THE LEFT NEEDS A MASSIVE CLEANUP: Masked Man Arrested Outside GOP Campaign Event – Cops Bagging Multiple Rifle and Pistol Magazines – No Injuries. “The man reportedly had no identification on him. A staff member on Paxton’s campaign team said that the man had asked to go into the hotel to use the bathroom, a story he doubted. The man insisted he was an Uber driver, a story which the staffer told the Times he doubted, given that the car he was driving allegedly had no plates.”
March 4, 2026
“THE ATTACK” WAS FICTION, RIGHT? RIGHT? Leftist Influencer Tells Audience How to Commit Drone Terror Attacks.
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Marvel Legends Series Madame Masque & Crossbones. #CommissionEarned
CHANGE: Incumbent Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses Texas GOP primary race.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), who has served in the House of Representatives since 2019, lost his primary race Tuesday in the Lone Star State’s 2nd Congressional District.
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL in his fourth term, was defeated by businessman and state representative Steve Toth.
With about three-fourths of the ballots counted, Toth had 58% of the vote to Crenshaw’s 40%. The Associated Press called the race for Toth at 1 a.m. EST.
President Trump did not endorse a candidate in the contest. Crenshaw was the only House Republican in Texas running for re-election that did not receive Trump’s seal of approval.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) endorsed Toth last week.
“Steve is an unwavering fighter for school choice, fiscal responsibility, and the next generation of Americans,” Cruz wrote in an X post announcing his endorsement. “Washington needs bold leadership and representatives who will stand up for Texans at every turn.”
Related: Cornyn and Paxton Will Advance to a Texas GOP Senate Runoff.
THIS IS THE HARDEST THAT THE ATLANTIC HAS EVER ATLANTICKED: Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness. “He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?”
This brings us back to what we might call the IOP problem: Buttigieg has punched his card, has followed all the prescriptions, has received every honors grade and service patch one can get by the age of 44. But it turns out that lots of people, and not just jealous Ivy Leaguers, hate this. They hate pretensions of expertise. They hate people who work to become what they are not—even when they work to become better people, or better presidents. “I’m like you,” Gavin Newsom told a crowd in Atlanta in February. “I’m no better than you. I’m a 960 SAT guy.” That score is well below average. The audience cheered.
Buttigieg’s critics seem to fault him for the vaguest reasons, many of which come down to: he’s too perfect; he’s not authentic; he’s not a man of the people. It’s an odd line of attack. Is it possible to be too perfect? Is perfection a flaw? Social psychology has documented something known as the “pratfall effect”: the distrust of people deemed too perfect.
I swear to you this is a real Atlantic piece and not a Babylon Bee or old-school Iowahawk sendup.
Related (From Ed): Iowahawk does have thoughts on the Atlantic giving Buttigieg the full Annie Leibovitz treatment, though:
Rugged Lumberjack Pete sits at authentic rustic diner awaiting a heaping breakfast plate of carburetors, while Annie Leibovitz captures him in a moment of deep reflection https://t.co/52OgDhd5we pic.twitter.com/Unz6GxyyQQ
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 3, 2026
I NO LONGER EVEN CARE: The hypocrisy of the West’s weepers for the Islamic Republic: Activists who didn’t say a word about the theocratic slaughter of thousands of Iranians are now up in arms about America’s strikes.
“Activists” are mostly lying garbage on the payroll of people who hate me.
ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS AND TODAY’S — WHICH IS LATE, THANK YOU FOR NOTICING — IS EXCEPTIONALLY ENTICING: Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.
THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED: It Was Regime Change All Along: The only solution that works makes the Left and Woke Right Crazy.
Well, to be fair, both the Left and the Woke Right are invested in America losing.
IT WOULD TAKE A HEART OF STONE NOT TO LAUGH:
🚨 BREAKING: Jasmine Crockett has LOST the Democratic Primary for US Senate in TX, putting an END to her career in Congress
Jasmine had to decline reelection for her present seat in the US House in order to run for Senate, so she’ll be OUT after this year.
Bye! 👋🏻 pic.twitter.com/SySzwzzEF5
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 4, 2026
INCOMPETENCE OR CORRUPTION? JustTheNews is reporting that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration was made aware of fraud in benefits programs early in his tenure, but failed to take action to stop it, an interim report based on testimony from nine state officials concluded.
“Testimony obtained by the Committee reveals that Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of widespread fraud in social service programs, lied about their knowledge of the fraud, and retaliated against employees who dared to raise concerns,” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said in a statement.
“Instead of protecting vulnerable Americans, they handed over billions in taxpayer dollars to fraudsters and threw their own state employees under the bus,” Comer added.
The competence question is a given. The question is when a public official looks the other way at fraud to maintain his or her voter base, is that corruption?
As the Good Professor has said: “embrace the power of and.”
BITTER JASMINE CROCKETT BLAMES ‘CHEATING’ AFTER VOTE COUNTS IN TEXAS SENATE RACE DON’T GO HER WAY:
Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) has been a lightning rod for criticism due to her outlandish statements, ever-changing accents, and generally reprehensible behavior. Yet somehow, she thought she was ready for the United States Senate.
The voters are weighing in, and their answer so far is: yeah, maybe not so much.
Although the official vote count has not been made final, Crockett trails at this hour to her competitor, TX state representative James Talarico. There’s already some legal back and forth, and courts are involved, so the final outcome may not be confirmed for days. Already, though, Crockett is blaming her poor performance on… election fraud.
Wait, I thought it was a danger to Democracy to even suggest such things could ever occur in the United States of America?
A downcast Crockett went there anyway[.]
Stephen Colbert’s stunt to promote Talarico over Crockett and blame it on Trump worked perfectly.
CONNECTING DOTS: Trump hit Iran — but he’s really got China in his crosshairs.
ASTROTURF:
🚨 This Wasn’t a Random Protester — It Was a NIAC Communications Manager
This appears to be just a concerned Iranian American speaking from the heart, but it’s not an organic moment. It’s Isabella (Bella) Javidan, the Communications Manager for the National Iranian American… pic.twitter.com/iGYMFfdoc2
— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) March 3, 2026
HISTORY AS DISINFORMATION:
Just last week, I told one of my students that virtually all societies have practiced slavery, from the Chinese to the Arabs to the Native Americans.
My student responded: "I thought it was just Americans." https://t.co/EtbCPOxYTB
— Nancy Pearcey (@NancyRPearcey) March 2, 2026
HOW DARE A PROFESSOR PRESUME TO THINK? My journey from professor to pariah.
YOU CAN SCHOOL A LEFTIST BUT YOU CAN’T TEACH THEM ANYTHING: Leftist Gets Schooled About Why There’s a Charlie Kirk Banner at the Department of Education.
REALLY? SERIOUSLY: Officers Who Stopped Austin Shooter Must Face Grand Jury.
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE GLOBAL WARMING SCAM WAS: Endless opportunities for graft and fraud. Solar Scam: How California Turned “Green Energy” Into a Slush Fund for Activism, Rate Hikes, and Tree-Cutting.
ISN’T THAT THE WAY THESE THINGS GO? While Democrats rage against the American/Israel war on Iran, the PEOPLE celebrate.
UNFORTUNATELY MAGIC EIGHT BALL SAYS UNLIKELY: Will Megyn Kelly Kindly Shut the Heck Up?
MAZEL TOV: ONLY IN ISRAEL: A wedding took place in a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, IL. Mazel Tov!!
And for the Cancelled of X. Here.
