Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

February 27, 2025

JULIE KELLY: ‘Deranged Jack Smith’ Takes Down His Friends: An order signed by President Trump on Tuesday signals a new front in fighting lawfare operatives in the private sector. “Prestigious law firms act as both the hidden hammer and revolving door in the lawfare against Republicans. This is playing out in at least a dozen lawsuits filed against the Trump administration over the past 30 days. Until there is pain felt by both public and private lawyers responsible for this unprecedented attack against the will of the people, it will continue.”

Perkins, Coie, start your shredders.

Posted at 12:18 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE:

Posted at 12:05 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

RIP, Gene Hackman. I still think his best role was as Lex Luthor.

Posted at 9:01 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

RASMUSSEN: Does Everyone Hate What Trump is Doing? Far from It.

What do voters really think about the first month of MAGA? Just a week ago, the Harris Poll surveyed nearly 2,500 registered U.S. voters and provided many answers to that question.

They asked whether voters believe the country is on the right or wrong track. Voters feel that America has been on the wrong track for most of the past decade, with a brief improvement in 2021 as we emerged from the dark days of COVID-19. Since Trump was elected again in November, there has been a 15-point increase in the perception that America is on the right track.

Additionally, 38% believe the economy is on the right track, which is 10 points higher than last month. Regarding Trump, in his first month as president, his approval rating stands at 52%, slightly exceeding the percentage of those who voted for him last November, indicating he is gaining, not losing, support.

Trump is outperforming Biden in public perception on crucial issues such as the economy, immigration, foreign affairs, government efficiency, inflation, and the restoration of American values. He currently enjoys nearly or over majority approval on these topics, while Biden has obtained only about a third of voter approval.

Regarding the political parties, the GOP claims a 51% job approval rating, while the Democrats are at only 36%. This suggests that they have difficulty identifying or articulating a message or vision that resonates with Americans.

For voters, inflation and immigration are the top issues, far exceeding the Democratic priorities of climate change, political correctness, and January 6.

When comparing Trump and Biden, most surveyed voters believe Trump is performing better than Biden, with a margin of 58% to 42%.

When asked whether Democrats should wait and observe Trump’s efforts to cut government waste before opposing him, two-thirds of voters support a wait-and-see approach. However, Congressional Democrats uniformly oppose most of Trump’s cabinet nominees and the recent House budget resolution.

Slightly more than half (52-58%) of voters believe that Democrats intentionally kept the border open. Interestingly, birthright citizenship, as it is currently implemented, has the support of a narrow margin of voters (55-45%). The US Supreme Court will likely need to resolve this issue.

What about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? More than two-thirds of voters (70-30%) believe that hiring should be based on merit. However, voters are evenly divided on whether DEI departments are necessary or should be abolished.

Returning to the original question of voter regret, 49% of Trump voters are satisfied with their choice, roughly the same percentage as the popular vote he won. Eight percent of Harris voters are now satisfied with Trump, while only six percent of Trump voters wish Harris had been the victor.

Let’s shift our focus to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Two-thirds of voters agree that the national debt is unsustainable, and 80% desire a balanced budget.

Run with it.

Posted at 9:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

A FRIEND FROM CAMBRIDGE SENDS THIS PIC AND WRITES: “Headed north from Harvard Square into Porter Square. Jewbelong.org, same crowd that was posting pro-Jew/anti-terror, anti holocaust messages a couple of years ago. Apparently they’ve expanded their focus.”

Posted at 8:56 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

#JOURNALISM:

Note that this is dumb lefty Touré not smart, cool MajToure.

Posted at 8:53 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

YES, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION THAT SHOULD BE NATIONALIZED:

Also this one:

Posted at 8:30 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

#JOURNALISM:

Plus:

Related:

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

FASTER, PLEASE: Republicans Go There: Jacking the Tax Up on University Endowments. “As presented by Rep Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), the beautifully named Endowment Tax Fairness Act would raise the tax on the endowments of private schools that were sitting on cash hoards of $500K per student or more from 1.4% to 21%.” The rate may drop to 14%, but in a way that sweeps in more schools.

As Democrats have been telling us for years, the wealthiest among us need to pay their fair share.

Posted at 7:38 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

WHEN BIG FIRMS REPRESENTED AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THEY SAID EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO COUNSEL. Well, everyone but Trump.

Posted at 7:02 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

#JOURNALISM:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 27th, 2025

February 26, 2025

NERDS ALWAYS MOCK THE MEAN GIRLS: “Musk is notorious for sharing edgelord memes on X, the kinds of things that might be passed around by teenage boys.”

They do that because they’re not trying to have sex with the mean girls, and they’re not in the social hierarchy of the mean girls. So they are the only ones who can mock them, and they do — when they notice them at all.

Quote above is from Media Mean Girl Jill Filipovic, who is displaying a Margaret-Dumontish level of offended hauteur.

Plus, from the comments:

Elon also does nine impossible things before breakfast. He’s got a paralytic operating a computer with his mind. His rocket launches cost 10% of what other rockets cost. He catches boosters with chopsticks. He started a car company and a rocket company, two endeavors that shouldn’t have worked at all.

He’s exposing the dark money machinations that have been going on in government for decades, and cutting their frivolous waste, all by returning to first principles, which is his superpower.

So he posts dank memes. So what?

I’ll take Elon over our “sophisticated betters” posting fetish obsessions in their chat rooms.

All day, every day.

Plus:

Now we need to see the reverse angle shot. Tell us more about Laurene Jobs and the magazine she bought. Wikipedia will provide a few bullet points to get you started:

• In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Powell Jobs donated $2 million to Hillary Clinton and raised a further $4 million for her.

• Powell Jobs’s philanthropy has been described as of limited “transparency and accountability.” In 2019, Powell Jobs was designated the “Least Transparent Mega-Giver” by Inside Philanthropy.

• In 2025, she visited India for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. During her visit, she adopted the Hindu name “Kamala” and participated in the traditional Kalpavas ritual, which includes daily baths in sacred rivers, meditation, and a strict vegetarian diet.

• In October 1989, Steve Jobs gave a “View from the Top” lecture at Stanford Business School. Laurene Powell was a new MBA student and started up a conversation with Jobs, who was seated next to her. They subsequently had dinner together that night.

Grrrrrl Power!

It always comes from the same place.

And of course the Mean Girls hate to be mocked. Shallow, useless people always do.

Posted at 10:11 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 26th, 2025

JUST IN TIME FOR THE OSCARS:

Posted at 10:08 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 26th, 2025

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE:

Posted at 10:03 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Feb 26th, 2025
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