The Morning Report — 5/ 28 /25

Good morning kids. It is with much sadness we note the passing of rock and roll guitar maestro Rick Derringer ((born Richard Zehringer out of Celina OH), at age 77. His debut smash hit with his band the McCoys Hang on Sloopy is in my estimation the first real modern rock guitar solo and for me paved the way for the fireworks of Page, Townsend and Clapton for the remainder of the 60s and well into the following decade where the supergroups came into their own. Oh well, yet another reminder of my youth passes into history, so RIP Rick and thanks for the memories.

Now back to the ongoing insanity here at home and around the world. Here at home, the Democrats are continuing to commit what in a sane world (discounting the ever-present possibility/probability of Democrat election thievery pardon the redundancy) political suicide.

First example:

Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill blasted Democrats on Fox Business Tuesday over the Memorial Day weekend and accused them of engaging in a “bizarre and grotesque” public display of sympathy for a deported MS-13 gang member.

Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey traveled to El Salvador over Memorial Day in an unsuccessful bid to meet with deported and alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, becoming the latest Democrat to publicly advocate for his return to the U.S. During an appearance on “The Bottom Line,” Gill blasted Ivey’s action as tone-deaf and offensive, especially on a weekend meant to honor fallen American service members.

Second case:

Democrat New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is sticking to her far-left views on immigration despite a growing number of Democrats changing their tune on border security issues.

Ocasio-Cortez, a rumored 2028 presidential candidate who is viewed as a rising leader in the Democratic Party, renewed her calls for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a campaign email published Monday evening.  The socialist firebrand’s decision to commit to a viewpoint out of step with a majority of voters comes as many Democrats have sought to distance themselves from the “abolish ICE” bandwagon that some strategists believe has hurt the party’s brand. “I believe that ICE, an agency that was just formed in 2003 during the Patriot Act era, is a rogue agency that should not exist,” an Ocasio-Cortez campaign email said Monday slamming critics that consider the far-left congresswoman “extreme.”

The New York Democrat, who called for the abolition of ICE during President Donald Trump’s first term, also posted content to social media earlier this year advising illegal migrants on how to evade ICE arrests.

A majority of voters — including Democrats — appear to reject Ocasio-Cortez’s “abolition ICE” advocacy, according to recent polling.

I guess yet again, an example of the Left Hand not knowing what the FAR LEFT hand is doing. All the way to the midterms and beyond Democrats. Keep on digging, eventually you'll strike Satan right on the head.

Of course, it's too bad we lack a GOP that can take full advantage of Democrat/Leftist disarray, case in point the whole madness surrounding the arguments over the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." While DOGE and the exposure of the insanity at Harvard and academia in general by cutting off the brainwashing mills from taxpayer funding are certainly big wins.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Congressional Republicans on Tuesday over their lack of action on cutting the government waste and abuse identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). . .

. . . In a post on X, DeSantis put the heat on Republicans to do just that, pointing out that DOGE Chief Elon Musk “took massive incoming,” which included “attacks on his companies” and “personal smears” while leading the DOGE effort. “He became public enemy #1 of legacy media around the world,” DeSantis wrote.  “To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any meaningful spending reductions (and, in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is demoralizing and represents a betrayal of the voters who elected them,” the governor added. DeSantis was commenting on a post by Matt Van Swol, an independent journalist from North Carolina, who had blasted Republicans on X, Monday. “DOGE is literally one of the most popular government initiatives in history,” Van Swol wrote. “73% of Americans say they support cutting government waste. Trump brought in the smartest man on earth to do it … the Left destroyed Elon for it … the GOP won’t vote on it.  I can’t believe this.” . . . “We have a Republican Congress and to this day, we’re at the end of May, past Memorial Day, and not one CENT in DOGE cuts have been implemented by the Congress!” DeSantis cried.

And on the international front, President Trump seems to be more preoccupied with doing exactly the wrong things, be it with the whole Ukraine debacle and in feeding raw sugar to a cancerous tumor.

A senior Trump administration official told The Daily Wire that the White House is “proud” to back GHF’s “incredible mission” and that the group is a direct threat to “Hamas’ longstanding system of looting the assistance intended for the people of Gaza.”

“The U.N. and other aid agencies were wrong to criticize – aid is getting to the people in need and through their secure distribution system, Israel is kept safe and Hamas empty-handed,” the official said.

According to GHF, Hamas has made death threats to aid groups supporting GHF’s operations

Sadly, as has been confirmed on numerous occasions since the October 7 mass attack/pogrom there are no innocent civilians in Gaza, newborns and crawling infants perhaps notwithstanding, but parents and children alike were complicit in the kidnappings and imprisonment of Israeli hostages or at a minimum cheering on the butchery of the Jews.

That President Trump and his advisers have yet to realize this is a head-scratcher. Obviously, from an optics standpoint he cannot give a thumbs up for the IDF to go all out and wipe out Hamas regardless of the collateral damage to "civilians." But that said, it is the civilians and their government that they put in power HAMAS that are to blame for their own suffering by waging a genocidal war against Israel, leaving the latter no real alternative.

But, the problem is not Hamas. The problem is ISLAM itself. Hamas is merely a weapon/manifestation of the latter. And this is the case with Iran as well as in Syria where President Trump and company are impressed with a Mohammedan ISIS thug merely because a second hand John Gotti Brioni suit looks good on him.

Meh, Islam is the world's problem and unless and until the world decides to openly and loudly declare its right to defend civilization from its millennium and-a-half long rampage that can only end in an Islamic world conquest which would be the real end of History as we Fukuyama ourselves in the head. Unless the Chi-Coms beat them to the punch.

Or perhaps if we're lucky . . .

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Soda Springs, Idaho, about 100 miles from the famous Yellowstone supervolcano caldera, renewing some concerns about a potential eruption. . . While geologists are still investigating the Friday morning quake, the Yellowstone supervolcano influences seismic activity in this region due to its massive magma chamber and connected fault lines.

It generates 1,500 to 2,000 small earthquakes each year, most of which are weaker than 2.0 on the Richter scale of magnitude.

These tremors usually shake areas within the Yellowstone Caldera and nearby fault zones, but the supervolcano can also influence seismic activity over 100 miles away.

Things that make you go boom . . .

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Have a great day.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• The fight for freedom is never-ending, even when a large majority of the population agrees with the principles as set forth in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Unfortunately however we no longer live in such a country. Right now a very large plurality of Americans no longer believe in free speech and the Bill of Rights, and are quite willing to throw out the Constitution so that their side can be in power for all time.
  Supreme Court declines case of blacklisted student who declared “There are only two genders”, proving the large leftist blob is not going away no matter what Trump does

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
• While Yellowstone is not likely to blow soon, Alaska’s Mount Spurr is still being monitored and Hawaii’s famous Kilauea has been spectacularly active.
  Idaho Earthquake Renews Concerns About Yellowstone Supervolcano

• California’s ruling elites have priced out the middle class, replacing opportunity with oppression under the guise of equity and climate justice.
  How California Has Destroyed Its Middle Class

• Faster train service is possible, but untangling the political and legal knots to get there could prove difficult.
  Why Northeast Rail Travel Is Such a Mess

• Over the weekend, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) also registered her disappointment in the lack of Republican progress on codifying the DOGE cuts.
  DeSantis Slams Republican Failure to Codify DOGE Cuts: ‘Demoralizing,’ ‘Represents Betrayal of the Voters’

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Tariff revenues collected by the U.S. government in May have already exceeded $22.3 billion, according to data from the Treasury Department. A significant deposit of over $16.5 billion was recorded on May 22 alone.This spike in receipts, categorized under “Customs and Certain Excise Taxes,” has been driven by President Donald J. Trump’s trade policies, aimed at encouraging the reshoring of American manufacturing from foreign countries.
  Trump Tariffs Revenues Soar AGAIN, Creating More Wealth for America.

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

• The illegal alien is also accused of beating his wife and smuggling other illegal aliens throughout the United States.
  Dem Congressman Spends Memorial Day Trying To Visit Deported Illegal Alien With MS-13 Ties
  
• Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill blasted Democrats on Fox Business Tuesday over the Memorial Day weekend and accused them of engaging in a “bizarre and grotesque” public display of sympathy for a deported MS-13 gang member.
  House Rep Says Democrats Turned Memorial Day Into ‘Bizarre And Grotesque Display Of Affinity For Illegal Gangbanger’
  
• President Trump’s push to mass deport criminal illegal immigrants and shut down illegal border crossings has caused a dramatic decline in unlawful entries into the United States. The San Diego Sector has seen a 96 percent drop in illegal crossings, while encounters are down by an estimated 95 percent.
  Illegal Migrant Processing Centers Are Shuttering… Because There Aren’t Any New Illegal Migrants.
  
• In March, Human Rights First joined two other organizations in suing the Trump administration on behalf of illegal aliens with final deportation orders. The lawsuit claims that a directive from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permitting illegal aliens to be deported to countries that are not their home countries is unlawful.
  Soros-Funded Group Behind Lawsuit Blocking Trump from Deporting Violent Illegal Aliens to South Sudan
  
• “Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued septel, which we anticipate in the coming days,” Rubio wrote. (RELATED: More Than 300 Student Visas Revoked As Trump Cracks Down On Foreign Terrorist Supporters)
  Trump Admin Pauses Student Visas While Weighing New Vetting Procedures
  
• Ocasio-Cortez, a rumored 2028 presidential candidate who is viewed as a rising leader in the Democrat Party, renewed her calls for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a campaign email published Monday evening.  The socialist firebrand’s decision to commit to a viewpoint out of step with a majority of voters comes as many Democrats have sought to distance themselves from the “abolish ICE” bandwagon that some strategists believe has hurt the party’s brand.
  Titty-Caca AOC Doubles Down On Political Loser As Dems Seek To Ditch ‘Abolish ICE’ Bandwagon

• Privately, a lot of Canadians are thanking Patel and Hoekstra for the reality check.
  Kash Patel is right—Canada must stop the flow of fentanyl into the US

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

• An episode in Seattle is a case study of the slow erosion of neutral governance under pressure from progressive ideological extremism. The state is no longer the referee. It is picking sides.
  When City Hall Chooses the Mob
  
• Daniel Greenfield: Another racism hoax.
  All the Fake Racism You Can Watch
  
• I’m honestly most interested in who leaked the SCOTUS Dobbs decision.
  FBI Investigating Cocaine Found at White House, DC Pipe Bombing, and Dobbs Leak
  
• The Biden junta allegedly discriminated against white farmers in loan forgiveness, according to a whistleblower — a repeat of the Pigford scandal of 2010, with Tom Vilsack again in charge of USDA.
  Pigford, Again: Biden’s USDA Allegedly Excluded White Farmers from Loan Forgiveness
  
• This is no way to run a country. Instead, it’s a very dangerous distraction from real issues.
  The Democrats’ Performative Politics
  
• Asked in 2017 why she would never perform for Trump, said, "Because I hate the mother f***er."
  Anti-Trump Broadway Star Calls For Kennedy Center To Be ‘Blown Up’

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

• When we finance enemies who are sworn to our destruction.
  The Wages of Conspicuous Compassion
  
• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation plans to expand its Trump-backed aid distribution system. (What a waste! Like feeding glucose to cancerous tumors - jjs)
  WATCH: U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Centers See Chaos, ‘Thank You America’ Cheers, And 500K Meals On Day One
  
• Hamas threatens aid workers, vows to prevent Gazans from receiving aid. 
  Israeli Military Sets Up Aid Distribution Centers In Gaza Despite Threats From Hamas 
  
• Daniel Greenfield: There's no famine.
  Hamas Warns Gaza Muslims Not to Accept US Food
  
• The two-page letter, sent May 5 and not previously reported, alleges that the military’s latest operational plan for the Gaza war is conceptually flawed and strategically insufficient. Four of the signatories are members of Netanyahu’s own Likud Party, underscoring deep internal dissent as Israel faces mounting pressure to end the nearly 20-month war—either through a negotiated deal or a decisive military victory.
  Exclusive: Netanyahu’s Gaza War Plan Shows Lack of ‘Serious Intent’ To Defeat Hamas, Say Coalition Lawmakers (Islam is the enemy, Hamas is merely one of its weapons - jjs)
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• Anti-Semitic congresswoman took until noon Thursday to condemn the shooting on X
  Ilhan BRO-FO Omar Avoided Reporters When Asked About Jewish Museum Murders: Report

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

• The dispute stems from a segment, aired during settlement talks, that likened Trump to a 'mob boss'
  Trump Legal Team Threatens CBS News With Additional Defamation Claim Amid Ongoing '60 Minutes' Settlement Talks
  
• The Voluntary Separation Program is available to "news employees with 10 or more years' service at The Post, as well as to all members of the video department and to all members of the copy desk and sports copy desk," Executive Editor Matt Murray wrote in an internal memo, according to New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin. A second memo confirms that the buyouts also extend to staffers in the Post's opinion section.
  'Are You In or Out?' WaPo Offers Mass Buyouts to Staffers as It Hemorrhages Writers, Subscribers
  
• There is seemingly no end to the debasement of today's corporate media.
  Tapper’s Book Condemns Journalists In More Ways Than One
  
• Despite NPR’s claim that it ‘ensures the integrity and high standards of its journalism through multiple, rigorous safeguards,’ the outlet has a well-documented history of pushing a leftist agenda.
  NPR Is Under The Delusion It Has A Constitutional Right To Your Money

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

• The superiority of the REINS Act to the CRA is clear: under the CRA, a regulation becomes law by default unless Congress moves to disapprove it. The REINS Act would reverse this, canceling any major regulation Congress does not explicitly approve. In addition, the president would not be authorized to ignore the will of Congress and its interpretation of what the law it has written demands, because no veto is available. The rule doesn’t become law unless Congress approves." Which is a start.
  Congress Resurrects Fight Against the Climate Cult's Regulatory Assault

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Experts sound alarm after former attendant caught smuggling 100 lbs. of deadly new drug.
  New Zombie Drug Coming Out of Sierra Leone May Contain Crushed Human Bone
  
• Saturday after the Rabbi had been attacked twice, once immediately prior to the attempted carjacking and once after the alleged carjackers were unable to start and steal the vehicle. As the second assault was beginning the rabbi pulled out a gun and the two suspects fled the scene. The alleged carjackers were wearing masks when the incident occurred in the parking lot behind the rabbi’s North Baltimore apartment,
  Alleged Carjackers Run Away After Rabbi Pulls Gun

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

• The move comes after Kennedy and the Trump White House began consideration of the removal of the COVID vaccine from its immunization schedule this past April.
  CDC Drops COVID Vaccine Push for Kids, Pregnant Women.

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Christopher F. Rufo: The left-wing college administrator would jeopardize Ron DeSantis’s anti-woke agenda.
  Santa Ono Should Not Be University of Florida President
  
• A detailed analysis of the most recent NAEP reveals the deterioration of American public schools, and not surprisingly, the teachers’ unions are a significant contributor to the decline.
  America’s Dead Ed

  ABORTION

• Members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising recovered the tiny victims, often referred to as the “D.C. Five,” from late-term abortionist Cesare Santangelo’s Washington, D.C., facility.
  Pro-Life Groups Press US Attorney Jeanine Pirro To Investigate 5 Late-Term Abortions In DC

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• The Democrats are going crazy, but this is your chance to assert a very valuable Second Amendment right.
  What you need to know about supporting the Hearing Protection Act (HPA)

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• “Accurate voter registration rolls are critical to ensure that elections in North Carolina are conducted fairly, accurately, and without fraud.”
  DOJ: North Carolina Violated ‘Sacred Trust’ With Faulty Election Rolls

  POLITICS

• “Holy crap – it happened!” Rasmussen’s Mark Mitchell announced on X, adding: “For the first time in our polling history, A MAJORITY says the country is on the right track.”
  Right Track Number Hits 50% for First Time in Poll History

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• When put up against Mark Lynch — a businessman who announced his campaign for Graham’s seat earlier this year — Graham still failed to garner majority support, as 43 percent said they would support him compared to 29 percent for Lynch. However, nearly a quarter, 23 percent, remain unsure — more than enough to swing the race. (I hope Trump does not endorse fey traitor Graham - jjs)
  Poll Suggests Lindsey Graham Is Vulnerable in Primary in Home State of South Carolina
  
• Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said Sunday on “Alex Witt Reports” that if Democrats were to regain a majority in the chamber, they would probe President Donald Trump on numerous issues. Castellanos warned on “2WAY Tonight” that such a strategy would only empower Trump to further dominate the political landscape — and push Democrats even further to the left.
  GOP Strategist Predicts Dems Winning House In 2026 Could Actually ‘Kill’ Them In 2028
  
• Only 36 percent of New York voters said they support Hochul's bid for a second four-year term, while 55 percent prefer a different candidate, the Siena College poll shows. The numbers mark a 10-point slide from last month, when 39 percent backed the governor for reelection and 48 percent said they wanted someone else. Hochul announced last July that she is running for reelection.
  Vocal Against Hochul: Most New Yorkers Don't Support Governor's Reelection, Poll Shows
  
• "Today, I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama."
  Tommy Tuberville Announces Run For Governor To ‘Put Alabama First’
  
• The interviewer brought up the conspiracy theory that the Clintons have been involved in the deaths of many people over the years and Weiner’s inappropriate texting with an underage girl, going so far as to call him a “pedophile.”
  Anthony Weiner BLASTED on NYC Street: Called Out for Sex Offenses, Clinton Connection
  
• The Democrat Finger-Pointing Game continues: At first, it was all Kamala Harris’s fault, but her people (correctly) pointed out that Biden’s ineptitude torpedoed her chances. Then the finger was pointed at Biden, but his people (correctly) pointed out that he’s just a sick old man who did the best he could. So now, they’re blaming the people who put Biden in power: The Obama boys.
  The Dems Declare War on the Obama Boys (I thought they meant his son Trayvon - jjs)

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The explosion broke windows as far as two miles away and sent massive plumes of smoke hundreds of feet into the air.
  Massive Explosion At Chinese Chemical Plant Kills At Least Five, Injures Dozens
  
• Defunding the UN would go a long way toward neutralizing its deeply corrupt and subversive influence and would hopefully precipitate its dissolution.
  “Carthage Must Be Destroyed” and the UN Dismantled
  
• Hopes that insurgent free markets would revolutionize and liberate the largest communist nation in the world have largely failed.
  Free Trade has Failed to Reform China
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  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Nathan Simington warns that Huawei’s infiltration of rural American Internet networks has turned them into potential “pain points” for national security. In an interview, Simington outlined how the Chinese telecom giant embedded its low-cost equipment in rural broadband infrastructure, particularly in regions surrounding sensitive U.S. military installations.
  America’s Internet Infrastructure Is Riddled with Chinese Spy Tech. Here’s How…

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Enough with the Chicken Little headlines; let's deal in facts.
  Medicaid Cuts Will Save—Not Kill—Americans

• “Withdrawal marks the beginning of a new path—toward building a modern global health cooperation model grounded in scientific integrity, transparency, sovereignty, and accountability,” Kennedy and Lugones said.
  U.S. and Argentina Announce Plan to Create Alternative Global Health System After Withdrawing From WHO (Argentinian beef and wine are health foods! - jjs)

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Though overall this was a much more successful flight than the previous two, both of which failed just before or as Starship reached orbit, the test flight once again was unable to do any of its objectives in orbit.
  SpaceX launches Starship/Superheavy on ninth test flight, but experiences issues in orbit
  
• The width of the image covers approximately 25,000 miles, which means you could fit about three Earth’s in this space.
  The Sun’s surface, in high resolution

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

• And as liberal as they are on many issues, it looks like most Californians agree. A recent poll found that 65 percent of California’s likely voters think “trans”-identifying students should be required to compete on sports teams according to their biological sex in order to preserve the integrity of women’s sports.
  Trump Threatens California's Funding After Biological Male 'Wins' Another Girls' Track Event

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Tom Cruise is old-school Hollywood. “Final Reckoning” is reminiscent of classic blockbuster Hollywood entertainment.
  What Hollywood can learn from Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible
  
• Christian Toto: Author and pundit suggests actress' delusions ignore bigger threat to West
  Gad Saad Gently Shreds Kyra Sedgwick’s Anti-Trump Fears

  HITHER & YON

• The "Real American" singer died on Memorial Day with his wife and caretaker by his side.
  Rick Derringer, Legendary Guitarist & ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo’ Hitmaker, Dead at 77 (Hang on Sloopy! - jjs)

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