FLASHBACK: Why Not A Waiting Period for Laws? “I’d like to propose a ‘waiting period’ for legislation. No bill should be voted on without hearings, debate and a final text that’s available online for at least a week. (A month would be better. How many bills really couldn’t wait a month?). And if the bill is advertised as addressing a ‘tragedy’ or named after a dead child, this period should double.”

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Trump is following through with unprecedented and swift action to begin his presidency – which has reset the national mood.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s lunar agenda – a heightened warning.

HAHAHA:

Didn’t Biden just pardon you for treason?

Maybe sit this one out, Benedict. https://t.co/NIMkQfMPJr

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 29, 2025

THEY’D JUST WIND UP A CHINESE SATRAPY, WHICH PROBABLY MEANS CHINA IS BEHIND THIS: Next CA Plan: Declare Independence.

I DON’T WANT A SUPER-EARTH, I WANT AN IDENTICAL EARTH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SUN: What If The Solar System Had a Super-Earth? Here’s What Would Happen.

JURY NULLIFICATION in New York.

CRAZY AND UNORTHODOX:

Trump rubs people the wrong way so he had only one way to succeed politically: He'd find out what people wanted of their government, then promise to do that, and then actually do it.

It was such a dirty tactic that few politicians have ever stooped so low to try it.

— Ace of Spades (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 28, 2025

WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? TB outbreak: Kansas health officials report 67 cases since the beginning of January.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FIREARMS: Brownells BRN-180 Gen3 is an Objectively Better Rifle.

SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS: Report: Parts Availability for General Motors’ 6.2-Liter V8 Becoming Major Issue.

NEW JERSEY DRONES MYSTERY: White House Reveals What Was Going On. “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons. . . . Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy flying drones. In time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.”

YES: Could the Carrington Event happen again? It happened in 1859. Today, it would be catastrophic.

FRED HOYLE CALL YOUR OFFICE: Dwarf planet Ceres may have received organic material from space objects.

ATTENTION MUST BE PAID: Adderall shortage sparks scramble for ADHD medication alternatives.

YEAH, BUT EVERYONE KNEW OBAMA DIDN’T REALLY MEAN IT:

"If you're a criminal, you'll be deported."

— Barack Obama, November 20, 2014

This is exactly what President Trump is doing right now, but Democrats still pretend to be outraged. pic.twitter.com/187AmTNLc4

— Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) January 27, 2025

#JOURNALISM:

This is the 1st @AP post with the words "egg prices" since February 2023. Two years. https://t.co/4DzbWF0olv

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 28, 2025

NOW OUT FROM MICHAEL WALSH: A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History.

NEW FRONTIER OPENED: Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight: Today a civil airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades. Congratulations!

I MEAN, HE’S NOT WRONG. “A picture of young successful happy people at a trendy cocktail party reads as right wing. A picture of a dad in flannel drinking a beer at Texas Roadhouse also reads as right wing. Right wing is both cool, hip and metropolitan, and down to earth, older, mature, and working class. This is how you know that conservatism is culturally ascendant. We run the gamut. The only pictures that read as left wing are those of ugly, fat, mentally ill, dysfunctional, friend-less weirdos.”

TIRED TAKES FROM A RETIRED PROFESSOR: UToledo law professor: Trump ‘serves wealthy white American men.’

Reality:

Trump approval currently has NO racial demographic signal. Wild!

White – 55%
Black – 57%
Hisp/oth – 58%

— Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@Mark_R_Mitchell) January 23, 2025

CHANGE: Air Force Academy drops ‘Diversity and Inclusion Studies’ minor.

My idea of Diversity and Inclusion for the Air Force: We should have a diversity of people who are good at blowing shit up, and we should include everyone who’s good at blowing shit up. Easy peasy.

SINCE 2015: Jon Stewart mocks anti-Trumpers for overdoing their accusations of fascism.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE TARGETING IT WITH DRONES, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START: Trump Free Speech Executive Order Targets the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex.