Archive for 2025
June 13, 2025
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Everlasting Comfort Doctor Recommended Memory Foam Seat Cushion for Office Chairs & Car Seat. #CommissionEarned
TIPPING THE SCALES: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges.
To see whether Trump’s adversaries are engaging in forum shopping, RealClearInvestigations analyzed 350 cases brought against the administration. We found that plaintiffs have brought 80% of those cases before just 11 of the nation’s 91 district courts. While Democrat presidents have appointed roughly 60% of all active district court judges, each of the 11 district courts where the anti-Trump challenges have been clustered boasts an even higher percentage of Democrat appointees. In several of these venues, the administration’s challengers are almost guaranteed that a judge picked by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Bill Clinton will preside over their case.
The analysis of these 350 cases, which covers all those identified in popular litigation trackers and RCI’s independent research as of this week, lends credence to claims that anti-Trump litigants may be strategically filing suit in courts where they are most likely to receive a favorable ruling – a practice that has been both pursued and decried by Democrats and Republicans.
RCI also analyzed three dozen cases in which judges imposed the most extreme restraint on the Trump administration by entering a nationwide or universal injunction – prohibiting the administration from enforcing its policy not only against the party bringing the case, but anyone, everywhere. The analysis shows that these injunctions have disproportionately emerged from Democrat-leaning courts where plaintiffs have brought the lion’s share of suits, and that Democrat-appointed judges are overwhelmingly responsible for ordering them.
The rot runs deep.
Related: Corruption, Contagion, and the Smart Guys in Suits.
CUT THEM OFF:
Incredible. Per @DataRepublican AFL-CIO receives more from YOU THE TAXPAYER ($72 million) each year in federal grants than it receives from membership dues from its own union members ($69 million). https://t.co/dAvE9TY5q2 pic.twitter.com/wHi5wD2BIq
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) June 12, 2025
BUT OF COURSE:
The same people who claimed working out, the okay sign, and drinking milk are signs of white supremacy now want to claim it’s the right that has politicized everything. https://t.co/LcRt3zzAXR
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) June 12, 2025
YESTERDAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR HEARINGS: Tom Emmer Rakes Tim Walz Over the Coals on Sanctuary State Policies.
There was also this:
Tim Walz is asked: "What is a woman?"
He responds: "I'm not sure I understand the question." pic.twitter.com/fNUpbCEzmY
— Alpha News (@AlphaNewsMN) June 12, 2025
When Nancy Mace asks what a woman is, I’d have sworn everybody understands the question.
SOCIAL DESTRUCTION: It Was the Damn Phones. “It has been true for hundreds of years: older generations worry about whatever new technology young people are using, and whatever new media they are consuming. This is why some people believe that the current wave of concern about social media and smartphones is overblown, like earlier concerns about violence in comic books and music lyrics. These skeptics say that no new norms or laws are needed. But during all previous waves, most young people liked the things they were doing.”
June 12, 2025
LIVE UPDATES: Israel Bombs Iran in Preemptive Strike.
PRETTY MUCH:
😂😂😂 who made this? pic.twitter.com/dyRTKbsrYx
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) June 12, 2025
BREAKING: Israel Bombs Iran in Preemptive Strike (UPDATED).
UPDATE:
BREAKING:
Iran confirms that Israel has killed the IRGC’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Hossein Salami pic.twitter.com/EMcVCRm2Lw
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 13, 2025
#BREAKING: Iranian state TV says IRGC headquarters in Tehran is on fire. pic.twitter.com/kKP2BtOpgm
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) June 13, 2025
🚨CONFIRMED: Iran's Top Two Nuclear Scientists Assassinated In Israeli Airstrike
– Mohammad Tehranchi, President, Azad University, theoretical physicist, laser specialist.
– Fereydoon Abbasi, former head, Atomic Energy Organization & MP. pic.twitter.com/O0ls9PyuhS
— Shelley G (@ShelleyGldschmt) June 13, 2025
UPDATE (10:45 PM):
🚨 Breaking: Ali Shamkhani, Supreme Leader Khamenei's right hand man, was eliminated pic.twitter.com/pvYzWwV498
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) June 13, 2025
OPEN THREAD: Hang on, baby. Friday’s coming.
SUMMER RERUN SEASON:
Flashback to right around this time in 2020: Democrats’ Official Twitter Account Equates the Fourth of July and Mount Rushmore with White Supremacy:
And from Fourth of July in 2019, when Nike attempted to cancel the Betsy Ross flag to help generate PR for their then-latest endorser, Colin Kaepernick, and in retrospect, perform a bit of battlefield preparation for the 2020 Summer of Love.
IRAN DISCOVERS EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS:
Wow, something big was just destroyed in Iran.pic.twitter.com/9tIS2zKhFZ
— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) June 13, 2025
Targeted assassinations Tehran pic.twitter.com/0lJLCKSRxg
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) June 13, 2025
Gulp. https://t.co/r5fHKnph1A
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) June 13, 2025
Plus:
Israel bombing Tehran with US munitions must be the "peace in the Middle East" we were promised
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 13, 2025
In the words of Keith Laumer, there’s nothing more peaceful than a dead troublemaker.
ISRAEL LAUNCHES MULTIPLE STRIKES IN IRAN.
BREAKING: Israel says it's striking dozens of military targets across Iran, including nuclear sites
— BNO News (@BNONews) June 13, 2025
JUST IN — There are now initial reports of explosions at two of Iran’s main nuclear facilities. https://t.co/vYVKbg4FJ8
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 13, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Israel has launched a preemptive strike on Iran. Massive explosions are being reported in Tehran.
Israel has declared a state of emergency.
pic.twitter.com/zWlaMZvDQW— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 13, 2025
BREAKING: Israeli official says the military is preparing for 'days of battle' amid strikes on Iran
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 13, 2025
UPDATE: Ben Rhodes hyperventilates:*
* Again.
MORE:
IDF says military operation against Iran is expected to last several days:
"At the end of the operation, there will be no nuclear threat"
— BNO News (@BNONews) June 13, 2025
DISPATCHES FROM THE MEMORY HOLE:
Yes, we can imagine quite a bit, based on the lockdown-themed headlines that came out of California:
● First Gavin Newsom Closed the Beaches. Then His Cops Ticketed Those Who Came to Look at Them.
● LA sheriff will fine you $300 if you’re not wearing a mask in public.
● Gym owner charged for opening during coronavirus shutdown, California prosecutor says.
● Los Angeles deputies arrest 158 people in raid on underground house party.
● Newsom Ordered to Pay $1.35 Million in Settlement With Church over Pandemic Restrictions.
Earlier: Democrats Melt Down Over Padilla’s Stunt — Here’s What Really Happened.
UPDATE:
So the Dem's fun Do You Know Who I Am stunt news cycle lasted about 6 hours.
Israel put an end to that one pretty suddenly.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 13, 2025
DEVELOPING:
BREAKING 🔴🔴🔴
Urgent: Iranian websites confirm hearing huge explosions in northern Tehran now.
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 13, 2025
UPDATE: Details are trickling in.
BREAKING 🔴🔴🔴
The IDF has confirmed the launch of a major aerial operation targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
Israeli Air Force jets are striking dozens of sites across Iran linked to its nuclear infrastructure and military facilities. The operation is named “Strength of a… pic.twitter.com/T8klBBXJH2
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 13, 2025
SCIENCE MARCHES ON: Ozempic Without Nausea: Brain Cell Discovery Could Change Weight-Loss Drugs.
IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Paleontologists Uncover 465-Million-Year-Old Secret: The True Purpose of the First “Teeth.”
CLOUDFLARE STRIKES AGAIN: Cloudflare Follies and Another Big Internet Disruption.
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW (EXCEPT DEMOCRATS): Democrats Melt Down Over Padilla’s Stunt — Here’s What Really Happened.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN):
Never seen a U.S. senator bust uninvited into a press conference in street clothes spouting gibberish, either. It's a day of firsts. https://t.co/1Jz2cRgj2c
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) June 12, 2025
Hey, it's not like anyone has tried to, I dunno, murder a bunch of Republican congressmen, knife a Republican governor candidate, kill a Republican-appointed SCOTUS justice or attempt to kill (twice) a Republican president lately.
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 12, 2025
Democrats didn’t care when a man tried to murder Rand Paul in his yard. Many openly praised the attack.
So you’ll have to spare me for not giving two craps about some no-name loudmouth senator getting manhandled by police after trying to bum rush a cabinet official. Get wrecked.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 12, 2025
And what happens when 30 more behind Padilla opt to push forward along with him and overwhelm the 8-10 security personnel in the room?
That's why rules against "disorderly" conduct exist.
You are simply an advocate for the "Heckler's Veto".
Go pound sand. https://t.co/RqBDZwjt6o
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) June 12, 2025
These stunts don’t play like they used to.
Trump has been shot at twice. Riots are breaking out from coast to coast. Then a guy in street clothes bursts into a press conference in a federal building and claims to be a senator.
You know they didn't overreact. You're dishonest. https://t.co/sEmjdjeUrH
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) June 12, 2025
Notice how Democrats don’t show this longer video that clearly shows Alex Padilla getting violent with federal agents?
This man committed a crime that J6ers got thrown in prison for years for pic.twitter.com/vFUKYIkzDV
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) June 12, 2025
I can't believe Noem's security is so on edge when polls show that >50% the opposing party thinks it OK to murder the president.
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 12, 2025
Charge him.
Many J6 defendants went to federal prison for many many months having done a lot less. https://t.co/LNPmHKPzXq
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) June 13, 2025
Why they’re reduced to dumb stunts like this:
If you’ve noticed: Democrats aren’t talking about egg prices anymore.
They aren’t talking about inflation anymore.
They aren’t talking about tariffs anymore.
They aren’t talking about the stock market anymore.
They aren’t talking about the border anymore.
So now…
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) June 11, 2025
UPDATE (From Ed):
It would be a shame if you all shared this video of Senator Alex Padilla saying that no one is above the law pic.twitter.com/tkHypDptCJ
— Based Bandita (@MissVega8888) June 12, 2025
RALPH THE WONDER LLAMA GETS RESULTS! Llamas may hold the cure to COVID: study.
Llama just say — this probably wasn’t on your 2025 bingo card.
A new study suggests that the long-necked, fuzzy mammals could be our secret weapon against COVID-19.
Researchers in Belgium found that special particles in llama blood could help us develop powerful new treatments that keep working even as the virus mutates.
I’m glad it’s not a møøse. A Møøse once bit my sister. Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti.
HOW MANY PEOPLE SEE THIS, AND ARE TOO DUMB OR BLINDED BY THEIR PRIORS TO NOTICE THAT HIS SKIN IS ACTUALLY LIGHTER IN THE SECOND PHOTO: It’s an awfully odd form of “Islamaphobic” racism to make your opponent look fairer-skinned.
