The Morning Report — 4/ 30/26

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Good morning kids. Unfortunately, my dear wonderful wife is addicted to listening to the inbred mouth-breathing credibly-accused intern-murderer Joe Scarborough and his blonde bimbo concubine Mitzi Baryshnikov on MSNSDAP, who almost daily give a platform to deranged scumbag racial arsonist Al Sharpton. While I do my very best to tune all of them out today the wailing and moaning of feces-to-the-face bootblack Sharpton are music to my ears as he flips his sewer-lid medallion over yesterday's glorious victory of America and civilization over his and his ilk's multigenerational strangulation of them.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the ability of states to consider race when drawing congressional maps, a decision that could reshape the balance of power in Washington and intensify redistricting battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, which included two majority-black districts, as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

In the court’s 36-page opinion, Alito emphasized that “the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race,” framing the central question as whether compliance with the Voting Rights Act justifies such actions.

For the court’s conservative wing, the answer was no.

Alito and the five other justices were absolutely correct, moral and courageous in upholding the ideals of our Constitution and the ideals behind the concept that undergirds our society, "American Exceptionalism": that is that our founding and society are the exception to every other society in history, which was based on tyranny and oppression of the citizenry.

No doubt this is a big victory but I have a niggling (racist?) feeling that SCOTUS threw us a bone with this insofar as they've already made up their minds that they are going to preserve, protect and defend the bastardization of the 14th Amendment that allows foreigners to spawn on our shores to proclaim the babies as American citizens and then magically transmogrify the parents, uncles, aunts, cousins and others born elsewhere as Americans and ship them all in to become Democrat voters and welfare recipients.

For sure the win yesterday is a gut punch for the Democrat/Leftists, but losing birthright citizenship would potentially be catastrophic for them.

Unfortunately, Dobbs, Bruen and this ruling aside, SCOTUS and every court in the land cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Especially given what President Trump and many decent ordinary Americans have had to endure in the wake of J/6, School board and Pro-life protests that saw them persecuted by judges and prosecutors at the behest of Biden/Obama and their minions.

With the clock running down on the Trump miracle administration, there is also talk about Alito and or Clarence Thomas retiring, who can the President turn to or trust to advise him as to replacements?

On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the president had raised his arguments too late.

I'll complete the thought for the hack-in-black..."If only he didn't survive that assassination attempt, we'd hear the case... And then rule against him after they shoved the orangeman casket into the ground."

And of course we have this that undergirds my fears about Birthright Citizenship:

The three liberal judges — all of whom usually support pro-migration claims — suggested they might block Trump’s actions on the claim that Trump may be partially motivated by racially discriminatory “animus.”

Finally there's this insanity. And note who the judge is.

Brnovich,Judge Susan Brnovich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday said that the state’s voter registration list is not subject to requests from the U.S. Attorney General.

Brnovich, a Trump appointed-judge, dismissed the case with prejudice because an amended complaint would be “legally futile.”

The dismissal follows after after judges have ruled against the Justice Department’s attempted to obtain at least 30 states and the District of Columbia’s constituents date of birth, address, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.

The Trump administration seeks the data to ensure states are complying with federal election laws and to check the citizenship status of individuals on the voter rolls.

Gevalt. Alito and Thomas cannot and will not hang on forever, despite Thomas knowing full well where this nation is headed. God bless him for hanging on. Every second he lasts gives us a fighting chance, however brief.
Have a great day!

One final totally random musing...

Color me jaded but let's say that if I were a late night host and quipped "The Meathead got a meat cleaver" about Rob Reiner, I don't think I'd get the guffaws or invocation of the First Amendment that homunculus Kimmel got.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• While the world was once again forced to hold its collective breath on Saturday evening as an attempted assassin sought to slay U.S. President Donald Trump, the safety of populists throughout the West has become an increasing concern.
  Brexit Boss Nigel Farage Reveals His Home Was Targeted in Firebombing Attack

• ‘… Perhaps now we know why the Biden junta did not want to share its Planned Parenthood records with Congress,’ Sen. Ernst wrote.
  Senator: Biden Agency Used ‘Benghazi’ To Hide Emails On Planned Parenthood Loans
  
• Lawmakers adopted the procedural measure in a 216-210 vote, which cleared the way for Congress to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) section 702, which allows for warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals’ communications with Americans ahead of a Thursday deadline. Republican leaders have engaged in lengthy negotiations with members who wanted to amend section 702 to add restrictions to the surveillance of U.S. citizens’ communications.
  Republicans Poised To Allow Continued Unfettered Government Spying On American Citizens

TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH
• Leftists are minimizing the latest assassination attempt directed against Donald Trump, but a Supreme Court bio warned us they would.
  Alito Warned Us The Left Would Welcome The Latest Trump Assassination Attempt
  
• Miranda Devine: WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen’s toxic Blue Sky history shows China’s dangerous hold on our social media
  WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen’s toxic Blue Sky history shows China’s dangerous hold on our social media

  AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

• Speaking in a phone interview with Axios earlier in the day, Trump explained that he rejected a proposal from Tehran that would have involved reopening the Strait of Hormuz and easing the blockade before addressing the nuclear issue, making clear he will not lift the blockade until Iran agrees to U.S. demands.
  Trump Vows to Maintain Iran Blockade Until Nuclear Terms Met — Tehran Threatens ‘Unprecedented’ Response
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• The cost update comes as the war nears the 60-day mark. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, military operations lasting more than 60 days require congressional approval, with leeway for the President to request a 30-day extension. At present, the House has failed to pass a war powers resolution, while the Senate has consistently blocked measures to end the war.
  Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion So Far, Pentagon Confirms.
  
• The war on Iran is now an economic one.
  The Silent Siege
  * * * * *

• "Heinrich Himmler Accuses Warsaw Ghetto Jews of War Crimes for Resisting Deportation to Treblinka" - jjs
  Moulton: Hegseth ‘Guilty’ of War Crimes Like Nazi Submarine Captains

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

• The conservative majority ruled 6-3 that the map “is an unconstitutional gerrymander,” but stopped short of scrapping Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. 
  U.S. Supreme Court Voids Race-Based Redistricting Map in Louisiana

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

• The three liberal judges — all of whom usually support pro-migration claims — suggested they might block Trump’s actions on the claim that Trump may be partially motivated by racially discriminatory “animus.”
  Lobbies, Liberals Ask SCOTUS to Override Trump’s Haiti Policy

  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• The investigation could lead to significant legal consequences for Minnesota’s top officials if they are found complicit. Tim Walz already abandoned a reelection bid earlier this year as coverage of Somali fraud in the state on his watch ramped up.
  Vance Confirms Walz, AG Ellison Being Investigated in Somali Fraud Probe.

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• While the country breezes past the question of whether states can compact away the Electoral College, the same loophole is being used to build compacts arguably more invasive.
  How Interstate Licensing Agreements Became Shadow Governments Policing Your Job
  
• Divisions stem from disputes over the Save Our Bacon Act, a provision tied to federal limits on state agricultural standards and one particular amendment that would prevent states from implementing their own pesticide labeling and bar consumers from suing pesticide companies.
  Cracks Emerge In Swamp’s Pork-Stuffed Farm Bill As Lawmakers Revolt Over Big Pesticide Immunity
  
• ‘The bureaucratic control that the left has is a huge problem … and so we’re trying to give [the conservative movement] a laser-focused strategy for [combatting] this,’ SLI Founder Noah Wall told The Federalist.
  How This Conservative Group Is Breaking The Bureaucrat Bloat Wrecking Red States
  
• A Los Angeles business owner has revealed he is the one behind a phone call recording with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, just days before the infamous Palisades Fire last year.
  Blowing in the wind Karen Bass caught in shocking recording just days before Palisades Fire

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

  li>One man is in his 70s, and the other is in his 30s. The stabbing left them seriously wounded.
  Stabbing of Two Jewish Men in London Declared a ‘Terrorist Incident’
  

• These kids today and their jihads.
  English Boy Converts to Islam, and the Shenanigans Begin
  
• The Japanese don't want to end up feeling like outsiders in their own country.
  Japan: Thousands Protest Mosque Construction, Muslim Burial Project Also Halted

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

• The vile remarks, which were made over Zoom by a coop member, prompted applause from at least 50 people who were attending the meeting in person, according to multiple witnesses.
  Vile antisemitic outburst at Park Slope Coop meeting sparks outrage: ‘Jewish supremacism is a problem in this country’
  
• Highlighting individuals like President Donald Trump, Victor Davis Hanson, Hugh Hewitt, and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was my attempt to turn the spotlight away from Carlson and onto the many stalwart friends Jews have in the West, particularly in the United States.
  2026’s Non-Carlsons: Prominent Non-Jews Who Stand With Jews and Israel

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

• On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the president had raised his arguments too late. ("If only he didn't survive the assassination attempt, we'd hear the caae" - jjs)
  Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Challenge to E. Jean Carroll Defamation Verdict

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

• ‘The Commission agrees that it may not consider irrelevant factors in performing its function and specifically agrees that it will not take into account the perceived political beliefs, political speech, or labor practices of SpaceX or its officers.’
  California’s Political Commissars Surrender To Elon Musk’s Lawyers
  
• Republicans who appear on CNN should follow Stefanik’s playbook.
  Stefanik delivers masterclass in not taking CNN’s bait
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• A Capitol Hill event promotes Chinese AI governance.
  China is Infiltrating the Anti-AI Movement
  
• Can a politics that seeks to prevent harm coexist with a civilization that wants to build?
  A Conflict of AI Visions

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Warsh will be Trump’s second appointment to the chairmanship of the Fed. Trump elevated Powell during his first term but the relationship between the president and the Fed chair quickly deteriorated when Powell raised rates several times, slowing economic growth despite very low inflation. Trump frequently and publicly chastised Powell’s monetary policy but never sought to interfere with the Fed’s independent policymaking.
  Senate Banking Committee Gives Kevin Warsh Thumbs Up To Lead the Fed
  
• Powell's announcement landed with a mix of defiance and self-importance. His chairmanship ends next month, yet he plans to remain on the Federal Reserve Board for what he calls an “undetermined period of time.” 
  Jerome Powell Isn’t Quietly Leaving the Fed

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

• Geologists have announced that the Appalachian Mountains could be hiding a sprawling multi-billion-dollar cache of lithium that could last the US hundreds of years.
  Right at our feet $65B lithium mother lode hidden beneath Appalachian Mountains could supply US with power for centuries

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Here’s a list of the latest crime across America...
  American Crime Blotter: 4/29/26

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• “Show me your budget and I will show you what you value; and what the teachers unions value is political power and advancing a left wing, social justice agenda.”
  Watchdog Report Reveals Teacher Unions Have Contributed a Fortune to Left Wing Causes
  
• A day in the life of the Lost Angeles Unified School District.
  Public Employee Unions in L.A. Hold Children Hostage
  
• Hawking her latest book, the AFT president exemplifies the vices she condemns.
  An Afternoon with Randi Weingarten
  
• Elite law schools churn out activists who shout down dissent, proving that legal education has traded the rule of law for ideological theater.
  UCLA Law School or Preschool? Toddler-Like Law Students Should Leave America for a Real Education

  ABORTION

• ‘Since the 1950s, this Court has confronted one official demand after another like the Attorney General’s. Over and again, we have held those demands burden the exercise of First Amendment rights,’ wrote Justice Gorsuch.
  SCOTUS Confirms First Amendment Protects Pregnancy Center Donors From Nosey Abortion States

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• Blanche said, “We are repealing rules that went beyond what the law allows” and getting rid of “red tape.” He pointed out that said rules were instituted by people who did not understand gun owners or gun store owners.
  ATF Director Robert Cekada Takes Jackhammer to Biden-Era Gun Regs
  
• The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) sued James in July 2024 on behalf of three New York residents who wished to purchase body armor for personal protection. In documents filed Monday, James argued that the FPC shouldn’t even be allowed involvement in the suit.
  Letitia James Desperately Wants A Judge To Believe Body Armor Isn’t Protected By The Second Amendment

  THE 2020 AND 2022 ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Brnovich, a Trump appointed-judge, dismissed the case with prejudice because an amended complaint would be “legally futile.” (and now to ponder a potential Alito and/or Thomas replacement! - jjs)
  Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Admin Efforts to Verify Arizona Voter Data
  
• The revelation has sparked calls for immediate action to ensure election integrity, with Congressman Mark Harris (R-NC) labeling the situation a “failure” and urging the passage of the SAVE America Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. Notably, without proper verification, the chance of possible voter fraud in the November midterm elections will be exponentially higher.
  State Finds Tens of Thousands of Dead People on Voter Rolls.

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

• Trump made it clear that America is defined by shared culture, religion, language, territory and ancestry.
  Bro-Fo Omar Hits Rock Bottom With Her Dumbest Remarks Yet As Trump Delivers His Best Speech Ever
  
• Also demands King Charles III surrender a crown jewel
  Mayor Mamdani Unleashes Door-Knocking Campaign To Advance Rent Freeze
  
• One note read, “There is only one king in this image. Donald [T]rump holds the position of president of the United States while King Charles is king of the United Kingdom.”
  Democrats Erupt After White House Drops ‘Two Kings’ Photo
  
• Bernie Sanders teams up with a billionaire to take California.
  Billionaires Against Billionaires Funded by Billionaires

  POLITICS

• The decision is expected to recharge a nationwide redistricting battle that could reshape the balance of power in Washington.
  Supreme Court Ruling Cracks Open Redistricting War And Republicans See Path To Power Shift
  
• Organized labor, long a kingmaker in the state’s Democrat politics, has been dethroned by the far Left and its progressive apologists.
  Will Unions Stick with Democrats in Michigan?
  
• Clear-thinking Americans are encouraged by the shift.
  Finally, An Administration That’s Changing The Climate Narrative

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Rocha Moya is the current governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, which the Department of Justice calls the "geographic epicenter of the global narcotics trade." He's also a member of former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and current president Claudia Sheinbaum's Morena Party.  Others charged include the mayor of Culiacan, a sitting senator, and the deputy attorney general for the Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office.
  This Is Huge: DOJ Indicts Sinaloa Governor and Others in Sweeping Cartel Case
  
• The study, titled, Jovenes Españoles 2026 ("Spanish Youth") was published by the Spanish non-profit organization Fundacion SM, and it contains an exhaustive analysis of the current reality of Spaniards aged between 15-24 during 2025 across a wide range of subjects, comparing the findings with those from 2020 and 2005.
  Study: Majority of Young Spaniards See Migration as a ‘Real Threat’
  
• Police stepped in to prevent physical confrontations when the marchers entered a district of the city with a heavy immigrant population.
  Hundreds March Against Mass Migration in Pretoria, South Africa

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS
  

• And applause.
  The Exploits of the Israeli Navy Deserve Greater Attention

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• Kyiv claims a Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain is headed to Israel’s Haifa port.
  Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Bizarrely Picks Fight With Israel Over Grain Deliveries

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Southerners have a lower life expectancy than people living in other U.S. states, which experts attribute to several possible factors.
  Why Are Americans In One Region Dying Years Earlier Than Rest Of Country?

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The NSF has faced scrutiny over its grant-making priorities, including programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in federally funded research.
  Trump Fires Board Overseeing DEI-Riddled National Science Foundation
  
• While the settlement does not restrict the commission’s right to regulate off-base actions, or other aspects under its statutory authority, this settlement is a complete victory for SpaceX.
  California Coastal Commission settles SpaceX lawsuit by apologizing and conceding all points
  
• ...both hearings suggest that Congress will also afford Isaacman more
  leeway on how he uses the money. He will be able to cut or reshape major projects. He will be able to shut down some offices that he considers wasteful or redundant. And above all, he will be given the freedom to reform NASA in ways no Congress has allowed in decades.
  Propaganda vs reporting in describing the battle over NASA’s budget

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

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The review of ABC station licenses is a formal step toward actually stripping ABC, which is owned by Disney, of its literal air rights—which would be a truly extraordinary test. FCC chairman Brendan Carr has said Disney is under scrutiny for hewing illegally to its aggressive DEI programs. But the Kimmel matter looms large.
  Disney Double Standard: Media Giant Protects Trump-Bashing Jimmy Kimmel After Canceling Conservative Stars From ‘Roseanne,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ and ‘The Bachelor’
  
• Christian Toto: The Fellas deliver hard truths to ABC's far-left host, comedy culture
  ‘Ruthless’: Kimmel Joke Normalizes Trump Assassination Attempts
  
• Demme's 1991 masterpiece still under attack from trans community
  What Everyone Is Missing About ‘Silence of the Lambs’

  HITHER & YON

• One of the most brilliant, most controversial, most mercurial, most wild and wildly influential artists, songwriters, and performers in country music history has done something that almost seemed impossible from this old stump of hickory who survived prison stints, motorcycle gang fights, horrific automobile accidents, run-ins with the law, and a major bout with COVID that put him in the hospital at 82—he’s succumb to mortality and passed on to that honky tonk in the sky.
  Outlaw Country Legend David Allan Coe Has Died.
  
• To get to the point, right at the start, Jay Gould was not a “Robber Baron”, nor was he the worst “Robber Baron,” as many journalists of his time as well as many historians in the next century liked to slander him, implying he was unethical, cruel, and routinely used under-handed tactics to destroy others while making himself wealthy. In fact, he was no more a robber baron then the entire class of hard-nosed businessmen who in the 1800s became America’s first generation of today’s billionaires, using the free enterprise system to gather wealth to themselves while building vast industries that employed millions and made the lives of everyone better and more prosperous.
  Who really was Jay Gould?

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