Flotsam and Jetsam - Heavens to Betsy

I received a brief note from Elizabeth Stauffer from the Federalist Legal Insurrection yesterday, noting that I had cited her in one of my "Flotsam and Jetsam" posts, and had several times in the past (I would guess many), and thanking me. She signed the note Betsy. I had been calling her Liz, so I apologized, and promised to use Betsy henceforth. I'm sure some automated search tipped her off, but it was nice that she reached out, and I was gratified that somebody (or perhaps an AI) slogs through these.

And now on with to today's wrack line. This weekend's "No Kings" protests are still dominating. As the Babylon Bee notes The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Millions Gather To Express Total Ignorance About Political System https://buff.ly/dXnriSU." Insty, at his NYPo gig says the ‘No Kings’ crowds don’t want more democracy — they want LESS. Roger Kimball at Am Great, The ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Democracy Itself "Trump’s decisive 2024 victory exposed the irony of the left’s “No Kings” protests—an anti-democracy tantrum against the most democratic act of all: an election." John Hinderacker at Power Line, Elderly White People Protest Against Democracy. Driscoll at Insty, STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE: Kristin Sokoloff @ksoklower48, "BREAKING: Atlanta’s “No Kings” Protest Was 90% White — Despite City’s 47% Black Population. Even locals are calling it out — real Atlantans have jobs, families, and priorities, not time for another elite Saturday stunt." At Twitchy, Scott Jennings Reminds a ‘Karen’ America Is Not a Monarchy and ‘No Kings’ Protesters Wasted Their TimeAce, "No Kings" Rally More Like "No Thanks" Rally Am I Rite. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson adds No Kings Is A Bad Poker Hand And A Worse Protest. Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "BREAKING - Countless leftist mouthpieces on X, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have been caught sharing a 2017 MSNBC video from a Boston counter-protest to make it appear as footage from the 2025 “No Kings” rally after lower-than-expected turnout." Crowd estimates came from the organizers, so swallow at your own risk. As Hat Hair's Beege Welborn notes Pretty funny. AI toted up all the reports and came up with a 650K nationwide attendance figure, just a tad less than the 7 MILLION progressives are claiming they had out. At Althouse "Have you heard this idea that if 3.5% of a population protests nonviolently, social change is a slam dunk?..." "It's a "No King's Day reality check" from AntifascistDad:" From PJM, David Manney, 'No Kings Day' Street Theater Meets Shutdown Politics: A March for Democracy or a Midterm Ad Buy?, Matt Margolis, The ‘No Kings’ Protesters Are Even Dumber Than You Thought and Stephen Kruiser asks Dude, Where's My King? Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "This is idiocy, but OK" Quote Max @minordissent, "Conservatives will never admit this but it is true. The founding fathers were the radical leftists of their time. The way the average con feels about crazy leftist transgender activists today is the way the average con of the 1700s felt about American Revolutionists. x.com/jessicausaf/st…" 

While billed as a non-violent protest, Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes The Radicals Were Out in Full Force at 'No Kings' Rally. NYPo reports a Chicago elementary teacher mocks Charlie Kirk’s assassination with vile gun gesture at No Kings protest. Cernovich @Cernovich, "They get to hold their protests without a care in the world. No snipers on buildings shooting at them. No masked thugs attacking them. Every media outlet fawning over them. Irony levels fit for a King." PJM's Vicky Taft smells Rain, Tear Gas > Violent 'No Kings' Militants Outside Portland ICE HQ. From PM, Rioters attack federal agents outside Portland ICE facility during ‘No Kings’ protest "Footage from the scene showed transgender-identifying Antifa militant Michelle “Michael” Backes sucker-punching a pro-ICE counter-protester outside the facility."

The Peacock crows The 'No Kings' protests, like the tea party of 2009, are a warning to Trump: WaPo editorial board. But Ward Clark at RedState hears Dem Senators Now Fear Fallout of 'No Kings' Absurdity. From Fox, Trump reacts to 'No Kings' protests by saying 'I'm not a king, I work my ass off' "President dismisses demonstrations as 'very small, very ineffective' with protesters who are 'wacked out'" Ace cites The Divine Ms Devine at NYPo Miranda Divine: Trump Derangement Fever Is Breaking, "I don't believe this, but what do you think?" I think it's more of a chronic disease, like cancer.

At OTP, Government Shutdown Reaches 20th Day With No End In Sight. Misty Severi at JTN reports the Senate Democrats block Republican plan to end government shutdown for 11th time. "Seven senators did not vote in the latest round, including Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who has been siding with Republicans to end the shutdown." News Wax hears Chip Roy Suggests 'Nuclear Option' to End Senate Stalemate. Dave Strom is happy to report Trump is Riding Out Shutdown in Good Shape. A Larry video at Hat Hair suggests Trump, Johnson Strong-Arm Schumer: Shutdown Might End This Week? From Fox, House GOP announces $24M cash haul as government shutdown drags on and Trump calls Democrats ‘kamikaze pilots’ as shutdown standoff hits third week with no end in sight "President vows to permanently eliminate welfare programs Republicans 'never wanted' on 'Sunday Morning Futures'." At NYPo John Stossel says The shutdown proves it: We don’t need so much government after all. But OTP says Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays Across US. And Virginia Allen at Da Signal sees ICE Agents Still ‘Risking Their Lives’ Despite ‘Working Without Pay’ Amid Shutdown.

Da Algemeiner claims Trump Urged Zelensky to Cut a Deal with Putin or Risk Facing Destruction, FT Reports. At Da Blaze, Trump gives Zelenskyy reality check in alleged 'shouting match' before sending him on his way. From the Free Bacon, New Poll Finds Soaring Approval for Trump's Handling of Israel-Hamas War. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Ho Hum, Yet Another 'Ceasefire' Day in Gaza; Don't Blame Trump Or Israel, Says ... WaPo? Don Surber, I agree with the Washington Post. “Consider this a win for President Donald Trump, who brought about the ceasefire.”

Buck Throckmorton at Ace's notes Trump & Rubio Prevent UN’s Global Climate Tax on Shipping; “Principled Free Traders” Are Mute About Stopping this Tax on Consumers. "Thank you President Trump and Secretary Rubio for continuing to put America first." From ET, US, Australia to Invest Over $3 Billion in Critical Minerals Over Next 6 Months. "The deal comes amid China’s weaponization of global supply chains via significantly expanding its export controls on minerals."

In misc Trumpiania, Newsweek, Student Loan Forgiveness Update: Trump Admin Cancels Debt For Millions. Ace, Trump Invites Former Navy SEAL and Army Ranger to Primary Flaky Libertarian Saboteur Thomas Massie "I've had it with this grandstanding college-dorm bullshit artist." Fox Bus, From the gilded Oval Office to a new monument: A look at Trump's renovation projects. From Althouse "Donald Trump is considering commuting Diddy's sentence as early as this week, according to a high-ranking White House official." ""According to our source, the President is 'vacillating' on a commutation. We're told some of the W.H. staff are urging Trump not to commute the sentence. But, our source states the obvious -- 'Trump will do what he wants,' and we're told Trump could set Diddy free as early as this week." TMZ reports. I hope Trump does commute this sentence. Sean Combs was acquitted on the charges that embodied the evil things they said he did, and the sentence feels like an effort to punish him for those things anyway. He's already been in custody for over a year."

From WokeSpy, Kamala Harris Calls Biden’s Snub of Elon Musk a ‘Big Mistake’ at 2021 EV Event, almost certainly. The Center Square has a Poll: Kamala Harris still Democratic favorite for 2028 "California Gov. Newsom is second choice." NewsBusters says OUCH: KJP Gets SLAMMED by CBS Hosts for Defending Biden, Claiming to Be an Independent.

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears Mamdani Backs Away From Destroying New York City's Elite High Schools. OTP thinks an NYC Mayoral Poll Delivers Bad News For Mamdani In Cuomo Face-Off. "Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in a virtual dead heat with lefty frontrunner Zohran Mamdani in the Big Apple mayoral race if Republican Curtis Sliwa drops out, a stunning new poll determined." At Fox, FBI agents from '93 WTC attack blast Mamdani for embracing radical imam "Frank Pellegrino stated this choice was an example of Mamdani's "ignorance of history."" NYPo, Andrew Cuomo touts Jessica Tisch as NYPD commish, reveals he’d ‘ask her to stay’ if elected mayor. Whatever happened to Frank Reagan?

Chris Queen at PJM hears a Virginia Democrat Donor Shouts Racist Slurs at Winsome Earle-Sears — at His Son’s Football Game. Tells her to go back to Haiti (she was born in Jamaica). NOVA Campaigns @NoVA_Campaigns "The white, liberal Dem at @JMUFootball game, shouting racist slurs at @WinsomeSears is Scott Pogorelc, of Centreville, VA Go back to Haiti!” “Traitor!” An engineer with Zera Associates, a @LockheedMartin subsidiary." LifeZette claims a ‘MASSIVE Election Security Scandal’ Erupts in Democrat Stronghold Fairfax County, Virginia.

Gene Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy reports the Ninth Circuit Panel (by 2-1 Vote): President Trump Likely Lawfully Ordered National Guard to Portland. Capt. Ed, BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Overturns Lower Court on Nat'l Guard Deployment ... Again. Sundance at CTH, Federal Appeals Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling – President Trump Can Deploy National Guard to Portland. Shipwreckedcrew the Lawsplainer -- The Venezuelan "Temporary Protective Status" Case And The Supreme Court's Decision On Friday Bringing It To An End "The problem arose from the illegal acts of former DHS Sec. Mayorkas three days before the end of the Biden Administration." Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports Appeals court to hear DOJ defend Alina Habba's appointment as New Jersey's acting US attorney. "The DOJ argued in court filings that Alina Habba is validly serving in the role." WUWT, Obama Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Court Case. At USA Today, US judge to block Trump directive to cut 'gender ideology' from states' sex ed materials "US Judge Ann Aiken in Oregon said she intends to issue a preliminary injunction at the behest of 16 states and the District of Columbia." A Clinton judge.

From OTP, Trump Admin Reportedly Fires Two Prosecutors Who Opposed Charges Against Letitia James and DOJ Moves To Remove Comey’s Lawyer Over Leak Conflict. Likely a material witness. 

John Hinderacker asks Who Funds Antifa? Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog claims Patel Close To Cracking Antifa Funding Sources. Da Caller reports a Shadowy Foreign Tech Group Keeps Police Off Antifa’s Trail News Wax reports Trump Vows to Make San Francisco 'Great Again'. Augean stables anyone? From Twitchy, 'We Don't Answer to You': Dan Bongino DROPS THE MIC on Gavin Newsom About Law Enforcement. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " BREAKING: FBI's Dan Bongino DROPS THE MIC on Gavin Newsom after the derelict California governor claimed "nobody wants" federal police to save San Francisco "That's a BS REMARK." "We don't answer to the governor of California...really? Ask the 67-year-old woman living in a drug-ridden area of LA or San Francisco or what else." "Who's had some guy slinging crack on the corner for 10 years now harassing her grandkids. You go ask her if she wants us and the FBI, the US Marshals and the DEA and all the operations of the federal government in there to clean up the city. Go ask her. Go find her. I promise." "There's not a limited sample size of people...The people DO want us there." @dbongino" Ohio News, Vice President J.D. Vance’s half-brother ‘will not be intimidated’ after church window hit by bullet. At OTP, North Carolina Accountant Arrested After Allegedly Opening Fire On Trump Supporter. Ace, After October 7 and the Anti-Jewish Violence and Harassment That Followed It, Biden's DOJ Rushed Into Action... to Defend Muslims Against "Backlash" "Of course." And, FBI Now Investigating a "Hunting Stand" With a Clear Line of Fire to Air Force One's Landing Strip at Palm Beach Airport "What are these youthful No Kings Q-tip scamps up to now?" Probably just an innocent tree stand, but they have to check.

Sundance at CTH hears Steve Bannon is Very Upset About CIA Lying to Special Envoy During Israel/Hamas Negotiations. But is he surprised? Matt Taibbi at Racket claims an Exclusive: FEMA Workers Improperly Collected Data About Politics of Disaster Victims "Politicized distribution of hurricane aid money before the 2024 election was no "isolated incident," a Homeland Security follow-up report sadly concludes."

The Center for Immigration Studies is trying to Understand Pritzker’s Dangerous Immigration Game. "Egging on anti-ICE rioters, then hoping state troopers will keep the rioting contained." Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy, "My team has reached out to the trucker who recorded this chilling video. He did the right thing reporting the trucker driving the wrong way to police. This easily could have ended in disaster. Foreign truck drivers not being able to understand the rules of our roads is a crisis that is putting lives in danger. @USDOT is doing the work to fix it and SAVE LIVES!" UPI, Border agents find dangerous insect species seen in U.S. for first time.

A Driscolly post at Insty, A WAKE TO REMEMBER: MSNBC Bids Farewell to Its Dying Audience. "It was quite a weekend for MSNBC. Are they trying to get all the craziness out of their systems as the iceberg hoves into view? ● MSNBC Compares ‘No Kings’ Critics To Nazis. ● Robert De Niro slams Stephen Miller — who is Jewish — as a ‘Nazi’ in MSNBC rant. ● Enraging Bull: Actor Robert DeNiro Says Rural Americans Need the ‘Truth’ from MSNBC and Legacy Media. ● Actor Robert De Niro drops f-bomb on MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend.’" Da Signal explains The Sneaky Way Corporate America Blacklists Conservatives, and How Some Are Fighting Back.

Driscoll cites JULIE BURCHILL: How do so many women end up as ‘Feminists for Islam?’ 

Capt. Ed, 'F*** That Racist B***': Hollywood Stunt Coordinator Exposes Cheers for Kirk's Death. At Da Mail, Chicago teacher accused of mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination as school suddenly pulls website.

At Da Signal, Trump’s War on ‘Illegal DEI’ Leaves Diversity Industry in Ruins, Study Shows. From Breitbart, Lia Thomas Unrepentant over Taking Titles from Women: ‘It’s Easier to Fight the World Than Fight Yourself.’

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breaking Even On The Road up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Dept. of State to Start Downsizing

This just in, Pope Francis is still dead. (Was it funnier when it was Gen. Franco?). At Insty, BRENDAN O’NEILL: The tragedy of Pope Francis. The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Catholic Church To Consider Electing Pope Who's A Catholic This Time https://buff.ly/5ZFMmJM." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Will Attend Pope Francis Funeral on Saturday in Rome and Russia -v- Ukraine, Delegations Expected to Meet in London Tomorrow, Then Witkoff Heads to Moscow, JD Vance Delivers Remarks to Business Audience in India Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh. " JUST IN: VP JD Vance says the U.S. and India have "officially finalized the terms of reference for the trade negotiation." DEAL INCOMING. "This is a vital step toward realizing President Trump and PM Modi's vision. It sets a roadmap toward a final deal." Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog thinks Somebody’s Lying About Chinese Exports "Everyone know China’s communist rulers manipulate economic figures to their advantage. There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence that they’re falsifying their export statistics to make things look better than they are. I rather strongly suspect that their hand in the trade war poker game they’re having with Trump is much weaker than they let on."

Also from Sundance, Secretary Rubio Starts Downsizing the Department of State ("You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy ...). NewsMax, Rubio Announces Major State Dept Reorganization. Fortune, Trump reportedly drafted an executive order for ‘a disciplined reorganization’ of the State Department that would shut down embassies and cut climate change and refugee offices. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Rubio: It's Time to Clean House at State. Ace, State Department Will Close 132 Offices. "Good. "Offices" doesn't mean embassies. It means actual offices or sub-departments. Tiny little bureaucratic fiefdoms pushing the Marxist worldview."

John Solomon at JTN reports Trump-approved strikes have killed 74 terrorists seeking to attack U.S. homeland, Mike Waltz reveals. "National Security Adviser also reveals China has blinked in its tariff dispute with Trump, and that European Union security commitments are key to Russia-Ukraine peace deal." Jeff Charles at TownHall warns The Pentagon Leakers Might Want to Lawyer Up. At NewsMax, Hegseth: 'Informal, Unclassified Coordinations' Shared in Chat. Funny we never hear about what the Biden administration chatted about on Signal. Matt Margolis at Hat Hair VIP explains The Real Reason Behind the Pete Hegseth Media Smears. Gary Anderson at Am Spec sees Real Military Reform Begins but wonders "Will Pete Hegseth be able to reverse our military’s decline?"

Misty Severi at JTN warns Trump admin to start collecting debts on student loans considered to be in default. "The DOE's Federal Student Aid office will begin collecting the debts on May 5, which could include taking the money out of payments that borrowers receive from the federal government, such as money from tax refunds, federal salaries and other benefits." Twitchy, Student Loan Payback Time: ‘They Want Us All Like Broke and in Jail or Dead’ In case you were feeling sorry for them, Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl, "Leftist is having a mental breakdown because she now has to pay her student loan back. She says if she defaults then the government can garnish her wages, take her tax refund, and even take her benefits. She actually wants us to feel sorry for her being a deadbeat." Many more similar at Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸@Bubblebathgirl. Misty Severi also contributes Donald Trump says he does not intend to fire Powell after swearing-in SEC chair Paul Atkins.

DC_Draino @DC_Draino "It’s quite simple - there are 3 things that the MAGA base wants: 1. Mass deportations 2. Deep State arrests 3. Passing the Trump agenda into law Do those 3 things, and we’ll expand our majorities in the midterms Don’t do those 3 things and we’ll lose the House and Trump will get impeached." Quote Spitfire@DogRightGirl, "Republicans in Congress are creating voter apathy. Midterms will be a disaster if the GOP in Congress doesn’t start doing something to codify Trump’s agenda. People simply won’t show up to vote."

At PJM Stephen Kruiser says Gosh, I'm Gone for a Few Days and the Democrats Have Gotten Worse and Matt Margolis thinks Democrats See MS-13 Gang Member as Their Next George Floyd. Drew Berquist hears Dems Roll Out ‘Dark Woke’ Strategy: ‘Combat by Any Means Necessary.’ At Insty, a Driscolly post on THE SCHIZOPHRENIA OF THE GORACLE. LifeZette warns New Yale Polling is Devastating to the Future of the Democratic Party. Logan Washburn at Da Fed wants you to Meet The Wealthy Private Firms Controlling The Democrat Party. But it's only rich Republican donors that are a problem. From the Free Bacon, Raphael Warnock Slapped With Ethics Complaint for Living in Free $1 Million Luxury Home. Matt Vespa shares the news that the Dem Staffer Who Filmed His Sexcapades in a Senate Hearing Room Later Checked Into a Psych Ward.

NewsBusters counts CNN, MSNBC Use ‘Maryland Man’ Lie 506 Times, Conceal Garcia’s Illegal Status. On the good side, they gave birth to a new meme subject. From Breitbart, Sen. Van Hollen Pleads: Stop Talking About Abrega Garcia’s Crime Links. 'Becca Downs at TownHall sees Van Hollen's Post From 2017 on MS-13 Comes Back to Haunt Him. Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen, "Shame on President Trump for tearing apart hardworking immigrant families. We should be focused on MS-13, not scholarship winners. 6:12 PM · Aug 2, 2017" Chad Wolf to Newsmax: Support for Abrego Garcia Exposes Left. At RedState, Sister Toldja sees Woke Democrats Who Traveled to El Salvador Are Given a New Nickname - and They're Not Gonna Like It: House Republicans @HouseGOP, "The Congressional MS-13 Caucus just held their first townhall!" Matt Margolis sees a fit pitched as David Hogg Has Humiliating Meltdown on ABC News over Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Misty Severi reports the Trump administration charges 27 alleged Tren de Aragua members under RICO Act in New York. "The move marks the first time that the federal government has used the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act to prosecute a foreign terrorist organization, or drug cartel." Fox, Trump admin files first racketeering charges against massive migrant terrorist group present in US.

Mirthful Moments@moment_mirthful, "Judge James Boasberg's ruling against President Trump was revenge for halting government funding to his daughter Katherine Boasberg's NGO "Partners for Justice," which gives criminal illegal aliens and gang members legal advice. To date, virtually every Federal Judge who has ruled against President Trump has been proven to be compromised, having a serious conflict of interest and, in some cases, a criminal conflict of interest. Their rulings benefitted their family, relatives, and friends, and in some cases, they financially benefited directly from their illegal and unlawful rulings. We need Kash and AG Pam Bondi to investigate Judge James Boasberg for corruption and bring criminal charges against him. Without severe consequences, these corrupt Liberal Extremist Judges will continue to attack the constitutional authority of the Executive Branch." The redoubtable Julie Kelly@julie_kelly2 "WHOO BOY: In an order filed last night, Judge James Hendrix--the judge in Texas presiding over latest Alien Enemies Act case which prompted unprecedented intervention by SCOTUS--accused ACLU atty of violating federal code of conduct rules by calling his chambers AFTER Hendrix denied the 1st emergency temp restraining order on April 17. This was noted on the docket after Hendrix filed his order. Now it makes me wonder if Lee Gelernt did not do exactly the same thing with Judge Jeb Boasberg--which could explain Boasberg's quick action on March 15. This is not allowed." Misty reports Gorsuch, Roberts side with liberal Supreme Court justices in immigration case. "Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch agreed in the 5-4 ruling that illegal migrants under the 60-day departure timeframe that falls on a weekend or on a federal U.S. holiday should be extended to the next business day." Da Blaze, Trump lashes out at Supreme Court for blocking deportations. How dare he! Democrats always took adverse rulings on abortion and gun control so meekly! Ace, Trump: The Supreme Court Is Blocking Execution of the Law. "The Supreme Court's lawless ruling means that every single illegal alien is supposed to get a full trial before the President is permitted to follow the actual law." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "People Who Bypassed Legal Process In Migrating To USA Demand Legal Process Before Being Kicked Out."

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks One of the Craziest Things About the Tish James Unmasking Is Who Caught Her. It's actually a pretty funny story. 

“SHE PROBABLY FIGURED BIDEN WAS GOING TO WIN REELECTION AND THAT NOBODY WOULD CATCH HER.”@SamAntar lays out for @stinchfield1776 what he uncovered while looking into Letitia James’ mortgage fraud. “The investigation is insane! Every single mortgage has false information.” pic.twitter.com/i0yynAIrsQ

— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) April 21, 2025

The Victory Girls hear Andy Cuomo: Forgive My Settlement While I Prepare To Sue My Accuser. Elon Musk@elonmusk, "Yes" Quote Tim Pool@Timcast "After democrats started arresting Trump's lawyers, the gloves were off They burned the constitution in order to steal power and lost Trump must crush the deep state betrayers or the US is lost."

Justin Murphy@jmrphy, "Elon is doing applied political science. He had a hypothesis, and then he bet on it. And in being correct, we are learning empirically: The Professional Managerial Class has perfected a system of moral blackmail through which they convert third world suffering into personal wealth and status. They position themselves as noble humanitarian experts with PhDs who care deeply about things like global poverty, to justify their own sinecures extracted from the national purse. These credentialed do-gooders wield the threat of African deaths as a shield against any questioning of their privileges." Matt Vespa hears Elon Musk Made a Big Announcement During Tesla's Earnings Call. "Elon Musk made a major announcement during Tesla’s earnings call today: he’s going to be taking a step back from his work at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)." John Sexton at Hat Hair, With Tesla Earnings Down, Musk Says His Time at DOGE Will 'Drop Significantly'. At NRO, James Lynch reports Progressive Minnesota Prosecutor Lets State Employee Off with No Charges for Alleged Tesla Vandalism. From Da Fetched, Walz Admin Staffer Caught Keying Teslas—Avoids Charges Despite $20K in Damage. “Our main priorities are to secure restitution for the victims and hold Mr. Adams accountable,” Hennepin County Attorney’s Office spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping stated. “As a result, we will file for pre-charge diversion to best facilitate both of those goals. This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution, as well as reducing the likelihood of repeat offenses.” Pam Bondi should bring Federal domestic terrorism charges. At Althouse, Do you picture the desk jobs of others like this? "I think this is, essentially, how Elon Musk pictures 90% of the federal workforce:" TikTok at link. And yes, it's true for some. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal hosts EPA Administrator Confronts New York Times Reporter for Claiming He Had ‘No Evidence’ of Waste, Fraud, Abuse.

Sundance is amused when a CBS 60-Minutes Executive Producer Resigns Citing New Constraints Blocking Anti-Trump Propaganda Efforts. He can't just make shit up anymore. Capt. Ed, Scott Jennings: The Elites Sent a Message to Maher -- And Everyone Else. "Cross the Leftist elite, and you'll suffer character assassination and even financial and legal ruin. The sneering limousine progressives will scream about diversity and inclusiveness all day long, but attempt to actually put it in practice by having dinner with an opponent, and ..." From Twitchy, a Legacy of Lies: Scott Jennings Tells Abby Phillip Why Media Trust is Cratering but She Refuses to Listen. VodkaPundit at PJM likes how CNN Just Pulled the Rug Out From Under CNN's Kaitlan Collins. Matt Vespa enjoys MSNBC Host Getting Slapped Down by The Office's Rainn Wilson When Discussing Lack of Media Trust. The best scene in The Meg is when he gets eaten.

From Althouse, "A university dedicated to free thought should know better. The First Amendment draws a clear line..." ""... between unprotected 'true threats' and core political speech. Speech is only a true threat when it demonstrates a serious, specific, and imminent intent to commit unlawful violence against a particular individual or group. That’s a high bar — and for good reason. It’s meant to protect public debate, especially about uncomfortable topics. Advocacy for violence, no matter how disturbing, remains protected unless it crosses that line. Decker’s essay never comes close. It’s abstract, hypothetical, and lacks any indication of intent to commit violence. Asking about the moral propriety of force is philosophy, not a true threat...." From "George Mason University calls cops on student for article criticizing Trump/GMU student Nicholas Decker’s Substack essay 'When Must We Kill Them?' earned him a visit from the Secret Service" (FIRE)."

From Ars Technica, Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward. "The court ruled that Google has a search monopoly. Now, we learn the consequences."

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Protesters Chain Themselves to Columbia's Gates...Again. Take away their keys and leave them there for a few days. ET reacts as Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze, "The lawsuit was filed as the administration plans to withhold another $1 billion from the university." A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon we're talking about real money. From Twitchy hears There's Been a Delicious Murder: Chris Rufo DEI-MOLISHES Former Dean of Harvard Medical School.

More on that Monkey Country case that went to the Supremes from Fox, Supreme Court to consider whether parents can opt out of kids reading LGBTQ books in the classroom. John Sexton, Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Can Parents Opt Young Kids Out of LGBT Readings? From the questions, it looks like it's going the parent's way. Althouse, "The plaintiffs here are not asking the school to change its curriculum. They’re just saying, ‘Look, we want out.’ Why isn’t that feasible? What is the big deal about allowing them to opt out of this?" "Said Justice Alito, quoted in "Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools/In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters" (NYT). Here's the transcript of the oral argument." From Spiked, A trans-activist temper tantrum, "Yesterday’s London demo was a carnival of misogyny and public urination." From the College Fix, U. Louisville pays almost $1.6M to settle case with professor who criticized trans ideology.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: The Cost of Victory up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Reviewing the Trump Picks

There are lots of reaction to the Pam Bondi nomination for AG, and a shocking number of them from Sundance at CTH, who sometimes seems will only be content when Donald Trump is his own cabinet, Pam Bondi?  AG Nominee Pam Bondi and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles – Ballard Partners Law Firm, Lobbyists, President Trump Nominates Pam Bondi for U.S. Attorney General – The Deep Swamp Smiles. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair is not as upset, as Axelrod, Left Panic Over Prospect of 'Competent' Presidential Wingman at DoJ. WokeSpy, MSNBC Panel Flips Out Over Trump’s “Dangerous” AG Pick Pam Bondi. Cam at Bearing Arms asks a reasonable question, Where Does Pam Bondi Stand on Gun Control? Probably pretty squishy. Paul Bedard at WaEx, Second Amendment advocates urge Trump to leash ATF, pick pro-gun director. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.22.24,  EBL is OK with Pam Bondi for Attorney General,

A whole slew on new nominations too. Atop Da Hill, Trump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary. Sundance says Big Ag Breathes a Sigh of Relief, and announces President Trump Announces Nominees for Surgeon General, FDA and CDC, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Dr. Marty Makary, Dr. Dave Weldon, President Trump Nominates Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor, President Trump Announces Scott Bessent as Nominee for Treasury Secretary, President Trump Nominates Russ Vought for Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and breathes a sigh of relief when Trump Advisor Dan Scavino Says President Trump Never Considered Mike Rogers for FBI Director. I thought the deal with the Senate was Trump got Gaetz and the Senate got Rogers. Clearly, they didn't follow through. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.22.24, Legal Insurrection, Trump Nominates Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary. 

More on previous nominees, at ET, 5 Things to Know About Linda McMahon, Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary, "McMahon, a major donor and fundraiser for President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns, is currently a co-chair of his transition team." I hope it's not a reward for service, and she'll actually reform education. Responsible Statecraft predicts With Rubio, Waltz, a harder line on Latin America looms. Leah Barkoukis at TownHall hears Homan Say They'll 'Absolutely' Use Land Texas Offered for Deportation Operation. Collin Rugg at Hat Hair, Hegseth Is a 'Far-Right Extremist' Cuz He Sold *Check Notes* Grenade Soap. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.22.24,  Dana Loesch: Matt Gaetz Falls On His Sword, and Victory Girls: Pentagon Has “Profound Fear And Anxiety” Over Pete Hegseth and Watts Up With That, Confessing to the Error of Biden’s Ways, and A Look At President-Elect Trump’s Picks For The Key Energy Policy Positions NewsMax hears Matt Gaetz: I'm Not Returning to Congress. Capt. Ed, Gaetz: I'm Outta Congress for Good. Sundance, Matt Gaetz Says He Isn’t Coming Back to Congress. Ace, Musk, Vivek Lay Out Their Plans to Make America Solvent Again. "The New York Times ran another hair-on-fire article last week warning of the dangers of Elon Musk's cost-cutting. See, this Lunatic has a crazy way of cutting costs: He just cuts what he thinks can be cut, then sees if he's cut too much and makes adjustments later. Or, if he hasn't cut enough, he cuts some more. It's insane! No company could possibly survive such a regime of cost-cutting!" At Da Fetched, MTG to Work with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy in New Role as DOGE Subcommittee Chair. At Althouse, "In private meetings at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Musk shows little familiarity with policy or the potential staff members being discussed, but..." ""... he returns repeatedly to a central point: What is required, he says, is 'radical reform' of government and 'reformers' who are capable of executing radical changes, according to two people briefed on the meetings, who insisted on anonymity to describe the internal conversations.... From "Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works/The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question" (NYT). Who's leaking?" Well, it's the NYT, so there's a pretty good chance they either made it up themselves or got it from some Democrat hack who made it up. On the otherhand, it's pretty useless for us normies to speculate what goes on in his head. We don't have the equipment. Sundance, Donald Trump Jr Outlines How He Exerted All of His Political Capital to Get JD Vance Selected as VP. Dave Strom at Hat Hair reads The Slantic: Trump Assembling Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades and Pew: Public Feeling Pretty Good About Trump Right Now. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Trump's Big Tent GOP Seems Like a Great Place to Party for a While. From Sauron's Eye Trump sent two stimulus checks in his first term. Here's what experts say about another payment. Nope. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.22.24,   John Davidson at Da Fed worries that The GOP Establishment Is A Greater Threat To Trump’s Agenda Than Democrats. Could be. On the other hand, State Department Provided Therapy Sessions to Its Employees Traumatized by Trump Victory. Fire anyone who attended.

Hat Hair's John Sexton reads the Bulwark: Trump Is Running Again in 2028. That's just crazy talk, from crazy people. Ace, It's a Clown World After All, "The Bulwark continues farming their hysterical, paranoid readers for trauma-clicks." USA Today hears Trump still hasn't signed agreements to begin transition of power, White House says whines. "Trump has not agreed to memorandums of understanding with the General Service Administration, which includes an ethics policy. The delay in submitting the documents – which typically are filed at least a month before presidential elections – means the government can’t provide security clearances, briefings and resources to Trump’s incoming team before the president-elect is sworn into office on Jan. 20." They tried to screw him last time. From Twitchy, Here's Your Periodic Reminder Lefties Are STUPID: Check Out Their 'Plan' If Civil War Breaks Out, go to the library. Adam Turner at RedState, The Democrats Continue to Fall Down Their Doom Loop. They have to run on something other than hating Trump. 

Ace, After Staging an Insurrection for a Week and Attempting to Steal an Election By Counting Invalid Votes, Bob Casey Finally Concedes the Race for PA Senate to the Winner Dave McCormick. "All it took was the PA Supreme Court telling him to knock it off or face the law. He's claiming he wasn't grubbily attempting to steal a seat he lost, but instead just make sure all the people's votes were counted. Including all the dead people, fake people, and illegal alien people." At WeEx Salena Zite recounts How McCormick won Pennsylvania’s Senate race. Guy Benson at TownHall notes Georgia Conducted a Hand Count Audit of Its Election Results. Guess What it Found? "The results of the manual review released Wednesday showed 11 more votes for Trump and six fewer for Harris out of nearly 750,000 ballots reviewed by election officials across the state." Natalie Mittelstadt at JTN reports that Post-election, some states have already started focusing on election integrity, "Republicans in Ohio, North Carolina, and Arizona are all zeroing in on election integrity ahead of newly-elected officials taking office next year." At Da Signal, Harris Raises Money for Recount as Deadlines Pass to Seek One. "Raising money for a recount without any apparent intent to ask for one is likely acceptable under campaign laws, according to the Federal Election Commission." 

The NYPo ed board opines Biden, Mayorkas race to ensure more migrant damage after they leave. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Biden Administration Rigging System to Protect Illegals From Trump. Ace, Shocker: After Briefly Tamping Down on Illegal Alien Migration Just Before the Election, Biden Re-Opens The Spigots As He Exits the Stage, "Remember when Biden and then Kamala ran on the claim that the Biden-Harris Administration really took illegal immigration seriously and was fighting to tamp down on it? Well, that was a political strategy called "Lying." Da Blaze, Biden to launch ICE mobile app, further disrupting Trump's mass deportation plan: Report. Rep. Tom Tiffany@RepTiffany, "HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra cannot answer why he placed unaccompanied children with sponsors whose address was a strip club. He also cannot explain why he allowed them to be pimped out by individuals with no family ties to them. This is a sickening failure of oversight." At WaEx, Meet the charities spending millions to stop illegal immigrants from being deported. At Tablet, Mark Krikorian is all in on Sending Them Home. "Mass deportation’ starts with the removal of illegal aliens who break the law inside our borders, whether on the streets or on campuses." Pop Times calls it Shocking: NYC Dem Mayor Eric Adams Expands NYPD Using Money for Illegal Aliens after Reduced Influx. Sarah Hoyt at Insty thinks CONGRESS SHOULD PASS, THE PRESIDENT SHOULD SIGN A LAW BARRING FEDERAL FUNDS (EXCEPT IN EMERGENCY) TO ANY JURISDICTION OBSTRUCTING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS: Denver mayor threatens to deploy cops, 50K residents in ‘Tiananmen Square moment’ to stop Trump’s mass deportations. NewsBusters, MSNBC Skips, CNN Spends 2 Minutes on Laken Riley Trial in Prime Time. MSNBC, The guilt of Laken Riley's killer was never in doubt, "For all the political controversy surrounding Jose Ibarra, the case against him was always a simple one." A slight revision of their original headline. VodkaPundit at Insty, DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH: Shameless court behavior of migrant charged with robbing and exposing himself to Alvin Bragg’s assistant prosecutor. 

Rick Moran at PJM says Biden's Last Gasp Effort to Forgive Student Loans Is Just as Illegal as All His Other Attempts. Nick Arama at RedState, Biden Gets Confused About Name of NBA Basketball Team He Invited to the White House. Matt Taibi at Racket, The Emperor Has No Brains. "America's post-electoral military escalation might amount to nothing, or it could be the last act of an empire gone mad. On ATACMS, ICBMs, and more nuclear poker." Sundance, Russia Did Not Fire an ICBM Today, They Fired Something Much Worse – A Message. The Daily Economy reports The Federal Debt Just Eclipsed $36 Trillion. Thanks, Brandon!

At Fox, New York judge grants Trump request to file motion to dismiss charges, cancels sentencing indefinitely. "Trump spokesman labels ruling as a 'decisive win' for president-elect." NewsMax, Trump Gets Permission to Seek Dismissal of N.Y. Felony Case. Capt. Ed, NY Mag to Bragg: You Still Here? It's Over! Go Home! UPDATE: Sentencing Canceled. Driscoll at Insty, NY MAG TO ALVIN BRAGG: You Still Here? It’s Over! Go Home! "Everyone seems to realize that the days of lawfare are over — at least for Democrats. Jack Smith has decided to get out of Dodge, er, Washington DC, before the new sheriff rides into town on January 20. The Georgia Court of Appeals suddenly canceled a hearing without explanation, which could mean that Fani Willis has decided enough is enough. . . . Related: New York Judge Indefinitely Postpones Trump Hush-Money Sentencing, Will Consider Dismissing Case. More: Trump’s sentencing in New York has been delayed indefinitely and the Left is NOT TAKING IT WELL. Conan, what is best in life?"

The Unsinkable Mollie@MZHemingway "Exclusive: Pentagon ‘Intentionally Delayed’ National Guard Deployment To The Capitol On Jan. 6." Dave Strom, House Oversight Committee: DoD Inspector General Lied About January 6th. The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo, Weaponizing of DOJ was a hatchet job against the American people – and the new Trump admin must restore trust.

Mark Tapscott at PJM reports the Biden-Harris Administration Spent $267 Million on 'Misinformation' Research, aka censorship. Driscoll at Insty, BLUESKY IS HELL ON EARTH: John Sexton, NY Times Tech Reporter: Bluesky is Fantastic "Bluesky used to be an annoying anti-Musk hate fest but now it's a freeing anti-Musk hate fest and he loves it."  At MSNBC, Ace reports Joe and Mika's Ratings Continue Collapsing Since They "Slithered on Their Bellies to Lick Trump's Boots", Bonchie at RedState, Stephanie Ruhle Calls Herself a 'Fat Chicken' Who Got Suckered By MAGA, and Then Gets It Completely Right and Sarah Arnold at TownHall hears Joy Reid Spew Hate Toward Trump Supporters Once Again. Imagine, OTP, Musk Floats Idea Of Buying MSNBC. Da Mail, Elon Musk sets his sights on struggling MSNBC as network is spun off by owner Comcast. "The blood in the water at MSNBC set Donald Trump Jr's tongue wagging on Friday. He joked on X: 'Hey Elon Musk... I have the funniest idea ever!' He was responding to a post that incorrectly claimed the network is already for sale. Musk, who launched a hostile takeover for Twitter and won, took the bait. 'How much?' he replied in his own post. While the pair may have been joking, this was the same question he asked in 2017 when a Twitter user urged him to buy the site. Four years later he purchased the platform for $44billion and rebranded it 'X'."  At the MidWesterner, Elon Musk deems Jocelyn Benson’s former employer Southern Poverty Law Center a ‘criminal organization’ "Michigan Secretary of State Benson, was SPLC 'hate 'crime' investigator, served as board director."

At Campus Reform, ‘Queer Marxism’ course coming to Cornell University next semester. Stephen Kruiser has Good News for Republicans — Dems Don't Grasp How Fringe and Cringe Their Coastal Elites Are. At Cal Matters, Conservative professors and students are suing California’s community colleges, and winning. Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Republican senator introduces legislation to get rid of Department of Education.

Dave Strom sees the NYT Jumps Into Democrat Civil War Over Transing Kids--Guess Which Side They Pick. No need to check. At Twitchy, J.K. Rowling Gives Trans Activist India Willoughby a BRUTALLY FUNNY Lesson in Basic Biology. Jonathan Turley, Expelliarmus!: HBO Delivers Blow Against the Anti-Rowling, Anti-Free Speech Movement. Driscoll at Insty, AND THEN HE CRACKED OPEN A TALL FROSTY BOTTLE OF BUD LIGHT: "Jaguar boss says criticism of rebrand is ‘vile hatred and intolerance.’ The boss of Jaguar has defended the carmaker’s controversial rebrand and described criticism of its marketing campaign as “vile hatred and intolerance”." Insty, 2026 CAMPAIGN COMMERCIALS MAKE THEMSELVES:

Trans activist calls on LGBTQ people to get guns to threaten anyone who doesn’t let men in women’s bathrooms.

Democrats want men like this to invade women’s spaces. pic.twitter.com/U8eRuweXTF

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 22, 2024

At Althouse, "Their existence, and my relationships with each of them, are essential to my understanding of life itself." "That's a very strangely written sentence... by M. Gessen, in "What Democrats Are Getting Wrong About Transgender Rights"" At Breitbart, San Jose State Women’s Volleyball Could Win Conference Championship If Other Teams Forfeit over Trans Player.

Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. I forgot to send my Rule 5s to the Wombat this week, but he still posted Rule 5 Sunday: Cheerful Bikini and FMJRA 2.0: Roster Like A Hole anyway. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - More Fox Fallout and The British are Coming!

Stacy McCain, Kamala Harris Bombs in Fox Interview, " The three deadliest bombs in world history:1. Hiroshima; 2. Nagasaki; and 3. The Kamala Harris interview with Brett Baier." At PJM, VodkaPundit, Team Kamala Invoked the Mercy Rule and I Can't Stop Laughing, Matt Margolis, Team Harris Knows the Fox News Interview Was a Disaster and Scott Pinsker, The PR Fallout of the Kamala Harris Fox News Interview "Yikes. If Kamala Harris thought Bret Baier was tough, wait ‘til she meets Putin." At Hat Hair, Dave Strom has Thoughts on the Fox Interview, "Bottom line up front: yes, the interview was a disaster, and no, it will not end her campaign as the June debate ended Biden's," and  Will Biden Nuke Harris Campaign After This?, Capt. Ed, Did Biden-Harris Really Only 'Follow the Law'?, and Jazz Shaw, Is the Election Over Yet? and Harris Interview Drew 7.8 Million Viewers, Beat '60 Minutes' (UPDATED) and Capt Ed. comments "Yeah ... I don't think that's good news for Harris or her campaign." At Da Caller, Former Clinton Pollster Warns Of ‘Eroding’ Blue Wall For Harris After Failing To Connect In Fox Interview. Dan Flynn at Am Spec, Kamala Harris Flunked the Job Interviews, "Leftist sycophants left her ill-prepared for her Fox News interview." Jim Geraghty at NRO, When Bret Met Kamala. Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal, 4 Takeaways From Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview With Bret Baier. Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks Kamala Harris' Answer to This Question Should Warrant a Special Counsel Investigation. "When asked again if she had any concerns about Joe Biden’s mental health, Kamala replied, “I think the American people have a concern about Donald Trump.” Capt. Ed says 'Joe Biden Is Not On the Ballot' was Kamala's Biggest Dodge. At Twitchy, Of All the Threads Taking Kamala and Her 'TESTY' Fox News Interview APART, THIS One Is the Most DAMNING. At Insty, HUGH HEWITT INTERVIEWS NRO’S NOAH ROTHMAN ON KAMALA’S FOX NEWS INTERVIEW (Video). Ace, Bret Baier: Kamala Harris Tried to "Ice Me" By Showing Up Late, and Then Having Her Staffers Wave Their Arms Wildly to Tell Me to Stop Asking Questions. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, The Talking Points Have Been Disseminated: Media Swoops In To Defend Kamala In Lock-Step. Capt. Ed, "This pushback has been incredibly lame. Oh, he was rude to interrupt her off-topic filibustering! Good grief. If Harris can't deal with a reporter asking questions and following up on evasions, why should we make her head of state?" Matt Margolis, Liberal Media Caught Astroturfing Reaction to Harris’ Fox News Interview. From Don Surber, Two interviews. Two candidates. One winner. Capt. Ed, "Democrats are going to hit the panic button in a big way when they realize that their spin on this interview is entirely disconnected from reality. That may be as soon as today; the betting markets are only moving more toward Trump, and those are usually indicative of short-term poll trends." Capt. Ed has words on Kamala's Catholic Problem II: Al Smith Dinner Boogaloo. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Delivers Remarks at Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner.

Dave Strom reports UK Labour Party Paying Staffers to Campaign for Kamala Harris. NBC 15, British Labour Party sending staff to campaign for Harris in US swing states. Robby Starbuck@robbystarbuck, "Huge: The UK’s far left Labour Party has been organizing FOR MONTHS to come to America to campaign for Kamala. This is foreign election interference. Their head of operations who has been a lead planner for Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in charge of this operation. . . To be explicitly clear: The Democrats are getting help from a foreign government to try to beat Trump. Now you know why they invented Russia collusion, it was always projection because they’re actually getting boots on the ground help from foreign governments to help them win. If we have an even slightly competent media then this will be the biggest story in the country by the end of the day." Sundance at CTH, The British are Coming – U.K Labour Party Sends 100 Staff to Assist Kamala Harris "Apparently, some forms of foreign election influence are okay. According to recent reports the British Labour Party are sending their staff to the United States to run support operations in battleground states." Politics UK@PolitlcsUK, "NEW: Nearly 100 current and former Labour Party staff are going to battleground states in the US election to campaign for Kamala Harris, with the party offering to ‘sort your housing’"

Nick Arama at Red State, Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson Reveal Trump Team's Hilarious Reaction to Biden Debate Meltdown. Spiked, Kamala doesn’t know the first thing ‘about fascism’. NYPo, Kamala Harris makes a brutal gaffe in speech to Wisconsin voters: ‘I stood up to veterans’. Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock, "“It would be a huge mistake for Israel to enter Rafah. I've studied the maps” I will never get over this sound bite. The worst possible combination of ignorant and arrogant." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Unfazed: CBS Offers In-Kind Kamala Campaign Contribution Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth "CBS's 60 minutes didn't just cut Kamala's rambling answer down to make her sound coherent. They completely replaced the answer to the question she was asked. This absolutely has to be against broadcast standards." If it weren't for double standards . . . From NewsMax, Sen. Rick Scott: Harris' 'Opportunity Agenda for Black Men' Racist. Ace, Kamala Harris's Hot New Plan to Woo Black Men: How's Legal Weed and Free $20,000 "Loans" That Don't Have to be Repaid Sound? "The loans were first announced for blacks only, but after being criticized for this obviously racist promotion, the campaign says that the loans can be applied for by whites, too. I mean, whites won't get them, but they're free to apply." Yep, that's how these things work. Beege Welborn, Who Would Have Guessed a Pre-Election Round of Student Debt Dumping Was Imminent? At Reason, Did Inflation Save Us From 'New Progressive Economics'? "Anti-market progressives dominate the Biden administration. Their policies also help discredit it." Insty cites KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: "Dems’ 2024 Platform — Your Reality Is Wrong, Stupid Voters. “It’s not just the sobering reality of Biden’s behavior that the public is being told to ignore, it’s the harsh reality of the consequences of his policies too.”" Bob Graboyes at Bastiat's Window on Kamala Harris’s Oakland Problem, "Dear Readers ... Help me write an uplifting paragraph about the vice president."

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.24, Twitchy: What Joe & Barack Really Said At The Funeral Will Make Kamala Testy. NYPo, Biden tells Obama ‘she’s not as strong as me’ — and ex-prez agrees ‘that’s true’ at Ethel Kennedy service. Althouse, Somehow we don't have the definitive lip-reading on this yet. Ace, "She's Not As Strong As Me:" Lip-Readers Pick Out Biden's Complaint About Kamala Harris, Made to the Man Who Engineered His Ouster, Barack Obama "Biden groused to Obama in line at Ethel Kennedy's funeral. You can't hear what either man said, but lip-readers think they know what was talked about." Matt Vespa, Look Away, Democrats. Obama Has Some Unfiltered Observations About Kamala. Byron York at WaEx, What Bill Clinton’s gaffe says about Harris and the border. At JTN, Charlotte Hazard thinks Harris' top surrogates Clinton, Obama and Biden backfire on campaign trail, boosting Trump. 

Insty, I AM NOT STUNNED: Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "This is stunning: The New York Times "plagiarism expert" now confirms that the paper deliberately withheld the full Kamala Harris plagiarism report from him and that, after analyzing the full claims, Harris's plagiarism is "more serious" than he told the Times." Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo "ABC does fake fact-checks to help Kamala. CBS stealth-edits an interview to help Kamala. New York Times withholds evidence to help Kamala. This is endemic—and only visible now because we have X." Mary Chastain at LI, NYT Withheld Full Harris Plagiarism Report From Expert, Who Admits It’s ‘More Serious’. “The most serious allegation concerns Wikipedia. Harris’ book contained roughly two paragraphs copied from Wikipedia without citation.” Robby Soave at Reason, The Media Shouldn't Overlook Kamala Harris' Plagiarism. "The pouncing isn't the point."

JTN, Texas troopers arrest large numbers of special interest aliens, including men from Iran. At ZeroHedge, NYPD Admits Armed Migrant Kids From Gov't-Funded Roosevelt Hotel Terrorizing Times Square.

Nick Arama, Trump Gets More Good News in the Election Forecasts As Kamala Crashes and Burns on Fox. A Larry video at Hat Hair,  The End of the Kamala Campaign! Trump Soars in Betting Markets!  NewsMax, Billionaire Investor Druckenmiller: Market Sure Trump Will Win. Capt. Ed catches Politico whining Trumpmentum Among Black Voters Is Real. Althouse, "'Pennsylvania is such a mess': Inside Team Harris’ unusual levels of finger-pointing/Many of the state’s most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months." "Insiders are complaining to Politico, " and "Obama is the last Democrat who won Wisconsin with more than 50 percent of the vote...." Insty, DON’T GET COCKY: Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh. "BREAKING: We are now less than 3 weeks from the election and Trump is positioned MUCH stronger in polling than the 2020 election. Change from this point in 2020: National: Trump+7.4  Pennsylvania: Trump+5.9  Michigan: Trump+8.2  Wisconsin: Trump+6  North Carolina: Trump+4.1  Arizona: Trump+5.1  Georgia: Trump+2.7 RealClearPolitics". Fox, Maxim makes an endorsement for the 2024 presidential election: 'You just lost zero fans.' At the Freep, Martin Gurri: I Refused to Vote in the Last Two Elections. Now, I’m Voting for Trump. "There are only two vital forces in American politics today: those who wish to control everything, and those who wish not to be controlled. Reluctantly, I choose the latter." The Great Victor Davis Hanson, Election 2024: Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired of Being Lectured. Dave Harsanyi at WaEx, The confessions of a Trump skeptic "Do I wish Republicans had nominated a more coherent, principled, competent candidate for the presidency? Of course. But if anyone is under the impression Democrats tapped such a person, I have news. Spend some time trying to decipher Harris’s swirling, platitude-ridden, incoherent rhetoric, and you will only be further convinced that we live in an idiocracy."

Sundance presents the President Trump Univision Townhall. Althouse hears JD Vance,  "I've answered this question directly a million times: NO. I think there were serious problems in 2020. So did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use. Okay?" "Vance went to law school. Yale Law School. I know he knows how to say something legal about the processes for challenging an election and how they need to fit a time period and come to an end and give us an outcome, and we accept that not because it's perfect, but because the process is good enough and life goes on. Well, he almost says that. I think he could speak more clearly and more legalistically but I don't expect to be satisfied, and I'm not grading papers anymore." And, Elon Musk presents a montage of himself in pro-Trump mode to the tune of "YMCA." Florida's Voice, DeSantis rips reporter on climate change: ‘Chance of me virtue signaling for people in media is zero’. 

From Breitbart, Peter Schweizer: GAI Study Details 50 Threats to Election Integrity. MD Kittle at Da Fed, Mayorkas Stonewalls Ohio’s Request To Help Track Foreign Nationals On Voter Rolls. Gee I wonder why? Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Now Saying Migrants Should 'Love Our Country' is Racist?

Sundance reports Lawyers for Trump Attempted Assassin Ask Judge Cannon to Recuse Herself. Tuff nougies.

James O'Keefe@JamesOKeefeIII, "BREAKING: Senior Meta Engineer Reveals Anti-Kamala Posts Are "Automatically Demoted,” Admits Shadowbanning Tactics." Video at link. Leah Barkoukis at TownHall, In Undercover Video, Meta Software Engineer Explains What Happens to Anti-Harris Posts. Ace, Facebook Enginneer in Sting Video: Facebook Automatically Demotes Posts Against Kamala and "Redlists" the Account. Brady Know at WaEx worries Trump teeters on DOJ’s Google breakup proposal: ‘A lot of power’. Capt. Ed counters "Trump's concerned about China and the ability of American companies to compete. That's short-sighted, though, for two reasons. First, Google is a big part of the reason that companies can't compete effectively in this market. And second, Google uses its market power to flex political as well as economic muscle, generally to support censoring and sidelining Trump's allies." Brad Palumbo at WaEx, Democrats caught bribing TikTok influencers to mislead Generation Z. Dave Strom takes note, EU Threatens Elon Musk's Entire Business Empire Because He Supports Free Speech.

Riley Gaines

Spencer Lindquist at Da Wire reports Under Tim Walz, Minnesota Pays For Kids To Go On ‘Queer’ Wilderness Trips Without Parents. "The program, led by a self-described 'trans non-binary naturalist,' targets 'questioning middle and high school youth.'" From the College Fix, Transgender coach, rehired due to ‘transphobia’ concerns, resigns after porn video surfaces. At Da Caller, Kids Are Being Taken From ‘Non-Affirming’ Parents. Here’s One Family’s Fight To Get Their Son Back. From Campus Reform, Riley Gaines Center launches 'Project BOYcott' to support women athletes who stand up for biological reality, "The Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute launched Project BOYcott as an effort to stand up for female athletes who refuse to compete against biological males." Capt. Ed adds "Good for her. Girls and young women have the power to put an end to the colonization of their athletic spaces and opportunities by refusing to participate in it. That's not easy, but real change never is." I agree. 

Chris Queen at PJM, Who's Got the Joy? You Might Be Surprised. "For about 50 years, a report called the General Social Survey (GSS) has measured the happiness level of respondents. Republicans consistently report slightly higher levels of happiness every year. Hawley points out that Democrats say that they have more emotional issues."  Dave Strom, reports There Is a Mental Illness Crisis Among Liberals. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Where My Wolfsbane At? and FMJRA 2.0: The God-Emperor Works A Shift At McD’s on time and under budget at the Other McCain.