Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Having Xi for Tea

A day after Trump stomped through the UN, China's President Xi arrived in the US to be met planeside by President Trump. Liberals are up in arms that he would do the courtesy. News Wax, Xi Kicking Off D.C. Visit With Rare Planeside Welcome From Trump.

Nick Arama at RedState thinks the US Delegation Has Perfect Response to Iranian President's UN Speech, Then Rubio Finishes Him "The U.S. delegation had the perfect response — they walked out of the room when Pezeshkian dared to try that spin, telling him and the rest of the world exactly what they thought of that lie. ... Rubio said he thought the Iranians were "under this illusion that Democrats were going to win in November and the president will no longer be able to do things against them." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says It's a Shame Trump Couldn't Shut Down the UN for Good. News Wax claims Munitions Account for $28.1 Billion of $43.6 Billion US-Iran War Cost and Board of Peace to Unveil $2.45 Billion Gaza Recovery Plan. They could just shower the place with gold coins.

Also at News Wax, Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Greenland Deal 'Snuck Up on All of Us'. Am Con asks Is the Greenland Deal a Win? "Not for the reasons the White House is saying" Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand, "Ok, we now have the actual text of the Greenland deal (https://whitehouse.gov.../), so we can say how it compares to the existing 1951 arrangement and who, between Trump and Denmark, lied the most in their framing of it. Long story short - which may surprise some - the Danes lied the most: Trump is pretty much correct in saying that this new deal grants the US control of Greenland. Let's look into what changed compared to the 1951 deal ... So, to sum up:- The US secured a permanent military foothold that even an independent Greenland would inherit whether it likes it or not - The US now has veto power over any non-NATO military presence in Greenland, and over who can invest in its strategic infrastructure and resources (beyond NATO and the EU) - Denmark signed away its say over the principle of new US bases, with only the right to discuss the "implementation details" - Danish authorities no longer set the rules for US military movement across the island - And all of it is now justified by the defense of "the American continent" I don't know in which universe this even remotely "recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination," as Danish PM Mette Frederiksen put it (https://stm.dk/e...). Yes, the preamble of the text cynically "reaffirms" Danish sovereignty but, in my book, when you let a foreign country put bases on your soil, move its troops without following your rules and veto who else can come in, in perpetuity, after it spent two years threatening to take you by force, the word for that is anything but "recognized sovereignty""

PJM's Sarah Anderson is not happy, Venezuela: Trump and Delcy Pose for a Picture. María Corina Machado Denied Entry. At Hat Hair John Sexton considers Is Another Russian Mobilization Coming? and Beege Welborn reports Mr. Trump Meets the Incredibly Squirmy Burnham.

From VodkaPundit at Insty, MAKE OF THIS WHAT YOU WILL: Mark Kelly Says US military ‘doesn’t need more testosterone.’ "“The retired Navy captain rebuked the secretary as ‘a guy who runs around on the stage, yelling about killing people and maximum lethality and testosterone’ during an appearance on MS NOW’s ‘Morning Joe’ show.” Tell that to these guys: Airmen can’t get enough of new, warlike basic training, leaders say."

PJM's Scott Pinsker thinks AI and Data Centers Are Politically Losers. That’s Why Trump and the GOP Should Go All In and VodkaPundit says Hey, Xi — Good Luck Keeping AI on a Communist Leash. At News Wax, Gallup Finds Strong Support for AI Globally. Ken Klippenstein reports Feds Target AI Critics As “Foreign Agents” "Trump admin sees China behind opposition to AI data centers." Reason finds California Wants to Write America's AI Rules, "Newsom's expert panel has two months to consider new AI rules, including "kill switches," that could spread nationwide." At Politico, Democrat blocks fast-track passage for data center ratepayer bill. "Overwhelming House approval on the Ratepayer Protection Act wasn’t enough to secure quick passage in the Senate." Showing they want issues, not solutions. 

Eric Spracklen @EricSpracklen, "This might be the most brutal and deserved community note I’ve ever seen." Roger Kimball at Am Great smells something, The Political Weather Is Changing, "There is something in the air—a budding crispness, fresh scents, valedictory echoes—that tells us that a change is nigh." Matt Margolis at PJM notices Fake Trump Approval Numbers Are Coming. Like, REALLY Fake. Drew @AllegedlyDrew, "The primary elections are when you remove RINOs. The general elections are when you prevent communism." If only it were that simple. 

PJM's Rick Moran hears Hospitals Strike Deal With Trump Administration to Shutter Youth Gender Affirming Care Facilities. WBIR, cites a Source: President Trump will be attending Texas vs. Tennessee game, "President Trump will attend the historic Texas vs. Tennessee SEC game at Neyland Stadium, as excitement builds nationwide for this first-ever clash." Liberals whine.

Breitbart Bus Dig approves of The Fed's Secular Acelerationist Stance "Even while the American public remains in quite a sour mood about the American economy, the Federal Reserve has become increasingly bullish."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair thinks Hasan Piker Has One Great Virtue... "He inevitably says exactly what he thinks, and by extension, since Democrats love him, tells us what Democrats are really thinking or fantasizing about." Rep. Andy Ogles @RepOgles, "This is what the Left wants." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "I will throw you in prison. I want Chinese style communism to happen inside of the democratic party right now. I want to do cultural revolution shit." Hamas Piker just flat out admits he wants to imprison and kill democrats in a literal communist revolution. These are animals." Amy Curtis at TownHall hears 'Everybody Else Can F-Off': Dan Osborn Reveals His True Agenda in Undercover Video "I can go and I can be the voice for LGBTQ and immigration and all of these issues. Then I lose the election," Osborn said, reportedly to a transgender supporter. "It feels good in the moment. At the end of the day, I'm gonna win this election. And then I'll be the Senator for six years and everybody else can f-off." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "OMG "Independent" candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska Dan Osborn, was just caught on undercover video admitting to TRICKING voters about his views "I can go and I can be the voice for LGBTQ and immigration... Then I lose the election... At the end of the day, I’m gonna win this election. And then I’ll be the Senator for six years and everybody else can F-off.” Nebraska, don't believe a thing this he says. He wants to deceive you and push gender ideology if he wins!" PJM's Stephen Kruiser finds Campaign Poison Kamala Harris Hopes DSA Commies Can Make Her Popular. In a Larry vid at Hat Hair, Hidden Camera Catches Talarico's Mom Planning Move to DC to Keep Him in Line. She probably has more sense than he does. 

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog Oopsie! Democrat Convicted Felon Drops Bid. Dave Strom, For Some Reason, Liberals Think 'Oops' Is a Good Political Slogan with examples. 

Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "HOLY SMOKES! The New York Times reports that a Democratic-aligned group, Project Bullhorn, paid more than 100 creators through SideShift to flood social media with “affordability” content ahead of the 2026 midterms. $25–$30 PER VIDEO. Many didn’t disclose they were being paid. Some weren’t even from the states they claimed to represent. ... NYPo reports a ‘Palestinian Rachel Dolezal’ outed as white woman of ‘significant privilege and wealth’. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry @pegobry_en, "Libertarianism has disappeared because it is a sub-species of liberalism, and liberalism is disappearing across the West because people only feel the liberal impulse within the context of a high-trust society (which liberals have destroyed)." Quote The Spectator @TheSpectator, "Libertarians have disappeared from American politics. Their think tanks and magazines are richly endowed but irrelevant, their ideas exhausted. What happened to champions of free markets and free people?" Mediaite whines JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force to Boot More Than Half a Million Americans From Obamacare.Deep Leaks. Bob Hoge at RedState highlights A Male Karen Tries to Harass Nick Shirley at Airport, Is Summarily Exposed As Know-Nothing Ignoramus @DeepLeaksHQ, "Since the Obamas are trending, here’s a video of them thanking Harvey Weinstein. Don’t share this This will make Barack and Michelle Obama upset." John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Support for California's Wealth Tax Is Shrinking.

At Da Caller, Jack Smith Violated Constitution To Spy On Republicans In Lawless ‘Arctic Frost’ Investigation, Committee Alleges. News Wax sees Trump DOJ Ramps Up Voter Fraud Enforcement Ahead of Midterms. Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "We’re getting wins we didn’t even know we were getting Fergie Chambers, a communist failson heir to the Cox Enterprises fortune, is under federal indictment and is being extradited from Spain He was a big time funder of Antifa." Quote Drop Site @DropSiteNews, "Spain’s Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration’s extradition request against Fergie Chambers—a pro-Palestine American activist and heir to the Cox Enterprises family fortune—to proceed to the Spanish courts." Eric W. @EWess92, "A Wisconsin judge was convicted of a felony-- hiding a criminal accused of domestic assault from immigration enforcement. Bar license revoked? No, not even suspended, per 5-2 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. The felonious judge's law license is "active" and in "good standing" Can we swap Wisconsin for Alberta?

From Twitchy, ‘Proud Anchor Baby’ Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Abolish ICE and 'Dismantle' DHS.

At RCP, Natalia Hidalgo Martínez looks at Morocco’s Grey-Zone Strategy in Southern Spain.

MAZE @mazemoore, "2023. Chuck Schumer appears on CNN to discuss a letter that he and Hakeem Jeffries wrote to Rupert Murdoch DEMANDING that Murdoch instruct Fox News hosts to stop spreading "falsehoods." Schumer: We have a right and an obligation to tell Rupert Murdoch and Fox what to do." Jonathan Turley doubt Trump will be able to banish CNN et al from the White House, Fake News or Viewpoint Discrimination: Can the President Ban Disfavored Media? I do too, but it's fun trying. TownHall's Matt Vespa says Not So Fast, My Friend: Lib Hopes of Trump's WH Media Ban Getting Tossed Got Trashed Today. Paul Thacker at RCP, '60 Minutes' Airs Misleading Report on Trump Pardons.

Matt Margolis reports Sunny Hostin Proudly Admits She Single-Handedly Spared a Killer Cannibal From Prison. From Ace, Sonny Hostin is Beaming With Pride About Being the Holdout Juror That Got a Literal Cannibal Killer Off. "A literal cannibal killer killed and then butchered victims and served their meat to the homeless." Dave Strom calls it Main Character Syndrome and Suicidal Empathy: a Toxic Mixture. At Althouse, When Sunny Hostin was the holdout juror: A lesson in insanity. From Twitchy, Where's the Love? The View Asks the Single Most Idiotic Question (yet) About the Clancy Case. Natalie Jean Beisner @NJBeisner, "“How did the marital love end so quickly…in sickness and in health.” Sarah Haines of The View gripes that Patrick Clancy isn’t still married to Lindsay Clancy, the woman who murdered his kids." 

Tim O'Brien at PJM says Watch How Fast the Media Disappears This Story of a Black Woman Found Dead by Hanging, after it was determined black men did the hanging.

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "That would make the world that much freer." Quote Gina Milan @ginamilan_, " OHH BOY! Paramount is reportedly considering asking Elon Musk to join a group of equity investors as it moves forward with its massive Warner Bros. Discovery deal."

Minding the Campus asserts Graduate Schools of Education Are Poisoning the Well. "They need to stop because America’s children are drinking from it."

Althouse discovers The racial inequity of beer gardens. Tom Tiffany @TomTiffanyWI, "David Crowley says beer gardens contribute to “racial inequity” because they are “predominately supported by white users.” Since when did enjoying a cold one become about race?"

Driscoll is ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: What’s the Best Line in the Boston Globe Lesbian Bar Story? "Can the story get any better weirder? You bet it can!" At NRO, The Quiet Dissidence of the Boston Globe. "In the Globe‘s after-the-fact reappraisal of the case, they came as close as the liberal-paper-of-record of Boston could to calling the whole thing bullsh**." Wesley Yang @wesyang, "You see, when you make note of the fact that violence against trans-identified people has gone down under Trump, (and frame this as a welcome development), that is "anti-trans." Being "pro-trans" means terrorizing people into baseless panic over non-existent threats because it leads to more donations flowing to trans NGO's." Quote Colin Wright @SwipeWright, "I legitimately can't stand the lies. Transgender activist Andrea James is upset that @DavidMastio's op-ed was featured on The Boston Globe's front page. "There is a longstanding journalistic convention that newspapers generally keep opinion columns...off the front page.""

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 - The Return of the Murder Turtle!

Contrary to my expectations, The Wall Street Journal @WSJ, "Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) voted at the Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months, after a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work. He arrived in a wheelchair flanked by his chief of staff and a longtime aide, addressing the press in brief remarks outside the Senate chamber that Senate officials didn’t allow to be videotaped. “I must admit, after two years of—decades actually—of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today,” McConnell joked to reporters. His speech wasn’t clearly enunciated and at times hard to make out. McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge." From Althouse, Mitch is back — he's alive and he's sitting up straight and smiling. I would say propped up straight. Despite his steadfast never-Trumpism, I still have a residuum of respect for Mitch based on his denying Merrick Garland a Supreme Court seat. 

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair thinks The Houthis Are Now in The Kill Box, and has other bad news for the Iranian regime. Hat Hair's John Sexton says Ukraine's Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries May Have Bought It Some Leverage. From Sundance at CTH, Trump Says Zelenskyy No Longer Will Target Diesel Refineries – Zelenskyy Qualifies, Only if Russia Doesn’t Hit Food Routes. We'll see how long that lasts. 

Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "The U.S. has officially announced that it’s keeping both offensive and defensive weapons in space. The type of weapons and how many are up there hasn’t been revealed. It’s the first time the U.S. admits to having combat capabilities in space." This follows yesterday's news of a Chinese satellite 'mysteriously disintegrating' after Chinese satellite imagery was used to target the US troops in an attack that killed three.

From NYPo, ‘Big Short’ trader Michael Burry slams OpenAI, Anthropic for ‘self-serving’ calls to slow AI – joining backlash. Sundance has President Trump Notes AI is Being Politicized – Danger Ahead, President Trump: Relax, “the robots are not going to be taking over the world” and Vice President JD Vance Comments on AI Frontier Companies Requesting Govt Regulation. Althouse says Now, this is how you run for President 2 years out. "You look like you're not doing it at all. You can just quietly lay out your theory of the meaning of "Emily in Paris."

At WUWT, BREAKING: EPA eliminates rule that limits ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions from power plants. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn celebrates, Boomity - EPA Eliminates 'Greenhouse Gas' Rule. But as John Sexton notes, Progressives Are Still Freaking Out About Trump's Ballroom.

From Da Wire, Battleground GOP Candidate Survives Overnight Plane Crash Over Lake, "An experience like this reminds you just how precious life is." Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Everyone knows you can’t drown in 30 feet of water if you are a Republican." Quote Amy Curtis @Ranty AmyCurtis, "Replying to @Ranty AmyCurtis A reporter for @journalsentinel — @hopekarnopp — spent her Saturday night/Sunday morning fact checking the depth of the lake. She *minimized* what happened to Tiffany and his pilot." Ace, Republican Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Survives After Plane Loses Engine Power and Crash-Lands in River; Media Minimizes Event, "He's a sitting congressman, too."

Kyle Becker at RedState hears Karl Rove Says He Is Voting for a Democrat. The 'Final Straw' Is Revealing.

At Da Caller, Data Shows The DSA Takeover Of The Democrat Party Is Nearly Complete. "The latest survey shows that among Democrats, 59% consider themselves DSA supporters, compared to just 30% who do not. Out of total voters polled just 26% consider themselves supportive of the DSA, compared to 66% who do not consider themselves backers of the socialist group." From the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed Promoted Infamous Hijab Hate Crime Hoax, Despite Warnings from Police, "The Democrat has a long history of making unverified and false claims alleging anti-Muslim discrimination." cdrsalamander @cdrsalamander, "National Socialists in common cause with Democratic Socialists…of course." Quote Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig, "Men wearing swastikas shouted "Heil Hitler" and "Free Palestine" in New York City. "Free Palestine" has never been about wanting Palestinians to have a better future." Mike Letts at PJM hears Ilhan Omar Has Been Cleared of Misconduct Accusations, but Something Doesn’t Add Up. Tho, from Ace, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullins: We Know Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother to Defraud the Immigration System. We're Investigating Her Now. "Happy Monday! Some good news to start the week off." Dave Strom sees Rules for Thee, Not for Me...or the 'Oppressed.' Seattle cutting trees for a "homeless" (bums) site, despite their own regulations. 

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall warns Don’t Believe the Hype About James Talarico, his 'Betofication.' "I am not seeing the Talaricomania." RedState's Teri Christoph says They Call Him 'Talafreako' for a Reason — Wait Until You Hear What He Said About Parents ""I think there are some folks that would think that if you deny your child's gender identity, that's incredibly harmful. And whether or not we label it with the term abuse, it's abusive for sure," Talarico said while debating legislation designed to protect parents who refuse to affirm a child’s gender identity from having that used against them in custody proceedings." Zach Kraft @ZachKraft_, "James Talafreako's obsession with forcing sex changes on other people's kids is creepy and downright scary. He voted to allow parents to be found guilty of ABUSE and have their children TAKEN AWAY if they refused to allow child sex changes, no age limit." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed sees Talarico Pulls the Race Card for Some Reason – Hilarity Ensues and Talarico: I'm Broke Because I Don't Take One Percenter Money, except that he does. Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX, "I condemn racism in all its forms, including James Talarico saying white men are America's top terror threat and that he prays to overcome his own 'whiteness,' whatever that means. Only one person in this race has a history of dividing Texans by race, and it’s James Talarico. I will continue to focus on uniting our State and bringing together the broadest possible coalition to fight for Texas, our values, and our families." Quote James Talarico @jamestalarico, "Thank you @JohnCornyn for your leadership. Racism has no place in Texas. @KenPaxtonTX: will you condemn this blatant racism or will you cower to..."

VodkaPundit at Insty notes HE’S LOSING IN 2028 TO THE WOMAN WHOSE CAMPAIGN FLOUNDERED BEFORE IOWA IN 2020: onestarmango @lonestarmango, "He's desperate for an exit because surveys show him with no chance. Gavin Newsom Won‘t Run in 2028 if Kamala Harris Does https://breitbart.com/ politics/2026/09/14/ gavin-newsom-wont-run- 2028-if-kamala-harris-runs/ via
@BreitbartNews."

Stephen Kruiser at PJM notes SCOTUS Has a Sylvia Plath Episode Regarding Mail-In Ballots "On Monday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to allow the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) new ballot-mail rule to take effect for the 2026 elections. The ruling leaves U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani's preliminary injunction in place and effectively means the rule will not govern the November midterms." Too late, they said, after months of judicial dawdling and obstruction. Althouse chimes in "If the question of the Postal Service’s power were before us in something other than the context of an ultra vires claim..." "".... the Government’s argument would present a difficult question. But here the question is different. In order to assert an ultra vires claim, the plaintiffs must show that the challenged regulation of envelopes here is 'entirely "in excess"' of the power to govern collecting, handling, transporting, delivering, forwarding, and returning of mail. The same is true of the requirement to pass along information about each recipient of ballot mail. At the very least, the Postal Service did not act '"contrary to a specific prohibition"' in enacting the rule... [T]he plaintiff States’ statutory claim is based on a contestable reading of a broadly drawn statute empowering the Postal Service to regulate the mail." Writes Justice Alito, dissenting, joined by Justice Thomas, in United States Postal Service v. California. Here's the NYT: "Two Conservative Justices Would Have Allowed Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules/Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, called the challenge to the restrictions a 'Hail Mary pass' that was unlikely to prevail because of the Postal Service’s broad authority to regulate the mail" (gift link)." Sundance, Judicial Delay Tactics Worked – Supreme Court Blocks USPS Mail-In Ballot Plans. 

From Ace, The "Rogue Juror" Has Been Doxxed and "Visited" At His Home by Angry Lindsay Clancy Baby-Killer Cultists, "This was always the plan," and NBC Boston Doxxed the Juror by Providing Specific Details of His Arrest Allowing Anyone to Find His Name Through Court Records; Defense Lawyer's AWFUL Wife Goaded the Media Into "Getting" the Juror, "This article originally had the full details of the arrest of the Black Man Who Didn't Take Orders from Old White Women."

Sundance is celebrating Former CIA Director John Brennan Subpoenaed as “Target” of Grand Jury for Testimony October 15th.

Dave Strom has New Crime Stats: Children of Migrants More Likely to Be Criminals Than First Generation in Denmark. Ace is Shocked: Danish Crime Statistics Show that Immigrants, Particularly Muslim Immigrants, Commit Crime at Double the Rates of the Native-Born and the Children of Immigrants Are Even Worse "Denmark is one of the only western countries to track immigrant crime because the rest have been pressured to keep the public deliberately blind to the actual numbers by activists. Because Racism." Beege Welborn on Buying Baby Citizens. PeterSweden @PeterSweden7, "70% of people with a non European background voted for the left wing bloc in the Swedish election today according to exit poll by Valu. Now you know why the left supports open borders." Driscoll at Insty, OLD AND BUSTED: Queers for Palestine. "The New Hotness? Animal Rights Activists Defend Muslim Migrants Killing Animals. After horrifying images of Muslim migrants who had invaded the Spanish North African territory of Ceuta killing a baby dolphin went viral, animal rights activists rallied to their defense..." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Media Assures Americans That Migrants Haven’t Killed Any Cats, Just Women And Children."

VodkaPundit at PJM observes Begun, the Bari Weiss Era at 60 Minutes Has... But for How Long?

Dave Strom asserts it's Time to Break Up Academia. How does that even work? John Sexton hears Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia for Failing to Protect Him (or Something). Is there a way they can both lose? Mazelit Airaksinen documents a Florida Teacher who says Jews “Own Everything”, Israel is “Fake Country”: FOOTAGE "“I don’t care what I post because I’m making so much money off of TikTok” says Miss. Jaden Salameh." VodkaPundit at Insty reminds us PROGRESSIVISM HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST, STARTING WITH EUGENICS OVER A CENTURY AGO: Hon. Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC, "This is an outrage. I don’t think people outside of blue city politics really understand how almost comically evil progressivism becomes when it’s allowed total power. It has nothing to do with ‘affordability’ or ‘heath care’." Quote Yiatin Chu @ycinnewyork, "If we thought DeBlasio 7% plan was racist in proposing to cut Asian students at Specialized High Schools by half, @CMRestler @CMNantashaW now want to explicitly EXCLUDE districts with Asian students out of the Discovery program." Ryan @teslaxryan, "Anthropic’s Head of Personality Alignment, Amanda Askell, argued that discrimination against white students “may be desirable” as a way of correcting historical injustice. This is coming from one of the most prominent people working on AI alignment. Let that sink in." Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal is alarmed that Parents are ‘Intentionally Left Out’ of AI Strategy Discussions Between Microsoft, Left-Leaning Teachers Union, Critics Say.

This anti-AfD protest in Germany is the best advertisement for the party that I have seen pic.twitter.com/6iaefaRzud

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) September 13, 2026

From WaEx, Washington state government demands women let men see them nude. But the usual crowd objects when Sydney Sweeney BOLDLY GOES WHERE ESPN HAS GONE BEFORE: Sydney Sweeney’s naked betting advert ‘sexualizes’ women’s sport. "Sydney Sweeney has been accused of sexualising women in sport after appearing naked in a betting advert. The Hollywood actress posed for Novig, a sports-prediction market company, in a video that has had almost one million views in four days. The advert shows Sweeney sitting topless on a basketball hoop, saying: “So they wanted to show just sports.” After saying “sports” nine times while playing tennis, golf, and baseball in various states of undress, she adds: “You can’t trade this, I just look good here. No betting on wars or deaths, and no politics. Just you and your take on sports.” It closes with her walking away naked. The 29-year-old Euphoria star has been criticised by female athletes, who have accused her of setting back women in sport.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Coffee & Sweater and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week awaiting your digital pleasure.

The Return of Flotsam and Jetsam

Yes, I'm back from my Syrupean fishing vacation. I made it home by late in the afternoon Friday, and after putting away the mess, a quick trip to the Drs, Gabby's soccer game, and general fatigue, I didn't get much accomplished yesterday.

It was interesting traveling out of Minneapolis/St. Paul on the morning of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Speaking of which, according to NYPo, AOC spotted laughing next to Mamdani at 9/11 ceremony — as victims’ families weep during reading of names. Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls it Enraging: AOC and Mamdani Laugh It Up at 9/11 Memorial As Names of the Victims Read. Ace, Victory Lap: Communist Jihadi Zohran Mamdani Does "Interfaith" Walk on 9/11, Which Ends at... Islamic Center, "Unbelievable," and Twenty Five Years After 9/11, Most Have Forgotten -- and the Children Who Were Born After the Terrorist Attack are Being Taught That Muslims Were the Victims and Americans the Racist Aggressors, "How on earth was this allowed to happen?" At Twitchy, Abigail Spanberger Gets TORCHED on X for Claiming Americans 'Lost Their Lives' on 9/11. PJM's Vicky Taft has one of her West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Nothing Says 'We Hate America' Quite as Much as UCLA's 9/11 Event. TownHall's Matt Vespa likes how Bill Maher Zeroed in on the Biggest Moral Cowards Post-9/11. It's Exactly Who You Think. "Maher added that the biggest cowards post-9/11 are Democratic Party politicians, whose moral confusion, which has become cancerous over the past quarter century since the attacks, has been laid bare by the Gaza War: a strip of land the Israelis gave back as part of a peace deal, made possible when then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ditched Likud to form the now-defunct Kadima Party. It was later taken over by Hamas, a terrorist organization, and used to launch attacks on Israel. Israel launched a counterattack after the equivalent of their 9/11, the October 7 attacks, isn’t genocide. And yet, it’s the issue Democrats police their candidates like the Gestapo—they must say it, or at least not bash the terrorists."

Nicole Russell at USA Today, As Texas Senate race tightens, Talarico's mask is slipping. "Newly surfaced comments on capitalism, faith and abortion reveal Texas state Rep. James Talarico is more progressive than his campaign lets on. Voters are starting to notice." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed had Saturday's Final Word. @amuse @amuse, "TEXAS SENATE RACE: Would you be surprised to learn that the architect of James Talarico's political career is a trans man who attended Furman University and got a degree in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies? Tyler Mitchell, now known as Hyacinth High (they/them/theirs), shaped Talarico's campaigns and ensured they were staffed primarily by LGBTQ folks, with a particular focus on hiring trans staffers. Hyacinth is now Regional Campaigns Director at The Fairness Project. Texas doesn't need someone with Talarico's extreme ideology representing the interests of Texans." Capt. Ed was pretty happy when The Cavalry Arrived: Senate GOP Drops $32 Million Into Texas for Paxton. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn thinks the Dems Got Themselves a Case of the Cray Crays and They Just Can't Seem to Shake the Loons Off. But Driscoll at Insty notes DEMOCRATIC PARTY PULLS SUPPORT FOR NC HOUSE CANDIDATE SHELLY HEADEN: The Calvin Coolidge Project @TheCalvinCooli1, "Report: North Carolina Democrats have withdrawn support for State House candidate Shelly Headen after she called for violence against Republicans and compared herself to Jesus Christ She said: “I think our only hope is an attack on US soil, preferably Alabama, Louisiana where the stupid people live.” She said: “I’ve sacrificed myself just like Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross, and Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln and all the people that put themselves out there to sacrifice for our country,” she said. “If a few angry moments on social media are the end, then so be it. MAGA will keep winning if we continue with not standing up for what’s right.”" Tippinsights wonders Sen. Tafoya? Minnesota Polling Shows a Dead Heat. AMAC warns Don’t Buy Democrats’ “Farm Revolt” Narrative, "The media is buzzing about a brewing farmland revolt against Republicans in November. But that narrative has far less basis in reality than Democrats would have Americans believe."

Hat Hair's John Sexton has A San Francisco Squatter Story for the Ages. Variety worries Paramount Leaving California Would Devastate Los Angeles Economy, Leaked Report Finds. From the OC Reg, Orange man gets 30 years for role in $269 million Medi-Cal fraud. 

Stacy McCain considers the The Permanent Problem of Liberalism "You see the point of this narrative — the emotional payoff of the melodrama — is that the liberal is always the hero, deserving praise and admiration for his courage in opposing the Republican villain. Once you recognize this, you realize why there is no point arguing with the liberal. He cannot be persuaded by facts or logic, because facts and logic are not the basis of his belief system. And this is why I say that liberalism is a permanent problem. If we could not vanquish liberalism in 70 years, during which time we had such brilliant minds as Buckley advocating for the conservative cause, isn’t it the height of folly to imagine we’ll be able to declare a final victory anytime in the foreseeable future?"

Da Signal has two from the Great Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime? and Canadians Feel Real Pain in Stage 4 of Trade War. I have to see, I didn't see a lot of pain there. At Hat Hair, Salena Zito is pleased with the 'Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History. Dennis Santiago at RedState sees a Firestorm Ignited Over Proposed US Census Rules. Here Is What Citizens Can Do About It. Taking the illegals, and other non-residental aliens out of the count for apportionment.

Twitchy calls it PERFECTION! Guess Who Rescued a Stranded Anti-Trump MS NOW Crew in the TX Desert: New York Post @nypost, "MS NOW crew gets stuck in Texas desert - and has to be rescued by Border Patrol https://trib.al/nsL6CAq."

From Ace, The "Rogue" Juror the Extreme Left-Wing AWFUL Karens Berated and Bullied for a Week? B L A C K and Of Course: Garbage Tier Network NBC Is Now Doxxing the Lone "Rogue" Holdout in the Lindsay Clancy Case, "The media exists solely for purposes of blackmail and incitement to murder." Sister Toldja at RedState says Whoa: NBC News 'Tries to Bury' Holdout Clancy Juror, but DeSantis Makes Him an Offer They Won’t Like. Sundance at CTH, NBC Targets and Doxxes Lindsay Clancy Juror Holdout – Visits Home, Searches, Investigates Family and Worse. Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "They’re flat out doxxing an anonymous juror because he didn’t acquit a triple murderer. These people are evil beasts. Demons from hell. Sue, you deserve nothing but shame and scorn. You despicable freak." Quote Sue O'Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter @SueOC_NBCBoston, "EXCLUSIVE: The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial had a history of domestic violence allegations, the @NBC10Boston Investigators have learned through court documents and interviews with family members ..."

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "I have no words… USA Today says the people mocking Charlie’s ass*ssination is actually good because they’re just using humor to deal with it emotionally USA Today is covering up for the violent scum who want us dead and celebrate m*rder I can’t believe this is real They have no shame."

From the Robinson Report a Chinese National Accused of of Illegally Modifying Homeland Security Computers - MWTV. "A Chinese national working as a CBP supervisor in Calais was charged after investigators said 46 government computers were altered at Maine border facilities."

Matt Margolis at PJM, Were You Hoping Jessica Tarlov Would Get Fired From Fox News? I've Got Some News. Three year contract. They need someone to spew the DNC line, Harold won't.

Ace finds out The UK Branded Turning Point Members as Dangerous Right Wing Extremists, Claimed Leftists, On the Other Hand, Were "Moderate". "They actually tracked and surveilled Turning Point UK members because they thought they were dangerous -- after a leftist killed Charlie Kirk. They feared they would agitate for "free speech," which is of course dangerous to a corrupt authoritarian and wildly unpopular regime. They also complained that the "ERW" -- "extreme right wing" -- blamed Kirk's assassination on "the political left." I am done with the UK. I am done with NATO."

Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal is outraged Parents Can’t Escape Washington’s Transgender Policies by Changing Schools, Supreme Court Brief Argues.

And much, much more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.11.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 09.11.26 (Evening Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week awaiting your digital pleasure.

Maryland, My Maryland

 At the Post Millennial, ANDY NGO REPORTS: Maryland felony cases against Zizian trans death cult members abruptly suspended

Maryland state felony prosecutions against three members of the Zizian trans death cult have been indefinitely suspended for unknown reasons.

The cases against cult leader Jack "Ziz" LaSota and subordinates Michelle "Jamie" "Alex" Zajko and Daniel "Hastur" Blank were made inactive on Aug. 14; All scheduled future trial dates were canceled.

LaSota, Zajko and Blank were arrested together following a national manhunt on Feb. 16, 2025 in rural western Maryland. They were found with a cache of weapons in their two box trucks. They had spent years moving around the country as members of the Zizians, a radical transgender cult who has been linked to at least eight violent deaths.

The three initially faced only misdemeanor trespassing, firearms and obstruction charges after an elderly Frostburg-area property owner reported that they had arrived in box trucks and asked to camp on his property.

Authorities later added charges involving the alleged illegal possession and carrying of concealed and loaded firearms.

LaSota, a biological male who identifies as a woman and uses the name "Ziz," is the founder and ideological leader of the Zizians. The group is made up of transgender vegan extremists, several of whom have elite educational backgrounds in science and mathematics. Members embraced an esoteric ideology combining leftist transgender politics, anarchism, rationalism and veganism.

The reason prosecutors chose to suspend the Maryland cases has not been publicly explained. The office of the State's Attorney for Allegany County has been reached for comment.

The decision comes as LaSota and Zajko face separate and more serious prosecutions.

I'm shocked, shocked that Stacy McCain isn't already on this turn in the transgender, vegan death cult. Remember, crazy people are dangerous. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning

And not a lot of material! Maybe I didn't keep up with the reading. From Althouse, "They were going to build an F.B.I. headquarters three hours away in Maryland, a liberal state. We’re going to stop it.", "Said Trump, last year, quoted in "Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Scrap F.B.I. Move to Maryland/The ruling is almost certainly not the end of the lengthy fight over the F.B.I.’s future headquarters, which has lasted for years" (NYT gift link). In a 47-page ruling, Judge Theodore Chuang of the Federal District Court in Maryland wrote that “the F.B.I. erroneously concluded” that it could select a new headquarters for itself without consulting Congress. In reality, Judge Chuang wrote, Congress had already approved the Biden administration plan for the F.B.I. to move to Maryland...." Of course, it's nowhere near 3 hours from DC to Greenbelt, except when traffic snarls (not all that uncommon). I don't care, move the seat of government to Fargo, ND, just to see who really wants to be there.

Red State's Teri Christoph is happy to report Trump Humiliates Obnoxious CNN Reporter After Oval Office Outburst: Ouch! Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "@POTUS: "You're very disrespectful in front of this young man... You're a loud, boisterous person. You're Fake News. Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet. You're a fake reporter and you report FAKE NEWS." I don't think they're capable of shame.

At TownHall Matt Vespa thinks You Won't Believe It, A John Cornyn Staffer Pulled a Benedict Arnold Move. Here's His New Boss, James Talarico campaign. How to admit you have no sincere beliefs in one easy career move. John Waters at RC History, looks at The Next American Right.  "Today, the insurgency has won. What remains is not a bold, dramatic second act, but the far more familiar (and mundane) work of routine governance. We have entered the revolution’s mopping-up phase."

Vicky Taft at PJM asserts Trump's Messaging on the Mullahs Could Be as Powerful as a GBU-57. A bomb is only as good as it's aim. Victory Girls sees Iran Move To Crack Down On Civilians And Survive The Midterms. Armed Forces Press is angry the Media is Pushing the Carrier Crew Mental Health Story As Iran Blockade Is Working. From Althouse, "I just do not understand the mentality. If this is a representation of who our military is now… we’re just Rome sitting here waiting to burn. We’ve got nothing left." |From "Fox Host Trashes U.S. Sailors as ‘Weak’ for Speaking Out About Dire Conditions/Fox News host Joey Jones mocked service members speaking out about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln" (MTN)." At Twitchy, Messages Scrawled on Aircraft Flap by Service Members Show No Morale, Says Iranian Propagandist. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed wonder if it's Mixed Signals or Taqiyya? Hamas Pledges Disarmament As Iran Plots Wider War. TownHalls Matt Vespa looks at That Time Bill Maher Challenged This Former CBS News Anchor to Find a 'Moderate' Muslim.

Drew Bond at Am Mind assures us of America’s Winning Playbook Against China.

Capt. Ed calls it Off the Deep End: Dems Make 'Abolish ICE' Official Position. Matt Yglesias at Slow Boring asserts Woke 1 is dead. We’ve learned nothing. Documenting Saylor @saylordocs, "Javier Milei: “I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming that it never worked anywhere, and they refused to accept it.” “But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, and unequal treatment under the law. They are very violent, and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence.”"

Mediaite watches CNN Data Guru Flags ‘Troubling’ Number for Democrats That May Predict Mike Rogers Victory, "Enten noted Rogers is leading El-Sayed by four points overall and five points among independents." But is it outside the margin of fraud?  Capt. Ed calls her the Spitting Image: El-Sayed Sis Charged With Assault on Illinois State Trooper. I hope she got properly thumped. PJM's Chris Queen thinks Jon Ossoff Sure Seems to Think He's the Next Barack Obama.

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NEW: The company behind a recent poll that showed Karen Bass with a 12-point lead over Nithya Raman for LA mayor & showed Bass collecting most of Spencer Pratt's prior support has admitted their poll was FAKE and was intended as a "social experiment" to see how a poll could spread in the media ecosystem without verification. The company, Median Strategies, also conducted a recent poll in Wisconsin that had socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong up by 20 points. Hong lost her primary. It was all bogus. Wild story via @Noah__Goldberg at LAT." At Althouse, Comedian strategies. So polls are often bogus? Who knew? Now let's not always see the same hands.

Capt. Ed calls it a Bombshell: FBI Knew Swalwell Got Illegal Donations From Fang Fang – and More. Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "And Jim Comey’s FBI tried to convert Fang Fang into an FBI informant. That should tell us something about the CHS program under Comey." Quote John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre, "The FBI framed a sitting US President for treason, dropped an investigation into Eric Swalwell for having an illicit affair with a Chinese spy, planted fake stories with the media and FISA court, and forced Big Tech to censor critics to influence the 2020 election." Western Lensman @WesternLensman22h, "Fang Fang once approached Victor Davis Hanson and tried to work her magic. VDH: “You would have to be a stupid, narcissistic idiot to fall for that." He's talking about Eric Swalwell."

At NYPo, A liberal journalist just exposed lying Fauci’s toxic relationship with the media. Exposed is a little strong, affirms comes closer. 

From NewsBusters, the "Forbes Editor Who Threatened Firms Hiring Trump ‘Fabulists’ Fired After Secret $6M Payment."

At Insty, Driscoll is still following the strange case of Dr. Arday, JULIE BURCHILL: "The True Tragedy of the Death of Jason Arday." Hat Hair's Dave Strom believes Racism Did Not Kill Jason Arday. 

Internewscast reports Harvard Professor Faces Backlash for Allegedly Using AI to Draft Anti-Trump Op-Ed. At least he didn't plagiarize it; there are plenty of templates to follow. Dave Strom wonders, rhetorically, How Endemic Is Fraud in Prestige Academia? Pretty endemic, I know of a few cases in my field, but it's exponentially worse in the "soft sciences" because the consequences are so low. Capt. Ed asks Has Texas Succeeded in Decolonizing Academia? It's doubtful. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn notes that When Even Basic Fractions Are a Math Problem Too Far for College Students. Sadly, my own math skills have begun to degrade from disuse.

Dave Strom hears Don't Say Sophie! Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Atlanta Dream refused to stand on the court for the National Anthem and then honored Stacey Abrams They ended up LOSING to Indiana Fever 95-91 Lmaooo." BrickCenter @BrickCenter_, "WNBA security told 2 fans to cover their “XX/XY” and “For the girls” shirts or LEAVE the Fever-Dream game. Meanwhile, a “Protect Trans Rights” shirt was featured on the Jumbotron." And Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots "Defenders of the WNBA are pointing out, I assume rightly, that the two are just pretending to be women and therefore have no business being in the WNBA. Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White, on the other hand, are demonstrating by persisting in their efforts that the same is true for every other man who is pretending to be a woman, and they, too, have no business being in women's sports."

Flotsam and Jetsam - Monday, Monday, Can't Trust that Day

Barely any news made it through the weekend, but here it goes anyway. From News Wax, CENTCOM Commander Cooper: USS Lincoln Visit 'Awe-Inspiring' after CNN voiced concerns that the food was boring after 240 days without making port. Sundance reports President Trump Makes a Surprise Announcement on U.S. Military Support to South Korea "Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, “No thanks!” Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Unrelated my ass! He also hosts Sunday Talks: AG Todd Blanche -vs- DSA Advocate Kristen Welker. She needs to get her thyroid checked. Commonplace recommends Trump Slam The USMCA Back Door, "For the trade agreement to survive, it must keep China out of North America." TownHall's Joe Chalfant likes how Trump Is Opening the Financial Floodgates to Keep Republicans in Office. At the Atlantic Council, Iran is draining its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s best move is to let it happen. At USA Today, Nicole Russell writes Karoline Leavitt exposed Democrats' double standard on women.

RedState's Nick Arama sees El-Sayed Tries to Attack Rogers in Michigan Senate Race, but It Boomerangs on Him. At Hat Hair Larry Elder hears Obama to Tell 'the Brothers' to Vote for El-Sayed and Josh Hammer asserts The Electoral Integrity Issue Isn't Israel -- It's Islam. Catturd ™ @catturd2, "This is why Democrats have to cheat in every election." Quote Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "The room is PACKED to hear Rockstar Democrat Senator Mark Kelly at the Nation’s LARGEST progressive youth conference. We have NEVER seen ENTHUSIASM like this." A nearly empty room. The Great Victor Davis Hanson, at the Blade of Perseus explores Who’s Been Destroying Norms? Joe Chalfant hears Democrat Ro Khanna Thinks That Racist America Needs a 'Multi-Racial New Deal', like the old one didn't do enough damage. Twitchy calls it the 'Biggest F**k You in HISTORY:' Mark Cuban ENDS Ro Khanna in HEATED Back and Forth About Wealth Tax.

Althouse is concerned about Socialists in shorts, "I'm reading the NYT article "Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment? A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations," which you can read for yourself at that gift link," and bemused by "Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is being sued in North Carolina under the state's 'homewrecker' law." "Sinema admitted in a deposition to having a sexual relationship with her then-married former bodyguard. Sinema argues the affair did not happen in North Carolina, so she shouldn't be sued in that state. The lawsuit was filed by Heather Ammel, the ex-wife of Sinema's former bodyguard Matthew Ammel...." I'm reading "'We went inside and had sex.' Sinema details affair with bodyguard" (The Arizona Republic)."

Jonathan Turley worries about Rage Politics: Hakeem Jeffries Will Take a Baseball Bat to the Supreme Court. I think Trump and the Republicans should make an attempt to pack the court ASAP, just to get the Democrats on record that it's a bad idea.

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Jim Jordan Discusses Recent Revelations and Declassifications About FBI Misconduct, a topic dear to his heart.

Civitas Institute discourses on The Fall of Fauci. Tom Knighton at TAW says It's not just Fauci, "It’s not just Fauci who is the problem. It’s damn near everyone involved in the system itself."

Lee Kuan Yimby @LeeKuanYimby, "This story gets crazier. The Mayor of Lawrence, left court today in a Dodge Charger and rammed into another car and left the scene. Same Mayor that can't speak English, and stole $1.5M in covid money." The Vigilant Fox @vigilantfox, "RFK Jr. reveals what HHS found when they went looking for the 375,000 migrant kids Biden lost. "It's a huge, huge tragedy." "One guy pretended to be the parent of 42 children. We have no idea what happened to those kids." "We're now finding them. We found about 137,000 of them, but a lot of them you just can't find. There was about 60 kids who were sent to one address. When we looked at that address, it was a container, a steel container in the middle of a parking lot." "A lot of them were sent to work at slaughterhouses and picking fruits in the fields. They were slaves."..."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, sees it's Out in the Open: Antisemites Not Even Trying to Hide It Anymore. Katya Sedgwick @KatyaSedgwick, "Why are we bringing foreigners to our country to break our civil rights laws?" Quote StopAntisemitism @StopAntisemites, "Fatana Karimi, owner of Karimi Brows in Alexandria VA, kicks out a Jewish client over her Israeli ethnicity. Attorneys - our DM’s are open, we’re happy to connect you with the victim!" Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "A New York town is facing a federal lawsuit after officials refused to allow a Christian Nativity display in a public square while permitting Islamic religious displays. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has sued the town of Brighton, New York, accusing officials of violating the First Amendment through viewpoint discrimination. According to the complaint, a local physician repeatedly asked for more than two years to place a life-size Nativity scene in the Twelve Corners public square during the Christmas season. Those requests were not approved even though the town had allowed other private religious displays, including a large Ramadan banner." Mazelit Airaksinen hears a Nurse Fired for Calling Jews “Vermin” Claims To Have Been With Luigi Mangione on Night of Murder, "He couldn’t have done it. He was with me at the laundromat all night” claimed Hart."

Another Driscoll post about Jason Ardray at Insty starts with ROGER KIMBALL: The Unmaking of Jason Arday. From the Right Times with Kathy Gyngell, My Week In Review: Leftism Killed Jason Arday, Just As It Has Corrupted Us All, "Jason Arday, Rod Liddle, and a fortnight that exposed who the real gatekeepers of 'acceptable' opinion are." At Richard Hanania's Newsletter They're the Ones Who Told Us to Pay Attention to Jason Arday. "Don't let academia forget this story."

Matt Margolis is impressed that Sophie Cunningham Just Gave Leftists Another Reason to Hate Her. "She climbed onto the bar at Clayton's Country Bar in Indianapolis and led the crowd in Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue." Video of the moment spread across social media within hours, and the crowd sang every word right along with her." RedState's Ward Clark hears Caitlyn Jenner Has a Simple Answer to the WNBA's Transgender Player Problem "Cathy, XX, you’re in. XY you’re out. It’s that simple." It is that simple, but it will never satisfy the trans grievance community.