Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Sets Sights on Iran's Power, Bridges and Oil

Until now, the military action in Iran has focused on the Iranian leadership, with attacks carried out mostly by Israel, and their military capabilities, largely with US Forces, leaving the civilian infrastructure of power, transport and revenue generation (oil) largely alone, hoping that if and when a suitable government of Iran emerges it won't be left with a country without the ability to take care of itself. Now, Trump is threatening to start dismantling the underpinnings of the regime further, by targeting power plants, bridges and oil production if the IRGC does not open the Straits of Hormuz to international traffic. Jim Hanson @JimHansonDC, "It doesn't get more straightforward than this from President Trump. The gloves come off Tuesday against the Ayatollahs." Althouse has the vapours over his use of the curse word, "Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah." "That's the way our President speaks...Hard to believe, but there it is." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Fills in Remarkable Background Details – Deal Tomorrow or U.S. Begins Systematic Destruction of Iranian Infrastructure. OutspokenSamantha @Outspoken_Sam, "Yes, I did in fact vote for a President who would call our enemies "crazy bastards" and threaten to send them to hell if they didn't take us seriously. What's actually embarrassing is voting for someone to send them money."

Of course, most of yesterday's digits were spilled on the rescue of the weapons system operator of the F15 that was shot down over Iran. It appears the airman, injured in the incident, evaded capture, and climbed a 7,000 ft mountain to wedge himself into a hidey-hole to await rescue. Reports are the US built a runway to land rescue planes in the desert, rescued the WSO, and had to ditch two C-130s in place due to mechanical issues, blowing them up to prevent their secrets from being revealed. It is also reported that Irani resistance slowed the IRGC search, and the CIA promoted a hoax to mislead the IRGC as to where the man was hiding. I'm not so sure of the first, and I expect the CIA to lie at every available opportunity, especially to make themselves look important. Stacy McCain calls it an Easter Miracle: U.S. Rescues Second Crewman From Downed F-15E in Iran. Streiff at RedState explains How the Amazing Rescue of Two American Airmen Unfolded. Althouse has the NYT take, "The rescue followed a life-or-death race between U.S. and Iranian forces that stretched over two days to reach the injured airman, a weapon systems officer, officials said." ""The operation took commandos deep inside Iran and involved hundreds of special operations troops. There were no U.S. casualties among the rescue team, Mr. Trump said. The rescued officer had 'sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,' Mr. Trump added..." From "Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Rescues Officer From Downed Fighter Jet in Iran, Trump Says" (NYT)." From Sundance, President Trump Announces, F-15 Crew Member Rescued in Daring Raid and Former CENTCOM Commander Frank McKenzie Discusses U.S. Rescue Operation in Iran. RedState's Nick Arama thinks the Former CENTCOM Commander Delivers the Perfect Comment on the Rescue of Officer From Iran. wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "The most interesting aspect of the weapons officer rescue in Iran was CENTCOM's ability to use so many disparate personnel and capabilities in such a rapid and integrated way. They were making it up as they went along with complex tools and time critical sequences...A lot of the news focus is naturally on the machines, because that is what you can see. But someone told me years ago that air forces are not made out of planes. They are made up of people, and that is what we glimpsed here." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: Former CENTCOM commander Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie just said it PERFECTLY “It takes a year to build an aircraft — and it takes 200 YEARS to build a military tradition where you don't leave anybody behind!”" Insty at his substack, The Iran Operation, "Was the secret weapon AI staff work?" Ace cites Tousi TV: Second F-15 Pilot Rescued as Iranian Civilians Aid American Operation to Rescue Him. Morse Report @MorseReport, "BREAKING: The rescued F-15 pilot downed over Iran survived entirely ON HIS OWN inside a mountain crevice: “Completely invisible to the enemy.”" Stephen Green @VodkaPundit, "U.S. engineers were repairing and even building new airfields on Okinawa while the battle for the island was still ongoing." Quote Kingofnowhere @Kingofnowher_e, "A French general at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing: “American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings.”" cdrsalamander @cdrsalamander, "It isn't so much that Iranians are that bad, it is just that Americans are that good." Quote C Schmitz @chrisschmitz "That location confirmed by @andynovy is just 50km from the City Centre of Isfahan, a city with about 2.2m Inhabitants. The IRGC cant prevent an enemy ad-hoc Airfield half an hour drive from one of the largest cities in country. x.com/andynovy/statu…" Driscoll at Insty, “FIGHTING US TROOPS ISN’T LIKE BEATING TEENAGE GIRLS:” Nioh Berg @NiohBerg, "Hearing a bunch of dumb regime loyalists also got killed last night because they wanted the $60k bounty and climbed up the mountain only to realise fighting US troops isn't like beating teenage girls. Good riddance really." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "OK. To recap. In the last 24 hours: 1) American military set up a base within enemy territory to rescue a downed flier, defying the ill-wishes of countless lefty douchebags plus fulfilling the shahadat jones of untold IRCG and Basij. 2) Americans reclaimed their indigenous rights to the Moon, declared it the 51st state, named it Trump, that our crazy orange president may moon his adversaries and nattering naysayers unto eternity. This will be most fun during those periods when the celestial orb formerly known as the Moon appears in an orange-ish hue. The phenomenon formerly known as a blood moon will henceforth be called a more Trumpy Trump. 3) Canadians, feeling the sting of American mockery, got pissed off. 4) King Charles III affirmed his allegiance to Islam, in an act of the kind of obtuse regal boneheadedness that traditionally has preceded the downfall of kings. 5) France douchebaggedly asserted its Frenchness on the international stage, in an act of the kind of obtuse French boneheadedness that is likely to bite France in the ass. 6) America, Fuck Yeah (Also, American astronauts, with a Canadian along for the ride, unclogged a space toilet enroute to Trump, the celestial object formerly known as the Moon)." And, Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "The phrase that comes to mind is, "America, Fuck Yeah." Quote RiverOaksGuy @Bowtiedplayer, "Imagine being Iran's leadership right now You once were the feared boogie man of the Middle East. Instead, you get the complete shit kicked out of you for 5 weeks straight, your entire navy sunk, your supreme leader killed, and you FINALLY shoot down 1 plane." At Calling All Rush-Babes, *About that rescue of a downed pilot inside Iran. America Wins! A Driscolly post at Insty, “IT’S A TESTAMENT TO THE U.S. MILITARY THAT NO AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT IS MORE VALUABLE THAN A SINGLE AIRMAN’S LIFE:” Peter Meijer @PeterMeijer, "Between January’s Maduro extradition and today’s F-15 WSO rescue, President Trump is demonstrating an exceptionally high risk tolerance for military operations in his second term. Not a great time to be an adversary of the US!" Quote RedDevil @Snakeeater36 "SOF elements made a flying ORP and went and got dude in the dead of night….possibly dismounted, then BIP’ed the plane, and left. I think we have entered a time where our military is allowed to take bolder risks than we have seen in a long time."

While progressives aren't yet so obtuse as to actually express their anger at the military's (and by extension, Trump's) victory in this rescue, they have begun to counterattack by highlighting the cost of the incident, four airplanes lost (the F15, an A10 Warthog, and two C-130s). Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Trump orders two transport planes blown up so Iranians don’t steal and reverse-engineer our technology after a wildly successful rescue mission of two American pilots deep inside Iranian territory. Biden leaves behind $85 billion in military equipment to the Taliban and over 100 military K9s abandoned at Kabul airport during a disastrous withdrawal that killed 13 service members. Take a guess which one Democrats are calling a success. InfantryDort @infantrydort, "America, please don’t listen to the new narrative that we wasted so much equipment to save one life. There’s a reason recruiting is through the roof. And it’s because we don’t leave your sons and daughters behind enemy lines because it’s financially convenient." Lee (Greater) @shortmagsmle, "I’m noticing a lot of foreigners who seem to not understand why we’d risk hundreds of lives, spend millions of dollars, and sacrifice several aircraft to rescue one guy. And the reason they don’t understand is also the reason people can’t be made American by a piece of paper." Quote Daniel Foubert @Arrogance_0024 "Lose all this to rescue 1 pilot and call it your greatest military success of all time." Varad Mehta @varadmehta, "Can't wait to hear tomorrow about how the US being able to conduct a massive search and rescue op inside Iran, find the missing airman while killing a bunch of Irani goons, and then escape more or less unscathed, is a defeat for America and makes the mullahs stronger than ever." Rabbi Linda Goldstein @realrabbilinda, "Imaging losing 1 plane for every 13,000 strike missions and thinking that America is winning the war in Iran. At this rate, Iran can absorb 52,000,000 strikes to down the remaining 4,000 US strike aircraft. America will lose." From Twitchy, T. Becket Adams Nails the Moment: Europe Disappointed U.S. Actually Saved Its Pilot in Iran. Kama @Kama_Kamilia, "Im beginning to understand, why Americans feel the way they do about us. Incomprehensibly difficult operation to save the finest America has to offer. And all morons can scream about is “what about the money?” while incessantly lying." Quote Robin Monotti @robinmonotti "We are witnessing the greatest humiliation of the US military since Vietnam, and this will be Trump's legacy! Another hundreds of millions fighter plane downed by Iran:" Stelios Panagiotou @Panagiotou90St, "People underestimate how much third worldist anti-westerners have infiltrated western discourse. After a while, there are no excuses for not getting this. The demoralisation and destabilisation op didn’t start yesterday." wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "How long before the theory emerges that the US deliberately ordered the F-15 crew to bail out over Iran so they could rescue them dramatically."

Lee (Greater) @shortmagsmle, "Everyone cried about the press losing their normal ability to freely roam the pentagon soliciting leaks, but notice how the military just pulled off an incredible top secret rescue operation without any Bolshevik subversion gumming things up." Bryan O'Nolan @BryanONolan, "Moonshot. Soldier rescued. NYT doesn’t know what NATO stands for. Glorious few days we’ve had." Althouse and her NYT, A NYT column refers to "Fuck around and find out" as "the unofficial Proud Boys motto.", "I'm reading "America Is Used to Hiding Its Wars. Trump Is Doing the Opposite" by Charles Homans..."

Stacy McCain astonished by the Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless: The Family Had ‘Great Satan’ Green Cards. Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5, "I was considering this from the American perspective, but from the Arabic, Iranian, and Muslim perspective this is a huge propaganda coup for the American government. These photos completely discredit Iran, at a moment when Iranian soldiers are deserting and demoralized." Quote Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio, "Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on..."

Tom Kratman @TKratman, "From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard..." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "Hello, Europeans. The first thing you need to understand about the rant I'm about to utter is that I'm not MAGA, not a Trumpite, but a libertarian who has in the past nevertheless been strongly supportive of US military presence overseas. Because I want the wars that defend this country to be fought in somebody else's country, as far away from me as possible with a nice big ocean in the way. Also relevant: I have a history of having lived in Europe and traveled there extensively. I was at one time bilingual in English and Spanish, and have been passably fluent in Italian and French as well. I could probably still find my way around London and Rome and central Paris reasonably well. So if you're tempted to tell yourselves that I'm some kind of parochial American hick, abandon that hope. All that was set-up. So that, when I tell you that almost the entirety of the US electorate, not just Trump supporters, is increasingly fed up with your shit, take me seriously. We've been cleaning up your messes and keeping the sea lanes open since 1917. And that was for you, not us - we, being very close to resource self-sufficient, don't need that investment so much. We've spent enormous amounts of blood and treasure on keeping you safe. We risked nuclear hellfire on our own cities for nearly 50 years to keep Soviet tanks from rolling through the Fulda Gap..." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "NATO is in far bigger danger than anyone realizes. And the reason has nothing to do with defense budgets. The real danger is psychological. It’s cultural. Europeans didn’t just free-ride on American security for 80 years. They built an entire identity around the idea that they evolved past the Americans protecting them. That identity is now the single biggest obstacle to Western survival. And the darkest irony is: we helped build it..." At TownHall, Alan Joseph Bauer says Allahu Akbar, Europe! "Europe is lost as a Christian continent, and its demise is self-inflicted." Dave Manney at PJM thinks Macron’s Latest Comments Show France Hasn’t Learned a Thing. Why would he, he hasn't suffered much, yet. At WUWT, Miliband Expected to Block North Sea Oil Drilling. At RCE, If Washington Wants Lower Gas Prices, It Should Get Out of the Way. It should, but it won't. Its power comes from meddling.

At NYPo, California’s fraud problem is so bad the DOJ will ‘never have enough’ prosecutors to fight it. Really his a few hard, and it will make many of the rest look for safer grifts. Mike Solana @micsolana, "glad we're mainstreaming a conversation on california's rail disaster, as it's the gateway to understanding why america can't build anymore. but the msm is still afraid to spell it out: the purpose was never to build rail, but to buy union votes. in this, the dems succeeded." Quote 60 Minutes @60Minutes, "An ambitious state-run high-speed rail project linking Los Angeles and San Francisco hasn’t stayed on track. 60 Minutes reports on the costly struggle to bring high-speed rail to the United States, Sunday. http://60Minutes.com."

From the Free Bacon, Maine Democrat Graham Platner Called Jesus a 'Zombie' and the Virgin Mary 'a Skank' in Unearthed Reddit Post "'I've been about as crudely atheist as one can be,' Senate candidate wrote." At Althouse, "Candidates and incumbents should center each day on content creation.... creating output tailored specifically for TikTok or Instagram or YouTube." ""It means several hours a day filming in campaign offices — even candidates’ homes.... Successful candidates understand they are putting on a permanent show...Writes David Plouffe, in "Always Be Posting: The New Rules for Democratic Candidates" (NYT)."

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "A company was paid more than 6 figures to bring in trucks and setup the No Kings Day protest at the Capitol in St Paul, Minnesota “We provided the stage, the sound, the lighting and contracted in all the generators and infrastructure and video towers and set them up for the No Kings three rally at the Capitol” “We brought in, oh, about about a hundred speakers, which are kind of over here and all the electrical infrastructure — it had to have been 30 different trucks worth of stuff that came” The company was Slamhammer Sound & Roadcase Co, they talk about the logistics and equipment used during the 'No Kings' protest in St Paul, Minnesota on March 28, 2026 It’s always paid and highly organized." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "As fun as it is to see ActBlue exposed, one must always ask the motives when legacy media seemingly puts crosshairs on its own. It’s long been a goal of the “democracy” camp to overturn Citizens United and ban PAC money. Here’s the catch: they want to replace it with union money and taxpayer-funded money schemes much like the NGO gaming of subsidized campaigns which allowed Mamdani to win in NYC. They more or less are moving towards a total monopoly on campaign funds for Democrats. Yes, let’s enjoy the collapse of ActBlue. But beware." Quote Peter Schweizer @peterschweizer, "NYTimes report on Dark Money in politics: "In the 2024 election cycle, over 40 percent of the nearly $2 billion raised by the largest Democratic super PACs came from entities that did not disclose their donors, according to the Times analysis. That was twice the rate of the largest Republican super PACs that cycle."

Sundance seems concerned that Asst Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon Campaigns Hard to Replace Pam Bondi.

Erick Florack at PJM goes there, The Islamic Immigrant Problem. AG @AGHamilton29, "A+ dad. Lowlife antisemite decided to randomly threaten a dad and two kids because they were Jewish. The dad rightly pulled out his gun and held him at gunpoint until the police got there and arrested the aggressor. Also will note this as a good example of why it’s good to live in a place like Florida. There are definitely some states/cities where the dad would have been the one arrested." Quote Unlimited L's @unlimited_ls, "NEW: Muslim man arrested after calling a Jewish family “dirty people” at a Miami Beach park and then claiming he had First Amendment rights Ahmad Zeeshan, 32, reportedly asked, "Are you guys Jewish?" and after confirmation yelled, "Get the fk out of here, you fking dirty people." Zeeshan allegedly threatened to attack the father, who pulled a gun after feeling his and his children’s safety was at risk. Both men called police. Zeeshan said the father threatened him with a gun, while the father said Zeeshan was yelling anti-Semitic slurs."

Driscoll calls it a GENIUS MOVE: Did ICE Just Use the DMV as Bait to Lure Illegal Alien Truck Drivers? The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, “Now have ICE operate the DMVs.” PJM's Cathy Salgado, Dem Senator Mourns Criminal ‘Asylum Seeker’ Who Caused Big Pileup While Fleeing ICE. "Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is shedding crocodile tears over an “asylum seeker” who was “driving to work” when “he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle.” The real story? He was an illegal alien with a years-old final deportation order who caused a massive vehicle pile-up while fleeing immigration officers. And the illegal alien caused severe injuries to immigration officers, too." Behold my Senator. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: DHS tells @FoxNews that this “asylum seeker” is actually a Honduran illegal alien who has had a final deportation order since 2018, & when ICE targeted him in Baltimore, he fled in his vehicle at high speeds, slammed on his brakes and caused a multi car pileup, then he bailed out and ran away on foot before being chased down and arrested. DHS says two ICE agents were hospitalized as a result of the crash, and they are accusing Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) of misrepresenting what happened here." Quote Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen, " Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands. After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution. ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution."

AG @AGHamilton29, "In the 1970’s, the KGB put together an operational plan for undermining America via informational warfare and ideological subversion: “To change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their family, their community, and their country” That same strategy has been actively deployed by America’s enemies with the assistance of some people at home now..." Quote, Jamie Weinstein @Jamie_Weinstein, "What’s incredible about the response to this tweet is a bunch of prominent figures just openly admitting, “yea, we are rooting against America in Iran.” Saying essentially Iran has the moral high ground." At Twitchy, SHOUT IT! Gene Simmons Taking on HORDE of Angry, Mouth-Breathing, Anti-American Trolls Is GLORIOUS and Stephen King Sweeps the Bad Timing Awards With an EPIC Fail About Trump's Situation Room.

Kyle Becker @kylenabecker, "This is all intentional. Race relations were actually improving until the second term of Obama. Then the propaganda media activated the Ferguson/BLM playbook — straight out of Critical Race Theory — and it's been downhill ever since." Quote The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole, "In the 2010s: - Focus on Race up, - Race Relations down."

Jonathan Turley sees Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month "This week, the Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team.” No, Ivey did not assault anyone or gamble on games. He did not call for violence. Ivey expressed his opposing religious beliefs, including criticizing the NBA’s Pride Month celebrations."

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The Monday Morning Stimulus

FoodNetwork, IHOP Just Changed Its Coffee After 20 Years — Is It Any Good?

“Coffee is our number-one selling beverage and for the first time in 20 years, we took a hard look at our entire coffee program,” Chef Art Carl, VP Culinary at IHOP tells Food Network. “We realized we had an opportunity to make it more flavorful, modern, and competitive.” 

In other words, the old coffee was weak.

“Our previous roast was light to medium with Arabica beans,” Carl says. “Based on guest feedback, the flavor didn’t stand up to the inclusions of creamer & sweetener, which around 80% of our guests like to add.”
...
I hit a random IHOP location near me for breakfast and ordered some coffee along with my meal. Right away, I noticed it was bolder and more flavorful than any coffee I could remember from IHOP. While those tasting notes didn’t knock my socks off, I would definitely describe it as nutty and caramel-like. And, in what I would assume IHOP would count as a win, now when I think of settling into one of their booths for breakfast, my recollection has officially shifted from “the coffee is fine” to “the coffee is good.”

I have been to IHOP in the recent past (but not before this change), and I honestly couldn't tell you I remember the coffee.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Good News, F15 WSO Rescued in Iran Firefight

First reported by Jack Murphy @JackMurphyRGR, "Good news for once. F-15 WSO recovered alive. Was escaping and evading. Massive fire fight on tgt. Iranians were actively looking for him in the area." At Hat Hair, Dave Strom has F-15 WSO Recovered After Special Forces Battle IRGC, Says Al Jazeera and CONFIRMED!!! F-15 Weapons Systems Officer Rescued After Massive Firefight; UPDATED WITH DETAILS. Matt Vespa at TownHall, WE GOT HIM: Missing F-15 Crew Member Who Got Shot Down Over Iran Has Been Rescued. Bob Hoge at RedState, 'WE GOT HIM!' President Trump Responds As Second Airman Is Rescued From Enemy Territory in Iran. But it wouldn't be good news without some bitching and moaning from 'progressives.' At Twitchy, Hot Take: Fortunately for Missing Airman, Iran Is Not as Barbaric as Trump or the Genocidal Zionists. HealthRanger @HealthRanger, "The second pilot is probably already a P.O.W. And since the U.S. terror regime has been carrying out war crimes against Iran on a daily basis, it's a big question how he might be treated. Fortunately, the Iranians are not as barbaric as Trump or the genocidal Zionists." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " BREAKING: The second F-15 crew member is STILL believed to be missing in Iran, and the Pentagon is LASER-FOCUSED on rescuing him They’re releasing NO information, and officials are tight lipped." So sorry for you you don't get find out. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "He’s so desperate to dance on the graves of Americans to own the orange man that he’s pushing videos of a Soviet-made helicopter from Syria six years ago." Quote HealthRanger @HealthRanger, "I don't see any parachutes. Looks like total free-fall out of a burning helicopter. Looks like two more dead pilots, thanks to Trump, if this video is legit. (Doesn't look like AI, but you never know these days...) x.com/Yugocana/statu…" Amy Swearer@AmySwearer, "To recap, from the standpoint of local time: Shot down early on Good Friday. Rescued Easter Sunday morning. If it were a movie plot, we'd roll our eyes at it for being too on the nose but here we are in real life..." Quote Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC "Fox News can confirm that the 2nd crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran. That according to two senior US officials and multiple well x.com/jengriffinfnc/…"

Bob Spencer at PJM, Trump Tells Iran ‘Time Is Running Out’ — and Then It Does "Just a few hours after he issued the Saturday morning ultimatum, however, Trump wrote: "Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran! President DONALD J. TRUMP." It was unclear whether this meant that the 48-hour ultimatum was still in place or not, but the "massive strike" certainly removed any lingering doubt that Trump was in earnest." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, BREAKING: Trump Posts Video, Claims Iran's Military Leadership Just Went Up In Smoke. Are we down to the fifth tier yet? Roman Helmet Guy @romanhelmetguy, "Everybody is already blaming the USA for the Strait of Hormuz being closed. Therefore, I propose that we mine the strait just for fun. It wouldn’t change anyone’s opinion of us, we don’t need the oil, Iran would immediately beg to open the strait, and it would be very funny." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno "Those guys look surprised." Quote Nioh Berg @NiohBerg, "This is the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq. A large convoy of Iraqi shia terrorists were bombed as they attempted to enter Iran at the regime's invitation."

Sarinasadat Hosseiny

Dave Strom reports Rubio Expelling Children of Iran's Leadership Who Have Been Living Here While Supporting Iran. New York Post @nypost, "ICE arrests niece, grandniece of slain notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani in LA: 'Celebrated attacks against American soldiers' https://trib.al/OMzqeJv" And if they've had any children they'll be citizens, thanks to our stupid birthright citizen policy. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Sec. Rubio: The Family of Iran's Famous General Were 'Living Lavishly' in U.S. Before Facing Deportation. Sundance at CTH, Secretary Marco Rubio Announces Green Card Revocation for Family of Iranian General Soleimani.

At Algemeiner, Too Many in the West Still Look Away — Even as Iran Further Brutalizes Its Own People.

Reuters crows Austria denies US use of airspace for Iran military operations. Jason Miller @JasonMiller, "NOTED. “France's Macron Criticizes Trump and Calls on Allies to Unite Against US” - Bloomberg."Brussels Signal, ‘The US can’t go it alone.’ Yes, it can. But we'll remember who denied us help. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "The Europeans are not dealing with “a man.” They are dealing with the United States of America. The United States needed the most innocuous kind of cooperation from them. They denied the United States that cooperation. The implied argument is that their obligations within our alliance depend on whether they like the guy we chose as our president. “Sure, we’re allies…if we approve of who you elected.” Nope. We are not going to forget, and we’re not going to forgive. ..." Quote Gerard Baker @gerardtbaker, "The casuistry here is remarkable. This is the simple reality: Like most Americans, most Europeans think this war is a bad idea.Their governments are being asked to take a huge risk by a man who has proved unreliable, volatile and intemperate over and over. Who would do that? x.com/arifleischer/s…" David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense @davereaboi, "When the US will have to deal with China—and even Russia—the Europeans would react in exactly the same predictable way. “We don’t like Trump” might fly in 2026, but it’s just a rerun of Reagan and Bush. Europe has no problems justifying and going to war (ex, Libya 2011); it just needs to have no concrete national security objectives, but plenty of under-the-table contracts." Sundance, Exceptional Sky News Global Energy Report Highlights Dependency Risk for Entire British Commonwealth. Dick Burr at RCW, Europe’s Policy Failures Are a Lesson for Congress. Yes, but Congress is remarkably resistant to learning. Dave Strom, Germany Restricts Travel for Men 17-45, Requires Permission From Army to Leave Germany. "Germany is now restricting travel for all men aged 17-45. If they plan to leave Germany for more than three months, they must seek permission from the German Army. What do you want to bet that migrants are excluded? I would place that likelihood at 100%, meaning that migrants will get free room and board, the ability to rape and pillage with abandon, and more freedom than German men." Sundance, NATO Head Coming to Washington DC as Germany Passes Law Requiring 17 to 45-year-old Men to Get Govt Permission for Travel. "As part of a rather unusual Russian invasion deterrence, Germany is trying to hit a new target of between 255,000 and 270,ooo active and trained military troops by 2030. The new conscription targets seemingly underpin a travel permit system for German men."

Streiff at RedState thinks The Spleen Vented Against Hegseth Over Firing the Army's Top General Validates His Decision. Insty, “A COMPETENT LEADER USES GENERALS LIKE A BASKETBALL COACH USES PLAYERS. "Bench them, swap them out, shift them to different positions based on how they stack up against the opposing team:”" Adm. Arun Prakash @arunp2810, "Irony. US Army chief, Gen George, rose from Private to distinguished 4-star rank, via West Point, only to be fired by a former National Guard Major who rose to cabinet rank via Fox News & Trump’s patronage." George Turner @gturner6ppc, "General Douglas MacArthur was fired by a hat salesman. General George B. McClellan was fired by a small town lawyer. And during WW-II, US generals were replaced constantly. You see, a competent leader uses generals like a basketball coach uses players. Bench them, swap them out, shift them to different positions based on how they stack up against the opposing team. They are players who fill positions as the coach deems best. But our problem is those organizational charts, and the ranks, where the inclination is to view their jobs as positions in a social hierarchy, like they were dukedoms or baronages granted by the king until promotion or retirement. So for over half a century, the US only removed generals for cause, and that cause was almost always a sex scandal or getting quoted saying the wrong thing by the press. No generals were being relieved for failure to perform, no matter how badly they were bungling things. They were just rotated in for a one year command stint, and there they stayed no matter what."

Mila Joy @Milajoy, "We survived this. And now Democrats are complaining about 2.4% inflation. Child, be serious."

At State of the Day, State of Wednesday: BETTER TO BE INCOMPETENT, THAN OBVIOUSLY CRAZY "Incompetence versus gulags, hmmmm which to choose!"

I&I sees California Democrats Hunting For The Witches Behind Rising Gas Prices, try a mirror. Rachel Keuler @rkeuler, "Hahaha. CBS did a 6 month investigation and concluded that high California gas prices are entirely the fault of Gavin Newsom & CA leadership. “55% of each gallon of gas includes California-specific costs.”" Quote CBS Sacramento @CBSSacramento "For years, California leaders accused oil companies of price gouging at the pump, but a state investigation found no evidence of that. Instead, a CBS News California investigation found what's really driving the highest gas prices in the U.S. https://cbsloc.al/3PPOHwW." NYPo, California needs oil. Let it flow — as steady as common sense.

Althouse, "Most striking, Mr. Newsom has drawn on the idiom of the manosphere and online right, communities noted for their unembarrassed racism and misogyny." ""In July, he called Mr. Trump’s adviser Stephen Miller a 'fascist cuck,' the latter being a term used to fault men for lacking sexual power and racial pride. In March, his press account shared a video of Mr. Newsom with the caption 'mog or get mogged.' This term describes a man who shows himself to be physically superior to other men and thus the 'alpha male of the group,' or AMOG, who 'mogs' lesser men...Writes Matthew Schmitz, in "For Democrats, the Era of the Girl Dad and Male Ally Is Over" (NYT). At Hat Hair, Larry Elder pens California's Think-Alike Dems Cancel Debate Over 'Lack of Diversity' and John Stossel complains You Don't Own Me.

Althouse finds “The same kinds of things they did in the 1870s to deny votes to African Americans is what they’re trying to do today.” "... Said Representative James E. Clyburn, quoted in “Some Voters Say Congress Is Too Old. These Black Democrats Aren’t Leaving/As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement” (NYT)."

Insty, HOW “COMPASSIONATE” GOVERNMENT WORKS: Magills @magills_, "“They’re called Medicaid and Medicare and the government spends over $2 trillion on them every year!” “Surely with numbers like that every American citizen will have exquisite health care?” “No, mainly it goes to pay foreign scammers who set up fake hospices in California .”"

Matt Margolis at PJM, The New York Times Made a Humiliating Error, and Trump is Just Loving It. "“The Failing New York Times, whose lack of credibility, and their constant Fake News attacks on your favorite President, ME, has caused its circulation to absolutely PLUMMET, referred to our severely weakened and extremely unreliable ‘partner,’ NATO, as the North American Treaty Organization,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Saturday morning. ‘The correct name is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - A very interesting mistake! The hiring and educational standards have gone way down at the NYT.” He added, “Bring back, ‘ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT’ and, Make America Great Again!”"

Twitchy cites Kamala Harris: We Cannot Allow Trump to Hand Pick Another Supreme Court Justice. Da Caller notices Carville Cackles About Dems Targeting Trump’s ‘Stupid Jackass Kids And Their Spouses’ After Midterms. Snakeheads aren't just a fish in Maryland.

Joe Chalfant, Unlimited Third-World Immigration Takes Center-Stage After Fenway Park's Opening Day Post. Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "Last December, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Somalis built Boston, but I don’t see any Somalis in this video. Weird." The Chronic asserts Citizenship Means Something. Tim O'Brien at PJM calls it a Genius Move: Did ICE Just Use the DMV as Bait to Lure Illegal Alien Truck Drivers? Twitchy reports Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver Would Appreciate Help With Legal Expenses to Fight Charges for Assaulting ICE. Unfortunately she'll probably get it.

I don't think I've seen Jonathan Turley this upset before, “No One Knows What Will Happen Now”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Against Unbridled Free Speech. "As many of us celebrate this victory for free speech, these advocates are denouncing the ruling in apocalyptic terms. What is most chilling is that Jackson is now routinely called the model for new nominees, including the push to pack the Supreme Court with an instant liberal majority. If so, Jackson’s radical views on constitutional interpretation could be replicated on a new packed Court. To paraphrase this decision, “to be completely frank, we know exactly what will happen then.”"

At Hat Hair VIP, Christian Toto notices Talk Show Cowards Won't Let MAGA Speak and at Hollywood in Toto, Colbert Sharing All the Far-Left Propaganda He Can. "Meryl Streep's clumsy anti-SAVE speech won't be missed come May." Matt’s Idea Shop @MattsIdeaShop, "Remember when Jimmy Kimmel made fun of plumbers and then literal rocket scientists couldn’t fix the toilet." Quote Polymarket @Polymarket "JUST IN: Artemis II astronauts are now complaining about a horrible smell emanating from their toilet, may require servicing again." Driscoll at Insty, WORST. HITLER. EVER: Defiant L’s @DefiantLs, "David Letterman: "[Trump's] our dictator. His appearance is fraudulent as is everything about the regime... Think of the worst thing that you’ve ever seen humans accomplish." Yeah, you can sit like this and laugh under a dictatorship.. pure comedy."

Stacy McCain, on Arithmetic vs. Liberal Narrative: Who Is Killing ‘Transgender Women of Color’? "Did you notice the sleight-of-hand there? After admitting that this was “interpersonal violence” between the victim and “a man with whom she had been in a relationship,” they began talking about “10,000 hate crimes” and an alleged increase in “anti-LGBTQ hate groups,” as if it were relevant to this case, which it obviously isn’t." From CJ, Is “White Supremacy” Causing an “Epidemic” of Transgender Murders? "The Human Rights Campaign thinks so, but its own data undermine that narrative."

At Campus Reform, Students at Christian university call on school to turn away from 'falsehood' that is Critical Race Theory that the admin and professoriate are still pushing, no doubt. 

The Wombat has Rule Five Monday: Blue Monday and FMJRA 2.0: Grinding Forward up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and linkfest. The Wombat has Rule Five Monday: Blue Monday up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Downs F15 and A10 Warthog, One Crewman still MIA

Ace, Iran Claims It Shot Down an F-15 Fighter and Is Searching for the Pilots, "Is this true? Well, Iran media has no credibility, except with the corrupt American propaganda media." Dave Strom, Iran Shoots Down F-15; Rescue Helicopter Hit? Second Plane Downed, Pilot OK. An F15 was shot down by Iran, the pilot recovered, but the weapons operator is still being sought. An A10 Warthog also downed during search, pilot recovered. WarMonitor @WarMonitor3, "There is nothing catastrophic about one plane being shot down in 5 weeks of operations against a supposed regional powerhouse, with one member of the crew already rescued as the US has created such aerial dominance it can fly into Irans airspace and extract a downed pilot." Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell, "Have you ever read a book? Yikes." Quote Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria "Has any US military action ever racked up so many costs for so few gains? My latest column: https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/"/03/iran-war-trump-hormuz-mistake/." Insty says HAHA, Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Both of the Iranian commanders in this video are dead." Quote Jackson Hinkle @jacksonhinklle, " IRAN IS NOT PLAYING GAMES!" Neither is Israel. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair asks Who's Ready For Flintstonistan? So far the US and Israel have spared civilian infrastructure, but that may end as they put more pressure on the Mullahs and IRGC. Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Two days ago, Israel passed a law that allows for convicted terrorists to be sentenced to death—they received international condemnation. Since the start of this year, the Islamic Republic has executed 637 innocent Iranians—there has not been a word of condemnation. Weird."

At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed says Boom! US Adds 178,000 Jobs In March. Sundance at CTH is on it with March Jobs Report Triples Expectations – 178,000 Net Jobs Gained and NEC Director Kevin Hassett Responds to Latest Jobs Data and Economic Impacts from Iran Conflict. VodkaPundit at Insty says HMM: The case for Trump’s tariffs looks strong a year on from ‘liberation day.’ From RCP, Why Small Business Matters More as Iran Drives Costs Higher. At NewsMax, Trump Admin Presents New Plan to Slash Two-Thirds of Consumer Watchdog Workforce, since the courts won't let him eliminate them entirely.

Betsy Stauffer at LI, France Joins China, Russia in Blocking Gulf Nations’ Bid to Use Force to Open Strait of Hormuz. David D. Chapman @DavidD_Chapman, "France was the only Western country to vote 'NO' at the UN Security Council to authorize Arab nations to use force to open the strait. France voted with China & Russia. That was yesterday. Today, French ships are passing through the strait. I don't believe in coincidences." Quote Open Source Intel @Osint613 "JUST IN The French‑linked container ship CMA CGM Kribi has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known Western‑affiliated transit through the strategic waterway since the Iran war began, sailing under a Maltese flag..." Roger Simon at American Refugees, Why Meloni Backstabbed Trump "Can Old Europe be saved?" Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "No matter how many times you guys say this, it won’t change the fact that the EU is funding Russia’s war machine (the most important aspect of all this) and is currently helping a Russian ally in Iran. Look in the mirror." Quote William HJ @WilliamHj15 Replying to @bonchieredstate, "You must be anong the dumbest supporters in world history. Look at what Trump is doing, he is the one empowering Russia - not the EU." Hat Hair's Josh Hammer asks the big picture question, What Exactly Is the Purpose of NATO in the Year 2026?. It's hardly to save Europe from Russia; Russia has been take to a draw by little Ukraine. Matt Vespa at TownHall on Why the NYT Had to Issue a Monster Correction for This Piece About Trump and NATO. Sasha Issenberg @sissenberg, "Does the @nytimes know what NATO stands for?" Omri Ceren @omriceren, "This is what happens when you let woke children run newsrooms." Sundance calls it One Picture to Personify American Media. NYT promised a "correction" in the next print edition. Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka, "UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the organization faces collapse without continued U.S. funding, which contributes roughly $2.2 billion to its core budget. "the United Nations is on the brink of total collapse"" Sarah Anderson at PJM, The New Monroe Doctrine: It's Getting Hot In Here...

From Twitchy, Vindman Outrage is the Ultimate Endorsement: Hegseth Rightly Boots Army Chief Gen. George.  InfantryDort @infantrydort, "Poor General George C. Marshall. If you think the SECWAR criticism is unique, it's not. Marshall had to defend his actions powerfully and without apology: “Most of our senior officers on such duty are deadwood and should be eliminated from the service as rapidly as possible.” — Reply to Justice Felix Frankfurter, 1940–41..." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Who wants to tell The Atlantic how many generals Lincoln went through?" Quote The Atlantic @TheAtlantic, "“Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @RadioFreeTom argues: https://theatln.tc/BLCvafwZ:" 

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "So SecWar Pete Hegseth just fired Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the US Army’s (now former) Chief of Chaplains. I have zero insider information on this, but I have my own theories as to why it happened. Green’s most important event as the Chief of Chaplains was to produce the United States Army’s “Spiritual Fitness Guide.” Published in July of 2025, Stars & Stripes wrote an article on this with a link to the guide. (I’ll put all related links in a comment email one below.) I’ll save you the trouble of clicking on that link — it goes to the US Army’s website, and it’s “404 Page Not Found.” That kind of explains a lot, doesn’t it?..." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "Wait. Wait. Wait. I thought everyone knew about the chaplain corps move. Based on my DMs, maybe not. Navy Chaplains assigned to the Marine Corps were resistant to the cultural revolution happening across the force. So… Admiral Gilday, the avowed defender of Ibram X. Kendi, and General Mark Milley moved the entire Navy Chaplain School from South Carolina to Rhode Island to, in their words, “shift it culturally and intellectually” towards the Naval Woke College. They said it out loud. The chaplains who wouldn’t bend the knee got relocated..." Streif at RedState notices Hegseth Slammed for Barring Catholics From Good Friday Religious Services - There's Just One Tiny Problem. "There is literally no way Catholic and Protestant worship on Good Friday even vaguely resembles one another.  The only thing nefarious here was the cheap shot taken at Pete Hegseth." Cathy Salgado at PJM notes Hegseth declares Military Bases Are No Longer Gun-Free Zones  “Not all enemies are foreign, nor are they all outside our borders,” said Hegseth in an April 2 video. “Some are domestic. Confirming your God-given right to self protection is what I'm signing into action today. And I'm proud to do so.”

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall likes the New CNN Poll: Even Democrats Are Done With Democrats. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "If you are a non-elected member of the US federal government (i.e., civilian GS employee, career SES, contractor, military) and you are “resisting” or “slow-rolling” lawful initiatives of the Trump Administration, let me tell you what you are actually doing. You are not “resisting” Trump. You are not “resisting” Cabinet secretaries (Pete Hegseth, e.g.) You are not “resisting” a policy you find politically unpalatable. NO. You are not “resisting” any of that. Instead, you are resisting THE CONSTITUTIONAL WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPRESSED VIA THEIR ELECTORAL CHOICES..." VodkaPundit at Insty thinks THE COUNTRY HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CRAZY RICH WHITE LADIES: Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "Gavin Newsom’s wife on how she raises her kids: “I've given our boys dolls…if I'm reading a book and the protagonist is a male, I just change the 'he' to a 'she.'”" Vicky Taft at PJM has another edition of West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Feds' HUGE Bust in 'Kingdom of Fraud' Leaves King Gavin Big Mad.

Parker Thayer @ParkerThayer, "ActBlue's comms team is now accusing both the New York Times AND their OWN LAWYERS of lying in the SAME press release. We're in uncharted territory folks, a truly generational comms team meltdown." Sundance at CTH, New York Times Reports the Primary Fundraising Mechanism of Democrats Willfully Accepted Foreign Donations. At CJ, The DSA Is Following the Soros Playbook, "The Democratic Socialists of America is prioritizing local elections to advance radical policies." Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "WOW. 2 of the NGO organizers of the No Kings Protests paid themselves $6 MILLION DOLLARS last year Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin are the co-directors of Indivisible. Indivisible is one of the organizers of “No Kings rallies” It’s funded by George Soros Payroll protest data: “Wait until you see how much Leah and Ezra paid themselves this year from their own organization that organized this event. Indivisible is a PAC, which means that all of their transactions and payments are public. We have the receipts right here..." Like the old dope peddler "Doing well by doing good." Althouse, "Wealthy Republicans were first to form a daisy chain of nonprofit giving to funnel anonymous money into the political system." ""But recently, this path has been exploited to a far greater degree by wealthy Democrats, many of whom are seeking anonymity to avoid reprisals from President Trump, even as they donate tens of millions of dollars at a time to defeat Republican candidates...From "Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits/Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics" (NYT)(gift link)."

The Free Bacon finds 'Yield Positions of Power to Those Otherwise Marginalized': Mamdani's Cash-Strapped Parks Department Trains Leaders on 'Becoming Anti-Racist' "The training, which recommends books from Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, encourages supervisors to identify 'subtle' slights workers experience 'due to their group identity'." NPOV @npovmedia, " FORENSIC BREAKDOWN: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s and First Lady Rama Duwaji’s Wikipedia pages have been systematically sanitized, with praise for terrorists softened, endorsement of deadly attacks minimized, and verified racial & homophobic slurs blocked. THREAD."

 

Bonchie @bonchieredstate "He tried to fight a union worker for disagreeing with him and made a Gold Star mom cry." Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice, "RT if you miss having a President with empathy." (Biden).

Sean Fitzgerald (Actual Justice Warrior) @IamSean90, "DeSantis approved the Brightline extension from Orlando to Miami in 2019. It cost $5 billion, no taxpayer funding & was completed in 4 years. Every conservative is cool with. Cali has spent $16 billion of an estimated $135 bil in taxes, for 0 miles of rail. Spot the difference" Quote Jeffrey Luscombe @JeffreyLuscombe "Why do Conservatives hate this so much? Anyone? (Cool video of fast train).

Scott Pinsker at PJM thinks ‘The Epstein Files Released the Attorney General’ — and the Dems Mock a Pregnant Woman’s Weight Gain

John Sexton sees Demand Justice Warns Trump Could Fill Two More SCOTUS Vacancies, just not the two we most need to vacate.

From Fox, Parents of MacDill bomb suspects are illegal immigrants, DHS warns of birthright citizenship dangers "Trump administration argues the case underscores national security risks as birthright citizenship heads to Supreme Court." Chinese. Twitchy, Deportation? We Don't Do That: Illegals Squat for Decades, Their 'American' Kids Try to Bomb MacDill AFB. Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "Yes they hate us. Yes lots of them are like this. Yes they should be deported."

Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar, "Social media isn’t real life. James Fishback, the antisemitic GOP candidate getting outsized attention on this platform and in parts of the mainstream media, polling at… Four percent in the GOP primary (trailing Donalds by 42 points!)." Quote Emerson College Polling @EmersonPolling, "NEW: FLORIDA POLL 2026 Gubernatorial GOP Primary Byron Donalds 46%." At PJM VodkaPundit thinks 60 Minutes Faces a 'Bloodbath,' but That's not the Worst of It. “Bari wants to make the show harder,” one source told The Post. “No one is talking about ‘60 Minutes’ on Monday morning.”

Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81, "All the Jews who have been driven out of places like Columbia have been going to places like Vanderbilt. As universities like Columbia have changed their values over the last 15 years, their student quality has declined. Hopefully institutional reputations will catch up." Quote Vanderbilt University @VanderbiltU, "For the first time ever, Chabad of Vanderbilt hosted its annual Passover seder inside FirstBank Stadium, bringing hundreds of students together for an unforgettable on-field celebration. Read more in the @Tennessean: http://vu.edu/knt33."

A Driscolly post at Insty sees MILE MARKERS ON THE ROAD TO DETROIT, SOCAL EDITION: "Fears grow of ‘Detroit-Style’ decline as Hollywood jobs evaporate. Real fear is growing that Los Angeles’ once-thriving TV/film industry is taking a “Detroit-style” decline with Hollywood jobs evaporating over the last few years. A staggering 30% drop in film and TV employment since 2022 has experts warning that the city is following the path of the Motor City where the auto industry used to boom, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the Wall Street Journal reported. Recent stats show that as of March 2026, jobs in the motion picture and sound recording industries have dropped from where they were at their peak in July 2022 of more than 455 thousand jobs to 344,000. That’s a lot decline to hide!"

At the Am Mind, Inez Feltscher Stepman on what it's like Living Under the Feminist Gaze. 

And plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.26, but the outside beacons. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and linkfest. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Grinding Forward up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.