Flotsam and Jetsam - Tulsi Taps Out

From Fox, Tulsi Gabbard resigns from Trump Cabinet, "Her husband Abraham was recently diagnosed with extremely rare form of bone cancer, she wrote in resignation letter." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Tulsi Gabbard Resigns. Sundance at CTH, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Resigns Position to Stand Beside Husband Cancer Battle and President Trump Responds to DNI Gabbard Departure, “Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Aaron Lukas, will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence”. I'm hoping for Michael Flynn or Rich Grenell as permanent holders. At Althouse, "Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer." "Writes Tulsi Gabbard, reported at The NY Post." RedState's Bob Hoge notes Dems React to Gabbard's Tragic News the Only Way They Know How: With an Utter Lack of Class or Humanity. Well, Adam Shitt. Tulsi was never "true MAGA," a liberal Democrat deemed too sensible for her party. She destroyed Kamala, their chief obsession, in the 2020 election Democrat debates. But she did have a real bone to pick with the intelligence agencies that, under the Biden regency, put her on the terrorist watch list and followed her around on airplanes. Thank you for your service, and best wishes for your husband's health.

Matt Margolis at PJM observes The Left Tried to Destroy Kash Patel. Crime Data Just Vindicated Him. "Murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped more than 18% nationwide last year. Aggravated assault fell more than 7%. Rape declined nearly 8%. Robbery cratered by about 18.5%. All told, violent crime dropped about 9.3% overall; there were roughly 1.1 million fewer violent crimes than in 2024. "The 2025 crime data in this report shows the single largest decrease in violent crime and murder since 1937 — as well as huge decreases across the board in terms of aggravated assault, rape, and robbery," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement." I don't know how much you can credit the FBI for that, though. I do wonder how much of that is deportation of the criminal aliens. Ace, Crime Skyrocketed During Biden's Open Borders Regime and Plummeted During Trump's Deporation Regime But I'm Sure This Is All a Right-Wing Coincidence, Racists, "Now we see the real numbers. And the real numbers, for once in five years, are great."

Sean Davis @seanmdav "Why did Massie lose tonight? Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCarthy, to anti-Trump Epstein obsessive in 2025 after tweeting about that issue a whopping three (3) times in the decade prior. The nail in the coffin for him was voting against OBBB in 2025 because, according to Massie, it did too much to secure the border. ... We’ll never know what caused the apparent personality change—maybe it was the death of his wife, maybe it was the McCarthy race followed by McCarthy’s ouster, or maybe it was a desire for notoriety or media acclaim and a lucrative podcasting career outside of Congress—but the drastic change was undeniable, as was the seeming lack of interest in much of anything happening in Kentucky. Blame Trump, blame Israel, blame Epstein, blame the tragic death of a spouse, I don’t care. But you cannot just wave away 2020 Massie going face-to-face with the Trump machine and winning in a rout only to get smoked six years later. Massie’s voters didn’t really change all that much, but he did, and they noticed." At Ace, Tucker Carlson Is Spiraling and Sperging Over The Crushing Loss of His Nazi Pal, "John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC "Massie's biggest mistake was likely believing that social media is real life, that people like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones had managed to wrest enough influence from Trump that seeking their good opinion was the only constituency he needed to win over. Well, he and they lost by ten points."

From the Free Bacon, Trump Administration Forcing Big Changes to $1.7 Billion in Biden-Era Auto Grants, Scaling Back Electric Vehicle Production and Boosting Hybrids "The Department of Energy froze the grants as part of a review of Biden’s green energy spending last year." 

Sundance claims Zelenskyy Bombs College Dormitory in Starobilsk, Luhansk with 16 Drones – Numerous Dead, Search and Recovery Efforts Continue for Missing Age 14 to 18. I'm not sure I believe Russian reports of a Ukrainian civilian attack, but it's possible. It's not like the Russians haven't committed many comparable attacks. From the WaPoo, Putin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia. "The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China."

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair is flummoxed when the Alberta Premier Announces Referendum on Independence Referendum, basically saying this petition to leave Canada sets up conditions to ask for a vote to see if ya'll really want to leave Canada. 

Scott McLallen at TownHall, Memorial Day Weekend Could Mark Next Chapter in U.S.-Iran Conflict. John Sexton, Is Trump Planning to Renew Attacks on Iran This Weekend? (Update: More B2). Trump has given the IRGC plenty of time FA; maybe it's time to FO. Possibly factoring into the decision according to Sundance, Ivanka Trump Targeted for Assassination by IRGC Terrorist "Recently captured Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, made a “pledge” to kill Ivanka and even had a blueprint of her Florida home, sources claimed. The Iraqi national was allegedly targeting President Donald Trump’s family in response to the killing of Iranian military chief Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad six years ago."

Vicky Taft at PJM, West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Oh, Now We See Why Democrats Love Homeless Drug Addicts, lots of opportunities for graft and election fraud. Matthew Seedorff@MattSeedorff, "NEW: One day before a PATH worker was federally arrested in LA on fentanyl distribution charges, mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt told me in a 1-on-1 interview: “The same people giving out needles are also giving out drugs.” Pratt also claimed “arrests are coming.” Today, federal authorities arrested a PATH employee near MacArthur Park." @rachelbovard "I’ve been saying “rise up, millennials” forever as a half joke but, uh, holy cow you guys. Spencer Pratt just spit out a more coherent, pragmatic, and compellingly articulated drug policy than anything I’ve heard from a decade of DC focus groups." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do? That is the defining question that guides my 5 step plan to fix the homelessness problem in LA. We *must* end this evil racket of corrupt politicians and NGOs who profit off the misery of these poor souls. They launder money and feed them more drugs, so they can keep their customers locked in this hell on our streets. We have a moral obligation from God to help them and make our city safe and clean for everyone. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have forsaken this city. Time for real leadership. Time for real compassion."

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, Gavin Newsom Is Going to War With Chevron Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Newsom First Drove Them Out of California, Now He's Telling Californians to Boycott Them. Nick Arama at RedState, The Streisand Effect Hits Newsom Hard After His Office Makes Huge Blunder Attacking Chevron. At Twitchy, Justine Bateman RIPS Gov. Newsom's 'Press Office' a New You-Know-What Over Call to Boycott Chevron. Justine Bateman @JustineBateman, "This is unconscionable. The Governor of CA, an elected official meant to serve the constituents of this state, both individuals and their companies, is urging us to AVOID a company here. Incredibly unethical and disqualifying. No doubt a spiteful response to @Chevron informing the CA citizens that the reason our gas is always outrageously expensive is because of the CA gas tax. That is a FACT cause by the CA Gov. I will be intentionally buying gas at Chevron this week in LA." Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis, "Is this $200+ billion dollar “high-speed” rail a policy failure? Of course. But if the goal was simply to commandeer tax dollars for distribution to politically-connected constituencies then I’d imagine those with that goal are probably quite pleased." Quote Judge Glock @judgeglock "California high-speed rail cost now up to $231 billion. That means the average worker in the state will pay out over $12,000 to fund a single project that almost no one will ride."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Shameless: Wasserman Schultz Poaches 'Black District' For Political Survival. Republicans made me do it! Matt Vespa at TownHall, Why Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is About to Start a Political Race War in Florida. Sister Toldja at RedState hears Black Democrats Declare War on 'Jim Crow' Debbie Wasserman Schultz After She Reveals 2026 Plans.

Matt Margolis notes The DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Here, and Oh Boy, It’s a Dumpster Fire. A Larry vid at Hat Hair suggests Democrats Stage Mutiny Against Schumer As Party Loses All Hope. Chris Queen at PJM reads it as Democrats Admit They Stopped Listening in 2024. Jon Ossoff Still Isn’t. Dan McCarthy at RCP claims Democrats Face Midterm Disappointment. "the second barrier Democrats will have to overcome is that voters just don't behave the way they used to: For nearly a quarter of a century, the American public exhibited wild swings in party preference in House elections, creating midterm waves in 1994, 2006, 2010 and 2018. But 2022 broke the pattern" Trump broke the system. Joe Cotto at Am Think thinks This Midterm Season, the American Dream is on the Line. "America is staring down a demographic and fiscal abyss that threatens to devour the American Dream for working families, retirees, and the next generation." Dave Strom asserts Decline Is a Choice, and Democrats Are Making It. At the Center Square WI, Lawyer claims Wisconsin ‘desperatly’ trying to keep voter list secret. I wonder why? Buck Throckmorton at Ace claims Election Prediction Markets Are Now Push-Poll Mechanisms, not Gauges of Likely Election Results, after Democrats started gaming them.

John Sexton observes DC's Mamdani Leads Recent Mayoral Poll. Move NOVA back into DC. VodkaPundit at Insty, BLUFF, CALLED: Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Ilhan Omar, in April: “Please investigate all you want." She did ask nicely." New York Post @nypost, "Federal fraud investigation targeting Ilhan Omar https://trib.al/RthGpdy." Ace, Dr. Oz: Minnesota is Still Refusing to Turn Over Evidence of Their Looting of the American Treasury. Capt. Ed, Texas Dem: Hey, I Didn't Say I Wanted All 'Zionists' In Camps - And the DCCC Is Out to Get Me and House Dems Wonder: What Is a Women's Museum ... Without Men?

Matt Vespa says Look Who Introduced President Trump at a Rally Yesterday. And Some Libs Were Furious, Giants quarterback Jackson Dart. Nick Arama thinks Dems Show Just How Off the Rails They Are With Attack on Trump Over Don Jr. Wedding. He can't go abroad because he's too busy with Iran et al. 

Driscoll at Insty cites ROD DREHER: What the San Diego Mosque Shooters Believed. "According to the 75-page unfinished manifesto left behind by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, the pair hated Muslims, Jews, blacks, legal migrants, illegal migrants, Latinos, Asians, industrial society, gays, trans people, Donald Trump, “MAGAtard boomers,” liberals, conservatives, moderates, and women." I guess they go me with MAGAtard boomer. Dave Strom worries about A New Wave of Domestic Terrorism Coming? Brendan O'Neill at Spiked explains How to oppose fascist violence "Whether it’s an attack on a synagogue or on a mosque like the one in San Diego, there is only one thing to say: this is evil."

From WaEx, Promise made, promise kept: Trump administration had full year of zero border releases. At NYPo, Stunning number of illegal migrants who have been deported from US or left voluntarily is revealed by DHS "More than 3 million illegal aliens have left the US or been deported since President Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security has revealed." Still less than the Biden regency let in. News Week whines Trump Admin Looks to Charge Some Immigrants $18k to Deport Them.

Althouse catches the NYT being the NYT, Trump and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. "The top left corner of The NYT right now: .... It's like a children's taunt: You act like you're so big but you're not."

Ace, Confused Mentally-Stunted Sexual Assaulting Bigot Don Lemon: Stephen Colbert Was Fired for the Same Reason I Was -- Because Mediocre White Men Are Threatened by Pardiagm-Shifting Epochal Black Talents Such as Myself and Colbert. "Oh man, I used to do this exact "I'm looking forward to not watching" joke with John Ekdahl. RIP." Sasha Stone says Good Riddance, Stephen Colbert "It couldn't have happened to a bigger jerk."

From the College Fix, U. Florida’s presidential finalist boasted about injecting DEI into classes. At Campus Reform, Cornell trustees clear president after activist confrontation, "Cornell’s Board of Trustees concluded that President Michael Kotlikoff violated no university policies after activists surrounded his vehicle following an Israel-Palestine debate on campus." Shooting News Week thinks Cambridge Progs Would Rather Have More Crime Than Arrest Protected Class Criminals. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Cambridge Council votes 5-2 to disable gunshot detectors to protect black residents and migrants." Dave Strom hears 'You Will Share Your Locker Room With Predators...Or Else' Diana Alastair @sappholives83, "Judy Walcott, a woman in New Hampshire, has been banned from her local Planet Fitness because she objected to the presence in the women’s changing room of a man who is a convicted child predator, domestic abuser, and stalker. This man, Christopher Beaulieu, also has additional convictions for changing his name without reporting it to authorities as required by law — remember when we told you this would be one result of SelfID? In addition to hanging around watching people in the women’s changing room at PF, this creep also makes a habit out of hanging out at Chuck E Cheese (which is such a red flag that every cop I know thinks that any mentally able adult man found there by himself should get an automatic hard drive check)..."

Ace, Lazy Leftist Zillennials (Including Grandma Taylor Lorenz) Discover a New Right: The Right for People to Order Expensive Food on DoorDash for Every Single Meal Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz, "This is bc they do not have the time or capacity to create home cooked meals. It’s an issue countless ppl have tried to raise w leftists but big leftists online continue to shame/abuse poor ppl for being forced to rely on these services for meals, which act as a tax on the poor." Quote Allie @allie__voss, "The younger and poorer the generation, the more they eat out and DoorDash This is part of the problem" If they have the money, they have the right. Just don't make me pay for their lazy indulgence.

And plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.22.26. Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.  The Wombat has and FMJRA 2.0: Technical Difficulties up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - May Day! May Day!

Or as some might to call it, victims of communism day. Though, in a sense, we're all victims of communism and it's friendlier, but insidious brother socialism, which his been the guiding philosophy responsible for so much domestic conflict and wasted resources. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, It's 'International Remind the Commies That They're Morons' Day. Dan Surber saw Blue Wednesday for communists. "Iran is losing. Comey is losing. And America is having a great week." 1945 thinks Russia’s Economy Is on the Brink of Collapse. The Russian people writ large have been one of the foremost victims of communism, and they're still suffering as a result. 

Because I suppose we must, onto the third attempted assassination of President Trump at the hands of his domestic enemies. Scott McLallen at TownHall, New Footage Appears to Show Would-Be Trump Assassin Shooting U.S. Secret Service Agent. A full load of buckshot from a 12 gauge shotgun has got to hurt, even through a vest. The Secret Service guy who was hit was the only agent to fire, apparently. It's no surprise he missed. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " JUST IN: The DOJ has released HIGH QUALITY security camera footage of attempted Trump assassin Cole Allen SPRINTING through the security checkpoint at WHCA’s dinner This is NOT AI generated, like much of the footage posted this week Secret Service is adamant their agent was NOT struck by friendly fire, but was shot by Cole Allen with a 12-gauge shotgun." Nick Arama at RedState thinks Trump's Hilarious Remark About a Bulletproof Vest Has Reporters Rolling in the Aisles. Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom, "The reporter couldn't help but laugh. Q: Are there talks about you wearing a bulletproof vest? @POTUS: "I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier." Dave Manney at PJM sees The Wisconsin Brewery Post That Triggered a Firing. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, Brian Kellar, the Senior Vice President of Regional Markets for @AspirusHealth, responded to Minocqua Brewing Company's post hoping for the ass*ssination of Trump, with a picture of himself wearing a "F*ck Donald Trump" shirt. A senior official at a healthcare company is supporting calls for violence against the sitting president. Any comment @AspirusHealth?" "Aspirus Health President and CEO Matt Heywood confirmed the organization parted ways with Kellar." Michael Goodwin at NYPo hears The Dems’ newest phrase in raging at the GOP is to go ‘Kill yourself’. Hat Hair's John Sexton worries about 'Normie Extremism' and Looming Violence. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "And here I thought it was because you had lost your mind. Like half the electorate. Unable to accept the results of an election. And in your case, turned your back on everything you ever believed in." Quote Bill Kristol @BillKristol, "Why do I bash Trump? Because he’s earned it. He’s in our faces each and every day—he’s turned all of life into political life. So we are left with a choice: passively accept your lot as a victim in his altered reality, or resist it and fight back."  

Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Democrat congressman Seth Moulton compares Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to a Nazi submarine captain, says Hegseth like the Nazis, should face execution for war crimes. Insanity." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "The thing to understand is that the Obama/Biden regimes were successful in training many senior generals and admirals that DEI is a core competency of the US military, and in many cases THE core competency of the military, over and above readiness and warfighting. Thus, when Hegseth came on board with a charter to demolish the anti-American, unconstitutional, debilitating DEI policies these generals and admirals held dear, it was as if Hegseth had showed up in 1913 to tell the horse cavalry that they were no longer needed on the battlefield, or if he had been there and sided with Billy Mitchell in 1921 when he demonstrated the vulnerability of naval vessels to air attack. Pete is attacking their Golden Calf. ..." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "Pete Hegseth is ON FIRE today “The mantra you would hear dripping from the lips of generals, with a serious look on their face was, 'our diversity is our strength.’" InfantryDort @infantrydort, "I love watching George C. Marshall get invoked as the sacred model of nonpartisan military leadership. Fine, but let’s tell the whole story. @PeteHegseth’s reported senior officer “purge” is roughly 3% of today’s active duty general/admiral universe. Marshall’s senior-command cleanse? After the Louisiana Maneuvers, he relieved or pushed aside 31 of 42 division, corps, and army commanders. That’s 74%. And even by raw total force share, Marshall’s documented 1941 tranche was over 15x Hegseth’s reported rate. Marshall was the dark angel of career death. Do the midwit ideologues understand their own example? If Marshall existed today in the purest form, politicians would collectively stroke out. To his credit, Marshall did have a ready made excuse to give Congress with the plucking boards and testing. What the ideologues need to really fear is, what happens if Hegseth starts doing the same thing? 3%? That could just be a warm up. And if George Catlett Marshall Jr. were alive today, he would concur." 

And just in case you didn't notice (who did?) the longest government shutdown in US history ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. Politico, Congress ends record-shattering DHS shutdown. AP, Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown. ICE and Border Patrol not fully funded yet, but GOP expects to fix that through reconciliation. RCP comments Shutdowns Persist Because Congress Pays No Price.

From Ace, Economy Grows By Decent 2% Annualized Rate Despite Fuel Price Inflation; New Jobless Claims Fall to Near Record Lows, "Via Ed Morrissey. It's a decent growth figure, rebounding from the weak 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025." The Patriarch Tree @PatriarchTree, "In July 2022, the @RCPolitics average had Joe Biden's job approval at net -19.9. Donald Trump's current RCP average is net -15.6 -- i.e, despite everything, Trump is STILL more popular than Mr. Eighty-One Million Votes." Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "We just had astronauts go further into space than ever before, piloted by a black astronaut and Democrats openly argued that he was only there because of affirmative action. White progressives don't understand how belittling it is to black voters to claim all their success came from white progressive handouts, not their own capabilities and achievements." Quote (((Harry Enten))) @ForecasterEnten "Trump's GOP is holding on to the generational gains they made with Black voters in the 2024 election. The GOP has gained 12 pts on the Dems on party id with African Americans vs. Trump term 1 at this point."

If you happen to care about the British Royal visitation, Althouse finds "King Charles tames Maga but Britain’s still in the doghouse." "That's the headline at the London Times. Subheadline: "While the monarch has gone down a storm with President Trump’s VIPs, his US visit seems to have done nothing to help Sir Keir Starmer."" And, "Great king," says Trump, pointing at Charles. "The greatest king in my book." They charmed ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "The @RoyalFamily decision to celebrate Appalachia & placing it equal in importance with visiting New York City tells you how much our culture has shifted towards the middle of the country. And let's be honest few things are as American as a potluck dinner during a block party." Quote Rebecca English @RE_DailyMail "The King and Queen have attended a packed America 250 block party in Front Royal, Virginia. They brought ‘pot luck’ - coronation quiches, Victoria sponges and royal honey - and enjoyed a Main Street parade, marching bands and clog dancing to a bluegrass band. Crowds 7k plus!" Marcus Walker @WalkerMarcus, "This is the single most genius diplomatic gesture I have ever seen." Quote Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "KING CHARLES III: "There was one particular AUKUS predecessor, launched from a UK shipyard in 1944 that served for the majority of her life attached to the 4th Submarine Squadron in Australia playing a critical role during the war in the Pacific. Her name? HMS Trump — so tonight..." Trump does appreciate flattery.

Althouse is also into misc Trumpiania, "With those beautiful ears of yours — he's got great hearing," "The ballroom is, to the confusion of many, a top priority for Trump. Indeed, it has been one since long before he launched himself into politics," and "Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host." "The Wall Street Journal reports."

She's also on the Iran beat with "The Iran war must end with a decisive victory. And that victory can only be achieved in one of two ways..." ""Either Iran capitulates or the U.S. launches a final flurry of military strikes. Trump has given the regime every opportunity to sue for peace, and it has rejected his overtures. It is admirable that Trump is taking his time. He understands that what he is doing is important and cannot be rushed. But it is also true that he cannot declare victory until either Iran cries uncle — or he finishes the job." Writes Marc A. Thiessen in "Trump is 14 days from decisive victory in Iran/The regime won’t deal and the blockade alone won't break it. Only military action will" (WaPo)." And Billions of dollars and still no end date. "1. "The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date" (NPR). 2. "California high-speed rail price tag jumps to $231B, nearly seven times 2008 estimate" (Fox26News)." NYPo hears Tick-tock, Tehran — the regime’s escape routes are closing fast. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Nepo Babytollah, Maybe: We Will Never Surrender On Nukes, Ballistic Missiles. OK then, how about Ace, US to Deploy Brand New Hypersonic Missile, The "Dark Eagle," to Iran. Hat Hair's Dave Strom cares about The Atrocities Liberals Don't Care About.

Seth Mandel at Commentary calls Democrats The Party With the Nazi Tattoo as Hapless Woke Karen Drops Out of Maine Senate Race, Clearing Field for National Socialist (and Avowed Communist) Graham "Totenkopf" Platner (Ace). Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "We went from outrage over the OK hand gesture and Pete Hegseth’s tattoo to the actual Nazi SS tattoo being no big deal. Remarkable media shift, highlighting yet again how in the pocket of the Left the press corps is." At Althouse, "Mills attempted to blunt Platner’s momentum this spring by running ads bringing up controversy around deleted Reddit comments he made years ago downplaying the seriousness of sexual assault." ""Mills argued that Republicans would make 'mincemeat' out of Graham in a general election, given his Reddit comments, and that a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, which he got covered up, will likely provide fodder for attacks." From "Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of race to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins/The seat is critical to Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate. Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Democrat, is likely to win the primary" (WaPo). As I commented in this post, I don't mind so much that a young military guy got a stupid tattoo, but the fact that he grew up to be a communist. Phil Klein at NRO thinks Maine Shows Antisemitism Is a Shortcut to Success in the Modern Democratic Party. Dave Strom, Graham Platner, Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker Are Officially the Future of the Democratic Party. Igor Bobic @igorbobic, "Fetterman on Graham Platner: “Democrats really, really like Platner in Maine, but the Republicans fucking love him.” “If Maine wants an asshole with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, they get him.”" Stephen L. Miller @redsteez, "While Janet Mills ran out of money, Graham Platner has several priceless works of art and gold bars stored away." Sunny @sunnyright, "Can I assume that @BulwarkOnline and its cadre of Principled Former Republicans will be endorsing and supporting the moderate old school Susan Collins over the radical left-wing guy with a Nazi tattoo and history of racism and misogyny? If not, why not?" Gad Saad @GadSaad, "She is the daughter of evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson. He was a close colleague of mine and a friend. However, once I expressed disdain for Obama and Pelosi, he publicly explained that I had lost my humanity, and he was hoping that I would find it again. We've not spoken since. I was a great guy and scholar until I expressed a political opinion that was "heretical." I then became a subhuman. This is coming from an individual who support the Party of Empathy." Quote Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse, "INSANE. Seattle's Socialist Mayor responds to exodus of wealth from Washington state by saying "BYE" ... then laughing. We're doomed." Aaron Sibarium @aaronsibarium, "NEW: Blue jurisdictions are rationing homeless services based on race. In Portland, a non-white, non-native English speaker who is LGBT would get priority over a domestic violence survivor with a 6 yr old child who's been homeless for 12+ months. The policies are shocking." Marc Porter Magee @marcportermagee, "At its height, the NYC public school system educated 1.2 million kids a year. Ten years ago that dropped below 1 million. The current estimates are about 880,000. Ten years from now it could be only 700,000. And yet the budget just keeps going up." Quote Marc Porter Magee @marcportermagee, "The Atlantic on NYC schools: “According to federal data, its per-pupil spending is nearly 50 percent higher than Los Angeles’s and Chicago’s … A shrinking student body mechanically pushes up per-pupil spending unless the education budget is cut—and the budget is never cut”" John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz, "Congratulations to New York City’s unhoused for their new, 11-block-long sleeping quarters." Quote New York Post @nypost, "DOT releases new vision for Park Ave. - transforming busy roads into pedestrian paradise." From Twitchy a Report Planned Parenthood Used Codeword ‘Benghazi’ to Hide Millions in PPP Loans. Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "At this point, the asymmetry is almost an advantage -- the contemporary left is constantly blindsided by their support for issues they've been told are popular only to wake up one day and find out they're a huge liability." Quote Reddit Lies @reddit_lies, "The post: "This is stupid, of course Dems understand what Republicans believe" The comments: *Dems demonstrating they do not understand Republicans*" Dave Strom sees The Moral Decline of Ro Khanna.

Pascal Najadi (USSF) @JfkPascalNajadX, "HOLY CRAP! No WONDER Gavin Newsom is suing to block Trump's executive order requiring barcode tracking for mail-in ballots CA vote fraudster Shakir Khan had 71 NAMES and 41 COMPLETED MAIL-IN BALLOTS at his single house They want to protect fraud." From Fox, Trump election integrity push exposes massive amount of dead people on North Carolina voter rolls. "Findings came as the state board began digging into its rolls to verify the citizenship status of registered voters."

VodkaPundit at Insty observes THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES REIGNS SUPREME: How U.S. Electric Vehicle Industrial Policy Created A New ‘Rust Belt.’ Twitchy, AOC Goes Straight Fatal-Attraction NUTS When Lee Zeldin Says He's Done With Her Lying Green Energy SCAM.

John Sexton reports Louisiana Suspends House Primaries. Who is Next? Preparing to redistrict after SCOTUS overturned their court imposed racial gerrymander. Ace, Louisiana Suspends House Primary Campaign Schedule Until They've Had a Chance to Redraw Congressional Maps. "Louisiana is, I've heard, good for at least one and possibly two Republican pick-ups with craftily drawn maps." Jen O'Connell at RedState calls it The Domino Effect: SCOTUS' Louisiana v. Callais Decision Unmoors Democrat Plans for Voting Takeover. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says The Democrats' Gerrymander Gloating Hits a Brick Wall. Tim in @MrNOVApolitico, "Tennessee is MORE Republican than Massachusetts is Democratic. If it's ok for Massachusetts to be 9-0 Dem then it's ok for Tennessee to be 9-0 Rep. Late primary, fully justified and Cohen isn't even black. Get it done." At Bastiat's Window, Dems and the Wood Chipper or Dems in the Wood Chipper?, "Virginia Democrats could face blowback after their drive for maximalist gerrymandering."

Andrew Follett @AndrewCFollett, "You literally drew this atrocity." Quote Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul, "The Supreme Court has been chipping away at our elections for years. It is clearly carrying out Donald Trump’s will with this decision. New York has always led the fight for voting rights and we’ll lead again." Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries just called the Supreme Court "illegitimate." That follows Democratic politicians and pundits calling for the packing of the Supreme Court. Nothing says Happy 250th Anniversary like tearing down the core institutions of the Republic." Gregg Nunziata @greggnunziata, "An ex president has three choices 1. Retire from the public stage 2. Speak only in unifying terms 3. Stay engaged as a partisan, with the dishonesty or selective truth that demands It's a tremendous shame that President Obama has chosen the last path." Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama, "Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach..." PJM's Matt Margolis hosts Scott Jennings Humiliating Former Daily Beast Editor Over Gerrymandering and Race. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "Not a single person crying about how the Supreme Court has made it impossible for black people to get elected supported Winsom Sears over the affluent white lady. Not one." Clay Travis @ClayTravis , "If you were born in America since roughly 1975, the only systemic racism that has existed in your life is racial discrimination by the state & feds in favor of minority groups. This governmental era of racism to cure racism is ending and Democrats are losing their minds over it." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "'Is It Too Late To Ask Who Gerry Mander Is?' KBJ Whispers To Clarence Thomas https://buff.ly/vrZP50y"

The Federalist @FDRLST, ""There's one way of life for the liberal justices and another for the conservatives," Mollie Hemingway noted. While the liberals could "appear on a Broadway play" or "travel all over the world," the conservatives can't go to dinner with their families "because they might get killed."" From Twitchy, Judge Halves Rapist’s Sentence Noting He’s an African American Male Who’s ‘Experienced This Society’.

Mary Margret Olohan at Da Wire, EXCLUSIVE: Biden DOJ Lawyers Fantasized About Prosecuting Catholic Nuns, Emails Show ""I'd like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit," one Biden lawyer wrote another." Did they rap him on the knuckles with a ruler? Dave Strom sees Catholics in the Crosshairs.

Dave Strom on James Comey: It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy. He's about where I am. "Comey is total scum, and the reason why I approve of obvious lawfare against him is that only the threat of tit-for-tat will stop this steady stream of abuses of power."

Capt. Ed, When Harmeet Met the Ostroushkos "At a recent anti-ICE rally in Minneapolis, Turning Point USA observer/reporter Savanah Hernandez got assaulted by activists for recording the public events. Minneapolis police identified the trio that assaulted Hernandez as members of the Ostroushko family – father Christopher, mother Deyanna, and adult daughter Paige. The video depicts Christopher Ostroushko blindsiding Hernandez, who was injured in the attack. The local police investigation resulted in a minor misdemeanor charge against only Christopher in Hennepin County, where progressive-activist DA Mary Moriarty would be more likely to bury the case than try it. In the meantime, the father has been making the media rounds to paint himself as the victim, as Beege reported last week ... colorfully. But a funny thing happened on the way to Moriarty's expected hall pass. The assault actually took place at the Whipple Building, which is federal property – and that gives the Department of Justice jurisdiction as well. Assistant Attorney General Dhillon took immediate notice of this at the time of the assault and promised to put her Civil Rights Division "on it" to open a probe into the assault and intimidation of a journalist. Late yesterday, that shoe dropped on the Ostroushko family: The Department of Justice today announced the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging Christopher Ostroushko, Deyanna Ostroushko, and Paige Ostroushko with assaulting a journalist while she was reporting on an anti-ICE protest on federal property in St. Paul Minnesota on April 11, 2026. Christopher Ostroushko and Paige Ostroushko are also charged with willfully and forcefully injuring and intimidating that journalist."

PJM's Cathy Salgado is happy that the Texas Attorney General Sues Chinese ‘Birth Tourism’ Center. "Paxton is accusing the Houston-area De’Ai Postpartum Care Center of “unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals into Texas for the sole purpose of birthing children and obtaining ‘birthright citizenship’ in a manner that violates Texas law,” according to an April 29 press release. That includes violation of the Texas Penal Code." TownHall's Amy Curtis suggest you Listen to Justice Alito Absolutely Hammer the Lawyer for Haitian Nationals.

TB Adams at And another thing ... Respect the Kidnapper’s Pronouns, Bigot, "Style guides thick with activist-speak make LGBT news stories unintelligible."

Mary Chastain at LI,  informs us the Viral Rhode Island KKK Video was a Hoax. "You know, one of these days, an incident like this won’t be a hoax but since there have been so many fakes, no one will believe it."

Heh, Insty IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S TRUE:

Good morning ☀️😃 pic.twitter.com/OJoh05ExjG

— Steve 🇺🇸 (@SteveLovesAmmo) April 29, 2026

And still more! at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.30.26.

Maryland, My Maryland

Leslie Eastman at LI reports Maryland Delays Implementing Senseless, California-Style EV Mandate

Another state is now reconsidering its EV mandate. Maryland’s governor has delayed its attempt to be East Coast California.

The Maryland Freedom Caucus is claiming victory after Governor Wes Moore issued an executive order last week delaying implementation of California’s Advanced Clean Cars (CACC) 11 mandate by two years. The order comes in direct response to the Freedom Caucus’s January 16, 2025 letter calling for Maryland to fully withdraw from the program.

“This is a major win for the people of Maryland,” said Delegate Matt Morgan, Chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus. “We sounded the alarm early, and now Governor Moore is backing down. This delay is proof that the Freedom Caucus is delivering real results for working families and small businesses.”

The CACC 11 mandate, modeled after California’s extreme environmental regulations, would have forced 43% of all new cars sold in Maryland by model year 2027 to be electric—despite EVs making up less than 10% of vehicles on Maryland roads and consumer demand continuing to drop. The Freedom Caucus’s letter warned that the mandate would cripple local auto dealerships, burden consumers with unaffordable vehicle choices, and force residents to rely on a charging infrastructure that does not yet exist.

Moore, a Democrat, blamed President Donald Trump, citing the current administration’s withholding of federal funds and concerns from automakers.

“There are indications that the policies of the current federal administration will greatly impact … compliance,” he said. The order noted that the Department of Transportation has held back funding under former president Joe Biden’s $7.5 billion program to build a network of EV chargers across the country.

That program, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, was designed to push billions of dollars in federal taxpayer funds to state governments for the purpose of constructing EV charging stations. But the program has faced widespread criticism for producing just a handful of stations over the course of three years and, in one of his first actions, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy froze funding for the program and vowed to “recalibrate” implementation.

I was just thinking about a Tesla, but would Georgia buy in? 

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Bunny Season!  awaiting your attention at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Ditches the Penny

At CDR Salamander, 21-Days of Trump Chapter 2: How is Everyone Holding Up? "Not we Americans...but the rest of the world." Pretty well, except for Europe, which is having fainting spells. Capt. Ed at Hat interprets CBS: We Regret to Inform You That Trump Is More Popular Than Ever. From the Free Bacon, Trump Wins Again: Electric-Focused Car Ads Absent from Super Bowl After Exploding on Biden's Watch. At WaEx, Trump orders Treasury to stop ‘wasteful’ production of pennies. It cost's 3 cents to make one. The value of the dollar has dropped at least 10 fold since I was a kid (the dimes had real silver, now worth more than $2). I would OK with admitting this reality, and getting rid of the nickel too, and dropping a zero off our currency.

From Misty Severi at JTN, Gabbard clears final procedural hurdle before full confirmation vote. "Gabbard is expected to be confirmed later this week, on Wednesday." Atop Da Hill, whining that Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops. Like pennies, they cost more than they're worth. From NewsMax, Hegseth Signs Memo Reversing Renaming of Fort Bragg, "renaming of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to Fort Roland L. Bragg. The new name honors the heroic service of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II veteran awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his extraordinary bravery during the Battle of the Bulge", not the previous Bragg, a Confederate general. Jeff Charles at TownHall, Trump Ramps Up Purge of ‘Woke’ Ideology in the Military. NewsMax, Trump Fires Military Academies' 'Woke Leftist Ideologues'. Annapolis Cap Gazette, Trump orders ‘immediate dismissal’ of Naval Academy Board of Visitors, noting near the bottom "Former President Joe Biden also removed members of the service academy boards when he took office in 2021". At Da Fetched, Ex-FBI Director Admits Kash Patel’s Looming Confirmation Vote Has Deep State in PANIC, the old prevaricator, Andy McCabe. Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Trump Can Outlast the Dems' Desperate Stalling Tantrums.

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair is impressed The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Just Got Rocked by Vought. Streiff at RedState, Acting CFPB Director Freezes Funding for the Agency. Sundance at CTH is ecstatic, Budget Boss Russ Vought Tells all CFPB Staff to “Stop Work.” "Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought is also the interim Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is under review by DOGE and on Monday morning Russ Vought told CFPB staff not to come to work. Vought sent an email to employees this morning saying they should “not perform any work tasks.” They were directed to contact the top lawyer for the Office of Management and Budget “to get approval in writing before performing any work task.” Vought is also serving as the bureau’s acting director. The previous director, Rohit Chopra, was fired by Trump, a Republican, on Feb. 1. Vought’s message followed one on Saturday evening that ordered the bureau to “cease all supervision and examination activity.”" Sean Davis@seanmdav, "Tens of thousands of angry liberals in D.C. had to drive to work today for the first time in four years, and their seething rage at having to go to work—for Donald Trump!—is making me laugh so hard." At OTP, Over 65K Federal Workers Have Accepted Trump’s Buyout Offer. "That represents about 3% of those who were offered the deal—a large job cut by any measure, but short of the White House’s reported goal of slashing between 5% and 10% of the federal workforce through buyouts." From the Peacock, Judge extends freeze on Trump's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign, "U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. said the pause would continue until he rules on a preliminary injunction."

Bill Shipley (shipwreckedcrew) at substack is enjoying the Chaos At DOJ In The First Week Of The Trump Administration? Blame Barack Obama. "For 12 of the past 16 years the ranks of DOJ Attorneys have been stuffed full of liberal progressives -- time to go." A Michelle Tafoya podcast at Hat Hair, Chaos? Congressman Wesley Hunt Is Loving It. Fox, DOJ moves to dismiss federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. From NYPo, Trump’s DOJ to toss NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ historic bribery case, agrees with Dem that charges were politically motivated by Biden admin. The Peacock squeals Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, "Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence in 2020. The former governor had served about 8 years on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat."

At PJM VodkaPundit sees J.B. Pritzker Tries to Out-Trump Trump, and It Goes Hilariously Wrong. 

Leslie Eastman at LI, notes Greenland’s March Election Focused on its Independence, "Vote is slated for March 11th, and one of the Greenlander political parties explicitly cited the Compact of Free Association option in its plans to push for independence." From NewsMax, Trump: Gaza Ceasefire Should End Saturday If Hostages Not Released. At ET, Trump Signs Proclamation Recognizing Feb. 9 as ‘Gulf of America’ Day.

The Manhattan Contrarian sees Kindergarten Konstitutional Law Come To The Southern District Of New York. Bonchie at RedState, Federal Judge Makes Ruling Against Trump Admin That Might As Well Be a 'Soft Coup' John Lucas at Bravo Blue, More Revolution from the Insurrectionist Federal Judiciary, "A rush to judgment and the Rules be damned." Ace, Obama Judges (Illegally) Blocks Trump's Freeze on Federal Spending, Also Forbid Trump from Exercising Authority Over Bureaucrats. "Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued the ruling, reinforcing a temporary restraining order (TRO) previously placed on the administration." Capt. Ed, Lawfare's Last Gasp: The 'Emergency Docket' TROs. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, Here is a long take on the court injunction crisis, which is less crisis than an opportunity… OK, stop panicking about all the stupid legal decisions from leftist judges that the left is getting from judge shopping in leftist jurisdictions. Stop. Panicking. First, no one should be surprised by any of this. The administration certainly isn’t. We always knew exactly what they would do. Do not take the fact they are not screaming and yelling as them rolling over. They are not rolling over. There’s plenty going on behind the scenes as administration lawyers prepare their papers for the legal fight to come. Second, since we have to have this fight, this is the time and the battleground to have it. Why? We want it settled right at the beginning of the administration so that we don’t have to deal with this down the road . . ." Robert Kimball at Am Great, Trump, Musk, and the Deep State: The Battle Over Transparency Begins, "Trump and Musk are unraveling the deep state’s secrets at record speed, and the left is panicking—wielding emergency orders, judicial overreach, and legal theatrics to stop the exposure." Althouse, "This is a remarkable intrusion on the Executive Branch that is in direct conflict with Article II of the Constitution, and the unitary structure it provides." ""There is not and cannot be a basis for distinguishing between 'civil servants' and 'political appointees.' Basic democratic accountability requires that every executive agency’s work be supervised by politically accountable leadership, who ultimately answer to the President. A federal court, consistent with the separation of powers, cannot insulate any portion of that work from the specter of political accountability. No court can issue an injunction that directly severs the clear line of supervision Article II requires. Because the Order on its face draws an impermissible and anti-constitutional distinction, it should be dissolved immediately...." It's the "MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTION TO DISSOLVE, CLARIFY, OR MODIFY EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER" filed in State of New York v. U.S. Department of Treasury." NewsMax, Trump DOJ Files to 'Dissolve' or 'Modify' Judge's Treasury Ruling. Sundance sees President Trump File an Urgent Motion to Nullify “Impermissible” Court Order Blocking Treasury Officials from Access to Systems.

From the WSJ, DOGE’s First Round of Cuts Went to Trump Priorities, but Bigger Targets Await, "After defunding DEI and climate-change programs, Musk’s team mobilizes a giant review of government real estate." Insty at his NYPo gig, Incompetent or crooked? Elon Musk exposing Washington’s rotten system. Both, of course. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair is aghast that Dems are Willing to Shut Gov Down to Save Fraud and Abuse From Trump: Double Down, Dudes. Da Signal, Trump Is Leading a Historic Counterrevolution Against the Deep State. At Twitchy, Desperate Dems Tried to Change What DOGE Stands for and Elon Musk Torched It. From RCP, Sen. Andy Kim says Cuts To USAID "Devastating To National Security," "Doing China's Work For Them". Monica Showalter at Am Think notes Larry Summers and four other Democrat Treasury secretaries come out together to howl about DOGE. Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers, "I join Treasury Secretaries Rubin, Geithner, Lew and Yellen in writing this @nytopinion guest essay because we are alarmed about the risks of arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments, which would be unlawful and corrosive to our democracy, https://nytimes.com/2025/02/10/opi" but back in 2023, Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers, "Somebody from a developing country said to me, ‘what we get from China is an airport. What we get from the United States is a lecture.'" At Althouse, Does the average American sense that Lawrence Summers or Elon Musk is motivated by the public good? Harry Bōlz @elonmusk "Listen Larry, we need to stop government spending like a drunken sailor on fraud & waste or America is gonna go bankrupt. That does mean a lot of grifters will lose their grift and complain loudly about it. Too bad. Chris Bray at substack, Your Job Is to Push the Yes Button, "the secretaries make the game clear." "Five former senior government officials, feeling themselves wonderfully virtuous, have casually upended the entire American system of government without noticing that they’ve done it. Dire warning: The President of the United States is acting like he’s in charge of the executive branch."

Phil Mickelson @PhilMickelson "If you’re outraged at all the ridiculous and wasteful government spending you should be. If you’re outraged that DOGE is looking into things, I wonder why?" KanekoaTheGreat, @KanekoaTheGreat, "Dems: We need 80000 IRS agents to audit your $600 venmo payment. Reps: There are over $100B annual entitlement payments to people without social security numbers. Dems: Auditing is extremely dangerous to our democracy!" Kanekoa The Great @KanekoaTheGreatTHREAD: I dug up archived USAID-funded Internews Annual Reports. Here’s how this nonprofit played a crucial role in regime change across Eastern Europe in service of NATO expansion—then turned its tactics inward, calling for censorship in the West. A deep dive" WokeSpy, Just 294 out of 14,000 USAID Employees Identified as “Essential”. Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Dem Senator Backs $20 Million Sesame Street Funding for Iraq Amid USAID Cuts. From NewsBusters, The Dispatch Ran One of the Dumbest 'Fact Checks' on Critics of Politico’s Gov't Funding. Beege Welborn wonders if Now That There's No $ From USAID, Romania May Get the Guy They Voted for the First Time. Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele "Today, the entire local opposition called for a massive demonstration against mining. Every political party joined the call, along with 90% of all NGOs, universities, churches, and activist groups. They ran a month-long mainstream media and social media campaign, had the backing of the country’s most powerful news outlets, chose a holiday (Sunday) so no one had to work, organized preparatory events, and more. This is what they achieved. It’s clear there is no opposition without USAID money" @instapundit@instapundit, "If your ministry has to close down after state funding dries up, it's not a "ministry," it's a state church." Quote Tish Harrison Warren @Tish_H_Warren "Trump is shutting down Christian ministries. Ministries I've supported may have to close their doors. I've never seen anything like this. https://worldrelief.org/pr-world-relie" Don Surber on Trumping the media "Deep state can no longer use tax money to pay off media." Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "On the one hand it's hilarious and pathetic - but on the other it's incredibly instructive - that US corporate media continues to refer to propaganda outlets funded by USAID as "independent media." Trump and Musk attack "independent media"! (by cutting their US Govt funding)." VodkaPundit at PJM, thinks Heads Are Going to Explode When DOGE Cancels This Boondoggle. John Sexton at Hat Hair wonders Will DOGE Put a Big Dent in Tesla? WokeSpy, Democrats Spent Obscene Amounts of Taxpayers’ Money to Create Transgender Animals through DEI Grants. Oversight Committee @GOPoversight "Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace ) Opens Hearing on the Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty “Late last year the White Coat Waste Project exposed that more than $10 million dollars in taxpayer funds were spent creating transgender mice, rats, and monkeys. “These DEI grants funded painful and deadly transgender experiments that forced lab animals to undergo invasive surgeries and hormone therapies at universities across the country. “For example, the Biden-Harris Administration spent $2.5 million taxpayer dollars to study the fertility of transgender mice.” Well, you don't want them practicing on trannies do you? 

Dave Strom, How Bureaucrats Think About Accountability. 

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This is what we’re dealing with everywhere in government
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— Harry Bōlz (@elonmusk) February 9, 2025

Tyler Winklevoss@tyler, "The calculus for joining government is radically changing. The promise of gaining control of enormous dark money government slush funds and routing them to your friends who stand up totally vague and nebulous NGOs that then launder the money back to you and your other friends, is disappearing before our eyes. People who go into public service will actually have to be motivated by public service, not by kleptocratic, self-enrichment schemes. If they want to get rich, they will have to write a book or "produce" some show or documentary for Netflix that no one watches." Jesse Kelly@JesseKellyDC, "I just visited the Vatican for the first time last month. It was freezing. While in line outside, there was a homeless man with no shoes or socks on begging right outside the Vatican gates. Then I walked through Vatican security. No more homeless people to be seen." Quote The Associated Press@AP, "Pope's point-man on migration and aid concerned about USAID cuts, alarmed at US migrant crackdown https://apnews.com/article/vatica"

Dave Strom, NIH: More for Research, Less for Bureaucracy. The issue of grant overhead is more complex than that, trust me, but it could be made to be true. Also, Liberal Magazine: Hitler Knew How to Fund Science, Unlike Trump.

NewsMax reports Senate Dems Launch Whistleblower Portal to 'Uncover Fraud and Abuse' in Trump Admin. Fine. Justine Bateman@JustineBateman, "You're a software engineer and you didn't think you had to show your work to your new boss' committee? The era of crying because you have to do work has ended. You make yourself a laughing stock by complaining like this." Quote, Collin Rugg @CollinRugg "NEW: Former Twitter executive says Musk made her print out code & stand in a line to justify her existence, says it's "insulting" that DOGE 'children' like Big Balls are doing the same in the federal gov." Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11, "Tennessee preacher Dr. Steve Caudle appears to call for violence against Elon Musk while spreading a rabid form of misinformation about DOGE: “Sometimes the devil will act so ugly that you have no other choice but to get violent and fight." Disgraceful."

Peter St Onge, Ph.D.@profstonge, "Joe Biden's final jobs report is out and it's a doozy. - 589,000 jobs revised into oblivion - 70% of jobs created in the government sector - 99.2% of jobs going to foreign-born workers This is the mess they’re handing Donald Trump." At TownHall, 'Becca Downs sees Jasmine Crockett Makes a Fool of Herself on Jobs Report and Larry Behrens thinks Biden's Energy Handouts Make USAID Look Like a Lemonade. 

PJM's Scott Pinsker thinks he knows Why the Losing Losers in the Democratic Party Keep Losing. "Stagecraft is, for now, Democrats’ statecraft." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "One of the underrated aspects of why the Democratic Party is in the dumps right now is that they are so lame and cringe. That’s showing up with young voters. Luckily, they’ve made David Hogg vice chair of the party so that’s sure to up their appeal." Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "Democrats have identified two groups of people they’ll go to the mattresses to defend: illegal immigrants and government employees. What a platform." From Behind the Black, It won’t be Democratic Party stupidity that will give Republicans victories in ’26 and ’28 "That forceful achievement, reshaping the federal government spectacularly in only a short time, will do more to win votes than anything else. And it will work because as they shut down huge swathes of the federal government, the public is going to quickly discover how little they needed those bureaucracies. The nation will go on. In fact, it is likely to thrive as never before. And that will make voters flock to the Republican Party in ’26 and ’28 in numbers that no poll yet anticipates."

Beege Welborn, Newsom and Bass Sit on Thrones of Lies - We Knew That But Did California? PJM's Rick Moran is pissed that New York State Democrats Want to Delay Special Election to Replace Stefanik Until November. Fox, Dem congressman's charity has more than $30 million tied up in Cayman Islands funds "'The wealthiest among us must help to provide more access for others to pursue the American dream,' Goldman said last week."

Sundance sees a Boomerang Coming: Anti-Trump Federal Judge Rules FBI Must Provide Mar-a-Lago “Classified Documents” Material to FOIA Lawsuit. Files Jack Smith wanted to keep secret. 

Mary Chastain at LI shaken to hear a Report: FBI Stumbles Upon Secret JFK Files After Trump Executive Order "But did the FBI really “find” the documents or did people already know they existed?"

From Fox, Federal court blocks Trump admin from sending detained Venezuelan immigrants to Guantánamo Bay "Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales granted the temporary restraining order." At NewsMax, Third Judge Blocks Trump's Order Ending Birthright Citizenship for Kids of People in US Illegally. Breitbart has a REPORT: Major Immigration Action Coming to Los Angeles this Month. At PM, Pam Bondi says DOJ will 'come after' ICE memo leaker who revealed upcoming LA raid. TownHall's Guy Benson asks Are Media Outlets Undermining ICE Raids?. Of course.

NYPo, Migrants turning around and heading back home in ‘new trend’ under Trump border crackdown. Bob Spencer at PJM, As Trump Tries to Stop Waste of Government Money, FEMA Wastes Some More "Elon Musk announced Monday: “The @DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants." PopTimes, Michigan Caseworker Stabbed Multiple Times by an Afghan Refugee He Resettled.

Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal, "EX-CIA, USAID OFFICIALS RUN META'S ELECTION "SAFEGUARDS" Meta has reportedly placed former intelligence operatives in charge of its election integrity efforts. The platform's online security chief, ex-CIA officer Aaron Berman, reportedly implemented sweeping content controls across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp during Brazil's 2022 elections. The program included content removal, warning labels, and message forwarding restrictions . . ." NewsMax, PBS Shutters DEI Office, Adheres to Trump Directive. At Da Fetched, Trump Blisters HuffPost Reporter: “I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About, Neither Do You!”

At NYPo Rich Lowry is optimistic Trump’s all-out assault on woke is tearing down the left’s cultural sway. From the College Fix, After objecting to schools’ ‘equity’ programs, liberal parents attacked, called ‘racist’.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Scalped up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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