Showing posts with label fake news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fake news. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

Jeff Charles at TownHall, President Trump Just Made a Bombshell Announcement About Biden's 'Invalid' Pardons. Sundance at CTH, President Trump and First Lady Melania Celebrate Thanksgiving and Pardon FOUR Turkeys "President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the pardoning of the Thanksgiving Day turkeys at the White House. After it was determined that Joe Biden used the autopen last year to pardon the turkeys, this year President Trump ended up using the power of his office to pardon both sets. lol" Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "TRUMP IS ON A ROLL “The turkeys go by the names of Gobble & Waddle.” “When I first saw the pictures I thought we should call them … CHUCK AND NANCY.” “But then I realized I would be pardoning them. And I would NEVER pardon those two people.” At Breitbart, Holiday Joy: Thanksgiving Meal Costs Decline To Lowest In Four Years and Gas Prices Creeping Near Lowest Level in Four Years Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday. At ET, Economists Forecast Stronger US Growth, Lingering Inflation in 2026. "A panel of 42 professional forecasters say stronger consumer spending and investment will lift 2026 output." I don't trust "expert" economists. In Hat Hair videos Trish Regan explains How the SPEED Act and Affordability Agenda Can Drive America’s Economic Comeback and Hugh Hewitt drones on about How the Veterans Access Act Could Transform Care for America’s Heroes.

Matt Margolis at PJM says Reports of DOGE’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn adds Reuters Steps in DOGE Poopie. From Ace, Leftwing Propaganda Media Declares DOGE Dead. "Reuters is claiming that DOGE is dead. They claimed disco was dead, too. But it still lives on in garrett's heart. Matt Margolis reports on Reuters cutting and splicing an official's comments to make it sound like he's urging J6 protesters to burn down the Capitol. Wait, that's what they did to Trump on J6. I mean, they edited his comments to make it sound like he's saying DOGE is dead, when that isn't what he said at all." At News Wax, Bessent: Trump May Name New Fed Chair by Christmas. His term at Chair ends in May, but he will still be on the board until 2028, unless he resigns or Trump finds a way to get rid of him. Beege Welborn shocked, shocked to learn Taxpayer Supported Bantu Farming in Exotic *checks notes* Maine.

Sundance says Proceed Carefully: U.S. Media Reporting Zelenskyy Has Agreed to President Trump Terms for End to Ukraine-Russia Conflict. Well, if the media reports it, it's probably wrong. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Putin to Trump on 'Vastly' Improved Ukraine Peace Plan: Nyet

From Da Signal, Johnson Defends Trump Against Epstein Accusations. Mike Cantrell at PJM hears Scott Jennings Has a Few Choice Words for 'Never-Trump' Republicans. The Peacock shrieks, The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas "Offer Vince Shlomi, the once-prominent infomercial pitchman, filed paperwork with the Texas Republican Party to run for the seat held by Republican Rep. John Carter." He talks fast. That's a plus in politics. Ace, GOP Worries About Midterms "Wipeout". "I think we're all a little worried."

At Hat Hair Dave Strom worries Just How Bad Will Mamdani Be? Pretty bad, but the good news it that it's New York City. At OTP, Mamdani Adviser Linked To Reparations Movement Criticizes Systemic Racial Inequality.

TownHall's Amy Curtis says it Turns Out Leftist Democrat Aftyn Behn Holds Radical Anti-Family, Anti-Women Views As Well. From Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, Democrat Congressional Candidate Aftyn Behn Screams Hysterically As She Gets Booted From Legislature Session. VodkaPundit at PJM, Crazy Tennessee Dem Has Meltdown, Runs for Congress, Won't Win, Will Blame Patriarchy. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "The oppo avalanche in this race is incredible. This woman is apparently the craziest person to ever live, and everyday there’s something new." Quote Nicole Silverio @NicoleMSilverio, "MORE INSANTIY Resurfaced video from 2019 shows Democrat Tennessee candidate Aftyn Behn SCREAMING and SOBBING as officers had to forcibly drag her out of Gov. Lee's office."

John Hinderacker at TownHall hears Ruben Gallego Says What You Think: Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "BREAKING: Human Events has received leaked text messages from Senator Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) "Dem women look like Dem men, Dem men look like women"

From Ace, Under Questioning By, Surprisingly, the Leftwing Media, Democrats Admit They Can't Name Any Illegal Orders Trump Has Issued, "Seditious Senator Mark Kelly, who's currently under investigation for a possible court martial for urging US troops to defy their Commander in Chief, ran to Rachel Maddow to whip up the hard left to support him. Even there, though, he was forced to admit that Trump never issued an illegal order." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.25.25 at Twitchy, ALARMING Posts From Army JAG Officer Show Just How DANGEROUS the Seditious Six's Video Really Is Shoe @samosaur, "The seditious 6 would be proud as they see their efforts produce these kinds of results within the ranks. Army JAG officer MAJ Baker has been very vocal about her dissension on social media for months, and now she’s publicly stating she will not comply with lawful orders she disagrees with. HQDA 175-25 is in reference to those with gender dysphoria and their disqualification from military service in the army." Also, Scott Jennings Can’t Believe His Ears As Democrat Blurts ‘Sedition Six’ Video Was Made to Attack Trump. Nick Arama at RedState, says Tell Me More: Gallego Reveals Eye-Opening Info About That 'Illegal Orders' Video. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Excellent find. I think we are getting very, very warm as to whose NGO's idea it was to have the Senators produce a video about refusing illegal orders. National Lawyers Guild issued a document about refusing illegal orders on 11 November. And now they have partnered with Win Without War to advertise seditious-adjacent behavior on billboards. And Win Without War has multiple Congressional liaisons on their "About" page. National Lawyers Guild is an infamous supporter of antifa per @MrAndyNgo , which of course is now a foreign terrorist organization." Matt Vespa, Former Rolling Stone Editor Says the Dems' Illegal Orders Stunt Reminds Him of Another Hoax, Russiagate. Mary Chastain at LI has a Report: FBI Wants to Interview Democrats Who Told Military to Refuse Illegal Orders, "The Defense Department already announced an investigation into Sen. Kelly for alleged “serious allegations of misconduct.”" Sundance, FBI Scheduling Interviews with Seditious Six Congressional Reps. "The FBI only investigates threats to the DC system. The statements by the ‘seditious six’ could be viewed as threats to the continuity of government; ergo, it’s possible the FBI will take the threat seriously." Shawn Farash@Shawn_Farash, "So far this week the Left has pushed: - A Seditious message to our military - Fake story about the Chief of Staff getting fired - Fake story about the Attorney General getting fired - Fake story about the FBI Director getting fired. The question is why, and why now?" Professor Ornery Dragon detects The Odor of Mendacity.

Most of the 6 are civilians, but one, Mark Kelly is a former officer and still bound by military law. Rusty Weiss at RedState, War Secretary Pete Hegseth Torches ‘Seditious Six’ Democrats, Mocks Mark Kelly’s Uniform Post Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth, "So “Captain” Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline…but you can’t even display your uniform correctly. Your medals are out of order & rows reversed. When/if you are recalled to active duty, it’ll start with a uniform inspection." Quote Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly, "When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school,  four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents. . . " Of course, you're not supposed to be wearing a uniform in a partisan ad. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "It is not unprecedented for serving U.S. senators who served honorably in the U.S. military and were service academy graduates to commit treason and betray the Constitution. Jefferson Davis, the first and only present of the Confederate States of America, was a serving U.S. senator from Mississippi when he treasonously betrayed the Constitution. He was a graduate of West Point and served with honor in the U.S. Army as a decorated veteran of the Mexican-American War. Of course, he was a Democrat. So I guess what I am saying is: recent events are not unprecedented." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "The problem of officers like Mark Kelly is largely created by the various military service and Joint war colleges. Leftist civilian faculty infest these schoolhouses and O-6 students spend a year being indoctrinated into leftist ideologies while those same civilian professors see their war college gig as a stepping stone into the Ivies. There is actually a really simple fix to this. And I mean REALLY simple. Stop getting civilian accreditation as degree-producing programs. Stop meeting the standards of organizations like the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. . ." Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed points out Undermining America’s National Security Is Nothing New For Mark Kelly. From Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.25.25 Twitchy, Eugene Vindman Thumping His Chest About Returning To Active Duty To Defend Mark Kelly Goes Badly Wrong.

Hat Hair's John Sexton, MSNOW claims Trump is Thinking About Removing Kash Patel as FBI Director (Trump: Say What?). Sundance hosts Catherine Herridge Interviews FBI Director Kash Patel and Catherine Herridge Reviews FBI Activity with Retired FBI Agent Andy Lim. News Wax, Bondi to Appeal Dismissal of Comey, James Cases. I would hope so. Misty Severi at JTN reports House Judiciary Chair Jordan asks Bondi for records on Biden DOJ's ties to liberal nonprofit SPLC. "The federal government, including the FBI, previously used the SPLC as a source for defining and tracking extremist groups." Reuters is pissed the US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit, how dare they defend that civil right!

The Divine Ms Devine at NYPo thinks It’s high time liberal judges are held accountable for failing to lock up violent career criminals. Byron York at WaEx, The road to the Chicago train fire attackChristina Pushaw @ChristinaPushaw, "Libs in 2020: “put everyone on indefinite house arrest, if it only saves one life lockdowns are necessary” Libs in 2025: “we can’t lock up career violent felons, even if a few girls get burned or stabbed on the train every week, it’s a small price to pay for social justice”."

From the Chronic, The Imperial Judiciary Strikes Back

Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "This story is about a man whose green card was revoked because he'd been convicted—not accused, but *convicted*—of murder, armed robbery, and forcible theft with a deadly weapon." Quote The New Yorker @NewYorker, "Orville Etoria, a Jamaican national who’d lived in New York for nearly 50 years, was shackled and put on an ICE flight to Eswatini. “It helped me imagine how the slaves might have felt, going to another land in shackles and chains,” he said. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dLJ4SQ" Sunny @sunnyright, "They’re now doing “you can’t deport convicted murderers because that’s like slavery.” Chris Arnade @Chris_arnade, ""Who lived in New York for nearly 50 years" Yeah, I mean, 27 of those years where spent in Sing Sing for a 25 to life murder conviction." From the OCR, $90 million tax fraud relied in part on undocumented immigrant hiring, prosecutors allege. Amy Curtis at TownHall, Here's Why a Hennepin County Judge Overturned a $7.2M Medicaid Fraud Conviction. "According to Tamburino, Judge West said the state's cased relied "heavily on circumstantial evidence" and that the state did not "exclude other reasonable, rational inferences." "That, in fact, there could've been other reasonable theories other than guilt in this case. That's what it comes down to," Tamburino said. Fox reports Masked thieves in South American crime ring loot American homes in coordinated pattern, police warn, "Suspects enter through wooded backyards, stealing jewelry, designer bags and cash from affluent neighborhoods." Cathy Salgado at PJM, Dem Lies at Work: Attacks on ICE Up 1,150 Percent. Matt Vespa hears Former MSNBC Host Says This Is the New 'N-Word'. Also, Lady, You Have Got to Get a Life, illegal. Dave Strom comments Hey, Just a Thought on Deportations.... Amy Curtis, Remember All the Illegals Sleeping in Airports? The Biden Administration Was Behind It All. RAW EGG NATIONALIST @Babygravy9, "When people tell you the measles outbreaks in the US are because of RFK Jr. and his "antivax" views, politely remind them that there have been 5,138 cases of measles in Canada this year and the cause is migration."

Dave Strom asks How Much of What You Read Is Fake? Power Lines John Hinderacker on how Elon Exposed the Fake Activists.

Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis, "The radical partisanship of these teacher unions has been a major contributor to education decline in the US. They see the K-12 school system as as a political means for adults to further their agenda. This is why the unions fought so hard to close schools during COVID; it was never about the kids." Quote Nicki Neily@nickineily, "ICYMI: @DefendingEd obtained internal NEA documents showing the union’s upcoming training doesn’t focus on academics, but on attacking Republicans as “racist and transphobic,” pushing race-class-gender narratives, and promoting gender-transition guides for staff." Insty has a K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Homeschooling Hits Record Numbers.. It’s not for everyone, but at this point sending your kids to public school looks like parental malpractice. UPDATE: Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck, "The premiere conference for social studies teachers is next week Keynote speakers include: *Hakeem Jeffries *The “bishop” who yelled at Trump about trans rights *KimberlĂ© Crenshaw (founding CRT theorist) *Ketanji Brown Jackson." and A session on critical race action civics, Climate change in social studies, Reproductive and feminist justice in social studies, Decolonial perspectives on Palestine."

Lots of DIY links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.25.25. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Pubs Pounce on NC Killing

Yeah, we're still dwelling on the horrific crime against Iryna Zarutska, stabbed to death out of the blue on the Charlotte NC light rail, by schizophrenic and multiple violent offender Decarlos Brown Jr, out on no cash bond from previous run-ins with the law. The crime, committed on Aug, 22, was all but unreported nationally until right-wing bloggers caught on and started promoting the story. Sundance at CTH catches up with 23-year-old Ukraine Refugee Killed in North Carolina by Violent Career Criminal. Likewise, Ace, A 14-Time Arrestee and Homeless Man with Multiple Arrests for Violent Armed Muggings and a History of Schizophrenic Delusion Murders a Beautiful Young Woman on Video, and the Media Brutally Suppresses the Story. NYPo, Horrid video of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska’s slaughter on Charlotte train is met with deafening silence from Dem leaders, media. Brad R. Torgersen @BradRTorgersen "This incident really does combine all the kryptonite elements into one: the city hasn't had an (R) mayor in sixteen years, currently has a murder and assault rate much higher than the national average, the perpetrator is a black American male with a history of mental illness and arrests for violence, the victim was a caucasian female unrelated to the perpetrator, and she was also not native-born U.S. *And* she's from Ukraine. If you were a MAGA strategist trying to script a perfect event to inject into the culture and political war with entrenched (D)s in cities struggling under (D) policies, you could not have come up with something like this. It would be too perfect. And that's why American legacy media are paralyzed. They can only tip-toe up to the story while wearing a HAZMAT suit. They're forced by ideology to report on the story's framing in the zeitgeist. Not report the story itself. The story itself is like a SpaceX Starship lifting off, for all of M"AGA's claims about (D) dereliction. And about black (D) dereliction in particular." At Hat Hair, Duane Patterson, Three More Examples of Why You Don't Hate Media Nearly Enough, a video, Understanding Why the Media Ignored the Brutal Murder of Iryna Zarutska, and Dustin Grage, MAGA Pounces on Charlotte Horror, Matt Silver @CohibasN_Cognac, "How dare you notice what we have tried to suppress! This is just Republicans pounce but more unhinged due to the subject. Also there's the illegal who murdered a young black woman and threw her off a bridge. They don't want to talk about that either." LifeZette, Mainstream Media Completely Exposed by Refusal to Cover Murder of Ukrainian Refugee. Driscoll at Insty sees AXIOS GOES INTO FULL REPUBLICANS POUNCE MODE TO TUT-TUT ZARUTSKA MURDER: "Stabbing video fuels MAGA’s crime message. MAGA influencers are drawing repeated attention to violent attacks to elevate the issue of urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases." Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks the Media Blackout Regarding Charlotte Murder Is Pure Evil.

TownHall's Guy Benson says A Democratic Mayor's Disgraceful Reaction to an Avoidable Murder in Her City. Brett Jensen WBT News @Brett_Jensen, "The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police has put out another blistering statement regarding what they deem to be massive failures of Mayor Vi Lyles." Matt Vespa at TownHall, Oh, Hi, Roy Cooper, Nice of You to Finally Weigh in on the Brutal Charlotte Stabbing . Michael Knowles @michaeljknowles, "Preposterous statement from the @NC_Governor. The problem isn't that cops didn't arrest the guy. He was arrested over two dozen times! The problem is that liberal prosecutors, judges, and legislators like you refused to keep him locked up." Quote Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor, "I am heartbroken for the family of Iryna Zarutska, who lost their loved one to this senseless act of violence, and I am appalled by the footage of her murder. We need more cops on the beat to keep people safe. That’s why my budget calls for more funding to hire more well-trained police officers .. . ." Please give me more money. Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling, "The 1619 Project creator has weighed in on the Charlotte murder, and it’s exactly the word salad you would have expected." Insty, WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A RELIABLE SOURCE: Ashley Rindsberg @AshleyRindsberg, "Wikipedia is already trying to erase it"

Nabootique @Vince_Noir77, "Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes freed Decarlos Brown Jr. in January allowed Brown who is homeless and has a litany of previous arrests - including for armed robbery and assault - to walk free on a 'written promise' that he would return for his next court appearance. FIRE HER." Margo @MargoinWNC, "THE MAGISTRATE IN CHARLOTTE HAS FIVE BANKRUPTCIES? WHAT IS GOING ON?" Quote, Sloan Rachmuth @SloanRachmuth "Why does Charlotte Judge Teresa Ann Stokes claim to also live in Lansing, MI? And, according to @TruthFinder, someone named Teresa Ann Stokes, who graduated from Capella and Thomas M. Cooley Law School and lived in Lansing, has multiple tax liens and bankruptcies." C3 @C_3C_3, "Here’s something that needs to be looked into… How many other Democrat run cities have Magistrate Judges that also run treatment centers? Releasing criminals into “court ordered” treatment centers sure could be lucrative. I bet Teresa Stokes in Charlotte isn’t the only one…" Insty, SANER AND MORE DECENT THAN THE NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS, WHICH ADMITTEDLY IS A LOW BAR. BUT GOOD FOR HER, Joe Bruno @JoeBrunoWSOC9, "Today we heard from Decarlos Brown's mom. She spoke to @Hunt_Saenz. She is not making excuses for her son. She says "what he did was atrocious, it was horrible and it was wrong." The point of her speaking isn't to make her son out to be a victim. He's not. She says she wanted to speak about the arrest to highlight how the system failed and things got to this point. . . " Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Trump: You'd Better Believe I'm Looking Into Murder in Charlotte; UPDATE: GoFundMe Ends Perp's Pages. The White House @WhiteHouse, ""I have seen the horrific video of a beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee, who came to America to escape the vicious War in Ukraine, and was innocently riding the Metro in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was brutally ambushed by a mentally deranged lunatic. The perpetrator was a well known career criminal, who had been previously arrested and released on CASHLESS BAIL in January, a total of 14 TIMES. What the hell was he doing riding the train, and walking the streets? Criminals like this need to be LOCKED UP."
@POTUS" Megan McArdle @asymmetricinfo, "Old joke: two social workers walking down the road come across a man who has clearly been viciously assaulted: he is bruised, bleeding, and lying unconscious in a ditch. One of the social workers looks at the other and says: "We have to find whoever did this. He needs help!"

Insty, IF YOUR MOVEMENT CAN BE DESTROYED BY THE TRUTH, YOUR MOVEMENT SHOULD BE DESTROYED BY THE TRUTH: DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "BLM 2020: We want bodycams on every cop! BLM 2026: wait nevermind, turn em off". Quote Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "Understand that the war on cameras, including surveillance cameras in public spaces, body cams on cops, and your Ring, is coming. The problem for the left is they reveal the inconvenient truth, so they have to be banned." At Hat Hair, Dave Strom notes, to no one's surprise, Michael Brown's Friend Who Invented 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Hoax Is Murdered and Beege Welborn Singing a Different Tune: Chicago Rapper Shot Moonlighting as a Carjacker AppPatriotgirl @jsmith4966, "Fun fact about Charlotte's transit system - you aren't allowed to concealed carry even with a permit. They have no security on the train or buses, but you aren't allowed to protect yourself. They killer had a knife though, because no metal detectors, and didn't pay for his fare because you ride on the "honor system". Liberal utopia bullshit right there." Capt. Ed, Trump Escalates: After Six More Dead in Chicago, Why Won't Pritzker Ask for Help?

Sarah Anderson at TownHall hears Trump Hint at Escalation in Venezuela as Maduro Scrambles. CDR Salamander, So, we Now Have the "War" in "Drug War" "Operation Reciprocity is a go ... just have your get out of jail free card. . . . Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have some new ROE." Ace notes Communist Deep Staters Are Angry That Trump Has Reverted the "Department of War" Back to Its Original Name. "The name of the Department was changed, probably by liberals, for PR reasons. There is no need to euphemize it: The point of a military is to fight and win wars, not "hearts and minds." If "Department of War" was good enough for the founding fathers, it should be good enough for us." Ryan King at NYPo hears Trump ready to punish Putin, Russia after latest deadly assault on Ukraine

NYPo again, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatens housing regulator Bill Pulte in explosive Trump admin fight: ‘Punch you in your f—ing face’. PJM's Scott Pinsker calls him ‘Sugar’ Scott Bessent: Donald Trump’s Man of Mayhem and Violence. But, he seems so calm. Leah Barkoukis at TownHall on Why Bessent Was Amused When 'Meet the Press' Host Brought Up What Goldman Sachs Said About Tariffs: “So just bottom line, Mr. Secretary, do you acknowledge that these tariffs are a tax on American consumers?” Welker asked. "No, I don't," Bessent said with a smile. "You're quoting Goldman Sachs...I made a good career of trading against Goldman Sachs." MPR News reports Postal traffic to U.S. sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels. Fox Bus, US-born workers see job gains as foreign-born employment declines, Labor Department data shows, "Labor Department report shows unemployment rates were relatively stable for both immigrants and US-born workers." The Peacock whines, Higher SALT deduction relieves homeowners, adds to national debt. "Trump raised the SALT deduction cap to $40,000: Here’s what it means for taxpayers." Cathy Salgado at PJM reports PBS Cuts 100 Jobs After Funding Slashed by Trump Administration and Congress. It's a start. Hat Hair's John Sexton cites Ezra Klein: Democrats Should Shut Down the Government (and Damage the Economy).

Katie Jerkovich claims JD Vance Crushes Lefties' Dreams After Democrats Release Alleged Trump-Epstein Birthday Note JD Vance @JDVance "The Democrats don't care about Epstein. They don’t even care about his victims. That's why they were silent about it for years. The only thing they care about is concocting another fake scandal like Russiagate to smear President Trump with lies. No one is falling for this BS." Quote Karoline Leavitt @PressSec "The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire “Birthday Card” story is false. As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. . . "

Mark Tapscott at Insty sees THE ORCS ARE COMING FOR RFK JR: "That tumultuous Senate Finance Committee hearing last week in which HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. was subjected to an unprecedented series of insults, misrepresentations, outright lies, and character assassination is just the opening of Sauron’s massive assault. The goal is to do whatever is necessary to either persuade President Donald Trump to fire Kennedy, or to render Kennedy so bloodied and distracted that he resigns." At Althouse, "I don’t think there have been successes. We’ve seen a 30- or 40-year decline in the agency because... it’s been infiltrated by the pharmaceutical companies." "And they’ve made a series of bad decisions.... What we want to do now is put an end to it, to end those entanglements — those corrupting entanglements with the pharmaceutical industry — and make this again a gold standard science agency that is protecting the American public." Said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quoted in "RFK Jr. says he sees no successes in the agency he leads" (CNN)." Dave Strom at Hat Hair says I Am So Tired of Political 'Science'.

Driscoll at Insty, with a reminder, AND NOW, A FEW WORDS FROM JOE BIDEN: MAZE @mazemoore, "1989. Senator Biden calls on George Bush to do more to fight crime and drug trafficking. Beef up border security. Build more prisons. Set up an international strike force to take out narco terrorists. Oh how times have changed." Sarah Arnold hears Biden’s Presidential Library Faces Fundraising Hurdles Amid Democratic Division. From the Center Square, EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service spent $11 million on Hunter Biden travel detail "The spending came as Biden denied protection to RFK Jr. and with two assassination attempts on Trump's life." At Hat Hair, Can Tim Walz Win Again? From Ace, With Pro-Trans Democrats Threatening a Return of Jim Crow, Can Pete Buttigieg’s Black Support Go Lower than 0%? From LifeZette, CNN’s Scott Jennings Reveals Who is Really Leading the Democratic Party. "“Well, I mean, for the foreseeable future, the person who’s running the Democratic Party now is going to be running it, and that’s Donald Trump. I mean, the only thing they know how to do is be against whatever he is for, and so there is no leader of the party except for Trump. The beating heart of the Democratic Party is, ‘If Trump is for it, we’re against it,’ and you throw a little socialism on the side. That’s basically how they’re — ” Jennings said before being cut off by interjections from Democratic panelists."

Dave Strom reports VA Governor Candidate Spanberger Invents 'News' Site to Deceive Voters "The "news" outlet is the Commonwealth Courier, which is a Facebook page that presents itself as a "Media/News" company. Only it isn't a company at all. It is, in fact, an artificial creation of the Spanberger for Governor campaign." From Da Caller, Democrats Now Like Socialism Much More Than Capitalism, New Poll Shows. Well, they mostly have government jobs. At Brackish Waters, Barren Soils, I still want that 20 million from the dems, by the way.

Susie Moore at RedState, Breaking: SCOTUS Issues Critical Ruling on L.A. Immigration Stops. John Sexton, Supreme Court: Immigration Stops in LA Can Continue. Greg Price @greg_price11, "In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court pauses a lower court ruling that had prohibited the Trump administration from conducting roving immigration arrests across Los Angeles." Ace, Supreme Court Stays Lawless Lowly District Court Judge's Injunction Against Trump Enforcing Our Nation's Immigration Laws. "A Biden judge decided that the immigration laws cannot be enforced in Los Angeles. This is insurrectionary. The Supreme Court issued a terse stay of the order, allowing ICE to conduct raids in LA again." U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Sundance, Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Lift Court Ordered Restrictions on Los Angeles (CA) ICE Immigration Enforcement Raids. From Twitchy, Schiff and Newsom and Bass OH MY! SCOTUS Decision on ICE California Ops Irks All the Right People. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair VIP, BREAKING: SCOTUS Unshackles Executive Authority in Immigration, 'Independent Agency' Cases. Althouse, "The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission despite a federal law..." ""... that is intended to restrict the White House’s power to control the agency.... Trump fired both Democratic commissioners on the five-person FTC in March, [Rebecca Kelly] Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya. Both challenged the move, although Bedoya later dropped out of the case." Anxiously, from Anxious, Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC commissioner for now. From LifeZette, Federal Appeals Court Rules ‘Pretend Categories’ for Trans Allowed on Passports. VodkaPundit at Insty says HMM: Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll defamation case. “The panel who delivered Monday’s ruling comprised two judges appointed by former President Joe Biden and one judge picked by former President Barack Obama.” That detail doesn’t come up until the final graf of CNBC’s report."


Misty Severi at JTN reports Jeffries taps Swalwell to lead Democrats on new House J6 panel. "Jeffries also selected Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Jared Moskowitz of Florida to serve as the other two Democrats on the panel. House Speaker Mike Johnson gets final approval of all members." Mike should follow Nancy Pelosi's lead and nix Swallowwell and Crockoshit and appoint his own quislings. 

LifeZette reports Homan Confirms Federal Immigration Crackdown Headed Straight for Chicago. John Sexton, Operation Midway Blitz Gets Started in Chicago. At Da Fetched, Border Czar Tom Homan Warns: “Touch an ICE Officer or Make a Threat – You’re Going to Jail”. From Da Wire, Trump’s Border Czar Says Even He Is ‘Amazed’ By Success Of Illegal Alien Crackdown “We have the most secure border in the history of this nation." Fox wants you to Meet the Trump team tracking down thousands of missing migrant children "Investigation reveals Biden administration released minors to unvetted sponsors without proper screening." Dave Strom, Former Minnesota Department of Education Director and Sex Offender Arrested by ICE. Wow, an illegal alien sex offender chosen to be a high official in their educations system? ET, Trump Urges Foreign Companies to Obey Laws, Train US Workers After Hyundai Raid "South Korea’s government has chartered a plane to bring home the detained workers after negotiations with U.S. officials."

Pop Times hears the CBS Deal With Bari Weiss Sparks Panic Among Media Elites. Poor dears. NYT whines CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role. "Kenneth R. Weinstein, who will review complaints about CBS News, was head of the right-leaning Hudson Institute, a think tank, and has no experience overseeing news coverage."


John Sexton hears the Idaho Trans Athlete Asks Supreme Court to Drop Case. "In June, Idaho's attorney general asked the Supreme Court to hear the case and in July the court agreed. But last week, lawyers for Hecox asked SCOTUS to drop the case saying their client didn't want to face a public backlash." and examines how The Left-RIght Divide on Family Creation Matches the Divide on Mental Health. From Breitbart, Trump Slams Democrat Abigail Spanberger for Supporting Males in Girls’ Bathrooms and Sports

More links at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.08.25. The Wombat has posted FMJRA 2.0: Cramming For The Draft at the usual time and place.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Is Laken Riley a Later Day Martyr?

Bill Davis at Front Page calls Laken Riley The Latest Sacrifice at the Altar of Anti-Borders Ideology "Riley’s government - which was supposed to protect her - completely failed her." Ace woke up to notice it's Pathetic: Laken Riley's Mom Slams Biden For Calling Her Murdered Daughter "Lincoln Riley;" Biden Apologizes to the Left for Calling an Illegal Alien Illegal ""Pathetic," "Lincoln" Riley's mom called Biden." At Da Wire, White House Says Biden Did Not Apologize After Calling Accused Laken Riley Murderer An ‘Illegal’, except they did. Hat Hair's KT,  Flip Flopping White House Spokeswoman: No, Biden Didn't Apologize for Saying "Illegal". "Weird. Biden said he "regrets" using the word but the White House is very careful to say it is not an apology." Doug Schoen at Am Great says If Biden Is Serious About Border Security, He Must Start With Venezuela. "Ultimately, Biden must close our Southern border and make it unmistakably clear that dumping criminals on American shores will not go unpunished." From the Free Bacon, Biden's Broken Border: How One California Gap Became a Go-To Spot for Human Smugglers. The fence has a hole, but ICE is not allowed to fix it. At Da Mail, FBI Director Wray says he IS concerned border crossers could launch another 9/11 terror attack in the U.S. and warns human trafficking cells have ties to ISIS. At NewsMax, Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon write  Biden's Lost More Than a Step, He's Lost the Nation mrcTV has a Video: Replacing 'Illicit Cannabis' With 'Illegal Immigrants' in NY's Latest Crackdown on Undocumented Pot Shops

Da Wire reports the Arrested Gold Star Dad Doesn’t Regret SOTU Outburst: ‘Don’t Think I Dishonored My Son.’ Chris Roach at Am Great, Angry Joe Rallies His Partisans. "Biden's address was ineffective if the goal was to unite the country, win over undecided voters, impress the public with his reputed empathy, or explain the desirability of his policies." Dan Greenfield at Front Page has a Fact Check: Biden’s Myth of the Lowest Crime Rate in 50 Years. "Thousands more murders under Biden than under Trump." At NYPo Michael Goodwin claims Joe Biden only cares about his re-election chances, not helping Gaza. Probably true. Breitbart reports a Coup Plot: Biden’s Intel Agencies ‘Expect’ Protests to Topple Netanyahu for ‘Moderate’ Leader, and are almost certainly helping behind the scenes. 

Nick Arama at RedState notes Biden Confusion: Blanks Out, Says Went Into Ukraine to Get Bin Laden, Explains 'Come to Jesus' Mic Moment. At Am Think, Susan D. Harris thinks Biden is An Aging Puppet

Politi'fact', cited at Hat Hair whines Why do so Many Americans Think the Economy is Bad When the Data says Otherwise? KT adds "Liberal PolitiFact wants to blame Americans for the disconnect between Biden's happy talk on the economy. American consumers aren't feeling it because prices haven't gone down as inflation comes down. The Carter-era malaise continues with voters. 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck." Breitbart reports a Record Number Plunder Their 401(k)s in Biden’s America. I&I on Biden’s Criminally Fuzzy Tax Math. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair VIP notes Biden Admin Still Spending ARP Funds on Things Unrelated to COVID. The one thing governments are exceptionally good at is spending money. John Stossel at Da Caller tells What Joe Biden Isn’t Telling You About Renewable Energy.

ET, Biden, Trump Battle Over Haley Voters—But Who Are They? "As Nikki Haley exits her campaign, it’s time to look at who her supporters are and who is most likely to win them over by November." Often Democrats, but also a few fanatic Never-Trump Republicans. At Am Think Steve McCann considers Obama’s Biden Conundrum, to go with Biden or not? Breitbart hears Reports that the Georgia Black Vote Begins to Slip Away from Joe Biden. Lincoln Brown at PJM, sees an Evangelical Group to Spend $62 Million on Trump's Re-Election Bid. Hat Hair's KT thinks Nancy Mace Destroyed George Stephanopoulos as he Tried to Shame Her for Supporting Trump. Hollywood in Toto explains Why Robert De Niro Could Actually HELP Trump Win Reelection. "Oscar winner's latest anti-Trump screed won't win over a single independent." Sundance at CTH, McConnell Smiles as President Trump Endorses Former HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers as Michigan Senate Candidate

At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter want to know Are The Republicans Getting Ready For The Election Legal Fight Or Are They Blowing It Again. I know how I'd bet. From WaEx, Lara Trump promises legal ballot harvesting to be part of new RNC strategy.  From Da Fed, Brianna Lyman notes Media Attack New RNC Chair For Election Integrity Efforts, But GOP Critics Say He Could Do More. If you're pissing off the media, you're doing something right. Maybe not enough, but something. Also at Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood claims House Republicans Hold The Power To Stop Biden’s Federal Election Rigging, it just might take a government shut down. I'm OK with that. 

Charles Lipsom at the Spec, on How Fani Willis trashed her reputation. "Watching the DA’s racketeering case against Trump unravel." At Da Caller, the Dersh asks Who Will Prosecute The Prosecutors? "If Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis were prosecuting citizen Fani Willis and her former boyfriend Nathan Wade for perjury, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, she would have an extremely strong case. The evidence of perjury is overwhelming; many individuals have been convicted on far less evidence." Big Fish@BigFish3000 "They are absolutely hunting down NYFD members who booed Letitia James. Someone needs to tell their spokesman Jim Long they put it in writing. Credit:
@professornez." Mike Davis at Da Fed notes Democrats’ Meltdown Over Trump Immunity Case Proves SCOTUS Is Right To Hear It, but Politico is satisfied when Peter Navarro ordered to prison on March 19. "The former Trump aide is urging an appeals court to step in and block the sentence while he appeals." He claimed presidential immunity. J. Bob Smith at Am Think wonders Does a Bellicose Biden want a Civil War?

Ace, Previously Hidden J6 Transcript Released, Proving Trump Authorized 10,000 National Guard Troops for J6 "Malignant toad Liz Cheney deliberately concealed the evidence.Jim Weed @JimBobW49 "10,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS WERE REQUESTED “Jan 6 committee allegedly suppressed testimony showing Trump admin pushed for National Guard presence: report” "The former J6 Select Committee apparently withheld Mr. Ornato’s critical witness testimony from the American people because it contradicted their pre-determined narrative. Mr. Ornato’s testimony proves what Mr. Meadows has said all along: President Trump did in fact offer 10,000 National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Capitol, which was turned down," Georgia Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in a statement on Friday. "The former J6 Select Committee apparently withheld Mr. Ornato’s critical witness testimony from the American people because it contradicted their pre-determined narrative. Mr. Ornato’s testimony proves what Mr. Meadows has said all along: President Trump did in fact offer 10,000 National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Capitol, which was turned down," Georgia Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in a statement on Friday." Sundance, House Committee Releases Report Showcasing How Pelosi’s J6 Committee Was Used for Politics and Lawfare. TNP, Trump Secret Service Driver Reveals Critical Detail Which ‘J6 Committee’ Hid. Brianna Lyman again, notes After Using ‘Russia’ Lies To Meddle In 2016 And 2020, Agencies Dust Off Playbook For 2024.They got away with it last time, didn't they? John Nantz at Front Page, Our Endlessly Embarrassing FBI "How can this clown show of an organization ever regain the trust of the American people?" Sundance hosts An Important 4 Minutes Within Tucker Carlson Interview "For some reason Tucker Carlson interviewed Chris Cuomo. The majority of the lengthy interview is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Chris Cuomo is either intellectually incapable of understanding the Russia dynamic and how the U.S Intelligence Community (USIC) conducts propaganda efforts against American citizens, or Chris Cuomo is a paid actor within the system he describes as “the game.” From my perspective the former is more likely than the latter. That said, please pay attention to the prompted segment about Russia, as outlined by Tucker Carlson, that begins at 34:18 and runs through 37:55. If you stay with it until 46:00 it’s worth it; however, the important part is the key four minutes outlined above."

Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal approve as Ted Cruz Slams Biden Justice Department’s Collusion With Southern Poverty Law Center. At NewsBusters, Welker Lets Adam Schiff Answer at Length, But Lindsey Graham Gets the But! But! But! Hat Hair's KT says "The Sunday political shows are unwatchable for conservatives. Meet the Press used to be a show that both sides of the aisle could watch because Tim Russert was a host who would try to keep interviews fair and balanced. Those days are long gone." Ace, The New York Times' Idiot DEI Hire Mara Gay Led a Staff Revolution Over Tom Cotton's Op-Ed Suggesting the National Guard Quell the 2020 Riots. Now Batty Kathy Hochul Sends the National Guard Into the Subways, and She Approves. "They're not just anti-cop -- they're affirmatively pro-riot. But only for their own riots, of course. Those J6ers are insurrectionists who should be imprisoned for years before trial, and then sentenced to 20 years after a quickie show trial." Elon Musk@elonmusk "This is insane",  Not the Bee@Not_the_Bee "Canadian law would allow judges to hand down life sentences for "speech crimes" (no, this isn't a joke) https://notthebee.com/te328"" Hollywood in Toto, Have We Grown Numb to Runaway Censorship? "Matisyahu gets canceled, again and too many press outlets look away."


VodkaPundit at PJM, 'The Purge' Comes to Pittsburgh. Police stations not manned between 3 AM and 7 AM.  

PJM's Chris Queen, finds that You Thought You Were Learning a New Language, but There's a Different Agenda Afoot "But there was another thing I noticed early on about Duolingo: there was an awful lot of gayness in the lessons and exercises." From Da Caller, GOP AGs Threaten Legal Action Against Maine Over ‘Totalitarian’ Bill For Sex-Change Procedures. Another of Insty's DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA:  Mark Hemingway@Heminator, "What's that line liberals always trot out about "when they tell you who they are, believe them"? They want to manipulate and surgically mutilate kids. This is evil, and I'm not going to even entertain the idea there's nuance here. New York Magazine Communications@nymagPR "@NYMag's latest cover story is an essay by critic Andrea Long Chu, who makes the moral case for the right of anybody, at any age, to change their sex."  GB News, The only words that matter now are those we hardly ever hear… the truth, says Neil Oliver. Larry at Hat Hair hosts Tim Tebow as he Delivers Heart-Wrenching Testimony on Exploited Children. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair When Your Florida Outrage Story Needs a Banned Aid.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Sleeping In ready as usual at The one and only Other McCain.

Monday, January 22, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam Delayed is Not Flotsam and Jetsam Denied - DeSantis Drops Out

 It will be DIY style though:

Election 2024 - DeSantis Drops Out

Ron DeSantis Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Trump - The Daily Caller
BREAKING: Ron DeSantis Suspends Presidential Campaign, Makes Endorsement – PJ Media
Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 campaign, backs Trump for Republican nomination
Ron DeSantis Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Donald Trump
DeSantis Out - The Last Refuge
Mark Levin Heaps Praise on 'Great Patriot' DeSantis for Leaving Race, Sends Pointed Message to Haley – RedState
Tracking The Zombie Primary, Now Minus Ron DeSantis – HotAir
Prediction: Here's When Nikki Haley Will Drop Out of the Race – RedState
Trump Says Haley ‘Probably’ Won’t Be His VP Pick: ‘She Is Not Presidential Timber’ - The Daily WirePresidential debates are already done for 2024? Seems so
Althouse: The James Austin Johnson impersonation of Donald Trump is so good they must be worried it will...
Zelensky Mocks Trump While Begging for More Money - American Greatness
Stefanik for Veep? – HotAir
Snarky Gavin Newsom Tries To Be Cute and Twitter Ravages Him – Twitchy
President Trump First Public Response to Ron DeSantis Exit and Endorsement - The Last Refuge
Boris Johnson Says Trump Return Would Be "Big Win for World" - However, With Conditions - The Last Refuge
DeSantis Influencers Melt Down: 'We’re Not Uniting Behind Trump'
DeSantis: I'll Try Again When I'm Senile – HotAir
Is Nikki Haley the Real Frontrunner? – PJ Media
Forget Michelle Obama or Gavin Newsom -- Dems' Choice to Replace Biden is Nikki Haley - American Thinker
Haley Made Strategic Blunders. They’re Costing Her the Campaign. - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Another Dagger in Nikki Haley's Back? The Latest Endorsement in SC Primary Race Is a Big Flip-Flop – HotAir
Votes Without Citizenship Proof 'Exploded' In AZ After Dem Lawfare
Speaker Johnson Is Funding The Biden Regime's Authoritarianism
Ramaswamy Defies New York Times Narrative: Suspends Campaign, Backs Trump › American Greatness
Exclusive – Burgum: GOP Nomination Race 'Should Be Over After New Hampshire'
Internal Democrat Worries Aired on NPR - Frontpage Mag
Exclusive: NC Counties Exit Democrats' 'Zuckbucks 2.0' Group
Florida Leads the Way on Fighting Voter Fraud - American Thinker
Dean Phillips Entertains 3rd Party Bid For President — On One Condition | The Daily Wire

The Biden Crime Family and Misdismal Administration

Hunter's Painting Foray Had Classic Earmarks Of Influence-Peddling
Was the Censorship of Hunter Biden's Laptop Your Red-Pill Moment? – PJ Media
I Thought Biden’s Lies Couldn’t Shock Me Anymore. I Was Wrong. – PJ Media
Althouse: "You can't beat something with nothing," the wingless plane, and the deleterious effects of athletic awards for girls.
Biden Threatens to Use Military Jets On Law-Abiding American Citizens
Repeated Arctic Blasts Aside, Green Groups Pressuring POTATUS to Canx NatGas Expansion in PacNW – HotAir
Can't Drill, But POTATUS Opens 22M Acres to Solar – HotAir
Yikes! Did Biden Threaten To Use Military Jets Against American Citizens? – PJ Media
Fetterman: The American Dream is Threatened by Illegal Immigrants – HotAir
Biden And Abbott Have Set The Stage For One Of The Biggest State-Versus-Feds Immigration Fights In More Than A Decade - The Daily Caller
Biden admits the border crisis he created is real — but won't accept any blame
Homeland Security Chair Says ‘We Have The Votes’ To Impeach Mayorkas - The Daily Wire
Chicago Organized Theft Ring Allegedly Led by Newly Arrived Illegal Aliens

Trump Troubles 

Trump's Bid to Toss Colorado Disqualification Will Settle the 'Insurrection' Argument – PJ Media
Fani Willis In 2020: ‘I Certainly Will Not Be Choosing People To Date That Work Under Me’ - The Daily Wire
Althouse: "This is not his first rodeo. He is going to be quite careful and thoughtful about how he handles this situation."

Jan 6 and the Deep State

Republicans Recovered More Than 100 Encrypted Jan. 6 Files, but There's a Catch – PJ Media
Instapundit - SCOTT WANTS TREASURY’S ‘RELIGIOUS TEXTS’ SEARCHES DECISION TREE: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) got a lot o
Did the FBI Plant Pipe Bombs in DC on Jan. 6? – HotAir
FBI's Role In The Whitmer 'Kidnap Plot' Is Bigger Than You Think

Media, Social Media and Government Censorship


The Great Culture Wars

No More Statues of White Men? : The Other McCain
White Americans are Quiet Quitting our Leading Institutions - American Greatness
College Essays: The Affirmative Action Workaround – HotAir
The Long Shadow of Southern Segregation by Race - American Greatness
Campus Reform - University of Utah drops diversity statements from hiring after governor called them 'bordering on evil'
“there is no internal opposition left on campuses”
Claudine Gay’s Firing: The Left Sought To Protect DEI, Not Her – Issues & Insights
‘Corrosive To Academic Freedom’: These States Might Get Rid Of Diversity Programs This Year - The Daily Caller
Univ. Wisconsin Law School Forcing Students To Endure Racist DEI Reeducation 
If You've Never Seen the World of Pronouns Explained in a Classroom Setting, Feast Your Eyes... – HotAir
There is one administrator for every three undergrads at UVA: analysis - The College Fix
The Chickens Come Home to Roost for Chuck Schumer As Pro-Hamas Radicals Target His Daughter – RedState
Are Our Elites Crazy? - Power Line
Two-Thirds Of Elites Say There’s Too Much Freedom In America
After DEI, Every Country Except America Can Land on the Moon - Frontpage Mag
Scott Adams' Response to LeVar Burton Finding Out He's Descended From a Confederate WINS Twitter/Internet – Twitchy
The Dominant Narrative Requires Citizen Passivity - American Thinker
Althouse: "The New York Times presents this piece as some kind of Pentagon Papers-esque exposé."
Anti-Israel Celebs Get Taste of Conservative Blacklist
Democratic Socialists face seven-figure 'crisis' amid Palestinian support that may force dreaded layoffs of staff
The NFL Will Continue To Divide America At The Super Bowl (Because, Of Course) - The Daily Caller
Why We (Sadly) Need To Prove the Obvious About Sex in Sports - The American Spectator - USA News and Politics

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