The Morning Report — 3/27/26

Good morning kids. Well, there are foreign invaders of the illegal alien variety and then there are foreign invaders!

Was there just an attempt to carry out a mass casualty attack at CENTCOM headquarters?

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida is where the headquarters of CENTCOM, the United States Central Command are located. CENTCOM oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and some areas of South Asia, and that means that it is involved in U.S. actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Recently, an improvised explosive device was discovered outside a gate at MacDill; it didn’t go off, but if it had, the damage could have been extensive. Was someone targeting CENTCOM? And if so, who?The more one examines this story, the more questions multiply. . . It all started on March 10, when “a 911 call warned of a bomb near the base’s visitor center. At the time, no device had been located.” Who made the call? No one knew at the time, but it turned out to be Alen Zheng, using a burner phone he bought at Best Buy. He apparently made the call in the hope of terrorizingthe people at MacDill. At the time of the call itself, however, no one at MacDill appeared to be particularly concerned about it, as nothing was found, and the people on the base went about their business. . .Were the Zhengs acting alone, out of some personal animus, or were they agents of the Chinese Communist government? Was this an attempt to disrupt CENTCOM’s operations, or just a couple of leftist nuts acting upon their hatred of the United States? If the People’s Republic was behind it, there are all sorts of reasons to downplay the incident at this time, but will any response be made? Could we at least get that program to bring over 500,000 Chinese nationals canceled?

Heaven forfend, lest we be accused of resurrecting the "Yellow Peril" tropes of the 19th century.

Too late, Tom Cotton went there!

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) compared President Ronald Reagan’s characterization of the Soviet Union to the reality of modern-day China, telling Breitbart News that the country is an “evil empire” and calling President Xi Jinping a “Marxist.” . . . China’s infamous Belt and Road Initiative “is just an example of how they’re trying to extend Communist Chinese influence around the world,” Cotton added. 

NB there are several other stories in the links about Chi-Com subversion obviously all interrelated to this one.

Modern China, which aside from the trappings of 21st century technology like Islam has always had a toxic mix of imperialism and xenophbia that drives its ambitions not only to control those within its sphere of influence by keeping foreign ideas and cultures at bay by every means at their disposal, from massive walls to genocide and wars of conquest fought with both armies and by subversion.

If only Truman nuked Beijing the moment the PLA crossed the Yalu River way back when, or let MacArthur Go all the way instead of sacking him. Oh well, here we are 70 odd years later.

The Chinese Communist Party have in many ways far exceeded their Russian Soviet mentors and role models in this regard. Both combined have over the past century degraded our own society to the point where we are forced to endure this kind of insanity:

Over the last few years, we have seen how American universities have been shifting into a rhetoric that not only accepts “Death to America,” but is openly chanting the same slogans of the oppressive regime . . . When professors, like Samer Alatout, and academic figures use their authority to defend or legitimize the Islamic Republic of Iran, they are reinforcing the narrative of a regime defined by repression, executions, support for militant groups, and decades of promoting “Death to America.” . . . The question facing universities is not whether professors are allowed to express political views. Academic freedom protects that right. The deeper concern is what happens after students leave the classroom. When narratives promoted by professors begin to mirror the messaging of an authoritarian regime that openly calls for America’s destruction, those ideas do not remain confined to campus debates.

Let's be clear. Academia, the so-called cultural elite, the Left and the Democrat Party are not merely against our attacking Iran. They have been collectively and continually shrieking "Death to America" in both word and deed for nearly 200 years. They hate America, its history, heritage, culture and people as much if not more than the Mullahs.

And speaking of which and shifting gears, as CBD and I discussed on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as the popular outlets listed below, things are getting muddled in Iran vis a vis what our final objective is or should be.

And as we both have stated and written many many times, US boots on the ground is to say the very least not a good idea, and yet the 82nd Airborne and possibly many more are on their way to the Middle East. Could be kharg Island or perhaps somewhere else as this latest development suggests:

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Thursday that they are ready to stand with Iran against the US and Israel, threatening to open a new front along the Red Sea that serves as a key global trade route. The Iran-backed terror group said that it would be ready to enter the fight at a moment’s notice following Tehran’s warning that the war could spread to the Bab al-Mandab Strait if the US launches a ground invasion. “We stand fully militarily ready with all options,” a Houthi leader told Reuters, suggesting the rebel group was in direct coordination with Iran.

Yikes.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• As Chinese siblings are charged with planting an IED at CENTCOM headquarters, the question must be asked.
  An Act of War From China?

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Thursday that they are ready to stand with Iran against the US and Israel, threatening to open a new front along the Red Sea that serves as a key global trade route. The Iran-backed terror group said that it would be ready to enter the fight at a moment’s notice following Tehran’s warning that the war could spread to the Bab al-Mandab Strait if the US launches a ground invasion. “We stand fully militarily ready with all options,” a Houthi leader told Reuters, suggesting the rebel group was in direct coordination with Iran.
  Houthis say they’re ready to join Iran war — and they could block another critical shipping route
  
• Trump added that U.S. military operations are 'way ahead of schedule' and the United States has sunk at least 154 Iranian ships
  ‘They Have Been Just Beat to S—’: Iranian Regime ‘Begging’ for Ceasefire Deal, Trump Says
  
• Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff told a cabinet meeting in Washington there were “strong signs” that Tehran was ready to negotiate an end to the fighting, despite its cool public response to a 15-point American peace plan shown to Iran by Pakistani intermediaries.
  Trump denies he’s desperate for Iran deal, Israel short on troops
  
• Casualties and damage across Israel remain miraculously low, but that hasn’t stopped online conspiracists from insisting the Islamic Republic is winning.
  In Tel Aviv, It Feels Clear That Iran Is Losing the War
  
• Tehran’s regime is sacrificing ordinary Iranians and calling it "defense."
  Iran Is Using Its Citizens As Human Shields
  
• The move raises legal risks for shipping companies and could face opposition from Gulf Arab states and Western allies, challenging the strait’s status as an international waterway.
  Iran Imposes ‘Toll Booth’ Regime on Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
  
• Casualties and damage across Israel remain miraculously low, but that hasn’t stopped online conspiracists from insisting the Islamic Republic is winning.
  In Tel Aviv, It Feels Clear That Iran Is Losing the War
  
• The regime vs. the people.
  Fear and Fearlessness in Iran
  
• It’s getting crowded down in hell.
  What Happened to the Ayatollah (Part II)
  
• Iran’s failed strike on Diego Garcia exposed the truth: Tehran’s long-range ambitions were real all along—and Europe ignored the warning until it was too late.
  European Leaders Now Know Trump Was Right: Iran Was an Imminent Global Threat
  * * * * *

• Demonstrators at the “Hands Off Iran” protests in Philadelphia have carried signs condemning the war and attacking Israel, President Donald Trump, and even Democratic Sen. John Fetterman. One speaker in a video that went viral Thursday explicitly praised terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah and advocated for a “strong Iranian state” to maintain their “fighting capacity” against Israel.
  ‘Appalling’ Video Shows Protesters Cheer American Troops Returning Home From Iran War ‘In Caskets’
  
• American universities have been shifting into a rhetoric that not only accepts “Death to America,” but is openly chanting the same slogans of the oppressive regime.
  When Professors Defend Iran’s Regime

  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Midwest affiliates of United Chinese Americans (UCA), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, first packed a March 17 Ohio House hearing with dozens of opponents to H.B. 1, an Ohio bill which would prohibit citizens of “foreign adversary” nations from acquiring property near military installations, before allegedly chasing down proponents in the capitol hallway to pepper them with questions. (Where are the mass arrests and asset-seizures?! - jjs)
  EXCLUSIVE: CCP-Tied Activists Desperately Trying To Keep Chinese Land Grabs Alive Near US Military Bases
  
• The network influences global narratives, undermines U.S. interests, and promotes Chinese Communist Party propaganda through a sophisticated system of funding and media production.
  Who’s The Man Laundering Chinese Communist Philosophy into the United States?

  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• If millions of illegals can invade us depends on what “In” means. (Quarter inch past Sotomayor's ass cheeks - jjs)
  Supreme Court to Decide Definition of “In the United States”
  
• Derek Barrs knew cleaning up the trucking industry would be a big job when President Donald Trump gave him the task, having spent years cracking down on commercial drivers for the Florida Highway Patrol.
  EXCLUSIVE: Top Trump Official Sheds Light On ‘Mess’ Lying Under Hood Of Illegal Trucker Crisis
  
• The cases are strikingly similar: a promising young woman with her whole life ahead of her is dead, the suspect is an illegal immigrant, and Democrats will point the finger at everyone but themselves. 
  Democrats Created A New Laken Riley — They Want You To Forget She Ever Existed
  
• Ortiz is being held without bond, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a detainer to remove him from the country. Parents have expressed outrage over safety concerns at the school.
  More Victims of Migrant Accused of High School Sexual Assault Spree Come Forward.
  
• Immigration declines have reshaped population trends, with border regions and major metro areas experiencing sharp drops.
  Trump Crackdown Has Drastically Reduced Immigrant Numbers in Border Towns.
  
• ‘These shifts were largely due to lower levels of net international migration, which declined nationwide.’
  Illegal Immigration Is Way Down, So Naturally The Media Are Freaking Out

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Trump signaled he was ready to step in if lawmakers didn’t act. They finally did at 2 a.m.
  Senate Strikes Overnight Deal To Pay TSA Agents In Bid To End Airport Chaos
  
•  The pain is the point when it comes the Democrats’ most recent government shutdown. 
  Americans’ Miserable Airline Experience is Absolutely Because of Democrats
  
• America once built boldly; now bureaucracy, lawsuits, and endless “stakeholders” paralyze progress.
  Americans Can Have a Little Fascism, as a Treat: A Modest Proposal
  
• The Railway Safety Act masquerades as safety reform but imposes costly mandates, betraying Trump-era deregulation and conservative principles
  Conservative Regulators? Mixed Signals on Rail Policy
  
• The deep blue state of Massachusetts is facing financial collapse: politicians raise taxes on remaining citizens as taxpayers flee the state on top of the cratering of the inflow of poor migrants.
  Death Spiral: Massachusetts Plan to Replace Taxpayers with Migrants Collapses

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Broad demographic changes and weakening state control are fracturing European societies.
  New Report Warns ‘No-Go Zones’ Fueled by Mass Migration, Islamization, and State Weakness Are Spreading.
  
• The pattern of Islam is to use schools and school boards, government, the courts, art museums, and other major institutions, including outreach to churches, to infiltrate, gradually introduce Shari’ah, and then finally takeover a nation.
  Converting Texas to Islam

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

• One inheritance. One fight.
  Jews and Christians: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

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

• America cannot successfully move past the Russia collusion hoax until its founders and lawbreaking participants receive the legal reckoning they deserve.
  America Can’t Heal From The Russia Hoax Because Mueller And His Ilk Faced No Accountability
  
• The RICO hammer is finally dropping on a decade of DC corruption.
  What It Means That Comey And Brennan Have Been Subpoenaed (zero unless they are ruined and imprisoned for life - jjs)

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

• Douglas Murray: Does anyone reading this think that they need to spend more time on social media? Does anyone reading this read more long books now than they did a decade ago? I doubt it — and all the research backs up that fact. If we adults are honest, most of us are addicted to our phones and devices, or at least have an unhealthy relationship with them.
  We all need to take steps to break the social media addiction

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• We'll take Donald Trump's energy policies over the Democrats' every time. So should every American.
  Democrats Seize On Iran War To Lie About Energy Costs
  
• The conflict could spell the doom of “quit oil” policies once and for all.
  Energy Lessons of the Strait of Hormuz Standoff
  
• VantageScore is a nontraditional credit scoring system that makes it easier for people with limited credit histories and certain kinds of debt to establish a credit score. Lenders can then use that data to extend mortgage eligibility to riskier borrowers, and potentially illegal aliens.
  Biden-Era Policy Could Set The Stage For Another 2008-Style Housing Disaster

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Jarvis Butts, 43. . . killed himself in federal prison — just weeks into serving his decades-long sentence.
  FEEL_GOOD STORY of the Day: Detroit pedophile who murdered 13-year-old he groomed and impregnated is found dead in prison

  ABORTION

• Despite acknowledging abusive men sometimes use the easily accessible pill to force women to kill their unborn babies, the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Legal Voice is opposing Louisiana’s challenge to relaxed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that allow anyone to obtain mifepristone through the mail.
  EXCLUSIVE: Women Coerced Into Abortions Call Out Anti-Domestic Violence Org For Backing Policy That Enables Abusers
  
• The Republicans also sent a letter demanding the FDA ‘take immediate action’ to keep unapproved abortion drugs from being marketed.
  Senate Republicans Probe Mifepristone Manufacturers Over Mail-Order Abortion Scheme

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

• Potential violations of felony statutes and outrage among voters whose signatures were forged.
  WATCH: O’Keefe Lays Bare Fresh Election Fraud Scheme.
  
• But the challenge in getting it passed is not public support — it’s the Republican controlled Senate. Some Republicans have suggested the SAVE America Act could be passed through budget reconciliation, but such an option is “essentially impossible.”
  Any Republican Promising To Pass SAVE Act Via Reconciliation Is Lying To You

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS

• The allegations raise concerns about foreign interference on behalf of the Democrats and the potential misuse of taxpayer funds.
  Trump Shares Report on Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Fund Biden Campaign.

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• Military veterans are sounding off about a Democratic congressional candidate who they say inflated his Navy record and used a deceased Korean War vet’s gravesite as a campaign prop.
  Veterans tear apart heiress’s boyfriend — a Dem congressional candidate — after eagle-eyed experts spot problem with his Navy record
  
• Rippling has received generous tax breaks from California's Gavin Newsom and New York's Kathy Hochul, both champions of expanded paid family leave policies
  ‘Borderline Barbaric’: Leading Dem Payroll Vendor Accused of Punishing Employees Who Take Paid Family Leave

  POLITICS

• Raw Egg Nationalist: Trump’s second term has Democrats plotting a full-scale reckoning—targeting him, his allies, and the roots of Trumpism itself.
  Tearing the Roots out of Trumpism: the Democrat Plan for 2029 Is Taking Shape

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• The attack comes just days before Holy Week.
  Russia Bombs Iconic Centuries-Old Christian Landmark

  MADURO TAKEN DOWN

• Protesters, both for and against Maduro, gathered outside the courthouse. I'd like to point out that those who are protesting against Maduro are there authentically, while those who are in favor have uniform professional signs that say "Free President Maduro."  Some are saying they were paid by Code Pink, but I haven't been able to confirm that. 
  Maduro Appears in Court. Judge: 'I’m Not Going to Dismiss the Case.'

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• A brave Kuwaiti dissident speaks.
  Video: Rare Moment of Truth at the UN
  
• The Chinese nation, using techniques other than open warfare, has long worked to turn the U.S. into a vassal state. (Vassal isn't just a Chinese women's college - jjs)
  It’s Time To Acknowledge The Truth About China
  
• . . . the country is an “evil empire” and calling President Xi Jinping a “Marxist.” (taps Cotton on Shoulder and points to DNC HQ! - jjs)
  Exclusive – Sen. Cotton: U.S. Must Recognize China Is ‘Evil Empire’ Scheming to ‘Dominate the World’
  
• "I don't have the strength to endure this pain and all that torments me after everything I've been through,"
  Spain allows Noelia Castillo Ramos, 25, euthanasia after gang rape by African migrants in state care
  
• By denying human nature and the basic tribalism of ancient societies, it created powerful geopolitical opponents. Thankfully, Trump is changing things.
  The Liberal International Order Is a Lie

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The base has recently been in the spotlight due to Operation Epic Fury.
  Explosive Device Found At U.S. Military Base — Suspect Linked To China
  
• Midwest affiliates of United Chinese Americans (UCA), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, first packed a March 17 Ohio House hearing with dozens of opponents to H.B. 1, an Ohio bill which would prohibit citizens of “foreign adversary” nations from acquiring property near military installations, before allegedly chasing down proponents in the capitol hallway to pepper them with questions.
  EXCLUSIVE: CCP-Tied Activists Desperately Trying To Keep Chinese Land Grabs Alive Near US Military Bases

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said that the department ‘looks forward to this judge’s decision being overturned.’
  Judge Rules Parents Have Less Say In Pediatric Vaccine Schedule

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• In plain English: the thrust of the material being thrown from the surface as the comet made its close approach to the Sun was sufficient to slow and then reverse the nucleus’s rotation. This process was helped by the relatively small size of the nucleus compared to the material being sublimated from it.
  Astronomers detect the first comet whose nucleus’ reversed its rotation
  
• And like South Africa, SpaceX said nope! And so Namibia remains in the dark age.
  Namibia rejects Starlink because SpaceX refused to give it ownership rights (or fondue sets! - jjs)

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

• In a case with global implications, Finland’s high court rules discussing what the Bible says about sexuality is ‘hate speech.’
  Finland’s Supreme Court Convicts Christians Of ‘Hate Speech’ For Saying Men And Women Are Different
  
• Watchdog group says influential psychology association is "having it both ways" as it continues advocating for child "gender affirming care."
  Your Therapist Is Being Told To ‘Affirm’ Child Transgenderism

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• A new twist on the "smoke of Satan."
  Pope Leo as Woke Pachamama Agent
  
• Christian Toto: Far-left comic's shocking assignment speaks volumes about movies today
  Colbert’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Gig Reveals Ugly Hollywood Truth
  
• Comedian Drew Desbordes, better known as Druski, sparked outrage for dressing as Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk in a skit mocking the widow of slain conservative icon Charlie Kirk. (Baseball bats and tire irons would be most consciousness-raising, or unconsciousness-imposing - jjs)
  Comedian Druski Sparks Outrage for Dressing as Erika Kirk In Skit Mocking Widow
  
• “Many of my favorite reads of the past year have been serialized novels... The novella momentarily transformed my phone into a mirror... I am cautiously optimistic about where we’re headed.”
  Substack Has Revived the Serial Novel
  
• When “free speech” meant serving a mass murderer.
  Stalinist Revisionism Comes to Washington

  HITHER & YON

• Sharks in the Bahamas are consuming substances including caffeine, painkillers, and even cocaine, according to a new study by marine scientists who say it could potentially impact the animals’ health and behavior. . .
  Researchers Discover ‘Cocaine Sharks’ in the Bahamas
  
• An idea that was inspired by our country's westward expansion became a way to bring that time to life and to bring it full circle. 
  Remember the Wagon Trains and America's Great Migration
  
• March 8th was the 43rd anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s speech before the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, where he labeled the Soviet Union an “evil empire.”  It was not a milestone anniversary, other than it was the first anniversary of the Evil Empire Speech to occur since its author, Anthony R. Dolan, died one year ago this month at age 76. . .
  Tony Dolan’s Other Evil Empire

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