Flotsam and Jetsam - Terrorist Attack on US Military Assets in UK Thwarted, Terrorists Get Bail?

There's something very strange going on in England, where 5 "British citizen" of Muslim extraction were arrested outside of a joint UK/US airbase that serves the mid-east in several vans, after being reported by a local farmer. After the arrest, they were released on bond. Ace, Five Middle Eastern "UK Nationals" Arrested In Plot to Bomb Fairfield, UK Air Force Base Used by B-1 Bombers, "Five Middle Eastern and, for some reason, shirtless men were spotted by farmers acting suspiciously near the Fairfield, UK air force base." Patrick Christys @PatrickChristys, "Major update from counter terror police about RAF Fairford arrests - all UK nationals: Male, 24, Resident of Borough of Camden Male, 24, Borough of Westminster Male, 25, Borough of Westminster Male, 23, Borough of Westminster Male, 24, Borough of Willesden," Ramon Agusta @ramonagusta, "The former Hamas bodyguard also was a "British National". It's meaningless now." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, RAF Fairford Plot, Day 2: Public Demanding Answers - Officials, Media Channel Norm MacDonald UPDATE. The Telegraph reports RAF base terror suspects released on bail. Sundance at CTH, British Justice System – Five Terrorists Detained at RAF Fairford Base Released on Bail. PJM's Cathy Salgado hears the UK Farmer Who Exposed Terror Plot Near U.S. Operations Speaks Out. Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra, "The farmer who called 999 over the suspects near RAF Fairford says she is "100% certain" she saw 8-10 men, not just the 5 that were arrested. She says she is surprised the police haven't contacted her to ask what she saw. She also revealed the message she sent to the village WhatsApp group after encountering the men." Darren Grimes @darrengrimes, "The farmer who called in the RAF Fairford incident has spoken. And she's not having Wes Streeting's spin. There were "definitely more than five," she says. Eight to ten. Faces covered. All dressed the same, "almost you'd have thought perhaps it was what they'd been told to wear." Five were arrested. All five are now out on bail. Streeting went on the telly to say she only had a "partial picture." Her reply? Nobody in any official capacity has even been in touch with her. So: a declared major incident. The one witness from that night says more men were there than were ever arrested. Not one official has picked up the phone to her. But the Defence Secretary found time to go on the BBC and mark down her account. Something doesn't add up." A practice run? Were they infiltrated and give dud explosives?

From NYPo, Trump’s Iran strategy is working — the ayatollah suffers as oil flows again. Beege Welborn reports Middle East Crude Running at 80 Percent of Pre-War Levels. Still, 20% is a big gap to cover with something as important as oil. Frack, baby, frack! VodkaPundit at Insty, LAST WEEK, THE WHITE HOUSE SQUASHED THIS RUMOR: Trump ‘very seriously’ considering diesel export ban as global supply crunch worsens. “The idea of the world’s largest diesel exporter implementing an outright ban has prompted firm pushback from the U.S. energy industry, while analysts have warned that the move could backfire and exacerbate the global fuel crisis.” The CO2 Coalition fears California Is Falling Into An Unrecoverable Deficit Of Refineries. I would say they cut off their nose to spite their face, but their nose is long gone. At the Auto Blog, Trump Approves Fuel Economy Rollback That Gives Gas Cars More Room. "The U.S. president said the decision will make cars more affordable and bring back jobs."

Don Surber explains how he thinks How Trump befriended and owned Xi. "Peace through strength. Trump’s the strength." Tom Kolbe at Am Spec, sees the Clash of the Money Giants: China Lays the Groundwork to Rival the Dollar "China builds a dollar killer — with one fatal flaw ...Yet a problem shimmers through in the background: there is a lack of trust in the  political integrity of the dictatorship in Beijing." Sundance hears Europe Asks China to Voluntarily Limit EV Exports. Yeah, that'll work. 

Sundance, Last Call – Imported Canadian Alcohol Ban Starts Tomorrow "Tomorrow, September 29th, the U.S. ban on most Canadian alcohol imports begins. [XO Link]" I guess I have to give up Canadian Whiskey. Oh, that's right, I don't drink Canadian whiskey. I don't have anything against it, I just don't have anything for it either. "The Crown Royal brand of Canadian Whiskey will not be impacted as it is shipped in bulk raw liquid to the U.S. where it is bottled, packaged and distributed." 

Brian  Kennedy and Joe Schmitz on Bosnia and Herzegovina: What Is the American People’s Interest? Other than the history that world wars tend to start in the neighborhood?

Leslie Eastman at LI, sees Data Centers Face Fines, Permit Delays as States Weigh AI Growth Against Local Impacts. "AI development should not be allowed to suffer death by 1,000 permits and 10,000 regulations….especially as the Chinese are linked so closely to environmental lawfare in this country." Beege Welborn hears Senate Democrats Seem Determined to Protect Data Centers and Everyone Should Know It. Kacee Allen @KaceeRAllen, "The House just voted 417-3 to stop making families eat the electric bill for giant AI data centers. The Ratepayer Protection Act tells states to consider forcing those 100-megawatt server farms to cover the full extra cost of the new plants and power lines they need, instead of passing it onto households. Both parties piled on because people are tired of watching their rates climb so a computer warehouse can sit next to a suburb. It still has to get through the Senate, and states can refuse the standard." Senate Republicans @SenateGOP, "Senator Schumer says the Ratepayer Protection Act is “a fraud.” Last week, Democrats blocked this bipartisan bill that would shield Americans from higher costs related to data centers. Democrats are standing in the way of lower prices." They prefer having an issue to having a solution. Sundance sees President Trump is Looking for an AI Czar – Then This Happens: Breanna Morello @Breanna Morello, "Tulsi Gabbard is visiting the White House today! Please bring her back!!!!" Superman @thesupermannx, "Researchers proved AI has deleted every reason universities exist. Harvard University ran a controlled experiment pitting a custom AI against their own top-tier classrooms. And the results are going to collapse the higher education bubble. They took 194 undergraduates and split them up. One group learned physics in one of Harvard’s best hands-on, active-learning physical classrooms. Group work. Instructor support. The premium university experience. The other group went home and learned the exact same material with an AI tutor. The AI didn't just win. It embarrassed the institution. Students using the AI learned more than twice as much as the students in the elite Harvard classroom. They scored 30% higher on the final assessment. And they did it in less time. Let that sink in..." Look for the teacher and faculty unions to lean even harder into their anti-AI stances. Hat Hair's Dave Strom call it the Same Narrative™: Selling Doom and Selling Stock Are Complementary.

Insty at his NYPo gig writes Media manipulates economic gloom — and it’s all about the midterms. They would downsell the economy during any Republican administration, but the fact that it's Trump and the midterms are looming certainly adds some fervor to their weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. Eric Matheny @ericmmatheny, "We have an obligation to hold GOP Congress members accountable, and when they fall short, we need to primary the living hell out of them. But to sit out the midterm? You’ve already seen how Democrat power works. Did you not live through the Biden administration?" Sundance, President Trump Announces Largest Steel Plant in U.S. History Being Built in Iowa. Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling, "what Elon Musk has done to make my life better: - electric cars - satellite internet - saved free speech what Jeff Bezos has done to make my life better: - nationwide next-day delivery - architecture that powers the internet what Larry Page and Sergey Brin have done to make my life better: - made the internet searchable - online email and documents platform what Mark Zuckerberg has done to make my life better: - social media to keep me connected to friends - online ads platform what Larry Ellison has done to make my life better: - database software for my businesses - data centers for AI and cloud computing what Jensen Huang has done to make my life better - hardware that powers the AI revolution what Bernie Sanders has done to make my life better Absolutely Nothing."

From State of the Day, State of Friday: AMERICANISM ISN'T BAD. IT'S SIMPLY REPUBLICAN."

At Hat Hair a Larry vid, AOC's Political Future Crumbling? Democrats Warn Her To ‘Stay Away.' and Mitch Berg, Minnesota Senate Candidate: "She's Just Like Us!" and John Sexton, Some Dems Take a Different Approach to Trans Issues This Year. I have no doubt they doublecross their voters once in office. Matt Vespa at TownHall hears a Liberal Podcaster Had the Lamest Excuse for the Alaska Dem Who Called Her Staffers F****ts. "There's not a gay guy from Austin to underneath the docks in Provincetown who wouldn't be happily called a c*m guzzling f*g to have a Democratic Senate. Just a mincing butt munching pirate. You may call us whatever the f*ck you want if you win this seat." To be fair, they almost certainly are faggots, being Democrats. At NYPo, How Kathy Hochul’s admin handed firm a $1B Medicaid contract without competitive bidding. Sister Toldja at RedState reports A Nasty Incident at Susan Collins' Maine Office Has People Pointing Fingers at Troy Jackson. Chris Queen at PJM hears Virginia Pastors Sound the Alarm Over Ballot Amendments on Abortion and Marriage. Virginia DEQ, DEQ RELEASES UPDATED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS GUIDANCE

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.28.26, Doug Ross has the  Top Ten Reasons To Vote Democrat in November, and a whole lot more. 

Unleash Prosperity says This Is What Happens When the Government Runs Health Care. Steve Forbes @SteveForbesCEO, "760,000 ObamaCare enrollees had no Social Security or immigration numbers, paid no premiums and filed no medical claims. Yet taxpayers were footing their bills. ObamaCare has a fraud problem, not a coverage problem. Glad to see the Trump administration cleaning up the mess."  The View From North Central Idaho thinks Democrats can be Unintentionally Hilarious Sometimes. "Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) reposted a chart on X Tuesday claiming housing prices are “the most unaffordable in history,” and that it was Trump’s fault. There was just one huge problem. The chart Newsom shared showed that the housing affordability gap actually widened during Joe Biden’s presidency, and X users noticed almost instantly, flooding his replies with screenshots of the very data he’d just posted as though it helped his argument. It didn’t take long for the pile-on to turn Newsom’s own post into a meme about his reading comprehension. But the funny thing about it is that Democrats keep doing this."

John Sexton looks at Portland's Long-Running Experiment With Homeless Autonomous Zones.

Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, Quote Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias, "DC crime has fallen enough that the CVS by my house has stopped locking the locks on the cases they installed during Peak Shoplifting and it’s such a quality of life upgrade." Elvon @_Elvon_, "He admits his mistake. I think that’s admirable." But he won't credit Trump. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Batman Unable To Keep Up With Rising Crime As Gotham City Elects Another Democrat."

John Sexton hears Justice Alito Recuses Himself From Climate Change Case "Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a major climate change case after facing calls that he recuse himself because of his stock holdings in oil companies. ... Presumably, they wouldn't be doing this without a game plan, so it's a good bet they have some reason to hope a tie is possible. Again, I don't see how or have any idea which conservative justice they see as the weak link but maybe we'll get more on that in the coming days." The Indomitable Margot Cleveland at Da Fed asserts Everything About The Catherine Herridge Contempt Case Stinks, "presiding over the case is a federal judge whose wife represented (or represents) multiple high-profile subjects whose misconduct Herridge exposed in her reporting, such as Lisa Page and Joe Biden."

Dave Manney at PJM thinks Your SEO Guy Should Probably Not Be Fabricating Federal Court Orders, Google. PJM's Vicky Taft predicts The Pressure on Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Is About to Go Nuclear. "The attorney for Lindsay Clancy, whose triple murder trial ended recently in a mistrial, wants the holdout juror to be investigated for some kind of crime. He doesn't know what crime, but that hardly matters. This is still a public relations gambit and not a search for truth. That ideal left the building a long time ago."

At Hat Hair, Beege Welborn wonders Is Donald Trump Finally Tired of Maria Salazar?, Dave Strom cites a Saint Louis NGO: Let's Become 'Little Kabul' and asks Why Would Anybody in a Swing District Say This? RNC Research @RNCResearch, "INSANE Democrat Tom Suozzi says his biggest goal in politics is mass amnesty for criminal illegals: "My biggest goal of what I want to accomplish in politics right now is I want to legalize 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 million people in our country."" From Restoration News, the Violent History of Criminal Illegal Aliens in Jersey is Ignored by Democrats and News Media. Shipwreckedcrew writes the Democrat Priority Is Keeping Illegal Aliens In The Country And Out Of Jail -- Even If Pardons Are Necessary, "NY. Gov. Hochul pardons a violent illegal alien felon rather than risk the Supreme Court ruling that such illegal aliens do not have a “due process” right to a bail hearing." Christopher C. Cuomo @ChrisCuomo, "No accountability...just "they are worse"...this guy is going to have a lot to answer for when he flees maga." Quote Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "As you struggle to pay your own bills, are you prepared to pay the bills for millions of non-citizens, too? That’s what Democrats are proposing - and every GOP campaign ought to be all over it."

At the Hahvahd J of Law and Pubic Policy, The Supreme Court’s Error in Trump v. Barbara: Citizenship, Consent, and the Self-Governing Republic.

Liz Churchill @liz_churchill10, "1,000+ military-age men broke into Britain last week… Only one person got arrested…the man who tried to stop it… Today, the Prime Minister went on TV and called him a racist…"

Ace cites Liberal Media Hack Terry Moran: I Tried to Report on Biden's Mental Decline, Which I Saw First-Hand, but the Disney Groomer Network "Shut Down Very Hard" My Pitch, "This is a six-day old story but I don't know if I covered it. Moran got fired from the Disney Groomer Network last year. He's now free to tell tales out of school."

From Twitchy, CBC News 'Is Well on Its Way to Becoming a Judenfrei (Jew-Free) Broadcaster', O Canada! Dave Strom notes BBC Suddenly Discovers That It Has Been Pushing Hamas Propaganda and Is 'Shocked.'

U.S. Department of Education @usedgov, "Fixed it for you." Quote The Hill @thehill, "Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students " Michael Tracey @mtracey, "This is how Cornell University is getting the figure that 35% of undergraduate women experienced "nonconsensual sexual contact" in 2025. Or in other words, that over a third of all undergraduate women were "raped," to use popular parlance" PJM's Eric Florack is amused by The Last Ditch: Cancel Culture Comes for the Bar It Built.

YNet reports Sydney Sweeney converting to Judaism? Rosh Hashanah outing fuels rumors "Rumors intensified after the ‘Euphoria’ star attended Rosh Hashanah services with Scooter Braun, as reports say their relationship is becoming increasingly serious." Ace asks Hollywood: Shit or Garbage? Why not both? TownHall's Amy Curtis wants to know if you can Guess Who New York Magazine Featured in Its Men's Style Issue,"Elliot" Page. Isabel Brown @theisabelb, "So just so I understand this… New York Magazine releases its first ever issue on men’s style, and features a woman pretending to be a man on the cover. What message does this send?" No picture needed.

Joanne Jacobs sees Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement? It's doubtful. "Applications for TFA slots peaked in 2013, then began a long slide as mission creep set in, he writes. The size of the teaching corps declined. And, Chu writes, TFA’s “public messaging began weighing in more directly on policing, structural racism, gender, and identity.”" VodkaPundit at Insty says Went Woke, going broke. Steven Crowder @scrowder, "Steven Crowder asks Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy directly if he would have signed Harvard's DEI pledge to get tenure. Watch him try to answer." NYPo, Nikole Hannah-Jones ignores who failed her daughter — the teachers union. From Da Blaze, BBC gets CRUSHED over woke article claiming new fingernail trend is white supremacist 'erasure'.

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog says A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Caliphate… Dearbornistan sued for discriminating against Christians and Jews. NYPo, hears Masked vigilantes are raiding neighborhoods in England because the government has become so spineless. Ace, Three Years After a Gang of Immigrants Stabbed Innocent People While Declaring "We Are Here to Stab White People," French Judges Finally Charge the Killers with Murder -- and Anti-White Racism. "The attack occurred three years ago. I do not know why the decision to finally charge them with murder comes three years after the crime."

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: A Salute to Mrs. Justin Verlander and FMJRA 2.0: No Grandeur This Week Just Misery up and awaiting your digital pleasure.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday Morning Fever

Another day without a big new story to tell. I&I examines Who’s Orchestrating The AI-Hysteria Campaign? "We’re not conspiracy mongers here, but it sure looks as though big AI companies have teamed up with Democrats and the mainstream media, probably with an assist from Chinese interests, to embark on a textbook anti-competitive regulatory push. And they didn’t need AI to dream up this plan." Emir M | Type-F Capital @em013L, "$PLTR Karp says that Anthropic is desperate to move liability to the government through regulation of AI, since customers are about to start knocking on the door with countless lawsuits for intellectual property theft. On CNBC." Miranda Devine @mirandadevine, "Well what a surprise. Ro Khanna, Mr Google. And the top 10 are Democrats." Quote Kevin Bass @kevinnbass, "Many of the most vocal politicians now calling for government regulation of AI companies are also among those receiving the most money from the AI companies themselves. What an intriguing coincidence." Rusty Weiss at RedState thinks you should Watch: AI World Takeover Hits Snag As Fake Actress Glitches and Starts Speaking Chinese on Live TV. Not quite ready for prime time.

Ace's Buck Throckmorton rants By the Logic of Free Traders, Shouldn't Trump's Tariffs Be Good for Canada and its Consumers? Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, ""Ursula von der Leyen" descends directly from European nobility, and she married into European nobility. Her great-great grandfather was the German noble and industrialist Baron Johann Ludwig von Knoop. Her husband, Heiko von der Leyen, descends from the Prussian baronial line of "von der Leyen zu Bloemersheim." (Source: Grok) The EU is just another way for the ancient nobility of Europe to continue to exercise their illegitimate, unelected, hereditary power and avoid the voice and vote of the masses. European immigrants came to America to escape the despicable vise grip of bloodlines controlling destiny. The EU should come nowhere near America." Quote Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen, "Dear @MarkJCarney we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU." Mark Noonan @Mark_E_Noonan, "Chesterton pointed out more than a century ago that the Duke of Norfolk would happily become the Administrator of Norfolk. Emir of Norfolk is also acceptable. It’s all about keeping the pig snout in the trough."

Navarro to Newsmax: Warsh Rate Hike a 'Rookie Mistake' "Do not raise rates into the teeth of an oil price shock," Navarro said. "That's the Greenspan-Bernanke rule." According to Google AI, The Federal Reserve raises interest rates to make borrowing more expensive, which slows down spending and cools off rising prices." But I don't see how that applies when the cause of inflation is largely to cost of oil rising due to external events. Mike Bales @MikeBales, "Y’all were quiet at $5.02 a gallon and 9.1% inflation. Now gas is $4.06 and inflation is 3.4% and suddenly it’s a crisis. The numbers didn’t change sides. You did." Jack @jackunheard, "Gas can come back down. A communist government does not. I’m voting Republican."

At NYPo, Houthi attacks expose Iran’s desperation — here’s how Trump must respond, declare war on them. Semafor says Somaliland’s president puts everything on the table for Trump. Note, Somiland is not Somalia, and it wants good relations with Trump. News Wax claims Trump Weighs Russia Deals Before Ukraine Peace. "A U.S. official told the Times the administration believes early economic agreements could demonstrate to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials that Washington is committed to improving relations, potentially creating incentives for Moscow to end the war."

From Ace, British Medical Journal: The FDA and CDC Used a Faulty Algorithm to Understate Vaccine Injuries. When One Researcher Pointed Out the Flaw, She Was Told to Mind Her Own Business. "I'm not willing to assume "just an accidental oversight." In fact, I'm very much assuming enemy action." Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Also, MAHA: Get Your Kids Off Their Screens and Make Them Live Actual Life, Says RFKJr. "I mean, it's obvious, but it's good that someone in authority is saying it."

Hat Hair's Mark Judge claims Jazz Fans Stunned by Cassandra Wilson’s MAGA Views. It's not uncommon for musicians and actors to get more conservative when they see the money they make being expropriated for the undeserving. Dead at 70.

From Shipwreckedcrew, the lawsplainer, The Standing Problem With Regard To The White House Ballroom -- Blame the Tree Huggers. "A series of idiot cases in the 1990s-2000s are responsible for the idea that individuals have rights enforceable in federal court to sniff flowers and watch worms crawl in the dirt." Done.

At Twitchy, Napoleonic Syndrome: Stepstool Abdul Challenges Vance to a Beard Inspection and Weightlifting Duel and You KNOW It's Getting Bad for El-Sayed When Even Morning Joe Is Calling Him Out Right to His Face. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears MI Voters are 'Just Gross' for Not Wanting the Anti-American, Anti-Breast Cancer Research Anti-Semite. Mitchy Berg at Hat Hair VIP calls Minnesota Polling: Too Good To Factcheck. OR Get Cocky About. Tafoya almost even. Ace woke up and found out James Talarico Super PAC Caught Paying $25 Per Vote -- and Admitting Doing It on Hidden Camera Video, "Texas Democrats have come up with a scheme to pay voters to cast ballots for their candidates, a video obtained exclusively by Townhall Media shows." At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman argues There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Democrat Anymore.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom interpretes Newsom: 'We Were Insane' but Elect Us to Be Insane Again. VodkaPundit at Insty, I THOUGHT IT WAS BASED ON GREED AND ENVY: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is Based on Bad Research. Embrace the healing power of "and." At PJM Vicky Taft has another instance of West Coast, Messed Coast™ — That's the Smell of Corruption at Karen Bass' L.A. Homeless Authority. Capt. Ed reports Letitia James Seized Aging Nuns' $19 Million. Why Won't She Release It? Render unto Letitia. 

PJM's Matt Margolis has even More Humiliating News for Kamala Harris. Nobody wants her, but they fear backlash if they don't pick her.

At CJ, Charles Lehman reminds us Progressive Prosecutors Have a Crime Problem All Their Own. "Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner’s scandal is just the latest in a long line." Ace sees York PA Police Repeatedly Refuse to Shut Down a Black "Teen Takeover" Near Campus Housing, Even After Four 911 Calls; Eventually the Thugs Drag White Female College Students by the Hair and Beat Them Senseless, ""Decarceration" plus "equity in justice." You can't send young thugs to jail because that's just the "school to jail" pipeline. And we must generally empty the prisons, because prisons are racist." From Da Caller, Dem Lawmakers Demand Federal Probe Into ‘Modern-Day Lynchings’ That Are Anything But, suicides or black on black crime. 

At Althouse, "I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present." ""Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned." Said Michael P. Desronvil, quoted in "Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial, Michael P. Desronvil, speaks out for first time after intense backlash" (NY Post)."

Cam at Bearing Arms sees Gun Owners Win Another Second Amendment Victory in Fifth Circuit and cites CBS News: Trump Ordered DOJ Not to Appeal NFA Decision on Suppressors, Short-Barreled Firearms.

From NYPo, an Illegal migrant faked US citizenship to work at military contractor for 30 years. CIS reports Illegal Immigrant Population Was About 13.5 Million in July 2026, "No evidence for a dramatically higher number." Like 20 million. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius explains Why the “Heritage American” Movement is Harming MAGA.

TownHall's Matt Vespa is happy to announce President Trump Just Banned Three Outlets From the White House, CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. Shouldn't that be MSNOW? Why yes, Beege Welborn, Trump Bans CNN, Politico and MS-Now From the White House. If you're just going to make shit up, you can do that from anywhere. Dave Strom laughs FINALLY! Totally Objective Journalism! "Just kidding." And notes Democrats Need Not Fear the Fact Checkers. Matt Vespa also notes 'The View' Suggests That Donald Trump Might Have Sexual Affinity for Animals. Are they so desperate for clicks they're trying to get sued? Ace sees Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert Whine About How Hard Their Jobs of Not Being Funny Are, "The two anti-talent lottery winners whine about how hard it is failing at your job every single night."

Johnny Kampic at RCP thinks Satellites Have Made This Costly Broadband Subsidy Obsolete. "In a recent FCC filing, SpaceX calls for the Commission to “wind down outdated and redundant High Cost programs that now clearly provide diminished – or even negative – returns and redirect these resources to an enhanced affordability program that will deliver clear and impactful benefits to consumers.”"

Jonathan Turley fears Gandhi is Out, Mangione is In: Political Violence is in Vogue in America. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Princeton is the latest university to achieve academic nirvana: not a single faculty member contributes to a Republican candidate or campaign. Conversely, 98% of political donations went to Democrats or Democrat-affiliated groups..." Ace wakes up and hears Rabid Left-Wing Students Waved "Kirkaversary" Celebration Cakes Smeared with Fake Blood in Conservative Students' Faces. The Conservative Students Filmed This Display. The University Moved to Expel the Students -- For Filming the Death-Celebrants! Beege Welborn explains What to Do When Campus Stalking Is Being Directed by Students.

Dave Strom wonders Do the Women Excusing Murder Because of 'Hormones' Know What They Are Saying? Are women too hormonal to vote or serve on juries, too? Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "A viral conversation started after a woman claimed she couldn’t get her heavy suitcase into an overhead bin on an airplane and the man boarding next to her refused to help. ““He flat out said, ‘No, I’m good. You can get it,’ and I was holding up the whole plane while he just stared,” says the woman. I believe everyone should help each other in any way they can out of love, but I really don’t blame the man for his reaction after everything society has put men through. How can we shame and blame them for even something like chivalry and then expect them to do it? El Jacobo @eljacoboaqui, "What, precisely, obligates men to perform physical tasks at the behest of woman in our vicinity?

Capt. Ed cites Psaki on Sweeney Bodd: It's Misogynistic to Get Naked While Not Progressive, or Something. Ingrid Jaque at USA Today knows The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad. "Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike. But the real issue isn't the ad – it's that she's a registered Republican."

At Da Caller, Officials Remove Republican Candidate From Forum After ‘Misgendering’ Transgender Rep Sarah McBride. Da Signal's Tyler O'Neil cries ‘FALSE’: New Study Challenges Claim That Laws Restricting Transgender Medicine Increase Teen Suicide. I think that was debunked ages ago. 

And still plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.18.26. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Oktoberfest and FMJRA 2.0: An Awful Road Trip up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Lake America

Trolling level extraterrestrial. From Althouse, Oh, no! Now, we have to call Lake Ontario "Lake America.", "I'm reading "Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating Canada feud/President Donald Trump called Canadian officials 'nasty people' and said the country 'has been ripping us off for a long time on trade, very sadly.'" “We filed all the necessary papers, documents, everything else,” Trump said. “We notified all the various people that we have to notify. So we’ve done everything that you have to do. And this is official, effective immediately.” I would point out that "America" refers to both North and South America, and so includes Canada. Don't we want everything to be inclusive? Scott McKay at Am Spec, Mark Carney’s Smuggler’s Blues, "Canada’s tariff tantrum has a China problem." Steel to be precise. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair sees the Carney Sideshow Continues - What Interesting Things We're Learning During the Syrupean Snit Fit MORE. Department Of Deportations @DoDeportations, "Here’s the key issue: Canada was bringing in Chinese steel and aluminum and selling it as Canadian steel to help China avoid tariffs When told to knock it off, they refused. This is why the trade deal collapsed We cannot allow China to build a proxy state on our border." 

IQ 583 | Cody Penn-Dent | Effluencer @codypd, "Picture of how Canada gets oil from Alberta to Ontario and Quebec Canadians are talking about “cutting off” the US from Canadian petroleum and natural gas What they will end up doing is cutting Canada off from Alberta’s petroleum and natural gas." wealthmoose @wealthmoose, "Scott Bessent just went straight at Carney’s political incentives. His point: Carney won by campaigning against Trump and selling “Canada vs. America.” So here’s the uncomfortable question: When the trade deal was on the table, was Carney negotiating for Canada or protecting the political narrative that got him elected? If anti-American politics became part of the bargaining strategy, Canadians may be paying for it in jobs, investment and higher costs. That deserves scrutiny." At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter says It’s Always Cute When Canada Thinks It Matters. 

Bloomberg, US Aims to Revive Civil War-Era Court to Claim Iran Oil as Prize. Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "Prize courts? For real, prize courts?" Quote Ben Penn @benjaminpenn, "SCOOP: Justice Dept. plans activating long-dormant maritime war court to streamline capture of Iranian oil tankers as US prizes. Legally uncertain plan intended to bolster blockade of Iran. A feature of 1700s naval combat, prize courts set to return." Demiurgent @tr0g, "Guess which country is not a signatory to the Paris Declaration of 1856 that banned privateers! You only get one guess." Is there an on-line application for letters of marque?

Driscoll at Insty calls it TROLL LEVEL: POTUS DJT. "The obvious lack of Reagan anywhere on the chart and the inclusion of Woodrow Wilson as a “great” president are sure signs that The Donald, or whoever assembled this chart wants to do some serious trolling." Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Okay, Trump’s Tier List just being a 1948 poll of 55 top historians historians conducted by Arthur Schlesinger Sr with his own picture slapped on top as “The Greatest” and Biden, Obama, and Carter added to the bottom as “Failures” along with Grant and Harding is objectively funny." If you're going to be President, you might as well have some fun too.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks Trump Might Just Have Enough Spine for the Entire GOP. That would be good because they need it. Nicole Russell at USA Today says Harp is a loyal Trump aide, not a scandal. Get over it. "To the media, Harp's devotion, her mere existence, is an anomaly. But zealous workaholism and admiration are not unusual in politics, particularly when your boss is the leader of the free world." 

AP hears How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do, c'mon you idiots, it's getting urgent. "The measure that Durbin, D-Ill., and Cassidy, R-La., are pushing would not dictate an outcome, but instead set up a process for Congress to take action. It calls for the bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board to collect public input and submit draft legislation to Congress that would keep the program’s retirement trust fund solvent for at least 50 years." Oh boy, another Bored. From WSJ, Think Treasurys Are Having a Rough Summer? It’s Even Uglier Abroad. "Countries with large debt burdens—France, Italy, the U.K., Japan—have come under the heaviest pressure in recent months." What can't be sustained won't be.

Jonathan Schanzer at Pundit City sees Obama Figures Chastising Trump on Iran Have Zero Self-Awareness. Hat Hair's John Sexton cites the WSJ: CIA Director Went to Moscow to Issue a Warning (Update) "Russia can't fire missiles at targets inside NATO countries because that could trigger a wholesale NATO response including from the United States. But Russia can quietly offer people money to carry out attacks it wants to see happen. These attacks give Russia plausible deniability in case they are caught. Instead of refusing to identify who is behind these attacks, Germany and others need to say openly what they already know is true and hold Russia accountable. Director Ratcliffe's visit to Russia is America showing Europe how it's done. Just confront the problem directly and stop showing weakness in the face of attacks." IOW, stop fucking around. From 1945, Germany Is Becoming Ukraine’s Most Important Ally in Europe — and Poland Is Paying the Price. Germany never gets tired of fucking with Poland. From Ace, On the Fifth Anniversary of the Disasterous Biden Bug-Out of Kabul, Pete Hegseth Upgrades the Honors for Three Heroes of Abbey Gate. "He didn't just give them new medals. He also said that the Biden Administration downplayed their heroism, because Biden, and his corrupt media allies, didn't want the public to know how very bad the terrorist attack at Abbey Gate really was."

WyoFile, How did data center skepticism impact elections in southeastern Wyoming? "In Wyoming hot spot for data center development, many candidates who touted tough positions against the boom fell to those with more moderate positions." AG @AGHamilton29, "X has now confirmed a Chinese bot farm of 200K fake accounts intentionally trying to manipulate public opinion against data centers. People might want to consider how common this has become and how it is manipulating multiple policy discussions on social media."

AI dadacenters just don’t use that much water, there’s a panic over almost nothing.

Here is a short animation to put AI water use in context: https://t.co/5MnrjHZsvG pic.twitter.com/gHkxwll1e0

— ApoStructura (@ApoStructura) August 19, 2026

PJM's Rick Moran warns For Midterms, Democrats Will Make an Extreme Effort to Sound Like Normal People, but will they remember how to? New York Post @nypost, "Mamdani posts emotional message mourning accused knife-wielding killer — and is slammed by victim’s family. Read today's cover here: https://trib.al/urHXDgr." At NYPo, Immigrant businesses who spoke out against Mamdani supermarkets say they’re getting hit with NYC sanitation fines. Nah, Democrats never target their political opponents. From Twitchy, Mehdi Hasan Flips Out on Dana Bash for Telling the TRUTH About Hasan Piker's UGLY October 7 Comments. Dan McCarthy at the Chronic tries to explain Why Hasan Piker Mocks a Murdered Man. Because he's an asshole? TownHall's Jeff Charles sees a Democrat Senate Hopeful Bankrolled by Same Donors Funding Neo-Nazi Candidate, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Said. From the Free Bacon, 'We Are in Chains': Florida Socialist Angie Nixon Rants Against 'False Capitalistic American Dream,' Praises Marxist Cop-Killer on CAIR Speech Circuit "Nixon, Florida's Democratic Senate nominee, praised CAIR as the 'right vehicles' to secure electoral victories for the party during fundraising events for the pro-Hamas advocacy group." Pat Ruffinni at the Intersection explains Why Senate polling is always worse in summer "For four cycles in a row, the polls have overestimated Democrats. Here’s what history shows us happens next." John Davidson at Da Fed thinks The Senate Race In Alaska Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like. How many Dan Sullivans can you cram onto one ballot?

At Twitchy, Los Angeles Socialist Nithya Raman Brags About Getting Crosswalk Done, There's Just ONE Big Problem. Hey, to be fair, it's an earthquake zone, no point in fixing the street. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees Scott Wiener's SF Legacy is Still Making People Miserable. From AMAC, The Unholy Alliance You Weren’t Supposed to Notice, "The morning after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis, progressive activists marched beside Islamist organizers, transgender flags next to keffiyehs, united by one shared enemy," normies. TownHall's Amy Curtis sees Why Ben Rhodes Is So Mad at Democrat Party Leadership. They supported a Jew. 

At NYPo, Jill Biden says husband should be remembered as ‘hero’ for dropping out — insists advisers pushed him to run for second term. Of course they did; they were running the country in his place.

Calling all RushBabes is shocked The Attorney General of Washington State has been planning lawsuits against President Trump…since before he was even elected in 2024!! At Althouse, "A man who parked a truck carrying a guillotine in the heart of Washington was arrested by the United States Capitol Police on Tuesday...." "Is "being in possession of a guillotine" a crime? There's this at Law Commentary..." "The police asked Le if it worked and he said, "Yeah, it’s the real deal, man."" It's not like you can run somebody down and guillotine them. Joe at The View From North Central Idaho is thrilled, Waiting Periods Ruled Unconstitutional. I can hardly to read Justice Jackson's dissent when this is upheld by the Supreme Court. Ilya Shapiro at CJ is feeling punny, Democrats Are Courting Disaster, Again. "“Reform” has become the Left’s preferred remedy for losing cases at the nation’s highest court." NYPo reports Amish threaten mass exodus from New York over vaccine fight —which is heading to the Supreme Court.

Dave Strom sees Ceuta Descending Into Open Warfare. PJM's Cathy Salgado notes ‘Ceuta Doesn't Surrender’: Locals Rise Up, Fight State-Sanctioned Muslim Invasion. From Quotulatiousness, “Welcome to Holiday Camp UK.” From Ace, Exclusive Hamptons Club Cancels Restaurant Service After Illegal Immigrant Staff is Deported, ICE Deports a Record Number of Illegals Over the Summer, "I saw this story cited on Instapundit, with the comment: We used to hire American teenagers for these jobs. So, try that." At News Wax, Trump Admin Ramps Up Haiti Deportation Flights. MHGA, Make Haiti Great Again!

Stacy McCain is still pissed, Did You Know That @ElonMusk Has Reinstated the @X Accounts of ‘Noted Neo-Nazis, Anti-Semites, and More’? and hasn't gotten around to fixing Stacy's original account.

New York Post @nypost, "CNN forced to apologize to Dolly Parton's family for using photo of Vegas impersonator in covering icon's death https://trib.al/QhC6htU." Nothing but the best fact-checkers. 

I'm surprise the Slantic takes on The Jason Arday Truthers, "The concerted effort to airbrush the late fabulist’s life." Plagiarist, too. "“To be honest with you, I thought you’d just believe me,” he told a Guardian reporter who challenged him."

From CJ, WPATH: It’s Just Our Opinion, Judge, "The World Professional Association for Transgender Health now claims that its recommendations are merely one view in a debate over gender-affirming care." But under the Biden admin, they were the guiding body. Dave Strom wonders Did You Know That a Trans Man Has Already Played in the WNBA? A woman transitioning to a "man." "The player in question is Layshia Clarendon, who underwent top surgery and perhaps hormone therapy (this is unclear, but Layshia specifically referred to a future mustache that should grow in)." Layshia revealed the transition in 2021 and continued playing until retirement in 2024. Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "The @wnba has a major legal problem. They already allowed a player who identified as a man to play in the league for years. They celebrated it publicly. So how can they keep @EnesFreedom & @Highway_30 out now. Read & share this:" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Eleven Lakes Brewing, a business in North Carolina, is hosting an "all-ages" drag queen show to raise money for illegal aliens. Yes, this is real. They want to groom your children while donating money to fund foreign criminal invaders. Would be a shame if they went viral!" Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "An interesting result of taking the 4th Wave "sex you did not particularly want, or had while you were high" definition of rape seriously is that it produces this result - 47% or so of "rapists" are female. Is this true, or is the definition worthless?"

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Dolly Parton Dead at 80

"It costs a lot of money to look this cheap"

Chris Queen at PJM reports Dolly Parton Passes Away at 80 [UPDATED With Statements]. Dolly Parton @DollyParton, "A message from the family of Dolly Parton." (Video at link). From Althouse says Goodbye to Dolly Parton. "Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80/Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur" (NYT gift link). "It has long seemed to me that she was the most-loved celebrity in the world — universally loved." Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, "Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will. In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you. President DONALD J. TRUMP." Sundance at CTH, RIP Dolly Parton 1946-2026. From Tennessean Insty, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, IT’S HITTING HARD HERE IN DOLLY COUNTRY:

An apt day to remember that Dolly Parton once recorded a cover of Stairway to Heaven - and, in defiance of every moral law in the universe, she absolutely owned it. pic.twitter.com/rpeIUuumaC

— Daniel Hannan (@DanielJHannan) August 25, 2026

From Ace, Country Music Star and Actress Dolly Parton Dies at Age 80, "What did someone say of FDR? He had a third-rate mind but a first-rate temperament. Dolly Parton could be said to have been a first-rate talent with a first-rate temperament. Every time you saw her, she was was happy and cheerful and grateful and even humble. Washington Nearsider posted this quote: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap." - Dolly Parton. She was also pretty funny." Matt Vespa at TownHall says We Know the Cause of Dolly Parton's Death. Cancer, damn it.

A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Canada Instantly Regrets Starting a Trade War With Trump. Sundance at CTH has the White House Press Release: “Ending Canada’s Free Ride” and D’oh Canada – Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc Outlines the Fracture Points and Makes Mark Carney Look Like an Idiot. Ezra Levant @ezralevant, "Turns out Mark Carney lied about the reason he cancelled the trade talks. Just like he lied about the Gordie Howe Bridge. This is from the New York Times:" Quote Kevin A. Bryan @Afinetheorem, Replying to @Afinetheorem "3) It does appear the French language claims were in fact nonsense, and are being used for political purposes in the Canada byelection. Below is all there was. 4) Can & US wanted aligned non-N. Am. tariffs, but US wanted Canada to have to follow external tariff changes expost 2/3." Ezra Levant @ezralevant, "This gives the game away. To Carney, building a pipeline to export Alberta oil is a burden, something he needs to be convinced to do by America. They have to give him something to do it. Alberta's interests don't matter. Alberta is simply a bargaining chip." Quote Peter McCaffrey @peteremcc, "SHOCKING: The NY Times reveals that the US were keen to move ahead with the Keystone XL pipeline, but the Liberals used it as a bargaining chip to try to change the deal in the last hours. Side note: Why can’t we get this kind of information from our own government." Tristin Hopper @TristinHopper, "We will never surrender sovereignty over this unceded land we're illegally occupying." Quote TheBlaze @theblaze, "The Canadian government begins their response to Trump’s tariffs by recognizing that they are gathered on “indigenous” land:"

At Behind the Black, Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Plesetsk military spaceport. What is Ozon and Why Is It Burning? John Sexton at Hat Hair explains. From Politico, Zelenskyy’s rival Fedorov overplays his hand with election push, "Ousted defense chief scored political hits with his criticism of Zelenskyy’s administration — but his call for an election has triggered outrage." 

From AllAfrica, Somalia: Somali Pirates Hijack Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Yemen. LiveMint, Iran oil cargoes dry up even before US acts on Tehran threats; China's 'teapots' face crunch.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair had LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Runoff Madness, and Will Voter ID Get OK’d? UPDATE: Graham Wins. From Sundance, South Carolina Special Election: Ralph Norman -vs- Darline Graham, Polls Close at 7:00pm ET. "UPDATE: Graham Wins – AP Calls the Race." I guess President Trump's endorsement still matters, and polls, especially primary polls still suck (or lie).

Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Philly DA Larry Krasner says he wants the WH Ballroom blown up: "I'm going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. You know what that paperweight is going to be? It's going to be a piece of the ballroom after we all blow it up." "In an official ceremony we're going to blow it up." Soros-backed lunatic." Sundance celebrates the Supreme Court Lifting the District Court Injunction Permitting Trump Administration to Move Forward on Postal Voting Plan. Abe Greenwald at Commentary reacts to Democrats Harping on Natalie, "for the love of God, leave the woman alone."

Also from Sundance, CIA Director John Ratcliffe Visited Moscow. ""Ahead of Ratcliffe’s trip, the U.S. told Ukraine that a senior delegation was traveling to Moscow and asked it to suspend strikes until it leaves, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. (link) "We shall not speculate too much on the purpose and intent of the visit; however, overall, the direction points to intelligence sharing or notification.""

CAPo ed board says Democrats need to stop whitewashing Abdul El-Sayed’s extremist hate. Sundance hosts as Jesse Watters Debates Islamic DSA Candidate Abdul El-Sayed. At Hat Hair, Larry has a vid, Abdul El-Sayed Screws Himself With Failed Risk-It-All Fox News Interview and Capt. Ed has Today's Deep Question: Why Is El-Sayed So Curious About Watters' Genitalia? equating female genital mutilation to male circumcision. From the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed Doubles as Consultant for Health Nonprofit Led by 'Scam Artist' Accused of 'Exploiting Medicare'. "One Health Partners paid El-Sayed more than $80,000 in the past year for work he described as supporting 'patients with limited healthcare access.'" Capt Ed, Piker Melts Down As Michigan's Jewish Dems Fight Back. From Ace, Hasan Piker: By Only Caring About Israel, Jews Are Increasing Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Violence, and They Deserve It, "Remember the very well-promoted "Islamic backlash"? We were told that the worst possible thing that could possibly be would be for people to take their anger about Islamic terrorism -- and Muslim support for Islamic terrorism -- out on Muslim civilians." From Not The Bee, U.S. Muslim Brotherhood authorizes $140M annually to help Muslims take control of American government. Hat Hair's Dave Strom asks Are There ANY Working Class People in the DSA? From the Free Bacon, A Democrat’s Road to Disillusionment, "REVIEW: ‘Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative’ by Evan Barker." Aaron Hanscom at PJM, has A Disturbing New Poll — and Dennis Prager’s Warning for America.

Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Republicans Have Found Their Message Against James Talarico. From Ace, Trump Links a Just the News Report Suggesting That Ilhan Omar is Being Investigated by ICE for Immigration Crimes. Dave Strom, Keith Ellison Tries His Hand at Diplomacy by Negotiating With Somali Gangs, to protect the state fair and is Exposing the Gaza Grift. 

Amy Alkon @amyalkon, "They are not government-funded fuck pods for the homeless, but TAXPAYER-funded fuck pods being proposed. A gift from the robo-voting “progressives” of this state who vote in crony socialists with a retarded squirrel’s understanding of math. Related: Gavin Newsom spent $8.5 billion on “free” (bleed the taxpayers) healthcare for illegal immigrants. I vote for none of these people." Quote Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, "In Los Angeles it has been proposed to have government funded sex and masturbation clinics for the homeless. “This means equality. It means private sexual relief through masturbation” From ToI, Protesters sentenced to jail for blocking Golden Gate Bridge over Gaza war. Heather Mac Donald at CJ says No, Street Vagrants Are Not “Our Neighbors.” "An L.A. city councilman comes up with yet another fantastical euphemism for the dysfunctional exploiters of ever-diminishing bourgeois order."

Natalie Winters @nataliegwinters, "EXCLUSIVE: The federal government paid hundreds of social-media influencers to convince their followers to take COVID vaccines. They even targeted children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. While the project’s didn’t reveal the names of paid participants, I just unmasked dozens.."

Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "There are four data centers within 10 minutes of your Burlington, VT home: ClearBearing, Tech Vault, TelJet, and FirstLight. Your home’s assessed value has risen from $360,000 to $760,000 since they were built. Keep yelling at the clouds, old man." Quote Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders, "Trump thinks that every community in America should welcome a data center. Great idea. Lead by example. Have your friend Elon build one at Mar-a-Lago."

Gleen Grenwalt, reports The Biden-Era C.B.P. Fabricated a Document Used to Imprison a Top-Level Brazilian Official. A U.S. Federal Judge Just Ordered Full Disclosure. "The federal judicial case has obvious implications for Brazilian politics, but even more for U.S. national security."

From Twitchy, Active Duty USAF Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment on Capitol Steps Charged Under UCMJ.

From Hat Hair, Beege Welborn, sees Another Judge, Another Injunction - Rubio's Visa Freeze Vacated and Summer Forecast Turns ICEy in Virginia and Recent Figures on Migrant Crime in Some European Countries Just Now Being Released. Sundance reports the State Department Moving Toward Mass Visa Cancellation Impacting 200,000 Unlawful Entrants. The OCR whines Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea. "The deportees who resisted leaving the plane in Liberia were told they would be returned to the United States but instead were flown to Malabo city in Equatorial Guinea, one advocate said." Bob Hoge at RedState sees a Ohio Court Tries to Tell Feds Where They Can — and Can't —Arrest Illegal Aliens. DOJ Fires Back. Christopher F. Rufo and Susan Crabtree at CJ explains How Gavin Newsom Subsidized the Migrant Invasion. "The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border, “abolish ICE,” and help immigrants “living with HIV.”"

A video from FIRE on Free Speech in Donald Trump's America.

John Sexton predicts The Left Will Never Stop Blaming the Right for Jason Arday's Death. You aren't supposed to call out Black, leftists plagiarists and fantasists in academe. From the College Fix, Facing inaccuracy claims, historian Kerri Greenidge points to bias against black female scholars. Ray Hilbrich at LI hears Monmouth U. Trains Educational Counseling Majors to be ‘Social Justice Advocates.’ "Among the highlighted features of the program is an “Advanced Race & Racism course” which requires students to participate in an “‘outside of the classroom’ anti-racism project.”" FischerKing @FischerKing64, "Let's translate - the Trump administration is urging schools to suspend troublemakers even if they are predominantly black, so that the kids of whatever race and background, who actually want to do some learning, are able to do so." Quote Reuters @Reuters, "The US Education Department ​has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls ‘racial balancing’ ‌in student discipline policies, prompting concerns that the Trump administration is making it harder to address longstanding racial disparities in school discipline." Carol Roth @caroljsroth, "The US govt is the biggest predatory lender in the world, transferring wealth from young people to college administrators." Quote Amy Nixon @texasrunnerDFW, "This is an amount of money you’d borrow for a MORTGAGE And we wonder why young people aren’t buying homes!!!!"

Red Pilled America @RedPilled_USA, "This many far-left activists going after the Paramount / Warner Bros. merger signals absolute fear that conservatives will get a foothold in Hollywood." Quote Norm Eisen @NormEisen, "BREAKING: Latino community is rising up against Paramount-Warners merger because it will kill jobs & content for Latinos--& all Americans Kudos @LULAC & Juan Proano for standing with AG Bonta & 11 other AGs demanding structural remedies." From Da Wire, Chris Pratt’s Ex Admits She Grills 14-Year-Old Son Over His Pro-Life, Conservative Views. "Do you think it’s a luxury that you get to be pro-life?" George MF Washington @GMFWashington, "Yes, the only thing keeping them here is nostalgia for a world long gone and social pressure. The truth is that getting out and around normal Americans and away from LA which is a clinically insane city would do wonders for the product being pushed out the door." Quote Joseph Kahn @JosephKahn, "If Paramount/Warner leaves LA, they'll be fine. Their true value is the IP they own. The infrastructure can be moved anywhere and benefit from lower taxes and cost of operations. Lots can be sold off an rebuilt. Like any corporate move, the executive class can be transferred. The deals they make are vaporware - contracts and e-signs in the internet..." Dave Strom says Who Knew? The WNBA Actually Matters Now! No, not really. And, When You Hear 'Normalize X," Run the Other Direction. Daddy Warpig @DaddyWarpig, "Once again, this is a disguised sexual fetish called "Oppress me harder, daddy."" Quote Brendan Gutenschwager @BGOnTheScene, "Demonstrators dressed as handmaids from the series “The Handmaid’s Tale” out near Minneapolis City Hall today." Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "LIBERAL BABY BUST: Leftists aren’t having kids over mental health, stress while conservatives keep forming families: IFS study." Holly MathNerd at Holly’s Substack says I Had the Effing Denominator, "my Sunday come-to-Jesus moment," over the Lindsay Clancy story. 

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