FIRST LOOK: New SIG Sauer Cross Sawtooth Rifles.

RUSSIANS USE VODKA: How polar bears stop ice from freezing on their fur.

KEEP COOL: Heatstroke may lead to chronic heart disease and obesity, mouse model suggests.

FIGHT THE POWER: AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt.

RESCUE: Trump asks Musk to ‘go get’ astronauts from ISS.

LET CALIFORNIA SECEDE, BE FORCIBLY RETURNED TO THE UNION, AND KEPT UNDER RECONSTRUCTION FOR 40 YEARS WITH NO VOTING RIGHTS:

I can't believe we're still doing the States-Seceding-to-Preserve-Discount-Labor thing https://t.co/RqzAHZPm4S

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 29, 2025

HOW IT’S GOING:

"Those that oppose my nomination — are accusing me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet — what truly unsettles them is I refuse to be THEIR puppet." -Tulsi Gabbard pic.twitter.com/pEYofy9n0i

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 30, 2025

Meanwhile, Kash Patel’s hearings are also going on: Nominee For Top Criminal Justice Position Interviewed By Nation’s Top Criminals.

ABOUT TIME: Joel Kotkin: Trump’s assault on DEI will bring us closer to a post-racial America: The biggest winners from an end to racial identity politics will be ethnic minorities themselves.

I CAN SEE WHY SHE’D WANT TO BELIEVE THAT: ‘Maternal instinct’ is socially constructed ‘myth,’ Arizona State U. professor says.

“RULE OF LAW:” Fordham president sends email expressing solidarity with illegal aliens in face of Trump crackdown.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: “Today, over 100 members of Congress support a bill to fund Ozempic with Medicare at $1,500 a month. Most of these members have taken money from the manufacturer of that product, a European company called Novo Nordisk.”

DON SURBER: Trump has power. He is using it wisely this time.

WHEN YOUR PRIORITY ISN’T EXCELLENCE, YOU GET LESS EXCELLENCE:

Elon warned about this a Year ago! pic.twitter.com/A4MLdYQlhh

— Global𝕏 (@GlobaltrekX) January 30, 2025

FOLLOW THE MONEY?

The hostility @RobertKennedyJr experienced at his hearing was directly proportional to how much Pharma money each Senator received. In fact, each of them simply repeated the same attacks we just saw flood the mass media (all of which were blatant lies). 🧵 pic.twitter.com/ND7jqU4B1F

— A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) January 30, 2025

MOVEMENT: Laken Riley’s Mother Gives Tearful Remarks After Trump Signs Law Named For Late Daughter.

CHANGE: Things Suddenly Looking Chilly for Milley.

THEY DON’T HEAR THEMSELVES, DO THEY? WATCH: Mass Deportations Mean No More Migrants To Harvest ‘Blueberries’ for Women’s ‘Smoothies,’ Dem Strategist Says.

NOT A GREAT LOOK FOR THE DEMOCRATS:

The future of western civilization rests upon who wins the epic battle between hysterical psychotic cat ladies vs. alpha chads who stare pic.twitter.com/vdOibeMOAY

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 29, 2025

Lmaoooo – it’s perfect 🤣 pic.twitter.com/bZIMKmiXeA

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 29, 2025

After today the Democrat party will drop another 10 points. https://t.co/yMwz40K91z

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) January 29, 2025

Only one thing for Dems to do – quadruple down on calling everyone Nazi. https://t.co/IAc9w5NQEr

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 29, 2025

Related: Voters support most controversial Trump executive orders.

“RACISM” IS JUST A VOCAL TIC THAT SOME WHITE PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY GET ANGRY: Dems scream ‘racism,’ but NYC minorities cheer Trump’s ICE raids.

WHAT OUR RULING CLASS DID TO AMERICA: New Data Shows American Kids Still Haven’t Recovered from Remote Learning.

HAHA, YES, THIS WILL REALLY TUG AT THE TAXPAYERS’ HEARTSTRINGS:

This is a real sob story that NPR told about federal workers returning to the office: https://t.co/GFRTLtFL40 pic.twitter.com/8iEYxgrKqV

— Dominic Pino (@DominicJPino) January 29, 2025

THERE ARE APPARENTLY SOME SURVIVORS, AS RESPONDERS ARE CALLING FOR MEDICAL AID:

Mass casualty event in Washington D.C. after a helicopter collided with a commercial plane while landing with around 60 passengers on board.

The plane fell into the Potomac River. Rescue services are on the scene pic.twitter.com/EIrUUwMi2E

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 30, 2025

It was an American Airlines flight from Wichita.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

FREDDIE DE BOER: I Told You: Chaos is Coming. “I’ve been saying for some time: that violence is coming, and that people will find a way to package it with meaning. They want to. They need to. They have to believe that it comes from something other than themselves.”

There’s always “chaos” when the left is unhappy. I don’t believe that it will be as easy for them this time as in the past.

I’M EXPECTING AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.