The Morning Report — 5/9/24

Good morning, kids. Very early appointment this morning so I'll keep it short. The first of the two big stories is Speaker Mike Johnson, who is turning into the Paul Ryan of Kevin McCarthys, gets to keep his speakership mostly because the Democrats have turned him into the Joe Biden of Nancy Pelosis.

Eleven Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against the motion to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) motion to vacate, ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his position.

Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Alex Mooney (R-WV), Barry Moore (R-AL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), along with Greene, were the Republicans who voted against tabling the motion to vacate.

Greene’s motion to vacate came after she filed a motion to vacate Johnson from his position as speaker of the House in March. Conservatives in the House have argued that Johnson has capitulated to the Democrats and [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden.

In April, Johnson proposed a $95 billion foreign aid package. The package sent roughly $26 billion to Israel, $61 billion to Ukraine, and $8 billion to supporting allies in the Indo-Pacific.

On Monday, Greene and Massie met with Johnson for roughly three hours in an attempt to propose accountability measures to ensure Johnson would not advance an agenda that Republican members of the House opposed.

After the meeting, Greene said that she and Massie had engaged in a “very long discussion with Speaker Johnson” and would be meeting with him again the next day. Greene added that she had been “patient” and “diligent” and that nothing “has changed.”

There are those who will place the blame on this at MTG but considering the actions of Johnson, as well as the sudden resignation of several GOP congress-critters right during an election year that all but evaporated our majority in the House, is she really where the blame lies? And lest we forget Kevin McLuntz who was replaced for basically doing what Johnson is still doing. The rot is indeed ugly, dark and deep. MTG's only fault, if you could call it that, was being openly as angry about it as we all are.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants and his handlers have now all but declared war on the State of Israel:

Yes, we’re on Hamas’s side now. It’s as official as it can get without Old Joe Biden asking Congress for a declaration of war against Israel: the Biden regime has thrown the weight of the United States government behind the effort to save Hamas. As Israel begins its action in Rafah against Hamas’s last significant forces, Biden apparatchiks have come out strongly in support of the jihadis, attempting to kneecap Israel’s efforts by withholding crucial and previously agreed-upon arms shipments. . .

. . . The Biden gang pressures Israel and not Iran or Hamas because this is all about securing the Arab Muslim vote in Michigan and elsewhere. The pressure on Old Joe has been high for months. Back in November, Nihad Awad, executive director of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who infamously said that he was “happy” about Hamas’ Oct. 7 jihad massacre of 1,200 Israelis, declared at a pro-Hamas rally: “No cease-fire, no votes. No votes in Michigan, no votes in Arizona, no votes in Georgia, no votes in Nevada, no votes in Wisconsin, no votes in Pennsylvania. No votes for you anywhere if you don’t call for a ceasefire now.” A ceasefire, like cutting off Israel’s arms shipment, would allow Hamas to survive. That’s why Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Ramallah) agreed, adding: “The American people won’t forget. Biden, support a ceasefire now. Or don’t count on us in 2024.”

. . . The U.S. government has gone all-in on saving Hamas, just as Israel has a chance to realize its stated goal of destroying the organization forever.

Why is the Biden regime betraying an ally, a course of action that could have repercussions with other allies and potential allies for generations to come? Why has the regime essentially switched sides in Israel’s conflict with the same jihadis who scream “Death to America” as well as “Death to Israel”? It’s all about getting that vote in Michigan, as well as expressing the left’s hatred for particularity and for groups that refuse to efface all their individuality and join the collective. But the longer this keeps up, the Biden regime will not just imperil Israel, but the nation that had been the Jewish state’s great defender. Not that any of its apparatchiks will care about that.

Hopefully, Israel still has enough munitions stockpiled to finish off the cockroaches in Rafah or at least get them on he sly from the Saudis or Emiratis, perhaps even Egypt, none of whom have any love for the mythical "Palestinians" and their backers in Tehran.

And yet the chants of "Genocide Joe" don't seem to be dying down regardless of what Joe's fellow incest aficionado Bro-Fo Omar claims.

That's it for today. Talk amongst yourselves. As Stormy Daniels would say, "No holes barred!" Except Paul/Kurt, et al. Hasta mañana.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• The FBI has resumed collusive efforts with social media companies to censor posts it claims are “disinformation,” The Federalist has learned.
  FBI Confirms It’s Restarting Online Censorship Efforts Ahead Of 2024 Election
  
• "Resurgent anti-Semitism isn’t just an issue for the Jewish community—it’s a warning for all who value the ideals upon which America was built."
  Confront Anti-Westernism
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "It may be the only way to save America."
  Defund College

ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS
• Robert Spencer: "It’s all about getting that vote in Michigan, as well as expressing the left’s hatred for particularity and for groups that refuse to efface all their individuality and join the collective. But the longer this keeps up, the Biden regime will not just imperil Israel, but the nation that had been the Jewish state’s great defender. Not that any of its apparatchiks will care about that."
  Biden Regime Makes It Unmistakable: We’re On Hamas’ Side Now
  
• "The expansion to include artillery shells goes beyond the pause in bomb shipments confirmed by the Pentagon earlier in the day and comes on the heels of the [so-called quote-unquote "president"] signing a bill to increase aid to Israel."
  Biden: If Israel Goes Into Rafah’s Population Centers, I’ll Halt Weapons Used "To Deal With That Problem" — It’s "Wrong"
  
• "Rafah is Hamas’ last stronghold from which it continues to fire rockets, including at the humanitarian aid crossing where four Israeli soldiers were killed just days ago."
  Sec. Austin Confirms Admin Withholding Ammunition From Israel Over Disagreement on Rafah
  
• "This isn’t hypocrisy; it’s hierarchy."
  Congress is letting Biden get away with what they impeached Trump over
  
• "The consequences of not learning from history and tradition."
  Stop Negotiating With Wolves
  
• "An Abraham Accords protectorate." (As long as Israel controls the schools, media and mosques - jjs)
  A New Gaza — A New Middle East
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: "Here are ten of their most common untruths about October 7 and the war that followed."
  Try a Little Honesty About Israel
  
• "Protesters who had participated in the various encampments and protests had issued a varying list of demands, including calling for their universities to divest from Israeli companies, ending academic ties with Israeli educational institutions, ending academic student trips to Israel, a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel."
  Bro-Fo Omar on Biden Withholding Arms from Israel: "What Young People Across the Country Were Protesting For"
  * * * * *

• Daniel Greenfield: :There’s a reason they were wearing masks."
  The College Hamas Riots Aren’t “Student Protests”
  
• "The answer is deeper than you would think."
  The Real Reason Pro-Hamas Protesters Wear Masks
  
• "The restoration of UCLA begins with works, not words. The restoration continues with works, for they are a testament of sincerity. The restoration endures through works, for they have the last word."
  The Siege of UCLA
  
• "Columbia beset by anti-Israel protesters who called for killing Israel's supporters and assaulted Jewish students."
  Biden Racialist Civil Rights Chief Plans To Give Columbia Law Commencement Speech As University Cancels Main Ceremony
  
• The resolution—which also defended the eliminationist slogan "From the River to the Sea" and criticized the administration for creating a task force to combat anti-Semitism—was signed by over 1,000 students, alumni, and faculty members, as well as officials from Northwestern's admissions and civil rights compliance offices.
  Northwestern Administrators Sign Resolution Calling for Boycott of 'Terror' State Israel
  
• Scott McKay: "LSU counter-protesters showered merciless, hilarious ridicule on the terrorist supporters."
  Zero Championships for Hamas
  
• "The academic curriculum that creates a culture of hate must be dismantled along with the Hamas villages."
  Defund the Universities That Create the Hate

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• “Simply naming numbers, dates and facts is to be declared a criminal offense, just because the establishment does not want to face reality. I will not allow myself to be silenced,” she posted on X during the appeal processing. 
  German politician convicted for 'inciting hatred' after posting government statistics of sexual assault by Afghan migrants
  
• "Politically unified in a revolutionary symbol of 'Palestinian' 'resistance'”
  Canada: Ontario New Democrat Party MPP’s Walk Out of Legislature in Support of Keffiyeh

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

• "The government may be concerned about suppressing opposition and ensuring that the [junta] can control the borders. I am sure that figures into their reasoning, and it may also be that in their hubris, they believe that a federal government under their aegis should naturally consolidate all power. People in power often begin to crave more power as time goes on."
  Biden's National Guard Power Grab
  
• According to court documents, Ibarra allegedly attempted to rape Riley before “striking her head multiple times with a rock” and “asphyxiating her in a manner unknown to jurors.” Regardless of what Gonzalez decides, Ibarra’s actions stand as a shocking testament to the dangers of mass migration and the crime that comes with it.
  Laken Riley’s Killer SHOULD Get The Death Penalty, But It’s Unlikely. Here’s the Gross Political Reason Why.
  
• This development is bad news for Joe Biden, who polls badly on inflation and the economy compared to Donald Trump, but especially badly on immigration.Across the board, the 81-year-old has the worst approval rating of any president since the end of the Second World War at this point in his first and possibly only term.
  DATA: Mass Migration a ‘Much Bigger Problem’ Than Climate Change
  
• Alderman Nicole Lee: “I don’t, first of all, I don’t think that we should be moving people to hide them.”
  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Accused of Wanting to Hide Illegal Aliens From Democratic National Convention
  
• "The finalized rule hands out health benefits for foreign lawbreakers, but is craftily drafted to avoid the risk of legal challenges."
  Biden HHS Redefines ‘Lawfully Present’ To Give ‘Free’ Health Care To Illegal Immigrants
  
• I just know Mike Johnson and his Democrat pals will work tirelessly to pass this - jjs
  GOP Reps Introduce Legislation To Block Biden Junta From Handing Healthcare Coverage To Illegal Immigrants

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS & DEMENTIA WATCH

• They produced variations on ‘Dark Brandon’ memes featuring Biden with glowing, demonic eyes, with the caption ‘IT’S SHOWER TIME ASHLEY.’This references an entry in the diary of his daughter, Ashley Biden, which reads: “Was I molested? I think so – I can’t remember specifics but I do remember trauma. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age . . . I remember being somewhat sexualized with Caroline; I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/my dad (probably not appropriate).”MeidasTouch’s
  ‘Bloodbath’ Hoaxers MeidasTouch Hawk ‘Dark Brandon’ Merch, Linked to Allegations Biden Molested Daughter

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

• Trump and some of his co-defendants argued that Willis should be disqualified and that the case be dismissed, claiming the office romance flush with gifts and trips “created an appearance of impropriety in this case that cast a pall over these entire proceedings.” Willis then filed a motion insisting there was “no basis” to grant a review of the lower-court order.
  Trump Win: Appeals Court to Review Decision Allowing DA Fani Willis to Stay on Case
  
• "It seems Jack Smith may have fiddled with the facts in his law-free case against Donald Trump, adding to the growing list of wrongdoing around the Trump lawfare."
  An Honest Judge Exposes the Dishonesty Around the Mar-a-Lago Case
  
• Miranda Devine: "The more they throw at Trump without knocking him down, the less credible they look and the stronger he appears.  Then you look at the polls and you see the lawfare is not hurting Trump. Even people who don’t like him can recognize that a justice system so rigged that it can be weaponized against your political opponent is a threat to all of us. On a visceral level, it stinks."
  Dems’ kangaroo court against Donald Trump is only backfiring
  
• "In its obsession with ‘getting Trump,’ it now stands in bright sunlight for all to see."
  The Deep State Exposed Itself

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

• In April, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate urged subordinates to find ways to use the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) Section 702 authority, which allows for warrantless surveillance under certain conditions, against “U.S. persons,” according to WIRED, which obtained the internal email. While the FBI and other proponents of Section 702 have described the law as an essential tool for national security, the bureau controversially used the espionage tool to target former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a sitting member of Congress and thousands of Americans.
  Senior FBI Official Reportedly Instructed Agents To Utilize Warrantless Wiretap Tool Inside America
  
• "Anyone with politics in his or her blood knows this will be a volatile, exciting and potentially dangerous presidential election that could usher in emergency measures no matter who wins."
  Could 2024 be the new 1968?
  
• The group had been on campus in response to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk holding an event on campus for Kirk’s Live Free Tour, according to flyers circulated online. On Monday, Choe posted flyers reportedly from Seattle’s Antifa protest network which called for members to “gather” friends in order to “disrupt, oppose, and reject white supremacy, Zionism, and Christian nationalism,” the flyer stated. Members were additionally encouraged to wear all black clothing, otherwise known as black bloc, and travel in groups.
  Frat Bros Challenge Antifa To Push Up Contest
  
• "How can black lives matter if those who claim to care about black lives are the ones destroying them?"
  The Cruelty of Woke Compassion
  
• "Choosing a post-liberal society."
  From Campus Intifadas to Pronoun Mandates: Who is Our Common Enemy?

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

• "Very dangerous ground."
  XiNN’s John King Says Biden’s Rosy Economic Comments Risk ‘Pissing Off’ Voters

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "The CPI inflation reading for January 2021, when Biden was sworn in and December 2020, the month before, were both 1.4%."
  Lying Vegetable Biden: I’ve Had Best Run of Creating Jobs and Lowering Inflation Ever, "It Was 9% When I Came Into Office"
  
• “When my parents were my age, they both made less than half of what I make and they live alone,” the young man said. “I cannot afford to live anywhere alone. A one bedroom apartment, $1,800. Two bedroom apartment, $2,200! Who the f**k can afford that?!”
  The Struggle is Real: Hardworking Young Man Voices Frustration Over Despair 'Bidenomics' Brings

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

• "Muslims and greenies equally subvert and corrupt politics. Of course mainstream politicians of the left and right could come together and marginalize destructive radical movements. But, let’s face it, that would require courage, patriotism and statesmanship; relics of the past."
  Matches Made in Hell

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• "It appears the company has known these facts for quite awhile, but because governments have given it complete immunity, it had no compunction to withdraw the drug sooner. It was making too much money from it, in the billions, and it knew that any damage claims would be paid by those governments, not AstraZeneca."
  Another COVID “vaccine” withdrawn due to its sometimes fatal side effects
  
• "The pharma giant continues to fight claims its product is responsible for causing Vaccine-Induced Thrombocytopenic Thrombosis (VITT) in a number of vaccine-injured people."
  EU Strips COVID Vaccine Authorization Following Clot Admission

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Political candidates tell us ‘parents matter,’ but what are our representatives doing to ensure we have the final say in raising our children?"
  Is Glenn Youngkin’s ‘Parents Matter’ Slogan Just a Politically Convenient Phrase?

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• "[W]hat you read is that non-citizens can vote without penalty if at the time they are voting, they believe themselves to be U.S. citizens." Read it. Imagine a left-wing lawfare lawyer bringing this issue to a federal court. And weep.
  A SHOCKING Legal Loophole Allows Illegal Aliens to Vote in 2024
  
• "The leftist mayor of the largest city in swing-state Wisconsin has replaced the controversial elections chief. Now what?"
  Shady Milwaukee Elections Chief Ousted Six Months Before Election, But Will Her Successor Be Worse?
  
• "Democrats ‘chang[ed] the rules halfway through an election cycle to stack the deck for their favored incumbent candidates,’ Curran said."
  Illinois Democrats Change Rules To Cement Incumbent Power In Actual Attack On Democracy

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• Law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was tasked with investigating the workplace at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) in 2023, and released its 234-page report on Tuesday. Throughout the investigation, 500 individuals, close to one-in-ten employees at the entire FDIC, reported “experiences of sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct” in the workplace to the firm’s tip line.
  Burgeoning Sex Scandal Pits Biden Against His Biggest Backers At Critical Moment

  POLITICS

• Democrats have a good thing going under Johnson. [Hakeem] Jeffries said Sunday that Democrats have controlled the House agenda under Johnson. “Even though we’re in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority because we continue to provide a majority of the votes necessary to get things done,” he told CBS. “Those are just the facts.”
  Democrats Save Johnson: 163 Votes to Continue Johnson’s Coalition Government
  
• ". . . given that public speaking and honesty are not Biden's fortes, this announcement is nothing more than political kabuki. There can be no doubt that the debates will be heavily curated and managed in terms of moderators, questions, venues, and audiences. Of note, the Post Millennial is reporting that while Trump has said that he will debate Biden 'any time and any place,' the first debate will be held after early voting has already started. After all, it takes a great deal of time and effort to spin a train wreck into a whistle-stop."
  Challenge Accepted: Biden Camp Announces He Will Debate Trump
  
• What does it all mean? That Biden and third-party candidates appear to have an “enthusiasm gap” with Trump.
  Biden and Trump Neck-And Neck, But Most Americans Think Trump Will Win: I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• "Despite the party’s recent relative success, Trump can make a play to peel off its old Buchananite faction."
  Trump’s Libertarian Convention Speech a ‘Head-Scratcher’—for the Libertarians
  
• "A defeat for Joe Biden would also mean a crushing defeat for Allan Lichtman and his “13 Keys to the White House” prediction model. And the world would be better for it."
  The Real Keys to the White House
  
• "Kennedy’s revelation during the deposition came two years after he began experiencing severe memory loss and fogginess, which worried a friend."
  RFK Jr. Says a Worm "Got Into" His Brain and "Ate a Portion of It"
  
• Trone’s comments garnered criticism from his Democratic primary opponent Angela Alsobrooks, who said Marylanders deserve the right to police protection and that Trone has no experience in criminal justice matters. The likely Republican nominee in Maryland’s Senate race, former Gov. Larry Hogan, said Trone’s social media posts "were terrible."
  WATCH: David Trone Goes Nuclear on Reporter for Quoting His Own Tweets

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees are demanding answers from the Biden State Department regarding evidence that Robert Malley, the agency’s special envoy to Iran, stored classified documents on a personal email account and phone. Even more troubling, the Republican lawmakers say it appears a hostile foreign actor accessed the classified information. (Or Malley made it look like a hack to pass the intel on to Iran with malice aforethought - jjs)
  Biden’s Iran Envoy Kept Classified Intel On Personal Phone, Was Likely Hacked
  
• "The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Manipur underlines the Modi government’s indifference to religious freedom."
  India Is Becoming More Hostile to Christians

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• "Two pilots in the 1st Infantry Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade were treated for injuries after an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a gunnery training exercise at Fort Riley in Kansas on Tuesday, a base spokesperson confirmed to Military.com. It is not clear what the cause of the crash was; an investigation has been opened into the incident."
  Another Apache Helicopter Crashes In Latest Army Aviation Mishap

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• "The project has political overtones, as Joe Biden’s White House attempts to attack Trump’s economic policies." (Obama's shitting Biden's Depends that they might lose Wisconsin, as well as a Senate seat - jjs)
  Microsoft to Build $3.3 Billion AI Data Center at Former Foxconn Site

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• "NYC Public Health Advisory concerned about another summertime surge, as well as the more severe strain being reported in the Congo."
  Monkeypox Cases are Climbing in NYC
  
• "Price controls never work."
  Biden and Bernie Cheer After Depriving the World of Countless Cures

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Robert Zimmerman: "Let me translate: “We academics fear allowing others the freedom to explore. We come first. Let’s create rules that will allow us to do what we want, while forcing others to ask us for permission to do what they want."
  Scientists: Restrict all exploration on Mars to protect our future work!
  
• "SpaceX this past weekend unveiled the spacesuit that Jared Isaacman will use on his Polaris Dawn mission, presently scheduled for this coming summer, to do the first spacewalk by a private citizen."
  SpaceX unveils the spacesuit Jared Isaacman will use to do the first private spacewalk
  
• "The satellite would fly in orbits from 55 to 200 miles altitude. By flying so low it will get far better images and ground data than spacecraft in higher orbits."
  Redwire developing a satellite designed to fly in extremely low orbits

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

• "Gender clinician Jack Turban misunderstands key concepts in evidence-based medicine."
  What Does Quality of Evidence Mean?
  
• Whether Slutzkin’s removal was because Levine wants to build up his war chest for an almost-certain mayoral run, or to punish him for “wrongthink,” it’s clear that Levine is happy to exclude voices that are troublesome to him. 
  LGBTQ rights activist kicked out of community board simply for asking questions

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• "Its main attraction had been that it was a place for boys to do activities geared toward boys alongside other boys."
  Boy Scouts Destroyed Itself By Accepting Girls
  
• "Does anyone think people associating the president with genocide will vote for him in November?"
  Macklemore Shows Biden Between a Rock and a Hamas Place
  
• "The cultural and spiritual wreckage around us makes clear that finding our true selves will not make us happy."
  Celebrities’ ‘Misery Chic’ Aesthetic Flows From Their Spiritual Poverty
  
• Christian Toto: "Outrageous Netflix special draws little outrage, calls for cancelation."
  Tom Brady Roast Proves Woke Is on the Run

NOTE: The opinions expressed in the links may or may not reflect my own. I include them because of their relevance to the discussion of a particular issue.

ALSO: The Morning Report is cross-posted at CutJibNewsletter.com if you want to continue the conversation all day.

Follow us on Twitter: @CutJibNews
Follow us on Instagram: @Cutjibnewsletter

TIP JAR : Your support helps keep the lights on and is truly appreciated. Note: We are on Stripe, not PayPal.

posted by J.J. Sefton at 06:38 AM

| Access Comments