The Morning Report — 4/ 21/26

Good morning kids, As combat operations continue above and around Iran and quite possibly on the ground with both American and Israeli soldiers or special forces/intel operatives if not mass formations of troops (thank goodness that that has not happened). For sure the Iranian regime has got the living shit kicked out of it, but rest assured, cardboard cutouts notwithstanding, the head of the snake has yet to be cut off and can still inflict a serious bite.

Israel on Monday exposed the global terror network operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through its covert “Unit 4000,” detailing how the apparatus directed plots against Israeli officials, embassies, and strategic infrastructure worldwide while key commanders were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran.

According to the joint statement, members of the cell were arrested with explosive drones and fragmentation charges they had smuggled into the country, after gathering intelligence on targets through surveillance and photography under direct orders from handlers in Iran. . . The arrests led Israeli intelligence agencies to uncover the broader structure and chain of command of Unit 4000, a covert division within the IRGC’s intelligence apparatus responsible for directing terrorist activity abroad against Israeli and Western targets, including attempts to smuggle advanced weaponry into Israel.

Remember that "Global" doesn't just mean Israel since given the nature of our pre-Trump era nearly non-existent southern border or even the smallest iota of an illusion of border security going back decades, and with Iranian agents operating with impunity all over Latin America (especially Cavez/Maduro ruled Venezuela), it's safe to assume that quite a few Iranian and other Islamic terror cells have made it over the border along with the wetback lettuce and grape-pickers.

That said, it's I was expecting some sort of Iranian backed or executed terror attack on our soil, despite the decapitation strikes on Iran's military and intelligence leadership. It's a good thing that our law enforcement and intelligence agencies are fully on board with protecting the American homeland and citizenry.

Okay you can stop laughing, and start weeping:

Maryland’s new immigration enforcement restrictions are drawing sharp pushback from law enforcement, who warn the “sanctuary” shift undermines public safety and cooperation with ICE. . . . Maryland is flexing its “sanctuary state” muscles, working against its own citizens in an effort to protect illegal immigrant criminals who are acting in the state.

Ridiculous. And the reasoning behind this is even worse. Senator Mary Beth Carozza noted the following: “Maryland Sheriffs have warned that legislation like this could actually increase the presence of ICE agents in Maryland. Without open lines of communication, we are only raising the chances that Maryland could become the next Minnesota.

But it’s funny. When you actually ask law enforcement about how something like this can take effect, you get a much different answer.

Yes, multi-billion dollar grifting as well as rapes, robberies and murder are bad enough but as noted above potential mass casualty terrorist events are quite something else. Yes, it's encouraging that the author notes "Pushback" from Maryland's law enforcement rank and file, but unless the latter en masse informs the MD governor and legislature that they will disregard and disobey this illegal and insane law by fully cooperating with ICE, it's just just hot air.

Take a stand or dry up and go away.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s political imagination builds heroes, villains, and entire histories untethered from reality, substituting narrative for fact until it collapses under scrutiny.
  All the Dream Houses of the Left

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• The president is likely to authorize further military action.
  Deadline Tehran: All Hell About To Break Loose.
  
• The Democrats are doing everything possible to hurt the very strong position we are in with respect to Iran. Despite World War I lasting 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days, World War II lasting 6 years and 1 day, the Korean War lasting 3 years, 1 month, and 2 days, the Vietnam War lasting 19 years, 5 months, and 29 days, and Iraq lasting 8 years, 8 months, and 28 days, they like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a Deal that is not as good as it could have been. I read the Fake News saying that I am under “pressure” to make a Deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly!
  Trump: I Won’t Let Democrats Rush Me into Iran Deal That Isn’t Optimal
  
• In a rare joint statement, the Mossad, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Defense Forces said the exposure of the network followed a series of operational breakthroughs during the campaign — known in Israel as Operation Rising Lion and in the United States as Operation Epic Fury — which began on February 28 targeting Iran’s military, intelligence, and senior leadership hierarchy, including top regime figures, as a fragile ceasefire is set to expire Tuesday evening.
  Israel Unmasks Iranian ‘Unit 4000’ Global Terror Network — Top IRGC Commanders Eliminated, Major Plots Foiled
  
• President Donald Trump announced Sunday the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired upon and seized the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship trying to blow past the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In the 33-second video posted on X by CENTCOM, Marines are seen rappelling onto the vessel from Sikorsky MH-60S helicopters, a navalized version of the UH-60 Blackhawk.
  Video Shows US Marines Rappel Onto Iranian Blockade Runner
  
• Trump ends the era of illusions.
  No More Deals With Devils
  
• Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday announced Spain will propose to the European Union it “breaks” its Association Agreement with Israel over the ongoing war in Iran.
  Spain to Propose E.U. ‘Breaks’ Association Agreement with Israel
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• A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister said Sunday that the country has become a primary target of Iran’s attacks due to its commitment to tolerance and economic growth. UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy told ABC’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl that, unlike Iran, which uses its oil wealth to fund terrorist groups, the UAE has used its resources to build a “model of prosperity and tolerance.”
  Neighboring Country: ‘We Used Our Oil Wealth To Build An Economic Powerhouse,’ Iran Used Theirs For Evil
  
• The authorities allege Mafi started working for Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security after securing a green card in 2016, “using an Omani shell company to move weapons and cash between the government and its proxies.”
  Iranian-Born Woman Arrested for Allegedly Helping Iran Traffic Weapons to Sudan

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

• From fake impeachments to battles with a KGB-created religious movement, Trump is engaged in a “to the political death” battle with the left.
  Gabbard’s Declassified Documents Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
  
• The message was clear: the wealthy have too much and their wealth must be taken from them and experts must then decide how best to dole it out to those with less.
  Progressive leaders revealed what they really think of us at their big Barcelona meet-up.
  
• “If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress, can be made beyond these propositions.” 
  The Shifting and Regressive Nature of Progressivism

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

• “And even if you’ve already [committed fraud], and you think you’ve gotten away with it, we’re going back,” Edlow said. “As you noted earlier, we are looking at old cases, we are going back and re-vetting cases for people who were granted green cards and granted other benefits during the Biden junta, when there was no vetting. There’s vetting now, and we’re looking at these old cases, so be prepared to face the consequences.”
  Trump Administration Actively Re-Vetting Biden Migrants Given Green Cards
  
• There are sharp differences in opinion on party lines, as most Republicans, 57 percent, believe “all” legal immigrants should be deported. Only 24 percent of independents and seven percent of Democrats agree. Most Democrats and independents — 81 percent and 63 percent, respectively — believe illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes should be deported.
  Poll: Nearly One-Third of Registered Voters Say All Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported
  
• Heading into the midterms, the last thing the GOP should be doing is alienating its core voters on immigration. Rep. Maria Salazar’s legislation does just that.
  Republicans toy with migrant amnesty — and risk destroying their own party
  
• Maryland’s new immigration enforcement restrictions are drawing sharp pushback from law enforcement, who warn the “sanctuary” shift undermines public safety and cooperation with ICE.
  Even Maryland’s Own Police Aren’t Fans of the New Bill That Limits Them from Working Alongside ICE

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• California leaders kept a $2 billion budget error quiet for months while publicly warning of painful cuts and pushing through a contentious budget process. The mistake stems from two miscalculations tied to the CalPERS pension system, according to the New York Post (NYP). Gov. Gavin Newsom’s January budget plan assumed a $2.9 billion shortfall, a number called into question after officials discovered problems in the pension math.
  California Leaders Concealed $2 Billion Accounting Mistake For Months
  
• Chavez-DeRemer’s resignation leaves the Department of Labor under increased scrutiny, with Keith Sonderling stepping in as Acting Secretary
  Trump’s Labor Secretary Has Resigned. Here’s What We Know.

• House lawmakers advanced a farm bill in March that would spend more than $1 trillion over a decade without putting a dent in the U.S.’s massive spending deluge.
  The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Inside Swamp’s New Farm Bill
  
• So, to recap, in Jackson’s view, the police had no basis to make a stop when an officer saw two passengers flee a vehicle simply at the sight of police, and then observed a third person attempt to drive away so hastily that the car door was left open. That, apparently, is not suspicious at all.
  Justice Jackson Takes Aim at Fellow Justices, and the Results Aren’t Pretty
  
• Shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked, the public saw just how far pro-abortion activists were willing to go to try and stop the court from overturning Roe v. Wade after a would-be assassin was arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home.
  New Report Of Powder Mailed To Alito After Dobbs Leak Shows Threats Were Worse Than Reported

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• "If you had the opportunity to kill the family again, would you?"
  Will ICE Deport ‘Allah’ Back to Afghanistan?
  
• A school district in the Minneapolis suburbs is remodeling two high schools to fit "student needs," by which it means adding a prayer room and foot-washing facilities specifically for Muslims.
  Minneapolis Schools Remodel to Add Muslim-Specific Facilities

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS

• In July 2025, Makled shared a post from Candace Owens, in which Owens referred to Israelis as "demons."
  Dems Make A Stunning Switch And Backlash Is Building Fast
  
• Amir Makled represented Michigan students who faced criminal charges related to the school’s anti-Israel encampment and introduced El-Sayed at an event featuring Hasan Piker
  UMich Regent Candidate Who Praised Hezbollah Wins Democrat Nomination
  
• The high court announced on Monday that it will hear arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, which centers around Colorado’s apparent exclusion of Catholic families and preschools from its “universal” preschool program. As Andrea Picciotti-Bayer previously described in these pages, the state told Catholic parishes upon the program’s enactment that “they could participate — so long as they abandoned Church teaching on sexual orientation and human identity.”
  SCOTUS To Decide Whether Colorado’s ‘Universal’ Preschool Program Can Exclude Catholic Families
  
• Jew-haters are losing. (Meh, they've been around for 5,000 years, so let's not count our matzoh balls before they float-jjs)
  Antisemite’s $10 Million Dollar Lawsuit Thrown Out

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

• Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before DC grand jury in John Brennan investigation, AP sources sayBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressThe Associated PressWASHINGTON
  Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before DC grand jury in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say
  
• “In sum, Brennan’s testimony before the Committee… was a brazen attempt to knowingly and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to material facts.”
  DOJ Taps Trump Ally diGenova for Brennan Probe

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

• “Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI,” the complaint filed in a federal district court in Washington says. “But they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office,” it says.
  FBI director files $250 mn defamation suit against US magazine
  
• Amazon removed the paperback edition of French writer Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel “The Camp of the Saints” from its U.S. listings Friday, citing a violation of its offensive content policy. Vauban Books, the publisher of the 2025 English edition, made the announcement Monday after the dystopian novel was flagged for “offensive content.”
  Amazon Removes Classic Anti-Mass Immigration Novel For ‘Offensive Content’
  
• Ad Fontes Media analyst Meisam Zamanabadi was an editor for a Tehran newspaper controlled by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the city's former mayor and now the speaker of Iran's parliament
  Former Iranian State Media Editor Now Works for US ‘Media Bias’ Group That Rates Liberal Outlets as More Reliable Than Their Conservative Counterparts
  
• If we really want to wage war against the Fake News Industrial Complex, it’s time that the U.S. bans this terrorist organization disguised as a media outlet, too.
  Al Jazeera should be banned in the US
  
• Democrats rushed to politicize the tragedy in Louisiana…until the inconvenient truth came out.
  Dems Loved this Story-Until it Didn't Fit the Narrative
  
• The American Trump-loathing media floods the airwaves and headlines with falsehoods and soundbites in a tone of impending doom. 
  The Media’s Trump: A 'Firehose of Falsehood'
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• They aren’t the funny drunken-looking stumblers and bumblers they were just a few months ago.
  Laughing our way into the ‘Terminator’ apocalypse
  
• Cook leaves the CEO role after presiding over an expansion period that saw Apple’s market value surge to $4 trillion, marking more than a twentyfold increase during his tenure, according to the announcement. Company filings show he received $74.6 million in total compensation last year, including a $3 million base salary and significant stock awards, while estimates place his net worth near $3 billion.
  Tim Cook Announces Exit As Apple CEO

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Trump believes gas prices will fall once the operation in Iran ends.
  Trump Remains Confident Gas Prices Will Fall Before 2026
  
• Americans will face continued financial strain as high fuel costs ripple through the economy, affecting transportation, goods, and services. If Wright is correct, the prolonged timeline for a significant price drop could affect the midterms in November, with inflationary pressures pushing up costs and undermining public faith in the administration’s economic record.
  Trump’s Energy Sec Says Gas May Remain Expensive Until 2027.

  
  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• A Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for civil suits against both the purveyors and backers of ideologically motivated violence.
  The Constitution Is Not a Shield for Foreign Terrorists

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

• To stop these laws, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Mike Lee (R-UT), as well as Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), introduced the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act, a bill that they believe would stop this Democrat “climate lawfare.” The legislation would bar frivolous climate lawsuits against American energy producers from being brought in either federal or state courts.
  Senate Republicans Move to Stop State Democrat ‘Climate Lawfare’ from Stifling American Energy Production

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Empirical record shows little relationship between school expenditure levels and convergence in black–white cognitive performance.
  Funding Has Not Closed the Gap: School Expenditure and the Persistence of Black–White Differences in Cognitive Performance
  
• Donald Trump, meanwhile, has launched investigations into over 50 universities and withheld billions of dollars in federal funding from schools like Harvard University, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Cornell University, and Brown University. Stefanik supports the White House’s actions, saying universities had their chance to fix themselves but instead dug in deeper and deeper during the Biden Junta years. They have to be forced to address the "rot" on their campuses.
  Going to Harvard: A Badge of Pride or a Mark of Shame?
  
• May Day promises to see the US and its classrooms saturated with leftist propaganda.
  Groom and Doom

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors ‘acted unlawfully and exceeded its statutory authority by seizing [Recorder Heap’s] personnel, systems and equipment and refusing to return them.’
  Arizona Judge Overrules Stephen Richer’s Election Power Grab In Maricopa County
  
• On the eve of the election, Virginia’s junior U.S. senator acknowledged that the point of the gerrymandering plan proposed by his party is to disenfranchise millions of his constituents in order to rig opposition to Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Tim Kaine Admits VA Democrats’ Gerrymandering Was Never About ‘Fair Maps’

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

• The lawsuit could have significant implications for ActBlue, which processed over $1.78 billion for Democrat campaigns and causes in 2025. The allegations, if proven, may lead to criminal charges. The case also bolsters Paxton’s credentials as a Republican who has pushed hard to advance the Trump administration’s America First agenda on election integrity, public health, and other priorities, in contrast with his primary rival, Senator John Cornyn, who has a long history of backstabbing President Donald J. Trump.
  Ken Paxton is Suing Democrat Donor Platform ActBlue for ‘Rampant’ Fraud.
  
• In a press release, it was revealed that the House Judiciary Committee, House Administration Committee, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report titled, “Fraud on ActBlue, Part II: Illicit Foreign Donations and a Cover-up Sour Mass Resignations and Firings on ActBlue’s Legal and Compliance Team.”
  Report: ActBlue Employees Plead the Fifth over 100 Times During House Depositions

  POLITICS

• Despite the drop, Veep's favorability remains rock-solid with GOP base voters.
  J.D. Vance’s Approval Dips Into The Red In 2026; Can He Reverse That In Time For 2028 Vote? I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• It would be a high-risk strategy for the GOP because Samuel Alito is a known quantity and a reliable, dependable, conservative justice. There’s no guarantee the next nominee will be as conservative — or even survive the confirmation process. It’s impossible to 100% vet anyone; who knows what skeletons are hiding in the next nominee’s closet?
  Democrats Fear THIS ‘October Surprise’ Will Cost Them the Senate in 2026 — and for Good Reason

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• This move positions Hungary as a more compliant partner within the European and global institutions compared to Orbán, while potentially straining diplomatic relations with Israel. “We have a legal obligation to enforce the court’s rulings, and I’m sure he knows this,” Magyar said on Monday, in reference to Netanyahu possibly attending upcoming events commemorating Hungary’s 1956 uprising against its former communist regime.
  Hungary’s New PM Just Pledged to Arrest Netanyahu.
  
• “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”
  Latest Caribbean Strike Kills Three Suspected Narco-Terrorists
  
• According to the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the two countries have come together once again to make the Western Hemisphere a little safer. (Pura Vida! - jjs)
  From Drug Busts to Deportations: How One Ally Is Helping Trump Secure Our Region

• "And it's WORKING!"
  Victor Davis Hanson: There is a Plan for EVERYTHING Trump is Doing...to turn Russia and China against each other.”
  
• Xi spent a decade cultivating the Islamic Republic as the armed underwriter of Chinese influence in the Middle East.
  Its erosion in this campaign hands Washington immense leverage.
  Epic Fury just sent China’s Xi Jinping an unmistakable message

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• What’s the point in dying for your country when your government just hands it over to foreigners anyway?
  Ukraine plans to replace the war dead with Africans and give them all the jobs and benefits

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Lawmakers in the U.S. and U.K. have taken steps to demand greater accountability from organizations suspected of advancing Beijing’s agenda.
  U.S., U.K. Lawmakers Finally Scrutinize China’s Use Of ‘Cultural Associations’ As Communist Fronts 

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• “Marijuana remains the most misunderstood vice in America...We have an enormous and growing industry that profits from addiction...Industry lobbying groups have spent significantly and gone on to win state-level policy fights.”
  The Marijuana Backlash Is Here
  
• By administering these EVs through a nasal spray, researchers were able to deliver a payload of therapeutic micro-RNAs directly into the hippocampus.
  A Simple Spray Could Treat Dementia

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Cool image time! The picture. . . was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released today. It shows a small section of the Trifid Nebula, located about 5,000 light years away.
  Hubble looks at the Trifid Nebula again
  
• The report lists three commercial companies that might be able to provide alternative suits, and thus some redundancy. . .
  NASA’s IG: With only Axiom building NASA’s future spacesuits, the agency’s lunar program faces great scheduling risk

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

• The Court announced it will not intervene in a case brought by two parents claiming they had a right to be told—and to object—when their school “socially transitioned” their daughter to another sex.
  Supreme Court Rejects Parents’ Appeal to Protect Rights in School Gender-Transitioning Case
  
• Women feel profoundly unhappy, distrust men, loathe their country, and view motherhood as optional at best.
  Young, Angry Leftist Women are Destroying Britain and America

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• In the battle for the future, the side having children may have already won.
  Demography Is Destiny — And the Left Isn’t Reproducing
  
• Christian Toto: Phelim McAleer, Anne McElhinney decry yet another attack on the arts
  ‘October 7’ Play Cancellation Sign of the Antisemitic Times?
  
• "The Savant" is rumored to be coming out in July.
  Leftist ‘Fever Dream’ Series Plows Ahead Despite Massive Conservative Backlas
  
• In about 50 years, experts agree, Wikipedia will have a page called “Antebellum Wokism” discussing the rage and the impotence of late-stage progressivism.
  The Anger of the Antebellum Wokies
  
• There is only so much reality the romance of convenience can absorb.
  The City Sold Me The Dream. The Fine Print Changed Everything.

  HITHER & YON

• “It’s exactly the link given to the Bible. It’s 300 Egyptian cubits. For us, these are all positive lines that we’re pursuing, and it’s showing that there’s more to be found.”
  The plot thickens Noah’s Ark mystery deepens as researcher blows lid on strange rock formations in Turkey

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