The Morning Report — 5/ 6 /25

Good morning kids. In the former Soviet Union, many people who applied for an exit visa to emigrate to another country were not only denied but were officially diagnosed as insane and would find themselves as inmates in a psychiatric hospital. The rationale after all was you would have to be insane to want to leave the paradise on earth that was the USSR. Naturally, that kind of madness had to be isolated as it was a contagion that could very well spread and infect others.

With that in mind, I give you this item to ponder:

Last week, it emerged that the left is trying to tar Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) as mentally unhinged because he supports Israel in its existential war for survival against the genocidal forces of Hamas and Iran. The tactic of claiming that mainstream political views with which you disagree constitute mental illness is a classic Stalin-esque tactic. In Soviet Russia, dissidents were diagnosed as clinically insane and stuck in “asylums” that were actually prisons, where they were subject to a variety of tortures in the name of regaining their “mental health.”

It turns out that this approach is not limited to a class of political insiders and journalists trying to silence one of Israel’s most principled and stalwart defenders in Washington, D.C. Instead, the entire psychotherapy profession has determined that supporting Zionism—that is, supporting the idea that Jews have a right to a nation in a land that they’ve occupied without interruption for almost 4,000 years—is a sign of psychopathic mental illness.

These are the same kind of doctors who insist that a child who is born male but feels he is a girl has a right to chop off his genitals and declare himself to be female and is in fact female. And for anyone to oppose this is not only denying one of their human rights but is also in fact a dangerous lunatic. Ditto global warming/climate change. Ditto denying the concept of "toxic masculinity" and institutional white supremacy, and on and on and on.

Now when one part of the national polity views the other as not merely wrong or as a legitimate rival but as an existential threat to their existence and an evil that must be eradicated, we are this close to Soviet style psychiatric wards, if not gulags or worse, the gas chambers and crematoria of Nazi Germany. And just like the latter, we are this close to having a Judiciary that will either act on its own or uphold illegal executive orders by some future Democrat President (God-forbid ever again) or anti-constitutional laws to do away with any and all political opposition.

Look what was done to hundreds of ordinary citizens in the wake of protesting the stolen 2020 election under the pretext of a phony Malig-Nancy Pelosi/FBI staged "insurrection."

And speaking of insurrection:

It’s time to call this what it is. California’s efforts to ban cooperation with federal law enforcement first crossed the line into insurrection. Since then other states, including now Colorado, have followed suit.

The Colorado House has passed a measure aimed at protecting the rights of immigrants in the state, despite efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration.

The House debated Senate Bill 276 for nearly four hours before approving it 42-21 along party lines.

The measure prohibits local and state law enforcement officers from allowing federal immigration agents to enter parts of immigrant detention centers that are off limits to the public…The bill also prohibits another state’s National Guard from entering the state as part of any enforcement action without permission from Colorado’s governor, and prevents federal immigration agents from going into schools, health care and child care facilities, churches, libraries and jails without warrants.

The only people this protects are illegal alien invaders. And states do not have the right or power to deny access to federal law enforcement officials simply because some politicians support certain illegal acts.

If a state voted to ban any cooperation with the IRS in enforcing tax laws or the FBI when prosecuting abortion opponents, the hysteria would be off the charts and federal judges would quickly determine that such actions are invalid.

Perhaps Colorodo needs to have its statehood revoked and turned into a federal territory, with its legislature dissolved and a territorial governor appointed by Trump to run it. Send in the Army to put down anyone who resists. How many divisions does Jared Polis have?

Considering this item, perhaps it goes beyond insurrection into participating with a foreign power in an act of war, and committing treason?!

A newly released intelligence assessment has found that some Venezuelan government officials “facilitated” the illegal migration of members of the brutal Venezuelan criminal gang Tren De Aragua into the United States “to advance what they see as the Maduro regime’s goal of destabilizing governments and undermining public safety.”

However, while Venezuela’s “permissive environment enables TDA to operate… the Maduro regime probably is not systematically directing Venezuelan outflows, such as to sow chaos in receiving countries,” says the April memo from the National Intelligence Council, released Monday by the ODNI.

The memo waters down an earlier FBI assessment that the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is specifically directing TdA activities in the U.S.

Maybe a squadron of B-52s and/or B2's should be scrambled to take out a few military bases in and around Caracas. Maduro could use a nice big JDAM enema. Just a thought. And it should be noted that Iran and Venezuela have very close ties. Not just Tren de Aragua gangsters but perhaps Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corpsmen and other terrorist operatives from Tehran are likely filtering through the Darien Gap and over the Rio Grande.

If President Trump and team are serious about confronting or checking Iran, here's the place to do it, right in our own backyard.

Speaking of Israel, finally it seems as if the Israelis after all this time have had it with Gaza.

Israel called up its military reserves Sunday to prepare for a massive new operation, “Gideon’s Chariots,” in which it plans to reconquer Gaza and eliminate Hamas, neighborhood by neighborhood, over several months. The Israeli government says that it will carry out the operation if Hamas does not agree to a hostage deal by the end of the forthcoming visit of President Donald Trump to the region, which will be from May 13 to 16. Military analysts describe “Gideon’s Chariots” as a classic “clear, hold, build” strategy to root out Hamas and create new, credible, demilitarized civilian authorities to govern the Palestinian communities in Gaza.

Should've done this on day one, but better late than never I guess, and given the fact that America was being run by the virulently anti-Israel/pro-Iran Obama/Biden junta I guess that was not possible at the time.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• "A suspected Iranian terror attack was hours away from being launched on British soil"
  Daniel Greenfield: 7 Iranians Arrested in UK Over Terror Plot “Hours Away”
  
• Michael Walsh: As things stand, college has now become what a bad high school used to be, except that skilled tradesmen are now making far better money than dancers, poets, and the scholars of radical leftist feminist South American transsexual climate activists. So even the value-added argument is gone.
  THE COLUMN: Make Universities Great Again

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
• Trump, who announced in December 2024 that Ed Martin would serve as Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget, installed Martin as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on January 20, 2025, later formally nominating him to take over long-term.
  [RINO momzer]Sen. Tillis Could Tank Trump Nominee Ed Martin, Allowing Judge Boasberg to Choose U.S. Attorney for D.C.

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Begin the work? It’s May, and they are just beginning the work of crafting this bill? And Republicans in the House say getting a reconciliation bill to the Senate is unlikely to happen before Memorial Day?
  Republican Lawmakers Fiddle As Economy Starts To Burn
  
• Speaking before an audience of business leaders, financiers, and policymakers at the Milken Institute’s annual Global Conference, Bessent delivered what amounted to a comprehensive blueprint for the administration’s domestic agenda—one built around three interlocking pillars: strategic tariffs, aggressive tax incentives, and sweeping deregulation.
  Bessent Urges Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan for ‘Industrial Abundance’
  
• Trump’s tariffs have made it too expensive for many Chinese firms to export goods to the United States, forcing companies that once thrived on cheap labor in Asia to set up shop in places like Dallas, Houston, and Reno, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). For some, it’s the only way to stay in business.
  Chinese Companies Moving To Texas, Nevada To Avoid Trump’s Tariffs

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

• The prosecutors who dedicated themselves to getting Jan. 6 convictions cannot fathom that they were heavy-handed and unjustly charged too many people.
  J6 Prosecutors Brag To Congress About Locking Up Americans For Misdemeanors
  
• In an op-ed published in The Hill, National Council for Adoption President Ryan Hanlon addressed Buttigieg’s suggestion that adopting white children involves a “list” and a “deposit on a fetus” while implying black children are adopted at a discount. Hanlon said such language grossly misrepresents how private domestic adoption works and perpetuates harmful myths about adoption and race. (RELATED: FACT CHECK: No, Pete Buttigieg Did Not Reveal That He Is HIV-Positive)
  Buttigieg Says Black Babies Come At ‘Discount’ — Gets Smacked Down By Adoption Expert
  
• And the more than half dozen abused and neglected kids who have died under the agency’s supervision are only the tip of the iceberg.
  7 children died in abusive NYC homes because progressives say it’s racist to save them

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

• Daniel Greenfield: States do not get to obstruct federal law enforcement.
  Colorado Dems Vote to Rebel Against Federal Authority
  
• The Venezuelan government gives sanctuary to TdA, “aiding and abetting their crimes and terrorist activities against the United States by enabling them to thrive.” 
  Corrupt Venezuelan officials ‘facilitated’ Tren de Aragua gang’s reign of terror in US
  
• The agreements could prove to be a valuable force multiplier for the DHS, potentially enabling the agency to boost deportation numbers.
  EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Move To Super-Charge Deportations Using Local Cops
  
• DHS said that illegal immigrants would not receive the stipend until it was verified that they had left the United States.
  Trump Admin To Pay Illegal Immigrants To Self-Deport, Says It Will Save 70% ‘For U.S. Taxpayers’
  
• The DOJ accused the state and city of having laws structured “by intent and design [to] interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law.”
  DOJ Sues Colorado, Denver Over Sanctuary Laws

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND BIDEN

• The Israeli government says that it will carry out the operation if Hamas does not agree to a hostage deal by the end of the forthcoming visit of President Donald Trump to the region, which will be from May 13 to 16.
  Israel Prepares Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ to Take Over Gaza, Clear Hamas
  
• Efforts are underway to transform a “popemobile,” once used by Pope [Fiction], into a mobile health clinic destined for the Gaza Strip. The initiative, directed by Pope Francis before his passing, aims to address the medical needs of displaced Palestinian children in the conflict-ridden region.Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 on Easter Monday, had a history of advocating for the Palestinians, often clashing with Israeli authorities. During his papacy, he called for international scrutiny of Israeli military actions in Gaza, labeling the humanitarian conditions “shameful.”
  Popemobile Repurposed as Gaza Health Unit.

• Gabrielle Wimer’s suspension ‘effectively is an extended vacation,’ one person who spotted her says
  Columbia Med Students Condemn University After Classmate Who Stormed Library Returns to Campus

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Robert Spencer: The fallout obscured the real issue.
  Trump Asks Muslim Leaders ‘Do You Want to Die?’ and ‘What About the 38 Virgins?’
  
• “More and more children are converting to Islam.”
  Daniel Greenfield: The Islamization of Vienna Schools

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

• This is an extension of the war being waged against John Fetterman, with the Democrat party claiming he is mentally unhinged because he supports Israel.
  Leftist psychotherapists claim Zionism is a form of psychopathic mental illness
  
• Weare, N.H., is a small town with about 9,000 residents. Among them is Howard Kaloogian, the owner of a five-acre rural property. On that property sits a red barn, and over the years, Kaloogian has hosted various events there, like weddings, dances, game tournaments, and small rallies for political candidates. He even once hosted Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Many of these events are advertised throughout town. They are not held in secret.  In 2023, Kaloogian, who is a pastor, decided to  make further use of his barn and began holding church services there. He added a few pews, a pulpit, and some heaters, and each Sunday, no more than 30 people gathered to worship and share their faith. He called it Grace New England.  Suddenly, the town of Weare — the town that had never had a problem with Kaloogian hosting secular activities that often attracted more than 30 people — decided to shut him down. 
  The Nanny State Shut Down a Small New Hampshire Church. Now Pam Bondi Is Involved.
  
• The bill, introduced in the state senate in January, requires clergymen to be added to the state’s list of mandatory reporters in cases of suspected abuse or neglect of a child, even if the information is discovered during a confessional. “Except for members of the clergy, no one shall be required to report under this section when he or she obtains the information solely as a result of a privileged communication as provided in RCW 5.60.060,” the legislation read.
  Heathen, ApostateWashington Governor Signs Law Steamrolling One Of Catholicism’s Most Sacred Practices
  
• “You want to talk about the anti-Catholic joke? Well that would be the former president of the United States Joe Biden."
  JACK POSOBIEC: The real anti-Catholic joke isn't Trump's meme—It’s Joe Biden's FBI targeting the faithful
  
• The daughter of Biden junta anti-anti-Semitism czar Doug Emhoff previously raised money for a charity with alleged ties to Hamas
  Former Second Daughter [Meesekeit skank] Ella Emhoff Endorses Anti-Israel Radical for N.Y. Mayor
  
• The agency, acting on President Trump’s executive order, is asking employees to document discriminatory practices in the Biden years.
  HUD Probes Whether Pronoun, Vaccine Police Discriminated Against Christians

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

• James, who promised to investigate President Donald Trump during her 2018 campaign for office, filed suit against Trump in September 2022, alleging he overstated the value of real estate holdings in order to obtain loans, obtaining a ruling in February 2024 from Judge Arthur Engoron that Trump was to pay $354 million, with additional penalties pushing the total amount owed to over $450 million.
  ‘This Is Truly Insane’: Jonathan Turley Delivers Brutal Assessment Of Letitia James’ Latest Anti-Trump Suit

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

• "CNN tried to create a scandal and accidentally gave Trump a campaign ad. You can’t script this kind of desperation."
  CNN Ruthlessly Mocked After Interview With Cartel Member Backfires
  
• There is virtually no justification for continuing to fund state broadcasters.
  State broadcasters ultimately become Deep State mouthpieces and should be defunded
  
• The outlet’s dishonest framing was even parroted by 2024 Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, the latter of whom spouted multiple falsehoods about the matter during his debate with now-Vice President J.D. Vance.
  ProPublica Awarded Pulitzer After Blaming Georgia Woman’s Abortion Pill Death On Pro-Life Laws

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

• These grants fund many “panda” projects that sound good but actually direct monies to eco-activsts and their anti-American antics.
  EPA Cancels All Environmental Justice Grants

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE+Fauci-created CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order halting any current and future federal money that would go to fund gain-of-function research in countries like China or Iran. Additionally, funding is barred from going to any foreign nation that is considered to have insufficient research oversight.
  BREAKING: Trump Bars Federal Funding of Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research in Countries with Poor Oversight.

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• With a 4.0 grade point average and a 35 ACT score, Yadegari applied to a number of prestigious colleges, including Ivy League schools. However, many of those elite schools, have rejected him.
  DEI In Action? Elite Colleges Reject 18 Year Old Honor Student Who Invented $30 Million App
  
• Lawyers who reviewed the guidelines said they were patently illegal and would be exhibit A in any kind of enforcement action against the medical school.
  Racial Discrimination Persists at UCLA Medical School as Federal Investigation Is Underway, Documents Show
  
• “Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution, and can instead operate as a privately-funded institution.”
  Education Secretary McMahon: “Harvard Should No Longer Seek GRANTS From The Federal Government, Since None Will Be Provided”
  
• After freezing billions in funding, the Trump administration pushes Harvard to curb antisemitism and racial bias—sparking a legal showdown over free speech and federal overreach.
  Toward a Negotiated Settlement of the Trump-Harvard Showdown (like negotiating with the Iranian Mullahs - jjs)

• But second, and probably more important, is that reformed, refactored schools have to focus on what their real objectives should be: students who graduate able to read at a high level, understand mathematics, and who are confident that they can learn anything else they need in the future.
  Refactoring Education: Focus on Achievement, Not Social Engineering

  ABORTION

• Miller sent a letter to Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) asking him to “use every legislative option available to cease all federal funds going to Planned Parenthood.” Breitbart News first obtained the letter.
  Exclusive: GOP Rep. Mary Miller Urges Colleagues to Defund Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood Through Reconciliation
  
• It’s time for the Trump administration to put back in place the safety regulations on mifepristone without delay. 
  FDA Commissioner Can’t Ignore Damning New Data On The Dangers Of Mifepristone

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• The secret surveillance of lawful gun owners is a direct assault on the freedoms that define our nation.
  Gun Owners Aren’t Criminals: It’s Time To Dismantle NICS Monitoring

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• In many so-called ‘red states’ across America, Republican lawmakers are quietly thwarting the will of their constituents.
  Conservatives Can’t Make America Great Again Until They Hold ‘Red State’ RINOs Accountable

  POLITICS

• Kemp is probably the best chance to unseat current Democrat Sen. Joe Ossoff, who will finish his first term in 2026.
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Not Running for Senate in 2026
  
• Is Trump setting up a Vance-Rubio ticket for 2028?
  From Little Marco to Big Hombre
  
• Cackling dispatches from an alternate timeline: Trans athletes, migrant crime, and way too much Tim Walz
  What If Kamala Won? Imagining 100 Days Of President Kamala Harris

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• On Sunday, Iranian state media broadcast images of the new “Qassem Basir” missile during a televised appearance by Defense Minister Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh, amid rising tensions with Washington over Tehran’s growing missile capabilities and nuclear enrichment program.
  Iran Threatens U.S. Bases ‘Wherever They Are’ as New Ballistic Missile Revealed
  
• The first Israeli strike under Trump targets Houthis after missile hits near Israel's largest airport.
  Israel Coordinates With United States To Counterstrike Houthis Following Airport Attack
  
• Jerusalem Post: “The Israel Air Force is undertaking a joint counter-strike of the Houthis in Yemen along with the US night following the ballistic missile strike near Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday.” 
  Israeli Airstrikes ‘Obliterate’ Houthi’s Main Port After Missile Attack on Ben Gurion Airport

• Simion, who leads a right-wing eurosceptic party, captured 40.9 percent of the vote. He is now headed for a run-off on May 18 against Nicusor Dan, the liberal mayor of Bucharest.
  Romanian PM resigns after nationalist surge in presidential election, clearing way for eurosceptic Simion
  
• The Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, is poised to leverage its recent electoral success to challenge immigration and environmental policies in England. Following a significant triumph in local council elections at the beginning of May, the party has articulated plans to prevent illegal immigrants from being housed in areas under its control and to contest the central government’s climate initiatives.
  Farage Targets Migrant Hotels & Net Zero After Major Election Breakthrough.

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The so-called “skinny budget” outlines key priorities for the Trump administration, citing the need to “strengthen the safety, security, and sovereignty of the homeland; deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific; and revitalize America’s defense industrial base.” The proposed jump would raise the defense budget from the $893 billion level approved for FY2025 to $1.01 trillion.
  Trump Pushes $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget
  
• “Less generals, more G.I.s.”
  Daniel Greenfield: Sec Def Hegseth Calls for Dumping 20% Four Star Generals

  BIDEN AFGHANISTAN BUG-OUT DISASTER AFTERMATH

• Taliban took in $3.4 billion in revenue over past year, boosting cash supply in wake of Biden junta's Afghan withdrawal
  Taliban Earning Billions, Giving American Weaponry to Terrorist Groups as Afghanistan Once Again Becomes Jihadi Hotbed: Report

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• NASA engineers have decided to end a flight test of a new “super pressure” balloon after flying for seventeen days and circling Antarctica.
  NASA engineers complete 17-day balloon flight, testing a new “super pressure” technology

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• A recent Vanity Fair article absurdly suggests that the American obsession with protein is linked to right-wing MAGA ‘extremism.’ The piece, titled “Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Protein?” points to figures like Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and “podcast bros” as key influencers in this trend, while seemingly dismissing the fundamental health benefits of protein.T
  Now Protein is ‘Far Right.’
  
• Former Vice President Mike Pence continued his criticism of President Donald J. Trump while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this weekend, ostensibly for refusing to question the election results in a handful of swing states during the 2020 presidential election. The former Trump ally turned critic, likely out of fear of backlash from the Republican voting base, avoided mentioning Trump by name, but did take the opportunity to continue to signal his opposition to the America First policy agenda.
  Coward Mike Pence Handed ‘Courage’ Award by Globalists.
  
• Many American Indians claim “chiefs” is not a disparaging name, but a historical vestige of their culture
  Native Americans Take on Wokism
  
• Christian Toto: Projection abounds as reporters 'speculate' on author's 'Harry Potter' plans
  Media’s Anti-Rowling Bias Speaks Volumes

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