The Morning Report — 1/31/25

Good morning kids. Well, the big story is of course the aftermath of yesterday's horrific air disaster over Reagan National and the Potomac in DC. As an aside, can anyone who writes (that is manipulates a crayon) TV news stop using the adjective tragic whenever a disaster like this strikes. Either that or provide an example of a hilarious airplane crash.

In any case, the daily soap opera (as the late great Rush Limbaugh called it) is shifting because Donald Trump is now president and because he dared use the incident to call out the evil insanity of DEI. Bad move? Wrong place and time? As I've pondered this, I've come to the conclusion that NO, it wasn't. Aside from the fact that he did not place the sole blame on DEI for what happened. Considering the actions of the Obama/Sponge Brain-Shits-Pants junta to specifically in the case of the FAA declare that too many air traffic controllers were white and that was intolerable. So towers were understaffed because there just weren't any qualified non-white male heterosexual normal ones available. Regardless of whether that played any part in what happened Wednesday night, all one has to do is stand in the smoldering ruins of what once was the beautiful community of Pacific Palisades to see what DEI, and all its attendant ideologies, beliefs and pathologies have wrought.

No doubt the black boxes on the airliner and the helicopter will be recovered and we'll at least have a record of both the communications of the aircrew as well as how the ships were behaving mechanically and aerodynamically at the time of impact. If we have honest, unbiased, true independent investigators who won't be intimidated or threatened by the usual political actors in the administrative state and politicians themselves, then we will indeed get to the bottom of this. And if either the air traffic controllers, or the blackhawk and airliner pilots displayed any sort of ineptness not only here but certainly in the past, then our worst fears and Donald Trump's assertions will be borne out.

The raging disgusting hypocrisy of the Left in both blaming Trump for what happened and in supposedly politicizing the tragedy is vomit inducing considering the fact that every time there is a mass shooting somewhere, these people are shoving each other aside to see who gets to be first to stand on top of the still warm bodies of the victims to shriek about the evils of the Second Amendment.

Moving ahead. . . I'm no great fan of Matthew Continetti, mostly because of his familial ties to Bill Kristol which over the years have turned more political as we've seen in his writings, so I have avoided him entirely for many years now. And yet he does have some very salient observations with this essay. And it ties in directly with Trump's referencing DEI and his and our crusade to eradicate wokeism:

The welfare state Trump seeks to reform is a misshapen layer cake of liberal ambitions. The rusted instruments of FDR's New Deal, such as unemployment insurance and Social Security, sit at the bottom. LBJ's Great Society—Medicare and Medicaid and the civil rights apparatus—is in the middle. It's the top layer—the woke revolution—that is the least appetizing. Liberalism's radical turn began in Barack Obama's second term. The MeToo movement and anti-Trump Resistance, COVID-19, and the death of George Floyd in 2020 catalyzed the intemperate demands of BLM, Greta Thunberg's climate hysteria, the 1619 Project, Defund the Police, Abolish ICE, and the transgender rights movement into the worldview of most Democrat elites. Former [so-called quote-unquote] president Joe Biden embedded these revolutionary ideas within the federal bureaucracy. Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden's welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change. In Biden's vision, America would adopt a Net Zero economy. Mass immigration would produce economic and demographic growth. DEI and gender ideology would make America a more diverse and equitable place. And if people didn't like it, well, they would face censorship, cancellation, and prosecution. . .

. . . Now comes the hard part. You exorcise wokeness from government by tackling spending, for sure. But you also wrestle back control of the bureaucracy through hiring freezes, a return to the office, Schedule F, offers of early retirement, moving federal agencies outside the Beltway, and attrition.

Just don't expect it to be easy. The snafu over the OMB memo was a reminder that de-wokeifying the government isn't a matter of snapping one's fingers. The federal workforce backs Democrats both politically and financially. Powerful interests are invested in the status quo. The response to the spending freeze revealed the extent of government dependence. Only careful planning, precise language, consistent messaging, and effective legislation will rein in the federal Leviathan. And wipe the smile off Schumer's face.

Continetti makes some good points. But you have to not only engage in battle to win it, but to recognize the fact that we are not only in a battle, but that it is indeed an existential struggle between those of us who want to restore sanity to preserve whatever chance the next generation has of a real future and the Democrat/Left who want to enslave and/or eradicate us to satiate their perverse nightmare vision of what the world should look like.

By Trump mentioning DEI in this incident, he at a minimum puts it out there in the public consciousness. Then couple it with the open borders insanity and the wildfires and suddenly the narrative and who controls it starts to shift.

And this of course brings us to the ongoing confirmation hearings for Trump's cabinet picks, which the Left hope to turn into struggle sessions and then torpedo his picks. Especially those they view as traitors like RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard. Both of them, along with stalwart Kash Patel managed to hold their own and even expose their inquisitors for their hypocrisies and bullshit.

"In his hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, FBI Director-designate Kash Patel put on a clinic in dispelling the vicious smears and lies perpetuated against him in recent months — and demonstrated exactly why President Trump nominated him to reform the FBI and make our communities safer. “I have been endorsed by over 300,000 law enforcement officers to become the next director of the FBI — so let’s ask them,” Patel fired back after lies from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) about his record supporting law enforcement.

Director of National Intelligence-designate Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was equally as impressive. After enduring months of outrageous lies about her patriotism, credentials, and allegiance, Gabbard made clear where she stands: on the side of Americans demanding an end to the politicization of the intelligence community.

“[My opponents are] accusing me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet … The fact is what truly unsettles my political opponents is I refuse to be their puppet,” Gabbard said in her powerful opening statement.

In his second hearing in as many days, Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., doubled down on his commitment to ending the chronic disease epidemic, restoring transparency to public health, and improving health care for Americans as he implements President Trump’s agenda.

“All vaccines are dropping because people don’t believe the government anymore — [and] I am going to RESTORE trust,” Kennedy said.

President Trump has nominated the most qualified cabinet in modern history, and it’s time for the Senate to finish the job of confirming them.

And when speaking of the status quo, there are quite a few RINOs that want to see Trump and perhaps the greatest political movement in American history that he engendered destroyed. Because the cause of American restoration stands in direct opposition to their making a profit off of its dissolution.

On a positive note, Doug Bugrum has been confirmed to head up the interior dept. and Chris Wright's nomination as Energy Secretary has advanced. These are biggies as they will be on the cutting edge of our drive to restore and expand our Fossil Fuel exploration and exploitation.

On a more reflective and somewhat somber note, In light of the fact that this past Monay was International Holocaust Rememberance Day, Daniel Greenfield has a sobering essay about what we've learned and more o his point, what we have yet to or refuse to learn.

What death ought to teach us is how to live. And how to survive in the face of certain death. The greatest challenge for the Jewish people remains complacency in the face of evil. If that is to change, the momentum will not come from leaders or organizations, but from individuals who see the threat. Death, no matter how vast or brutal, alone will not change complacency into awakening. To wake up, we must remember who we are. That is what Zionism at its best did by allowing us to imagine ourselves as more than the fallen state we had been reduced to. The Holocaust could not change who we are. Only we can change ourselves.

Make Never Again, NEVER... AGAIN, for real.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• We’re never going to have peace and security on our southern border until we deal with the corrupt and criminal elements that run Mexico.
  It’s Time To Start Treating Mexico Like A Hostile Foreign Power
  
• Daniel Greenfield: The real lessons are those we still haven’t learned.
  The Holocaust Didn’t Really Change Anything

"BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
• “I think people are curious when we look at grants that are given out by federal agencies at how they’re utilized, and that evaluation needs to be done. We’re not spending another dime to help the destruction of this country,” Noem added. “We’re gonna make sure that we follow through on what President Trump has promised and that’s to make sure that we’re securing our border, deporting those who are here illegally and committing criminal actions and that our taxpayer dollars aren’t spent to help it.”
  ‘Not Spending Another Dime’: Noem Announces End To Grant Funding ‘Abused By NGOs’ Aiding Illegal Migrants
  
• In the waning days of the Biden junta, Democrat leaders said then-[so-called quote-unquote] president Joe Biden couldn't do much to stem the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border without an act of Congress.
  FLASHBACK: Dems Swear Republicans Are To Blame for Border Crisis
  
• Daniel Greenfield: One down. Sixteen to go.
  All Temporary Protected Status for Illegals Need to End
  
• A reminder of how far religious institutions have departed from their core values and have been infiltrated by sinister forces.
  Catholic Organizations and Open Borders

  
  DC AIRLINER/COPTER COLLISION AFTERMATH

• Trump confirmed no one survived the crash.
  Trump: Helicopter, Plane Crash a ‘Confluence of Bad Decisions That Were Made’
  
• President Trump zeroed in on how the prior Biden junta, and the prior Transportation Secretary, turned our nation’s aviation system into a DEI hiring program.
  Trump is right about aviation safety
  
• “The FAA’s diversity and inclusion hiring plan says diversity is integral to ensuring safe and efficient travel,” Trump complained. “A group within the FAA determined the workforce was too white. They actually came out with a directive saying it’s too white.” The president reminded reporters that one of the first things he did when he returned to office was sign an executive order to restore high standards for U.S. air traffic controllers under the FAA.
  Trump Blames Biden Regime’s DEI Policies For DC Plane Crash, Says Pete Buttigieg Ran ‘FAA Right to the Ground’
  
• “The system has been under attack due to DEI and the FAA bowing to wokeness since 2010, since the Obama administration,” Pearson said. “The lack of staffing is directly attributable to the Obama administration terminating the lists of eligible, well-trained air traffic control statements in 36 universities across the country in 2013 because they were too white.”
  ‘Bowing To Wokeness Since 2010’: Fmr Air Traffic Controller Says Short Staffing Is ‘Attributable To Obama Admin’
  
• Trump also took the time to muse on the causes of the incident, highlighting the Biden government’s focus on DEI instead of passenger safety and specifically pointing out the “bullshit” of former Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
  Trump Blasts Diversity Hiring & Ex-Transport Sec Pete Buttiplug in DCA Crash Briefing at White House.
  
• Torres fired off two tweets late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning appearing to attribute the aviation disaster to executive actions Trump took related to a federal hiring freeze and firing several agency heads. There is no indication that the president’s actions contributed to the midair collision, a White House official told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
  Filthy Dem Shit-whore Doubles Down On Claim Trump Contributed To Fatal Aviation Disaster
  
• Hegseth said investigators will "quickly determine whether the aircraft was in the corridor and at the right altitude at the time of the incident."
  Pete Hegseth Reveals More Info On Army Helicopter Involved In Deadly Plane Crash
  
• “Skating is a very close and tight-knit community. These kids and their parents — they are here at our skating facility in Norwood six, sometimes seven days a week. It is a close, tight bond, and I think for all of us, we have lost family,” Zeghibe told the Boston TV station.
  REPORT: At Least 14 Members of U.S. Figure Skating Team Perished American Airlines Flight that Crashed in DC
  
• Duffy was sworn into office one day before the fatal crash.
  Transportation Sec Says American Airlines, Helicopter Crash Was ‘Absolutely’ Preventable
  
• As this tragic incident continues to unfold, Secretary Duffy's insights provide essential context on the operations involved and the ongoing inquiries aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future. 
  Here's What We Know so Far About the D.C. Plane Crash
  
• America’s favorite pilot went on to say that the conditions when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board over Washington, DC, posed some simple, but serious challenges.
  Hero pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger breaks down his assessment of horrific DC plane crash

  LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES

• I was also kidding — mostly — about Bass going Full Communist. But I'm not sure Elon Musk was when he posted Wednesday, "The mayor of LA is going full communist. Recall her before it is too late." There is a recall petition circulating but there's yet no formal recall process. But with Bass and Soboroff calling the shots on the big-money rebuilding effort, you should expect the big money to back Bass in case of a recall election.
  Goodbye Pacific Palisades, Hello Full Communism
  
• California Democrats in the state Legislature were poised Thursday to approve $50 million to fund fresh and anticipated lawsuits against the Trump administration and fund legal defenses for immigrants facing deportation as part of a splashy special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom. But when members of the state Assembly gathered in Sacramento on Thursday morning, Democrats broke into a private huddle for 45 minutes. When they emerged, they declined to vote on the proposal. The state Senate approved the plans last week, and Democrats have said for months that the funding package is urgent.
  Trump Effect: California Democrats ‘Delay’ Passing $50 Million to Fight Administration

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND BIDEN

• Israeli leaders condemned the chaotic handover, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it "shocking" and "additional proof of the inconceivable brutality of the Hamas terrorist organization."
  Armed Hamas Terrorists Lead Angry Mob of Gazans in Stage-Managed Hostage Release, Enraging Israeli Officials
  
• Netanyahu demands safety for future releases
  Israel Delays Release Of Terrorists Following Troubling Hostage Release
  
• The Hamas terrorists received a warm welcome including the presence, in addition to Erdogan and Fidan, of “National Intelligence Organization chief Ibrahim Kalin and Communications Director Fahrettin Altun,” according to the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency.
  Turkey’s Erdogan Meets Hamas Leaders: ‘The Spirit of Resistance Will Not Disappear’
  
• “We already have a two state solution,” wrote researcher Dr. Eli David, noting that Israel is a Jewish-majority state while Jordan is a Palestinian-majority state. 
  Calls to Recognize Jordan as De Facto Palestinian State Increase Following Trump’s Proposal for Gazan Relocation
  
• The entire course of events, interactions and balance of power in the Middle East is being reset.
  Trump’s Gaza Truth Bomb Re-Flips The Script On Gaza
  
• Daniel Greenfield: What is Witkoff doing? (Sadly, I detect more than a whiff of grift - jjs0
  Witkoff Meets PLO Leader Who Vowed to Spend “Last Penny” Financing Terror

  ASSAD REGIME COLLAPSES"

• The Command, in an extended statement, also announced that it had fully dissolved the official Syrian armed forces and the Arab Socialist Baath Party, the party of former dictator Bashar Assad.
  Syria Jihadis Declare Top Warlord Ahmed al-Sharaa as ‘President’

  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• When, exactly, will the protests in the West begin?
  A Day in the Life of a Christian – Under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI+Pelosi-engineered FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

  
  

• Riley Jane English, 24, allegedly drove from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., intending to kill top Republicans in the Trump Administration. Some of those officials include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, but English changed her target to recently-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after reading an internet post about a confirmation hearing, according to police.
  MAN Who Brought Weapons to Capitol to Allegedly Harm Trump Officials is 'Trans Woman,' Inspired by Mangione
  
• Andy Ngo: Around a week before the Jan. 20 attack, federal law enforcement had been surveilling German national Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt and University of Washington student Teresa “Milo” Consuelo Youngblut.
  The case of the radical ‘Zizian’ vegan trans cult and the shooting death of border patrol agent

• Fred Fleitz: John Brennan’s outrage over losing his security clearance is as hollow as the falsehoods he peddled to shield Biden in 2020.
  John Brennan’s Protests to President Trump Lifting his Security Clearances are Absurd

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Through ignorance, inattention or malice, Americans get the police and politicians they deserve.
  New Jersey declares war on the State Police

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• After receiving an avalanche of pushback, Sellers deleted his post and later followed up with a mea culpa. “I deleted the post because timing matters. Politics at this point does not. I f**ked up, I own that,” Sellers wrote on X, continuing: “I am very prayerful but I’m also very frustrated upset and disturbed with where we are as a country. I recognize, and I will do better.”
  Ghoulish: CNN Pundit Says ‘I F*cked Up’ After Blaming Trump for DC Air Disaster.
  
• President Donald Trump issued an executive order within hours of taking office on Jan. 20 that mandated an end to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the federal government. After MSNBC host Joy Reid claimed that Trump was being “led” by authors of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which Trump distanced himself from during the 2024 campaign, Abrams went on a tangent about how Vance benefitted from DEI efforts.
  Stacey "Tank" Abrams Somehow Concludes That JD Vance Is ‘DEI Graduate’ During Meandering Rant

• Cuomo then played a clip of Warren touting her Native American heritage in 2012 followed by another clip from 2019 where she apologized for it. The senator has admitted to identifying as a minority in an Association of American Law Schools directory from 1986-1994, but has insisted that she did not do so for career advancement.
  ‘Have Some Shame’: Chris Cuomo Unloads On Elizabeth Warren For Attacking RFK Jr. Despite Her ‘History Of Fudging’

• Prosecutors allege that Venables, residing in Prenton Place, displayed language deemed threatening or abusive on her car. The incident reportedly occurred on January 8 when Venables was observed driving with a sticker on her car reading “Don’t be a c**t.”Venables has pled not guilty to charges of causing harassment, alarm, or distress. As the case progresses, she has been granted unconditional bail and is expected to make another court appearance later this year.
  Driver Prosecuted for ‘Don’t Be a C*nt’ Bumper Sticker.
  
• And so are the Non-Atomic Scientists behind it.
  Reminder: The Doomsday Clock is Fake

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Democrats have been screaming about President Trump's tariffs, not knowing much about where inflation comes from.
  Democrats weep crocodile tears about tariffs, but ignore how taxes, regulations, and government spending raise costs

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• It’s the fourth fire at Moss Landing—a critical facility for Newsom’s clean energy plans
  Burning Eyes, Breathing Problems, And Rashes: Residents Claim California’s Lithium Battery Fire Made Them Sick. Officials Deny the Health Risks.
  
• In the 1970s, the looming ice age was the climate crisis du jour—proof that today’s “settled science” may not be so settled after all.
  The Frights of Climate Catastrophe in the Disco Era

  
  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE+Fauci-created CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• Two relevant facts: Catholic schools nationwide did not see significant learning loss during COVID, likely because they overwhelming reopened as rapidly as possible.
  The length of time that public schools stayed closed correlated directly with the political strength of the area’s teacher unions.
  Oh, and this: Truancy is up nationwide post-COVID, apparently because too many kids broke the habit of actually going to school.
  Test scores show how teacher union-driven lockdowns devastated kids

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Federal control over education has failed and it's time to buy out these employees and shut down the building.
  How low can you go?
  
• “Jewish students have faced an unrelenting barrage of discrimination; denial of access to campus common areas and facilities, including libraries and classrooms; and intimidation, harassment, and physical threats and assault.”
  Trump Signs Executive Orders Dealing With Antisemitism, Critical Race Theory in Education
  
• Just as President Trump must assert American sovereignty over its borders and foreign policy, he must do the same on American college campuses.
  Don’t Neglect Sovereignty In Higher Education
  
• The legislation was backed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and President Donald Trump.
  Tennessee Passes School Choice: ‘Milestone In Advancing Education’

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• A former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama has been sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for child sex crimes. Rahamim ‘Rami’ Shy traveled to the United Kingdom in an attempt to meet a nine-year-old for sex. He was initially arrested last year.Shy coordinated the U.S. government’s response to terror groups like the Taliban and Al Qaeda and was sentenced at Luton Crown Court on Wednesday, January 29. Upon his arrest, Shy was found with children’s toys and condoms in his luggage. The nine-year-old he thought he was talking to was, in reality, an undercover police officer. He spoke with the officer online and stated that the child’s age was a “tad late” to begin the sexual activity.
  Ex-Obama Aide Sentenced to 11 Years for Attempted Child Rape.

  MORE CONFIRMATION HEARING MADNESS

• “President Trump’s reelection is a clear mandate from the American people to break this cycle of failure, end the weaponization and politicization of the IC, and begin to restore trust in those who have been charged with the critical task of securing our nation,” Gabbard’s statement reads.
  ‘Refusal To Be Anyone’s Puppet’: Tulsi Gabbard To Tackle ‘Weaponization’ Of Intel Community In Opening Statement
  
• “I have no love for Assad or any dictator. I just hate al-Qaeda. I hate that our leaders cozy up to Islamist extremists, calling them “rebels,” as Jake Sullivan said to Hillary Clinton: “Al-Qaeda is on our side in Syria,” Gabbard said in her opening statement. “Syria is now controlled by al-Qaeda offshoot HTS, led by an Islamist Jihadist who danced in the streets on 9/11, and who was responsible for the killing of many American soldiers.”
  Tulsi Gabbard: ‘I Have No Love For Assad or Any Dictator–I just hate al-Qaeda’
  
• “Does Sanders have her courage?"
  Tulsi Gabbard vs. the Undead Consensus
  
• “Senator, I have not looked at all 1,600 cases, I have always advocated for imprisoning those who cause harm to our law enforcement and civilian communities. I also believe America is not safer because [of] President Biden’s commutation of a man who murdered two FBI agents. Agent Coler’s and Agent William’s family deserve better than to have the man who at point-blank range, fired a shotgun into their heads and murdered them released from prison. So it goes both ways,” Patel said.
• If Patel had done nothing but show the courage to reveal the framing of a president by his own intelligence agents – perhaps the greatest crime against democracy in American history – that would be enough.
  Kash Patel is the storm the FBI deserves
  ‘It Goes Both Ways’: Kash Patel Flips The Script On Dem Senator Repeatedly Pressing Him On J6 Pardons
  
• If confirmed as HHS Secretary, Kennedy would wield immense power over a department tasked with shaping health care policy for millions of Americans.
  Conservative Suspicion About RFK Jr.’s Long History Of Leftist Activism Is Understandable
  
• Mike Pence and Big Pharma make a perfect pair—both will say anything to protect their own interests, even if it means sabotaging RFK’s nomination.
  Mike Pence’s Evil Alliance with Big Pharma Won’t Stop RFK’s Confirmation
  
• The House of Representatives voted to censure Schiff in June 2023 for falsely claiming he had evidence that Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia while he served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed Schiff from the Intelligence Committee at the beginning of the 118th Congress in January 2023 over his conduct.
  ‘An Abject Lie, And You Know It’: Kash Patel Fires Back At Adam Schiff-for-Brains Over Allegations About J6, Mar-A-Lago
  
• Burgum and Wright figure will be at the forefront of Trump's 'energy dominance' agenda
  Senate Confirms Doug Burgum To Lead Interior Department, Advances Chris Wright's Nomination for Energy Secretary

  POLITICS

• Washington just might be unrecognizable in four years.
  The Right People Are In A Panic Over Trump’s Actions
  
• In the second week of his second presidency, Trump’s unfolding game plan is to crush opponents, whoever and wherever they are.
  Crush Them
  
• Christopher F. Rufo: The conservative movement should resist an “all-are-welcome” policy.
  The Trump Coalition Is Forming. Who Should Be in It?
  
• Now comes the hard part. You exorcise wokeness from government by tackling spending, for sure. But you also wrestle back control of the bureaucracy through hiring freezes, a return to the office, Schedule F, offers of early retirement, moving federal agencies outside the Beltway, and attrition. (I'm not a Continetti fan in general, but this is a good piece- jjs)
  De-Wokeifying Government Is Easier Said Than Done

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• Ukraine’s acquisition of additional Patriot missiles has been a priority for the Pentagon, as they are seen as critical to the country's defense against Russia.
  US sends 90 Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine: report

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Iran's people are hungry for change. Is the end of Iran's theocracy near?
  Iranian People Are Ready To Bring About Regime Change. Does The West See It Coming?

• The German economy, Europe’s largest, also contracted 0.2% for all of 2024, the second straight year of declining output. The outlook for this year isn’t much better. The government slashed its 2025 forecast on Wednesday to 0.3% from 1.1%.
  Europe’s Economy Showed Zero Growth at End of 2024, Germany Struggles

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• God seems to be protecting the U.S. on the military front as Pete Hegseth takes office.
  Boy, Did We Dodge a Bullet ...

• “Jesse, one of the dumbest phrases in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength,’” Hegseth said. “Our diversity is not our strength. Our unity and our shared purpose is our strength.” 
  Hegseth Calls This 'One of the Dumbest Phrases in Military History'

• Mark Milley is one of several military officers who deserve accountability for the damage they’ve done to the force. (Dishonorable discharges - jjs)
  5 Military Officials Whose Damaging Left-Wing Antics Must Be Accounted For

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• From $100,000 for a girls’ fun run in Gaza to $700,000 to push edible insects, taxpayers are getting ripped off.
  The Dirty Dozen: Here Are Wasteful Federal Grants You’re Paying For
  
• The Old Dominion State is making homes more affordable by cutting red tape.
  Virginia Is a Model for Lowering Housing Costs

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• H5N9 is a franken-virus, created from a combination of the genetic material from all sorts of other bird flu viruses.
  U.S. Reports First Outbreak of Rare Bird Flu Strain on California Duck Farm

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• I hope my readers will notice that — unlike NASA and the entire press — I make no mention in my headline of the discovery of a “mix of life’s ingredients” or “the key building blocks of life” from the samples brought back by the probe OSIRIS-REx from the asteroid Bennu. This is the game NASA does all the time, to hint at the discovery of life when this is not the real discovery. NASA does it because it knows that if you hint at such a discovery, the press will go crazy and give you lots of press.
  Samples from the asteroid Bennu reshape entirely our understanding of the solar system’s early make-up
  
• The company is also proud that the entire cost for this asteroid mission is just $6.5 million. “Hopefully we’re going to show the world that NASA doesn’t need to be funded for $5B missions when we can do it for much less,” said Gialich.
  Astroforge names the target asteroid for its first commercial interplanetary mission
  
• Though most reports say the asteroid is about 200 feet across, there is great uncertainty in that number. It could also be as large as 320 feet, or as small as 130 feet.
  200-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of hitting the Earth in 2032 (SMOD alert! - jjs)

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• We ignored or explained away co-morbidities like autism, depression and bipolar disorder while using every new development or difficulty in a kid’s life to justify continuing down the sex-change road.After four years, when I could no longer stand the cognitive dissonance, I became the industry’s first public whistleblower.
  I’m a trans-clinic whistleblower — Trump is right to ban sex changes for kids

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The only steps taken by Target are for the express purpose of deceiving you. There’s no authentic change of heart.
  Target’s Press Releases Show It’s Lying About Ditching DEI
  
• Hello, 911? Can someone please rescue us from a Hollywood Show that’s gone overboard with its desperate attempts to push a liberal agenda? "9-1-1: Lone Star" may be coming to a close after being canceled by Fox, but it’s making sure to preach as much woke propaganda as possible on the way out.  
  Fox's Canceled Series '9-1-1: Lone Star' Going Out with Explosion of Liberal Propaganda
  
• “We won, you mad.”
  Roseanne and Right-Wing Rapper Unite to Taunt the Libs
  
• Christian Toto: Fox News superstar, panel, tell jokes forbidden across late-night landscape.
  HUGE: ‘Gutfeld!’ Scores Massive Ratings in Trump 2.0

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