March 31, 2026
Michigan Synagogue Attack Was "Hezballah-Inspired," Says FBI
They can finally determine a motive. When the Bureau is headed by a Trump appointee, at least.
The attack earlier this month on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was "a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan," the FBI said in a news conference Monday. The assailant, Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized US citizen from Lebanon, rammed a pickup truck into the synagogue on March 12, as more than 100 children were attending school inside. ...Two of his brothers were Hezballah terror commanders. They were killed by Israel.
Had he lived, he would have been charged with providing material support to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group in Lebanon, said Jerome Gorgon, US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Gorgon added Ghazali was inspired by Hezbollah propaganda to carry out the attack. "This man acted under Hezbollah's direction and control," Gorgon said. "He intended to kill others, not just himself."
... Ghazali began planning for the attack days earlier, the FBI said, with his plans intensifying on March 9. A review of Ghazali's online activity dating to January showed repeated searches for pro‑Hezbollah and Iranian news outlets, as well as videos related to gunfire and ammunition. Beginning March 9, the FBI said, he closely followed speeches and live coverage involving Hezbollah's secretary general, Naim Qassem, along with reporting about an Iranian fatwa -- a religious ruling concerning Islamic law -- calling for total jihad against the US military. He also researched Jewish cultural educational and religious centers throughout the Detroit metro area, viewed multiple pages of upcoming events at Temple Israel and searched specific terms and phrases such as "the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan," "Orthodox synagogues" and "Israelis near me," Runyan said. ... An order of dozens of water containers arrived on the 11th -- the day before the attack -- and he immediately started filling them with gasoline, making four trips to gas stations so he would not arouse suspicion, Runyan said. He also bought two torch lighters, which authorities believe he used to set his truck on fire. On the day of the attack, Ghazali sent his sister, who authorities believe lives in Lebanon, numerous videos and messages "affirming his Hezbollah-inspired ideology," Runyan said. Ten minutes before he drove his truck into the synagogue, Ghazali sent his sister two videos in Arabic indicating he was at the largest gathering of Israelis in the state of Michigan, had booby-trapped his car and would forcibly enter and start shooting people, the FBI said. "God willing, I will kill as many of them as I possibly can," Ghazali recorded himself saying, according to Runyan.Happy Tuesday! I didn't read much over the weekend but I'm now "On the Doorstep" in The Hobbit. I'm sure many of you finished. Does anyone do this? When I read Hobbit/LOTR, I put on music and ambience from the movies. But I'm not sure it adds anything. I think it just distracts me. Update:
It was Netanyahu inspired terrorism. He consistently links Judaism and Zionism and it puts a target on the backs of Jews all over the world. The people in Michigan had nothing to do with the war crimes Israel is committing. Exactly. Who wants to take the FBI at their word on this one? I'm guessing the usual suspects. It absolutely doesn't excuse the violence, but I've also heard his family in Lebanon was killed in Israeli attacks. If we're going to be involved in this war, we're going to experience the effects of it. It turns out when you launch a poorly conceived attack on a foreign nation with zero regard for collateral damage, it leads to stuff like this. There is zero excuse for the violence he planned to commit, but killing innocents breeds terrorism and unfortunately the current administration is damn good at that. This isn't a terrorist linked attack. The FBI is bullshitiny to justify the invasion of Lebanon. Gotta justify the genocide and land grabPosted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 31, 2026 12:42 PM (xQtaY)
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The Morning Rant: Spain Is Lost
The answer for America is simple...close those bases, and spend the billions of dollars in some other countries that will be more appreciative of America and its effort to free the world from Iran's evil. And for the taxpaying citizens of America? Don't go to Spain. Don't buy Spanish products. It's simple. They don't support us, so why should we support them? Besides, it is a country that is rapidly descending into the evil of progressive atheism, in which the value of life and culture is measured by an amoral calculation more akin to Mao than to Ignatius of Loyola (whatever you might think of him). Here is a powerful bit of data that Spanish culture is gone... replaced by the same post-modern melange currently engulfing Canada, the UK, and a few other Western countries. Father loses legal fight to halt euthanasia of 25-year-old daughter in Spain
It's called psychiatric illness, and giving its sufferers agency over their own treatment and lives is, frankly, insane. But it illuminates the interest of the collective over the individual, and the total rejection of an objective morality that has been the backbone of the West, courtesy of religion, for 2,500 years. Spain has chosen its path, and we should respect that choice. But no amount of Serrano ham, Paella, and magnificent art should lure us to continue our support of this failed state. [France too is barring American use of its airspace, but that is a discussion for another time!] [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed the move, saying Spain has denied both airspace access and the use of joint U.S.-Spanish bases for any operations tied to the Iran conflict. "This was made perfectly clear to the American military and forces from the very beginning," Robles said. "Neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran." Spain already had refused to allow U.S. forces to use the strategically critical Rota and Morón bases in southern Spain, installations long viewed as key hubs for American military operations into Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The expansion of that restriction to Spanish airspace effectively cuts off another logistical pathway for U.S. operations and signals that Madrid is willing to directly limit U.S. military movement despite its NATO membership.
The answer for America is simple...close those bases, and spend the billions of dollars in some other countries that will be more appreciative of America and its effort to free the world from Iran's evil. And for the taxpaying citizens of America? Don't go to Spain. Don't buy Spanish products. It's simple. They don't support us, so why should we support them? Besides, it is a country that is rapidly descending into the evil of progressive atheism, in which the value of life and culture is measured by an amoral calculation more akin to Mao than to Ignatius of Loyola (whatever you might think of him). Here is a powerful bit of data that Spanish culture is gone... replaced by the same post-modern melange currently engulfing Canada, the UK, and a few other Western countries. Father loses legal fight to halt euthanasia of 25-year-old daughter in Spain
Noelia Castillo Ramos' case galvanized international attention after her father, Gerónimo Castillo, mounted a legal battle against the authorization of various Spanish courts for his daughter to receive euthanasia in 2023. Aided by Abogados Cristianos (Christian Lawyers), a conservative Catholic organization, Mr. Castillo exhausted all appeals to the Spanish courts. The father argued that his daughter wasn’t fully psychologically able to make a decision regarding euthanasia and that she needed better medical and psychiatric care. His legal battle was ultimately shut down by the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, on March 10.
It's called psychiatric illness, and giving its sufferers agency over their own treatment and lives is, frankly, insane. But it illuminates the interest of the collective over the individual, and the total rejection of an objective morality that has been the backbone of the West, courtesy of religion, for 2,500 years. Spain has chosen its path, and we should respect that choice. But no amount of Serrano ham, Paella, and magnificent art should lure us to continue our support of this failed state. [France too is barring American use of its airspace, but that is a discussion for another time!] [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!
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Mid-Morning Art Thread
A Ship against the Mewstone, at the Entrance to Plymouth Sound
Joseph Mallord William Turner
A Ship against the Mewstone, at the Entrance to Plymouth Sound
Joseph Mallord William Turner
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The Morning Report — 3/31/26
Of course The Land of Dis-Enchantment will not be teaching so much as brainwashing their children about the events of that day. No mentioning of Ashlii Babbitt or Roseanne Boyland and how they were murdered in cold blood by Nancy Pelosi's, Christopher Wray's and John Brennan's goons with badges and disguises. No Kings, but Red Guards disguised as Democrats abound. Unless and until Academia from pre-school through post-graduate is utterly seized and restored to some semblance of sanity. Meh, that requires the restoration of morality, ethics, sanity and american/western cultural values across our entire society. Did the Long March through the institutions bring us to our knees, and if so, is there a road back?
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Brian Stewart, the Chair of the Hernando County Democrat Party, was charged with simple battery following the incident in Spring Hill. He was booked Saturday afternoon and released two hours later after posting a $1,000 bond, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. . . A statement from the Hernando County Conservatives organization claims Stewart shoved a “permanently disabled” military veteran who “served our country with honor and distinction” and then struck him in the head with a megaphone.OF course that is but one example but that it was not just some random braindead AWFL or Soros rent-a-thug but a local Dem bigwig. Of course, what we witnessed over the weekend and indeed starting with the anti-war protests and civil rights riots of 60years ago right up until the present day has is roots in the classrooms and lecture halls of academia.
Members of America’s largest teachers’ union, the National Education Association (NEA), were back in training in February, this time for a confidential webinar entitled “Advocacy and Free Speech Rights for K-12 Educators.” The leaked slide deck, posted by the watchdog group Defending Education, reveals that the NEA is less focused on American students’ stagnant test scores than on training its members to become activists, while using misinterpretations of the First Amendment as a shield. The February session complements the union’s December 2025 in-person training on “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice.” That event counseled attendees to “develop a toolset of tactics for dismantling systems of privilege and oppression.”
Students in New Mexico will learn more about the January 6 Capitol riot and climate change than the moon landing. New Mexico high school history guidelines contain over a dozen references to the January 6 riot while only mentioning the moon landing once. The guidelines, part of the New Mexico Instructional Scope for History, are largely focused on racial and gender grievances and encourage teachers to promote Democratic politicians and lament how the richest men in the United States today are “mostly white.”. . . “These state level documents expose a troubling pattern by education activists of pushing leftwing political and social biases into K-12 classrooms as established ‘facts,'” Staley told The Daily Wire. “Students and families deserve an education that values a politically neutral approach to weighing different sides of issues, not political indoctrination.”
Of course The Land of Dis-Enchantment will not be teaching so much as brainwashing their children about the events of that day. No mentioning of Ashlii Babbitt or Roseanne Boyland and how they were murdered in cold blood by Nancy Pelosi's, Christopher Wray's and John Brennan's goons with badges and disguises. No Kings, but Red Guards disguised as Democrats abound. Unless and until Academia from pre-school through post-graduate is utterly seized and restored to some semblance of sanity. Meh, that requires the restoration of morality, ethics, sanity and american/western cultural values across our entire society. Did the Long March through the institutions bring us to our knees, and if so, is there a road back?
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Daily Tech News 31 March 2026
Top Story
- Bluesky announced a new AI tool named Attie to help inmates create their own social feeds. It did not go well. (Tech Crunch)
In three days Attie has accumulated 1500 followers - and been blocked by 125,000 users, which is to say all of them.
That's more blocks than even the ICE account, suggesting that while the inmates are clinically insane they are not entirely stupid.
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March 30, 2026
Monday Over Night Open Thread (3/30/26)
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The Quotes of The Day
With allies like this who needs friends? What our open borders types never want to discuss out loud is: What happens when Europe becomes a Caliphate and possesses nuclear weapons. Looking at another gutless, spineless, testicle free boi namedKeir Karen Starmer.
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Quote I "We believe our policies are consistent with the law and reflect our commitment to fairness, opportunity, and building the strongest possible teams," NFL executive vice president Jeff MillerI normally don't comment on the Quotes of The Day. Between this Miller guy and his gutless, spineless, testicle free boss Roger Goodell I can't stand the NFL and it can't go broke fast enough. I grew up close to Green Bay and have always been a Packers fan. But since 2020 I've given up on the league. The kneelers, the "Hands up" bullshit, politics entered the game. So I now spend my Sunday afternoons doing anything but watching football.
Quote II “Neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran,” Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles
With allies like this who needs friends? What our open borders types never want to discuss out loud is: What happens when Europe becomes a Caliphate and possesses nuclear weapons. Looking at another gutless, spineless, testicle free boi named
Quote III ‘I was so small, I was just a walking boob throughout the whole of school. I definitely looked super awkward because I had nothing on me apart from boobs.’ Summer Robert
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Spring Cafe
From !@xnaturedaily
From !@xnaturedaily
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Quick Hits
Libs of TikTokVideo here. Of course: The Biden White House edited reports about the covid "vaccines'" risks of causing strokes to downplay those risks, contrary to the precious science.
@libsoftiktok Democrats are now FUMING that Trump is paying TSA agents and are desperate to stop it, claiming it's "illegal" Play this clip on a loop in every airport in America until the elections
White House officials edited messaging on the finding that there was a higher-than-expected number of strokes following COVID-19 vaccination, according to newly released documents. In January 2023, during the Biden administration, the White House changed wording on post-vaccination ischemic stroke from "moderately elevated" to "slightly elevated," the records show. Officials also made other changes, including removing the words "potential risk."More examples of the political edits to the precious science here. More in these two posts.
Hunter Eagleman™"No Kings," huh?
@Hunter_Eagleman WOW: 🚨CA Democrats under @GavinNewsom
just introduced the "MELT ICE Act" AB 1627. It would PERMANENTLY ban anyone who worked for ICE during President Trump's term from ever becoming a cop or a teacher in the state. This is political revenge dressed up as "protecting trust" at its best!
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FBI Director Kash Patel Eyes Releasing the Eric Swallwell Fang-Fang Documents
FBI director pushes to release investigative files on Rep. Eric Swalwell: ReportsOh, like when they released the Mueller Report about the Russiagate hoax?
FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing for the release of files related to an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) interactions with a suspected Chinese spy, according to reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post. FBI agents and other personnel in California have been directed to gather and redact sensitive information from documents in preparation for sharing with senior Trump administration officials, according to The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter. The files stem from a decade-old counterintelligence probe into a Chinese woman, known both as Christine Fang and Fang Fang, who reportedly helped Swalwell with fundraising and placing an intern in his office during the 2014 campaign cycle. Swalwell was not accused of criminal wrongdoing and severed ties with Fang in 2015 after being briefed by U.S. intelligence officials on their suspicions of her. A two-year House Ethics probe into the matter concluded in 2023 without taking any further action. The public release of files in an investigation that did not result in criminal charges would mark a highly unusual step, the Post noted.
Are you kidding me? He's one of the main weaponizers in Congress. Note that The Hill points none of this out.
Swalwell has for years accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the issue against him in retaliation for his criticisms of the president.
Oh! You mean the Administration is trying to interfere with an upcoming election by releasing files?
On Saturday, he suggested the FBI's alleged actions were tied to his rising standing in the California governor's race.
... In a statement to the Post, an FBI spokesperson denied improper motives regarding the investigative files. "The contentions in this story are incorrect," the spokesperson told the newspaper. "This FBI, being the most transparent in history, prepares documents for numerous different reasons, including for release to different agencies and departments to further review investigations that may have been opened under previous administrations." Swalwell said in September that he "fully" expected to be prosecuted by the Trump administration, pointing to his name in a book written by Patel in which he listed "government gangsters" who should be held accountable.If only. If only.
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One of the Foreign Invaders and Somali Pirates Who Hijacked a Quarter of a Billion Dollars of American Money Is Sentenced to... 366 Days in Prison
A year and a day. That's it.
It's almost as if the Somali Pirates control the government of Minnesota. The federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence of 30 to 37 months, or 2 1/2 to 3 years in prison. But the Somali Pirate's corrupt judge cut even that small sentence in half. Or in thirds.Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced to over 1 year in prisonWow, $92,000. And he took responsibility for his actions?
Another Feeding Our Future defendant was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison on Monday morning. He is scheduled to turn himself in to federal prison on June 2. Abdul Abubakar Ali pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2022. Per the terms of the plea agreement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of wire fraud were dismissed at sentencing. As previously reported, Ali used nonprofit Youth Investors Lab to enroll in the Federal Child Nutrition Program under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. He claimed to serve roughly 1.5 million meals total and that the meals were provided by S & S Catering. But no meals were ever served, prosecutors say. Remarkably, both the government and the defense advocated for a probationary sentence, noting that Ali has taken responsibility for his actions, given valuable information to investigators and paid $92,500 in restitution so far.
However, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Brasel determined that Ali's role in the fraud scheme was too great for a probationary sentence. She noted that Ali recruited a friend to participate in the scheme and completely made up meal counts, rather than just exaggerating them.
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Were You Inconvenienced by the Decrepit White Hippies During the CCP- and Soros-Funded No Kings Shuffle-Abouts?
Video of these sexual fetishist mutants here. (Toby just emailed me to say "Almost as hittable as Sarah Longwell.")
Robert DeNiro -- or, as I think this genius should be called, Bobby "The Brain" DeNiro -- stumbled and mumbled his way through a gibberish speech written for him by ChatGTP.
Insurrection BarbieThey're literally mutants.
@DefiyantlyFree Mar 28 I got stuck in the middle of one of the idiotic CCP funded No Kings protests with my kid in this morning. First of all it was 15 people. They were all white and over the age of 65 and lastly, if you continue to walk around with signs that say No Kings, you look like an idiot. Literally no one was under the age of 65 in the whole crowd.
Fetishist 'No Kings' protester in mask drags 'Trump' and 'JD Vance' behind her wheelchairUh-huh.
The "No Kings" protest in Atlanta took a turn for the weird as a masked artist dragged unhinged cosplayers dressed as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance behind her wheelchair. Video of the street protest sideshow circulating online shows activist Jessica Blinkhorn clad in a black sheer skirt, a leather tube top and a full facemask reminiscent of "Mad Max: Fury Road" villain Immortan Joe seated in a motorized wheelchair as her fellow dress-up players awkwardly gyrate to techno music. The Georgia State University teacher and self-described "DOGEWALKER" holds a metal leash in one hand, which is connected to a collar worn by a person wearing a Trump mask and dressed in his signature blue suit, red tie and MAGA hat, and a woman who appears to be mimicking Erika Kirk. ... "This is performance as protest. This is art in action," Blinkhorn wrote in an Instagram post accompanying the unhinged video. ...
Blinkhorn has been awarded in the art world for her performance pieces about sex and disability. He received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024 -- a prestigious award that comes with tens of thousands of dollars in grant money -- for her project SPANKBOX. The art "depicts individuals with physical disabilities in hypersexualized poses and situations," according to the fellowship.
Video of these sexual fetishist mutants here. (Toby just emailed me to say "Almost as hittable as Sarah Longwell.")
Robert DeNiro -- or, as I think this genius should be called, Bobby "The Brain" DeNiro -- stumbled and mumbled his way through a gibberish speech written for him by ChatGTP.
C3For decades people praised DeNiro for somehow managing to make his eyes empty and absent. Turns out, no, he's not a great actor, he's just brain-damaged IRL. When he "portrays" a man with no inner monologue who seems to be an animal motivated only by primitive instinct, that's just him. Bobby "The Brain" DeNiro shuffle-marched alongside pogrom-stirring race hustler and OG Grifter Al Sharpton as well as spherical bull-dyke and mortgage fraudster "Big Tish" James.
@C_3C_3 Mar 28 No Kings crybaby and terminal TDS patient Robert DeNiro... Has lost roughly $350 million on his last 5 movies. Whoops!
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Did Democrats Just Steal a Congeressional Seat?
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh HOLY CRAP!! A Palm Beach elections office volunteer just got arrested for STEALING an encrypted access key and computer equipment in the March 24 special election where the Democrat won by 800 votes This is the district the includes Mar-a-Lago. Investigators worry that the encryption -- used for training -- could be reverse engineered and used to tamper with voter registration The theft was reported on March 27, a few days after last Tuesday's special election, per WPTV. The theft occurred on March 19, just days before election day "During the search of [John] Panicci's home, detectives recovered the stolen items along with a substantial amount of electronic and digital storage devices. Panicci was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail and booked on charges." Election integrity is vital to our republic. If it's happening in Florida -- IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE
Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga You wondered how Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples by roughly 797--800 votes (51.2% to 48.8%, out of about 33,400 votes cast in a low-turnout special). The district had previously been held by a Republican who won by a much larger margin in 2024. FACTS: On March 19, during a volunteer training session at the elections office (4301 Cherry Road) ahead of the March 24 special election, Panicci allegedly stole an encrypted access key from a voter registration terminal. Surveillance photos reportedly captured the act.
He maintains a Facebook profile under John Panicci (@JohnWPB), describing himself as a "huge tech nerd." The key was programmed only for training databases, not live voter registration or election systems. However, investigators expressed concern that someone technically skilled could reverse-engineer the encryption and misuse it in a real kiosk.
The theft was reported to detectives on March 27. They identified Panicci, obtained search and arrest warrants, and executed them at his Lake Worth/Greenacres-area home on March 28. They recovered the stolen key and equipment, plus a large amount of other electronic and digital storage devices. He faces charges related to theft of computer equipment/property crimes (including taking/damaging electronic devices). He was booked into Palm Beach County Jail and held on $6,000 bail, with a no-contact order regarding the elections office. The investigation is ongoing, including a review of seized devices. It appears that Panicci was in communication with Debbie Wasserman Schultz's DC office over a dozen times since Christmas. If you recall, Wasserman and her Assistant United States Attorney (federal prosecutor) in the District of Columbia, brother, Steven Wasserman, who bungled the case, provided cover for the Awan brothers (Imran Awan, Abid Awan, and Jamal Awan), who were Pakistani-American IT staffers who worked as shared/contracted technicians for numerous Democratic members of Congress.
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Washington Post "Reporter:" My Iranian Handlers and Sponsors Tell Me the US is Dropping Land Mines From Planes On to Residential Neighborhoods and I Believe Them Very Much
correction stating that this "independent journalist" was invited to Iran by Iran's state media and led around by the nose by government "representatives."
This reminds me of Operation Sorry, Charlie (Chicken of the C-4). The Iranian propaganda site I found claimed the cans of tuna -- which maybe resemble "mines" a little -- were dropped from the skies on to residential neighborhoods.
I wonder if there's a connection. Though these "mines" don't look like flat tuna cans. After making this ridiculous claim, the Washington Post then issued acorrection stating that this "independent journalist" was invited to Iran by Iran's state media and led around by the nose by government "representatives."
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Stronk Black Female Democrat Congresswoman Found Guilty in Stronkly Embezzling Millions of Dollars of Taxpayer COVID Funds
Remember when the GOP kicked out George Santos based only on allegations?
Why is this gangster bitch still in Congress? It's always (D)ifferent, isn't it?Happy Monday!
Indicted Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was found "guilty" on 25 of 27 ethics charges early Friday, a sweeping bipartisan verdict after a rare public House hearing that now all but seals her fate in Congress. The decision came after more than six hours of testimony Thursday night, where an evenly divided subcommittee -- four Republicans and four Democrats -- weighed evidence from a two-year investigation into allegations that millions in federal COVID-era funds were improperly funneled into Cherfilus-McCormick's political operation. While the panel did not release a vote breakdown, members from both parties aggressively questioned her defense throughout the hearing before ultimately siding with investigators on nearly every count. At the center of the case is a network of transactions tied to Trinity Health Care Solutions, a company linked to the congresswoman's family that received more than $6 million in government funding tied to pandemic-related services. Ethics investigators concluded that millions of those dollars were routed through entities connected to Cherfilus-McCormick -- including a consulting firm she owned -- before making their way into her campaign through loans and contributions, some of which were deemed illegal. A House report found that at least $3.6 million in taxpayer-backed funds ultimately reached her political operation. The case now moves to the full committee, where Chairman Michael Guest and Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier said lawmakers will determine after the April recess what punishment to recommend. Possible outcomes range from censure to expulsion -- one of the most severe penalties Congress can impose on a sitting member. Cherfilus-McCormick rejected the findings and said she intends to fight the allegations. "I look forward to proving my innocence," she said in a statement, adding that her focus remains on serving Florida's 20th Congressional District. Pressure is already building from within her own party. Washington Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wrote on X, "You can't crime your way into legitimate power. Since she was found guilty, she should resign or be removed." The ethics ruling comes just weeks before Cherfilus-McCormick is set to stand trial in federal court on 15 criminal counts tied to many of the same allegations. Prosecutors say she diverted pandemic relief funds for political use and personal expenses, including luxury purchases. If convicted, she faces up to 53 years in prison.
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THE MORNING RANT: Housing Affordability Requires Vast Swaths of Virtually Uninhabitable Urban Areas Be Reclaimed
An issue I have periodically revisited is the need for “municipal conservatism” as an alternative to Democrat-administered destruction of our cities. In a 2024 piece at The Blaze, I wrote “Republicans need to offer our struggling cities an agenda focused on delivering excellent city services, including effective policing, cleanliness, anti-vagrancy measures, public safety, reliable utilities, and family-friendly parks. This agenda should promote a political climate that supports small businesses, primary education, churches, families, and patriotism. Democrat-run cities have grown hostile to these foundational elements of urban civilization, creating an enormous opportunity for Republicans.” This is not “small government conservatism.” It is “civil order conservatism.”
Hampton Prescott, one of my favorite follows on Twitter/X (@HamptonPrezcott), is a real estate professional in Atlanta who is heavily focused on this exact issue. (He also covers architectural trends, commenting on the correlation of bad commercial architecture with the state of urban environments.)The Trump WH was close to figuring this out when they deployed the National Guard to crime ridden cities. The ONLY way to solve housing affordability is to reclaim vast swaths of urban areas that have been rendered effectively uninhabitable due to lack of safety. https://t.co/pgkBbEW5Jg
— Hampton Prescott (@HamptonPrezcott) March 13, 2026
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Mid-Morning Art Thread
Vel. Normandy
Alexey Bogolyubov
Vel. Normandy
Alexey Bogolyubov
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The Morning Report — 3/30/26
As I stated last week, the phrase "Death to America" is not native to the Iranian mullahs. It was and is the goal of the anti-American Left and its epicenter in the Democrat party.
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In Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, the usual “resistance” crowd managed to again show their rage at President Donald Trump and their fury at being out of power; they may even have succeeded in mobilizing Democrats for the midterm elections — but they also broadcast the opposition’s complete lack of any coherent political message. Forget about the waving of Soviet flags and tributes to anti-American dictators at various rallies: The entire “No Kings” conceit is a lie. Democrats against “kings”? Hah! They love them — as long as the king has a (D) after his name. Not long ago, Democrats applauded every abuse of executive power by President Barack Obama. From unconstitutional rewrites of the Affordable Care Act (a k a ObamaCare), to immigration amnesty for “dreamers” (DACA) and their parents (DAPA); to unilaterally declaring the Senate to be in recess so he could pack the National Labor Relations Board with union lackeys, Obama was not shy about autocratic behavior. “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone,” he declared when Congress refused to bow to his will, vowing “to sign executive orders, and take executive actions and administrative actions.” He did, and Democrats didn’t complain, but applauded. Tom Friedman, The New York Times’ smug voice of liberal “wisdom,” fantasized of what Obama could achieve “if we could just be China for a day.” Obama lost, often at the Supreme Court. That didn’t stop him. Nor did it stop President Joe Biden, who became infamous for ignoring Supreme Court decisions. When the Supreme Court said that extending a COVID-era moratorium on evictions would be unconstitutional, Biden just did it anyway. The same when the Supremes told Biden he lacked the power to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. Democrats didn’t protest against Biden acting like a king. In fact, they encouraged him to go even further. Then there were the coronavirus restrictions, imposed and extended by every Democratic governor. Blue states shuttered businesses and locked kids out of schools — when Americans in fact could’ve conducted most normal activities safely. California Gov. Gavin Newsom even banned religious worship in private homes; he’d eventually lose in the Supreme Court — but Democrats had no problem with it. So when it comes to “no kings,” Dems aren’t just accusing Trump — they’re falsifying their own history. The truth is that Democrats cheer authoritarian behavior — as long as they’re in charge. Let them back into power, and they’ll prove it once again.In essence, yet again their protests were puerile, infantile and pointless. And not to be glossed over, in a number of instances Violent.
No Kings demonstrations in Portland, Oregon got out of hand in the evening with protesters sporting gas masks attacking police officers who were trying to control the crowd, according to video posted on X by FreedomNews.tv. There was no immediate word on arrests. In Dallas, Police had to separate No Kings demonstrators from “Pro America” counter demonstrators as the two groups engaged in heated clashes. Video of the scene showed a protester being hauled away and arrested and other shouting “f–k you” at apparent pro-Trump demonstrators who were carrying flags and automatic weapons. A large mob of demonstrators waving Palestinian and other flags hurled cement blocks towards Department of Homeland Security agents in Los Angeles.
In short, like Gazan terrorists and Persian oppressors, these usurpers think nothing of preserving their occupation of positions of influence by imperiling their own countrymen, women, and children. They’re figuratively huddling behind you, and putting their citizenry’s security and substance at risk in direct dereliction of their sworn duty to “insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty.” You, the American people, are the Democrats’ human shields.
As I stated last week, the phrase "Death to America" is not native to the Iranian mullahs. It was and is the goal of the anti-American Left and its epicenter in the Democrat party.
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- Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh isn't even on store shelves yet and it's already had a price increase. (WCCFTech)
10% officially and up to 25% in online listings. Still decent value if it weren't for all the other headwinds Intel is facing here.
Sailing straight into an F5 tornado.
- But you can save a lot of money on audiophile-grade cables. (Tom's Hardware)
Mostly by not buying them. Once again, there is no detectable difference between $4000 cables and a $7 pair from the Amazon Basics range.
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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - March 29, 2026 [Doof]
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