The Morning Report — 4/ 10 /25

Good morning kids. As you can see from the links in the Politics section and in going over the past weeks even as far back as when President Trump was sworn in, it certainly looks as if the volume and frequency of toxic waste gushing forth from the open sewer that is Jasmine Crockett probably would provide fodder fo revery day for weeks on end. But as CBD and I noted on the latest episode of the podcast linked here and in the sidebar, why bother?

Disgusting as she is, the more that average Americans see and hear what she has to say, along with the garden variety, liars, racists, deviants and criminals that comprise the Democrat Party, the more they will at a minimum dig their own political graves at least in the near term for the '26 midterms. Naturally, election thievery on their part notwithstanding, as I am convinced happened last week in the special election that restored a radical leftist majority to the Wisconsin state supreme court. And of course going back to 2020. But that's crazy conspiracy talk, never mind the circumstantial and actual physical evidence and eyewitness accounts that at the barest of bare minimums should cast serious doubt on the legitimacy of the outcomes.

But again, as with Crockett, I'm repeating a sad old story that unless something changes at the state and national levels will also repeat itself. It is heartening to see that some actions are being seriously attempted legislatively to at least try to prevent non-citizens from voting,

The Republican-led House is slated to hold another vote on the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.

As expected, the propaganda press and left-wing activists have resorted to spreading lies about the legislation to convince the American people that it should be opposed. But these lies are purposely designed to guilt Americans into sacrificing their right to free and fair elections. Here’s how to refute them.

It's going to be a constant battle to fight the massive law fare campaigns pre and post elections by such characters as Marc Elias and others. Beyond that, the insanity of mail-in ballots that was forced down our throats courtesy of the fakedemic lockdowns and other voter integrity laws that were dismantled at that time especially in the key swing states and districts along with motor voter and the necessity to clean up voter rolls every X years to insure students who reside in college towns only temporarily, dead people, those over the age of 150 and others are prevented from voting early and often.

Elsewhere, the continued reactions to the President's tariff regime is taking up the bulk of the headlines as the markets continue to fluctuate as they seek some sort of equilibrium. On the positive front, more nations are now ready to make deals to drop their barriers and tariffs in return for us to do the same, and with all of that, this happened:

U.S. markets surged late Wednesday following an announcement by President Donald J. Trump that he would ease tariff measures against most of America’s trading partners as the White House begins bilateral negotiations with around 75 countries—except for China, which saw tariff rates on its goods increase to 125 percent.The Dow Jones closed at 40,608.45, a gain of 2,962.86 points on the day—the single largest daily point gain in history. Meanwhile, the S&P 500, which saw significant volatility over the past week, saw nearly a 10 percent gain, closing at 5,456.90.An estimated 30 billion shares were traded on Wednesday, marking the heaviest—by volume—trading day in Wall Street’s history. The surge in trading almost entirely came after President Trump posted on Truth Social that he would pause his reciprocal tariffs—although not sector-specific tariffs on products such as steel—on all foreign nations, except China, with only the 10 percent global tariff remaining in effect while his White House begins negotiations with a number of countries on a new, more equitable trade system accounting for the interests of the United States.

Trump is hanging tough with the Chi-Coms as he should considering their goal is absolute global political domination. Their zeal is positively Islamic.

A $1.9 trillion “tsunami” is headed for American industry — and it’s coming from China. The Communist country of 1.3 billion people has shifted that much cash into amping up its factories in just four years in an effort to overwhelm manufacturers around the world with an influx of cheap goods. President Trump’s 125% tariff on all Chinese imports into the US — which he announced Wednesday as he paused steep duties on most other countries — is actually just the latest protective measure against China. The European Union, Brazil, Mexico and Thailand have either imposed new tariffs in the last few months, or are considering such measures to protect their own industries from Chinese imports. “The tsunami is coming for everyone,” said Katherine Tai, trade representative for former President Joe Biden, told The New York Times. Over the past four years, China has pulled money from funding housing construction and put it into building factories, with state-controlled banks granting industrial borrowers almost $2 trillion in extra financing, according to new data from China’s central bank, obtained by The Times.

China is building new factories nonstop and outfitting old ones with the latest tech, churning out products from cars to phones to fertilizer at an unprecedented rate — and all bound for foreign shores. The Times reported that China is set to overtake Germany with the world’s largest car factory. Chinese carmaker BYD is building not one, but two plants that are bigger than the current record holder in Wolfsburg, Germany. . .

. . . Trump’s unprecedented tariff on Chinese goods could similarly shield the US from the coming wave.
Steep on cars, for example, have already stopped cheap Chinese EVs from decimating the American auto industry.
But it’s already too late for some local manufacturers. Chinese imports to Thailand have caused manufacturers in that country to plunge by 50%, ASEAN Briefing reported last year.

WEll, there's lots of blame to go around insofar as previous administrations and myriad self-imposed artificial factors that drove up the cost of doing business here made offshoring our manufacturing to China and elsewhere at the expense of the American worker an easy decision to make.

Tariffs alone won't address and solve this crisis, but it's a first step along with many others, like DOGE and immigration enforcement plus a reigniting of the AMerican entrepreneurial spirit and the notion of rugged individualism that has been slimed and stripped away from several generations of American youth courtesy of academia and the woke anti-American culture mongers.

Beyond that, there are some very disturbing stories in the crime section, among them a Texas woman force feeding her pregnant daughter abrtion pills, a "mass" shooting in Virginia, a crazy shootout in LA, as well as a rash of teen suicides linked to some sort of "extortion" racket coming out of Nigeria.

Plus, lots more from around the world, across the nation and up your street , for your consideration this morning,

And lastly, a quick shout-out and thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

Have a great day.

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
• “I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately.”
  Trump Issues 90 Day Tariff Pause Except on China
  
• “Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!” — President Trump, April 7.
  Dow Jones Sees Largest Single Day Point Jump in History, S&P Posts Biggest Gain Since 2008.
  
• "Nobody has taken on China yet, not the Europeans, no administration for decades."
  Kevin O’Leary Says Trump Going Easy On China: Tariff Should Be 400%!
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: The real trade war wasn’t Trump’s—it was decades of lopsided deals, deficits, and double standards America tolerated while others profited.
  Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked
  
• Mitsotakis’ comments come as the EU has just launched new trade actions with regard to the United States. The actions, which focus on steel and aluminum, were mostly planned prior to Trump’s worldwide tariff rollout last week. The muted response from Europe is a sharp contrast with China, which escalated quickly against Trump’s tariffs prompting the U.S. to respond in kind with further actions targeting Beijing—and then China to raise tariffs again back at the U.S. Europe’s response also did not tariff bourbon imports from the U.S., after Trump threatened a massive response on any European alcohol imports to the U.S. if Europe went down that road.
  Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Europe Can Find ‘Win-Win Solution’ with President Trump on Trade that Is ‘Mutually Beneficial’
  
• Trump is steadfast in his belief in the effectiveness of this strategy, and we are already seeing why.
  Tariff hysteria is overblown, too soon and wrong
  
• How the Trump-Bessent agenda is restoring dignity, sovereignty, and prosperity for America's working class.
  Rust Belt Revival
  
• Trump’s tariffs will work — but they’ll work even better with the Federal Reserve’s help.
  Why Comparing Trump’s Tariffs To The Smoot-Hawley Act Is Dishonest
  
• Trump’s economic team is remaking the world.
  There’s Nothing Free about ‘Free Trade’
  
• President Trump’s 125% tariff on all Chinese imports into the US — which he announced Wednesday as he paused steep duties on most other countries — is actually just the latest protective measure against China. . . “The tsunami is coming for everyone,” said Katherine Tai, trade representative for former [so-called quote-unquote]
  President Joe Biden, told The New York Times.
  How China has amped up its factories and is threatening to crush US industry with a new ‘tsunami’ of cheap products
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• Bad regulation and mergers have eliminated thousands of local banks. It's time to reverse the trend.
  Reviving Community Banking By Lifting Barriers To New Banks

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Trump is appealing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision.
  Chief Justice Pauses Ruling Forcing Trump to Reinstate NLRB, MSPB Employees
  
• Rubio appeared on Donald Trump, Jr.'s podcast "Triggered with Don Jr." on Tuesday evening, and the two men dove into this important topic of foreign aid and the changes we'll see going forward. Rubio pointed out that the U.S. is no longer the world's cash cow. We're still willing to help, but we're taking care of ourselves first. Every dollar we spend on foreign aid from here forward must "make America stronger, it has to make America more prosperous, or it has to make America safer."  
  Rubio Exposes Leftist Agenda and Corruption of USAID Programs
  
• The judges do not think the attorney generals who brought the case lack the legal standing to make a move.
  Appeals Court Grants Trump a Stay, Can Resume Firing Probationary Employees

  LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES AFTERMATH

• As a result, many households in Los Angeles, especially in Pacific Palisades, lost their insurance in the months or even days before the January 7 Palisades fire. Some were forced to use the public option, the California FAIR Plan, which covers much less; others were left without any insurance at all. Lara finally announced new rules in December that would allow insurers to price future risk into their premiums, but the change came too late for many homeowners.
  California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara a No-Show at State Farm Hearing

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

• The orders came from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, according to New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive, Shore News Network reported. (Arrest Murphy - jjs)
  NJ Gov. Orders Local Police to Stop Working with Immigration Officials
  
• The police suspect the illegal alien from El Salvador sexually assaulted numerous other teenage boys.
  Report: Youth Coach Charged With Murder, Sexual Assault of Boy is Illegal Alien
  
• Dershowitz said that the Supreme Court is “going to give the executive the power, substantively, to decide who stays and goes, but it’s going to demand, consistent with the 14th Amendment, that due process be observed. So, the president can do it, but the president has to do it right. And I think that’s the trend and we’re going to see that carry through in decisions involving deportation and of students as well. I think we’re going to see the Supreme Court saying, yes, you can do it, but you have to do it right, within due process.”
  Dershowitz: Trump Has Pushed Executive Power Beyond Any President Since Roosevelt
  
• Whatever financial benefits we get from open borders is more than offset by our losses.
  ‘Migrants’ Cost 3X Times As Much As They Pay in Taxes
  
• Modern Democrats have latched onto an argument in favor of illegal immigration — and it’s the same one pro-slavery Democrats used in the 1800s.
  Modern Democrats reveal their true intentions align with those of the Confederacy

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

• As the exasperated customer begged for her order, Jammal’s pierced-up manager smugly stood there and smirked. The rest of the store then joined in. 
  Staples Refuses Service to Black Jewish Woman Over Pro-Israel Stance
  
• Gender critical event cancelled - while Hamas activists have free rein.
  Ivory Tower Hypocrite: The University of Washington
  
• In a statement reported by the Libération newspaper, the group said: “Les Frites insoumises set fire to the McDonald’s under construction in Montrabé, in support of the Palestinian people, and against the new expansion strategy of the firm, which wishes to open 50 new restaurants this year and impose its presence throughout France in order to compensate for financial losses due to the boycott.”
  Pro-Palestine Radicals Admit to Setting Fire to McDonald’s Building in France

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• An eyebrow-raising pick for Syria’s Mufti.
  Is Syria’s al-Sharaa the Moderate He Claims to Be?

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• The level of violent anti-Israel and antisemitic antipathy that the schools were inculcating into the students is truly shocking.
  A new lawsuit seeks to stop the open pro-Palestinian/anti-Jewish indoctrination in the Oakland Unified School District
  
• A harrowing 1970s crime serves as a reminder of the tragic consequences of justifying violence against American Jews.
  The Kidnapping of Jack Teich

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

• As the section chief of the Domestic Terrorism Operations Section at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, from 2020 until October 2021, Jensen also oversaw the FBI’s controversial operations targeting parents at school-board meetings and Catholics going to traditional Latin Mass. Plucking him from relative obscurity in South Carolina to head the FBI’s most powerful field office sends exactly the wrong message.
  Miranda Devine: Kash Patel’s FBI promotion of MAGA villain Steven Jensen sends the wrong message

  
  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• On Wednesday morning, Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger L. Smith posted to Facebook, “In connection with the Olde Greenwich incident, all suspects are in custody and there is no threat to public safety.”
  Multiple Suspects in Custody After Shooting Leaves 3 Dead in Virginia
  
• The Laredo Morning Times reports the daughter told police her mother “got upset and asked her to have an abortion.” When she refused, she said her mother “chased her around the home causing her to fall on her stomach,” according to Sanchez’s arrest affidavit.
  Texas Woman Arrested For Trying to Shove Abortion Pills Down Pregnant Daughter's Throat
  
• A bird’s-eye view from the three-car crash in Los Angeles — that led to a wild manhunt where police shot the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner — shows officers arresting a suspect in his boxers after he stripped down to evade capture.
  Videos show wild scenes leading to rock star’s wife shot by cops, charged with attempted murder — starting with LA hit-and-run
  
• The FBI and nonprofit Our Rescue say financially motivated sextortion cases are most often linked to African countries like Nigeria. 
  Dozens Of Teen Boys Take Their Own Lives As Online Sextortion Cases Spike

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

• Robert Spencer: She's back.
  Biden’s ‘Disinformation’ Czar Claims That Worries About Leftist Censorship Are a ‘Lie’

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

• “We will not only match China, we will be cheaper than China by a lot, and more energy will mean lower inflation. It’ll mean more jobs.”
  Trump’s Executive Order Unleashes ‘America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry’

• States with market-driven energy policies enjoy lower electricity costs, while progressive mandates drive prices higher, ALEC's latest affordability rankings show.
  Lowering Energy Costs in America
  
• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins acknowledged more attention would be given to proper forest management.
  USDA Issues Order to Expand Logging in National Forests Under Emergency Declaration

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Teachers' unions are bad for teachers, students, and taxpayers.
  Teachers Need to Ditch Their Union
  
• His brutal application results sparked a fierce debate online. “Honestly though, is college for startup founders[?],” one user asked. “The skills you are seeking are not to be found in college. “To its core, college should be for people who fundamentally want to further research and science, not job seekers. You’re clearly on your way without it, do they need you?”
  Teen tech whiz kid with 4.0 GPA made $30M off his startup last year — but he was still rejected by 15 colleges

  ABORTION

• The momentum decidedly shifts.
  Defunding Planned Parenthood’s Culture of Death

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• These lies are purposely designed to guilt Americans into sacrificing their right to free and fair elections.
  5 Common Lies About The SAVE Act — And How To Refute Them

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• Rather than paring back spending, Senate Republicans are pushing an accounting gimmick to make it look like a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension costs nothing.
  How Republicans’ Spineless Gimmick To Extend Trump Tax Cuts Could Expand Obamacare Too

  CONFIRMATION HEARING News and Views

• Huckabee has stated that the boundaries of Israel were given “not by the United Nations but by almighty God.”
  Fierce Israel Supporter Mike Huckabee Confirmed As Ambassador To Israel

  POLITICS

• Cygnal survey shows 5-point favorability lead for congressional Rs, but tariff-related warning signs loom
  Congressional Dems See Approval Rating Sink: Poll
  
• And never trust them again.
  Never Forgive Democrats For the Lies They Told You
  
• Emilia Sykes launched joint fundraising committee with Crockett shortly after infamous 'Governor Hot Wheels' remark
  House Dem in Ohio Swing District Turns to Liberal Firebrand Jasmine Crockett for Fundraising Help
  
• Robert Spencer: Yes, you read that right. We have gone from “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” to “m*f* who literally said he had ‘concepts’ of a plan.” From Thomas Jefferson to Jasmine Crockett is, to say the least, a steep descent.
  Jasmine Crockett Calls Trump a Name We Can’t Put in a Headline

• Daniel Greenfield: Incompetence isn’t always a minus. Sometimes it's a plus.
  Why Dems Want Kamala Back
  
• It’s not unreasonable to conclude that one powerful and influential person, but more likely a cabal of the powerful and influential, sent a two-word message somewhere around 2015: “Get Trump.”
  The Word Went Out: ‘Get Trump’
  
• Proportional representation and multi-seat districts could finally give New York and other urban strongholds real political competition.
  City Voters Want Change, but Democrats Keep Winning. Why?
  
• Last week, Senator Corey Booker set a new record by delivering the longest speech ever in the history of the Senate.
  Corey Booker: The Attention Seeker

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• 'The Iranian regime's reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons remains a grave threat to the United States,' says Treasury Sec Bessent
  'Maximum Pressure': Trump Unleashes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Nuclear Program
  
• The dual-citizen spa worker was accused of treason against the Russian government when she donated $51 to a charity that allegedly supported Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 — the day Russian forces launched its attack on its western neighbor.
  Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap
  
• The trip, which saw precisely 47 staffers work the 3-day itinerary, included much in the way of high-level diplomatic negotiations, with a hefty dose of troop morale boosting in the region.
  WAR DRAGON! Hegseth Wraps Panama Trip With Fresh Agreements, Troop Morale Boosts, and Some Hazard Signs.
  
• The Bamberg district court in Bavaria sentenced Deutschland-Kurier editor David Bendels this week to seven months in prison on probation and a fine of nearly sixty per cent of his annual income, or 210 ‘daily rates’, for posting an image on social media of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser holding an altered sign.
  German Journalist Given Seven Month Sentence for Meme Mocking Government’s ‘Hatred’ of Free Speech
  
• A look at an awakening Alaska volcano, renewed eruptions in Iceland, and a powerful earthquake centered in Myanmar that impacted Southeast Asia.
  Mount Kanlaon in Central Philippines Erupts, Sending Ash Miles into the Sky
  
• Andrew Amoils of New World Wealth stated, “Capital gains tax and estate duty rates [IHT] in the UK are among the highest in the world, which deters wealthy business owners and retirees from living there.”
  London Drops Out of Top Five Wealthiest Cities as Millionaires Flee Far-Left Govt.
  
• Antonio Espaillat, owner of Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, revealed that he was out of the country when tragedy struck while popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez was performing late Tuesday. Espaillat said he has returned to Santo Domingo to “cooperate with the authorities in rescue and investigation.”
  Owner of Dominican Republic nightclub breaks silence as death toll in roof collapse rises to 184

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• ‘You need leaders that are going to go into those academies and prioritize the academies’ mission instead of protecting [their] reputations.’
  How DEI Left Service Academies In A ‘State Of Decay,’ And How Trump Can Fix It

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• “Means’s rhetoric is colored by a general mistrust of her fellow doctors.”
  The Bad Energy of Casey Means

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The event (on March 19th) also celebrated sixty years operating out of Australia.
  NASA’s Deep Space Network breaks ground on new antenna dish in Australia
  
• Launch is scheduled for 2027. I like Jay’s comment: “The asteroid will be deflected by a power-point presentation.”
  Mission profile for a Chinese mission to target a 30 meter asteroid

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

• Meanwhile, Democrats rambled about Elon Musk, measles, and guns.
  ‘Making Them Sick’: Texas Children’s Whistleblower Eithan Haim Testifies On Trans Medical Horrors
  
• Baltimore Councilman Paris Gray sponsored the bill and introduced it at the city council’s bi-monthly meeting, saying it reflects the city’s desire for menstrual equity.
  Baltimore Proposes Bill to Put Menstrual Products in Men’s Restrooms

  
  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• We are no longer a nation that condemns brutality. We sponsor it.
  Public support for both Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony outlines massive cultural divide

• The University of Florida, succumbing to perpetually victimized leftists, banned part of its iconic cheer in 2020 due to allegations of racism.
  Florida Gators Won March Madness But Lost Their Iconic Cheer To The Woke Mob
  
• A Guardian contributor celebrates the cultural and fiscal disaster that is Hollywood wokeness. (The Guardian is essentially the NY Times translated into Pig Latin - jjs)
  Defending Disney
  
• General manager Peter Gelb’s gamble on new works has failed to fill seats—or steady the company’s shaky finances.
  The Met’s “Big Bet” on Contemporary Opera Looks Like a Loser
  
• In the episode "Mercy," illegal immigrant Fiona (Martha Millan) struggles to make ends meet with her under-the-table cleaning business. Her employee Krista (Diana Gaitirira), who is also in the U.S. illegally, mentions a new scheme to make money.
  Fox's 'The Cleaning Lady' Laughs About an Illegal Stealing Identities of Americans
  
• The history-making moment was celebrated amid a flurry of criticism from liberals about President Donald Trump’s takeover of the entertainment facility. Critics voiced concerns about Trump’s understanding and appreciation for the arts when he took control of the Kennedy Center. However, attendance numbers have told a different story. With a focus on shifting away from politically-charged programming, the facility experienced tremendous success with a widely-attended fireworks show.
  Kennedy Center Breaks All-Time Attendance Record for a Public Event After Trump Takeover
  
• Societies that do not have children will die, and while many countries have gone too far down that road, America can still turn back.
  Birth Rates and the Future of Civilization

  
  HITHER & YON

• Christian Toto: Efficient thriller makes most of relatable setup, preposterous finale
  ‘Drop’ Is Either Best – or Worst – First-Date Movie

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