The House of Representatives is moving to intervene in a case centered on the use of military health insurance to cover transgender transition procedures for the dependents of military members.

 President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. government “knows what is happening” with the reports of mysterious drone sightings above New Jersey and other states in recent weeks.

 President-elect Donald Trump tore into the Biden Administration for selling off parts of the border wall following an exclusive Daily Wire investigation, charging that it is “almost a criminal act” and also that he intends to seek a restraining order.

 President-elect Donald Trump recently discussed privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS) as he promises to run an administration focused on chipping away at the federal government’s budget, The Washington Post reported over the weekend.

Trump is not doing this simply for the superficial reasons that some may assume, i.e. to walk into the office of POTUS with a clean criminal record. There are some very serious machinations that could very well emerge in the next few weeks before January 6th when Kamala Harris, as President of the Senate, is scheduled to say either ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ in certifying the votes cast by the Electoral College for POTUS.

Now, how hard would it be for her to decide, based upon the 34 criminal convictions that have been leveled against Trump, as well as the fact that the judge overseeing the case is refusing to throw the convictions out, to decide that ‘for the good of the country’ she cannot ‘in good conscience’ certify those votes?

Not a long stretch ladies and Gentile-men, not a long stretch at all. When considering the ease with which ‘they’ stole the 2020 election, why would anyone believe for a microsecond that ‘they’ would not do it again?

 Leftist Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy was harshly criticized after he insisted in the wake of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, “Murder isn’t justified. It isn’t,” then followed with, “but…”

 On Sunday, Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s Foreign Minister, announced Israel would close its embassy in Ireland, citing Ireland’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

Donald Trump is facing some serious demands.

He will be taking office as the next president in a few short weeks.

And gun owners are urging him to take one immediate action.

Conservatives across America, and gun owners in particular, are hoping that things change once Trump takes over for Joe Biden as president of the United States.

The Biden administration has not been a friendly one to gun owners, and Trump is considered to be a wild card on guns, sometimes taking positions that are friendly to gun owners and otherwise going in the opposite direction.

One key area where gun owners are hoping Trump will be better than Biden is when it comes to the actions of executive branch agencies.

The United States is grappling with persistent inflation, driven by structural issues such as the ballooning federal deficit, supply chain disruptions, trade imbalances, and the declining global dominance of the U.S. dollar. The rise in gold prices further underscores the diminishing trust in the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. While these challenges seem daunting, the incoming Trump administration has signaled a strong focus on fiscal responsibility, offering an opportunity to stabilize the economy through innovative approaches such as reviving impoundment authority and exploring Martin Armstrong’s proposed debt-to-equity swap. Together, these strategies could help combat inflation and restore economic stability.

When I served as a judicial officer, I leaned into the originalist philosophy championed by Justice Antonin Scalia.  His wisdom — that judges must adhere to the Constitution and the law as written, not as they wish it to be — served as a lodestar.  As Scalia famously remarked, “The Constitution is not a living document — it is a legal document.”  This sharp declaration underscores a vital truth: the Constitution is not a chameleon, changing with the political winds or cultural trends.  It is a fixed, enduring framework meant to safeguard liberty and ensure the rule of law.  Judges are bound by its text and original meaning, not free to reinterpret it to suit their preferences or the moment’s fashionable ideologies.  To treat it otherwise is to abandon constitutional governance altogether.

This principle could not be more relevant in the wake of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s defiance of U.S. Supreme Court precedent in State v. Wilson.  The procedural posture of the case is important: Christopher Wilson, a Hawaii resident, was charged in 2017 with carrying a pistol without a license while hiking.  Wilson argued that his actions were protected by the Second Amendment, particularly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (2022), which affirmed the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

The Hawaii Supreme Court, however, reinstated charges against Wilson, effectively ignoring Bruen.  In a particularly audacious move, the court criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for “cherry-pick[ing]” historical evidence and engaging in “fuzzy” reasoning, dismissing the Bruen decision as backward-looking.  The Hawaii court even invoked the state’s so-called “spirit of aloha” as justification for rejecting the plain guarantees of the Second Amendment.  This was more than a bad legal ruling — it was a brazen act of judicial nullification.

I finally watched the Joe Rogan interview of Mike Benz.

He worked for the state department and also heavily researched the censorship online. At first he thought it was a culture war. However, when he dug deeper, he kept seeing gasoline executives speak at summits for “disinformation.”

In a clear testament to the impact of progressive policies, IRS data has unveiled a significant migration of millions from blue states to red states over the last 30 years. According to analysis by the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank committed to free-market principles and human dignity, this “Blue State Exodus” is driven by escalating problems like high crime rates, unaffordable housing, sky-high taxes, and increasing homelessness and unemployment in states dominated by Democratic governance.

The data, spanning from 1990 to 2021, indicates that California and New York have lost an astonishing 4.6 million residents each, with many relocating to states like Florida and Texas, which have lower taxes, less regulation, and policies more aligned with conservative values. Edward J. Pinto, a Senior Fellow at AEI, points out that this migration trend is not just about people; they’re taking their incomes with them, further straining the tax bases of the states they leave behind.

For 2nd Trump Term, America Must Unite Around Progress Mindset

Authored by Clay Routledge via RealClearPolitics,

In the middle of a Trump transition, the “Resistance 2.0,” and the inevitable partisan mud-slinging, it is easy to lose faith in humanity’s future. Polls show growing pessimism about everything from democracy to economic mobility to climate change.

Yet the major challenges we face demand something different from us: a progress mindset. 

Our team at Archbridge Institute’s Human Flourishing Lab recently launched Progress Pulse, a new research initiative to study the attitudes, knowledge, motives, and goals that individuals hold regarding progress. In our first Progress Pulse survey, the results from over 2,000 U.S. adults reveal a stark divide: 52% believe we will make significant progress and create a better world for future generations, while 48% expect failure and decline

Particularly concerning is our finding that young Americans are the most cynical about the future. Among adults aged 18 to 34, only 47% believe life will be better for future generations, while 53% expect decline. This drops to 42% when looking specifically at Gen Z (adults under 28). In other words, nearly 60% of Gen Z believes we will fail to improve the world and that life will be worse in the future.

Claire's Observations:  Of COURSE, these young people are cynical; they have seen lie after lie after lie, from an allegedly democratic republic's representatives, and also many stark truths  these people just  ignore, and/or won't discuss them with their  constituents.

IF they were not cynical, I would be worried about their collective mental health.

But I do have a cure for this; how about elected politicians  tell the absolute truth about what they are seeing and understanding, and then work with BOTH their "advisors" and  concerned citizens who may have some very excellent input to share?

That would go a long way toward curing the cynicism of young people about their elected representatives, in knowing that they were listening to their constituents, and behaving accordingly.

Quixotic, perhaps; but it would work!

You're welcome, US Congress!! :-) 

The United States is facing a national security crisis of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with a dire shortage of ammunition and critical minerals essential to modern warfare. This alarming situation, exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the geopolitical tensions with adversaries like China and Russia, underscores the fragility of America’s defense industrial base. The Biden administration’s failure to address these vulnerabilities has left the nation dangerously exposed, raising urgent questions about the future of U.S. military readiness.

At the heart of this crisis is the scarcity of antimony, a little-known but indispensable metal used in the production of ammunition, missiles, and armored vehicles. Antimony’s strategic importance has surged in recent years, with prices skyrocketing nearly 300% in 2024 alone. Yet, despite its critical role in national defense, the United States does not produce a single ounce of this vital resource. Instead, it remains entirely dependent on foreign suppliers, with China controlling the lion’s share of global antimony production.

This dependency has become a ticking time bomb. China’s decision to cut antimony supplies to the U.S. earlier this year sent shockwaves through the defense industry, highlighting the perils of relying on adversarial nations for essential materials. The situation has only worsened as Western nations, including the U.S., embark on a $100 billion spending spree to restock their depleted arsenals. Without a domestic supply of antimony, the U.S. military faces the very real prospect of running out of ammunition—a scenario that could have catastrophic consequences for national security.

Schools are employing dubious AI-powered software to accuse teenagers of wanting to harm themselves and sending the cops to their homes as a result — with often chaotic and traumatic results.

As the New York Times reports, software being installed on high school students’ school-issued devices tracks every word they type. An algorithm then analyzes the language for evidence of teenagers wanting to harm themselves.

Unsurprisingly, the software can get it wrong by woefully misinterpreting what the students are actually trying to say. A 17-year-old in Neosho, Missouri, for instance, was woken up by the police in the middle of the night.

Gaza's Civil Defense announced the martyrdom of at least 15 Palestinians and the injury of dozens of others Sunday following an Israeli occupation forces' raid on a school sheltering displaced people in Beit Hanoun, the northern Gaza Strip.

The occupation forces stormed Khalil Oweida school in Beit Hanoun after a siege that lasted for hours, accompanied by gunfire and artillery shelling of the surrounding area. This resulted in the killing and injury of several of the displaced people inside the school.

The Israeli occupation army forced women, children, and the elderly sheltering in the school to flee again toward Gaza City and detained dozens of men sheltering there.

by Tyler Durden

US Industrial Production tumbled for the third straight month in November (and 4th of the last 5). The 0.1% MoM decline (vs +0.3% exp) - following a downwardly revised 0.4% drop the month prior - dragged production down 0.9% YoY (the worst drop since January)...

Source: Bloomberg

Factory Orders rose 0.2% MoM - after a downwardly revised 0.7% slide a month earlier - (considerably weaker than the +0.5% MoM expected)..

Output at utilities fell by the most in four months, while mining posted the largest decline since May.

Finally, capacity utilization fell to 76.8% (the lowest since April 2021) and well below expectations...

Source: Bloomberg

...but, but, but it's not a recession!

Biden then admitted Donald Trump was correct and that politics ran amok in the Justice Department.

“Here’s the truth: I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice,” Biden added.

This pardon was a political gift to Donald Trump and Donald Trump knew it.

Biden claiming political considerations compromised his own Justice Department meant Trump was right to argue the January 6 defendants faced unfair political persecutions.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the January 6 “hostages” deserved a pardon as well.

“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump wrote.

We only need to endure Joe Biden’s sham of a presidency for a few more weeks. After all the harm that Biden has done to this country, January 20 truly can’t come soon enough.

Throughout his time in office, Biden has cemented himself as one of the worst presidents of all time. Indeed, he’s done damage to this country in a variety of ways.

One of the worst aspects of Biden’s presidency, however, has been his handling of the economy. During his tenure as president, the economy has gone to shambles, and inflation has skyrocketed.

Now, this has come back to bite Biden big time in the form of a new poll. The results of it are the stuff that nightmares are made of for Biden.

 President Joe Biden falsely claimed during the White House’s Hanukkah reception on Monday that he had “gotten over 100 hostages out” of Gaza and away from Hamas terrorists.