Roundup
(1) Tulsi Gabbard has resigned. In her resignation statement she says it’s because her husband has a very rare form of bone cancer. This sounds horrendous, and I wish them both well. Gabbard is only 45 years old, and I thought perhaps her husband was an older man. But no; he’s actually seven years younger than she.
(2) The DNC “autopsy” of the 2024 election is out, and it’s quite a document. The Ruthless podcast guys make very humorous mincemeat of it here (if you have trouble with the occasional obscenity I suggest you skip it, but I think they’re both insightful and funny):
(3) Tucker Carlson is not a happy camper about Massie’s political defeat. Yesterday I predicted that Massie would go on the interview circuit and probably land one with Carlson, and Carlson’s remarks about the election only deepen that possibility in my mind. From the link:
For [Carlson], [Massie’s loss] means that the Republican Party is dead, MAGA is dead, and America is a conquered nation controlled by evil Jews in Israel. …
Taqiyya Qatarlson also claims the election was stolen by “mail in” ballots. He says he has no evidence of this, but invites the Nazi losers who watch him to do their own “sleuthing” and prove his conspiracy for him.
Plus, Carlson now has no idea what Islamic Jihad is:
Tucker Carlson LAUGHS at "Islamic jihad" saying "whatever that is?!"
As he mocks the people"concerned about Islamic jihad, Hamas and Hezbollah" who voted against Thomas Massie. pic.twitter.com/B0mvxf24VH
— Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV) (@TheMilkBarTV) May 21, 2026
The entire “woke right” anti-Israel wing of the right (or supposed right; I really don’t think they’re on the right) is extremely upset at Massie’s loss, as is the left.
(4) Why is Wisconsin trying to avoid federal scrutiny of its voting rolls? I think that’s mostly a rhetorical question:
The [Wisconsin] judge ruled that Wisconsin’s “voter registration lists are not documents subject to production under [federal law]. That makes it unnecessary to decide whether the government has complied with the other statutory requirements to demand records.”
Gov. Tony Evers cheered the ruling.
“The Trump Administration only wants this info so they can prevent eligible Wisconsinites from voting, sow doubt in our secure elections, make it harder for our clerks and administrators to do their jobs, and claim there’s fraud when they lose elections,” Evers wrote in a post on X. “This is great news.”
Sure thing, they want to prevent eligible voters from voting, and they want to “sow doubt” in elections. Nothing spreads trust in the validity of elections like secret voter rolls.
But Dan Lennington with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty said the Trump Administration is not “sowing doubt.” Instead, he said the Trump Administration simply wants to make sure Wisconsin is doing what it has promised it would do for years.
“The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received about $77 million over the last two decades from the federal government to maintain its computer systems, which includes the statewide voter registration database. The feds now just want the opportunity to inspect what they are largely paying for,” Lennington told The Center Square. “They do this all the time in other areas like Medicaid, unemployment, and other federally funded areas.”
(5) Crime has gone down under this administration’s watch:
The FBI released preliminary crime data for 2025, and the numbers are stunning. Violent crime fell at a rate not seen in nearly a century, and the man overseeing the bureau is the same one the left has been trying to torch for months.
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped more than 18% nationwide last year. Aggravated assault fell more than 7%. Rape declined nearly 8%. Robbery cratered by about 18.5%. All told, violent crime dropped about 9.3% overall; there were roughly 1.1 million fewer violent crimes than in 2024.
“The 2025 crime data in this report shows the single largest decrease in violent crime and murder since 1937 — as well as huge decreases across the board in terms of aggravated assault, rape, and robbery,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.
Property crime wasn’t far behind. It dropped by about 12.4%, translating to approximately 5.2 million fewer property offenses than the year before. The data comes from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which pulled information from more than 17,000 law enforcement agencies — covering roughly 96% of policing across the country.
Could be that the FBI has gotten tougher on crime. Could also be that Trump intervened in DC, as well. And could be something about the deportation of illegal alien violent criminals.
There are and were only a handful of party Democrats* for whose integrity I ever had any positive regard.
When she was a Democrat, Tulsi Gabbard was one of them, and I had a very high regard for her integrity. (Little wonder that she exited the party before long. Others include and included Alan Dershowitz (registered as an “R” now, generally due to the nauseating antisemitism in the Democrat Klan) and John Fettermen (still a Democrat).)
Anyway, I truly regret that she needs to do what she has to do, and I wish her and her husband all the best.
* as contrasted with (wo)man-on-the-street Democrats, with whom I disagree but who, many of them anyway, do evidence integrity
“And could be something about the deportation of illegal alien violent criminals.”
Which could be quite useful to the good, if only certain judges were to permit it:
ScotusWire —
https://x.com/i/status/2057900313063907774
Hans Mahncke —
https://x.com/i/status/2057911944670290216
And Mississippi senator now sternly telling Trump to get on with it. I have to agree with him.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-republican-warns-trump-against-making-deal-iran-finish-job
“Taqiyya Qatarlson also claims the election was stolen by “mail in” ballots.”
I wish. I’d feel a lot better about our future as a nation if the Republicans learned to use the same dirty tricks as the Democrats, but I fear the accusation is just projection.
Seen the story about “petition gatherers” paying homeless people to sign the names of registered voters (not their own names) to ballot initiative petitions?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/petition-gatherers-offer-money-for-signatures-22064045.php
Think they only do that for petitions? Dream on.
Well, I do not hate, but I am very concerned that Islam is afforded equal rights under the Freedom of Religion doctrine. I have concluded, after serious study, that Islam is a supremacist ideology and NOT A RELIGION.
Regarding (5), how much does the FBI have to do with most crime? Isn’t it mostly local government’s responsibility? In New York City, murders are way down, but other violent crime is (rape and “felonious assault”) is basically flat versus 2025, and remains high compared to 2019.
There was a decent column in Bloomberg of all places (behind the pay wall) suggesting that persistent violent crime in NYC is attributable to bail reform, and specifically the “ban on preventive detention of suspects thought to pose a risk to public safety.” These are people with multiple arrests and mental health issues.
“The entire “woke right” anti-Israel wing of the right (or supposed right; I really don’t think they’re on the right) is extremely upset at Massie’s loss, as is the left.”
What better proof of it being best that Massie is leaving?
“Why is Wisconsin trying to avoid federal scrutiny of its voting rolls? I think that’s mostly a rhetorical question:”
No ‘mostly’ about it. Hopefully being thoroughly investigated.
“I have concluded, after serious study, that Islam is a supremacist ideology…” RELIGION
A violently expansionist, homicidal, totalitarian ideology that wraps itself within a facade of religious pretense.
Roger Wicker is not a thoughtful man.
Deep thought from an isolationist.
Wicker is not to be trusted.
It has been reported the Tulsi has been sidelined ,her husband is just the excuse.
More deep thoughts.
Om I am beginning to think you are a paid shill. Or maybe just a lonely old man.
Even more deep thoughts in an isolationistic mind, a small place.
Keith is a bot
#2.
Hold on, are you saying that lying liars are lying?
Or that the Coverup Party is covering up its serial coverups?
Utterly shocking…
I’m confused. I am not familiar with Roger Wicker. Why is he not to be trusted?
Chases Eagles ,I suppose he is no worse than most of the others ,but the wiki on him is fairly acurate . When in the house he was shameless on earmarks for big donors , doesn’t really believe in free speech, checking the wind direction all the time. I voted for him ,early ,,so I feel responsible .
Roger Wicker is a Republican senator who cast a vote encouraging military action against Iran last week. Therefore, isolationists, who are wise about taxes and world affairs are appalled.(sarc) Or are fools, who feel “responsible” especially if Iran is involved.
I suppose there are varied markets for Carlson’s stuff. One, obviously, is people who know better but want to BELIEVE because it makes them virtuous.
But, for some of them, at least, there are limits to what they can make themselves believe against reality, no matter how they regret that they can’t “go there”.
He’s now in the market full of people who really don’t know any better.