The Morning Report — 7/ 24 /26

Good Morning kids.

With everything going on across the country and around the world today, and as you can see from the breadth and depth of the links this morning, there's a metric shit-ton of meshugas to deal with and unpack. Despite that this item just ticks me the hell off.

There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

It's not so much the meat of the essay itself which I agree with .. .

Whenever Republicans talk about immigration enforcement, amnesty supporters chant the same tired line: What about picking crops? What about meat processing? Those are necessary jobs that Americans simply refuse to do. That argument was used to justify dozens of House Republicans’ latest mass amnesty effort. Their proposal would give illegal alien agriculture workers a pathway to legal status through the H-2A program, even though they have broken multiple laws by being in the United States illegally and getting a job without a work permit. Their employer has also violated the law by hiring these illegals.

Indeed, so Psaki-Psircling back to that headline, it's this insane completely Commie Leftist garbage of a so-called "Living wage." What a person is paid is or at least in a sane world is merely a reflection of the value of the job or task performed as dictated by market forces such as the skills required to perform them and the availability or lack thereof of the people required to perform them in bringing a product or service to market at a price the public can afford and that an employer can afford to pay to have them performed to stay in business and still remain profitable.

But as the author of this piece points out or at least hints at, is that it's the employers who have over the past several decades willingly employed legal and illegal aliens in order to keep their costs down and in doing so have done untold damage to the labor market and with it the societal dissolution that came with it as we are living through now. Beyond agriculture, whole industries, especially steel and automobile manufacturing and many others were off-shored deliberately so that corporate America can reap mass profits at the expense of the American worker and citizen, cheap mass-produced consumer goods notwithstanding. Forgetting the price tag for a moment, if wages across the board had parity with the cost-of-living in general would we really be paying that much more in real dollars if goods were produced here in America with American workers? Of course we still have to factor in the greed of the essentially Democrat-aligned labor unions as well as the mafia-like extortion of federal, state and local governments and their odious regulatory regimes that make everything that much more expensive. Yes, some sane and minimal degree of responsibility on the part of business is a necessary evil, but in the past that was the purview of the courts as well as enforced by a sense of moral responsibility of business owners not to kill or otherwise poison their neighbors and customers.

Yes rounding up and deporting as many of the illegals as possible is to be applauded, but disincentivizing them from coming here in the first place begins with those who hire them in the first place. So this done forcefully and continually will have a salutary effect and is something we've been screaming about for years, so bravo to the President for this. Stiff fines and prison sentences will do the trick.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons said in an interview Sunday that his agency will crack down on American companies hiring unauthorized workers. “Not only are we focused on those individuals that are, you know, working here illegally, we’re focused on these American companies that are actually exploiting these laborers,” Lyons said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.”

“These people that came here for a better life. You know, either, you know, forced labor, child trafficking, you know, a lot of these work site cases — just isn’t a victimless crime of someone here working illegally,” he added. “And that’s why we’re going there with these criminal warrants to focus on these American businesses that are trying to make an extra dollar on the backs of these people that came here for a better life.”

Sadly we'll get just as much resistance from the GOP on this as we will from the Democrats, as is the gravamen of the aforementioned essay.

Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.

Have a great weekend,

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• The leaks have raised serious concerns within the Secret Service, the FBI, and the White House, given the potential risks posed by unauthorized disclosures. The suspended agent’s future remains uncertain as the investigation continues, with potential administrative or criminal consequences on the table.
  Secret Service Agent Accused of Leaking Sensitive Info About Vance.
  
• How convenient that this new DSA crop proposes to fix the problems it’s causing.
  Democratic Socialists Channel Cloward-Piven

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

• The fines aim to pressure illegal migrants to leave voluntarily while addressing economic concerns such as wage suppression and housing costs caused by illegal migration. While it is highly unlikely that it will be possible to collect the fines in full, many long-term illegal immigrants do have cars, properties, and other assets that could be seized to defray their bills, and DHS reports that over $1.2 million had been collected as of July 16.
  DHS Imposes $84 Billion in Fines on Over 100,000 Illegal Migrants.
  
• "It’s a racket, a scam, and a public safety hazard."
  Trump Forced To Release 65,000 ICE Detainees. Here’s Why.
  
• “When he was taken from us, it all died with him."
  Illegal Who Murdered Beloved Restaurant Owner Sentenced To Prison
  
• Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.
  There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

  
  THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)

• “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump told Axios, describing a potential operation that the outlet reported would exceed the scale of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign that began alongside Israel earlier this year.
  Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move
  
• “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
  Houthis Claim Two Attacks on Red Sea Saudi Oil Tankers as U.S. Completes 12th Night of Strikes
  
• Axios: “Using B-1 bombers, which can carry two dozen 2,000-lb. bombs or dozens of cruise missiles, signaled a significant escalation and expansion of the U.S. military campaign.”
  Report: B-1 Bombers Deployed as U.S. Intensifies Iran Strikes
  
• Option A: The Iranian regime is toppled, its leaders killed or forced to flee, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is completely dismantled. Whatever government arises from the ashes is friendly to the West, or at least not openly hostile. . . At this point, President Trump has little choice but to follow through with Option A.
  There Are Only Two Possible Endgames for Iran
  
• Yes, and the reason why is clear.
  Does Iran Really Want a Nuclear Bomb?
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• ...However, President Trump seems determined to see through the conflict, warning in a Truth Social post on Thursday morning that the U.S. could widen its strikes to target the Houthis in Yemen, who are currently moving to choke off the Red Sea as an alternative transit route for global oil, after Iran largely closed the Strait of Hormuz.
  House Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers After Four Republicans Join Dems.

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• The United States Geological Survey (USGS) data showed the 5.0 quake’s epicenter was just over 20 miles southeast of Spearman, Texas, KWCH reported. “The initial report shows that it could be felt as far away as an area near Kinsley, about 40 miles east of Dodge City.;Rare Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Texas Panhandle
  
• The Federalist contacted 16 House Dems in competitive districts to see where they stand on packing SCOTUS and whether they’ll support HJR 1 when it comes to the floor.
  Vulnerable House Dems Refuse To Say If They’ll Back Anti-Court-Packing Amendment
  
• The impasse comes days after a new poll signaled AOC's emergence as a formidable 2028 Democratic presidential contender.
  Republicans Love This Titty-Caca AOC-Led Bill, But They Don’t Want To Pass It

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Is there any end to this?
  Muslim Migrants and the Mentally Retarded Girls They Rape

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

• ...“investigating claims that the suspect said ‘Allah Akbar,’ meaning ‘God is the greatest’ in Arabic, before one of the attacks.” The Jewish victim, Yezhak Grunhaus, was wearing a yarmulke at the time of the attack, having previously left the synagogue at Central Park Wes
  Possible Hate Crime as Jewish, Asian Man Stabbed in New York City
  
• The New York mayor finally admits that his long-running threat to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu is a nonstarter—but did he actually believe that he could?
  Mamdani and the Left’s Israel Fantasy

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

• Restoring the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum licenses to the private sector was one of the many fantastic provisions of the Big Beauty that went largely unnoticed but has massive positive economic implications.
  FCC To Unleash An Economic Boom, Thanks To Trump Tax Bill
  
• Regulation would help curb some of their biggest problems.
  Prediction Market Ads Are Out of Control
  
• "Over the last month or so, I’ve had the opportunity to sleep with four different men ..."
  Former CNN Star Reduced To Posting Risqué Photos, Blogging About Sex Life
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• As the race to deploy more powerful models accelerates, so do the risks regulators and developers may not fully control.
  Advanced OpenAI Model Goes Rogue and Hacks into Rival Firm’s AI System
  
• All roads point to one source of funding.
  The Manufactured ‘Bipartisan’ Push for an AI Kill Switch
  
• Columbia County, Georgia, recently purchased almost 2,000 acres near an Amazon facility for the proposed data center.
  Why This County Is Fighting For A Data Center

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Corporate America should understand that every act of cronyism purchases temporary protection at the expense of capitalism’s future.
  Corporate America Must Reject Cronyism
  
• After all, you would expect that cash to flow back into the economy in two possible ways. Either it goes straight to the bottom line of the companies receiving it, as a kind of one-off bonus, or else it is passed on to customers in the form of lower prices. Judging by the data so far, remarkably little of it is showing up at the till.
  Major US companies are pocketing the Trump tariff refunds and stiffing consumers. It’s time to pay up

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

• 'That sort of flexibility is just not something that I'm looking for,' Colorado Livestock Association CEO said of Manny Rutinel
  Colorado Dem Running for Congress as 'Friend' of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To 'Transition' to Plants To Fight Climate Change
  
• “Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room…OMG, this is so rich!” 
  France Sees 5,700 Excess Deaths During Heatwave Amid AC Debate.

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) said Thursday that murders in large American cities dropped 18 percent during the first half of 2026, putting the national homicide rate on pace for its lowest level since at least 1900, though eight cities recorded increases.
  Report: Murder Rate on Pace for 126-Year Low, 8 Cities Buck Trend

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• ‘The University’s deans have implemented changes,’ Harvard lawyers write in appellate brief
  Harvard Touts ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor, Palestinian Liberation Erotic Poetry Journal as Evidence of Progress Against Jew-Hate
  
• “Do you believe that all of us have implicit biases? Against which groups do you have implicit biases?”
  Rep. Brandon Gill Grills Head of American Bar Association About DEI, Future of Law Schools

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• There’s been a much wider spread of noncitizens on voter lists, defying the story Democrats have been telling in the Trump era. 
  Analysis: The Many Times Noncitizens Popped Up On Voter Rolls
  
• Along with a willfully complicit media.
  President Trump’s Primetime Address Reaffirms Election Fraud And Deep State As America’s Greatest Threat

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

• Will the DOJ finally act?
  VDH Video: Newsom Under Investigation
  
• AOC, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, and Ayanna Pressley all paid men with public money.
  80% of ‘Squad’ Members Moved Money to ‘Squad-Husbands’
  
• The spot from Schumer's Senate Majority PAC stars Alan Harris, the romantic partner of Dan J Sullivan's Democrat campaign strategist
  Chuck Schumer Denied Ties to ‘Decoy Dan Sullivan’—Then Featured the ‘Sham’ Alaska Senate Candidate’s Campaign ‘Rep’ in an Ad

  POLITICS

• ...This is especially true when the Democrat brand is toxic even among its supporters.
  'People Are Mad': House Democrats Watch Their Campaign Arm Burn Cash on Lost Causes
  
• We’re glad that one news network, at least, has taken us up on our advice.
  Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform?
  
• Equating socialism with slavery is far more effective than trying to engage in pointless debates with communists.
  Every American Needs To Know That Socialism Is Slavery
  
• It’s more of a joke than a nightmare, but it is, in fact, still scary.
  ‘Republicans’ Worst Nightmare’ is Apparently a Socialist Man Who Thinks He’s a Woman
  
• As long as the Democrats are invested in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Marxism, men of all races will abandon them.
  The Democrat Party’s Intractable Masculinity Problem

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is at the East Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday and overnight Eastern Time held a bilateral meeting on the side-lines with his Russian counterpart, the veteran diplomat Sergei Lavrov. One of the only senior Russian political figures whose long career pre-dates and has survived the Putin era, Lavrov has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004 and a Russian ambassador since the Soviet era.
  Russia Tells Rubio America Sending More Weapons to Europe, Attempts to ‘Inflict Strategic Defeat’ are ‘Unacceptable’
  
• According to the latest poll from Insa, the AfD’s support climbed to 29 per cent, up half a percentage point from the previous week. Meanwhile, the governing centre-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) in Bavaria fell by another full point to 20.5 per cent.
  Populist AfD Surges to Record Lead over German Chancellor’s Party
  
• If Trump can connect Saudi Arabia to the Abraham Accords, it would be a massive win.
  Trump Gives Saudi Arabia Ultimatum Before He Signs Major Nuclear Deal
  
• Fair, nondiscriminatory treatment of U.S. companies serves both good economics and fair trade.
  South Korea’s Crackdown on U.S. Companies Threatens South Koreans’ Access to Advanced Technology
  
• Citizens have a right to exist peacefully in their neighborhoods without being shot, intimidated, robbed or vandalized.
  Italy Names the Problem. America Renames It.
  
• A fighting chance for democracy to prevail.
  Turkey: Persecuted Opposition Leader to Create Breakaway Party to Challenge Erdogan

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• But paranoid Israel-bashing now dominates the Democrat Party, so much so that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries didn’t dare whip Democratic votes against last week’s proposed amendment to zero out US aid to Israel, which more than half of House Dems proceeded to support.
  Democrats’ shameful refusal to fund the Pentagon is making Titty-Caca AOC the heart of the party
  

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• According to the report, a growing number of therapists now advise patients that cutting off parents or other close relatives is a legitimate form of self-care. A trend that treats walking away as the “healthy choice” has quietly replaced decades of therapy built around repairing family bonds.
  Is This the Reason Your Leftist Relatives Are Cutting You Off?
  
• Christian Toto: X maestro vows to counter Nolan's 'woke' version with Grok-inspired alternative
  The Perils (And Promise) of Elon Musk’s A.I. ‘Odyssey’
  
• The decline of LGBTQ characters in movies.
  Is Hollywood Losing its Itch to Please LGBTQ Lobbyists?
  
• Technological progress isn’t ushering in an era of prosperity and bliss. It’s inaugurating an era of demonic, inhuman evils.
  Our Transhumanist, Sci-Fi Future Has Arrived. But You’re Not Going To Like It

  HITHER & YON

• “Several historical developments help explain EA’s success.”
  Misanthropic Altruism
  
• What does that mean, exactly?
  “I Stand with the Jews”

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