Bring it on, Spartacus

PJ Media: "Dems Would Last Maybe 5 Minutes in the Civil War They Think They Want."

Democrats are tough guys when speaking unchallenged or doing an interview on MS-NOW (pretty much the same thing.)  The most illustrative example of what happens when a Democrat is directly confronted can be found in Hakeem Jeffries' hallway argument with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler.  Jeffries fell back on small insults instead of defending the Democrats shutting down the government.  When he was later confronted by CNBC host Melissa Quick, he had a meltdown.

This was an aberration for the media which usually treats the Left with kid gloves.  Wanna go toe-to-toe?  Let's do it, tough guy.

Living it up in the PR

NY Post: "AOC splurged nearly $50K on pricey hotel stays, dining and renting Puerto Rico concert venue where Bad Bunny performed."

Remember when AOC was too poor to help her suffering grandmother in Puerto Rico so conservative Matt Walsh raised $100,000?  And then they turned down the gift?  I 'member. 

Sorcery!

Ace: "In Astounding Coincidence the "Experts" Cannot Explain, US Oil Production Hits Record Highs as Gasoline Prices, Inexpicably, Fall to Lowest Levels Since the Chinese Engineered Bioweapon."

Caleb Hammer: super-extreme MAGA

I had to share this video exploring the Left's reaction to financial vlogger Caleb Hammer.  His main schtick is to sit down with very irresponsible people and go over their insane finances.  Since the majority of these people are both broke and woke, he's being accused of being a right-winger.  Of course.

Now it can be told

NY Post: "The NY Times suddenly discovers the Biden border crisis — long after it matters."

One interesting tidbit from the Times' reporting is that the Senate was pushing for a bipartisan immigration bill long before the February 2024 vote but the Biden White House "didn't want its fingerprints on the legislation."  Otherwise, it's all stuff we already knew but the New York Times ignored because it would reflect poorly on Democrats. 

Charlie Kirk unavailable for comment

Twitchy: "Arsonist Laments Fire: Elissa Slotkin Wishes We Could All Get Along and Have 'Healthy Conversations'."

AYFKM?  The Left absolutely does not want a dialogue which is why they run away from even Bill Maher's show for the safe haven of MS-DNC.

Here in the People's Republic of Massachusetts

Boston Globe: "1 in 3 voters say they’ve considered leaving Massachusetts — even if they want to stay. ‘Just outrageously expensive.’." 

The cost of empathy, part 2

In a very similar vein to the post below, people are starting to notice that educational performance has plummeted since standardized testing was ditched in the name of "equity."  We don't want to hurt the kids' feelings as they plan for their futures as Tik Tok influencers.

NY Post editorial: "America needs to restore high standards before our schools become completely worthless."

Boston Globe: "Young people are getting dumber. Here’s why. - A precipitous drop in academic achievement demands an urgent response." 

The cost of empathy

Daily Caller: "The Somali Welfare Fraud Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think" - "We believe the Somali fraud operation in Minnesota is the single greatest theft of taxpayer dollars, through welfare fraud, in American history."

This story is as old as time: a new benefit program is set up and then the slightest cutback is deemed "starving children" or "throwing Grandma off a cliff."  So the program expands with new participants and scamsters but calling out the fraud is heartless and (usually) racist.

That retard Tim Walz is just the kind of squish to let this fraud run out of control. 

They *have* to believe this

Ace: "Here We Go Again: Leftwing Propaganda Media Claims the Anti-Trump, Anti-ICE BLM Supporter Is Akshually MAGA." 

The end State of class warfare

Jonathan Turley: "Welcome to Hotel California: Democrats Push Retroactive Billionaire Tax"

The “2026 Billionaires Tax Act” would impose a one-time 5% tax on individual wealth exceeding $1 billion. While technically using 2026 wealth figures, it would apply to billionaires who resided in California in 2025. So you cannot hope to flee… at least with your wealth intact. It is a penalty for those who stayed too long hoping that rational minds would prevail in California.

The tax is a familiar tactic of many in politics who attack the wealthiest citizens as somehow ripping off the poor. If states can do this for billionaires, it is likely to do it for those in lower tax brackets as they face the choice between financial discipline and tax increases.

When I heard about this my first response was: "Are retroactive taxes legal?"  As Professor Turley explains, the question of legality is complicated.  What is not complicated is unfairness of reaching back in time to pick a man's pocket. 

The Left hates free speech

Federalist: "Democrats Would Like To Suppress Free Speech The Way Britain Does" - "The American left doesn’t look at the United Kingdom and see a cautionary tale, it sees a template to follow." 

This again?

Hot Air: "Boston Judge Steps In to Rescue Planned Parenthood Again."

The Judiciary branch is destroying its credibility.