JOHN LUCAS: Republicans Should Fight ‘Resistance’ Democrats’ Nationwide Injunctions.

IS DONALD TRUMP FDR? LINCOLN? JACKSON? WARREN HARDING? Harding was bold and enlightened on civil rights & civil liberties and ushered in peace, prosperity, bipartisanship, cautious internationalism, and innovative management.

CHANGE:

Business confidence hits fresh records as 63% of CEO’s now expect a boom. Under Biden it was just 19%.

They’re eager to invest — and create jobs — to ride the wave. pic.twitter.com/XFZZC0jbWB

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 25, 2025

FIRST THE USAID GRAVY TRAIN IS SHUT DOWN, NOW THIS: Democrat Donors Pull Funding From Party: The Party ‘Is F***ing Terrible.’

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, SLEAZY? SHOCKED.

Dem Sen. Whitehouse in hot water over wife's nonprofit's millions in federal grants. FOX: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is being accused of violating ethics rules after backing laws that financially benefited his wife's environmental organization. https://t.co/YC0tAHJ5y0

— John DePetro Show (@JohnDePetroshow) February 24, 2025

DON SURBER: USA is refuge for manufacturing: Red China, England and Europe are making America the safe place for factories.

YEP, PATRONAGE WAS MUCH MORE ACCOUNTABLE: The Administrative State Is So Corrupt It Makes The 19th Century’s Patronage System Look Good.

Flashback: Abolish the Civil Service.

HOW DARE MUSK GO AFTER THOSE DEDICATED, EXPERT CIVIL SERVANTS: NSA Intelligence Sharing Chatroom Filled With Transgender Fetishism Discussion.

Related: DOGE Discovers “Career Civil Service Workers” Filling the Tees at Over 40 DC Golf Courses on the Taxpayer’s Dime.

FOLLOW THE “SCIENCE.” Northwestern University Mandatory Anti-Discrimination Training Pushes Unverified CAIR Data: ‘This omission is not an oversight; it reflects Northwestern’s ongoing pattern of sidelining Jewish concerns in response to activist pressure,’ anti-Semitism expert says.

TO BE FAIR, IF THEY WERE SMARTER THEY’D DO A LOT OF THINGS: If Democrats Were Smarter They Would Adopts Denmark’s Immigration Approach.

YES, PLEASE:

The best part about the AP's lawsuit is that the judge openly questioned today why the White House Correspondents Association—a self-appointed, fake organization with no statutory or legitimate authority, that exists solely to project an air of official status and wield influence… https://t.co/P6i2Sa9mux

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) February 25, 2025

STANDING UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE II EDITION: The Fight Is On — Trump Admin Goes “All In” To Eliminate Congressional Limits on Ability To Fire Appointed Officials.

NOT BY ACCIDENT: The decline of friendship in America. “The loss of friendship is measurable, and can be seen in every age group and demographic — although working-class Americans look to be hardest hit.”

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Gilmour Space announces mid-March target for first Eris launch.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Privateers ahoy! Hit cartels where it hurts with this old-school tactic.

Yes, I know I had a substack on this topic, but the Post people wanted me to do a column based on that essay.

TIMOTHEE CHALAMET: “I hear Timmy’s speech as part of the new masculine pride, which I associate with Trump and those in his vicinity, which is not Hollywood. But it belongs in Hollywood, and Timmy’s a good exemplar of hard work and aspiration to greatness. It’s okay again — isn’t it? — to strive to achieve.”

The new masculine pride. Dare to be great!

YES. Radical Transparency Is the Key to Trump’s Early Success.

GIVING THE PRESS THE RESPECT IT DESERVES:

Low IQ reporter: "Why did you select an underqualified retired lieutenant general to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?"

Pete Hegseth: "I'm going to choose to reject your unqualified question. Who's next?"

MIC DROP 🫳🏻🎤🔥
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 24, 2025

THIS IS BASICALLY LIKE THE LIGHT “PUMP SETS” THAT BODYBUILDERS DO AT THE END OF AN EXERCISE: Simple Technique Is The ‘Sweet Spot’ to Boost Recovery After Exercise.

PRETTY MUCH:

The despair you’re seeing from the communists is because their religion is coming apart. Imagine watching barbarians dismantle your church.

That’s how communists feel watching the taxpayer gravy train come to an end.

Ignore the Hall Monitor Right.

Keep going. More. Faster.

— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) February 24, 2025

COMING SOON: RUNAWAY MANMADE GLOBAL COOLING. Game-Changing Method Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Usable Energy With Incredible Efficiency. I remember Ralph Merkle postulating a cloud of solar powered nanobots that would float in the upper atmosphere and separate carbon dioxide into its component atoms. The combination of high-altitude soot blocking the sun (from the carbon) and the loss of greenhouse effect would produce a new ice age. He wasn’t terribly happy when I named it the “Merkle Cloud.”

WELL, RICHARD REEVES WRITES FOR AN AUDIENCE OF WOMEN.

.@RichardvReeves says conservatives explicitly blame women for the problems men are facing & say “we have to go back”

Notably, @JDVance said none of that when he spoke last week @CPAC about the problems young men face https://t.co/n1VTt43G1Q pic.twitter.com/U48cR361eL

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 24, 2025

ORBITAL DYNAMICS: Oort cloud resembles a galaxy, new study finds. “A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests. Until now, the shape of the cloud and how it is affected by forces beyond our solar system have not been largely understood.”

PART OF ME WANTS TO WANT A G-WAGON, BUT I JUST DON’T: Mercedes-Benz Confirms “Baby” G-Wagen, We Imagine An Adorable Off-Roader.

I’m also not yearning for an electric SUV.