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The ‘Fix’ Is in With the Latest Attack on Clarence Thomas A report from a self-styled non-ideological Supreme Court watchdog is filled with errors and omissions. By Mark Paoletta It’s late in the Supreme Court’s term, which means it’s hunting season for the justices’ detractors. As usual, Clarence Thomas is a prime target. Fix the Court, which styles itself a nonpartisan advocate for “non-ideological ‘fixes’ ” to make the judiciary “more open and more accountable”—released a chart purporting to show that Justice Thomas has received almost $4.2 million in gifts and “likely gifts” between 2004 and 2023. The other 16 justices who served during that period, according to the chart, received a combined total of less than $600,000 in gifts. That includes a mere $3,150 for Justice Anthony Kennedy, $55,014 for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and $15,500 for Justice Stephen Breyer. Can that be true? No. A review of Fix the Court’s claims shows multiple errors and deceptions: {snip} In an August 2023 story, ProPublica claimed Justice Thomas took “a voyage on a yacht around the Bahamas.” That trip never happened. When a lawyer for the yacht’s owner submitted a letter to that effect to the Senate Judiciary Committee, ProPublica quietly appended an “update” to its article without acknowledging the error. ProPublica this month published an article titled “Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds.” As it has done before, the organization failed to cite the Judicial Conference’s 2012 ruling that these trips weren’t subject to disclosure. Like Fix the Court, ProPublica aims to smear disfavored justices, not to report honestly on the court. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fix-is-in-with-the-latest-attack-on-clarence-thomas-scotus-c64453aa?st=0gmnqgus2hurke0

MAKE LISTS GREAT AGAIN. The Left is having a category 5 meltdown over this. Here's what we're doing, and why we're doing it: Our investigators at the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) are currently working on building a list of rotten bureaucrats at the Department of Homeland Security. Why? Because one of the biggest obstacles any future president interested in securing our border will face is from leftist radical government bureaucrats who will obstruct his effort at every turn. According to the AP, "The effort... has stunned democracy experts and shocked the civil service community in what they compare with the red scare of midcentury McCarthyism." It's hard to imagine anyone actually believing that nonsense with an IQ above 0. Democracy is where the people rule, via their elected leaders, not where the bureaucrats rule.

IT’S NOT CLIMATE IT’S JUST WEATHER: Australians wake to coldest June morning in almost 20 years. https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australians-wake-to-coldest-june-morning-in-almost-20-years/ar-BB1otAmc It’s only climate if it’s the hottest morning.

Make No Mistake, Trump Won't Be Debating Biden Even If Biden Is There By Brandon Morse The debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is swiftly approaching and while everyone is making their predictions and placing their bets, it should be understood that Biden isn't actually Trump's opponent. At least not in reality. As Eric Trump told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, this debate will be hosted by CNN, and it won't just be Trump against Biden, it'll be Trump vs. Biden and CNN. “This is Jake Tapper,” Trump told Bartiromo. “Jake Tapper has compared my father to Hitler before, right? Jake Tapper’s the guy who will yell at his control room, saying, ‘Turn this man off! I don’t want to hear what he has to say.'” “So understand that he’s not just going to be debating Joe Biden, he’s going to be debating CNN,” he added. {snip} Biden is an empty suit. We all know it. Whatever is said by Biden up on that stage will be the result of a lot of practice and no small measure of luck. As such, Trump's real opponent won't be Biden, it'll be the media. The same media that Trump has been facing down since before his election in 2016. The same media that's been generating hoax after hoax, lie after lie, and destroyed its own reputation in order to make his life as miserable as possible. It'll be the same media that Trump will still be having to deal with if he wins the election. The same media that will do its best to make mountains out of molehills and misrepresent everything Trump says and does in order to make his presidency a failure, even if it's a striking and noticeable success. The good news is that one thing the media hasn't learned yet is that it's no longer in sole control of the narrative. While the media might believe it's them and the DNC vs Trump, what it actually is, is the DNC and the media against Trump and you. The American people have never been more of a danger to the corporate media's narrative than they are today, and it shows. The media is consistently embarrassed by citizen journalists and meme creators on the internet, who don't have even a quarter of the budget. https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/06/24/make-no-mistake-trump-wont-be-debating-biden-even-if-biden-is-there-n2175877 .

Joe's America. Pro-Hamas Protesters Assault Jews Outside L.A. Synagogue, Clash With LAPD By Bob Hoge Pro-Hamas protesters were at it again Sunday, and in today’s episode, they demonstrated outside the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles to harass worshippers and engage with pro-Israel supporters. Scuffles broke out, and the LAPD had to intervene in the “mostly peaceful” protest. https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/06/23/chaotic-scene-outside-la-synagogue-as-pro-hamas-protesters-clash-with-pro-israel-supporters-lapd-n2175868 .

Donald Trump Is the Republican Who Actually Wants to Win. “Trump’s willingness to swing hard in traditional blue states is what gives him a chance to beat the Democrats’ Magic Mail-In Ballot Machine. A lot of you are going to think I’m crazy when I say this, but: there’s only so much fraud they can commit. “ https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2024/06/24/the-morning-briefing-donald-trump-is-the-republican-who-actually-wants-to-win-n4930089#google_vignette

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Voters Skeptical Of CNN, Anchors Tapper And Bash, Heading Into Trump/Biden Debate The first 2024 presidential debate is on the way, but already controversy has emerged over the television network that will conduct the presidential face-off and those selected to ask the questions. Some Americans, it turns out, aren’t exactly thrilled about CNN anchors serving as moderators for the debate, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows. The national online poll, taken from May 29-31, included 1,675 registered voters who were asked the following: “CNN will host the first general election presidential debate on June 27, 2024, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. What is your opinion of the debate moderators and the host?” The possible answers, given for CNN, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, were “very favorable,” “somewhat favorable,” “not very favorable,” “not at all favorable,” and “not sure.” The poll has a +/-2.5 percentage-point margin of error. {snip} Will the debate be a debacle for one candidate or the other? Will one candidate clearly prevail over the other, or will it be a wash? It’s not yet all clear. But one thing we know: CNN, Tapper and Bash will all be carefully scrutinized for fairness and balance in their questioning of Biden and Trump. And not without reason. CNN has a well-founded reputation for left-leaning bias, as reflected in recent assessments of its coverage. https://issuesinsights.com/2024/06/24/voters-skeptical-of-cnn-anchors-tapper-and-bash-heading-into-trump-biden-debate-ii-tipp-poll/

THIS is why Gays are tired of the "Trans" nonsense. Lesbian Couple Kicked Out of CA Restaurant, Stalked for Confronting 'Trans Woman' in Ladies Restroom Amy Curtis Women deserve private spaces, separate from men -- including men who 'identify' as women. This isn't a controversial statement, or at least it wasn't until the last year or two, when trans activists decided men had a 'right' to women's spaces (and sports and residences) if they simply felt like a woman. Remember when the same Left said all men were toxic and potential rapists? We remember. Wonder what happened to that? Anyway, a lesbian couple in that bastion of progressive politics known as California, found a man in the bathroom of the Angel City Brewery and -- rightly so -- kicked him out. The Left was also very gung-ho about 'micro-aggressions' and 'safe spaces' for a long time. But apparently lesbians don't enjoy the benefits of safe spaces. https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/06/23/lesbians-kicked-out-of-ca-restaurant-stalked-for-confronting-man-in-womens-bathroom-n2397567 .

I couldn't give a tinker's damn how he dresses or who he screws, But his leftist claptrap beliefs (Pro DEI, Pro Hamas, Open borders) are NOT what we need. .

QUESTION ASKED: Is the Debate To Be Biden’s Last Stand? By Steve Huntley It’s so strange, so unprecedented and so bizarre that no one is talking about it being so strange, so unprecedented and so bizarre. That it is the debate scheduled for next Thursday, June 27, between President Biden and former President Trump. June 27 — that’s more than two weeks before the Republican National Convention, more than seven weeks before the Democratic National Convention. And almost 10 weeks before Labor Day, the traditional date for the start of a general election presidential campaign. And summer is a time when America is mostly on vacation. Folks are thinking more about beach time, airline schedules and the next hot travel destination. Politics is mostly shoved into the mental attic until the fall. A debate between the two parties’ presidential candidates this early has never happened before. Never. The explanation is that the Biden campaign, worried about his sagging poll ratings, wants to reassure voters about his age and mental acuity, contrast himself with Trump, and remind Americans that the stakes have never been higher. Meaning the evil orange man might get returned to the White House, and America needs to know how awful he is. Really ? the country needs to hear more Democrat reasons to hate Trump ? Already the legacy media daily sound the alarms about Trump’s supposed threat to democracy, mom and apple pie. But that’s what Democrats are selling — an early debate exposé of the manifest danger of a second Trump term. Let’s consider another possible motive, one perhaps animating Democrat leaders and party faithful who behind the scenes must be verging on panic over the increasing public perception of Biden as a senile old fool, an 81-year-old man who’s doddering, decrepit, feeble in mind and body. https://johnkassnews.com/is-the-debate-to-be-bidens-last-stand/ Read the whole thing. As with Biden’s SOTU speech in March, the late-era Soviet spin from the DNC-MSM will be amazing to watch. .

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Joe Biden is a one-trick-pony with a single act: Blame Donald Trump By Michael Goodwin Burn our boats,” came the order from 16th-century Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Having landed in the New World, legend has it that he wanted to drive his troops to victory by eliminating their only chance of escape. Joe Biden is nobody’s idea of a swashbuckling adventurer or military leader, but he is adopting a political version of Cortés’ gamble. Signs indicate the president is giving up on selling his White House term as a success and betting his re-election campaign on a single message: Donald Trump is bad for America. Make that really, really, really bad. He’ll kill democracy and lock up his opponents. Remember Jan. 6 and, oh, he’s a convicted felon, too. From here to November, that’s the sum and substance of what the president and his surrogates will say. It will be the heart of their advertising and get-out-the-vote campaigns, with virtually every dollar going toward defining Trump as the absolute worst person in the world. Gone from the campaign plan, or so diminished it might as well be gone, are any claims of Biden’s own accomplishments. Remember his brief effort to sell “Bidenomics” as a raging success? Shelved as a failure and object of ridicule. How about the claim that Biden tamed inflation, which was 9% when he took office? Debunked as a lie. Then there’s the southern border. https://nypost.com/2024/06/22/opinion/joe-biden-is-a-one-trick-pony-with-only-one-act-blame-donald-trump/ .

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Before his rally in Philadelphia, he met with supporters at Tony and Nick's Steaks, which is known for its Philly cheesesteaks. The owner is a supporter. "It was just unbelievable," Nicky Lucidonio, owner of Tony and Nick's Steaks, shared with Fox News Digital. "He was talking to people, you know, they're asking questions. He's answering them. He's signing hats. He signed and everything. "We're all taking pictures with him. What a great man, you know. We're all here rooting for him. You know, this November, we gotta get him in." But one moment that's capturing a lot of attention was a very sweet moment Trump had with a young supporter while there. You can see the boy photobombing Trump a little here as Trump lit into Biden. https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/06/23/trump-sweet-moment-with-young-supporter-n2175839 .

And, of course, leftists cannot tolerate some one denying one of their "Truths" Snopes Finally Gets Around to Fact-Checking the Entire Basis of Biden's Presidency, and Libs Are Big Mad Better late than never I suppose. Some seven years after it happened, Snopes has finally gotten around to fact-checking what would become the entire basis of Joe Biden's presidency. Biden has repeatedly claimed that he decided to run against Donald Trump because the former president supposedly praised the neo-nazis present at Charlottesville in 2017. At issue was a comment about "very fine people on both sides" that Trump made while reacting to the incident. Biden took that and made it the centerpiece of his campaign announcement, with the first words coming out of his mouth being "Charlottesville, Virginia." Since then, the idea that Trump "praised" neo-nazis has become canon on the left. Even in 2024, the White House still repeats the allegation. There's just one problem: It was never true. https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/06/23/snipes-finally-gets-around-to-fact-checking-the-entire-basis-of-bidens-presidency-and-libs-are-big-mad-n2175840 .

Ahead of First Presidential Debate, Trump Says He’s Picked Running Mate by James Lynch Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, said during a campaign trip on Saturday that he has picked his vice presidential nominee just days before the June 27 presidential debate. Trump told reporters he’s chosen his running mate for the 2024 campaign but has not told the candidate yet. The vice-presidential choice will be attending the debate between Trump and President Joe Biden set to take place next week, Trump said. The first presidential debate between Trump and Biden will air on CNN in primetime for 90 minutes. Trump will be hoping Joe Biden’s age and apparent mental decline will be on display for a national audience. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ahead-of-first-presidential-debate-trump-says-hes-picked-running-mate/ .

Biden’s Push For Ukraine To Join NATO Is More About Dollars Than ‘Democracy’ by Adam Johnston The Biden administration recently signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, plunging the United States and the West deeper into a proxy war with Russia. (snip) In fact, NATO’s expansion east, doubling from 16 to 32 member states after the dissolution of the Soviet Union — its purported primary reason for existence — makes clear that NATO now serves less as a collective defense alliance and more as a mechanism for maintaining American hegemony and extending its influence militarily, economically, and culturally over Europe and the world at large. https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/21/bidens-push-for-ukraine-to-join-nato-is-more-about-dollars-than-democracy/ .