Flotsam and Jetsam - Iranian Leadership Hiding Under Hajibs, Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender

i24NEWS English @i24NEWS_EN, Iran delays naming next supreme leader due to concerns that the new leader could be targeted - report." I don't think it matters much, Israel is pursuing a "kill 'em all, and let Jehovah sort them out" plan. Asaad Sam Hanna @asaadhanna, "The IRGC leaders in Iran now are wearing hijab to hide from the American/Israeli surveillance." jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "TFW your society has brutally subjugated women for 50 years and now you gotta avoid the consequences by dressing up as one." John Hinderacker at Power Line has A Stunning Revelation [Updated]: Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid " Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel. It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals."

Cathy Salgado at PJM, Trump: Iranian Regime Must Give ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ From Althouse, "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners..." ""... will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP." Writes Trump, at Truth Social." At WSJ, ‘Decapitate and Delegate’: Trump Tests New Model of U.S.-Led Regime Change "Will taking out the leaders of America’s enemies be enough?" Anxious anxiously whines Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader. Da Signal's Great Victor Davis Hanson: The Real Reason Iran Won’t Negotiate. "No, you can’t negotiate with them because their whole currency is lying, and they’re fanatic ideologues. And they have a supernatural view of what’s going to happen, and they’re on the right side of Cosmic Divinity and all of these ideas. I think [former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi] Rafsanjani in a disputed statement, but I think it was accurate, said that Israel was a one bomb state, and that was the advantage that you got half the Jews in the world in one place, where all you needed was one bomb. So you can’t negotiate." Vox claims Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7. Laughing Wolf, Surprise, Response.

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog looks at Iran Strikes: Day 6 "They now have an inalienable right to a pine box." Or a being entombed in a pile of rubble. News Wax sees More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "February: Iranian naval ship IRIS Makran has a "Down With USA" parade March: USA downs IRIS Makran." The Iranian navy had 32 ships. Had. The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 @TGTM_Official, "Breaking news: China secretly supplied Iran with 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles. Reports say Iran launched them during the ongoing war, but none hit their targets and none were intercepted by the United States. The missiles may have failed mid-flight due to technical issues. Once again, Chinese equipment appears to have malfunctioned. Chinese foreign ministry refuted this claim according to global times." From Twitchy, China Sold Iran Fancy CM-302 Missiles—Turns Out They're Temu Trash: 100% Failure Rate in Real War. Or did China sabotage them, knowing that they might piss off Trump? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees Dire Strait: Sure Looks Like China Is Writing Off the Ayatollahs. Reuters China @ReutersChina, "Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei." Running out of gas, or just prepping to invade Taiwan while we're busy in Iran?

Ace, War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War. "Okay okay, that's kinda bullshit. But you will agree, this means that this is not a Congressionally disapproved war. And because double negatives are effectively positives -- yes, Congress has voted affirmatively to not stop the war." Betting on Congressional inaction is usually safe. PJM's Cathy Salgado is outraged 53 Dems Vote Against Calling Iran the Biggest State Sponsor of Terror. Their not against the war; they're on the other side. From Althouse, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap..." The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap as he criticizes a statement he thought was from Trump but was actually from Obama. MAHER: “This statement from the administration: ‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.’ That’s too vague for you?” SCHIFF: “Totally vague.” MAHER: “Okay. Because that’s from Obama about Libya.” Brutal setup. Watch Adam Schiff try to dig himself out of this one." Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "Here comes the legacy media screaming about how President Trump “forgot” to refill our strategic petroleum reserves. I know they enjoy lying for clicks, but this is a particularly retarded story. Let alone the fact that it was Biden who drained them, they also forget to mention what it takes to refill them, and how long it would take to do so. Ole’ Sleepy Joe ROBBED the SPR as if it was his midterm campaign fund. . ." Bonchie at RedState thinks The Story of the United Kingdom's Betrayal in Operation Epic Fury Is Absolutely Wild "I'm going to be frank. The United States can not have a "closest ally" that can't even be counted on to provide defensive support from ballistic missiles because they are too busy arguing over the finer points of something as irrelevant as "international law." At no point did the Trump administration ask Starmer to participate in the offensive attacks on Iran. All that was requested was help in suppressing the Islamic regime's attacks on civilians. That the UK didn't immediately oblige and instead spent days playing politics, even as the missiles fell, is a damning indictment of a once special relationship." 

Matt Vespa hears An Iranian Political Prisoner Said This About Obama and October 7...and CNN Panicked. "Tajbakhsh plainly stated how flawed the Obama administration’s logic was with this negotiation, and how giving this regime, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, billions might have led to the October 7 attacks. The fingerprints are all over it—the “straight line” as he said before, host Abby Phillip pulled the plug."Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "“CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission.” Quote CNN @CNN, "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen is on his way to Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel and the US continue their aerial campaign against the country. CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission." Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro, "CNN has been running around calling Fox and CBS state TV, meanwhile they go crawling to the Iranian regime to beg their permission to be in the country. And the only way Iran would let them in is for them to act as state TV." Quote CNN @CNN "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen encounters more checkpoints than usual and armed personnel on the road to Iran's capital, but sees no signs of panic. Shops are open and stocked, and gas appears readily available with no long lines."

PJM's Sarah Anderson hears Trump Says 'Cuba Will Fall,' Plans to Send Rubio. Austin Petersen @AP4Liberty, "If you've ever felt stupid, just remember there are people out there who actually believe this about Cuba. @MailynSpeaks. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Trump's Not Taking His Eyes Off of the Narcoterrorist Cartels. Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "I was reliably informed by geopolitical experts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie that arresting Maduro would lead to a long, bloody, and costly war between the U.S. and Venezuela. Why is the exact opposite happening?" Quote The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter "BREAKING: The US and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations."

Austin Petersen @AP4Liberty, "The multipolar dream of America's enemies is dead. Trump killed it. Nothing now stands in the way of another century of greatness, capitalistic achievement, and American exceptionalism." At NewsWeek Josh Hammer opines Donald Trump Is a Great Man of History. Vic Joecks at RCP, Trump Exposed the Crazy Things Democrats Believe. Ace, Candace Owens to Military-Aged Men: Trump Has Betrayed You, Do Not Join or Remain in the Military, Abandon Your Posts and Take Dishonorable Discharges "She wants people in the military to desert." Chasing clicks for money.

 

Yesterday's lead story is almost gone, at Althouse, "Trump picks his cabinet in part for their aesthetics, and their ability to perform well on TV and Noem was famed for never missing a photo op...." ""But her hunger for publicity also contributed to her demotion. Under Noem’s watch, $220 million of taxpayers’ money was spent on an advertising campaign for border security that prominently featured footage of her on horseback, dressed as a 'cowgirl,' in front of Mount Rushmore...."

At Hat Hair, Capt Ed Gulps US Loses 92,000 Jobs in February After Health-Care Strike and Larry argues Refusing the SAVE Act Should End Several Careers. But then, there are so many good reasons to get rid of a lot of Congresscritters. Rueters whines Kennedy's new US autism panel to examine potential causes. To my, the acetaminophen link is looking strong, but not yet gospel. 

Dave Manney at PJM believes Bill Clinton Can Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign. Now He’s Rewriting His Oath Record. Lying about lying. Loren Culp @LorenCulp, "The law that created this "slush fund" for the Congressional sexual perverts was signed into law by...wait for it... then President Bill Clinton January 23rd, 1995. Surprised? Here's what might surprise you, it was sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley, co-sponsored by Bob Dole, Fred Thompson, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain among others." Quote "Loren Culp @LorenCulp, "Imagine sexual perverts being allowed to vote on whether or not their sexual perversion is made public while they use your money to quiet the victims. Welcome to the Congress of the United States."

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Had an amazing two days meeting with representatives from all over the world. I discussed foreign NGO situations with representatives from: Estonia, Romania, France, Germany, Moldova, Croatia, Georgia ... and many more countries. The takeaway: the NGO situation is identical all over the world. Everyone felt their people aren't truly in control of the country, and NGOs are imposing policies on them which nobody voted for. @DataInterpretr and I are following up with every single representative to make sure we get names of specific NGOs so we can make sure that zero federal dollars are going to them. Thanks @RepLuna for the invite!" Data Republicans new publication at Am Mind, The Fall of the NGO-Administrative Complex. If this is autism, give us more. 

POLARIS National Security @PolarisNatSec, "@GavinNewsom walks back calling Israel an apartheid state: "I was specifically referring to a Tom Friedman column where HE used that word." "I can't just sit back in terms of my values and beliefs," he says. Does Newsom believe anything?" Hair gel. Driscoll at Insty, QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: "How did San Francisco become such an abomination of a city? As Adam Carolla notes, “San Francisco represents the progressive movement at its purest form. This is when they get to do everything they want. That’s San Francisco. And so I’m not even going to make a judgment call. I’m just going to say take a bunch of Americans, show them San Francisco then, show them San Francisco now, and go this is the result of them doing everything they want.”" Anna Kasparian at RCP asks Can Billionaire Tax Cure California’s Healthcare Woes? No. John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Chevron Warns California It May Not Survive More Cap-and-Trade Taxes.

Capt. Ed has Flashback Friday to That Time Talarico Demanded An Abortion Clinic in Every Federal Office. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Everyone in America: “Women” James Talarico: “neighbors with a uterus” This guy is insane."

From the Free Bacon, Kennedy Scion Jack Schlossberg Had No 'Earned Income' in 2025 But Has Four Trust Funds, Disclosures Show, "The congressional candidate also disclosed a stake in a California restaurant with mixed reviews at best." At Twitchy, JFK's Grandson Jack Schlossberg’s Shocking ‘Jew Blood’ MAHA Recipe Post Exposes a Very Dark Side (WATCH). 

.@JBKSchlossberg is a sick freak who needs to seek help. pic.twitter.com/xGMssDQZDG

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 6, 2026

At NottheBee, NOT SATIRE: Come learn how Biden spent your tax dollars "to make the maps more gay" House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority @HouseForeignGOP, "@RepBrianMast: How do you make a map more gay? @UnderSecPD brings reciepts exposing just what the Biden State Department wasted tax dollars on for four years."

From Ace, "Prohibited Access:" Kash Patel Now Examining the FBI's Dark Files, the Hidden History of the Deep State, "Via JackStraw, whistleblowers revealed that the FBI keeps two separate books. You know, like Mafia dons keeping separate books for their fake transactions and their real transactions," and Oh No! GOP Lawmakers Push for Perjury Charges Against Madison Cornbread for Fabricated J6 Testimony, "CNN is sad! They're so sad they try to hide Madison Cornbread's identity by calling her by her criminal alias "Cassidy Hutchinson.""

Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Indiana Judge Rules That Abortion Is a Religious Sacrament...Seriously, She Did. LifeNews.com @LifeNewsHQ, "BREAKING: Indiana Judge Christina Klineman has issued a ruling claiming there is a religious right to kill babies in abortions. Klineman issued a permanent injunction blocking Indiana's abortion ban based on the outrageous claim. The judge blocked the ban for a certified class of people who claim killing a baby in an abortion is an exercise of their religious beliefs. Klineman ruled that the state’s 2022 abortion law violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act by substantially burdening the religious exercise of people who say their religion supports killing babies in abortions. Attorney General Todd Rokita will appeal the ruling to a state appeals court." There is a certain level of honesty there. From Shipwreckedcrew, the 7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hands Down Stern Rebuke To District Judge Who Tried To Dictate ICE Tactics in Chicago "Judge Sara Ellis is an Obama appointee who nakedly opposed Trump administration immigration enforcement by trying to tie the hands of ICE Officers in conducting investigations and making arrests." But what does a "stern rebuke" to a judge really mean? Nothing; there is no mechanism for actual accountability for a judge who is consistently overruled at higher levels. Meantime, she get to continually obstruct Trump.

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "BREAKING: The employee of Gov. Tim Walz who keyed SIX Teslas causing over **$20,000** in damage in retaliation against @ElonMusk has been given a ONE DAY SUSPENSION from his Minnesota government job THAT’S IT. He’s not even being PROSECUTED. Minnesota is a FAILED STATE!"

And much much more at the Wombat's double stuffed In The Mailbox: 03.06.26. Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Holding Our Own up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - It's War on Iran

Yesterday, from the Brussels Sign, As the US and Israel prepare for war, the EU sinks into irrelevance, then at Hat Hair, Capt. Ed hears US Evacuates Embassies in Israel, Iraq; UPDATE: China Urges Citizens to Leave Iran and Ace, US Evacuates Embassies in Israel and Iraq, China Orders Citizens Out of Iran as Strike Appears Imminent. "But joking aside, it looks like Trump's had enough. Iran once again pretended to "talk" while conceding nothing. The USS Ford is now in place for a strike." Shanaka Anslem Perera @shanaka86, "At 10:24 this morning, Friday February 27, the United States Ambassador to Israel emailed his own staff and told them to leave the country today. Not next week. Not when convenient. Today. . . " 

Then, this morning, Capt. Ed BREAKING: Trump Launches Strikes; Tells Iranians to 'Seize Control of Your Destiny'. Matt Vespa at TownHall, US-Israel Launches Major Airstrikes on Iran, Extensive Strikes Slated to Continue. Philip Melanchthon Wegmann @PhilipWegmann, "Trump outlines war aims: --destroy and "raze their missile industry to the ground" --"We're going to annihilate their navy" --Hamstring terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize --"Ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon." Jen van Laar at RedState, President Trump Confirms 'Major Combat Operation' in Iran. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, The United States and Israel Are Lighting Up Tehran. Althouse quotes Trump, "Eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard terrible people." I would not be surprised to see embedded terrorist cells from Iran (who probably slipped through Biden's open borders) to open up terror campaigns in the US. I hope the FBI has been secretly mopping them up. I also hope the Iranian opposition takes advantage of the action to rid themselves of the theocratic regime.

At PM, Rubio Doesn’t Trust Cuba’s ‘Highly Unusual’ Account of Deadly Shootout With U.S. Boat. Althouse found Trump saying "We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba." ""The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble. As you know, they have no money. They have no anything right now. But they're talking with us, and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba...." Colin Dueck at Am Mind is Defending Trump’s Latin America Policy. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Hegseth: Department of War 'Convinced' Boy Scouts to Drop DEI, Gender Policy.

Stephen Kruiser declares a A Pox on Everyone Who Keeps Hillary Clinton in the News. Breitbart, Hillary Clinton Claims She ‘Had No Idea’ of Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes, or Harvey Weinstein's, or Anthony Weiner's, just to name a few of the sexual predators she hung around with. Ace, Hillary Clinton Claims She Never Even Met Epstein, Had No Idea About Any of His Crimes "Hillary Clinton testilied yesterday. Bill Clinton is testilying today." (yesterday). The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Hillary Clinton Says She Only Recalls Meeting Epstein That One Time When She Murdered Him." Capt. Ed calls it Bill Clinton's Sgt. Schultz Act: I Knew Nothing, I Saw Nothing About Epstein, so obviously he has no knowledge of any misconduct by Donald Trump. Althouse, "But even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause." ""We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long. And by the time it came to light with his 2008 guilty plea, I had long stopped associating with him." Said Bill Clinton, in his opening statement." "imTay said... “I did not have sex with that woman either.” - Bill Clinton" Don Surber tells us just The facts about Trump and Epstein, "Trump molested no one. In fact, he helped victims collect $500 million in damages." From Twitchy, Peddling ‘Pedo’: Rachel Maddow and Other Media Hacks Toss Their So-Called Principles to End Trump. But PJM's Scott Pinsker worries It’s a Trap: The Republicans Are Sleepwalking Into a Clinton Ambush. 

Matt Vespa at TownHall Is Stunned USA Today Published This Op-Ed From a Dem About Trump's State of the Union. "I appreciate his businessman's approach to the economy and tariffs. I loved that he celebrated the people directly affected by his policy changes and celebrated the economy wins by putting America first. I am disappointed in all the elected leaders who refused to celebrate the people who have been sacrificed because of the policies brought about by the Biden administration. The speech improved my opinion of Trump, and I believe he has only the best interests of the United States at the core of all his decisions. I do believe the changes he has made are working, and I wish the Democratic Party would give him the same courtesy they gave the Obama administration with illegal aliens." Scott McKay at Am Spec on SOTU 2026: Now There Are Truly Two Americas, "And it was on display during this year’s State of the Union." At State of the Day, Just When You Think They Can’t Possibly Get Crazier, They Do "It has not been a good week for Democrats." Noah Pollak @NoahPollak, "This is a special genre of leftist fake journalism in which some normal people do something completely normal that commie journos don't like, and instead of just being honest and saying (in this case) "It really triggers us to see Americans happy about a win for our country, because we're unhappy people and we hate our country" they make up a tedious self-licking ice cream cone narrative in which the same people "reporting" that hockey players are "facing questions" are the ones asking the questions in the first place." Quote The New York Times @nytimes "From @TheAthletic: As U.S. hockey players returned to their NHL teams, they faced questions about the politicization of their Olympic win and their association with President Trump. Here were their responses: https://nyti.ms/4rJzBao." From Da Blaze, Team USA captain goes full feminist over Trump's 'distasteful' invitation: 'It's a great teaching point'. Get a life. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed say Don’t Let Miserable Media Hacks Suck The Joy Out Of U.S. Hockey’s Gold Medal Wins. Stacy McCain explores The Worst People in the World (Part II).

A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Republican Senators Slow Walking the SAVE Act Get a Rude Awakening. Kevin McCullough at TownHall declares ID to Vote! Checkmate. "What Leader Thune is pulling right now isn’t just politics as usual — it’s strategic brilliance in a moment when checkers players think they’re playing chess. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has committed to forcing a vote on the SAVE America Act — legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register and voter ID at the polls — and in doing so he’s exposing the absurdity of Democratic obstruction in the face of overwhelming bipartisan public support." I'll believe it when I see it. At Da Caller, Kamala Harris Says SAVE Act Must Be Stopped Because ‘40% Of Americans’ Don’t Have Birth Certificates, Passports. WJ sees a Black Republican Nukes Liberal for Implying the SAVE Act Targets Minorities: We're 'Educated Enough' to Get an ID. At ET, Justice Department Sues 5 More States for Refusing to Provide Voter Rolls. "In total, the department has filed lawsuits against 29 states and the District of Columbia over voter roll access." Also, Researchers Identify Chinese Influence Network That Targeted Trump, Japan Elections, "The researchers found six distinct clusters pushing pro-CCP narratives."

Buck Throckmorton at Ace's MORNING RANT: Following SNAP Restrictions on Junk Food, Pepsico Cuts Prices Due to Softening Consumer Demand. Ashley Evdokimo at TownHall claims MAHA Isn’t a Movement Anymore, It’s an Agenda. Althouse finds "I had not spent a lot of my life hanging out with Republicans, and what I imagined they were talking about was exactly the opposite.", ""Now I'm in an administration surrounded by immensely talented people who are immensely idealistic. I always imagined Republicans would get together thinking about how to screw the poor and reduce taxes on the rich, but they're actually narrowly focused on how do we solve these big problems and make our country work. The level of idealism that I see at every level in the White House and in my agency is inspiring. And then the level of capability—the competence of the people I'm surrounded with...." said RFK Jr. on Rogan.

On the Fox Bus, Mortgage rates fall below 6% for first time since 2022 "Average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.98%, Freddie Mac says." At ET, Recurring Unemployment Claims Decline to 1-Month Low "Continuing jobless claims remained below 1.9 million for the seventh straight week." John Eastman at Am Mind notes The Tariff Wears Two Hats: What the SCOTUS Majority Overlooked.

Althouse says in wonder, Is the California open primary going to produce 2 Republican candidates for Governor? I expect Democrats to pull a dirty maneuver to fix that. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is seething: The Video Depositions of Whistleblowing LA Firefighters Will Have You Seething. Vicky Taft at PJM sees West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Members List of Secretive 'Bohemian Grove' Men's Club Is Leaked.

Guy Benson @guypbenson, "Virginia Democrats, in the midst of pushing a wild gerrymandering scheme and a blizzard of tax increases, vote to ~triple their own pay:" Quote VA Senate GOP @VASenateGOP, "Virginia Democrats just voted to give themselves a 300% pay increase. Teachers got a 3% raise. But Democrats give themselves 300%." Josh Monnington at Da Fed worries Americans Can’t Afford To Keep Letting Leftists ‘Learn’ From Their Mistakes. Literally. 

Jonathan Turley thinks Jack Smith’s Secret Orders Targeting Patel and Wiles Should Alarm Us All. Tim Murtaugh @TimMurtaugh, "This is one of the most breathtaking scandals in U.S. history. The incumbent admin eavesdropped on a phone call between a key leader of the opponent’s campaign and her lawyer. It’s outrageous. The only reason it’s not treated as a scandal that ends careers is because Trump." Quote Alex Bruesewitz @alexbruesewitz, "The near-total blackout by mainstream media on the Biden FBI's illegal surveillance of phone calls involving President Trump's then-campaign manager @SusieWiles is nothing short of disgraceful. This is one of the biggest political scandals in American history!" Capt. Ed cites Wiles' Attorney: No, I Did Not Give FBI Consent to Wiretap Our Call. Geller Reports Susie Wiles Lawyer Categorically DENIES He Allowed Biden FBI To Secretly Record Their Conversations. Sundance at CTH, Lawyer for Susie Wiles Categorically Denies Knowledge of Phone Call Recording by FBI and Explosive Revelations – Patrick Bet David Interviews DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. From Da Blaze, 'My own employees ... had downloaded software on my phone': Kristi Noem claims Elon Musk helped expose spyware inside DHS.

Ace says Surprise! Even as Fani Willis and Her Monster Box Pursued Trump on Specious RICO Charges, Biden Encouraged Her to Apply for Free Federal Graft-Money "Weird how the Biden Administration targeted its political enemies and also paid off its Soviet Secret Police using taxpayer funds." DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Biden’s DOJ secretly wired $2 million to Fani Willis in Georgia to arrest President Trump during his re-election. True banana republic tactics." Quote Bridgett Fertig @LightOnLiberty, "New documents reveal that while Fulton County DA Fani Willis was building her RICO and conspiracy case against President Trump and 18 allies, the Biden Justice Department secretly wired 2 million dollars directly to her office! "This looks like a gift grant to Fani Willis while she's doing the bidding of Joe Biden to pursue and tie down Donald Trump and his friends in a criminal prosecution in Atlanta! Evidence shows CLEAR coordination between Willis, the Biden White House, DOJ, and J6 Democrats to create double jeopardy prosecutions, draining Trump's resources across jurisdictions in violation of justice principles!"

Bonchie at RedState, New: Trump DOJ Drops the Hammer on Anti-ICE Activists Who Invaded Minnesota Church. Attorney General Pamela Bondi @AGPamBondi, "Today, @thejusticedept unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people who took part in the attack on Cities Church in Minnesota. At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day. YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you cannot hide from us — we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you. This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith."

From the Center Square ND, Judge says Greenpeace will have to pay $345 million over pipeline protest. They claim not to have that much money. So I guess they're (or will be) bankrupt. Insty notices ENVIRONMENTALISTS NEVER PROTEST CHINA BECAUSE CHINA ALREADY HAS A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT. Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "China has absolutely decimated the oceans, yet you never hear a word about it from Western so-called environmentalists who lecture the rest of us about paper straws. That is because it was never about the environment. For them, it was, and always will be, about the grift." Quote Dr. Minh Tran @MinhDr18 " Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for life. Let Chinese illegal fishing fleets into your waters and soon there’s nothing left for anyone to catch."

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom is worried about, Democrats Plotting to Destroy Companies for Cooperating With Trump Administration and looks at Tucker's New Buddies: Obama's Intelligence Community Shills.

PJM's Matt Margolis notices Even CNN Admits That Democrats Are in Big Trouble on This Key Issue. illegal immigration and Scott Pinsker looks at How Much Was the Government LYING About the Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave? You can't lie if you don't know the truth, and they have conspicuously avoided finding it. Twitchy sees a Trio of Democrat Senators Double Down on Making Illegal Aliens 'Numero Uno' Over American Citizens.

From NYPo, Somali trucker busted driving wrong way down highway failed English test and couldn’t read road signs. Ace, Trump, GOP Push "Dahlia's Law" to Block Illegal Aliens from Getting Commercial (Tractor Truck) Drivers Licenses; Democrat Says That the Injuries Suffered by the Child Dahlia by the Third-World Driver Are No Big Deal. "Dahlia is one of the lucky ones -- she survived her encounter with Third-World Highway Safety Protocols, albeit with serious injuries. Many other Americans are not so lucky. A GOP Senator answered Trump's call to pass Dahlia's law, and introduced it in the Senate." Eggs, omelets. 

Capt. Ed hears Netflix to Paramount: Uncle! Sundance, Following White House Visit Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Withdraws from Warner Bid, Clears Path for Larry Ellison to Take Control of CNN. From The Wrap, CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control: ‘People Think It Could Be the End’ "David Ellison’s expected takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is stoking fears that Donald Trump would gain influence over his longtime cable news nemesis." At Insty, GREAT MOMENTS IN GASLIGHTING: Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro, "What is she talking about? CBS has been taking aim against the right for decades. CBS the network of Dan Rather, who fabricated paperwork to smear Bush. The network of Gayle King, who goes on vacation with the Obamas and donates to Dems. The network that backed a Hamas simp." Quote David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik, "Veteran CBS News producer Mary Walsh takes leave (first reported by Guardian) "We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don't know how to do that."" Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "Translation: Only raging democrats are allowed to own legacy media outlets and if anyone we don’t like buys one, we will use the state to try to steal their business or destroy their business. Sounds a little communist to me." Quote Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT "Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them." 

At PsyPost, New research: AI models tend to reflect the political ideologies of their creators. Well, knock me over with a feather.

At AMAC, The Mass Shootings the Media Wants You to Ignore, those committed by transgenders and their fellow travellers. From Da Caller, It’s Been A ‘Historic’ Week For Transgender Politicians, three arrested in a week.

PJM's Greg Byrnes wonders Is There Such a Thing As Nazi Milk? "Under consideration is his public assessment of the properties of whole milk. “Nazis were enamored of whole milk as well,” he wrote in his blog. “I am suspicious. Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking. In America, drinking whole milk has for years been a part of alt-right, white nationalist messaging in tweets, memes, and videos.”" From Shooting News Week, Hoplophobic Harridans Plan to Protest Minnesota High School Clays Fundraiser This Weekend…Here’s What You Can Do. "A bunch of teenagers who like to shoot clays for sport and are conducting a fundraiser for their club will likely face a passel of hoplophobic harridans and a sprinkling of hen-pecked beta males this weekend. These scolds think that’s the perfect venue to scream about “gun violence,” as if these kids are somehow the equivalent gang-bangers that turn cities like Minneapolis into war zones."

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.27.26 (Morning Edition) and In The Mailbox: 02.27.26 (Evening Edition), but the sun is out so it's time to go. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Better Than Expected up and at 'em at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sunday in the Meme Mines

At Hat Hair, Steve Moore calls Dow 50,000: A Supply-Side Miracle. Roger Kimball at The Spec notes Trumponomics is working. Daniel Baldwin @baldwin_daniel_, "On days like today, I like calling back to this headline from June 2024: "Trump would make America’s inflation crisis worse, 16 Nobel economists warn" CPI is at 2.4% YoY in January as gasoline declined 7.5%. The "Nobel economists" were dead wrong." Funny that a working businessman understands the economy better than a bunch of college professors. The I&I ed board thinks the Latest Jobs Report Explains Why Dems Hate Trump So Much. "In January, the economy added 172,000 private sector jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was better than economists had expected (which seems to be a running theme in the Trump administration). And the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%. So, what’s the bad news for Democrats? The number of federal government jobs shrank by 32,000. Worse still, this is on top of a string of monthly government job losses since President Donald Trump took office."

On the Epstein files, John Sexton at Hat Hair Ro Khanna Faceplants Again. Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna, "@RepThomasMassie and I forced last night the DOJ to disclose the identities of 6 men: Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner. I share details of what more we learned to hold the Epstein class accountable." Then Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna, "I appreciate JSweetLI’s reporting confirming today that Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonid Leonov, and Nicola Caputo were just part of a photo line up and are not connected to Epstein's crimes. I wish DOJ had provided that explanation earlier instead of redacting then unredacting their names. They have failed to protect survivors, created confusion for innocent men, and have protected rich and powerful abusers. We must have full transparency and the truth. Joe Chalfant at TownHall hears DOJ Officials Claim Thomas Massie Just Made an Unbelievable Error. Sundance at CTH, Thomas Massie Accuses Four Random, Innocent Men of Being Pedophiles and Sex Traffickers, Because Their Names Appeared in Epstein Files. Bonchie @bonchieredstate "On the one hand, you have four random guys who had nothing to do with Epstein. On the other hand, you have your billionaire donor, Reid Hoffman, who visited Epstein's island and ranch and was working to help him as late as 2018. Really weird that you never mention the latter." Quote Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna Replying to @RepRoKhanna, "I appreciate @JSweetLI’s reporting confirming today that Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonid Leonov, and Nicola Caputo were just part of a photo line up and are not connected to Epstein's crimes." At Breitbart, Media Actively Cover Up Obama Lawyer’s Chummy Ties to Epstein.

Joe Chalfant again, GOP Secures Votes Needed to Pass the SAVE Act. "Senate Republicans have secured the needed votes to pass the SAVE Act after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) confirmed that she would sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill late Friday afternoon." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R-ME) is a YEA on the SAVE America Act, a HUGE victory! We are now at 50 GUARANTEED VOTES — with JD Vance, that's enough to PASS it after a talking filibuster! Collins was previously unsure. THIS IS MASSIVE! Get it done, save the republic!" Nicki Minaj @NICKIMINAJ, "Wow. This made me so happy. Barbz, update the hashtag with #SaveAmericaAct beginning now & going forward. I’ll do a poll for you guys to choose if you’d like a new look or a new Spaces tonight." Quote Officer Lew @officer_Lew "BREAKING Alaska's Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), the 49th Senator, has just thrown his full support behind the SAVE America Act! Huge win for election integrity—proof of citizenship to register & secure our votes. Momentum is building fast!" DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "I find it fascinating that 75% of Democrat voters want Voter ID laws, but 100% of Democrat elites are against it. The elites know the entire system is rigged, but Democrat voters actually think they’re winning these elections. Going to be a rude awakening when they realize only about 35% of the country aligns with their views, not 50%."

Reuters whines US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations. Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Critically Important Speech to Munich Security Conference. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I don't think they realize that "blowing up the world order as we knew it" is precisely why we elected Trump." Quote Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins, "BREAKING: Mark Kelly just slammed Donald Trump for blowing up the world order as we knew it. This is fire."

So "the government" is shut down again. Or rather, a rather small part of it, as Democrats will not agree to continues funding of DHS. Unfortunately, for Democrats, ICE will not be affected because it's funding was already included in the BBB. But it will affect the FEMA and TSA (another agency I'd like to see curtailed quite a bit, let the airlines bear the cost of screening. I'll bet they do it better.) A Hat Hair video, Democrats Shutdown The Government For Political Sideshow.

At Am Think J Bob Smith thinks about The Blue States’ Doom Loop "Annually and increasingly, tens of thousands of people are leaving blue states because of politics." Hat Hair's John Stossel looks at Fraud Nation. "Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen. It's how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud's Andrew McClenahan in this new video. "You're measuring success by the amount of money you put out."" Stacey Matthews at LI, Alleged NYC Antisemitic Stabbing Suspect Out on Bail as Incidents Rise 182% Under Mamdani. “The most disturbing thing about this: It’s no longer a shock to read such a headline.” At least they got bail! At Shooting News Week, Virginia is What Happens When Gun Owners Lose Elections. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Gentle reminder that after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and the attempted assassination of ICE agents it was revealed that the Dem AG candidate in Virginia wanted to kill Republicans and their children The Dems continued to support him and he won the election No price was every paid and the news cycle just moved on, so the lesson is that political violence has zero cost. I 'm sure there won't be any consequences in the future for failing to punish the left." Althouse finds deep thinking, "... Clavicular said he would vote for Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat, over Vice President JD Vance because he preferred Mr. Newsom’s looks to Mr. Vance’s. " ""'It wasn’t, like, a political statement at all,' Clavicular said later of his criticism of Mr. Vance. 'I was just saying he’s fat.'"

MD Kettle at Da Fed sees Unsealed Court Docs Show The FBI Probing Possible Election Crimes In Fulton County. Democrats: "Don't do that! We stole that election fair and square." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "The Bondi-led DOJ has obtained a wildly successful string of huge victories in the courts at the appellate and Supreme Court levels that have advanced the Trump Administration agenda across a broad range of issues that will be consequential for decades to come. If the Epstein hysteria was to evaporate tomorrow never to be heard about again, by far the biggest losses will be the revenue now being realized by all the online influencers who are relying on it for income." Quote reason @reason ""They've been utterly incompetent. Incompetent to the point that it almost seems like you'd have to be doing this on purpose to be this incompetent," says Massie on the DOJ's Epstein files release." Ryan Lovelace at Racket reports EXCLUSIVE: FBI Gathered Intel On 1,000 Journalists, Politicians, Religious Organizations On Flimsy Grounds 'The FBI can gather a dossier on anyone they choose.' I mean, who among us doesn't have a secret FBI dossier? It's a mark of importance!

John Sexton at Hat Hair reports Federal Agents Suspended Amid Claims They Lied to Investigators,. regarding the non-fatal shooting of a illegal alien sought by ICE in Minneapolis. “Video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Mr. Lyons said. “Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation.” Not good.

Gerry Callahan @GerryCallahan, "This is perfect. ICE agent: “If you cared, you would care about the child who got raped and the person who got murdered by the guy we’re looking for. “ Awful, ugly white lady: “I don’t care.” The entire insane national debate encapsulated in 20 sec." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn explores the Annals of AWFL Excess: If It's ICEy, Burn It Down MORE. At RedState Nick Arama wants you to Watch: Viral Video of Woman's Off the Rails Remarks to Deputy - Best Part Was the Sheriff's Response. Twitchy has CBS Austin: Teen Says She Was Threatened With a Taser During Anti-ICE Walkout. Maybe she deserved it? Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth, "Here’s the video of Greenlee getting in the face of cops and making contact with them… You conveniently left that out of your reporting. It took me 90 seconds to find it…. You’re intentionally trying to make her look like a victim when she isn’t." At BA Tom Knighton finds a Portland Anti-ICE Activist who Illustrates a Fantastic Way to Get Shot.

From NYPo, Hillary Clinton says migration ‘went too far’ and ‘needs to be fixed in a humane way’ DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Obama said Democrats need to start cleaning up homeless tent cities. Hillary is now saying mass migration needs to end and we need secure borders. The memo has gone out. Democrats are trying to moderate for the midterms." Quote America @america "Hillary Clinton admits mass migration has been “destabilizing” to society: “It went too far, it’s been disruptive and destabilizing.”"

juicystar1908 @juicystar1908, "If you are an H-1B landlord in Maricopa County, you should pack your bags and look at one-way flights to go home. I have read every single classified ad on http://azindia.com to find a deportable individual who listed a rental property. I found over 50 landlords and over 60 addresses in Maricopa County alone. I would love to praise the work of @MCAssessor and @AssessorEddie for building a very user-friendly website that makes it easy to find property ownership information. The information was sent to the fraud team of the State Department on 02/09/2026." Quote Tyler Bowyer @tylerbowyer "There are approximately 5 counties that could send America into Despotism for a generation. Maricopa County is one of them. . . . "

TownHall's Kurt Schlichter insists It Is Right and Proper to Laugh at the Suffering of Journalists. Althouse Trump sought to influence Bill Maher and he's now going to complain that he didn't get as much favorable press/comedy as he thinks — or pretends to think — he deserves. ""Sometimes in life you waste time! T.V. Host Bill Maher asked to have dinner with me through one of his friends, also a friend of mine, and I agreed," said Trump (at Truth Social). . . . Trump seems to enjoy diminishing Maher, but I suspect Maher adopted this "little me" pose to disarm Trump. Obviously, Maher was bullshitting. There's no one who has never been scared. It's a joke. He's a comedian. And so is Trump."

From Campus Reform, White student sues after Albany Law School protects professor who allegedly went on racist rant. "Rowland Rupp, a student at Albany Law School, has filed a lawsuit after he says Anthony Farley, a black professor, shut off the classroom’s recording equipment and went on a tirade in class aimed at whites and conservatives. The lawsuit alleges that the school did not investigate Rupp’s complaint, but rather aggressively pursued a retaliatory complaint filed by the professor."

 NYPo thinks The media need to stop gaslighting us about the reality of trans mass shooters

Power Line: The Week in Pictures: Bugs Bunny Halftime Edition

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Still Winning up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Maryland, My Maryland

From Matt Vespa at TownHall, ReSIsT FaScIsM: Dem Governor Told Hordes of State Government Workers They're Being Laid Off

Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is a fascist. Sorry, that’s the rule, I didn’t make it up. It was the media and the swath of government workers who got pink slips at the State Department this week. You’d think these folks were selected to be executed by their reactions, a coddled, entitled weep fest as these staffers thought their government jobs were lifetime contracts.

State Department staffers have been leaving little notes, like “resist fascism” over the cuts, so it’s funny that while everyone melts down over Trump’s modifications to the federal workforce, Gov. Moore is doing the same thing (via WTOP):

Thousands of state employees were notified by email Thursday of a buyout program, part of a plan by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to reduce the size of state government and cut $121 million from ongoing personnel expenses.

Details of the “voluntary separation program” were also posted on the website of the state Department of Budget and Management. The plan, first announced in late June, offers eligible, full-time employees in the executive branch $20,000, plus an additional $300 for each year of service. It will also cover six months of paid state health benefits and pay out unused leave and compensatory time.

There is no target for the number of employees the state is hoping will take the buyout, officials said.

“The VSP is one of several actions the governor has implemented to achieve the $121 million reduction, including the hiring freeze already announced,” a spokesperson for the Department of Budget and Management said in an email Friday.

I don’t usually like seeing people get chopped down at the knees like this, but I can’t stand it. Working families have endured worse for generations. People get fired every day; it sucks, but we’re treating the cuts in the Washington workforce as if Trump were the first president ever to terminate employment. Get a grip.

This is the first good thing I've heard about Gov. Moore. Of course, he had to turn a $5 Billion surplus into a $3 Billion deficit to get to this point.  

Flotsam and Jetsam - BBB Signed, Sealed and Delivered

In a big beautiful July 4 picnic at the White House, with a flyover of Big Beautiful B2 bombers, President Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill (sorry Chuck, we're keeping the name) into law. Catturd ™ @catturd2 "The BBB has been signed and it’s the law of the land." Balmer Sun, Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic. Matt Vespa at TownHall, BREAKING: The One Big Beautiful Bill Is Now Law. At Althouse Live: Trump signing the Big Beautiful Bill. And Sundance, President Donald Trump Signs Big Beautiful Bill – 5:00pm ET Livestream. And the lamentations of their women continue. From LifeZette, AOC Nearly Cries After Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Clears the House: ‘People Gonna Go Hungry’ and ‘Define Wins’: Wasserman Schultz Melts Down Over Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ At TAG, Gun-Ban Advocates Enraged That Latest ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Slashes Suppressor, SBR Taxes. Rep. Darrell Issa @repdarrellissa "Can’t believe President “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” is accusing anybody of lying about health care." Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama "More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act. If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt" Fox Bus lists Five major policies to know from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. At Da Wire, Joe Biden Says His Accomplishments Are Disappearing ‘So Rapidly’ Under Trump, "Many of the things I worked so damn hard, that I thought I changed in the country, are changing so rapidly,” the former president complained."

A video at Hat Hair, President Trump's Smashing Victory on the Hill - This Week on Capitol Hill - 7-4-2025. PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Trump Just Guaranteed a Republican Landslide in 2026, but Adam Turner at RedState hears Republicans Doomed, Once Again: This Time in the 2026 Mid-Terms from Paul Begala. In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Althouse finds "Don’t worry, it’s only fireworks. I hope. Famous last words. My famous last words: Trump said, 'Don’t worry, it’s only fireworks.' You always have to think positive. I didn't like that sound either." "Said Donald Trump, quoted in "5 takeaways from Donald Trump's speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines"" Steve Richards at JTN reports Trump to start notifying countries of new tariff rates ahead of July 9 deadline. "Trump said tariff rates could rise to as high as 70% on some countries if no trade deals are reached." At Da Wire, Trump Admin To Adjust National Park Fees To Prioritize American Families Over Foreign Tourists ""The National Parks will be about America first." Seems a bit petty to me. Pop Times sees Trump TAKING OUR JOBS BACK: Native-Born Employment EXPLODES, Foreign Down, Amid Trump Deportations. From Fox, White House reveals highest-paid staffers – and 8 taking no salaries "Salaries range from $59,070 to $225,700 with press secretary Karoline Leavitt and border czar Tom Homan among those earning just under $200,000." She's worth every penny nickel. ET hears Bessent Say Trump Admin to Begin Search for New Fed Chair This Fall. "The Treasury secretary’s comments add to the president’s pressure campaign for lower rates. Bessent did not rule out taking the role himself." Sundance calls it Transformational – President Trump Holds Quiet Meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, MbS Younger Brother. The Great VDH at TownHall, The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts, "The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes."

Stacy McCain has a reminder about July 4, Of Declarations and Independence. "First, it was not the words of the declaration, but rather the military action of soldiers, to which Americans owe our independence. By the time Congress in Philadelphia issued the declaration, the American colonists had been in a de facto state of war against Britain for more than a year. The “shot heard ’round the world” — the battles of Lexington and Concord — had happened on April 19, 1775. " From Twitchy, They Can't Even Win a Meme War: Americans FIRE BACK After a (Pretty Good) Zinger From the Brits and LIAR! X Drops a YUGE Ratio on Adam Schiff's Watermelon Head for Post About 4th of July Prices Katie Jerkovich at RedState hears Sen. Fetterman Shares Unapologetic Patriotic Fourth of July Post Torching His Party. Matt Vespa asks Did You See Kamala Harris' Fourth of July Post? Is the Woman Brain Dead Like Joe? Charles Gasparino @CGasparino "Umm...unemployment is low, the stock market is high, Iran's nuclear program has been defanged, DEI is on the retreat, men can no longer compete in women's' sports and we have an actual border. Sounds like things are pretty good right now. God Bless America and Happy 4th of July!, Quote Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris "This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Liberals Run In Terror As Pride Flags Replaced With American Flags"

Matt Vespa asks Did NYC's Communist Mayoral Candidate Just Get Busted Peddling a Race Hoax? Althouse says no, Mamdani didn't lie. He is an African American. "I see that among the many attacks on Zohran Mamdani is the charge that he filled out a college application form deceptively. But the fault was in Columbia's form — and, some will say, in its policy of race consciousness:" Just like Elon Musk.

From Behind the Black, EPA employees who publicly signed letter opposing Trump’s agenda have now been put on leave, "with the expectation that they will eventually lose their jobs as well." Good.

Buck Throckmorton at Ace's is disappointed the Supreme Court Declined to Hear Case Addressing Whether “Reverse Discrimination” is also Prohibited by Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Matt Vespa, ABC News, NYT, Marquette, and CBS News Polled on Mass Deportations. It Will Shatter Libs. "The American people have spoken, and they want MORE ICE RAIDS. They want the wall. They want the border to be secure. Immigrant citizens have swung at least 40 points toward the GOP on immigration issues, need we say more?" Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Border Invasions Fall 92% to Lowest Level Since 1960s, "Deterrence works." Drew Berquist, Tom Homan Says Deportations to Skyrocket as Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Takes Effect. From the Pop Times, Trump’s Timeline to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Released — No More Anchor Babies!, BOMBSHELL: Trump to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Commit Crimes after Gaining U.S. Citizenship and Blood on Radical Dems’ Hands: New Data Reveals SHOCKING Surge in Attacks on Federal Officers. From Breitbart, Khanna: Illegal Immigrants Do Get Some Medicaid, But BBB Puts It All on States. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Oops, Narrative Fail. TheFOO@PolitiBunny, "But they said illegals don’t get Medicaid. Gosh, how could this be?" Quote The Denver Post @denverpost, "Colorado and 19 other states sued the federal government Tuesday to prevent Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears NY Times confess There Really Was a Gang Problem in Aurora, Colorado.

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed enjoys as the Bad Week For Poison Ivies Continues: Harvard's Budget Bust, Columbia's Bumbling Backpedal. 

Democrats Confused By Parades Without Any Naked People Or Sex Toys https://t.co/Kh1Lcw3aZi pic.twitter.com/TLkSqGF1ai

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 4, 2025

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