The Morning Report — 3/ 4 /25

Good morning kids. First, late yesterday the Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to head up the Department of Education. All things considered, I hope her mission is the complete dismantling of this bureaucracy that has done nothing to advance the actual education of America's children since its inception a little more than 45 years ago. President Trump himself within the last few weeks has stated that this is something he was seeking to do. In purely bureaucratic and governmental terms, given that each state and locality have their own Education departments and boards of education, I repeat, what is the actual function of a Federal level DoE and how does it differ from all of the others. Ditto every other bureau, department and agency with state and local counterparts. Ultimately, it is emblematic and symptomatic of the anti-American revolution vis a vis the consolidation and centralization of power in a geographic and governmental location running completely antithetical to the philosophical and structural underpinnings of how and why this nation was founded. The anti-DOGE reaction is not merely personal against Trump and now Musk. The most efficient and accountable government is one that is as decentralized as possible since it is or should be as close to the level of the citizen as practicable. GIven human nature, that does not 100% preclude corruption, waste, fraud or abuse, but it makes it that much more difficult and politically unprofitable to be a crook. Also, it's not merely the waste and the fraud, but it's what the money is being spent on in the first place. It is our own destruction and/or enslavement at the hands of tyrants with their go-along-to-get-along confederates who are happy to wet their beaks at the public trough, regardless of the consequences. Hello, GOP.

With all that said, you have to wonder what the heck Pam Bondi and Kash Patel are thinking in how they have handled the release of the Epstein files. With another huge cache of files supposedly set to be released either today or tomorrow, again, you have to wonder.

As I write this, Attorney General Bondi and FBI Director Patel seem to be hostage to rogue FBI leadership at the Bureau’s New York Field Office in a standoff over the Jeffrey Epstein files. If Bondi and Patel aren’t provided, and subsequently release to the public, these files immediately, they risk collapsing their own credibility and that of President Trump. They are playing a very dangerous game. . . . . . So, now, we are told, AG Bondi and her underling, FBI Director Kash Patel, in whom we have all held such high hopes, are being thwarted by dastardly recalcitrant FBI leaders in New York. Seriously? Here’s a tip to AG Bondi and Director Patel: You are not doing your boss, President Trump, proud. In fact, if you don’t change your ways fast, you might represent for him the best opportunity to impress the rest of the populace with a post on Truth Social directed to you both that reads: “You’re fired!” Harsh? Maybe. But how about you stop making public pronouncements about your displeasure with FBINY, send five FBI SWAT teams up to the New York office, seize all FBI files related to Epstein, and if a single Bureau employee so much as raises a tiny whisper of protest, sack him/her on the spot? Sounds like a plan to me.

On a different front and on a more positive note, someone that most of us had trepidations about is Tulsi Gabbard. But here, and on something that is crucial, she gets it 100% right:

In a sane political environment, this would have passed as a decidedly unremarkable, albeit not quite one-hundred-percent accurate, observation. The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, recently warned that “radical Islamist terrorism” is the biggest national security threat the nation faces today.

Gabbard said: “We look at the past four years of open borders, where we had tens of millions of people coming across our borders, many of whom we don’t know who they are or what their intentions are, very specifically the threat of radical Islamist terrorism here within our country is higher than it’s ever been before, not only because of Biden’s open borders, but because of his and his administration’s fear of being called Islamophobes.”

For Gabbard to speak of “radical Islamist terrorism” was not quite accurate, as there is nothing “radical” about Islamic jihad violence. It is mainstream and deeply rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah. And “Islamist” is a phony word that corresponds to nothing in Islamic theology. It is just an attempt to distance Islam from the crimes done in its name and in accord with its teachings.

Nevertheless, her statement was a tremendous improvement over the Biden regime. FBI director Christopher Wray testified before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in March 2021, saying: “The top threat we face from [domestic violent extremists] continues to be those we identify as Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists (RMVEs), specifically those who advocate for the superiority of the white race.”

Indeed, as Robert Spencer alludes, "Radical Islamist Terrorism" is a triple redundancy given the nature of Islam as it has been for over 1,500 years. Of course the only reason to absolve by completely ignoring the bloodbath unleashed on this nation alone by the adherents of Islam and claim some mythological white supremacist movement exists as an ever-rpesent threat to the survival of this nation is for Islam's temporary allies of convenience in the Democrat Left to slime and smear those who oppose the multi-generational Leftist enterprise of anti-American counter revolution in the name of gaining absolute power. That is until whoever God-forbid becomes the mullah of and Islamic Republic of America gets around to using the rusty hacksaw on the necks of the Democrats. They'll be first to go since their ranks are chock full of Jews, homosexuals and other Haram infidels/apostates or whatever that will be given their one free Islamic flying lesson from off the top of the Capitol Dome during the renaming of Washington as Wahabbington DC.

In any case, we can certainly blame Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants, Obama and the Clintons for literally whitewashing Islam. But really, with the ruins of the World Trade Center and Pentagon still smoldering just after 9/11/01, when George W. Bush unilaterally declared we were not at war with Islam despite the orgasmic ululations of glee and the passing out of candy and wild celebrations in every Mosque around the world and every Muslim neighborhood here and abroad, you knew we were in trouble.

Also, as a bit of a teaser, Robert Spencer will be our special guest on the next edition of the podcast which should be posting sometime this Friday afternoon so be on the lookout for that.

Perhaps as crucial as Tulsi Gabbard's declaration is Mike Johnson will have a freed Israeli hostage as his guest for President Trump's national address tonight:

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has unveiled his full guest list for President Trump’s first address to Congress this term — including key border officials, conservative media figures and a former Israeli hostage.

Johnson, 52, is bringing Noa Argamani, who endured 246 days in Hamas captivity, to observe Trump’s speech to a joint session of both chambers Tuesday.

“I am honored that Noa Argamani will be joining us at President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress,” Johnson told The Post. “Despite experiencing the unimaginable in the hands of Hamas, Noa has demonstrated incredible strength and courage.” “Her return gives us hope for the safe return of all Hamas hostages,” he added. “We must continue to work to bring each of them home and stand firm against those who commit such atrocities.”

In a bit of positive news, a Yemeni journalist actually blasted the United Nations for the targeting of Israel.

Well, a tiny flame in a sea of darkness. It's something, I guess. Yes, high time got the hell out of the UN and NATO.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• Robert Spencer: Now comes the tough part.
  Gabbard: ‘Radical Islamist Terrorism’ is Biggest National Security Threat
  
• AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel’s handling of the Epstein files reeks of weak-kneed bureaucracy—Trump may need to remind them how to "get 'er done" or show them the door.
  Trump’s People Are Playing a Dangerous Game
  

THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
• A diplomatic masterclass.
  Trump and Vance’s Finest Moment

• "The gulf between these two is wider than the Gulf of America or Mexico, depending on which side of the aisle you stand on."
  CNN Pollster Says Americans More Aligned With Trump Than Biden On Ukraine: ‘A Different Planet’
  
• Trump exploded after Zelenskyy said, “An agreement to end the war is still very, very far away, and no one has started all these steps yet.”
  Trump Pausing, Reviewing Military Aid to Ukraine
  
• Zelenskyy publicly was upbeat despite recent diplomatic upheaval between Western countries that have been helping Ukraine with military hardware and financial aid. The turn of events is unwelcome for Ukraine, whose understrength army is having a hard time keep bigger Russian forces at bay.
  Zelensky: End of War with Russia is ‘very, very far away’
  
• The rebuke comes after their fiery clash at the White House last week.
  Trump Explodes On Zelensky For Making ‘The Worst Statement’ On The Ukraine-Russia War
  
• Trump’s response? No more blank checks. No more globalist wars. No more illusions—America First.
  No More Globalist Delusions: Ukraine’s War Strategy Has Failed
  
• Acknowledging that Ukraine cannot win this war is not a sign of weakness.
  No Clear Victory: Trump's Hard Push for Peace
  
• Lee has long been a critic of NATO and suggests that the alliance is a “great deal for Europe” but a “raw deal for the America.”
  Sen. Mike Lee After Zelensky Oval Office Dustup: Get America Out of NATO–Now!

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• These people really don’t want to get a real job.
  Fired bureaucrats prove how parasitic they are and make moves to run for office
  
• Too many liberal judges seeking some attention or trying to confront the Trump White House.
  Mr. Chief Justice, please spank Judge Amy

  LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES

• Zeldin stated, “I think that there [are] going to be conversations in the weeks and months ahead, as Congress is starting to debate whether or not there’s going to be some supplemental that’s sent to California of federal funding that helps with their recovery. There [are] going to be specific issues discussed of what is California going to be doing differently to prevent this from happening again. I’ve already heard this conversation. It’s certainly started already. The president has engaged his team to come up with ideas, that is a process that has already begun. And I don’t think this is going to be a situation where there’s going to be some blank check sent from Congress to California where California doesn’t take any actions.”
  Exclusive: Zeldin Suggests Conditions for California Fire Aid, No Blank Checks

  "BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• 'A passport is a passport...we don’t care if it's Mexico or anywhere.'
  Colony Ridge Saleswoman Admits They Sell To Buyers With Foreign IDs, Undercover Video Reveals
  
• “People are making money from renting to them"
  Cities Fear ‘Loss of Productivity’ if Haitian Illegals on Welfare Get Deported
  
• A flurry of drug busts and arrests has left cartel bosses scaling back operations and laying off employees, according to the NYT’s Sunday report. Other cartel operatives, in fear of imminent arrest or death, have ceased operations entirely and gone into hiding as the Trump administration has successfully coerced the Mexican government to take on the producers of illicit drugs flowing through the U.S. southern border. (RELATED: Democrat Complains About ICE Arresting Migrant ‘Parent’ Outside School. Turns Out Perp Is Twice-Deported Gangbanger)
  ‘Can’t Even Sleep’: Drug Lords Reportedly Quake In Their Boots After Trump Unleashes Cartel Crackdown
  
• A number of Mexican citizens who spoke to the Daily Caller expressed their support for the increased border security the country put in place after Trump’s tariff threats. Following a demand from President Donald Trump to stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico‘s President Claudia Sheinbaum greenlit Operation Northern Border, mobilizing 10,000 National Guard troops to the border.
  ‘Every F*cking Day’: Mexicans Describe Vastly Increased Security At Border Since Trump Took Office

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

• The Arab attacker reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing people at a bus station.
  1 Dead, 4 Injured In Terrorist Attack In Israel
  
• "Why is it that when Arabs kill millions of Arabs, no one bats an eye? Where is the outrage?"
  Gutsy Arab Yemeni Journalist Blasts UN, High Commissioner For Targeting Israel
  
• "They betrayed him and took him down to hell after he fought for them his whole life.”
  Hamas Murdered Peace Activist Who Helped Gazans Seeking Medical Treatment
  
• A Hamas operative at the event advocated for sowing divisions between Europe and the Trump administration
  UNRWA Official Calls Aid Agency a Casualty of October 7 During Hamas-Affiliated Webinar (That's like calling the Einsatgruppen a casualty of World War 2 - jjs)

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Police arrested a suspect but have not released further details as of Monday afternoon. The incident occurred in the Paradeplatz area of downtown Mannheim around 12:15 p.m. Witnesses described chaos as people fled, with a restaurant patron reportedly telling Welt, “All hell broke loose.” Another said emergency responders attempted to resuscitate two victims at the scene, according to the Daily Mail.
  REPORT: Another Vehicle Ramming Attack Kills At Least 2 In Germany After ISIS Threats
  
• "Terrifying the enemies of Allah"
  Islamic Militias in Sudan Raped 1-Year-Olds

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

• James Dennehy was reportedly told to resign or be fired on Friday.
  Top FBI Official Who Wanted To ‘Dig In’ Against Trump Admin Ousted From Bureau

• She continued, “Unfortunately, we have someone that is occupying the White House and as far as I’m concerned, he is an enemy to the United States. He swore an oath just like the rest of us. But right now, when you are literally putting us at risk, all because of what? Because you want to convince your followers that you should be a dictator too, that you should never leave the White House, because you don’t believe that elections should take place — I don’t really understand what is going on. And I don’t know what it’s going to take to get people to wake up.”
  Dem Rep. Crockett: Trump Is an ‘Enemy to the United States’

• The move was shocking even by California standards. Democrats hold supermajorities in both the Assembly and the State Senate, and can pass legislation virtually without input or objection from Republican members of either.
  California Democrats Purge Five Republicans, and One Moderate Democrat, from Committees

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• She was arrested on Tuesday, February 25, at her home and brought to the Stanislaus County Jail, with her bail set to $20,000. She now “faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, stemming from a relationship with a 17-year-old male student in 2023,” according to Riverbank Police Services.
  California Teacher Arrested, Accused of Sexual Acts with a Minor

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

• The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case questioning whether “bias response teams” on university campuses chill students’ free speech rights, though Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito would have taken the case.
  Clarence Thomas Scolds SCOTUS Over ‘Refusal To Intervene’ On Free Speech Case
  
• Daniel Greenfield: By the end of the decade, the media may no longer exist.
  How the Media Killed Itself
  
• Funny how nobody can find a Trump voter with buyer's remorse.
  Media Gaslighting about Trump’s Popularity
  
• Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) struck a significant victory for free speech when his investigation led the software giant to disavow support for NewsGuard’s “biased indoctrination tool.”
  Microsoft Still Uses Censorship Tool Despite Disavowing NewsGuard
  
• Larry Elder: Her greatest hits!
  The Unmatched Bigotry of Joy Reid
  
• America’s AI future is at risk as electricity demand surges—freeing Big Tech from the grid and slashing red tape is the key to lower prices, energy security, and economic growth.
  Stop FERCing with AI – and Power America’s Golden Age

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• A Taiwanese chip manufacturer will invest over $100 billion in the United States, CNN’s Alayna Treene noted in a post on X. A White House official confirmed Treene’s report to Breitbart News.
  Trump Set to Announce over $100 Billion Investment from Taiwanese Company
  
• The major automaker decided to shift production of its next-generation Civic hybrid car to Indiana, three anonymous sources told Reuters. The news comes after President Donald Trump on Feb. 1 imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico alongside 10% tariffs on imported goods from China in an attempt to stop deadly drugs and illegal migrants coming into the U.S. from the countries.
  Honda Reportedly Moving Production Of One Of Its Top-Selling Cars To US Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
  
• The coming months will test whether President Trump’s bold gamble stabilizes the economy or deepens its woes.
  Trump’s Economic Outlook: Policy Shifts and Early Impact

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

• Delaware power companies hit with heavy fines as green energy production lags
  Delaware Residents See Surging Electric Bills as State Pushes Green Mandates
  
• “Anti-Poverty Advocate” arrested for conspiring to defraud two investors of $145 million
  ‘Green’ Debit Card Funded by Celebs Ends in Fraud Arrests

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

• . . . he offered a word-salad about how the trustworthy FDA would never approve a dangerous and ineffective vaccine. Therefore, by virtue of the fact that the FDA allowed the COVID shots to go to market, they are by definition “safe and effective.” Also, he adds, American juries are too stupid to decide whether an injury was caused by a vaccine or a car accident.
  WATCH: Pfizer CEO Flops Attempting to Defend Vax Liability Shield

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• Jeffries made the claim in a video posted on X – and several users mocked the New York Democrat over the fact that he had no supporters there to back up his claim.
  Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries trolled for bizarre video insisting ‘American people are with us’ — with no supporters in sight

  MORE CONFIRMATION HEARING News and Views

• The upper chamber voted 51-45 to approve Linda McMahon as Education Secretary.
  Senate Confirms Linda McMahon To Lead Agency That Trump Wants To Dismantle

  
  POLITICS

• While his remarks will have the pomp and circumstance of a State of the Union address, the president’s speech is not technically considered one because he has only been in office for a month and a half.
  Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress isn’t a State of the Union address. Here’s what to know
  
• It's not gonna work.
  Dems to Protest Trump Speech by Bringing Fired Feds
  
• A geriatric white, crooked pedophile, the quintessential Democrat candidate- jjs
  Tim Walz Says He’s Considering a Run For President in 2028
  
• Roger Lau has worked for at least four losing Democrat presidential campaigns (More Charlie less Roger! Chi-Coms, Perverts, criminals and Frauds. Yup, that's your Democrat Party right there - jjs)
  DNC Chair Ken Martin Taps New Executive Director: Former Liz Warren Campaign Manager Who Lists His Pronouns in Chinese

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• How bad can it get? This bad.
  European Politics and the Cordon Sanitaire
  
• Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s attempt to attack Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth failed when he noted that the New York Democrat once tried, and failed, to “reset” relations with Russia.
  Pete Hegseth Dunks on Russian ‘Reset’ Architect Hillary Clinton

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Kennedy outlined in an opinion piece on Fox News the outbreak represents a “call to action for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to public health.”
  RFK Jr. Supports Measles Vaccine as Texas Outbreak Builds
  
• How will you ensure access to dental care across the state of Georgia? That's the sort of question the state's Department of Community Health asked in 2015 to determine which insurance providers would administer Medicaid to millions of people across the state. Then, last year, the state reopened the bidding process for the multibillion-dollar contract—and senior career staffers hijacked it to insert a question related to transgender children into the bidding process, internal documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.
  How Left-Wing Bureaucrats Hijacked the Bidding Process for Georgia's Multibillion-Dollar Medicaid Contract

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• That is still a guess, as the Sun will do what the Sun wants. It however is as good a guess as most of the solar science community, which hasn’t gotten a prediction right now for two solar cycles in a row.
  Sunspot update: Sunspot activity remains high but stable
  
• The picture combines data from all of Hubble’s available wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the infrared.
  A galaxy surrounded by clusters of hot massive stars

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

• This is the first time a federal court of appeals has waded into parental rights when it comes to transgender issues.
  Major Court Rules Parents Have No Right To Know A School Is Transitioning Their Child

• Despite having a family history of blood clotting disorders, a gender clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania put Dominick on estrogen after just one visit, his mother, Natalie Dunlap, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
  EXCLUSIVE: ‘They Failed Him’ — Cross Sex Hormones Killed Her Gender-Confused Son

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Christian Toto: 'Anora' sweeps, but Hollywood can't deliver compelling show (again)
  7 Lessons from Sunday’s Insanely Long Oscars Ceremony
  
• A moral quandary for serious Catholics.
  Should Good People Pray for a Malicious Pope?

  HITHER & YON

• “Scorpions are commonly thought of as desert dwellers, but they also live in Brazilian forests, British Columbia, North Carolina, and even the Himalayas, National Geographic noted. They may have as many as 45 different toxins in their venom, according to the San Diego Zoo,” the report states.  (Mr. Kidd & Mr. Wint were unavailable for comment - jjs)
  Police: Woman Hospitalized After Scorpion Sting at Boston Logan Airport

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