NYAH – BUT THE LABOR SECRETARY MIGHT PASS WITH MORE DEMOCRAT THAN REPUBLICAN VOTES:   This Trump Pick Might Have the Toughest Path to Confirmation.

Maybe it is fourth dimension chess, I don’t know. I find one communist in a group corrupts the whole thing.  At least RFK Jr. is charmingly nuts and in a place he might do some good. But in labor? Really.

And yeah, from time to time I’ll criticize Trump, people. Yes, still head and shoulders above the alternative, but heaven help us. Some of these people….

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL OF OBFUSCATION:  Zeldin EPA discovers $2 billion stashed away by Biden admin for Stacey Abrams-linked climate group.

All in all it’s just another, another brick on the wall.

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHY TOM THINKS THEY HAVE ANY SANITY. THE ENTIRE LEFTIST SYSTEM OF THOUGHT IS CODIFIED MADNESS:  Is Donald Trump Destroying The Left’s Political Sanity?

AT SOME POINT I REALIZED THE LEFT IS BLIND TO SECOND ORDER CONSEQUENCES:  The Law of Unintended Consequences will be obeyed.

Mind you, they’re not too hot on consequences of any sort. They think what they want will happen, period. It’s a gnostic thing.

AND TILTING AT WINDMILLS IS HAVING A SALE. Which is totally worth it.

WELL, OF COURSE HE DID. EVERYTHING HE DID WAS EITHER POLITICS OR STUPIDITY:  Musk: Biden delayed the return of Starliner’s astronauts “for political reasons”.

JUST REMEMBER WOUNDED BEASTS ARE DANGEROUS:  Elon Musk: We’re Watching the ‘Thrashing’ of the Bureaucracy.

IN MY OPINION, A MISTAKE. MY GUESS IS THE DEMOCRATS CREATED THE WAR AND WERE FEEDING OFF IT, WHILE OSTENSIBLY HELPING THE UKRAINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH THAT IT COULD WIN:  Trump Calls Zelensky a Dictator, Blames Ukraine for War With Russia.

It’s always a mistake to appease Russia. It won’t stay appeased, and it would only consider itself safe if it stood with its boot on the necks of the whole world. It might be too wounded now to cause too much trouble, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

A BIT AFTER THE FAIR. DOES HE REALIZE HE’S NO LONGER THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY? NO?  Pete Buttigieg Suddenly Interested in Transportation Issues, Sean Duffy Responds.

WELL, THEY ARE:  State Dept. to Designate Tren de Aragua, Cartels as Terrorist Organizations.

AUTHORS STANDING FOR LIBERTY:  Writers (and others) Standing For Liberty Promo Post.

LOL, GAYLE KING:

Gayle King tried to bait the Delta Air Lines CEO into blaming Trump for the recent crashes.

It did not go as she planned. pic.twitter.com/3wTcXPgNpM

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 20, 2025

ME, TWO MONTHS AGO: End Home Rule for Washington, DC.

Trump, now: End home rule for Washington, DC.

Actually, I went farther: “The Constitution empowers Congress to create and govern such a district; it doesn’t actually require that district to exist. What’s now DC could be ceded back to Maryland, where it came from in the first place. Since Maryland is already a blue state, this wouldn’t affect its political makeup much.”

Also, if the District were abolished, its three (always Democratic) presidential electors would vanish with it, something that didn’t occur to me when I wrote my piece.

GOOD:

SCOOP: Following my investigation, the Department of Education has terminated $226 million in grants to its "comprehensive center" NGOs that have been pushing schools to "decenter whiteness," reject the "gender binary," and reduce the number of "white students" in STEM.

Winning.

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) February 19, 2025

AT THIS POINT WE STILL DON’T KNOW THE STORY REGARDING THE CREW OF THAT ENDEAVOR AIR FLIGHT THAT CRASHED IN TORONTO. But that alone is suspicious.

Airlines that started promoting DEI quotas for pilots made it inevitable—and rational—for the public to ask questions about every plane crash from that point onward. When competence is no longer the highest criterion, the whole system is compromised. https://t.co/v39CsN1hqV

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) February 19, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: United States and India to expand collaboration in space innovation.

LOTS OF POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT THESE DRUGS. I WONDER HOW MANY OF THESE STUDIES WILL REPLICATE? Ozempic Reduces Desire to Binge Alcohol, Suggests Amazing New Study.

HIS TOUGHEST TASK YET: Trump Promised to Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—Will He Deliver? Heh. “While fixing McDonald’s ice cream machines may seem minor, it would be a symbolic reminder to Americans each day of Trump’s commitment to business innovation, solutions, efficiency and deregulation — core ideas that galvanize President Trump and the Republican voting base.”

RUSSIA IS A PAPER TIGER, AND NOW EVERYONE KNOWS:

BTW, the Boeing astronauts are still waiting for a ride home.https://t.co/KOu2DqTApU

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) February 19, 2025

RESOURCES FOR COLONIZATION: Scientists Uncover Ancient Salt Deposits on Asteroid Ryugu – Was There Water?

THE NEW DRUGS WITH FEWER SIDE EFFECTS WILL PROBABLY DO BETTER: Many adults stop GLP-1 therapy within a year with low restart rates, analysis finds.

IF TRUMP CAN DO THIS HE’S A WIZARD: Trump Promised to Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—Will He Deliver?

BRINGING BACK INTERNAL COMBUSTION: Rumor: Dodge Wants to Do a Cheap, Hardcore Sports Car.

SOUNDS PRETTY INSURRECTION-Y TO ME: WATCH: Did a Senate Democrat Just Call for an Insurrection?.

“Massachusetts is where revolutions are born,” Markey began. “And the revolution against Donald Trump and Elon Musk starts here.”

AS PROMISED: Trump Hits Latin American Gangs, Cartels With ‘Terrorist’ Label.