Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Goes to the Super Bowl, FBI Outs ICE

President Trump was the first president ever to attend a Super Bowl. I'm surprised the Secret Service let him. AP disapproves Donald Trump to become first sitting president to attend Super Bowl. But first, he sat down with Fox New's Brett Behr at Mar-a-Lago, resuming the tradition of a presidential interview for the event that Biden dropped due to advancing senility. Sundance at CTH hosts President Trump's Superbowl Interview, and More. At Althouse, "Success will bring the country together." "Said President Trump in his Super Bowl interview." No it will drive Democrats crazy because their definition of success is America failing. At Da Mail, Trump sends Super Bowl crowd wild as he takes to the field with Ivanka and Eric. Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports Trump Steals the Spotlight from Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl and Her Reaction is Priceless. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed. - The world is healing" I'm not a Swifty, but I don't approve of booing her just because she's not a Trumpy. Celebs are entitled to spout their opinions; we don't have to accept them.

Sauron's Eye reluctantly admits Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised — CBS News poll. Hat Hair says it Had to Hurt: CBS Poll Finds Americans Like Trump, They Really Like Him. Beege Welborn adds "The one complaint they could scrape up? He hasn't done enough to 'lower food prices yet.' Media will make sure they scratch that irritation by telling everyone, 'See?! how Trump hasn't lowered the price of eggs, right?' Oh, you betcha." Althouse, "With most describing him as 'tough,' 'energetic,' 'focused' and 'effective' — and as doing what he'd promised during his campaign — President Trump has started his term with net positive marks from Americans overall." "Many say he's doing more than they expected — and of those who say this, most like what they see. Very few think he's doing less. His partisans and his voters, in particular, say he's got the right amount of focus on matters like ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and deporting those who are in the country illegally.... That was just so good for Trump that there was no way to spin it negative and CBS tells it straight." OTP hears Hill Dems Hint Voting Against Keeping Gov’t Open Past March 15 Will Stop Trump’s Roll. At Semafor, Democrats look to government funding as their leverage against Trump

From NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine reports Trump reveals he’s spoken with Putin by phone, says Russian president ‘wants to see people stop dying’ in Ukraine war. Sundance has President Trump Has Begun Discussions with President Putin and Sunday Talks – Nat Sec Advisor Mike Waltz Discusses USAID and First Two Weeks of The Trump Doctrine. Sarah Arnold again, Trudeau Caught on Hot Mic Talking About Trump. "On Friday, Trudeau was caught saying he thinks Trump is serious about making Canada the 51st U.S. state. The Canadian prime minister reportedly made the remarks to business leaders and labor leaders in a closed-door session mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker." Salena Zito at Hat Hair, says Ancora Wants to Make US Steel Great Again. "The investment firm Ancora is pushing U.S. Steel shareholders to drop the Nippon Steel merger and oust CEO David Burritt, a move that would align with President Donald Trump's insistence that U.S. Steel stay in American hands."

Sharyl Attkisson at JTN, reports Trump Fired SIGAR John Sopko, 'The Donald Trump of inspectors general’ "Sopko's agency indicted and convicted over 150 people for waste, fraud and abuse, and was able to return $4 billion to taxpayers." Hmm. "Before he was fired, Sopko had already announced his agency would be closing up shop earlier than mandated since the U.S. isn’t spending as much money in Afghanistan, anymore. It was the first time he’d heard of a federal agency deciding to close itself." From Da Caller, Trump Axes Intern Program After Biden Officials Hid Signs Of DEI. Sundance is pleased President Trump Revokes Security Clearance of Lawfare Operatives, Including Norm Eisen and Andrew Weissmann. "This is a good strategic move.  Security Clearances are the credentialed currency of those who work in the DC administrative state.  Specifically, a lawyer inside the DC machine is essentially of no value without a security clearance. Additionally, the absence of a security clearance opens up both parties in DC to legal exposure from discussing or receiving information that is defined by the apparatus as NSI (national security information). And the cherry on the top of the proverbial cake is that Lawfare uses their definitions of NSI in an attempt to stop sunlight on their corrupt activity. Revocation of security clearances is a win, win, win; a triple winnamin."

Mike Miller at RedState, CNN's Dana Bash Tries to Trip Up DHS Head Noem on Trump Policies. Any Guesses How THAT Turned Out? Politico whines Kristi Noem said ‘Get rid of FEMA the way it exists today’ "The DHS secretary backed Trump’s proposal to shutter the disaster response agency." Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Dana Bash Questions DHS Secretary Kristi Noem About Gitmo, DOGE, FEMA and DHS Operations.

Nick Ballasy at JTN has All the tax cuts likely to be included in Trump and GOP's forthcoming reconciliation bill. "There appears to be broad consensus among House and Senate Republicans on the tax cuts to include in a reconciliation bill but they're still debating spending cuts to offset the cost." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has what he thinks are the Top Ten Dumb Things Said Friday, 02/07.

Insty, THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE GOING BATSHIT CRAZY OVER: Elon Musk@elonmusk, "To be clear, what the @DOGE team and @USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following: - Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible. - All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING! . . ." John Stossel at Hat Hat hopes DOGE to the Rescue? Althouse, "Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number." ""If accurate, this is extremely suspicious. When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!! This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately." Tweeted Elon Musk."  Twitchy,  Elon Musk Spots ANOTHER Way Government Incompetence Enables MASSIVE Fraud. Incompetence or malfeasance?  Liz Stauffer at LI, Treasury Employees Estimate Fraud in Entitlement Payments at $50 Billion Annually. “Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number.” NewsMax reports Musk Alleges Public Funds Fraud of $1B per Wee. A billion here a billion there. . .  ET, Musk Says DOGE, Treasury Agree on New Anti-Fraud Measures to Claw Back $50 Billion in Payment Fraud. From Fox, President Trump predicts Elon Musk will find 'hundreds of billions' in waste in next DOGE directives. "Trump said waste in the Education and Defense Departments are next on the chopping block." Nick Ballasy reports Trump says Musk, DOGE will soon begin checking Education Dept. for wasteful spending, then Pentagon. ""Let's check the military. We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions, of dollars of fraud and abuse. And you know, the people elected me on that."  From NewsMax, DOGE Moving On to Bigger Govt Targets. Leslie Eastman, Trump Claws Back $4 Billion That Was Headed to Ludicrous UN Climate Fund. "Trump’s focus on America First is leading to a review of our participation in the United Nations programs like UNESCO and what we are paying for them…and getting in return."

Calling-all-RushBabes has Further Tales of USAID. At WokeSpy, Joe Biden’s $5 Billion “Aid” Mystery: “The Government Has Been Robbing Us Blind.” From Hat Hair, It Pays...Well, PAID to Be 'Govt': USAID Head Had Five Fold Net Worth Increase. Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal, "EX-USAID CHIEF SAMANTHA POWER’S NET WORTH SKYROCKETS—FROM $6.7M TO $30M ON A $180K SALARY Samantha Power, Biden’s ex-USAID chief, saw her wealth explode while earning just $180K per year. Where did the extra $23.3M come from? And all of this in just 3 years! USAID oversees billions in global funding—was she cashing in? The public deserves answers. Follow the money." What's the point of being the CIA's cash carrier, if you can't skim a little? FischerKing @FischerKing64 "DOGE has forced democrats into the position of defending waste, fraud and abuse. Idk if that was ever the intention, but democrats have fallen into this trap. And the more info comes out, the worse they will look. They will end up like the proverbial deer in headlights." Sundance reminds us You Simply Must Remember Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Defending the DoD Inability to Pass and Audit. Stacey Matthews at LI, Democrat Incitement Continues With Calls to ‘Fight,’ Accusations of a Musk ‘Coup.’ “So at some point, we’ve got to wake up beyond party lines for all Americans to see what’s going on here in this rapidly expanding and accelerating coup.” Politico whines Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government. “It’s something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5.”  LifeZette thinks Stephen Miller Drops the Mic on Dem’s ‘Musk Being Unelected’ Narrative. “This is the agenda the American people voted for that he is asking his staff, his subordinates, his employees to implement.” Althouse, Who's couping who? "I'm trying to read Raw Story, "'The feel of a coup': Elon Musk said to be poised to 'defy' major judicial order": Labrador Skeptic @SaysSimulation "Interesting to see what Vance is doing here - is this the new pattern? 1. As with the DOGE employee, Vance floats ideas on X. 2. The ideas are tested, with as@WardoftheStates has noted, an audience of millions providing immediate feedback for analyses, the best test group 1/" Quote JD Vance @JDVance, "If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal." PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Elon Musk Has a Great Idea to Get Rid of Activist Judges. Elon Musk@elonmusk, "I’d like to propose that the worst 1% of appointed judges, as determined by elected bodies, be fired every year. This will weed out the most corrupt and least competent." Make it 10%. Francis Menton at the Manhattan Contrarian on Democracy: What You Think It Means Versus What The Establishment Thinks.

Byron York@ByronYork. "NIH pays big 'indirect costs' (administrative/overhead) with research grants. Average 27%-28%, often more. Top foundations--Gates, Johnson, Zuckerberg, Templeton--pay 0%-15%. So Trump caps NIH at 15%. Saves money, more for research. Dems/media go nuts." Insty says OVERHEAD RATES HAVE BEEN A SCANDAL FOR YEARS. AND NEGOTIATING RATES INSTITUTION BY INSTITUTION IS A RECIPE FOR CRONYISM, AND REMOVES INCENTIVES FOR EFFICIENCY. I remember. Patrick Ruffini @PatrickRuffini "The freakout over this is something to behold. To be clear, this revolt is in response to administrative bloat being held at 15% of overall grants. Charities are routinely held to overhead costs well below this or else their donations suffer." Quote John Streicher@JohnStreicher1 "All IDCs capped at 15% as of today. If this stands we’re done. Every research institute immediately out of business. Nearly every university ends large scale research. Back to the age of the aristocrat tinkerer. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n"

Frank J. Fleming@IMAO_ "That the left acts like their atrocious vindictive censorship was a small thing is why this is happening and will continue to happen until you finally understand how terrible you are." Quote Armand Domalewski@ArmandDoma "the essence of the modern American right."

From Lifezette, Trump Torches ‘Low Life’ Maxine Waters and the Democrats Over Dept. of Education Stunt. Jonathan Turley hears “WE ARE AT WAR!”: Democrats Ramp Up Rage Rhetoric as Tensions Mount Across the Country

Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN hears Air traffic controllers say FAA hiring practices, ‘immunity program,’ led to DC plane crash, "Air traffic controllers say an FAA “immunity program” fails to hold people accountable for their mistakes, even with deadly consequences."

Adam Housley @adamhousley "He's such a poor leader." Quote Defiant L’s@DefiantLs, "Newsom tells Pacific Palisades property owners: "You can't rebuild the same. We have to rebuild with science. We have to build with climate reality in mind." "Science", which is really just liberal preferences. 

Matt Vespa hears John Fetterman Just Dropped a Grim Prediction for Dems. Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri, "NEW: Sen. Fetterman: "Not sure" Democrats can win back White men."

Mia Cathell at TownHall is ecstatic that DOJ Ordered to Turn Over Fani Willis Files, "a federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to furnish all available files they have on any communications between now-former Special Counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pertaining to the prosecution of President Donald Trump."

At Hat Hair, ICE Snatching Up Criminal Aliens in NJ, Trolling for Murphys.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov "It's a sincere pleasure working with partners like @DEAHQ, @TheJusticeDept, and @ATFHQ to keep New Jersey residents safer by removing criminal aliens from their communities." Beege Welborn "lurves this - 'It's OUR pleasure keeping New Jersey safe since your scummy, verminous, illegal-loving governor refuses so.'" Sundance reports FBI Officials Tipped-Off Criminal Aliens: Leaked Details of Pending Los Angeles ICE Deportation Operation to Media. "There was a very disturbing article in the Los Angeles Times, warning criminal aliens of a pending ICE operation sweep that was coming to the LA area. The source for the advanced tip-off were indicated within the reporting to be FBI officials in Washington DC. Today, it appears that Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is confirming the leak came from the FBI as she says, “The FBI is so corrupt. We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law.” I assume there will be an investigation and they'll be fired, right? At Restoration News, The Activists Urging Illegal Aliens to "Fight Back" Against ICE Deportations. The College Fix reports on Leftist student groups: ICE recruiters at Duke job fair a ‘societal attack against our humanity’

Sarah Arnold reports the FCC Considers Revoking CBS License Over Kamala Harris' '60 Minutes' Interview Controversy.  At ET, Trump Doubles CBS Lawsuit Damages to $20 Billion Over Harris’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, "Trump’s legal team claims that CBS deceptively edited Harris’s responses to make her appear more articulate and composed." Now that the whole interview has been released. At the Free Bacon, Has Brendan Carr Finally Figured Out How To Stop NPR? "Taxpayer-funded radio stations are barred from ‘airing commercials or other promotional announcements on behalf of for-profit entities’" They haven't really been commercial free for years. 

Riley Gaines

Althouse, "... Riley Gaines Barker, a 24-year-old former college swimmer whose sole issue is fighting trans people in women’s sports..." "I'm noticing this line in that much discussed New York Magazine article — "The Cruel Kids’ TableAmong the young, confident, and casually cruel Trumpers who, after conquering Washington, have their sights set on America."" "The article came out on January 27th. Riley Gaines got what she'd fought for on February 5th. Is she a "sole issue" character who now fades from view? I see she framed it this way (on February 4th, on X): "Things could've been so different. Gender insanity was the final straw that brought a lot of moderates to the side of common sense. Specifically, I believe it was the issue of men in women's sports." If your "sole issue" is a wedge issue, you're not as obscure as New York Magazine would like to paint you." Matt Vespa, Here's What a GOP Rep Said That Triggered Dems During a Oversight Committee Hearing Last Week CSPAN@cspan "Following @RepNancyMace questioning, Rep. @GerryConnolly (D-VA) says he took offense to a word she used. Mace: "Tranny, tranny, tranny. I don't really care. You want penises in women's bathrooms and I'm not going to have it. No thank you. It's disgusting.""

From Campus Reform, Coast Guard Academy rolls back DEI as cuts at Naval Academy may soon follow. The Tax Prof, As Trump's DEI Crackdown Escalates, Law Faculty Choose Between Silence And Resistance. 

Jonathan Turley wonders if we're going to need A Ministerial Miranda? Washington State Democrats Target Priests in Latest Attack on Religion. Passing a law forcing priest to notify authority of confessors of child abuse.  "The bill would amend the state law that currently applies to law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect. Clergy would be added to the list. The sponsors would also exempt clergy from the exception afforded to lawyers and others who obtain information “solely as a result of a privileged communication.”"

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Super Bowl Prediction?

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Neither are known to be particularly reliable.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Fani Willis and Nathan Wade Testilie

Wasn't that fun! After bringing forth witness testimony that Fani Willis and "Special" counsel Nathan Wade were having an affair prior to Fani hiring Wade, Trump's codefendants in the Atlanta trial put Wade on the stand and started asking questions about the various times he and lead persecutor Fani Williams shared beds, took trips together and how he was reimbursed for the travel. He denied a "romantic" relationship prior to be being hired, and said that Fani reimbursed him for trips and meals in untraceable cash, that she just happened to keep a large hoard of on hand for "emergency" expenses. At the point that the lawyers were about to attempt to call Fani to testify, the prosecution objected, and it appeared the judge was about to rule in their favor when Fani stormed into the courtroom and demanded to testify. No, she and Wade never ever cohabited prior to his being hired, and yes, she paid him in untraceable cash because her daddy always told her a black woman should keep six months worth of cash on hand. The scene was pretty tense, and at one point the judge had to call a time out for Fani to get a grip.   NYPo, Donald Trump Georgia election fraud case live updates: DA Fani Willis won’t testify again Friday morning, lawyers scramble for next witness. At Da Caller, Key Witness Testimony Contradicts Fani Willis’ Defense Of ‘Romantic’ Relationship With Special Prosecutor. Althouse, "A friend of Ms. Willis, Robin Bryant-Yeartie, testified that she had 'no doubt' that the romance began before Ms. Willis hired Mr. Wade for the case." "That would contradict the timeline presented by the prosecutors, who said it began after Mr. Wade was hired...."From "Live Updates: Key Witness Contradicts Trump Prosecutors’ Timeline of Relationship/A former friend and colleague of Fani Willis says the district attorney’s romance with the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case began before he was hired, possibly bolstering defense lawyers’ claims of a conflict of interest"" End Wokeness@EndWokeness, ""GAME OVER" for Fulton County DA Fani Willis, declares MSNBC legal analyst: "This is epic. This is monumental. She will be disqualified. This is a huge deal."" Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "Don't let the legalese fool you." Good advice in this case. So far as I've seen, Ashleigh Merchant has only one witness testifying that Willis' filing two weeks ago was dishonest. Judge Scott McAfee has to determine whether she's credible, but Merchant could still call more witnesses to that effect too. She spent a lot of time interrogating Nathan Wade instead this morning, and he sounded pretty deceptive and pedantic. It's not over yet, but it's not going well at all for Willis."
 Twitchy, 'EPIC. MONUMENTAL!' MSNBC Analyst Says It Looks Bad, ... Fani Willis Lied to the Court It's GAME OVER, on the view, well known for their sober takes on the news. Chris Queen at PJM, Nathan Wade Details the Trips He Took With Fani Willis. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, I Might As Well Face It - I'm Addicted to Love Kyle Becker@kylenabecker, "Hot take: Fani Willis pimped out taxpayer funds to hire a male prostitute to be Trump's Special Prosecutor. What a love story, everybody!" John Hinderacker at Power Line, Fani Takes the Stand  "At the moment, it looks likely that the prosecution will have to continue without Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade. That would result in a delay, presumably, but I am not aware of any realistic ground on which their misbehavior would cause the case to be dismissed." Capt. Ed, "I watched/listened to most of the hearing today and all of Willis' testimony. It's clear that Willis considered this her platform for politicking and self-promotion, and as John writes, the entitlement didn't just ooze from every word out of her mouth -- it erupted from them. Judge Scott McAfee has the patience of a saint, but even he warned her that if she didn't behave more professionally, he'd throw out her entire testimony. Which might have done her a favor, except ... McAfee is the only decider on this motion to disqualify."  Mia Cathell at TownHall, Teary-Eyed Fani Willis Testifies in Humiliating Hearing Ace. "Drillable Hours:" Some Thoughts on the Sweetick/Fani Gangbang of Lies Update: The Judge Scolds Fani, Tells Her to Answer the Questions Posed With Fewer Histrionics Or He'll Strike Her Testimony and Witness: Fani Willis Sexually Trafficked Nathan Wade, Imprisoned Him, Hooked Him on Heroin, Made Him Her He-Whore, and Then Gave Him the "Street Name" of Darrius "Sweetdick" Honeycum, Esq. "I can't back that headline up. It might be a just a tetch exaggerated."

Althouse, "Justice Juan M. Merchan’s decision to start former President Donald J. Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan next month opens the possibility..." "... that Mr. Trump’s federal trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election could take place in the late spring or early summer. But the scheduling of the election interference case, which is taking place in Washington, is now in the hands of the Supreme Court....From "Live Updates: Judge Sets Trial Date in Trump’s Manhattan Criminal Case/Ruling that the case against Donald J. Trump can proceed, Justice Juan M. Merchan said he planned to begin the trial on March 25" (NYT)."

Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi and Alex Gutentag at Public claim the U.S. Government Is Hiding Documents That Incriminate Intelligence Community For Illegal Spying And Election Interference, Say Sources. "Former CIA Director Gina Haspel blocked the release of “binder” with evidence that may identify her role in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax." Matt Margolis at PJM thinks what I think, Is This What the Biden Admin Was Really After When It Raided Mar-a-Lago? Ace, Shellenberger: Sources Say That the FBI Raided Mar-a-Lago to Get Their Filthy Hands on the File About the CIA's Treasonous Decision to Spy on the Duly Elected President, "Ahhh... this begins to make sense. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Former Rolling Stone Editor Lists the Top Jokers Who Escaped Accountability in the Russian Collusion Hoax. Althouse, "You are dead to me. Please get off Twitter and just stay on Substack." "Tweeted Elon Musk at Matt Taibbi, reported at Mediaite." That sucks, because the work that Taibbi et al did on Twitter was exceptional. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.14.24, Twitchy: Obama’s CIA Had Foreign Intel Agencies Spy On The Trump Campaign and The Geller Report: CBS Fires Award-Winning Senior Correspondent Catherine Herridge After Reporting Joe Biden Kept Classified Documents Involving Bribes From Foreign Countries and The Federalist  Sources Say U.S. Intelligence Agencies Tasked Foreign Partners With Spying On Trump’s 2016 Campaign.

Mike Howell at Da Wire explains Why It’s Time To End The FBI-ADL Partnership. Capt. Ed, The ADL may be a problem too, but the partnership between the FBI and the Southern Poverty Law Center is far worse. The Department of Justice should put an end to both. 

Sister Toldja at RedState has a Report that Things Are About to Get Much Worse for Joe Biden As Robert Hur Plans His Next Move. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed finds Axios saying 'GOP Panel' Is 'Salivating' As Hur Prepares Testimony for Congress. Damn right! Also, Puck: White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along. Ace, Puck: The White House "Reporters" All Knew That Biden's Dementia Had Entered the Galloping Phase, But Covered It Up.  Paul Sperry at RCI reports the Biden Staffer Who Mishandled China, Iran Secrets Retains High-Security Pentagon Job. They only go after Trump aids to coerce them to testify against him. VodkaPundit at PJM, It's Official: Everybody Knows Biden's Brain Is Pudding. Hollywood in Toto observes The Left Slams Jon Stewart for Mocking ‘Elderly’ Joe Biden "'Daily Show' host's return met with liberal rage - you can't attack Democrats!" Nick Arama at RedState sees Biden Gets Confused Out on the Lawn, Jill Has to Correct Him Again. 

At PJM Matt Margolis claims, House Republicans Learn of Bank Account Used to Funnel Money to Joe Biden (Did they finally find the pea?), Biden's Hissy Fit on Mayorkas Impeachment Is a Hilarious Self-Awareness Fail  and Kevin Downey has Five Dirty, Career-Ending, Prison-Warranting Secrets Biden Wants You to Forget Before Election Day. At LI, Vijeta Uniyal has a Report: Biden Admin Set to Reward Palestinians For October 7 Massacre With a State and East Jerusalem as Capital, "Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Office: “Now is not the time to be speaking about gifts for the Palestinian people,”" and Herr Professor Jacobson cites the  House Intelligence Committee: White House Should Immediately Declassify “Information Concerning A Serious National Security Threat”, Rep. Mike Turner: “I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat.”The Free Bacon reports John Podesta Was Behind Biden’s Decision To Pause Natural Gas Exports. "His Lobbyist Brother Stands To Benefit. Tony Podesta represents foreign companies involved in the natural gas industry."

VodkaPundit's been drinking again, Manchin/Romney '24? That's the Ticket! Ace, Joe Manchin: Here's an Idea I Just Thought Up and Definitely Have Not Been Focus Grouping for Months: How About I Run Third Party with Mitt Romney as My Running Mate? At Althouse, "Everywhere I turn, people are rightly laboring to sound the alarm about Donald Trump’s spectacularly reckless, deeply evil expectorations...." "Frank Bruni expresses his frustration, in "We’re Running Out of Names for Trump. At Least Polite Ones" (NYT)(free access link!). . . . If everywhere you turn you see nothing but hatred of Trump, you're missing millions of your fellow citizens." At Ringside Bill Otis has Seven thoughts to ruin your day.

Stacy McCain has thoughts on how Kansas City Fans Celebrate Super Bowl Victory With Parade and Mass Shooting. "By now, liberals are already talking about new laws to reduce “gun violence,” as they call it, without acknowledging the likelihood that none of the perpetrators of this shooting were legally carrying. If they weren’t minors, they were convicted felons and, as I say, it’s a good bet that all of the firearms used were stolen. This is connected to the “criminal justice reform” attitude that mere property crimes shouldn’t be punished."  Jack Poso@JackPosobiec "Trump announced the start of Operation Legend in June 2020 after the shooting of 4 year old LeGend Taliferro in Kansas City in street violence Federal assets were sent to violent cities across America, over 1500 arrested in the sweeps. Biden ended it his first day in office" 

Ace reports Another Harvard Administrator Accused of 42 Counts of Plagiarism in Her Dissertation. "Ivy League more like Jivey League amirite. . . .  According to the report, Greene's dissertation compares her summary of Jean Kim's theory of Asian American ethnic identity formation along with a summary that was similar to Janelle Lee Woo's 2004 Ph.D. dissertation, but Greene didn't cite Woo." It's no fair, nobody really expects anybody to read that shit! At Da Caller, EXCLUSIVE: Internal Documents Shed Light On Biden Administration’s Plan To Impose DEI On Pentagon-Run Schools. From Twitchy, MS Society Asks 90-Year-Old Volunteer to Step Down for Not Abiding by DEI Guidelines. 

At Bounding into Sports, Male High Jumper Tops High School Girls’ State Record. Beege Welborn tells A Fable: Once There Was a Community Race Everyone Loved Until Men Running as Women Ruined It. 

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Lost Classified Documents, Fani Hits the Fan, Another Trans Shooter

Nick Arama at Red State has Very Damning New Info From Hur Report, Plus Embarrassing Evidence That Might Upend Biden Claim About Docs "This has been a problem for years, with the "Executive Secretary Team" expressing concern in 2010 about all the classified briefing books he had not returned, and that even when things were returned, some items were missing. They were unable to determine if some of this material was ever returned. He took his notebooks home with him and kept them, even though they had classified materials in them. He kept them in unsecured locations." Breitbart, Special Counsel ‘Unable to Determine’ Location of Top Secret Briefing Book Biden Misplaced While Vacationing in Hamptons and Schiff: Special Counsel Hur’s Report Was ‘Political’ — He Is a ‘Hack’. 

Jim Treacher on Slow Joe, Don't You Think He Looks Tired? "Cranky old coot." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Biden Refuses to Take Cognitive Test at His Annual Physical. That should set off alarm bells. Also Are You a Neuroscientist? "When Republicans are in office, everybody in the MSM is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and oracle capable of and required to opine on the mental fitness of the president and to predict exactly the disastrous consequences of their decisions. When a Democrat is in office, no matter how obvious a Democrat's corruption or disability, it takes a (Left-leaning) "expert" to tell you that what you see before your eyes is false." At Althouse, "There is forgetting and there is Forgetting. If you’re over the age of 40..." Remember what? CJ, Memory Challenged, "Was President Biden’s disastrous press conference the beginning of the end?" Capt. Ed at Hat Hair comments "All the White House needed to do was hunker down through the weekend and then reset the narratives. Instead, they put the president out there in the worst possible circumstances and verified what Americans had already long suspected. The hardest hit, though, were the media that spent the last four years covering up Biden's cognitive decline." Sundance at CTH says The Hole in Biden’s Marble Bag is Bigger Now. Becca Downs at TownHall sees Joe Biden's Gaffes and Confusing Remarks Now Involve International Conflicts.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.12.24 Da Tech Guy, The Biden Reality Dementia is Already Baked In, The Federalist warns  Get Ready For The Cringy Campaign To Make Biden Seem Lucid and Joe Biden’s Classified Docs Provide More Evidence Hunter’s Pay-To-Play Was A Family Affair. Insty at his substack, says it's Time for Consequences. "The "Cabal" who bragged about rigging the 2020 election stuck us with an incapable president at a time of crisis. Examples need to be made."

Levon Satamian at Red State hopes The Movement for Ousting Biden Grows. Jonathan Turley warns  Can Biden Be Removed Under the 25th Amendment? Don’t Bet on It. "In other words, it is about as likely as François Mitterrand coming forward to say that he faked his death and has indeed been in communication with Biden." Yeah, it was made difficult for a reason, to keep it from being used frivolously. Capt. Ed, "In other words, this would touch off a REAL constitutional crisis. Part of the problem -- and one of the reasons the 25th Amendment is less dangerous than it seems -- is that Cabinet secretaries owe their political loyalty to the president who appointed them, not the VP, who usually has little authority outside that granted by the president. Cabinet officials aren't going to sign off on a 25th Amendment removal unless the situation is irretrievable." Mark  Hemingway at Da Fed, With Biden In Mental Decline, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Kamala Harris?. From Fox, Kamala Harris 'ready to serve' as Democrats sound the alarm about Biden's age. Capt. Ed hears Kamala: I Can Handle Things! I'm Smart! VodkaPundit at Insty, DECK CHAIR ON THE TITANIC: REARRANGED. Karine Jean-Pierre’s Babysitter Gets Promoted. At OTP, Progressive Sunrise Movement Led Protest At Biden Campaign HQ, Arrests, "Progressive Sunrise Movement Led Protest At Biden Campaign HQ, Dozens Arrested." Ryan King at NYPo reports the Biden campaign courts young voters by joiningTikTok: ‘lol hey guys’, despite the fact they banned it from federal devices.

Anxious anxiously tells us How Biden botched the border. At Da Caller, ‘Don’t Save Him’: Biden’s Botched Border Policy Reportedly Has Top Advisers At Each Other’s Throats and Former Top Biden Adviser Susan Rice Reportedly Called Cabinet Sec A ‘B*tch-A*s’ Over Handling Of Migrant Shelters. WaEx, Former top Biden adviser slammed Cabinet official as a ‘b****-a**’ and ‘idiot’. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw is hopeful, Could it Be? Are Chicago Democrats Finally Waking Up to Their 'Sanctuary City' Debacle? PJM's Stephen Kruiser, If Only We Could Deport Biden and Mayorkas for Their Border Debacle. At OTP, House GOP Eyes A Redo On Mayorkas Impeachment and Kamala Harris A Border Czar Do-Nothing: ‘Ineffective’.

Ace, Biden Refuses to Sit for Super Bowl Interview, Instead Runs an Ad Complaining That Potato Chip Bags Have Air In Them. "Biden complained about "shrinkflation" -- reducing the amount of chips or cookies in a bag, while keeping the package the same size. Companies are doing this because of Biden's inflation. They can either charge more, which customers hate, or disguise the fact that prices are higher by offering somewhat less product for the same price. Biden once again pretended that companies are "gouging" customers, taking no responsibility for the inflation he's flooded the country with." Victory Girls think Biden’s Shrinkflation Rant Was A Comical Dumpster Fire. Capt. Ed, "Team Biden and the White House think that the "corporate greed" excuse will play well with the public. Of course, these are the same geniuses who think yelling at the podium demonstrates sage leadership, too." From OutKick, Joe Biden Dragged For Bizarre Super Bowl Tweet "Just like we drew it up." The Athletic, President Joe Biden jokes about rigging Chiefs win: ‘Just like we drew it up’. 

NewsMax, Fmr Trump, Bush Officials Urge Congress to Reverse Biden's LNG Pause. Breitbart, February Sees Surge of Democrats Saying They Like Biden’s Economy

Nate Silver@NateSilver538 "You don't demonstrate your seriousness that Trump is an existential threat to democracy by going through the motions to renominate an 81-year-old with a 38% approval rating who 75% of voters think is too old without giving anyone a choice because that's just how things are done." OTP, Just 20% Rate Harris As The Top Choice To Replace Biden – And That’s The Good News. 

Rick Moran at PJM, says This Is Why Donald Trump Will Win in November. Althouse, "G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments." "Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan explain, in The New York Times. (free access at the link)." From Breitbart, Donald Trump Is America’s ‘Most Respected’ Leader (By a Wide Margin). TNP, Voters Rate Trump’s Tenure As Better Than Biden’s. The Daily Fetched observes Trump Enters Mar-a-Lago with Vivek Ramaswamy, VP Speculation Erupts. I could live with that. At OTP, Haley Mocks Trump, Says ‘Rogue Golf Ball’ Closest He Has Come To Combat. Of course, neither has she. Stephen Kruiser, Somebody Should Tell Nikki Haley That She Didn't Win the Super Bowl.

Rick Moran claims The Third-Party Impact on the Presidential Election Has Never Been So Big. Never have the two leading candidates seemed so unappetizing. Hat Hair's KT sees RFK, Jr.'s Super Bowl Campaign Ad Broke Democrats in a Big Way. Althouse, "I'm so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain." ""The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign. FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you." Tweets RFK Jr., about this ad, which I'm seeing because he has it pinned in his Twitter feed . . . "

Erin Marie Joyce at Da Fed, Arizona Secretary Of State Shrugs Off Election Problems As Lawsuit Highlights 2022 Failures. Dave Strom, Election Interference for Thee, Not for Me. Tom Olohan@tolohan "NEW: Biden's State Department is giving taxpayer dollars to Soros-funded groups to interfere in Hungarian elections. Those groups are giving the funds to Hungarian media outlets critical of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban." Brian C. Joondeph at Am Think thinks Republicans Live Up to Being the Stupid Party. Da Caller reports Dems Get Over $700K In Support From Environmental Group In Bid To Win Vacant House Seat. Cami Mondeaux at WaEx claims The House GOP has a math, and a map, problem in New York.  Henry Rogers at Da Caller reports Kari Lake Lands Two Big America-First Endorsements From Sen Rand Paul And Rep Matt Gaetz. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.12.24  Twitchy: Sen. Tillis Says Voters Can’t Possibly Know What’s At Stake If We Don’t Fund Ukraine, Lincoln Project Yob Stuart Stephens Falls On His Face Trying To Dunk On J.D. Vance, and Da Feds  Shawn Fleetwood a Lawsuit: Both The ‘How’ And The ‘What’ Of Democrat Election Chief’s Rulebook Violate Arizona Law.

NewsMax, Trump Faces Deadline for Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Appeal. At Da Caller, Trump Asks Supreme Court To Intervene In Presidential Immunity Appeal. Ben Whedon at JTN, Trump asks SCOTUS to block appeals court decision rejecting immunity claims "Smith had initially asked the Supreme Court to intervene ahead of the appeals court, which the justices declined to do." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Asks Supreme Court to Decide “Presidential Immunity” Legal Status. Will they "ice the puck"?

WaPoo, Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors. I'd gloat. "Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision to move forward with an evidentiary hearing on Thursday is a blow to Willis, who had asked the judge to cancel the hearing and reject motions from Trump and other co-defendants who are seeking to disqualify her over her claims she had an improper relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade." Jonathan Turley  on the New Filing Accuses Fani Willis of Misrepresenting the Date of her Affair with Nathan Wade. Steve Richards at JTN, Judge says Fani Willis could be ‘disqualified,’ believes hearing ‘must occur’ on relationship. ABC whines that the Judge in Trump election case moves forward with misconduct hearing, saying DA's disqualification 'possible' if evidence warrants. Da Caller, Judge Says Fani Willis’ Disqualification ‘Possible’ Given Evidence Presented By Trump Co-Defendant. NYT cited at Hat Hair, MORE: Allegations 'Could Result in Disqualification' of Fani, Says Judge. Capt. Ed, "So much for all those legal analysts who claimed that none of this was a big deal. This is a pretty big warning that McAfee is taking these issues seriously -- and I think it hikes the odds that Willis will withdraw before being forced to testify." Ace, Judge Overseeing Fulton County Persecution: We're Going to Need a Full Evidentiary Hearing to Determine Just How Deep Darrius "Sweetdick" Honeycum Got All Up Into Fani's Finances. "At the hearing, the judge announced that the affair was no longer merely "speculative," and said that if there's evidence of money flowing from Sweetdick to Fani, that "could result in disqualification," so they're going to have a full evidentiary hearing about money going back and forth. Obviously, Fani wanted the judge to just say there could be no reason for disqualification and then deny the motion to disqualify." NewsWeek whines Fani Willis Accusations Could Impact Georgia Lawyers 'Forever', Capt. Ed, "I still wonder whether we get to the hearing on Thursday. Willis and Nathan Wade folded just before his divorce trial began rather than risk either or both getting called to the stand. Willis could withdraw Fulton County from the RICO case and ask for it to be reassigned before having to get grilled and ripped in front of Judge Scott McAfee."

Breitbart, J.D. Vance Finds ‘Impeachment Time Bomb’ Aimed at Trump in Ukraine Aid Bill. J.D. Vance@JDVance1, "I just sent the below memo to every one of my Republican colleagues in Congress. Buried in the bill’s text is an impeachment time bomb for the next Trump presidency if he tries to stop funding the war in Ukraine. We must vote against this disastrous bill." Twitchy, WTF?! Elon Musk Calls Mitch McConnell Out for Trump 'Impeachment Bomb' Hidden in Ukraine Funding Bill. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.12.24, Am Con, The Republican Plot Against Donald Trump.

At Breitbart, J6 Footage Shows Man Firing Gun into Air After Climbing Scaffolding "NBC News informed Evans that the man in the video had been identified, and he surmised that he is an “agitator” who could be a federal agent, noting that it was odd he has not been arrested."

John Solomon at JTN sees IRS blistered anew by internal watchdog for lax protections of taxpayer data after criminal leak "Agency failed to revoke access to sensitive tax systems from contractors who failed background checks and doesn’t have protections for some systems to prevent leaks, TIGTA said."

Am Great's Chris  Roach thinks Tucker's Putin Interview Refutes His Portrayal as a Cartoon Villain. "Putin did not become Russia’s leader because he is devoid of intelligence, charm, and strategy. Instead of a frothing-at-the-mouth dictator, we had a knowledgeable, sober, and cold-blooded person. Sundance, Tucker Carlson Discusses Russia and the Big Question, “Are We Being Played by Western Intel?” Probably, it's what they do. From Behind the Black, Ukraine: Russia using Starlink; Musk: No we don’t allow it.

Another case of testosterone poisoning? Ace, Woman (?) Opens Fire Inside Joel Osteen's Texas Megachurch With AR-15 With Slogan "Free Palestine" Written On It. "The story is Narratively Unhelpful, so it won't be around long." Andy Ngô@MrAndyNgo "Update: The deceased Houston mega church shooter had “Free Palestine” on the semi-automatic rifle she used in the attack, according to federal law enforcement speaking to media. She has been named as Genesse I. Moreno and her social media shows a history of leftist politics." Insty, ITS ORIGIN AND PURPOSE, STILL A TOTAL MYSTERY: Joel Osteen Houston Megachurch shooting: What we know about woman who walked in with child and started firing. “The shooter used an AR-15 that had ‘Free Palestine’ written on it, according to a federal law enforcement source. Investigators are trying to sort out whether she was politically motivated or a disturbed individual, the source said.” Mia Cathell at Town Hall Here’s Everything We Know About the Megachurch Shooter. Hat Hair's KT, The Lakewood Church Shooter Story is Not so Simple. Twitchy, Houston Police Announce Results of Their Investigation Into Church Shooter's Pronouns. 

Evie, Daisy Strongin Shares Her Painful Breastfeeding Struggles After Detransitioning.  You fucked up, you trusted them. Capt. Ed, "Daisy was misled by the popular culture and ultra-Woke medical establishment. Fortunately, she didn't complete her surgical transition and could still have children, but Daisy got exploited and manipulated as a teenager into life-altering surgery for no good reason whatsoever. Pray for Daisy and all those being similarly led down the primrose path by pathological extremists. At OTP, Riley Gaines Blames Parents For Allowing Son To Steal NH Girl’s High Jump Competition.

From Fox, UCLA medical school assignments call for abolition of borders, says crisis 'imagined:' Report. From the Free Bacon, FDA and CDC Could Soon Employ 'Indigenous Knowledge,' Documents Show. I despair over the state of medicine, just as I get old enough to need it.

At BPR, ‘I like Kyle Rittenhouse too!’ Comedian rips on George Floyd, black audience members storm out. Ryan King at NYpo reports on a Democrat who fumes at Super Bowl crowd for not standing during black national anthem sung by Andra Day. From Behind the Black, Pushback: 9-year-old slandered by left goes to Super Bowl wearing face paint. At Da Caller, ‘A Huge Blow’: Decline In White Recruits Fueling The Military’s Worst-Ever Recruiting Crisis, Data Shows. Keep telling us how much you hate and resent us, and we might just start believing you.

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Stupor Monday Shampeachment

Superbowl tight ends?

With a little bit of Russiagate thrown in for good measure. So, how about that Superbowl! I didn't pay that much attention for the first half, which is OK, 'cause it ended in a tie, but I was fully awake for the Chiefs spectacular comeback. Pretty good game as Superbowls go. Stacy McCain, Chiefs Come Back to Win Super Bowl; Halftime Show Unexpectedly Goes NC-17.  Now, I'm not really a good analyst of football, so I have a question. Did the Chiefs just wear down and outlast the SF defense, or did they figure them out in the nick of time?

On the Shampeachment It seems the never-Trumpers and Democrats have raced right through denial stage (which is appropriate, since they always knew how it was going to come out) and are entering a long and bitter period of anger. At Wapoo, Max Boot says The GOP doesn’t deserve to survive this debacle. Also WaPoo, Senate to emerge from impeachment trial guilty of extreme partisanship, Inside the Senate trial: McConnell stops rebel push in GOP for witnesses, and Dana Milbank, The Senate impeachment trial was rigged!. EJ. Dionne, Progressives and moderates: Don’t destroy each otherThe enemy is Trump, not Clinton or Obama.  Ruth Marcus, When the impeachment trial ends, the Senate’s reputation will be hopelessly in tatters, Dan Balz, Impeachment is a wrenching process. The coming election will be, too.  and that's the WaPoo. NYT (cited by Hot Air), Trump Will Emerge From The Trial Triumphant And Unshackled. And they say that like it's a bad thing! I'm sure there's plenty more where that came from. Twitchy, ‘FFS’: Bill Kristol says ‘we are all Democrats now’ (and people have thoughts). Paul Goldberg at NewsThud has Miasma Hirono “I don’t care what kind of nice, little, legal, Constitutional defenses that they came up with” and  From Jonathon Turley, One of the House "professor' witnesses, Michael Gerhardt thinks The Entire White House Defense Team Will Face Bar Charges. Just banging his head on the floor would be better. Spencer Neale at WaEx, 'They're all cowards': Maxine Waters slams 'insufferable and pathetic' Republican senators. At WSJ, Gerald Seib, Trump’s Impeachment Is Virtually Over. What Did It Change?

On the other hand, you can't blame Republicans for engaging in a bit of triumphalism. Even at WaPoo, Hugh Hewitt, Memories of this impeachment charade will fade quickly. Nope, elephants have good memories. Ace, The Impeachment Farce Has Exposed More Than The Insane NeverTrump Mania Of The Democrat Party...  Paul Bedard at WaEx, Weekly Trump Report Card: Democrats crushed on impeachment, solid 'A'. Liz Vaughn at Red State, Georgetown Law Professor Stomps All Over, Jumps Up and Down on, Then Sets Fire to the House Democrats’ Narrative and from Twitchy, ‘It’s THE LAW’: Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett SHREDS House Democrats and their case in EPIC thread on due process

Spare me the lamentations of those who remained silent when the House Intel committee conducted secret one-sided impeachment proceedings unauthorized by House resolution, without counsel for the President, etc*, because the Senate will decide on the basis of this record evidence.

— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) February 1, 2020

Roger Kimbal at AmGreat, ‘Walls Are Closing In’ on the Democrats and Matthew Walther at Da Week on Cocaine Mitch, Mitch McConnell does it again. Insty, DOWN TO SEEDS AND STEMS AGAIN: Democrats reduced to claiming impeachment will be “Permanent Asterisk” for Trump.” "Well, it’s an asterisk for somebody."

Dan Gainor at Fox, Anti-Trump news coverage of impeachment trial was Super Bowl of media bias. From Ross Douhat (cited by Hot Air), There’s Only One Way To Remove Trump, an election. That's about at bad as the NYT will tolerate.

Sundance watches the Sunday Talk shows so you don't have to waste your time sorting through the chaff, Steve Bannon Discusses “The Crime of the Century”, the “Soft Coup”…



Also, Lindsey Graham Discusses Impeachment ‘Next Steps’ With Maria Bartiromo… and Kevin McCarthy Discusses 2020 Politics – Impeachment and Dem Primary…

And a preview of this week's complaints by Democrats at CNN, Trump administration reveals it's blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role and Wapoo, Justice Department acknowledges 24 emails reveal Trump’s thinking on Ukraine. Wapoo EdBored, Ukraine wouldn’t do Trump’s dirty work. So GOP senators are doing it instead. But from sundance, Report: John Kerry Concerned As Joe Biden Plummets – Both Had Sons Cash-in on China/Ukraine…

Jim George at Ricochet reviews the Flynn prosecution and says Thank You for Your Service, Gen. Flynn.

At RCP, Rand Paul: Alleged Whistleblower, Friend Plotted For Over A Year To Bring Down Trump. Probably 2.5.

Finally, Karen Townsend at Hot Air reports that Bill Maher says What Democrats Need Is A Fighter Like… Avenatti. But it's so hard to run from jail.

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