Quick Hits: Volume CCCLXXVI

It shouldn't be controversial for states to pass laws that require young people to be at an age of consent (typically adulthood, which legally begins at 18) to make literal life altering decisions. 

Thankfully the highest court in the land concurred. 

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states have the constitutional right to pass laws protecting children from irreversible transgender medical interventions.

In a 6-3 ruling the court upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting minors from attempting to medically change their sex.

Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court, in which Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined. Justice Samuel Alito, a George W. Bush appointee, agreed with large parts of the opinion. The court’s three liberal justices—Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented.

The court held that Tennessee’s law “satisfies rational basis review,” rejecting plaintiffs’ claims that the law discriminates against people on the basis of gender identity.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed SB1—a bill banning puberty blockers, hormone replacement regimens, and transgender surgeries for children—into law on March 22, 2023.

In her dissenting opinion, Sotomayor sounded more like a demagogic leftwing legislator than a member of the judiciary branch. 

"The majority subjects a law that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review," Sotomayor wrote. "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent."

In the concurring opinion, Justice Barrett indicates transgenderism is not a "suspect class." 

I guess we're getting a sneak preview of perhaps the next major legal battle.  

- Let's be clear: Iran is the largest, most prolific state sponsor of Islamic terror in the world. For the leaders of that country to develop nuclear capabilities would be apocalyptic. So the Israeli military conducting multiple precise missile strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities does not equate to America "entering a new war." 

And for those beating the drum that "aMeRiCaNs ArE tIrEd Of FoReVeR wArS iN tHe MiDdLe EaSt," I would concur. Except most Americans realize that's not what's happening. Nor is it on the brink of occurring.  

As I said yesterday on @AmericaRpts, the so called split on the right over Iran having a nuke is completely overblown pic.twitter.com/GlNuVmpl21

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 18, 2025

Oof. Tucker Carlson's isolationist grift efforts are the hardest hit.  

- A lotta leftists (and non-Trump Republicans) got in a twist over the President's blunt answer to the question of whether he'd reach out to Gov. Tim Walz in the aftermath of the murders and attempted murders of Minnesota legislators and their spouses. 

COLLINS: Have you called Tim Walz yet?

TRUMP: I don't really call him. He appointed this guy to a position. I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out. I'm not calling him ... he's a mess. pic.twitter.com/81o4oSqyR7

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 17, 2025

One of the more visceral reactions came from current Democratic National Committee chair (and former MN DFL chair) Ken Martin.  

Guess what, @realDonaldTrump, you're a small, petty, insecure man and no one cares if you call them or not. Your words ring hollow and no one believes anything you say - so you're right why waste the Governors time calling him, the last thing he needs is your fake sympathy.… https://t.co/LrJtGgGnR9

— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) June 17, 2025

Kenny could get away with this brand of unhinged lunacy at the state level due to Minnesota not having a competent oppositional party. But now that he's at the helm of a national party hemorrhaging support (and money) while showing no desire to moderate even a little shows this clown is in way over his head. 

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They got him (UPDATE: could have been *a lot* worse).

At close to 10 PM Sunday evening, alleged assassin Vance Boelter was apprehended near his Green Isle, MN estate. 

So many people were understandably devastated and horrified by the murders of Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and husband Mark as well as the serious gunshot wounds suffered by Sen. John Hoffmann (DFL-Champlin) and wife Yvette. However, those emotions were made even more painful due to the fact the alleged killer was at large for nearly 48 hours after the incidents. Thankfully the victims' loved ones can now focus solely on life going forward, which will be difficult enough. 

The one undeniable silver lining from this tragedy is that Boelter didn't have an opportunity to claim additional victims which were part of a personal "hit list." Since the Hoffmans were shot first (with John being quickly identified as a state legislator), law enforcement had the presence of mind to perform a "wellness check" on the nearby Hortman residence due to the possibility someone was targeting elected officials. As it turned out, that intuition was spot on, thus saving countless other lives. 

As is custom in any violent incident which has political undertones, the "hot takes" and reckless speculation was quite insufferable. People on the right in particular glommed on to the fact that Boelter was named to voluntary committees/councils in both the Gov. Mark Dayton and Gov. Tim Walz administrations. Also, many "No Kings" fliers were found in the vehicle he fled after law enforcement engaged him at the Hortman residence. In the minds of some, this was all the proof they needed that Boelter was radicalized by the left. There were also a good number of folks on social media who believed Hortman and Hoffman were targeted due to voting to remove healthcare coverage for adult illegal aliens in Minnesota, a vote which angered radical leftists. And while it's true that Hortman was the deciding vote in the House on that provision, Hoffman was not one of the four MN Senators who voted in favor. 

As more information becomes available, Boelter's primary motivation for wanting to conduct a killing spree was his staunch opposition to abortion. Specifically, elected officials who support/voted for radical abortion policy (like what we have in Minnesota) as well as churches which he felt became too moderate on the issue. That certainly would fly in the face of those who assumed he was on the radical left. 

In the end, my sentiments echo those of conservative commentator Guy Benson. 

Lots of missing information & conflicting details still — but IF this evil killer shot politicians over their abortion stance, I fully reject him, as virtually all pro-lifers should & will. I want nothing to do with him. Political violence is despicable.

And I don’t vote for… https://t.co/AOH4d6XEVm

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 16, 2025

Whenever violence is perpetrated by a leftist (e.g. Two assassination attempts of Donald Trump, the murder of a United Healthcare CEO, a Jewish couple being gunned down in Washington, D.C., a plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Bernie Bro shooting at Congressional Republicans, etc.), progs often give conditional condemnations ("Sure this was wrong, BUT....") of such actions with their media lapdogs providing adequate cover. But in this case, progs and their media accomplices will use Boelter's actions as a cudgel to shill for gun control as well as demagogue that the fight for "reproductive rights" can never cease, even in the face of death. 

This much is certain: the vast majority of right-of-center politicos won't place a single condition on their condemnations of Boelter's actions. 

UPDATE: Boelter visited a total of four homes of legislators that evening before fleeing police. 

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Box Score of the Week

Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres - August 20, 2020. 

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This was the fourth consecutive game in which the Padres as a team hit a grand slam home run, a record which still stands today. 

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Sunday NARN

I'm out for today's broadcast of my radio show, but there will still be live programming 1-3 PM Central Time on 1280 The Patriot. 

Andrew Richter, co-founder of Community Solutions Minnesota, will take the reins of today's show. I'm certain he'll be keeping listeners abreast of any breaking news regarding the violence aimed towards MN legislators, incidents which resulted in the deaths of Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband Mark as well as serious injuries to Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and wife Yvette. 

You can listen in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page.

Until then.....

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Nothing left to say

It goes without saying that I am horrified, shocked and saddened by the violence aimed at elected Minnesota legislators and their families. 

State Representative Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their home Saturday morning. State Senator John Hoffman (D) and his wife, Yvette, who were also targeted by the assassin and each shot multiple times, survived a similar attack in their home on Saturday morning.

The man suspected of attacking Hortman and Hoffman is 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, who was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve a four-year term on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. The alleged suspect is the head of Praetorian Guard Security Services, a Minnesota-based firm that offers clients uniformed security patrol, event security services, and licensed armed patrols in residential areas, according to its website.

Authorities are “cautiously optimistic” that the Hoffman family will survive.

Officials say that the suspect had a “manifesto” with a target list of “many other lawmakers and officials” in his vehicle, including Hortman and Hoffman. The list also included the names of Walz, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other state Democrats, along with abortion providers, ABC reported. Police are looking for a “white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants.”

As information continues to flow out about Boelter and his background, the more questions I have. But, as my NARN colleague Mitch Berg's 18th Law declares, pretty much take everything with a grain of salt within the first 48 hours after such an incident. 

Since I am taking a break from tomorrow's radio show, I agreed to appear on Mitch's program today from 1-3 and then guest co-hosted the Jack Tomczak Show 3-5. As such, I really don't have much more to say until there's any additional breaking news. 

With that, here's the video to all four hours of today's programming on the Northern Alliance Radio Network. 

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Brief hiatus

A lotta family stuff pressing this weekend, which means blogging may be lighter than normal. Also, I won't be hosting my weekly radio show this Sunday, so I may unplug altogether. 

Talk to ya soon. 

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Quick Hits: Volume CCCLXXV

 - I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again (and will likely convey it repeatedly in the future): the media thinks you're stupid. As such, they request you don't believe your lying eyes 

Reporting on the riots (and yes, "riots" is an appropriate term here) in Los Angeles in response to the Feds enforcing...uh...Federal law is the latest example. 

SUPERCUT!

Corporate media: These murderous riots are actually mostly peaceful pic.twitter.com/9Aig54BoH2

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 9, 2025

Call it Fiery, But Mostly Peaceful: Part Deux. 

Eh. It's all in good fun though. For real. The KABC news guy tells us so. 

WATCH: ABC News wants you to know what is happening in California isn’t a violent riot.

It’s “just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.” — ABC 7’s Marc Brown. pic.twitter.com/xjiQZJyuDq

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) June 9, 2025

The Dems were given a gift last week with Republican infighting over the state of America's fiscal health. This week these same progs are savaging the Trump administration for engaging in a process (i.e. mass deportations of illegal immigrants) which the majority of Americans support. 

Apparently leftists can't stand prosperity. 

- A special session of the 2025 Minnesota legislature concluded early Tuesday morning with the required state budget being passed. 

Given Republicans were merely tied in the House while being in the minority in the Senate and having to endure a DFL governor, they were able to extract some significant concessions while avoiding a government shutdown. But hey, don't take my word for it. Here's an excerpt from the staunchly non-conservative Minnesota Reformer. 

The Minnesota Reformer newsletter gets this one right.

Proud of the work of our whole @mnhousegop team under the leadership of Speaker @LisaDemuthMN! pic.twitter.com/sS9Eu2LLzH

— Rep. Harry Niska (@HarryNiska) June 10, 2025

Oof. The right wing grift operation Action 4 Jake Duesenberg's wallet Liberty was hardest hit. 

- Upon confirmation that the national media was derelict in its duty when failing to engage in basic journalism regarding then President Joe Biden's obvious decline, I'd like to think they'll be more diligent in holding themselves to higher standards. 

Is this a start? 

 

ABC News is parting ways with embattled journalist Terry Moran after he posted a tirade against senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller over the weekend as anti-ICE riots unfolded in Los Angeles.

“We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew,” an ABC News spokesperson told NR.

“At ABC News, we hold all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism, and we remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism.”

Moran, formerly a senior national correspondent, was suspended Sunday, hours after posting the tirade, for violating the network’s objectivity standards. His conduct drew strong condemnation from Miller and other Trump administration officials.

FWIW, here was the tweet (eventually deleted) which got Moran fired: 

This goes deeper than violating journalistic standards. This is the kind of screed that would indicate someone is unwell. As a news guy, Moran will inevitably have to report on difficult subjects, some which can really mess with a person's head. If Moran doesn't have the impulse control to not blast his feelings out to the masses, then ABC did him a favor by gassing him since he clearly couldn't handle the pressure of his job. 

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Box Score of the Week

Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs - June 5, 1985.

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This was the Cubs game featured in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 

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The NARN Closer's playlist - 6/8/2025

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We're talkin' 'bout the dollar bill and that old man that's over the hill....

I'm back in the Patriot bunker today for this week's edition of my radio show The Closer. The 2-hour festivities begin at 1:00 PM Central Time. 

Obviously I'll weigh in on the President Donald Trump-Elon Musk feud, but it's a distraction from a far greater issue. I will also discuss the latest violent incident targeting Jews and why the media doesn't give it more high profile coverage. 

At 2:00 CT, former Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Ron Yary will join the broadcast to share his remembrances of his long time teammate Jim Marshall, who passed away on Tuesday. 

 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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Neutral corners, gentlemen

This tweet from Tuesday is what essentially started a high profile spat between one of the wealthiest men on planet Earth and the leader of the free world. 

I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore.

This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.

Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2025

The war of words really ramped up on Thursday with Musk flat out saying that Donald Trump's name is in the Jeffrey Epstein files, which is why his administration isn't making them public as they claimed they would. 

I'm not really interested in recapping the utter petulance on display because, as an American who has been gravely concerned over the nation's fiscal health for 3 decades, my disgust with Washington's dereliction of duty supersedes this my embarrassment with this nonsense.   

Multiple things can be true here. First, Elon Musk is correct in that the "Big Beautiful Bill" is an abomination and thus completely undermines the work put for by the DOGE folks. It would also add north of $2 trillion to an already incomprehensible $37 trillion national debt. On the other hand, Musk should have kept his powder dry. The fact is the Senate still has to vote on the measure, and it's been very clear that a few GOP Senators are not on board with this legislation in its current form. I get Musk's frustration with the process, but he's getting a firsthand look at how the sausage is made in the legislative process. It's just flat out messy. That and the fact Republicans have a scant 3-seat majority in the House means it's inevitable not all 220 GOP members would be on board with the massive cuts recommended by DOGE. Since there will be zero Democrat support for the BBB, there's very little wiggle room for Republicans. 

But even if the BBB passes in some similar form as to what the House OK'd, there is still a workaround to implementing cuts outside that legislation. Erick Erickson explains. 

Congress can draft legislation that rescinds spending found by DOGE. But doing so would go through the normal legislative process and risk a filibuster in the Senate.

Under the actual law governing rescission, the President can transmit a letter to Congress outlining spending he thinks should be rescinded. Congress can, within forty-five days, approve or reject the spending and the filibuster cannot be deployed.

As Elon Musk depart(ed) the White House with a presidential press conference (last week), the President’s team (sent) a rescission package to Congress. They might do it in batches, instead of one bill. My friend Wade Miller at the Center for Renewing America makes the the case for a pocket rescission.

Essentially, if the President transmits the rescission to Congress toward the end of the fiscal year with less than forty-five days for consideration before September 30th, the President can effectively rescind the spending on his own.

If indeed this is the way forward, you would think this would be palatable to Musk. As such, the war of words between he and Trump seems counterproductive. I get a sense Musk just doesn't understand there are parliamentary protocols in place. If indeed that's the crux of the matter, it sure woulda been nice for someone from the administration to convey that explanation as opposed to two egomaniacal men engaging in a Mean Girls reenactment. 

Anyhow, the clock's ticking here. 

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They still don't get it

We're approximately seven months removed from the 2024 presidential election and Democrats are still engaging in post mortems. And front and center is the Dem VP candidate  Nebraska Fats Tim Walz, who continues to show he is utterly clueless as to what caused he and Kamala Harris to lose the POTUS race. 

As podcast host and former Montana Sen. Jon Tester argued that the campaign didn't use Walz effectively, Walz said his argument spoke to a broader point about the Democratic Party not entering "every media environment," including podcasts and local media. He said, "My God, they're not watching ‘Meet the Press,’ they're listening to you guys, as they're going somewhere, listening."

The former Democratic vice presidential candidate spoke to Tester and journalist Maritsa Georgiou, hosts of the "Grounded" podcast, on Thursday about the 2024 campaign and the Democratic Party's next steps.

Though Harris did speak to some podcast hosts, she also visited traditional media outlets such as CNN and CBS' "60 Minutes," and waited weeks after her campaign launch to do media at all.

"I think you got to flood the zone," Walz said. "And I would argue we didn't see, you know, the vice president when she got in front of people, and I watch her talking to young people, she was magnetic with them. She was optimistic. She was hopeful. But in today's world, you got to have a lot of that, or it gets lost in the noise. And if you think you're just going to do a, you know, a '60 Minutes' interview, and that's going to get across, boy, that's not it."

The problem for Harris is people already knew who she was. She had the reputation of being painfully ill-informed on many policy issues, often answering questions as if she were giving an oral book report without having thoroughly read the book. And the fact she indicated on perhaps the most leftist friendly environment that is The View that she wouldn't change a thing from what the failed Biden administration had done its first 3-1/2 years was a critical (if not fatal) wound. Not sure how "flooding the zone" with a lackadaisical message would have made their electoral prospects any better. 

Also, as my former Northern Alliance Radio Network alum (and Hot Air chief) Ed Morrissey points out, Walz as the Veep pick was a catastrophic blunder. 

For one thing, he was clearly the He's Not a Jew choice by Harris, who was widely expected to pick Josh Shapiro to bolster her strength in Pennsylvania, but that isn't Walz' fault. Instead, Walz tried to make a campaign slogan out of calling Republicans "weird" while strutting across stages like Freddie Mercury on a coke binge. Walz also talked a lot about "freedom" and "Mind Your Own Damn Business" from a governor who established a literal snitch line for Minnesotans to rat out family and friends for supposed pandemic sins -- a Stasi-esque operation that ran for more than two years in Minnesota. Harris supposedly picked Walz as a masculine role model to attract younger male voters, which speaks largely to Harris' lack of intellectual capacity.

CNN host Jake Tapper's anecdote about leftists' reactions to his football-playing, aspiring cop son encapsulates the Dems' issues with male voters (caution: strong language).  

 

"This is why you fuckers are losing elections."

CNN's Jake Tapper says left-wing podcast hosts assumed his teen son is racist because he wants to be a police officer.

"That's how the democratic party talks to men." pic.twitter.com/1Dj0drIYsO

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 28, 2025

I don't see this as something that gets fixed over one or two election cycles. 

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Left wing terror

Leftists would have you believe that violent incidents like the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, VA and the 1/6/2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol occur on a regular basis. Why they push such a narrative is rather simple: the people who instigated those events were supporters of Donald J. Trump. As such, progs and their media allies use them as a cudgel to perpetuate their "oRaNgE mAn BaD" worldview. 

Heck, even when Trump wasn't President of the United States, you had President Joe Biden in 2023 declare that white supremacy is the #1 domestic terror threat we Americans face. It's clear that the Biden administration thought the best way to advance an anti-Trump narrative was to completely fabricate a crisis since the demand for white supremacist terror vastly outweighed the supply. 

But when violent incidents occur where a case can be made that they were inspired by prog rhetoric or misinformation peddled by a agenda-driven media, we get the ol' reactionary chanting point of "We just don't know what the perpetrator's motivation could be" despite said perpetrators shouting "ALLAHU AKBAR" or "FREE PALESTINE." 

Erick Erickson breaks it down. 

A progressive techie gunned down an insurance company executive in New York. Many on the left cheered him on.

One progressive activist attempted to burn down the Governor’s Mansion in Pennsylvania with the Governor and his family inside.

Another just murdered two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C.

A Muslim man in Michigan has been arrested for a plot to attack a military base on behalf of ISIS.

A Defense Intelligence Agency employee has been arrested for attempting to sell secrets to another nation because the employee is upset Donald Trump won the election.

(On Sunday) in Boulder, CO, an Egyptian man attempted to set on fire a number of Jews. A Holocaust survivor is a victim. The man chanted about Palestine as he Molotov Cocktailed the Jews.

The attack (Sunday) came after American media outlets amplified a story about Israelis killing Palestinians in Gaza that turned out not to be true.

Along those lines, the Washington Post announced they were deleting a post containing such disinformation. 

Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.

The background: Early versions of the article on Sunday stated that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, with the… pic.twitter.com/KseRXgJn6A

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2025

Remember it was the WaPo that declared "Democracy dies in darkness" when the first Trump term began in 2017. I wonder what they believe happens to democracy when reporters engage in "narrative journalism" as opposed to, y'know, REPORTING FACTS?!?!?!

And while leftists reject "lone wolf" arguments for when a mentally unstable person commits a spree killing with a firearm, they'd have us believe that the myriad incidents Erick laid out in his post are merely one-offs. 

Just a string of "lone wolf" attacks aimed at the same group using the same rhetoric based on the same ideology. https://t.co/fqSJuXz5zD

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) June 3, 2025

Tragically, democracy is not the only thing dying in darkness. 

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Box Score of the Week

Let's go with a game from this past weekend: Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners - May 31, 2025.

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After this past Saturday's game, Mariners' backstop Cal Raleigh had 22 home runs on the season. That is a MLB record for most home runs hit by a catcher before the month of June. In fact, no catcher had even hit 20 within the first two months of a season. 

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On assignment

Given we're on the brink of summer, I will be absent from a good number of Sunday radio shows over the next few months, starting today. 

Community Solutions MN co-founder Andrew Richter will be filling in on the today's broadcast, 1-3 PM Central Time. 

You can listen in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page.

Until then.....

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Happy June 1

Just a friendly reminder as we enter the month of June. 

Pride is a devastating sin and is complex. Most sins turn us away from God, but pride directly attacks God. It lifts us above and against God, seeking to dethrone Him by enthroning ourselves.
- Joel Beeke

— Brandon Scalf (@brandonmscalf) December 22, 2024

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