The Morning Report — 2/25/26

Good morning kids. In the lead this morning, of course, is the State of the Union. No, I don't mean President Trump's SOTU speech from last night but the actual state of our union which, were it not for this president's mere presence in the Oval Office would be hurtling at light speed straight off of a cliff.

The speech itself was yet another solid performance and demonstration of this President's ability to communicate and connect with the American people, which is due in no small part to his delivering on policy success after success both at home and abroad in this his second term — And that dovetails perfectly with my initial assertion, insofar as the disastrous state of our Union. That is solely because of the demonic, diseased, deviant diabolical Democrat Party and everything it stands for. Or as in the case of last night everything and everyone it refused to stand for.

During President Trump’s State of the Union Address, Democrats refused to stand for Anna Zarutska, the mother of Iryna Zarutska – signaling the moral state of the American Left.

As a refresher, a subhuman degenerate beast named Decarlos Brown (another potential Barack Obama mythical son if he had one)

Slaughtered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska looked up at her killer with terror in her eyes after he repeatedly stabbed her with a pocket knife, as no light-rail passengers came immediately to her aid, according to disturbing, newly released surveillance footage.

The new extended clip from the Aug. 22 attack on the Lynx Blue Line train in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows the 23-year-old cowering in fear and covering her face with her hands after the shocking, unprovoked attack, allegedly carried out by homeless repeat felon Decarlos Brown Jr.

Zarutska, who had come to the US in 2022 seeking safety after Russia invaded her country, pulls up her legs, which can be seen spattered with blood in the video.

When the Democrats, especially the foreign Muslim contingent like Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, weren’t screeching their heads off, they were sitting it out.

They didn’t stand for the U.S. hockey team. They refused to stand for the idea that the duty of the United States government is “to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”

The anti-American Left and its epicenter in the Democrat Party have spent the better part of 200 years attempting to seize absolute power by tearing this country and our society apart by any and every means at their disposal. They are the moral (amoral) equivalent of so-called "generation ships" of science fiction sailing off into deep space towards some distant galaxy. As the crew die off one by one, their progeny take over the mission and sail off into the unknown. Meh, perhaps that's too romantic an analogy but they must be stopped before it's too late, unless we've already passed the point of no return and we just don't realize it, MAGA and Donald Trump being mere speed bumps on the road to hell.

Or perhaps not. Perhaps there has been a sea change in our societal/political trajectory back towards sanity and we won't see it for years or depending on how old you are in our lifetimes.

But for anyone with eyes to see and a functioning brain to process the words and optics of last night, the Democrat forces of darkness and evil did themselves no favors last night. And then there's Eddie Munster's Woof-Woof doppelgänger Al Green:

Video footage shows the moment the Democrat was walked out of the room and again held up the sign that read, “Black People Aren’t Apes!”

Attendees continued applauding in response to the president’s address as Green made his way toward the exit. When he held up the sign a second time, it was pulled down:

We'll never have a moment's peace or any semblance of normalcy unless and until the Left is completely removed from any position of power and influence. They must be utterly defeated for all time. We cannot rest, we cannot falter and we cannot fail in that holy cause, or it will be our undoing.

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2026 TRUMP STATE of the UNION ADDRESS
• The first State of the Union address of 'what should be' the president's third term went as expected: Trump honored great Americans, and Bro-Fo Omar made a scene
  Pride and Petulance: Trump Touts American Triumph as Democrats Seethe
  
• President Donald Trump gave one of the best — and most strident — speeches of his career on Tuesday when he delivered the first State of the Union of his second term. Trump always excels in these set-piece performances. He knows how to use the whole room as an instrument — even the halls behind the chamber, where troops returning home sometimes wait to surprise tearful spouses.
  Trump’s most partisan State of the Union ever still appeals to unity
  
• "One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe," Trump said. "So, tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support. The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." Republicans exploded. They stood, clapped, and whistled for a solid two minutes. It was the kind of raw, spontaneous reaction you can't manufacture. Democrats didn't move.
  This Moment of the State of the Union Just Lost the Democrats the Midterms
  
• Not for Team USA, for murder victims or American citizens.
  Democrats ‘Sit Out’ the State of the Union Address
  
• Trump: "How do you not stand?"
  Video: Democrats Refuse to Stand for Anna Zarutska, the Mother of Iryna Zarutska
  
• The president credited his tariffs with bringing America’s economic “turnaround” and blamed Democrats for having “caused” the affordability crisis.
  Trump plays economic cheerleader-in-chief at State of the Union — using hockey champs to show USA ‘winning’
  
• Virginia governor cites the walkouts, which have led to suspensions in Virginia and which a Marxist group has helped organize in Georgia, as an example of 'determination'
  ‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger Endorses Anti-ICE School Walkouts in Otherwise Dull SOTU Rebuttal
  
• Sen. Padilla’s address was one of two official responses to the State of the Union on Tuesday, alongside that of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. While Padilla’s was intended to be the Spanish-language response, he veered into English on several occasions and used strange grammatical constructions in others, attempting to identify with his audience by referencing Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny and “faith” and church.
  Sen. Alex Padilla’s Unhinged SOTU Response en Español: Trump Will Use ICE to ‘Steal the Midterm Elections’
  
• Video footage shows the moment the Democrat was walked out of the room and again held up the sign that read, “Black People Aren’t Apes!” (Dr. Zaius betray us! - jjs)
  WATCH: Democrat Rep. Al Green Removed for Protest Sign During Trump’s SOTU

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Thankfully no one was hurt! (but at least there would've been an ambulance present?!/sarc - jjs)
  Idaho Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Ambulance to Torch DHS Building

• The Party for Socialism and Liberation held a webinar for Georgia high school students, offering to connect those arrested with bail funds
  Marxist-Leninist Group That Organized Anti-Israel Encampments Now Teaches High School Students To Walk Out of Class To Protest ICE
  
• Bondi: “States may not deliberately interfere with our efforts to remove illegal aliens and arrest criminals — New Jersey’s sanctuary policies will not stand.”
  DOJ Sues New Jersey Over Order That Limits ICE Cooperation
  * * * * *

• Christopher F. Rufo: The Left is moving from culture to economics.
  Class Warfare Returns

  
  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Legal immigration under Trump is plunging, net migration turns negative, and America’s workforce could shrink—reversing decades of mass immigration.
  The Great Immigration Reversal: Trump’s Real Progress in Tackling Legal Immigration
  
• The influx of Haitian labor has driven down wages, increased housing costs, and placed strain on welfare systems in Springfield, Ohio. (Mike DeSwine)
  textGOP Governor Breaks With Trump on Deportations, Defends Cheap Haitian Labor.
  
• On February 23, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation designating this date as National Angel Family Day, honoring the families of those slain by illegal immigrants.  
  The Tragedy of National Angel Family Day

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• From Jefferson to Lincoln, Nixon to Bush, no president’s agenda has been so thoroughly undercut by the Supreme Court.
  Trump’s Tariff Loss Is the Worst Judicial Defeat in Presidential History

• President Donald Trump just picked up two significant federal appellate vacancies, and the legal world knows exactly what that means.
  Another Turning Point in Trump’s Federal Court Strategy
  
• Illinois is facing a bleak outlook as state policies stagnate the economy and drive residents to leave en masse. Pritzker’s budget address neither sheds light on the crisis nor offers any solution.
  JB Pritzker’s Budget Gamesmanship

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• A Disney parody imagines the coming Islamic state.
  Under a British Caliphate
  
• “This is part of why Israel became their primary target...Instead of reading the works of Mao and Che, they read Milestones and studied the Koran.”
  How the Revolutionary Left Embraced Radical Islam
  
• The suspect was arrested, and the area was secured for investigation.
  ‘Allahu Akbar!’ — Afghan Knifeman Attacks Jehovah’s Witnesses.
  
• Did the victim's kippah have something to do with it?
  Paris: Five Assailants Trip, Punch, Rob Jewish Boy, Hold a Knife to His Neck

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The improvement was driven by younger Americans. Confidence rose for consumers under age 35 and Generation Z while falling for older respondents. The under-35 group “continued to be the most optimistic,” the Conference Board said, with Gen Z confidence rising on a six-month moving average basis while all other generations declined.
  Consumer Confidence Rises As More Americans See Plentiful Jobs
  
• The deceleration represents a sharp reversal from the Biden-era inflationary housing price surge, when annual price gains regularly exceeded 10 percent in 2021 and 2022. The 2025 increase is also well below the 6.6 percent average annual gain recorded over the prior decade.
  Homes See Smallest Annual Price Hike Since 2009
  
• To be honest, we must acknowledge that the importer pays all the costs of an importation.
  Who Really Pays Import Tariffs?

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• The Utah County Attorney’s Office will continue to prosecute the case against Tyler Robinson.
  Judge REJECTS Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk Assassination Case.

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

• A haunting glimpse into a heart of darkness.
  What Does Tucker Carlson Want From the Jews?
  
• Christian Toto: British government proposes law aimed at U.S.-based streamers in chilling update
  More Censorship May be Heading Our Way (Does Hollywood Care?)
  
• Just as much as it loves the mullahs today.
  The New York Times Loved the Islamic Revolution in Iran
  * * * * *

• AI is not merely another technological leap—it may be the moment machines begin to eclipse the very human talents that built our world.
  Even the Best AI Scenario is the End of Everything We’ve Ever Been

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

• As with Winter Storm Fern, the Iron Law of Electricity will win again as Northeast is slammed with massive blizzard.
  ‘Snow Hurricane’ Energy Reality Check: You Can’t Heat Homes With NetZero Promises

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Chromebooks don't teach kids how to be anything but good button pushers.
  Chromebooks are expensive and destructive: Get them out of schools

  ABORTION

• The FDA appears to be slow-walking its mifepristone review, frustrating Trump allies in both Congress and pro-life states.
  Despite Promise To Be Pro-Life ‘Ally,’ Trump Admin Won’t Regulate Abortion Drug Endangering Women

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• Khanna has made a series of blunders in his quest to out 'the Epstein class'
  Ro Khanna Claimed Epstein Visited 'CIA Headquarters.' It Was Almost Certainly An Hermès Design Studio.
  
• Former Norwegian Prime Minister, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland was hospitalized by an apparent suicide attempt following charges of corruption linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
  Former World Leader Attempts Epstein-Linked Suicide.
  
• Renewed scrutiny on Jeffrey Epstein’s death, as questions about the circumstances surrounding his 2019 demise in a New York prison remain.
  Epstein’s Brother Claims New Report Proves Murder, Not Suicide.
  
• Daniel Richman is the Columbia Law School professor who leaked anti-Trump news stories on behalf of disgraced FBI Director James Comey to trigger a special counsel investigation.
  The Deep State Strikes Back: James Comey’s Leaker Claims ‘The Epstein Files Shouldn't Have Been Released’

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• After stealing $750,000 in campaign funds to buy Michael Jackson memorabilia, he’s back.
  Jesse Jackson’s Criminal Son Wants Back in Congress

  
  POLITICS
  

• "It seems to me that Gavin Newsom is flailing a little bit at least compared to where he was prior."
  They’ve Lost CNN: Chief Data Guru Says 2028 Democrat Bench Is A ‘Total Clown Car’
  
• Newsom and his communications team see the form: Trump insults people and he’s rude, so he won the presidency, so being rude and insulting wins the presidency.
  Gavin Newsom Is Playing A ‘Trump’ Character He Doesn’t Understand
  
• “less prone to spending a disproportionate amount of time on pronouns, identity, politics, more focused on tabletop issues”
  Gavin Newsom Says Democrats Need to be More ‘Culturally Normal’ to Win (As Newsom's chances circle the drain - jjs)

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• What America has to do if it truly wants to free Iran.
  A Counter-Insurgency Strategy for Iran
  
• Netanyahu's message to the mullahs.
  Bibi’s Warning

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• “Despite its claims to the contrary, China has deliberately and without constraint, massively expanded its nuclear arsenal without transparency or any indication of China’s intent or end point,” Yeaw told the conference. (Truman should've nuked Beijing when the PLA crossed over the Yalu while we had the chance - jjs)
  U.S. Warns China Is Rapidly Expanding Nuclear Arsenal, Conducted Secret Test
  
• President Donald Trump has made fighting the inflow of illegal drugs into America a top priority, and Mexico’s takedown of the world’s most powerful drug kingpin is just his latest success.
  The takedown of El Mencho is a win for Mexicans, Americans — and Trump
  
• France summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner over comments made by the Trump administration regarding the murder of conservative Catholic student Quentin Déranque, which France found objectionable. Kushner did not attend the meeting, and his government access has now been restricted... Kushner’s access to French officials has been suspended until he complies with the summons.
  France Denies U.S. Ambassador Government Access Following Summons No-Show.
  
• Voter disillusionment, high-profile defections, and a credible alternative in Reform UK are creating an existential risk for the Tories.
  Britain’s Conservative Party Is Dying

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The incident highlights vulnerabilities in U.S. AI export controls and raises concerns over China leveraging stolen AI capabilities for military and surveillance purposes.
  Top AI Firm Says Chinese Labs Stole U.S. Tech Using 24,000 Fake Accounts.

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Glyphosate, Food Security, and the Unsettled Science Behind America’s Dinner Table.
  White House Prioritizes Domestic Phosphorus, Glyphosate Production for Food Security
  
• Everyone in the UK receives free health care, assuming you can get to the hospital.
  Waiting 10 Days For An Ambulance — The Dark Side Of ‘Free’ Health Care

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The $93 billion Artemis program has been a case study in bureaucratic bumbling.
  Is It Time To Permanently Ground NASA?
  
• …Webb’s data confirm that Uranus’s upper atmosphere is still cooling, extending a trend that began in the early 1990s. The team measured an average temperature of around 426 kelvins (about 150 degrees Celsius), lower than values recorded by ground-based telescopes or previous spacecraft.
  Webb tracks Uranus’ atmosphere over 15 hours (Klingons still yet to be detected - jjs)

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

• Blair, who is now reunited with her parents and attending Liberty University, will be joined by her mom, Michele, a White House official shared with the Caller. The president plans on telling Blair’s story Tuesday during his State of the Union address where he will also call on states to ban sex transitioning operations for minors.
  EXCLUSIVE: Trump Invites Girl Taken From Parents After Secret Gender Transition
  
• : Sainte was arrested and is being held on a $1,650 bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
  Trans Porn Model Arrested for Stabbing Man Who Declined Sex.

  
  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
  

• Evie, founded by husband-and-wife Brittany and Gabriel Hugoboom, deliberately pivoted away from the dominant narrative peddled by left-leaning women’s podcasts and magazines, which have long monopolized the discourse on sexuality, often glorifying premarital sex and one-night stands as empowering milestones of liberation. Instead, they chose to promote profound, fulfilling dimensions of sex within marriage.
  Conservative Women’s Mag Talks About Sex And The World Loses It’s Mind
  
• Brian's Song was a positive movie that took place during a time when Jim Crow was receding, and black and white people could indeed find not just racial tolerance, but go well beyond it.
  Promises of Brian’s Song Hijacked by Progressive Racialists

  HITHER & YON

• The exterior of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, was finally completed this week, 144 years after construction began on architect Antoni Gaudí’s greatest creation.
  The exterior of Gaudí’s church masterpiece now complete after 144 years of construction

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