April 22, 2026

MEANWHILE, ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT…:

Posted at 7:49 am by Stephen Green

SALENA ZITO: ‘I am a Democrat’: Will Pennsylvania turn on John Fetterman?

Fetterman’s pro-Israel stance increasingly made him “pro-Trump” in the eyes of many progressives. When he and his wife, Giselle, met with Trump in Florida to get acquainted — what was once a common courtesy between congressional members of opposite parties and presidents — it was considered an act of betrayal.

Powerful Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer were once aligned with Fetterman on issues such as securing the border and supporting Republican presidential picks for Cabinet positions despite political differences.

It wasn’t Fetterman who changed; he still believes in those things as much as he believes in a woman’s right to choose, rights for the LGBTQ+ community and progressive economic views such as closing tax loopholes for the wealthy and supporting workers’ rights and affordable health care.

“The party has abandoned core values in the face of TDS,” Fetterman said, referencing “Trump derangement syndrome.”

Hatred of Israel and observant Jews, too.

Posted at 7:34 am by Stephen Green

ELIMINATING FRAUD WOULD BE NICE, BUT DC HAS NO BUSINESS IN HEALTH CARE:

Posted at 7:18 am by Stephen Green

RADICAL CHIC AND MAU-MAUING THE KLAN MEMBERS: They Call Us Extreme? Look Who Just Got Indicted for Funding Hate Groups.

On Tuesday, another news item dropped that will have conservatives (and probably a fair number of moderates) chuckling for the rest of the day. The Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, is fond of screaming about racists and white supremacists; they are vocally part of the school of thought on the left that a white supremacist is lurking around every corner, when in reality, they are pretty thin on the ground.

Now, we learn that the SPLC has not only been encouraging real white supremacist and racist groups, but they have been funding them. And now, they have been indicted on 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Acting AG Blanche and FBI Director Patel made the announcement:

Given the DNC-MSM’s reliance on the SPLC for stories, as “Northern Barbarian” tweets in response to Rupar, “This is the point where they need guidance from higher on how to address this. The shitbag media, that is.”

Yesterday’s announcement potentially means:

As Zhou Enlai famously never said, “The French Revolution? It’s too early to say.” How much of the 2018-2020 color revolution was based on funds sloshing around the SPLC?

Tweet continues, “Everybody well-informed knew thing whole thing was astroturfed from day one. But maybe not to this extent.” In 2022, Glenn wrote, “Both the SDS and the KKK used to say in the 1960s that the guy in your group calling for illegal activity was the FBI mole.” Or more recently the SPLC mole.

Incidentally, yesterday’s announcement sure casts the Atlantic’s hit piece on Patel in a different light:

(Classical allusion in headline.)

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

GRIFTERS AND LIARS (CONT’D):

Posted at 7:08 am by Glenn Reynolds

GRIFTERS AND LIARS:

Posted at 7:06 am by Glenn Reynolds