Evening Sky 4-17-26

Adam Schiff told America for years the first Trump impeachment was built on ironclad evidence.

Tulsi Gabbard just released the transcripts Schiff locked in a classified basement in 2019.

The anonymous whistleblower – a registered Democrat who had worked closely with Joe Biden on Ukraine – contacted Adam Schiff's House Intelligence Committee staff before filing his complaint. Then he left blank the form's question asking whether he had contacted congressional intelligence committees.

That's not an oversight. That's a lie of omission on a federal disclosure form. When then-Congressman John Ratcliffe – now CIA Director – pressed Inspector General Michael Atkinson on this in closed-door testimony, Atkinson confirmed it.

The whistleblower hid his coordination with Schiff's team, and Atkinson knew it and kept moving anyway. Atkinson's own words, now declassified: "I haven't done an investigation to determine whether they actually, in fact, took place… that all of the alleged actions actually took place."

The man who helped manufacture the Russia collusion narrative in 2017 was also a primary corroborating witness for the Ukraine impeachment in 2019.

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NYC's First Lady

NYC first lady Rama Duwaji says she's sorry for 'harmful' posts — but won't name what she actually said

New York City's first lady, Rama Duwaji, broke her silence on a string of resurfaced social media posts that praised Palestinian terrorists, used racial slurs, and celebrated violence against Israel, but her carefully worded apology never once named the content she was apologizing for.

In a sit-down with the arts outlet Hyperallergic, the 28-year-old wife of Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed regret for "language" she used as a teenager and said she understood the "hurt" she caused. She did not mention the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestinian plane hijacker Leila Khaled, Hamas, the October 7 attack, the N-word, or any of the specific posts that triggered the uproar.

That gap, between what Duwaji said and what she conspicuously left unsaid, tells its own story. An apology that refuses to name the offense is not an apology. It is reputation management.

And the timeline did not end in her teenage years. Duwaji also liked Instagram posts celebrating Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, posts that shared images of the assault and included claims that rapes carried out by Hamas against Israeli hostages and victims were a "mass hoax." She was in her mid-twenties at that point, not a high schooler.

The posts at issue were made roughly a year and a half before she married Mamdani who says his wife is the "love of his life" and a private person. How sweet.

The "private person" defense by Mandani is a familiar Washington play: claim the spouse is off-limits while benefiting from the public profile that comes with the title.

Duwaji may hold no official government position, but she is the first lady of the largest city in the United States. That comes with public interest, whether the mayor's office likes it or not.

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Vote fails to limit Trump's Iran War Powers

House Narrowly Rejects Democrat Attempt To Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

House Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic effort to curb President Donald Trump’s authority to continue U.S. military operations against Iran, underscoring the party’s support for the administration as it signals the conflict could soon wind down.

The House voted 213–214 against a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) that would have required Trump to end hostilities absent explicit congressional approval.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to oppose the measure, joining Republicans. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the sole Republican to support it, while Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) voted present.

With a slim majority, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could afford only two GOP defections in a party-line vote.

The failed resolution comes amid an ongoing push by House Democrats to force a vote asserting Congress’ constitutional authority over military engagement. They plan on voting every week.

In the Senate, Republicans have also stymied similar efforts. On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers blocked a war powers resolution that would have required congressional authorization for continued military action. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to support the measure.

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Victor Davis Hanson on Iran Excursion

Iran Crumbles, Critics Scramble: Trump’s Long Game Leaves the Media Exposed | Victor Davis Hanson

We don't know what the ultimate prognosis of this war is, but if we take the long view, it's far more favorable to our interests than it is to our enemies.

The media’s 24-hour ragebait cycle can’t explain what’s actually unfolding in Iran. While critics swing wildly between calling Trump a “warmonger” and “weak,” the reality points to a regime that’s been militarily and strategically crippled.

Meanwhile, adversaries like Russia and China are feeling the ripple effects, and NATO’s cracks are on full display.

The long view tells a very different story—and it’s one the headlines won’t admit, argues Victor Davis Hanson.

Oath Keepers and Proud Boys -- permanent dismissal of their indictments before Appellate court

Justice Department asks appeals court to erase seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders

The Justice Department on April 14 asked a federal appeals court to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of top Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders, a move that would wipe some of the most consequential January 6 criminal verdicts from the books and bar prosecutors from ever refiling the same charges.

Prosecutors filed unopposed motions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking to throw out the convictions and send the cases back to the trial court for dismissal with prejudice.

That legal term means the government could never bring those specific charges again against the same defendants. The filings cover a roster of high-profile January 6 figures, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Jessica Watkins, and Proud Boys members Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola.

The step goes well beyond the commutations and pardons President Trump issued to January 6 defendants in January 2025. Commutations shortened sentences but left the underlying convictions intact. Pardons forgave the offenses but did not necessarily erase the court record.

What the DOJ now seeks is a full vacatur of the jury verdicts themselves, followed by permanent dismissal of the indictments.

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Reminder--Club 47 featuring Joe Concha

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Evening Sky 4-16-26

In politics, the rise is often manufactured—but the fall is always real.

The trajectory of Eric Swalwell reads like a case study in how modern media can inflate a figure far beyond their substance. Cable hits, viral moments, and partisan loyalty can build a career quickly—but they can’t sustain it when pressure hits.

What looks like momentum can be illusion, and what feels like power can evaporate overnight. When scrutiny finally catches up, the question isn’t how high someone climbed—it’s whether there was anything solid underneath them to begin with. [Luthmann]

The same political class that had once treated Swalwell as a youthful lion of the resistance began to treat him as if he were radioactive waste in a tailored suit. [Roger Stone]

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Sharon Simmons and the No Tax on Tips Refund That Changed Her Family

A DoorDash Grandma Delivered McDonald’s to the Oval Office and Told Trump One Amazing Story About $11,000

A grandmother from Arkansas is delivering food to pay her husband's cancer bills

Trump just handed her $11,000 back even though every Democrat in Congress voted to stop him. And she knocked on the Oval Office door two days before Tax Day to thank him personally.

Sharon Simmons and the No Tax on Tips Refund That Changed Her Family. Sharon Simmons has been driving for DoorDash since 2022. She's completed more than 14,000 deliveries. She's a grandmother of ten.

Her husband Leo reduced his work hours to undergo cancer treatment, leaving her tips as the family's primary financial lifeline.

On Monday, she pulled up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a red "DoorDash Grandma" T-shirt carrying two bags of McDonald's. Trump opened the Oval Office door. "This doesn't look staged, does it?" he quipped to the gathered press – and pulled $100 from his pocket to tip her.

The real number, though, was $11,000. That's what Simmons said she saved this tax season under the No Tax on Tips provision Trump signed into the One Big Beautiful Bill on July 4, 2025.

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“Get the f— out of here” he tells Swalwell.

Rep. Eric Swalwell Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Allegations After Billionaire Donor Demands $1M Back

Last week, one of California’s rising Democratic stars watched his carefully constructed world collapse in spectacular fashion, abandoned not just by colleagues but by the billionaire benefactor who once called him family.

Stephen Cloobeck, the Diamond Resorts founder, had invested heavily in what he believed was a winning political bet. Rep. Eric Swalwell wasn’t just another politician to Cloobeck—he was a “little brother,” a frequent guest at his 9,700 square foot Beverly Hills mansion, and the recipient of more than $1 million in donations for his gubernatorial campaign.

When the New York Post recently asked Cloobeck about rumors swirling around Swalwell’s behavior with female staffers, he scoffed. The congressman was family, after all.

Then came the allegations. Within days, over 50 former staffers called for his resignation — funny how courage becomes contagious once the cameras are rolling — and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced an investigation.

“I am no longer supporting Eric,” the Diamond Resorts founder told the outlet. “Fcking tell everyone I’m a libertarian. Fck you, Democrat Party. I’m a libertarian now.”

Cloobeck confronted Swalwell directly, telling him he’d “busted the trust” before delivering the final verdict: “Get the f— out of here.”

And Swalwell ended his career just like that.

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Regulation of AI Data Needed

Lake Worth Beach man facing charges for using AI video to make false police report in Seminole County

WPTV's Kate Hussey has been reporting on Martínez-Arizala's activities in Palm Beach County for months

A Lake Worth Beach man was arrested in Puerto Rico and is being charged with making a false police report using AI-generated video.

Authorities in San Juan arrested Alexis Martínez-Arizala, 22, and charged him with providing false information after investigators say he showed an officer a realistic AI video depicting someone stealing the officer’s patrol cruiser.

Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said cases like this highlight gaps in current criminal law. “Laws have not kept up with the fast pace of technology,” Aronberg said.

He said that while civil laws allow people to sue over misuse of their name or likeness, criminal statutes often don’t directly address AI-generated impersonation or deception.

Aronberg said Florida’s proposed AI Bill of Rights brought forward by our great governor, could have helped close that gap by limiting unauthorized use of a person’s name, image, or likeness in AI-generated content.

The bill died in the final days of the legislative session even though on March 4, 2026 the Florida Senate passed the bill with an overwhelming 35–2 vote.

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Joe Kernen confronts Ro Khanna

Joe Kernen CONFRONTS secret socialist Democrat Ro Khanna during heated live debate

"You've lost YOUR MIND!!"

Joe Kernen, a member of the Democratic Party, served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from January 1988 until January 1997. Now on CNBC.

Funding ICE and Border Control

Senate GOP to Begin Process for Funding ICE, Border Patrol Next Week

This comes amid the Department of Homeland Security having been shut down for 59 days

Senate Republicans are planning a vote as soon as next week on a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a party-line vote to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on April 14.

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 59 days. While ICE and CBP are funded due to last year’s tax-and-spend megabill, agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have been without funding due to deadlock over Senate Democrats’ demands for reforms to immigration enforcement.

A bill to fund all of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol has passed the Senate and is pending in the House.

Separately, Republicans are looking to fund ICE and Border Patrol for three years, or the rest of President Donald Trump’s administration, through a process called reconciliation.

This allows bills related to taxing, spending, and the national debt to pass the Senate with a simple majority and not be subject to the 60-vote procedural threshold that applies to most legislation.

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Candace - Egg on her face

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Evening Sky 4-15-26

National security threats don’t always arrive at the border—they sometimes enroll in universities.

The detention of Yousof Azizi is raising uncomfortable questions about how foreign influence can embed itself inside American institutions. Academic credentials, media appearances, policy advocacy—on the surface, it looks like scholarship.

But beneath that, critics argue, there may be alignment with hostile regimes that view the United States as an adversary.

The issue isn’t just one individual. It’s the broader system that allowed access, advancement, and influence without asking hard questions about where loyalties—and interests—actually lie.[RAIR FOUNDATION USA]

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Appeals Court Sides with Trump

Trump Administration Wins Appeal to Shut Down Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Probe

A federal appeals court shut down Judge James Boasberg’s contempt probe into Trump administration officials, handing President Trump a major legal victory in the fight over migrant deportation flights.

The case centered on deportation flights that sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last March.

The 2-1 ruling found that Boasberg abused his discretion by trying to pursue possible criminal contempt charges against top officials involved in deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Boasberg must end the contempt investigation. The panel found that the Obama-appointed judge had overstepped his authority.

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Jamie Raskin - Democrats at a new low

House Democrats introduce 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump in a move with zero chance of success

House Democrats on Tuesday rolled out a 10-page bill that would create a 17-member commission to evaluate whether President Donald Trump is mentally or physically fit to serve, a maneuver built on the 25th Amendment that has no realistic path forward in a Republican-controlled Congress.

The legislation, introduced by House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin of Maryland, landed with 50 Democratic co-sponsors. It arrived in the wake of Trump's social media post warning that a "whole civilization will die tonight" during the standoff with Iran, a statement that triggered a wave of Democratic calls for removal or impeachment.

The bill would empower a panel of physicians, psychiatrists, and former senior executive-branch officials, appointed by congressional leaders of both parties, to conduct a medical examination of the president and determine whether he can discharge the duties of his office.

It is, by any honest reading, a political statement dressed in constitutional clothing.

Trump's point, that Tehran's longstanding "Death to America" rhetoric draws no comparable outrage from the same Democrat lawmakers now demanding his removal.

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The 2011 Obama Letter That Gagged Every School District in America

Obama Kept Your School District in the Dark for 15 Years and Chip Roy Just Found the Memo

Your kid's school cut art class to stretch its budget while nobody was allowed to count who was sitting in the classroom.

Now Texas congressman, Chip Roy, has the memo that made that silence federal policy.

He just sent it to the two people who can kill it – and the clock is ticking before Washington goes back to pretending it doesn't exist.

In May 2011, Barack Obama's Department of Education sent a letter to every school district in America. They called it civil rights guidance. It declared that the immigration status of a student – or their parent – was "irrelevant" to their enrollment in public school.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates it costs public schools just over $78 billion annually to educate the limited-English-proficiency student population – the vast majority of whom are children of illegal immigrants.

$1.9 billion – what illegal alien enrollments have cost Texas taxpayers alone. The Heritage Foundation calculated that in just four states – California, New York, Texas, and Arizona – absorbing a single year's influx of migrant children into public schools cost nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars.

Virtually the entire bill falls on state and local taxpayers.

Not Washington.

You.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor - Liberal against ICE

Sotomayor targets Kavanaugh's background in public broadside over ICE raid ruling

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor used a public appearance at a University of Kansas School of Law event on Tuesday to single out colleague Brett Kavanaugh, claiming his upbringing as the son of professionals left him unable to understand the real-world consequences of immigration enforcement stops.

The remarks, personal, pointed, and delivered outside the courtroom, centered on Kavanaugh's concurring opinion last September in a case that allowed the Trump administration to continue ICE raids in the Los Angeles area, as the New York Post reported.

Sotomayor did not name Kavanaugh directly in her public remarks. But she left little doubt about her target.

Sotomayor told the Kansas audience that a colleague had characterized immigration stops as merely temporary. She then pivoted to a personal critique of Kavanaugh's family background, arguing it disqualified him from understanding the stakes for hourly workers detained by ICE agents.

"This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn't really know any person who works by the hour."

The episode raises a question that has nothing to do with immigration law: When a sitting justice uses a public stage to attack a colleague's personal background as the basis for his legal reasoning, what does that say about the state of the Court?

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