The Morning Report --4/ 14 /26

With that out of the way, let's dive right in. On the latest episode of the podcast linked here
as well as in the sidebar and on the popular platforms noted at the bottom of the post, CBD a nd I took the logical approach in predicting that degenerate sex-pest and dupe/williing confederate of Chi-Com spy Fang Fang Eric Swalwell's departure from the California gubernatorial race would not necessarily affect his political career. Democrat scum criminals (pardon the redundancy) rarely if ever suffer any repercussions from their crimes. And so it comes as kind of a shock that not only has he withdrawn from the race for Sacramento but has actually resigned his House seat.

“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,” he said. “I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties,” Swalwell added. “Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress. I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able, in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district.” Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race on Sunday night, after losing nearly all of his endorsements.

Absolutely galling if not completely unsurprising is his hollow remonstration that these are "false allegations" even as he calls it quits in not only the governor's race but in ankling from Congress itself! Well, hell, if he's innocent then why head for the emergency exit?!

Despite the fact that he's not only a Democrat but a California Democrat, which in theory should've made him utterly invulnerable; there have been musings over the past few weeks that California may not be so ironclad Democrat, and with their electoral system a hot mess there is even a chance, slim though it may be, that a Republican could win the statehouse or even swipe one or more House seats come November? So maybe there is something that the party bosses fear could be extremely damaging to the Democrats both as the race for the midterms heats up and perhaps longer term and, more crucially for the Leftist movement in general over the longer haul?

UPDATE: Swalwell has not actually resigned but only announced his intention to resign. And that day might be tomorrow or the 12th of Never-JJS

And elsewhere, although this is not news it nonetheless is absolutely bone-chilling and indicative of the mindset of the Democrat Party and Leftist movement.

The Department of Justice under former [s0-called quote-unquote[President Joe Biden “withheld evidence” and approved “aggressive arrest tactics” when targeting pro-life defendants — and then slapped them with longer prison sentences than pro-abortion ones, according to an explosive internal review released Tuesday. The DOJ revealed the stunning abuses in a nearly 900-page report after examining more than 700,000 records related to the Biden administration&'s prosecutions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

The 1994 law was passed to protect access to houses of worship, religious institutions, abortion clinics and pregnancy resource centers.

But the Biden DOJ was found to have engaged multiple times in “biased enforcement” of it — while also collaborating with and even seeking to fund pro-abortion groups, according to the DOJ Office of Legal Policy report.

Emails show the task force, led by civil division trial attorney Sanjay Patel, worked closely with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Feminist Majority Foundation and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) Security Team to initiate investigations and “monitor” pro-life activists — sometimes for years — before requesting arrest warrants and filing charges.

In a Nov. 17, 2021, email, before the task force was launched, Patel had already praised NAF’s security director, Michelle Davidson, to colleagues as an “MVP” at “bringing incidents to my attention, often in real-time, which usually result in an investigation/prosecution.”

The task force director was not nearly as chummy with defense counsel for one of the first pro-lifers indicted for illegally blocking access to an abortion clinic after the Dobbs decision, writing in a Feb. 22, 2023, email that he didn’t “keep the kind of records” the lawyer requested about the total number of “prosecutions for vandalisms of pregnancy centers. . .

. . . The task force director claimed the “main reason” for the public show of force was “in hope of seizing phones” pursuant to search warrants, an Oct. 4, 2022, email disclosed.

“I think the unspoken reason is bc the FBI really likes to make arrests,” Patel added.

The Biden DOJ also liked to seek higher prison sentences against pro-lifers charged with non-violent FACE Act violations.

On average, its prosecutors sought 26.8 months in prison for pro-life defendants, compared with 12.3 months averaged for pro-abortion ones.” . . . Judges also sentenced those pro-lifers at higher rates, 14 months to 3 months.

President Trump, on his third day in office, signed pardons for 23 pro-lifers convicted of FACE Act violations under the prior administration, many of whom he said were “elderly” and should not have been prosecuted.

Houck was acquitted by a federal jury in January 2023 and later reached a settlement with the Biden DOJ

“This Department will not tolerate a two-tiered system of justice,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Tuesday. “No Department should conduct selective prosecution based on beliefs.”

This is as horrible and in some profound ways perhaps worse than assassins' bullets and molotov cocktails. Continuing in that vein the estimable Margot Cleveland who has covered this beat since the beginning.

These new revelations should wake Americans up to how the deep state and a complicit media sought to thwart their electoral will. . .

. . .The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ('HPSCI')released two transcripts Monday morning from the 2019 closed-door interviews of the then-Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson. The just-released transcripts reveal new details behind the scheming that led to the first impeachment of Donald Trump.. .

... In addition to all the backdoor scheming between the “whistleblower,” Vindman, Democrats on HPSCI, and, through at best, his willful ignorance, Atkinson, the transcripts released Monday also highlight the politicization of the FBI that continued under Trump 1.0 after Director James Comey’s firing.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Biden DOJ prosecutors on average sought 26.8 months in prison for pro-life defendants charged with non-violent crimes, compared with 12.3 months averaged for pro-abortion ones.
  Biden DOJ ‘weaponized’ federal law to prosecute pro-lifers and give them longer prison sentences

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!




• Victor Davis Hanson: America’s leverage in the Strait exposes Iran’s weakness—turning its greatest asset into a liability and reshaping the balance of power without a ground war.
  Iran: A Longer View
  
• President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iran could be poised to deliver a staggering blow to the Iranian economy, including the cash flows needed by the regime to pay the host of soldiers and thugs it requires to stay in power.
  Trump Blockade Threatens Iran’s Military-Industrial Complex
  
• The failure of the Pakistan peace talks raises the likelihood of renewed military conflict in the region. Trump’s impending naval blockade aims to pressure Tehran into concessions, but, if unsuccessful, air strikes could be back on the table, further destabilizing the Middle East and global oil markets.
  Netanyahu Warns Iran War Could Restart ‘Very Quickly.’
  
• The Iranian government executed more than 1,600 people last year — marking a three decade high not seen since the end of the republic’s war against Iraq in 1989.
  Regime of monsters Executions in Iran doubled in 2025 — marking a 36-year high: report

  
  

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• When every outcome is wrong, the narrative isn’t analysis — it’s opposition.
  From World War III to 'Chicken' in 48 Hours

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

• The incidents highlight the growing hostility toward AI leaders amid heightened public anxiety over artificial intelligence."
  Anti-AI Attacker Carried ‘Manifesto’ and Other Tech Execs’ Addresses.
  
• “At every level it’s oppressor versus oppressed. It is people of color versus whites. And its goal is to delegitimize the United States, to delegitimize capitalism, and to delegitimize Israel..”
  ‘Intersectionality’ – The Destructive Ideology Balkanizing the Country

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Texas is launching an investigation into the major athletic apparel brand Lululemon Athletica Inc. over the potential presence of “forever chemicals” in the apparel.
  Texas Launches Investigation into Lululemon over Potential Presence of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Apparel

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Amid all the festivities, that double jihad suicide bombing wasn’t even worth mentioning.
  In Algeria, Pope Leo Hails the ‘Rich Diversity’ of Christians and Muslims
  
• This incident has intensified discussions on Islamist separatism in Italy, prompting legislative efforts to introduce stricter penalties for forced marriages and to monitor foreign funding for mosques. The deportation underscores Italy’s commitment to upholding laws and human rights against practices deemed incompatible with Western values....Over 20,000 Muslims live in Brescia, leading it to be called Italy’s “Islamic Capital.” Italian law gives cops the power to remove foreigners “considered a threat to public order or the security of the State” or has been involved in sex-related crimes...
  Imam Who Endorsed 9-Year-Old Girls Getting Married Gets Deported.

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

• Gavin Newsom is lying about Israel to curry favor with extremists in Minneapolis, Dearborn, and New York City. And that is just one Democrat, there are many more.
  Democrats Go Full Anti-Semite

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

• Margot Cleveland: These new revelations should wake Americans up to how the deep state and a complicit media sought to thwart their electoral will.
  Breaking: Transcript From 2019 Exposes More Deep State Machinations Against Trump

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

• The judge said Trump did not meet the “actual malice” standard.
  Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Without Prejudice
  
• The allegations were not just uncovered or recently discovered. Reports of Swalwell’s alleged misconducts have circulated for more than a decade.
  The Other Villain In The Swalwell Allegations Is The Complicit Corporate Press
  
• Hasan Piker has gained attention among Democrats because of his large social media following and his appeal among the younger segments of the Left.
  New York Times Runs Cover For Terrorist-Sympathizing Streamer Cozying Up With Democrats
  
• Western media remain utterly incoherent ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli-Lebanese talks in Washington because their Israel Derangement Syndrome renders them unable to acknowledge basic facts. For starters, the Jewish state is not at war with Lebanon, but with Hezbollah, the terror group that occupies the country’s south and until recently had the government bullied into complete submission.It’s a war Hezbollah started...
  How Israel Derangement Syndrome blinds media to basic Mideast facts
  
• Heather Mac Donald: For the mainstream media, a horrific murder in Florida is horrific only because the president called attention to it.
  Illegal Immigrant Bludgeons Victim—Blame Trump
  
• AP, New York Times, Wall Street Journal scramble to spin Iran War as Beijing win
  The Misleading Media Groupthink On China’s Renewable Energy
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• Swedish researchers created a fake eye disease to see whether AI chatbots would repeat it as if it were real. The results were anything but funny.
  Bixonimania: How AI Turned a Joke Diagnosis into “Peer‑Reviewed” Medicine

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• April is a yearly reminder that the U.S. government excels at collecting and redistributing taxpayers’ money on a massive scale.
  Tax Invasion
  
• The common denominator? Democrats.
  A few things that have truly caused people and businesses to have an affordability problem
  
• The Trump administration wants to ‘reestablish work as the center of social policy.’
  Exclusive: How Trump Hopes To Make The Economy Work For Families And Not Vice-Versa
  
• So far, Trump has barely scratched the surface of the regulatory behemoth.
  Most Americans Say They Face ‘Higher Taxes’ This Year, Call Tax Code ‘Unfair’: I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• A Balanced Budget Amendment ought to embody enduring principles for fiscal continence. Instructions on what spending to cut and by how much, or what automatic enforcement mechanisms to adopt, do not belong in constitutional law. The text should be the opposite of a procedural manual, it should be broad and concise, providing standards to which Congress must adhere while not micromanaging implementation.
  A Constitutional Fix For Fiscal Disorder

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• The Chicago Tribune noted that gun-related violence was up during the first quarter of 2026, with Chicago “[recording] 105 homicides through the first week of April, up slightly from the 98 killings seen in the same time period in 2025.”
  Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago: At Least 28 Shot During Weekend

  
  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• A progressive rabbi’s opposition to an Oklahoma religious charter school rests on faulty constitutional reasoning and a misguided commitment to strict separation of church and state.
  Jews Against Jewish Education
  
• The university’s harsh response to the satirical article and video skit, which a top administrator called ‘completely unacceptable,’ may violate North Carolina state law
  UNC Officials Accused of Not Protecting Students or Defending Free Speech After April Fools’ ICE Article, ‘Sorority Girl’ Skit Lead to Death Threats, Campus Uproar

  ABORTION

• A federal judge declined to block the Biden junta's mail-order abortion scheme last week — but he put the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on notice as the agency continues its safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone.
  Federal Judge Declines to Block Mail-Order Abortions for Now, but Says Louisiana’s Case Is ‘Likely to Succeed’

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• Despite what gun control advocates would have you believe, the right to keep and bear arms plays a vital role in public safety. Americans use their firearms to defend themselves and others far more often than many people realize. Even the notoriously anti-gun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged that most studies on the issue find that between 500,000 and several million defensive gun uses occur every year in the United States. An extensive 2021 national survey conducted by a Georgetown professor further substantiated this reality, concluding that Americans used their firearms defensively an average of 1.2 million times a year.
  Gun Control Advocates to Victims: Just Bring a Knife to the Gunfight
  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• The Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act highlights a deeper divide over election rules, while Congress retains constitutional authority to oversee federal election integrity.
  No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds the Trump Card
  
• Virginian's must say 'no' to Abigail Spanberger's gerrymandered power grab
  Virginian's must say 'no' to Abigail Spanberger's gerrymandered power grab

  
  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race on Sunday night.
  Eric Swalwell To Resign From Congress Over Sexual Misconduct Scandal
  
• ...Democrats want you to believe they did the right thing and are rushing to position themselves as the party of accountability. Don't buy it.
  Confirmed: Democrats Knew Swalwell Was a Creepy Predator
  
• Move over, Eric Swalwell.
  Florida Dem Governor Candidate Accused of Beating Up the Elderly

  POLITICS

• “One big reason that Red States tend to do better on the Family Structure Index is that they often offer more affordable homes to ordinary American families.”
  Blue States Bleed Families While Red States Gain Ground
  
• There is a structural weakness within the “fusionist” center-right. As long as we ignore it, the left will always come out on top.
  The Center-Right’s Long March Backward
  
• Of Massie’s 20,665 donors in the first quarter, approximately 76% were first-time contributors while 993 donors from Kentucky contributed a total of $190,399, including 401 from his 4th Congressional District, the figures showed. The first-quarter showing comes as Massie faces a competitive Republican primary on May 19 against former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who has received backing from President Donald Trump. Massie has repeatedly clashed with Trump since the latter’s return to the White House in January 2025.
  EXCLUSIVE: Massie Rakes In $2.5 Million In Q1 As Trump Escalates Primary Fight
  
• Gonzales did not specify when he will leave Congress.
  Tony Gonzales To Retire From Congress After Admitting Affair With Aide
  
• Robert Spencer : Zohran Mamdani is not a head of state. He can’t go all-in on his socialist inclinations. But he is anxious to show, during his tenure as mayor of the nation’s largest city, that socialism works, and that means he has been busy from his first moments in office implementing as much of it as he possibly can. That includes the cult of personality. And so the New York Post reported Sunday that Mamdani is doing all he can to set himself up as a larger-than-life socialist hero. He even “threw himself a great big bash to celebrate his first 100 days in office, and even launched a website so his faithful comrades can track his ‘achievements’ across the city — despite reneging on numerous campaign promises.”
  Comrade Mamdani Gets to Work on His Cult of Personality

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• “Well, we’re going to see with Cuba. Cuba is another story.”

  Trump: ‘We May Stop by Cuba After We’re Finished With’ Iran

• The Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is hardly the only waterway on President Donald Trump’s mind at the moment. While Trump and the international media may be talking about the Strait of Hormuz nonstop, the broader questions about other sea lanes and shipping waterways have very much dominated the geopolitical discussion worldwide upon Trump’s return to the White House and have been at the center of tensions between the U.S. and China, set for a worldwide primetime showdown when Trump visits Beijing in May.
  Exclusive — Waterway Wars: Greek Official Reveals How Trump, Guilfoyle Severed China’s ‘Dragon’s Head’ Port Advantage in ‘Gateway to Europe’
  
• Hegseth and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin agreed to strengthen an existing agreement between the two countries to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP. . . the Strait of Malacca, a key waterway between the Indian and Pacific Oceans running between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and Malaysia and Singapore, could see a strengthened U.S. presence as a result.
  New Defense Deal Could Tighten US Control Over Another Critical Seaway
  
  
• The European Union (EU) is funding nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) accused of working to discredit right-wing election observers ahead of Hungary’s tight election Sunday, according to Republican international election observers and right-leaning party leaders.Sources told the Daily Caller that these leftist NGOs raised concerns about election fraud and discredited Republican international election observers before Serbia’s March elections had even taken place. They fear the same tactics are now being applied in Hungary’s elections.
  The EU Picks Up USAID’s Slack In Funding Foreign Election NGOs Across Europe

• Globalists are hailing Orbán’s defeat as a signal that the “populist tide has turned,” but Péter Magyar was a member of Orbán’s party until 2024, and ran to the right of Fidesz on immigration and natalist policies, signaling that Orbán has shifted the Overton window on policy. Magyar is praised abroad mainly for his pro-European Union, pro-Ukraine stance, while Orbán has frequently been at odds with the EU and Ukraine, particularly over illegal immigration and the need to secure Hungary’s supply of Russian pipeline oil. Despite Magyar’s anti-Russian stance, there is widespread acknowledgment that some pragmatic energy cooperation with Russia must continue.
  Here’s Why Orban’s Ouster Might NOT Be the Victory the Left Thinks.
  
• "I do not look at my role as being political, a politician. I don’t want to get into a debate with him. I don’t think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing.”
  Pope Leo has 'no fear' of Trump admin, says his position remains non-political
  
• Nigeria’s Air Force allegedly struck down over a hundred civilians following a botched operation to eliminate terrorists that the U.S. has already offered to help eliminate, reports say.
  The strike decimated a remote market, believed to often be used by Boko Haram jihadis. . .
  Allegedly Botched Counterterrorism Operation Leaves Over 100 Dead After Refusing US Aid

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

  
  

• At this point can we all agree it was a bioweapon?
  New data reveal a staggering rise in stillbirths and miscarriages after the Covid shot

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• The ability to afford health care has emerged as a key concern across the nation ahead of November’s midterm elections. Several analysts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that some Main Street businesses are struggling due to skyrocketing health costs, including having to scrap bonuses, facing difficulty hiring new employees and conducting layoffs.
  American Small Business Owners Feeling The Pinch From Surging Health Care Costs

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Bill Maher declared Western civilization superior to its alternatives on Friday’s “Real Time” and challenged anyone who disagreed to prove him wrong. “No, it was a clash of civilizations — the civilizations are very different and ours is better,” Maher said to loud applause from his studio audience, according to the New York Post (NYP). “And if you’re not clapping, spend a week in a Muslim capital, you wouldn’t last — especially as a woman.”
  ‘Spend A Week In A Muslim Capital, You Wouldn’t Last’: Bill Maher Defends Western Civilization

• Rose, who last starred in the TV series Batgirl, claims that Perry sexually assaulted her in Australia, according to Variety.
  Actress Ruby Rose Accuses Katy Perry of Sexual Assault, Perry Denies: ‘Dangerous Reckless Lies’
  
• This resolution is being touted as a victory for LGBT visibility, though the stipulation that the gay rights flags cannot fly at the same height as the American flag is the point that Trump’s National Parks Service and the Department of the Interior were originally trying to make
  Trump Admin Agrees to Fly LGBT Flag at ‘Stonewall Monument’… As Long as It’s BENEATH the U.S. Flag.
  
• A clip shows Carpenter sitting at a piano, preparing to play the ballad “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night.” Suddenly, a high-pitched ululation rings out from the audience.
  Woke Mob Attacks Sabrina Carpenter Over Viral ‘Yodeling’ Concert Moment
  
• Christian Toto: Rebel comic throws high heat at young crowd in provocative web series
  Mark Normand Asks Gen Z the Ultimate Culture War Question

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