Saturday, May 02, 2026
Friday, May 01, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Breaking Down, and the Ripple Effects Are Just Beginning
Iran will soon have to stop pumping oil. When productive oil wells are shut down, internal pressure builds up, which often results in environmental issues. shutdowns can lead to wax/asphaltene clogging, equipment corrosion, water infiltration, and damage to the reservoir, making it difficult or too expensive to restart.
Reopening a well after a long shutdown is risky, expensive, and sometimes impossible, as the pressure changes can make the well unproductive.
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Compels Oregon, Against Its Will, to Remove 800,000 Ineligible Voters from Its Voter Rolls -- Nearly One Quarter of All Eligible Voters In the State
Don't look now, but that thing that never happens is happening again.
Paul Sperry @paulsperry_BREAKING: Settlement of a Judicial Watch lawsuit has forced the review and removal of some 800,000 ineligible voters from Oregon voter rolls
Judicial Watch is deservedly crowing:
Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
I should say that of the 800,000 ineligible names, only 160,000 are being scrubbed now; the other 640,000 will be reviewed and scrubbed from the lists later.
Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in October 2024, alleging Oregon failed to remove ineligible voters and seeking to enforce Section 8 of the NVRA after identifying widespread voter roll maintenance failures across dozens of counties (Judicial Watch, et al. v. The State of Oregon et al. (No. 6:24-cv-01783)).In its complaint, Judicial Watch argued that Oregon's voter rolls contain large numbers of old, inactive registrations; and that 29 of Oregon's 36 counties removed few or no registrations as required by federal election law. Judicial Watch asserted that Oregon and 35 of its counties had overall registration rates exceeding 100%; and that Oregon had the highest known inactive registration rate of any state in the nation. In combination, all of these facts showed that Oregon was failing to remove inactive registrations as required by federal law.
In August 2025, a federal court in Oregon denied a motion to dismiss by Oregon and ruled the lawsuit could proceed.
In response to the lawsuit, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read announced earlier this year that Oregon has about 800,000 inactive registrations, which are kept separately from the active voter rolls and do not receive ballots. Of those, roughly 160,000 already meet federal and state criteria for removal--having received confirmation notices, failed to respond, and not voted in two federal elections--and are slated for cancellation. The remaining approximately 640,000 inactive records do not yet qualify for removal and will be processed through future list maintenance efforts.
In its press release, Oregon acknowledged that routine removal of outdated records effectively stalled in 2017, leaving a large pool of long-dormant registrations on the rolls without being fully processed for removal. The scale of the backlog underscores a gap in routine list maintenance that is only now being addressed. "These directives are about cleaning up old data that's no longer in use so Oregonians can be confident that our voter records are up to date," said Read.
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The settlement with Oregon remains in effect for more than five years, with a federal court retaining jurisdiction to enforce its terms. While the settlement resolves the litigation, it explicitly allows future legal action if Oregon fails to comply with voter list clean-up requirements going forward.
The settlement requires Oregon to open its voter roll maintenance processes to unprecedented scrutiny. ...
...Colorado recently removed 372,000 ineligible voter names thanks to a Judicial Watch lawsuit and settlement addressing the state's compliance with federal voter list maintenance requirements.
In Kentucky, state election board officials reported that "roughly 735,000 ineligible voter registrations" have been removed from voter rolls, as part of a 2018 consent decree settling a Judicial Watch lawsuit.
As part of its 2022 settlement, New York City alone has removed 918,139 ineligible names from its rolls: data show 477,056 removals between March 2023 and February 2025, which is in addition to the 441,083 previously reported removals.
In Los Angeles, county officials confirmed the removal of more than 1.2 million names from voter rolls as part of a settlement. Judicial Watch legal pressure also resulted in election roll clean-ups in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio.
HEGSETH!!!
The thing to understand is that the Obama/Biden regimes were successful in training many senior generals and admirals that DEI is a core competency of the US military, and in many cases THE core competency of the military, over and above readiness and warfighting.
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) April 30, 2026
Thus, when… https://t.co/OKu2ZCTsAA
Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Release of Dominican Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder by Interpol Red Notice Fugitive Now Roaming Free After ICE Arrest!
NEW: I’m told by federal sources that a Dominican illegal alien with a deportation order & an Interpol Red Notice arrest warrant for murder in his home county was ordered released from ICE custody on Tuesday by Rhode Island federal judge Melissa DuBose (Biden appointee). I’m told… pic.twitter.com/ndHma0Mu2Z
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 30, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Laughs at Idea of Millionaires Fleeing the City Over New and Higher Taxes: ‘BYE!’
Starbucks Coffee, one of the great success stories of the Pacific Northwest, is already signaling an interest in moving to greener pastures.INSANE. Seattle's Socialist Mayor responds to exodus of wealth from Washington state by saying "BYE" ... then laughing. We're doomed. pic.twitter.com/gP8CbPkqEl
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) April 29, 2026
UAE Pulls Out of OPEC – Lower Oil Prices Expected – Win for Trump, US and the World
The UAE just pulled out of OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, 2026.
Most people don’t understand how big this is… but they’re about to feel it at the pump.
Here’s what actually just happened 👇
💥 THE CARTEL JUST TOOK A HIT
OPEC+ works by restricting supply to keep prices artificially high.
The UAE just said: we’re done playing that game.➡️ They can now pump MORE oil
➡️ No quotas
➡️ No waiting on Saudi decisionsThat cracks the cartel model wide open.
⛽ CHEAPER ENERGY IS COMING
Oil already dropped immediately after the announcement.
Why? Because the market knows what’s next:➡️ More global supply
➡️ Less artificial scarcity
➡️ Downward pressure on pricesIf the UAE ramps fast:
➡️ Oil could drop $5–$15/barrel
➡️ Gas could fall 20–50¢ per gallonThat’s real money back in people’s pockets.
📉 INFLATION RELIEF (THE PART THEY WON’T SAY LOUDLY)
Energy touches EVERYTHING.➡️ Transport
➡️ Food
➡️ Manufacturing
➡️ UtilitiesLower energy = lower costs across the board.
That’s effectively a tax cut without Congress touching anything.
🏭 BUSINESS GETS A BOOST
Cheaper fuel = stronger margins.➡️ Trucking
➡️ Airlines
➡️ Agriculture
➡️ ManufacturingAmerica becomes more competitive again while Europe and Asia are still dealing with high-cost energy environments.
🌍 GEOPOLITICAL SHIFT
This isn’t just about oil.➡️ UAE breaks from Saudi-led control
➡️ OPEC+ unity weakens
➡️ U.S. gains leverage in the regionAnd here’s the key:
The UAE is already a U.S. security partner.
This move pulls them closer to a market-driven system aligned with American interests.
🛢️ ENERGY DOMINANCE, NOT DEPENDENCE
The U.S. is already producing ~13+ million barrels/day.Not the same country 20 years ago.
➡️ They produce
➡️ They export
➡️ They influenceCheaper global oil doesn’t weaken America – it strengthens the broader economy.
⚠️ THE TRADE-OFF
Not everything is sunshine:➡️ U.S. shale producers may feel pressure
➡️ Energy stocks could dip short term
➡️ Smaller operators may get squeezedBut zoom out:
Cheap energy beats cartel-controlled scarcity.
Every time.
🏆 WHY THIS IS A WIN For PRESIDENT TRUMP
For YEARS, President Trump has said OPEC is a cartel ripping off America.Now look what just happened:
➡️ A major producer walks away
➡️ Supply increases without U.S. intervention
➡️ Prices start droppingThat’s exactly what he’s been pushing for.
No theory. Real-world outcome.
🎯 PERFECT TIMING
With oil near $100 and global tensions high, this couldn’t come at a better moment.➡️ Consumers get relief
➡️ Inflation pressure eases
➡️ The administration gets a visible winAnd it reinforces one thing:
Strong alliances + pressure on adversaries = results.
These People Are BEGGING For a Civil War
This is what happens when Democrats and the media rant and rave nonstop for 10 years about how Republicans are 'literally Hitler' because they disagree with their policies.
— David M. McIntosh (@DavidMMcintosh) April 29, 2026
This isn't a new phenomenon either, remember Robert Bork! pic.twitter.com/TNz5FPh4c3
A Fraudocracy, If The Democrats Can Keep It
The foundation for the entire Democrat part is fraud. Illegal immigration, illegal congressional districts, illegal campaign contributions and money laundering, illegal lawfare, illegal federal funding, and illegal censorship. https://t.co/mtHePYuz1k
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 29, 2026
COVID Vaccine Hearing Exposes Deliberate Blind Eye to ‘Overwhelming Evidence of Harm’
For four years, Ron Johnson has wondered how US health officials could ignore “overwhelming evidence of harm” from the COVID vaccine.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 29, 2026
“Now I know,” he says.
The truth is, health officials didn’t “ignore” safety signals. They buried them instead.
And now we have the receipts:… pic.twitter.com/h8xvIejUql
COVID Vaccine Hearing Exposes Deliberate Blind Eye to ‘Overwhelming Evidence of Harm’
For four years, Ron Johnson has wondered how US health officials could ignore “overwhelming evidence of harm” from the COVID vaccine.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 29, 2026
“Now I know,” he says.
The truth is, health officials didn’t “ignore” safety signals. They buried them instead.
And now we have the receipts:… pic.twitter.com/h8xvIejUql
AND THEN THERE'S THIS:Dr. Szarfman went on to retire from the FDA in 2025 after more than 35 years of service.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 29, 2026
She raised concerns about safety signal masking. The FDA essentially told her to shut up.
Because in their eyes, “49 examples of extreme masking” could create “erroneous conflicts” and fuel… pic.twitter.com/78iw20Obwh