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Thursday, April 30, 2026

The Court Didn't Officially Do This to the Voting Right Act, But Liberals Already Know

The Court Didn't Officially Do This to the Voting Right Act, But Liberals Already Know

I won’t lie—I expected more emotion here. I thought Jim Crow 2.0 talking points and other nonsense from the Left would follow the Supreme Court’s decision in the Louisiana v. Callais case, which could’ve undermined Section II of the Voting Rights Act. That didn’t happen, but they might as well have, and liberals know it.

The case arises from the drawing of race-based districts, specifically the intentional carving out of majority-black districts in Louisiana. The state’s initial map was rejected for violating the VRA. The second attempt resulted in a lawsuit arguing that such a district was unconstitutional, and the Court, in a 6-3 decision, agreed. Section II’s application is now more limited. While the majority didn’t completely eliminate the provision, the liberal dissent implied that it effectively did. Either way, this was a significant win, paving the way for redistricting across the entire South.

SCOTUS Ruling on LOUISIANA v. CALLAIS by Matt Vespa

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

Temu Obama said this:

Voter suppression is a way of life for Donald Trump and far right extremists on the Supreme Court.
Republicans know they cannot win a free and fair election in November and so they are desperate to rig it.
We will never let them succeed.

I believe Jeffries often confuses his talking points. Voter suppression does not resonate with most voters; they support the Save America Act, which includes voter ID and other measures to ensure only American citizens can vote. Democrats have relied on increasing the illegal alien population, which has boosted congressional apportionment for decades. That’s how they stay relevant, so any election integrity laws will be opposed from the start.

Also, I’ve been told that declarations that our elections are rigged are an act of treason or armed rebellion.

I’ll say this, NBC News had a fair recap of the opinion, while, of course, adding Thomas’ concurrence, which was the better take:

The justices, split 6-3 with the court's conservatives in the majority, told states they can almost never consider race when drawing maps to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which was enacted to protect minority voters who long faced discrimination in elections.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said that while there may be extreme situations where the use of race can be justified to draw a map, it was not in the Louisiana case. As a result, the new map was an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander," he added.
In a separate concurring opinion, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, a longtime critic of the Voting Rights Act, said the ruling should "largely put an end" to a system that he saw as unlawfully dividing people into districts based on race.

I can’t wait to hear how the South is still in Reconstruction mode. It’s not. What I still can’t believe is that the NAACP lawyers arguing for the VRA during oral arguments tried to claim that white Democrats don’t vote for black people.

The Democrats Are at War With Donald Trump (and the GOP)

The Democrats Are at War With Donald Trump (and the GOP)

By Adam Turner

Sometimes, a politician reveals more than they should during their unguarded moments before a friendly face on cable television, as Sen. Jackie Rosen (D-NV) recently did to Michael Steele on MS NOW:

On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) said that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is “about how it comes from our leaders. When people talk about destroying civilizations or calling people name[s], normalizing all of these things, we should not be doing that.”

Sen. Rosen was referencing a Truth Social post from April 7, 2026, when President Donald Trump warned, in reference to the Iranian regime, that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again."

Sen. Rosen should not have said that. She gave the whole Democrat Party game away by not considering the context.

The U.S. is currently at war against the Iranian regime. Which the Democrats, including Sen. Rosen, largely oppose. That is the context in which President Trump issued his threat. A threat, I might add, that no one seriously believes is true – that President Trump or the Americans will actually destroy the entire Iranian civilization.

During wartime, it is quite frequent to see the participants using charged rhetoric and vicious propaganda towards the enemy. Perhaps some of you have heard of General George S. Patton? (Or perhaps you have seen the famous movie starring George C. Scott?) Patton was a great general and a war hero for the U.S. during World War II (also known as World War Eleven, to Rep. Ilhan Omar and her fans).

On June 5th 1944, General Patton spoke before a crowd of American soldiers in England. He said:

"We'll win this war, but we'll win it only by fighting and by showing the Germans that we've got more guts than they have; or ever will have. We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun cock suckers by the bushel-fucking-basket."

Patton used this inflammatory rhetoric to threaten a tough and mean enemy and to keep his own men alive and fighting. Because that is what a leader does during wartime. But despite what he said, and despite the fact that the U.S. won the war, the U.S. soldiers did not really “rip out their (the Germans') living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.” The American troops also did not make sure to “murder those lousy Hun c@&k suckers by the bushel-f#@&ing-basket.” In fact, the U.S. treated German soldiers far better than the Germans treated American troops (or anyone else, for that matter).

So, there was really nothing wrong with what Donald Trump warned the Iranian regime within the context of a war. Especially a war against a regime that itself is so bloodthirsty it killed tens of thousands of its own civilians and wants nuclear weapons to threaten the world.

And now we come to the revealing part of Sen. Rosen’s justification.

Sen. Rosen was using this example from the president’s speech to defend the constant incitement coming from Democrats against Donald Trump and Republicans. Which is bearing results. In the WHCD shooter’s manifesto, he wrote: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” The language he used is identical to that frequently employed by Democrats and Democrat-leaning media organs, against Donald Trump and the GOP.

Here is Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36) claiming President Trump may have raped children in the Epstein Files, with other Democrat Congressmen standing nearby.
Here is ABC News and Democrat Clinton Crony George Stephanopoulos being forced to pay defamation damages because he slandered Trump as “liable for rape.”
Here are some other examples provided by the Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of prominent Democrats using war-like language against Trump.

By the way, I personally can attest to having numerous left-leaning family members and friends who have used that very same language in their harangues against Trump in our private conversations.

So, what Sen. Rosen is conceding here, very unknowingly, is that the Democrat Party feels that it is at war with Donald Trump and the Republican Party. She is essentially admitting that the Democrats treat him and the GOP as if the Republicans were literally shooting guns and missiles at the Democrats.

What is appropriate for a war is not always what is appropriate for politics.

This is just another example of the Democrat elites not listening to Benjamin Franklin and helping us “keep” our Republic. You can be sure that there will be another.

https://redstate.com/adam-turner/2026/04/29/the-democrats-are-at-war-with-donald-trump-and-the-gop-n2201774?utm_source=rsmorningbriefingvip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Biden Administration Broke the Law to Give Planned Parenthood Small Business Loans, Used Codename to Hide

Biden Administration Broke the Law to Give Planned Parenthood Small Business Loans, Used Codename to Hide

David Strom

Luke Rosiak, a fine reporter at the Daily Wire, has uncovered an explosive story about the Biden Administration's conspiracy to funnel $90 million in forgivable small business loans during the COVID pandemic.

They knew Planned Parenthood was not eligible, so in order to hide the transactions, they created a codename for the organization to hide their discussions from FOIA requests, violating the law.

Credit where credit is due: Joni Ernst ferreted out the scheme, which is yet another example of the massive Democratic fraud that was enabled by the COVID "emergency."

It all began when the floodgates for forgivable loans were opened in 2020, and the Trump administration was so eager to throw money out the door to keep the economy going during the horrific shutdown that they allowed "small businesses" to "self-certify" their eligibility for the loans.

Trump's biggest mistakes were during COVID.

Planned Parenthood fraudulently self-certified that they were eligible, and the loans were disbursed. But when the books were examined, again during the Trump administration, the organization was informed that they were not eligible and that they should return the money.

They didn't, and once the election happened the Biden folks conspired to let them keep the money, and even threw more at them.

Biden administration officials may have broken the law by concealing small business loans to Planned Parenthood, a senator said Monday.
Small Business Administration officials disbursed and forgave loans to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates even after the agency determined that the group is not a small business that would be eligible. Top officials, including Biden SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, concealed their maneuvering on the topic by substituting the words Planned Parenthood with “Benghazi” in emails, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who chairs the committee that oversees the agency, revealed Monday.
“We now know that after the SBA Biden officials met, planned and strategized (over ‘Benghazi’), keeping the White House involved, approximately $90 million in Planned Parenthood SBA PPP loans and interest on the loans were forgiven by the Biden administration,” she said.
Ernst asked the Department of Justice to investigate the officials under a statute that says anyone who attempts to conceal a federal record can be imprisoned for up to three years, according to a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire.
In the early days of the 2020 pandemic, the first Trump administration’s Small Business Administration sent more than $80 million in COVID loans reserved for small businesses to Planned Parenthood and 38 affiliates after they “self-certified” as eligible.
More than 90 Republican members of Congress wrote to the agency, noting that “under the rules of the CARES ACT, a nonprofit that exceeds 500 employees, as Planned Parenthood did, was not a small business and should be deemed ‘disqualified from PPP loans.'” Under SBA rules, entities that are “affiliated” with a larger entity aren’t small businesses.

I would love to know how the Biden folks came up with the codename "Benghazi." Perhaps they see a connection between murdering babies and the Obama-era fiasco that left Americans dead, or perhaps it was a tribute to Hillary Clinton.

If you think this tactic seems reminiscent of organized crime, that's because the Biden administration was a criminal organization.

It was, of course, the agency lawyer who organized this criminal conspiracy to hide illegal loans to Planned Parenthood, because that is how Democrat lawyers roll.

In April 2021, Republicans demanded to know “the steps the agency took once Planned Parenthood affiliates were deemed ineligible for SBA loans,” she wrote.
That month, the SBA’s top lawyer, Peggy Hamilton, convened top honchos with an email subject line “Benghazi (PPP/PPH) Decisions.” The context suggested that Benghazi was a code word for Planned Parenthood.
The email tasked staff with “reviewing loans to non profit PPP applicants to decision whether affiliation bars eligibility… WH has been engaged. Need to inform WH as decisions are made.”
In a direct message, Hamilton reminded a colleague of the code, writing, “Can I schedule a meeting so we can decision Benghazi (Planned Parenthood)?”

“Yes, let’s talk Benghazi,” came the reply.

The conspiracy, though, seems to have gone all the way to the White House, which again is no surprise.

Ernst noted, “If someone tried to search for government records related to Planned Parenthood’s loans and loan forgiveness … this meeting would not have appeared, as again it was concealed as Benghazi.”
“PPH” is not an acronym used for the abortion provider, which is sometimes initialized PPFA, for Planned Parenthood for America, she said.
“If other SBA Biden officials are complicit in conspiring with SBA’s General Counsel Peggy Hamilton and Administration Guzman to conceal or attempt to conceal federal records and evade public records retention laws, that is in clear violation of 18 U.S.C. S2017 and deserves investigation for potential Federal Records Act violations,” Ernst said.

Luke's story seems to indicate that the violation that might stick is the breaking of the federal records law. I'm not sure why conspiring to just hand over $90 million in forgivable loans to an ineligible organization wouldn't be, but I am no lawyer.

It should be.

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/04/28/biden-administration-broke-the-law-to-give-planned-parenthood-small-business-loans-used-codename-to-hide-n3814347?utm_source=pjmediambvip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm

Here's How Democrat Policies Drove Asheville, NC Into the Ground

Here's How Democrat Policies Drove Asheville, NC Into the Ground

Amy Curtis |

Here's How Democrat Policies Drove Asheville, NC Into the Ground — *AP Photo/Adam Jennings*

Ashville, NC, was in the news frequently at the end of 2024, after Hurricane Helene slammed into the state and left residents without drinking water, power, and infrastructure. The Left used Asheville as proof that communities needed the feds to fund NPR, calling the biased outlet vital in terms of emergency broadcasting (spoiler alert: it wasn't).

Instead, Asheville has become yet another cautionary tale of what happens when you let Leftist Democrats run your city. In 2021, Asheville's police department announced it would no longer respond to service calls for certain crimes, saying it would be "better equipped" for serious calls. They blamed "staffing shortages" for the problems, but coming just a year after the BLM riots and Defund the Police movement, we can all draw our own conclusions about that.

Now it seems the Democrats' policies have transformed the city into what some are calling "nasty, crazy, and scary."

Here's more:

For years, Asheville, North Carolina, marketed itself as a mountain escape known for breweries, boutique hotels, and Blue Ridge views.
But residents and critics say a different reality has taken shape in the wake of Hurricane Helene: panhandling at intersections, public intoxication, encampments, and an unsafe downtown.
Carl Mumpower, a private practice clinical psychologist, lifelong Asheville resident, and former City Council member who served from 2001 until 2009, said the city’s current challenges stem from decisions made over decades.
“Asheville began its efforts to address homelessness at least three decades ago. This effort accelerated in the early part of this century with the first ‘Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness,’” Mumpower told Fox News Digital.
“That plan was ill-advised but passed with a super-majority. At the time, I suggested to the council that any plan that removed personal accountability from the helping equation was doomed to fail.”
Mumpower said the city has continued down the same path ever since.
“That plan and subsequent plans have failed with equal enthusiasm. Homelessness, drug abuse, and related crimes have increased relentlessly under the watch of local homelessness experts and a governing body that is dominated by liberal Democrats and those with an even more extreme view to the Left. That lack of balance — the last conservative on the council was in 2009 — has led to a myopic repeat of errors.”

Democrats ruin everything they touch.

Back then, Asheville was a hillbilly Mecca. Old men sat on benches outside Hardee’s with their sausage biscuits and coffee to gossip. Bluegrass played on gas station speakers. People clogged on weekends. Folks sounded like they’d never left WNC—the accents were thick.
By the time the city ended Belle Chere in 2013, Asheville had become a place I didn’t recognize.
Transplants had flooded out the locals, who escaped to Madison and Haywood counties.
Local accents? Gone. Bluegrass and clogging? Bastardized by people with zero ties to the traditions. The old men at Hardee’s? Replaced by homeless junkies nodding off and drooling on themselves.
It’s so bad that I’ve avoided Asheville for more than a decade. Only one of my children has ever been to the city, and she only went so I could take her to the Biltmore House.
Asheville is like an infection—and as much as it pains my heart to admit it, that infection is spreading.
The last time I was in Canton, we went out to eat. There wasn’t a single person in the restaurant with a local accent. Women in Lilly Pulitzer and men in dock shoes walked the sidewalks where overalls and work boots once ruled.
It won’t be long before the same policies that created this new Asheville turns the rest of WNC into a shell of its former self.

Sad, really.

What could possibly go wrong with that combination?

Turns out the answer is "everything."

This decline is a choice, and other cities are choosing differently.