Flotsam and Jetsam - Jason Arday is Still Dead

Hey, it was funny when it was about Francisco Franco, am I right? At Insty, IT RARELY ENDS WELL FOR A MASCOT OF THE ANOINTED: “The real [Arday] story is of an elite academic world that was so excited by a compelling narrative that they rushed a clearly mentally unbalanced man with no real qualifications to the heights of academia because he ticked so many useful boxes.” Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "The story that will be spun about Jason Arday will be that his death lies at the feet of the people who called out his serial fabulations for being what they so transparently were, but the real story is of an elite academic world that was so excited by a compelling narrative that they rushed a clearly mentally unbalanced man with no real qualifications to the heights of academia because he ticked so many useful boxes. If anybody had stopped to drill into his story BEFORE we got to the point that he was a notable enough figure for others to begin to drill into it none of this would have happened." Driscoll has a typical tweet filled post DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Jason Arday Should Never Have Been Allowed High Enough to Fall as He Did. Melissa Chen @MsMelChen, "It’s tragic but truthfully, there was life on the other side for Jason Arday, the Ana Delvey of academia. He could have rode that infamy, written another book about the reality of his real life including a tell-all that exposes his experiences with the DEI bureaucracy and just spin it into a movie. Netflix would pick it up. He could’ve gone on to live a normal productive life. I feel so sorry for his kids who are now left fatherless." Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "That's right. Similarly, NY Times fabulist Jayson Blair wrote a memoir (the aptly titled 'Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life') after he was outed. American culture is wild, irrepressible, and exuberant and full of hucksters always coming up with new ways to reinvent themselves. There's a shamelessness to Americans that Europeans perhaps look down upon but that is a great source of creativity and excitement. This sort of possibility is actually one of the best parts of our culture and is responsible for possibilities that aren't available in milieus that are more staid and fatalistic. It's probably a healthy corrective for people like Arday to go out and transparently advertise their exploits (and shame the institutions responsible) rather than commit seppuku because they've tarnished the institutions and themselves been humiliated." Quote FischerKing @FischerKing64, "When Stephen Glass was outed as a fabulist whose journalism was largely fabricated, he didn’t kill himself. He actually wrote a ‘novel’ called The Fabulist basically telling the story. That’s how you handle this kind of situation. That’s real commitment to the con." Quillette @Quillette, "Compare the two cases and a pattern emerges. Cofnas cleared every formal bar that Cambridge erected—a competitive fellowship, a strong publication record, an eventual ruling that he’d broken no law and no policy—but he was punished anyway, and his position quietly expired while the university dithered. Arday did not clear the bars his professoriate peers had to clear, he was defended anyway, and he was propped up by administrators who failed to do due diligence. One scholar was punished for an opinion; the other was protected despite misconduct that objective methods could verify. Two different treatments, one shared instinct: expedience trumps evidence." More at Quillette, Institutional Failures in the Garden of Great Intellects. Razib Khan @razibkhan,"if academia is silly and standards don't matter there's no rationale for why the public should be funding such trivialities do you ppl bother to think beyond the latest controversy before your face?" Gilligan, at Da Spec wonders, rhetorically, Why is Cambridge platforming Islamic creationism? Another of Driscoll's DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development. WhateverTF that is, new one on me but I’m kinda getting it from the title and her expressed interests. Part of the School of Grievance Studies. Identifies as queer Muslim. Which means she has spent a good deal of her adult life in a bizarre fantasy land utterly divorced from reality. Let her keep talking. Let her represent the University of Chicago. Colossal embarrassing academic frauds are not all as absurd as Jason Arday, but they’re all in contention and doing their damndest. You don’t want to interrupt them. https://humdev.uchicago.edu/directory/eman-abdelhadi" Quote Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch, "She’s an American citizen so I disagree with the deportation thing. But I don’t know why anyone would want their kid to be taught by this woman, why U Chicago employs her, or why she wants to stay in a country she so clearly detests (at least performatively)." Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "Things that are now rightwing: Investigative journalism Academic rigour Scientific dissent Nature Facts Biology Politeness Punctuality Normality Free speech Individual rights Rationality Objectivity Self-reliance Emotional restraint Delayed gratification."

The summer news drought continues. At 1945, Donald Trump Already Won the Iran War. Ending It Is Tehran’s Problem Now. "Iran’s strategy is to drag the war out. James Jay Carafano argues that protraction is the only card the IRGC holds, and that Trump has handed it to them deliberately." "Trump has basically said, “Okay, you get to decide when the war ends. When you are serious about just accepting defeat, call me.” In the meanwhile, the Iranian regime can continue to suffer all the uncomfortable results of a protracted struggle with America and its allies, debilitating punishment that has demolished Iran’s threat as the bully-in-chief of the region." MSN, Iran responds after Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be US territory 'soon'.

Bob Hoge at RedState likes how Wounded Vet Joey Jones Gives Tongue Lashing for the Ages to USS Lincoln Sailors Complaining to CNN about tuna and noodles.

From News Wax, Ukraine Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks of the War, Killing at Least 6 People in Russia. While I don't condone the killing of civilians, it's not like Russia can complain.

RedState's Teri Christoph thinks Marco Rubio Just Made the Anti-Trump Ballroom Crowd Look Like Absolute Lunatics. "Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “In my work with heads of state and foreign ministers, I am frequently hosted in reception facilities that are visually impressive and reflective of the wealth and beauty of the nations I am visiting. In the United States, by contrast, we currently lack the ability to hold large events of a similar magnitude on White House grounds for those same heads of state and foreign dignitaries. Instead, we must currently host such visits in plastic or canvas tents on the South Lawn with unsafe and unsanitary portable bathrooms and accommodations unbecoming of our national stature…Our foreign counterparts offer premier security arrangements for United States officials. It is imperative that we not only offer the same level of elite security services, but offer the world’s leading capabilities in an efficient manner on grounds over which we exert permanent control…We must obviously seek every reasonable means to mitigate both the more predictable risks, including weather and physical incursions, but also emerging threats…The East Wing Project is essential to that defensive security posture. The Project is absolutely critical not only for the physical safety of guests, but also for advancing our diplomatic relations and the interests and standing of the United States in the world.”"

cdrsalamander @cdrsalamander, "The British ruling class hates their own nation." Quote Diana Alastair @sappholives83, "This is the little village of Linton-On-Ouse, population 644. They’re about to receive an influx of 1200 immigrants: all of them men, all of them Muslim, and none of them legal. This comes just days after the arrival in tiny Piddington (pop 350) of 1250 illegal immigrants." At WaEx, Netanyahu mocks UK as ‘Islamic Republic of Britain.’ Mazelit Airaksinen reports a NYC Doctor Apologizes for Remarks About Hasidic Jews, Blames "Addiction to Negativity" ""I will get this Facebook addiction under control" says Dr. Robert Guarino."

John Davidson at Da Fed argues The Problem With DSA Democrats Isn’t Socialism, It’s Third-Worldism. It can be both, and more. Hat Hair's Mark Judge (remember him?) explores The Ecstasy of the Young Communists. Atop Da Hill Jonathan Turley opines The worse it gets, the better it is: American leftism is thriving on its own failures. More money made it worse? Give us more and we'll fix that! Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "It's not that hard. The left lets institutions and communities break down to a point of total degradation to prove why more government and non profits are the answer. The goal is to purposely not solve problems and make life and safety worse. See the entire defund the police movement and homelessness nonprofits in California. Gavin Newson promised to end homelessness and instead it ballooned on purpose..." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "In fairness, starting with the socialism, you already know you’re dealing mostly with low intelligence, low historical or geopolitical literacy, and basically bumper sticker levels of logic and reasoning. So there’s that. At the higher levels, simple manipulative deception, but that tends to blither and blunder less." Quote Owen Gregorian @OwenGregorian, "DSA Members Can’t Bring Themselves to Admit Cuba is a Dictatorship – Immediately Try to BUT TRUMP! | Mike LaChance, The Gateway Pundit During a recent conversation with Latino journalist Jorge Ramos, high ranking members of the DSA turned into a stuttering mess when they were asked a simple question about whether or not Cuba is a dictatorship. HINT – It is. They immediately try to make the issue about Trump and the blockade on Cuba, because they cannot answer this question honestly..." Robert Chernin calls Woke 2.0 New Label, Same Bullshit, "The people, beliefs and goals have not changed. They simply discovered that Americans were listening and overwhelmingly rejected them." Rod Dreher @roddreher, "This is astonishingly blunt." Quote Dr. Maalouf @realMaalouf, "Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the biggest far-left party in France, explains why the alliance between progressives and Muslims is necessary. “If you’re counting on white Christian workers to bring about socialism in France, it won’t happen. But our Muslim brothers and sisters will.” This is the same playbook being used by the left in all Western countries."

News Wax hears Trump Predicts AOC Presidential Run. PJM's Matt Margolis thinks This Might Be the Most Brutal Diagnosis of AOC You'll Ever Hear "AOC stands for Always On Camera," Conway said. "She is a performer, not a reformer. She went to Washington to legislate; that's her job. She's a pontificator, not a legislator." From the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed To Headline Islamic Event Alongside Pakistani Cleric Who Forced His 13-Year-Old Niece Into Marriage, Was Denounced for ‘Pedophilic Rhetoric’, "Tariq Masood urged his congregants to marry off their own female children and invoked Sharia law on the question of women’s education." Scott McKay at Am Spec worries about Poor Francesca Hong, a Victim of Milwaukee’s Missing Election Results "Five USB sticks were missing results, Steve Kornacki was left speechless, and David Crowley emerged with a remarkably narrow victory." It does look fishy. 

An old refrain of Stacy McCain, Crazy People Are Dangerous: Weirdo Charged With Defacing WWII Memorial. Old School Eddie @Old_SchoolEddie, "Did you notice? Summer is typically riot season. However, since USAID was defunded, SPLC indicted, and ActBIue being investigated, things have been pretty calm this summer. Just saying..." Sunny @sunnyright, "A notable number of AWFLs want their political opponents dead. Not defeated. Not rejected. Dead. They think you’ve forfeited your right to live by not giving them what they want. Come to terms with that reality." Quote, "New York Post @nypost, "Luigi Mangione supporter calls murder of CEO a 'revolutionary act of protest.'" Matt Margolis, Oh, So This Is Why Luigi Mangione Pleaded Guilty. "Turley described the plea as "something of a Hail Mary throw," suggesting Mangione is hoping a judge eventually reduces his sentence enough to allow release at an advanced age rather than locking him away for life without parole. The real target, Turley explained, is the state murder case itself. The defense wants it dismissed entirely on double jeopardy grounds, and New York's double jeopardy standard is easier for a defense to clear than in most other jurisdictions. "The odds are in his favor, if you look at past cases, that that may in fact be dismissed," Turley said."

From Director Blue, The Day They Manufactured Russiagate: A Graphic Novel "How Obama's Inner Circle Framed a President." A sample.

Leslie Eastman at LI reports Fifth Circuit Completely Roasts Biden DOE’s Stove and Oven Efficiency Rules. "The court voids the rules after determining that Biden’s Energy Department improperly tried to fast-track the measure as a “direct final rule”, which is usually reserved for noncontroversial matters."

From Campus Reform, Trump DOJ intensifies push to stop tuition discounts for illegal aliens, keep Harvard accountable for campus anti-Semitism. At Twitchy, Nick Shirley Exposes WHY Kathy Hochul Is So Proud of Spending Taxpayer Money on Illegal Aliens. Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, " Your tax dollars have become the new money-laundering scheme for these corrupt politicians. Governor Hochul has been taking donations from these daycare fraudsters in NYC who receive millions of your taxpayer dollars to operate “adult daycares.” When I exposed the fraud in NYC, Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani went completely silent… maybe they didn’t want to offend their donors?" At NYPo, Bill Maher thinks immigrants must assimilate, accept American values and principles to be in US: ‘Not negotiable.’ Ian Miller @ianmSC, "Well that should just about cement Bill Maher’s excommunication from the Democratic Party." Moreover, from Matt Vespa, Bill Maher's Take on Trump's Secret Turkey Flight Will Not Please the Lib Press Corps "The media is mad they weren’t told. Get over it—your lives will never be above that of the president of the United States. The White House’s credibility is not on the line; can we please move on? No one cares except the press corps."

Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "Only Sophie Cunningham could go from playing a Fever game to randomly showing up at a bar and singing “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” with the fans. She’s truly the freaking best." THE POWER LINE WEEK IN PICTURES: Sophie’s Choice Edition.

Flotsam and Jetsam - More From the Platner Poo-Poo Plater

Somehow the lead goes again to Graham Platner, the Nazi-tattooed, Kik posting, allegedly girlfriend beating Democrat candidate for Maine's senate seat, currently occupied by that "fascist" Susan Collins. New York Post @nypost, "Fetterman vows to ditch hoodie for suit if Graham Platner proves he didn't send 'd-k pics' to minors https://trib.al/vM0kJRk" Nick Arama at RedState, Platner's Response to Fetterman's Challenge for Him to Release Texts Raises More Eyebrows. "John Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit. It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party." "Notice what you don't see in that response? He doesn't agree to release the texts." Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks you should Look at This CNN Host's Face When John Fetterman Said This About Graham Platner “Did you say or...did Senate Democrats discuss Graham Platner posting pictures of his...uh...you called it his dick...at...did you discuss this in a lunch?” From the Free Bacon, New York Times Accused of Omitting 'Accusations of Sexual Assault' From Piece on 'Toxic' Graham Platner. "'After the story went up I began to ask … wait, where are the stories from the other women?' Platner's ex says." Jim Treacher says I Believe Lyndsey Fifield. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, New Nazi-Tat Abuser Strategy: Threaten Defamation For, Er ... "As we like to say: discovery will be lit!" Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine, "This is false and defamatory. I would have thought Fox News learned their lesson after paying Dominion $787.5 million." Quote RNC Research @RNCResearch, "Maine Wire reporter, Steve Robinson on Graham Platner: “He’s proven himself to be a pathological liar...The oyster business, totally fake...Look at the date that his website for his fake oyster business was created, it was created after Graham for Maine, his Senate website.”" Kurt Schlichter at TownHall wonders Why Are Male-Identifying Democrat Candidates All Creepy Weirdos? From Twitchy, A Big Stretch: The Atlantic Reaches Across the Pond to Find a Writer Who Believes James Talarico Is Manly. Capt. Ed has Monday's Final Word Drop Site: @DropSiteNews, "A Maine voter says Graham Platner’s mistakenly obtained tattoo is not a major issue for her. An Israeli flag tattoo, however, would be a deal-breaker, because she could not support a candidate that supports genocide."

Teri Christoph at RedState wonders Is This How Democrats Will Solve Their Graham Platner Problem? "The kindling is being set by Anthony's supporters, and the trial's outcome will be the flame. And that's because, despite the outcome, the race baiters have a ready-made excuse at hand to light cities on fire – and Democrats will be holding the flamethrower. A guilty verdict or a plea deal? Another young black man has been unfairly punished by the judicial system! Let's riot. An acquittal? This faultless young black man was unfairly targeted by the judicial system! Let's riot. And the Democrat Party is rubbing its hands with glee. They love nothing more than summers of riots, and this setup is just too perfect."

From NYPo, Die-hard Spencer Pratt supporters devastated by late vote surge as faith in election falters. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Notes California Ballot Curation Likely to Eliminate Steve Hilton. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Helicopters full of ballots Helicopters." Quote Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department used helicopters to fly in ballots from vote centers across the region “They're picking up ballots from 8 cities including Lancaster, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lakewood, Santa Monica, Van Nuys, Pomona, and Torrance. Once." Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii, "One thing is for sure. When Democrats are counting votes, crazy, statistically impossible things are possible. Joe Biden can lose 18 out of 19 bellwether counties. He can lose Iowa, Ohio, and Florida. He can lose massive House seats and still get the most votes in presidential history. It's MAGIC." Hat Hair's Dave Strom explains How We Know That Los Angeles Vote Was Rigged. Jarvis @jarvis_best, "LA is wild because the election will be between a Cuban trained Marxist guerrilla fighter and a woman running to her left." Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD @houmanhemmati, "As @BoredElonMusk & the data show, Raman’s late mail in ballot surge was fueled in large part by ballots from Skid Row. Tens of thousands of homeless whose ballots are sent to central addresses (not the sidewalk) & can be filled out/returned by someone else. Suspicious…" End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Mail-ins arriving before Election Day: Bass: 38.1% Pratt: 27.9% Raman: 20% Mail-ins arriving after Election Day: Raman: 37% (+17% surge) Bass: 34.9% (-3% drop) Pratt: 19% (-9% drop) Who are we kidding here? This is fraud." At the Volokh Conspiracy, Volokh asks "Why Can't California Count?" Dmitri Bolt at TownHall notes CNN's Harry Enten Says Election Fraud in LA Is 'the Dumbest Conspiracy Theory' He's Ever Heard. No need for fraud when the law allows them to cheat. Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, "Meet Doris, she lives in California and is registered as a 126 year old who has voted in 51 elections and has NO IDEA. California’s voting system is so corrupt that by simply knocking on the door of the “126 year old” proves election fraud. EXPOSE IT ALL." Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii, "You know, after watching CA count votes, I feel much more comfortable with Republicans flexing a bit in redistricting, don't you?" wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "The significance to outside observers of Spencer Pratt vs Karen Bass was not as a political race per se, but a diagnostic. A kind of recon by force they could watch from afar. If you were looking to invest in LA, or in California the fate of Pratt was likely to predict your own. How honest was city hall? How reliable was the state? None of the answers to these things are available from Google but you can infer it from observation. Thus "poor devil, he never had a chance" can also mean "don't go to that swamp. It's full of reptiles."" Amy Curtis at TownHall, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Calls for Federal Funding Cuts Until California Cleans Up Its Disastrous Elections. PJM's Vicky Taft thinks What Happened to Spencer Pratt Is Why the Supreme Court Decision on Election DAY Is Key.

PJM's Kevin Downey identifies the Filthy Pinko of the Week: Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy! Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Democrat Chris Murphy is REFUSING to apologize after saying it was "awesome" that Iranian ships slipped past the U.S. blockade. He says it was just "sarcasm." This traitor needs to resign in disgrace." Matt Vespa thinks What This Dem Rep Said About Trump Over the Weekend Is What Cost ABC News $15 Million.

Don Surber likes how Trump ignores RNC, gets half the Hispanic vote. "Democrats are peeing their pants over losing 40-point majorities among Hispanics." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Turns out that @LeaderJohnThune was totally projecting when he said the SAVE Act was an influencer campaign. Senator John Thune is compromised by a company that literally exists to sell access to himself. Pass it on." Quote DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, Replying to @AndrewDesiderio, "Hello, Mr. Desiderio, Punchbowl News sells access to Capitol Hill for corporate clients. Their senior Senate reporter is you, Andrew Desiderio."

Sarah Anderson at PJM hears Are the Vances Adding More Than Just a New Baby to Their Family?. A chicken coop? "According to the Daily Wire, the Vance family is joining millions of people across the United States who are raising their own backyard flocks of chickens. More specifically, as of 2025, 11 million households in the US have their own chickens, and now, it sounds like we can add the VP's residence at the Naval Observatory to the list. The coop, which is stunning, was built by North Carolina-based, family-owned Carolina Coops, and it was "designed to match the architectural themes of the historic vice presidential residence." It's also worth noting that this was not paid for with your tax dollars, according to the Daily Wire."

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, How Ukraine Is Hammering Russian Logistics, Sundance at CTH hears the EU Coalition of the Willing Establishes Five Terms for Direct Ukraine-Russia Negotiations "The #3, #4 and #5 points are not going to go anywhere." At the Nat Sec J, Russia Might Actually Win the War in Ukraine. That Could Be the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to It. RCD's Rebecca Grant envisions A Permanent Armored Brigade in Poland?

Sundance is pleasantly surprised to hear Congress is Getting Nervous About Reauthorizing FISA-702. Eric Boehm at Reason believes Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth Are Wildly Misleading About Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance. "Miller says it is "madness" to expect law enforcement to get a warrant before spying on Americans' electronic communications."

Shipwreckedcrew sees SCOTUS Smacks Obama/Biden Appointees With A Newspaper Across The Nose For Wrongfully Acting Like A "Roving Commission Looking For Wrongs To Right." "A very pointed Per Curiam Opinion issued this morning identifies the Fourth Circuit as a repeat offender in deciding cases on issues never raised by the parties -- THAT is judicial activism." Upstate Federalist @upstatefederlst, "I have been reliably informed that a fee is not a tax." Quote, "Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unauthorized tax on businesses and must be vacated." Cam at BA reports SCOTUS Keeps Hardware Bans on Hold, but Makes Interesting Move on Prohibited Person Case. Firearms Policy Coalition @gunpolicy, "The cert petition filed by the federal government in a case where the Fifth Circuit ruled that the felon gun ban is unconstitutional as applied to the defendant whose "sole predicate offense... is his failure to pay child support" has been denied."

The Chronic chronicles Tina Peters’ Escape from Devil’s Island.

NYPo opines on Sneaky leftist lawsuits taking aim at US energy dominance.

Hat Hair's John Sexton is heartened that 'Protesters' Face Felony Convictions for Blocking the Golden Gate, but fears jury nullifications. Being San Francisco, it's not an unreasonable fear. "My take is that these protesters were basically taking a cue from Hamas. They essentially took a bridge full of people hostage for four hours (and would have done so for longer if the police had let them) and then complain in court that no one was harmed by the brief hostage taking. Except people were harmed."

Three different takes on Scott Pelley's interview with the NYT. From Sundance, The Alarming and Deeply Disturbing Scott Pelley Interview. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Scott Pelley's Podcast Tears Made My Schadenfreude Cup Runneth Over. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, It's Kinda Hilarious to See Scott Pelley Expose Himself as Such a Doofus. I'm kind of in the schadenfreude camp. Also from Kruiser, OK, I Think President Trump Really Enjoys Trolling Kristen Welker.

Leslie Eastman at LI sees more Fallout from Video Release Expands: Police Sought to Cast Henry Nowak as Aggressor. "Europe Reacts with Demonstrations and “Taking a Knee” Movement while Media Deflects in Wake of Henry Nowak Killing." Bernie @Artemisfornow, "The Sunday Times reports that 3 days after Henry Nowak’s death, police wanted to issue a statement implying Henry was the aggressor. By then, they already had evidence that wasn’t the case. Only after objections from Henry’s family was the wording changed. They weren’t trying to protect Henry. They were trying to protect themselves. That was the disinformation."

At Althouse, The proposed rule would impose "a narrow, culturally specific understanding of family" that "privileges a dominant cultural framework over the lived realities of communities of color and global Christians." "I'm reading "Presbyterian Church faces revolt after proposing clergy must be in monogamous relationships — and critics blame white privilege" (NY Post).

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Keepers & Discards up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - England Has a 'George Floyd' Problem and It Was Primary Day in Cali

I mentioned it in passing yesterday morning but it blew up later in the day. It seems quite some time ago, a young British lad, Henry Nowak either got in a spat with a Sikh, Vickrum Digwam, 23 and was stabbed 4 time with the 21 cm (8 inch) Sikh 'ceremonial' knife. Sikhs are legally allowed to carry knives that ordinary British citizens are not, due to a religious requirement that Sikhs always carry a knife. Digwam's family called Police and accused Nowak of racism, and they put Nowak in handcuffs and chatted with and released Digwam. Meanwhile, Digwam's mother was called to the scene and took the dagger away, cleaned it and hid it. Nowak bled out on the street while the police ignored his pleas. The police actions were recorded on body cams, the footage of which was released two days ago, leading to riots. British police have apparently been explicitly trained to take minorities sided in racial incidents. After investigation, Digwam was charged with murder, and his mother with being an accessory. TCW, The sickening footage of dying Henry Nowak that shows how twisted the police have become. At Insty they are all over it, BRITAIN’S GEORGE FLOYD MOMENT, Driscoll cites BRENDAN O’NEILL: The merciless mistreatment of Henry Nowak, BUT THEY WERE LECTURING PEOPLE ABOUT BEING “DIVISIVE” TODAY and KONSTANTIN KISIN: How America’s Racial Politics Poisoned Britain. and VodkaPundit, INDEED: George Alexopoulos @GPrime85, "There's no more accurate a metaphor for the West than slowly bleeding to death by the hand of barbarians while corrupt authorities tie our hands behind our back." Leslie Eastman at LI, Henry Nowak Killing Highlights Two-Tier Standard on Identity, Policing, and Justice in Britain, "Stabbing death of the 18-year-old at the hands of a Sikh falsely claiming racism, and Nowak’s subsequent handcuffing by the police as he lay dying, only received attention once Elon Musk began sharing the news on social media." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Henry Nowak's Death Proves Two-Tier Policing Is the Result of 'Antiracism' UPDATE: One Officer Resigns. Guido Hawkes, Guardian Published 26 Articles on George Floyd in a Month Compared to Three on Henry Nowak. From Ace, One Officer Resigns in Henry Nowak Police-Assisted Murder Scandal Update: Protests Turn Mostly Peaceful, "I heard this hours ago but could not find the story about it. But now it's confirmed." Protesters in Southampton Demand Police Take a Knee For Henry Nowak, The Man They Murdered, "Things are getting Mostly Peaceful," and Is the UK in a State of Civil War Yet? If Not, Why Not? Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "In America, when people rioted, burned things, looted, attacked police stations and courthouses because a crackhead career criminal had a heart attack while violently resisting arrest, our elites called it "social justice." What will your elites call it, these expressions of outrage over a boy being cuffed and left to bleed out because his killer cried racism? When the police who lied about it remain on the job, the murderer received the mildest of sentences, and those who aided and abetted haven't even been charged. When the commanders, governing boards, politicians and party that advanced a two-tier racism form of law enforcement remain not only unrepentant, but still in their positions?" Quote R A W S G L B A L@RawsGlobal, "#BREAKING: Full-scale riots have erupted in Southampton UK as hundreds of protesters clash with riot police throwing Glass bottles, bricks, and wheelie bins at officers as tensions continue to escalate throughout the area. Demonstrators are demanding justice for Henry Nowak." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Hometown newspaper gets the story." Quote Southampton Times @sotontimes "“I don’t think you have mate” The British public showed tonight in Southampton they will not accept the death of Henry Nowak. This is a turning point for change."

Sauron's Eye reports White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled for July 24 after shooting disrupted initial event, "Mr. Trump said he has accepted an invitation to speak at the dinner next month, calling it a "'HOT' ticket!"" Location as yet unspecified. At NYPo, Vandals sabotage Trump’s Freedom 250 event on National Mall — contaminating underground water with fuel: spokeswoman. I'm sure their mothers are proud. Also, a Nantucket church cancels Fourth of July celebration in ‘political protest’ because of its ‘own whiteness.’ Sasha Stone notes Donald Trump is the Counterculture "The reason the fringe artists originally planned for America’s 250th celebration backed out is that they were told it was a partisan event for Trump and MAGA and not “bipartisan,” as though the word still exists in practice. It doesn’t." 

Mark Tapscott at Insy wonders IS BESSENT KILLING CHINA’S CURRENCY? "The backstory of why Scott Bessent was President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary begins with the fact Bessent’s early career included time in 1992 with the Soros Fund Management team that broke the Bank of England. The ever-observant Rod Martin sees the huge significance of that otherwise little-noted fact in the context of U.S.-China relations."

Sundance at CTH has Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testimony to Senate Foreign Relations Committee, DNI Tulsi Gabbard's Husband, Abraham Williams, Begins Surgical Treatment for Bone Cancer and Senators Thune and Cotton React to Pulte as Acting ODNI.

Jeff Charles at TownHall sees Marco Rubio Just Threw Down the Gauntlet With Iran. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Iran Ends Negotiations With U.S., Doubling Down on Terrorism - Trump Responds. Beege Welborn hears Iran is Poking the Eagle: IRGC Says It's 'Targeting' US Bases Tonight.

Yesterday was primary day in many places yesterday, including the much commented on races for Mayor of Los Angeles and Governor of California. At PJM Stephen Kruiser notes It's Primary Day in California — Raise a Glass to the Underdogs and Vicky Taft, Decision Day: Will Californians Choose to Save Their State and Vote for Steve Hilton? At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed has LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: We Love LA … And CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM, And SD. At RedState, Susie Moore has LIVE: Election Results - California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota. Currently Steve Hilton leading in CA, and Spencer Pratt is second to Bass in LA. Of course, it's CA, so they vote is nowhere near counted. Jarvis @jarvis_best, "I try not to contradict Nate very often but there’s a perfectly valid reason why it takes so long to count votes in California. Here is a typical timeline: Election Day: everyone votes Week 1: mail in ballots, absentee ballots, military ballots, overseas ballots, ballots accidentally issued to people’s pets, and ballots harvested from Skid Row start trickling in. Week 2: As the ballots pile up, Officials consider appointing a Committee to Count Ballots. Week 3: Committee to Count Ballots is appointed and commences discussion on electing a chairman. Week 4: deadline for ballots from illegal immigrants. Week 5: Committee decides that “chairman” is an outdated term and will be replaced by a term to be decided later once the Committee to Count Ballots Diversity Consultants finishes their report. Week 6: fraudulent ballots from the Chinese Communist Party arrive. Week 7: The Committee elects as Chairzerxon a nonbinary disabled child to count the ballots. Week 8: it is discovered that the Chairzerxon does not actually know how to count. Week 9: the ballots are thrown away and the Committee announces election results that are entirely made up." Quote Nate Silver @NateSilver538, "The fact that California elections often can't be resolved for weeks is kind of insane and not common in other electoral systems around the world." Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks We Knew the LA Mayor's Results Wouldn't Be Called, but These Drunk Pratt Supporters Were Hilarious. Jim Geraghty at NRO calls it Spencer Pratt’s First Big Test. Cathy Salgado looks at Spencer Pratt’s Excellent Economic Plan and Final Bid to Voters. At Althouse, Bill Maher lay in wait for Spencer Pratt, then suddenly sprang the trap: "Your wife... look I hate to put it this way, but what I remember about this story was huge tits....", " "What is the state of the tits? They're not what you would call huge but they were at one point. At one time they were okay. So what happened there?"" From Da Wire, Democrats Made A Living Hell Out Of The City Of Angels, "The glamourous city depicted in Entourage no longer exists." NYPo, Karen Bass pulls funds for iconic Valley July 4 parade — leaving community devastated. Driscoll at Insty sees HOPENCHANGE IS BARACK IN CALIFORNIA! "‘Barack Obama’ Is Running for California Governor, but There’s a Catch. Hailing from the sunny streets of Alameda, Barack D. Obama Shaw has entered his not-so-unique name in California’s upcoming gubernatorial election against 61 other candidates."

Am Spec's Dave Catron wonders, How Long Will Democrats Keep Defending Platner? "Their defense of this creepy character reveals how much control the far left has over the party." John Sexton at Hat Hair thinks Platner's Redemption Arc Blew Up but Democrats Don't Care. Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer, "I don’t want to hear a word by the Democrats about the Epstein files when they’re running a guy for the Senate in Maine who took a picture of himself wrapped in a towel for use on an app targeted to teens. Platner is Epstein without the island." From Twitchy, Wanna See Just How WARPED Democrats Really Are? Check Out This Thread of Graham Platner Supporters. At Althouse "Democrats really, really like Platner in Maine but the Republicans f***ing love him … if Maine wants an asshole with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, they get him." "Said John Fetterman, quoted in "Graham Platner 'sexted women.' Senior Democrats fear voters won’t care/Sexually explicit texts have piled pressure on the candidate for Maine. Long-serving party insiders say it’s a test of the tolerance for scandal" (London Times)." From Ace, Democrats Meet With Nazi Feces-Fetishist Graham Platner To Ask If It's Just the Nazi Tattooo /Communism/Mockery of a Purple Heart Hero/Racism/Obsessive Sexting, Or If There's a Real Scandal Coming, "Spoiler: They're sticking with the Communist Nazi serial adulterer welfare layabout aroused by the smell of human waste," and The Very Perceptive Ladies of The View: Gee This Graham Platner Guy Seems Like a Hot S.S. Mess Doesn't He? "These subnormal-IQ chickenhead* women just don't miss a trick do they?" From the Free Bacon, Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign. "'We don't really have any working waterfront,' Sullivan's town manager said, adding that Platner's role was 'not like a regular employee.'"

PJM's Matt Margolis sees Talarico Revealed His Girlfriend and Accidentally Exposed a Couple of Scandals, Too. Don Surber says Democrats don’t know American men, "They believe we are Nazis who eat barbecue with a napkin and use tampons." Stephen Green @VodkaPundit, "So the first step is to incentivize neglect via rent control. A few steps later, you "transfer ownership" to your cronies. And then you're just a couple more steps away from "some animals are more equal than others." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness "IT BEGINS… NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils plan to "transfer ownership" from landlords to "the community"" Ramin Ekhtiar @raminrealtalk, "Everyone’s yelling “communism” about Mamdani’s housing plan. They’re missing the actual trick. His own plan says the city will “engage lenders to trigger foreclosure” on landlords. I’ve done real estate 20 years. Here’s what that means: they let the building go distressed, force the bank to eat the loan, then hand it off with NO mortgage. A building with no loan is a money printer. And they pick who holds it. That’s not a housing plan. It’s a wealth transfer with a loyalty program attached. New York’s the test kitchen. California’s next. Follow me — I’ll show you the part nobody else is reading." Fusilli Spock @awstar11, "If Democrats told you what they really believed, they’d never get elected." Quote Andrew Kaczynski @KFILE "NEW: Mamdani-backed congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier deleted posts and reposts calling for abolishing police, prisons and borders, seizing private property, nationalizing industries, and one declaring, “Israel doesn’t exist!”" At Shooting News Week, More Virginia Counties Announce They Won’t Enforce Spanberger’s ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban. The Victory Girls at amused at Unserious Democrat Females Demanding Paid Time Off For Menstruation.

NYPo, Hakeem Jeffries’ re-election bid boosted by ‘sick’ NYC Dems running ‘beloved’ dead community leader on same ticket: critics. It worked with Biden. Sara at Insty, HUNTER ISN’T GETTING THOSE LUCRATIVE BOARD MEMBERSHIPS, SOMEBODY HAS TO MONETIZE THE FAMILY NAME: So, That’s Why Jill Biden’s Book Is Coming Out Now.

Ben Whedon at JTN reports RFK Jr. announces largest autism fraud bust in history, "Investigators uncovered brazen schemes that billed taxpayers for nonexistent services, fraudulent diagnoses, and fake care while criminals enriched themselves at public expense." From WaT, HHS probes complaint of racial preferences in Biden-era healthcare training grants.

NYT whines the Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama. Bob Graboyes at Bastiat's Window, looks at the Extraordinary Popular Vote Delusions and the Madness of NPVIC "The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is dangerous for America and perhaps even more so for its Democratic fan base."

RedState's Bog Hoge sees Jack Smith's Ghost Haunts DOJ As Burn‑Bag Document Trove Surfaces.

New York Post @nypost, "Anti-ICE agitator who allegedly bit officers during Delaney Hall protest was previously accused of distributing child porn https://trib.al/bybS5PF." Ace, White House: Rioters Outside of NJ ICE Facility Will be Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law, NGO Admits It's Giving the Orders to Riot, "It's time to start getting rough with the terrorists." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Read this again. A single NGO can call these protests on and off at a moment's notice." Quote bitchuneedsoap @bitchuneedsoap, "Cosecha New Jersey just announced they will not be mobilizing to Delaney Hall tonight. They’re “talking to strikers and their families to regroup.” 

Dave Manney at PJM notes ICE Keeps Finding the Criminals Democrats Pretend Don’t Exist. Jum @JesterJum "How do I know the media is brainwashing people? Obama's ICE Chief received the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service for removing over 900,000 illegal aliens. Trump's ICE Chief is called a Nazi. It is the same person.....Tom Homan.... The only difference? The narrative. Matt Lamb at LI finds an Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Faking Homosexuality To Get Asylum, "Illegal immigrant reportedly fakes being gay in order to get asylum and then gets caught after marrying a woman." CIS reports Texas Nabs Six Camo-Clad Chinese on Border Ranch. "The border is now so secure that their apprehension is ‘newsworthy’ — unlike under the last administration."

Driscoll, 60 MINUTES IS BURNING. BRING MARSHMALLOWS: "Scott Pelley knows he’s on borrowed time and has been for quite a while. He’s making himself a pain in the ass so that he can claim to be a victim of “censorship” when he’s let go for a completely different reason — namely, that he’s a leftist hack whose journalistic product is middling at best, that he makes far too much money for the volume of content he produces and the number of eyes it draws, and that his undisciplined and irritating public outbursts are bad for the CBS News brand." Beege Welborn, Bari-O-Meter, Pegged: Scott Pelley Has a Major 'Hold My Beer, Alfonsi' Moment UPDATE Adios, Pelley. Noam Blum @neontaster, "It’s probably what he wanted with that tantrum." Quote Dylan Byers @DylanByers, "#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley's contract." Read the letter.

Ace hears Jimmy Kimmel Cries That His Show Will End the Way Colbert's Did (And for the Same Reason). "God save us from effeminate, histrionic men. Yes, Jimmy, you will go the way that Colbert went, because you both are anti-talents losing the shareholders tens of millions per year."

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Canada going boldly forward with coercive state-facilitated death as a cost-saving measure is among the many developments of the 21st century I did not see coming. Combined with ruinous economic policy and strategic choices, plus replacement migration, it's like Canada is striving to outdo Britain and Europe in the international self-destruction race. Eager to stand out." Quote “Sudden And Unexpected” @toobaffled, "“Canada Modelling Non-Voluntary Euthanasia to Save Trillions?” A new academic study is calculating how much money the government could save by dramatically expanding euthanasia .. including “non-voluntary” scenarios for vulnerable people."

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Pubs Pounce as Platner Problems Proliferate

From Driscoll at Insty, THE NIGHT PORTER: Graham Platner’s Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign. "The previously unreported deliberations last year over sexually explicit texts discovered on Platner’s phone come as the veteran has exploded onto the national political scene, kindling Democratic hopes that they can unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins and gain control of the Senate." Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "So Graham Platner had a Nazi chest tattoo for 20 years, rooted for military members to get killed, lied about being poor — he went to a rich boarding school and he was ending nudes to multiple women and his wife caught him and told the campaign per @wsjFrom wsj.com." Quote Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "I’m starting to think Graham Platner’s campaign might be a total and complete disaster for Democrats, guys. You can also toss in that the only customer for his “oyster farm” was his mom’s restaurant. This is a trust fund kid cosplaying a normal guy. He’s a less authentic Tim Walz." From Twitchy, Platner Campaign Posts Video of Dem Candidate's Wife Making a Fresh 'Clean Up in Aisle UH OH' Statement and Atlantic Drops 'Do Better Than Platner' Bomb as Shipwreckedcrew Warns: DNC Prepping Another Primary Heist. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Graham Platner Has a New Problem. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Platner Maintained Sexually-Suggestive Profile on 'Predator's Paradise' App Known For Child Exploitation. News Wax, Platner Campaign Knew of Explicit Texts Before Senate Bid Gained Momentum. More from Driscoll, IT’S JUST A BLITZKRIEG OF OPPOSITION DUMPS: Platner Maintained Sexually-Suggestive Profile on ‘Predator’s Paradise’ App Known For Child Exploitation. Tim Rice @TimRiceDC, "Platner’s Kik profile features a photo of him topless in a towel, showing off his infamous tattoos. His username is. Early identical to the one he uses on his Instagram and Reddit accounts, the latter of which has caused a lot of problems for this campaign." Tim Rice @TimRiceDC, "Platner joined Kik four months *after* the New York Times published an expose on the app’s popularity among sexual predators, who used Kik to distribute child pornography and facilitate abuse, kidnapping, and murder." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Graham Platner is about to get Bidened. Janet Mills is about to get Kamalaed. But Collins will still win. Sit back and watch. The Nazi tattoo, port-a-potty domain mastering and the sex texts have become too much, even for Democrats. Book it." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "This is getting very curious. These influential voices are coming out on this point VERY LATE. The primary is June 9. I do not think anything will happen in advance of the primary, and Platner is going to win with no real opponent still in the race. BUT, under Maine law, if Platner were to drop out after winning the primary, he could be replaced by the Dems on the General Election ballot ONLY IF: 1. He drops out prior to the 2nd Monday in July, and 2. His replacement is named by the 4th Monday in July..." Quote Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar, "Democrats Can Do Better Than Graham Platner - The Atlantic" 

Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "Platner has called Gaza a “genocide,” which even if you oppose Israel’s actions, is an outrageously inaccurate and inflammatory thing to say. So, yes he’s still exhibiting anti-semitism." Quote John Harwood @JohnJHarwood, "the tattoo Platner got years ago is very bad. if there are any present-day signs in his life or campaign that he actually sympathizes with Nazis or is motivated by antisemitism, that would be disqualifying." Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC. "NEW: CNN’s Michael Smerconish *SLAMS* Graham Platner over Nazi tattoo “He didn’t cover it until October of 2025 — 18 years after getting it — and only when it became a political problem.” “Think about that for a moment. 18 years of getting out of the shower, 18 years of looking into the mirror — and seeing the Totenkopf.” “That’s not a drunken mistake in Croatia — that’s a daily choice sustained for nearly two decades.” Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "So Graham Platner had a Nazi chest tattoo for 20 years, rooted for military members to get killed, lied about being poor — he went to a rich boarding school and he was ending nudes to multiple women and his wife caught him and told the campaign per
@wsj."

Capt. Ed cites Axios: Texas Senate Race Now An 'Ultimate Test' of GOP's Anti-Woke Playbook (UPDATED). Breitbart News @BreitbartNews, "James Talarico says if you advocate for "private school vouchers," you're a Christian Nationalist." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "I'm beginning to think this trans vegan DEI Senate campaign in Texas is actually an Andy Kaufman-like stunt to make a mockery of the left." Quote James Talarico @jamestalarico Mar 18, 2021, Replying to @jamestalarico, "I’m co-authoring legislation to explicitly teach “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in our schools. I’ve also filed House Bill 4111 which would require school districts over a certain size to hire a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer."

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Driscoll at Insty is enjoying PRATT SUMMER: Variety @Variety, "#HannahEinbinder says it's important to "resist" Spencer Pratt's campaign for LA mayor: "Spencer shouldn't, and neither should I! I'm with Lisa Rinna. That's not what we want."" Joel Engel @joelengel, "@latimes endorsed Bass over Rick Caruso four years ago in large measure because "Caruso doesn't have a climate plan." This is morbidly funny if you consider that the worst conflagration in the city's history, caused by her incompetence, released 1.5 million tons of carbon." Quote Ian Miller @ianmSC, "Jimmy Kimmel says Spencer Pratt shouldn’t win the LA mayoral election because he doesn’t believe in “climate change” after his house burned down Meanwhile the fire was started by an arsonist and destroyed his house because of widespread LA incompetence." At NYPo word is that Spencer Pratt leads Karen Bass in LA mayor’s race, California Post poll reveals. "Pratt now leads the field with 30.1% support, compared with 29.5% for Bass, setting up a razor-thin race heading into next week’s primary." I don't dare believe it. Driscoll, NITHYA RAMAN: BIKE LANE LEFTIST. Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "Have bike lanes ever been a success? Anywhere in LA? It was a nice idea, but ... Yet its what urban planning bureaucrats talk about." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Nithya thinks this election is just about bike lanes. This election is about saving our city from rampant fraud, drug addicts destroying our streets, and moms feeling unsafe everywhere they go. Nithya is a deeply unserious person and she doesn’t have it in her to do this job. x.com/nithyavraman/s…" Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "When President Obama had Osama bin Laden killed, Americans all celebrated. But for Nithya Raman, it felt strange." 

RedState's Rusty Weiss hears CA Union Hits Gavin Newsom With Unbelievable Excuse to Dodge Return-to-Work Order, it's bad for the climate! PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Ruben Gallego Sure Is Acting Guilty of Something ""Without, I guess, getting too graphic, there is a woman that allegedly is coming forward with attorneys, wants to go on record about an incident that occurred between the two of them at the same time, and the event was sexual in nature, allegedly,” Luna told CBS News’ Major Garrett last month." From the Free Bacon, Far-Left House Candidate Backed by AOC and Hasan Piker Said Corporate CEOs ‘Should Fry,’ Called for ‘Frequent and Swift’ Death Penalty for CEO ‘Gangs’. "Chris Rabb, who won the Democratic primary in an overwhelmingly blue Philadelphia congressional district, said CEOs are ‘far more devastating’ than the Crips and Bloods." At Da Wire, Girl Math: Democrat Gov Says Party Doesn’t Need Any Male Voters "“If women, Democratic women, just show up and vote, we’re good.”" Hat Hair's Salena Zito presents Pennsylvania Primary Results Unpacked: Democrats Go Far Left, While GOP Centers. At PJM, Tim O'Brien thinks it's time for A Massive Troll: It’s Time for Trump to Endorse Democrats in the Primaries. That would be fun!

Sundance at CTH observes U.S. and Mexico Conclude First Bilateral Round of USMCA Review, Mexican Security Minister Announces Arrest of Cuautla Mayor, Jesús Corona Damián, on Extortion and Bribery Charges and Mike Steger Recaps Current State of “Fortress America” – President Trump’s American Manufacturing Surge. PJM's Sarah Anderson looks at The New Monroe Doctrine: Coups and Elections. Elections and Coups. Roger Kimball at Da Spec thinks Trump has Iran over a barrel.

Stacy McCain sees What $100,000,000 Buys. "Do I want to pick a fight with Erick Erickson? No, I do not. Erick has done yeoman’s work for the conservative cause for more than 20 years, and 99 days out of 100, I have no problem with him. But his reaction to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s victory in Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff against John Cornyn is a reminder of something most people never think about — there are professional campaign operatives who earn a lucrative living from politics. Erick Erickson is close friends with a lot of Republican operatives and, it seems obvious to me, some of Erick’s friends were getting paid by Team Cornyn. It’s estimated that the Cornyn campaign (including allied super PACs, etc.) spent upwards of $100 million on his doomed reelection bid, and no doubt many of the people who got paid by Cornyn are very bitter over their defeat." And Trump Derangement Syndrome: Some Historical Perspective on Political Manias.

From Shooting News Week, Virginia State Police Running Background Checks on Private Gun Sales in Violation of Court Order. So now we just ignore court orders? Good to know.

Twitchy calls it Just Another Dem-Funded Riot: A Signal Message Exposed the Organized Machine Behind NJ ICE Facility Chaos. bitchuneedsoap @bitchuneedsoap, "I sent one message on Signal asking how to help the Delaney Hall protesters. Within minutes I had a Venmo link and a supply list. The supply list wasn’t water bottles. I followed the Venmo. Then I pulled the 990s. Then it all started to unravel. One message unraveled the entire NJ anti-ICE network. More soon." Insty calls it INSURRECTION! Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer, "The Democrats do a January 6th every day, every week. Their target is ICE. J6 was a riot. THIS is in insurrection." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "BREAKING: MAJOR clashes underway between NJ police and anti-ICE rioters in Newark SUPER physical fights."

Da Feds Breccan Thies reports the Trump Admin Targets Big Immigration’s Legal Industrial Complex, "by cracking down on immigration lawyers who file fraudulent asylum claims." Carter Stewart at the Chronic has The Untold Immigration Story.

At CBN, Belgian Court Rules 'Factually Correct' Remarks Can Be Hate Speech "The judge, however, in his ruling, said, "Even if all of the statements made by Van Langenhove are based on scientific evidence and statistics, it makes no difference to the criminal intent. Van Langenhove is not charged with spreading false information. He is charged with presenting facts in a way that incites hatred against persons on the grounds of one or more of the protected criteria in the Anti-Racism Law.""

RedState's Becca Lower sees A Satisfying Coda to the CBS-Paramount-Colbert 'Late Show' Tale, and Leftists Will Despise It "Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed officially took over CBS's 11:35 p.m. late-night slot on Friday, May 22, under a new "time buy" deal with the network. Under the arrangement, Allen Media Group pays CBS for the time period, handles all production costs itself, and controls the advertising inventory. This means that CBS doesn't have to spend a dime ... "With this 'time buy' model, we have shifted an hour that was losing roughly $40 million annually to $15 million in profit — a $55 million swing," the spokesperson said, calling it "a new business and programming model for late night that proactively addresses a network daypart that was cost prohibitive to continue."" Matt Margolis hears CBS Torches Stephen Colbert After His Exit.

Stacy McCain, Our Sudden Alaska Road Trip. Because I’d never visited a Bass Pro Shops location before, this was an eye-opening experience. Have you guys ever been to one of these? It’s not just a store, it’s like a sporting goods museum — something you’d take a school bus full of fifth-graders to see. There’s all kinds of stuffed animals (including a seven-foot-tall Kodiak bear) and more outdoor gear than you could ever imagine. It occurs to me that Bass Pro Shops might be the most American thing ever, combining the frontier spirit with the glories of capitalism in a way that makes you start humming Brooks & Dunn: Only in America, Where we dream in red, white, and blue." We have a big Bass Pro way up the road, and yeah, it's pretty amazing if you're into fishing and hunting. 

Insty, WHOM THE GODS WOULD DESTROY, THEY FIRST MAKE RIDICULOUS: UMinn bias report: Someone said ‘mothers’ instead of ‘lactating individuals.’ "They must really be out for U. Minnesota." At State of the Day, State of Thursday: DUMB AND DUMBER.

Theo Jordan @Theo_TJ_Jordan, "Just to make it clear what we're seeing here... Since 2008, the entire pro sports and Hollywood terrain marched in loud ideological compliance with the DNC. Back in 2020, they ran the BLM scam together. Harris campaigns used nonstop celebrity. But Trump can't be introduced? why? Answer the question to yourself logically. What would be the basis? So your candidates forever end hate but our are hate? This is innate for... ever? This is Repressive Tolerance. the way the Liberal guard is required to fawn and praise over it is so repulsive. Remember Vince Vaughn had to apologize for shaking a president's hand? When Ellen did for sitting next to one? Who do these self-absorbed idiots think they are? No one I give one shit about." Quote, "SNY Giants @SNYGiants, "9 Abdul Carter says he will only address Jaxson Dart introducing Donald Trump one time: "Some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things." Matt Vespa on Why the Washington Nationals Just Fired One of Their Executives. Hint: It's Woke Nonsense. "The Washington Nationals fired an executive on Friday after James O’Keefe exposed him for blackballing pitcher Trevor Williams for being Catholic."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: To The Winter Meetings up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.