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I'm German.

16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck.

Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined.

Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵: pic.twitter.com/Spv3TFa9SU

— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) November 13, 2024

A MODEST SWIFTIAN PROPOSAL:  Solving Foreign Policy.

THIS, BY ITSELF, COULD SAVE WESTERN CIVILIZATION:  Burning Down The Climate Change Thicket.

(Of course, I’m now singing “burning down the thicket with gasoline!”)

I’M STOCKING UP POPCORN AWAITING THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:  Trump nominates RFK Jr. to head Department of Health and Human Services, tapping the vaccine skeptic to end the ‘chronic disease epidemic’.

I’m looking forward to his explanation of what he did with the dead bear cub.

Look, all of the leftist objections about Trump’s chosen wrecking balls would be much more believable if their spokescorpse hadn’t inflicted Pete Buttgigi and Sam Brinton on us. To say nothing of Merrick Garland whom someone on twitter called serious and qualified, instead of as ridiculous and stupid as his name.

MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PHRASE-MAKER:  How the Democrats Bud Lighted their brand.

THE DEMS WERE SURE ‘LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS’ WOULD WIN THEM OVER:  Native Americans Shift Right.

WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING IN PAY? (IF IT PAYS ENOUGH…  I MEAN I’VE DEALT WITH TODDLERS BEFORE THEY WERE POTTY TRAINED. I CAN HANDLE SH*T FIVE WAYS FROM MONDAY):  The View Suddenly Looking to Hire a Pro-Trump Woman As Ratings Nosedive.

I’ll take a bag of flip flops with me. “And you get a chancla. And you get a chancla!”  What? it’s culturally appropriate. Though the Portuguese call them chinelos, they’re used the same way. Mom’s chinelo is known and feared. For years my kids ducked if I removed my shoe. (Even though, provably, the safest place to be when I throw anything is where I’m aiming.)

WHAT? ACTING LIKE ENTITLED, SCOLDING ASSES WON’T MAKE THEM POPULAR? UNPOSSIBLE!  This is soooooooo gonna backfire on them.

HONESTLY, WE NEED AN FDR CLEANUP:  Carter Clean-up.

THERE’S A PATTERN TO HIS NOMINATIONS:  Gaetz nomination is “a big middle finger by Trump towards the Department of Justice based on what they’ve done to him”.

IT’S A BAD ACCORD. IT SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN FROM:  Trump Plans to Formally Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Accord….Again.

NOTHING LESS THAN A MIRACLE GOT US HERE, TO WHERE WE HAVE A CHANCE:  The Other Side of Midnight.

THEY ACTUALLY ARE SERIOUS. THEY HAVE SO STRONGLY IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR OPINIONS THAT AN ATTACK ON THEIR OPINIONS MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE THEY’RE DYING:  Liberals Run Away From X Because Diverse Opinions Make Them Feel Unsafe.

OPEN THREAD: Enjoy it.

BURGMENTUM, BABY: Trump announces North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Department of Interior secretary.

“He’s going to be announced tomorrow…I look forward to doing the formal announcement, although this is a pretty big announcement right now, actually,” Trump said during his speech at the Americans For Prosperity Gala at Mar-A-Lago in Florida on Thursday. “He’s going to head the Department of Interior and he’s going to be fantastic.”

“We’re going to reduce regulation waste, fraud and inefficiency,” Trump said. “We’re going to clean out the corrupt, broken and failing bureaucracies. And we’re going to stop child sexual mutilation. We’re going to stop it because it’s time.”

The Politico, sounding a bit nervous that energy prices might come down, adds:

If confirmed by the Senate, Burgum would manage the more than 500 million acres of federal land as well as the fossil fuels and minerals that lie beneath the surface — making him a critical component in Trump’s promise to boost oil and gas output.

Heaven forfend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China unveils fully reusable Starship-like rocket concept.

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: FBI arrests Houston man for alleged ISIS ties, terror plot on US soil.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS:

There will be so much of this from the left for RFK Jr., who was a rock star, particularly among the left’s anti-vax cult, prior to running against Biden last year, and aligning himself with Trump. Of course, the solution to their woes is obvious:

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Javier Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election win.

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, has become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump as he flew into Florida for a visit to Mar-a-Lago.

Mr Milei is due to meet Elon Musk in the coming hours where the pair are expected to discuss strategies to cut government spending.

Mr Milei arrived on Thursday at Mr Trump’s Florida residence, where Mr Musk has also been holed up for several days, and will be the first foreign leader to congratulate Mr Trump in person on being re-elected US president.

The brash libertarian economist will also hold informal talks with the Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) owner. The pair will chat about their shared interest in slashing public spending and jobs.

Since taking office in December last year, Mr Milei has overseen cuts to Argentina’s bureaucracy, abolishing multiple government agencies, including entire departments, and sacking an estimated 15,000 officials.

And not coincidentally: Argentina’s monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, the lowest level in 3 years.

Hopefully Trump will have similar results.

THIS IS PROBABLY A “FAR RIGHT” IDEA:

Women are actually adult human beings with agency and freedom of choice. They could choose, like men, to spend less time on cleaning and household chores, and more time on exercise. They are free to do that if they want to. They could say ‘no’ to some, or many, of those other people, including family members, who make demands on their time. They are free adults who can choose what to do. ‘Women are oppressed victims of patriarchy’ isn’t actually the only possible lens with which to view gender issues, although one would never know that from reading the New York Times.

One never would.

DAVID BARON, DON’T CALL YOUR OFFICE: California arrests 4 for staging costumed bear attacks.

WELL, MAYBE: Mark Judge: The End of the American Stasi.

RULE OF LAW: Dana Bash’s Husband Calls for CIA Officers to Commit Treason. “You shouldn’t be too surprised. He was one of the 51 ‘Intelligence officers’ who lied to the American people about the provenance of the Hunter Biden laptop.”

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

It’s funny that there’s all this fake concern about Musk’s undue influence on Trump when we have no idea who has been making actual presidential decisions for the past 3 years.

— Coddled affluent professional (@feelsdesperate) November 13, 2024

INSTEAD OF ASSUMING TRUMP IS A FOOL, ASK YOURSELF WHAT IF HE’S SMART [VIP]: What comes next?