ROLL CALL: Why the House Is Voting on Defense Funding a Third Time.

IRAN: Woman Arrested After 10 Minutes of Hijab Protesting, Two People Filming Her Also Arrested.

DON SURBER: “That was no State of the Union address tonight. That was the death of Democratic Party.”

Don’t get cocky, kid. But yeah, not only was the speech good, but they looked awful. Surber: “Democrats have nothing. They stand for equal pay (the law since 1963). Civil rights (1964). Gun control (1968). Abortion on demand (1973). Why not call for the end to Prohibition (1933)?”

YES. Michael Goodwin: Donald Trump Is Teaching Republicans How To Fight. “The Dems who came to hear the president looked like the unhappiest people on Earth.”

LIST: 5 Things Democrats Refused To Applaud During SOTU.

THE VIEW FROM AUSTRALIA: “In reading or listening to anything about American politics, it helps to remember two things. Firstly, Donald Trump is not really a Republican. And secondly, America’s Democrats are — at least temporarily — insane.”

I WATCHED, AND IT WAS QUITE NOTICEABLE. IT’S NOT JUST THIS ONE PICTURE. Joe Kennedy’s ‘drool-mouth’ outshines his State of the Union response. I thought he was doing quite well at first, but after a couple of minutes his delivery became wooden and the drool became very distracting. Also, when he broke into Spanish it kinda undercut the argument that “Dreamers” are all-American types who’ve never known any other country.

YUGE NUMBERS: Viewers approve of Trump’s first State of the Union address.

Three in four Americans who tuned in to President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight approved of the speech he gave. Just a quarter disapproved.

Eight in 10 Americans who watched tonight felt that the president was trying to unite the country, rather than divide it. Two-thirds said the speech made them feel proud, though just a third said it made them feel safer. Fewer said the speech made them feel angry or scared.

The optics aren’t good for Democrats who sat and scowled for almost everything garnering numbers like those.

IT’S LIKE THIS WHOLE “TRUMP IS GOING TO FIRE MUELLER” THING IS JUST DEM AGITPROP: McConnell: Mueller needs ‘no protection’ from Trump.

CBS POLL: 75% OF VIEWERS APPROVE OF STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. “Eight in 10 Americans who watched tonight felt that the president was trying to unite the country, rather than divide it. Two-thirds said the speech made them feel proud, though just a third said it made them feel safer. Fewer said the speech made them feel angry or scared.”

TRUMP, NORMALIZED:

SUZANNE VENKER: America is waking up to the farce that is feminism.

First, there was Dr. Jordan Peterson’s infamous takedown of feminist Cathy Newman, whose debate on feminist issues has garnered almost 5 million views on YouTube and almost 75,000 comments to date, not to mention a slew of op-eds.

Now, there’s President Trump’s refusal to call himself a feminist.

I have high hopes that America is waking up to the farce that is feminism. “For the first time in decades, if not ever, [feminism’s] tenets are being publicly challenged,” writes Corey Schink for Sign fo the Times.

It is long overdue, for we can now expose feminism for what it is: a war on men, on children, and on family.

Today, it is widely accepted that women in America always get the short end of the stick. According to feminists, women have been oppressed for centuries. We’re told not enough progress has been made and that society still hasn’t leveled the playing field. This philosophy is so embedded in our culture that Americans don’t question it. We don’t even label it “feminist” to think this way; it’s just commonplace to believe women suffer discrimination.

Turn on the television, flip through a magazine, or search America’s airwaves, and you’ll be deluged with stories about women who wonder how their needs can best be met, how they can balance their lives better, or how they can deal with the myriad of problems and dangers they face. Women’s grievances dominate the conversation.

But just as smoking went out of fashion, so will feminism.

The turning point was in 2007, when researchers concluded the following: “As women have gained more freedom, more education, and more power, they have become less happy.”

Weird, that.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Being Miserable Is A Choice.

IN THE EMAIL FROM LAURA MONTGOMERY:  Mercenary Calling.

Exoplanets. Terrorists. Lawyers…

Calvin Tondini has his first client, but he may be in over his head.

It’s the twenty-second century. Humanity’s first and only interstellar starship returns safely. Its mission to discover a habitable planet succeeded beyond all hopes, but there’s one problem. Captain Paolina Nigmatullin of the USS Aeneid left an unsanctioned human colony behind and now stands charged with mutiny.

Despite a somewhat spontaneous approach to his own career, life, and limb, Calvin intends to map a more cautious path for his new client. Captain Nigmatullin, however, shows an unnerving penchant for talk shows–appearing on them, that is–and otherwise ignoring her attorney’s sober counsel.

How can Calvin ensure his client’s freedom when death stalks the Aeneid‘s crew, and Nigmatullin herself hides secrets from everyone, even her lawyer?

FACE IT, BLAZE ORANGE DOESN’T REALLY LOOK GOOD ON ANYONE:  Lawmaker says female hunters prefer to feel pretty in pink.

HOLLYWOOD FINDS NEW WAYS TO ROLL LEFT:   ‘Guardians’ Director Plays Hitler Card 8 Times Vs. Trump.

IT’S OKAY, THE NFL HAS BEEN DOING THEIR BEST TO DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM TRAVELING TO WATCH THE GAME… OR REALLY FROM WATCHING THE GAME AT ALL:  The Super Bowl could turn into a giant petri dish of influenza.

I REMAIN CONFIDENT IN THE INGENUITY OF OUR AIRLINES:  Airlines are running out of ways to charge customers more.

WELL, SOME GOOD FALLOUTOF #METOO:  David Stras confirmed to Eighth Circuit.

BUT DOES ANYONE ELSE?  #SOTU: Democrats Love Dead Kennedys.

INTERESTING:  Trump administration yanks funding for “Climate-Related Fellowships”. So no tears dollars for fears?

BREATHE EASY:  Why 2017’s “Third Warmest Year on Record” is a Yawner.

ONLY IF YOU HAVE A VERY ODD DEFINITION OF POORER:  The Poor Get Poorer?

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SOCIAL PRESSURE IS A TERRIBLE BURDEN:  Why women always want men they can’t have.