Episode 968 – HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!

The Left takes another shot at Donald Trump. Expect more.

Do you think the importing of illegal aliens isn’t about getting new voters for Democrats? Here’s a story that will go against that narrative.

And Democrats are getting worried about this election so they are talking more. That’s bad for them but really funny for us.

Happy Columbus Day!

Just Think About This

According to the Daily Wire:

The Biden-Harris administration announced on Friday that it was filing a lawsuit against the state of Virginia for enforcing voter integrity laws in the state that aim to curb illegal voting in elections.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who has a history of espousing racist views, claimed without evidence that Virginia’s move to increase election integrity was an “eleventh hour effort” intended, in part, to “disenfranchise qualified voters.”

The DOJ claimed that it was doing so because it was “too close to the Nov. 5 general election” to remove voters:

Section 8(c)(2) of the NVRA, also known as the Quiet Period Provision, requires states to complete systematic programs aimed at removing the names of ineligible voters from voter registration lists no later than 90 days before federal elections.

However, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order requiring that non-citizens be removed from voter rolls was signed on August 7, 2024 — exactly 90 days before Election Day.

The problem is the people who are being removed from the voter rolls are not, in fact, voters because they are not citizens, said Youngkin.

“With less than 30 days until the election, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice is filing an unprecedented lawsuit against me and the Commonwealth of Virginia, for appropriately enforcing a 2006 law signed by Democrat Tim Kaine that requires Virginia to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls – a process that starts with someone declaring themselves a non-citizen and then registering to vote,” Youngkin said.

Youngkin said that the lawsuit was a “desperate attempt to attack the legitimacy of the elections in the Commonwealth, the very crucible of American Democracy.”

“With the support of our Attorney General, we will defend these commonsense steps, that we are legally required to take, with every resource available to us,” he added. “Virginia’s election will be secure and fair, and I will not stand idly by as this politically motivated action tries to interfere in our elections, period.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-harris-admin-files-lawsuit-to-stop-virginia-from-removing-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls

Dumbass of the Day

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Episode 967 – The Worst Trade in WNBA History!

Karin Jean Pierre has to answer for the administration and goes to the well once again for an answer.

Hey, that deal to get Britney Griner back from Russia is sure working out.

Hilary Clinton lets the cat out of the bag when it comes to censorship.

Dumbass of the Day

Just Great

According to the New York Post:

The Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death,” who was released two years ago in exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is now back in business selling arms to the Houthi rebels attacking Israel and merchant ships in the Middle East, according to a new report.

Viktor Bout, 57, allegedly brokered a $10 million deal in August to supply the Yemen-based terror group with automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifles, people familiar with the deal told the Wall Street Journal.

The sources, however, said the deal included talks that could very well open the door to missile purchases that threaten Israel, as well as America’s efforts to protect the region.

The alleged deal came together when Houthi operatives traveled to Moscow over the summer posing as merchants set to buy pesticides and vehicles, according to the WSJ.

While there, the Houthis were allegedly greeted by Bout’s familiar face — he became a Russian lawmaker last year following his release from prison.

As they secured automatic weapons from the infamous arms dealer, who inspired the 2005 Nicolas Cage movie “Lord of War,” the Houthi representatives allegedly discussed future deals with Russia.

Those deals included the sale of Kornet anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft weapons, a European security official told the WSJ.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/world-news/merchant-of-death-in-us-prisoner-swap-is-selling-arms-to-houthis-report/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost

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Episode 966 – I Gotta Give Him Some Props!

The anniversary of October 7th is today. It is important not to forget what happened a year ago today. Let’s talk about why.

The Health and Human Services secretary want to encourage us to eat right. I doubt anyone is going to listen to him.

And Mike Walz does a brave thing. Why doesn’t Kamala Harris do the same?

Dumbass of the Day

Complete Incompetence

According to the Post Millennial:

The FCC has granted Elon Musk’s Starlink “special temporary emergency authority” to provide cell phone coverage for areas devastated by Hurricane Helene. Starlink satellites will be able to provide direct-to-cell capability for those in the area.

“SpaceX and @TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the @FCC to enable @Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene,” SpaceX posted. “The satellites have already been enabled and started broadcasting emergency alerts to cell phones on all networks in North Carolina. In addition, we may test basic texting (SMS) capabilities for most cell phones on the T-Mobile network in North Carolina. SpaceX’s direct-to-cell constellation has not been fully deployed, so all services will be delivered on a best-effort basis.”

Musk has been severely critical of the Biden-Harris administration’s response to the victims of Hurricane Helene, particularly in the mountainous region of western North Carolina. He has posted several times about the difficulties that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has posed to residents in the area even as it trumpets its top objective as being “equity.”

“Just received this note from a SpaceX engineer helping on the ground in North Carolina. @FEMA is not merely failing to adequately help people in trouble, but is actively blocking citizens who try to help! ‘Hey Elon, update here on site of Asheville, NC. We have powered up two large operating bases for choppers to deliver goods into hands. We’ve deployed 300+ starlinks and outpour is it has saved many lives.’”

NMusk responded to the disaster by providing Starlink equipment to enable people to get into contact with the outside world. On Friday, Musk referred to the “belligerent government incompetence” that was impeding rescue and recovery efforts.

Musk was a special guest at former President Donald Trump’s Sunday rally as he returned to Butler, PA where he almost killed by an assassin’s bullet on July 13. The billionaire entrepreneur encouraged everyone “to register to vote right now.”

“The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms,” Musk said of Kamala Harris. He later added, “President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America.” He told the audience that free speech depends on electing Trump, saying that “you must have free speech in order to have democracy.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/starlink-granted-emergency-special-temporary-authority-to-provide-cell-service-in-areas-devastated-by-hurricane-helene#google_vignette

Props to Him

Where is Kamala going?

  • Who’s Your Daddy podcast.
  • 60 Minutes.
  • Steven Colbert’s show.
  • Howard Stern’s show.
  • Jimmy Kimmel’s Show.
  • The View

https://www.dailywire.com/news/walz-defends-giving-illegal-aliens-free-college-free-health-care-drivers-licenses

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Episode 965 – Incompetence On Full Display!

The Biden/Harris administration’s incompetence is on full display this week. Just in time for the election.

You won’t believe why the victims of Hurricane Helene are not getting any help from the government.

And we enter day 3 of the longshoreman’s strike. That’s a loss of about $12 billion.

Are You Kidding?

According to the Associated Press:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.

The agency is being stretched as it works with states to assess damage from Hurricane Helene and delivers meals, water, generators and other critical supplies. The storm struck Florida last week, then plowed through several states in the Southeast, flooding towns and killing more than 160 people.

Mayorkas was not specific about how much additional money the agency may need, but his remarks on Air Force One underscored concerns voiced by President Joe Biden and some lawmakers earlier this week that Congress may need to pass a supplemental spending bill this fall to help states with recovery efforts.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” Mayorkas said. “FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”

Hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30, but most hurricanes typically occur in September and October.

That is their excuse for people not having power, water, food, or communications for a week? Is that the excuse they are going with for the lack of response to the Maui fire and the chemical spill and explosion in East Palestine, Ohio?

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-congress-fema-funding-5be4f18e00ce2b509d6830410cf2c1cb

They Are Proving Why We Need Automation

According to CNN:

The dockworkers striking up and down the East Coast are, culturally and geographically, a world apart from the Hollywood actors and writers who staged a four-month walkout last year. But their protests share a common core principle: They don’t want bots taking their jobs.

It’s a fight you can expect to see playing out a lot more as advanced automation and AI creep into virtually every workforce.

The strike that began early Tuesday is about two main issues: wages and automation. Around the ports, workers can be seen wearing signs that read “robots don’t pay taxes” and “automation hurts families.”

They’re fighting a trend that port operators largely want to see accelerate: more cranes and driverless trucks shuttling goods from container ships, with fewer humans around demanding compensation.

Of course, the economics of automation aren’t so simple. While research shows automation has obvious benefits, like lower operating costs and fewer human-related errors, port automation does not, on its own, significantly improve performance, according to a 2018 McKinsey report.

Automated ports “are generally less productive than their conventional counterparts,” and the return on their significant capital investments falls short of the industry norm, according to industry leaders surveyed by McKinsey. (The report does note, however, that “careful planning and management” can overcome those challenges.)

Still, automation is clearly a trend, and US shipping executives seem to be eyeing modern ports in China, Singapore and Europe with envy.

“The rest of the world is looking down on us because we’re fighting automation,” said Dennis Daggett, executive vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, outside the Port of New York and New Jersey Tuesday morning. “Remember that this industry, this union has always adapted to innovation. But we will never adapt to robots taking our jobs.”

The dockworkers’ concerns are legit.

Automation won’t end the need for human labor completely, but it will significantly reduce the number of bodies needed on payroll, just as it has done in many industries, including auto manufacturing and mining. One report from the Economic Roundtable found that automation eliminated 572 full-time roles at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in 2020 and 2021.

The longshoremen’s union is demanding a $5-an-hour increase in pay in each of the six years over the course of the next contract and “airtight” language that the ports won’t introduce automation “or semi-automation.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/dock-workers-strike-automation-nightcap/index.html

This is How We Win

According to Fox News:

Boise State University administrators owe a coffee shop owner $4 million after a jury unanimously ruled the school officials violated the woman’s First Amendment rights in a conflict over her public support of law enforcement.

The jury awarded Big City Coffee owner Sarah Fendley $3 million for lost business, reputational damage, mental and emotional distress and personal humiliation, in a decision reached Sept. 13. Jurors awarded her an additional $1 million in punitive damages from the school’s former vice president of student affairs.

Fendley originally sued the university for $10 million after she closed her campus shop in October 2020, according to local reports, arguing administrators conspired to retaliate against her for expressing pro-police views on social media.

A lawyer for the administrators denied any retaliation, and accused Fendley herself of trying to get the university to infringe on students’ speech rights.

Big City opened an on-campus location in September 2020, on the heels of the nationwide police reform protests that followed George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. Fendley’s support for law enforcement — she displayed a thin blue line sticker near the door of the shop’s downtown Boise location — immediately stoked anger among student activists, according to the suit.

“I hope y’all don’t go there if you truly support your bipoc peers and other students, staff and faculty,” one student posted on Snapchat after the shop opened. The acronym BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous and people of color.

A screenshot of the post was shared with Fendley, who responded to it with her own public Facebook and Instagram posts explaining her support for police, the Idaho Statesman previously reported. At the time, she was engaged to a former Boise police officer who had been paralyzed in a gunfight with a fugitive.

University administrators hastily called a meeting with Fendley, worried about the social media “firestorm” her post had created, according to the suit. Defendant Alicia Estey secretly recorded much of the meeting, the Statesman reported, but the recording cut off before the conversation ended, and both sides disputed the outcome.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/pro-police-coffee-shop-owner-wins-4-million-free-speech-suit-against-university-officials

Free Her? Really?

According to the New York Post:

Susan Smith, in prison for the cold-blooded 1994 murders of her two young sons, has a parole hearing in just six weeks — and family members say that she has come up with at least four arguments she will make as she makes her bid for freedom — including that she’s been (mostly) well behaved in prison.

“She believes she might be a free woman in less than two months,” a relative told The Post.

“And she’s hoping that [the parole hearing] will go her way. She’s put all her hopes in that basket, and she’s manifesting her freedom.”

The Post has learned that Smith, 52, plans to argue that she grew up in a sexually abusive household that skewed her understanding of right and wrong. “She has a different moral compass than other people, because of her trauma,” the relative said. “It really did a number on her.”

Secondly, Smith wants to argue that she was not in her right mind as a young mom — and that she may have suffered from undiagnosed mental illness.

She was a 22-year-old mom when she let her car roll into John D. Long Lake in Union County, South Carolina, with her boys — 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander — still strapped into their car seats.

It’s an argument Smith has used before. “I am not the monster society thinks I am,” she wrote in a letter from jail to reporters at The State in 2015.

“Something went very wrong that night. I was not myself. There was no motive as it was not even a planned event. I was not in my right mind.”

Smith will also bring up the fact that she was disciplined in 2000 for having sex with two guards while behind bars. She has always maintained that the sex was not consensual, due to the differing power dynamics.

“I was a victim,” she told a friend on the outside in 2023, according to documents obtained by The Post. “I had sex with them both because I didn’t feel like I had a choice.”

Finally, Smith plans to argue that she has turned her life around behind bars. According to records obtained by the Post, she has held down a steady job and has had no disciplinary actions against her in nearly a decade.

However, she has had several infractions — including in 2010 and 2015 — for having narcotics or marijuana behind bars.

“She’s grown into a mature woman,” the family member tells the Post. “And she thinks she can thrive outside of prison.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/us-news/susan-smiths-arguments-to-be-paroled-from-prison-revealed/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost

This Will Fix Everything

According to the Post Millennial:

Seattle Police will no longer respond to calls from alarm companies unless there is supporting evidence of a crime.

According to a Sept. 13 letter from interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr, beginning Oct. 1, SPD will only dispatch officers to calls from alarm companies if there is supporting evidence of a crime, such as audio, video, panic alarms, or eyewitnesses that a person is illegally entering or attempting to enter a residence or commercial property.

Rahr wrote in the letter, “With depleted resources, we cannot prioritize a patrol response when there is a very low probability that criminal activity is taking place.”

SPD has lost over 700 officers since the Seattle City Council began defunding the department in 2020 in response to the riots that rocked the Emerald City following the death of George Floyd.

The Seattle 911 Center receives approximately 13,000 annual residential and commercial burglary alarm calls from monitoring companies and according to Rahr, most of those calls are due to an “unintended sensor trip by a homeowner or business employee,” while others are the result of “old or failing equipment.”

In 2023, less than 4 percent of the calls were confirmed to have a crime associated with them that resulted in an arrest or report being written.

Washington Alarm told KOMO News, “The verified response policy has been tried and rejected numerous times including by cities such as Dallas, Texas, and San Jose, California. It goes against best practices established through a collaborative effort by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Sheriff’s Association.”

The new policy will affect over 75,000 alarm sites in Seattle as 911 response times have continued to grow in the city. Additionally, SPD is still seeing more separations than new hires and is at its lowest staffing levels since the 1950s while Washington is dealing with the highest rates of burglary and auto theft in the US and is the state most affected by retail crime.

https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-cops-wont-respond-to-alarm-calls-without-supporting-evidence-police-chief

It’s That Time of the Year

According to the New York Post:

Pop-up Halloween retailer Spirit Halloween has endured controversy after a holiday product angered some customers.

According to Norfolk, Virginia-based WAVY TV, customers complained about the retailer selling a punk rock “bullet belt” accessory as part of a “prep school” costume online and in stores as recently as last week. A spiked bracelet, plaid school girl tie, and other accessories were on the same display in a photo taken by WAVY reporter Keagan Hughes at one of Spirit Halloween’s Virginia Beach locations. 

A gold bullet belt was selling for $9.99, while the punk rock bullet belt was selling for $14.99 online, the outlet reported. 

Some shoppers felt the product was distasteful because it was marketed as part of a student costume, in light of school shootings across the country.

“I don’t like it,” one shopper told WAVY. “I have three children that go to school, and I just heard about the shooting that just happened. And it’s scary, even though it’s a costume. Regardless, that’s just not [it]. They shouldn’t be making fun of these shootings and guns and stuff. It is a big deal.”

Another mother named Vanessa said she didn’t feel like it was an overreaction to be upset about the costume accessory.

“I know people always say everyone’s so sensitive,” she said, “but it’s really not, because a lot of children are dying because of the school shootings, and you’re putting it where the school-like outfits are at. Like, that’s just wild to me.”

Four people were shot and killed by a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, earlier this month.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/25/us-news/spirit-halloween-customers-furious-over-bullet-belt-in-wake-of-school-shootings/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost

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Episode 964 – What a Huge Mistake!

Iran may have made the biggest mistake in their history yesterday.

The Vice Presidential debate was yesterday. You are going to be shocked with my take.

And we are entering Day 2 of the longshoreman strike.

Here We Go

Iran attacks Israel in a unprecedented missile attack. Here is what we know:

  • Iran launched 181 missiles into Israel. Iran said they launched 400 missiles. Who knows what is true.
  • It has been reported missiles landed in Israel, but the also fell back into Iran, fell into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
  • Only one person was killed and it was a Palestinian from the West Bank. That will be the argument against attacking Iran will be that they didn’t kill anyone. Forget that missiles were shot into Israel in the first place.
  • At the same time (could it have been coordinated?) there was a terrorist attack in Jaffa, Israel. Seven people were killed including a mother protecting her child. The terrorists were killed.
  • Israel and the United States has vowed a response. Possible targets include the Iranian oil fields, oil processing plants, missile construction sites and the Iranian nuclear site.
  • Happy Rosh Hashanah. Why do we have a concern about military operations on Ramadan?

https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-iran-fires-100-ballistic-missiles-at-israel
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-mom-killed-in-jaffa-terror-attack-while-shielding-9-month-old-son-israel-says/ar-AA1rAxSY

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Episode 963 – RIP to Two Great Athletes!

The sports world was rocked yesterday with the deaths of two Hall of Famers.

Israel prepares for an attack by Iran. I’m not sure they have much to worry about.

And the NCAA might be getting wise about men playing in women’s sports.

Some News

Here is some news:

  • The dock workers are not on strike. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 dockworkers, began its first strike since 1977 after its six-year contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents port employers, expired Monday night.
    • The ILA has said that it will exempt cruise ships and military cargoes from the strike and will continue to handle those to prevent disruptions to travelers’ schedules as well as national security.
    • USMX reportedly made a new offer to the ILA on Monday afternoon that would’ve raised wages by nearly 50% over the new contract as well as tripling employer contributions to retirement plans, better health care and kept language about automation in the deal.
    • The Union wants a 77% raise over the next six years.
  • Israel is preparing for an attack from Iran.
  • Pete Rose has died at the age of 83.
    • He is the all time leader in hits with 4256.
    • He was banned from baseball for gambling.
  • Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer known for his finger wag after blocking a shot during his career, has died, the NBA announced Monday. He was 58.
  • Former Democrat President Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old on Tuesday, earning himself the distinction of being the first president to ever live for an entire century.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/dockworkers-go-strike-east-gulf-coast-ports
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jimmy-carter-becomes-first-president-turn-100

Dumbass of the Day

https://x.com/i/status/1840586499328238004

This Is the Way to Do It!

According to the Idaho Press:

The Boise State volleyball team has forfeited its match scheduled for Saturday against San José State after The Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) reportedly sent a letter to Mountain West Conference schools urging them to take action regarding a player on the Spartans’ roster who is reportedly transgender.

Boise State announced the decision to forfeit the match Friday afternoon, roughly 24 hours before it was set to begin.

“Boise State volleyball will not play its scheduled match at San Jose State on Saturday, Sept. 28,” the school said in the statement. “Per Mountain West Conference policy, the Conference will record the match as a forfeit and a loss for Boise State. The Broncos will next compete on Oct. 3 against Air Force.”

Boise State’s statement did not mention the player, nor the letter from ICONS. Outkick reported Thursday that ICONS, which has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports over safety concerns, had sent a letter to the Mountain West and all of its schools.

“I applaud Boise State for working within the spirit of my Executive Order, the Defending Women’s Sports Act,” Idaho Gov. Brad Little posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We need to ensure player safety for all of our female athletes and continue the fight for fairness in women’s sports.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/boise-state-womens-volleyball-forfeits-game-to-protect-players-from-trans-opponent-report
https://www.idahopress.com/blueturfsports/other/boise-state-volleyball-wont-play-san-jos-state-after-reports-of-transgender-player/article_4b440a34-7d1e-11ef-8003-4b6a0de38b7f.html

More Winning!

According to Red State:

The satire site The Babylon Bee announced Wednesday that it is suing California Attorney General Rob Bonta over AB 587, a law passed in 2022 by the state legislature which, according to an email the Bee sent to supporters, “requires companies to give the California Attorney General’s Office regular reports regarding disinformation, misinformation, extremism, radicalization, and hate speech. The law allows the state to impose fines if companies do not comply with these reporting regulations.”

In other words, 587 is a completely onerous, possibly anti-constitutional attempt to control the media and dictate its narratives.

Bee CEO Seth Dillon explained on his Substack that proponents of the law are simply lying about its intent:

They’re claiming it’s just about “transparency.” That’s not true. This is a censorship bill, not a transparency bill. Here’s [California Governor] Gavin Newsom himself explaining why he signed the bill into law: “California will not stand by as social media is weaponized to spread hate and disinformation that threaten our communities and foundational values as a country.”

Newsom likes to run ads in other states claiming that “freedom is under attack,” and that California leads the nation in freedom. However, the well-coiffed executive oversees a legislature that has passed—with his blessing—two of the most anti-free speech laws in the nation, 587 and the doctor-muzzling law AB 2098.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-babylon-bee-sues-california-over-unprecedented-crackdown-on-satire-parody?topStoryPosition=1
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/04/12/not-funny-babylon-bee-sues-california-ag-bonta-over-extreme-media-censorship-law-n730508

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Episode 962 – A Brilliant Take!

Kamala Harris, the Border Czar, doesn’t know who she is letting into the country. The Border Patrol does and decided to tell us. Oops.

Category 4 storm Helene deals havoc on the east coast. Among all the destruction and death, one Rhoades Scholar has a reason this is happening and it ain’t global warming or whatever.

And Israel gets another big win.

Dumbass of the Day

We know This Already

According to the Daily Wire:

Data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was released this week show that hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens in the U.S. are serious criminals.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) released the data as Vice President Kamala Harris was set to make her first serious visit to the southern border where she is responsible for the administration’s disastrous policies that have led to more than 10 million illegal aliens pouring into the U.S.

“As of July 21, 2024, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on ICE’s national docket, which includes those detained by ICE, and on the agency’s non-detained docket,” said Patrick J. Lechleitner, Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director for ICE, in a letter to Gonzales.

Of those, 435,719 are convicted criminals, and 226,847 have pending criminal charges,” he added.

The data included a chart that listed the charge, if the illegal alien was detained, and if they were convicted or had charges pending.

The most disturbing stats were the number of criminals convicted of serious crimes who are not detained because of Democrat sanctuary policies, including:

  • Arson: 792
  • Assault: 62,231
  • Burglary: 14,301
  • Dangerous Drugs: 56,533
  • Fraud: 15,979
  • Homicide: 13,099
  • Kidnapping: 2,521
  • Sexual Assault: 15,811
  • Weapon Offenses: 13,423

Gonzales said that the staggering numbers were a direct result of the Biden-Harris administration’s policies.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-data-show-hundreds-of-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-in-u-s-are-serious-criminals

Bad News

According to Fox News:

Dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts have pledged to strike unless a new contract is reached by October, prompting experts to warn that higher prices and empty shelves could await consumers. 

In fact, some experts say prices could rise before year’s end, impacting goods during the critical holiday season. The dire situation arose just as consumers were beginning to experience some relief from inflation.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is negotiating on behalf of 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. ports from Maine to Texas that collectively handle about half of the country’s seaborne imports. It warned its members are prepared to stop work if they don’t have a new contract by the Oct. 1 deadline.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/shoppers-should-brace-rising-prices-port-workers-strike-expert-says

Another Big Win

Here is what’s happening between Israel and Hezbollah:

  • The Israel Defense Forces carried out a precision air strike on Friday targeting Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iranian-backed terrorist group, in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • The strike targeted Hezbollah’s central headquarters in the middle of the suburb of Dahieh, said IDF spokesman R. Admiral Daniel Hagari, who noted that it was “intentionally built under residential buildings” to use civilians as human shields.
  • It is believed that several other top Hezbollah, as well as potentially officials with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were also killed in the attack.
  • Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called emergency meetings late on Friday night.
  • The Associated Press id mourning the loss of the terrorist leader.
    • The original headline was posted on Friday, and it read, “Charismatic and shrewd: A look at longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.” But Saturday morning, the headline had already been edited to read simply, “Who is longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?”
  • Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen fired dozens of missiles and drones at U.S. Navy ships this week after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Friday afternoon.
    • No U.S. ships were hit, no sailors were hurt, and it appears as though all of the projectiles that were fired were either shot down or missed.
    • They also fired on Israel.
  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) punched back at Houthi terrorists in Yemen on Sunday after the Iranian-backed terrorist group fired missiles at Israel the last two days.
    • The IDF said a statement: The Israel Air Force “struck military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen in response to their recent attacks against Israel. The targets included power plants and a seaport, which were used by the Houthis to transfer Iranian weapons to the region, in addition to military supplies and oil.”
  • It’s only going to be a matter of time before Israel hits Iran.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/iranian-backed-terrorists-fire-dozens-of-missiles-drones-at-u-s-navy-an-act-of-war
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ap-hits-new-low-with-charismatic-and-shrewd-description-of-dead-hezbollah-terrorist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/iranian-supreme-leader-calls-emergency-meetings-after-israeli-strike-on-nasrallah

This Will Fix The Problem!

According to the Daily Wire:

Two global warming protesters who threw cans of tomato soup over the glass frame of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflower” painting have been sentenced to time in prison for their actions.

On Friday, a London court sentenced Anna Holland, 22, and Phoebe Plummer, 23, from the activist group Just Stop Oil, to two years and 20 months in prison for their so-called protest against fossil fuels at a museum in London in 2022, CNN reported.

Both Holland and Plummer were found guilty of criminal damage to the pieces of art’s gold-colored frame.  Judge Christopher Hehir blasted the two for their actions against the “cultural treasure,” which he said could have been “seriously damaged or even destroyed” by them by throwing soup on the paintings and then glueing their hands to the museum wall. The “Sunflowers” painting is valued at nearly $85 million.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/climate-change-soup-throwers-sentenced-to-time-in-prison

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Episode 961 – Keep On Talking, Lady!

Today, we are going to do an extended version of Dumbass a day because this dumbass has been speaking a lot.

Eric Adams has gotten on the bad side of the Biden administration.

And the Biden administration has found another way to keep Trump off the campaign trail.

Some News

Here’s some news:

  • Kamala Harris is going to the border today. That’s weird.
  • Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with Donald Trump today.
  • Gavin Newsom of California signed a letter apologizing for slavery.
    • “The State of California accepts responsibility for the role we played in promoting, facilitating, and permitting the institution of slavery, as well as its enduring legacy of persistent racial disparities. Building on decades of work, California is now taking another important step forward in recognizing the grave injustices of the past — and making amends for the harms caused.”
    • “I thank the author for his commitment to redressing past racial injustices. However, this bill tasks a nonexistent state agency to carry out its various provisions and requirements, making it impossible to implement.”
    • California was never a slave state.
      • The banned slavery in 1849.
      • California became a state in 1850.
      • The ban on slavery was in the state constitution.

Somebody Wasn’t a Good Boy

According to Daily Wire:

New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on multiple federal corruption charges in an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday.

Adams, whose residence was raided on Thursday morning, was indicted on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Federal Program Bribery, and to Receive Campaign Contributions By Foreign Nationals; one count of Wire Fraud; one count of Bribery, and two counts of Solicitation of a Contribution by a Foreign National.

The indictment says that Adams began soliciting and accepting improper benefits as a public official dating back to 2014, including luxury international travel from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.

Adams “not only accepted, but sought illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign, as well as other things of value, from foreign nationals,” the indictment said.

Prosecutors said that those who had illegally donated to Adams’ campaign sought to cash in on their investment and were rewarded with “favorable treatment.”

Adams “sought and accepted illegal campaign contributions in the form of ‘nominee’ or ‘straw’ contributions, meaning that the true contributors conveyed their money through nominal donors, who falsely certified they were contributing their own money,” the indictment said.

He allegedly compounded his corrupt gains by using them to defraud the city and steal from public funds.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-democrat-mayor-eric-adams-charged-with-bribery-fraud-acting-as-foreign-agent

Dumbass of the Day

Stephanie Rhule of MSNBC

This Is the Plan

According to the Post Millennial:

A whistleblower has come forward alleging that the Secret Service told former President Donald Trump’s team that it didn’t have sufficient resources to secure a rally the campaign wanted to hold in Wisconsin. Senator Josh Hawley revealed that the whistleblower’s account was provided to his office.

In a letter to Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Hawley asked if the denial occurred noting that if so, the Secret Service “effectively forced the Trump campaign to cancel an upcoming event in Wisconsin.”

Hawley continued, “Other whistleblowers with knowledge of Secret Service planning protocols allege that failure to provide protection for a major public event is highly unusual and that a sitting president would never be denied resources in this way.”

If the whistleblower’s allegations are accurate, Hawley noted that the claims contradict what Rowe said during a press conference last Friday held to provide an update on the Secret Service’s internal investigation into the first of two assassination attempts on Trump. During the presser, Rowe claimed Trump is “getting everything that the current president has with respect to Secret Service assets.”

Hawley added, “That same night, Secret Service secured a rally for Vice President [Kamala] Harris in Madison, Wisconsin.”

“Yet, according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of that exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president.”

Hawley suggested that a “double standard” that may be influencing the presidential campaign security by the Secret Service.

https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-forced-to-cancel-wisconsin-rally-after-secret-service-says-it-did-not-have-sufficient-assets-to-secure-event-whistleblower

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Episode 960 – Think It’s Bad Now? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

There have ben a lot f questions about how Conservatives can win the culture war. Well, I have one answer: We can start fighting.

If you thought violence and crime were already bad in Chicago, hold on to your shorts. It’s about to get a whole lot worse.

And I am getting pretty sick and tired of hearing about the mental well-being of murderers. I have a story that will make your stomach turn.

How the Culture is Won

According to the Daily Caller:

Two conservative movies have cracked into, and stayed in, the top 10 at the domestic box office in September despite some negative reviews from critics.

The Ronald Reagan biopic “Reagan,” starring conservative actor Dennis Quaid as the former president, has so far grossed over $26 million, nabbing the number eight spot as of Sept. 20, according to the latest numbers. The documentary “Am I Racist?”, starring conservative Matt Walsh, took the number seven spot, having grossed over $9 million since its release Sept. 13.

Several film critics have panned Quaid’s movie, with The Washington Post calling it “shallow hagiography” and New York Magazine describing it as a “disservice” to Reagan the president. The biopic has a 17% critic approval on Rotten Tomatoes, but boosts a 98% Popcornmeter rating and an average of 4.7 stars on Google’s audience ratings.

Meanwhile, “Am I Racist?” has a 73% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 98% Popcornmeter rating and a 7.5 out of 10 on IMDB.

During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” earlier in September, Quaid addressed what he called “the largest gap in cinema history between critics and audiences” after host Shannon Bream asked him about the negative reviews.

“Do you get sort of a kick out of the fact that critics really don’t love this movie, but people have gone bananas for it? On the customer side, the viewer side, they’re crazy about this movie. I mean, there’s quite a gulf there.”

“We had the largest gap in cinema history between critics and audiences; 98% of the audience loved the movie. And I think it was 19% or 20% of critics liked the movie. The rest not only panned it, but basically attacked it. So, I guess we must be doing something right,” the actor replied.

Quaid previously told the Daily Caller that his role as the 40th U.S. president was an “enormous challenge” and one of his “most interesting roles” to date.

“Portraying Ronald Reagan was an enormous challenge,” he told the Caller. “I think what’s going to appeal to the audience is you’re getting the whole story. I’ve always been told bits and pieces of the stories from Reagan‘s life. This movie puts the whole story together.”

.https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/two-conservative-movies-pull-off-impressive-feat-at-box-office/ar-AA1r3P3g?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=e5fe335d372a408bbd43a407e08b4487&ei=4

Here It Comes

According to the Daily Wire:

Chicago gang members and ex-convicts are warning of coming violent turf wars with newly arrived Venezuelan migrants who are part of the notorious gang Tren De Aragua, or TDA. 

Not unlike other cities across the country, Chicago has been inundated with migrants as the border crisis rages on. Since 2022, an estimated 48,000 migrants have come to the city, with the majority of new migrant arrivals hailing from Venezuela.

“When the black gangs here get fed up with the illegalities and criminal activities of these migrants or non-citizens, the city of Chicago is going to go up in flames and there will be nothing the National Guard or the government can do about it when the bloodshed hits the streets,” Tyrone Muhammad, an ex-con and former gang member, told the New York Post. “It’ll be blacks against migrants.”

Members of TDA are taking over Chicago turf, residents said. They’re also receiving robust welfare benefits, further angering residents and gang members who say the money should be going to Chicago citizens who are suffering.

“The real issue is that America has allowed gangs to enter our country,” a former gang member told the Post. “They let terrorist groups into our country!”

Residents say TDA gang members and other migrants are flooding their shelters, increasingly taking up apartments, and displacing Chicago residents.

The displacement of residents is happening elsewhere, too, like in Springfield, Ohio. There, Haitian migrants, who are subsidized by taxpayers, are sometimes paying $3,000 a month in rent, which citizens can’t afford to pay.

It’s unclear how many TDA gang members are in the city, though authorities have confirmed that these gang members are present. With Venezuelan immigrants, U.S. officials are not given their criminal history. Cuba, China, and some other countries also don’t share criminal records with the U.S. This makes it impossible for authorities to know who is a criminal.

Just last year, some 330,000 Venezuelans crossed the southern border. During the Biden-Harris regime, thus far, close to a million have tried to enter the U.S.

TDA migrant gang members are causing issues in other parts of the nation, too. As the governor of a border state, Greg Abbott of Texas is on the front lines of dealing with the gang.

“TDA is notorious for their brutal violence and murder, and their kidnapping, extortion, bribery, and trafficking of drugs, weapons, and even humans,” Gov. Abbott said during a press conference last week.

“They’ve been linked to more than 100 law enforcement investigations across the country,” the governor continued. “They were involved in the brutal attack and assault upon New York Police Department law enforcement officers. Reports have also linked TDA to the murder of Laken Riley.”

There have also been reports and shocking footage of alleged migrant TDA gang members in Aurora, Colorado. One man told CNN that condemned buildings he owns in Aurora have been taken over by TDA gang members. There was also shocking video circulating online out of an apartment complex showing armed men walking down hallways and kicking open an apartment door.

Authorities in Aurora, who’ve largely tried to downplay some of these shocking reports, made arrests in connection to that apartment complex incident and have admitted that it’s possible these men are tied to TDA. They noted that it’s hard to confirm the connection since Venezuela doesn’t share criminal background information with the U.S.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/itll-be-blacks-against-migrants-chicagoans-warn-of-coming-violent-turf-wars-with-venezuelans?topStoryPosition=2

Just Sick

According to Fox News:

A federal judge has ruled that it would be unconstitutional for an Indiana prison to deny a transgender inmate sex reassignment surgery following the inmate’s lawsuit against the facility.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Indiana Department of Corrections last year on behalf of a transgender inmate, Jonathan C. Richardson, also known as Autumn Cordellionè, who was convicted of strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter to death in 2001.

Indiana law, however, prohibits the Department of Corrections from using taxpayer dollars to fund sex reassignment surgeries for inmates. However, the ACLU argues in the lawsuit, filed on Aug. 28, 2023, that the law is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.”

The surgery for Richardson, who is serving out a 55-year prison sentence for reckless homicide, “is a medical necessity,” according to the ACLU lawsuit.

Judge Richard Young agreed with the ACLU’s claims and ruled in favor of Cordellioné last week.

“Specifically, Ms. Cordellioné has shown that her gender dysphoria is a serious medical need, and that, despite other treatments Defendant has provided her to treat her gender dysphoria, she requires gender-affirming surgery to prevent a risk of serious bodily and psychological harm,” the ruling states.

The DOC must now take “all reasonable actions” to ensure Cordellioné undergoes sex surgery, according to the order.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, said in a post on X that his office is still reviewing the judge’s decision, “but you can undoubtedly expect our office to appeal this decision.”

“An Indiana inmate convicted of murder wants our taxpayers to fund their gender-altering surgery! Hoosiers do NOT want thism” Rokita said.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/indiana-judge-rules-prison-must-provide-transgender-surgery-inmate-who-killed-baby

Dumbass of the Day

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Episode 959 – Here Comes the Cheating!

Democrats must know they are in trouble. The cheating has begun.

The Democrats may have another big problem on their hands.

And I am glad we are spending so much money one the homeless problem. Let’s talk about it.

He’s Still a Little Wet Fart

According to the Daily Wire:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was accused of “election interference” on Monday after visiting the swing state of Pennsylvania where he made an appearance with Democrats at an ammunition factory.

His appearance at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Sunday comes after he trashed former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) during an interview he gave with New York magazine while he was still in Ukraine.

“My feeling is that Trump doesn’t really know how to stop the war even if he might think he knows how,” he said. “With this war, oftentimes, the deeper you look at it the less you understand.”

Zelensky said that Vance was “too radical” because Vance believes that Ukraine must “make a sacrifice” by losing some of its territory to bring its war with Russia to an end.

He said that he does not take Vance’s words seriously and that his experience with Trump has been different because he says Trump has pledged his support for Ukraine.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-accused-of-election-interference-in-swing-state-of-pennsylvania

Dumbass of the Day

Could This Be the End?

According to the Daily Wire:

A looming dock worker strike could throw the economy — and the presidential election — into chaos, an October surprise that would likely hurt Democrats.

The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents about 85,000 dock workers nationwide, is threatening to strike on October 1 if the union cannot reach an agreement with port ownership. Negotiations broke down in June between the union and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents port management. The two sides are in a stalemate over both wages and the automation of port operations.

A strike would shut down five of North America’s 10 busiest ports, 36 ports total along the East and Gulf Coasts, and cause massive supply chain issues — which, depending on how long the strike lasts, could impact consumers past Election Day and well into the holiday season. If the supply chain is upended like this causing scarcities, we are also likely to see another nasty bout of inflation just as families are trying to recover from the nearly 20% spike in prices since before the pandemic.

The Biden administration has the power to stop strikes that could threaten national security or severely impact the economy. But the White House has said it will not intervene in a dock worker strike, and is encouraging the two sides to get back to the negotiating table.

The global economic turmoil wrought by a strike of this size cannot be understated.

The ports that would be affected move nearly half of all U.S. imports, and billions of dollars in trade each month. The ripple effects on supply chains in Europe, Asia, and Latin America would also be significant.

None of this is likely good for Democrats.

Folks, what causes inflation? More demand than supply.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-a-dock-worker-strike-could-hurt-the-economy-and-upend-the-election?topStoryPosition=1

Things Just Keep Getting Better

According to the Wall Street Journal:

The number of homeless people in the U.S. continues to grow, putting the country on pace to hit yet another record high this year.

Counts from encampments, streets, and shelters are largely higher than they were in 2023, according to preliminary data collected and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. 

The numbers come from more than 250 homeless-service organizations covering cities, metro areas and vast rural areas. They are meant to reflect homelessness as it existed on a single night early this year. The Journal’s count includes about 550,000 homeless people so far, up about 10% from what these places reported last year. 

The trend thus far means the U.S. is likely to top the roughly 653,000 homeless people estimated in 2023—the highest number since the government started reporting comparable data in 2007.

The final count will depend on outstanding data from places that haven’t yet divulged their 2024 numbers, especially New York City, which reported the highest count last year.

Migrants bused by Texas to Chicago and Denver contributed to the latest increases when they landed in shelters there. Migrants have arrived in significant numbers in New York, which has long had a legal right to shelter, swelling numbers in last year’s count. 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/homeless-population-grows-putting-u-s-on-track-for-another-record-19ea8fb4?st=RCZEjP

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