The Morning Report — 5/ 6/26

Good morning, kids.
Wow, two days in a row that I'm actually starting off with some good news.

President Trump proved to be a kingmaker in the Indiana and Ohio Republican primaries Tuesday night, where his seal of approval propelled several GOP candidates to landslide victories. 

In Indiana, Trump’s revenge campaign against incumbent state senators who torpedoed his push last year to redraw the Hoosier state’s congressional boundaries was largely successful – with the president’s preferred candidates winning five of six contests. 

A potential sixth victory for a Trump-endorsed candidate was still too close to call late Tuesday.

While this is certainly good news for both the President and the people of Indiana and Ohio, both of those states' Republican parties, have done precious little if anything to move the MAGA agenda forward.

As CBD and I noted in the most recent episode of the podcast,
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the SAVE Act is stalled in Congress and in all likelihood will probably lay moribund if not flatline altogether before long.
This because of a feckless/useless or worse collaborationist GOP, not singling out IN and OH in particular but the Grifting Oleaginous Parasites as a whole.

Establishment Republicans have for more than a month stalled their half-hearted effort to keep their focus on the bill in hopes of convincing enough Democrats to vote for it. Of course, it’s hard to make liberals defend their unpopular stance if you don’t make them defend their unpopular stance. 

The Federalist reached out to Thune’s office on Monday. No answer on the status of the SAVE America act, which would amend the flawed National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo identification to cast a ballot in a federal election. Majority Republicans could push for an end to the bill-killing filibuster to pass the legislation. Several  senators and President Donald Trump have urged Senate leadership to do just that. But they won’t, apparently trusting that Democrats wouldn’t do the same when they control the upper House again. 

Adding insult to injury, SCOTUS handed the GOP a once in a multiple-lifetime opportunity to kneecap the Democrats and really help put America back on the track to sanity after decades of Leftist destruction.

. . . there is the landmark redistricting case that the U.S. Supreme Court just decided this week. In Louisiana v. Callais, the court held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits states and localities from imposing any voting “qualification or prerequisite” that “results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen … to vote on account of race or color,” cannot be invoked to create race-conscious congressional maps — a dubious practice lawmakers had been blithely engaging in for decades. The court correctly held that such race-conscious mapmaking, including the devising of so-called majority-minority districts across many Southern states, runs afoul of the 14th Amendment’s sweeping equal protection guarantee.

Now I'll single out Ohio insofar as Governor DeSwine and the state GOP have not done a damn thing to take advantage of the ruling as for example Florida and Texas. And that goes for all the other Republican states that have done nothing to reverse the Democrats' abuse of the VRA that artificially gives them the advantage in the House.

Meh, we've been pissing and moaning about the GOP for years, and for the past three national election cycles, for the first time in my life (Ronald Reagan notwithstanding) with Donald Trump at long last we had a candidate that we actually wanted to note FOR, as opposed to merely showing up to vote Against a Democrat knowing full well that whether Bush, McCain or Romney that they would do nothing to halt let alone reverse the trajectory off the cliff that America has been on for decades.

As both CBD and I pondered, is someone like the youthful and driven Nick Shirley merely a one-off or is he reflective of a broader wave of disaffection of the younger generations at the Democrat/leftist/globalist enterprise that is making their future and the future of the nation one of misery and limited possibilities. Of course the academia/media/cultural propaganda complex will cast the blame on Trump, conservatives and America as founded and far too many Americans have been brainwashed into believing it. Somehow despite all that, Trump and the MAGA message broke through and in spite of the pushback, and some setbacks, it is succeeding and has gained a foothold on the road back from the long march through the institutions that have turned the American experiment on its head.

Of course Trump cannot restore America on his own and not in just two terms. the road back like the road to hell that got us here will be a generational journey. Only time will tell if we and our progeny can stay the course for the long haul.

And to continue and conclude with the positive vibes:

The United States overtook Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest exporter of crude oil over the past nine weeks, as Iran’s attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz choked off Middle Eastern oil shipments. Bloomberg News reported Sunday that the United States shipped more than 250 million barrels of crude oil from its wells and storage tanks to overseas buyers over the past nine weeks, becoming a “lifeline for global consumers.”

Have a good day!

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• Hegseth made the statement two days after President Donald Trump launched “Project Freedom” on Sunday. Adm, Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said Monday that the U.S. destroyed multiple Iranian ships that posed a danger to commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran promptly struck several nearby targets, including attacking the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally, for the first time since the ceasefire went into effect on April 8. Iran also reportedly hit a South Korean ship.
  Hegseth Insists Iran War Ceasefire Remains Intact Despite Ongoing Attacks
  
• Graham’s proposal demonstrates that he remains set on trying to topple the Iranian regime, despite evidence that, internally, the country is not as divided as previously thought. While weapons flows could destabilize the country, it remains unclear if it could lead to a successful popular uprising, or merely descend the country into years of bloody civil war, similar to Libya and Syria.
  Graham Urges Trump to Arm Iranian Opposition Forces.
  
• The squeeze is on.
  The Blockade is Costing Iran $400 Million a Day in Lost Oil Revenue
  
• A ceasefire may quiet missiles, but cyberwar rarely pauses; long after diplomats declare peace, hostile actors remain embedded in networks, waiting for the right moment to strike.
  Diplomats Can Call a Truce but Hackers Don’t Have to Listen.

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

• The findings suggest a growing skepticism about America’s role on the global stage, particularly among Democrats, potentially influencing future foreign policy and international relations. The data also highlights the deepening partisan divide in perceptions of international institutions like the UN.
  Plurality of Democrats Say U.S. Is a Force for Evil.
  
• When corporate media and high-profile Democrats elevate alleged vigilante murderers to the status of a Robin Hood sort of hero, they are signaling that political violence can be a form of justice and is therefore justified. . .
  Media, Other Dems Invite More Left-Wing Violence By Making Excuses For Killers They Agree With

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

• Will ICE officially become NICE? Probably not anytime soon. But the mere suggestion has Democrats tying themselves in knots, and that alone is worth it. Sometimes the point of a move isn't to execute it — it's to watch your opponents trip over themselves reacting to it. On that score, this one is already a win.
  Trump Dropped an ICE Rebrand — and Democrats Are Absolutely Losing It
  
• The funding provides critical financial support to law enforcement agencies, enabling them to invest in equipment and personnel without relying solely on local taxpayer dollars. This should allow local police to conduct immigration enforcement and prevent large build-ups of ICE and other federal agents that attract pro-illegal immigrant agitators, as at the protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last year.
  ICE Funds Local Police to Enhance Immigration Enforcement Operations.

  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• A single landlord owned seven desolate buildings filled with home healthcare companies billing taxpayers millions. We went to see them.
  Inside Ohio’s Home Health Empire: 7 Buildings, 288 Medicaid Companies, $250 Million

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• The slope becomes slippery when people trade freedom for promises of greater safety and security -- promises that fall short while shrinking our rights.
  Republicans are Kill Switching Our Rights 
  
• Recent changes aim to eliminate outdated job titles and allow managers to hire based on skills and competence, not credentials.
  Trump’s Federal Workforce Reforms Are About More Than Just Reducing Headcount

• “The dissent accuses the Court of ‘unshackl[ing]’ itself from ‘constraints.’ … It is the dissent’s rhetoric that lacks restraint,” wrote Justice Alito.
  Alito Torches Jackson’s ‘Trivial’ And ‘Insulting’ Hot Take On Supreme Court’s Latest Callais Order

• Constructing 1,600 new apartment units full of delinquents to clog up the one way down from a mountain seems like premeditated murder.
  Gavin Newsom plans to box homeowners into ‘inferno canyon’ by building homeless and low-income housing on the one evacuation route

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Another result of reckless migration to Germany.
  Three Syrians Stab Two Germans, Leaving One Dead

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

• About 100 agitators waving "Palestinian" flags and banging drums swarmed about a half-block from Park East Synagogue in Manhattan
  Hateful anti-Israel mob descends on historic NYC synagogue, clashes with cops.
  
• Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made no secret of his hostility to Israel, and it’s starting to bleed into New York City’s government.
  Team Mamdani Kills Page Celebrating New York’s ‘Unique Ties to Israel’ and Large Jewish Community From Official City Website
  
• An attack on Jews anywhere in the West should be seen as an attack on a civilization based on Judeo-Christian values.
  Antisemitism And The Crisis Of Western Pluralism

  TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

• Should Congress remove him?
  The Pakistani Muslim Judge Who Protected 2 Trump Assassins

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

• Larry Elder: House Democrats have disputed the certification of EVERY Republican presidential victory since 2000.
  On CNN, Democrat ‘Election Deniers’ Get a Pass

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The Democrats’ hostility to the free market led to Spirit Airlines’ collapse, but it’s important to appreciate how the Trump team helped customers and employees.
  The Trump Team’s Market-Driven Approach Prevented Post-Spirit Chaos
  
• Spirit Airlines crashed under the weight of its own failures—and Washington’s instinct to meddle only proves that free markets work best when politicians keep their hands off the controls.
  Free Enterprise Could Have Resurrected Spirit Airlines
  
• Bloomberg News reported Sunday that the United States shipped more than 250 million barrels of crude oil from its wells and storage tanks to overseas buyers over the past nine weeks, becoming a “lifeline for global consumers.”
  U.S. Becomes World’s Biggest Oil Producer During Strait of Hormuz Crisis

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

• The head of the EPA has had it with the lying climate cabal.
  Exposing The Great Green Grift
  
• The admission casts doubt on the validity of countless climate policies and regulations based on RCP8.5, as well as media narratives promoting an imminent climate catastrophe. It also reinforces skepticism toward the politicization of climate science and the reliability of alarmist projections.
  UN Expert Panel Admits Catastrophic Climate Forecasts Are ‘Implausible,’ Discrediting Years of Media Alarmism.
  
• The youth-led climate advocacy group’s actions cross legal lines.
  How the Sunrise Movement Became a Vehicle for Disruptive Protests

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Students for a Democratic Cornell followed Michael Kotlikoff to his car and surrounded him, students say he hit them in his attempt to escape.
  Ivy League President Held Hostage Inside Car By Radical Student Mob
  
• The University of Michigan's president apologized for Peterson's 'inappropriate' remarks
  Hundreds of Michigan Professors Rally To Defend Faculty Chair Who Praised "Pro-'Palestinian' Student Activists" During Commencement Speech
  
• “The most bloodthirsty, profit-driven mad organization in the history of the world…the U.S. government.” (only when Democrat/Lefties run the show - jjs)
  Academic Assailant: Thomas Alter, Texas State University
  
• Critics said the plan's emphasis on race is likely to expose the school to legal action. "Every known definition of 'antiracism' explains that race will be a factor in decision making. This is illegal and should be challenged in court"...
  'Antiracist Critical Pedagogy': Penn State Law School's New Strategic Plan, Devoted to 'Antiracism,' Raises Legal Questions

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• The National Association for Gun Rights pointed out that SF 4067 will ban some of the most commonly owned semiautomatic rifles in America, as well as “ban magazines over 17 rounds … expand ‘Red Flag’ gun confiscation, ban privately manufactured firearms, and ban binary triggers,” among other things.
  Minnesota Senate Democrats Pass Semiautomatic Rifle, Magazine Ban
  
• The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it was suing Denver, Colorado, over a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, citing its inclusion of the AR-15.
  Trump Admin Drops Hammer On Denver Over Gun Ban

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• The subpoena is part of a broad investigation into allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, particularly regarding Fulton County, which saw many irregularities on election night, including the county admitting that it counted over 315,000 uncertified votes in the election.
  Fulton County Fights DOJ Subpoena of 2020 Election Workers’ Details.
  
• The lack of verification safeguards in Minnesota’s vouching system raises concerns about election integrity, and the lack of data exposes major gaps in election oversight. This is not the only vulnerability to fraud exposed in Minnesota. After major allegations of welfare fraud were made in December of last year, Vice President J.D. Vance, who was appointed the Trump administration’s “fraud czar” in early April, has been leading an investigation into state officials and other individuals.
  Minnesota Lacks Verification Records for Tens of Thousands of Voter Registrations.
  
• ‘That’s not a crack, that’s a huge gap,’ Mark Demo, of Citizens for New Jersey Election Integrity, said of New Jersey’s dirty voter rolls.
  New Jersey’s Voter Roll Chaos Makes The Best Case For The SAVE America Act

  POLITICS

• The victories by Trump-backed candidates were decisive.
  Trump-backed candidates take out GOP incumbents in Indiana, dominate Ohio primary in big night for president 
  
• Behind the curtain: The Map War.
  Republicans Set to Best Democrats in Mid-Decade Redistricting War
  
• The poll also measured candidate favorability. Among likely voters, 50 percent view Paxton favorably and 43 percent unfavorably, with 7 percent indicating they do not know enough about him to form an opinion. Cornyn’s ratings show 47 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable, with 4 percent unsure.
  Poll: Ken Paxton Leads John Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff
  
• His popularity with aggrieved voters also accelerated when his first campaign ad — in which he criticizes Bass for living in a multi-million dollar home while Angelenos suffer — went viral with over 12 million views.
  Karen Bass: Palisades Fire Victim Spencer Pratt ‘Exploiting the Grief’ of Palisades Fire Victims
  
• The question is not whether those who can vote in the mayoral race have seen the deterioration (it’s undeniable), but whether they will finally hold leftist leadership responsible. Or, as The Free Press asks in a video, “Have L.A. Voters Finally Had Enough?”
  Are L.A. Voters Finally Waking Up — Or Headed for the Same Mistake Again?
  
• California’s jungle primary may hand voters a Democrat-only November ballot—not because Republicans can’t compete, but because divided GOP support could lock them out before the real election begins.
  Why Californians May Have Two Democrats Running for Governor in November

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• “Somali and Houthi-linked groups are teaming up — using skiffs and new tech to strike ships with coordination not seen in a decade — while Saudi crude rerouted from the Strait of Hormuz has created a target-rich environment for them,” RTCOM Defense CEO Ido Shalev told Fox News Digital.
  Report: Somali Pirates Team Up with Houthi Terrorists to Attack Key Oil Trade Route

• The alleged driver of a car that was ploughed through crowds on a busy shopping street and a historic market square appeared before a court on Tuesday after being arrested at the scene on Monday afternoon. The suspect, a 33-year-old German citizen, is said to be a local amateur boxing coach. (is his name Mohammed Ali...akbar? - jjs
  Number of Casualties in Leipzig Car Ramming May be as High as 80

• The German government is now one year old, the coalition agreement was signed on April 5th 2025, and the first day of government commenced on the 6th. While the so-called ‘grand coalition’ between the legacy establishment left and right-wing parties never scored especially highly in the opinion polls, it has now plunged to new depths, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz deeply unpopular even by European standards.
  Trump Critic German Chancellor Merz Plunges to Least Popular Leader in Europe
  
• The celebration comes soon after Sinaloa’s cartel-connected Governor Ruben Rocha Moya announced he was stepping down from his post to deal with a series of federal charges filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which accused him of having aligned himself with the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for money and political power.
  People Cheer Mexican Governor’s Resignation After Being Charged by USDOJ as Narco

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• CMS will issue billing guidance that will allow providers to get paid for deprescribing psych drugs.
  RFK Launches Plan To Stop Predatory Overprescribing Of Psych Drugs
  
• A vast majority of Americans believe the federal government should do more to address its funding of the experiments that keep breeding facilities like Ridglan and Marshall in business. The NIH can send a clear message to those taxpayers by cutting off money to Wayne State’s dead-end experiments.
  The NIH Has a Chance to End a 35-Year Taxpayer-Funded Failure

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The vagueness in the language above is to my instincts somewhat concerning. Did they find something in that testing that needsmodification prior to launch? If so, getting this lander off the ground before the end of the year is going to be questionable, as those fixes will have to be incorporated and then tested again.
  Blue Origin’s 1st unmanned lunar lander completes ground testing
  
• It appears the concept has great potential for it to attract so much interest so quickly.
  Lockheed Martin joins partnership to build off-shore launch platform

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

• “Underlying this account is a strong concern with self-distinction...Ultimately, a sex change is not sufficient to satisfy Morris’s quest...Morris’ symbolic world is narrower and more private.”
  Jan Morris and the Limits of Gender Fantasy

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Protesters and glitterati alike are pro-trans, pro-abortion, anti-Trump, pro-taxing billionaires, anti-Israel, anti-climate change, backed BLM, wore Covid masks, and got all the shots.
  Met Gala guests and protesters have the same leftist politics, only difference is the velvet rope
  
• The latest dancer in a conga line of Stephen Colbert cheek-smoochers.
  Jake Tapper Unloads Liberal First Amendment Arrogance
  
• Christian Toto: Musician gets booted from Kid Cudi tour for 'offensive' comments
  Why M.I.A.’s Shocking Cancellation Matters
  
• Left unaddressed is the implication of Dawkins’ argument: If consciousness can be identified by how it makes us feel… then what about the billions of people who feel God’s presence every single day? Why is one real and the other not?
  Famed Atheist Richard Dawkins — Author of ‘The God Delusion’ — Believes AI Is Conscious

  HITHER & YON

• On Monday, in a Truth Social post, President Donald J. Trump described Giuliani as a “True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR” in response to the news of his hospitalization.
  Rudy Giuliani Hailed as ‘Ultimate Fighter,’ Poised for Full Recovery.

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