California’s Climate Overreach

  American Greatness  California is strangling its own energy base—then blaming oil companies for the predictable fallout of shortages, wildfires, and policies built on ideology instead of economics.

"Even if the most dire climate scenarios are accurate, and humanity must transition away from fossil fuel, it can’t happen overnight. The rational approach is to first develop alternative sources of energy without precipitously destroying the industries that reliably produce oil and natural gas. Once alternatives are available at a competitive price and in sufficient quantities, demand naturally migrates to the alternatives. Meanwhile, the oil and gas industry, recognizing that their core business is to provide energy, actually stays healthy by also investing in the transition.':None of that is happening in California. The approach the state’s politicians have chosen is irrational and predatory. For more than twenty years, they have legislated and litigated the state’s oil and gas companies down to a fraction of their former size, making up most of the resulting energy shortage not with alternative energy, but with imports.

"A recent and particularly brazen case of this ongoing harassment comes in the form of Senate Bill 982, something that only last week came perilously close to moving to a floor vote. Under the moral masquerade of requiring restitution for allegedly causing climate change, which in turn allegedly caused wildfires, what this bill really amounted to was a state-sponsored shakedown. SB 982 is a vivid example of how California’s legislature is determined to cannibalize and ultimately destroy entire industries in order to pay for disasters of their own making.

"SB 982 would impose liability on fossil fuel companies for “climate-attributable damages,” expected to be assessed in billions of dollars. It would empower California’s attorney general to sue the state’s oil companies without even needing to prove fault, negligence, or specific causation by an individual company.

"This bill is not only legalized extortion, but also a total disregard for economic reality. Combustible fuels remain the primary engine of civilization, and they’re not going anywhere for at least the next several decades. Despite this unavoidable fact, California’s in-state oil industry is already on the verge of implosion. The results are easily quantifiable." . . .More...

Savannah Guthrie sobs 'I'm so sorry Mommy' over fears her fame triggered Nancy's kidnap and says speculation about family involvement 'piles pain upon pain' |

 Daily Mail Online   

Savannah Guthrie sobs 'I'm so sorry Mommy' over fears her fame triggered Nancy's kidnap and says speculation about family involvement 'piles pain upon pain'

"Savannah Guthrie burst into tears as she apologized to her mother Nancy amid fears that her fame and fortune may have triggered the abduction.

"Speaking on NBC's Today – the show she usually anchors –  on Thursday Savannah said her brother Camron was the first person to realize that 84-year-old Nancy's February 1 abduction may have been linked to the TV star's fame and wealth.

"Savannah said: 'My brother, he was in the military, he saw right away what this was. He said: "I think she's been kidnapped for ransom."

"'I said "Do you think, because of me?"

"'He said "Sorry sweetie, yeah, maybe." But I knew that.' 

"Savannah said that she, Camron and their sister Annie still do not know for sure what triggered Nancy's February 1 abduction from her $1.4million home in Tucson, Arizona – before breaking down at the thought that her fame may have encouraged the abductor to strike. 

"'I don't know that it's because she's my mom and somebody thought , "Oh that girl, that lady has money, we could make a quick buck".' 

"'Too much to bear to think that I brought this to her bedside, that it's because of me. I just have to say, "I'm so sorry, Mommy. I'm so sorry",' Savannah told Hoda Kotb on NBC Today on Thursday

"'I'm sorry to my sister and my brother and my kids and my nephew and Tommy and my brother-in-law, just, like, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.'" . . . More...

Amazing…

Triad Conservative

This is the most detailed MRI scan of an unborn baby.
At just 20 weeks, she is moving, turning her head, kicking—even standing. Her beating heart is also visible.
Human life is a miracle. pic.twitter.com/ATpxOBCz4V

— Matt Smethurst (@MattSmethurst) April 29, 2026

Democrats’ Army of Assassins - Obama and Democrats provoke violence, then call for gun control.

 Democrats’ Army of Assassins - J.B. Shurk 

 "In other words, Democrats call Trump and his voters “Nazis” and “racists.”  Democrat voters take those words seriously and attempt to kill Trump and his voters.  Then Democrats blame that violence on “guns” . . .

"Once again, a wannabe assassin has attempted to murder President Trump.  This marks at least the fifth time that a person or group has tried to take Trump’s life since he became the Republican nominee for president in 2016.  

"During this time period, a Democrat from Illinois tried to assassinate an entire baseball team of Republican lawmakers and nearly succeeded in killing House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.  Antifa domestic terrorists — a paramilitary organization supporting the Democrat Party — have destroyed businesses and attacked numerous American citizens for their political beliefs.  A “trans”-supporting leftist assassinated the great Charlie Kirk last September 10, and numerous other “trans”-supporting leftists have murdered children in a spate of school shootings.  Just this year, Democrats organized multiple violent confrontations against federal agents attempting to arrest criminal illegal aliens — including known pedophiles, rapists, and murderers.  

"Democrats call for their followers to “rise up,” “take to the streets,” and “get in the faces” of Republicans.  Democrat governors and lawmakers call President Trump and his voters “Nazis,” “fascists,” “white supremacists,” and “racists.”  

"Democrat Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi recently described Trump as “the worst thing on the face of the Earth.”  

"The Democrat governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, recently traveled to Europe to denounce Trump as a “fascist,” encouraged violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (whom the governor defames as “Trump’s Gestapo”), called for a “war” against the federal government, and admitted to an audience that he wakes up each morning in giddy anticipation of finding out that Trump has died.  

"Democrat Congresswoman Dina Titus recently told an audience that Republicans better “hide” because, “We’re coming for J.D. Vance!  We’re coming for the MAGA folks!  Donald Trump, we’re coming for you!  We’re coming for ya.  And what a day it’s gonna be!”  

"Democrat Senator Ron Wyden often calls President Trump and top members of his administration “Nazis” and “white supremacists” who provide “cover for pedophiles.”  

"Democrat musician Bruce Springsteen has spent the last month recklessly calling federal ICE agents “Nazis” and insulting Trump and his administration as “corrupt,” “racist,” and “treasonous.” 

"Democrat propagandist-posing-as-network-comedian Jimmy Kimmel not only recently called members of the Trump administration “racists,” “white supremacists,” and “baby Hitlers,” but also “joked” about First Lady Melania Trump soon becoming a widow.  He told this “joke” two days before the recent attempt on Trump’s life and only eight months after mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk." . . .    More...

. . . "Right after the latest attempt on the president’s life, Democrats in the press collectively blamed “guns.”  Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin joined Democrat mouthpiece Margaret Brennan to call for a “national conversation” on “gun violence.” . . .

Fact Check: Did Trump take a photo of Cole Allen after the White House shooting?   "The image, however, is not authentic and was posted by a parody account called ‘Not the Bee,’ based on the real photo of the suspect posted by Trump on his social media.

"Based on reports, the president, along with other high-profile officials, was immediately evacuated from the place after the shots were heard, and it is not likely for Trump to come back and take a picture of the suspect."

Photo: While that picture of Cole was taken Donald Trump was here: 

"Although an analysis of the image using AI detection tools such as Hive Moderation and ZeroGPT detected no AI.

"As a reminder, AI detection tools are not always accurate and are prone to both false positives and false negatives.

"However, visual evidence such as an unusually smooth surface suggests that it may have been generated using AI or photo editing tools." 

Kimmel's widow joke; Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk

 

Jim McLaughlin to Newsmax: Kimmel's 'Widow' Joke Showed 'No Shame'  

Kimmel's comment about Melania struck an especially sour note and could not be dismissed as harmless humor. "It's not even a joke," he said. "It wasn't funny."

. . . "By including Trump's family in the segment, McLaughlin said, Kimmel blurred the line between political commentary and personal attack.

"He also criticized CNN anchor Jake Tapper for defending Kimmel while warning about inflammatory rhetoric, calling the response selective and inconsistent.

"This is the same guy who told us how sharp and what great mental acuity that [former President] Joe Biden had," McLaughlin said. "Then he wrote a book about how everybody got fooled by it."

"Such reversals highlight what he said is a credibility problem in legacy media, particularly when figures attempt to set standards for acceptable discourse." . . .

"The entire ecosystem of the Democrats are now putting out this political violent rhetoric,"

Jimmy Kimmel and Others Continue Their Dehumanization Campaign Against Conservatives  

. . . "Rather than dwell specifically on Kimmel and his inability to perceive truth due to acute Trump Derangement Syndrome, it warrants mention that he is but one facet of the hideous false diamond that is today’s liberal mindset. Even as Allen’s manifesto rehashed Democratic spew, taking the “Trump is Hitler” mindset to an alarmingly logical conclusion that assassinating the President would be doing the world a favor by ridding it of evil, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) was continuing with violent rhetoric by calling for “maximum warfare” against Republicans." . . .

Nosedive! Jimmy Kimmel's Ratings Plunge to the Bottom of the Ocean After Return From Suspension

John Thune’s leadership is turning a Republican majority into a graveyard for President Trump’s agenda.

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics 

"Rather than facing this basic binary choice, Majority Leader Thune preferred to cobble together a dirty deal in the middle of the night."

"It’s becoming increasingly obvious that, despite a 53-47 Republican majority, the U.S. Senate is a graveyard for President Trump’s agenda. This is largely the fault of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who has never been a strong supporter of the President. Despite this, most Republicans hoped that Thune would work to advance Trump’s priorities, particularly after his decisive 2024 victory provided the momentum for the GOP to retake the Senate. But Thune’s refusal to get the SAVE America Act passed and his surrender to the Democrats on DHS funding — without additional money for ICE or CPB — dashed any hope that this man has the right stuff to be Senate Majority Leader.

"President Trump and House Republicans have tried to be patient with Thune’s inertia, but that is over with. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who has done everything in his power to work with the Majority Leader on the SAVE America Act, sent a clear signal to him during a Fox News interview with Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday: “If you don’t want to fight fires, don’t become a firefighter. If you don’t want to take grueling votes at difficult hours and sometimes have to work longer than you want to, then maybe you shouldn’t become a United States Senator.” Also on Fox News, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was far more explicit about how Senator Thune should be dealt with:

"Obviously, the leadership in the Senate — and that’s on both sides of the aisle — has a real disgust for this President and House leadership because they didn’t even have the guts to call speaker Mike Johnson and let him know what happened … The stereotype of Congress is, and it’s well deserved, is that we pass stuff in the dark of night because we don’t have any guts, and that’s clearly what’s shown in the Senate leadership. I think they need to get some new leadership over there, in my opinion.

"House Speaker Mike Johnson referred to the Senate’s DHS funding bill in the following terms: “This gambit that was done last night is a joke.” He then read the excerpt of the bill that cuts ICE and CPB funding and emphatically stated, “We’re not doing that! And it is unconscionable to me that the Democrats would force some sort of negotiation at 3 o’clock in the morning and try to foist this on the American people.” It’s understandable that Johnson would be reluctant to attack Thune but it was the Majority Leader who added the bill-killing amendment to the DHS bill according to a report in the New York Times. Yet this is how Thune described the garbage he dumped on the House as he hastily scurried out of town early Friday morning:" . . .  More...

Whose voices were in Cole Thomas Allen's head?

 

AfterMath - Home

"Cole Tomas Allen, This guy did hear voices. They were Ted Lieu's, they were Brandon Johnson's, they were CNN's, they were The View, they were MS NOW..."   Greg Gutfeld just delivered the single most succinct and cutting indictment of the leftwing media's complicity in Saturday's WHCD attack:

"This guy did hear voices. They were Ted Lieu's, they were Brandon Johnson's, they were CNN's, they were The View, they were MS NOW."
"I… pic.twitter.com/1uuULdANGy

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) April 27, 2026

. . . and maybe Colbert's, Kimmel's, Rosie O'Donnell's, and.... 

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The question is: If right-wing hate is so prevalent in America, why does the left have to fund it?

  Issues & Insights

“The scurrilous left-wing group had to pay for racism to meet demand,” Dan McLaughlin, National Review

"Revelations that the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center had been funding “hard right” extremist groups raise an important question beyond whether or not it was defrauding donors.

"As we pointed out in this space, fraud is a feature, not a bug, of today’s Democratic party.

"But there’s another aspect to the SPLC case that goes beyond fraud. Because this isn’t the first time that some left-winger has been caught manufacturing the hate they are supposedly trying to stamp out. Right-wing hate crime hoaxes are practically an industry these days.

"Most people know about Jussie Smollett’s hoax — one that the press ran with despite the fact that it was so obviously manufactured. But there have been many others.

"A few years ago, Wilfred Reilly, an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University, wrote a book, “Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War,” that looked at more than 340 hate-crime allegations and found that more than two-thirds were hoaxes.

"Interestingly, in response to that book, the SPLC in 2019 posted on Facebook that: “Hate crime hoaxes are rare. We can’t let the far right capitalize on the sensational headlines generated by them.”

"But it’s the SPLC, and various other miscreants of the left, who’ve been guilty of capitalizing on the sensational headlines they’ve been manufacturing. The mainstream press can always be counted on to play up the initial “hate” story, and then downplay or ignore evidence that it was fake." . . .  More...

A weapon for those with an obsessive hatred for President and his administration

 

Maverick 88: Perhaps the actual model of shotgun carried into the Correspondents dinner by Cole.

User comment: "The Mav 88 is by far the most reliable pump action for the price. Recoil is strongly felt with buckshot and slugs, but they're accurate, cheap and they go boom every time without any hangups. Often found for $200-250, they absolutely kick ass. Bought mine for $200 a few years ago and miss it dearly."

The Federalist Papers

"Jimmy Kimmel had a rough weekend, and frankly, he earned every minute of it. On Thursday night, the ABC late-night host stood in front of his cackling studio audience and delivered this "joke" about the First Lady of the United States: "And of course, our First Lady Melania is here. Look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow." The crowd, as always, howled.

Two nights later, a man named Cole Tomas Allen showed up at the Washington Hilton with a shotgun, a handgun, multiple knives, and a manifesto in which he called himself the "Friendly Federal Assassin." He charged a Secret Service checkpoint and opened fire. President Trump, Melania, Vice President Vance, and a roomful of Cabinet members had to be rushed to safety.

This was the third attempt on President Trump's life. Suddenly Kimmel's "expectant widow" line is not landing the way he hoped.

Now Melania has had enough, and she is naming names. "Kimmel's hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country," she wrote. "His monologue about my family isn't comedy, his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate. A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand."

The First Lady is not asking for a federal investigation. She is asking a private network to consider whether it really wants to keep paying a host who joked about her husband's death two days before a gunman tried to make it real. ABC is silent so far. The country is not." Source: X

Actress Mia Farrow Suggests Trump May Have Staged WHCD Shooting to 'Raise His Approval Ratings'

 Breitbart

“'Crazy question but, could they have swapped Ghislane for a similar but not identical looking British woman? Trump might have freed her. Or killed her?” Farrow said at the time."

Actress Mia Farrow took to the Democrat digital echo chamber Bluesky and promoted the conspiracy that 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen charging through a metal detector before shooting a Secret Service agent in the chest during Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have been part of an effort by President Donald Trump to “raise his approval ratings.”

“He is forcing us to wonder ‘he has lost a war he is unable to end & is now so desperate to raise his approval ratings, would he …..’ ?” Mia Farrow posted to the social media platform on Sunday morning, linking to an Economist article. Farrow includes quotes in her missive that don’t come from the article she links to.? . . .

People like Farrow vote in the primaries; do you want them choosing our leaders and arranging our political districts?

AI Telly: Trump’s 3rd Assassination Attempt Explained in Detail

AI Telly:  Trump’s 3rd Assassination Attempt Explained in Detail

Assassination, Normalized: WHCD Gunman Radicalized by Mainstream Dems, Not Left-Wing Streamers  "Cole Tomas Allen rejected 'dumb' Hasan Piker while endorsing Sen. Ron Wyden's call to prosecute 'deranged' Trump at 'Nuremberg 2.0'"

Ex-President Barack Obama claims 'we don't know' WHCD suspect's motives -- despite raving anti-Trump manifesto   

"Former President Barack Obama claimed Sunday “details about the motives” of accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen were still unknown despite the gunman confessing he was targeting top Trump officials in a raving manifesto.

" “ 'Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all of us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama wrote on X Sunday afternoon." . . .

. . . "An account belonging to the Republican National Committee also ripped into Obama. 

“Law enforcement officers confirmed this radicalized Leftist was targeting President Trump and his administration last night,” RNC Research wrote. “Why are you lying.”

"A rambling manifesto that law enforcement said was written by Cole, a 31-year-old California educator, allegedly details his desire to kill Trump administration officials “from highest-ranking to lowest.”

“I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” Allen wildly wrote, apparently referring to the president." . . .

What We Know About Origins of Trump Child Rape Allegations | Snopes.com

 . . . "Recent claims that new documents prove the validity of the Johnson claims are false, because these documents are from 2016 and have nothing to do with what have become known as the "Epstein docs." 

"Viral claims that Trump has a history of sexually assaulting children first emerged with the Johnson lawsuits in 2016. Pictures of court documents related to the case have lent perceived credibility to additional unsourced claims of child abuse that followed, and memes frequently combine the two claims.

"Such claims are not new, come with several red flags and originated with an aggressive push by a serial fabulist."

Everything Barack Obama interjects into public discourse always appears neutral on its face, but in truth is delivered within a systemic context or tone.

 Jeannie DeAngelis

"Obama, who is usually quick to jump to conclusions when political violence is directed toward anyone of his race or party, seems very measured and astoundingly restrained when a perpetrator misses the target and it’s Trump."

 ""Throughout his grueling presidency, Barack Obama assigned motives to any incident involving a white person and a black person. From Henry Louis Gates to Trayvon Martin to Jussie Smollett to George Floyd, until further notice, the person with the most melanin was always presumed innocent. By contrast, Caucasians were usually deemed worthy of special mention, especially in Obama’s April 2009 treatise on right-wing extremism, where Christians, prolifers, ex-military, and white people on the whole were suspected of contemplating terrorist acts because the first African American was elected President of the United States.

Right-wing extremists are harnessing this historical election as a recruitment tool. Many right-wing extremists are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs to minorities, and restrictions on firearms ownership and use. Right-wing extremists are increasingly galvanized by these concerns and leverage them as drivers for recruitment. From the 2008 election timeframe to the present, right-wing extremists have capitalized on related racial and political prejudices in expanded propaganda campaigns, thereby reaching out to a wider audience of potential sympathizers.

"Meanwhile, Barack Obama has failed to acknowledge the truth that it’s left-wing extremists who have tried and failed three times to assassinate a sitting president who happens to be white.

"Now, after three serious attacks on the life of one high-profile white person, Barack Obama steps forward to inject calm into a volatile situation by reminding the world that there are no “details about the motives behind” a radicalized leftist traveling cross-country by train, charging into the lobby of the Washington Hilton, armed to the teeth with weaponry that his published manifesto implied he planned to use on the guy sitting with his wife and press secretary at the head table." . . .  More...

Shorter Pritzker: Trump Deserved It, and I'll Justify It by Completely and Hilariously Wrecking Myself – PJ Media

. . . "Just as Barack Obama had a constant supply of women who kept fainting in the sainted one's presence at rallies — whereupon Obama would stop mid-speech and ask people to help and get her some water — interruptions happened at Trump rallies. And the Democrats staged these, too. 

"James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, produced an undercover video of Democrats admitting that they'd staged the bellicose interruptions inside the rallies and tried to start fights with Trump supporters in the lines leading to the rallies. Democrats called it bird dogging. DNC dogs were used to flush the confused birds so the media would shoot them down, claiming Trump rallies were violent. It worked beautifully until O'Keefe outed them."

It isn't "Jimmy" anymore; it's just "Kimmel"

 

Why Leftist Journalist Claims He Won’t Attend Trump Events Anymore  "Todd, a longtime Trump critic and former host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” argued that being near the president puts people at risk."

George Clooney slammed after defending Jimmy Kimmel's quip about 'expectant widow' Melania Trump  . . . "Oz Pearlman, who was seen entertaining the top table moments before shots were heard inside the Washington Hilton, canceled his appearance on Kimmel’s show." . . .

Jimmy Kimmel repeats 'hateful' joke about Melania Trump in attempt to defend himself     “There was no big reaction to it until this morning, when I faced yet another Twitter vomit storm and calls to fire me from our first lady,” Kimmel said.

"He insisted that the joke was “about [Melania’s] age difference and the look of joy we see on her face” whenever she and Trump are together.

"In a social media statement Monday morning, Melania fumed that “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country.”

“His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” she wrote on X." . . .

CNN Delays Anti-Trump Documentary After Gunman Attempts to Assassinate President – America First Report   . . . "Allen’s relatives told law enforcement that the suspected gunman attended at least one of the anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrations.

"During one of these protests on Oct. 18, some participants made death threats against Trump and other prominent conservatives. Journalist Brandi Kruse posted a video of a protester at the Oct. 18 Seattle “No Kings” rally being interviewed while holding a sign that said, “Would You Like To Kill Nazis [With] Me?”

"During the exchange, the man said that if he had the chance he would kill White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, a Jewish man whom he called a “Nazi.” Kruse later reported that the FBI was investigating the man’s threats." . . .

The Left's Rhetoric of Violence Against Republican Presidents - American Thinker    Our intellectual and academic culture is dangerously creating violent pro-assassination rhetoric that is creating this cultish desire to kill President Trump.

Former Jack Smith Deputy Involved In Prosecuting Trump Announces Run For Congress -

 Great America News Desk  

"The Democratic candidate bets that his work prosecuting the president will resonate with Old Dominion voters."

"I was fired by Donald Trump's Department of Justice because of my work to prosecute him. But I won't let Trump – or anyone – stop me from serving.

"According to his LinkedIn profile, Cooney served as Principal Deputy to Special Counsel Jack Smith and was a lead prosecutor in the federal cases brought against Trump alleging obstruction of justice and conspiracy. Those cases, filed during a period of intense political division, were widely criticized by Republicans as unprecedented uses of prosecutorial power against a political opponent — particularly as Trump was running for president.

"Many conservatives have argued that the prosecutions reflected a broader pattern of what they describe as a “weaponized” Justice Department under Democrat leadership. House Republicans have held hearings examining federal law enforcement’s conduct in high-profile political investigations, questioning whether equal standards were applied across party lines.

"Smith, whose tenure as special counsel was sharply debated on Capitol Hill, praised Cooney in remarks reported by The New York Times. “I’ve known J.P. for a long time and I think the world of him as a person and as a public servant,” Smith said. “He’s a man of integrity who has committed his career to upholding the rule of law.”

"For Republican voters in Virginia, Cooney’s campaign is likely to revive debates about the legitimacy and timing of the Trump prosecutions. GOP leaders have consistently maintained that the legal actions were politically motivated and designed to damage Trump’s electoral prospects rather than to serve impartial justice.

"Adding another layer of controversy, Cooney is running in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District — a district that does not yet exist in its current proposed form. According to The New York Times, Democrats in Virginia are advancing a redistricting effort that would significantly alter the 7th District’s boundaries. That plan would face legal hurdles and would ultimately require approval via ballot referendum.

"Republicans in the state have criticized the redistricting push as an attempt to engineer a more favorable electoral map, particularly in competitive suburban districts that have swung between parties in recent cycles. Virginia’s 7th District has been one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the Commonwealth, reflecting broader national shifts in suburban voting patterns.

 More...

Watch: Last year this deli worker said he feared working in NYC. Saturday he was murdered.

 Revolver News

Now, one year later, the fear Abdul described has become a tragedy. Local news reported that the shooting happened late Saturday night in Lower Manhattan, leaving his community in mourning and his family without a husband, father, and son.

 This bodega owner told ABC a year ago that he fears for his safety in NY

Last night, he was kiIIed by a shoplifter pic.twitter.com/0GWyo3Enaz

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 27, 2026

 "A year ago, Abdul Saleh stood inside his family’s East Village deli and told a local reporter that NYC crime was out of control, deli workers were living in fear, and the people in charge weren’t doing enough to protect them.

"Sadly, he wasn’t being dramatic, and he wasn’t looking for attention. He was just a 28-year-old working husband and father, trying to earn a living in a city where even doing an honest job behind a counter can turn deadly.

"Now, one year later, Abdul is dead…

"Mr. Saleh was shot late Saturday night outside Sal’s Deli and Grocery after a dispute that began inside the store spilled onto the street. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Another 28-year-old man was also shot and is recovering. Sources familiar with the investigation say he’s now being looked at as a possible suspect after investigators reportedly determined his wound came from a ricocheted bullet

"This is the kind of story that should stop a city cold. A hardworking family man warned that deli workers were scared and under threat, and then the exact danger he feared came for him." . . .

More here...

Bruce digs a hole too deep and tries to climb out of it in my opinion

April 1, 2026:  Bruce Springsteen derides Trump, Pam Bondi at tour kickoff

"On the opening night of his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour in Minneapolis, Springsteen wove a series of fiery anti-Trump speeches into his setlist."

"Bruce Springsteen’s passionate loathing for Donald Trump is no secret, and he didn’t mince words about the president during the opening night of his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. The Boss, clad in black and accompanied by his E Street Band, kicked off the American leg in Minneapolis on Tuesday night with a 3.5-hour concert interspersed with barrages against the Trump administration.  

"That the tour’s first show was held in Minnesota’s capital was not just a coincidence. Springsteen has repeatedly expressed anger at the city’s over two-month occupation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Trump administration order that resulted in the killings of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti. In the midst of the turmoil, Springsteen released the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” expressing his support for the Twin Cities. This past Saturday, Springsteen made an appearance at St. Paul’s No Kings rally, performing the anthem alongside civil rights advocates Jane Fonda and Joan Baez." . . . 

Once more FOX has to do what the networks refuse to do.  "A New Jersey news outlet accused rock legend Bruce Springsteen of hypocritically profiteering off of an expensive anti-Trump concert in his own home state while still portraying himself as a "populist" rocker.

"NJ.com published a piece on Tuesday, "Springsteen’s N.J. concert was poisoned by hypocrisy. Anti-Trump final act is a tragic mistake."

"Since kicking off the tour in Minneapolis on March 31, Springsteen, 76, has repeatedly unleashed blistering attacks on President Donald Trump during his shows, blasting the administration as "corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous" and mocking the 79-year-old as a "president who can't handle the truth" among other insults. 

April 27th; 2026  Bruce Springsteen Offers 'Prayer of Thanks' Trump Not Injured at WHCD  "Since kicking off the tour in Minneapolis on March 31, Springsteen, 76, has repeatedly unleashed blistering attacks on President Donald Trump during his shows, blasting the administration as "corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous" and mocking the 79-year-old as a "president who can't handle the truth" among other insults. " . . .

"Springsteen's home state news outlet argued the 2026 experience of the musician is unrecognizable, and the tour’s "political framing" exploits the division in America, suggesting the contradiction threatens to taint his career." . . .

While Springsteen has been a frequent Trump antagonist lately, calling
out the president and his administration for bringing “death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis” during the launch of the Land of Hope and Dreams American tour show in that city last month, the Boss took a more conciliatory tone on Sunday in the wake of what appears to be the third attempt on Trump’s life since he re-took office last year. . . .

Bruce Springsteen tells crowd to pray for Trump after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting  “We begin tonight with a prayer for our men and women in service overseas, we pray for their safe return,” Springsteen told the crowd during the E Street Band’s show at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night, per videos circulating online. “We also send out a prayer of thanks that our president, nor anyone in the administration, nor anyone attending, was injured at last night’s incident at the [White House] press correspondents’ dinner.”

"“We can disagree. We can be critical of those in power, and we can peacefully fight for our beliefs. But there is no place in any way, shape, or form for political violence of any kind in our beloved United States,” he added." 

Review 'Road Diary': Bruce Springsteen Documentary Mixes Demagoguery with Dishonesty | National Review   . . . "Springsteen’s political behavior has soured his former humble-tradesman image. Individual prerogative aside, a pop artist may trade on affection and goodwill, but Springsteen cheats on both fronts. The once-great pop star has become a terrible and phony politician. His workingman shtick, borrowed from socialist folk-music sentimentality, is sustained by the showbiz equivalent of the Democrat machine.

. . . "“This gun’s for hire, even if we’re just dancing in the dark.” The ill-advised, incendiary lyric reminded disenchanted fans that Springsteen, whose career had been guided by the ultra-left liberals Jon Landau and Dave Marsh, from what used to be called the Rock-Crit establishment, is essentially a political stooge."

Video: Bruce Springsteen Sends 'Prayers of Thanks' Trump Wasn't Harmed in WHCD Shooting, After Comparing His Administration to Nazis   "Springsteen’s comments on Sunday, however, contradict the ones he made in January at the “No Kings” rally and every night of his 20-day “Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour,” in which he tells thousands of fans “If you believe in democracy, in liberty, if you believe that truth still matters, that it’s worth speaking out, that it is worth fighting for, if you believe in the power of the law and no one stands above it, if you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading American cities and using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president.” . . .

"Just weeks ago, Bruce Springsteen was on stage urging thousands of his fans to fight against President Trump and his administration, whom he called “corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous.”