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The first couple of days of the new Trump administration have seen the President sign a blizzard of Executive Orders. These provide more material than a humble solo blogger like myself can ever comment on comprehensively. So I’ll just have to start with one particular item that I am deeply familiar with: the EPA’s so-called Endangerment Finding of December 2009. I have seen differing counts of the number of Trump’s first-day EOs. ABC News here counts 42. One of the most consequential has the title “Unleashing American Energy.” There is a large amount of important material in this EO. In...

Russia is "very closely monitoring all the rhetoric" from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. "We don't see any new elements here," Dimitry Peskov, the spokesperson, said on Thursday. He added, "You know that in his first iteration of the presidency, Trump was the president of America who most often resorted to sanctions methods. He likes these methods. At least he liked them during his first presidency." The comments came the morning after Trump's social media message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on him...

In the world of nutrition, we're often reminded of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables to keep a balanced diet. But hold onto your hats, folks—a recent study has revealed that pork fat ranks as one of the healthiest foods on the planet, even outdoing many veggies. With a nutritional score of 73 out of 100, pork fat lands in the eighth spot on a list of the world's top 100 healthiest foods, according to BBC Future. Pork fat, also known as lard, is a fantastic source of B vitamins and minerals. Plus, it's more unsaturated and healthier than...

CNN, a far-left propaganda outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and political violence, is set to lay off hundreds, according to various reports that have me so excited I’m having to call my doctor every four hours. “CNN is reportedly set to lay off ‘hundreds’ of employees in the early days of President Trump’s second administration,” reports Fox Business. “CEO Mark Thompson will announce to his staff about the network cuts on Thursday[.]” Naturally, over at CNN, the rich stay rich: Per CNBC, these layoffs “won’t affect CNN’s most recognizable names, who are under contract.”

Senate Republicans are steamrolling ahead on Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing allegations of abusive behavior by the nominee have seemingly not dissuaded them. The Senate is set to hold an initial procedural vote on the nomination Thursday, even as Democrats attempt to delay final passage.

"I'm eating my breakfast in bed in my hotel room—I’m enjoying life so much!” J6 political prisoner Jake Lang gushed Wednesday morning after being set free. “I’ve got butter, pancakes, blueberries …” About 36 hours earlier Lang had been “swarmed and assaulted” by prison officials at the DC Gulag as he peacefully waited for his release. Monday night at 9:30 p.m., about seven officers, led by Lt. Telly Allen, burst through the door, assaulted him and forced him back to his cell, Lang told American Greatness during a telephone interview Wednesday. “They violently twisted my arms behind my back and...

Elon Musk @elonmusk: Since legacy media propaganda is considered a “valid” source by Wikipedia, it naturally simply becomes an extension of legacy media propaganda.Jan 21, 2025

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that Donald Trump began his second term as president. Trump has appointed Janet Petro, who most recently served as director of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, as NASA's interim chief. "As I leave public office today after 53 years, thank you for the great privilege of a lifetime of serving the people of our country. I am humbled and grateful," Nelson said in a Monday X post.

President Trump announced Wednesday that he selected Sean Curran, one of the agents who rushed on stage during the Butler, Pa., assassination attempt, to serve as director of the Secret Service in his second term. “Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post. Trump, 78, touted Curran’s 23 years of experience at the Secret Service and his work as assistant special agent in charge of...

Intensifying talk in European capitals about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine’s front lines is welcome but it won’t work without American boots on the ground, President Volodymyr Zelensky says at the Davos World Economic Forum meeting. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been at Davos this week drumming up support, but also attempting to ingratiate himself with President Donald Trump by acting as a conduit for America First messaging to European leaders. Nevertheless, Bloomberg reports the Ukrainian “bristled” at the suggestion the United States wouldn’t put boots on the ground in Ukraine to deter further Russian aggression.

Senator Thune! Schedule the votes and call the roll. Stop INTENTIONALLY dragging your feet.

ABC News Chicago broadcasted tips to illegal foreigners on how to evade ICE. ICE is looking for criminals and terrorists. They are aiding and abetting illegal criminal migrants. The host in the clip below said ICE is targeting schools and churches when they are targeting foreign criminals. After preying on people’s sympathies, ABC News shifted to Gov. Pritzker, complaining that ICE was looking for 2,000 illegal foreigners to begin with. He knows they are likely criminals.

The Biden administration promised that post-pandemic, federal workers would have to go back to work. Then it flipped around and cut a deal with pro-Biden unions to have federal workers go on ‘working’ in their PJs. Now the feds are being told they have to go back to work. And they are not happy. After President Donald Trump directed agencies to return the federal workforce to the office full-time, many federal employees said productivity will suffer under a blanket return-to-office mandate, according to the results of a Federal News Network survey. Uh-huh. Yes, making federal workers work will hurt their...

The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly. ... And a new trouble spot for Mr. Zelensky has emerged: the revival of political opposition in Ukraine, animated by the prospects of a cease-fire and the elections that could soon follow. His opponents are also encouraged by the barrage of criticism Mr. Trump and his aides have aimed at Mr. Zelensky. Two opponents who ran against Mr. Zelensky in Ukrainian elections in 2019 — former President Petro O. Poroshenko and former Prime...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (1/23/25)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Breath of the Almighty) Job 33:4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

Despite over 2,400 aid trucks having entered the Gaza Strip since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday, Gaza residents say the aid is not reaching them and are accusing Hamas of diverting it and selling it, Hebrew media reported on Thursday. “We don’t see any aid or goods at reasonable prices. Why?” lamented one resident, according to Channel 12 News. Another said, “Hamas steals the aid and sells it to merchants, who then set exorbitant prices at the expense of our entire people.” The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 897 aid trucks entered Gaza on...

PM Overshadowed by Monday’s presidential inauguration was the release of the final report of the Federal Railroad Administration‘s Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study. The FRA is evaluating the potential restoration of daily long-distance intercity passenger rail service and the potential for new Amtrak long-distance routes as part of the study. Amtrak’s existing long-distance network is comprised of 15 routes, including the California Zephyr, which crosses Utah on its 2,438-mile journey between Chicago and San Francisco.

“If there’s a 30 percent discount, the Russians are putting a ribbon around it and sending it to us free," India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said last month. And that's turning into a very lucrative win for India, as New Delhi's traders have been able to secure supplies at a substantial markdown. Russia is selling hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil to India — but instead of the dollars and euros the Kremlin needs to plug holes in its budget, it's earning mountains of rupees that are proving hard to spend. So far...

Years of leftist hysterics and hollow attacks on Trump had desensitized voters, leaving the public weary, dismissive, and ultimately handing Trump a resounding 2024 victory. Donald Trump won the 2024 election in part because the left’s hysterical style of attacking Trump no longer worked. After a decade of this unhinged furor, it proved worthless in winning public support—and for two simple reasons. One, after years of Russian collusion hoaxes, the laptop disinformation farce, and the warped lies about the “suckers” and “fine people on both sides”—the shrill left became predictable. So, the bored public began tuning them out, switching channels,...

“Jesus said to him, ‘Go, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only”’” (Matthew 4:10). The devil’s final proposal was so outlandish and beyond the boundaries of God’s will that Jesus dismissed him with the terse, firm command, “Go, Satan!” Satan can wield his present power only by God’s permission; therefore he had no choice but to leave Christ’s presence. This last interaction is a prime example of our Lord’s sovereign mastery over the enemy. If the Savior would not compromise on a mundane matter such as turning stones to bread, He...