The Morning Report — 4/15/24

Good morning, kids. It's good to be back in the blue room! No, you have not taken leave of your senses. It is indeed me, your personal envoy of gloom, doom, destruction, madness, meshugas and snark in the flesh, more or less. I'll give you a personal update at the end of the editorial but for now, let's get cracking.

Obviously, the big story is Iran's mass aerial attack on Israel yesterday via drones and missiles. By all accounts, at least from a tactical standpoint, The IDF's technological advantage clearly won the day as none of the missiles hit any targets within Israel proper nor caused any destruction or mass casualties. Ironically, the only know casualty was a little Bedouin girl who was struck and killed by debris from the intercepted Iranian missile and/or an Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile missile. No doubt, this too will be blamed on the Jews for the crime against humanity of defending themselves. As Stalin might say, and as his acolytes and cheerleaders most certainly are, the death of one Muslim is a tragedy, but the mass rape, torture and slaughter of 1,200 Jews is merely a statistic.

While we're in the mood to paraphrase famous tyrants and vintage cultural touchstones, that is butcher them, the old Reese's Peanut Butter Cups commercial comes to mind; "Hey, you got your incompetence in my ideology!" "And you got your ideology in my incompetence!" "You know, they're great together!"

On Saturday, Iran initiated a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel. Thankfully, most of them were successfully intercepted and caused minimal damage. Of course, in a stunning move, President Biden is pushing Israel not to retaliate. It's hard to imagine why Biden would do that, except when you consider that Joe Biden has been appeasing Iran since his days as Barack Obama's vice president.

With that in mind, it's also not surprising—though it's still shocking— that Joe Biden not only had prior knowledge of Iran's assault on Israel but also technically gave it the green light under certain conditions, according to a report from the Jerusalem Post.

Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington had conveyed to Tehran via Ankara that any action it took had to be "within certain limits."

Turkey, which has denounced Israel for its campaign on Gaza, said earlier on Sunday that it did not want a further escalation of tensions in the region.

The Turkish source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had spoken to both his US  Iranian counterparts in the past week to discuss the planned Iranian operation, adding Ankara had been made aware of possible developments. 

Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Fidan to make clear that escalation in the Middle East was not in anyone's interest.

"Iran informed us in advance of what would happen. Possible developments also came up during the meeting with Blinken, and they (the US) conveyed to Iran through us that this reaction must be within certain limits," the source said.

. . . So, let's recap the facts here: Joe Biden told Iran's leaders not to attack Israel, but they ignored him. Then he said they could attack Israel with some restrictions, though they clearly ignored that as well. Now, Biden is telling Israel not to retaliate. In short, Biden is still appeasing Iran.

Why is Joe Biden still kowtowing to Iran and throwing Israel under the bus? I can't answer that, but I know that Israel can't listen to Biden because doing so threatens its existence.

Matt Margolis, who I thought was one of the few astute pundits at PJ Media can't seem to figure out why Biden is throwing Israel under the bus? Really? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he forgot to add the "/sarc" tag after that question. The answers are simple: First, going back decades to when Menachem Begin told then-Senator Biden to go piss up a rope when it came to the Delaware degenerate's threats to withhold aid, arms and materiel because he was angry that they didn't allow the "Palestinians" to slaughter them, Biden hates Israel. That hatred today is amplified by orders of magnitude because of his puppet master Obama's winning combination of being a Muslim and Stalinist.

Second, we have the decades-long self-hatred and Israel-hatred of Foggy Bottom which views American global diplomatic and military supremacy somehow as a threat to the peace of the world. Hence, the desire to replace Israel with Iran as the dominant power in the Middle East. And that goes hand in hand with the desire to replace America as the beacon of freedom, prosperity and human advancement with a neo-Dark Age tyranny combining the worst elements of globalism, communism and Islam that in their eyes is the absolute moral authority and "the right side of history."

Third, it's a temporary political calculus because the Kalorama Klown Komintern is freaking out over the growing possibility that Donald Trump might actually overcome the cheat factor this November and return to the Oval Office. Most shockingly is a growing fear that Michigan, the former industrial powerhouse and Mecca – pun intended – of American industrial and capitalist know-how which since 1945 devolved into a burnt out husk of squalor, decay and a growing Muslim populace that might very well turn it into an Islamic no-go zone replete with sharia law (hell bent on spreading that madness coast to coast), might very well abandon Biden come November. That is, the Muslim populace of Dearbornistan will abandon Biden, regardless of what Whitmer, Nessel and what's-her-face MI sec of state can and will do to drag his carcass across the finish line by hook or crook.

At every turn since 10/7, Biden has tried to thread the needle of "support" for the state of Israel (only to keep pro-Israel Jewish Democrats from cutting off the campaign bucks) while keeping his insane Marxist and Muslim constituencies happy by condemning and abandoning Israel. As Israel wisely and sanely ignored the calls for a cease fire, which in practical terms meant surrender to Hamas, Biden and company got caught in a pile up at the intersectionality intersection. Yet, despite increasingly anti-Israel rhetoric to actual abandonment at the UN Security Council, the the Marxist-Muslim constituents were still unimpressed and upped the ante.

So now, short of putting American boots on the ground in Gaza to help Hamas, which I thought could have been a real possibility with the construction of that port to ship "aid" in, Biden and company gave a green light to the mullahs to attack Israel. Late last week, CBD and I mused about what might happen as Israel moved in for the final assault on Hamas' last four battalions and we both agreed that Iran's proxy Hezbollah would likely attack from bases in Lebanon.

But think about it for a moment and it bears repeating: Iran actually told Biden beforehand that they were going to attack Israel. And Biden's translators – one from gibberish to English and the other from English to Farsi – told the Iranians to "keep it within certain limits."

And you don't need me to translate that but just for the record, it means "Open season on Jews with no limits!" Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants might actually have allowed a regional war in the Middle East that could well go nuclear to happen. All because he fears losing Michigan in November.

Remember, Iran directly attacked Israel, and not via proxies. That absolutely demands a response by Israel. What that will be or what countermoves after that by Iran, and God forbid Junta-controlled America and the west, will be is anyone's guess.

SEFTON UPDATE:

Well, I'm in good spirits, feeling no physical pain and my cognitive, speech and motor functions remain normal. My initial consult with the neurosurgeon will be on the 24th, so the fact that experts who read, breathe, eat and sleep MRIs day in and day out have not put me at the head of the line I take as a positive sign. For sure, I expect they'll have to do some sort of biopsy to see exactly what they're dealing with and from there, I'll have a better picture of how they will deal with it and the prognosis.

Until then, I'll be here and again, I can't express my gratitude for all your prayers and words of support. Keep the faith.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• "The whole point of Section 702 is to spy on Americans. Why would the intelligence community want to reform it?"
  FISA Reform Failed Because The Whole Point Of Section 702 Is To Spy On Americans
  
• "Democrats also have the federal government working on their side on the litigation front – and in ways extending beyond the veritable lawfare barrage the Biden Justice Department has leveled at Donald Trump."
  How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots on the Ground This Election
  
• "And it’s not just about the trans craze."
  How "Therapy" is Destroying American Kids

IRAN ATTACKS ISRAEL
• "In an eerie echo of Biden giving Putin permission to invade Ukraine, Biden apparently said the same to Iran . . . only this time, he’s abandoning Israel after supporting Ukraine."
  A Turkish Source Says Biden Green-Lit Iran's Attack on Israel
  
• "So, let's recap the facts here: Joe Biden told Iran's leaders not to attack Israel, but they ignored him. Then he said they could attack Israel with some restrictions, though they clearly ignored that as well. Now, Biden is telling Israel not to retaliate. In short, Biden is still appeasing Iran."
  HOLY CRAP: Joe Biden Approved Iran's Assault on Israel 'Within Certain Limits'
  
• “No, it’s NOT a victory,” Bennett wrote. “When a bully tries to hit you 350 times and only succeeds seven time, you’ve NOT won. You don’t win wars just by intercepting your enemy’s hits, nor do you deter it. Your enemy will just try harder with more and better weapons and methods next time.” He said that the only way to deter further aggression was by “exacting a deeply painful price.”
  Former Israeli Prime Minister Bennett Fires Back at Biden, Hints What Israel Will Do With Iran
  
• "The Iranian military spent much of the past week threatening retaliation against Israel in response to a military operation targeting senior leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an arm of the Iranian military and U.S.-designated terrorist organization. The operation resulted in the elimination of seven Iranian terrorists, most prominent among them Quds Force commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi."
  Biden Let U.N. Sanctions on Iran Missiles Expire Before Unprecedented Israel Attack
  
• Biden and top White House officials are concerned that escalating military action between Israel and Iran could have significant consequences for the region.
  Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants Biden To Netanyahu: U.S. Will Not Back Counterstrike Against Iran: Report
  
• Robert Spencer: "And you can guess whom Old Joe Biden is protecting."
  Iran Tries to Make Good on its "Death to Israel" Chant
  
• "The interception capabilities of the Aerial Defense Array and the defensive abilities of the IAF aircraft, demonstrated exceptional professionalism as well as the IDF’s military and technological superiority. Thanks to all of this, the attack by Iran – was thwarted."
  IDF: ‘Significant Strategic Achievement’ as Israel Stopped 99% of Iran’s Missiles, Drones
  
• “Now that Iran is attacking Israel, it’s a good time to recall that exactly one month ago, the Biden administration freed up billions for Iran in new sanctions relief. Do you think these two developments might be somehow related? I’m thinking there might be a connection. . . ”
  The Biden Junta Gave Iran Billions in New Sanctions Relief Exactly One Month Ago
  
• "As Biden again tries to hold Israel back from defending itself while maintaining both United States and United Nations sanctions relief for Iran, he risks confirming the ayatollah’s calculation — and guaranteeing a more dangerous future for America and our democratic allies."
  The Epic Fail of Biden’s Doctrine vs. Iran — No Consequences
  
• “I mean, this is an utter calamity. Just a few years ago, under President Trump, ISIS was destroyed, Iran was broke and on their back foot and we had the Abraham Accords, and look where we are now.”
  ‘Dangerous Disaster’: Former Green Beret Blasts Biden Over Foreign Policy As Iran Launches Attack On Israel
  
• “When a nation can launch hundreds of drones towards Israel, I’m not going to be talking about conditions — ever,” he said, later adding that he supported Israel killing the Iranian general in Syria a couple of weeks ago.
  Fetterman Blasts Biden For ‘Not Standing Firmly With Israel’: "I Don’t Agree With the [so-called quote-unquote] President"
  * * * * *

• Former House speaker [Malig-] Nancy Pelosi joined 39 Democratic colleagues, including members of the “Squad,” in an April 5 letter urging the president to reverse his decision authorizing a weapons sale to Israel after an Israeli airstrike killed seven humanitarian workers in Gaza. The transfer included U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and other American-origin weapons needed “to ensure Israel can survive” amid threats and attacks from Iran, Mast, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement to the DCNF.
  GOP Rep Blasts Squad Dems For Trying To Block Sale Of F-35s Israel Used To Defend Against Iran Attacks
  
• Turner said what the Biden [junta] needed to understand was that Iran has “already taken the next step” and if there is no response then that will be giving them “a free pass” which will lead to more attacks.
  House Intel Chairman Rips Biden Junta For Trying To Tie Israel’s Hands: "This Is Escalating"
  
• "Make no mistake about it: Biden spent the last three years appeasing Iran, and yet when he warned them not to attack Israel, they did. The United States was then put in a position where we had to help shoot down Iranian missiles and drones. We've never been closer to a war with Iran as we are now, and it is Joe Biden, not Donald Trump, who brought us to this moment."
  Ouch: These Biden Tweets About Trump and Iran Aged Poorly
  
• "When you live near a military installation, as I have,  you quickly learn the telltale signs of deployment or heightened alert. I'd tell you what they are, but then I'd have to kill you. Loose lips sink ships."
  Here's How We Know the U.S. Military Is VERY Worried About WWIII After Iran's Attack on Israel
  
• "The great Ronald Reagan was right about the critical need to develop defense, as well as offense, in weaponry, and now stands vindicated."
  Israel’s Defenses Repel Iranian Attacks, Vindicating Reagan's Theory
  
• The girl's father Mohammed told the outlet that a piece of shrapnel from an intercepted missile fell onto their home in the town of Bedouin in southern Israel. "It fell on us into the house at around 2 in the morning," he said.
  7-year-old Bedouin girl only known casualty with life threatening injuries in Iran's attack on Israel
  
• "Christians have been subjected to social and political pressure in Bethlehem as they have become a minority, relative to Muslims, and they have suffered from the Palestinian Authority’s policies as well. However, neither that history, nor the ongoing threat of terror, kept pilgrims and tourists from visiting this weekend."
  PHOTOS: Christian Pilgrims Flock to Israel’s Holy Sites, Defying Fears of War

  ISRAEL'S GAZA WAR

• “The strategic role of the martyr Zahedi in consolidating and strengthening the resistance front, and in the planning and execution of Al-Aqsa Flood, are part of the great pride that will transform the quiet efforts of this great commander into the eternal history of the struggle against the occupation by the Zionist regime,” the Iranian group wrote, according to the MEMRI translation.
  Report: Iranian General Killed in Israeli Airstrike Involved in ‘Planning and Execution’ of Hamas Oct. 7 Attack
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: "The accounting they're about to face." (Assumes they have sanity enough to recognize it - jjs)
  The Pro-Hamas Crowds will Soon Have a Rendezvous with Reality
  
• "They want the facade of ‘peace’ but let Hamas' culture of death live on."
  America’s Foreign Policy Utopians Ignore Culture
  
• "A rally in Toronto for the hostages held by Hamas reflects political shifts for Canada's Jews."
  A Very Unhappy Anniversary
  
• Clarice Feldman: "When you sup with the Devil, you must bring a long spoon."
  Autophagia at Berkeley
  
• "Young Americans’ lopsided opinions on war endanger Israel and the United States."
  Face the Bloody Double Standard
  * * * * *

• "The gathering, which included dozens of pro- 'Palestinian' activists, also saw commitments to oppose U.S. support for Israel and featured chants and slogans advocating for 'Palestinian' liberation and resistance against U.S. policies in the region."
  Far-Left Activists in Chicago Filmed Cheering Iran’s Major Attack on Israel: "The Radical Left Is Sick"

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Robert Spencer: ". . . And it landed the bloody-minded young man in police custody."
  Idaho Teen Converts to Islam, Devises Nifty Plan to Celebrate Ramadan
  
• Raymond Ibrahim: "It is doubtful that Churchill – or any other Brit born in the late nineteenth century – could ever have conceived that Britain would willingly give itself over to Islam."
  Churchill Gets the Last Word on Islam
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Poll shows British Muslims want Islam as the national religion and an Islamic political party."
  Majority of Young Muslims in UK Want Islamic Law

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• “Before calling for a roundtable on antisemitism, a true leader should begin by demonstrating a modicum of empathy for the Jewish community — we have seen none of that.”
  Elected Jewish Chicago Leaders Scorch Brandon Johnson in Letter Declining ‘Roundtable’ Meeting Invite

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS & DEMENTIA WATCH

• "Biden suffered from a childhood stutter, but the details of how he kicked it have been called into question over the years."
  Biden's Stutter Is Core to His Identity. His Account of the Moment He Overcame It Doesn’t Add Up.

  SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Roger Kimball: "By going after Donald Trump and putting him outside the protection of the law in order to neutralize him politically, the regime is simultaneously undermining your rights and legal protections."
  The Battle Begins: Trump’s Trial Tests American Justice
  
• Jonathan Turley: "For those of us who have been critics of Cohen from when he was still working for Trump, it is mystifying that anyone would call him to the stand to attest to anything short of the time of day – and even then most of us would check our watches."
  A Serial Perjurer Will Try to Prove an Old Misdemeanor Against Trump in an Embarrassment for the New York Legal System
  
• "'The weaknesses in this case are clear,' says Touro Law Center professor Richard Klein."
  Trump Goes to Trial in Hush Money Case as Legal Experts Voice Skepticism Over the Merits
  
• "Can you imagine any other person in America, let alone a former president and current candidate polling ahead of Biden, receiving such treatment? The no explanation, one-sentence order, lends itself to the argument that at least half the country maintains; Democrats want to disappear Trump - and that they’re next to be silenced and or jailed."
  Democrats' Legal Arrogance is Turning Trump into the Favorite
  
• "No reasonable jury in America would convict anyone of the charges laid out against Trump, but this is New York City."
  Alvin Bragg Kicks Off Another Frenzied Lawfare Trial With Weakest Case Against Trump Yet

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• The case, Fischer v. United States, asks the Supreme Court to weigh the scope of an obstruction statute, Section 1512(c)(2), which penalizes anyone who corruptly “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding” with up to 20 years in prison. Joseph Fischer, who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, argues that his prosecution under the law for obstructing Congress’ certification of the 2020 election was an “unprecedented expansion” of the statute.
  Supreme Court To Weigh Case That Could Upend Hundreds Of Jan. 6 Prosecutions
  
• "To add more layers to the story, some reports indicate that Calvert is transgender and has links to Antifa. That removes the surprise as to why he allegedly bombed a Republican’s office."
  ‘They/Them’ with Antifa Links Arrested Over Bombing at Alabama AG’s Office
  
• "Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, who firebombed the pro-life Wisconsin Family Action offices on Mother’s Day, is sentenced to 7.5 years." (Want to bet this animal is out in less than two? - jjs)
  Pro-Abortion Terrorist Gets Lighter Sentence Than Peaceful Pro-Life Activists
  
• "Many in Congress see that those serving the public often act as if they own the government."
  House Votes Against the FBI and Intelligence Community
  
• "John Wilkes Booth would despise Antifa, yet Antifa is only the newest manifestation of the leftist hatred and violence festering in the midst of America ever since the Civil War. The spoken rhetoric might have changed somewhat, but the tactics and goals are the same. Thanks to modern leftists, America is as divided now as at the time of the Civil War, and the exact same political party is to blame."
  Lincoln’s Assassination and the Battle for America
  
• "People are starting to open their eyes."
  The Bargain with Government Is Coming Apart
  
• "Who would or could have predicted that our own representatives in Congress would vote to allow the government to spy on American citizens without warrants?"
  The Deep State and the Biden Regime are at War Against the American People
  
• "Since 2008, we Americans have been the frogs in the slowly boiling water, with this election our last chance to jump out and save our constitutional system."
  The Fundamental Unraveling of America

  "BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• "The arrest took place on March 28 after this subhuman mongrel was allowed to walk among the general populace by the Middlesex County Superior Court when he was released from custody on November 23, 2022. According to ICE, this “man” was “admitted to the United States in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 6, 2001, as a nonimmigrant with authorization to remain in the United States until March 5, 2002,” which he failed to leave by."
  ARRESTED!!! Brazilian Nat'l with 10 Charges of Child Rape Released by Mass. Court Detained – Again
  
• "Bullish estimates for the economic impact of illegal immigration ignores the soaring costs."
  Are Illegal Immigrants Really Keeping The U.S. Economy Afloat?
  
• “Denver became the top destination per capita for incoming illegal aliens in 2023, having had more than 40,000 arrive that year alone to put the total population of illegal immigrants at roughly 710,000”
  Denver To Defund Police To The Tune Of $8.4 Million In Order To Pay For Illegal Aliens
  
• “If Biden confines his executive action to just tweaking the asylum laws, that is meaningless if he continues to wave people in on parole and hand them an indefinite work permit.”
  ‘All For Show’: Biden’s Newest Potential Executive Order For Border Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water, Experts Say

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Daniel Greenfield: "It's not a coincidence that this is happening right before an election."
  After Taking Over 3rd Largest Radio Network, Soros Plots to Take 2nd Largest
  
• "New York Times writer showed no interest in the race of men in New York randomly assaulting women, but she did care about the race of Rockettes."
  New York Times Writer Doesn’t See Race— When The Alleged Criminal Is Black
  
• "Katherine Maher said ‘it’s hard to be mad’ about riots that caused up to $2 billion in damage."
  'White Silence is Complicity': NPR’s New CEO Sounded More Like an Activist Than a Journalist in 2020 Tweets
  
• Without mentioning Berliner by name — or giving any specifics with regard to his comments — Maher simply claimed that NPR was devoted to providing information to the public, and that the outlet’s “service to this aspirational mission was called in question this week.”
  NPR’s New CEO Scolds 25-Year Veteran For Exposé Outing Network’s Bias
  
• "The missive is the latest piece of evidence that Republicans are turning to anti-trust protections — a monopoly-busting tool once heralded by the political Left — to target corporations who, even while nominally competitors, band together to push a political agenda."
  Congress Calls In Head of Advertiser Coalition for Interview on Coordinated Targeting of Conservative Outlets
  
• “…management has been at odds with factions of the newsroom over union negotiations and coverage of sensitive topics like the transgender community and social justice. “
  Report: NY Times Newsroom in Midst of ‘Rebellion’ Over Coverage of Israel-Hamas War, Trans Issues

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "$25 McDonald’s Order Inspires Epic Video Rant"
  “McFlation” = California’s New Minimum Wage plus “Bidenflation”
  
• "Rent control is a destructive policy."
  Biden Bombs His Own Country
  
• “We’re living under an administrative dictatorship, essentially, where unelected bureaucrats are expanding statutes well beyond the original meaning to regulate Americans and corporations in ways Congress would never have assented to, as we have unelected bureaucrats using big statutes to impose regulations that the far left will never get through Congress,” Dr. Jonathan Pidluzny, director of the America First Policy Institute’s Higher Education Reform Initiative, told the DCNF.
  Biden’s Promise to Cancel Student Debt Has Faced Legal Hurdles — And More Could Likely Be on the Way 

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• “This kills the liberty of being a trucker and kills the American dream,” Miguel Ramirez, a Los Angeles-based trucker, told the DCNF in July 2022.
  ‘Hammered From All Sides’: Minority Truckers Say California’s Green Regs Are Destroying Their American Dream
  
• Clarice Feldman: "Who needs facts, when there are narratives to be pushed  to line grifters' pockets?"
  The Tide's Not Rushing In
  
• "A recent report is trying to warn people away from seafood, using measurements at the parts-per-trillion levels."
  Eco-Activist Bureaucrats and Fear-Mongering Media’s Newest Terror: PFAS Chemicals
  
• "Hello, suckers!"
  EVs: Powered by Other People's Money
  
• "Biden wants to expand one monument by another 110,000 acres, an area roughly the size of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park."
  Biden Plans Giant Expansion Of Two National Monuments In 130,000-Acre Land Grab

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• "Is it fueled by the rise of MAGA? Or by the lawlessness and chaos of a left-wing regime?"
  The Right Take Audio: Who is Sucker-Punching the Women of NYC?
  
• The Associated Press reported that the two officers–a Syracuse police officer and a sheriff’s deputy–died after being transported to the hospital. Moreover, the suspect with whom they exchanged gunfire died as well. The AP pointed out that the incident began with law enforcement “tracking a vehicle that had eluded police earlier,” then the driver of the vehicle opened fire on police once inside his residence.
  At Least Two Officers Shot in Heavily Gun-Controlled New York
  
• "The harrowing surveillance video shows 69-year-old Diane, one of the owners of Phuong Jewelry, screaming and running for her life as the thieves begin smashing the jewelry displays and shoving loot into bags."
  SHOCKING: Thieves Steal 90% of Family-Owned Jewelry Store's Inventory in Under a Minute

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• NSSF senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane commented on the findings, “The data establishes that law-abiding gun owners overwhelming choose magazines that have a capacity to hold more than ten rounds for lawful purposes including self-defense, target shooting and hunting.” (A 20mm Oerlikon in every garage - jjs)
  Report: Americans Own over 700 Million Ammo Mags with Greater Than 10-Round Capacity
  
• "The new rule is estimated to affect approximately 23,000 unlicensed firearm dealers."
  Federal government to make background checks for firearms stricter

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Considering the left-leaning inclinations of our public schools, conservative students are routinely subject to unjust and unfounded targeting and persecution for their 'thought crimes,' with Orwellian digital monitoring."
  K–12 Public Schools’ Digital Policies Are Ripe for Persecuting Conservative Students
  
• Lloyd Billingsley: "Like college scholarships, education dollars should flow to students' parents, not government bureaucracies."
  K-12 Parents Need Same Choices as College Athletes
  
• "Despite the historical legal precedents and controversies surrounding the issue, the bill passed with a majority vote in the 10-2 range and is slated for further deliberation in the full House. The bill’s fate remains uncertain as no other state has been successful in passing similar legislation."
  Bill to Require 10 Commandments in Classrooms Advances

  ABORTION

• "It's murder. And he's OK with that."
  Bill Maher Says the Quiet Part About Abortion Out Loud

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• "The judge previously ruled that the law was not inappropriately broad and did not violate plaintiffs’ freedom of association."
  Georgia Law Restricting Ballot Traffickers From Filling Out Your Application Goes To Trial

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• "With a supermajority Republican trifecta, it is stunning how little Ohio Republicans get done and how often they lose consequential battles."
  Why Can’t Deep-Red Ohio Accomplish Anything For Conservatives?
  
• "Let's look at the record of Maxine Waters, who has been displaying a lot of hypocrisy lately."
  Democrats with Thin Skin and Glass Jaws

  POLITICS

• "Trump’s seemingly improbable rise as a political novice could be chalked up to the fracturing of the Democrat Party and a new political realignment."
  Is Trump Riding a Realignment Wave?
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: "Will Biden’s feebleness still earn him sympathy? Or will it devolve to the point that the public concludes that Joe Biden would not be able to keep any job in America—except the U.S. Presidency?"
  Gaming The 2024 Campaign
  
• The shift in views, with nearly half of respondents asserting that the country improved under his leadership, contrasts with sentiments ahead of the 2020 election. Then, only 39 percent of voters believed the nation was better off after his inauguration.This change in perspective is seen not only among Mr. Trump’s core supporters, such as non-college degree white voters, but also across a wider segment of the electorate including Hispanic voters, those over 30, and the majority of lower to middle-income voters. All these demographic groups now view Mr. Trump’s presidency as more good than bad.
  DATA: Just 52% of Biden 2020 Voters Think Joe’s Been ‘Good for America’, 83% of Trump 2020 Voters Say The Same for The Donald.
  
• Miranda Devine: "It’s not just in the battleground states that Biden consistently lags behind his nemesis, including in a recent Wall Street Journal poll showing Trump ahead by up to eight percentage points in six of seven crucial states."
  New Poll Shows Biden Closing Gap on Trump — But That's Where Good News Ends for Democrats
  
• “You know, I had a great visit with him on Friday, and he and I are 100% united on these big agenda items.”
  Speaker Johnson: "President Trump Is 100% with Me"
  
• "Trump’s supporters should be careful not to saddle him with the legacy of a man who did everything in his power to undermine the Constitution and its federalist spirit."
  Federalism or Teddy Roosevelt: You Can Only Pick One

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• "Wallison refers to polls that indicate the Ukraine war still has the support of many Americans. That’s true, but many Americans also oppose the war, and surely polls are not the only way, nor perhaps the best way, to decide whether to continue to support a war."
  Hey, Ukraine, Let’s You and Him Fight!

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "CSIS confirmed Red China interfered in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections to prevent Justin Trudeau’s opponents from taking power."
  Spy Agency Says Red China Interfered In Canada’s Elections To Help Justin Trudeau
  
• "Terminating the dominance of the Engagement School is necessary to yield the end of the CCP without war, as was accomplished by the Reagan Administration against the Soviet Union."
  Victory Over the PRC: Why Engagement Makes War with Beijing More Likely
  
• "The U.S.-Japan alliance illustrates the convergence of strategic interests, despite past differences."
  The Return of the Golden Kite
  
• “He said it was political pressure, that they don’t want this event in their city."
  NatCon Brussels forced to change venues after political pressure
  
• David Harsanyi: "Socialism keeps doing its thing, and so do the media."
  Of Course Leftists Who Love Socialism And Censorship Embrace Brazil’s Budding Autocracy

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• "The project has endured criticism from opponents who argue that it provides little real benefit to travelers who can currently already drive or fly between the two cities and provides huge downsides for landowners along the train path and to taxpayers who could have to fund a project that may require even more funding in the future with no guarantee that it will be completed. . . "
  Biden Junta Signals Support For Embattled High-Speed Rail Project. Critics Say It’s a ‘Boondoggle’
  
• "The Golden State pledges to be 'inclusive,' but its policies disproportionately hurt Hispanics."
  California’s Broken Diversity Promise

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Deane Waldman, M.D.: "Who’s to blame for Washington’s failures? Why private equity, of course!"
  Washington’s Latest Health Care Whipping Boy
  
• "U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised healthcare professionals be vigilant, especially with patients regularly in contact with birds and animals. High hygiene standards, including protective gear, are recommended for agricultural workers, hunters, and backyard farmers." (I smell another fake-demic just in time for the election - jjs)
  More Bird Flu Detected in Texas, Michigan

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• "The company’s incredibly slow roll-out of this constellation puts it at a significant disadvantage."
  Amazon: First operational launch of Kuiper satellites delayed
  
• "At this moment SpaceX is beginning to collect a fleet of Falcon 9 first stage boosters that have flown almost as much as NASA’s space shuttle fleet."
  SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites with 1st stage on record-setting 20th flight

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• "Gallagher ran in the 200-meter and 400-meter at the Sherwood High School Need for Speed Classic in Oregon on Saturday. Video of Gallager leaving the field of girls in his wake made the rounds over the weekend, sparking outrage." (Should stick to sledgehammering watermelons - jjs)
  VIDEO: Trans High School Runner Finishes 2nd Among Girls, Would Have Finished Near the Bottom of Boys Division

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• While mainstream America should certainly applaud any evidence of woke capitalism’s retreat, we must always remember that Mao used tactical retreat as an integral part of his path to installing his deadly, totalitarian regime. To at least some extent, ESG proponents freely admit using retreat as a tactic, saying things like: “Though the language around ESG might change, the discipline itself isn’t going anywhere.”
  Are We Witnessing the Retreat of Woke Capital?
  
• "If everyone is behaving badly, things fall apart."
  Confessions of a Former Fare Hopper
  
• Christian Toto: "Reacher star embraces hard-Left talking points as stardom soars."
  Alan Ritchson’s Tough Guy Talk Rings Hollow. Here’s Why.
  
• In track, men get to wear clothes and women are wearing what "the algorithm" came up with . . . As long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall commented, "Wait, my hoo haa is gonna be out." She's right. Nike might want to re-train the "algorithm" to include "no hoo ha."
  Holy Hoo Ha: Women Track and Field Stars Will Wear REVEALING Swim Suits in the Olympics

  HITHER & YON

• "With ‘Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,’ Klimt gives us the last gasp of a great but dying civilization."
  Gustav Klimt’s Last Painting Was Among His Best
  
• "Even the faddish tendencies of a new history of the OED cannot dim its glories."
  The Dictionary of Dictionaries

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