Flotsam and Jetsam - Manic Monday

Just another.  Steve Richards at JTN reports Memos reveal FBI faced roadblocks to prosecute possible 2020 Michigan voter registration fraud. "The FBI collected witness interviews alleging voter registration fraud in Michigan in 2020. Newly-disclosed documents show the case was delayed, and ultimately “killed” by the Biden administration." Tim O'Brien at PJM, Did Former FBI Agent Nikki Floris Run a ‘Shadow Government' During the 2020 Election? Teri Christoph at RedState astonished ABC News Just Caught Democrat Senator Mark Warner Telling a Massive Lie About Voter ID. Not astonished that Warner told a lie, but astonished that ABC called them on it. Victory Girls note Democrats saying “Mad King” Trump Should Be Impeached For Nuclear Election Speech. Speech is free for everybody but Trump.

Eric Florack at PJM has suspicions Is Trump Grooming Marco Rubio As His Successor?. Rubio/Vance, or Vance/Rubio. Leslie Eastman at LI sees Science Over Climate Narrative: Dr. Matthew Wielicki to Lead America’s Climate Research. "Dr. Matthew Wielicki’s appointment signals a course correction toward true scientific rigor and away from narrative-driven climate alarmism." About time. 

At Althouse, "I was in a bad position, and they preyed on me, bro. They were chasing the money." "Said Boosie BadAzz, quoted in "Boosie Lobbied for a Trump Pardon. It Never Came. He Wants a Refund. The Southern rapper paid $600,000 to two right-wing operatives. Now, they’re in a dispute over a contract the rapper believes entitles him to at least half his money back" (NYT)." I didn't think lobbying came with guarantees.  

From Flopping Aces, China Doesn’t Have to Beat Us at AI … We’re Busy Handing Them the Win by Letting Doomers Panic Over Power Lines and Cornfields. Ars Technica examines the question Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang. “We will likely have similar concerns and discussions when China fields its Starlink-like constellation.”

TownHall's Derek Hunter worries we have Half a Nation of Traitors. Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Martha MacCallum Interviews DSA Co-Chairman Gustavo Gordillo About Using Vehicle of Democrat Party to Install Communist Government. "Gordillo explains the immediate DSA demand to control housing (govt), control food distribution (grocery stores), give free daycare for children, and create affordability for lower income citizens/aliens by taking the wealth from the high-income earners and giving the wealth to the lower income group." Amy Curtis at TownHall notes One of the DSA's Biggest Influencers Wants to Shred the Declaration of Independence, Too Milli Sands at Am Think thinks Communism Hasn't Been Done Right. (Yeah, That’s The Ticket.) "The current crop of young Democrat/DSA politicians is testing the leftist theory that communism will work if you just put the right people in charge." At Da Signal Victor Davis Hanson scoffs at The Left’s Search for a Working-Class Candidate. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "They really thought they could just walk into the Democrat Party because muh Trump and tame the dragon." Quote Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25, "At some point Dems are going to have to grapple with the reality that in the face of all of Trump and Republicans’ manifest horribleness and incompetence, people aren’t rushing toward the Democrats. If you think the DSA stuff is helping, you’ve never talked to a swing voter." Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell, "Sarah Longwell has come to the end of her TDS journey only to realize that Trump is the better choice. She’s now trashing Democrats." Fusilli Spock @awstar11, "Correct. This is what they want." Quote Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "The fun thing about this is that, per Article V, the Senate can’t be abolished without the consent of all 50 states, so this is functionally indistinguishable from a call to abolish the Constitution. x.com/cspanwj/status…" Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I am really getting sick and tired of "moderate" Democrats (as if such a thing actually exists) shouting that the DSA is some sort of new, existential threat to their party and to America. In reality, the DSA is the entirely logical and foreseeable outcome of the way Democrats have been pandering to the most extreme and perverse elements of our society for the past 40 years. Logical. Foreseeable. Stop acting surprised. You are what you are, you get what you deserve." Quote Jamie Metzl @JamieMetzl, "I am a lifelong Democrat. I served on President Clinton’s National Security Council and in the State Department under Madeleine Albright. I am also a lifelong human rights and civil rights advocate. But every Democrat and every American should recognize that the DSA." The Patriarch Tree @PatriarchTree, "“Supporting Hamas is not progressive.” — @VanJones68 DSA going to lynch him for that." Quote Van Jones @VanJones68, "I'm tired of being told that, to be a progressive, I now must swear allegiance to crazy ideas. I'm a strong Democrat, with a winning bipartisan track record. I'm rooted in progressive ideals and policies: criminal justice reform, Green New Deal, Medicare for All, free education, clean air and water. These are ideas I have fought for my entire adult life. But some people in groups like the DSA are pushing an agenda FAR outside those ideals. Supporting Hamas is not progressive. "No police, no prisons, no borders" is not progressive. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is not progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE..." Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "I'll admit to having struggled to find coherence or consistency in liberal rules of identity politics. But even given this "complexity,", I will never understand why AOC has license to use a fake black preacher accent when speaking to black audiences:" At Althouse, That could be taken 2 ways. ""We’re well on our way to getting the government that we fuckin' deserve." Says Troy Jackson, in this video posted by his campaign. That's linked to in the NYT article "Maine Democrats Take Step Toward New Senate Pick, With Jolt of Momentum for Jackson/Troy Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, showed signs of significant strength, as half the state’s counties picked delegates to a convention where they will choose Graham Platner’s replacement." Reminds me of that old political joke: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.""

At Da Signal, Victor Davis Hanson on Why Mamdani Wants to Erase Europeans From New York’s Immigration History. At NYPo, Critics slam Mamdani for threatening to arrest Netanyahu in NYC: ‘Delusional’ and ‘reckless’. From Fox, Controversial program paying drug users for used syringes becomes permanent in NYC. Instead of paying for treatment, they pay to keep people using. Betsey McCaughey at Hat Hair, Tolerating Homeless Encampments Violates the Rights of Everyone Else.

Driscoll at Insty, GOODER AND HARDER, LA: Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Your tax dollars are now subsidizing illegal food carts while 100 legitimate restaurants go out of business every year in LA. We live in a cuckoo clock. Are they gonna give restaurants free stoves, too? Or is this only for people who violate all the rules and pay no fees?" At NYPo, Supermarket takes drastic action to prevent meat theft: ‘Welcome to California’.

Larry Elder at Hair Hair claims On the Iran War, NATO Chief Agrees With Trump -- The Media Buried the Lede. At Da Signal Victor Davis Hanson warns Trump Has Just Weeks Left to Finish the Iran Conflict.

Hat Hair's Josh Hammer has hopes As AG, Todd Blanche Will Finally Seek Justice for Dems' Dirty Lawfare.

CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Border Czar Tom Homan Discusses Value of ICE Body Cameras Showing Insanity of Criminal Aliens and Leftist Agitators. CBD at Ace's Physical Deportation Is The First Step, And Cutting Illegals Off From Our Society Is The Next Step! Debanking. Hey, liberals did it to conservatives so it must be legal, am I right? Alex Muse at The Enterprise, Careful What You Gavel For: How Boasberg's Lecture Became Trump's Weapon, "Thanks, Your Honor: Trump Activates the Court Boasberg Told Him About." Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen, "If you ever wonder why migrant rapists get slaps on the wrist while white people go to jail in Europe - It's because the majority of their judges are female." Quote Stefan Schubert @StefanFSchubert. "A majority of judges are women in all EU countries except Ireland." I'd like to see that by state in the US.

Greg Lukianoff at The Eternally Radical Idea reports FIRE weighs in on Oversight Board AI report, Canadian free speech up in smoke, Colleges settle Kirk comment cases, & more! Joe Chalfant at TownHall, hears This Law Means That Praying at a Northern Ireland Hospital Could Land You in Trouble With the Police.

Jonathan Turley cites Gallup: Higher Education Hits Another Low in Public Trust as the Public Rejects Institutional Bias. "According to the latest Gallup poll, only 38% of U.S. adults have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education." Campus Reform reports Northeastern Illinois gender studies major enrolls just 4 students. Eliminate the department.

From NYPo, Historian says it’s racist to question her — after book about slavery pulled from shelves over inaccuracies. From Twitchy, Cops Tried to Edit THIS Part Out of Sunny Hostin's DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM Incident With Her Son and WOW.

At NYPo, a Chaotic bodycam video shows trans Florida student freak out on cop for ‘misgendering’ him — before being cuffed. From State of the Day, State of Friday: ELLEN PAGE'S MANFACE "She is the reality they always imagined. ... No matter how hard they try, Ellen Page is not going to explain masculinity to me." Liberty Unyielding reports a Transgender neo-Nazi assigned to women’s prison, despite wearing a mustache and being biologically male, in Germany.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Happy Birthday President Trump!

It looks like you had a hell of a party for your 80th birthday. Insty, IF THIS DOESN’T LOOK AT LEAST A LITTLE FUN, YOU MIGHT NOT BE AMERICAN: Marc Thiessen @marcthiessen, "I’ve never been to a UFC fight, but I once went to a monster truck/motocross rally in rural Maine and saw a part of America I’d never experienced before. Trump is opening the White House to those Americans and it’s awesome. If you’re offended by that you may be an elitist snob." And PRETTY MUCH -> At Althouse, Deploying the TR precedent to promote fighting at the White House and Those who like to call out Trump for his narcissism got a big disappointment last night as the supposed birthday party was not a birthday party at all. "The event was called UFC Freedom 250, and, true to that name, it turned out to be about the UFC and the United States of America. 3 days before his birthday, Trump had said — quoted at USA Today — "You don't have to wish me happy birthday because I'm not happy about that birthday that I'm having. That's a number that I never thought really too much about. It's not a number I like, but I'm here, nevertheless."" Derek Hunter @derekahunter, "Kennedy fucked every willing chick in the White House and some who weren't. This is no big thing to @DavidBrooks224, who left his first wife for his married assistant. Please, Dave, lecture us on cultural decline." Quote Alex Christy @alexchristy17, "David Brooks reacts to the upcoming UFC fight at the White House, "I first thought of, like, who are the artists John F. Kennedy brought to the White House? It was like W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein. And now we have got cage fighting. Don't anybody say America's in cultural decline." Jonathan Capehart adds "talk about degrading the culture. This is degrading the White House, degrading the people's house. And it's just unconscionable that this has happened." From News Wax, Putin Calls Trump on 80th Birthday, Talks Ukraine, Iran and U.S.-Russia Ties. Sarah at Insty, HILARY CLINTON OPENS HER WHORE MOUTH: Remember, during today’s literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it’s not his house. It’s our house. "Reminder this is the woman who bragged of “funky, down to earth decorations” which were made by blue-ribbon art schools across the country… which included a lot of dicks and similar ‘humor’ (which we are now to take as debunked, because it was just reported by eye-witnesses since the time in the early days of the internet): FLASHBACK: FLOTUS Hillary’s X-Rated Deviant White House Christmas Tree Ornaments."

Of course the big birthday gift was the signing of the MOU with Iran, potentially ending the conflict with Iran. Scott McLallen at TownHall, BREAKING: Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal Complete. Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran Is Complete. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Iran, Trump Announce Deal … For Now. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Iran Deal is Complete – Strait of Hormuz Open for Transit and REPORTS: President Trump Frustrated with Additional Israeli Attacks into Lebanon. At Althouse, "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!" ""I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow! President DONALD J. TRUMP" Writes Trump, at Truth Social." wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "The SOH blockade ends with the USN taking or diverting 152 Iranian ships -- for now. By comparison Europe has physically stopped, boarded, detained, or redirected around 10–15 well-documented Russian Dark Fleet ships as of mid-2026—despite sanctioning hundreds..." Sarah Hoyt at Insty, I’M NOT HAPPY WITH THE IRAN PEACE BEFORE MAKING THE IRG PASTE, AND THIS IS A REASON WHY: Iran’s Remaining Forces: On French Radio, Hamas and Hezbollah Are Characterized as “Delocalized Iranian Armies”.

More from sundance, Sunday Talks – Secretary Pete Hegseth -vs- Dramatic Acting Margaret Brennan and Facing Domestic Military Embarrassment, British PM Starmer Orders Capture of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker. Scott McLallen again, 'You Will Not Escape': DOJ Warns Ghost Fleet Operators After Tanker Captain's Guilty Plea . From the Brussels Signal, Dreams of an EU army just crashed. "For years, European Union federalists have hoped that one particular project would take flight: A Franco-German jet fighter. The ambitious project, planned between two major companies – Airbus, on Germany’s (and Spain’s) side, and Dassault Aviation on France’s – would have been a proof-in-concept approach to a European Union army. Those dreams crashed to the ground this week when it was revealed that Airbus and Dassault Aviation could not come to an agreement on who would lead the project and who would follow. In 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron declared the plan “a revolution”; last week, he met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and confirmed that the project was not moving forward."

Hat Hair's Stephen Moore insists Trump's Critics are Dead Wrong (Again) on the Economy. They generally are, having about the same success rate a fortune tellers. The Victory Girls are pissed that John Cornyn Decides To Pick Fights And Play Sore Loser.

Amy Curtis at TownHall hears Scott Jennings Hammers CNN Panel Over Elon Musk Trillionaire Status. "Call me when you're made about Soros." Andrew Wilkow @WilkowMajority, "The people who created 40 Trillion in debt are angry that Elon Musk created 1 Trillion in wealth." YouTube, Former SpaceX welder becomes millionaire with IPO launch: “I was always taught just to work hard.”

Insty, I’M EXPECTING AN L.A.-SHATTERING KABOOM: And maybe not just L.A. Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Saving LA - Phase III." Ian Miles Cheong @ianmiles, "Holy hell, man. Turn this into a national movement." From NYPo, Spencer Pratt says fire at his Pacific Palisades crystals office ‘not an accident’ as investigation launched. “I will wait for the investigators to make public the details, but this was no accident, and the timing of this…on the heels of all of the contentious election tomfoolery of the last two weeks, it is very suspect, indeed.”

At RCP, The Platner Problem: When Principles Meet Power. From Twitchy, 'Cute Speech. CONGRATS': Mark Cuban Shuts Ro Khanna DOWN in SURPRISING Back and Forth About Capitalism. Dave Manney at PJM hears Jeffries Just Told America What Democrats Will Do if They Win the House, impeach Trump, of course. Larry Elder at TownHall notes Trump Goes to the NBA Finals -- Look Who Attacked Him. "U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said: "It's not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan. I mean, does this guy even know the difference between Karl Rove and Karl Anthony Towns? I don't think so. He's just injecting himself." But NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Trump a lifelong fan, saying Trump "was a fixture at Madison Square Garden. He was here all the time. He's a genuine Knicks fan." Matt Margolis at PJM sees A New Study Just Confirmed the Left's Worst-Kept Secret, they're nuts. Paul Vallas at John Kass finds Mayor Johnson Is Making Chicago’s Affordable Housing Crisis Worse, of course. Socialist remedies generally do. RCP notices The Real Victims of Gerrymandering are Independent Voters.

GregGutfeld @greggutfeld, "i came to the conclusion that this story is so awful that we have no way to punish it. to commit to an appropriate measure of justice is beyond our willingness to do it." Quote Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreytucker, "The revelations six years later are pouring out so quickly that it is impossible to keep up much less mentally process all this: * The Director of National Intelligence has documented 120 US-funded/owned biolabs in 30 countries many of which are manufacturing and manipulating infectious diseases..." Sundance finds it Interesting – SSCI Vice Chairman Says He Conducts Secret Back Channel Discussions with Intelligence Operatives and Foreign Government Intel Officials About Keeping Intelligence From DNI. So, basically a traitor. 

From I&I, ICYMI: The Dems’ Anti-ICE Campaign Was An Epic Fail. From a legislative perspective. But they sure managed to generate a lot of civil disorder, and caused a few deaths.

Stacy McCain identifies The Worst Journalist, Ever, Juan Thompson. Insty adds a Correction: The worst journalist ever so far. Mediaite, Trump DOJ Approves Paramount’s Acquisition of Warner Bros, raising the possibility of Bari Weiss taking control over CNN too.

Josh Hammer at Hat Hair notices Belfast Is Burning, and the Media Won't Say Why. Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, "Fearless prediction: N. Ireland will be 90%(+) migrant free in 3 months. It is now clear to me that what we are seeing in N. Ireland is a sectarian pogrom. One which will in 3 months be utterly successful in driving out 90%(+)... N.I. "Troubles Pogrom" 1/" David Shaw @David90shaw, "THE MASK HAS COMPLETELY SLIPPED. Keir Starmer is banning social media for teenagers, but guess which app is magically exempt? Bluesky. They are blocking every platform that allows independent free speech, while leaving the ultimate left wing echo chamber wide open. This was never about child safety. It is a highly coordinated plot to trap your kids in a digital bubble and brainwash them with pure establishment propaganda. They want total control over what the next generation is allowed to think. RT if you refuse to let the Labour elite indoctrinate our children!" Bournebrook Mag discourses on The Tragedy of John Cleese ""He was a Progressive, Liberal degenerate in 1960s uber-white uber-polite Britain. He could take the p*** out of the people he saw as uptight and repressed while enjoying the clean, safe streets and quiet little hamlets full of those same uptight, repressed, polite-to-a-fault, helpful, white Christian Englishmen." Sarah at Insty, THEY’VE BEEN LIED TO. I TOLD YOU SO: Europeans in the US for the World Cup Are Celebrating American Culture—Specifically, Red America’s Culture. I couldn’t help but notice that all these Europeans driving around being charmed by the U.S. are celebrating the very things that Leftists have the most contempt for. But if liberals have their way, they'll enshitiffiy America like they did Europe.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Checking Out The Free Agents up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sen. Cassidy Loses Primary Battle, Starmer Slinks Away?

One of President Trump's bête noire in the Senate, Republican Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who voted to convict in Trump's impeachment trial in 2021, lost his primary battle, gaining only 25% of the vote in a three-way contest, that saw Trump-endorsed Julia Letlow and John Flemming advance to a run-off election for the party’s nomination. He never disavowed the impeachment vote despite subsequent evidence showing the shady origins of the charges, although he tried to ingratiate himself with Trump later. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, RINO Sen. Bill Cassidy Loses Historic Senate Primary Race. Sundance at CTH is pleased that Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy Loses His Senate Seat in Primary – Places Third, Will Not Be in Runoff. At Althouse, "His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER." "Said Trump, in social media, quoted in "Trump Gets Revenge Against Republican Who Voted to Convict Him" (Bloomburg)...Conceding, Cassidy said "I find that people of character and integrity don’t spend their time attacking people on the internet."" When one strikes at the king... At TownHall, Salena Zito thinks Experts Miss Trump's Enduring Presence in American Politics in Indiana Races. Sundance notes President Trump Blasts Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert for Campaigning with DeceptiCON Thomas Massie in Kentucky.

Sauron's Eye reports U.K. health secretary will run for prime minister after challenging Starmer's leadership in scathing resignation letter. Meanwhile, it is unreliably reported by the Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Sir Keir reportedly standing down. Sounds like a win for Team Britain. Nothing on Starmer's X feed. I have to assume he'll have some self serving excuses. But the fact is, after he smeared these people repeatedly, they were the ones who showed and behaved like Englishmen today. And it was clearly a cross section of native Britons, to include those of non-native descent who have chosen to adopt the ways of Britain. And clearly it finally got through to him. May he come to understand how he has defamed them and injured them." Quote Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra, "Everyone who turned up today and behaved impeccably ended this tyrant . Thank you x.com/basilthegreat/…" Quote Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "KEIR STARMER HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS STANDING DOWN AS PRIME MINISTER. It's finally happened." At Da Mail, DAN HODGES says My sources tell me Keir has decided to stand down, but he'll do it on his terms. wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "The dueling rallies in the UK the media narrative pro-Palestine "nakba" rally vs the Tommy Robinson Unite the Kingdom that were held largely peacefully were driven by rival strategies. Keir Starmer took a very hard line against Robinson, going so far as to deploy facial recognition vans in the Unite rally route to signal to his base that he was truly a man of the Left, something his Labour leadership rivals have accused him of abandoning. Robinson by contrast wanted to legitimize his issues and deliberately turned the Unite the Kingdom event into a conservative Woodstock. This was probably as much to mollify class suspicions as ideological ones. Robinson is the wrong kind of guy, after all. Not a Sir, not Oxbridge. He had to show he wasn't going to lose it on stage and he didn't. On the whole the event was Tommy's to lose and he didn't." wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "In fact I am struck by the embarassing degree to which which snobbery plays a role in Left/Right politics. Progressives have by imperceptibly slow degrees become the party of respectability, toffs, dignity and propriety. The real emotional fuel for Trump hatred is only partly fueled by logical disagreement. Most of it comes from his choice of furniture, design of ballroom, the ghastly red caterpillar cap, vulgar speech and most of all 'bigly'. They might forgive all else, but never 'bigly'. Over in the UK Starmer's accent proclaims him as estimable and educated. And Lord Ali, Lord Hermer and Lord Mandelson and those in league with him have even been ennobled. By contrast Robinson is described as dressed in "football casual". So while the division between Western liberals and conservatives is probably determined by disagreements over public policy it is in part driven by social self-identification." It was "big-league", but never mind. 

Thomas A. Whitaker @WhitakerTA_, "The UK just deployed a political weapon it's only used once before in modern history. And nobody is talking about what it just backfired into..." KEIR STARMER BANNED FOREIGN JOURNALISTS FROM ENGLAND TO STOP A RALLY → IT PRODUCED THE LARGEST ANTI-GOVERNMENT MARCH IN YEARS..." Crown Prosecution Service @CPSUK, "Prosecutors have been issued new legal guidance on the use of offensive banners, slogans, chants or symbols to recognise the changing context and increase in increase in hate crime attacks ahead of significant planned protests in London this weekend." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Here you go, guys. Found some people for you to prosecute. They aren't "right-wing," though. Hopefully, that's not an issue."

Lee Smith at Tablet on Trump's Strange Trip to China. "The U.S. war against Iran hasn’t ushered in American decline. It’s exposed China’s weakness." From the Free Bacon, Trump Keeps His Friends Close, But China Closer. Sundance hosts as Susan Kokinda Gives Promethean PAC Analysis on Trump’s China Visit and Xi’s Remarks about “Thucydides Trap” and notes President Sheinbaum and President Trump Have Cordial Trade Call as First Sinaloa Official is Nabbed by U.S. Federal Agents.

At Mil.com, Pentagon Rushes to Buy 10,000 Missiles as Iran Has Depleted Stockpiles, "Agreements with multiple contractors will lead to buying cheaper cruise missiles in bulk." Cheaper by the gross. 

Bob Graboyes at Bastiat's Window has the Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Made E-Z, "The logic was simple: "Before an election" means "before the first votes are cast."" AG @AGHamilton29, "You get the game here, right? They file an absurd motion asking the Supreme Court to rule on a case where it clearly has no jurisdiction. Then when it obviously refuses (w 0 dissents), they accuse it of corruption to justify trying to stack the court. Shameful." Quote Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta "The Supreme Court is corrupt." RedState's Nick Arama thinks Kamala Harris 'No Bad Ideas' Video for Dems Is So Awful It Goes Viral - Then She Makes It Worse. Pat Adams @PatAdams96, "Kamala Harris is now calling for Democrats to hold a “No Bad Idea Brainstorm” where they discuss: - Abolishing the Electoral College - Packing the Supreme Court - Making Puerto Rico and D.C. states “We’ve got to neutralize these red states from cheating!”"

Stephen Moore at Hat Hair says Angry About High Prices? Blame Biden and Big Government! From Twitchy, Happy Biden Family? Try '10% for the Big Guy,' Crack Pipes, and the Ignored Granddaughter and Journos Are Noticing This 2-Year Old Video of Biden Challenging Trump Had a LOT of Edits.

At NYPo, Billionaire Ken Griffin ghosts Mamdani after NYC ‘Tax the Rich’ video flap. From Politico, Newsom appoints former CFPB head to lead California consumer agency. "Rohit Chopra was ousted as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the Trump administration last year." Tim O'Brien at PJM sees Fetterman’s Backyard Is Going Full Socialist With Proposed Parental Leave Mandate. Derek Hunter at TownHall finds it odd Democrats Refuse To Even Talk To the American People Anymore. Driscoll at Insty sees BILL KRISTOL FINALLY MAKES IT OFFICIAL: Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "It would just be refreshing if every other person employed by the bulwark expressed this level of professional honesty. You took the money so just admit it." Quote, "Bill Kristol @BillKristol "I’m pro-freedom, pro-law and order, pro-limited government, and pro-the Declaration and the Constitution. And so today I’m a Democrat."

Leslie Eastman at LI, Spencer Pratt Vows to Bring Art Deco Architecture Back to Los Angeles "Meanwhile, what is Pratt’s opponent promising? Free teeth for meth-heads."

Jen O'Connell at RedState, Democrat SOS and Media Blast CO Gov. Polis for Tina Peters' Commutation; Hear How He Sets Them Straight

Driscoll cites Power Line CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE RAPE DOGS OF WAR! Rape Dogs: The Laff Riot.

It's worse than you think. The IDF has trained dogs to pilot aircraft. Fully 25% of the sorties against Iran and Hezbollah have been carried out by Belgian Malinois. pic.twitter.com/WzuVTFXYFt

— Jerusalem of Iron 🇮🇱 עם ישראל חי (@jerusalemofiron) May 14, 2026

Captain Allen @CptAllenHistory, "Bill Maher just delivered the most clear-eyed, no-bullshit monologue on Israel & antisemitism you’ll hear from any mainstream voice in 2026. “Israel was founded on the idea that antisemitism made a Jewish state necessary ... Can you honestly listen to this rhetoric and not see why that turned out to be true?..."

From Campus Reform, Inside More Perfect University and its billionaire-backed progressive populism project: "A student movement for the ‘99%’ is being bankrolled by the same billionaire-backed networks it claims to oppose. More Perfect University sells campus populism as grassroots activism, but its funding, messaging, and political ties tell a different story."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Writing Until Dawn up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - SPLC Still In the News

And not in a good way. The Lawplainer, Shipwreckedcrew DOJ Charges the "Southern Poverty Law Center" With Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Money Laundering Conspiracy splains "No one -- and certainly not a charity -- can obtain money or property from a third party through use of a material misrepresentation, or omission of a material fact -- that's called fraud." Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "Bombshell CBS News segment on the Southern Poverty Law Center indictment where the SPLC lied to donors, paid violent extremists millions, and “manufactured racism” for its own purposes “The SPLC was not dismantling these groups. It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose.” Per Todd Blanche The Charlottesville rally leader attended “at the direction of SPLC” and made racist posts “under the supervision” of SPLC." Bari Weiss? From Twitchy, This Damning Segment on the SPLC Is Just 1 Reason Dems Are Melting Down About the Direction of CBS News. ET, House Panel Orders Southern Poverty Law Center to Turn Over Communications With Biden’s DOJ. NYPo, Prominent civil rights activist warns bombshell Southern Poverty Law Center indictment is just ‘tip of the iceberg’.

Tony Kinnett @TheTonus, "Kamala Harris falsely accusing Trump of coddling the Charlottesville white supremacist rally exactly one month after she was endorsed by the SPLC—the group that planned, organized, & paid for the Charlottesville white supremacist rally." Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog asks So When Are The “Punch A Nazi” Sorts Going To Punch SPLC Donors? Ace, Gavin McInnes: The Organizer of "United the (Fake) Right" Paid by the SPLC Would Not Stop Beggint Me to Attend His SPLC-Funded Anti-Right Op, "So it was all an op from the beginning: The guy paid by the SPLC -- who was also, get this, a CNN "reporter" (!!!) -- tried to draw in as many people on the right as possible so they would all get smeared as racists when the "They Will Not Replace Us!" tik-torch operatives made their surprise, but planned, appearance." Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls SPLC and Pravda: a Match Made in Heaven. Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Scott called it." Quote Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays, Mar 8, 2023, "What are the odds those tiki torch carrying neo-Nazis from Charlottesville would only rally once? Feels like it was an American intel op against Trump. That’s my working assumption." At LI, Herr Professor Jacobson remembers SPLC False Flag Operations Reminiscent of Tactics Used Against Tea Party “I guarantee you it’s going on extensively, these false flag operations to portray Republicans and conservatives as racist, etc., etc. And it appears if what the Feds are saying is true that SPLC was part of that.”

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Each passing day reveals more and more and more how we have all been paying for our own demise, as our tax dollars have been funding NGOs peddling extra-constitutional policies and activities that the electorate had otherwise rejected. The SPLC is just the most prominent organization peddling hate-4-dollars. Their entire network of supported NGOs is in on it too. How did this happen? Did somebody have a good idea in a meeting decades ago: “Hey, let’s control America by moving our activities in an unaccountable way to unelected, non-governmental organizations, but let’s still pay ourselves with tax dollars!” Or was this some sort of unspoken conspiracy between like minded individuals?" Dave Strom at Hat Hair says USAID Is Back in the News For All the Wrong Reasons. Rick de la Torre @vrk_rick, "The NGO funding machine is getting harder to ignore. USAID funneled $27 million through the Tides Center, with some of it going directly into the Southern Poverty Law Center. For years, the liberal left inside the federal government hijacked nonprofits as pass-through vehicles; a legal loophole to launder taxpayer dollars into partisan left-wing networks like SPLC. Tides operates as the perfect hub: it receives massive federal grants, buries the ultimate recipients behind multiple layers of 501(c)(3)s, and quietly re-grants the money to activist allies. The American people didn’t authorize this. It needs to end now." Quote Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Incredible. USAID was funding the SPLC through an organization called the Tides Center, based in San Francisco. From 2016 through 2024, USAID granted $27 million to the Tides Network to “strengthen global civil society organizations, promote transparency, accountability, citizen engagement, and serve as fiscal agent for USAID’s Civil Society Innovation Initiative.” The Tides Center set up a fund through its Tides Foundation with that money for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Vote Your Voice” initiative. The executive director of the Tides Center is Ayesha Khanna. She was co-chair of Women for Obama in Atlanta, Georgia." Kyle Becker @kylenabecker, "The SPLC wasn't paying for the "infiltration" of "hate groups" (not including Antifa, by the way). It was supervising the posting of racist hate messages and helping with the transport of agitators who provoked riots. We all can read the grand jury indictment, which isn't based on opinion, but facts. BY THE WAY, since you are all going with this idiotic, fabricated narrative...." I want to see the receipts for the Tiki torches. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "The reality is that stoking hate was incredibly lucrative for the SPLC. That’s why they did it. Incentives explain outcomes." Quote The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial, "White supremacy went up because the SPLC changed the definition and applied it to everybody. Supply and demand problem fixed. Fkn magicians. x.com/therabbithole/…" Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey, "The Southern Poverty Law Center paid the National Education Association hundreds of thousands of dollars." 

Trump announced plans to fix and clean up the Washington Monument Reflecting Pond for a fraction of the cost the Biden admin had planned, and it sent liberals into a tizzy, or a least deeper. Dave Manney at PJM, Trump Restores a Landmark and Saves Millions. "Trump chose an industrial-grade swimming pool surface in American flag blue. The coating covers the aging granite bottom and seals the leaks. Trump announced the work on April 23 and set a clear timeline. The job costs around $1.5 million and should finish within weeks. Previous plans called for full granite replacement at roughly $301 million, stretching over many years." At Althouse, Well, plenty of people think something filthy, dirty, and disgusting looking is representative of the country. "Imagine an art installation titled "America." It wouldn't have sparkling clear water bubbling cheerfully now, would it? But I'm reading "Trump Says He’s Renovating ‘Filthy’ Reflecting Pool on the National Mall/The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 'I Have a Dream' speech and other events" (NYT) “It’s filthy, dirty — the water’s disgusting looking,” Mr. Trump recalled a friend telling him. “It’s not representative of the country.”

TownHall's Matt Vespa wants you to Guess Who Could Be Doing the Press Briefings With Karoline Leavitt on Maternity Leave. Disclose.tv @disclosetv, "JUST IN - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expects to have her second child next week. While on leave Vance, cabinet officials, and potentially Trump are expected to handle press briefings — Politico." She's great! Capt. Ed, Les Folies Impéchements: House Dems Think Third Time's the Charm? Rick Moran at PJM hears Democrats Already Looking to Impeach Trump on 'Day One' If They Take Control of Congress. Ace, No Surprise: Democrats Plot and Scheme to Impeach Trump on "Day One" If the American People Are Insane Enough to Give Them Control of Congress. Democrat communications shop and Eric Swalwell cover-up agency Axios..." "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part! And we're just the guys to do it!" PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Trump's Flex on the Sinaloa Cartel Gives Me Third Term Vibes "I was kidding about the third term thing in the headline, but only barely. It's also great fun to trigger the lefty trolls with talk like that. Any mention of a Trump third term and the Dem hive mind experiences a collective soiling of the undergarments." Shipwreckedcrew likes A Bold Trump Plan To Use The Postal Service As A Firewall Against Fraudulent Mail-In Ballots. "Multiple Dem Party activist groups file suits in courts packed with Democrat appointed judges to try and stop plan to require "trackable" ballot envelopes by states that use mail-in voting." From News Wax, Justice Department Drops Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Powell, Likely Clearing Way for Warsh. Dave Strom says The Narrative™ Is Not Reality, Example #54702394572039. From the Free Bacon, New Navy Secretary, Hung Cao, 'Grabbed on to the American Dream' "'To our enemies … You can run but you’ll only die tired,' immigrant from Vietnam warns." Amy Curtis at TownHall notices The Official Democrat X Account Tried Deleting Its Tweet Attacking Hung Cao...but There Are Screenshots. Height shaming. I make fun of Pete's height all the time. At Shooting News Week, Final Rule Drives a Stake Through Anti-Gun Left’s De-Banking Strategy. RC Policy (RC's proliferate like weeds) asserts America Can’t Afford the Jones Act Anymore. The Jones Act mandates that cargo between US ports must be carried on US flagged vessels, of which there aren't enough.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Hegseth: IRGC Reduced To 'Pirates With a Flag.' News Wax cites Hegseth: US 'Ironclad' Blockade on Iran 'Going Global'. Sister Toldja at RedState thinks Hegseth Puts on a Clinic After Tabloid Outlet TMZ Asks First-Ever Questions at Pentagon Briefing. TownHall's Dmitri Bolt hears Iran Activates Retired 30-Year-Old Super Tanker As They Run Out of Places to Store Oil. Shanaka Anslem Perera @shanaka86, "JUST IN: Iran just pulled a thirty-year-old empty supertanker out of retirement and began towing it toward Kharg Island. She is moving so slowly that a voyage that should take a day and a half is taking four days. Her name is NASHA. IMO 9079107. Built 1996. A two-million-barrel very large crude carrier that has been anchored empty off Kharg for years. TankerTrackers confirmed her reactivation yesterday. Gulf News, Iran International, and Fox News all picked it up within hours..." Wells go bad if pumping is not continued. Leslie Eastman at LI hears India Denies Ship Made Crypto Payments to Iran for Strait of Hormuz Passage.

From TCW, It’s hard for Iran to keep a ceasefire when it has no leadership. Capt. Ed with the Deep Question Of the Year: Did Nepo Babytollah Do a Reverse Twelfth Imam? UPDATE. unusual_whales @unusual_whales, "BREAKING: Iran has reportedly decided not to enter negations with the US currently, per Tasnim." Resume bombing. Also Capt. Ed reads the NY Post: Islamabad II Turns Into Impotence Boogaloo. Pigott to Newsmax: Trump Won't Rush Into Weak Iran Deal. The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Da Signal, Trump Isn’t Negotiating—He’s Crushing Iran’s Regime.

Amy Curtis thinks It Sure Sounds Like Hakeem Jeffries Just Tried to Threaten the VA Supreme Court. Don't you dare overturn our gerrymander, even if the law is clear!

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees Ken Griffin Kinda Torqued About NYC's Commie 'Tax the Rich' Mayor Pointing Out His Crib, Dave Strom thinks Voters in New York Getting What They Voted for Good and Hard and Leftists Are Destroying Social Trust. RCM sees the US Awash In Moronic Economic Policies Crafted by the Overeducated. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "I am going to keep repeating this until people understand this. Karen Bass was not only a Castro operative and Communist, but she got elevated to Vice Chair of National Endowment for Democracy, which is the center of soft power operations in the US government. She is not a "DEI mayor." She is extremely powerful at the global stage. She was actively involved in shaping foreign policy with the Obama administration, especially Africa. Her Ghana visit during the LA wildfires wasn't a vacation, it was part of a Biden delegate to greet Ghana's new President..." Dave Manney at PJM, Democrats Defend Non-English Truckers as Safety Questions Grow. Lindsay Datko @ldatko, "!! 50 Pages of Recommended Felony Charges Dismissed by DA-Under 2 Years Time! @FirstDAofCO." The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole, "Democrats are the party of racism. Slavery — Democrats Jim Crow — Democrats Internment Camps — Democrats Affirmative Action — Democrats DEI — Democrats." zerohedge @zerohedge, "Ilhan Omar Accused Of Trying To Steer $1.4M To Nonprofit With Somali Restaurant For Address."

At Althouse, "Earlier this week, the Justice Department finalized a $1.25 million settlement to Trump’s 2016 campaign adviser Carter Page..." ""... to settle claims that he was illegally surveilled by federal authorities. Multiple courts had dismissed federal lawsuits that Page — who was never charged with a crime — filed against the government, saying the statute of limitations on his ability to make these claims had lapsed. Last month, the Justice Department reached a settlement with Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn for more than $1 million, asserting he had been the victim of a politicized prosecution...From "DOJ is paying out Trump allies, undermining former investigations/Since Trump’s return to the White House last year, the Justice Department has paid more than $8.5 million to resolve legal claims brought by allies and supporters"" Shipwreckedcrew, splains Democrats Blocking Confirmation Of Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees Is Clear Evidence They Are Obstructing A Duly Elected President's Ability To Execute His Duties. "There are 94 federal judicial districts, each with a U.S. Attorney, and the confirmation results after 14 months proves Democrats adopted partisan obstruction as their response to the election." Dmitri Bolt is happy, The Department of Justice Announces It's Bringing Back Death by Firing Squad in Capital Punishment Cases. Techno Fog documents Biden DOJ collusion with the Abortion lobby, "New report sheds light on the targeting of pro-life activists."

John Sexton, Appeals Court: Trump's Suspension of Asylum System is Unlawful. Sen. Eric Schmitt at Am Mind says The SCAM Act Would Restore Integrity to U.S. Citizenship. Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt, "We must be unapologetic about this: denaturalization is a constitutional, long-established tool for stripping citizenship from people who should've never received it Citizenship is more than paperwork We should expand denaturalizations. It’s why I’ve filed the SCAM Act." Quote The New York Times @nytimes "Breaking News: The Justice Department wants to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of foreign-born Americans, part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations, according to a U.S. official." Ace, Oh Dear! NYT Cries That the DOJ Is Increasing the Rate of Denaturalizations of Dirty Terrorist and Piratical Foreigners Who Lied During Their Naturalization Process "We need every single terrorist plunderer Cultural Enricher the world will give us!!!"

Stacy McCain thinks The Ivy League Is Decadent and Depraved. "Have I exaggerated for the sake of brevity? Perhaps so, but the subtext of Moyn’s book-length argument (Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It) is pretty clear — everything wrong in America is because of old people, and therefore we should adopt policies to inflict harm on these elderly enemies. If you’re 65 or older, you are analogous to a Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 and Professor Moyn is Radio Hutu." From Campus Reform, New Education Dept rule could strip aid from low-return degrees. Brandon Dutcher @brandondutcher, "“State universities are public institutions that must reflect the values of the public,” Chris Rufo correctly points out. But as the headlines below suggest, that is currently not happening in one of the reddest states in America. Neurosurgeon speaks out against DEI in Oklahoma medical school OSU Writing Center seeks “antiracist” tutors who will “accept all Englishes”..." Stephen E. Sachs @StephenESachs, "Absolutely appalling statement by @UCLA_Law , which should have included the line “we will pursue academic discipline against the disruptive attendees, who have shown that they lack the character and fitness to be lawyers.” Gerhard Thielman at the Everyman Commentary, on Woke Mathematics in Education- Part 1. "While the last few years have witnessed growing "fatigue" regarding woke and DEI policies, they are still prominent fixtures in our society, especially (and unfortunately) in our STEM fields."

James Bacon at Bacon's Rebellion, Alleged: Scott Told VMI to Boot Board Members or Suffer State Funding Cuts. "Virginia’s House Speaker demanded the resignation or change of roles of two Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors (BOV) members or suffer budget consequences, allege sources with direct knowledge of the threat. Lt. Gen. David Furness’s continuance as superintendent is conditioned on compliance. The Cadet is investigating, has submitted formal questions, and is awaiting a response."

At CJ, Male Prisoners Are Abusing Incarcerated Women in Massachusetts. "The Department of Justice should investigate MCI–Framingham, where trans-identified male inmates threaten the safety of incarcerated women." Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "BBC have turned the comments off because everybody wants to know why a WHITE MAN raping a SIKH is rightfully life in prison Yet a MUSLIM raping a WHITE GIRL can get as little as FOUR YEARS." Quote BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking, "Man who followed Sikh woman home and raped her in religiously aggravated attack sentenced to life."

Ace, Buzzfeed: "Secret" Signs (and Stuff We Just Imagined In Our SSRI-Drenched Pea-Brains) That a Woman Might be a Far Right Extremist "I think the most obvious indicators are that her hair is a natural color, that she doesn't have a 56-year-old male news editor's busted hairline from being high to the gills on SSRIs, and doesn't have more metal in her face than Pinhead -- excuse me, "The Hell Priest." But Buzzfeed asked its experts -- its underemployed ill-educated idiot readers, I mean -- to provide less subtle clues and here's what the Damaged Brain Trust came up with."

And there's still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.24.26! Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Circuit Court Judge Nixes Virginia Gerrymander

How do like them activist judges now? Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Court Rules Just-Passed Virginia Gerrymandering Unconstitutional "Cuccinelli had already predicted that the election results last night were not the final say on Virginia Democrats' gerrymandering. He noted that the "[f]irst passage was invalid," as the "amendment was taken up during a special session convened in 2024 for budget purposes. The General Assembly's own call to the Governor (under Art. IV, §6 and Art. V, §5) and its governing resolution (HJR 6001) limited the session's scope. Expanding it to include a constitutional amendment on redistricting required a two-thirds vote that never occurred." In light of this, a Tazewell County judge ruled that this action was "void, ab initio." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Virginia Judge Rules VA Gerrymandering Vote Unconstitutional. Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, A Virginia Circuit Court Has Just Ruled The State's New Congressional Map Unconstitutional. Of course, it will be appealed. Ken Cuccinelli II @KenCuccinelli, "The "yes" vote has won Va's redistricting referendum — but the legal fight is just beginning. Four Va Constitutional challenges are now teed up: THREE challenges to the amendment process itself:..." Matt Margolis at PJM Here’s How Trump Can Nuke Virginia’s New Gerrymandered Map — And It's Brilliant! Rescind the separation of NOVA from DC, and gerrymander all those votes back into the district. Can he do it? Maybe, the original split happened when Virginia slaveholder disagreed with the Districts decision to ban slavery, before the Civil War. It's never really been adjudicated to the Supreme Court. Think of the fun!

At Decision Desk HQ, What happened last night: Virginia votes Yes on redistricting, "A review of Virginia's redistricting vote." Da Caller notes Soros-Linked Dark Money Puts Lopsided Democrat Gerrymander Of Virginia Across Finish Line. The Lone Raccoon @FSociety_1942, "VIRGINIA OK, I am trying to organize my thoughts about yesterday's vote in Virginia. Here is my analysis from my capturing of the election night reporting data...." He sees something fishy, "My old pet peeve, totals going down rather than up, was way too frequent. 23 counties had at least one case of "negative votes", including Chesterfield's whopping 71,903 deduction at 10:45 this morning (April 22). Augusta had a 11,968 deduction at 10:18. A whopping 13 counties had deductions in the SAME REPORT at 7:41PM on the 21st (for a total of 18,476). This is not acceptable and needs explained. (Other than, "well these numbers aren't official". They are official enough to show on the news.)" Nick Arama at RedState hears the Mic Drop: DeSantis Levels Hakeem Jeffries With Hilarious Invite to Florida for Redistricting Battle.

From the Chronic, How the 2020 United States Census Defrauded the American People.

At Althouse, "'If the Democratic Party is to flourish in the future,' Mr. Platner told me, 'it needs to be an antiwar party.'" The guy with the Nazi tattoo. The Persian Jewess @persianjewess, "Over 70% of the East Village voted for Mamdani. Now they’re suing Mamdani because he’s planning to relocate Bellevue homeless shelter to the East Village." Gooder and harder. NRO's Jim Geraghty is concerned that Young Democrats Are Now More Hostile Toward Israel Than Iran or China. Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "When you listen to Hasan Piker speak it becomes very obvious why Lenin and Stalin killed so many people. He appoints himself judge, jury and executioner - anybody who ideologically opposes him is guilty of vague crimes like “social murder” and can therefore be executed." Quote Pirate Wires @PirateWires "In a new NYT interview, Hasan Piker says that many “understand” Luigi Mangione killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson because Thompson himself was guilty of “social murder”. VodkaPundet at PJM, Wait’ll You See This Crazy Lefty Lady Learn What Kamala and Hillary Said About Iran. Michael Holmstrom @MichaelH_MN, "BREAKING: Ilhan Omar’s sham winery LLC was dissolved 9 days after her updated disclosures."

The story of the SPLC being indicted on 11 counts related to their funding of far-right extremists (mostly financial crimes) blew up yesterday. Ace woke up and realized The SPLC Paid Off the "Unite the Right" Marchers in Charlottesville -- Which the Democrat-Media Party Then Used as the Centerpiece of the 2020 Election Campaign "They didn't just pour money into "Unite the Right." They poured donor money into dozens of "far right"/"white supremacist" groups." Hat Hair's Dave Strom, SPLC Funded 'Unite the Right' Rally That Spawned 'Fine People' Hoax DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "THREAD: How the Charlottesville rally and SPLC birthed an entire billion-dollar-plus "democracy" ecosystem 11 federal counts. Wire fraud. Money laundering conspiracy. But here's what the SPLC headlines are missing: • The indictment describes a paid informant in the leadership chat that PLANNED Unite the Right • That informant "helped coordinate transportation" to the rally... at SPLC's direction • There is ONE publicly identified organizer whose documented role was transportation coordinator • His Discord posts about running over protesters were made 26 DAYS before Heather Heyer was killed by a car • The indictment says postings were made "under the supervision of the SPLC" • Charlottesville then became the founding event for a billion-dollar political machine • SPLC installed itself as that machine's definitional gatekeeper I report. You draw your own conclusions. As always, patience as I pull together the thread." Karol Markowicz @karol, "A reminder than in 2022 SPLC (and the ADL) worked with PayPal to decide which "extreme" groups to remove from PayPal's service...all the while funding actually extreme groups." Quote Karol Markowicz @karol Dec 13, 2022, "Southern Poverty Law Center is a total scam org. That the ADL is involved with them is pathetic. That Paypal is taking advice from these 2 groups is reason enough to drop service even if you don't think you'll be targeted. Great piece, @rupasubramanya." Patrick Casey @restoreorderusa, "This one's wild. The SPLC paid a member of the National Alliance over one million dollars (!) in less than a decade. At one point, the informant entered the headquarters of a presumably different organization and stole 25 boxes of their documents, which he delivered to the SPLC. He later returned them. A different informant was paid $6000 to take responsibility for the theft." Northern Barbarian@xnoesbueno, "The growth of batshit crazy is exponential. I could not have envisioned any of this 20 years ago. Then again, just 2 years ago, I could not have envisioned the United States and Israel destroying IRGC nuke facilities, and decapitating the Islamic Republic, to the applause of the Arab world. While isolating China, liberating Venezuela, etc. Over Europe's objections." Quote Austen Allred @Austen "Think about how crazy you’d sound a decade ago if you said, “There’s a secret pedophile island where the global elite go to abuse underage kids, the government is funding research of a virus that will kill millions, and anti-hate nonprofits are funding the KKK.”" Marc Andreessen @pmarca,"We’re learning in real time why the censorship-industrial complex was so certain that so much of what they hated was inauthentic misinformation. So much of what they liked was inauthentic misinformation. Incredible." YouTube, The SPLC: How The Left Created the Sperg-Right - Razör Rants.

Althouse pretends cruel neutrality in Shaping the SPLC story. "I'm taking a position of cruel neutrality and see myself spending much of the day observing how the 2 sides are shaping the story." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "You're talking about a 10 year narrative from our national media based on fraud. It's been their main topic. It's been at the forefront of every story that they approach. It's been the main focus of everything they've done, or published or broadcasted in a decade and it was all mostly made up. They can't just let it go and they won't. They are going to dig in on this unlike anything that we have seen before." Quote PoIiMath @politicalmath "There is a pending community note on this, but it is infuriating that a huge newspaper will just flat-out lie about the news SPLC was not "indicted for paying sources". They were indicted for wire fraud and making false statements. Just tell us the truth! It's not that hard!" Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "One thing that’s been very conspicuous over the past 24 hours is how many big name Democrats are lashing out over the SPLC charges, making totally ridiculous claims that they are baseless or illegitimate, even though there is a grand jury indictment. It’s so completely detached from any semblance of rational thought that you have to wonder whether some of these politicians are themselves implicated." Quote Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal, "Trump’s baseless attack on the Southern Poverty Law Center shows his politicized DOJ once again persecuting anyone who defends civil rights & fights hate-fueled violence. It’s a vengeance agenda."18275/southern-poverty-law-center-fraud-charges-paid-informants Bonchie at RedState, The Democrat Lie About the SPLC Indictment Has Been Formed, and Now They're Running With It. USA TODAY @USATODAY, "The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted for paying sources to infiltrate hate groups, a tactic federal agencies have used for decades." Mike Lee @SenMikeLee, "Committing wire fraud to send money to the KKK is an odd way to safeguard democracy, Senator." Quote Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer, "The Trump administration is waging a vindictive campaign against the organizations that safeguard our democracy. Weaponizing the DOJ to indict long-standing watchdogs is a message: if you defend voting rights, fight white supremacy, or protect civil rights, you’re next." Hollywood in Toto amusing speculates Did George Clooney Help Fund KKK, Unite the Right? "Stunning allegations against SPLC's methods must be challenged by Oscar winner."

Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "If you’re not clear on what’s going on with this SLPC thing, the federal prosecutors believe that they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the SLPC was, among other things, funding the various organizations that it then cited to justify its own fundraising. In other words, it’s accused of funding white supremacist groups, and then pointing to these white supremacist groups to get people to give it money. That’s not “paying informants.” That’s a massive fraud." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Remember when an SPLC lawyer was arrested on domestic terrorism charges at an Antifa riot?? This is who the FBI would get tips from on who to label an extremist and investigate." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Good point. How does the FBI skate in this?" Quote Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber Replying to @MikeBenzCyber, "No small irony in SPLC going from being partnered with the FBI to raided by the FBI in under 4 years..."

From Sundance at CTH, The Declassified Impeachment Material Was Stunning, but What Came Before It Is Worse and CIA Security Officer Shauni Kerkhoff Files Lawsuit Against Steve Baker and The Blaze for Identifying Her as J6 Bomber, "This is going to be an interesting lawsuit to watch unfold as there are various types of conspiracy claims similar to Mr Baker that are circulating. If their claim is false, both Mr Baker and The Blaze could end up in the same financial position as Alex Jones. I suspect this is not going to end well for Steve Baker, The Blaze or Glenn Beck."

Jeff Charles at TownHall, Trump Just Went Scorched Earth on Supreme Court Over Recent Rulings.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Trump To Iran: Get Your S*** Together – Or Else. From RCD, If Iran Won’t Deal, Here’s What Comes Next. Ace, Iran Attacks Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Claims It Has Seized Two of Them, "The third I've read was not seized and wasn't damaged too badly but it has stopped movement. The attacks were conducted by the "fast attack boats" -- speedboats converted for military use -- that for some reason we never dropped daisy-cutter bombs on. I don't know why. But while we observe a "cease-fire," they're shooting up ships and taking the crews hostage. " Nick Arama at RedState, Iran Claims It Fired on and Seized Ships - but There's More to the Story. FatMan @FatManTerra, "New reports from today indicate that this Indian tanker fell for a fake IRGC crypto scam. They paid USDT to the scammers, thinking they could now pass through freely, and got shot at by the real IRGC forces. First time a crypto transaction led directly to maritime warfare?" Quote OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical, "Audio of the Indian oil tanker Sanmar Herald pleading with Iranian forces to stop shooting at it in the Strait of Hormuz this morning." At NYPo, Two women Trump called for Iran to spare already released on bail, rights group says.

From I&I, J.D. Vance’s Approval Dips Into The Red In 2026; Can He Reverse That In Time For 2028 Vote? I&I/TIPP Poll. At Am Mind, The President Versus the Pope. VodkaPundit at Insty says ATTENTION, JOHN THUNE: Nearly 70% support SAVE America Act to require voter ID. “Overall, 68% of registered voters supported the bill, while 32% opposed it in the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. Support was split by party, with 90% of Republicans backing the measure while 55% of Democrats opposed it. A further 66% of independents supported the plan.”

Sundance notes Canada Does NOT Want to Open USMCA (CUSMA) for Renegotiations. Who cares what Canada wants? 

Athena Thorne at PJM thinks There Is Simply Too Much Schadenfreude in This New York Times Profile of Former USAID Workers. "I am 100% for sure going to hell for enjoying this New York Times article as much as I am."

Yehuda Teitelbaum @chalavyishmael, "You really can’t hate the @BBC enough. For context, Abdullah Albadri, armed with two knives and carrying a “martyrdom note,” tried to storm the Israeli embassy in London, told police he wanted to die “for the glory of God,” and was then charged with preparing a terrorist attack."

Still Mor (as the Chick-fil-A cow would say) at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.21.26 (Morning Edition) and In The Mailbox: 04.22.26. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Down To The Wire up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.