It’s only nepotism when the left does it:
Remember when cons were all apoplectic about the possibility that Hunter Biden might have been trading on his famous father’s name? They couldn’t beLIEVE the outrage! Now, a company backed by Donny Jr has been contracted by the US military to build drone engines.

Somehow, cons don’t see any problem. Curiouser and curiouser…

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A tale of two countries:
Andrew, the Andrew formerly known as a prince, isn’t a prince anymore. In fact, he’s lost all of his titles. He has to move out of the royal mansion he has lived in for more than twenty years and get (and pay for) his own digs. He won’t be part of any royal functions going forward. He is as “out” as a royal could possibly be short of one of England’s rather infamous beheadings.

Why? His known association with Jeffrey Epstein. To be clear, there have been no charges to answer (yet) and no trial confirming criminal behavior. He hasn’t – and likely won’t – confess to his participation. He denies it, entirely. And STILL, he’s losing it all. That’s England.

Across the pond, Americans have someone with a known association with Jeffrey Epstein, too. To be clear, there have been no charges to answer (yet) and no trial confirming criminal behavior. He hasn’t – and likely won’t – confess to his participation. He denies it, entirely. But he gets to be ostensible President of the United States and stuff his pockets full of stolen money while punishing anybody who has ever ruffled his feathers.

The Brits handled it far better…

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Profiles in negotiation:
So, if I’ve got this right, after Donny’s visit with Xi in China, there now exists a trade environment between the US and China that matches the trade environment that existed in January of this year. Let’s look at the same idea another way, shall we?

After over eight months of shenanigans, unnecessary pain, suffering, and expense, Donny has now managed to get US/China trade relations back to where Joe Biden had them in the first place. Art of the Deal, I guess…

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Okay, this is weird. There’s a guy named Taylor Taranto. No, that’s not the weird part. He’s a MAGA convicted of live-streaming a bomb threat. He was arrested as he drove near President Obama’s house with a bunch of guns and ammo. You know, because of all of that violence from the left. The DOJ issued a sentencing memo in which they asked for 27 months in prison. When a prosecutor issues a sentencing memo, they include other, pertinent information about the defendant so the judge knows exactly with whom he’s dealing.

The original filing mentioned Taranto’s J6 charges – and briefly described the day’s events, writing that “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.” Uh-oh. That’s an accurate, if short, description of Trump’s Insurrection at the Capitol. But Donny doesn’t allow accurate descriptions of Trump’s Insurrection at the Capitol.

Most especially when it turns out, as it does in this case, that the defendant, Taranto, was one of the many political pardon beneficiaries Donny issued on day one, only to see the guy re-arrested for other violent crimes and threats later. Those stupid pardons are pretty much the only “Day One” promise he’s kept. Well, that and being a dictator on Day One. He seems to be keeping that “promise” too. (It’s more of a threat, really.)

And HOW did Tartanto gain access to President Barack Obama’s home address? I mean, is it in your Rolodex? I suspect one does NOT just call information and ask. Well, I suppose you can ask, but you ain’t gettin‘. So how did Taranto get it? Why, the filing covered that, too. Taranto got the address when Donny posted it online.

The two prosecutors who signed the sentencing memo, Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, found themselves locked out of their government devices a few hours later. Now they’re on leave. They’ll probably be fired. They dared to tell the truth. The judge praised them both at the sentencing hearing for doing “an excellent and commendable job” on the case and said it was some of “the best” work he’s seen with the “highest standards of professionalism.”

That’s the most vicious and damning thing a judge could possibly say to a Trump regime prosecutor. “Highest standards of professionalism?” Screw that. The only thing that matters to this crew is the highest standard of loyalty to the lowest standard of a human being. “Highest standards of professionalism?” How is THAT a compliment to the team that wants to water crops with ‘Brawndo?’ (You’ve got to watch ‘Idiocracy’ to understand…)

That original filing, the one that mentioned Donny’s J6 insurrection, was replaced with a shorter sentencing memo that did NOT mention Donny’s J6 insurrection. Nor did it reveal that it was Donny himself who had “doxxed” Obama, giving Taranto access to the Obama home. It still asked for 27 months, though.

So, here’s the weird part: The original filing seems to have… disappeared. The judge in the case, Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee, said it’s “not entirely clear, to me, how that first brief was sealed,” noting that he had not authorized it’s removal. The judge said he had read both prosecution briefs and if the DOJ wanted to keep the first one hidden they would need to file a motion to seal it or strike it. The DOJ, the judge said, is “going to have to justify that.”

So where did it go? It seems senior officials at the US Attorney’s office “persuaded” a court clerk to block online access to the filing. The original sentencing memo is now described in the court docket as “filed in error.” That’s some solid damage control. I mean, journalists have the filing, sure, but MAGA will never see it. They won’t accept anything not authorized by MAGA media and truth is definitely NOT authorized by MAGA media.

You know what? I’m not enjoying MAGAmerica…