YOU STAY CLASSY, GAVIN: Noem: Family Upset by Gov. Newsom’s ‘Bad Day’ Post.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her family was shaken by a cryptic post, taken by many as a threat directed at her, issued through California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office.

The post was short: “Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America.”

But it had enough of a potentially dangerous angle to create a reaction from Bill Essayli, acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.

“We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials. I’ve referred this matter to @SecretService and requested a full threat assessment,” Essayli posted on X.

The Hill reported that Noem told Fox News that the post from Newsom’s office was taken to be “menacing” and “panicked” her family and friends.

“It was cryptic, and it was really menacing,” she said. “It immediately panicked my family and friends.” Within minutes of the post being visible, Noem said she even got calls from her children: “Are you OK, Mom? Are you fine?” she said.

Whatever happened to “lowering the temperature” following an act of political violence?

Oh, right — that’s only for Republicans.

IT TOOK A WHILE, BUT HIS PATIENCE WITH PUTIN SEEMS TO HAVE FINALLY RUN OUT: Trump’s UN Bombshell on Ukraine Cheers Kyiv and Their NATO Allies.

OH MY:

Classified material was reportedly seized from the home of John Bolton. For politicians and pundits who insisted that classified material found at Mar-a-Lago justified that raid, the goose just met the gander in the narrative surrounding the Bolton raid…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 24, 2025

Previously: Bolton on criticism of FBI after Mar-a-Lago search: ‘I think overwhelmingly they are professional.’

WHAT’S WITH THE “STILL” IN THE HEADLINE? DEMS HAVEN’T CHANGED A BIT: Poll shows Democrats STILL unpopular with voters on three major issues.

CNN’s Harry Enten summarized those data well in a recent appearance: Looking at the Washington Post/IPSOS poll, Enten found that Republicans retained a lead over Democrats on which party voters trust more to handle the economy, crime and immigration.

The numbers aren’t close, either.

The GOP leads the Democrats by 7 percentage points on the economy, 13 points on immigration and a whopping 22 points on crime.

If those are the issues voters care most about next November, it’s hard to see the GOP losing control. Why toss out the party you trust for one that you don’t?

Those leads aren’t just the result of partisan Republicans rallying around Trump, either.

The party leads Democrats on all three issues with independents, too.

I keep thinking that Democrats can’t stay stupid forever, but they show every inclination to do just that.

Still, don’t get cocky — midterms are notoriously hard for the party in power.

BREAKING: Dallas ICE Shooter Confirmed to Have Anti-ICE Motive.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Kamala Harris Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving (to the GOP).

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The American City Cannot Blossom in Lawlessness.

Due to increasingly lax criminal justice policies and failure to address public disorder, American cities are failing to keep residents safe and make metropolitan living broadly desirable. America is the wealthiest nation in history – our cities should be beacons of innovation, creativity, and human potential. And while most of our metropolises face many roadblocks that restrict thriving urbanism, one thing is clear: The American City cannot blossom in lawlessness.

It’s a common pastime in urban circles to poke fun at those who fear city life. And often, those fears are exaggerated, frequently shaped more by sensational media than lived experience. City dwellers take pride in their neighborhoods and know they are typically not the war zones often portrayed on cable news and in clickbait articles.

Nevertheless, Americans should never settle for “not a war zone” as the standard for where they work, live, and create. Concerns about crime and disorder are valid; statistics make that clear. Until they are meaningfully addressed, trust and a sense of safety will remain out of reach. People cannot be expected to embrace public spaces if they are constantly worried about harassment, or worse, threats to their lives and families.

A good start would be to stop electing Democrats who make political hay out of crime and chaos. But I suppose the National Guard is a decent enough second choice.

UGH: Two ICE Detainees Dead in Dallas Sniper Attack; Shooter Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot.

SPOILER: ANTIFA IS AN ORGANIZATION.

If they’re not an organization, why is their website .org? https://t.co/Ic9E3NTGld pic.twitter.com/dSyWGoIKdY

— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) September 24, 2025

WELL, GOOD: Eli Lilly to build $6.5 billion Texas manufacturing facility for obesity pill, other drugs.

Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $6.5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, to boost production of the company’s pipeline of so-called small molecule drugs, including its closely watched experimental obesity pill.

It is the second in a string of new planned U.S. investments by the drugmaker. Eli Lilly announced in February that it would spend at least $27 billion to build four new domestic manufacturing plants, adding to $23 billion in previous investments since 2020.

Eli Lilly said it will announce the two remaining U.S. sites this year. The company expects to begin making medicines at all four facilities within five years.

We need to re-shore production of the basics, too.

THEY KEEP REPEATING THE LIE BECAUSE THAT’S HOW “THE BIG LIE” WORKS:

Trump says a lot of dumb things, but he never actually suggested people inject their veins with bleach to cure COVID-19.

Even the “fact-checkers” debunked that grotesque lie.

🔗 https://t.co/IC0Js0VRI4

Why do you keep lying about this? https://t.co/u7XOkoOg6f

— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) September 24, 2025

UNEXPECTED HEADLINES: Madonna Is ‘Beefing’ With the Pope – on Instagram.

IT’S BEEN A PRODUCTIVE YEAR SO FAR:

Not a year into Trump’s second term and so far we’ve gotten Democrats to:

– Sell their Teslas at a loss.

– Cancel their Washington Post and Amazon Prime subscriptions.

– Boycott CBS, ABC, and Disney.

– Hold candlelight vigils for Venezuelan narco-terrorists.

– Fly to El…

— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) September 23, 2025

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Another Chicago ‘Violence Interruptor’s’ Violent Career Interrupted by a Long Prison Sentence. “In terms of what doesn’t work, focusing on the use of violent criminals as advisors or employees for ‘violence interrupter programs’ would be a good starting point. Chicago – as is often the case with ill-advised public policy – is a case in point. Once again, a ‘violence interrupter’ working with CeaseFire Chicago has been a violent disrupter in his own right, as evidenced by being sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for a string of violent and brazen carjackings that left one victim shot and others threatened at gunpoint.”

Meanwhile: Mayor Brandon Johnson faces backlash after saying “law enforcement is a sickness.”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Trump Triggers the UN and It’s Pretty Freakin’ Glorious. “This wasn’t just a speech, it was a tour de force flex from an American president who doesn’t shrink from being the most powerful man in the world.”

ICYMI: Is Wired Trying to Get Elon Musk Assassinated Next?

NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE THE FUTURE I WAS PROMISED:

Starbase has officially landed on the U.S. Postal Service map. Residents can now stamp “Starbase” on their mail and update their IDs to match.

— StarbaseTX (@StarbaseTX) September 23, 2025

CHANGE: Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace.

“Yes, I do,” Trump said when posed a question about NATO shoot-downs during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Later, he stopped short of saying the United States would join in the effort to shoot down violating Russian aircraft.

“Depends on the circumstance,” he said. “But you know, we’re very strong toward NATO.”

NATO members have scrambled in recent weeks after Russian drones and aircraft violated their airspace.

Related: What Turkey’s Shootdown of a Russian Jet Taught NATO — and Why It Matters Now.

The idea is to avoid a repeat of the Turkey’s 2015 shootdown, when things got noticeably tense

CYNICAL PUBLIUS ON ANTIFA: I think it is important that we are all armed with truth-based arguments regarding Antifa, as its enablers and funders on the mainstream Left seek to convince us it does not exist.

Ten points, but these three are key:

6. Antifa in 2025 alleges it began in the 1930s in Germany to oppose Hitler (I have no idea if this is true; it might be). Their intent in endlessly repeating this bit of history is to equate peaceful, conservative, religious Americans with Hitler. This sort of cultural xenophobia is what led to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

7. In terms of direct action, Communists and Fascists are indistinguishable. That is why it is fair to say Antifa is itself a fascist organization, as well as being Marxist.

8. The key to shutting down Antifa is to cut off its funding. Like all Marxist organizations, the Democrat Party funds it enforcer arm of Antifa street thugs through a variety of cut-out organizations, both private and public. (Those pallets of bricks don’t show up by themselves.) The key to ending the violent, fascist scourge of Antifa rests in the FBI unraveling this web of deceit and funding.

Read the whole thing.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Why Charlie Kirk Memorial Attendees Came.

FAIL, BRITANNIA:

The ruling class just despised the people they were entrusted to rule, so they set about destroying them. https://t.co/B1C16fBwwq pic.twitter.com/cEpp0BfRmz

— Dissident Soaps (@DissidentSoaps) September 23, 2025

Translation: “You f***ed up, you trusted us.”

PUBLIC SHAMING IS A POWERFUL TOOL:

I still cannot think of a more powerful way to dissuade political terrorists than publicly releasing their entire internet history. https://t.co/fOza6qWVo3

— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) September 23, 2025

Funny, he doesn’t look MAGA.

HEH:

pic.twitter.com/vUyaJR1sjy

— Bilbo Baggins (@Jbanklestankle1) September 23, 2025

SCOTT PINSKER: The Magical World of the Liberal Mind: Palestine, Jimmy Kimmel, and Other Idiots.

ONCE IS HAPPENSTANCE, TWICE IS COINCIDENCE…:

This is insane…

As Trump arrived to the UN, the escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it.

Then the teleprompter stopped working the moment he got up to the podium to speak. pic.twitter.com/XBTgfr6zJ8

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 23, 2025

…but in this case, I’m willing to go with “Twice is enemy action.”