FAIL, BRITANNIA:
BREAKING
British authorities have released the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, Shabir Ahmed, from prison
The Pakistani man was sentenced to 22 years for 30 child rape charges involving girls as young as 12. He was released after serving just 13 years & won’t be deported pic.twitter.com/22UW16GpRq
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 2, 2026
THOMAS PAINE, THE FOUNDER WHO MADE POLITE PEOPLE NERVOUS: As America approaches 250, Matt Harwood argues that Paine is the Founding Father worth celebrating, without squinting too hard.
AIRMAN FLIES TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN: Airman arrested during Capitol Hill protest urging Trump and Vance’s impeachment.
An airman was arrested on Wednesday during a protest on Capitol Hill calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
The airman, identified as Maj. Jason Watson, was charged with violating 22-1307, Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding. The advocacy group Removal Coalition organized the press conference at which Watson appeared and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) also attended.
“For the past 18 months, we the people have allowed the highest levels of the executive branch of the federal government to violate our Constitution and their oath to it with impunity,” he said at the press conference.
Watson also referenced the deaths of the 13 servicemembers killed in combat during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. war against Iran.
A Capitol Police spokesperson confirmed Watson’s arrest, noting that there are spots on Capitol Grounds where demonstrating is permitted, but “it is generally against the law for the public to demonstrate on the House Steps unless they are with a Member of Congress.”
“Yesterday afternoon, a man was escorted to the House Steps by a Member of Congress,” the spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “When the Member of Congress left the area, our officers gave the man lawful orders to stop the illegal demonstration or he would be arrested. The man refused our lawful orders. Jason Watson was then arrested for 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding.”
I’m pretty sure John Frankenheimer intended Seven Days in May to be a warning, not a how-to guide, yet that mindset strikes yet again on the far left:
Stupid stunt by a self-absorbed douchebag who deserves the full measure.
Gotta say, I am enjoying how it is bringing out the Left's enthusiasm for a military coup again.
A weird evolution. Careful what you wish for, lefties. https://t.co/cmvMrj2NfD
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 3, 2026
Flashback: Glenn’s 2016 paper on military coups in the United States.
A LOVELY VIP-ONLY PIECE FROM JENNIFER RUST: Remembering My Childhood Love of ‘1776’: the Musical and the Movie.
DIVERSITY PROBLEM:
80% of DSA members have a college degree.
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white.
This isn't a working-class movement but an elite one, for whom "Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege—just like climate and trans… https://t.co/ZgmwTn92bO— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) July 2, 2026
MY ASSISTANT BULLIES ME, AND THEREFORE I’M SHARING THIS: Quick Request for the Huns and Hoydens.
If you decide to do it and wish to nominate my book in science fiction, just nominate No Man’s Land, book one of Chronicles of Lost Elly. (It’s a single book in three volumes, after all.) There, Holly, don’t yell at me. I shared.
ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN HELP YOU PACK FOR THE “SOCIALIST PARADISE” OF YOUR CHOICE: Dear Democrats: Our National Party is Still On — Shut Up and STAY HOME .
Heck, we’ll pass the hat around for your ticket. We’re generous like that.
COMMIES HATE YOU AND WANT YOU TO BAKE: NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Recommendation for ’78 Degrees’ Met with Frosty Reception.
OH, THANK HEAVENS: Energy Dept. Moving to Drop ‘Green New Scam’ Appliance Mandates.
This masochistic hampering of civilization in the name of appeasing imaginary weather gods needs to stop already. Here is a good place to start.
MOST OF ALL AMERICA HAS A SERIOUS FRAUD PROBLEM: America Doesn’t Have a Socialist Problem—We Have an Apathy Problem. And apathy is how tiny, terrifying, highly motivated minorities end up running cities.
FROM SOMEONE WHO BECAME A CITIZEN THIRTY SIX YEARS AGO, ALL OF THIS: 10 Reasons I’m PROUD to Be an American. I left Britain and have been a citizen for over 10 years. Best thing I’ve ever done. An honest reflection this special July 4th.
I BELIEVE THE PHRASE IS “HE WAS ON OUR RADAR”: Ominous recording reveals accused trans terror plotter’s sinister threats years before Vegas arrest.
KEEP THE COLLECTIVISTS LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS: Trump reiterates support for national right-to-carry reciprocity.
SAAD IS VERY, VERY WRONG: Prepare for Astounding Violence?
IT’S ALL IN THEIR HEADS: No, Virginia, Heat Waves are Not More Common.
ALSO, I’LL HELP YOU PACK TO THE PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE! If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you.
AND RING, AND RING FOREVER: Let Freedom Ring.
WELL, IT’S NINA TOTENBERG, SO: I don’t believe Nina Totenberg’s explanation for why she reported that Justice Alito was retiring.
STEVE GILL ON JOHN ROSE VS. MARSHA BLACKBURN: Can An Incumbent Senator With Huge Name Id And Big Lead In Polls Get Defeated By An Underdog Challenger In A Governor’s Race?
OPEN THREAD: Make it special.
PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend.
BETTER THAN A STILLSUIT: New Water-Harvesting Jacket Pulls up to 30 Ounces of Drinking Water From the Air Daily.
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