July 11:
Minnesota’s New Hiring Policy: Justify Hiring Whites But Not Illegals With Rap Sheets, ie Serial Sex Offender Hired as Chief Auditor
https://gellerreport.com/2025/07/minnesotas-new-hiring-policy-justify-hiring-whites-but-not-illegals-with-rap-sheets-ie-serial-sex-offender-hired-as-chief-auditor.html
Under Minnesota’s new hiring policy a hiring manager would have to justify hiring a white male but not for this illegal alien with a felony wrap sheet.
Take for example Wilson Tindi, a Kenyan national. ICE has been trying to deport him for almost 20 years but they are stymied by federal judges. Tindi is a serial sex offender, with convictions, jail time, and yet every time ICE gets a removal order a federal judge steps in to stop them. Even after he was convicted the State of Minnesota hired him as its chief auditor despite his illegal status. Just look at this insane timeline: 2005 – overstated visitor visa, 2007 – applied for permanent residency, denied, 2009 – ICE issued removal order, didn’t leave 2011 – removal order reversed 2012 – raped a woman, but not charged 2014 – raped another woman, charged 2014 – granted permanent lawful residency, 2016 – ICE detained him for removal, 2016 – convicted of 4th-degree criminal sexual conduct, sentenced to 2 years (stayed for 5 yrs), 210 days workhouse, sex offender registry, 2017 – removal order upheld by the Board of Appeals, 2018 – filed petition in state court to change his name, 2018 – Judge David Doty granted habeas corpus petition, 2018 – hired by State of Minnesota, 2023 – promoted to Director of Internal Audit, 2025 – filed a petition to vacate his guilty plea, 2025 – DWI arrest, June 2025 three misdemeanors, 2025 – fired from state job. New MN DHS Policy: Must Justify Hiring White Or Male Candidates In Underrepresented Roles. The new policy applies to roles where women, people of color, or people with disabilities are underrepresented. https://patch.com/minnesota/saintpaul/new-mn-dhs-policy-must-justify-hiring-white-or-male-candidates-underrepresented
Blame California Politicians for the State’s Sky-High Gasoline Prices
https://reason.com/2025/07/11/blame-california-politicians-for-the-states-sky-high-gasoline-prices/
Taxes and regulations pinch supply and hike prices at the pump. If you’ve driven in California and pulled into a gas station to fill the tank, you know the Golden State’s gasoline market exists in some realm parallel to but separate from the rest of the country, with fuel priced as if the place was the setting for a Mad Max movie (OK, some parts sort of are). As I write, the average price for gasoline in the U.S. is $3.17 per gallon, but Californians are somehow paying $4.53. Given the state just raised fuel tax rates, those prices aren’t going down any time soon. In fact, Californians can blame state officials overall for the high cost of filling a car…”Californians pay an additional 72.4 cents per gallon at the pump attributable to state and local taxes and fees, which is the highest in the nation,” according to the California Tax Foundation. “California’s state excise on gasoline is 57.9 cents per gallon (as of July 1, 2023).” Since that data was published, gas taxes have gone up further, most recently rising to 61.2 cents per gallon on July 1, up from 59.6 cents per gallon. The state’s gasoline tax frequently rises since it’s automatically adjusted for inflation every year. Ten years ago, it was 30 cents per gallon. And of course, prices at the pump rise accordingly
ICE Raid in Camarillo, CA Devolved Into a Total Circus
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/07/11/what-happened-in-camarillo-ca-arguably-led-to-an-assassination-attempt-on-ice-agents-n2660226
We’ve gone beyond lefti sts being annoying and hysterical regarding disrupting Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. It’s now domestic terrorism. ICE conducted a raid on a cannabis farm in Camarillo, California, which devolved into a total circus. They tried to block vehicles, used human chain antics, and were being overall annoying. Then, things got violent. Video clearly shows an anti-ICE activist shooting at federal agents during the mayhem…It’s astounding how unglued the Left has become in less than a generation. These people think that arresting those who break the law is tyranny and evil.
video – 00:00:22 – https://twitter.com/i/status/1943462512751481313
The Roots of Leftist Rage
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2025/07/11/the-roots-of-leftist-rage-n2660212
Unmoored from power and panicked by Trump’s momentum, the left lashes out – from Congress to campus to the street – with rage born of fear and fading influence…Across the political left, from orthodox Democrats to Antifa in the streets, the opposition to President Donald Trump has lost its collective mind…Jeffries harangued Congress for eight hours; New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker went on for 25 — both to no effect. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit the rally trail in private jets to rail about oligarchs, omitting that the ultra-rich are not only mostly leftists but also the funders of the Democratic Party. Sometimes the Democrats in Congress make bizarre videos, featuring profanity like fk or st. On other occasions, they scream and interrupt Congress. Some representatives now confess that they’re being pressured by their constituents to take a bullet for the cause…Add it all up, and there is a sizable leftist “base” that is completely amoral…the college campuses, where left-wing antisemitism, pro-Hamas terrorism, and DEI-fueled racism risk costing elite universities their multibillion-dollar subsidies which fund the indoctrination of young leftists……….
Planned Parenthood Sues Over Defunding – Brace for Their Legal Gymnastics
https://townhall.com/columnists/jordan-sekulow/2025/07/10/planned-parenthood-sues-over-defunding-brace-for-their-legal-gymnastics-n2660180
… a federal(District Court-jlr) judge granted – yet another – nationwide temporary restraining order, which halted the defunding on July 7. The ruling remains in effect for nearly two weeks, with Judge Talwani set to decide on a longer-term injunction after a hearing on July 18… For decades, Planned Parenthood has walked a fine line – claiming abortion is just a small part of what it does, while focusing on patient services, its advocacy, and fundraising. Now, defunding efforts and legal challenges are forcing it to admit that abortion, and not “healthcare,” is central to its mission…Planned Parenthood will argue that the defunding effort in the BBB constitutes a targeted attack on Planned Parenthood solely because it provides abortion services. However, it will have to simultaneously maintain – particularly in litigation – that no public funds support abortion in any form, whether a procedure, provider, or facility. This contradiction is central. In public statements and fundraising appeals, Planned Parenthood asserts that defunding efforts are tantamount to banning abortion – an implicit acknowledgment that government funds do, in fact, subsidize abortion-related infrastructure.
(Note how the MSM is starting to not say what level the judges are, and who and where they are as few times as possible – jlr)
Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ in Trump megabill
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5388912-judge-temporarily-blocks-planned-parenthood-defunding-megabill/
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling marks the first known instance of a federal judge limiting enforcement of any part of the “big, beautiful” bill, which President Trump signed into law Friday…Planned Parenthood sued over a provision that imposes a one-year ban on state Medicaid payments to health care nonprofits that also offer abortions and received more than $800,000 in federal funding in 2023…The judge issued the decision before the government responded, providing no explanation beyond a brief note that Planned Parenthood had shown “good cause” for her to immediately intervene.
Trump Admin. Files Motion to Vacate That Wild Planned Parenthood TRO
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/07/11/this-is-how-its-done-trump-admin-files-motion-to-dismiss-that-wild-planned-parenthood-tro-n2191516
On Monday, just hours after the suit was filed and before the government had even had an opportunity to weigh in, Massachusetts District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued a brief (2-page) temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the Trump administration from enforcing the provision of the law in question, requiring them to ensure that Medicaid funding of Planned Parenthood continue “in the customary manner,” and requiring a status report from the administration within 96 hours of being served with the court’s order…On Friday morning, the administration filed its motion to vacate the TRO, and its memorandum in support thereof is, at least to this recovering lawyer’s eyes, a thing of beauty. The memo may be viewed in its entirety below, but I want to walk through it a bit to highlight some damn fine lawyering……
You’ll Never Guess What the Dem Senator Who Got Manhandled by Federal Agents Is Pushing for Right Now
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/07/10/anyone-else-laughing-about-the-dems-sudden-hatred-toward-masks-n2660150
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is now pushing for a law that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks and require them to display their identification on their **uniforms. So, Democrats are now in favor of ID laws? (well, for everything but voting – jlr) There’s a reason why ICE agents mask up, and Democrats know it, too. Unhinged leftists, aka Democratic Party voters, are targeting them. So, why are they trying to get them killed? :Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson announces attempted murder charges against ten individuals involved in a coordinated attack on ICE officers in Alvarado, Texas: “It was a planned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections officers.”
DNC Chair Makes the Position Clear: The Dems Won’t Condemn Those Who Want to Kill Jews
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/07/11/apparently-killing-jews-is-now-part-of-the-dems-big-tent-philosophy-n2660227
…Democrats are the antisemitic party, who apparently think that having those who wish death upon Jewish people is a winning political move…WATCH: Asked about Zohran Mamdani’s refusal to condemn the “globalize the intifada” slogan, DNC chair Ken Martin says Democrats are “a big tent party.”
video – 00:01:04 – https://twitter.com/i/status/1943326314368217285
The Democrats never cease to amaze regarding the levels of insanity they’re willing to go to avoid upsetting people. Suppose national Democrats are too scared to make moves to marginalize elements within the base who ascribe to views about Jewish people that aren’t so dissimilar from the Nazi Party.
This party is one bad acid trip, akin to that hellacious boat ride in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.
White House Blames Democrat Rhetoric for 700% Surge in Attacks on ICE Agents
https://americanjournaldaily.com/white-house-democrats-blame
…For the men and women who wear a uniform, this isn’t a game. It’s a matter of life and death…The White House is pointing the finger squarely at Democrats for a shocking 700% surge in assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. They say the Left’s dangerous rhetoric is directly fueling violence…Just as attacks on officers were spiking, Democrats in Congress rolled out a new bill called the VISIBLE Act. They claim it’s about “transparency.” The bill would force ICE agents to show their faces and names on their uniforms, making them easily identifiable…This isn’t about accountability. It’s about intimidation. And as one former top official makes clear, the blame lies with the politicians fanning the flames… The choice for Americans is simple. You can stand with the brave agents defending our laws and our border, or you can stand with the people putting targets on their backs.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Accidentally Reveals She ‘Fundamentally Misunderstands the Role of a Supreme Court Justice’
https://www.westernjournal.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-accidentally-reveals-fundamentally-misunderstands-role-supreme-court-justice/
Even when Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson isn’t writing opinions, she’s still letting everyone know how little she understands about the job…“I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity to tell people in my opinions how I feel about the issues, and that’s what I try to do,”…
video – 00:2:07 – https://youtu.be/u86TPCUGTJc
The public voicing disapproval is one thing, but when your fellow justices join in, that’s another. In previous decisions, both Justices Sonya Sotomayer and Amy Coney Barrett have not just disagreed with Jackson but stopped just short of labeling her as unqualified.
video – 00:11:09 – https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-reflects-life-public-spotlight-123554151
Education Department To Resume Interest Accrual On 7.7 Million Student Loan Borrowers
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Re the Texas gold currency thing … My understanding is that the state will provide a depository and conversion of deposited bullion to dollars at the point-of-sale. Not quite the same thing as allowing (or mandating) acceptance of payment in gold, and in fact is more similar to those credit cards that let you draw on an investment account.
There are some potential issues with the Texas scheme, starting with your gold needing to be in someone else’s possession for you to be able to use it. But it is an interesting start, and addresses the usual criticism of being able to effectively use gold for small purchases.
Of course, goldbacks also did that. If you haven’t seen them, a company uses materials science techniques to embed small amounts of gold (say 1/1000 of an ounce) into a polymer “bill.” Rather pretty, and an interesting approach.
(Side note, I am not a goldbug, nor advocating for goldbacks as such. I just appreciate unusual solutions to problems, and this one caught my eye.)
Climate Nutjobs Target Pet Dogs for Being ‘Environmental Villains
With the number of crazy cat ladies on the Left, you’d think they’d know, but apparently they do not.
Want to get people currently sitting on the fence off — and on the other side?
I can think of no faster or surer way than to threaten their fur-babies. I can just about promise, the number of dog-people willing to give up their pets to “save the environment” (on a dubious, single-study claim) are stunningly few, while those willing to bulldoze Mother Nature to put in a dog park number in the millions.
But don’t tell them that. Never interrupt the enemy when he (or she) is making a mistake.