I was never convinced it was going to happen. From Da Mail, Free at last! Israeli hostages hug one another in joy as all 20 living captives are finally handed over by Hamas following 738 days in Gaza hell as part of Trump's historic peace deal. At Althouse, "The remaining 13 living hostages in Gaza have been transferred into the hands of the Red Cross, the Israeli military said in a statement," "The NYT reports, 51 minutes ago, in its excellent live coverage" and "You know, I'm being a little cute — I don't think there's anything going to get me in heaven." Driscoll at Insty cites ROGER KIMBALL: The Physics and Politics of Peace: Trump’s Triumph in the Middle East and Ben Shapiro "Trump has brokered an unthinkable deal: the release of the final 20 live Israeli hostages, with Israel maintaining a secure posture in the Gaza Strip; the possibility of a non-Hamas future in Gaza, supported by regional allies; the even greater possibility of future Abraham Accords with countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. So, how did this happen? It happened the same way things always happen in the Middle East: The decisionmakers ignored the conventional wisdom. The conventional wisdom said that military action could not guarantee security. That wasn’t just wrong; it was catastrophically wrong: It was military action that took out the supporting pillars beneath Hamas’ feet." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Nowhere has the death of the "expert" class been more evident than in foreign policy. Everything they told you for decades was wrong, specifically regarding the Middle East. All of it, every bit of it, was dead wrong. And they still pretend they have credibility." Quote Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock, "Joe Biden had approximately 1000 years worth of foreign policy experience and literally every conflict / region of the world got worse during his presidency." Unbelievably, except I believe it, at RedState from Bonchie, Antony Blinken Gives Biden Credit for Gaza Deal, and It Gets Worse From There. At Grabien, CNN’s Abby Phillip Blasts Obama for Not Crediting Trump for Israel-Hamas Deal. Credit where credit is due, NYPo reports Hillary Clinton heaps rare praise on President Trump for handling of Israel-Hamas peace deal: ‘I really commend.’
Of course it's not all wine and roses, Fox reports Dozens killed in Gaza as violence erupts between Hamas and armed clans, apparently including well know Paliwood star FAFO. aka Saleh al-Jaafari, seen in countless Hamas videos, portraying anything from a Dr. to a dead body. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, FAFO Found Out; Reported Killed By Fellow Gazans in Tribal Dispute. Will he get an post mortem Oscar? At Althouse, "President Trump Delivers Remarks to The Knesset." Sundance at CTH has a veritable bevy of posts, President Trump Speaks to Reporters as He Departs U.S. for Israel and Egypt, Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty Discusses Hostage Release and Gaza Peace Plan, Sunday Talks – Vice President JD Vance Outlines Gaza Peace Deal, U.S. Troops to Middle East and Qatari Base in Idaho and Sunday Talks – JD Vance vs Margaret Brennan – Video and Transcript.
Larry Elder at Hat Hair on The Politics of the Shutdown, Obamacare, Crime and Deportations. At ET, Vance Warns of More Federal Layoffs as Shutdown Persists. "His comments come as the Trump administration recently confirmed 4,100 workers have received layoff notices." From News Wax, Govt Worker Unions Ask Judge to Halt Shutdown Layoffs, Dems' Shutdown Demand Won't Lower Healthcare Costs and Report: Trump Fed Chair Candidates Cut to 5. Matt Margolis at PJM, Democrats Are Quietly Pulling the Plug on Free Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants. ET reports Trump Directs Pentagon to Pay Troops During Government Shutdown, "The move follows recent CBO guidance that mandatory accounts under recent legislation could be tapped to cover military pay." Nick Ballasy at JTN, Trump directs Hegseth to ‘use all available funds’ to pay troops during shutdown, "I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown," he wrote. "The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy." Stacey Matthews at LI thinks Trump Outfoxes Schumer and Jeffries, Directs Hegseth to Use ‘All Available Funds’ to Pay Troops . “I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th.” From OTP, Trump Weighing $14B Farm Bailout As Bankruptcies Surge.
At RedState Streiff sees JD Vance Cooks George Stephanopoulos for Refusing to Talk About the Schumer Shutdown. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: JD Vance destroyed ABC's George Stephanopolous so hard they CUT HIS FEED and went to break VANCE: "Here's, George, why fewer and fewer people watch your program and why you're losing CREDIBILITY, because you're talking for now 5 minutes with the Vice President of the United States about this story regarding Tom Homan, a story that I've read about, but I don't even know the video that you're talking about. Meanwhile, low-income women can't get food because the Democrats and Chuck Schumer have shut down the government!" "You are focused on a BOGUS story. You're insinuating criminal wrongdoing against a guy who has done nothing wrong instead of focusing on the fact that our country is struggling because our government's shut down! Let's talk about the real issues, George." "I think the American people would benefit much more from that than from you going down some weird left-wing rabbit hole where the facts clearly show that Tom Homan didn't engage in any criminal wrongdoing." GEORGE: "It's not a weird left-wing rabbit hole! I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50,000 as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024, and you did not answer the question. Thank you for your time this morning." VANCE: "No, George, I said-" GEORGE: "We'll be right back." UPDATE: Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics tweets, “I swear, the only reason for the admin going on the Sunday shows anymore is to own the lib anchors. Nobody watches these shows. [Vance] is going to get far more mileage off of this on social media.”
At Hat Hair Josh Hammer looks at Operation Divide MAGA. Sundance, By Request – MAGA Division. OTP, Trump Teasing Construction Of New Monument In DC. From Twitchy, That's How It's Done: Pam Bondi Shows the RIGHT Way to Respond to Satire (Even Lame Satire from SNL).
At Insty, VodkaPundit cites Amuse, STOLEN: The Algorithm That Rigged the Census: How One Bureaucrat Stole the House and Billions in Funding. Read the whole thing to see how the last census was rigged. Also, Plus: “If all this is true, President Trump’s call for a mid-decade census is more than justified.”
Driscoll at Insty POOR JOE BIDEN IS STRUGGLING TO ADAPT TO PRIVATE LIFE: "Joe Biden’s post-presidency has been rough, to put it mildly. Nearly nine months after Donald Trump reclaimed the White House, Biden is holed up in Wilmington, Delaware, grappling with a reality that must feel like political exile. He’s dealing not just with the sting of losing power, but also the inability to sell access and enrich his family. Though he won’t admit to the latter. . . " Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "WATCH: Kamala Harris reveals that Joe Biden doesn't pick up her calls. Eugene Daniels asking about Biden's cancer treatment: Have you talked to him about it? Kamala: "Yeah. No. I called him earlier." Daniels: "How's he doing?" Kamala: "I have not talked to him. I just left him a message."" I wouldn't want to listen to her either. Ryan King at NYPo, Kamala Harris reveals Biden sent her call to voicemail when ex-VP reached out about cancer treatment. Everyman Commentary Ep. 12 - Democrats Just Need to Message Harder
Michael Barone asks Are Democrats the Party of Murder? Nick Ballasy, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers request dismissal of federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination. "He became the darling of leftist women -- even described as "dreamy"-- but the legal team for the poster boy for leftist violence is also arguing that certain evidence should be excluded from trial."
At ET, Appeals Court Says National Guard Can Be Federalized but Not Deployed in Illinois, "A federal district court granted the state of Illinois a temporary restraining order on Oct. 10, halting a National Guard deployment in Chicago." From Newsweek, Trump Is Looking at All ‘Options’ Before Invoking Insurrection Act—Vance. Victory Girls, Antifa Thinks They Are The True Americans.Liz Stauffer at LI reports on a Chicago TV Station Producer Arrested for Throwing Objects at Border Patrol Vehicle, "The legacy media points to a temporary restraining order that “prohibit[s] the use of force against journalists” in Chicago." "Debbie Brockman “was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.” A producer for WGN-TV, a Chicago television station, arrested after throwing objects at law enforcement. " From Twitchy, Attack of the Theater Kids: Leftist Cosplayers 'Storm' Illinois ICE Facility ... and We Got Nothin'. Mike Ryan @Michael75055607, "Thing is , you can't tell if inside they're strapped with a mack 10 or suicide vest. Best to hit them with a watter cannon on sight and sort it out from a distance." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " JUST IN: In a pathetic move, liberals are STORMING toward the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility... ...they're acting exactly the way you'd expect." Jeff Carter at Points and Figures, They Need And Want Anarchy, "Especially In Chicago."
Fox, Kamala Harris alleges Trump using DOJ for ‘revenge,’ questions justice system’s integrity, "The former vice president has been touring several cities to promote her book '107 Days'." NYPo ed board, Letitia James now reaps what she had sown — so spare us the faux outrage. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "NBC: "But what about Trump?" LINDSEY GRAHAM: "...You didn't care that Letitia James made up charges that no one's ever faced. That Alvin Bragg made up charges no one ever faced...This may bother you that people are being held accountable. It doesn't bother me one damn bit." Ryan King at NYPo, Trump suggests ‘corrupt’ Sen. Adam Schiff could be next political rival in the crosshairs: ‘Sooo dishonest.’ RealRobert @Real_RobN, "This is: CNN——a criminal enterprise, CNN cuts off @DNIGabbard as she tells the world that Barack Hussein Obama attempted to overthrow the United States government in 2016 as part of a ‘treasonous conspiracy’, overthrew it in 2020 to cover it up—and now he’s been caught. “Multiple intelligence community assessments released in the months leading up to the November 2016 election concluded that Russia had neither the intent nor the capability to impact the outcome of the U.S. election. On December…”"
At OTP, Okla. State Official Reprimands Student Over Charlie Kirk Tribute "during the talk, Wilson wore a hat emblazoned with “45 47,” given to him by Kirk a few months prior. This apparently did not sit well with OSU’s Melisa Echols, who later informed Wilson his hat could “trigger” some students. “As a person who doesn’t look like you and has not had the same lived experience as you, I have family who don’t look like you who are triggered—and I will be very candid with you—who are triggered by those hats and by that side,” Echols said. Ironically, Wilson (pictured) is Native American — a member of the Cherokee Nation." I don't know about students, but he certainly triggered at least one administrator.
At ET, MIT Says It Will Not Sign Trump Admin’s Higher Education Compact "MIT is the first of the nine universities invited to join the compact to publicly reject it." "The proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” would require participating universities to freeze tuition for five years, limit international student enrollment, and adopt the federal government’s biology-based definitions of sex and gender when it comes to sports or single-sex spaces. Other provisions call for reinstating the SAT requirement for applicants, curbing grade inflation, prohibiting the use of race and sex as factors in admissions or employment, and reforming or dismantling departments that “purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”"
The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: No Joy At Fenway at the usual time and place.
Tulsi Gabbard's revelations about Preznit Barack Obama's role in setting off the Russian collusion hoax is still top of the leaderboard. Stacy McCain says To Cap an Action-Packed Week of #Winning, Tulsi Nukes ‘RussiaGate.’ "Easy to see now why the Deep State went all-in to try and wreck Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as Director of National Intelligence. I have more thoughts, but let’s get the news out of the way first. . . Anyway, a lot of people are demanding “accountability,” i.e., criminal prosecutions of everyone involved in the RussiaGate scandal, up to and including Barack Obama himself. While I would enthusiastically applaud such a Payback Is Hell and Karma Is a Bitch reprisal — given everything these vile swine did to Trump — I don’t think it’s likely." Sundance at CTH, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Releases Background Information of President Obama Involvement in Trump-Russia Targeting Op and Director Gabbard Explains Her Motive. Matt Margolis at PJM, Obama Admin Engineered The Russia Hoax To Undermine Trump, Documents Reveal. Susie Moore at RedState, Big: Gabbard Making Criminal Referral on Obama National Security Team. Matt Taibbi at Racket, Barack Obama Now Squarely in Russiagate Crosshairs. "New disclosures from a Tulsi Gabbard-led working group point directly to the top, as the legacy of "Hope and Change" begins a plunge to the ocean floor." At Althouse, "Unpopular opinion but I don’t care about this unless they actually arrest and prosecute the culprits, including Obama." ""You cannot allege a 'treasonous conspiracy' and then do nothing about it. The typical pattern by Republicans since forever is to make these kinds of claims (which I don’t doubt by the way), but to make them on Twitter and Fox News, and never actually bring it to a court of law so that the parties responsible can be held accountable for their crimes. I’m tired of it. Go arrest these people and bring them to justice. Then I’ll care. If you won’t do that then what does any of this matter?" Writes Matt Walsh, responding to that thread Tulsi Gabbard posted. Yeah, I'm tired of it too. Of that and a few other things." Kyle Becker @kylenabecker, "Great question. Why are Obama and Biden officials presumptively immune from seditious conspiracy charges? As we heard endlessly when the Democrats launched a thousand failed "lawfare" cases against Trump — they're not "above the law." Quote Ezra A. Cohen @EzraACohen, "Why should Barak Obama and Susan Rice escape accountability for the apparent manipulation of government records related to the Russia Hoax?" Peachy Keenan @KeenanPeachy, "1. Barack Obama wiretapped his political opponent during an election. 2. Anthony Fauci funded and oversaw the creation of the COVID virus and then covered up his involvement (and led the farcical response). 3. Joe Biden had a stroke in Las Vegas during the campaign, was hustled into a bathroom at a Mexican restaurant while reporters were shooed outside, an emergency medical call was issued, and then he was rushed back to DC on a flight so fast that it made the trip an hour early and no reporter bothered to find out what happened (even though they were on the flight). Everything is a giant lie." Yeah, that Las Vegas thing was fishy. Was it a stroke or mini-stroke? We may never know. Ward Clark at RedState, Wherefore, Cincinnatus? A Tale of Staggering American Political Corruption. "This is the Deep State. This is American politics in the 21st century. It can't continue - or we won't continue."
Breccan Thies at Da Fed has Documents: Biden Justice Department Sought ‘Federal Hook’ To Go After Parents As ‘Domestic Terrorists’ "“We’re aware; the challenge here is finding a federal hook. But WH has been in touch about whether we can assist in some form or fashion,” Kevin Chambers, then an associate deputy attorney general, wrote in an Oct. 1 email, trying to manufacture a way to respond to a teed-up letter sent by the National School Boards Association (NSBA)." PJM's Matt Margolis We Now Have the Smoking Gun Proving Biden House Pressured DOJ To Target Parents.
Sarah Anderson at TownHall reports Trump Gets It Done: 10 Americans Back on U.S. Soil After Release from Venezuelan Prison, a swap for Venezuelan illegals. Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele, "Today, we have handed over all the Venezuelan nationals detained in our country, accused of being part of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TDA). Many of them face multiple charges of murder, robbery, rape, and other serious crimes. . . " Bob Hoge at RedState hears Trump Teases Imminent Release of 10 More Hamas Hostages at Friday Night White House Dinner.
From Fox, Legal pathway clearly exists for Trump's request to make Epstein grand jury testimony public "AG Bondi says DOJ preparing motion to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein case." Da Caller, DOJ Formally Asks Manhattan Court To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony. Remember, the Dersh keeps telling us the files are really in the courts hands. TownHalls Madeline Leesman sees Vance Respond to the Wall Street Journal's Supposed 'Bombshell' About Trump and Epstein: JD Vance @JDVance "Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bullshit. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it. Where is this letter? Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it to us before publishing it? Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?" At NYPo, Vance a ‘shoo-in’ to win 2028 presidential election: oddsmakers. Driscoll at Insty snarks YES, I TOO REMEMBER PRESIDENTS DEAN, GIULIANI, AND THOMPSON: I hope it's Vance, but little Marco could be a good choice too.
At Da Wire, Trump Admin Cheers Lowest Summer Gas Prices In Years: ‘Unleashing American Energy. Breitbart, Recession Odds Collapse from 70 Percent to 19 Percent, Lowest Ever Recorded on Polymarket, which successfully predicted 21 of the last 7 recessions. Sarah Arnold, Trump's America First Agenda Works: Native-Born Workers See 100% of Job Gains As Foreign Hiring Plummets. Hat Hair's Steve Moore says Trump Should Index the Capital Gains Tax for Inflation. Greg Ganske at John Kass claims I Helped Reduce the National Debt and This Congress Can Try Harder to Do the Same. At Althouse, "Academics are unsure if removing soda from SNAP would improve public health." ""Data is scarce: No state has piloted a change, and researchers can’t remove people’s benefits for a study because of the arbitrary harm it might cause. . . From "Should Food Stamps Pay for Soda? Colorado and Texas are among the states aiming to change what food and drink can be bought with SNAP benefits" (NYT). Try it and see. It's called an experiment. I predict it won't change much because money is fungible.
From Da Caller, Susan Collins’ Approval Rating At Record Low. "Collins was one of three GOP senators to vote “no” on Trump’s “one big, beautiful” bill which the president signed into law on July 4." She's done what she can to piss off MAFA folk, and it's never enough for progressives. From Da Blaze, We’re finally living through the conservative revolution we’ve always needed.
Capt. Ed at Hat Hair counts Three Fifths: Yet Another Biden Regency 'Politburo' Member Refuses to Testify. LifeZette, Third Biden Insider Pleads the Fifth in Joe’s Mental Decline Cover-Up Investigation. From NewsBusters, ABC/CBS/PBS Refuse to Cover Biden Autopen Scandal, NBC Offers a Scant 34 Seconds. Matt Margolis looks at how The Biden Admin Stole Your Data to Rig Elections and Censor Speech.
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Also from TNP, Federal Govt Slashed by Over 22,000 Across D.C., MD, and VA. A drop in the lake. WaPoo whines State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff.’ At Da Fed, Mark Hemingway sees Federal Workers Are Being Held Accountable For The First Time, And They’re Not Handling It Well. At TNP, Biden Judge Rules Trump’s Dismissal of FTC Democrats ‘Unconstitutional.’ So far, I think they've lost every one of these that made it to the Supremes.
Nick Ballasy at JTN reports Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana to become immigrant detention facilities. "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Camp Atterbury in Indiana can also house detained immigrants." But Fox hears Democrats fume over new plan to house illegal migrants in New Jersey, Indiana military bases. At TNP, The Trump Admin Wants to Change H-1B Visa Immigration in as yet unspecified ways. Democrats outraged.
NRO's Jim Geraghty figures Ultimately, Math Ended The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They were loosing $40 million a year. Michelle Tandler @michelletandler, "Colbert has a staff of 200 people??! TikTokers are producing better content on a cell phone, alone." Quote Matthew Belloni @MattBelloni, "The timing and optics are terrible, but Stephen Colbert’s show costs more than $100M a year to produce and is losing more than $40M a year. CBS execs had been mulling for a long time whether to pull the plug. Details https://puck.news/was-colberts-c." Yeah, but TicTokers are trying to be funny. At TrashPanda, Jimmy Kimmel Attacks CBS After Network Cancels ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ Seeing the handwriting on the wall? From Twitchy, Brian Stelter's Analysis of Stephen Colbert's 'Masterful' Run As 'Late Show' Host Left Out a Few Things. Brian Stelter @brianstelter, "Stephen Colbert has been a masterful host of "The Late Show" – but the broadcast TV world has been crumbling beneath his feet. Here's my look at how the late-night biz is turning unprofitable for network owners," 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕂 @CallMeK1123, "It’s prolly because the hosts are political hacks instead of comedians." Driscoll at Insty, I’M SENSING AN AURA OF A PENUMBRA OF A PERTURBATION AS TO WHY COLBERT WAS CANCELLED: Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren "CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message." Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton "There is only a 1/1024 chance the show was cancelled for political reasons." Chad Felix Greene @chadfelixg, "They have no idea they're proving our point..." From the Free Bacon, Meet the Liberal Hack From CBS Who Just Became President of the White House Correspondents' Association. "Weijia Jiang falsely accused Robert Hur of lying about Joe Biden, and praised Kamala Harris for embodying the 'feralness of women using their voices' (whatever that means)."
The Free Bacon reports Israeli Student Assaulted at Infamous 'Die-In' Protest Sues Harvard for Protecting Perpetrators "Harvard 'refused to take any reasonable action to punish the assailants' and instead 'rewarded' them, lawsuit says." Meanwhile Dave Strom hears the Burning Question Among Liberals: Should You Ostracize Your MAGA Relatives?
Breitbart, Trans Runner Sues Princeton for Blocking Him from Competing in Women’s Race. At Persuasion Jim Smoliga has A Stark Reminder That Sex Differences Matter in Elite Sport. "The lesson from a world-class athlete’s attempt to run a 4-minute mile."
The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Playoff Season up and at 'em at The Other McCain.
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Matt Vespa at TownHall reports a Federal Court Might Have Just Shut Down Trump's Tariff Policies, apparently only Democrat presidents are allowed to change tariffs. "“The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs,” the New York-based federal court said in its opinion, referring to the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The court also ordered that the tariffs that the Trump administration has collected so far be “vacated.”" James Lynch at NRO, Federal Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs. Sundance at CTH, Federal Trade Court Rules President Trump Cannot Initiate Tariffs Under International Emergency Economic Powers Act, All Tariffs Blocked. "We all knew the system would strike back. There are trillions at stake." Jeff Carter at Points and Figures says we're Down To The Banana Republics. From ET, Judge Rules Lawsuit Filed by 14 States Against DOGE and Musk Can Proceed. "A coalition of state attorneys general are challenging the ‘virtually unchecked authority’ they claim was granted to Musk by the Trump administration." But in one courthouse victory, AP whines that a Judge refuses to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Copyright Office director. Mickey Kaus @kausmickey "If you think of immigration as basically a social good--elite CW that many judges, even on SCOTUS, buy into--then sure, the only irreparable harm possible is to the individual immigrant. TRO granted! But if you think excessive immigration is bad--lowers wages, raises rents, creates cultural tensions, imposes expenses--you might well think the "irreparability" balance favors Trump. One way unexamined conventional bias may shape court decisions." Quote Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "On judges issuing injunctions: Key element of an injunction is showing "irreparable harm." Courts clearly think being deported is "irreparable harm." But letting illegals stay in the US knowing it will increasingly be near-impossible to get them out--isn't that irreparable too?"
Mike LaChance at LI, For First Time in Rasmussen’s Polling History, 50 Percent of the Country Says America is on Right Track. “Never thought I would see it. I don’t think the Republican Party understands the gravity of the gift which Trump has given them. Unprecedented presidency.” Hat Hair's Dave Strom notices Trump Job Approval Is Rising. Ace, Polls, Schmolls: Trump Rises on Huge Boost in Consumer Confidence and National Mood. "Polls show a Trump Bump."
PJM's Sarah Anderson likes Rubio's New Rules: If You Do This One Thing, You Can No Longer Enter the U.S. Sundance has Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announces VISA Restrictions for Foreign Nationals Who Censor American Speech and Rubio: State Dept Will Begin Revoking Chinese Student Visas. Ace, Rubio Announces Ban on Visas for Foreigners Who Work to Suppress Free Speech in America "This won't affect too many people, but I do think it's healthy to begin expressing the correct level of hostility and contempt for people who attempt to subvert Americans' right to free speech."
PJM's Matt Margolis hears rumors Is Canada Now Interested in Becoming the 51st State? To get under the "Golden Dome." “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They are considering the offer!” Open Source Intel@Osint613 "Former Israeli hostage says the terrorists were “very scared” of Trump. “More food, treated me better, stopped cursing me, stopped spitting on me.”"
At TownHall, Jeff Frankel hears Speaker Mike Johnson Defends House Budget From Claims of Adding to National Debt "I agree wholeheartedly with what my dear friend, Rand Paul, said. I love his conviction and I share it. The national debt is … the greatest threat to our national security and deficits are a serious problem. What I think Rand is missing on this one is the fact that we are quite serious about this. This is the biggest spending cut, Shannon, in more than 30 years, we’re going to cut over $1.5 trillion in spending, and it’s a big leap forward . . .” " At Da Signal, How a ‘Nonpartisan’ Government Budget Office May Be Misleading Lawmakers on Spending as GOP Megabill Looms Large. CBO projections lean left. Insty, HAHA, SO LONG AS THEY JUMP OVERBOARD: Tim Burchett @timburchett "So the rats have time to get off the sinking ship." Quote, "Peyton Blakney-Moore - Houston Luxury Real Estate @peytonbmoore Replying to @timburchett "WHY DOES COMMON SENSE SHIT TAKE SO LONG TO GET PASSED?? Dave Strom, Elon Unhappy With Big Beautiful Bill. Sundance, Musk Out ~~datahazard~~ @fentasyl "Somehow the AP forgot to mention that it has now been 130 days, the maximum number of days permitted for a "Special Government Employee" under law." Quote The Associated Press @AP "BREAKING: Elon Musk leaves the Trump administration after turbulent effort to slash government." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, BREAKING: White House Finally Ready to Send *Some* DOGE Rescissions to Congress. Among Ace's Quick Hits, Trump says he'll ask Congress to codify his DOGE cuts to make them legislatively-endorsed cuts. "Which a district court cannot undo with an injunction." No, they'll just declare the law unconstitutional. Then who cares if it takes 4 years to adjudicate it. Ben Whedon at JTN, Tool to make it easier for Trump to return excess funds to Treasury without Congress gains steam "Essentially, if executive agencies were to certify that they had managed to accomplish all of the objectives that Congress had set for them in allocating their funding, the president could unilaterally return the excess funding to the Treasury without the need for a rescissions package or impoundment." Nick Arama at RedState says Whoa: Hegseth Makes Big Announcement About DOGE Findings at Pentagon - They're Massive. Cuts in contractors and consultants.
Hat Hair's Capt. Ed cites Tapper: The Biden Fraud May Be Worse Than Watergate. John Sexton, Tapper: 'This is Why You F***ers Are Losing Elections.' Ace, Jake Tapper Is Sad, "People on an unnamed leftwing podcast said that Tapper's son must be a "racist" because he wants to be a cop and Tapper wants to know who is responsible for smearing any normie as a racist." Pop Times hears Lara Trump Skewer Jake Tapper Over Late Apology for Biden’s Decline Cover-Up. John Sexton, David Hogg on Who Was Really Running the Biden White House, Jill Biden's Chief of Staff. "When the PV journalist said he'd never seen Anthony Bernal before, Jones replied, "Exactly. He's just a shadowy, Wizard of Oz type figure."" Twitchy, David Hogg Drops a Bombshell: Jill Biden’s Aide Secretly Ran White House, Per Veritas Bombshell. Ace, Project Veritas Undercover Sting Video Catches David Hogg Naming Names About Who Controled the White House. "Per The Times of London, he was the chief spy and heretic-hunter." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "WHOA David Hogg just admitted to Project Veritas that Jill Biden’s top advisor Anthony Bernal was really running the White House during dementia Joe’s regime WH staff described him as the “worst person they had ever met” according to Jake Tapper’s book" Matt Vespa, Liz Warren Named As the Person Who Really Controlled the Biden Autopen. Guy Benson at TownHall wonders Will the Biden Decline Scandal Hurt Democrats with Voters? Some, but voters memories tend to be pretty short, and focused on recent problems.
Across da pond at Da Mail, Former Biden staffers deny whistleblower claims the administration secretly discriminated against white farmers. "A USDA employee told NewsNation that the agency, while under Biden, radically profiled farmers and only forgave loans of minority borrower." Blaze calls it Horrifying: Biden administration turned a blind eye to deadly child trafficking by illegals.
Da Caller hears ‘Not Normal’: Dems Say Their Party Members ‘Have Begun To Speak Like Professors.’ A fine diatribe from TownHall's Kurt Schlichter, If You Think the GOP Is Screwed Up, Check Out the Democrats. Dave Strom hears Buttigieg: Gee, I Wish We Had Opened Schools in 2020. He's running to be the first openly gay preznit.
At OTP, Trump Issues Pardon For Army Officer Court-Martialed Over COVID Shot Refusal. Michigan News Source reports Trump Says He’ll Take a Look at Pardoning Leaders of Whitmer Kidnapping Plot, ‘It Looked to Me Like a Railroad Job.’ Jeff Charles at TownHall says Democrats Should Shut the Hell Up About Trump's Pardons @amuse @amuse "COVERUP: Three of President Biden's top aides: deputy chief of staff Anthony Bernal, deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini, and senior adviser Ashley Williams have until tomorrow to agree to testify about their knowledge of the autopen pardons and who was actually running the government. If they refuse Republicans on the House Oversight Committee will issue subpoenas for the conspirators."
Sundance is keeping score, President Trump Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for Interim DC Attorney Jeanine Pirro – W/ Media Presser, FBI Director Kash Patel Gives Interview on Fox News to Instill Confidence in FBI Mission and Senator Chuck Grassley Declassifies FBI Files on Nellie Ohr, Including Lies Told to Congress.
At Hat Hair VIP, Beege Welborn sees Female Secret Service Officers Cover Themselves in Glory Yet Again. The full story, including the video from Ace, DEI Is Our Strength: Two Totally-Qualified Female Secret Service Agents Get Into a Hair-Pulling Catfight Outside the Obama Residence. Update: The Fight Was Over Who Got Which Car? "So professional. I guess they can't just call "shotgun!" Also from Ace, Susan Crabtree: The Secret Service Cover-Up of Hunter Biden's Cocaine Was Worse Than We Thought:
First, the Secret Service "destroyed" the cocaine, thus stopping anyone from checking up on their claims that there was too little DNA on the coke-bag to test. And they made sure no one could test it by destroying it. The destruction of the actual contraband would also make it hard to prosecute anyone for having it, as a prosecutor would just have to assert it existed and any defense attorney could claim whatever they wanted about the coke, and no one could dispute them.Dave Strom sees Bezos to WaPo Opinion Page Staffers: We're Changing, and It Is a Good Time to Leave. Max Tani @maxwelltani "New: Jeff Bezos emails staff at the Washington Post announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward are largely going to focus on personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out." Beege Welborn, NPR Head Maher the Grouch Is Suing Trump, the Count. "This is a novel approach to doing battle with someone who doesn't like you very much and can pretty much prove the bias he's claiming you openly display without so much as breaking a sweat - file a First Amendment lawsuit." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "The Babylon Bee Would Like To Announce We Are Joining NPR In Suing The Government For Not Giving Us Millions Of Dollars https://buff.ly/OzwWxla." Misty Severi at JTN reports Paramount offers Trump team millions of dollars to settle CBS lawsuit: Reports "The two parties have a meeting for continued negotiations tentatively scheduled for Thursday." Over their remaking of the Kamala interview.
Second, the Secret Service says it did not conduct interviews with White House staff about who smuggled Hunter Biden's cocaine into the White House because it would be, get this, "a civil rights violation to interview the White House staff" about the coke.
Third, the White House staff moved the cocaine from the library, which relatively few people have access to, to the cubbies in the entrance hall, which more people have access to. The obvious reason for this illegal action is to expand the number of suspects who could have smuggled in Hunter Biden's cocaine and thus protect the actual culprit.
People need to go to prison. And I mean the Praetorian Guard Bureaucrats who covered this up.
YaHoo! admits Dow jumps 1,100 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq surge after US-China tariff rollback triggers buying spree. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN elaborates U.S., China drop high tariffs, agree to 90-day pause. "The U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods down to 30%, while China agreed to lower its tariff rate on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: US, China (Mostly) Pause Tariffs for 90 Days. Ace, US, China Agree to 90 Day Reduction in Tariffs, "The stock markets are soaring." Vicky Taft at PJM asks See If You Can Spot the Biggest Difference Between Biden's and Trump's China Deals "Hunter's company, Rosemont Seneca, whose business product was Joe Biden, helped China's takeover of a cobalt mine from an American company in the Congo. It was a $3.8 billion deal. As we now know, Hunter's businesses always had to kick back "10% to 'The Big Guy.'"" Ward Clark at RedState, This Is What We Voted For: Trump Speaks on China Trade Deal. zerohedge @zerohedge" This is great... the only problem is that there actually are - checks Bloomberg - exactly 53 ships headed for California's top ports, more than there were on this day one year ago. Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire "Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic." Clay Travis @ClayTravis "I paid $2.87 for a gallon of gas today, the lowest price I can remember paying in years. That’s down by nearly half from peak-Biden gas prices in the summer of 2022. Should be a major talking point, instead it’s almost completely ignored by media." To be fair, WaPoo did complain that oil prices were so low, drillers had no interest in drilling new wells. Liz Shield at Am Great, Waiver to Sell Venezuelan Oil to Expire at End of May. Althouse, While planning the first major overseas trip of his second term, a four-day swing through Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates..." "... Mr. Trump told his advisers that he wanted to announce deals that would be worth more than $1 trillion. "
Capt. Ed, Hamas to Release US Hostage -- For What? At NRO, Hamas Releases Last Living American Hostage Edan Alexander. Great. Now bomb them back to the Cambrian era.
Capt. Ed again, Trump Goes to War With Pharma: 'Our Country Will Finally Be Treated Fairly'. Ace, Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding that US Drug Makers Sell Drugs to the US Market at the Same Prices They Sell to Other Countries. "I don't know what his claim of power is based on. Congress passes a lot of laws granting the executive to take action on its own initiative, so maybe he has some power here. Maybe he has power as the ultimate administrator of Medicaid. I don't know." At Althouse, a Big shot takes fat shot. ET, New Top FDA Official Says He’s Not Anti-Vaccine, but Evidence Required, "Dr. Vinay Prasad has criticized the government’s position on COVID-19 vaccines."
Ryan King and David Propper at NYPO report Trump set to receive $400 million ‘flying palace’ from Qatar to use as Air Force One, setting liberals aflame. Atop Da Hill, House Democrat demands ethics review of Qatari jet gift to Trump. Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson "I’m going to try one last time. The Qatar B-747 was built in the US by Boeing. They are offering a newer 747 to replace one of the two current AF-1s that have been flying for 40 years. Which are tired and need to be replaced. The wing based at Andrews has also purchased aircraft from other countries in the past which are currently flying our VP and senior government officials. This is NOT new. Qatar is offering the jet to the US military, not Donald Trump. The DOD contractor is based in the US, in fact my dad (a retired Air Force general) used to work for them. They are, not unironically, also working to upgrade the FAA technology as we speak. You know, Newark and elsewhere. They will get the aircraft and perform all of the security and the installation of the systems that AF-1 requires to safely move our president around the world. Not the Qatari’s. And you and I will pay for that but not the $400 million the 747 would normally cost. I could tell you exactly what is required to modify the AF-1 for safe flight but that is Top Secret and I’d have to kill you. This AF-1 will serve the sitting president, whether they be Republican or Democrat until Boeing gets their shit together to complete the new, upcoming improved 747s that started under Obama, was renegotiated under Trump, and was completely ignored by the Biden administration. It’s looking like 2029 to 2030 for delivery at the soonest. I love X but sometimes the “sky is falling” conspiracy crap grows tiresome. A little knowledge goes a long way. Having flown on the current AF-1s 100 hundred times, I have intimate knowledge. Now, come at me about “chemtrails.”"
PJM's Stephen Kruiser says My Favorite Thing About Trump Being President Is All the Trump Stuff. Larwyn’s Linx: Trump had a great weekend. Media did not. From Da Wire, Trump Admin Sets Out To ‘Fix’ Everyone’s Least Favorite Car Feature. "“Start/stop technology: where your car dies at every red light so companies get a climate participation trophy. EPA approved it, and everyone hates it, so we’re fixing it,” Zeldin wrote on X." WokeSpy, “No More Woke Handouts Based On Race!” — Trump Nukes Biden-Era $2.75 Billion Program for Minorities. TNP, What is the ‘Big, Beautiful Budget Bill’ and How Does This Whole Thing Work (Or Not)? Jeff Charles at TownHall is disgusted that Yes, Liz Cheney Somehow Made the New Pope About Trump.
Buck Throckmorton at Ace's thinks Brian Kemp’s Presidential Ambitions May Have Saved Us from Another Senator Tillis/Cassidy/Murkowski/Cornyn. One president from Georgia was quite enough. Kurt Schlichter at TownHall thinks it's Time to Punt Thom Tillis. Paula Bolyard at PJM sees Ohio Republican Party Clears the Way for Vivek to Be Swept Into Governor's Mansion. Allen West of the Dallas County Republican Party worries Texas is Being Flipped.
From RedState, Susie Moore reports Trump Admin. Scores Another Court Win As Federal Judge Rules IRS May Share Illegal Alien Data With DHS. CNN whines Federal judge won’t block Trump’s plan to use IRS data to track down undocumented migrants. Jonathan Turley, To Be or Not To Be a Hypocrite? Outrage over Trump Targeting Law Firms is Turning Shakespearean. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "In opposing the Trump orders, lawyers at these firms are now adopting a truly Shakespearean pose as heroic champions of free speech and free thought. For many conservatives and Republicans, it is about as convincing as MacBeth claiming to be a pacifist..." Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "...In prior years, Democratic groups unleashed a campaign to pressure firms to fire lawyers who represented Trump, the Republican Party, or conservative causes. It worked. I know lawyers who were told to drop Republican cases or else find new employment." Hat Hair's Dave Strom also looks at The Hypocrisy of the Legal Elite. Da Fetched reports Soros-Funded Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Anti-Child-Trafficking Reforms. It's like child molesters are one of their interest groups.
NYPo hears AG Letitia James heckled over mortgage fraud case at town hall: ‘Apologize to Donald Trump’. Meanwhile, Pop Times reports Dems Quietly Slip Taxpayer-Funded Legal Shield for Letitia James’ Criminal Probe "New York Attorney General Letitia James’s legal defense could soon be funded by taxpayers if the criminal investigation against her leads to charges, according to a new report."
At Da Caller, David Hogg Thinks Bringing Young Men Back To The Democratic Party Means Helping Them Get ‘Laid’ And Have ‘Fun’. He's not wrong, but I don't think they can do it easily. Dave Strom, David Hogg's Critique of Democrats: Men Want to Get Laid. A Driscolly post at Insty, IT’S COME TO THIS: David Hogg’s Critique of Democrats: Men Want to Get Laid. "The newsy, clippable bit of Hogg’s interview/discussion with Maher was his diagnosis for why men are fleeing the party, and in particular for why younger men have been leaving in droves after having hewed the line within the party for years: young men want to get laid and have fun, and the Democratic Party has been the party of killjoys." Looks like they might kick him out and replace him with a nagging Redskin American Indian woman. Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks There's a Serious Problem With David Hogg's Young People Outreach Strategy "They’re weirdo clan who think dudes can be women, have a lust to mutilate the genitals of minors, think Hamas are freedom fighters, and want to flood the nation with hordes of people from s**thole countries." The unsinkable Mollie @MZHemingway, "Excellent news for Republicans here in Semafor. To "detoxify their brand with moderates and independents," Democrat groups asked "Bulwark stars" (?/LOL) to brief Democrat donors." At OTP, Bill Maher Says Democrats ‘Doomed’ If Party Doesn’t Drop Anti-US Thinking. Why would you put them in charge of something they hate?
Drew Berquist thinks DHS Ends Dem Reps’ Claims of Doing Nothing Wrong at ICE Facility with Just 4 Words, "Let’s check the tape." James Frankel at TownHall, Homan Says Newark Mayor Arrested for ‘Storming’ ICE Facility ‘Not Very Smart.’ TownHall's Guy Benson, sees Democrats Are, Once Again, Making a Very Stupid Choice "they're doubling down on anti-enforcement obstruction, passing insane new laws in places like Colorado. And they're doing things like the Newark stunt." Nick Arama at RedState reports Another Wild ICE Incident Has Police Alleging MA Politician Incited Crowd Against Them. From Da Caller, DHS, Police Union Say Local Politician ‘Incited Chaos’ And ‘Assaulted’ Officers During ICE Operation. OTP retitles Fox report, More Arrests At Newark ICE Facility, Clergy Members Among Protesters. VodkaPundit at PJM, WaPo’s ICE Hysteria: All Panic, No Nannies. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Sec. Noem Announces Investigation into California's Cash Assistance for Immigrants.
Politico whines a Democratic senator says GOP is trying to woo Fetterman, but Rick Moran at PJM thinks Republicans Trying to Woo Senator Fetterman To Join the GOP Are Wasting Their Time.
Michael Goodwin at NYPo sees Biden defending his presidency even has the Dems wanting him to go away. Matt Margolis reports It Turns Out That Even More of Joe Biden’s Jobs Creation Numbers Were Fake. "According to new figures released this week, the 399,000 jobs the Biden team claimed were created between July and September of last year have completely vanished. Not only did the economy not add those jobs, but it also lost 1,000 private-sector jobs during that period." LI's Leslie Eastman in scandalized that the Biden Team Pumped $100 Billion Into NGOs, Green Energy Scams After Trump Win. "Energy Secretary Chris Wright: “They basically tried to set bombs to make it hard for us to unwind the mess they’d created . . . Let me repeat about a little over $40 billion was supplied in support through the loan program office in its 15 years of existence. A little over 40 billion and then almost a hundred billion in the 76 days after they lost the election and before President Trump’s inauguration."
From Breitbart, Chuck Todd Claims Reporters Blindly Believed Sources About Biden’s Mental Frailty. Bullshit. They knew and were willingly part of the coverup. Dave Strom, Chuck Todd Accidentally Admits That Media Just Prints What Their Sources Say. At Twitchy, ‘Conservative’ David Brooks Wants Everyone to Know He Has Admired Joe Biden for a Long Time. Western Lensman @WesternLensman, ""PBS’ David Brooks: I’m a “long-time admirer of Joe Biden." This is what passes for ‘conservative’ analysis on PBS." Ace, Silly Socialite and Aged Madame of the Deep State Whorehouse Sally Quinn Whines That Liberals Don't Feel "Safe" or Social in Trump's DC, "Sally's sad again. The bitter vinegary bubble-head has written this same basic complaint before."
From Twitchy, Episcopal Church Announces It Will Not Help Settle South African Refugees Because They're Too WHITE.
Da Caller, Trump DOJ Steps Into Breach To Defend Religious Liberty "In the past several months, the DOJ has filed statements of interest in land use cases for churches, helped launch a task force to “eliminate” anti-Christian bias and opened an investigation into an “anti-Catholic” law in Washington."🚨BREAKING: The first set of White South Africans fleeing Genocide have arrived in the United States
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