The Wednesday Wetness

13 News, Tucson,  Three swift-water rescues along Alamo Wash in Tucson

A powerful storm rolled through southern Arizona on Monday, Sept. 13, leading to swift-water rescues, power outages, damage, and closed roads. According to the National Weather Service in Tucson, there were at least three swift-water rescues along the Alamo Wash.


13 News was there for one rescue near 22nd and Kolb. While everyone was out of the vehicle, 13 News found a car in a flooded dip in the road. Another rescue allegedly happened near Grant and Craycroft, behind the Tucson Medical Center. The third one allegedly happened near 5th Street and Wilmot.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - I Don't Like Mondays

Actually, Monday's aren't so bad; the news hasn't had much chance to pile up.

Quotulatiousness quotes from On the scenic shores of “Lake America.” "Carney’s response to Trump’s redesignation of the lake was replete with a self-own only one as invested in a globalist “new world order”, and oblivious to actual domestic concerns could muster. He posted the following to X: The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”. The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always. A hilarious response to this which appeared on X was posted by Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardinal, which I am assuming is a parody account since Miranda was a recurring character in the 1980s sitcom Married With Children. MVdlJC wrote: “How dare Trump rename Lake Ontario!” “Anyways, here I am at Sankofa Square …”" Yeah, I had to Google Sankofa Square to make sure. At PJM Eric Florack claims Renaming a Lake is A Surefire Way to Expose the Corrupt. Am Great's Liz Shield notes in Morning Greatness: Google Adopts Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Name as Canada Dispute Grows. But the Weather Underground hasn't, yet. Sundance at CTH reports President Trump Advises Corporations to Depart Canada for Operational Stability in USA.

The Council on Foreign Relations does Crude Calculations: Why the Iran War Hasn’t Yet Caused an Oil Shock. Gas now under $4 here. News Wax cites Trump: US Will Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve Using Venezuelan Oil. Althouse whines about the punctuation in this Trump TS post, "Iran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD! They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police." ""Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country. The only thing they have is FAKE NEWS from the USA, a willingness to kill their protesters (now over 100,000 people dead. They must be tried for war crimes against humanity!), and a good line of 'BULLSHIT.' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP""At RCD, The Ukraine and Iran Wars Are a Wake Up Call. Military leader always needed to be reminded the fight this war, not the last one. Sundance hears Merz Prepares to Blame Russia for Sketchy Leipzig Airport Drone “Attack”, he wants to blame Ukraine.

Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks This Washington Post Piece on Hegseth Is Arguably Treasonous. Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW, "Publishing highly classified assessments from the Secretary’s orders book is a crime. It’s a betrayal of the force. And much of what they’re publishing is inaccurate. Of course, we demand candid military advice. Non-concurs are standard. The Secretary sees them constantly. That’s how you run a real military. We are in great shape around the world. This story isn’t about readiness. It’s TDS and PDS — they hate President Trump and Secretary Hegseth more than they love America." Quote Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe, "Four-stars all non-concurring with prolonging operations against Iran as they are into 2027, per this @washingtonpost exclusive:..." The WaPoo may be immune, but the leakers aren't.

At TownHall Joe Chalfant hears RFK Jr Dropped Some Massive Bombshells at His Latest Town Hall. HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse, ""It's over a hundred billion dollars a year that's being STOLEN…” @SecKennedy on how the Trump Administration is ENDING THE FRAUD that Biden's HHS allowed to fester. Accountability is BACK!" Scott McClellan at TownHall has an example: Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty in $2.2 Million Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme. Sundance hosts Mike Steger Outlining Secretary Bessent Targeting the Dark Money Empire.

I've been quiet about the horrendous Nepal flood event, but I have to put this up. Terrible if true, bumbadum @bumbadum14, "So it turns out China was building a hydro electric facility by a glacier and all the construction caused a portion of the glacier to collapse, tumble down, and turn into a mudslide that killed like 2,500 Nepalese people. But all you will hear about in the news is leftists claiming this was because of climate change." Quote Kashmiri Hindu @BattaKashmiri, "China is Evil. Only time will tell how much." China is asshole. 

From News Wax, Fetterman: 'Garbage' Like El-Sayed Drags Down Dems and El-Sayed Promises Medicare for All, His Wife Opted Out. At Da Caller, ‘Bothers Me A Lot’: Michigan’s Democrat Top Cop Calls Out Abdul El-Sayed Over Remark. "Michigan’s top law enforcement officer accused her own party’s Senate nominee of rationalizing a terrorist attack on a synagogue." PJM's Cathy Salgado is outraged El-Sayed’s White Communications Director Once Said ‘White Women Are Policy Failures’, while it's a gross generalization, she has a point. At Hat Hair Larry Elder hears Hasan Piker to Dems: Don't Quit Me. "Democrats, listen to me, I know we don't always see eye to eye on a lot of stuff, but you have to literally, at some point -- I know you don't want to do this -- defend me. Not because you love what I have to say, not because I'm part of this coalition, even though I am, whether you like it or not ... I'm not this dangerous, toxic radical force." From Da Signal, Mamdani Turns Rikers Murderer Into Victim in Larger Plot to Abolish Prisons. At the Crimson Hub, James Talarico's Church Is A Sanctuary For 'Woke 1' Craziness. "Talarico is trying to run as a moderate, but his past shows he is anything but one."

Kyle Becker at RedState sees NY Gov. Hochul Ditches 'Feminist' Routine to Don Hijab for Muslim Men. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, ""Fight the patriarchy" until it's Muslims." Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "Feminists love to talk about the "patriarchy" and how White men want them to live in Handmaid's Tale, and then immediately pander to the most patriarchal and restrictive system on earth." From Fox, Muslim jail gangs said to force conversions on prisoners in UK: 'Jihadist training camps’. From the Guardian, Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green "Hamza ⁠Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18, admitted to a charge of destroying or damaging property being reckless whether life would be endangered." Carl Trueman at First Things reports The England I Knew Is Gone. Brother Rachid الأخ رشيد @BrotherRasheed, "The Persecution That Doesn’t Make the Headlines I am a Muslim convert to Christianity. I lived for 15 years as a Christian believer in Morocco, much of that time in what we called the underground church. Listen carefully, because this is what “moderate Islam” looked like for us..." Seth Mandel @SethAMandel, "Correlation of HATE HAS NO HOME HERE lawn signs to anti-Semitism remains undefeated." Quote Alex Joffe @DrAlexJoffe, "“It’s like all these liberal hippies want to kill me."ound-zero-bds-israel

From the Free Bacon, Ro Khanna Dethrones Stock Queen Nancy Pelosi in First Real Accomplishment of Political Career. "It sure beats sponsoring a stupid bill to add a third 'unspecified' gender option on US passports." She doesn't have enough time left to spend the money she has."

Hat Hair's Josh Hammer says Clarence Thomas Played the Long Game. He Won. Joe Chalfant wonders Why Is Kentaji Brown Jackson Still Wearing a Mask In 2026? Afraid common sense is contagious? Sundance notes DNC Election Rigger Proposes Adding 4 Leftist Judges to Supreme Court at First Available Opportunity, which is why I think Trump and the Republicans should try first, just to make Democrats come out with the arguments against it.

The Divine Miranda Devine highlights Trump’s ultra-MAGA man who oversaw prez pardoning hundreds of victims persecuted by Biden admin reflects on ‘year of mercy’, Ed Martin.

Da Signal observes Hunter Biden’s Lawyer whines DOJ Would Not Have Prosecuted Without Pressure From IRS Whistleblowers. Why is that a bad thing?

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – CNN’s Dana Bash Defends Illegal Immigration Against Deportation Czar Tom Homan. News Wax, Homan: ICE Will Go 'Where We Need to Go' for Deportations. At the OCR, that thing that never happens happened again, Honduran national arrested, charged with fraudulently registering to vote in LA County. ""Today’s arrest is the first of many to come,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said."

Marc Porter Magee @marcportermagee, "Syracuse is in trouble. They borrowed a half billion dollars to build new dorms and now enrollment is sliding. “The problem with Syracuse is that the school thinks of itself as like an Ivy, but it’s not,” Tavares said."Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis, "Despite the often-stunning brilliance and laid-back, tolerant vibe of Burlington, enrollment at the University of Vermont has fallen precipitously, [which] has at least something to do with Burlington’s sketchy downtown area."

From Not The Bee, Canadian doctors’ group doubles down on expanding MAID to newborns. 

At Twitchy, Jelly Roll Lost 300 Pounds and Every 'America First' Fan He Ever Had in One Jimmy Kimmel Monologue. DrewbyDoo @DrewbyDoo01, "Not a smart move to alienate at least 50% of your base." Quote TMZ @TMZ, "Jelly Roll roasts Trump's weight and says he can't see his penis." The Hollywood Reporter reports Jelly Roll Clarifies Political Views, Regrets Not Taking “Opportunity to Speak Up” at Grammys "The singer-songwriter opened up about his beliefs during his final night guest hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after a Trump joke he made earlier in the week sparked backlash from conservatives... “It is funny that before this week everybody thought I was MAGA. And now they think I’m some sort of liberal snowflake,” he said. “Hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s show doesn’t mean I have all of Jimmy Kimmel’s politics. Sure, I lean left on some things, but like most folks I’m pretty down the middle.”"

From NYPo, Sophie Cunningham sparked a revolt — and the WNBA bullies are floundering

Flotsam and Jetsam - One Year After the Close Shave

Yesterday afternoon was the first anniversary of the very nearly successful assassination attempt of then candidate Donald Trump by Thomas Crooks in Butler, Pennsylvania. Sundance at CTH, One Year Ago Today and President Trump Gives Lengthy Interview on Current State of Administration, Goals, Objectives and Thoughts on the Assassination Anniversary. Bob Hoge at RedState, Introspective Trump Sits for Interview With Daughter-in-Law Lara, Labels Biden 'Worst President' Ever. From NYPo, Secret Service officials were aware of ‘classified threat’ 10 days before Butler assassination attempt, failed to tell agents guarding Trump and Ex-Secret Service director fires back at Rand Paul’s accusations she lied about lack of resources given to Trump’s Butler rally. Althouse, "The Secret Service failed to prevent the assassination attempt against Donald Trump last year at his Pennsylvania campaign rally, according to a Senate committe[e] report..." ""... which accuses the agency of a botched operation snarled by communication fumbles and the repeated denial of extra security assets at a time when the former president faced heightened threats on his life.... The report shed no new light about the assailant’s motives — which remain a mystery to investigators one year on — but painted a picture of an expansive security detail that was erroneously left in the dark as an assassination attempt unfolded." Ben Smith at LI is Exposing the Media’s Spin Trump on Assassination Attempt Anniversary. "That’s why alternative media must remain vigilant, because truth has too few defenders and far too many editors." On the Center Square, On anniversary of Trump attack, Secret Service 'laser-focused' on agency reform. It would be almost impossible for them not to say that; I hope it's true.

The Victory Girl wonder Can Bondi Survive The Epstein Files Chaos? Atop Da Hill, Senate Republican: ‘America is safer with Pam Bondi as attorney general’ (John Barrasso) or as OTP puts it MAGA Senator Joins Trump In Rallying Around Embattled AG Bondi. From Da Caller, Ocasio-Cortez Faces Backlash Over ‘Defamatory’ Trump-Epstein Post: ‘Sue AOC Into Bankruptcy’ "The congresswoman posted: “Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?”" Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee "Even under the ridiculously lenient standards of NY Times v. Sullivan, you’ve managed to incur defamation liability Wow." George Stuffinenvelopes and ABC settled a suit over the same claim for $15 million. Sarah Hoyt at According To Hoyt Okay, I have to say this  "7- Trump is not going to say he was wrong. Why? Because he’s not stupid. He’s been online a long time. Never apologize. Never backtrack. Just move on. Any admission of error will be used by the left to destroy you. You’ve seen this. I’ve seen this. Trump has certainly seen this. So if he was a dumbass in promising the list, he’ll just brush it off."

And as long as we're on DOJ stuff, Sarah Arnold at TownHall wonders Is the DOJ (really) Building a Bombshell Conspiracy Case Against Deep State Plot to Stop Trump? I hope so. From Da Wire, Trump Justice Department Sues California Over Egg Prices  "“Through a combination of voter initiatives, legislative enactments, and regulations, California has effectively prevented farmers across the country from using a number of agricultural production methods which were in widespread use — and which helped keep eggs affordable,” the lawsuit reads." I give it a 10% chance. But it's useful as a talking point. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal, Former Biden Campaign Lawyer Now Works in Trump Justice Department. "Burrowing in" is a common practice by both sides. Just keep track of her work, and if she shows any sign of balking at Trump's program, fire her. Bob Hoge at RedState, says Welcome to Florida: Leftist Nut Who Tried to Disrupt TPUSA Event Now Finds Himself Named and Charged. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal hears of Biden era ‘RETALIATION’: Whistleblower Who Exposed Transgender ‘Medicine’ Targeted by FBI, Lost Her Job.

Sarah Arnold hears DHS Shreds NYT’s False Claims Regarding Texas Floods. From Fox, Trump administration's Texas flood disaster response 'fundamentally different' from Biden's approach: Noem. "Federal assistance deployed immediately to empower state and local officials."

Shooting NewsWeek, Because of Course: Giffords Claims Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid Reforms Will Result in More Crime and ‘Gun Violence’

From NYPo, Trump announces US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, says Putin ‘talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening’. Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – Senator Lindsey Graham Outlines President Trump’s Plan Against Russia. Fox hears Hegseth tears up red tape, orders Pentagon to begin drone surge at Trump's command. "Hegseth orders commanders to treat small drones as consumable weapons rather than high-end aircraft." At ET, Trump Orders Chinese Company to Divest From US Business, "The U.S. company’s products are used in military and critical infrastructure environments," and Brazilian President Warns of Retaliation After Trump Threatens to Impose 50 Percent Tariffs, "Trump has cited Brazil’s non-tariff trade barriers and treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro as the reason behind his tariff hikes."

Matt Vespa at TownHall says We Know Who Controlled the Biden Autopen...and This Scandal Just Got Worse Townhall.com @townhallcom "HOLY SMOKES: This New York Times reporting on the Biden White House chain of command authorization for use of the autopen is NUTS. "Assistants" were responsible for notifying the autopen manager about Biden's instructions — but they weren't even present for those instructions."

From Da Caller, Dem Infighting Explodes As Hakeem Jeffries’ Team Bites Back At Mamdani Allies. Bob Spencer at PJM hears a Former NY Governor Criticized Comrade Mamdani, and Then This Happened “I got a whole lot of nasty, negative phone calls — really vitriolic — from Mamdani supporters,” Paterson recounted. The enraged Marxists “called my home. They called my wife. It was really kind of difficult for those 48 hours after the press conference.” Betsy McCaughey thinks the Mamdani Threat Worse Than Believed. Driscoll at Insty, RIDE THE MAMDANI RECURSION! Larry Elder at Hat Hair can't believe his ears Ex-Dem Rep: The N-Word Causes Cancer. PJM's Matt Margolis believes New Jersey’s Blue Wall Is Crumbling, and Democrats Know It. WokeSpy finds an ER Nurse Gleeful About Traumatic Injuries Among Trump-Voting Patients, the party of compassion.

Kira @RealKiraDavis "Gavin campaigned in South Carolina all week, even though he’s the Gov of CALIFORNIA Which is on the opposite end of the country. Did @GovPressOffice know about his trip before they sent this out? Guys. Stop letting the interns run your comms. They don’t know anything." Quote Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice "Trump has time for soccer. Vance has time for Disneyland. But neither has time to explain why nearly 5,000 troops are still deployed on American soil. Send the California National Guard home!" Mike LaChance at LI hears Gavin Newsom Announce Funding for ‘Multifamily Low-Income Housing’ in Wake of LA Wildfires. No more single family housing for peons!Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze "$6,500 a month." Quote Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton, "Los Angeles wildfire victims must fight Karen Bass and the city for a permit to rebuild, meanwhile this homeless dude just built a three story tree house in south central LA."

From OTP, Bureaucrats Brace For Trump Purge Following Court Ruling. Bonchie at RedState sees Tears and Rage: Left-Wingers Inside and Outside the State Department Lose It Over Layoffs. Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett "This isn’t making me question the wisdom of these firings." Quote Tyler McBrien @TylerMcBrien "Signs posted today inside the State Department read: "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM, Remember the oath you vowed to uphold"" Mark Hemingway @Heminator "The fact the State Dept. can’t go through a two percent staff reduction without making a scene and patting each other on the back about fighting “fascism” should be nauseating to normal people." Quote Alex Raufoglu @ralakbar "HAPPENING NOW!! Moving scene - tears, hugs, and cheers - inside the State Dept HQ tonight, as diplomats gathered in the lobby to clap out their laid off colleague, some of which have served for decades " Behind the Black reports a Senate committee moves to cancel most of Trump’s proposed NASA budget cuts.

Stacy McCain explores California Dope Farm Child Slavery and Why Conservative Journalism Matters. "Literal child slavery is happening in Newsom’s California, but the CBS News audience is left with the impression that the real issue is racism, because “pretty much everyone with brown skin is a target” of Trump’s immigration policy. If your 80-year-old grandma believes such nonsense, now you know why." Liz Stauffer at LI, NJ Driver Faces Charges After Fleeing Anti-ICE Protesters, Injuring 3 "If this incident had happened in Florida, Roglen likely would not have been charged." Nick Sortor @nicksortor, JUST IN: Tom Homan DEMOLISHES a heckler interrupting his speech at TPUSA HOMAN: “This guy doesn't have the balls to be an ICE officer!" "The ONLY thing that surprises me is that he doesn’t have purple hair and a nose ring" "I GUARANTEE you this guy sits down to pee”."

NYT wonders Is It Time to Stop Snubbing Your Right-Wing Family? From Da Blaze, Grok issues a formal apology after 'maximally based' code prompts 'horrific' AI rants. A glimpse into Skynet's brain.

Jim Hanson @JimHansonDC "A dying civilization refuses to defend itself." Quote Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 "The British police have dropped the case against the Palestine Action “activists” who slashed and defaced a 1914 portrait of Lord Balfour at Cambridge's Trinity College last year. No charges. No accountability. A deliberate attack on history met with silence."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Bongino Pissed at Bondi Over Epstein Statement

So sorry for missing yesterday mornings news dump, but I had a good excuse.

I did think Bongino was a bit of an odd choice in the FBI; he's way too straight forward. From Da Wire, BONDI OR BONGINO: Bongino Won’t Remain At FBI If Bondi Keeps Job, Source Says, "Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi have sparred over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files." At PJM, Matt Margolis reports BONDI OR BONGINO: Bongino Won’t Remain At FBI If Bondi Keeps Job, Source Says, "Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi have sparred over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files" and Both Bongino and Patel May Resign If Pam Bondi Stays As Attorney General while Vodka Pundit writes the Thursday Essay: How the Trump Team Lost the Epstein Narrative. Althouse find the NYT taking Bondi's side, "Ms. Bondi and her allies believe that Mr. Bongino, who parlayed a he-man image and promotion of conspiracies into a top law enforcement job, planted stories..." ""... in the conservative news media blaming Ms. Bondi for the backlash after an announcement earlier this week that the Epstein case would be closed, according to officials close to the situation.... It escalated into an angry face-to-face confrontation at the White House on Wednesday, when an irate Ms. Bondi accused Mr. Bongino of leaking information to the news media in the presence of the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and one of her deputies, Taylor Budowich. Mr. Bongino denied it, they said."" Hat Hair's Dave Strom cites WIRED: Epstein Prison Tape Released by FBI Was Likely Manipulated. Matt Margolis also reports Dershowitz Makes Explosive Claim About the Elusive Epstein Client List . "“Hand to God, I know the names of the people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that’s wrong,” he declared, indicating that the suppression isn’t just bureaucratic inertia; it’s a conscious effort to protect the powerful." My own suspicion is that Epstein was being used by several western intelligence agencies to gather information and blackmail material. When the shit the fan, they scurried around and destroyed most of the evidence, leaving just enough to warrant keeping Ghislaine in jail, and from talking.

Julie Kelly@julie_kelly2 "WashPo reporting fabulous news out of DOJ as employee purge continues. “Widespread, abrupt terminations have left Justice Department and FBI employees wondering if they will be next, people familiar with the matter say.” This makes me especially happy: “Patricia Hartman, a veteran spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C., was notified Monday that she was fired.” Hartman routinely refused to answer any of my media inquiries as she ran cover for Matt Graves and J6 prosecutors. . . " Paul Sperry at RCI, CIA Contradicts Obama Officials’ Sworn Denials About Russiagate Report.

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "BREAKING: anti-ICE rioters are IMPEDING immigration officials and attacking their vehicles while waving foreign flags during a raid in Camarillo, California." Dave Strom writes About That Farm Raid the Democrats Are So Angry About... Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "NEW MEDIA SPIN JUST DROPPED “ICE forcefully raided a California farm and arrested farmers.” REALITY: It was a WEED farm exploiting child labor, and ICE agents had rocks thrown and a gun fired at them You don’t hate the media enough." A Driscolly post Insty, UP IN SMOKE: Michael Seifert@realmichaelseif "Leftists: “These are the hardworking immigrants that keep food on our shelves!” Reality: this is a weed farm full of illegals." Quote Brian Allen @allenanalysis, "BREAKING: ICE just swarmed Ventura County fields, hauling away the very farm workers who keep America’s produce aisles stocked. We’re arresting assets; treating the backbone of our food chain like a threat. That’s not “border security.” That’s self-sabotage in uniform." Liz Stauffer at LI, Dems Outraged Over Lawful ICE Raid, Silent on Child Labor at Illegal Weed Farm, "“10 juveniles were found at this marijuana facility – all illegal aliens, 8 of them unaccompanied. It’s now under investigation for child labor violations.”" Bonchie @bonchieredstate "And...there it is. We all knew it was coming." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, FBI: $50,000 For Information On ICE Raid Shooter. Ace, More Left-Wing Terrorism: Four Arrested for Throwing Spike-Strips In Front of ICE Vehicles. "The Democrat media continues to avoid reporting on this, and Democrat politicians continue avoiding condemning it or even acknowledging it." Anna K. Gorisch @AnnaGorisch "Once again, I am amazed that actual violence against our military and federal law enforcement officers is given a pass, over and over, and we seem incapable of doing anything about it. If this had been J6, anyone who so much as coughed on a vehicle would be behind bars." Quote, Townhall.com @townhallcom "BREAKING: Pink haired protesters are ramming Mexican flags into the tires of U.S. military vehicles & smashing the flagpoles against the windows — amid an immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Camarillo, CA. Idiots. Arrest them." OC Register, Ontario surgical center staff confronts ICE agents detaining landscaper. VokdaPundit at Insty, THEY’VE BEEN ANGRY ABOUT THIS SINCE 1865, AT LEAST: Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Weird how @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom tolerated minor slave labor on pot farms then got angry because @realDonaldTrump freed the enslaved children." Dave Strom wonders Did Hakeem Jeffries Just Kinda-Sorta Endorse the Desire for 'Blood in the Streets?" Dustin Grage @GrageDustin "Democrats are fundraising to stalk ICE agents in real-time while they have seen a 700% increase in targeted violence. They have already raised $200K through ActBlue." Nick Arama at RedState hears Trump Drops the Hammer in New Statement on People Who Are Physically Attacking ICE Agents Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: President Trump directs DHS to have Border Patrol and ICE stop their vehicles when agitators throw rocks/bricks at them, get out, and arrest them “using whatever means necessary”. He adds that he is giving “total authorization” for ICE to protect itself." At Mediaite, CNN and MSNBC Completely Ignore Left-Wing Domestic Terror Attack on ICE Agents. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Gavin Newsom Declares California A Sanctuary State For Child Slavery."

From NewsBusters, Morning Joe Flip Out: ICE Arrests Are ‘Racial Profiling,’ ‘Kidnapping’. At Insty, WHEN EVEN THE ECONOMIST IS ADMITTING THAT IT DOESN’T WORK: The Economist @TheEconomist "The asylum system is not working. It cannot cope with a world of proliferating conflict, cheap travel and huge wage disparities. A more pragmatic approach starts by helping refugees find shelter closer to home." Nick Arama, Pure Gold: MSNBC Sadly Admits How Bad Biden Was on Immigration, Trump Was Right. Cathy Salgado at PJM hears Kennedy’s HHS Bans Illegal Alien Beneficiaries. Meanwhile at Hat Hair, Beege Welborn hears Bass Unveils 'Pay to Stay Home' Plan for LA's Illegals because they're too afraid to go to work and get deported.

Inez Stepman @InezFeltscher "It’s not the working class or even the middle class that’s boosting Zohran, it’s the activist upper middle class. Not the guys making 400k+, they also didn’t go for him. It’s the second tier Ivy League “best and brightest” who committed to being part of the activist “movement” in the NGO complex for the good but not outrageous salaries of about $100-200k and can’t accept the tradeoff of their classmates who did the “bad thing” of going into finance or big law being able to afford a 2 bd in the west village with nice light for $7000/month." Quote The American Mind@theammind, "On the latest episode of The Roundtable, special guest and New York resident @InezFeltscher dives into how class resentment fueled Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in the Democratic mayoral primary." Dmitri Bolt at TownHall hears Communist NYC Mayoral Candidate Called to Redistribute Luxury Homes to the Homeless. Driscoll, VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, NEW YORKERS: Zohran Mamdani’s Father’s Remark About Suicide Bombers Comes Under Scrutiny. "Mahmood Mamdani, the father of New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, is facing scrutiny online over his alleged statement in a 2004 book that suicide bombing as a tactic shouldn’t be “stigmatized as a mark of barbarism.”" tedfrank @tedfrank "We need a federal commission to investigate how people so opposed to American values obtain citizenship, and make recommendations as to what needs to change so that it doesn’t keep happening." Quote Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby "“Suicide bombing needs to be understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized.” These are the words of Zohran Mamdani’s father, a current professor at Columbia." Matt Margolis hears the DNC Chair: The Democratic Party Welcomes Those Who Want to Kill Jews. Matt Vespa at TownHall, DNC Chair Makes the Position Clear: The Dems Won't Condemn Those Who Want to Kill Jews, how could they; it's half their base. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, The Loony Left Would Be Protesting Something Even If Kamala Had Won, of course.

Twitchy, Chris Cillizza Thread on Biden's Decline PROVES Public Is Better at Journalism Than He and His Colleagues, not a high bar. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Former White House Doctor Denies Ever Knowing A "Joe Biden" https://buff.ly/JV4bodO"

At Hat Hair, Beege Welborn claims it's a FACT: While Florida's Randy Fine Is a Boorish Cretin, Democrats Screaming 'Foul' Can Suck a Stone, Y'All Got Took: There Was Never Going to Be Any 'Rebuilt' Pacific Palisades and Dave Strom, This Is Peak Government.... At Da Caller, Chuck Schumer Lays Groundwork For Government Shutdown. Try it, we might like it. Dave Manney at PJM, Schumer’s Tantrum: One Purple Crayon Away From a Shutdown.

Dave Strom reports Trump's Approval Looking Good in Swing States. ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "Trump’s near-death experience in Butler is the foundational moment of his 2nd term. Not only did it galvanize people it’s also hard to separate the attack & the miraculous split-second turn of his head from the sense of urgency with which he’s governed." Althouse, "He was insanely excited. I was sleeping in, and he comes crawling on top of the bed like a little kid. He’s like, 'Honey, we got to get up. We got to get there.' When he got that look, well, he was hard to resist." "Said Helen Comperatore, describing her husband Corey, "a man she met in kindergarten, started dating in high school and had been married to since just after he turned 21."" At Am Think Andrea Widburg thinks With Lebanon negotiating with Israel to end Hezbollah, peace looks possible in the Middle East. From Da Signal, Trump Hits Fork in Road on Russia-Ukraine War. Polymarket Intel @PolymarketIntel, "[Q]: Mr. President, Russian drones hit a maternity hospital in Ukraine overnight. "You'll be seeing things happening," Trump's remark on Russian drone attacks in Ukraine." Wolfgang Munchau at Unherd insists Europe has no option but to accept Trump’s tariffs.

Sister Toldja at RedState notices CNN Finally Stumbles Upon the Truth in Latest Report on Texas Flooding Tragedy. Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro "CNN admits that President Trump and Governor Abbott are not responsible for the flood deaths in Texas. Shimon Prokupecz admits that the federal government issued the proper warnings before hand and the state government moved the resources into the area before hand, and it was the local government under the microscope now: "And that's what this is about at this point. It's about the local officials. What did they do? Not the state, not the federal government, because on July 2nd, on July 2nd, two days before this, the state is already sending out press releases saying, be careful, you've got this weather storm, you've got this storm coming through, raising the alarm bells. The alarm bells are starting on July 2nd, and the Texas Department of Emergency Management is moving in resources. They're moving the resources in saying to the locals, we have things available for you. We have emergency response available for you. So get prepared. And this was a warning....What efforts did the locals make? At this point, it doesn't appear to be that they were making any efforts."" At NewsMax, Noem says FEMA Should Be 'Eliminated as It Exists Today.'

Matt Margolis reports Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship for Illegals. To spite the Supreme Court. Matt Vespa, CA Judge to ICE: You Can't Enforce Immigration Law in the Greater Los Angeles Area. But, from TAG, Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s Law Banning Carry Permits For Non Residents.

At LI, Herr Professor Jacobson is amused Sotomayor Had To Explain The Law To KBJ Like She Was A 5th Grader, "In recent case in which eight Justices voted to grant a stay of a lower court injunction, and KBJ wrote another fiery dissent, Justice Sotomayor wrote a separate concuring opinion directed at KBJ and “explained it to her like she was a fifth grader, in very simple terms that apparently Justice Jackson to the end was unable to grasp.”" WaPoo write a puff piece Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she fears for U.S. democracy "The justice has emerged as one of the court’s sharpest critics, issuing more dissents than any colleague during the Supreme Court term that ended last month."

Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath "Many people misunderstand the logic of focusing on Harvard. I don’t think this is random or petty. It has important societal consequences: . . . " Campus Reform reports Harvard Graduate School of Education shutters DEI office as federal funding stalls. The Martin Center sees Cosmetic Change at the University of Wyoming "Politicized courses are migrating, not disappearing." Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee "Nation's largest teachers’ union misspells "fascism" in anti-Trump resolution." From the College Fix, Northwestern newspaper uses DEI leaders, transgender guide to edit opinion pieces

From Ace, Trump Sues California For Violating Title IX's Purpose of Reserving Female Sports for Females. "Remember when Transin' Newsom pretended he thought it was "unfair" to make women compete against men? That's now been exposed as the toe-in-the-water first attempt at political reinvention that it was. He's a Trans Crusader and always will be. Pam Bondi even quoted Transin' Newsom's statement that it's "deeply unfair" to force women to compete with men to support the lawsuit." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "NEW: The DoD just withdrew the nomination of Admiral Michael Donnelly for vice admiral and commander of the 7th Fleet after discovering he permitted drag shows on board the USS Ronald Reagan" At Althouse, "The Defense Department is withdrawing the nomination of Rear Adm. Michael 'Buzz' Donnelly... under whose command drag performances took place on board the USS Ronald Reagan." "The Daily Wire reports. Donnelly served as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier from April 2016 to September 2018, during which time Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley performed as a drag queen under the name “Harpy Daniels” at a department-sanctioned “Morale, Welfare, and Recreation” event on the aircraft carrier. Harpy Daniels? Is that like Stormy Daniels? Was it political commentary? Political commentary of the anti-Trump kind? I don't know but drag in the Navy was right there in "South Pacific," the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical based on a James A. Michener's 1947 book "Tales of the South Pacific."" UPI reports DOJ subpoenas more than 20 gender-affirming care doctors, clinics.

I left Lots of links at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.10.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 07.10.25 (Evening Edition), In The Mailbox: 07.11.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 07.11.25 (Evening Edition). Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Makes Jobs for Americans

Dave Strom at Hat Hair reports Jobs for Americans Up, Jobs for Immigrants Down. Ace, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment of American Citizens Increased by 2,000,000 Since January, While 530,000 Fewer Illegals Have Jobs, "Real hope and change." From NYPo, Republicans’ righteous win on the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ saved the party’s future. Steve Moore calls it The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years. At Hat Hair, a Hugh Hewitt video, Brent Gardner Talks Social Security, Border Funding & Entitlement Reform After OBBB. Althouse finds "With Taxes and Tariffs in Place, Trump Takes Reins of U.S. Economy President/Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands." "A surprisingly pro-Trump headline in the NYT, so I guess he really deserves it." Reuters reports White House adviser Hassett emerging as serious contender for next Fed chair.

Rich Lowry at NYPo says Malicious critics are scrambling to blame Trump for the deadly Texas floods. "It’s natural that observers will ask how it could have happened, but the fact-free, malicious attacks constitute one of the more poisonously stupid episodes of the Trump years — and that’s saying a lot." Scott McKay at Am Spec, The Texas Hill Country River Ghouls Must Be Condemned. "Exploiting the deaths of innocents to make your political argument is evil." Misty Severi at JTN reports Trump's NOAA chief nominee vows to make staffing at weather service a priority after recent floods "The promise comes after lawmakers in both chambers expressed concern about NWS staffing amid heavy flooding in Texas last week that resulted in over 110 deaths, including the deaths of dozens of children, and storms in the southwest." There should be plenty of room for expansion of that part of the agency after they deworm the climate parasites. Politico whines Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push. Same

Katie Jerkovich at RedState hears Hegseth, Trump Open Up About Operation Midnight Hammer Impact, Offer Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair wonders Did Trump Guarantee a Permanent Cease-Fire in Gaza? There's no such thing as a permanent ceasefire in the Middle East. Sundance at CTH sees WSJ, NYT and WaPo Authors Promote Leaked Audio of Trump Threatening Xi and Putin. "The leaked audio is essentially unremarkable as President Trump has told this story several times. However, the background context is more interesting when we consider the motives of the WSJ, NYT and WaPo. . . " Jon Gabriel at Discourse says Hear Me Out—Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize "It may be strange to think of Trump as an international peacemaker, but you can’t deny the results." The Nobel Peace prize is worthless after Obama got one for being Black.

From Fox, Biden doctor pleads the Fifth in speedy House closed-door interview "Dr. Kevin O'Connor's lawyers have asked for the House GOP probe to be paused." Disclose.tv @disclosetv "JUST IN - Biden’s White House doctor pleads the Fifth Amendment, refuses to testify at a closed-door House hearing on Biden’s mental health — Politico." PJM's Matt Margolis says Joe Biden’s Doctor Stonewalls Investigation Into Health Cover-Up. Ace, Biden's Corrupt Doctor and Biden, Inc. Business Partner Refuses to Testify to Congress, Citing the Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination, "No one is above the law, right? They sent Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro to jail for refusing to cooperate. So no one is above the law, right?" Charlotte Hazard at JTN, Rep. Biggs suggests Congress obviate Biden doctor's Fifth Amendment rights to get him to testify, "Dr. Kevin O'Connor is among several members of Biden's inner circle being called to testify on the matter of Biden's mental acuity." I'm OK with Drs not being forced to testify regarding someone's health, but he should be able to testify as to their joint business partners. Force his aides to testify about his senility. At Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, Hmmm: Biden's Doc Takes the Fifth In House Oversight Competence Probe, John Sexton sees Chris Cillizza: By George, I Think Biden's Team is Trying to Hide His Decline! and a Larry video, Biden Handlers Panic as Investigation Blows Cover-Up Wide Open.

Rusty Weiss at RedState hears a Host Dish on Kamala Interview That Was So Bad He Refused to Air It, Fearing He’d Be Blamed for Her Loss. "Comedian and podcast host Kareem Rahma admitted that an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris before the election was so bad, so awkward, that he decided not to air it in part because he feared being blamed for her loss." At PJM Chris Queen says Behold the World's Most Awkward Interview "Kamala Harris’ “hot take” was so painfully awkward that even a social media influencer said, “Let’s never speak of this again.” It wasn’t just tone-deaf. It was bacon-deaf." Hat Hair's Dave Strom hears Walz is Charging Taxpayers $430,000 in Legal Fees for Congressional Testimony Prep. Twitchy, Gavin Newsom's Attempt to Make Trump Anti-Freedom of Religion Is a YUGE Self-Awareness Backfire.

Ariel McDowell at Da Fed has a Report that 9 Suspects, Including Multiple Democrat Officials, Indicted For Voter Fraud.

At Am Great (which seems to have paid their internet bill), the Great Victor Davis Hanson looks at The Frightening Dream House of Zoran Mamdani, "Zoran Mamdani built his dream on radical chic—but now that he's winning, he's scrambling to bury the blueprint." Beth Brelje at Da Fed reads Politifact: You Can’t Call Mamdani A Communist Just Because He Said All These Communist Things. Sauron's Eye sees the United Federation of Teachers endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor's race. Of course they do. Breitbart cites Vance on Mamdani: ‘Who the Hell Does He Think He Is?’ Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11, "WATCH Vice President JD Vance absolutely TORCH the next likely Mayor of NYC for disrespecting America on our Independence Day: “Mamdani's family fled violent racial hatred only for him to come to this country—a country built by people he never knew, overflowing with generosity to his family, offering a haven from the kind of violent ethnic conflict that is common place in world history, but it is not common place here—and he dares on our 249th anniversary to congratulate it by paying homage to its ‘incompleteness,’ and to its, as he calls it, ‘contradiction.’"" At LifeZette, Trump Warns of Federal Action If ‘Communist’ Mamdani Is Elected Mayor of NYC. "The President indicated that the federal government may consider steps to oversee or guide the city’s operations should Mamdani win the mayoral election. “New York City will run properly. I’m going to bring New York back. I love New York.”" John Sexton reports Zohran Mamdami Former Intern is a Real Peach "City College student Hadeeqa Arzoo Malik — who interned for Mamdani prior to his mayoral campaign — verbally attacked an officer over his career choice at what appears to be a pro-Palestine demonstration on the CUNY school’s campus, the video, originally posted on Feb. 28..."

WaEx's Byron York sees Disturbing glimpses of Democratic anger. PJM's Vicky Taft claims a Commie Congresswoman and Harvard Prof Are Put on Blast for Holding Mob Boot Camp. Dave Strom is Revisiting 'Assassination Culture. Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "We are watching the slow motion collaboration of the American press corps and political left pushing fringe progressives towards murder all while claiming, falsely, Trump is getting people killed. And it is a press + political left collaboration towards murder." From LifeZette, Four More Antifa Extremists Charged Over Attack on Portland ICE Facility. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "BREAKING: Six Secret Service agents suspended over the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump." JTN's Misty Severi reports Secret Service suspended half a dozen agents without pay in aftermath of Butler shooting, "Deputy Secret Service Director Matt Quinn said the agents who were suspended over the first assassination attempt were given penalties that ranged from 10-42 days of suspension without pay or benefits."

Capt. Ed, No One Is Above the Law Update: DoJ Probing Brennan *and* Comey. Throw Clapper in there too. Ace, FBI Now Investigating John Brennan and James Comey for Crimes Including Perjury and... Conspiracy, "No one is above the law. That's what you said, right? You said "no one is above the law," right?"

Mark Judge at Chronic is Exposing the Palo Alto-Deep State Cabal.

Katie Jerkovich, Megyn Kelly Breaks Down Why She Thinks Pam Bondi's 'Days Are Numbered' "So either Pam Bondi knew she was about to embarrass some of his most loyal surrogates out there and did that willingly, or she didn't take the time to make sure what was in those binders," she added. "She was too lazy to actually figure out none of this is new. And yet she called a meeting with the influencers that included Kash Patel, the head of the FBI, and the sitting vice president." At Althouse, "Trump’s Top Aides Spread the Epstein Conspiracy. Now They Are Trying to Kill It. "Today's episode of the NYT "Daily" podcast — transcript and audio at Podscribe."

From Behind the Black, The walls of Jericho blocking Trump’s effort to streamline government have now fallen. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn looks at Ketanji 'I Don't Understand' Brown-Jackson. "The question is, obviously, how did someone so unsuitable, so ill-prepared to sit on the nation's highest court, even considering the mushroom we had for a president at the time, get the nod to begin with?" At ET, Supreme Court Rejects Shielding Identities of Police Attending Jan. 6 Capitol Rally. "Courts in Washington state have declined to protect the officers’ identities in ongoing litigation." Fred Lucas at Da Signal, What You Need to Know About the Judge Protecting Planned Parenthood’s Funding From One Big, Beautiful Bill. John Sexton, Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Judge Hannah Dugan. Sundance, Douglass Mackey, aka “Ricky Vaughn”, Wins Second Circuit Court of Appeals – Dismissing Egregious First Amendment Prosecution "The background of the insufferable case is HERE and HERE. Today, the second circuit court of appeals finally overturns one of the most ridiculous Obama/Biden dystopian lawfare cases against the first amendment. Defendant Douglass Mackey wins his appeal and the case is dismissed [RULING HERE]" Cathy Salgado at PJM, Meme Maker’s Conviction Thrown Out in Free Speech Win. Jeff Charles at TownHall, He Went to Prison for Sharing Anti-Hillary Clinton Memes – Now He Has Been Vindicated.

Driscoll at Insty thinks GROK IS READY FOR ITS TUCKER CARLSON INTERVIEW: Grok Goes Full Hitler. Sundance reports Twitter CEO Resigns as Elon Musk’s Epic Political Meltdown Continues.

Vicky Taft, Saboteurs Busted for Spiking Tires of LA ICE Vehicles. But Wait, What About Those Bags? Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: Border Patrol releases names & photos of suspects accused of using devices to spike their vehicles in LA today. The suspects were in possession of a tote bag w/ CHIRLA branding on it that had more spikes in it. CHIRLA is the major anti-ICE activist network in LA, and it has received $34 million in taxpayer funding. Law enforcement sources tell me that one of the suspects is transgender. They are all now facing felony charges." WJ, More ICE Shootings - Alleged Antifa Thugs Face 30 Attempted Murder Charges, Up to 10 Lifetime Sentences Over ICE Attack. Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, Anti-ICE Protesters Attack Agents Outside SF Court. It Doesn't End Well for Them. Cathy Salgado hears Legal Immigrants Say No Amnesty for Illegals. Ben Whedon at JTN, Stephen Miller gloats as LA witnesses improved traffic, declining crime amid deportations. "Dear Lord. Monday evening rush hour… it’s just gone," posted Joshua Steinman. "Turns out the solution to LA traffic was mass deportations." At Town Hall, Ann Coulter celebrates The Ineffeable Brilliance of Stephen Miller.

Abi Johnson at TownHall reports Pro-Palestinian Activists Vandalize Homes of University Regents, U Wisconsin. Toni Airaksinen, Macalester Prof Calls For “Dismantling" America, Israel, in Favor of "Decolonialization" “The US is the greatest predator empire that has ever existed...There is real hope that Palestine offers us." Paula Bolyard at PJM thinks it's DESPICABLE: JFK Airport Forced to Issue Travel Warning Amid Antisemitic Protests. Capt. Ed sees Escalation: DHS Subpoenas Harvard Records Over Foreign Student Info.

Capt. Ed calls Escalation II, Newsom Boogaloo: Trump Admin Files Title IX Suit Against CA Over Trans Athletes and Newsom Transes on Trans Athletes -- Again. John Sexton thinks This AP Story on LA's Gender Affirming Care Center Leaves Out a Few Things. "Not mentioned at all in the story is the Medical Director at the Center for Transyouth Health, Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy. Dr. Olson-Kennedy made news last year when the NY Times revealed she had been sitting on research funded by $10 million in federal money because the outcome didn't suit her." From Da Wire, DOJ Subpoenas Transgender Clinics And Doctors For Transitioning Children.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Wait Until Next Year up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Antifa Organized Texas ICE Attack

It turns out the person shot to death while attempting to ambush ICE agents in Texas was part of an 11 man(ish) Antifa team, all of whom have been arrested and charged with attempted murder. From NewsMax, 10 Arrested After Ambush on ICE Detention Facility in Texas. Ace, Ten Members of an Antifa Terror Cell Arrested and Charged for Organizing the Ambush on ICE Agents and "Insurrectionary Anarchy." "I want Congress to recall Christopher Wray and grill him over his partisan insistence that the Democrats' violent socialist army was "just an idea." And prosecute him for any perjuries." Da Caller, Feds Throw Book At Armed Leftists Arrested In Texas ICE ‘Ambush’ Attack. Katie Daviscourt @KatieDaviscourt "Breaking — DHS police just busted into an apartment unit outside the Portland ICE facility and made an arrest. The individual who leases the unit has been allowing Antifa to use it as a crash pad." Nick Arama at RedState, Anti-ICE Activists Try to Prevent ICE Agents From Taking Man in San Francisco - It Was an Unwise Move and DHS Drops Big 'Find Out' on Man Who Posted Despicable Tweet Wanting to See 'Dead ICE Agents'. Breitbart, DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents. Ace, Democrats Call for the Murder of ICE Agents -- and Threaten to Murder ICE Agents' Children -- as the DHS Conducts Raid in Los Angeles. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "NEW: A New York man has been arrested & charged federally for allegedly threatening to murder an ICE agent & his children. HSI says 43-year-old Matthew White of Jamestown, NY, posted on X about an ICE agent: "I can't wait to put a bullet into his brain, but first his children." HSI says White also made other threatening comments, including responding to a video of border czar Tom Homan by saying: "Then understand if your ICE agents don't show proof of identity and a signed warrant, we will kill them." White also allegedly posted: "Kill them all, ICE is the new age Gestapo, stop them." White is charged with communicating interstate threats. He made his first appearance in federal court last week and has been released from custody with conditions." At Althouse, "L.A. is ours, this is our city. This is what my morning walk turned into. They’re terrorizing our neighborhood." "Said Mikema Nahmir, who "said he was out for his morning walk at 11 a.m. when he saw two women running down the street yelling that 'la migra' was at MacArthur Park" and who "joined the group of protesters who chased and yelled after the military-style trucks."" Paula Bolyard at PJM says Let's Talk About ​Trump's...Er...Obama's ICE Raids.

Las Vegas Review Journal, Hondurans, Nicaraguans in Nevada to lose temporary protective status. It's only been 25 years. From Twitchy, Trump Doesn’t Care That Returning Haitians Home Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ "What happened to all the celebrities in their "Haiti is already great" T-shirts? Is Conan O'Brien going to return to a luxury resort in Haiti and tell us again what a beautiful country it is?" From the Pop Times, MSNBC Journo Fears Illegal Aliens Might Get Hurt Escaping Alligator Alcatraz. That's kind of the point. That's why prisons use razor wire. At Am Con, A Big, Beautiful Financial Weapon Against Illegal Immigration "The U.S. is finally poised to take advantage of remittances." From the Pop Times, Oops! The New York Times Admits Immigration Hikes Rents and Living Costs. Matt Vespa at TownHall Fox News Liberal Claims We Didn't Vote for Mass Deportations or Something "Sorry, Jessica, WE DID VOTE FOR THIS."

Jonathan Turley, ‘Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste”: Press and Pundits Push False Story on Trump Cuts Causing Texas Tragedy. Matt Vespa at TownHall says Wow. Politico's Take on the Texas Floods Was...Fair? Or at least less awful than you'd expect. Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "“The NWS didn’t issue warnings” They did. “They didn’t send out texts to residents.” They did that too. “They were understaffed.” They weren’t. “It was climate change.” It happened in 1987 too. “It’s Trump’s fault!” It wasn’t. “Well, we want it to be.” Yeah, we know." From the Pop Times, Democrat Mocks “Drowned White Christian” Kids, Blames Cancel Culture, Cries Sour Grapes After Being Fired. From Behind the Black, COVID health slanderer gets fired for wishing death on Texans because Texas voted for Trump. Their issues all blur together.

Sundance hosts President Trump Hosts Long Public Cabinet Meeting and claims a Pattern Repeats – Imported Durable Goods Creating Deflation on U.S Consumer Prices. Althouse sees Trump steal the clock and the show, "If I see anything I like, I'm allowed to take it...." "Hilarious. Especially bragging about it. And humiliating little Marco... who can't say a word and must duly chuckle." From Drew Berquist, CNN’s Dana Bash Get Fact-Checked Live on Her Own Show by Scott Bessent [WATCH]. From Ace, Javier Milei's "Crazy" Reforms Result in Three Straight Months of Growth and a Much-Reduced Inflation Rate. "Real capitalism has never been tried." Bloomberg, India Says US Deal in Trump’s Hand Now as Farmers Warn of Risks. At NewsBusters a Summers Heat Stroke? Economist Loses Noggin Nuggets Over Trump’s ‘2,000 Days of Death.’ From PM, Trump admin to ban China from buying US farmland. "The US government will "take swift legislative and executive action to ban the purchase of American farmland by Chinese nationals and other foreign adversaries." Swift legislative action? Isn't that an oxymoron? Discourse considers The Highs and Lows of Presidential Signing Ceremonies, "History shows that signing ceremonies offer presidents both great risks as well as opportunities."

Bob Spencer at PJM thinks Trump’s Criticism of ‘Idiot’ Woke General Is a Reminder of How Far We’ve Come. John Sexton reports Russia's Wagner Group Hired People to Carry Out London Arson Attack, to attack Starlink receivers being sent to Ukraine. It is a war, after all.

NYPo reports Mamdani visited controversial Brooklyn mosque on campaign trail — just months after the imam called for the annihilation of Israel. Greg Lyakhov at Am Spec says Mamdani’s Victory Proves the Dems Have Abandoned Jews. From NewsMax, Trump: Mamdani 'Better Behave' "Mamdani has said he would arrest Netanyahu if the prime minister came to New York City despite there being no arrest warrant for Netanyahu in the U.S. The International Criminal Court did issue an arrest warrant for the Israeli leader in May, citing war crimes amid its war with Hamas in Gaza, but the U.S. is not part of the ICC." Chris Rufo at CJ looks at The Identity Thieves, "Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez feign oppression for personal advantage."

At Mediaite, Biden’s Team Scolded Reporters, Changed His Number After They Called Personal Cellphone. VodkaPundit at PJM, About That Kamala Harris Comeback... not gonna happen. Greenville News reports the California governor plans to tour 8 GOP-leaning SC counties in effort to engage rural voters, he's running, or at least jogging. VodkaPundit at Insty, I MISSED THIS ONE, TOO, BUT THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY — RIGHT, GOVERNOR? Chrissy Casilio @ChrissyCasilio "I missed this…probably because the story and his resignation dropped midday on July 4th, when absolutely no one was paying attention. A sneaky little PR move on his way out! @GovKathyHochul will hope this is never mentioned again…" Quote New York Post @nypost, "Kathy Hochul’s longtime press secretary Avi Small resigns amid sexual harassment allegations." Ward Clark at RedState thinks it's New: Alaska Democrats Turning on Lisa Murkowski for voting for the BBB. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze "Actually I'm in such good shape that I bent the fence just by leaning against it" Quote Erin Maguire @ErinMMaguire, "Hakeem Jeffries slimming himself in Photoshop is the most transparency we’ve seen from Democrats in years." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "This is not just a minor quirk. This is the manifestation of their hatred for normal people and a desire to cause them harm. We see it." Quote Dilan Esper @dilanesper, "I think this is a low key secret thing that hurts Democrats in politics. We're always calling to take away people's straws, light bulbs, e-cigarettes, shower heads, etc. We're the party of You Can't Have What You Want, and voters remember that and choose the other guys." Jeff Charles at TownHall thinks You Won't Believe the Conspiracy Theories Leftist Hacks Are Floating About Upcoming Midterm Elections "Reid opined that “it’s insane, honestly, to just assume we’re going to have normal elections next year.”" She defines a normal election as one Democrats win.

Althouse reads the NYT, "The Trump administration can move forward with plans to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies, the Supreme Court announced on Tuesday...." "The case represents a key test of the extent of President Trump’s power to reorganize the government without input from Congress. The justices’ order is technically only temporary.... But in practice, it means he is free to pursue his restructuring plans, even if judges later determine that they exceed presidential power. In a two-paragraph order, the justices wrote that they had concluded that “the government is likely to succeed on its argument” that President Trump’s executive order announcing plans to downsize the government was legal...." Sundance at CTH, Supreme Court Green Lights Trump Administration Plan to Downsize Government and Shrink Payroll. Fox 28, Supreme Court lets Trump proceed with federal workforce cuts. Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, SCOTUS Grants Trump Another Stay, KBJ Issues Another Fiery Solo Dissent, Drawing Rebuke Even From Sotomayor "SCOTUS (8-1) grants stay permitting Trump administration to develop plans for mass layoffs. “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is emerging as the great dissenter.”" "I agree with JUSTICE JACKSON that the President cannot restructure federal agencies in a manner inconsistent with congressional mandates. See post, at 13. Here, however, the relevant Executive Order directs agencies to plan reorganizations and reductions in force “consistent with applicable law,” App. to Application for Stay 2a, and the resulting joint memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management reiterates as much. The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law. I join the Court’s stay because it leaves the District Court free to consider those questions in the first instance." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "OMG: Now a LIBERAL Supreme Court justice is trying to teach Justice Ketanji Jackson how this whole "judicial" thing works... Jackson is the ONLY dissent. Sotomayor has to remind Jackson, for some reason, that the case before them is NOT about what Jackson thought it was. My gosh. "The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law." "The relevant Executive Order directs agencies to plan reorganizations and reductions in force 'consistent with applicable law.'" Sean Davis@seanmdav "I don’t know what happened behind closed doors in the Supreme Court over the last month, but it seems like everyone has had more than enough of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nonsense." Quote Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11, "For the second time in two weeks, a Supreme Court justice is using her opinion to scold Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for not understanding what she is talking about. Twist: This time, it's progressive Justice SONIA SOTOMAYOR doing it, patiently explaining that the Court can't declare an order of President Trump's to be unconstitutional if the order does not actually exist yet. Imagine how much of a drag it must be to have the DEI justice embarrassing your side." Ace notes an Obama Massachusetts Judge Now Rules That Congress Does Not Control Congressional Spending "This absurd judicial insurrection was launched to protect -- of course! -- Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood has a right to taxpayer money, this Cultural Enricher discovered. Note that this isn't an injunction against an executive order. No, this judge is declaring that a law passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the President is invalid." Matt Vespa at TownHall, Supreme Court Slaps Down a Federal Judge on Deportations, but There's Another Issue. Gene Hamilton @GeneHamiltonUSA, "UNPRECEDENTED OBSTINANCE Now Judge Murphy says his injunction "remains in full force and effect, nothwithstanding todays stay of the Preliminary Injunction." He cites Justice Sotomayor in saying that his illegal order was "not properly before [the Supreme] Court." Unreal." Ben Weingarten at Da Fed thinks SCOTUS Ruling Against Universal Injunctions Didn’t Go Far Enough. "Unless the Supreme Court reins in lower-court judges or Congress asserts its power over the courts it established, judicial tyranny may persist." Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett, "They already did this to John Eastman. Under their new rules, they’re all fair game now for making legal argument we deem to be very bad. Once broken, norms of reciprocity are very hard to restore. But they won’t be restored if they’re only applicable to one side. There we are." Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett "Disbar Judge Talwani."

From Fox, FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources. "CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan for criminal investigation to the FBI, sources told Fox News Digital." NYPo, FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey over Trump-Russia probe: report. Althouse reads "Ex-CIA chief John Brennan may have opened himself up to perjury charges over Trump-Russia hoax." "Writes Miranda Devine, in The New York Post." Pop Times reports on Released Docs: Ex-CIA Boss John Brennan Faces Possible Charges Related to Steele Dossier Linking Trump to Russia. Charles Glasser at Insty wonders Will John Brennan face the music?. "JustTheNews published a long take on the recent Ratcliffe report about the Biden-era’s weaponization of the intelligence community, and in particular John Brennan’s potential criminal liability for lying to Congress." At the Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable — Jim Jordan: ‘All Options on the Table’ for Potential John Brennan Perjury. Sundance at CTH, Two Anonymous Sources from DOJ Leak to Fox News, Comey and Brennan Under Investigation. Stephan Kruiser at PJM says For Your Consideration — James Comey in an Orange Jumpsuit. Sounds good to me. 

Ace, DOJ Report Allegedly Concludes Epstein Was Not Murdered, and Had No "Client List", "I thought then and think now that the murder theory was a longshot at best." At Althouse, "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy's been talked about for years.... This guy. This creep...." Sundance says President Trump Appears Frustrated About Continued Jeffrey Epstein Questions. At Da Fetched, Former CIA Officer: Deep State Likely Destroyed Epstein Files “Long Ago” Destroyed? I doubt it. Hidden away for future blackmail, more likely. 

From Da Caller, Fired Deep Staters Go Full Bond Villain In Effort To Sabotage Trump. Twitchy, Hell 'Hoth' No Fury: Fired USAID Workers Plotting to Sabotage Trump With Ice Cream and Star Wars.

Matt Margolis, The Trump Administration Responds to Amnesty Rumors. Matt Vespa, Trump Made One Thing Very Clear During His Cabinet Meeting Today. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, Trump: 'No Amnesty' -- But ... "no amnesty per se, but a work program that legalizes cheaper labor in the short run." Madeline Leesman at TownHall, AG Secretary Brooke Rollins Says 'There Will Be No Amnesty'. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "If @realDonaldTrump is suckered into supporting amnesty, he will make a fool of himself to the mortification of his friends and delight of his enemies." Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "BREAKING - These are the six “republican” lawmakers who are attempting to get President Trump to grant tens of millions of illegals mass amnesty."

Nick Arama at RedState, Yikes: Marco Rubio Imposter Used AI to Contact Five Government Officials Including Foreign Ministers. Trust nothing. Althouse, finds "Mr. Musk has said his chatbot should not adhere to standards of political correctness and has warned that A.I. he deems too 'woke' could contribute to the downfall of humanity." ""Grok’s guidelines, published by xAI, stated that the chatbot 'should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated.'... Grok posted on Tuesday that its recent change in tone had been caused by 'tweaks' by Mr. Musk. 'Elon’s recent tweaks just dialed down the woke filters, letting me call out patterns like radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames pushing anti-white hate,' Grok said. 'Noticing isn’t blaming; it’s facts over feelings.'" From "Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on X/The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user’s comments on the Texas flood" (NYT)." Roger Simon at American Refugees, Separated at Birth : Musk, Tucker and TikTok 'Influencers'. 

Virginia Kruta at Da Wire reports the Teachers Union Resolves To Call Trump ‘Fascist,’ Support Student Protests Over ICE Raids. From Twitchy, Corey DeAngelis SPILLS THE BEANS on the National Education Association's Radical New 'Resolutions.' The Free Bacon sees a Prestigious Virginia K-8 School Hit with Civil Rights Complaint over Environment 'Hostile to Jews', "Among other forms of anti-Semitic discrimination, students drew a picture of Hitler as an example of a 'strong historical leader' and told a Jewish student they were happy about Oct. 7." Treacher, DC-Area Schoolkids Taught to Harass Jews and Admire Hitler "It can't happen here?"

Colin Wright at CJ sees A Win for Reality at UPenn. "The school has reinstated the records of female swimmers who lost their titles to trans-identified male swimmer Lia Thomas." IJR, California Ready To Rumble With Trump To Keep Men In Women’s Sports. Dave Manney at PJM asserts Biology Isn’t Bigotry: California’s War on Girls’ Sports. From the College Fix, Transgender HS coach who resigned over porn video admits he’s the one who sent it. Funny how people obsessed with sex are obsessed with sex. Andy Ngo at his substack, Trans Portland Antifa member allegedly assaulted minor and others on Fourth of July rampage; required sedation to be arrested "Ngo Comment reports on the identity of the violent suspect, who was booked into jail as a female 'Jane Doe'." "Ngo Comment can exclusively report that the suspect is a transgender Antifa member (“Trantifa”) named Trever Eugene Osterhout, who has a history of alleged domestic violence. The 42-year-old satanist and LGBTQ+ activist uses the name “Trish Elizabeth Osterhout.”"

Lots more great links at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.08.25 (Morning Edition), but it's time for me to go. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Wait Until Next Year up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.