Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Promises J6 Pardons

 Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on day one after getting into office, "These people are living in hell," Trump told NBC News' "Meet the Press." While he believes he was wronged, Trump said he will not appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Biden." Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Trump's Big Plan for Day One Will Really Trigger the Democrats. At WaEx Paul Bedard hears MTG heralds Trump’s Day One promise of Jan. 6 pardons and Jenny Goldberry note Trump leaves Biden, Jack Smith prosecution to Bondi and Patel: ‘Disgrace’. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Outlines His Viewpoint on Pam Bondi and Kash Patel Objectives – No DOJ/FBI Retribution, President Trump Full NBC Interview – Video and Transcript and President Trump Outlines Inaugural Address Theme – A Message of Unity. At Twitchy, Trump ENDS NBC Propagandist in Back and Forth About Deporting Vicious Criminals and It's GLORIOUS (Watch). At RedState, Bob Hoge enjoys as Trump Shreds FBI Director Christopher Wray—'He Invaded My Home' Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "As of December 2024, the Department of Justice has charged over 1,572 individuals across nearly all 50 states and the district of Columbia in connection with January 6, 2021. By its own admission, the Department of Justice says that this has been the most extensive investigation and prosecution in American history . . ." Shipwreckedcrew (Bill Shipley) at Da Blaze, January 6 pardons: Who qualifies, and what can we expect? Insty, TRUMP SHOULD JUST DO A BLANKET PARDON, AND ORDER THE DOJ TO COMPENSATE THEM. At Da Caller, You Might Have Missed It, But Ray Epps’ Lawsuit Against Tucker Went Down In Flames. At the Manhattan Contrarian, How The Régime Treats Is Enemies, And Its Friends.

Da Caller, ‘They Came In Illegally’: Trump Clashes With ‘Meet The Press’ Host Over Deportation Promises. At Da Wire, Trump On Deportations: ‘We’ll Send The Whole Family, Very Humanely, Back’, Won’t Be ‘Separated’. ET, Trump Signals Families With Mixed Immigration Statuses May Be Deported, Vows End to Birthright Citizenship, ‘The only way you don’t break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back.’ Bonchie@bonchieredstate "Holy crap…lol…just saying the quiet part out loud, I guess." Quote Bluesky Libs@BlueskyLibs. "The Bulwark: Democrats should deport illegals because they’re no longer reliable illegal votes." Fox, GOP Senator calls out NBC for 'selectively omitting key words' from 14th Amendment in Trump interview, "Trump said he intends to end birthright citizenship, calling the policy 'ridiculous' during 'Meet the Press' interview." Twitchy sees Buyer’s Remorse: Martha Raddatz Mad Over Deportation Price Tag She Voted for in 2020. Pop Times highlights the November Jobs Report: All Net Job Growth in the Past Year Has Gone to Foreign-born Workers.

From ET, Speaker Johnson Confident in Hegseth’s Confirmation: ‘Momentum’s Moving the Right Way’. Deroy Murdock at Da Signal, All We Are Saying Is: Give Pete a Chance. NewsMax reports Sen. Mullin Denies Hegseth Has a Drinking Problem. Pop Times sees Chip Roy Warns “RINOs” Are Secretly Working to Thwart Trump’s Agenda. Not very secret. Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando, "The people who turned the US military into a social laboratory for “transgender rights”, “racial equity”, abortion advocacy and climate change want you to know that Hegseth is too dangerous to lead it because he’s a Christian." Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, "IMPORTANT: 46 Republican Senators voted to put DEI Darth Vader in charge of our Military. This man turned the Pentagon into a woke activist liberal arts laughingstock and started multiple unwinnable wars. The GOP Senate have absolutely NO ground to sabotage Trump’s SecDef pick." At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter proposes We Need to Ritually Sacrifice a Squish GOP Senator to Encourage the Others, and has some suggestions.

The Peacock notes Donald Trump says he won’t try to remove Fed chief Jerome Powell “No, I don’t think so. I don’t see it,” Trump replied. “But, I don’t — I think if I told him to, he would. But if I asked him to, he probably wouldn’t. But if I told him to, he would.” Seth Tillman at The New Reform Club looks at Trump-47 and the Future of the Federal Judiciary.

Bob Hoge reports Trump Names Fierce Attorney Who Defended Him in Multiple Cases As 'Counselor to the President'. NewsMax, Trump Taps His Attorney, Habba, for Counselor to the President. At OTP, Who Is ‘Counselor’ Alina Habba? Some background. 

At NYPo, FDA may outlaw food dyes ‘within weeks’: Bombshell move would affect candy, soda and cakes, revolutionize American diets. I don't necessarily agree. Synthetic is not necessarily bat and natural doesn't mean not toxic, the wilds are full of wonderful poisons. If the agencies have done their work correctly we needn't worry, but that's always the question, isn't it?

At Military.com, Trump Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Ukraine and Says a US Withdrawal From NATO is Possible. Althouse finds "600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever." ""Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!" Writes Trump on Truth Social." Matt Margolis notes Trump's Victory Sparks Breakthrough in Hamas Hostage Standoff. I'll believe it when they come home.

At Althouse, I didn't blog this yesterday because I thought Trump's Fight, Fight, Fight cologne was just a joke. It is funny, but the product is apparently real. Sundance, President Trump Posts Hilarious Cologne and Perfume Advertisement on Truth Social. VodkaPundit at Insty, DOES ANYONE IN AMERICAN POLITICS HAVE MORE FUN THAN DONALD TRUMP?

As the Biden/Harris administration fades in the rear view mirror, 'Becca Downs at TownHall hears Tommy Tuberville Shares What We're All Wondering About the Hunter Biden Pardon Is Hunter's pardon the end of the road? Tuberville doesn't believe so. In fact, he doesn't even think this is "the big pardon." "So at the end of the day, this is not the big--the big pardon," Tuberville previewed. "I think the pardons coming down the road with his brother and the rest of his family members are going to be the ones that are going to look around and go, 'what do they need pardons for?'" Da Caller hears Victor Davis Hanson Speculate Hunter Was ‘Blackmailing’ Joe Biden Into Pardoning Him. Breitbart has a Report: House Democrats ‘Angry’ at Biden, Hunter Pardon Pushed Them ‘Over the Edge’. Feigned anger. Paul Bedard, Biden sullies legacy as Trump takes over. 

Kevin Killough at JTN reports a ‘Revolving door’ may allow Biden admin's top officials to exert influence over agencies they led. "“The revolving door is spinning faster than ever. People who came from powerful special interest groups into the administration are now leaving the administration to go to powerful special interest groups,” Micheal Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public's Trust, said." Trump needs to go through and thin the herd. Breitbart reports Biden Admin Gives Another Nearly $1 Billion to Ukraine. We need to look for the "10% for the Big Guy." WaEx, Biden says end of ‘brutal’ Assad regime is a moment of ‘historic opportunity’.

At the Pop Times, Call Her Daddy Podcaster Alex Cooper Slams Kamala Harris for Spending $100,000 to Recreate Her Studio “It’s hilarious,” said Cooper. “My studio that is gorgeous in Los Angeles doesn’t even cost six figures, so I don’t know how cardboard walls could cost six figures.” At the Free Bacon, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, and Black Barbershops: How Kamala Harris Whittled Away Her Campaign War Chest in the Election's Final Days. "Team Harris paid $900k to musicians in waning days of ill-fated campaign." At Not On Your Team, But Always Fair, The Democrats have become the Party of feminine cruelty.

Driscoll at Insty. THE DEATH CULT: How a Liberal Media and a Delusional Left Will Turn an Assassin into a Hero. "And today, after Biden broke his word (yet again) and issued a blanket, unconditional pardon of his nitwit kid, the left stopped believing as well: the law means nothing anymore. The final holdouts have stopped holding out. So why not kill a healthcare CEO?" David Burge@iowahawkblog, "America will always have its share of lunatic assassination fans, but there's no reason to give them bylines, faculty offices, and tenure" Quote Jon Levine@LevineJonathan, "This woman is a professor of "law and morality" at Saint Louis University https://archive.is/9FO5L." U.S. Senator John Fetterman@SenFettermanPA, "No shortage of shitty takes on the 2024 election or on this assassination. The public execution of an innocent man and father of two is indefensible, not “inevitable.” Condoning and cheering this on says more about YOU than the situation of health insurance. Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths, on journalism's dishonesty and moral rot "Did insurance company executive Brian Thompson deserve to be murdered? The New Yorker can't quite decide. But Jordan Neely - a violent psychotic criminal - is a “subway dancer.”"

At NewsMax, Trump FCC: CBS May Have to Stop Left-Wing Bias, Turn Over '60 Minutes' Transcript. Paul Bond at JTN, Legacy media fear Trump retribution, but ignore years of Obama-Biden attacks on conservative outlets. "Journalists and authors including former Fox reporter James Rosen and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza each came under federal scrutiny."

Da Wire, Congress Will Block Harmful Trans Procedures For Children of Military Members, "Mike Johnson: "Taxpayer dollars should never be used to support procedures and treatments that could permanently harm and sterilize young people."" From NewsBusters, PBS Promotes Pro-Pedophilia 'Pioneer,' Conservative Opponents Offer Only 'Vitriol'. Twitchy, BUSTED! Parents WRECK Maine School Board That Tried to Sneak Through Vote on 'Confidential' Health Clinic. At Da Signal, Arizona Couple Began ‘Transitioning’ Their Child as 1-Year-Old Boy. At the College Fix, Trump ‘danger to everyone’ UW-Madison LGBT scholars say. At Da Caller, ‘That Is Ridiculous’: Piers Morgan Clashes With Neil DeGrasse Tyson Over Whether Sports Should Be Separated By Sex.

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The Monday Morning Stimulus

All Recipes, I Tried 6 Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamers and the Winner Is Seriously a Holiday Treat. We had a peppermint coffee creamer in the house last week. I was not a fan.

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Beach Report 12/8/24

We have shockingly warm weather for Dec. After days of chill and blowing, today was 60 F, with a light southwest wind that leaves the beach almost entirely untouched.

The tide was low, but fossil hunting hard, I had 11 teeth, and some miscellaneous stuff. None of it was really worthy of posting on the internet.

A Bald Eagle sitting on the green marker of Flag Harbor. Excuse the colors, it's a lousy cell phone picture, but I discovered by accident that one of the filters made the white head stand out. 

I did find something notable. A broken bottle, only slightly wore, with HI on one edge and NE on the other, and labeled 9 fluid ounces. I guessed immediately it was a NEHI soda bottle, and a quick search on the net shows they made bottles in this style in 7 and 9 ounces from the late 20's through the early 50s.  If it had been an intact bottle it might have been worth a few bucks.

Random Celebrity News

For some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news". Atop Da Hill, Cheryl Hines sells products with naked RFK Jr. showering behind her

In a video posted to social media, the 59-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star showed off her product sales for Black Friday from her company Hines+Young, which she co-founded with her daughter Catherine Young.

Hines held up a bottle of spray and a tin of body cream as she covered most of Kennedy, who President-elect Trump nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“No, you can’t take a shower,” she said laughing as Kennedy stood behind her. “I’m doing a video.”The actress also shared an image of a candle from her company labeled “MAHA,” which stands for “Make America Healthy Again.”

At Da Mail, Ivanka Trump puts on a very busty display while surfing on a fun-filled family vacation 

The mom-of-three took to her Instagram Story to boast her jaw-dropping figure after DailyMail.com detailed her strict workout regime. While on an adventure with her family, Ivanka showcased her playful side as she jumped in the water and began surfing.

The 42-year-old, who will soon be First Daughter once again thanks to dad Donald Trump's presidential election win, shared a clip of her riding the waves on a FlowRider - a 40-foot-long surf stimulator.

And while her skills were impressive, all eyes were on her natural beauty as she wowed in a black one-piece. Ivanka's ensemble featured splashes of white fabric that accentuated her full bust and long legs

From TMZ, Britney Spears Claims She's Moved to Mexico ... After Just Turning 5. Coo-coo for cocoa puffs. 

In the footage posted to her IG account, the troubled pop star starts off by talking about how the paparazzi put her on a plane with a mask over her face while carrying a torch given to her by a friend.

As if that wasn't bizarre enough ... Britney discussed her B-day, falsely stating that she turned 42 when she's actually 43, but that wasn't the worst part.

Brit went on to say she's only 5 and going to kindergarten and has even moved South of the Border because the paparazzi are cruel in the way they portray her.

BIS, F3 Driver Sophia Flörsch Takes a Shot at $500M Superstar Lewis Hamilton: “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton knows how to raise eyebrows both on and off the track. He recently raised the issue of diversity in motorsport and said he would like to set up an F1 team that would have a diversity policy.

Sophia Flörsch, an F3 driver, didn’t shy away from publicly calling out Hamilton and challenged him to follow through on his words with actions. And that created a lot of backlash.

In a recent interview, Hamilton expressed his dream of having a team promoting diversity from the start. He highlighted junior talents such as Doriane Pin and Kenzo Craigie, both rising talents in the motorsport world, saying: “If I was to make a team, maybe one day I will, it’ll be diverse from the beginning.”
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Alpine Academy driver Sophia Flörsch caused a stir by shrugging off Hamilton’s broadside with a blunt retort. Answering to a Motorsport.com post on X, she said: “Put your money where your mouth is.”

At Outkick,  Rachel Bush Brings Bikini Sunshine Vibes To The Make America Healthy Again Movement

With president-elect Donald Trump joining forces with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during the election and the former selecting the latter to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it makes sense that Bush would be all in on Make America Healthy Again.

She's done all she can to assist the Dolphins this season. Where they end up at the end of the regular season is squarely on them. There's not much else she can do for the team.

Where Rachel Bush can help out is by leading by example for the MAHA movement. Let's get the garbage out of the food. It's past time to clean all that up.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Trump and RFK Jr bringing her in for a few meetings. Brainstorm some Make America Healthy Again ideas, then have her do her thing on social media. Let's get this done the right way.

Also from Outkick, Lindsey Vonn Hits The Gym In A Custom Bodysuit Ahead Of First Competition Since Announcing Her Comeback 

It's go time for Lindsey Vonn. The talk is over. Her nearly six-year retirement from skiing is coming to an end this weekend in Colorado. The 40-year-old is going to compete in her first event since announcing her comeback. US Ski Team Head Coach Paul Kirstofic confirmed that this week. Vonn will be competing at the FIS Fall Festival at Copper Mountain this weekend. The event takes place from Dec. 6-8.
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No comeback is complete without creating some buzz and moving some products. Vonn checked the buzz portion of the equation off the list not long after her comeback was announced. Vonn accomplished that with a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit body paint throwback. On Thursday it was time to move some products.

At Fox, Actress dies after consuming amphibian's venom at spiritual cleansing retreat

A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom.

Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports.

Rodríguez started throwing up and had severe diarrhea. She first refused help while feeling ill but eventually gave in when her friend visited and her condition worsened, witnesses said.

Amanda Harding at Da Wire reports  ‘Oppenheimer’ Star Emma Dumont Comes Out As ‘Trans Masculine Non-Binary’ "The star also debuted “they/them” pronouns on Instagram and will use a new name, Nick."

“Would have been easier to just say ‘Emma Dumont comes out as mentally ill,'” one X commenter said.

“Emma Dumont comes out as attention seeker. Fixed it for you,” another one wrote.

“‘Oppenheimer’ star Emma Dumont comes out as a boring narcissistic attention seeker who thinks – mistakenly – getting a haircut and donning a t-shirt makes her interesting,” a third commenter shared.

The star has been active in Hollywood since 2009 with credits in minor films and TV shows. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” took home 7 Academy Awards earlier this year including Best Picture, Directing, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Film Editing, and Original Score.

At BIS,  Miami Lost Twice This Past Weekend When Their Mascot Unsuccessfully Tried Hitting On A Syracuse Reporter

After starting the season with nine straight wins, the Miami Hurricanes have now lost two out of their last three contests. The latest was a 42-38 defeat to the Syracuse Orangemen in the JMA Wireless Dome.

Miami blew a 21-0 lead in the second quarter to fall to their Atlantic Coast Conference rival.

Also falling was their mascot. Down to one knee. In an attempt to get a local reporter’s phone number. He took his eye off the ball.

Ashley Wenskoski, a sports anchor and reporter for CNY Central, said Sebastian, who is defined as “an anthropomorphic white ibis,” was hitting on her during a crucial stretch of the game.

“Sebastian the Ibis just kneeled down and asked for my number mid-drive Feels like he has bigger things to worry about with his team on the ropes in the 4th quarter at the Dome…but who am I to say,” Wenskokski wrote on X.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Syria Falls

And the world shrugs. Late yesterday, news came that the rebels in Syria had taken Bagdad and the 50 year tyranny of the Assad family had been toppled as the ruler Bashar al-Assad had taken off for locations unknown, presumably Russia, or perhaps Iran, his allies. Syria has been a suppurating sore on the cancer ridden patient that is the mid-east. He will not be missed, except by maybe Anna Wintour, but it's dubious that the regime that replace him will be an improvement. William Strook, Saturday Updates "Okay let's see what's happening in Syria...this is bad. Israel Radar has an excellent summation. We admit in the short term the fall of Assad would be good for Israel, as it cuts the major ratline from Hezbollah to Iran. In the long term though, the seizure of Syria by an amalgamation of rebel groups led by ex ISIS/AQ and supported by the Turks is bad. Syria will(?) fall apart. Its large Christian community will be annihilated ... This is bad. What's Erdogan's game? We don't know." Matt Vespa at TownHall, hears Reports: Plane Carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Reportedly Disappears. At Insty, REPORT: Syrian rebels claim Assad regime has fallen after entering Damascus and Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family. Althouse, "Syrian rebels topple President Assad, his whereabouts unknown." "Speaking of "whereabouts unknown"... where, if anywhere, is our President, the President of the United States? Is Biden there at all? Or is Trump already the acting President? No one stopped him from looking like the President yesterday at the French festivities.If Trump is the relevant President, we already know his ostensible position on Syria: "THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT."" Sundance at CTH, President Trump Responds to Civil War in Syria: “This is not our fight” … “Do not get involved”. 

Bob Spencer at PJM, hears the Biden White House Isn’t Blaming Trump for His Pardon of Hunter. It’s Blaming This Guy Instead, Jim Clyburn. At OTP, White House On Pardons: ‘More To Come’. Of course. Outgoing White Houses always hand out a wad of pardons, but will there be a large contingent of clearly political, preemptive pardons? Doing so would be a tacit admission that the various prosecutions of Trump and his allies were political. At Reason, After Hunter's Pardon, Joe Biden Should Support De-Weaponizing Government Power, "Maybe we can all agree that government officials shouldn’t target political enemies." Peter Navarro to Newsmax: Blanket Pardons Would Be Bad for Democracy. Navarro was jailed for defying a subpoena from the J6 committee. Pop Times hears Trump Is Going To “Beat You To Death With The Bat You Just Handed” Him: Chris Cuomo. "Biden’s announcement of the pardon on Sunday included an acknowledgment that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had engaged in politically motivated actions. Trump’s attorney cited this admission in a motion filed Tuesday seeking to dismiss his New York case. “It took exactly one day for Trump and the funky bunch to seize on the gift that Biden just gave him,” Cuomo said during his broadcast." Althouse highlights Succinct perfection in hypocrisy.

The most overpaid actress ever. pic.twitter.com/2tx3PqdA8c

— MAZE (@mazemoore) December 6, 2024

At Fox, Biden EPA makes first-ever climate change arrest "The EPA increased the number of penalties for polluters this fiscal year." "The AIM Act led to the arrest of Michael Hart, of San Diego, in March on charges related to "smuggling potent greenhouse gases," highlighted in the EPA report. The charges marked the first-ever greenhouse gas-related arrest issued under the AIM Act, but according to an EPA press release from earlier this year, "it will not be the last." From the Free Bacon, Feds Use Bank Loophole To Surveil Americans' Financial Data Without Warrants, House Judiciary Says. Nice Deb at Am Great is outraged that the Biden Regime Quietly Revokes Veterans Hiring Preference For Civil Service Jobs, too white and male. At Fox, Iowa sues Biden administration to verify status of 2,000 registered voters who may be noncitizens, "Iowa officials say state had to rely on 'imperfect' data because federal government would not provide voter information."

Matt Vespa hears There's Another Reason Why There Was No Mini-Primary After Biden's Ouster, " they were afraid to infuriate black women if someone other than Kamala won." NewsMax, Harris' Chief of Staff: VP Ran 'Pretty Flawless Campaign', except for that losing thing. Driscoll at Insty cites the NEW YORK TIMES: Kamala’s Deputy Campaign Manager Threatened Staffers Over Leaks. Also at NYT, Harris Staffers Went Rogue to Reach Black and Latino Voters in Philadelphia - The New York Times. At PJM Matt Margolis says Let's Laugh At Tim Walz Before Everyone Forgets Who He Is. I had to look up Hillary's running mate the other day.

From Breitbart, Outgoing DNC Chair Says ‘Identity Politics’ Should Remain Central Message After Landslide Loss. Da Caller, ‘I Am Naming Names’: DNC Chair Says He’s Going Scorched Earth On Party When Term Ends, Defends Identity Politics. From Twitchy, Eric Holder's 'Tired' of Billionaires Influencing Politics (Except THIS One... and THAT One). At Althouse,If only the Democratic Party could be more like a megachurch.

An idea thrown out by Barack Obama, speaking on "the power of pluralism," at the Democracy Forum in Chicago last Thursday:

[M]ega churches understand that belonging precedes belief. If you show up at one of these churches, they don’t start off peppering you with questions about whether you’ve accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. They don’t quiz you on the Bible. They invite you in, introduce you around, give you something to eat, tell you all about the activities and groups you can be a part of from the young adult social club to the ballroom dance group to the men’s choir which for those of you not familiar that’s where they put folks whose voices aren’t quite good enough to be in the main choir.... The point is megachurches are built around ‘let’s get you if here, doing stuff, meeting people, and showing you how you can participate and be active.’ It is about agency and relationships, it is not about theology or handouts. And they’re trying to create a big tent where lots of different people can feel comfortable. Once that happens, then they can have a deeper conversation about faith in a way that folks aren’t spooked by....

The ideas are creepy and offputting, so hold off on the ideas and give people a place to sing and dance and socialize.

 Insty says SAME: MTG wants ‘murder charges’ for officer who shot Ashli Babbitt. “Testimony and video from the day showed Babbitt being pushed through a door window into the House Speaker’s Lobby behind the House floor when, without warning, she was shot by Byrd. The shooting was investigated, but no charges were leveled, and Byrd was promoted. In addition to the promotion from lieutenant, Just the News reported this week that House Democratic leaders pressured the Capitol Police to give Byrd a $37,000 retention bonus, help with $160,000 in private fundraising, and housing. Meanwhile, the 115-pound Babbitt, who was 36 when shot, has been savaged in the liberal media.”

Atop Da Hill, Pete Hegseth’s lawyer threatens extortion lawsuit against accuser "Parlatore told CNN that the woman’s false claim was “put out in violation of a settlement agreement.”" Remember, Stormy Daniels owes Donald Trump bunch of money for ignoring their NDA. At RCW, Joni Ernst: “I Don’t Have a Campaign Against Pete” Hegseth "Complained Donald Trump Jr., the son of the president-elect, in a social media post Thursday, “If you're a GOP Senator who voted for Lloyd Austin but criticize Pete Hegseth then maybe you’re in the wrong political party!”" PJM's Scott Pinsker sees The Political Castration of Joni Ernst  "her hometown paper has detected an Iowa backlash. She’s in danger of being primaried." Victor Joecks at Hat Hair maintains Women Shouldn't Be in Combat Roles. At Da Blaze asks 'Why me?' Ex-Mike Pence adviser attacks Kash Patel then cries victim when met with defamation legal notice. "Olivia Troye, sued by Richard Grenell in 2022 for alleged defamation, appears keen to make it a habit." From Fox, National Police Association endorses Trump pick for FBI director, "The group praised Kash Patel's record of 'transparency' and accountability." From the TN Star, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Meets with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Introduces Bills to Assist DOGE in Reforming Federal Workforce. Greg Piper at JTN reports GOP-led COVID subcommittee claims vaccines saved 'millions of lives,' celebrates liability shield. "Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic's final report cites two modeling studies for its claim, doesn't identify them as such, and touts manufacturer immunity in section praising Trump for Operation Warp Speed." 

Fox, Social media reacts to Trump 'dominating world leaders' with Macron handshake during meeting in France. Ward Clark at RedState, Watch How *Acting* President Donald Trump Dominates Macron in Visit to France. Twitchy, 'This Picture Says It All': There's a Biden NOT in France As Trump Takes Over World Leader Role. Althouse, Count the many emotions that cross Trump's face in a few seconds. "Let the actors cast to play Trump in future movies study this clip and despair." Sundance at CTH, President Trump’s Notre Dame Entrance is Epic. European leader rush in to suck up. 

Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh, "JUST IN: J.D. Vance says as soon as he and Trump assume office, the residents of western North Carolina impacted by hurricane damage will get relief they're not receiving from the Biden administration. "It's a bureaucracy that is moving at the speed of a GLACIER." "That's something that is gonna change IMMEDIATELY.". . . " Stephen Moore at Hat Hair thinks Trump Should Call for a New American Patriotism.

Matt Vespa, Was It Appropriate for a CNN Guest to Spill This New Theory About the Healthcare CEO Murder? Suicide by hitman? Insty, IT MAKES MORE SENSE WHEN YOU REALIZE THE SURVEILLANCE IS FOR POLITICAL OPPONENTS, NOT CRIME: How an Assassin Escaped One of the Most Surveilled Cities in the World. and a NOTE TO ALL THE JOURNALISTS WHO ARE CHEERING THE ASSASSINATION OF A HEALTHCARE CEO: "Your industry is hated by millions and millions of people too. Just sayin’."

NewsMax, CBS Seeks to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Harris Interview. "Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit Oct. 31 in the waning days of the presidential campaign, claiming Harris' interview had been deceptively edited to make her appear "coherent and decisive."" From Twitchy, Bang Up Job, Guys! CBS 'Fact Check' on Tom Homan's Fentanyl Death Figures Exposes Them As LIARS. Nuclear Herbs @NuclearHerbs, "Homan: Fentanyl has killed 250k people CBS: Fact check - he's inflating figures. Also CBS: It was really over 334k. Bang up job, journalists."

Tony Airaksinen, notes an NYC RALLY this Sunday: “Jewish Students Deserve to Feel Safe”, "Facebook group with 61,000 members to March Against Antisemitism in NYC tomorrow, Sunday December 8." The College Fix sees ‘Antisemitism on steroids’: Pro-Israel law professor rips Cornell ‘Gaza’ course. Sarah at Insty thinks FREE SPEECH INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO PUBLICLY EXPOSE YOURSELVES AS A**HOLES: "Students at Columbia University launch anti-Israel ‘Columbia Intifada’ newspaper: ‘Outrageous’."

Real Clear Education reports Nation’s Second Largest School District Revises Race-Based Grant Program, Los Angeles. "Because in the wake of a federal civil rights complaint filed by Parents Defending Education in 2023, the U.S. Department of Education forced the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to open up its $120 million Black Student Achievement Plan tutoring program to all students with academic need – no longer conditioning participation on skin color alone." At the Blaze, New Jersey town reverses course after residents rage against ban on Constitution and US flag at hearings. Ilya Shapiro explores The Communist Roots of Campus Illiberalism. "The rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7 has echoes of Soviet propaganda and the Chinese Cultural Revolution."

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Palm Sunday

 with, you guessed it, Lauren Drain.

Hola! Ivanka Trump celebrates the opening of The Palm Tree Club in Miami

Ivanka Trump is one of Miami's biggest socialites. This week, she attended the launch of The Palm Tree Club, a new restaurant, hotel, and music venue launched by entrepreneur Myles Shear and DJ Kygo. Photos shared on Ivanka's Instagram showed her enjoying herself at the event and spending time with Shear and more guests.

Ivanka wore a sequin dress featuring various colors, including blue, brown, red and yellow. While the dress was bold in colors, it was also restrained, serving as the perfect look for a night out partying. She styled her hair straight and accessorized the look with some jewelry.

A photo shared by Myles praised Ivanka and thanked her for attending the opening. "Always bringing the best energy and great vibes," he wrote over the image. Ivanka reshared the image and added a message of her own. "Congratulations on the opening of The Palm Tree Club in Miami," she wrote.

Where's Jared? 

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Maryland, My Maryland

12 of the 15 students accused of
entrapping and beating a gay man 

The Annapolis Crapitol Gazette reports Hate crime charges dropped against majority of Salisbury University students

The majority of Salisbury University students accused of entrapping and beating a gay man off campus no longer face hate crime or felony assault charges, according to the Maryland Judiciary.

After several court hearings Thursday, 12 of the 15 students implicated in the alleged attack, which was recorded on video, are charged with second-degree assault, a broad misdemeanor, and most are accused of false imprisonment.

The three fraternity members still being prosecuted for a hate crime are from Anne Arundel County:

• Zachary Leinemann, 18, of Crofton
• Elijah Johnson, 19, of Crofton
• Logan Clark, 19, of Severna Park

Clark is the only defendant still facing a felony assault charge, court records show, while at least two others had more than 50 charges dropped Thursday.

In a statement, the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office said it had “reviewed the evidence gathered during the course of the investigation and [had] charged as appropriate in light of that evidence,” declining to comment further.

As of Friday, just Leinemann and Johnson’s cases have been elevated to the county’s circuit court. Most of the defendants are scheduled for district court trials in late January.

It's interesting that a racially diverse group of students found it a good idea to beat a gay guy. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - 'Pubs Pounce on Papa Joe's Pardon

Althouse finds "Trump’s allies already pounced on the Hunter Biden pardon as evidence of their wilder allegations about the elder Biden’s own culpability in his son’s." ""There’s no doubt they would again spin additional pardons as validation for Trump's bogus claims that he has long been a victim of hoaxes, witch hunts, and 'deep-state' political attacks." Writes Eric Lutz, in "Pardoning Trump’s Enemies Is a Double-Edged Sword/By offering preemptive pardons to the likes of Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff, Joe Biden might rescue them for legal retribution. But Trump would falsely use it as evidence that they committed crimes" (Vanity Fair). It's always amusing to Democrats' problems phrased in terms of Republicans "pouncing" on them, and I like that the person writing "pounce" is named "Lutz" — both a pounce and a lutz are jumps." They're just lucky we haven't "seized". At NYPo, White House blames Rep. Jim Clyburn for convincing Biden to pardon Hunter. Sundance at CTH hears Karine Jean-Pierre Drop  the Name that Matters About Pardons – Now, Watch What Comes Next, Jim Clyburn. "It is transparently obvious why Jim Clyburn would be seeking a preemptive pardon from Joe Biden.  Clyburn is singularly the most exposed political figure if anyone starts looking at how the election system ballot operation was used in 2020, 2022 and 2024.  Clyburn knows his risk exposure." Dave Strom at Hat Hair sees the Pardon Push Gaining Momentum. Will Democrats establish the precedent of having the Prezit pardon his whole administration on the way out the door to prevent the next administration from doing unto them as they have done? Tom Elliott@tomselliott, "Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) says Biden should pardon every Democrat whom Trump’s DoJ may investigate: “Just pardon all of them.”" End Wokeness@EndWokeness, "CBS just confirmed that Biden plans on giving preemptive pardons to Dr. Fauci, Milley, Liz Cheney, Schiff, & top aides. "nO oNe iS aBoVe tHe LaW"." The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo sees Sucker Dems took Biden at his ‘word’ – only to be left with egg on their face and a broken party. “I took the president at his word,” Newsom said Tuesday. “I’m disappointed and can’t support the decision.” At HillFaith, HILL STAFF VIEWS: Can You Guess How Aides View Biden Pardon? "Among Democrats, the figure, 55 percent, for those supporting the pardon is not quite as high as one might expect, while among Republicans, the figure for those opposed to the pardon might be a tad lower, at 78 percent." Shooting News Weekly explores The Rank Hypocrisy Of Joe Biden’s Stance on Drug Use and Guns. Matt Vespa at TownHall says I'm Sure The View Regretted Inviting John Fetterman for This Interview. Joe Concha@JoeConchaTV "Your watch of the day:" Quote The Vigilant Fox@VigilantFox, "NEW: Joy Behar dies inside as John Fetterman explains that Trump’s NY trial was politically motivated. “Those kinds of charges would have never been brought unless one side realized that they could weaponize that.” Unbeknownst to Fetterman, he called out Behar to her face, Show more"

At PJM, Matt Margolis hears Joe Biden Just Got Some Devastating News About His Legacy. Worst in living memory. WUWT cites Project Veritas, ‘GOLD BARS’: EPA Advisor Admits ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump Funnels Billions to Climate Groups. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Throwing Bars of Gold Off the Titanic... Project Veritas
@Project_Veritas, "BREAKING: @EPA Advisor Admits ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump is Funneling Billions to Climate Organizations, “We’re Throwing Gold Bars off the Titanic” “It was an insurance policy against Trump winning.” “Get the money out as fast as possible before they [Trump Administration] come in ... it’s like we’re on the Titanic and we’re throwing gold bars off the edge.”" Ace finds the DEI-Crazy Biden Administration Finds One Group It Won't Extend Hiring Prefernces To: Veterans, Of Course "The Biden Administration is so DEI-crazy that they demanded a DEI concession in the investigation of a fatal air collision: Biden's race-hustler officials demanded that this crucial investigatory panel be chosen according to DEI factors. 364 people died in this collision, and Biden wants it investigated by a firm that is diverse but not necessarily competent. A judge rejected this lunacy." 

At NYPo, Tim Walz admits he’s a ‘little surprised’ he, Harris lost in first interviews since Trump defeat. “It felt like at the rallies, at the things I was going to, the shops I was going in, that the momentum was going our way, and it obviously wasn’t at the end,” Walz told KSTP." Da Mail, Tim Walz reveals why he's stunned Kamala Harris lost the election in his first interview. High on his own supply. Dave Strom explains Why Democrats Will Likely Be in the Political Wilderness For a While. Bob Spencer at PJM, Obama Just Accused Republicans of What Democrats Are Doing, and It’s Nothing Less Than Ominous. "Obama accused the Republicans of doing everything that the Democrats have been doing for the past few years: rigging elections, weaponizing the justice system, and trying to ensure that they would remain in power on an indefinite basis. " Driscoll at Insty, OBAMA CANNOT FAIL. ONLY WE CAN FAIL OBAMA: Jon Gabriel@exjon, "By voting in a democratic election, millions of people proved they hate democracy. Yes, this Obama fellow is quite the intellect." Quote TheBlaze@theblaze, "Obama: "The election proved that democracy is pretty far down on people's priority list."

NewsMax, Trump Says Defense Nominee Hegseth a 'Winner'. At the Center Square, Trump defends Pentagon pick as questions surround nomination. Althouse, "Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe." ""He was a great student - Princeton/Harvard educated - with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!" Writes Donald Trump, at Truth Social, wisely standing behind Pete Hegseth. "I say "wisely," because the moment Hegseth is defeated, somebody else will come under attack, just as strongly, and it will not end. The lust to destroy Trump will never be appeased, and he must know that. And don't his enemies know that he knows? They are making him more hardcore. I'm going to assume that's what they want." At Da Caller, ‘As Long As Donald Trump Wants Me’: Hegseth Vows To Stay As Trump’s Defense Nominee Amid Challenges. Insty, WHY THEY’RE AFRAID OF PETE HEGSETH: Jerry Dunleavy IV@JerryDunleavy "I’ve been banging the drum on this for years as a reporter, author, & Hill investigator. I was met with nothing but stonewalling & whitewashing by BidenAdmin, DOD, & even some Republicans. It’d be huge to have Hegseth change the tide as SecDef, & I know lots of Afghan vets agree." Quote Jerry Dunleavy IV @JerryDunleavy "I’m reading Hegseth’s book “The War on Warriors” & this section on the debacle in Afghanistan and the failures by Pentagon leadership & by generals is the clearest & most passionate articulation by any high-profile figure about the need for accountability at DOD. Read every word." Sarah Arnold at TownHall hears 'You're Disgusting:' Radio Host Unloads on Liberal After She Accuses Pete Hegseth of Being a Rapist. “Can I just say that I do think that Pete Hegseth actually is a good choice to oversee the U.S. military? I think they have a lot in common, like just like the U.S. military. Pete Hegseth doesn’t practice consent, you know, when raping and pillaging other people,” Fiorentini said. “And I think the U.S. military does the same thing. They rape and pillage other countries.” At Twitchy, Washington Post 'Journalist' Under Fire After Startling Pics of Alcohol Consumption Surface Online, sauce for the goose. At Hat Hair, Beege Welborn has a Joni Ernst Angst UPDATE. She thinks she should be Sec. Def. Not happening. “She’s waging a campaign to replace Pete with herself,” a Trump source familiar with her phone calls with Trump said." Lyle (not Immanuel) Goldstein at Am Con, considers The Hidden Logic of Trump’s National Security Picks. "Trump seems to be a moderating influence on hawks and a resolving influence on restrainers."

From the Balmer Sun, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy start ‘brainstorming’ with Congress to cut government spending. VodkaPundit at Insty, FASTER, PLEASE: ‘We’re going to gut the fish’: Republicans give details from closed-door meetings with DOGE’s Musk, Ramaswamy. Sundance at CTH thinks he knows The True and Visible Mission of DOGE – What to Expect, a return to regular budgets? "Few people realize the last Federal Budget that passed through “regular order” was for Fiscal Year 2008, signed by President George W Bush in September of 2007. Every budget since has been outside regular order; a series of continuing resolutions, omnibus spending packages and short-term funding mechanisms." Campus Reform helpfully provides 10 outrageous taxpayer-funded higher ed research projects DOGE can investigate. Treadmill shrimp make the list. John Sexton at Hat Hair, NASA Delays Return to the Moon (Plus How Will DoGE Impact NASA).

WSJ reports The Trump NIH Pick Who Wants to Take On ‘Cancel Culture’ Colleges. "Jay Bhattacharya would consider academic freedom at universities and medical schools seeking NIH grants." Bob Shibley at Insty, "Whether or not FIRE’s surveys end up being considered, it’s critical that NIH grant recipients provide academic freedom so they can’t warp the results you paid for in whatever way they find politically convenient. Dr. Bhattacharya, you may remember, has plenty of reason to know the importance of scientists’ ability to follow their academic consciences.

At Da Caller, Trump Reveals His Picks To Lead Immigration Enforcement Agencies "In a string of social media posts Thursday night, the president-elect announced the nominations of Caleb Vitello to lead ICE and Rodney Scott to lead CBP. Both men have worked for years in their respective agencies, with Vitello currently serving as the assistant director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs with the agency, and Scott formerly serving as the Border Patrol chief in both the first Trump administration and Biden administration." Also, ‘I Am Traumatized’: Migrants In Mexico Choosing To Turn Around After Trump’s Election Victory. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair VIP, San Diego County Not Onboard With Lending ICE a Helping Hand. 

A couple outliers from sundance, Melania Trump Discusses Returning to White House During Interview. "Melania Trump notes this time is very different as they know what to expect this time and the baseline for knowing who, what, when and how is entirely different than the first term." And Giddy Up – Macron Has Bilateral Meetings with Both Zelenskyy and Trump Ahead of Notre Dame Ceremony. "If you carefully read this Politico Story you can see how President Trump and President Zelenskyy would be in the same place at the same time, courtesy of French President Emmanuel Macron. This explains Trump’s willingness to go to the Notre Dame ceremony and simultaneously reconciles the absence of Joe Biden."

Beege Welborn notes Ashli Babbitt's Murderer Not All That Popular With Capitol Police Force, Either. A long list of disciplinary actions. As a personal note, somebody I know (a familiar person on the blog) once supervised at person who turned up as a Federal security guard at the Smithsonian as a military cop. When I told him about it his response was "They let him carry a gun?"

NYPo, Prominent doctor accused of pushing pre-teen into puberty blockers, mastectomy sued for medical negligence. "Clementine Breen, now 20, filed a medical negligence lawsuit against Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy Thursday, claiming she was rushed into irreversible treatment to become male starting at age 12 without proper psychological testing and monitoring of her mental health and the side-effects of the treatment, according to a report by the Economist." John Sexton, America's Top Proponent of Gender Affirming Care is Being Sued. "Recently, Dr. Olson-Kennedy made news for sitting on the results of a government funded study of trans children because the outcome didn't support her ideological commitments. The study, which she launched in 2015, was supposed to demonstrate that children given puberty blockers were better off, i.e. less prone to harm themselves and happier. But the data didn't show that. In fact it seems to show no real improvement from her treatment. Rather than publish the result, she decided to quietly sit on her findings. She told the NY Times, "I do not want our work to be weaponized."" Michele Tafoya has a video,  Does Bodily Mutilation Make Kids Happy? 

Riley Gaines

Althouse, "Rejection of genuine expertise is both a precondition and a function of autocracy. Joseph Stalin’s regime outlawed genetics as 'pseudoscience'..." "Writes M. Gessen, in "The Supreme Court Just Showed Us What Contempt for Expertise Looks Like" (NYT). Why did Gessen write "genuine expertise" if not to admit that experts can go wrong? Obviously, autocrats have their "experts" too, and respecting them has done great harm." At Breitbart, Transgender Activists, Including Chelsea Manning, Occupy Capitol Hill Bathrooms. Insurrection! Sister Toldja at RedState, HOT TAKES: 'Elitist Snob' Mocks Riley Gaines' Education Over Criticism of Justice Jackson, and Hoo Boy!

At Campus Reform, UCLA student files petition against Cultural Affairs Commissioner who allegedly warned against hiring 'zionists'. Althouse hears the NYT whine "The University of Michigan will no longer require diversity statements as part of faculty hiring, promotion and tenure decisions...." "Anyway, at least now faculty and prospective faculty won't have to formally explain how they fit the University's specific moral, political and social views, but they will still need to fit and to be able to explain how they fit." Buck Throckmorton at Ace's, THE MORNING RANT: It’s Time to Stop Blaming HR for Woke Corporations; Corporate Hostility to Any Labor Expense.

Twitchy, That's OUR VP! JD Vance DROPPING D-Bag Journo on His Smug Pointy Head for Mocking Christians Is LEGEND.

And, Video Has Viewers Wrestling With Female Teen Athlete’s ‘Snap’ Decision Photo. 

State champion wrestler Makynlee Cova poses for a photo in the middle of a match after putting her opponent in a leg cradle.

Cova posted the video on Instagram, receiving about 500,000 likes.

She became the under-14 California state freestyle champion last June and has a record… pic.twitter.com/cDDic0FIPa

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 7, 2024

At least she's not trans. George@BehizyTweets "Somewhere as we speak, organizers are thinking of a way to put her up against some biological 6'4 dude."

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Rule 5 Saturday - Lauren Drain

This week's Rule 5 winner answers the question I know you've been dying to know, what do you do after the you've been kicked out of the Westboro Baptist Church for non-compliance?

Lauren Drain (born December 31, 1985) is an American nurse and former member of the Westboro Baptist Church who wrote the 2013 book Banished, which chronicles her experiences and eventual banishment from the church.

I am Lauren Drain

I have held full-time jobs in healthcare since the age of 16, and have been a cardiac registered nurse for over 8 years - 5 of which I spent working full-time night shifts, while also working a second nursing job per-diem. I have experience in an intermediate ICU setting (the ICU step-down), and have been a charge nurse for the last several years while I worked every floor of the hospital. I can help run a code, teach a patient about their medications, and work life-sustaining equipment. I am not "just a model."

I never set out to be a "fitness model" – in fact that was never my intention. About three years ago, I let the fall and holiday seasons get the best of me. I was unhappy with what I saw in the mirror and I felt even worse, so I decided to make a change for the better. I finished my first Paleo challenge with motivating results that led me to research aesthetic competition shows (lots of YouTube asking around). Finally, I decided to bite the bullet and signed up for my first bikini show. I got a coach and trained my butt off for 14 weeks straight before I stepped onstage, and it was far from easy. At the time, I was working 13-hour night shifts at one hospital, and per-diem at another to make up the cost of the show and coaching. By the time I stepped on stage, I was an anxious/excited/inexperienced mess – who placed 9th out of 30+ girls in my first competition.

I can tell she never skips leg day.

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Sonobuoys Beating Blue-green Algae

A sonicator buoy blocks algae in Hunting Creek Lake

Bay News, Algae-Fighting Robots Tested at Bay-Region Swimming Holes

New anti-algal bloom technology being tested in Maryland has implications for the whole Chesapeake Bay region. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources say the so-called “robots”, buoys equipped with ultrasonic transmitters, use the power of sound to disrupt harmful algal blooms before they form.

On Labor Day weekend in 2023, the Cunningham Falls State Park swimming hole, Hunting Creek Lake, was forced to shut down for all swimming because of a cyanobacteria bloom. This type of algae can be harmful to people and animals in high concentrations.

“That’s what prompted us to push to get these buoys,” says Ranger Mark Spurrier. “We want to control it the best we can.”

This June, the state park in Frederick County installed two new buoys with “sonicators” into the water, then waited to see if they worked. It appears they are working. There is usually a notable cyanobacteria bloom in the fall, but there haven’t been any harmful blooms this year at Hunting Creek Lake.

The sonicators work by putting a low-power, ultrasonic pulse into the top layer of the water that receives sunlight. The ultrasonic pulse creates a pressure barrier that blocks cyanobacteria from coming up to photosynthesize near the surface.

The buoys are monitored remotely and the ultrasonic waves can be changed based on current water quality trends and which algae species is present.

The sonicator buoys also proved successful in the swimming hole at Camp Todd, a Girl Scout camp in Caroline County just outside the Choptank River. Before it was put into place, scientists from DNR and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology confirmed the sonicators wouldn’t be harmful to fish. They operate on a frequency comparable to fishfinders. The buoys cost just over $50,000 each.

Cool! I'd never heard of using sonic suppression of cyanobacteria! 

But in what world is a buoy a robot?