Flotsam and Jetsam - SCOTUS Nixes Racial Gerrymandering

Voting 6-3 along exactly the lines you'd expect, the Supreme Court overturned lower courts who had demanded states set aside certain seats to create safe congressional seats for racial minorities based on the Voting Rights Act. The ruling doesn't forbid gerrymandering on a partisan basis (looking at you Texas, Virginia and California), and puts a large number of seats in red states vulnerable to redistricting favorable to the GOP. As you might imagine, Democrats are throwing a hissy fit. Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Supreme Court Has Ruled on the Voting Rights Act. Matt Margolis at PJM, Supreme Court Drops HUGE Ruling on the Voting Rights Act. "In a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the majority held that Louisiana's congressional map — redrawn to include a second majority-black district — constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fifteenth Amendment. The Court stopped short of striking down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act entirely, but it dramatically narrowed the ways in which states may use race when drawing congressional maps." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: SCOTUS Narrows Section 2 of Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Racial Gerrymander. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "MASSIVE WIN: Supreme Court just ruled 6-3 that drawing Congressional districts solely based on race is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Republicans could flip a dozen Democrats seats in the South alone ahead of the midterms." At Althouse, "The justices, split along ideological lines, ruled that the voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." "In her dissent, Justice Elena Kagan accused the court’s conservative majority of gutting the Voting Rights Act. " From "Live Updates: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map in Voting Rights Case" (NYT)."The upshot of Rucho was that, as far as federal law is concerned, a state legislature may use partisan advantage as a factor in redistricting. And litigants cannot circumvent that rule by dressing their political-gerrymandering claims in racial garb.... [T]he Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, [so] no compelling interest justified the State’s use of race in creating SB8." Sundance at CTH, Supreme Court Rules Racial District Gerrymandering Violates Constitution. Ace gives it the red, all-caps italic, with the flaming skull (more than third attempt at Trump's assassination), IN EPOCHAL RULING, SUPREME COURT HOLDS, 6-3, THAT RACIAL GERRYMANDERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- MUCH LESS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION, "I don't know if the southern states affected like this can impose an emergency redistricting double-quick for the midterms, but some analysts believe that this ruling will eventually flip 19 Democrat seats to Republican." At Twitchy, Newsom Press Office Has Total Meltdown Over Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling and Florida’s New Maps. Next up? At the Free Bacon, EXCLUSIVE: In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race and Sexual Identity, "Some formulas give race more weight than any other variable." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, I Love a Theatrical Production - FL Passes DeSantis Redistricting Map, +4 for GOP and John Sexton notes a New Jersey Pregnancy Center Wins at the Supreme Court.

Jerry Dunleavy IV @JerryDunleavy, "Yes, Cole Allen is an attempted assassin, a Bluesky brain rotted idiot, and a dangerous guy, but the dork factor here should not be overlooked." Quote Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "JUST IN: Federal prosecutors release new images and details of Cole Allen and his alleged attempt to assassinate president Trump. Here is a mirror selfie he took about 30 minutes before charging past the magnetometers." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "The dude is going to spend the rest of his life in federal prison. He gave it all up just for this photo. It’s horrifying." Quote Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* @EsotericCD, "LOL at the glamour selfie with completely unnecessary gear. (Wire cutters??) A generation of semi-autistic narcissists. x.com/kyledcheney/st…" David F. Pierre, Jr.@TheMediaReport1, "No radical footprint." You. gotta. be. kidding. me." David M. McIntosh @DavidMMcintosh, "This is what happens when Democrats and the media rant and rave nonstop for 10 years about how Republicans are 'literally Hitler' because they disagree with their policies. This isn't a new phenomenon either, remember Robert Bork!" Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks It's Over If 'Don't Think Shooting People Down in the Street Is Necessarily the Answer' IS the Answer. Matt Margolis Guess Who This Democrat Blames for the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt, Give up? Trump of course! Ace, Assassination-Prep Specialist Congressman Dan Goldman: The Person Responsible for Trump's Third Assassination Trump is Trump Himself. "Do you want to take this kinetic? Because this is how you take this kinetic." Twitchy, Left: 'Trump Must Lower the Temperature!' Wajahat Ali: Literally Begs Trump to Die in FOUL Rant (WATCH). At Da Wire, Chloe Trapanatto says There’s A Reason Why The Left Keeps Trying To Kill Republicans, "It's because they despise our very existence." Michael Goodwin at NYPo, hears The Dems’ newest phrase in raging at the GOP is to go ‘Kill yourself’.

Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence, "Dear Jimmy Kimmel, listen to me very closely. I’m a comedian. I’ve made fun of Jill Biden. I’ve made fun of Michelle Obama. I’ve roasted First Ladies before. But I have never in my life joked about Jill Biden becoming a widow or Michelle Obama becoming a widow. I’ve never joked about Joe Biden or Barack Obama having an attempt made on their life. I’ve never laughed at the thought of their wives standing there in fear, wondering if their husbands are going to make it home alive. Because that is not comedy. That is sick. You could have joked about Melania being married to Trump. You could have joked about politics. You could have even gone after her accent like liberals usually do. But no — you chose to joke about Melania Trump becoming a widow. And let’s be honest, Jimmy: when you hate Donald Trump as much as you do, that doesn’t sound like a joke. It sounds like how you really feel. They always say there is truth in comedy." Stephen Kruiser at PJM says Here's an Idea — Just Let Jimmy Kimmel Continue to Cancel Himself. Tim O'Brien at PJM, The FCC’s Bad News for Disney/ABC: The Time for Playing Nice Is Over.

At Armed Forces Press, BREAKING: Air Force Academy Female Insubordination Threatens Secretary Of War During Global Conflict - Former Superintendent Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Reportedly Leads Charge Against 'Old White Men' Recently Elected To USAFA AOG. Court martials are in order. Sundance sees Consciousness of Guilt – Fed Chairman Powell Refuses to Leave Fed Board After Term Expires, “I will leave when I think it’s appropriate to do so” "Today, after announcing yet again the Fed will not lower interest rates, Chairman Jerome Powell announced he will not leave the board of the federal reserve even after his term has expired and he is replaced by recently advanced Kevin Warsh. Powell said he plans to maintain a “low profile” as a governor, but it will be the first time since 1948 that a Federal Reserve Chairman has stayed on the board at the end of their chairmanship." Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks Philip Kennicott's Ballroom Panic is Wearing Thin.

Matt Vespa thinks Speaker Johnson Just Clinched a Massive Win in the House Today Jake Sherman @JakeSherman, "BIG WIN FOR JOHNSON HOUSE PASSES BIG RULE FOR FARM, FISA, BUDGET RESOLUTION 216-210 After TWO HOURS on the floor." Cam at Bearing Arms observes the New Funding Bill for DOJ Includes Big Cut to ATF Budget, Deregulation of Some NFA Items.

Also from John Sexton, Putin Scales Back Military Parade, Seems Agreeable to a Ceasefire with Ukraine. Sundance, President Trump Notes Extended Conversation with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.

Capt. Ed cites Axios: Trump Leaning Toward a Blockade-Plus-Limited(?)-Booms Strategy and 'Death Spiral': Iran May Be Near Tipping Point, Says WSJ. Seems reasonable to me. Trump far prefers using money to beat adversaries than bombs, but the Mullahs need some extra encouragement. At RedState, Ward Clark sees Rubble and Ruin: Epic Fury Now Pushing Iran Into Economic Free-Fall and Nick Arama says Iranian Leader Ghalibaf Tries a Desperate Bluster, Gets Decimated by Bessent. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "The Iranian rial hit an all-time low today, 1,810,000 to one U.S. dollar. Six weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel have flooded the open market with demand for foreign currency. Reuters." Mediaite reports Trump Slams German Chancellor for Claiming Iran Has ‘Humiliated’ USA: ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About!’ Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: The UN has elected the Islamic Republic of Iran as VP of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference Just last year this very committee found Iran to be in violation of the committee’s policies. You literally cannot make this up." The news is its very own parody.

From the Free Bacon, Obama-Biden Iran Negotiator Says Trump Doesn't Have Enough Experts, Bemoans ‘Genocide’ in Gaza "Wendy Sherman unloads in interview with Mishal Husain of Bloomberg." At Breitbart Bus, Dollar Diplomacy and the Breaking of OPEC.

From Da Caller, Ghost Of Kamala’s Campaign Crawls Out Of Cave For One More Zinger — Turns Out It’s A Historical Botch Job. Whining about historically accurate red coats on American soldiers at the royal visitation.

At the Center Square Calif, Agencies discuss what to cut as state deals with $35B deficit. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees it's Off the Rails: Price of CA High Speed Rail Soars to Over $230B and Dave Strom says California Is an Unfunny Joke. The Orange County Reg, More than $2 million seized from Pasadena clinic accused of Medicare fraud. Bobby Panzenbeck @Panzenbeck, "Its free, you just raise taxes on other people and expand the already bloated budget and those actions have no economic consequences whatsoever. There are adults who actually believe this." Quote Katie Porter @katieporterca, "Californians need real affordability solutions. Free Child Care. Zero-Tuition UCs and CSUs. That’s what I’ll deliver as governor." NYPo predicts Vacations under threat as California’s oil stockpile hangs on by a thread. At his substack, Born Lucky, Stacy McCain examines The Destructive Impulse of Liberalism "Where is 'progress' leading? And other questions you should never ask."

Cathy Salgado at PJM reports the North Carolina Elections Board Finds 34,000 Deceased People on Voter Rolls. Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "CNN: As Democrats brace for a bruising primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, Mallory McMorrow, one of the party’s top contenders, has quietly deleted thousands of old tweets — including posts in which she took jabs at the rural Midwest, lamented ever leaving California, and said she continued to vote there after she said she’d moved permanently to Michigan." 

Having failed to excite us with his threat of Global Warming, Al Gore revisits his hits of the 70s, and promises a new Ice Age. Dave Strom, More Globaloney: The Ice Age Is on the Way. Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin, "The ultimate authority on all questions involving life on earth, Al Gore, is now declaring that global warming is out, and global freezing is in. Safe bet that he found a whole new angle to line his pockets off the climate grift." It'll come some day; he's just wrong about when.

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Straight from the Comey playbook. What feds have always done. If anyone deserves it, it's this treasonous douchebag. He and all the others who pushed that Russia bullshit at Obama's behest, plus all of you in the media who regurgitated it, deserve more than that." QuoteChris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza "Ronald Trump doesn't really care if Jim Comey goes to jail. He just wants to make Comey's life miserable for as long as possible." Remember Gen. Michael Flynn? Ace, Dan Bongino Flushed Deep State Leakers Out of the FBI By Using the "Canary Trap" Technique. Sundance claims Dan Bongino Says He’s Scared of the FBI. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP, They Came To Chew Gum And Serve Search Warrants. And They're Out Of Gum. Raiding the "Quality Learing Center" and 21 other suspected fraudulent daycares in Minneapolis.

Megan Basham @megbasham, "Wheels coming off for Southern Poverty Law Center" as donors dry up.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa @cosminDZS, "I WAS LEAKED a confidential Canadian Forces report that reveals a Quebec officer training platoon had 83% permanent residents. The program descended into ethnic infighting between West African factions, "lack of respect" for women and a 48% grad rate."

Stacy McCain discourses on Methods of Journalism 301. "OK, there’s your daily quota of Important News, but you didn’t need me to tell you that story, did you? Social media and 24/7 cable news have changed the game in ways that could not have been imagined back in the day when most people got their news from the daily paper, or the 30-minute nightly broadcasts on ABC/NBC/CBS. Now any random son of a bitch with a WiFi hookup can be a “journalist,” which means that I have to find a way to do something different, something valuable, something that might inspire you to hit the tip jar for $16.04. And it so happens that getting a WiFi hookup is relevant to the real reason I wrote this post:" Roger Simon says 'Sixty Minutes' Needs a Drastic Overhaul, "It's part of the problem, not the solution." Conquest's Law #2 Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing. It just take's right-wing organizations longer. Tom Odell @TomOdell, "CBS moderator Ryan Yamamoto has just lied in the debate. He claimed that Ronald Reagan (as governor of California) was responsible for cuts In social programs that created homelessness in California. That is a categorical lie. The social programs that Mr. Yamamoto is referring to were cuts signed into law by Pat Brown, Jerry Brown's father, who was Governor before Reagan..."

Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro. "Appalling behavior by @UCLA_Law." Quote FIRE @TheFIREorg, "UCLA Law has threatened its @FedSoc chapter with punishment if it publicly identifies students seen on video disrupting last week’s viral campus event with a Department of Homeland Security lawyer. But when protesters named chapter members online? No signs of concern." Campus Reform reports Harvard petition calling grading reform racist disappears from public view. Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "DEI has been counterproductive generally. By forcing people to focus on race, it has unavoidably heightened racism, not dampened it. If DEI were an antidote to racism, there would exist scores of studies providing the evidence. None exists." Quote Caleb Hammer @sircalebhammer, "A Harvard Business Review finding showed that mandatory race training in workplaces produced higher levels of racism in the end, similar to the white bear suppression effect. We were so close to a colorblind society… then all the crazies ruined it with performative politics."

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Evening Edition).

Maryland, My Maryland

ABSOLUTE CHAOS

With 4 minutes to midnight the Speaker RAMS the Voting Rights Act through with NO DEBATE from the Republicans who were all standing to be recognized!

This bill will give minorities in the state a right to sue their county if they don't like the outcome of their… pic.twitter.com/FE3EcZueHn

— Maryland Freedom Caucus (@MDFreedomCaucus) April 14, 2026

I can't imagine that being abused, can you?

Maryland, My Maryland

 From the Free Bacon, Wes Moore Won a Key White House Post Claiming He Was 'Touted as a Foremost Expert' on Radical Islam and Was Studying for an Oxford PhD—But His Thesis Is 'Missing' and There's No Evidence He Was Ever a Doctoral Student

Maryland governor Wes Moore, now considered a serious prospect for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, got his big break in 2006. Fresh off a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, President George W. Bush awarded Moore, then 27, a White House fellowship, a prestigious, year-long internship during which he served as a special assistant to then-secretary of state Condoleezza Rice. It put Moore on the path to ultimately becoming Maryland's governor, and he won the fellowship—in the turbulent years after 9/11—claiming to be a "foremost expert" on radical Islam thanks to his academic work at Oxford University.

"As a Rhodes Scholar, I took advantage of the opportunity and examined radical Islam in the Western Hemisphere," Moore wrote in his application to serve as a White House fellow, indicating that he had graduated from Oxford in 2003 with a Master of Letters, or MLitt, in international relations. "I completed my degree with honors and my research has led me to be touted as one of the foremost experts on the threat." The White House parroted the claim in a press release announcing the 2006 fellowship class, borrowing from Moore's application to note that his Oxford thesis, which it said was titled The Rise and Ramifications of Radical Islam in the Western Hemisphere, had "earned him praise as one of the foremost experts on the topic."

That a 27-year-old could claim to be a "foremost expert" on the Islamic threat based on a year at an American military base in Afghanistan and two years at Oxford could be excused away as an ambitious young man's puffery. But on close examination, Moore's claims of expertise and of being a serious scholar completely unravel, as do his claims, also on his White House fellowship application, that he was working toward an Oxford doctorate.

The problems start with confusion—which neither Moore's staff nor Oxford's registrars were willing or able to clear up—about when Moore completed his studies, when he received his degree, whether he submitted his thesis, and what the title of the work was.

In his White House fellowship application—which is public record—Moore wrote that he graduated from Oxford in 2003. But in the résumé attached to that application, Moore reported a different graduation date: June 2004.

Asked to reconcile the two dates, a spokesman for the governor didn't provide a photograph of Moore's degree, but rather, a "degree confirmation," generated last week by Oxford's registrar's office, indicating Moore completed his graduate studies as a full-time student and "has been awarded the degree," but has not yet been issued a formal certificate. The "degree confirmation" generated by Oxford gives another contradictory date, showing that Moore completed his full-time graduate studies in November of 2005, a full four years after he began his Oxford studies, though a master's degree typically takes two years to earn.

According to Moore, by November 2005, the month when Oxford now says Moore completed his master's studies, he was serving in the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan. He also says he began working as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank in London in March 2004.

That's just the beginning of the peculiarities and inconsistencies surrounding Moore's graduate studies, which a spokesman for the governor, Ammar Moussa, dismissed—after several off-the-record conversations—by saying the Washington Free Beacon is not "engaged in journalism" and is "doing what they always do: manufacturing doubt about the accomplishments of a Black veteran, Rhodes Scholar, and public servant because it fits their narrative." . . . 

When in trouble or in doubt, flash the race card! 

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Charlotte Horror Show

Iryna Zarutska

Stacy McCain is on it, ‘Blood Visibly Drips on the Floor as the Defendant Walks Away From the Victim’. 

"The headline quotes from the affidavit for the arrest last month of Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina: Detectives obtained video from inside of the train car. The video is clear and of ID quality. The victim enters the train car and sits in the seats directly in front of the defendant. The train travels for approximately four and a half minutes before the suspect pulls a knife from his pocket, unfolds the knife, pauses, then stands up, and strikes the victim three times. Blood visibly drips on the floor as the defendant walks away from the victim. The victim goes unresponsive shortly after the attack. The defendant is the assailant on the video. There appears to be no interaction between the victim and the defendant."

The many mug shots of Decarlos Brown

How can this happen? A guy with an armed robbery conviction on his rap sheet, so dangerous that his own mother kicked him out of her house, so crazy that he calls 911 to report his delusions, gets turned loose without paying a cent of bail. His own public defender tells the judge that his client lacks the “mental capacity” to participate in court proceedings, the judge orders an “evaluation” — yet this violent psycho is nevertheless permitted to continue wandering the streets until one Friday night when the voices in his head tell him to stab a complete stranger in the neck for no apparent reason. Did I mention that in November 2024, Kamala Harris got 65% of the vote in Mecklenburg County? Because that’s the only possible explanation that comes to mind.

Democrats are objectively pro-crime. It is the de facto policy of the Democratic Party that mentally ill criminals should be turned loose on the streets until they stab somebody in the neck. Democrats are the psycho killer party, and the people who vote for Democcrats don’t care how many people get killed as a result of their policy. Like I keep telling y’all, Crazy People Are Dangerous.

WBTV cited by Hat Hair, When Do We Say 'ENOUGH': Horrific, Senseless Crime in Charlotte. Beege Welborn, The Unspeakable Evil Progressives Have Unleashed Strikes in Charlotte. Mayor Vi Lyles @CLTMayor "The video of the heartbreaking attack that took Iryna Zarutska’s life is now public. I want to thank our media partners and community members who have chosen not to repost or share the footage out of respect for Iryna’s family. This was a senseless and tragic loss. My prayers remain with her loved ones as they continue to grieve through an unimaginable time. Like so many of you, I’m heartbroken — and I’ve been thinking hard about what safety really looks like in our city. I remain committed to doing all we can to protect our residents and ensure Charlotte is a place where everyone feels safe." Collin Rugg @CollinRugg, "You sound more angry towards people sharing the footage than you are towards the violent thug who stabbed Iryna. Bizarre." End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "0 AP stories on this deadly attack 0 PBS stories on this deadly attack 0 NYT stories on this deadly attack 0 NPR stories on this deadly attack 0 WSJ stories on this deadly attack 0 BBC stories on this deadly attack 0 CNN stories on this deadly attack 0 WAPO stories on this deadly attack 0 Reuters stories on this deadly attack 0 MSNBC stories on this deadIy (sic) attack." But lots of Daniel Penny stories. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Yet, we had a national conversation over a high school student smiling at a Native American who was accosting him." Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "It really is something to take note of what national news outlets choose to cover and which stories they choose to ignore. I just checked because I assumed this was an exaggeration but can’t find anything on the North Carolina attack in the NYT, CNN, WaPO, the AP etc." Insty, at his substack discourses on From Rabble-Rousing to Rabble Snoozing. "Journalists do whatever the narrative requires at the moment, but does it still work?" At PJM Athena Thorne calls it The Image That Killed the Democrats in 2026 and Beyond. If only. From the Bugscuffle Gazette, You may think I'm rude, "But I don't care. . . I have been told that my “aggressive body posture” upon sight of someone at the height of their public bi-polar dissociation is “rude”. I am informed that standing up and escorting Rita to a different table in a restaurant when a trustee of modern pharmacology wanders in is “not very compassionate”."

At Hat Hair, Josh Hammer discourses on Trump's National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue "What's remarkable is not just the specific policy suggestion itself -- after all, federal force has been called in to assist state-level law enforcement plenty of times -- but rather how Trump is once again baiting his political opponents into defending the indefensible. " At Twitchy, Ted Cruz TRIGGERS Mouth-Breathers By Noticing Something Peculiar About the D.C. Protest for MORE Crime. Ted Cruz @tedcruz, "Why are the protesters all white?" Quote Resist the Mainstream @ResisttheMS, "JUST NOW: Protesters flood the streets of DC to protest President Trump's federal takeover." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "The only black people there are cops." Quote Julio Rosas @Julio_Rosas11, "Anti-Trump protesters in Chicago chant “Fund the schools, not the Guard. Get the hell out of our backyard” while marching through downtown." That's not fair, I saw at least one black guy. Twitchy, So, That Protest Of Old White Lefties in D.C. Pushing for MORE Crime? Insurrection Barbie Just BUSTED 'Em. Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "Although the “We Are All D.C.” protest was presented as a grassroots march, it was primarily organized by Free DC, a fiscally sponsored project under Community Change and its political arm, Community Change Action. These are long-established national nonprofits that manage projects and provide infrastructure, meaning the protest wasn’t simply a spontaneous, local effort but part of a larger, professionally coordinated network. The ACLU also partnered in the organizing, bringing additional national resources and visibility. . . ." Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber, "every time you see “spontaneous” substitute the word “sponsored” in your head" Quote Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins, "BREAKING: An enormous protest has broken out spontaneously in DC against Donald Trump’s militarization of the city. This is how you fight back." Jack @jackunheard, "BREAKING: JB Pritzker says he has MOLES inside the Trump administration leaking info to him: “There are a lot who work in the administration, or work at the departments or the military, who let us know things without having permission to do so.” ????" I don't doubt it; there are lots of feds who still need to be fired. From the Free Bacon, Obama Lawyer to Trump: Leave The Cartels Alone! I suspect Democrats are getting money from them. Matt Vespa at TownHall is happy JD Vance Wrecked a Lib Troll Who Whined About Venezuelan Terrorists Getting Wasted. LifeZette, JD Vance Completely Cooks Liberal Troll Defending Drug Trafficking Cartel Members.

Francis Menton, the Manhattan Conservative hears Susan Monarez Tries To Justify The CDC And Herself. "Oddly Ms. Monarez writes as if CDC exemplifies these ideals, without ever saying a word about the facts, which are that CDC, over the course of decades, completely abandoned the principles of honest science in favor of bureaucratic aggrandizement and partisanship." Roger Kimball at Am Great, says The Issue Is Never the Issue: Senate Hearing Turns Into Proxy War, "RFK Jr.’s Senate grilling wasn’t about COVID or the CDC—it was a proxy battle over power, Trump, and who controls the narrative." Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – RFK Jr. Outlines How Demetre Daskalakis, Former Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Intentionally Hid COVID-19 Vaccination Data and has Thoughts on Robert F Kennedy Jr Congressional Testimony. Meat Head @markeatsmeat, "RFK didn't link Tylenol with autism. The dean of Harvard's School of Public Health did." Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM, CCMS @DrPlantel, "You’ve got to be shitting me. This is a slap in the face to every woman who has ever been pregnant. How dare RFK Jr. target mothers with fear and misinformation? There is no proven link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. Tylenol is one of the few safe medications available for pain and discomfort during pregnancy, and now it’s being demonized without evidence. This isn’t public health. It’s reckless fearmongering."

Joel Kotkin at Unherd says Don’t judge Trump’s economic agenda on one jobs report "Sometimes entrenched problems need to be purged, and in this Trump has been effective." Fox Bus, OMB forecast: Trump's economic agenda will cut deficit by half over the next 10 years. "The OMB's review credits the deficit reduction to Trump's sweeping spending reforms, tariffs and deregulation, all accomplished in the first six months of the president's second term." Going further into debt at a slower rate. Sundance hosts Interesting – NEC Director Kevin Hassett Discusses Economy and Recent Jobs Report.

Also from Sundance, President Putin Notes an Underlying Issue Within Ukraine that Impedes Negotiation. At OTP, Treasury Secretary Bessent Says US, EU Must Partner To ‘Collapse’ Russian Economy. Hat Hair echoes the White House, Trump Sends Hamas 'Last Warning.'

Althouse finds "We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity." "Said the memo from the United States Tennis Association, quoted in "USTA asks broadcasters to censor reaction to Donald Trump’s attendance at U.S. Open" (NYT)." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "I don't have to be a Trump fan to find it hilarious that all the tweets predicting that he would get booed at the US Open aged really, really badly. As usual, the best argument in Trump's favor is the character of his enemies." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " BREAKING: A new angle has been released of President Trump getting a STANDING OVATION in NYC at the U.S. Open. You can see the attendees turning to face him all throughout the crowd."

Joe from The View From North Central Idaho considers the DOJ proposal to ban transexual from obtaining guns, Seriously Unconstitutional or Trolling? Both.

Sarah Arnold at TownHall hears Vance Push Back on Left-Wing Claims About Trump’s Health: 'Sometimes He Doesn’t Even Sleep.' Sundance hosts Vice-President JD Vance Discussing His Last Ten Years.

From LifeZette, Former Biden Spokesman Stonewalls on Joe’s Cognitive Decline. Jen O'Connell at RedState, LAPD Drops Kamala Harris Like a Hot Rock, Amid Criticism. Sarah Arnold, Trump-Era Task Force Exposes Widespread Anti-Christian Bias Under Biden Administration.

Mike LaChance at LI is upset MA Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley Joins Fellow ‘Squad’ Member Ilhan Omar in the Millionaire Club, “Ayanna Pressley is a hypocrite who preaches socialism while pocketing millions” 

From Politico, Top Democrats pressed to back Mamdani as Trump meddles in NYC mayor’s race. At Hat Hair, Larry Elder interprets Obama: Yes on Mamdani. Yes on Reparations? and Betsey McCaughey says that In New York City, It's Class Warfare. If You Own Anything, Mamdani Wants to Take It. 

Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll "Georgia: The 2020 Election was over four and a half years ago and these 140K+ paper election ballots are apparently so radioactively counterfeit that the state judiciary would rather be seen as completely corrupt than to order them finally brought out of that warehouse." Quote KevinKelton @KevinKelton2, "Replying to @SMCosta6 @Rasmussen_Poll and 2 others, Judge Robert McBurney continues to ignore the GA Court of Appeals order to reconsider this remanded case, and nothing is happening. With the exception of this odd entry on the docket showing attorney Ellen V Abt arriving on the scene to represent the Fulton Co clerk." From WokeSpy, California Woman Busted for Registering Her Dog to Vote Twice. To be fair, she was a good dog. (Aren't they all?)

The Peacock whines The White House is exploring how to keep Trump’s tariffs if the Supreme Court strikes them down. From Fox, Trump nominees pile up as GOP weighs rule shift once floated by Democrats "'It is unprecedented what they’re doing,' Senate Majority Leader John Thune says of the Democrats' blockade." At NYPo, The right way to unblock the Senate’s ‘confirmation constipation’

Sundance reports, not shockingly, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Is Not Happy with Trump Administration Intelligence Officials.

At ET, South Korea Makes Deal With US to Release Detained Georgia Plant Workers, "U.S. federal authorities detained about 300 South Koreans in an immigration enforcement operation on Sept. 4."

Thad McCotter at Am Great thinks It Is Time to Sell Public Broadcasting’s Airwaves. "Auctioning PBS’s taxpayer-owned spectrum could raise billions to cut debt and ensure the left’s bureaucratic horror show doesn’t return for a sequel."

At TCW, Graham Linehan and our broken police force. It's easier to arrest comics for tweets than bad guys with weapons. 

Spectrum News, Na­tionwide Children’s to no longer prescribe gender-affirming med­ication.

From Twitchy, Good Luck! Texas Muslims Pushing to Ban Pork and Alcohol In the Lone Star State (WATCH). 

The Wombat has posted FMJRA 2.0: Cramming For The Draft at the usual time and place.

Maryland, My Maryland

 Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Black Governor Vetoes Racial Reparations Bill

Slavery reparations are dead. How dead are they? Dead enough that not even black governors want them.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a measure that would have created a commission to study reparations in the former slave state.

Moore vetoed the bill on Friday but said he will propose other methods to address the effects of slavery, Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination against blacks in Maryland.

The proposed commission would have explored options for addressing the state’s past and subsequent laws deemed discriminatory toward blacks from 1865 to 1965.

The options would have included a formal apology, cash payments or enacting laws that would make amends for past wrongs.

Why did Moore veto it? California’s experiment with racial reparations was probably an influence. After authorizing commissions to study reparations, they did nothing except stir up controversy. California let the process go far enough that it produced massive potential payments that could never be authorized, raising hopes in the black community of huge checks while touching off outrage among white residents.

And then there’s the whole awkward problem of whether reparations would be limited to actual descendants of slaves or anyone who is black which created its own divisions in the black community.

Besides, they all ready got reparations. Remember 40 acres and a mule? I asked Grok what an acre of farmland in Alabama is worth currently; the answer is approximately  $3,409, but of course, it varies by region. And a mule? "The cost of a mule in Alabama in 2025 typically ranges from $1,000 to $8,000, with most mules sold between $1,000 and $3,000" So the value of the reparations they received is worth on the order of $137,000 in today's money. Now, of course, that was per family, not per person. Still, not insignificant.

Thursday Tanlines

At Da Mail, White glamour model Martina Big, 36, who 'identifies as black' after having tanning injections announces plan to 'move to Africa'

A white woman who 'identifies as black' has revealed she is planning to 'move to Africa'.

Martina Big, 36, who is from Germany, and her husband Michael Eurwen, 38, both inject Melanotan, a synthetic hormone to darken their skin, and have faced fierce backlash over the years from those who insist they'll 'never be black'.

But the glamour model, who has 32T breasts after operations to enhance them, has since claimed she's 'received invitations from fans in many African countries'. 

Now Big and her partner are planning to move to the continent, with the influencer saying: 'My husband and I had already planned to emigrate a few years ago, but then the pandemic hit. 'We have received invitations from fans in many African countries and so it hasn't been easy to choose,' Big said. 'Currently, we have Kenya and Namibia on our shortlist.

'Since most of my modelling jobs are in Europe and the US, Michael fears it will be difficult for me to earn money in Africa. I've had to work hard to convince him that this is the best decision for us.'

The glamour model - who goes by the name of Malaika Kubwa, meaning Big Angel in Swahili, after a baptism ceremony - claims to have the largest breasts in Europe.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Babe in Boots up and garnering clicks at the Other McCain.

Maryland, My Maryland

Sydney Lewis

Campus Reform informs us University of Maryland to offer ‘Fat Studies’ course about the ‘intersection’ of ‘blackness’ and ‘fatness’

The University of Maryland is slated to offer an “Intro to Fat Studies” course in the upcoming spring semester that will focus on “Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections.”

The three-credit class, which is offered through the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS), “[e]xamines fatness as an area of human difference subject to privilege and discrimination that intersects with other systems of oppression based on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ability.”

The course description states that the class will highlight “fatness” as “a social justice issue,” and will conclude with a focus on “fat liberation as liberation for all bodies” and on methods of fighting “fatmisia,” which means “hatred of fatness.”

 

Sydney Lewis, a senior lecturer with the Department of WGSS, will lead the introductory course this spring in Susquehanna Hall.

Lewis’s research experience consists of topics including “African American/African Diaspora,” “Black Feminist Thought,” “LGBTQ Studies,” and “Queer Theory.”

Lewis’s teaching methods aim to “blur the boundaries between the academy, art, and activism,” as mentioned in her university biography. “Her areas of interest include gender performance and performativity, black feminist theory and culture, and intersectional black liberation.”

“Intro to Fat Studies” also serves as an approved general education credit for students across various majors. The course fulfills requirements in the university’s “Distributive Studies-Humanities” and “Diversity-Understanding Plural Societies” categories.

Can she get Lizzo as a guest lecturer? It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Bret vs Kamala

The big Fox interview happened more or less on schedule last night between Fox moderator Bret Baier and Democrat presidential wannabe Kamala Harris. Reportedly, team Kamala arrived 15 minutes late, which gave the network a short slot, and a hard deadline to show it at 6 PM EDT. Bret likened it to icing the kicker. I missed most of it last night, since it came on at dinner time (call me anything, but don't call me late for dinner), but I listened to it this morning at Sundance's link below.

At Ace, For First Time, Kamala Harris Will Sit Down to Dodge Questions from Bret Baier "CNN's "media analyst" warns that Bret Baier "has a history of appeasing Fox's Trump-supporting audience."" He was right. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, Bret Baier Asked The Public What He Should Ask Kamala. Here’s What He Got "Doesn't matter what you ask her, cause the answer is gonna be 'I grew up middle-class.'" As usual, you can watch it if you want from Sundance at CTH, Bret Baier Interviews Kamala Harris. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair had Wednesday's Final Word: TRAINWRECK. OTP agrees, Train Wreck "Harris Goes Off The Rails In Fox Interview." Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Kamala's Campaign Is Over After Fox News Interview. Matt Margolis at PJM, Did Kamala's Fox News Meltdown Just End Her Campaign?. Jen O'Connell at RedState, The Most Devastating Moments of Kamala Harris' Train Wreck Fox Interview. A series of posts at Insty, with lots of fun clips, YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: The Most Devastating Moments of Kamala Harris’ Train Wreck Fox Interview, CAN’T THINK, CAN’T TALK:, ‘I’M SPEAKING:’ Bret Baier Interviews Kamala Harris, AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD DOING STRAIGHT-UP REPORTAGE ONCE AGAIN: The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Democrats Wondering If It's Too Late To Go Back To Joe Biden." At the Free Bacon, Harris Ducks 'Responsibility' (and Fact Checks) in Fiery Fox News Interview, "Campaign gamble seems ill-advised in retrospect as Democrats complain of Brett Baier's 'rude' questioning." Althouse, Getting testy. "Why "testy"? Of course, I don't believe these writers independently arrived at the same word. I presume they got the same message." Also "Kamala Harris repeatedly pivots to Trump when grilled on immigration record in Fox News interview." "I'm linking to the Fox News report on the interview. It was horrible to attempt to watch. I got about halfway through." NewsMax, VP Harris Gets Testy in Fox News Interview and Harris Pivots on Migrant Crime Victims: Trump Not Fixing Border. Mary Chastain at LI, Harris: We’re ‘Turning the Page From’ a Decade of Donald Trump, "HARRIS: “You and I both know what I’m talking about.” BAIER: “I actually don’t. What are you talking about?”" Bob Hoge at RedState, Behind the Scenes, Courtesy of Bret Baier: Team Harris Tried to 'Ice the Kicker' Before Kamala Interview. Twitchy, J.D. Vance Offers HILARIOUS Advice for Democrats After Kamala's Train Wreck FNC Interview. JD Vance@JDVance "To my Democratic friends: maybe you should consider swapping Kamala Harris for Joe Biden." Roger Simon, Who Will the Dems Replace Kamala With? "She's done!" VodkaPundit at PJM, Wargaming the Electoral College: Is Pelosi Sharpening Her Knives for Harris? "I'm kidding, of course. It's much too late (I think) to pull yet another presidential candidate switcheroo. But you'd better believe it's a notion Pelosi entertained last night while finishing off her first bottle of chardonnay."

NewsMax, Harris 'Agenda for Black Men' Open to All Americans on Race Neutral Basis. "Vice President Kamala Harris' "Opportunity Agenda for Black Men" will be open to all Americans on a race neutral basis, her campaign told the The Wall Street Journal." Uh huh. From the Babylon Bee, Kamala Appeals To Black Voters By Offering Free Pack of Menthols and Copy of 'Madea's Family Reunion' On DVD. Dan McLaughlin at NRO calls Kamala Harris, the Sex Candidate "When Harris talks about abortion, or same-sex relationships, or a few other culture-war issues — typically those with some connection to sex, although occasionally on matters of race as well — she is much more sure-footed. Not well-informed; her arguments are typically still just a collection of clichés that you’d expect to hear from a college sophomore. But at least she’s clear on where she stands and passionate about the issues." From NewsBusters, Lemon: ‘Far-Right’ Media, ‘Misogyny’, ‘Sexism’ Are Why Black Men Have Ditched Kamala. Leah Barkoukis at TownHall, Harris' Town Hall Event With Charlamagne Got Roasted in the Comments. USA Today, Harris says she remains open to reparations in interview with Charlamagne Tha God: 5 moments. From the Free Bacon, 'Black Men Are Not Political Infants': Detroit Pastor Slams Harris for ‘Exploiting’ Black Voters, Says ‘Virtue Signaling’ Won’t Work. Althouse, Kamala Harris asserts that Donald Trump has said he will "Terminate the Constitution United States." "I'm trying to listen to Kamala Harris on Charlamagne Tha God, but — to use her phrase — come on. What is the basis for this fear mongering?" At  OTP, Kamala Plays The Insurrection Card, Won’t Commit To Certifying A Trump Victory and Harris: $12T Reparations, "Part Of Plan To Buy Off Black Votes." From NewsMax, Trump Warns of Black Voters' Decline Amid Illegal Immigrant Crisis. Madeline Leesman, Desperation? Kamala Busted for Lying About Trump Event. From Da Caller, ‘Not Promoting Expansion’: Harris Climate Advisor Just Undercut Weeks Of Kamala Touting Her Pro-Fracking Stance. OTP, Just Call Her ‘Commiela’ Amid Report Top Ally Is CCP’s Favorite Black Man,  Firefighters Union Refuses To Endorse Harris and  Jimmy Carter Casts Vote For Harris At Age Of 100. He might as well, he's been wrong about everything else. At the TN Star, Man Wrongly Convicted for Murder by Kamala Harris Demands She Face Questions About Men ‘Framed for Murder Under Her Watch’.  Twitchy reports the Daily Wire Tracked Down Person Who Started Dishonest 'Harris Wins' Account (Just Guess). Brent Scher@BrentScher, "The pro-Kamala account @harris_wins, known for heaping praise on the Harris campaign and the source of several viral lies, is owned by a just out of college Biden admin staffer named Ethan Wolf. Taxpayers fund his $94k. New from @realDailyWire:" Da Signal, Biden-Harris Admin’s Medicare Shock for Seniors. At Twitchy, 'Glorious'! Here's the Inevitable Trump Ad Made Possible by Kamala Harris and 'The View'

The ad that became inevitable the moment the words left her lips: pic.twitter.com/cW2gprfx8B

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 16, 2024

From the Free Bacon. Tim Walz Called To Eliminate Spending on National Missile Defense. Insty, IT’S A PARODY, BUT IS IT? Pretty funny TikTok on Walz, but I can't figure out how to embed it. Moving on. 

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Venezuelan Gang Now In Texas Middle Schools. Da Mail,  'Evil' super gang seizes four apartment complexes in major Texas city in new terrifying show of strength. Ace, Texas Has Arrested More "Special Interest" Illegal Aliens, Some From Iran, Plus: Clips from Kamala's Filibustering Sesh "This is what we have to accept to not be called "racist" by Martha Raddatz." "Tren de Aragua has seized Just Another Handful of Apartment Complexes, this time in Texas. No big deal!" From the Free Bacon, 'I'm Not Doing This S—t Again': Border Patrol Agents Warn of Mass 'Exodus' if Harris Wins Election.

Ace, As Trump Moves To Take the Lead, the Corrupt FBI Crime Stats Stealthily Changes a Fake "Reduction in Violent Crime" Stat That They Gave Biden to Campaign on Two Years Ago "They claimed that violent crime had fallen 2.1% as a favor to El Jefe Biden." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: The FBI just quietly updated their crime data for 2022. Turns out it was missing thousands of crimes! The updated data shows there were 80,029 more violent crimes than in 2021. There were an additional 1,699 m*rders, 7,780 r*pes, 33,459 robberies, and 37,091 aggravated assaults." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, FBI Juked the Crime Stats, Quietly Revises.

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair wonders Let's Assume the Polling Trends Are Right and Donald Trump's About to Win. Then What?. Riots from the left, and massive resistance from government workers. Sundance, Tucker Carlson and Mark Halprin Pretend 2024 is really 1998 and Mark Halprin Predicts What Will Happen When Trump Wins – Pretends Not to Remember 2016. "In 2016 the Democrats: ~ organized a refusal to certify the election ~ boycotted the inauguration ~ claimed Russia hacked the election ~ broke out in violent protests, including arson, on inauguration day ~ put their genitals on their heads ~ conducted violent protests ~ began the Trump-Russia campaign for the next two years; then tried impeachments." Ace, Mark Halperin: The Re-Election of Trump Would Result in "the Greatest Mental Health Crisis in the History of the Country," As Leftists Literally Have Breakdowns and Pick Fistfights at Work and Even Divorce Their Spouses. And, Politico: Federal Employees Are A-Scared of Being Fired if Trump is Re-Elected, "Oh my stars and garters, no! We can't have our Cherished Civil Servants and Deep State Operatives losing their precious careers as petty tyrants and Election Fortifiers." Josh Hammer at Da Fed reports Democrats Are Launching A Judicial Power Grab In Case Of A Trump Victory. Dave Strom notes Democrats (Re)Embrace Election Denial.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Wait -- Trump Leads Indies By *How* Much in New Marist Poll? +4. Quinnipac, Swing State Poll 2024: Georgia, North Carolina: Trump Holds Lead In GA, Harris On Upside Of Tight Race In NC, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; NC Gubernatorial Race: Stein Leads Robinson By Double Digits. NYPo, Trump stretches Georgia lead in new polling, but North Carolina a jump ball and 2024 presidential election live updates from Oct. 16 "And in the latest election forecast from data guru Nate Silver — who rose to fame after accurately predicting the results of the 2008 presidential election — the Trump-Harris contest is “now literally 50/50.” Which means you're half-right no matter who wins. Ace, NYT: Why Is Kamala Losing, and Trump Gaining, Black and Hispanic Votes? "On Friday, the NYT released a new poll showing Trump poised to win the most black votes since the Civil War. Okay I made that last factoid up. But he's doing well. "VodkaPundit at PJM, Harris Is Slipping — But Why? "After years in Joe Biden's shadow and then weeks spent running for president shielded by the press in a hazy glow of warm coverage, Americans are finally getting to know the real Kamala Harris — and we just don't like her very much." Also, from Paul Bedard at WaEx, Bad sign: Most not better off than they were four years ago. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair says Shake It Up, Baby, Now! Harris Campaign Shifting Assets From WI to Shaky PA. But remember Dave Strom's admonition, Don't Get Cocky!

Matt Margolis thinks Trump’s Interview With the Economic Club of Chicago Was Epic. Lots of clips. Larry at Hat Hair has a lot of it on video, Donald Trump Destroys Lame Reporter! CNN Panel Goes Down in Flames! Beege Welborn, More, Please: 'Bussin' With the Boys' Answers Serious WaPo Inquiry Re Their Trump Interview. OTP, Trump Suggests He Will Ban Transgender Athletes By Executive Action. Ben Whedon at JTN reports Trump says he's the 'father of IVF' during women's town hall. "The Alabama legislature in March approved legislation protecting IVF providers after the court's February decision." From Da Fetched, Elon Musk Makes Epic Move to Help Trump Win Pennsylvania. Joel Kotkin at The Telegraph, Elon Musk and woke capital are locked in a battle for the future of America, "This election has exposed the sharp divisions between the US’s new feudal elites."

I&I warns Noncitizens Will Vote In November, The Only Question Is How Many? Center Square, Wisconsin, Wisconsin has 78 ballot drop boxes in use compared to 500 in 2020. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Fulton County judge decides seven Georgia State Election Board rules are 'illegal'. "Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox said that the new rules are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”" Also,  Ohio Supreme Court upholds secretary of state's anti-ballot harvesting directive, ""Political activists tried once again to dismantle the safeguards we’ve put in place, specifically in this case against ballot harvesting, and they’ve been rejected," Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said." Sundance, Fulton County Judge Blocks Georgia State Requirement to Hand Count Paper Ballots. OTP, Georgia Court Blocks Hand Count Rule: ‘Too Late’. Rep. Comer to Newsmax: FEMA's Ga. Response a Concern for Trump. Nicole Silvero, MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki Breaks Down How One Congressional District Could Decide Election. What ifs. 

'Bonchie' at RedState claims Ted Cruz Leaves Colin Allred's Campaign in Shambles With Masterful Debate Performance. 

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Third Trump Assassination Suspect 'Hiding in Fear For His Life' and Capt. Ed reports Alleged 'Assassin' Suspect Sues Riverside Sheriff for Defamation.

Twitchy, Joe Biden Says He Wants to See Donald Trump Sentenced to Prison. Back at ya, Joe.

Jonathan Turley Liz Cheney Under Fire for Allegedly Improper Contacts with Cassidy Hutchinson. Witness tampering. Capt. Ed adds "Strictly speaking, the J6 committee was a political investigation rather than a criminal or civil probe. Ethics guidelines may apply but aren't necessarily enforced in those circumstances unless the House enforces them. Since Cheney no longer has a seat in the House, there won't be much reason for the House to take action. But it certainly speaks to an underhandedness that in this case undermined the principle of legal representation." OTP thinks Cheney Has Cashed In Her Principles, Now Endorsing Democratic Candidates.

Sundance, New Polling: Amid all National Civic and Political Institutions U.S. News Media are Least Trusted. 

Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths, Thank you for your trust and support! "Your response to yesterday's post about Berenson v Biden has been overwhelming - and heartening. Now, an update on the key facts of the case. Not the law, just what we know happened."

At Campus Reform, Buildings can be racist, concludes CU Boulder prof and ‘PIECE OF S***’: Gettysburg College admissions counselor unleashes unhinged rant against Trump supporters: "The counselor claimed that Trump supporters have no problem with misogyny, rape, and ‘overthrow[ing] democracy.’ ‘You are no different than the piece of s*** human you stand behind,’ she concluded." Capt. Ed, "I'm torn on this. Lazaro is entitled to her opinion, unhinged though it may be, as long as it doesn't interfere with her work with students. Of course, by posting this publicly, we are also entitled to express our opinion of her opinion and judgment. But unless someone shows how Lazaro's attitude has impacted students, that's probably where we should leave it." Mark Tapscott at Insty, sees YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: Leave it to the dedicated folks at Open the Books to keep digging deeply into the federal budget (as well as state and municipal budgets) and exposing more of the rottenness, despite so recently losing its founder, Adam Andrzejewski. See here as well. You’ve likely never heard of the Department of Education’s Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FLAS) grants, but your tax dollars are funding more than $283 million since 2020 through the program, including $22.1 million to 12 major universities focused on the Middle East. Among a number of the FLAS-funded programs on those campuses are professors who are blatantly teaching anti-semitism, encouraging violent demonstrations on behalf of the Hamas-dominated Palestinian population, and praising that terrorist group’s October 7, 2023, massacre of more than 1,200 Jews in Israel."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: The God-Emperor Works A Shift At McD’s on time and under budget at the Other McCain.