found a second with an out stretched hand and deemed it a Nazi salute. Andrew Kerr@AndrewKerrNC, "Very bold of CNN to insinuate the richest man in the world did a Nazi salute just three days after the network lost a bombshell defamation suit." Quote Media Lies@MediasLies "CNN is accusing Elon Musk of doing a Nazi salute on stage. Full context shows Elon was gesturing that his heart goes out to the crowd.They’re grasping at straws today." Even Jonah Goldberg@JonahDispatch "The thing at the 55 second mark, where he grabs his chest and says "my heart goes out to you" is supposed to be a deliberate Nazi salute? Sorry, not buying it." At Twitchy, We Did NAZI That Coming: CNN Beclowns Itself Over Elon Musk's Gesture From the Heart. Mary Katharine Ham@mkhammer, "I shouldn’t cuss, but fuck you, we’re not doing this anymore." Quote PBS News @NewsHour "Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena. . . " Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Where's the media outrage????" 

All interspersed with the fete came the executive orders. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Here Are Trump's First Executive Orders. The White House, Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions. WaEx, Trump announces mass clemency for all Jan. 6 defendants, except for 6 under review. Capt. Ed, BREAKING: Trump Signs Clemency Action for 1500+ J6 ‘Hostages'. Mary Chastain at LI reports Donald Trump Pardons 1500 J6 Prisoners, Continuing to Look at Six Commutations, "He ushered it out of the room so they could be released now." NBC News@NBCNews, "A conservative activist who has been on the board of a group supporting Jan. 6 defendants has been named interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., the position that has overseen the hundreds of cases brought in the Capitol siege investigation." Sounds like he has a light case load. Jake Lang - January 6 Political Prisoner@JakeLangJ6, "JUST ANNOUNCED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS DROPPING MY JANUARY 6 CASE!!!!!! 4 YEAR AND 4 DAYS IN THE GULAG WITHOUT A TRIAL IM FINALLY COMING HOME!!!! GOD BE MAGNIFIED!!! MOUNTAINS DO REALLY MOVE IN JESUS NAME!!!"

NRO, Trump Signs Order Restoring Sex Binary in Federal Policy, Rooting Out Gender Ideology. Capt. Ed, Make Biology Great Again: Trump Orders End to ‘Gender’ Wokeness. Althouse, "The Executive Order establishes Government-wide the biological reality of two sexes and clearly defines male and female." ZeekArkham ,@ZeekArkham "So they’re wearing the pink pussy hats again. They didn’t wear them to protect women in sports. They didn’t wear them to send back illegals who s*xually assaulted women. They didn’t wear them in support of Laken Reilly and the other girls who were m*rdered by illegals. They didn’t wear them to support Nancy Mace after she was attacked. They’re all a bunch of hypocrites who want to selectively choose their outrage." At Hat Hair Megyn Kelly, BEHOLD the Incoming Executive Order on Mens Is Mens and Womens Is Exactly That. 

Atop Da Hill, Trump officials shut down CBP One app. Ace, Border Patrol Trucks Are En Route to the Southern Border, "A Revolution of Common Sense." Bill Melugin@BillMelugin_, "Migrants in MX weep as they learn that Trump has terminated the CBP One cell phone app that Biden used to essentially wave a magic wand and allow 900,000+ otherwise inadmissible migrants into the U.S. via mass blanket humanitarian parole. Up next - CHNV migrant flights will go." The Peacock whines Facing Trump's mass deportation plans, some sanctuary cities shift their tone, "In some cases, local officials have shied away from the “sanctuary city” label and pledged to work with federal immigration authorities — a departure from Trump’s first term."

At ET, Trump Signs Executive Order to Fire Top Career Federal Managers More Quickly, "The new chief executive hopes to replace federal government managers who fail to follow or implement his policies." Rusty Weiss at RedState, Trump Rips Security Clearances From the 51 Spies Who Lied, Then He Hit Them With Another Bombshell, investigations. @amuse@amuse, "FIRED: CNN is reporting that the David Pekoske the TSA Administrator who put @TulsiGabbard on “Quiet Skies” terrorist watch list has been fired. The Hammer of Justice is here..." Quote Pete Muntean@petemuntean, "BREAKING: The head of the Transportation Security Administration has been FIRED by the Trump administration, multiple sources tell me and @priscialva. In a memo to TSA employees, David Pekoske says he was told "my time as your administrator will end as of noon today." Ace, Elections Have Consequences: The TSA Official Who Put Tulsi Gabbard on the Terrorist Watch List Has Been Fired. "The President so nice they inaugurated him twice:" Matt Vespa reports The Purge of the Top Brass in the Military Has Begun. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok. "BREAKING: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Linda Fagan, has been terminated over her failure to address border security and her excessive focus on DEI - FOX." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "JUST IN: General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters he plans to stay in his position. Brown is obsessed with race-based diversity quotas. He signed a memo stating his "goal" is to reduce the number of White Males in the Air Force. This man cannot be let anywhere near the Trump administration. cc @realDonaldTrump @PeteHegseth." Spectrum, Trump fires four of Biden's presidential appointees, including Gen. Mark Milley. Capt. Ed, Clearing the Decks: Acting FBI Director Resigns Hours After Assuming Role "No matter, though. Trump's transition team quickly replaced Wray and Abbate with two other well-respected FBI leaders in the field as Patel awaits a confirmation hearing in the Senate:"

Ilya Somin at the Volokh Report  worries about Trump's Illegal First-Day Executive Actions "Several of his announced actions are likely to be illegal, especially some related to immigration." It wouldn't be the first time an executive order was found to be illegal, that why we have courts. Trump admitted as much last night when asked about his order rescinding birth-right citizenship. Jeff Charles at TownHall calls it Predictable: Lefty Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over DOGE Hours After President is Inaugurated. Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Already". See pic. 

Dave Strom sees even NYT admit, NYT Poll: Americans Are MAGA Now. At the WSJ, How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture, "In sports, entertainment and marketing, displays of conservatism are crowding out progressive postures." Twitchy. WINNING: Marco Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State. Eyal Yakoby@EYakoby, "BREAKING: Pro-Palestine demonstrators have set up a guillotine outside the Capitol to protest Trump. There is a violence wherever you see this flag. Matt Margolis, Even Biden's Own State Department Credits Trump for Getting a Hostage Deal. VodkaPundit at Insty, FER CRYIN’ OUT LOUD: "Trump ‘Transition Official’ Says All the Gazans Really Need Is ‘a Sense of Hope.’ Really? Trump’s biggest weakness might be how small the pool is of good hires. But this one has got to go. Lee Williams at TAG, Trump Owes It to Gun Owners to Eliminate the ATF. Dave Strom, Vivek Being Shown the Door? Last week I opined that Vivek's talents would have been wasted if he were appointed to the U.S. Senate to replace J.D. Vance. He was needed at DOGE, working alongside Elon Musk to dramatically slim down government. Apparently my opinion was not shared with the Trump folks working at DOGE. Vivek apparently is seen more as a showman than a workman, and people inside DOGE will be happy to see the back of him as he goes off to run for governor of Ohio." I won't pretend to know, but there sure were two pretty big egos at the head of DOGE.

VodkaPundit at Insty yesterday morning, I DUNNO, THERE ARE STILL NEARLY TWO HOURS LEFT: Dear Joe: NOW Are You Done Breaking the Country? 'Bonchie' at RedState sees a Completely Defeated Biden Slur Through One Final Shot at Trump Before Leaving Town. "Biden doesn't want to admit that because even though he's been as thoroughly defeated and embarrassed as any president in recent memory upon leaving office, he still longs to be seen as a historic statesman. I hate to break it to him, though: That ship has sailed." Don't go away mad, just go away.  Matt Margolis, Biden's Final Act As President Was a Massive Cover-Up for the Biden Crime Family. At TownHall, Scott Jennings Owns Dem Commentator on CNN, Destroys Biden and His Legacy in the Process. 'Becca Downs at Townhall, Adam Schiff's Response to Preemptive Pardon May Shock You. Bad Hombre@joma_gc, "Notice Adam Schiff’s silence now that he is the lying crony receiving the pardon in the scenario and the person doing the pardoning is Joe Biden." Twitchy, COWARD Liz Cheney Snaps at Trump AFTER Biden Preemptively Pardons Her and WHOO DAWGIE That Was DUMB, Tim Murtaugh @TimMurtaugh "You accepted a pardon." Sean Davis@seanmdav, You’re a pardoned war criminal. No one cares what you think about anything. You should be preparing for your deposition and testimony since you’re now banned from pleading the Fifth." Quote Liz Cheney@Liz_Cheney "Trump’s remarks in the Capitol Visitor Center today were a reminder that neither lies nor the liar who tells them get better with age. The Select Committee evidence is available on multiple websites and, as a criminal defendant, Donald Trump has had access to all the transcriptsShow more". At Twitchy, Executive Traction: Democrat Defending Biden Receives Rare Factual Slapdown from WaPo ‘Journalist’. Jacob Sullum at Reason reasons Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law "His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office." NPR whines Biden's FBI director expressed 'vehement' opposition to Peltier commutation. Ace, Surprise: Defender of Normzzz and Protector of the Criminal FBI Pardons Terrorist Who Murdered Two FBI Agents. "Every Democrat president eventually gets around to pardoning leftwing terrorists. Bill Clinton pardoned the Puerto Rican FARC terrorists who set off bombs at the New York Stock Exchange, for example. But they're not allies with the revolutionary/terrorist left. Oh dear no! It's just that they're always pardoning leftwing terrorists because it just happens to work out, coincidentally, that leftwing terrorists are always deserving of presidential clemency. And so Biden pardons another terrorist."

At HE, The Democrats have perfected the art of losing. At RCP, Tech Billionaire Mark Pincus: "Red-Pill Moment" To Learn Trump Never Really Called Nazis "Very Fine People" In Charlottesville. Greg Gutfeld says much the same about his switch from Never-Trump. 

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