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The Morning Report — 4/7/26

Good morning kids. This morning it's all about miracles and wonders. on the last episode of the podcast linked here and in the sidebar
also available on the popular platforms listed at the bottom of the post I poo-pooed the Artemis moon mission but colleague and cob CBD observed how the mission was yet another confirmation of, despite all our many and serious problems, the greatness of this nation in being able to send a sophisticated piece of technology and an incredibly skilled and brave crew on a half million mile journey to the moon and return safely please God. it was plain for all the world to see. while I do question the necessity of the government to be funding and involved in space technology and exploration, the Artemis mission and most especially the free market enterprises such as SpaceX are engaging in the necessary task of giving America the edge in securing the ultimate high ground for our national security and future prosperity. So consider me duly chastised in this regard. I hope that despite it being yet another DC Bureaucracy, perhaps Nasa and its partners in the private sector and the War Dept. can overcome the typical pitfalls of bureaucracy and make great strides in the aforementioned. Maybe I'm being more than a bit Pollyannaish, but still, here we are 53 years after the last lunar mission and making history again.

“You’ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud,” Trump told the four astronauts just hours after they emerged from the far side of the moon. “Humans have really never seen anything quite like what you’re doing in a manned spacecraft,” Trump marveled. “It’s really special.” The commander in chief was introduced to the crew by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who noted the president “wanted to be the first person to greet you after your return from the far side of the moon.” 

As awe-inspiring as this is, for my money there is nothing more inspiring and incredible as the bravery and daring of our men and women in uniform.

U.S. special operations forces rescued the second crew member from a downed F-15E fighter jet in Iran after a “heavy firefight,” successfully extracting both airmen and all rescue personnel from the country, according to multiple reports.
U.S. officials told Axios and Fox News the high-risk combat search-and-rescue mission recovered the weapon systems officer more than a day after the aircraft was shot down, concluding a complex operation that unfolded behind enemy lines. The weapon systems officer had evaded capture after ejecting alongside the pilot, using Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training to move away from the wreckage and take cover on elevated terrain while activating an emergency beacon, according to reporting cited by Fox News.

“The CIA executed a deception campaign to confuse the Iranians, who were desperately hunting for our airman. On Saturday morning, we achieved our primary objective by finding and providing confirmation that one of America’s best and bravest was alive and concealed in a mountain crevice, still invisible to the enemy but not to the CIA,” Ratcliffe said. (RELATED: Israeli Airstrike Takes Out Top Iranian Intel Chief, Officials Say)

Well, I imagine if John Brennan was still running Langley, he'd have guided the IRGC right to the downed airmen. The same Brennan who helped concoct the deception campaign known as the Russian collusion hoax.

hopefully now we can finish the job or at long last the Persian people can rise up and finish off the Mullahs.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States attempted to supply Iranian protesters with weapons this year so they could defend themselves against another massacre, but the effort was not successful because Kurdish intermediaries decided to keep some of the guns for themselves.

I and doubtless many of you had contemplated this kind of move. well to be fair the Kurds have been the targets of the mullahs, Saddam Hussein and the Turks because of their national aspirations and so arming them I suppose was a bridge too far for the Foggy Bottom bottom dwellers. That said to play devil's advocate do we really want to arm a potential insurgent force that could carry out terroristic acts in the same vein as the Basque separatists of Eta or the Ira?
then again the Kurds are not fanatical islamists. but if they can destabilize and counter the IRGC and mullahs maybe it's missed opportunity.

with that...

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

• The cost of carrying Europe.
  What Exactly is NATO’s Purpose in 2026?

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• The report comes shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or see its power plants and bridges attacked.
  Iran State Media: Tehran Rejects Latest Ceasefire Proposal
  
• President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States attempted to supply Iranian protesters with weapons this year so they could defend themselves against another massacre, but the effort was not successful because Kurdish intermediaries decided to keep some of the guns for themselves.
  Report: Trump Says U.S. Tried to Send Guns to Iranian Protesters, Suggesting Kurds Kept Them
  
• U.S. air assets conducted strikes to prevent Iranian forces from closing in, while special operations units on the ground executed a layered extraction under fire.
  U.S. Rescues Second F‑15 Airman in Iran After Firefight — All Personnel Safe
  
• Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation. Israel had “just carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Asaluyeh, a central target responsible for about 50% of the country’s petrochemical production,” Katz said in a video statement, Arab News reported.
  Israel Strikes Critical Iranian Petrochemical Plant, Officials Say
  
• Israel hits Iran’s largest petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh.
  Iran’s Top Spy Chief, Key IRGC Commanders Eliminated in Israeli Strikes

• The only thing worse than a liar is a liar who is also a hypocrite,” wrote American playwright Tennessee Williams. I thought of Williams’ scathing quote when news broke this weekend that two Iranian women, 47-year-old Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter Sarina Sadat Hosseiny, 25, had been arrested by US immigration officials in Los Angeles.
  Iran’s elites escape regime’s brutal rules — with traitorous hypocrisy

• From classified tech to global threat.
  The Lost Drone That Changed the Battlefield
  
• Trump-haters and lefty media types claim such actions would constitute war crimes and he’d face justice at a Nuremberg-style reckoning.
  If Iran won’t budge, ramping up attacks — including on bridges and power plants —makes sense
  * * * * *

• “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day … Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy b**tards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
  Democrats Blast Trump’s Easter Ultimatum to Iran in Typical, Homogenized Messaging
  
• Overall, a 53% majority said they opposed such a move, while just 37% supported it.
  Americans Sharply Divided Along Political Lines When It Comes To Iran War Support: I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• A bloody struggle for power inside Islam itself.
  Iran’s Threat to Muslims
  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Minneapolis Chief Brian O’Hara is facing 22 misconduct investigations. He has been willing to rush to condemn ICE agents, but now wants a fair hearing for his own accusations.
  Anti-ICE Minneapolis Police Chief has 22 Open Misconduct Complaints Against Him
  
• After his center at Boston University failed, “racist crackpot” Kendi lands endowed history professorship at Howard University.
  DEI Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry – Ibram X(krement). Kendi Fails Upward
  
• What do fat, blue-haired tundra wookiess, women with weeners, and your grandma in her frog costume have in common? They are all Democrats, and they are nuttier than elephant patties. Forecast: gonzo, with a chance of explosive violence and/or a stupid costume.
  Despotic, Neurotic, and Likely Psychotic: Liberals Have Become the Insane Clown Stasi
• Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats can rebrand candidates, but they cannot hide a long record of condescension toward the very working-class voters they now need to win back.
  The Left Is Baffled—but Still Repulsed—by the White Working Class

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

• President Donald Trump’s deputies directed more low-profile enforcement operations this weekend to remove many illegal migrants from U.S. worksites.
  ICE Launches More Low-Profile Worksite Visits to Deport Migrants
  
• Descano’s policies are under scrutiny following the murder of Stephanie Minter by a repeatedly released illegal immigrant.
  Soros-Backed DA Claims Deporting Violent Illegals is ‘Perversion of Justice.’
  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Some of the bluest blue states in the country are collectively flirting with disaster as they weigh new tax policies to address their respective budget crises and keep the entitlement gravy train chugging to nowhere.
  Blue States Turbocharging Their Own Collapses With New Tax Gambits
  
• Taxpayers nationwide would pay the cost—and other mismanaged cities would get in line at the federal trough.
  Bailing Out Chicago Would Send a Dangerous Message
• The data contradicts DOGE’s initial claims of success in achieving its aims to defund large U.S.-based charities that funnel taxpayer dollars to foreign countries.
  U.S. NGOs Sending Aid Overseas Enjoy Funding Surge, Despite DOGE Supposedly Cutting Them Off.
  
• In a post-Biden era, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has worked hard to build back the trust between the country’s unsung heroes — farmers and ranchers — and Washington, DC, emerging as a strong advocate for rural America and its key industries while collaborating with fellow cabinet members.
  Exclusive: USDA Sec. Rollins Gives Inside Look at Trump Administration’s Agriculture Success, Great Relationships with Farmers
• They own the street — whether New Yorkers like it or not.
  Mad Mamdani’s NY: Homeless couple allowed to drink and have sex in middle of the sidewalk

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
  

• The residents said the terrorists operated “in the area for an extended period before encountering any resistance from security forces.
  Nigeria on Easter: Military Rescues 31 Christians, Terrorists Kill Over 20 in Three Attacks
  
• Until the U.K.’s political and cultural elite can defend confidently what it means to be British, the nation will sacrifice women’s safety, Jewish security, and core liberal principles such as free speech.
  The Islamification of Britain
  
• The Trump administration should offer him political asylum.
  After Islamic Terror Attack, Australia’s Leftist Gov Instead Arrests Most Decorated Soldier

  J-6 FBI/PELOSI-ENGINEERED FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH,
  

• It seems the nominee must consider the riot one of the worst days in American history.

  Tillis Won’t Support Trump’s AG Pick if They Water Down January 6

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

• The poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners from March 26-30 among 800 likely 2026 general election voters, found that 52 percent support impeaching Trump, while 40 percent oppose it. 46 percent said they strongly support impeachment, compared with 37 percent who strongly oppose it, while 8 percent said they were unsure or had no opinion.

  Democrats Plot Impeachment of Trump a Third Time

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

• Invariant’s ties to POLITICO raise questions about its claims of objectivity.
  Lobbying Firm With Democrat Donor Ties is Client of ‘Non-Partisan’ POLITICO.
  
• 'Highest level in modern history' is spin
  On Defense Spending, a New York Times Double Standard
  
• You don't hate the media enough ... 
  A low blow: LA Times 'exposes' mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, whose house burned in the Palisades fire, as not living in Los Angeles
  
• “Domestic politics had become another theater of hybrid warfare...Both of these prior episodes ended in ignominy.”
  The Information State Isn’t Going Away

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• There's lots of Americans who decide not to go to college or take advanced degrees because they don't want to be in hock. They shouldn't be forced to cover the cost of irresponsible, regretful borrowers.Colleges should cover the cost when student borrowers default
  
• Public education is essentially an arm of the Democrat party.
  The curse of public teachers’ unions
  
• Democrats are increasingly outspoken about the poor condition of education in the U.S.
  High-Profile Democrats Are Demanding Meaningful Education Reform
  ABORTION

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

• If “Election Day” means anything, it must mean one day—no extensions, no ballot harvesting, and no ambiguity—just a clear, final, and verifiable expression of the people’s will.
  Election Day and Election Reforms (Not Week, Month, Season)

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

• El-Sayed, who declared at the launch of a "Women for Abdul" campaign initiative in mid-March that "incredible women raised me" and "incredible women guide me today," must now contend with the inconvenient lawsuit, which is ongoing in both federal and New York state court and is now in the discovery process.
  Michigan’s El-Sayed Told Women He Didn’t Want To Work With ‘Anyone Over 40,’ According to Embarrassing Discrimination Lawsuit

  POLITICS

• Problem is those lies are working.
  Bernie Sanders Is Lying To You About Taxes And The Rich

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS
  

• Fighting Islamic terrorism works.
  Israel Records Lowest Number of Terrorist Attacks

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

  
  

• “Death by torture is rampant” for Falun Gong practitioners in communist China, Levi Browde, the executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center – which raises awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China – said during a discussion on Breitbart News Saturday, detailing the “largest civil disobedience movement in Chinese history” to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  Exclusive: Levi Browde Details ‘Largest Civil Disobedience Movement in Chinese History’
  
• 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
  
• The spoiling of real education.
  Welsh Government Spends $1,600,000 to Extirpate ‘White Privilege’

  
  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said the airman “was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.”
  Iranian Rescue Mission Underscores Hegseth’s Predecessors’ Incompetence

  
  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The lunar fly-by is scheduled for this evening. As the capsule swings around behind the Moon, there will be a communications black-out from 6:44 pm (Eastern) to 7:25 pm (Eastern). NASA is making a concerted PR effort to compare this to the Apollo 8 mission around the Moon, but the differences are gigantic. Apollo 8 went into orbit around the Moon. There was considerable risk it could get stuck there if its engine failed to fire properly when behind the Moon on its last orbit. Thus, that Apollo 8 blackout was quite tension-filled.
  Orion completes small mid-course-correction engine burn as it prepares to swing around behind the Moon
  
• “You’ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud,” Trump told the four astronauts just hours after they emerged from the far side of the moon. 
  Trump congratulates Artemis II astronauts following historic trip around the moon: ‘Modern-day pioneers’ 
  
• The focus of the picture was a strange crater in the floor of Mawrth Vallis, a channel that drains northward from Mars’ cratered southern highlands to its northern lowland plains. You can see the crater in the full image if you click on the picture. It is intriguing because its rim is strangely abrupt and flat on all sides, something that is not seen with impact craters, which have a raised rim of material plowed out by the impact.
  Cracked bedrock on Mars?

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

• ‘Among adolescents who underwent medical gender reassignment, psychiatric morbidity increased markedly during follow-up.’
  New Study: Trans Kids Are Much More Likely To Suffer Crisis After Transition
  
• Rapinoe also scoffed at the IOC’s claim that it followed scientific evidence showing the male body has distinct and real physical advantages over the female form, and that it based its decision on that evidence to ensure fairness in women’s sports.
  Megan Rapinoe Slams Olympics Over Trans Athlete Ban, Claims They Did Not Follow the ‘Science’(just what Dr. Mengele said-JJS)
  
• The tide is turning on how we as a society help young people struggling with gender issues.
  The Court Just Said The Government Can’t Control What Your Child’s Counselor Says

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
  

• “TOTAL BULLSHIT – I CAME HOME TO MEET MY GRANDSON – GOING BACK THIS WEEKEND,” O’Donnell exclaimed in an all-caps, replying to an Instagram post claiming she had was selling her Irish mansion with plans to return to the United States.
  Rosie O’Donnell Returns to U.S. for Second Time After Vowing Not to Come Back While Trump Is in Office
  
• Allen—a television producer and founder of the Allen Media Group, turned comedian—sued the McDonald’s fast food chain for $10 billion in 2021, alleging the company engaged in discrimination against black-owned media companies when making decisions regarding itsadvertising budget.
  CBS Replaces Colbert With ‘Woke’ Comedian Who Sued McDonald’s for ‘Racism.’
  
• Christian Toto
  Former comedy king teams with Glen Powell for country western comedy
  Can Judd Apatow ‘Comeback’ from Trump Derangement Syndrome
  

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