The Morning Report — 4/2/26

Good morning kids. So a couple of big stories to cover this morning, first up is President Trump last night in an address to the nation about our military campaign against the Iranian regime.

President Donald Trump praised the United States military Wednesday night during a speech updating the American people on the conflict with Iran, but he offered no new details on the operations.

Operation Epic Fury, a military campaign by the United States and Israel, commenced on Feb. 28 after attempts to negotiate a cessation of Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons failed. During the speech, Trump said that the “core strategic objectives” of the military operations were almost achieved\(RELATED: Trump Halts All Strikes On Iran Power Plants Amid Negotiations)

“As I stated in my announcement of Operation Epic Fury, our objectives are very simple and clear. We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside of their borders,” Trump said. “That means eliminating Iran’s navy, which is now absolutely destroyed, hurting their air force and their missile program at levels never seen before, and annihilating their defense industrial base. We’ve done all of it. Their navy is gone, their air force is gone. Their missiles are just about used up or beaten.” “Taken together, these actions will… crush their ability to support terrorist proxies and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb,” Trump said. “Our armed forces  have been extraordinary. There’s never been anything like it militarily. Everyone is talking about it. And tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”

Trump also paid tribute to the 13 Americans killed during the military operation. As of Wednesday evening, seven American military personnel had died from hostile action in Operation Epic Fury, with six others perishing in the crash of an Air Force KC-135R tanker. Trump also blamed Iranian attacks on shipping in the region for high gas prices, saying their actions proved the necessity of the military operation.

“Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home. This short-term increase has been entirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries that have nothing to do with the conflict,” Trump said. “This is yet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons. They will use them, and they will use them quickly. It would lead to decades of extortion, economic pain, and instability worse than we can ever imagine.”

Trump also warned Iran’s current leadership to accept the terms he laid out, saying that if they did not, the United States would target Iran’s energy infrastructure.

“If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard and probably simultaneously,” Trump said. “We have not hit their oil, even though that’s the easiest target of all because it would not give them even a small chance of survival or rebuilding, but we could hit it and it would be gone, and there’s not a thing they could do about it.”

In the run-up to the speech, there was some speculation that the President was going to declare victory and then cease operations. Considering the President has deployed a third carrier to the theatre and is demanding the Iranian's adhere to a ceasefire, and they've responded by flipping a Farsi firebird in his direction, I'm not so sure that Peace is at hand, as old Henry Kissinger used to say about Vietnam.

The other huge story was the President's truly historic visit to the SCOTUS during testimony about the abomination of the utter bastardization of the 14th amendment he has attempted to end via executive order.

Yes Kentanji Brown-25 Jackson is an imbecile but a very dangerous imbecile because of her anti-American racialist fueled leftism.

Worse is the wishy washy two-faced Amy Coney Island whitefish Barrett.

The progressives’ threat that “millions” of people could lose citizenship amid legal chaos seems intended to give swing-voting judges an excuse to kill Trump’s order that bars citizenship to illegal migrants.

The prospect of chaos was raised by a swing-voting judge. “It could be messy,” said Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative who has voted with progressives.

When even the Wiseass wide-ass Latina sounds logical by comparison, maybe it's a good sign we might witness a miracle that birthright citizenship will at long last be tossed.

Elsewhere, we shot a black dude into space to orbit the moon. Yay, us...

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AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• Iran’s military threatened on Thursday to launch crushing and destructive attacks on the US after President Trump declared Operation Epic Fury an “overwhelming” victory in an address to the nation. 
  Iran threatens ‘destructive’ attacks on US after Trump declares war an ‘overwhelming victory’
  
• Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, writing, “Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!” Trump said, however, that the U.S. will consider a ceasefire after the Hormuz Strait is “open, free, and clear.”
  President Trump: Iran Has Asked for a Ceasefire
  
• The Bush is most likely heading to the Middle East to assist Operation Epic Fury, which suggests no immediate drawdown of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
  The U.S. is Deploying a THIRD Aircraft Carrier as Iran War Continues.
  
• IDF defends skies, braces for Iran-Hezbollah missile surge on Passover.
  Israel Eliminates Hezbollah’s Southern Front Commander, IRGC’s Master Tunnel Builder
  
• The attack destroyed significant quantities of motor oil, as the Iran war is already causing energy shortages.
  Iranian Drone Strike Destroys British Oil Facility.
  
• A presidential challenge to our allies
  Trump’s Tuchis Afn Tish Moment: 'Go Get Your Own Oil!' (-tuchis-afn-tish is Yiddish for "put your ass on the table!" - jjs)
  
• (Italy's) decision highlights growing tensions among NATO allies and comes after similar refusals by Spain regarding U.S. operations related to the Iran war.
  Another NATO Ally Denies U.S. Access to Bases for Iran Missions.
  
• The Chinese government has struggled to maintain relevance in the context of the conflict, which began on February 28 with President Donald Trump announcing Operation Epic Fury and the elimination of Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei. A close ally of Iran’s, which prompted China to facilitate its membership into the anti-American BRICS coalition, Beijing has vacillated between condemning the United States for engaging Iran militarily and gently suggesting that Iran’s disruptions of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which disproportionately hurt China, should cease. . .
  China Debuts Iran Peace Plan: ‘Cease Hostilities,’ Begin Peace Talks (that Are Already Happening), Respect the U.N.

• NATO endures on American backing while many allies demand U.S. action abroad but withhold it when asked, exposing a widening gap between rhetoric and responsibility.
  A Foolish NATO Was a Big Loser in the Iran War

• The Islamic Republic's dark sign of degeneracy - and desperation.
  When a Regime Enlists its Children
  
• How much longer can the regime survive when the people have nothing left to lose?
  In Iran, ‘People at the Breaking Point’
  
• Robert Spencer: Who says so? He did. Many times.
  Had He Survived, Khamenei Would Certainly Have Attempted to Destroy Israel
  
• Westerners want to think of the Iran war in geopolitical terms. But there is more to it than that.
  Iran’s Real Motivation
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• In short — the price of the Iran war is much, much less than the benefits it provides. A temporary increase in oil prices has been overblown and in the end will be worth it compared to crippling one of the worst regimes in history.
  Marc Penn Op-Ed— Democrat pollster: Benefit of defanging Iran far outweighs cost of war
  
• Graham, long viewed as a holdover from the warmongering faction of Republicans, is now calling for President Donald Trump to begin winding down Operation Epic Fury.
  Fey fraud Lindsey Graham Playing For Both Sides

  
  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), who describes herself as “America’s #1 Most Bipartisan Member of Congress,” posted and later deleted a profanity-laced response on X to an Associated Press (AP) story about President Donald Trump’s planned attendance at Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship.
  Dem Rep. Susie Lee Deletes ‘I’ll Pray They F*** Him to His Face’ Post About Trump
  
• When you look at the difference between America and Iran, you see what it actually means to stand up to a tyrannical government.
  King Trump? Fascist Trump? Or Treasonous ‘No Kings’ Rallies?

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

• The hilarious aspect of this. . . was to hear the liberal justices, who rarely allow the language of the Constitution to stand in the way of a preferred interpretation, but they seemed to be channeling Scalia today, talking about we really have to go back to that original intent, and it’s pretty clear this is the English rule. And that obviously played to the conservative justices.”
  FNC’s Turley: ‘Hilarious’ to Watch Lefty Justices Sound Like Scalia on Birthright Citizenship
  
• Birthright citizenship goes to court. (it should only go the hell - jjs)
  The Supreme Court Established 140 Years Ago That Foreign Nationals Born in the U.S. Are Not Citizens
  
• The case, known as Trump v. Barbara, will decide whether or not President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens and foreign tourists, often referred to as “anchor babies,” is constitutional.
  Justice Jackson Suggests Foreign Tourists Qualify for Birthright Citizenship Because They Have ‘Local Allegiance’ to U.S. While on Vacation
  
• If this country is going to survive, we simply can't have any more Ketanji Brown Jacksons on the court.
  Ketanji Brown(-25) Jackson Needs To Be Impeached. This Dangerously Idiotic Dissent Is Proof.
  
• The progressives’ threat that “millions” of people could lose citizenship amid legal chaos seems intended to give swing-voting judges an excuse to kill Trump’s order that bars citizenship to illegal migrants. The prospect of chaos was raised by a swing-voting judge. “It could be messy,” said Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative who has voted with progressives.
  Migration Advocates Threaten ‘Millions’ May Lose Status if Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order to Stand (Please God!!!- jjs)
  
• . . .if the justices harbor any consideration of keeping the 14th Amendment migration train running by upholding the current bastardization of the amendment, it will signal to the American people the illegitimacy of even the highest legal authority in the land, ostensibly with a 6-3 conservative majority. A SCOTUS decision to uphold birthright citizenship as currently applied
  would communicate that it means to follow in the footsteps of successive presidential administrations and Congresses, selling Americans’ jobs, land, and promises of freedom to the highest bidder, or simply giving them away to foreigners who cross the border illegally.
  If SCOTUS Upholds ‘Birthright Citizenship,’ It Will Do So At Its Own Peril
  
• President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to observe arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Wednesday in the case that could determine America’s future.
  Trump’s Historic SCOTUS Visit Couldn’t Come At A Better Time
  
• Vasquez-Mencho will serve six months in federal prison before being deported to Guatemala for the third time.
  Illegal Alien Sentenced for Counterfeit Document Scheme.
  
• True compassion doesn’t stop at borders; it strengthens nations by rewarding legal immigration, enforcing the law, and exporting the ideas that made America prosper.
  Is Deportation Compassionate?
  
• The fight over illegal immigration misses the point: the real debate is whether America should limit immigration at all—legal or otherwise—to protect its own workers and sovereignty.
  Legal Immigration Is Bad: We Can Stop It

  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• The case highlights the largest pandemic-era fraud in Minnesota, undermining public trust in government programs and sparking outrage over the perceived leniency of the sentence.
  Somali Fraudster Handed Soft Sentence in Minnesota. (A jury of his peers, no doubt IYKWIM - jjs)

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Johnson and Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune jointly announced in a statement posted to X that they are pursuing a two-pronged approach to end the shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  Mike Johnson Caves, Agrees To Pass Shutdown-Ending Bill He Called ‘Joke’ Days Before
  
• The budget reconciliation process could bypass Democrat opposition, but it may extend the funding lapse and require significant spending cuts to succeed.
  Trump Demands Congress Deliver Major DHS Funding Bill by June Deadline.

• The closure ends 80 years of free movement, impacting farming communities and prompting Alberta to plan a replacement road.
  Trump Admin Closes U.S.-Canada Border Road.

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• It’s an important question to ask because doing just that is on California's legislative agenda.
  What Happens If States Start Codifying Muslim Holidays In Their Calendars?
  
• Meet the ‘Mohammeds’ running the Church’s migration agenda.
  The Islamization of Catholic Charities
  
• Imagine if European governments had this kind of courage today.
  In 1977, France Used a Guillotine to Execute a Muslim Pimp Running a Sex Grooming Gang

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• The decision paves the way for a potential civil trial and establishes a precedent that could influence future cases involving presidential immunity.
  Foreign-Born Obama Judge Rules Trump Can Face Civil Claims Over Alleged Incitement on January 6.

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

• The case has heightened concerns about AI’s role in journalism and its potential to undermine trust in major publications.
  NYT Dismisses Writer Amid AI Plagiarism Controversy.
  
• Margot Cleveland: Today’s filings represent a victory for free speech against the forces of censorship within our federal government.
  The Federalist Scored A Huge Win For Free Speech — And Exposed More Of The Censorship-Industrial Complex
  
• The First Amendment was written for citizens, not contractors.
  Paid to Rage: How Astroturf Protesters Hijack the First Amendment

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

• “President Trump has made it clear that America should fully develop its abundant energy resources in a way that strengthens our economy and benefits American families,” Burgum said in a statement.
  Trump Oversaw Record Levels of Domestic Energy Production in 2025
  
• John Stossel: You're killing the planet!
  Evil Meat

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• The three-judge panel dismissed the lawsuit filed by Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias’ firm, saying it lacked authority to rule.
  Judges Toss Dems’ Attempt To Redraw Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps

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

• Bazer faces seven counts of wire fraud and two counts of impersonating federal law enforcement, with potential sentences of up to 20 years per fraud count and three years per impersonation count.
  Fundraiser for Ukraine and Immigration Services Indicted for Multi-Million Fraud Scheme.
  
• California has lost at least $180 billion to fraud, according to officials and experts.
  Gavin Newsom’s Empire of Fraud

  POLITICS

• Letlow publicly claims to oppose “woke ideology,” and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump in her primary Senate race against incumbent Bill Cassidy. However, a 2020 video shows Letlow participating in a panel interview as a semifinalist for the University of Louisiana, Monroe’s presidential search, where she detailed plans to lead diversity measures and ensure more women, especially ‘women of color,’ would be hired for senior leadership roles.
  Trump-Backed Senate Hopeful Was In Love With DEI — Until She Entered Politics
  
• “I think I could be President of the United States. I could definitely run this country better than Donald Trump.”
  Comedy Gold! - Former CNN Employee Don Lemon Signals He’s Open to Running for President
  
• Larry Elder: “Consider it reparations.”
  Exclusive ‘Interview’: Gavin Newsom on His Possible Presidential Launch
  
• Crudely suggesting his critics are gay or mocking 'out' gay conservatives has become one of his team’s go-to tactics.
  Gavin Newsom doesn’t mind trampling on the rainbow flag — just ask his critics

  MADURO TAKEN DOWN

• “Ultimately, there will have to be a transition phase,” Rubio told host Sean Hannity. “There will have to be free and fair elections in Venezuela, and that point has to come.” He said the initial stabilization stage is “largely achieved” and that the country has entered a recovery period, with Venezuelan crude now shipping to American refineries and oil revenue flowing into U.S. Treasury-controlled accounts.
  Marco Rubio Calls For Fair Elections After Meeting With Venezuelan Opposition Leader

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The comments raise questions about the future of U.S. involvement in NATO and its broader commitments to European allies in light of their refusal to assist with the ongoing military operations against Iran.
  ‘Reevaluating Everything’ — U.S. NATO Ambassador Confirms Trump Could Exit Alliance.
  
• The operations were carried out between March 23 and 29 under Operation Sable, which included 147 separate actions and 20 raids.
  Mexican navy sweeps up 234 suspects, seizes over a TON of meth in nation-wide crackdown
  
• Uneasy Americans see trade restrictions as way to counter China's growing military clout.
  Is China A ‘Threat’? 44% Would Back Trade Limits For National Security Reasons: I&I/TIPP Poll

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• General Mills, which bought Annie’s in 2014, announced in September 2025 a “delightful upgrade” to the famous mac and cheese that is “even more ooey gooey real cheese.” In typical corporate fashion, General Mills didn’t highlight the real shifts to the recipe in its press releases. The fourth and fifth key Annie’s ingredients, good ol’ butter and nonfat milk, were reportedly replaced with cornstarch, which acts as a thickener but has no protein or nutritional value.
  Big Companies Seem To Be Ignoring MAHA Way, Change Two Everyday Food Items
  
• “The Match achieved its monopolistic power over the residency market by instituting an ‘All In’ policy that requires Match-participating residency programs to register and fill all positions through the Match or another national matching plan, and then merging with its largest competitor.”
  House Judiciary Report Exposes Medical Residency Hiring Monopoly

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The crew will remain in Earth orbit until (later today), checking out the capsule and its systems. Once they have confirmed these are working as expected, they will then fire their engines to head to the Moon.
  SLS successfully puts Orion into orbit

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

• The director was fired for not moving books to adult section of the library.
  Leftist Crowd Melts Down After Librarian Fired For Pushing Trans Agenda On Kids
  
• “WPATH and USPATH conferences are a black box to outsiders... Presenters often refashioned assessment to affirm identity... ‘If you want breasts at a later point in your life,’ she quipped, ‘you can go and get them... Now they were wary about publishing...The conference videos offer further evidence of WPATH’s shifting narrative... Some bristled at the suggestion of hard age limits.”
  How Gender Medicine Set Itself Up for Disaster

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The days of La La Land may be numbered with the pressures of how people consume entertainment continuing to undergo massive shifts. And the legacy studio system is struggling to respond and reinvent itself accordingly, especially in the U.S. as productions of movies and TV shows flee California in droves and even increasingly head to other countries looking for far cheaper costs.
  WSJ: ‘Hollywood Will Soon Resemble Detroit’ After Auto Industry’s Decline, ‘Nightmare Scenario Is Playing out’
  
• Hollywood may continue to navigate the tension between public signaling and private incentives, but its decisions ultimately reflect its audience's preferences.
  JK Rowling survived the 'TERF Trials' because fans refused to cancel Harry Potter

• "He's mentally going insane, right? But I'm not. I have peace, I have joy."
  The Fallout Grows More Personal For NBA Star Axed Over Christian Beliefs
  
• Christian Toto: Oscar winner's political musings have aged as poorly as Vietnam-era stunt
  Why Does Anyone Take Jane Fonda Seriously?
  
• Toto too: Far-Left Alte-cocker rocker's anti-Trump tour meant to virtue signal, not reach MAGA Nation
  Why Bruce Springsteen Isn’t Changing Hearts or Minds

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