KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: I Liked the Dems Better When AOC Was Their Craziest Commie. “Seriously, these lunatics are going to have me writing about how much I miss Jasmine Crockett before St. Patrick’s Day rolls around next year.”

SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE LEFT THE STATE YEARS AGO: Colorado’s one-party rulers enjoy a progressive press pass. “Unfortunately, the demographic and political realities of this state mean nothing about this will be changing any time soon. With most of the state’s politicians clustered in the blue Front Range, Democrats know that they don’t have to venture into parts of the state where they might face tough questions. They don’t have to appear on the media outlets that the red parts of the state watch and read. Why would they when there’s no penalty for it? No one will hear the complaints from outlets like Center Square over Weiser’s lack of transparency when he can easily shout any story down by talking to Colorado Public Radio.”

“Democrat operatives with bylines” remains as true as ever.

SOLID CONCLUSION, BUT I THINK HE MEANT “JUST EXPECTED” AT THE START:

Just incredible that I hadn’t even heard about this yet. She voted against a bill that criminalized adults trying to sexually pursue children.

Dems have themselves a real winner with the DSA candidate in Wisconsin. https://t.co/M0ewQIiHP7

— AG (@AGHamilton29) August 11, 2026

ROBERT SPENCER: Romeo and WHO? “Next month, Riverside Studios, a trendy “arts centre” in London, is proudly (what else?) presenting Romeo and Hamed, which it describes as ‘a bold, provocative queer reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy from debut writer Scott Horgan.’ It is likely quite provocative, and queer it certainly is, both in the old and new senses of the word, but bold? Nah. The play, you see, was originally called Romeo and Mohammed, but the leftists at Riverside Studios allowed themselves enough “Islamophobia” to realize that a production with a title like that could get them all killed, and they decided to tone it down a bit.”

Where is James Talarico to explain that Mohammed was nonbinary?

UGH: US emergency oil reserve falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1980s.

Flashback: Oil purchase to fill strategic reserve dropped from stimulus. “Senate Democrats took credit for stripping out that money from the Senate bill, unveiled Wednesday, calling it a ‘bailout’ for the oil industry.”

And: Well, Biden Screwed Us Forever on Another Damn Thing.

ASTROTURF ALL THE WAY DOWN:

I ran into a “Republicans for Talarico” type lady here once, came into my replies talking about how she was a lifelong conservative Republican voter who’d been forced to support Democrats because of how radical the Republican Party had become, so I searched her history and found… https://t.co/9k6DEAjPBY

— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) August 10, 2026

I LIKE THE CUT OF HIS JIB: Wait, Rubio Revoked How Many Visas? Just Wait Until You See Why.

RESCUE MISSION FOR THE RESCUE MISSION: Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft. “Katalyst said it was planning to upload a ‘significant flight software update’ in the coming days to allow for attitude control in the spacecraft’s current configuration. That will allow the company’s engineers to restore full attitude control of the spacecraft and resume plans to head toward NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.”

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

The white American middle class are literally the best people on the planet. All my life I grew up with people dunking on them for their cordial relations and stuffy mores and middlebrow taste but it turns out that everything runs on their largesse. When I was an immigrant kid…

— Anna Khachiyan (@annakhachiyan) August 10, 2026

Update:

Well done. The world stands on the backs of the normies and every artist and freak and mystic and dissident etc needs to remember that. Then it can all balance out and work: When we respect and appreciate each other.

— The Armpit of Truth (@psychmystic) August 10, 2026

OPSEC:

Here's the straight answer:

"We're not going to tell Iran or anyone else how long they may or may not have to hold out against us." https://t.co/RYkazGHIQ6

— RBe (@RBPundit) August 10, 2026

THAT’S NOT FUNNY (ACTUALLY, YES IT IS): The Joke that Sparked Death Threats for Arynne Wexler.

Wexler shared the fallout from an immigration bit with “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” last week.

Wexler said she was shocked that another joke from her repertoire drew little outrage. She has compared Muslims to pit bulls, suggesting the majority of both groups aren’t violent, but …

She didn’t get blowback from pit bull owners from that routine. Instead, she heard positive feedback from dog owners.

The one that sparked the death threats?

She was at the White House in the spring of 2025 as part of an influencer gathering. She got some face time with spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, and she opened with the riff that caused a kerfuffle. Leavitt brought up President Donald Trump’s work with deportations and securing the southern border.

That gave Wexler an opening.

“I can attest to the fact that deportations are working because my Uber drivers finally speak English again,” she told Leavitt.

“Everyone laughed,” she recalled. “I leave the room and my phone is blowing up … I’m getting so many death threats in my Instagram, to my web site. I was put in touch with the FBI because I was getting so many threats over it … over that joke.’”

“And I put [the gag] on Instagram because I can’t help myself,” she added.

Read the whole thing. And don’t miss the clip of her doing the Pit Bull/Muslims bit.

FUNNY THAT: Strange But True: Journalists Never Seem to Ask Gun-Grabbers Why Their Predictions of Blood and Death Never Come True.

THERE’S JUST NO PLEASING SOME PEOPLE: Trans American who fled to Europe claiming asylum from Trump makes humiliating return after being placed in an Islamic refugee center… but she’s already complaining about life in the US.

‘The situation I have in the US as a trans person, not good, right? But here, I will be hurt or killed,’ Arc told local outlet Pow News.

‘It is too dangerous to walk to the grocery store because of the people that live in the camp, and I’m one of them, I live here. You see these guys in yellow vests, they actually wear them because there are so many stabbings.’

Ter Apel has been deemed dangerous by the Red Cross, who said aid volunteers feel ‘unsafe’ at the site, adding that violence ‘cannot be controlled.’

Last month, Arc returned to the US, but the software engineer’s transition back to the States hasn’t been the easiest.

From the healthcare system to the expensive grocery prices, she’s finding life difficult along the Pacific Coast after a year away.

‘First time shopping in the US, and In-N-Out too. America is really, really loud and overwhelming. And everything is so expensive,’ she wrote on Threads shortly after returning.

‘The Dutch complain about groceries being expensive, but good grief, San Francisco is a whole different experience.’

So the problem isn’t really with Trump’s America but with the Left’s San Francisco.

SARAH ANDERSON: Another Little Commie Attacks Rubio. With Any Luck, He’ll Be Out of Office Soon Too.

OBJECTIVELY PRO-PREDATOR: Talarico previously fought against Texas legislation banning predators from getting cashless bail. “Talarico (D), a Texas state rep since 2018, voted against a May 2021 bill, HB 20, that restricted individuals in jail from posting bail on personal bonds, where they aren’t required to make an upfront payment, if they were arrested for sexual or violent crimes.”

OH, NO… ANYWAY: Looks Like the WNBA’s Absurdity Is About to Sink the Entire Transgender Movement.

FASTER, PLEASE: As Iran war strains high-end munition stocks, Trump administration works to jump start production.

During the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with media reports highlighting the U.S. military’s dwindling supplies of the most expensive and capable munitions used for long-range strikes and missile defense.

“The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday after recent media reports that the U.S. had used “virtually all” of its long-range precision missiles during Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran.

The president, warning that “leakers” of this information would be severely punished, pointed to his administration’s efforts to boost manufacturing of these critical munitions.

“Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” Trump wrote.

The Pentagon says reports of munition shortages are “false” and that the U.S. military has enough material to accomplish President Trump’s goals.

Let’s hope the Pentagon is correct, and that maybe Trump could be a little clearer about his goals.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Sophie Cunningham Triggered an Avalanche of Bluff-Calling for the WNBA. Hey, it’s all about who and what people “identify” as, isn’t that what they’ve been telling us all these years? It would be bigoted to deny White and Freedom a shot at living out their WNBA dreams if we’re playing by the left’s rules.”

THE ENEMY WITHIN: UK probes major Muslim charity after director charged with funneling aid to Hamas. “The probe into the Al-Khair Foundation came after its director, Mohammad Yousef Hasna, was arrested in the UK last week on US charges alleging he conspired to funnel money and supplies to Hamas through his senior role in what prosecutors said was a sham global humanitarian organization.”

HMM: In-N-Out Burger Shooter: Why Has No Motive Been Reported?

SEEMS LEGIT: Iranian sex offender able to vote without ID in Michigan.

O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) journalists reportedly investigated two Michigan registered voters whose noncitizen status was identified through Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records. One of the individuals, Afshin Masheli, is an Iranian national who was previously featured on DHS’ “Worst of the Worst” list, which shows non-citizens who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for serious criminal offenses.

Masheli is listed as a registered sex offender.

“OMG proved that at Masheli’s assigned polling location, election workers confirmed a voter registration under his name appeared in the poll book and stated that a registered voter listed there could cast a ballot,” the media company said in a statement. “Our undercover journalist spoke to Afshin Masheli himself and Masheli said he planned to vote later that day.”

When a state lets the “worst of the worst” vote, it’s fair to ask how many nicer — but equally illegitimate — voters are on the rolls.

NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME PLAYER: Clean Up in Aisle 4! Abdul El-Sayed Makes a Mess on ‘Meet the Press.’

POSTMODERN FEMINISM IS JUST MARXIST GRIEVANCE CULTURE:

Modern feminism can't agree on what a woman is. It's defended violent male predators in women's prisons and stayed silent on UK rape gangs to avoid being called racist.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "I will always defend the rights of women—and therefore I cannot call myself a feminist."

By… pic.twitter.com/nyrtuCroGn

— Restoring the West (@RestoringWest) August 9, 2026

THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP:

Wait'll you find out who was JFK's Attorney General. https://t.co/PVoeEZU8lR https://t.co/TAROlMVdsO

— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) August 8, 2026

CRYSTAL:

Being educated is always good

Being a credentialist, know-it-all, douche is bad

Clear enough? https://t.co/z2M8xfrRO1

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) August 8, 2026