Used to go tabbing almost every night, clickin' 'til I thought I'd lose my breath ...
Told you this was going to be a problem for Talarico.
https://t.co/mQthXHeb3U pic.twitter.com/aHs0iOna7p— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 20, 2026 Ed: I have warned about the same problem, repeatedly.
Maybe "warned" isn't the best word here; I'm down with the Jasmine Crockett struggle in this case.
All kidding aside, though, all of the toxicity of "intersectionality" will emerge here in Texas, but it will expand into every Democrat jurisdiction in upcoming cycles.
WSJ: Rowling, who had contributed more than $750,000 to groups supporting Cornyn, is one of the high-dollar Republican donors who could be key to Paxton’s efforts in a competitive race.
But Rowling, a onetime supporter of Paxton, had been turned off by his alleged extramarital affairs and was emotional over his drubbing of Cornyn, he said.
He initially declined to help.
Then Rowling got a call from Sen.
Ted Cruz, who asked him to meet with Paxton.
Rowling said he had begun to consider whether Democratic opponent James Talarico was a concerning enough threat for him to open his wallet again.
He ended up taking a meeting with Paxton and Cruz to hear them out.
Rowling’s hesitation highlights the bind confronting a bloc of deep-pocketed Texans weighing how involved to get in the race.
Many can’t stomach Paxton—a populist firebrand dogged by legal and ethical scandals and known for targeting corporate interests.
But with control of the Senate in the balance and a well-funded Democrat on the other side, some are deciding they can’t afford to sit this one out.
Paxton’s success hinges, in part, on winning them back.
Ed: It's pretty typical to have donors and voters expressing anger and disappointment after a contentious primary.
However, Paxton has several weeks to work on assuaging the hard feelings from his challenge to Cornyn.
The need to keep the Senate in GOP control will likely move donors back into action.
However, the Texas Senate race will clearly take some work from Republicans to secure, regardless of whether Talarico triggers a split among Democrats.
The Minnesota Star Tribune is cheering on Tim Walz protecting an illegal alien monster who raped a 10 year old girl.
No one should read this depraved rag.
They are sick.
pic.twitter.com/loNtPef8Sm— Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) July 19, 2026 Ed: Mitch wrote about this in his VIP piece earlier today.
This wasn't a letter to the editor; it was part of columnist Rochelle Olson's "Cheers and Jeers." The Strib is championing the use of pardons to allow child rapists to run free and get immunity from deportation if in the country illegally.
It's utterly despicable.
I wrote about the case last week and the week before that.
Be sure to read Mitch's perspective from inside the Twin Cities asylum.
NY Post: Hizzoner, who is deeply skeptical of prisons, said that his team was exploring the legality of detaining Netanyahu should the Israeli prime minister come to the Big Apple for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) or another event.
“Well, it’s such a tough guy to say that kind of thing.
He has no way to do that,” Fetterman (D-Pa.) chided on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” The mayor cited the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) 2024 arrest warrant for Netanyahu over the war in Gaza.
“Obviously, America’s not even part of that corrupt court, and so he’s just a clown to even say that.
So he won’t try that,” Fetterman went on.
“And now, just sit down and focus on the problems that they have in New York.
That’s really not your purview.” Ed: Fetterman makes a good point about Mamdani looking for virtue-signaling distractions.
I'm not so sure that Mamdani wouldn't attempt to make good on the arrest threat, however.
If he does attempt to violate diplomatic immunity and breach Netanyahu's security team to make an arrest, will the DoJ take action to arrest and charge Mamdani with Logan Act violations, at least? Donald Trump on Truth Social: Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America.
He is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which recently killed 52,000 innocent protestors, and has spent the last 47 years killing American Soldiers, and others.
The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, something that should have been dealt with years ago, by previous Presidents! President DONALD J.
TRUMP Ed: I wonder if Netanyahu will make an appearance in New York soon just to embarrass Mamdani.
NEW: Around 40 Hezbollah operatives are reportedly trapped inside a sprawling underground tunnel complex beneath the Ali Taher ridge.The IDF has sealed the tunnel entrances, while Israeli security officials assess the operatives could run out of supplies within days,… pic.twitter.com/nDKu6eoN6b— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 20, 2026 Ed: Interesting.
This siege is at least three weeks old, and it has important strategic implications.
This complex is six miles from the border, and the ridge has significant visibility for the broader battlefield.
Together with the capture of Beaufort Castle, it would greatly increase the IDF's capabilities in the fight to eject Hezbollah from the sub-LItani region.
The Israelis are apparently not going to let Hezbollah off the hook here regardless of whether the Iranians manage to get another MOU.
Jerusalem Post: In a separate post, Trump stated that for every US soldier killed, Iran will pay “many times over.” “Every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay for that killing many times over,” he said.
Trump also stated that he has passed a directive to enforce his words onto US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
Dan Caine, and all US military leaders.
Ed: If Iran wonders whether Trump has hit a ceiling on escalation, this should settle the matter.
We'll see how this translates to the next wave of attacks later this evening.
Noah Rothman at NRO: New York magazine’s David Freedlander assembled a variety of juicy quotes from Democratic insiders for his piece on Kamala Harris’s insatiable hunger for power.
Most of those insiders seem only to want Harris to go away.
Some took the diplomatic track.
They’d profess their undying affection for the former vice president but also wonder if she can raise the requisite funds or stay....
