1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (518+ words) The Trump administration is taking the position that federal law does not just permit the government to detain illegal immigrants, it requires such detention. This position has inspired outrage on the left, and circuits that have addressed the issue have…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (250+ words) Luigi Mangione, the Left's murderous heartthrob, made a court appearance today, as the New York court addressed his lawyer's motions to exclude evidence. As always, an admiring throng of (mostly) women turned out to support him: Luigi's fans don't want…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (240+ words) In the third of Pirate Wires" Three Morning Takes today, Riley Nork writes under the heading "Please accept our aporogy." That got my attention. Referring to this NBC News story, Nork writes: * * * * * [The following take was written with assistance from…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (265+ words) Someone in the Trump administration told Axios they are concerned about the potential for a drone attack by Cuba: Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U. S. base at Guantanamo…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago  (323+ words) The Minneapolis Star Tribune has been publishing a series of "exclusive" reports based on documents stolen (my word) from secret FBI files. One article goes under the headline, Here's what to know about newly released records in the Feeding Our…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (715+ words) For all its revelations, Jeffrey Meitrodt's big Star Tribune story " "An open secret': New records reveal officials failed to act on fraud warnings" " omitted the keys to understanding. Think the proverbial dog that didn't bark in the Sherlock Holmes story…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (183+ words) Is the special relationship between the U. S. and Britain on the rocks? I think it depends on which Britons you ask. At yesterday's Unite the Kingdom rally, they showed pictures of world leaders on the screen. One after another was booed…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1028+ words) Star Tribune investigative reporter Jeffrey Meitrodt emailed me the URL for his long and long-awaited Star Tribune story on the Feeding Our Future case at 7: 42 a. m. this morning. He must be proud of it. I have thanked him for the alert....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (250+ words) The 2028 election is a long way off, and much will happen between now and then. To mention just one non-remote contingency, it is possible that the Democrats will succeed in killing President Trump, so that by 2028 JD Vance is the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (173+ words) From the New York Post, Minnesota "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar knew about $250 M COVID meal fraud, scheme "mastermind" claims in jailhouse interview. The Minnesota "mastermind" of the state"s massive COVID meal fraud claims "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar was in…...