Open season on Virginia's citizens

Surprising precisely nobody, Virginia Governor Abigail "Spanführer" sides against ICE and her own constituents: "Spanberger Refuses to Honor ICE Detainer For Illegal Alien Murderer With 30 Prior Arrests Without Judicial Warrant".

It's a perfect storm of leftist governance: a radical governor, a Soros-picked county district attorney, and a state legislature controlled by the Democratic Party. 

Keep draining that swamp, President Trump! Destroy northern Virginia's deep state nest.

Update  To their credit, the Fairfax County police did repeatedly warn the district attorney about how dangerous this guy was, and they pressed him for an explanation as to why charges kept getting dropped.

Check out these, er, rising stars in the Democratic Party

Say hello to South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mullins McCleod : "Democrats’ Top 2026 Gubernatorial Prospect Arrested In Charleston".

Officers then approached the male who was observed to be wearing only his underwear and shoes and continuing to yell at the top of his lungs and move his arms frantically. Officers attempted to inquire as to the individuals loud, boisterous, and erratic behavior at which point he began rambling incoherently. Due to his loud and boisterous behavior, officers ordered the male to place his hands behind his back at which point he began yelling louder and locking out his arms. Officers swiftly gained positive control and placed the male into handcuffs. While trying to identify the male, he offered numerous fictitious names such as “Superman” and “God”.

This actually happened in May of 2025; however, McLeod has steadfastly refused to drop out of the race, so I thought he might appreciate a little free publicity. De nada, amigo! 

Then there's this genius, David LaGrand, currently mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but obviously cut out for higher office: "Michigan Mayor Backtracks After Expressing His Unedited Thoughts on Guns and the Second Amendment".

I think if you got a gun, you should be ashamed of yourself. I really do. … And you should really do some self-reflection.

He also has a problem with police dogs. 

It is time that we ask, ‘What are dogs good for?’ Like, if you need a dog to find someone in the woods, get a hound dog. If you need to chase somebody in a backyard, why couldn’t you do that with a drone? If my dog did what I saw in that video, I’d put my dog down.

Me? I'm asking what are Democrat mayors good for. Ultimately compost, I suppose, but that hardly outweighs the damage they do during their lifetimes.

Dear United States of America...

 ...on behalf of North Carolina, I apologize for ever sending this turd to the Senate: "The GOP Can't Be Rid of Thom Tillis Quickly Enough". He's retiring at the end of his term (this year), and it is devoutly to be hoped that GOP primary winner Michael Whatley will defeat fake moderate Democrat Ray Cooper in the general election.

Elsewhere, "Eyepatch McCain" is looking for a job: "Dan Crenshaw Suffers Stunning Upset in Texas GOP Primary: ‘Enjoy Unemployment’".

Working-with-your-hands Wednesday

 

VDH on the attack on Iran

One of our leading wise men, Victor Davis Hanson, weighs in on Iran: "Trump’s Way of War".

For five decades, the Iranian street and its unhinged theocracy scared silly the Middle East with its “Death to America” chants, its promise to destroy the Zionist entity, its brag of going nuclear, and its often overt warnings to rip apart the Sunni-dominated Gulf.

But Trump, with help from Israel, finally revealed the theocracy to be a Keystone Kop kleptocracy. The mullahs screamed “Death to America!” but it was Trump’s America that finally brought death to them.

Related  CDR Salamander on the concept of the punitive expedition. 

Possibly of some contemporary relevance

Kipling's poem, "Beginnings", was written during the First World War, in the wake of German atrocities committed in Belgium. Kipling's poetry often deals with themes that cycle through history, keeping them fresh and relevant (e.g., "The Gods of the Copybook Headings").

This poem seems germane in the context of the UK's ongoing immigrant invasion and the recalcitrance of a series of woke governments. Someone once said - I'm thinking it may have been Edmund Burke, but I have not been able to track down the citation - "one does not properly know how to love, who does not also properly know how to hate". If you do not hate the things that threaten what you love - your people, your culture, your country, your religion - then you may never find the spirit and motivation to oppose them. The very first thing, though, is to acknowledge evil for what it is; unfortunately, the ruling class in the UK refuse to do that, and it also tries to stop the people from publicly making that acknowledgement.

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