Simple Truths Week at Legal Insurrection

MIKE LACHANCE APR 19, 2026 8:00 AM

Let us begin this week’s review with some wise words.

• Justice Clarence Thomas: Progressivism ‘Incompatible’ With America’s Founding Documents

Progressives prove this all the time.

• Maryland House Chooses Criminal Illegal Aliens Over Citizens in Late Night Vote
• FBI Investigating Alleged Assault on Journalist During Anti-ICE Protest
• Report Details How Biden DOJ Weaponized FACE Act Against Pro-Life Activists

An excellent point.

• ‘Intersectionality’ – The Destructive Ideology Balkanizing the Country

Progressives have ruined Minnesota.

• Minnesota House Democrats Stop Walz, Ellison Impeachment Process
• Minnesota Attorney Charges ICE Agent With Assault for Allegedly Pointing Gun at Motorists
• Ilhan Omar Says Accounting Error Led to Overstated Wealth, Net Worth Is $95,000

And New York.

• Hochul Wants to Raise Taxes on NYC Second Homes Worth Over $5 Million
• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Unveils Plans for City-Owned Grocery Store
• Zohran Mamdani’s NYC: Machete-Wielding Subway Attacker Was a Repeat Offender

And Chicago.

• Chicago Mayor Johnson Pushes for Reparations, Claims Restaurant Industry Tied to Slavery

This is the result.

• Blue States Bleed Families While Red States Gain Ground

You know what else is true? Eric Swalwell is a creep.

• 50 Former Staffers Release Statement Calling on Swalwell to Resign from Congress
• Reps. Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales Officially Resign From Congress
• Pelosi Denies Democrats had Any Prior Knowledge of Allegations Against Swalwell

Like, seriously.

• 5th Swalwell Accuser Comes Forward: ‘He Raped Me. And He Choked Me’

Iran updates.

• Iran Hostilities Set to Resume as U.S. Enforces Hormuz Blockade
• Strait of Hormuz Only Open for Ships Using Iranian-Approved Route’
• Iran Escalates as IRGC Fires at Tanker in Hormuz Strait, Hezbollah Violates Ceasefire

Other world news.

• Trump, Putin Ally Orbán Ousted in Hungary
• Spain Finalizes Amnesty Plan for Over 500,000 Migrants

More.

• President Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon
• Trump ‘Prohibits’ Israel From Striking Lebanon as Netanyahu Says War With Hezbollah Not Over Yet
• CENTCOM: U.S. Blockade Fully Implemented,’ Halting 90% of Iran’s Sea Trade

Just as predicted.

• Trump: ‘We May Stop by Cuba After We’re Finished With’ Iran

Oh.

• Newly Released 2019 Impeachment Files Point to Previously Undisclosed Exculpatory Evidence

This judge…

• DC Circuit Tells Boasberg to Stop Criminal Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights

Good to know.

• When Primate Politics Turn Deadly: ‘Civil War’ Shattering Uganda’s Ngogo Chimps

How dare he expose fraud!

• California Democrats Advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to Shield Fraud From Citizen Journalists

Is this more of that stuff about our democracy?

• Virginia Becomes Latest Blue State in Push to Bypass Electoral College

This is the left.

• NY Times Tries Normalizing Hasan Piker the Same Week He Reiterates Support for Hamas

Hmm…

• Tucker Carlson’s Son Exits White House Role

Naturally.

• Leading Dem in California Governor Race Proposes Radical Immigration Platform

Just shocking.

• Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife, Self Amid ‘Messy Divorce’

This is getting a little weird.

• 11th Scientist Added to List of Missing, Dead Officials with Access to US Secrets

LOL.

• Newsom Supercharged Memoir Sales With $1.5 Million From His PAC

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