The Morning Report — 5/ 8/26

Good morning kids. Lots of things happening as you can see by the links, but two in particular are jumping out at me and getting me rather ticked.

First, the fact that this frog-mouthed silt-eating slug is even in this country in the first place let alone holds public office is offensive in the extreme. Given every advantage that only America would and could, as opposed to the repressive third world shithole of Indonesia that she was spawned in, she has blood-libeled and done all she could to stab us in the back and drag us down to the savage Dark Age level of her forbears.

First of all, this congresswoman claims she's concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. That's admirable. I am too and have been for a long time. But it's funny, this humanitarian crisis has been going on for years, and yet, unless I'm missing something, she's only found it in her heart to be concerned about it since Trump and Rubio began taking legitimate steps to put an end to it once and for all. 

If you'll recall, Jayapal and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) traveled to Cuba last month on the taxpayers' dime to "assess the humanitarian situation." The reality is that they took a five-day vacation (or what they called a "congressional delegation") to Cuba to meet with the regime and find new ways to bash Donald Trump. They went in with an agenda and opinions already formed and walked away with those opinions intact and using the same language the regime does about how Trump is hurting them with his sanctions and blockades...

...why in the heck is a sitting member of the U.S. Congress going behind the president's back and colluding with foreign countries in a way that directly goes against the president's current actions and foreign policy? Trump and Rubio are working to pressure the regime so that the Cuban people are finally free. They've also made it incredibly clear that the island nation as it stands with the regime in charge is a threat to the national security of the United States. 

But wait, there's more from another anti-American traitor . . and she's not even American literally!, and yet she holds public office?!

“I am illegal in this country. My parents are illegal here in this country,” Former Minnesota State Rep. Kaohly Her declared.

Her ran in the 2025 St. Paul mayoral election on a promise to fight ICE and protect illegal aliens. While she lost the election, the usual ‘ranked choice’ shenanigans that elevated Mamdani in New York City, and other urban leftists, put her ahead of Melvin Carter III who was not an illegal.

In her inaugural address, Mayor Kaohly Her described federal immigration enforcement as an “unprecedented incursion that we must meet head on.” She spoke while surrounded by minority female politicians as well as Robert ‘Susan Kimblery’ Sylvester: a former deputy mayor who now claims to be a transgender woman.

This secessionist rhetoric was soon paired with a secessionist ordinance commanding federal law enforcement not to operate on ‘city-owned property’ as if St. Paul had somehow seceded from the United States.

Why are either of these evil filthy skanks not awaiting removal from our nation?! Jayapal deserves to at a minimum be removed from office and prosecuted for her actions along with anyone who aided and abetted her. But grabbing this admitted criminal illegal alien Kaohly and shipping her the hell out of the country is, or should be a snap, for ICE and/or the DOJ?!

And let the rent-a-goon thugs try and stop it.

Yeah, my blood is now at a slow simmer.

Have a great weekend!

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• “It reminds us of the comedy routine of the Three Stooges on a rickety boat that is taking on water so they drill a hole in the bottom to get the water out.”
  Blue states have bled $2 trillion in wealth to red states in the last decade — and NY leads the pack

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• U.S. Central Command said its forces intercepted what it described as “unprovoked Iranian attacks” as the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason transited the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman.
  Trump: Iranian Attackers ‘Destroyed’ After Firing on U.S. Destroyers — Ports Struck; Ceasefire Holding
  
• The outcome of the negotiations could mark a major step towards ending the Iran war and stabilizing global oil prices. On Wednesday, the price of Brent crude oil, a short-term price benchmark, fell significantly, after President Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen. However, the President also warned that failure to reach a deal could lead to further military action...
  Iran Weighs 14-Point Peace Deal, Including Nuclear Curbs. (You know who else had a 14-point peace deal? - jjs)
  
• One U.S. official warned that Iran may be more capable of enduring a prolonged conflict than the CIA’s assessment suggests.
  CIA Assessment Counters Trump Claim On Iran Missile Losses
  
• According to NBC’s sources, the Saudi government was “surprised” and “angered” when Trump announced Project Freedom with a Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon.
  Report: Saudi Arabia Blocked ‘Project Freedom’ by Denying U.S. Access to Bases
  
• Fred Fleitz: The United States has won the war with Iran and should declare victory now—end operations, avoid another quagmire, and enforce peace through a clear ultimatum rather than endless negotiation.
  Trump Should End the Iran War Now with an Ultimatum to Tehran, Not Negotiations
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• Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Democrat-media complex, the war with Iran is not a war of choice in any practical sense.
  Not A War Of Choice

• The Shia Mullahs are ready to bring nuclear hell to the world to affirm their leadership of Islam. (Meh the Sunnis are no better, so pass the popcorn - jjs)
  The Hidden War: Iran vs. the Sunni World

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

• The SPLC (which has spent years demonizing conservatives, including The Federalist) was indicted by a federal grand jury last month for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.
  Biden DOJ Was In Cahoots With SPLC As It Funded Extremist Groups, Former Official Admits
  
• The real data doesn’t lie: America has a political violence problem, and it’s not coming from the right.
  California Arson Revealed As More Left-Wing Destruction, As Media Lie To Conceal Left’s Violence Problem
  
• The complaint came in the wake of an investigation by Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries, which found "substantial evidence of an unlawful housing practice on the basis of disability." Home Forward, Portland's public housing corporation, is also a defendant in the lawsuit.
  Disabled Woman Sues Multnomah County After Race-Based Program Denies Her Rent Relief
  
• Notably, after Talarico secured the Democrat nomination in March 2026, Alex Soros reposted a message from Talarico’s campaign that read, “We’re about to take back Texas.”
  James Talarico Said ‘If Only George Floyd Was a Blonde Salon Owner’ and Backed Austin Police Defunding (Worse than feces, Talarico is radioactive cancer - jjs)

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

• “I am illegal in this country.”
  St. Paul’s New Illegal Alien Mayor Vows to Fight ICE

• Mass Indian immigration is reshaping America into a parallel society, and a nation that ignores assimilation, sovereignty, and loyalty risks surrendering its future to foreign interests.
  GDP Be Damned—America Is Not India!
  
• The smuggling organization engaged in dangerous, high-speed chases with border agents on several occasions.
  EXCLUSIVE: How An Illegal Immigrant Smuggled In Thousands More, And Got Rich Doing It

  
  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• ‘Medicaid Millions’ investigation finds convicted fraudsters at the helm of business billing the government millions.
  Meet The Convicted Fraudster Running A Million Dollar Medicaid Business

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Requiring the disclosure of fiscal sponsorships is key.
  Treasury Department Goes After Dark Money
  
• The democratic socialist mayor's "tax the rich" policies are already driving revenue away from The Big Apple.
  Escape From New York: Mamdani’s Cash Cows Already Seeking Greener Pastures
  
• Camp Mystic has announced it will not reopen this summer. That decision is being framed as respectful, even prudent. It is not enough.
  Camp Mystic isn't opening this summer—and they never should again

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• How many times are we going to search for a jihadi’s motive and ignore what it obviously is?
  The Grotesque Charade Continues in Barcelona

  TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

• It is time to build security architecture that is designed to work -- not designed to look like it works.
  The Hilton Breach and the Failure of Paper-Thin Security

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

• Smith made his remarks during a private event at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, with 300 people in attendance, the New York Times reported Wednesday, saying it had obtained video footage of his speech.
  Report: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, Who Targeted President Trump and His Allies, Claims DOJ Has Been ‘Corrupted’

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

• The media claimed ICE was storming Disney cruises and arresting helpless migrant workers.
Turns out, it wasn’t ICE - it was CBP, and they were arresting foreigners wanted for crimes against children.
  The Media Accused ICE of Targeting Migrant Workers on Disney Cruises, Turns Out They Were Arresting Pedos

  
  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” posturing just cost the city some good jobs, significant economic activity and hefty tax revenue from two power players — Citadel and Apollo Global Management. Rather than just keep fleeing, business leaders should fight to save capitalism here, so their companies can stay. (How when you face an army of Mangiones?! - jjs)
  Don’t give up on NYC, Ken Griffin — expose the idiocy of Mamdani’s socialism

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

• Disastrous climate scenarios that have been peddled by politicians and the media are overheated.
  About That Science We’re Supposed To Believe In …

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• The notice told the Virginia prosecutor, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, that the committee will be conducting oversight over her jurisdiction for allegedly refusing to “cooperate with federal immigration officials and their prioritization of illegal and criminal aliens over American citizens.”
  Another Soros Prosecutor Is In The House GOP’s Crosshairs

• “Today, we begin reclaiming MacArthur Park from criminals and drug addicts to return this public space to the citizens of Los Angeles,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement.
  Raid at Open-Air Drug Market in L.A.’s MacArthur Park Results in 18 Arrests on Federal Charges and Seizure of Massive Stockpile of Fentanyl

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Before students can engage in civic action, they must first learn to read and write.
  May Day Madness with the Chicago Teachers Union
  
• Prioritizing social-justice activism over traditional collective bargaining may erode union power.
  New York’s Teachers’ Unions Are So Progressive, They’re Even Alienating Teachers

  THE 2020 AND 2022 ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• The ruling allows federal authorities to retain the seized materials, potentially setting a precedent for future ballot seizures. This decision constitutes an undeniable setback for Fulton County officials and others trying to obstruct the investigation into voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
  Judge Rejects Bid by Fulton County to Get Back 2020 Ballots Seized by DOJ.

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

• Just days after a recent Supreme Court ruling against unconstitutional race-based gerrymandering, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will enforce the decision nationwide. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon told Just the News, “This is the law of the land now, and eventually every jurisdiction in the United States is going to have to comply with race-free line-drawing.”
  Blue State Gerrymanderers on Notice, DOJ Will Enforce SCOTUS Ruling
  
• Virginia Democrats’ “Trump did it” defense has one problem: Joe Biden started the investigation.
  Virginia Democrats’ Weed Bust Corruption Defense Goes Up In Smoke

  POLITICS

• Enten said, “As Indiana goes, so goes the nation when it comes to Republican voters and Donald John Trump. He absolutely still has the juice. And when you’re a Republican and you go against Trump, you get voted off the island. . .
  CNN’s Enten: It’s a ‘Myth’ that Trump Is Losing Support Among Republicans
  
• If the redistricting plan is approved by the state Senate—where thge GOP commands a supermajority—and signed by Governor Lee, it could significantly alter Tennessee’s congressional representation, reducing Democrat influence in the state. The broader redistricting battles across the country could determine who controls the U.S. House of Representatives after November.
  Tennessee House Approves Redistricted Map Likely to Hand GOP Entire Congressional Delegation.
  
• The Attorney General of Ohio, Dave Yost, is expected to resign Thursday, a report claims, possibly leading to chaos within the state as the midterms approach. After 25 years serving in state government, Yost is reportedly set to offer his resignation to accept a job in the private sector, the Statehouse News Bureau reported.
  Republican AG’s Resignation Could Cause Ripple Effect Through Entire State
  
• There’s a civil war in the party apparatus. The referendum to redraw the maps from a 6:5 Dem advantage to a 10:1 Dem advantage, thus giving the party an almost certain majority in the House, seems doomed to fail judicial review. Privately, the parties involved have been sniping each other.
  Once Powerful Virginia Democrats Are Disintegrating, With National Implications
  
• “Spencer Pratt finally had a chance to confront LA Mayor Karen Bass on the debate stage on Wednesday evening, delivering an impassioned performance that could change the shape of the race.”
  Republican Candidate Spencer Pratt Crushed the Competition in Los Angeles Mayoral Debate
  
• Barack Hussein Obama and Spencer Pratt don't seem like they belong in the same political sentence, which might be precisely why the comparison works.
  Spencer Pratt Figured Out What Obama Once Knew

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The meeting arrives on the eve of the first anniversary of the election of the first American pope and follows multiple public criticisms by President Donald Trump complaining about the pope’s alleged political stances, as understood by Trump.
  Reports: Pope Leo XIV’s Audience with Marco Rubio Goes Long, Cuba and Iran Discussed
  
• Well, Rubio isn't wasting time. On Thursday, May 7, he announced via the State Department that he's cutting right to the gut of the regime with sanctions on Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), GAESA's director Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, and Moa Nickel SA (MNSA), a state-owned mining company. 
  Cuba Falling: Rubio Issues a Major Blow to the Regime's Military Empire with Much More to Come
  
• First of all, this congresswoman claims she's concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. That's admirable. I am too and have been for a long time. But it's funny, this humanitarian crisis has been going on for years, and yet, unless I'm missing something, she's only found it in her heart to be concerned about it since Trump and Rubio began taking legitimate steps to put an end to it once and for all. 
  Democrats' Shadow State Department? Jayapal Is Sabotaging U.S. Foreign Policy.

• Removing U.S. forces from Germany is a move that truly puts America first. The president should ignore his critics and follow through on his promise.
  Trump’s Plan To Pull U.S. Troops From Europe Is Good For Everyone, And America Most Of All
  
• Singapore Education Minister Desmond Lee confirmed the policy in parliament Tuesday, telling lawmakers the framework will take effect across the country’s in 2027. . .
  Singapore Institutes Caning Punishment For School Bullies
  
• Canada has seen a surge in promoting diversity and LGBT issues in its military in recent years, while the actual readiness of Canada’s armed forces appears abysmal. A report from March suggested that half of the equipment owned by the Canadian armed forces is unserviceable. Notably, efforts to recruit large numbers of recent immigrants into the military have ended in disaster, with many recruits failing to graduate and displaying negative attitudes towards women.
  Canada’s Incoming Top Official Considers ‘White Boys’ a Threat.
  
• The clash followed a move by Antwerp prosecutors to reportedly indict two Jewish ritual circumcisers Wednesday. “Belgium is not an antisemitic state; that is nonsense,” Bart De Wever said, according to Belga News Agency. The prime minister cautioned that the case may never reach trial and urged restraint from all sides. “Stirring up the controversy is a bad idea,” he said.
  ‘That Is Nonsense’: Prime Minister Snaps Back After Trump Ambassador Accuses Belgium Of Antisemitism

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

• Prime Minister Netanyahu: “No terrorist has immunity. To anyone who threatens the State of Israel, his blood shall be on his own head.”
  Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Commander Who Planned October 7-Style ‘Conquer The Galilee’ Attack

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

• Leftists cherish the right to bodily autonomy so long as the person exercising it is a woman seeking to abort a child, not an adult who objects to putting an experimental medication in her body.
  This Covid Mandates Case Would Let Alito Prove The Left Doesn’t Care About Bodily Autonomy

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• The risk to the public remains low, but epidemiologists, scientists, and physicians may be reassigned to monitor and assist with the disease response, several sources told ABC News Thursday.
  CDC classifies Hantavirus outbreak as a ‘Level 3’ emergency response: report
  
• First, it was in Southern and Central California. Now it’s traveling north in the state.
  Tuberculosis makes a comeback in San Francisco
  
• “Faculty members made sweeping, negative statements about ‘old white men in medicine.’...I experienced an inescapable cognitive dissonance...More diversity means fewer white men...Accreditation requirements continue to promote DEI...They would end in an instant.”
  Medicine Without Merit
  
• The study’s findings underscore the need for more research, regulation, and oversight of plant-based alternative foods. It represents another hit to the plant-based food industry. In November last year, Beyond Meat, one of the leading businesses in the market for plant-based products, posted a $110.7 million loss for the July-to-September quarter, representing a 10 percent drop in sales and an eight percent plunge in its stock value.
  Mycotoxins Found in ‘Almost All’ Plant-Based Meat and Drinks.
  
• Senior citizens don’t deserve to get kicked in the teeth by a percentage-based ‘royalty fee’ that quite literally adds insult to injury.
  How The AARP Profits From Seniors’ Economic Misery
  
• Gen Z is finally waking up and realizing that they were mass-prescribed antidepressants without much consideration for the long-term side effects. Among them is Ella Emhoff, the 26-year-old stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, who recently took to TikTok to express concern that she’s having difficulty coming off of SSRIs herself.
  Gen Z’ers on SSRIs for years are finally starting to question the risks — and are agreeing with RFK Jr.

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Though the Jupiter orbiter Juno is in its final orbits as it is running out of fuel, on May 1, 2026 it did a close fly-by of the 50 by 72 mile-wide Jupiter moon Thebe, getting within 3,100 miles.
  Juno flies past the Jupiter moon Thebe
  
• Three different articles in the aerospace media today document multiple maneuvers by multiple military satellites from Russia, China, and America, either doing proximity operations near each other or moving close to another country’s satellites to spy on them.
  Multiple Russian, Chinese, and American satellites in maneuvering dance in orbit

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Orwell is spinning in his grave.
  Some Movies Are Less Equal Than Others
  
• Christian Toto: Franchise star squandered ambassador-like status with these actions
  Did Mark Hamill Help Crush ‘Star Wars?’
  
• How you live your life and what matters to you is a choice
  Why So Few Babies? Liberalism
  
• The Walt Disney Company has made a statement after several of its staffers were arrested as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing child sexual exploitation material enforcement operations.
  Disney Does Damage Control After Several Staffers Arrested on Cruise Ship in Massive Child Porn Sting

  HITHER & YON

• For our first 70 years as an independent nation, slaveholding interests dominated our governmental institutions.
  How did Antebellum Slaveholders Protect Slavery? 

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