Sam Feist, a beloved CNN institutional figure (who ran CNN's Washington Bureau while it ran the false and damaging Russia collusion lie, among other hoaxes,) has been named the new CEO of C-SPAN. Congrats! This does remind me also of one of the media's most impressive moments in 2020, when C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully was caught conspiring with anti-Trumpist figures ahead of the debate he was supposed to "moderate" and claimed his account was hacked.

"Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes."

I like that "women" and "adult entertainment" are SEPARATE expenses and that one is $683,212 and the other is $188,960. For a total of $872,172.

Just received an email from "VineSight," which claims to be a leading company targeting "disinformation and toxic narratives on social media." They have bragged previously they play a major role in suppressing free speech around environmental and election integrity debates ... The free speech they're targeting in the "election" section is terrifying. They highlight for their suppression efforts, for example, a @TulsiGabbard TikTok that says of the coordinated Dem strategy to remove Trump from the ballot: "Biden is trying to get Trump off the ballot."

A friend sent the front page of Gannett's Knoxville News Sentinel. Setting aside the anti-gun rights lead story, look at how it runs propaganda for one of the most brazen grifts in modern politics -- the Democrat-run and operated dark money operation "Republicans for Ukraine." Activists Sarah Longwell and Bill Kristol -- who support Democrat policies and candidates every day -- set up a dark money operation to make money by falsely claiming to be "conservative" and "Republican." The paper uncritically regurgitates their lies and propaganda.

Checking out the scene at Trump Tower. Sidewalks blocked off and police/media presence. Immigrant Trump fan says he’s sick about political prosecution of Trump

I'm reading this NYT piece on Durham by three Russia collusion hoaxers (Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman and Katie Benner) and it reads like a continuation of their previous conspiracy theorizing -- anonymous sources, junior-high-schoolish attacks on their political opponents, etc. It's just this long, weird alternate reality where the Russia collusion hoax still must be bitterly clung to and anyone who doesn't join them in this fever dream (or otherwise pretends to believe it) is weird and inexplicable.

Wow did I get a ton of feedback to my article and tweets on McConnell (like, literally more than 10K responses to one tweet). Some criticism was that I was way too kind to him... 1/X acecomments.mu.nu/?post=402424 Nat'l Review and other McConnell defenders emphasized that he included China WITH add'l Ukraine funding as GOP's biggest budget concern and that we should be comforted that his (undeniable) support of the $1.7T Omni wasn't as effusive as it seemed.

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1605640215892312064

Trump just announced that, as expected, he's running for president. "This will not be my campaign. This will be our campaign all together." Says the only force big enough to take on America's challenges is the American people.

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of @sbaprolife, celebrating the hard-fought triumph of overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that prohibited Americans from protecting women and our children from the violence of abortion. Vice President Mike Pence praises @marjoriesba as one of this country’s greatest defenders of life. Says that he explained to his own children that his political work is “for the babies.” And that “life won” in June 2022x

ABC News's @jonkarl out there pushing completely fake news as part of its obsessive pro-Democrat election meddling, as per usual. Donald Trump picked up Senate seats in his first mid-term and he did it against an absolutely deranged media and establishment resistance. @jonkarl Oh my goodness, I just read the transcript of his messy tongue-bath of Cheney and it's truly one of the most sycophantic and fact-free and delusional "interviews" I've ever observed.

Headed to the great state of Wyoming today. A bit too excited! Real:

I'm shocked, shocked to learn that pro-abortion activists made up a story for political gain.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1546641468206505985

I guess the other option is that abortionists and their activist allies are aiding and abetting the rape of children by failing to report criminal acts -- which, to be fair, would be very on-brand for them.

In Press conference, Joe Biden says it's been a year of progress. Bragging about vaccination, job creation, unemployment, child poverty, new business applications, etc. Claims working people got a raise. Acknowledges "frustration and fatigue," which he blames not on his policies or governing approach ... but on Omicron.

While GOP voters PLEAD with GOP leaders to fight Democrat/media's attacks on them and their causes, Mitch McConnell just orchestrated to get someone fired from Bob Dole funeral events because he was listed as applicant for a *peaceful* protest on January 6, according to NYT. I don't know who needs to hear this other than, oh, I DON'T KNOW THE FREAKING TOP ELECTED REPUBLICAN IN THE COUNTRY, but people have a right to peaceably assemble and protest without being attacked by powerful politicians and having their lives destroyed with witch hunts.

Having literally just written the book on the 2020 election, I kept waiting, as I waded through The Atlantic's way-too-long screed on GOP's views on the election, for how they engaged literally *any* substantive argument. It was just strawman after shrill and unhinged strawman. The magazine pushed the Russia collusion lies LAST WEEK. So I wasn't expecting a good faith argument. But to suffer through 15K words that engage NOTHING is really painful for those who aren't far-left activists seeking to be comforted instead of challenged.

Today is the day many have prayed and worked for.

At surprisingly large and energetic Youngkin for Governor rally in Old Town Alexandria. Youngkin bus has arrived. In Old Town Alexandria.

I vaguely recall Franklin Foer defending his regurgitation of the DNC info op on the Alfa Bank long after it was debunked .... with another article. But I can't find it. Was it someone else who did that? Anyone remember this? Did I just nightmare that this happened? I don't mean like this time in the middle of the frenzied hysteria that he went out of his way to remind everyone of his early participation in the DNC op, but an actual additional piece.

https://twitter.com/FranklinFoer/status/831702215278604288

Nancy Pelosi's archbishop responds to her statement today in support of killing unborn children: "Let me repeat: no one can claim to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life, let alone have the government pay for it." sfarchdiocese.org/letters-and-st… "The right to life is a fundamental – the most fundamental – human right, and Catholics do not oppose fundamental human rights. To use smokescreen of abortion as an issue of health and fairness to poor women is epitome of hypocrisy: what about health of the baby being killed?"

"We said all along this was a purely partisan exercise by Democrats. Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of me and Jim Jordan shows once again she is most partisan figure in America today. American people deserve truth. Unfortunately, Spkr. Pelosi is afraid of the facts." -- Rep. Jim Banks Stefanik 🔥🔥🔥 on "Nancy Pelosi, the Radical Authoritarian Speaker of the House": "the Pelosi partisan Jan 6th commission was never about investigating facts, was only ever about Pelosi's radical politics and the Left's endless obsession with crushing any discussion or debate."

1) MPD reportedly used tear gas night before, when clearing "peaceful protesters" in order to save historic church, claim it wasn't part of pre-Trump clearing next day.
2) Park Police said used pepper balls (which media used to say was different than tear gas but now say is same)

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1399029477682855938

Back when rioting was 100% supported by media, days of violence in DC. One night, the "peaceful protesters" set historic St. John's on fire and MPD, not Trump admin, used tear gas to get fire trucks in to save it. That's a different event than early evening clearing of Lafayette