You can only imagine the pep talk given to the Israeli military about to embark on the most ambitious preemptive attack the tiny nation has ever conducted. You can start by translating the Late Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks into Hebrew. “This is your time, Their time is done. It’s over.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
L’Affaire Padilla was clearly a stunt, intended to create outrage that the Trump administration knew no limits in its authority and was perfectly willing to use force against its political opponents. As I wrote earlier, it is part of their strategy to define responses to the chaos, riots, and provocations as proof that Trump is...
It seems to be the exact reverse of what’s happening – and trying to happen – here in the States, though. In Northern Ireland, it’s the native Irish who are gathering in the streets and going on a destructive bender, now in town after town, after two 14-year-old ‘immigrant’ teenagers were charged with raping a...
As of 10:40 am ET, the status of the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles is … exactly what it was at 10:40 am ET yesterday. That’s not to say that nothing’s changed. It changed — and then it changed back. So what happened? Federal judge Charles Breyer had initially refused to issue a TRO...
As more news trickles out about the Israeli air strikes on Iran’s military leadership and nuclear capabilities, we are starting to get a glimpse into how much planning and effort went into preparations for this strike. And you have to admit, even if you are not a fan of Israel (I am), they are damn...
Here’s a better question: Is there anyone left to make a deal in Tehran? Israel’s surprise attack also had surprising breadth and depth, and has apparently decapitated Iran’s military command. Two dozen or more of their nuclear-weapons scientists are dead as well. The Israeli hit all of the known nuclear facilities several times, and will...
Democratic-leaning groups Way to Win and Impact Research are polling the issue of immigration in battleground districts and shared the data with Politico. According to their research, while Democrats can’t dig themselves out of the deep and steep hole they have dug for themselves, there is a way for Democrats to create a Narrative™ that...
You’ve probably seen this video by now because it’s everywhere on social media this afternoon. Sen. Alex Padilla showed up at a press conference being held by DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and wound up being shoved out of the room and handcuffed. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los...
I can’t really put a finger on exactly when most Democratic congresswoman turned into the truly vile, bitchy, sniveling creatures they are. All I can say is that it’s a darn shame. There’s really nothing more cringeworthy than an average woman, often embued with the bare minimum intelligence required to make it in and out...
Earlier today, while hosting Hugh Hewitt’s show, I asked former Senator Jim Talent whether we could expect Israel to finally attack Iranian nuclear sites, after the mullahs refused to stop enriching uranium. Talent hedged his bets, wisely, but noted that negotiations appeared to be going nowhere. We both agreed that action seemed inevitable. And as...
There are several new stories circulating today about Bluesky and all of them describe it as an unpleasant place, including the one written by two Bluesky fans at Slate. We’ll get back to Slate in a moment but first the Washington Post’s Megan McArdle may have kick started this trend at the start of this...
Pro Tip, Senator Klobuchar: if you want to give people the impression that Donald Trump and the Republicans are looking to starve women and children out of spite, it’s better not to put that message out there by dragging out a morbidly obese public employee as the face of your cause. Senator … I …...
Lawful protests? ‘Mostly peaceful’? Or insurrection? The Protection Racket Media ‘reports,’ but Racket News gives you the actual picture of Los Angeles over the past week. Matt Taibbi and his team went into LA this weekend to test claims by city and state leadership, as well as the mainstream media, that LA has been mainly...
A whistleblower at Lockheed Martin has come forward to Christopher Rufo claiming that annual bonuses at the company were based on skin color rather than performance in some case. The source is anonymous but the story suggests they brought with them evidence to back up this claim. The story began in December 2022, when the...
On Tuesday, oleaginous California Governor Gavin Newsom took time out from podcasting to ask a federal judge for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the President of the United States. President Trump, the toothy state chief executive claimed, might be able to federalize the National Guard and send Marines into a city in his state,...