Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Happy Good Friday! More Democrat voting fraud, Iran manages to shoot down a couple of planes, more California fraud under Governor Hairgel, Commies gonna commie, Microsoft behaving (and performing) badly, Pakistan’s nefarious actions backfire (yet again), the best rifle for a militia, and a list of bad actors in the job market.
Also: We’re going back to the freaking moon!
It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!
More of that Democrat voting fraud Democrats claim doesn’t exist.
A hidden-camera đĽđĽ bombshell:
This is Democrat Joel Caldwell of the âCoalition for the Peopleâs Agenda,â a Fulton County ballot-harvesting NGO chiefâcaught on tape admitting it all.
Democrats are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes, and itâs all caught on videotape. He also admits this is how they rigged the 2020 election and why Democrats fight to the death against voter ID.
⢠They pay people to illegally ballot-harvest.
⢠They bribe ballot counters and election officials.
⢠They forge and falsify ballots.
And the Atlanta mayor straight-up stole the election.
He says it all himselfâon tape.
Joel Caldwell:
âThatâs what happened in 2020, âcause thatâs when the ballotsâthey started stuffing them ballots and people stuffing them ballots, and they got videotape of them, but nobody talks about it. Thatâs why Trump was making that big deal about it, because you see it on videotape. Itâs like, come on. We see the man pull up and put a hundred ballots in this box. You know? You canât do that sh*t.
So groups were paying people to do just thatâdrop off ballots.â
He continues: Thatâs why Democrats fight to the death against voter ID laws.
Joel Caldwell:
âThatâs why the Republicans are always trying to fight the ballotâyou know, thatâs the whole argument, because Republicans are the ones who put out that kind of stuff, so they want voter IDs and stuff. Democrats are fighting voter ID laws. Itâs a two-sided thing. Thatâs what theyâre fighting over. Republicans are trying to say, âHey, look, we got proof of this sh*t.â
And the Democrats are like, well, we donât want voter ID laws, and we want to make it where you can just drop your ballot offâonline voting and different things they try to come up with.â
(Hat tip: Small Dead Animals.)
Iran manages to shoot down both an F-15 and an A-10 on the same day. Two of the three downed airmen have already been rescued. It’s worth noting that neither of those planes are remotely stealthy.
“Fetterman Blasts Democrats After Illegal Immigrant Murders College Freshman.”
Earlier this week, Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal immigrant whom the Biden administration caught and released at the border, murdered Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman. Medina-Medina had previously been arrested at least twice in Chicago, yet was released by local authorities, thanks to their sanctuary policies. According to reports, he approached her, raised a gun, and opened fire as she tried to flee. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Democratic Partyâs response has been nothing short of horrific.
Snip.
The reaction from Democrats to Gormanâs death has been so despicable that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) unloaded on his own party over it.
“Why can’t we just talk about that life lost?” Fetterman told Fox Newsâs Bill Hemmer. “Why can’t we just acknowledge that this is serious, serious failure?”
Fetterman also invoked the Laken Riley Act, the legislation requiring the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants who commit crimes. Fetterman was one of only a handful of Democrats to vote for it â a fact he’s clearly not going to let his colleagues forget.
“I think only seven or eight Democrats even voted for [the] Laken Riley [Act],â he said. “Why can’t you just agree that if you’re breaking the law and you’re already here illegally, deport them? I just don’t understand.”
He continued, “Tragedies like what happened to that young woman, they are gonna continue to happen,” he said. “That’s beyond common sense.”
Hemmer pressed him on why Democrats can’t seem to get there, and Fetterman gave an honest, if uncomfortable, answer.
“I guess they’re afraid of the base,” he replied.
“Singham uses extensive CCP-aligned network in China as he finances global Marxist influence efforts.”
A Just the News investigation has detailed how a wealthy Marxist activist best known for the funding of a global financial network both inside the U.S. and around the world has extensive ties to Chinese Communist Party-linked organizations inside of China.
China-based entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham lives and works in Shanghai, â which the American businessman now calls home â where he runs his network of pro-CCP news sites and other China-linked endeavors. Singham, who sold his ThoughtWorks tech company in 2017, has used the money to fund openly communist endeavors worldwide. Just the News can show that inside of China, Singham and his network collaborate with an array of Chinese propaganda sites, Chinese universities, and other Chinese groups committed to advancing the CCP.
Singham leads and funds a global financial and activist network that operates inside the U.S. and many other countries, and while he rarely grabs the spotlight for himself in public speeches, he did so in November through the Chinese release of a report that sought to denigrate U.S. and Allied Power contributions to WWII.
Helping the CCP and its longtime strongman Xi Jinping to create a “new world order”
Singham admitted during a CCP-backed forum in Shanghai in November that he had written the 174-page report to combat the U.S.-backed âinternational rules-based orderâ â which he called a âlieâ â and to help the CCP and its longtime strongman Xi Jinping achieve a ânew world orderâ more favorable to China. This report and the conference where it was introduced helped expose the extensive CCP-linked network in which Singham is ensconced within China.
Just the News reviewed hundreds of pages of Chinese business documents and U.S. tax records, English and Chinese language news sites, Chinese government websites, and more in an effort to provide the most comprehensive look yet at Singhamâs operations from his perch in Shanghai.
Also: “Singham colludes with CCP to rewrite history of WWII to advance Xi Jinpingâs ‘new world order.'”
The wealthy Marxist businessman behind a sprawling far-left network is collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party to denigrate the Allied actions in World War II in an effort to upend the U.S.-led international system and to advance Chinese leader Xi Jinpingâs ânew world order.â
China-based businessman Neville Roy Singham leads and funds a global financial and activist network that operates inside the U.S. and many other countries, and while he rarely grabs the spotlight for himself in public speeches, he did so in November through the release of a report that denigrates U.S. and Allied Power contributions to WWII.
Singham directly admitted during a CCP-backed forum in Shanghai in November that he had written the 174-page report to combat the U.S.-backed âinternational rules-based orderâ â which he called a âlieâ â and to help the CCP and its longtime strongman Xi achieve a ânew world orderâ more favorable to China.
The wealthy communist activist summed up the crux of his WWII argument thusly: âAs we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War (WAFW), the Western powers spin their familiar tale: U.S. industrial might and British resolve saved the world from fascism. This is a lie. The truth burns in the numbers: while the Western powers calculated their economic advantage, the Soviet and Chinese peoples paid in blood. Fascism was defeated not by Anglo-American capital but by socialist leadership and mass heroism â a brilliant strategy from Moscow and Yanâan, unbreakable resilience from workers and peasants who refused to surrender, and a sacrifice that saved humanity from slavery.â
Commies gonna commie…
“California has lost 25% of state budget to fraud under Gavin Newsom.”
Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California’s state Medicaid program has lost 25 percent of its budget to fraud. This would mean it is currently losing $50 billion a year to scammers, fraudsters, and organized crime rings.
Snip.
We conducted interviews with public officials, fraud experts, and political figures, and reviewed hundreds of pages of government reports, state audits, criminal indictments, and other public records on California fraud. From unemployment insurance and Medicaid to failed homeless initiatives and welfare programs, seemingly every state program has been compromised by criminals. The best estimates suggest that, on the governor’s watch, fraudsters, scammers, and organized crime rings have stolen at least $180 billion from taxpayers.
In this firehose torrent of news, less attention than is proper has been paid to the fact that we’re finally going back to the moon. Or, technically, around it, since they’re doing the figure flyby of the dark side. They’re already halfway there…
“Scenes of Communist Flags, Riots, and Violent Clashes With DHS During âNo Kingsâ Protests.”
Though the mainstream media will undoubtedly portray them as âmostly peaceful,â much of what we saw at the âNo Kingsâ protests Saturday was anything but, whether through actions or symbols used during the demonstrations.
Weâll start off with New York City, where the Communist flags were in full effect:
BREAKING: Leftists in NYC chant âThere is only one solution, Communist revolutionâ at the No Kings rally.
Theyâre really going mask off. pic.twitter.com/JY3yvFXzf2
â Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 28, 2026
Communist flags at the NYC âNo Kingsâ protest pic.twitter.com/bIh2UiwkDI
â NJEG Media (@NJEGmedia) March 28, 2026
Snip.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz (D) was pledging solidarity with the Somali community:
âWe will never leave the side of our Somali Minnesotans. Hereâs our pledge to you, our Somali Minnesotans, your grandchildren will still be here when that orange clown is in the dustbin of history.â
I guess its too much to ask a Democrat governor to stand with actual Americans. Plus rioting in Denver.
“Democrat Mail-In Ballot Strategy At Risk From SCOTUS Election Day Case.”
Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case challenging a Mississippi statute allowing mail-in ballot received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
The law appears to defy three federal laws that require that federal elections be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The question is what did Congress mean by Election Day. Was it a day, five days later, a month later. Does Election Day mean election season.
The 5th Circuit ruled against Mississippi, which brought the case to SCOTUS. It could have profound impact on Democratsâ mail-in ballot strategy if ballots must be received by election official by Election Day.
I discussed the case and oral argument, plus redistricting and the Equal Protection Projects challenge to discriminatory NY State education practices, with Jesse Kelly, who tweeted out the portion regarding NY State: “It appears Kathy Hochul is defying the Supreme Court.”
If they can’t cheat they can’t win…
“Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi.”
Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, President Trump announced Thursday, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general.
âPam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,â Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. âPam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.â
âWe love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General,â he added.
The announcement came just one day after Bondi was at the White House to attend Trumpâs address to the nation on the Iran war. She had also accompanied Trump to the Supreme Court to watch oral arguments in a birthright citizenship case.
The handling of the Epstein files and the lack of progress on indicting anti-Trump conspirators like James Comey were suggested as reasons for Trump letting her go.
Behold the sub-$100, 3D printed manpad.
Target has gone from pushing the radical transsexual agenda to being boycotted by Randi Weingarten for not condemning ICE. I haven’t shopped there once since they started boosting the tranny agenda, but maybe it’s time to go back again…
“As Chicago and other blue cities move toward reparations for African Americans, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, Wa.) wants reparations for illegal immigrants for the trauma caused by immigration enforcement.” because of course she does.
In a blast from the past, I missed this news that Gavin Newsom admitted to an adulterous affair with his chief of staff’s wife.
Pakistani is enjoying a nice, rich dinner of blowback.
For decades, the Islamabad establishment has played a dangerous game, nurturing the Taliban as a strategic depth agent against India. Today, this plan backfires, and the resulting explosion of violence threatens to send a fresh wave of illegal immigration toward the already strained borders of the European Union.
The âopen warâ declared by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif marks the end of a thirty-year illusion. The apprentice has not only left the master. He has now turned openly against him. The March 16 strike on Kabul was the moment masks fell. When Pakistani warplanes hammered a rehabilitation centre in the heart of the Afghan capital, the âIslamic brotherhoodâ of the two neighbours officially ceased to be.
Islamabad claims it is hunting the TTP â the Pakistani Taliban who find sanctuary under the wings of their Afghan cousins. Kabul denies it. The result is a cycle of diplomacy-in-name-only, where the only language spoken is the language of the air strike, the AK-47 and the suicide vest. This is the reality of the post-American vacuum.
Critics of the Biden presidency, watching from America and Europe, see the vindication of their most cynical instincts. They warned that the vacuum left by the 2021 withdrawal would be filled by chaos. They were right. Just look at Bagram Airfield. It once was the crown jewel of American power. It has now become a trophy in a war between two states the West can no longer control.
While the worldâs eyes are fixed on the Iranian plateau, South Asia is burning. The regionâs most volatile border is no longer Kashmir. It is the frontier where the Talibanâs jihadist agenda meets Pakistani nuclear-armed desperation. How safe is the world when a nuclear power goes to war with a ghost? The answer is terrifying. Pakistanâs military capacity dwarfs that of the Taliban, yet the Taliban have time, resolve and a complete lack of accountability.
While the Pakistani economy teeters and its domestic security implodes with a second insurgency front up against Baloch separatists in the south, the Afghan Taliban are playing the long game. They see a Pakistan that is overextended and a West that is exhausted. They are not interested in ceasefires brokered by Qatar or Turkey. They are interested in survival and the expansion of their ideological reach.
Almost nobody talks about it, but we are witnessing the âGaza-ficationâ of the Durand Line. The same knowhow of displacement and grazing the land is being applied to the tribal areas. Millions of thousands of people have already been displaced. But the humanitarian cost is only a footnote in a larger, more brutal calculation.
For Islamabad, this is an existential fight against the TTP thorn in its side. For Kabul, it is about defending the sovereignty they fought for twenty years to reclaim. Neither side can afford to blink. The light of the old order is fading. The era where the Pakistani military could manage Afghanistan like a colonial fiefdom is over. The trust is dead.
Trumpâs âAmerica Firstâ doctrine means that if Pakistan wants to fight this war, it will do so without a blank check from the Pentagon. The bitter truth for the region is that old security guarantees are gone. We are entering an era of fluidity, where borders are written in fire. The âspecial relationshipâ between Islamabad and Kabul has become hatred. The Taliban have proven they can survive an American occupation. Surviving Pakistanâs aggression should not be that hard.
And then there are all of those “refugees” Euroelites seem bound and determined to import. (Hat tip: Director Blue.)
A recap of last week’s Ukraine strikes on Russia’s Primorsk and Ust-Luga oil terminals.
The attack involved a sophisticated mix of long-range unmanned systems, likely between eight and fifteen primary strike drones supported by smaller decoys designed to saturate Russian air defenses. These drones traveled approximately one thousand kilometers from Ukrainian territory, penetrating deep into Russian airspace and reaching the Gulf of Finland near the Estonian border. Evidence suggests the use of fixed-wing kamikaze drones optimized for endurance and precision. Ukrainians also utilized small prop-planes modified to fly as unmanned aircraft, mounting droppable Fab bombs on the bottom, which could be dropped on target, in addition to the craft being used as a kamikaze platform.
Also:
Ukraine has delivered a decisive strategic blow just as Russia expected to capitalize on soaring oil prices driven by the Iran war, but got its export system crippled instead. With unimaginable 40% of its oil export capacity wiped out, ports burning for days, and follow-up strikes continuing, the question is no longer whether Russia can recover quickly, but whether Ukraine will strike again before Russia has the chance to do so.
Ukraine is testing exoskeletons in actual combat.
After over four years of war, Ukraineâs military says itâs testing an exoskeleton in the field that can help soldiers more easily load artillery and run at speeds of up to 12 mph over sustained periods. The tests would mark one of the first known examples of exoskeletons used on the front lines of an active military operation.
A Facebook video shared late last week by Ukraineâs 7th Air Assault Corps shows a handful of soldiers putting on the device while inside of a muddy artillery trench. The device itself wraps around a soldierâs waist and legs and is supported by a back brace. The military claims that it can reduce overall load on leg muscles by 30 percent. In practice, that means the devices should make it easier for soldiers to pick up and load heavy artillery rounds. Each round can weigh upwards of 100 pounds, depending on the particular caliber used. Since a soldier on the battlefield may load several dozen of those runs every day, all of that weight adds up and can increase the odds of injury or fatigue.
Not quite Heinlein’s powered armor, but we’re getting there…
“Paxton Unveils Rules To Enforce Texas Ban on Hostile Foreign Land Ownership. The new law targets countries such as China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea.”
Paxtonâs office has now proposed detailed rules to implement the statute. The proposal was submitted to the Secretary of State on March 16 and published in the Texas Register on March 27, triggering a public comment period before the rules can be finalized.
The draft rules flesh out how SB 17 will work in practice, with the Office of the Attorney General as the central enforcement hub for the ban.
One of the most significant features is a new duty to report suspected violations.
Under the proposal, anyone involved in facilitating a real estate transactionâsuch as mortgage lenders, title insurance companies, property insurers, appraisers, and licensed real estate professionalsâwould be required to report any suspected SB 17 violations to the attorney general.
Complaints would have to be submitted either through an online complaint form on the OAGâs website or by mail to a designated address. Failure to report may subject entities to enforcement action once the rules are in place, potentially deputizing the real estate industry to help police foreign adversary land deals.
The rules would also place a tight lid on information that reaches Paxtonâs office.
All complaints, civil investigative demands, and related materials submitted to or issued by the OAG would be treated as confidential and not subject to public disclosure, except when disclosure is required by law. That means Texans may see enforcement actions and lawsuits, but not necessarily the complaints and background investigation files that triggered them.
“Seniors who eat more meat have lower risk of developing dementia.” Between this and the caffeine news, I’m evidently going to live forever…
Wither Canada? “The 177,000 signature threshold has now been passed, officially clearing the requirement for an Alberta independence referendum on October 19th.”
John Cleese: “The British do not like the kind of diversity that intends to take over Britain and kill any infidel who does not convert to Islam.”
“Apple pulls the plug on its high-priced, oft-neglected Mac Pro desktop.”
Some TVs now require a Walmart account for all smart features to work.
Microsoft screws up a Windows 11 update yet again, pulling it after users encounter install errors.
Weirdly, Microsoft is also saying that “Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use â firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice.” Which is ironic, since right now its website touts Copilot as “AI built for work.”
Stephen Green: And the first piece of software to break on the moon mission? Microsoft Outlook.
And speaking of Microsoft woes, “Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns.”
Speaking of AI follies, “Anthropic on Tuesday confirmed that internal code for its popular artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, Claude Code, had been inadvertently released due to a human error.” Oh sure, Clankers, blame the humans…
Bad actors in the job market.
Speaking of bad actors in the job market: “Outrage as Oracle makes thousands of foreign-worker requests amid layoff bloodbath.”
As thousands of Oracle employees awoke on Tuesday to an email informing them they were being laid off, the workers likely didnât know the tech company had been busy trying to hire foreign staff.
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data, Oracle filed for roughly 3,126 petitions to employ H-1B workers in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Employers must submit the paperwork when seeking to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations like technology. Some 436 of those petitions were filed this year alone.
Amazon, which in January said it would axe 16,000 corporate employees, has filed for some 2,675 H-1B petitions during the same two-year fiscal period. That came on top of news in October that the retail giant was axing 14,000 corporate workers.
What’s the best gun for a militia? No surprise that three different gun experts (including Ian McCollum) all pick the AK-47.
Bush Intercontinental Airport’s $4 billion expansion project.
Critical Drinker finally watches Mr. Inbetween, and really likes it. It’s been on my radar for a while, but there doesn’t seem to be a US DVD or Blu-Ray release of it, and I don’t have any streaming service.Â
Talk about narrow-cast April 1st humor:Â The Chieftain reviews Warhammer 40K vehicles.
“Trump Begins Negotiating With Iranian Leadership Via Ouija Board.”
“49 States Enact Legislation Banning Immigrants From California.”
“âGood News, Youâre Finally Useful,â Says Trump As He Sends Aquaman To Strait Of Hormuz.”
“‘AI Will Kill Us All! We’re Doomed! DOOMED!‘ Says AI Company CEO In Latest Pitch To Investors.”
“Get in mah belly!” “I’m not dead yet!”
(Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ.)
I’m still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you’re so inclined.
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Friday, September 26th, 2025
A whole lot of despicable Democrats voted against remembering Charlie Kirk and denouncing political violence, a whole bunch of lefties are still lying about Kirk, Comey indicted, President Trump officially backs a complete Ukraine victory, a new American stealth fighter enters production, two murderous lefty scumbags die, and an infamous thirty-four year old Austin murder mystery is solved.
It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!
“Democrats cast 58 “noesâ on simple vote to honor Charlie Kirk’s life, condemn his assassination.” They couldn’t even do that.
Here’s the list of shame.
Democrats who voted against:
- Gabe Amo of Rhode Island
- Joyce Beatty of Ohio
- Wesley Bell of Missouri
- Sanford Bishop Jr. of Georgia
- Shontel Brown of Ohio
- Andre Carson of Indiana
- Troy Carter of Louisiana
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida
- Yvette Clarke of New York
- Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri
- Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
- Jasmine Crockett of Texas
- Danny Davis of Illinois
- Veronica Escobar of Texas
- Adriano Espaillat of New York
- Cleo Fields of Louisiana
- Shomari Figures of Alabama
- Valerie Foushee of North Carolina
- Maxwell Frost of Florida
- Sylvia Garcia of Texas
- Al Green of Texas
- Jimmy Gomez of California
- Jahana Hayes of Connecticut
- Steven Horsford of Nevada
- Glenn Ivey of Maryland
- Jonathan Jackson of Illinois
- Pramila Jayapal of Washington
- Hank Johnson Jr. of Georgia
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California
- Robin Kelly of Illinois
- Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois
- Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
- Lucy McBath of Georgia
- LaMonica McIver of New Jersey
- Robert Menendez of New Jersey
- Kweisi Mfume of Maryland
- Gwen Moore of Wisconsin
- Seth Moulton of Massachusetts
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
- Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
- Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
- Mike Quigley of Illinois
- Delia Ramirez of Illinois
- Emily Randall of Washington
- Robert Scott of Virginia
- Terri Sewell of Alabama
- Lateefah Simon of California
- Marilyn Strickland of Washington
- Emilia Strong Sykes of Ohio
- Shri Thanedar of Michigan
- Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
- Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
- Lauren Underwood of Illinois
- Nydia Velazquez of New York
- Maxine Waters of California
- Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey
- Nikema Williams of Georgia
- Frederica Wilson of Florida
Democrats who voted “present”
- Alma Adams of North Carolina
- Donald Beyer Jr. of Virginia
- Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon
- Julia Brownley of California
- Janelle Bynum of Oregon
- Salud Carbajal of California
- Greg Casar of Texas
- Diana DeGette of Colorado
- Mark DeSaulnier of California
- Maxine Dexter of Oregon
- Lloyd Doggett of Texas
- Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania
- Lois Frankel of Florida
- Laura Friedman of California
- John Garamendi of California
- Daniel Goldman of New York
- Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire
- Val Hoyle of Oregon
- Sara Jacobs of California
- Julie Johnson of Texas
- Timothy Kennedy of New York
- Ro Khanna of California
- Doris Matsui of California
- Jennifer McClellan of Virginia
- Grace Meng of New York
- Brittany Pettersen of Colorado
- Chellie Pingree of Maine
- Mark Pocan of Wisconsin
- Andrea Salinas of Oregon
- Linda Sanchez of California
- Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania
- Brad Sherman of California
- Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia
- Mike Thompson of California
- Jill Tokuda of Hawaii
- Paul Tonko of New York
- Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico
- James Walkinshaw of Virginia
Democrats who did not vote:
- Nanette Diaz Barragan of California
- Sean Casten of Illinois
- Kathy Castor of Florida
- Joaquin Castro of Texas
- Steve Cohen of Tennessee
- Herbert Conaway Jr. of New Jersey
- Robert Garcia of California
- Jesus Garcia of Illinois
- George Latimer of New York
- Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico
- Kevin Mullin of California
- Joe Neguse of Colorado
- Donald Norcross of New Jersey
- Nancy Pelosi of California
- Raul Ruiz of California
- Janice Schakowsky of Illinois
- Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico
- Eric Swalwell of California
- Norma Torres of California
- Ritchie Torres of New York
- Marc Veasey of Texas
- Eugene Vindman of Virginia
Name and shame…
“The âStudyâ Youâre Citing About Right-Wing Violence Is Full Of Fake Data.”
After Charlie Kirk was assassinated last week, conservatives noted that most political violence comes from the left. The left bristles at this fact and has responded by dramatically padding the numbers to pretend the reverse is true.
Consider a Sept. 12 piece from The Economist claiming, âextremists on both left and right commit violence, although more incidents appear to come from right-leaning attackers.â
Right up front, the piece admits it used data âlargely compiled by researchers whom sceptical (sic) conservatives would probably dismiss as biased.â The disclaimer is meant to inoculate The Economistâs audience to its sloppy reporting, as if challenges from conservatives will somehow prove The Economistâs accuracy.
Yes, readers should be beyond skeptical of the source in that piece, The Prosecution Project. Its website claims to âtrack[] and provid[e] analysis of felony criminal cases involving illegal political violence, terrorism, and extremism occurring in the United States since 1990.â
The founder and executive director of the Prosecution Project is Michael Loadenthal, although the links naming the websiteâs leadership were broken Friday, meaning no names were visible. Google had not yet scrubbed Loadenthalâs name from searches.
Loadenthal is an âopenly anarchist Antifa-affiliated ⌠researcher at the University of Cincinnati who, by his own admission, is a far-left violent extremist,â The Federalist reported in 2023.
So we have an Antifa-connected researcher with rabid bias against the right, held out as an expert on deciding who is extreme. It is like using a vegetarian to define which meat eaters are the most humane â none of them, says the vegetarian.
The Prosecution Project lists January 2024 charges against John Reardon of Massachusetts, who made antisemitic threats against synagogues and the Israeli Consulate. It notes, âInfluenced by events in Gaza, he also said, âyou do realize that by supporting genocide that means itâs ok for people to commit genocide against you.ââ The Department of Justice never identified Reardonâs political affiliation, but The Prosecution Projectâs own account seems to indicate he was a pro-Palestine fanatic, a cause typically associated with Democrats. Yet The Prosecution Project identifies Reardonâs crimes as ârightistâ because theyâre âidentity-focused.â
The group also lists 2022 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act charges against Edmee Chavannes â even though âChavannes was found not guilty.â
The Prosecution Project even includes the posting of racist stickers in its tracker, as if thatâs comparable to terrorism or violence. One wonders if the group will treat Democratsâ desecration of Charlie Kirk memorials with the same seriousness.
Most crimes involving race or abortion businesses are blamed on the right in the data, with nothing to back up those claims. Yet these issues and others often cross over to the left. The Federalist has reported on the progressive anti-abortion movement, for example, and the leftâs Marxist oppressor-versus-oppressed framework is manifestly racist.
Comb through the ridiculous data on The Prosecution Projectâs website, and you will soon conclude it is worthless to everyone except leftist propagandists trying to downplay Charlie Kirkâs murder and flip the blame for violence in the U.S. to the right.
Similarly, a biased âstudyâ by Alex Nowrasteh at the Cato Institute was debunked this week by Amber Duke at The Daily Caller.
Nowrasteh claims politically motivated violence is rare in the U.S., but that when it happens, âright-wing terroristsâ are more often to blame than the left â that is, when you exclude the terrorists who killed 2,977 victims on Sept. 11, 2001, and exclude injuries, property damage, and people who were not killed. Thus, his criteria exclude the two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump, for example. Additionally, Duke found that some of the crimes Nowrasteh blamed on the right were at best questionable and at worst downright wrong.
Duke pointed to another lopsided study by the Anti-Defamation League, which also claims the right is to blame for increased political violence. Ryan James Girdusky unpacked those magic numbers and noted glaring omissions. For example, the ADL left the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson out of its study.
(Hat tip: Director Blue.)
How the fact-free conspiracy theory about Charlie Kirk’s assassin being a right-winger magically spread around the world.
Despite the evidence all pointing to Kirkâs killer being on the left wing of the ideological spectrum, the conspiracy theory about a right-wing shooter was pushed by a host of Democratic members of Congress, high-profile left-wing activists, liberal social media influencers, and more.
The most common evidence-free claim on the left has been that the shooter was a follower of far right influencer Nick Fuentes.
Lot’s more quotes from various lefty idiots asserting this connection without proof at the link.
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As each new detail trickled out, and the killerâs transgender associations became clearer and clearer, the hysterical spin and assertions of blunt unreality mounted. Cynical pros began inserting outright lies into the mix, as partisan myrmidons took up their work and used it in desperate, craven attempts to either spin facts in ridiculous ways (âhis parents are Republicans!â) or simply pretend the facts werenât âfactsâ at all. All of it was done with the intent of trying to will into existence â through the spread of fear, uncertainty, and doubt â an alternate narrative whose intended moral calculus amounted to, in so many words, Charlie Kirk was killed by his own team, and this is actually your fault.
So, no, Iâm not about to move on just yet.
I could understand a certain amount of denialism at first, because I understand human nature. For those on the left who treat politics like a substitute religion â an increasing number of people in our irreligious age â this moment has been akin to seeing several of the central tenets of your faith publicly refuted. The revelation of the identity of the alleged shooter and the reports about his beliefs were arguably the worst possible scenario for the sorts of loud Democratic types who are deeply invested in the idea of the MAGA right as Americaâs true fever-swamp of hatred and violence.
I can understand ignorance as well, because I depend on documenting it for a job â the Carnival of Fools would have to fold up its tent without it. In the days before the suspect was caught, it was natural that desperate progressives who get their news from left-wing authorities would use that span of time â when the killer was still at large â to conjure their own arcane interpretive theories in defiance of the known evidence. I feel inevitable disgust at these sad attempts at spin â I know who publicly celebrated the attack on Kirk, after all, and it wasnât anyone on my side â but again, it was expected.
But I canât understand any of this after Tyler Robinson was caught on Friday morning. At that point, mere ignorance and wish-casting turned into an active disinformation campaign, and it was particularly appalling to see from people whose civic responsibility it is to know better. To take one example, how about the repellent Eric Swalwell? On Friday afternoon, in an audaciously sleazy bit of âpartial storytelling,â the California congressman tweeted: âIt doesnât matter that Kirkâs killer was a straight white male. Or that he was from a Republican family that voted for Donald Trump. Violence has NEVER been the answer.â
If he thought this was a cute joke, heâs a moral reprobate. If he thought it was an effective deceit, heâs also a moral reprobate. I think it is thus fair to conclude that heâs a moral reprobate. The juryâs still out on his fellow California Democratic congressman Dave Min, however, who may simply be stupid. Min said on Saturday: âNow that the Charlie Kirk assassin has been identified as MAGA, Iâm sure Donald Trump, Elon Musk and all the insane GOP politicians who called for retribution against the âRADICAL LEFTâ will now shift their focus to stopping the toxic violence of the RADICAL RIGHT.â (As it turns out, Dave? No, we wonât!)
How about Harvard Law professor â and Joe Biden legal adviser â Laurence Tribe? Tribe announced on Twitter that the killer âseems to have been ultra-MAGA, exploding the GOP/MAGA attempt to pin the blame for this tragedy on liberals.â (How he got that idea is anybodyâs guess.) Later, he deleted the tweet and posted a non-apology accusing the right of âmaking things upâ by associating the killer with transgender or left-wing causes. I can only tell you that once upon a time he had a fine legal mind.
I certainly canât say the same for Heather Cox Richardson, the worldâs most-followed Substacker. Richardson is a Temu Tribe, an oracle of the complacently progressive academic establishment, and demonstrated it once again by going on a podcast on Friday to claim that the killer was a âright-wingerâ and all those outraged conservatives online were now retreating âin a real hurry.â (Lest you think that was an error born of speaking off the cuff, Richardson put it in writing as well.)
Now that the gaslighting has become impossible to sustain, the left has moved on to its last line of defense: âLetâs not bicker and argue about who killed whom.â It will be a long time before I forget the five days I have just spent being gaslighted both by political operators as well as people who remain transparently in denial. I expected better of them. I held them only to the standards that I hold myself. It was a mistake.
“Trump golf club gunman [Ryan Routh] found guilty after assassination attempt; tries to stab self in court.” The left is sending us an endless parade of violent lunatics and losers.
Biden Autopen scandal deepens.
One of former President Joe Biden’s top aides – Jeff Zients, told the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that an aide with his email credentials was green lighting some of the most controversial ‘autopen’ pardons, that Hunter Biden – who received an insane pardon himself – was involved in the pardon discussions, and that Joe Biden’s brain was pea soup.
According to Axios, Zients – one of the highest ranking officials from the Biden White House – confirmed that Joe Biden had difficulty remembering dates and names, and often required extra briefings to make decisions during the final years of his presidency.
Instead of having three meetings before making a decision, for example, Biden would want four.
Zients said Biden had long had trouble with names and dates, but acknowledged to investigators that the president’s memory of such facts got worse in the final years of his term.
Jill Biden, meanwhile, spoke with Zients about ‘managing Joe’ as Zients was readying himself to take on the role of Chief of Staff in early 2023 – urging him to adjust Biden’s schedule so he could get more rest and return to the White House residence earlier in the evening.
Longtime Biden aide and deputy CoS Annie Tomasini also spoke with Zients about limiting Biden’s schedule and shortening distances and stairs.
According to Fox News, Zients “admitted that President Bidenâs speech stumbles increased as he aged,” adding “He also noted that the presidentâs difficulty remembering dates and names worsened over time, including during the administration.”
Also interesting – Zients told investigators that Hunter Biden was involved in discussions about presidential pardons towards the end of Biden’s term, which included the blanket pardons of several members of the Biden family issued during Joe’s final 24 hours in office. It had been previously reported by NBC News that Hunter was sitting in on White House meetings following the former president’s horrible performance during a June 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
And just like that millions of lefty sorts who piously sand “No one’s above the law!” for the ginned-up Trump indictments all automatically switched to “This is a dangerous precedent!” when it comes to indicting James Comey.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on criminal charges related to allegations that he lied to Congress during testimony in 2020 about whether he authorized a leak of information.
Comey is facing one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
âNo one is above the law. Todayâs indictment reflects this Department of Justiceâs commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case,â Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.
President Trump reacted gleefully to the indictment in a statement shared to Truth Social.
âJUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI.â
âToday he was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts for various illegal and unlawful acts. He has been so bad for our Country, for so long, and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against our Nation. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!â
Comeyâs indictment in Virginia federal court comes just days before the statute of limitations for the perjury charge was set to run out. The charges come five years after Comey testified on September 30, 2020, before the Senate Judiciary Committee that he never authorized anyone at the FBI to leak information to the press related to the investigations of either possible collusion between Trump and Russia or Hillary Clintonâs use of an unauthorized email system.
During the hearing, Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) asked Comey whether he had authorized leaks related to either investigation. Comey reiterated what he said in 2017 congressional testimony, that he had not.
Cruz argued that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe had said Comey authorized at least one such disclosure, related to the Clinton investigation. But the Justice Department inspector general found in 2018 that McCabe had âlacked candor when he told Comey, or made statements that led Comey to believe, that McCabe had not authorized the disclosure and did not know who did.â
The charges also center in part on an October 2016 New York Times report, âInvestigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia.â
The Times article was in response to reporting in Slate that Trump had established a communications back channel with the Kremlin, involving servers at Trump Tower in Manhattan and Alfa Bank, one of Russiaâs largest financial institutions.
Hours after the Slate article was published, the Times report related the FBIâs conclusion that the back-channel claim was unfounded. The report also detailed that the bureauâs counterintelligence investigation of Russiaâs malign activities in connection with the 2016 campaign were not linked to Trump and his campaign.
Special counsel John Durham probed the leaks to the Times in connection with the story as an unauthorized public disclosure (UPD) of classified information.
The February 2020 closing memorandum for the probe, obtained by veteran journalist Catherine Herridge, found there were two major government sources for the story: James Baker, FBI general counsel and a close adviser to Comey, and FBI Chief of Staff James Rybicki. Baker told investigators that he was âunder the beliefâ that he was âultimately instructed and authorized to [provide information to the Times] by then FBI Director James Comey.â
However, Baker did not claim that Comey gave him a direct order. âBaker indicated that FBI Chief of Staff James Rybicki instructed him (Baker) to disclose the information to the NYT, and Baker understood Rybicki was conveying this instruction and authorization from Comey.â
The Antifa left are stepping up their insurrection against American law enforcement. “Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility Leaves Detainees and Suspect Dead.”
A Dallas U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility was the target of a shooting Wednesday morning that left two detainees dead, one person injured, and the suspect committing suicide at the scene.
According to the Dallas Police Department, law enforcement responded to a call at a Dallas ICE facility after reports that someone had opened fire from an adjacent building.
Two detainees were pronounced dead, with another being rushed to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot injury.
The suspected shooter, a white male armed with a rifle on a roof, died by suicide as agents approached, FOX4 Dallas reported.
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons spoke to CNN about the shooting as the event unfolded, saying that the scene is secure and the shooter is âdown from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.â
Bullets found had anti-ICE slogans written on them.
Stephen Green has some some official Antifa guidelines for engaging in a criminal conspiracy to thwart federal law enforcement through violence and intimidation.
Why people who kept freaking out at Trump negotiating with Putin shouldn’t have. “Trump Says Ukraine Can Win Back All of Its Territory from Russia.”
President Donald Trump declared his belief Tuesday that Ukraine can win its war against Russia outright, an extraordinary shift in tone with significant ramifications for U.S. policy.
Trump shared his views on Truth Social after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
âI think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form. With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option,â Trump said.
Trumpâs position is a 180-degree shift from his longstanding view that Ukraine would have to cede territory to Russia as a condition for ending the war. Moscow holds roughly a fifth of Ukraineâs territory after invading its neighbor three-and-a-half years ago. Russian forces have slowly made gains along the eastern part of Ukraine in what has become a grueling war of attrition with hundreds of thousands of estimated casualties.
Trump argued Russia is a âpaper tigerâ and suggested Russian people were not aware of the damage Russian President Vladimir Putin has done to their nation. He also praised the âGreat Spiritâ of Ukraine and said Ukraine could âmaybe even go furtherâ than reclaiming its original territory. Trumpâs comments are a stark contrast from his past statements that argued Russia was winning the war and likened Zelensky to a dictator.
Trump promised the U.S. would keep sending weapons to NATO for the alliance to use in the way it sees fit. His comments will likely prompt a furious response from Putin and Russian forces in Ukraine. It also remains to be seen how Trumpâs restraint-oriented cabinet members and political allies react to his unexpected shift.
As previously observed, Trump’s negotiating strategy works on persuasion and tit-for-tat strategies. Zelensky, after some early stumbles, is finally fully onboard with Trump, while Putin hasn’t offered anything in return to Trump’s overtures. That means that Zelensky gets all the carrots, and Putin gets all the sticks. Golly, who could have seen that one coming except everyone who’s actually watched Trump operate for the last ten years who isn’t suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome?
Ukraine launched another big drone strike, this one on the Saratov oil refinery in Bryanskaya Ulitsa, Saratov Oblast, the third time they’ve hit it since August.
They also hit the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar again. Plus more reports of gas shortages across Russia.
Their marine drones hit an oil loading pier at Tuapse in Krasnodar.
Secretary of War Pete Hesgeth has summoned 800 generals and admirals from around the world to Washington D.C. without telling them what for. They’re going to be pretty surprised when he announces that he’s brought all of them there to talk about Amway…
Russia just flew a wave of drones over Denmark.
“Gunman yelling âFree Palestine!â opens fire at New Hampshire country club.”
23-year-old Hunter Nadeau was arrested on scene for shooting multiple victims at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashau, New Hampshire, Saturday night. A 59-year-old named Robert DeCesare was killed in front of his family. At least two others were injured.
Tom Bartelson of Pepperell, Massachusetts, is the witness in the video above. He was at his nephew’s wedding in a private room of the club when the gunman entered the building dressed in all black. The shooter yelled, “The children are safe!” and “Free Palestine!” before killing DeCesare. He then moved into the club restaurant and opened fire again.
Funny no matter what the leftwing cause, the solution seems to be murdering American citizens.
Another month, another #BlackLivesMatter bigwig using donations to fund her lavish lifestyle.
A once-celebrated Boston social activist has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors â including Black Lives Matter â out of thousands of dollars that she used as a personal piggy bank.
Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts of fraud-related crimes that she committed with her late husband while operating their Violence in Boston (VIB) activists group, according to the US Attorneyâs Office in Massachusetts.
The activist scammed money â including $3,000 from a BLM group â while claiming it was to help feed children and run protests like one in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd and police violence.
Cannon-Grant also conned her way into getting $100,000 in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits â which she used to pay off her personal auto loan and car insurance policy.
But she has now confessed to transferring funds to personal bank accounts to pay for rent, shopping sprees, delivery meals, visits to a nail salon â and even a summer vacation to Maryland.
(Previously.) (Hat tip: Dwight.)
Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages.
At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package is installed.
You may remember Crowdstrike from such hits as “we helped Hillary Clinton illegally erase her secret email server.”
Speaking of technology running amok: “OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws.” That sounds like the sort6 of cruel fact that should throw a kink in all of these AI company’s getting trillion dollar valuations but somehow won’t.
In California, 13 year old boy killed by sex-abusing, illegal alien soccer coach. The family of boy is “suing Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles for failing to perform a background check on the coach.”
Turns out that when conservatives said they were being unfairly censored due to Biden Administration pressure, they were right all along. “YouTube Lifts Ban on Censored Creators, Admits Biden Admin Pressure Was ‘Unacceptable.'”
Google is making major changes to YouTubeâs free speech policies following pressure from House Republicans and shifts among its top competitors.
In a letter to House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), an attorney for Alphabet, Google and YouTubeâs parent company, announced a series of changes to YouTubeâs approach to free speech, including the return of banned creators to the platform and the implementation of a community notes system to replace third-party fact-checkers.
YouTube is rolling back its restrictive policies surrounding political speech, especially the Covid-19 pandemic and elections. The video platform said its reliance on public health authorities was well intentioned, but expressed regret at its impact on public debate on issues that were far from settled.
More broadly, YouTube admitted senior Biden administration officials conducted extensive outreach to YouTube to influence its approach to âmisinformationâ and Covid-19 content that did not violate YouTubeâs policies.
âSenior Biden Administration officials, including White House officials, conducted repeated and sustained outreach to Alphabet and pressed the Company regarding certain user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not violate its policies,â the letter reads.
While YouTube independently enforced its policies, Biden officials âcontinued to press the Companyâ to remove content that did not violate the platformâs policies. The letter calls out Biden and other administration officials for creating a âpolitical atmosphere that sought to influence the actions of platformsâ under the guise of âmisinformation.â
“Trump to Sign Off on TikTok Deal with Majority American Investors, âRetrainedâ Algorithm.”
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order later this week declaring that an emerging deal involving the video-sharing app TikTok meets American security needs and constitutes a qualified divestiture under U.S. law, according to people familiar with the matter.
Under the deal, American tech company Oracle will serve as the appâs security provider, which will independently monitor the source code of the app as well as study how a U.S.-controlled copy of the TikTok content recommendation algorithm operates and interacts with phone features and updates.
Oracle will be required to âretrainâ a leased duplicate TikTok algorithm…
So it will not necessarily be a Chinese spyware app any more, but will still be malware for your brain…
Good news from the border! “Texas, Southwest Region See ‘Historically Low’ Southern Border Apprehensions in August.”
Less good news from the border: “Shrinking Resources Cast New Doubt on Operation Lone Star Prosecutions.”
Texasâ border jurisdictions are scrambling to manage thousands of pending Operation Lone Star cases after key state partners abruptly pulled out, leaving local officials to coordinate housing and transportation for defendants.
Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith told Texas Scorecard the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), both of which helped provide housing for illegal crossers arrested under the border security initiative, are no longer handling those responsibilities.
The Del Rio Processing Center is reportedly shutting down, along with Val Verde Countyâs detention facilityâthe original epicenter of Operation Lone Star (OLS) prosecutions.
âWeâre left holding the bag,â Smith said. âCounties are having to figure this out on their own without the infrastructure the state had in place.â
Smith said approximately half of all prosecutions tied to OLS in Kinney County have already been resolved, either through pleas or dismissals, but thousands of cases remain active.
According to numbers from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, more than 2,600 felony cases have already been resolved. Nearly 2,000 cases are still pending, in part due to lengthy appeals.
Meanwhile, the Kinney County Sheriffâs Office has more than 700 outstanding warrants for alleged smugglers and another 1,400 warrants that have not yet been executed because of limited capacity to house and transport defendants.
Kinney County has contracts with about 10 jails across Texasâincluding some as far away as the Panhandleâbut the county jail cannot hold a person beyond 72 hours, as it is considered a temporary holding facility. That has forced sheriffs and prosecutors into a patchwork system for transferring detainees, with major bottlenecks since TDCJ and TDEM stopped coordinating.
The Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley and the Segovia Unit in Edinburg, which had filled major housing roles, are no longer available, worsening the shortage.
Plus border counties have been avoid arresting women because they don’t have room for them in separate facilities.
“21-Year Age Minimum for Purchasing THC Products Adopted by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.”
Boeing starts production of the F-47.
Amazon settles a lawsuit for tricking people into signing up for Prime and making it nearly impossibility to cancel to the tune of $2.5 billion.
So where did President Trump get the crazy idea that using Tylenol during pregnancy could result in autism? A Harvard study. “Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase childrenâs autism and ADHD risk.”
Austin Yogurt Shop Murders finally solved? retired Austin detective John Jones fingered serial killer and rapist Robert Eugene Brashers (who died in a standoff with police in 1999) as the culprit. Brashers is a serial killer and rapist who committed at least three murders between 1990 and 1998 in the states of South Carolina and Missouri. He died in January 1999 by suicide during a standoff with police. Evidently a new type of DNA testing finally matched up Brashers as the culprit.
Robber/home intruder gets stabbed by a samurai sword.
“Graceland, Graceland Graceland/Trying to steal Graceland/Four years in prison for a mortgage scam trying to steal Graceland.”
More scenes from The Fall Of England: “Muslim who shouted ‘I’m going to kill you’ while stabbing man is given suspended sentence by British court; victim charged instead.”
UK’s Labour government thought they could get away with some cost-free virtue signaling by recognizing “a Palestinian state.” Surprise! “UK could face claim for $2,700,000,000,000 in reparations for recognizing Palestinian state.”
“Eli Lilly Latest Recipient of Texas JETI Award, Totaling $6.5 Billion Harris County Investment.”
Gov. Greg Abbott today announced a $5.5 million grant from Texas for the construction of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Harris County â one of multiple projects approved under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program over the past year.
Abbott joined Eli Lilly and Company executives for a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in Houston to announce its creation of a nearly one million-square foot active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility. The company estimated that itâll produce around 600 new jobs and will invest more than $6.5 billion within the state.
The grant of $5.5 million towards Lillyâs new project was made possible through the JETI approval process, a property tax abatement program established through contentious legislation passed during the 88th regular legislative session.
House Bill (HB) 5, which was signed into law by Abbott in June 2023, replaced a 20-year-old initiative with a new economic incentive program. It created a pathway for school districts to grant companies a decade-long break in their property tax payments in exchange for relocation to their area. It limited the kinds of companies eligible to receive abatements and grants for projects in Texas, excluding renewable energy projects after negotiations proved its removal to be necessary for passage in the Legislature.
Let me reiterate my general opposition to government subsidies of business in almost all circumstances. Government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and losers. However, an end to subsidizing money-losing “renewable energy” sources that made the Texas Interconnect Grid less reliable is a big plus.
One of the first projects approved under JETI this year, also in Harris County, was to assist Summit Next Gen in opening âa world-class sustainable aviation fuel manufacturing and refining facility along the Texas Gulf Coast,â in January 2025. Itâs expected to produce over $1.6 billion in capital investment for Texas.
In February, Abbott made two JETI expansion project announcements: one for a new Braven Environmental facility in Texarkana, estimated to rake in more than $145 million in investment for the state, and the other for Vinton Steelâs âadvanced manufacturing facility that recycles ferrous scrap into new steel products.â Vinton is expected to invest over $229 million in the state and create an additional 180 new jobs.
Brazos Midland Processing LLC, also known as Brazos Midstream, was announced as an approved recipient in late August for a â300 million cubic feet per day natural gas processing plantâ in Martin County, expected to create $185 million in capital investment.
At Tuesdayâs announcement of the new Lilly project, Abbott reiterated that âTexas is the best state in America for doing business.â
And speaking of unreliable renewable energy subsidies: “$2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money.” That would be Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in Californiaâs Mojave Desert, the one that used mirrors to concentrate light onto a single tower, and which fried lots of birds every year. I’m surprised that it was still running, given how markedly unsuccessful it’s been at generating affordable energy years ago. But I may be confusing it with the similar (and similarly failed) Crescent Dunes project. That’s the one that suffered the molten salt leaks… (Hat tip: Dwight.)
Dwight also brought news of the deaths of two murderous leftwing scumbags: Would-be Gerald R. Ford assassin Sara Jane Moore, and JoAnne Chesimard, aka “Assata Shakur”, of the Black Liberation Army, who murdered New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster. The latter died in Havana. Rot in hell, commie.
California attorney hit with $10,000 fine for brief filled with fake ChatGPT quotes. “The Los Angeles-area attorney fined last week, Amir Mostafavi, told the court that he did not read text generated by the AI model before submitting the appeal in July 2023, months after OpenAI marketed ChatGPT as capable of passing the bar exam.” The real fine should be no client ever willing to trust his lazy ass again..
This is pretty damn funny:
(Hat tip: Ed Dricoll at Instapundit.)
“The radical Lower East Side shop that lured drug addicts to its storefront by offering free clothing, food and Narcan suddenly shut down Tuesday â sparking internal warfare and finger pointing.”
Without warning, Bluestockings Cooperative announced that it would permanently shut down after more than 26 years, stating that âdaily operations are unfortunately no longer sustainable on multiple fronts.â
âThis was our absolute last resort. On top of our crewâs ongoing struggle against the organized abandonment of New York City and the constant crises, the remaining worker-owner and staff are at the limits of what they can manage in terms of health, disability, and finances,â a statement posted to Instagram reads.
The Suffolk Street shop blamed the closure on its failure as a worker-owned cooperative to âcome to consensus around the guiding principles and practices Bluestockings should embodyâ â adding that an inability to align on political and business operations directly led to the setbacks the business faced over the last two years.
âOf course, $12,000 a month in rent, thousands in utilities, and racist, classist violence from âneighborsâ certainly didnât make our work any easier,â the statement continued.
Bluestockings came under intense outrage from its posh Lower East Side neighborhood, which transformed into a âzombie apocalypseâ of strung-out junkies shooting up in broad daylight who were drawn to the bookstoreâs free and indiscriminate services.
The self-described âradically inclusiveâ shop was a state-recognized Opiate Overdose Prevention Program and offered âharm reduction servicesâ like Narcan, drug-testing strips and a used needle-drop off bin â which neighbors alleged enabled the junkies.
In recent years, Bluestockings plunged into around $100,000 in debt to its publishers and book distributors, according to reports.
Social justice is incompatible with both profit and basic human decency. (Hat tip: Dwight.)
Has Toronto become the exotic car theft capital of North America? It’s also funny how all these carjackers and thieves seem to have guns despite Canada’s gun control laws…
Critical Drinker and company talk about Britain’s unkillable soldier, Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC KBE CB CMG DSO.
Seven things to do before buying a used car.
Korean court orders man to pay fine for defaming virtual pop star.
That time an American soldier saved his own life by not killing a spider. (Hat tip: Infidel753.)
Inside Tokyo’s smallest apartment.
“Satan: ‘I’ve Made A Huge Mistake.'”
“Nazi Rally Inspires Millions To Forgive And Love Their Enemies.”
“Logo Update: Democrat Donkey Now Holding Sniper Rifle.”
“Hamas Calls On Democrats To Tone Down Violence.”
“Americans Return To Not Watching Jimmy Kimmel By Choice.”
“AOC Loses Debate Against Cardboard Cutout Of Charlie Kirk.”
I’m still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you’re so inclined.
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