WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: New Car Performance Tech: Electrohydraulics Enable Software-Defined By-Wire Suspension.

PRE-EMPT STATE GUN LAWS ENTIRELY TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS: New Bill In Congress Targets States That Unfairly Tax Guns And Ammunition.

SUPPORT: Finding their way: GPS ignites independence in older adult drivers.

SPACE: SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster.

SUCCESS! SpaceX’s private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death.

HMM: Stroke risk from neck artery tears reported to be growing.

SAY WHAT YOU WILL, TRUMP’S VISION HAS BEEN CONSISTENT:

It's amazing to see how consistent his vision has been for 35 years. In this video, Trump's net worth was 50x Oprah's and he had a firm grasp on global trade well before China became a superpower. Today's tariffs were not an overnight decision.pic.twitter.com/hp6gqoZNhE

— Vijar Kohli (@VijarKohli) April 3, 2025

ROGER SIMON: Take Prescription Drug Ads off the Air Already: Only allowed in US and New Zealand.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Fresno State U. lecturer under fire for posts wishing for death of Trump, Musk.

PRIORITIES: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Laid Off 900 Workers Due to Budget Cuts—But Hasn’t Fired Its Top DEI Officer.

HIGHER EDUCATION’S CULTURE OF VIOLENCE: ‘I F***ING HATE YOU’: Student gov candidate at UNC Asheville destroys pro-life table, yells at pro-lifers.

STANDING UP AGAINST BIGOTRY AND DISCRIMINATION: Twelve Discriminatory Scholarships At Penn College of Technology Challenged by Equal Protection Project.

HAHA: This Is Too Funny: Satanists Put Up Plaque in MN Capitol Thanking Gov. Walz For Supporting Them.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Welcome to Columbia: Keffiyeh-Clad Activists Chain Themselves to Campus Gate, Call for ‘Intifada.’

CHANGE: Senate confirms Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid.

REP. ERIC SWALWELL (D-CCP) HARDEST HIT: US Bans Sex Between Government Personnel and Chinese Citizens. “Of course the government isn’t commenting on what prompted this new policy but it does make you wonder: How often does this happen in China? I mean, spies using sex to gain secrets isn’t new, but apparently the US hasn’t had a complete ban like this in place since World War II. And that suggests this was a real problem, i.e. lots of US men in China were being approached by attractive Chinese women, some of whom (most of whom?) were actually spies.”

FIGHT THE POWER. MAKE THEM PAY.

Matt Taibbi just announced he filed a $10M libel lawsuit in federal court against this member over her false claims against him. https://t.co/eTIrH2d2DE

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 3, 2025

MARC THIESSEN IN THE WAPO: The Signal chat’s big takeaway? Trump has built an effective team. Americans got a fly-on-the-wall view of a group working together to execute the president’s policy.

Amid the outrage over Signalgate, one thing should matter most: The text exchanges have given Americans a window into the inner workings of a highly competent national security team carrying out a successful military operation on the orders of a decisive U.S. president. After four years of Joe Biden’s disastrous leadership on the world stage, we should all be relieved.

Most Americans will never sit in on a National Security Council principals committee meeting. But thanks to the mistaken inclusion of a journalist in a Signal group chat last month, we all got to be flies on the wall as President Donald Trump’s team deliberated before executing effective military strikes against the Houthis, Iran’s proxies in Yemen whom Biden had allowed to fire with virtual impunity more than 140 times at merchant vessels and 174 times at U.S. warships.

Trump’s team respectfully debated the costs and benefits of military action. Vice President JD Vance raised concerns that the mission might be “a mistake” because the Houthi attacks primarily affected European trade. He suggested proceeding with the mission could lead to a rise in gas prices, adding that “there is a strong argument for delaying this a month, doing the messaging work on why this matters, seeing where the economy is.” CIA Director John Ratcliffe chimed in to say that “a delay would not negatively impact us and additional time would be used to identify better starting points for coverage on Houthi leadership.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded: “If I had final go or no go vote, I believe we should. This [is] not about the Houthis. I see it as two things: 1) Restoring Freedom of Navigation, a core national interest; and 2) Reestablish[ing] deterrence, which Biden cratered.” National security adviser Michael Waltz pointed out that only the United States could carry out the mission because “European navies do not have the capability to defend against the types of sophisticated, antiship, cruise missiles, and drones the Houthis are now using,” adding: “we have a fundamental decision of allowing the sea lanes to remain closed or to re-open them now or later, we are the only ones with the capability unfortunately.” Hegseth agreed: “Mike is correct. … Nobody else even close. Question is timing. I feel like now is as good a time as any, given POTUS directive to reopen shipping lanes. I think we should go.” Vance replied: “If you think we should do it let’s go.” . . .’

Nothing embarrassing was revealed, no military operations were compromised, and no Americans were killed. Trump’s team executed a successful military operation. There was no “Team Pete” or “Team Mike” or any daylight between them. There was only “Team Trump.”

Competence? You can see why the press is shocked.

WHEN YOU CAN’T READ THE ROOM:

Oh no, not my “European summer.” https://t.co/7SYRDf5qlR

— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) April 3, 2025

THEY’VE BEEN THAT WAY FOR OVER A DECADE: Geez, Man. Even Tech Blogs Are Lying Because They Are Too Political.

OPEN THREAD: Make me proud.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: NASA proves its electric moon dust shield works on the lunar surface.

TRUE:

The only time they ever become concerned about the budget is when it might lead to us keeping more of our money https://t.co/OjaGs4YDBl

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 2, 2025

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