Palm Sunday

 With some assistance form Seyla Zanon:

El Paso News, Lightning causes palm tree fire in El Paso’s Upper Valley. God stepping in on the palm tree menace?

Flotsam and Jetsam - Has the Iranian Revolution Begun?

Nioh Berg@NiohBerg, "Iran Update: There is an absolute IRGC bloodbath happening in the Iranian region of Sistan & Balochestan. Assassinations everywhere and almost daily. I haven't spoken much about this particular battlefield. As an Iranian nationalist I will never approve of separatism, nor will I blindly praise the JMM militant group. I don't know this group, and as of writing this I don't trust them either. They claim to fight for all of Iran after merging several militant groups together, but at least one faction among them are historically Baloch separatists. They are also very conservative sunni muslims ... Regardless of what I think of JMM, their targets have Iranian blood on their hands and undoubtedly deserve it..." Revolutions are rarely started by the right people. PJM's Aaron Hanscom suspects Is Iran Planning an Attack to Bring Down Netanyahu? Almost certainly. The real question is how realistic is their plan. From Ace, Iran Sentences Woman to Death For Insulting Their "Prophet;" Activists Attack Pete Hegseth For Making War on This Enlightened Regime, "The mullahs will hang a woman for insulting the leaders of Iran, which they then trumped up to insulting the "prophet."" From RCW, Armenia and Azerbaijan Achieved Peace Despite the Conflict Resolution Industry.

Sundance at CTH reports Zelenskyy Urgently Sits Down for Interviews as Trump Begins Highlighting “The Zelenskyy Problem”…

VodkaPundit at PJM calls it Mustn’t-See TV: Trump Cancels Livestream of Fort Hood Killer Execution. Althouse approves "Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution/The decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president’s good graces through numerous controversies." "The headline at WaPo. Good!" Make it pay-per view with the money going to his victims. I'd stream it, and not watch.

The Gray Wave at the Wash Stand, Turnout Surge among GOP Seniors Could Be Midterm’s Biggest Surprise. PJM's KurtSchlichter hopes/wonders Did the Democrats Peak Too Soon? Sundance has True The Vote's 2026 Action Plan: “7 Votes” to Make a Difference. ThePersistence @ScottPresler, "Pennsylvania Ballots Returned, (Democrat) 243,560, (Republican) 74,709. As of right now, Republicans are going into Election Day with a deficit of -168,851 votes in PA. I strongly encourage you to visit your county elections office TODAY to vote “On-Demand.” Most offices are open until 4 p.m." Vote early and often, like the Democrats.

From Reason, The Federal Government Collected $5.4 Trillion. It Still Can't Pay Its Bills. "Entitlement spending, defense spending, and interest payments on the debt continue to climb." Carlo Carrasco, $1.5 Billion Obamacare Waste Targeted by Trump Administration. It's only a start. There's an enormous amount of outright fraud, and a much larger target of legal, but wasteful spending. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Feds Crack Down on Fraud, Get Governor Healey Former Aide in Dragnet. At Hat Hair, VodkaPundit to Tim Walz, So Long, and Thanks for All the Learing Centers. Ace, Trump Fines Bank of America $1.2 Billion Over Money Laundering for China. "Bank of America is one of the worst offenders for closing bank accounts for conservative and religious groups, claiming that working for such groups causes them too much "reputational risk." They debanked people to curry favor with the Biden gangsters. But working with China to launder money and evade sanctions? No reputation risk worth talking about." From NYPo, Deep blue Minnesota is fed up with fraud — and may derail Dems’ midterm dreams. At the Wash Stand, Republicans Dominate 5 Financially Healthiest State Governments, Democrats Run the 5 Worst. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Let's Hope Enough Americans Are Sufficiently Afraid of Communism.

PJM's Matt Margolis, If This Is True About Susie Wiles, It's Not Good News. Trump shopping for a new Chief of Staff? Will Steakin @wsteaks, "NEW in @Playbook: Trump is asking close allies about CoS Susie Wiles, and floating possible future successors, per sources Knives are out for Wiles—with rivals privately putting recent headlines surrounding her daughter’s foreign lobbying in front of POTUS urging he make changes, per sources One senior elected GOP official who received a call from Trump said the president had raised “the first honest questions about Susie” Wiles has survived past efforts, and so far has yet to discuss how long she’ll remain chief of staff with the president, per source familiar Trump in statement to Playbook forcefully stood by his longest serving CoS."

From Ace, Anthony Fauci Blamed Trump for the Spread of the Completely-True Lab Leak Theory Fact, "Trump rarely gets credit from the establishment, but here, his evil malignant dwarf nemesis gives him full credit for getting the truth out."

The Free Bacon is all over Abdulramen El-Sayed with Meet Abdul El-Sayed's Academic 'Inspiration': A Muslim Brotherhood Scion Barred From Entering US Over Terror Ties, "Tariq Ramadan, known for his diatribes against 'Jewish intellectuals,' was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison in France for raping three women," Uncovered Video: El-Sayed Was Radical ‘Queer’ Sister’s Guardian and Dowry Manager in Her Sharia Marriage–Years After She Said Family Had ‘Long Been Muslim Brotherhood’ and El-Sayed Ad Features 'Lifelong Republican' Who Endorsed Kerry and Obama, Writes 'White Man's Burden' Substack, "Richard Perlberg, who says he voted 'nine times' for Republican Mike Rogers, has called for 'embracing progressive values' and endorsed Medicare for All." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears El-Sayed Wants to Do a 'Little' Constitutional Twerking...Um...Tweaking. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "A video shows Abdul El-Sayed suggesting a little "tweak" to the Constitution. That "tweak" would be the elimination of the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms. https://foxnews.com/opinion/el-sayed-words-reveal-radical-plan-dismantle-second-amendment The 40% of Michiganders who own guns might find this a bit more than just being tweaky." John Sexton noticed Mamdani's Grin Was Gone, as his supporters called him a traitor and sell-out. Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog asks Did Biden Subsidize Importing Jihadis? Yes, of course. Diversity über alles!

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed has a thing for Talarico, Talarico: You'd Better Believe I Want Amnesty and Open Borders, More Talarico: Gaslighting Texas About the SAVE America Act and Voter ID and Even More Moloch, er, Talarico: 'The Bible Is Silent on the Issue of Abortion'. From Campus Reform, Resurfaced video shows Talarico telling educators 'white supremacy' has 'colonized our own minds.' At Twitchy, Brandon Gill RUTHLESSLY Compares James Talarico to Ken Paxton As Only HE Can and HOT DAAAMN (Watch). Nick Arama at RedState, Steven Crowder Has a Message for CNN and Talarico After Their Town Hall: 'Lawyer Up', for using "Change My Mind."

'Becca Downs at Da Signal hears Sherrod Brown Taking Heat for Comments on ‘Trump Judges’. Steve Cortes @SteveCortes, "Democrat lapdog Sherrod Brown tells MSDNC he'll only support radical left-wing activist judges: "We're not obviously confirming Trump judges." Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Ohio Democratic Senate nominee Sherrod Brown just pledged that he will not vote to confirm any Trump judicial nominees regardless of their qualifications. So not only would the Democrats pack the Court, but they will block any new judges to purge the courts through attrition." Beege Welborn takes a crack at Angie Nixon: RNC Research @RNCResearch, "Florida Democrat Angie Nixon claims that rolling back racist DEI policies kills people. “This 'stop woke' agenda...that's nothing more than a racist dogwhistle...Florida is where woke or black people go to die."" Betsie Stauffer at LI sees a Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Wants Opponent ‘Locked Up and Punished in Jail’
“You know, she — yeah, basically yes, because of what she did, yes. I absolutely would want that to happen, yes. … I have been perfectly clear.” At least she's honest about it.

Beege Welborn again, says Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: Wind's Gonna Blow, the Grass Is Dry, the Reservoir Is Empty, and hills are going to burn in California. The only question is how bad will it be.

Capt. Ed cites the WSJ: The Real Goal of Operation World War Eleven Is ... Denaturalize and deport Ilhan Omar. From Ace dances with joy, YES: Trump's DHS Is Preparing a Case for Deporting the Foreign Agent of Influence Ilhan "Omar" "I'm so happy." PJM's Eric Florack notes Democrats Discover the Fourth Amendment, Just in Time for Ilhan Omar. "Unprecedented? Let that one marinate. I mean, they keep using that word; I don’t think it means what they think it means. We both know why." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Agreed. It is a constitutional crisis that we have someone who is not eligible for citizenship voting in Congress, funneling tens of millions in taxpayer funds to her corrupt relatives and friends and on to Somalia. That on top of untold numbers of illegal aliens, dead people, non-existent people voting. Corrupt feds who spied on Congress and amassed a political hit list of more than 100,000 everyday Americans based on their purchases. A corrupt finance sector that debanked them. More than $50 billion a year in taxpayer funds being laundered through NGOs for political ends. Entirely agreed. ....Glad to see it is finally being addressed. This constitutional crisis." Quote Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn @JonathanCohn, "How is this not constitutional crisis territory?"

Dave Strom on Jack Smith calls The Silence of the Media Deafening.

Eddie Scarry at Da Fed thinks The ‘Cornell 7’ Fallout Is Infantilized Women And Villainized Men. Althouse resorts to the NYT, "The university decided to halt parties at fraternity houses, he said, because Cornell doesn’t 'have the full ability to be confident that what goes on in those houses is safe...." "The pause, he added, was also a chance to 'take a step and carefully study' the issue of banning fraternities altogether, a step some have called for. Addressing a speaker who supported such a ban, Dr. Kotlikoff said he had just spoken with alumni who said that 'their sorority and fraternity experience was a very important part of their life at Cornell.' 'If at the end of the day, the fraternities cannot exist in a safe environment, and we can’t be convinced that they can be safe, then we should make that decision,' he said." From "Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis/Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties" (NYT)." Angela Morabito @AngelaLMorabito, "If you are a Cornell athletics recruiter, how much do you hate your life right now? "We might not have the football, the weather, or the women they have down South, but check out our shrieking bisexuals! They already hate you. Also, we banned frat parties."" Quote, "Oliya Scootercaster @ScooterCasterNY, "BREAKING: Cornell University protesters SCREAM en mass as they protest for Jane Doe. Cornell has banned all frat parties as investigation into alleged sexual assault continues."

From Ace, Nancy Mace Was Right? Police Arrest Her Ex-Fiance and Three Other Men for Sexually Abusing an Unconscious Woman, "She originally Soft Opened these charges with surveillance camera video from a gym. I thought she was complaining that the surveillance camera photographed her wearing her gym clothes. I don't know why she didn't lead with the real story, the sexual assault on an unconscious woman." Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil, "It's hard not to notice that every hateful statement becomes OK if you say it's about Whites." Quote Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz, "I’m so fucking sick and tired of the entire planet being destroyed by old white, insecure, abusive men."

Porter @ParkSlopeFlngsm, "Women are dishonest about this stuff because they’re programmed to be. Their greatest weapon is their sexuality, but they also face social backlash for being too overtly transactional with sex, so women embrace ambiguity where they’re able to use sex to their advantage while maintaining plausible deniability Some examples: -Wearing sexy is outfits isn’t for the male gaze or to flex on other women for status, it’s just to feel good about themselves apart from any social factors -Dancing provocatively is not a sexual display, it’s just recreational fun -Marrying a rich guy isn’t about the money, he’s a good guy who provides security for their family -Wearing makeup and high heels to work isn’t to impress men and sway them, it’s just to feel confident ..."Quote Lisa Elizabeth @Lisaelizabeth, "I just don’t get why women are so dishonest. Like — just admit that you dress like that because you want people, especially men, to think that you’re hot. And by hot I mean sexually attractive. That’s why the shorts are short and tight and scrunch up around your butt to make your... "

Mary Chastain from LI reports Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members, "The admin has charged almost 350 members and associates with federal crimes." Irons in the Fire notices We're not the only ones seeing the threat, "Mr. Huffman's quote of the day: Americans — a confession from Japan you were never meant to hear. We are terrified of fascism. Not the version in your textbooks. The version that lives inside us.In 1941, no dictator dragged the Japanese people into the dark. We dragged each other. Neighbor watched neighbor. Mothers reported their own sons. One doubtful word at the fish market and the police came in the night. The village went silent. That silence lasted four years and killed millions. That is how a free nation dies. Not with jackboots. With whispers. And right now — the same silence is being built again in Japan. Not by the right. By the Left. They throw our gates open. Strangers pour in by the millions — Muslims, Africans, people who will never bow to our dead. And when a Japanese grandmother dares to say, “wait — slow down — let us think,” she is dragged into the public square and branded a fascist. A racist. A monster. Hear me clearly: in our country, “racist” is no longer a moral word. It is a muzzle. A weapon. A silencer pressed to the mouth of every citizen who still loves Japan..." I didn't know Japan was being besieged by Muslim immigrants too.

Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger, "Well, that was wild. I'm at the Australian Parliament and just left a meeting with two staffers for the governing party. They told us that the government needed more power to censor things like the upcoming US execution of Nidal Hasan. When I asked why they needed to censor that video, one said it was to prevent copycat killings. Copycat killings by governments? I asked. Er, no, they said. Copycat killings like of a backpacker, several decades ago. So, under that logic, I pointed out, the government should censor things like last year's Bondi massacre, where two Muslims killed 15 people, no? Well, that was news, they said. Didn't they realize their bill would allow the government to censor news? They didn't seem to know, or care. They also admitted that they did not know that the bill would allow the government to create and operate an unlimited number of fake social media accounts to attack its political enemies and spread disinformation. Having presented them with information they had never heard about a bill they had clearly not read, they emphasized to us, strenuously, that they were moving forward with the bill..."

And more still, at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.14.26 (Evening Edition) and In The Mailbox: 10.15.26.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Come Saturday Morning

Don Surber sees Trump hosts Xi and DC implodes. "Then: Warn Xi if Trump attacks. Now: “President Trump is sucking up to President Xi.”" Foolish consistency and all. Sundance at CTH thinks A Very Happy Pooh Has Tea With Trump and hosts USTR Jamieson Greer Sets Record Straight on U.S-China Trade Imbalance. At Ars Technica the NASA chief is concerned China may deny access to parts of Moon’s south pole. “If you come up short with who comes down the ladder first, the impact is felt around the world.”

Michael Goodwin at NYPo notes Trump’s bullish United Nations speech showed he won’t back down — and now he can truly put America First. Right Time's Kathy Gyngell likes how Trump Schools the UN on Sovereignty, "There is no global government, Trump told the General Assembly. Critics seemed surprised." News Wax cites a Study that Finds 'Anti-Israel Ecosystem' at UN, Bias Across 30 Bodies. Well, duh. Sundance has the Transcript of Secretary Rubio's Press Conference Following United Nations General Assembly.

More from Sundance, U.S. NATO Commander Tells Europe to Prove These Russian Hybrid Attacks They Speak of and Zelenskyy Shifts His Business Model – Europe Hands Him Another €6.6 billion. VodkaPundit at Insty, I KNOW AND RESPECT JVL, BUT SHE’S JUST WRONG ON THIS ONE: Jennifer Van Laar @jenvanlaar, "Hey everyone botching about diesel prices - here's the reason. Zelensky, not what's going on with Iran. And definitely not Trump. Zelensky is very intentionally hitting targets that harm the US and Europe instead of infrastructure like power plants, which would more directly harm Russians. Think about why that might be." I won't pretend to know the truth. At Hat Hair, John Sexton sees Two More Russian Refineries Shut Down Operations After Drone Strikes and A Visit to a Russian Supermarket Shows Inflation at Work.

At The Chronic, Mark Judge sees Iran’s Underground Cartoonists Expose the Irony of the Regime’s Morality Police.

InfantryDort @infantrydort, "According to failed General Mark Hertling, "it's not clear why" the Pentagon has decided to test senior officers. I could end this post there and have the internet tell it how it is. But I'm not. I actually read this rag of an article. My response to Hertling (who blocks me but he will see this) is that let's talk about YOU. Since you've dedicated oh so much time making it political about Hegseth and Scheller. Mark Hertling has: >publicly announced “I consider myself woke,” opposed rolling back DEI and transgender accession policy, and called Hegseth’s DEI critique “insulting” to the force..." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "You were branched as a Finance officer and later became a public affairs officer. In the Reserves. Your highest award is a DMSM. Look, as a career logistics officer myself I always preach one team, one fight, but not when someone like you--who is supported by the cretinous, Soros-funded, "VoteVets"--crawls out of the Deep State slime to smear actual combat veterans like Hegseth. Pete Hegseth's pinky finger knows more about leading troops in wartime than your DSA sell-out brain will ever comprehend, and the closest your pinky ever got to heroism is a paper cut. So how about you put a sock in it, you DEI-installed, Commie faux-general? Beat it." Quote Leela Gray @LeelaJGray, "I say this as a retired Brigadier General with 30 years of service: Pete Hegseth is an unqualified frat boy." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "More unqualified frat boys then. Putting the warfighting back in the War Department. (Dead name DoD, for Department of DEI. He transitioned it. Because the upper echelon of our military just like the rest of our government was burdened with unimaginative careerist hacks who would salute any flag that was run up the pole, including the trans one.)..." Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "Trump's done everything I'd wanted him to do and more. A few things I didn't want him to do, but that's OK. My #1 issue was securing the border; #2 protecting Constitution & speech esp. at SCOTUS; #3 strengthening military & defending Israel. Challenge will be defending the wins."

WSJ says The Hot U.S. Economy Can’t Be Cooled. That’s Bad For Bonds. Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: U.S. weekly jobless claims plunge to 197,000, nearing 57-year lows."

Omri Ceren @omriceren, "Unexpectedly!" Quote Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Investigation reveals former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon reportedly worked with a “doomer PR firm” while launching his viral campaign warning of AI’s existential risks." Hillary Clinton Explains AI Dangers, and I Am Persuaded Now says Hat Hair's Dave Strom sarcastically. From the Bay Journal, Virginia governor creates data center accountability policy as she prepares to slay the golden goose. Nicole Silvero at Da Caller observes the Tech CEOs Skip Senate Hearing About Automated Surveillance. I reckon it's something they don't want to talk about.

PJM's Matt Margolis sees Trump Made Democrats Look Stupid Again, over the new helipad he had built to keep Biden's helicopters from burning the White House lawn. "It was also obviously necessary, just like the White House ballroom project was necessary and even wanted by previous administrations. Democrats chose knee-jerk opposition anyway, because opposing Trump is the only move they have left, even when he's right."

Twitchy is outraged that Hasan Piker Mocks Fallen Navy SEALs Who Drowned Stopping Iranian Weapons. I&I, Dems Promise An Impeach-O-Rama Next Year.

New Jersey in the news! Beege Welborn at Hat Hair observes Mikie Sherrill Finds One Jersey Man She Wanted Gone - Her Lt Gov Resigns over "some pretty intense and serious accusations of sexual harassment." Ryan King at NYPo, NJ school district forced students to keep image of Dem Rep on their computers, parent says. Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock, "If you're wondering why a NJ Senator whose state benefits massively from the Paramount merger (just ask his governor) is sticking his neck out to pressure judges to block it... Look no further than his long and lucrative relationship with Netflix." Quote Eriq Gardner @eriqgardner, "Sen. Cory Booker files a letter urging the judge to tightly scrutinize the Paramount-WBD merger settlement. He writes the decrees must remedy the harms pleaded and expresses skepticism the decree addresses the core of the case."

And Virginia! Breccan Thies at Da Fed hears Virginia School Board Considers Axing Veterans Day Holiday To Make Room For Islamic, Hindu Ones. Stafford. Shooting News Week, Virginia AG Spins Up a Dedicated Unit to Enforce the State’s New Vague Firearms Liability Law.

Elon Musk @elonmusk, "The NGOs end up increasing the number of homeless people they manage, because that’s the only way to increase their revenue! Incentives drive outcomes. “Homeless” is a propaganda word used to describe people on the street who are mentally ill or severely addicted to drugs. The word implies that this is someone who fell a little behind on their mortgage payment and they’re one job offer away from getting back on their feet, which is obviously false if you’ve ever tried talking to a “homeless” person in SF, LA, NY, Austin or anywhere else. The honest reality is that we need to bring back asylums for extreme mental illness or drug addiction for those who are a serious danger to themselves or others." Quote Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "Incentives determine outcomes If you give an NGO a certain number of dollars per homeless person, they will never solve homelessness." When India put a bounty on cobras, Indians started cobra farming. 

At Science Alert, Rich US Neighborhoods Are More Likely to Burn in Wildfires, Study Reveals. Makes sense, rich people like nice homes out in the mountains and woods. Poor people huddle in ghettos. They burn too, but they're not wildfires. 

Sister Toldja at RedState sees a Plot Twist: A Surprising Source Defends Vance After Schumer Attacks Him Over Obamacare Fraud News. WaPoo ed board, JD Vance is not ripping away anyone’s health insurance coverage "All 760,000 of the ACA plans that were canceled this week met five criteria. ... First, none of the accounts had a Social Security number or an immigration identification number. Second, all of the accounts had premiums covered 100 percent by taxpayers. That makes it easier for fraudsters to sign up unknowing enrollees, who don’t see money leave their bank accounts. Third, the plans had not been used. No claims had been filed. And finally, the insurer offering the plan never had contact with the enrolled individual."

Amy Curtis at TownHall thinks the Supreme Court Hands President Trump a Big Win on Election Integrity. John Sexton, Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Screening Voters. Fred Lucas at Da Signal, Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Victory in Drive to Combat Noncitizen Voting. PJM's Cathy Salgado, Supreme Court Approves Expanded Voter Verification Program. Ace, Supreme Court Now Okays Trump's Plan to Allow States to Use Federal Databases to Screen the Voter Lists for Ineligible Voters. "The Supreme Court had previously joined in the left-wing plan to delay implementation of Trump's Executive Order until it was late enough in the season that they could claim it would cause "chaos" to implement it so late. Now it blesses not a screening of mail-in ballots -- that would still cause "chaos," I guess -- but the simple use by states (at their discretion; left-wing governments won't screen ballots) of the Social Security databases to discover if a voter is a citizen or not. So this is a weaker version of Trump's plan, which left-wing states won't even implement." Sundance, Supreme Court Sets Aside Block Granting States Ability to Verify Voter Status in Midterm Election. At Althouse, "In an unsigned decision with no noted dissents, the justices warned of 'electoral chaos' if the state were to change course so close to the election and use the 2025 map." ""The election is not merely upcoming; it has already started. Ballots using the 2022 map have been printed and mailed. Absentee voting has already begun, as has military and overseas voting,” according to the five-page decision." From "Supreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri/A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections" (NYT)." Delay worked, with lower courts assistance. At Da Signal, Feds Report 160 Election Fraud Arrests as Thousands of New Leads Pour In. 

Cam at Bearing Arms, SCOTUS Directs New Jersey AG to Respond in 'Code Is Speech' Case. Arguing over the computer code for 3D gun printing.

Beege Welborn, Only a Lunatic Virtue-Signaler Would Brag She Let a Cannibal Off on a Murder Conviction. Well, yes. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's MORNING RANT decries The Awful Precedent of the Clancy Trial’s Juror-Harassment.

Paul Thacker at the The DisInformation Chronicle thinks Leaked Fauci Pardon Papers Cast Doubt On Claims He Never Asked Biden for Clemency, "Justice Department documents contradict 60 Minutes report on pardons." 60 Minutes would never shave the truth, am I right?

Ben Whedon at JTN reports HSI nabs thrice-deported alien who allegedly attacked ICE agent with vehicle. Ace sees Two-Tiered Justice: Leftwing DAs Give Illegal Aliens Immunity for Major Crimes So That They Won't Be Deported. "I wrote about this briefly in Quick Hits yesterday or the day before. Just the News has a more detailed article. Illegal aliens are first-tier citizens, somehow. Actual US citizens are second-tier, at best." From Campus Reform, Universities hire legions of H-1B workers, lawmakers advance legislation to rein in ‘visa scam’ Business Insider whines about Why an H-1B visa hopeful decided to give up on work in the US, "after learning that potential employers might have to pay a $100,000 fee to hire her, she pivoted." Dave Strom sees The Inverted Moral Universe of Asylum Policies Summed Up in One Small Boat. Nioh Berg @NiohBerg, "One one single illegal migrant boat from Africa going to the Canary Islands: • A 16 year old girl was gangraped • A toddler was thrown overboard to drown All of the remaining migrant men, including rapists and murderers, will likely be hosted in Europe as if nothing happened. They will then be distributed into your neighbourhood without your consent or even knowledge. Sickening."

Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "THEY HID THE WHOLE THING. Legacy media refused to show you a single second of President Trump’s speech and historic state dinner with Xi Jinping. Here is the entire night, start to finish, with translations. That is not journalism. That is information control. Watch it yourself. Do not let them keep you in the dark." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "Legacy media REFUSED to show you a SINGLE SECOND of President Trump's speech and historic state dinner with Xi Jinping tonight at the White House So here's the ENTIRE thing, from start to finish, with translations for Xi's speech." Becca Lower at RedState, CNN Quietly Admits They Were Not Denied Access to Trump-Xi Dinner. Here Were Their Demands.

Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Obama has a plan to address the "information bubbles" Americans are in: "We're going to have to create new town squares, where everybody is having a common dialogue with certain rules." No mystery who he would want to be in charge of making these "rules.""

At the Chronic, Mark Judge remembers how Elena Kagan Predicted Why We Would Hate the Media "A main reason why we hate the media so much, and the reason they have earned that ire, is rooted in New York Times vs. Sullivan, the 1964 Supreme Court decision that held that media companies cannot be found guilty for anything they report unless there is evidence of “actual malice” on their part. In 1993, a University of Chicago law professor named Elena Kagan wrote an academic article for the Chicago Law Review that perceptively examined the reality of the new post-Sullivan press freedom:" It may be a particular gripe of his, but there are plenty more reasons to hate the media.

Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "These are the PRIVATELY HELD concerns of university leaders—those they reveal in surveys that grant confidentiality. Their PUBLICLY EXPRESSED concerns often differ massively. Though they now use coded language, many still pretend to care deeply about racial equity." Quote Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79. "University leaders were asked about their most pressing concerns. The DEI options — “racial equity issues” and “identity-based harassment” — are barely on their radar." Their primary concern is, and always will be money. Trust me. At NRO, Cambridge Cancels Probe into Jason Arday Hiring, Will Instead Focus on University Support. Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "It’s all too predictable." Ace, Cambridge University: We Have Cancelled Our Promised Investigation Into How Unqualified Fabulist Jason Arday Was Hired. Instead We Will Investigate How We Failed to "Support" Him and Other DEI Incompetents and Plagiarists. "Of course, perfect." Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't want to see! The College Fix hears Stanford course will critique AI through lens of ‘African intellectual sovereignty’ with an AI Jason Arday lecturing. I just made that up. Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "BREAKING: An advisory panel on accreditation has recommended that the Department of Education suspend the American Psychological Association (APA) for 12 months amidst concerns about ideological standards on DEI, gender-related treatment, and especially antisemitism. After hearing from several groups during a meeting yesterday, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity’s (NACIQI) voted to make the recommendation. The recommendation now goes to the Department of Education for a final decision."

Monica Showalter at Am Think thinks she knows why Nikole Hannah-Jones exposed New York City's horrible public schools now. "The short answer is 'Trump.' But not in the way she thinks." Brianna Lyman at Da Fed says Nikole Hannah-Jones Sacrificed Her Kid For Race Communism. Imagine Her Plan For Yours. Brianna has been on Fox a bit lately, and she makes a pretty decent panelist. At Althouse, "[I]n the face of the evidence we have so far, and given the incendiary nature of the claim, why would anyone say that the United States is experiencing a 'national crisis' of lynchings?" "Writes John McWhorter, in "Are Lynchings Really Happening?" (NYT)."

Cathy Salgado hears a Women’s Group Finds That Biological Men Stole Over 2,000 Gold Medals From Girls. Ace, Transgender Activists Say That Men Stealing Gold Medals from Women "Just Isn't a Thing That Really Happens." A New Report Says that Men Have Stolen 2,300 Gold Medals from Women Over The Past 40 Years. "These things that never happen sure do seem to happen an awful lot."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Desperately Searching for a Theme

And not finding it, so I'll just start at the top and work down. Sundance at CTH is back on a Russia kick with President Vladimir Putin Explains Why NATO Wants a War Against Russia, Oil, Gas and Orange Juice and “One Ping Only, Vasily”. From News Wax, Putin at BRICS: Warns Europe Over Ukraine, Urges Challenge to U.S. Dollar. Back to sundance for President Trump Announces Obamacare Refunds, President Trump Speaks to Journalists Departing from Shannon, Ireland and President Trump Discusses a “United Ireland” as Prime Minister Carney Seeks “Associate Member” EU Status. At Althouse, "President Trump said he 'loved' the political backlash to his comments in support of a united Ireland." ""Speaking before he attended the last day of the Irish Open golf tournament, Trump doubled down on his claim that reunification was inevitable and 'may as well happen now.' Asked about the reaction to his comments, which were criticised by political parties in Westminster and Stormont, Trump said he 'loved' the reaction. 'I loved my comments,' he added." From "Trump revels in ‘united Ireland’ uproar as Gerry Adams weighs in/With the US president ‘loving’ the stir his comments made, the former Sinn Fein leader says they reflect a wider sentiment held by Americans" (London Times)."

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Here in the States we are aware not all Canadians are dicks. The polling plus stadiumsful of boos just seems to indicate most are. We’re concerned about the plight of Canadians. It doesn’t serve our interests to have an impoverished third world nation beholden to the PRC on our northern border. We’d rather see you prosper. All of us get richer. But elections have consequences. ..." Quote Lisa @YoungStreete, "Americans are starting to look at Canadians differently. And Canadians may want to pay attention. For as long as I can remember, Americans always liked their polite neighbours to the north. That goodwill is being eroded by a Canada increasingly seen as woke, anti- American (not just anti-Trump) and brainwashed by the state run media. CBC News whitewashing 9/11 (please don’t call it a terrorist attack). CTV News making 9/11 about “Islamophobia”. When did remembering the VICTIMS of 9/11 become so controversial in Canada and how did we allow it to happen? How much further does Canada have to slide into insanity before Canadians finally wake up?" Ken Timmerman at Am Great explains why It’s Time to Recognize Iran’s Complicity in the 9/11 Attacks. "The 9/11 Commission highlighted Iran's complicity in the attacks on pages 240-241 of its final report." CIS looks at the numbers, Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million. "Population doubling largely reflects legal immigration." I24 News has a Report: Chinese satellite images aided Iranian strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan. Labrador Skeptic @SaysSimulation, "A Chinese surveillance satellite breaking up into little pieces right after US troops were killed with the help of a Chinese satellite is quite the amazing coincidence, now that you mention it. Gray Zone warfare in space, but that's a dark shade of gray." Quote Theophilus Chilton (Scots-Irish Supremacist) @Theo_Chilton, "Replying to @SaysSimulation, "Probably why a Chinese surveillance satellite "broke apart" in orbit yesterday." Ace is not all that upset that Saudi Arabia Is Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place...Oh Well!

At the Eternally Radical Idea, Greg Lukianoff has Reflections on 9/11, FIRE releases 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, AdGo & I parse AI’s ‘librarian’ from its ‘car keys’, & more! From the College Fix, Conservative students’ 9/11 memorial defaced with pro-Palestinian, pro-Antifa vandalism. From I&I, 25 Years After 9/11, America Dotes On Its Enemies.

From News Wax, Trump: 'Whoever Wins AI Wins' and US House Speaker Warns Curbing AI Too Sharply Could Leave China Ahead. Sundance claims Barack Obama Tells Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to Organize the AI Control Bill for #1 Priority Passage Following the Midterm Elections.

Doog @doogadoo11, "I'll be the first to admit the GOP has been shit But Trump has been amazing And that's why I will Vote Red up and down the ballot in November I want to position him for as much success as possible during his final two years." What he said.

Vic Nava at NYPo hears Ilhan Omar ‘married her brother’ and could be deported: DHS secretary. Show me the DNA test. PJM's Bob Spencer asks and answers What Happens When We Elect People Who Hate America to Congress? This. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn giggles at MSNOW whining Fetterman's Surprise GOP Convention Video was a Trap and Dems Are Falling Into It. Also at Hat Hair Larry Elder examines The David Duke Standard and The Hasan Piker Exception, and Betsy McCaughey wants to Call in the Feds to Investigate Lawless Mamdani. Nick Arama at RedState sees Talarico Gets Nailed for Another Whopper About His Donations That Leaves Jaws Dropping. Joe Chalfant at TownHall thinks Dan Sullivan Just Handed Mary Peltola a Debate Beatdown. Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Incredible. Rachel Maddow didn’t push back on Karen Bass AT ALL as she calls the Palisades Fire investigation a waste of time & resources. Lady…6K homes burned, hundreds of people died, and you illegally deleted all of your messages. Integrity is dead." No Pasaran! says If someone suggests using a Nazi concentration camp for their opponents, aren't they in fact the actual… Nazis?

At Twin Cities.com, Joe Soucheray: Start by using words correctly. These are not ‘homeless camps’, they're just bums. Da Signals Tyler O'Neil calls it ‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC’: Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite to Oppose Rules Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. Waste, fraud and abuse is their bread and butter. The last thing they want to do is end it.

From the Victory Girls Clancy Holdout Juror Now The Target Of Media Doxxing. PJM's Vicky Taft wants you to Guess Who Helped Doxx the Holdout Juror in the Lindsay Clancy Case. The defense attorney's wife? At TownHall Matt Vespa thinks What a Lindsay Clancy Juror Said About This Case Is Just Insane "“This would be something that could change something to make it better for other women,” said juror Paula Devlin."

Sensurround @ShamashAran, "nothing to see here, just the @ACLU celebrating Charlie Kirk's death at a fundraiser." Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "They didn’t even hide it. A year after they murdered Charlie Kirk, an account asks “Who should get Kirked next?” and puts JD Vance on the list, right next to Scott Presler and Nick Shirley. That’s not a joke. That’s a hit list with a question mark. Protect the VP. Investigate the poster. And stop pretending this culture of celebrating assassination is free speech." Quote ThePersistence @ScottPresler, "“Who should get Kirked next? Leave your answer in the replies! Shirley, Presler, Vance, the list goes on!” Evan, that’s not very nice, especially since you’re in Philadelphia, PA." Matt Vespa is annoyed This Virginia City Seems OK Blowing Taxpayer Dollars on a Gross Anti-Charlie Kirk Display. Hat Hair's Josh Hammer thinks America Has Not Learned the Right Lessons From Charlie Kirk's Murder. No, liberals learned they can get away with "stochastic terrorism."

From Twitchy, 'Birthing Person' Jones Tried to Smear XX-XY's Jennifer Sey and It Was a MASSIVE Backfire. jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "Shouldn't you be called Birthing Person Jones?" Quote Mother Jones @MotherJones, "Jennifer Sey, the founder of XX-XY Athletics, a sportswear startup that openly calls transgender people’s identity a “lie,” has spent the last two and a half years stoking the flames of the national panic over trans athletes. Enter Sophie Cunningham."

Sarah McLaughlin at Expression expresses disbelief at Australia’s top bureaucrats who want protection from ‘harmful’ social media videos, "The clips can ‘invite ridicule’ of public officials." If you can't stand the heat, get out of the limelight.

Eric Kaufmann @epkaufm, "White liberals remain the only segment of society that prefers other races to their own." Quote Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil, "A few years back, a friend of mine looked into the 2018 American National Election Study pilot, and he found that every racial group felt warmth towards members of their own race, except for White liberals I wanted to see if that replicated and expand on it."

Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "Carnegie Mellon is paying the price for a 2021 hire made amid the moral panic that followed George Floyd. The professor’s thin research record, narrow intellectual range, and political activism should have prompted serious scrutiny. In a freer intellectual climate, hiring committees might have said plainly that no appointment was warranted, let alone a tenure-track appointment involving decades of commitment by a distinguished university..." Quote Carnegie Mellon University @CarnegieMellon, "Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year. We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely." Tim Groseclose @Tim_Groseclose "Brilliant post by Prof. @timurkuran. Yes, the bigger problem CMU needs to face is how this woman got hired in the first place. If I were president of CMU, I'd do an in-depth look at the Dept. of Modern Languages." From Campus Reform, Education satisfaction hits record low as college readiness declines. Inside Higher Ed, After Kirk’s Death, a Third of Students Say Posting ‘MAGA’ Is a Fireable Offense. "The Israel-Palestine conflict remains the most taboo topic on college campuses, according to FIRE’s latest free speech report."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Fauci Takes the Stand and the 5th

It's on C-Span now. Rand Paul is setting the stage. Leslie Eastman at LI, Sen. Rand Paul Releases Document Trove Detailing Pre-Pandemic Biosecurity Breaches. "New document release shows Customs and Border Patrol intercepted undeclared biological materials tied to this network of American and Chinese coronavirus researchers in 2018, and the FBI stopped the agency from intercepting a key covid researcher in 2021." Rand Paul @RandPaul, "If Anthony Fauci comes before my committee tomorrow and perjures himself, his preemptive pardon from Joe Biden will not protect him." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " JUST IN: Sec. RFK Jr. just said Dr. Fauci can be prosecuted on PERJURY — DESPITE the pardon — if he lies in front of Rand Paul's committee this week "He has immunity against all of the things that he did prior to President Biden signing or the electronic pen signing his pardon, but he could perjure himself now. There are many things that he said that we know are lies, and @RandPaul presumably is going to ask him about those things." "And if he lies again, then he could be subject to perjury prosecution." Fauci has not faced a SINGLE ounce of credibility. We need it, badly!" At PJM, Stephen Kruiser notes it Turns Out Fauci Is an Even Bigger Donkey's Derrière Than We Thought and Sarah Anderson thinks Anthony Fauci Just Handed Marco Rubio One Heck of a Campaign Ad. NYPo's Divine Miranda Devine: Anthony Fauci was the ‘big head’ of COVID response. Matt Vespa at TownHall, This Fauci Diary Entry Will Cause Your Blood to Boil. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NEW: Dr. Fauci writes in his diary that in June 2021, he received a (classified?) briefing from the CIA on the origins of COVID-19 while in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) at NIH, and reveals that the CIA told him they had intercepted Chinese communications in Wuhan, including indications that the Chinese had transferred pangolin viruses from Beijing to Wuhan. Additionally, Fauci writes that the CIA had information from sources that the Chinese military had conducted unknown experiments in Wuhan, and that the CIA had information about a "super spreader" event in China in July 2020 in relation to "passage of a virus in a laboratory." Fauci writes that the CIA briefer, who he names, was "almost pathetic in her naivety and obvious lack of appreciation of any of the science of what she was talking about."" Liz Wheeler @Liz_Wheeler, "We were… right. - Social distancing was a hoax - Masks were a joke - Lockdowns were worthless - mRNA jabs were dangerous - Case fatality rate was low - Ivermectin worked - Hydroxychloroquine also worked - Remdesivir was a killer - COVID came from the Wuhan lab - Fauci funded it Fauci lied about it all. Fauci lied to profit himself. Fauci abused YOU to bolster his ego, money, and power. Put the despicable villain in prison." Elaine @elbh, "Fauci broke our societal trust in ways we will never regain. As confidence was lagging anyway, he caused the collapse. Science. Journalism. Government. Hollywood. Culture. Economics. Law Enforcement. Judicial System. Our fellow Americans. All of it. It will not return in our lifetime."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Pravda Totally Buries Fauci Diary Revelations. Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "Hats off to @bariweiss and CBS This is news And yet it doesn’t read like it was sanitized by the DNC." Quote CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews, "Diary entries by Dr. Anthony Fauci are shedding light on his soaring notoriety during the COVID epidemic. The documents, released by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, include Fauci's reflections about being invited to a-list parties, but also some uncertainty about the origin of COVID." Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "Perhaps surprisingly, both the New York Times and the Washington Post have now published articles on the Fauci diaries. Unsurprisingly, both are complete whitewashes. They sanitize his record and reduce the criticism to the suggestion that he may have been a little too narcissistic. Neither outlet confronts the diaries’ central revelation, which is that Fauci repeatedly said one thing in private and another in public..." Matt Vespa, Why a Former FDA Official Got Very Uncomfortable During This Interview on CNBC. Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "It was well-demonstrated that US and EU elites who imposed strict lockdowns during COVID deemed themselves fully exempt. Countless examples, including Gavin Newsom having a nice maskless dinner with lobbyists, and Pelosi in the hair salon. But @JakeTapper should explain this:" Quote a newsman @a_newsman, "Jul 27Has Jake Tapper addressed why he was having Anthony Fauci over for dinner while husbands and wives of seventy five years were saying goodbye to each other over zoom?" At Althouse, "[His diary] paints a portrait of Dr. Fauci as obsessed with himself, reveling in his own importance and the celebrities he knows..."

From Ace, Revealed: Five Months After Fauci Got Vaccinated, He Suffered a Pulmonary Infarction, an Adverse Effect Associated With the "Vaccine." He Kept This a Secret. "Anthony Fauci is Science, you know. He suffered the exact kind of adverse effect millions of other people were experiencing. Rather than reporting this, he kept it secret from the public." Mike Davis @mrddmia, "Of course, Trump was right. And undermined constantly by government bureaucrats who worked for him." Quote CNN Politics @CNNPolitics, "President Trump contradicts the US intel community by claiming he's seen evidence that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab https://cnn.it/3d7KSuC."

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I had a dream last night that Michael Crichton was still alive and he wrote a book called “Two Weeks to Stop the Spread.” The book’s main character was a megalomaniacal, narcissistic senior US health official who was using NIH funds to work with China to engineer a virus designed to wipe out the world’s elderly and infirm populations, thereby decreasing the public health and expense burden foisted on younger generations...."

Fauci just took the 5th, after an opening statement blasting Rand Paul. Now, Rand Paul reminded him he was unconditionally pardoned by Biden, and therefore the 5th amendment doesn't apply, but Fauci is sticking to it.

Picture of the Day: “Hegseth”

Sundance at CTH hosts President Donald J Trump Attends Memorial Service for Senator Lindsey Graham. At Althouse, Trump at the funeral. Aaron Rupar @atrupar, "Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."" And hosts Kaitlyn Collins talking to Jon Stewart about Trump, "There are times when I watch him, and I think to myself, this can't be real. Like, this can't be America. America. You've heard of us. We're great...."

Ben Whedon at JTN sees Thune pours cold water on canceling recess to pass SAVE America Act. "Trump on Monday called for Thune to cancel recess to pass the bill, but Thune said nothing had changed." From the Victory Girls, John Thune: Pass The SAVE America Act Already. Sadly, even if they busted the filibuster, I don't think they have the votes, thanks to Sen. Murkowski, Collins and Paul. From Ace, Mitch McConnell Released from Hospital, But Still Not "Medically Cleared" to Do His Job; Democrat Governor Andy Beshear Demands He Return to Senate or Resign. "It was so important to McConnell to remain in office forever. Even after he'd been kicked out of the leadership position due to his opposition to most mainstream Republicans."

Amanda Head at JTN, From proving ground to payday, Trump’s Michigan trip shows auto industry shifting into high gear. "Under Trump’s trade policies, companies such as General Motors (GM) are shifting production of certain vehicles stateside." Carlo Carrasco is happy Japan Determining Lifting Import Prohibition On Fresh US Potatoes. From Da Caller, Trump Admin Putting Major Medical Association’s Billing Code ‘Monopoly’ Under The Microscope. 

From WaEx, House Administration Committee chairman doesn’t rule out mail-in ballot restrictions in third party-line bill. From Fox, NJ Republican says motor voter scandal vindicates years of election integrity warnings, pushes for legislative probe. Larry at Hat Hair, AARP's John Hishta Reveals the Polling Data That Could Decide the Midterm Elections. From the Crimson Hub, Whatley (Literally) Blurring the Trump Line in NC Race and People Have Noticed.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair wonders Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better? Da Wire, Mamdani Just Handed The Internet Thousands Of Names And Addresses. "The Department of Finance uploaded a searchable database including the addresses and names of property owners." Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Anyone who has read the history of communism knows what step comes after naming the enemy land owners." Quote Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan, "The city published a list of all properties -- and the names of the owners -- that *could be* subject to the new pied a terre tax in a very easy to search Excel sheet:" VodkaPundit at PJM, NYC: Begun, the Class War Has. Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "Last week, my mom got a "pied-a-terre" tax notice. She has lived full-time in her townhouse FOR 30 YEARS (she and my dad bought it for under $1 million). She has no other residence. Is NYC not bothering with basic checking of its own tax lists? She's 81 and has three weeks to get her name off the list or she owes $56,000. (Yes, I said I'd help.) Thanks, Zohran Kwame." Ace notes Mamdani Publishes Names of Property Owners Whose Estates Will be Confiscated, "The list of properties to be hit with a huge tax penalty, large enough so that the owners will mostly be forced to sell, turns out to be a bigger list than the laughing boy socialist demon had promised."

John Sexton asserts The DNC Is a Broke, Phone-Throwing Mess With a Kamala Harris Hangover. Cathy Salgado at PJM reveals Nebraska Dem’s Hot Mic Revelation: A Dem Plan Boosting ‘Independent’ Senate Candidate.

Vic Nava at NYPo reports a Confused Biden admitted he discovered classified materials ‘downstairs’ in bumbling chat with ghostwriter: ‘So many pauses and ums’. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair says Just Like POTATUS' Brain, Biden Tapes Have Big Holes Where Ghostwriter Did Some Erasing. Ace highlights that the Zwonitizer Tapes Demonstrate Biden's Serious Cognitive Decline; Massive Amount of NSA/CIA Redactions Show Biden Sharing Tons of Classified Information with a Civilian. "I don't think the tapes have been released yet to the public, but the Oversight Project has heard them and is releasing information about them."

Ruby Rippey

From Althouse, "One afternoon he brings matzo ball soup from Max’s deli, my favorite. Another time, a mixtape." "Writes Ruby Rippey, in "How I Blew Up—Then Rebuilt—My Life/When news of her affair with Gavin Newsom exploded into the public eye, it was only the outward mark of a long-rippling private implosion. In the wreckage of the scandal, Ruby Rippey faced her demons but lost her voice. Twenty years later, she is ready to share her story" (Vanity Fair). Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Residents in the Palisades put up Mad Max barricades because construction site theft is so rampant since Karen Bass directed LAPD to remove police patrols from the neighborhood. As if the fire victims haven't dealt with enough...the vile communist is punishing us further." From Reason, California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis "Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable." 

Jeffrey Rosen takes on Birthright Citizenship and Presidential Removal: A Historical Deep Dive. Kyla Becker at RedState sees a Rogue Judge Finally Gets an Act Named After Him - What It Does Is Hilarious. "Schmitt is calling it the BOASBERG Act. It stands for the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines Act. ... Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "BOASBERG ACT: Sen. Eric Schmitt introduces legislation named after the federal judge who has repeatedly clashed with the Trump administration — designed to end judge shopping in federal courts by requiring random case assignment. The bill would prohibit chief judges from influencing which cases they oversee, require public disclosure of assignment practices, and create penalties for anyone who meddles with the process. Courts would have 120 days to comply. Schmitt called Judge James Boasberg "the poster child for a rogue judge" who "exposed serious loopholes in our judicial system." Boasberg, an Obama appointee, has blocked Trump's deportation efforts, halted visa restrictions, and landed the Signalgate case — drawing impeachment calls from Trump and a misconduct complaint from the Justice Department."

Sundance reports on his final day, Acting DNI Bill Pulte Notes an Additional 30 Percent Staff Reduction. CNBC, Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump's director of national intelligence, replacing Pulte.

Stacy McCain sees ‘Suburban Teens’ Make Headlines. "In addition to Vanessa Morales, whose father doesn’t speak English, the other “suburban teens” killed in the crash were identified as Cristofer Lopez Montan, 19, and Yuarem Garcia-Pena, 18, both of Woodstock, and Yaritza Martinez Villeda, 17, of Crystal Lake. So these kids weren’t exactly the cast of Sixteen Candles or Pretty in Pink. On the one hand you can understand that, on those rare occasions when the perpetrators of crime in Chicago aren’t “urban youth,” the local media are eager to convey the message that it wasn’t the usual suspects this time."

From CIS, DOJ: Fifth Circuit ‘Rules Illegal Aliens Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Roam Free.’ "Did four immigration judges in Tacoma know they would trigger a legal firestorm and likely SCOTUS review?" Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84, "Just a psa: You came here screaming “they’ll kill me if I go back!” Ok. You can stay and seek asylum. The asylum ends the second you send cash back, wave their flag, or book a vacation to the “death trap”you escaped. Pick a lane. We’re not running a hotel for frauds."

Dave Strom realizes DEI Requires 'Good' People to Lie. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "This should horrify every American A man tries to walk through Minneapolis with an American Flag He immediately gets harassed, threatened with physical violence. Shortly after a car pulls up quickly and a man gets out to rush him to cause harm. He has to run and yell he’s calling the cops The American can’t even sit in his car without worried about being assaulted “This sh*t hurts my heart, man. ..." Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "One minute we’re being told air conditioning is sexist towards women. The next we’re being told women are the true victims of heat waves. It just never ends!" From Da Mail, Plagiarism or jealousy? Youngest black professor in Cambridge history set to publish extraordinary life story - including how he couldn't speak, read or write during childhood - as he's now accused of copying others' work.

At WaEx, Teachers union uses felons to attack school choice in Arizona. Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "My story about pulling our son out of NC public schools to homeschool him reached far more people than I expected. So I owe you the full explanation. Fair warning: it's worse than you think. ..." Really long but worth it.

From Twitchy, Berlin Pride Killer Attended Three-Day Deradicalization Course Run by Progressive White Women. John Sexton sees Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry. Some people are always angry.

And more from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.28.26 (Morning Edition). The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: On The Beach and FMJRA 2.0: In The Bowels of the Draft up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.