[guest post by Dana] Unbelievable: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two of three counts sought by prosecutors — one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice — just days after President Donald Trump issued a public demand for his Justice Department to act “now” to bring […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Fearing the possible release of the Epstein files, Republicans are struggling to prevent that from happening: Top congressional Republicans and White House allies are working behind the scenes to prevent a politically charged floor vote to release the government’s Jeffrey Epstein case files next month, according to multiple sources familiar with […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] There was a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas this morning. A sniper on a nearby rooftop injured two detainees. No law enforcement officers were injured. Per Kristi Noem, the suspect shot and killed himself. Motives for the attack remain unknown. This, however, didn’t stop Vice-president J.D. Vance from trying […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Jimmy Kimmel retuned to television last night, after having been suspended for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s murder. His return, however, was preeempted by Sinclair and Nexstar, which own a large number of local television stations. Before the show aired, Trump posted this on Truth Social: Get that: ”He [Kimmel] […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] From the Miami Herald: As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. The Herald had obtained the names from two detainee rosters. Around 800 detainees showed no […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Donald Trump telling pregnant women to “tough it out” instead of taking Tylenol is nothing less than infuriating and could possibly be dangerous. Add to that the claim that Tylenol usage is linked to autism is a bridge too far. Consider what Andrea C. Love, Immunologist and Microbiologist, and Biomedical Scientist […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Of course the Trump administration is denying this happened: Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported Saturday. The September 2024 payment arose […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Ah: A Republican lawmaker revealed for the first time Wednesday that there is a quasi-list of suspected clients of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that can be compiled from a series of witness statements and other evidence gathered by the FBI. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told the House Judiciary Committee that the […]| Patterico's Pontifications
I have been writing in my usual manner: spending forever on a giant think piece to go on the Substack. But I took a break from that to write a shorter (OK, 5300-word) piece for Quillette on the frenzy of right-wing cancel culture in the wake of the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk. You may […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item A warning as Congress remains silent: IN WHAT HAS become an all-too-regular display from Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chairman used a podcast appearance Wednesday to flex his regulatory power. In this instance, he threatened action against broadcasters that refused to punish Jimmy Kimmel for […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] There are no good guys in this story, but it’s good to see an Iranian official bitten by the same hand that granted him the authority to be cruel and inhumane to others: The very system he once enforced with an iron fist has turned on one of its own. A […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Echoing Trump: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday that the destruction in the Gaza Strip could be turned into a lucrative real estate opportunity, echoing past remarks by President Donald Trump that outraged Palestinians and their supporters and raised questions about international law. Speaking at a real estate conference in […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Follow the money: This is why they canceled Jimmy Kimmel’s show. pic.twitter.com/zK5iUvcVOX — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 18, 2025 Watch the whole thing before commenting. P.S. Kimmel’s “unacceptable” comments: During his Monday, Sept. 15 episode, Kimmel said the following: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Join the crowd, kids: Senate Republicans are growing increasingly exasperated over President Trump’s refusal to give them permission to move tough bipartisan sanctions legislation against Russia and countries that buy its oil. The failure to act is fueling growing disillusionment among some Senate Republicans that Trump is not serious about helping […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] If youre one of the heartless ghouls playing the Left/Right Blame Game in the Charlie Kirk shooting and maybe even laying bets on it because that is how crass our body politic has become, you can read the text message exchange between the suspect and his roommate, Lance Twiggs, and check […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] [Ed. She sold her soul to Trump and has to follow his lead.] From the U.S. attorney general: Pam Bondi: “There's free speech and then there's hate speech…We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech." Wrong. Hate speech is still free speech under […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item [Ed. Most of this post draft was written Thursday night. This morning, Donald Trump announced that the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder had been arrested. Law enforcement then confirmed it. I’ve decided to leave the post as is because I think the points made still […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] It hasn’t even been 24 hours since Charlie Kirk was murdered, and yet a Trump official is happily exploiting the horrific event in an effort to suppress immigrant speech, specifically, that he doesn’t like, and then see them then deported. In other words, following the lead of Trump. And he’s calling […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Charlie Kirk has passed away from injuries sustained by a shot in the neck, possibly his carotid artery. His wife and children were at the university when the shooting took place. This is just horrible. Political violence at its worst. No one, NO ONE […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Russia continues to target civilian areas: A Russian strike on Tuesday killed at least 24 people during the distribution of pension payments in a front-line town of eastern Ukraine threatened by Moscow’s push to capture the entire industrial region, officials said Tuesday. . . . FP journalists in eastern Ukraine saw […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Despite Trump saying today that he wasn’t going to comment on the release of the Epstein birthday book, claiming that it is now a “dead issue,” I don’t believe that anyone other…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item The U.S. military kills 11 “terrorists” on boat alleged to have been carrying narcotics: The U.S. military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration’s […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item CDC official doesn’t hold back in his resignation letter : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official tasked with overseeing the nation’s vaccine policy resigned from his post Wednesday, shortly after the White House fired the agency’s director. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] How many times must Russia show the world that there is ZERO INTEREST IN PEACE with Ukraine: Russia launched a large-scale aerial strike on Ukrainian cities overnight on Aug. 28, attacking Kyiv with missiles and targeting regions far from the front lines. At least 21 people were killed in the attack […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] A tragedy that never ends: A total of 19 people were wounded in the shooting — all but three being kids. Two children, ages 8 and 10, have died, according to Minneapolis police, and two other children are in critical condition. The shooter was dressed in all black and armed with […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post] Oh: Federal prosecutors failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former Department of Justice employee who allegedly hurled a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., The New York Times reported Wednesday. [Ed: The former DOJ employee confessed that he threw the sandwich at the […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Blaming Ukraine for starting a war with Russia? Indefensible. And stupid: To be clear: Trump is a Putin admirer, has aligned the United States with Russia, and blames Ukraine for…| Patterico's Pontifications
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[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item A Trump win: A New York appeals court has thrown out the roughly half-billion dollar judgment against President Donald Trump in the civil fraud case brought by the state’s attorney general. Thursday’s decision, which was not unanimous, leaves Trump still liable for fraud. The judges upheld […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Last night, the Russian army set one of its insane anti-records. They targeted civilian infrastructure facilities, residential buildings, and our people. Several cruise missiles were lobbed against an American-owned enterprise in Zakarpattia. It was a regular civilian business,… pic.twitter.com/CQLSQls4Oq — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 21, 2025 There can […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] So much for going after the criminals. See the ICE Detention map: Of all the statistics in the spreadsheet, this may be the most telling: Of the 46,113 individuals detained by ICE, 71% have no criminal record. Meanwhile, ICE continues to deny that they profile anyone, despite recent lawsuits claiming that […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] You might think that a state that ranks as the 50th worst state for its school systems, would have different priorities than rooting out alleged “wokeness”. But if you did, you’d be wrong: A new test will be administered to out-of-state teachers coming to Oklahoma from blue states in a move […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] From CNN: The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday amid uncertainty about the app’s future, as another deadline approaches for its parent company, Bytedance, to sell to a US buyer or be banned in the United States. President Donald Trump has repeatedly extended the deadline of a sale-or-ban law […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Unfortunately, he’s got Trump dialed in. Flatter him, say good things about him and he’ll be eating right out of the war criminal’s hand: Russia’s Vladimir Putin sounded positive Thursday on the eve of his talks with President Donald Trump in Alaska, saying he believed the […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] I’ve been covering the trials and tribulations of the efforts by the abortion rights lobby to force the Little Sisters of the Poor into arranging contraception coverage (including access to the so-called abortion pill) for lay employees in its health plans, ever since ObamaCare was foisted upon the American people by […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Come next July 4th, we will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday. It will certainly be an auspicious occasion. Throughout the country there will be recitations of famous speeches, such as Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” as well as familiar speeches by Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Now where have I heard this before: U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska, though he did not say what those consequences might be. Oh, now […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] Somewhat to my surprise, two-term California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis has announced that she will not seek to replace outgoing governor Gavin Newsom in 2026. Though Lt. Gov. Kounalakis was grossly overshadowed by the glory-hogging governor, it seemed natural that she would want to move into the corner office, following in […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item One of the problems with the ICE raids is that by having to meet a ridiculous quota, terrible mistakes will be made: Read the whole thing.| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Well, that’s that then. A sick convicted sex trafficker and child predator who perversely victimized an unknown number of vulnerable girls claimed that the President did no wrong. Why wouldn’t we believe this completely credible witness who has no ulterior motives and obviously wants to tell the truth? Neat quid pro […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] I’ve never been a fan of zoos, and this certainly doesn’t help change my view of them: A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets — particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs — so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators. “In zoos we have a […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] With Texas Democrats leaving the state in an effort to block Republicans’ new congressional map, which could see Democrats losing 5 congressional seats, President Trump entered the fray today: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans are “entitled to five more seats” in Texas as he reiterated his support for […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] I went to mass Sunday morning at a parish different from my usual one. The presiding priest was a Jesuit (like vegans, Libertarians, atheists, and Cross-Fit enthusiasts, you don’t have to ask; they will quickly get around to telling you). The readings and the responsorial psalm emphasized the need to focus […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item White House doing a bit of cleanup: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday framed the president’s new “Trump accounts” as a transformative tool for long-term wealth building and a “backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” Bessent said the new tax-deferred investment accounts, which were created by President […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] There may be some positive news for Ukrainians hoping to remain in the U.S. as part of then President Joe Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian program: ‼️President Trump tells me he will allow Ukrainians who fled the war to remain in the U.S. until the conflict ends: "We have a lot […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] New confirmation: The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as Republicans looked past his connections to right-wing extremists and support for conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Kent won confirmation on a 52-44 vote […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Convicted sex trafficker and pedophile makes her demands: Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted co-conspirator of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is asking to postpone her scheduled congressional deposition — and making a series of other demands as conditions of her cooperation with Hill investigators. . . .in a letter obtained Tuesday […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] I mean, shouldn’t the fact that Epstein was a pedophile, who also trafficked children, matter more than Epstein “stealing” an employee from the Mar a Lago spa? And come on, “stealing” an employee, like, what, she was a piece of meat for the taking?? Oh. Wait. Video: https://t.co/NAiIONBd31 pic.twitter.com/LVId1e7q2d — Acyn […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Another lawsuit filed: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in federal court Thursday, alleging the city’s “sanctuary” policies interfere with the enforcement of federal immigration law. . . In the complaint, filed in Brooklyn federal court, the Justice Department […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] A Republican congressman admits that Trump intends to “reduce Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentence in exchange for her testimony.” This: There is no reason for the DOJ to interview her unless new criminal behavior could come to light for it to act on. That should already have been done, anyway, and her lawyer […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Just another day in the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency as he attempts to change the public conversation to anything but the Epstein Files. First, he’s threatening to…| Patterico's Pontifications
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[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item MAGA defends Trump after Wall Street Journal report is published: Prominent figures in MAGA world rushed to Trump’s defense after the Journal published its story. “Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bullshit,” Vice President JD Vance wrote on X. “The WSJ should […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Update: So the Wall Street Journal released its report on how Donald Trump allegedly wrote a note and did a drawing of his signature at Epstein’s 50th birthday party. In part: It was Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, and Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a special gift to mark the occasion. She turned […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] So this little bit of DEI is from the official Homeland Security account: Remember your Homeland’s Heritage. New Life in a New Land – Morgan Weistling pic.twitter.com/nFL61Nljbw — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 14, 2025 Except, of course, the homeland’s heritage in question goes back further than what is depicted in the […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] This is just horrible: Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] I have no real interest in the Epstein file kerfuffle. He was a vile, evil bastard and he’s dead. Good. And his accomplice, Ms. Maxwell, is equally evil, and hopefully she spends her remaining years locked up. My assumption, given that no administration has been willing to let the public to […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] 50 days is the new two weeks: Trump: We are very unhappy — I am, with Russia.. We will be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days. Tariffs at about 100%, pic.twitter.com/hnB22HePVQ — Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2025 Why give Russia 50 more days to […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Deporting criminals like these men should be the focus: EXCLUSIVE: Early this morning in the Omaha, Nebraska area, ICE arrested a MS-13 kingpin who is wanted for five aggravated murders in El Salvador and is on the country’s most wanted fugitives list, multiple ICE officials tell […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] From the AP: A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it. Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision after an hour-long hearing […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] So this was the focus of the Secret Service? Apparently there weren’t any other pressing matters, threats, or dangerous activity and/or individuals to concentrate on, at the time: The Secret Service had the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, followed by law enforcement authorities in unmarked cars and street clothes and […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] From Anthony Yanez, Chief Meteorologist in Houston: The answer to whether there was a warning ahead of this event is a resounding yes. At 3:35 p.m., a Flood Watch was issued, forecasting 1″ to 3″ of rain, with isolated areas possibly receiving 5″ to 7″. That was the first alert that […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] If his MASSIVE ego and INSATIABLE drive to be seen as one of the world’s strongmen, as well as him being the biggest sucker for flattery didn’t skew his vision, maybe he could’ve…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Eventually, they just fold: Conservatives wanted changes to the bill to address these concerns. The problem is that it would have required the bill to be sent back to the Senate, either through legislative ‘ping pong’ or through the traditional expedient of a conference committee. That […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] UPDATE: Well, Trump must be absolutely thrilled to sign this on July 4th: House approves bill: Congress passed President Donald Trump’s massive package of tax and federal spending cuts, delivering the president the first big legislative win of his second term. Its passage followed a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] No delivery of already promised munitions to Ukraine: The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low. The decision was driven by the Pentagon’s policy chief, Elbridge Colby, and was made after a […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] On this day in 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded “Take Five” Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever. Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks, the piece still receives significant radio airplay. The single was… pic.twitter.com/PhOWNbOpEc — Melodies & Masterpieces (@SVG__Collection) July […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] I don’t even know what to say: The president’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in the Senate 51 to 50 on Tuesday, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the tie. And then there’s this: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski criticized President Donald Trump’s megabill just moments after delivering the key […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Good: Five House Republicans on Thursday threatened to vote down the GOP megabill if the Senate includes a provision to sell public lands for development. The move comes after Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sought to include those sales in the bill, and this week revised and […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] A little over four years ago, the boss brought to our attention the fact that the Washington Post’s database of nationwide police shootings didn’t always bother to update mistaken information that was further clarified. So, in some cases, it would turn out that an “unarmed” man shot by police had actually […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] No matter where you stand on the aggressive deportation actions that are taking place around the country, I think we can all agree that federal agents should not be allowed to wear masks or lay hands on anyone without first removing their masks, showing identification, and explaining to their target what […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] From the New York Times: Considering possible unintended consequences: From Justice Sotomayor’s opinion: Anyway, here is a must-read analysis of today’s ruling. It starts: Prof.| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Trump “celebrating” Juneteenth, a federal holiday that he once made positive campaign promises about and later recognized during his previous term: Second news item This seems to be hurting more than it’s helping: Farmers in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley say they are feeling the effects of […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] In a 6-3 decision, divided entirely how you think it would be. From Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion [SB1 refers to the Tennessee law at issue in this case; citations have been removed]: (1) On its face, SB1 incorporates two classifications: one based on age (allowing certain medical treatments for […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] The grift never sleeps: The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September. The new service, Trump Mobile, will offer a $47.45-per-month plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data, as well as roadside assistance and a “Telehealth and […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by danat] Regarding the U.S. getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict: President Trump will meet with his national security team in the White House Situation Room at 1pm on Tuesday to make decisions about U.S. policy towards the war between Israel and Iran, three U.S. officials tell Axios. The U.S. officials said Trump […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] Even though we are now two years removed from the centenary of his ascendancy to the Presidency, I find it necessary to call back to one of my five favorite Presidents who, it turns out, was a proponent of Flag Day long before President Harry S Truman officially established it in […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item So this happened: The Trump administration can maintain control of several thousand National Guard troops in California and continue to deploy them in Los Angeles, a federal appeals court ruled late Thursday, pausing a lower court ruling that determined President Donald Trump’s federalization of the guardsmen […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by JVW] A weird story, reported by National Review Online: The administration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul assigned a senior state government official to participate in back-channel talks led by a Chinese Communist Party bureau allegedly involved in espionage and co-opting foreign political leaders. This individual was slated to deliver remarks on […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Can there be any doubt that the United States supports Russia in its efforts to destroy Ukraine as we know it? Can there be any doubt that Trump cozied up to Putin…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Trump’s three goals: By militarizing the situation in L.A., Trump is goading Americans more generally to take him on in the streets of their own cities, thus enabling his attacks on their constitutional freedoms. As I’ve listened to him and his advisers over the past several days, they seem almost eager […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Honoring the many: Second news item Like he hasn’t already been bombing the hell out of Ukraine: Four killed, 20 injured. Sure, Vlad, whatever you say…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Elon Musk and Donald Trump are solidifying their breakup online (Musk on X and Trump on Truth Social). It’s both a big waste of time for POTUS to be involved in a tit-for-tat with the world’s richest man, and yet it keeps Trump preoccupied with his favorite thing: trashing his enemies. […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Eh, can’t let those pesky civil liberties get in the way of government spying on its citizens (and maybe harassing them too) personal data collecting: The White House has contracted Palantir, a Colorado-based analytics company co-founded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, to assist in compiling a database of personal information on […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Trump compares Putin's war on Ukraine to "two young children fighting like crazy in a park … you see it in hockey" pic.twitter.com/d3RK838tae — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 5, 2025 I’m adding this video here so that we can understand from the get-go that Trump, the sitting President of the United […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Wonderful news: The family of a 4-year-old Bakersfield girl with a rare medical condition has been granted humanitarian protection from deportation, allowing her to continue receiving lifesaving treatment in the United States. . . . The girl and her parents, who are from Mexico, originally received temporary permission to enter the […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] It’s always been about the Jews: One of the eight people injured in an attack against a group of people gathered Sunday on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall was a Holocaust survivor. . . A friend, Chany Scheiner, told 9NEWS that one of the victims was a Holocaust survivor. “She is an […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] It could just be the ketamine talking: I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2025 This is […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] It was a busy weekend for Ukraine’s military. Per President Zelensky: Congratulations to Ukraine! Details: So why has President Zelensky and the military chosen to reveal so many…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Momentary reprieve: Second news item This is precisely what I would expect from RFK Jr.: Whote House spokesperson Karoline Leavett referred to this as a…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] In case you wondered what’s stopping Trump from imposing sanctions on Russia: “Only the fact that if I think I’m close to getting a deal, I don’t wanna screw it up by doing that,” Trump responded. “Let me tell you, I’m a lot tougher than the people you’re talking about. But […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] GOOD: Make Congress do their job! No more of Trump’s unilateral decisions that exceed his authority as president! Trump is not a king; we have no kings in America, and don’t want…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Well, neither possibility is a good look: POTUS admitting that he has been coming to the aid of Russia to prevent some sort of calamity from happening (possibly a well-deserved one for waging war on sovereign nation?), or he’s lying. Knowing what we know about Trump, however, both options seem very […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] This thoughtful piece resonated with me, although I left the Republican Party some time ago. Read the whole thing. It is well worth your time.| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Trump’s longed for military parade is on schedule: Second news item The undeniable evil of anti-Semitism: The report notes that Lischinsky had a ring for…| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Tonight is the big Trump Memecoin dinner, where access to the President of the United States can be yours if you cough up enough dough: More than 200 global investors in the $TRUMP memecoin — a collectible token with no underlying value — are expected to arrive Thursday at the president’s […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] With Justice Amy Coney Barrett having recused herself from the case, the Supreme Court voted on taxpayer funded religious charter schools in Oklahoma: The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a rare deadlocked 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation’s first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars. . . […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] When you refuse to admit that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, what the hell business do you have being the U.S. Secretary of State? Absolutely no business whatsoever. And we know this because kowtowing to Putin and handling him with kid gloves as opposed to a tough resolve, has only […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] President Trump, er, I mean the Pentagon makes it official : The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday. “The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with […]| Patterico's Pontifications
[guest post by Dana] Let’s go! First news item Supreme Court and birthright citizenship question: concerns about allowing President Donald Trump’s radical reinterpretation of the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship to go into effect while litigation continues. In an unusual move, the court heard oral arguments on a series of Trump administration emergency requests seeking […]| Patterico's Pontifications
