DON SURBER: Iran is losing. Comey is losing. And America is having a great week.

DEMOCRATS HOLD RACISM AND SEXISM SACRED: EXCLUSIVE: In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race and Sexual Identity.

NOW THAT A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER FOR FRAUD:  You may find my Dissenting Statement  to the Commission on Civil Rights’ Hate Crimes Report interesting. The Statement is a few years old, but the discussion of the SPLC (starting on p. 12 of the pdf) is still pretty topical.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Ninja 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Brewer. #CommissionEarned

THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES REIGNS SUPREME: How U.S. Electric Vehicle Industrial Policy Created A New ‘Rust Belt.’

The United States once viewed the electric vehicle (EV) industry as a pivotal lever for both a manufacturing renaissance and a green transition. The Biden administration promoted it, where an intensive series of policies centered on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were rolled out in an attempt to fulfill the dual political promises of energy transformation and industrial reshoring within a condensed timeframe. However, since the beginning of 2025, this highly anticipated industry has shown clear signs of cooling or even stagnation across multiple regions. Progress on several projects has been obstructed, the pace of investment has decelerated, and employment expectations have fallen short, effectively creating an “EV Rust Belt.”

According to reporting from Reuters, on March 30, 2026, General Motors’ Detroit-based electric vehicle plant Factory Zero announced an extension of its production halt until April 13, with the plant manager citing aligning with “market dynamics” and initiating temporary layoffs for approximately 1,300 workers. Furthermore, in December 2025, Ford Motor Company announced a USD 19.5 billion capital impairment charge related to its electric vehicle operations and cut roughly 1,600 jobs at its BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky. Ford simultaneously announced it would cease production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning and abandon its production plans for the next-generation T3 electric pickup and electric vans. Media reports also indicate that Magna’s factory in St. Clair, Michigan, a supplier of EV components to General Motors, now sits nearly vacant; as the automotive industry recalibrates its electric vehicle investments, the plant has suffered a significant blow and is essentially in a state of shutdown or large-scale dormancy.

What once was heralded as the “hope for revival” of the American automotive industry is now facing a rapid decline.

Stop. Helping.

IT’S HARD TO ARGUE WITH THIS:

Tennessee is MORE Republican than Massachusetts is Democratic. If it's ok for Massachusetts to be 9-0 Dem then it's ok for Tennessee to be 9-0 Rep. Late primary, fully justified and Cohen isn't even black. Get it done. https://t.co/7laL5ddP2w pic.twitter.com/jdSSlsnEW1

— Tim in 🇺🇸 (@MrNOVApolitico) April 29, 2026

TIT FOR TAT IS HOW THEY LEARN:

Straight from the Comey playbook. What feds have always done. If anyone deserves it, it's this treasonous douchebag. He and all the others who pushed that Russia bullshit at Obama's behest, plus all of you in the media who regurgitated it, deserve more than that. https://t.co/ujPTQ1fmOb

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 29, 2026

THAT’S NOT LEGAL:

NEW: Blue jurisdictions are rationing homeless services based on race.

In Portland, a non-white, non-native English speaker who is LGBT would get priority over a domestic violence survivor with a 6 yr old child who's been homeless for 12+ months.

The policies are shocking.🧵 pic.twitter.com/pgd9HyF2PW

— Aaron Sibarium (@aaronsibarium) April 29, 2026

Must-read thread, but this part stands out:

Let’s start with Multnomah County, OR, home of deep blue Portland, where deaths of homeless people quadrupled between 2019 and 2023. The county’s screening tool for housing services is designed to “prioritize … BIPOC households, LGBTQIA2S+, [and] people with disabilities.”

Read the whole thing.

NEW RULES NOT APPLYING UNIVERSALLY JUST YET:

"There's one way of life for the liberal justices and another for the conservatives," Mollie Hemingway noted.

While the liberals could "appear on a Broadway play" or "travel all over the world," the conservatives can't go to dinner with their families "because they might get… pic.twitter.com/SvKmYQrciM

— The Federalist (@FDRLST) April 29, 2026

(Classical reference in headline.)

BOB GRABOYES: Dems and the Wood Chipper or Dems in the Wood Chipper?

WELL, GOOD — BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT NEED TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION: Texas Attorney General Sues Chinese ‘Birth Tourism’ Center.

GOOD: Rubble and Ruin: Epic Fury Now Pushing Iran Into Economic Free-Fall.

I THINK THIS BEHAVIOR MAKES UCLA LAW’S ADMINISTRATION COMPLICIT:

Appalling behavior by @UCLA_Law https://t.co/noHvOvE6SI

— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) April 29, 2026

THE OIL BLOCKADE IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON ALL THE CORRUPT ONE-PARTY STATES: Vacations under threat as California’s oil stockpile hangs on by a thread. “California’s in-state oil production peaked in the mid-1980s, specifically around 1985 at approximately 424 million barrels annually. Since then, production has experienced a long-term, steady decline, with current production falling significantly to about 285,000 barrels per day.”

CHANGE:

Six years ago today, the most egregious headline of Covid was published. pic.twitter.com/0tFhY3hP0s

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 29, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THERE IS NO ESCAPING WOKE RACISM:  “In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race.“

JERRY POURNELLE WROTE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I THINK: Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz. “Just as the Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway, cislunar space, though seemingly large, actually contains a few unique and exclusive points of transit through which all lunar travel must pass.”

STACY MCCAIN: The Destructive Impulse of Liberalism: Where is ‘progress’ leading? And other questions you should never ask.

STAY SAFE: aosu Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless, 2 Cam-Kit, No Subscription Required. #CommissionEarned

WELL, GOOD: Common Gout Medications Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke.

THAT’S WORTH AN EXTRA 30% IN STOCK VALUE, MINIMUM: Only Elon Musk Can Fire Elon Musk from SpaceX, IPO Filing Shows.

WELL, GOOD: Common Food Compound Shows Surprising Power Against Superbugs.

AMERICA’S CRAZY WINE AUNT: “Jack Schossshhhhberg is that kind of leader.” A mush-mouthed Nancy Pelosi delivers a barely intelligible endorsment.

NAH, OBAMA LIES IN HIS SLEEP:

Must be exhausting to be for gerrymandering one week and against it the next. https://t.co/W5sAMbkj0n

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) April 29, 2026