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.”

Zohran Mamdani's First Veto Shows You (Again) Exactly What Type of Guy He Is

Bob Hoge;  RedState 

"As Mayor, I will always make sure the right to protest, prayer and protection are guaranteed for every New Yorker." Yeah, especially if they’re violent anti-ICE or pro-Hamas demonstrators.

 "Zohran Mamdani issued his first veto as New York City mayor on Friday, and it revealed once more that he is no friend of the Jewish people or a fan of law and order. 

"The democratic socialist has spent his approximately three and a half months in Gracie Mansion proving that he is governing exactly the way he told us he would: by endorsing extreme left policies, threatening punitive tax hikes, refocusing the government on “equity” (which is basically just legalized discrimination), and demonizing the wealthy — the very people who prop the Big Apple up.

"Now the man who refused to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” has vetoed a bipartisan measure meant to keep students safe during protests. What were some of the most violent and destructive demonstrations we’ve seen in NYC in recent years? You got it, the 2024 pro-Hamas, anti-Jewish conflagrations at Columbia University and on the city streets, as well as the January anti-ICE protests, to name but a few.

"Mamdani apparently wants to let rioters do whatever they want:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sparking backlash after using his first veto to derail a bipartisan bill aimed at combating antisemitism by expanding protest security safeguards for places of education.

"This could impact workers protesting ICE or college students demanding their school divest from fossil fuels or demonstrating in support of Palestinian rights," Mamdani said in a statement Friday.

"It is a piece of legislation that has alarmed much of the labor movement, reproductive rights groups and immigration advocates, among others, across this city."   More...

NIMBY 1, Mamdani 0: The Base That Cheered Him Now Sues Him   

"The lawsuit against the homeless shelter cites, among other things, environmental issues. Seriously? What environment? In that concrete jungle? Oh, I know, the East Village has parks and all that; it's not all brick and cement. But if we put NIMBY on one side of the scale and the environment on the other to see which one motivates the East Village residents more, I'm betting on the former. And, honestly, can we blame them? I can understand they don't want a building full of bums in their neighborhood. But it's not the NIMBY that's interesting here, but the hypocrisy, and the utter lack of understanding of what they were voting for: a clueless" creature of the far-left who has never done an honest day's work in his life."

 . . . "But let's be real: When Mayor Mamdani's term is up, should he run for another stint in Gracie Mansion, the East Village will turn out to vote for him, very likely by a 2-1 margin - again."

Bernie Sanders Joins the 1%. Does That Make Him a Hypocrite?

 FEE - Foundation for Economic Education

"Bernie Sanders demonizes the rich and argues that millionaires need to pay higher tax rates in order to finance a bigger burden of government." . . .

Bernie Sanders Spends Relaxing Afternoon At Target Ranting At Wide Selection Of Deodorants | Babylon Bee

"At publishing time, Sanders was seen in the snacks aisle ranting about how no country needs three different varieties of Flamin' Hot Cheetos."

. . . "Which presumably means that he should surrender more of his income since he is part of the gilded class. The New York Times has a report on the Vermont Senator’s lavish income.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, disclosed 10 years of tax returns on Monday… He and his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, reported income that topped $1 million in 2016 and 2017… Mr. Sanders’s higher income in recent years has created some political awkwardness for the senator, who in his 2016 presidential campaign frequently railed against “millionaires and billionaires” and their influence over the political process. …His income now puts him within the top 1 percent of taxpayers, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service.

"Yet when asked why he didn’t pay a big chunk of his income to the IRS, Sanders showed typical statist hypocrisy by giving the same reason used by every rich person (including Trump) and every big corporation.

"Fox News has the details.

Early in the program, Sanders was asked about the 10 years worth of tax returns he had released just before the program, which showed that he had an adjusted gross income of $561,293 in 2018, on which he paid a 26 percent effective tax rate. Baier asked Sanders why he’s holding onto his wealth rather than refusing deductions or writing a check to the Treasury Department — since Sanders had said he voted against Trump’s tax bill that he himself benefitted from. “Pfft, come on. I paid the taxes that I owe,” Sanders replied.

"If he actually followed the law and paid his taxes, that puts him ahead of some of his fellow leftists, such as Tim Geithner and Tom Daschle." . . .More...

Daniel J. Mitchell is a Washington-based economist who specializes in fiscal policy, particularly tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending. He also serves on the editorial board of the Cayman Financial Review.

Seven Out of Ten of the Safest Cities in America Cooperate with ICE

 Markwayne Mullin  

"Under the previous administration, state troopers had participated in field enforcement missions with federal agents, a practice that has since ended."

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"Markwayne Mullin addressed questions about an executive order signed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger that restricts state law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities, arguing that cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is necessary for public safety and enforcement of immigration laws.

"The issue arose after Spanberger, on her first day in office, signed an executive order preventing state law enforcement agencies from participating in certain enforcement activities alongside ICE.

"Under the previous administration, state troopers had participated in field enforcement missions with federal agents, a practice that has since ended.

"A reporter asked Mullin directly about the policy shift and whether the governor should reconsider the decision." . .

.“Governor Abigail Spanberger, as you said, on her first day in office, she signed an executive order not to allow state law enforcement to work with ICE under the previous governor. You actually saw state troopers go on missions with ICE agents doing field enforcement. We don't see that anymore. Do you think she needs to reverse course?”

DHS Secretary Mullin Annihilates ‘Lying Scumbag’ Schumer Over His ICE Hatred – RedState   . . . "Mullin, in an appearance with Fox News Congressional Correspondent Bill Melugin, thoroughly eviscerated Schumer for his comments and for his overall love of illegal aliens.

"Chuck Schumer—No one respects you," Mullin said. "The definition of a lying scumbag politician—That is you. You would be the definition if you Googled you right now."

"No lies detected. At all.

"I took the liberty of googling that, and, yes, Schumer ended up on a list of four politicians, along with Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and former Republican Rep. George Santos. (Sorry, Ted. I'm guessing the algorithm was swayed a bit by Trump's old nickname. I'm just the messenger.)" . . .

Democrats’ hatred towards law enforcement is disgusting.

. . . "Now, if Cryin' Chuck Schumer wants to express how disrespected ICE and CBP officers are, I have some suggestions. When it comes to ICE, perhaps he could speak with the family of Joseph S. Lowe, who fell in the line of duty on October 19, 2024. Perhaps he could talk to the family of Robert C. Castioni Jr., who was killed on July 24, 2023. Or maybe he could speak to the family of Rachel Elizabeth Vielmas, who was killed on July 23, 2022. There are a lot more fallen ICE agents whose families the senator might speak with, listed here.

How about Customs and Border Patrol? Perhaps Senator Schumer could talk to the family of Eric Cespedes, who fell in the line of duty on July 11, 2025. Or the family of David C. Maland, who fell on January 20, 2025. Or the senator could perhaps speak to the family of Jeffrey T. Kanas, who died in the line of duty on December 16, 2024. There are more CBP agents whose families the senator might wish to check in with, to see if their fallen loved one wasn't respected."  Ward Clark 

Brandon Gill, Angel Moms Just Level Hank Johnson for 'Disgusting' Claim During Sanctuary City Hearing

 Sister Toldjah - RedState   

"There are some stories out there to write about where little input from the writer is needed for the point to be made, because the subjects of the stories tell it so much better themselves. This is one of those stories. The only thing I'm going to do is set the stage.

 

"On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing, where the subject to be discussed was "The Human Toll of Sanctuary Policies: Stories from Victims and Families."  

"There were four witnesses. The Democrat witness was attorney Antonio Romanucci, whose law firm, Romanucci & Blandin LLC, is representing the family of Renee Good. After expressing condolences to the other witnesses, Romanucci described Ms. Good as someone whose death was "collateral damage" from ICE "rounding up black and brown people [and] terrorizing them."

"The other three witnesses were Angel Moms who had children who were victimized by criminal illegal immigrants as a result of sanctuary city policies. Laura Wilkerson's son, Joshua, was murdered by an illegal immigrant. Jen Heiling lost her son, Brady, in a car accident that also claimed the life of his girlfriend, Hallie Helgeson. Mrs. Heiling said they were killed by an intoxicated illegal immigrant who was a repeat traffic offender. 

"Patricia Fox is the mother of Carissa Aspnes, who was riding on the back of a friend's motorcycle when a car driven by an illegal immigrant crossed over several lanes of Denver traffic, causing the motorcycle to hit it and causing Carissa to be thrown into a concrete barrier. Fortunately, Carissa survived but is now "minimally conscious, nonverbal," and has to be fed through a feeding tube. She requires 24-7 care.

"Gallingly, Democrat Rep. Hank "Guam" Johnson (GA-04) characterized the hearing as a theatrical production whose sole purpose was to stir up "bias and prejudice against immigrants who are people of color," and even suggested it should be about other topics. He also complained about the seating order for the witnesses:

After offering brief condolences to the families of victims allegedly killed and critically injured by illegal immigrants, Johnson immediately pivoted to a partisan attack, arguing the committee should instead be holding hearings on the "human toll" of the "Trump MAGA tax cuts," Trump's foreign policy with Iran or the "cover up of the Epstein files."

He went on to list a string of violent crimes committed by White men and noted the death of Renee Good, who was killed by federal authorities in January while protesting immigration enforcement.

"I'm not minimizing the tragedy that is before us today with you three women, but the other tragedies at the hands of non-immigrants are just as important," Johnson said.

"Not surprisingly, it did not go well for Johnson, with GOP Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) being the first to go off:" . . . More...

Vindictive, Trump-hating Judge Boasberg gets the judicial beatdown he needed

"The Obama-appointed judge has a pattern of corner-cutting that just happens to support the deep state's power-grabs every time."

Monica Showalter - American Thinker

. . . "Now he has to follow the law same as everyone else, thanks to some better class judges above him who know how to sort out his petty little egotistic games and great desire for power." . . . 

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"It's always good to see out-of-control judicial activists get smacked down, especially by their own peers.

"Which brings us to Judge James Boasberg, who's done more than any of them to try to shut down President Trump's legitimate power to govern.

"He's in the donkey seat now, berated by a higher court for his 'abuse of power,' as they put it.

"According to the Washington Times:

A federal appeals court delivered an embarrassing spanking to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, ordering him to shut down his “intrusive” criminal contempt of court investigation against the Trump administration.

The circuit court of appeals said not only is Judge Boasberg’s continued investigation “improper,” but his reasoning for why Trump officials could be prosecuted for contempt of court is a “dead end” because the judge is misreading his own orders.

Circuit Judge Neomi Rao said Judge Boasberg has crossed too many lines, risking damage to the separation of powers between the president and the courts.

"Boasberg, recall, is the judge who told us what he was about when he gave former FBI attorney probation for literally altering a CIA email in order to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on a Trump campaign operative, claiming that Clinesmith "likely believed" the information was true (true because he made it so?) and simply took 'an inappropriate shortcut.' What kind of ace judicial reasoning is that, in what all the other FBI and federal employees understood very well was a jailtime offense? Anybody believe a request for an FBI FISA warrant is what it says it is after that one?

"By 2025, Boasberg was well on his way to other abuses of power, . . . " More...

TWO WONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT -

Ann Coulter  

"If the justices are so concerned with the meaning of the Constitution, the only possible conclusion is that the 14th Amendment doesn’t have anything to do with immigrants at all. It’s about freed slaves. Wong was wrong and should be overruled."

"President Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to “anchor babies” has caused quite a stir. The media insist that kids born to illegal aliens on U.S. soil are automatic citizens at birth. Although asserted with smug arrogance, they then bury any discussion of the issue in lies.

"Thus, for example, the entire media claim that Trump’s order is about “birthright citizenship.” That’s rather circular. The precise question at issue is whether kids born to illegals are citizens by right. It would be like calling a case about transgenders a “women’s rights” case.

"In fact, for nearly a century, no one disputed that “birthright citizenship” referred exclusively to the citizenship of children born on U.S. soil to citizens and legal immigrants—not including tourists, diplomats or others in the country temporarily. No court has ever held otherwise.

"But the Times neurotically insists that anchor babies’ citizenship is “well-established through the 14th Amendment and nearly 130 years of case law.” The Newspaper of Record is lying about the record.

"Actually, the idea that babies of illegals have won the citizen jackpot was invented by Justice William Brennan in 1982 and inserted as dicta—i.e., idle chitchat, not part of the court’s ruling—in a footnote. He cited no law, no constitutional provision and no court holding.

"There’s your “well-established” doctrine that anchor babies are citizens—Doctor Demento’s crayon scribbling on the Constitution in the 1980s.

"The legendary “130 years of case law” said to establish the citizenship of anchor babies refers to an 1898 case, U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, that took the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to freed slaves and gave it to a child of legal immigrants.

"Manifestly, the opinion in Wong had nothing to do with illegal immigrants." . . .More...

Ketanji Brown-Jackson demonstrates her smarts again, claiming that if she steals a wallet in Japan, she has 'allegiance' to Japan

"Not the brightest bulb in the box -- in a place where the best legal minds in the country have the power to issue rulings over us." This Democrat appointed justice argues not from the Constitution but from conjecture. TD

Monica Showalter  

"We don't have a court of any credibility when we have subliterate and specious morons making rulings that affect the fate of the republic with substandard judges drawing conclusions like these."

 

"The Supreme Court is supposedly comprised of the best legal minds in the country. Salmon P. Chase. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Antonin Scalia ...

"Then there's Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, in the court hearing on birthright citizenship, showing us all her ace legal acumen: ? https://t.co/vy0R6Lx2

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) April 1, 2026

"The argument is intended to support the constitutional proviso from the 14th Amendment, which begins with:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. 

"By her best-legal-mind-in-the-country reasoning, a foreigner stealing a wallet in Japan somehow has an "allegiance" to Japan, owing to Japanese cops busting that foreigner and hauling him off to the clink.

"Actually, a foreigner's contempt for the laws of Japan pretty well conveys the opposite of 'allegiance' to Japan -- marauders and invaders break laws, not good Japanese citizens. You could more easily argue that you have an 'allegiance' to Japan when you obey Japanese laws, but even that confuses allegiance with basic respect a foreigner owes as a guest in another country, which was agreed upon as part of his conditions of entry. But that's too complicated for her ace legal mind in this sequence. Steal a wallet, and you've proven allegiance.

"What she was likely trying to convey instead of 'allegiance' was 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof,' meaning, if you steal in Japan, you get busted in Japan, where, unlike many blue cities, laws are still enforced.

"But going to jail in Japan doesn't convey citizenship from Japan, or a right to live in Japan, let alone loyalty by the perpetrator to Japan. If anything, it's Japan sweeping the garbage out so that Japanese citizens can live their best lives, free from fear of thieves and other thugs. Citizenship is irrelevant because the law against thievery is supreme in Japan, and applicable to anyone in Japan for whatever reason." . . .

Supreme Court SHOCK—Liberal Justices TURN on Jackson | turleytalks.com

. . . "Jackson accused the court of fabricating legal rules to benefit Trump, a claim she has made repeatedly. However, this time she stood alone, as not even liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan supported her inflammatory accusations. Jackson has increasingly found herself isolated, unable to garner support from her liberal colleagues, making her the odd one out at the judicial table." . . .

Will Trump’s autopen executive order de-bench 237 leftist federal judges (including Ketanji Brown Jackson)? - Andrea Widburg

"With strong evidence that Biden was a puppet in the White House, Trump’s order voiding Autopen signatures can erase at least half of Biden’s presidency." Kevin Finn

Just think of these people as Democrats

"Hey, New York, Had Enough Of Your New Mayor Yet?" * (Below)

Here it comes, New York! There have been 22 major nations that have declared themselves as “socialist,” or “Marxist,” or “communist” in modern history. All of them have failed. Those that struggle on have adopted some version of capitalism to keep their socialist hells alive. This is the future New York chose when it elected Mamdani. Domestic intifada and socialism."

CANCELED: Muslim-led plans for EPIC City in Texas have been shut down after intervention from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

State officials raised legal and constitutional concerns, making it clear that any development operating outside U.S. law would not be permitted.

In Texas, American law comes first.' Terrence K Williams

ZOHRAN MAMDANI: “My anti-Semitic wife accidentally illustrated a book calling Jews ‘cockroaches’”

"Jillian Michaels reveals yet another example of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani trying to make excuses for his wife’s virulent Jew-hatred." (Language)   

Anti-Israel activist who called Jews 'cockroaches' has multiple links to Mamdani family

. . . “Reports show that Rama Duwaji, the First Lady of New York City, chose to illustrate and attach her name to a project by a woman who has a long history of celebrating terror and demonizing Jews, including calling the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks ‘a spectacular moment’ and calling Israel a ‘demonic parasite,’ and a litany of vile, antisemitic posts,” said the Anti-Defamation League in a statement Monday.

“Collaborating on a project with Susan Abulhawa goes beyond First Lady Duwaji’s deeply troubling liking of pro-October 7 posts and demonstrates a troubling pattern." . . .

Mrs. Mamdani's name at top right of this illustration.

*Hey, New York, Had Enough Of Your New Mayor Yet? – Issues & Insights

"A little more than two months ago, when Zohran Mamdani was still in his first days as New York City’s boy mayor, we suggested that he should be driven from office. It was that bad. Has the situation improved since then? No, it’s only become worse.

"Let’s start off with the mayor hosting a Ramadan iftar dinner on March 11 at City Hall, where he was joined by Muslim city workers.

"Well, isn’t that the prerogative of the mayor? After all, Christian elected officials have used government buildings for prayers and faith-based observances since the beginning of the republic.

"But was this just devout Muslims practicing their religion? Or something more? Such as a public embrace of Islamism, which Center for Renewing America fellow Nathan Pinkoski describes “is best understood as a political ideology, a global project that aims to subordinate all aspects of government and civil society to Islam.”

"Somali-born author and one-time Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, herself a former Muslim, has noted that “political Islam implies a constitutional order fundamentally incompatible with the U.S. Constitution and with the ‘constitution of liberty’ that is the foundation of the American way of life.”

"With that as background, understand that one of Mamdani’s “guests” apparently flashed an ISIS one-finger salute. In case you’ve been in a state of suspended animation for the last 25 years, ISIS is a terrorist group and a sworn enemy of the U.S." . . . More...

California’s Real Governor Is Donald Trump

Issues & Insights 

 . . . oil refined in California is shipped “from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz,” which, for now at least, is a hotly contested war zone. When crude can’t make it through, the state, which has stranded itself on an energy island, suffers. 

"California has already sued the Trump administration at least 54 times a little more than a year into his second term. State Attorney General Rob Bonta claims the lawsuits are an effort to hold President Donald Trump accountable. But litigation goes both ways. The administration is now suing California over its zero-emission (in effect, electric) vehicle mandate. 

"The Justice Department says that California’s ZEV mandates and its stringent standards for CO2 emissions violate federal law, which expressly prohibits states from setting their own fuel economy standards for cars, adding that the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) mandates “also harm the interests of the United States in ensuring American consumers’ access to and choice of reliable, affordable motor vehicles.”

"According to the DOJ’s March 12 filing, the rules “should be declared unlawful and unenforceable, and the defendants should be permanently enjoined from enforcing them.”

"CARB and Executive Officer Steven S. Cliff are listed as the defendants, with Cliff “responsible, directly and through CARB, for the promulgation, implementation, and enforcement of” California’s CO2 standards. Like all members of the Air Resources Board, Cliff was appointed, not elected. The agency, as are many others across the state, is “responsible when major regulations raise costs, eliminate jobs, or disrupt entire industries,” says state Sen. Tony Strickland of Huntington Beach. 

"California’s EV mandate was not approved by voters in a ballot measure nor enacted by the legislative process. It was kicked off in 2020 by a wave of the hand of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who handed down an executive order that requires all new-auto sales in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, then “codified” two years later by selected-not-elected CARB. 

"Last year, the Trump administration overturned the rule. California sued in response. But the administration’s decision makes sense, just as the DOJ lawsuit makes sense.

"The EV mandate is oppressive, in that it strips consumers of their right to choose, and expensive, as upfront EV costs are as much as 42% higher than conventional cars. While there is a niche market for electric vehicles, it’s primarily made up of trend-conscious wealthy Californians who feel the need to express their virtue. Quotidian buyers have made it clear that they just don’t want them. " . . .  More...

Leftist logic is corruption of ethics

Liberals Backwards Think

"Instead of announcing they are reducing their increase in spending from 5% to 4%, they say they are reducing spending by 20%.  This fatally flawed system of reporting to the public is why the nation’s debt is always rising and part of the reason why deficit spending has become astronomical."

. . . "They say they believe taking life is wrong and defend the lives of convicted murderers, yet advocate for taking the lives of babies in the womb.  They defend the rights of criminals and demand the rights of citizens to bear arms be denied because they say guns, not the criminals, are what are dangerous.  They say they are for free speech, unless they disagree with what is said and then want the speech silenced.

" Leftist logic is corruption of ethics

The Left will subvert everything righteous in order to justify their beliefs.  They will rewrite history to make villains the heroes and heroes the villains.  Examples are remaking “Sleeping Beauty” as “Maleficent” to reinvent the Evil Queen as the wronged, misguided hero who repents, and deconstructing Jesus the Christ from Savior to recreating Satan as Liberator.

In essence, liberal thinking is immature thinking believing that what sounds good is good regardless of results.  This is what becomes their “Law of Unexpected Consequences,” which is only unexpected to them and not to those who think things through.  It is the foundation of their argument that the results of their policies are not what is to be judged, but only their good intentions.  Unfortunately, the Road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions.

Win for President Trump in the challenge to Chicago's law enforcement surge.

 Thread Reader

"Huge win for @TheJusticeDept and Federal Programs specifically that had to manage what the Seventh Circuit has recognized as an unreasonable court that failed to follow the federal rules." 

 *HUGE* Win for President Trump in the challenge to Chicago's law enforcement surge. This is a stunning rebuke of the district court, explaining that the order is necessary to stop futute courts from following. The district judge is chastened by the appeals judges for overstepping" . . .

Equally important is another court has joined in to explain the problems with district court judges entering so-called "putative" class actions. The Seventh Circuit recognizes the problems and orders courts to stop, under the Trump v. CASA decision.

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Trump Makes It Painful to Be a Liberal, Blue-Haired Gorgon — But Stains Gonna Stain (UPDATED)

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According to the Associated Press, with Khamenei now dead, Iran’s constitution provides a process for selecting a new Supreme Leader. On Sunday, Iran formed a three-man leadership council to handle the supreme leader’s powers temporarily. 

. . . "Under Iranian law, an 88-member Assembly of Experts must hustle to name Khamenei's successor. Top names floated include former President Hassan Rouhani, the founder’s grandson, Hassan Khomeini, Khamenei’s own son, Mojtaba, Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi, and Qom hardliner Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri. Mojtaba lurks as the family insider pick. Hassan Khomeini offers a softer face. Rouhani brings negotiation cred. But the assembly holds the real cards.

"Or it did.

"Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst dropped a bombshell. Israel "just struck" the "gathering where the Iranians were meeting to choose a new supreme leader."

“ 'But I'm told by a senior Israeli official that the Israelis just struck the Supreme Council gathering where the Iranians were meeting to choose a new supreme leader,” Yingst reported. “This is a significant development and again, speaks to the Israeli intelligence about this war. They just targeted the meeting in Tehran where what's left of the leadership was gathering to choose a new supreme leader.”

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UPDATE:  Democrats attending and boycotting SOTUS embarrass themselves - The Punching Bag Post

"There seems to be bipartisan agreement that the democrat members of Congress in attendance for the State of the Union Speech looked bad. They were criticized by Democrat strategists. James Carville had cautioned his colleagues to behave. Democrat congressional leaders advised their members to be respectful – and not engage in the kind of theatrics that hurt their image in President Trump’s 2025 address to Congress. But the radical left was unpersuaded.

"Texas Congressman Al Green reprised his 2025 ejection from the chamber for disruptive behavior. Showboating of the worst kind. (Who votes for these folks?) A few Democrats walked out during the speech. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib shouted at the President during his remarks – without the response from Trump they hoped for.

"It was especially shameful, however, when the applause was for non-controversial tributes to those who suffered at the hands of illegal aliens or were national heroes. It was obsessive obstinance – failing to respectfully stand for wounded warriors and police, parents of dead children and even a little girl in a car accident with a drunk illegal alien." . . .More at The Punching Bag Post