THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN: New Trump Scandal Could be the Biggest of Them All!
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April 28, 2025
April 26, 2025
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? ‘Sun-Dimming’ Aerosol Injections Into Atmosphere For Climate Change.
“Experiments to dim sunlight to fight global warming will be given the green light by the Government within weeks,” British outlet The Telegraph reports. “Outdoor field trials which could include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere, or brightening clouds to reflect sunshine, are being considered by scientists as a way to prevent runaway climate change.”
Don’t worry about the potential devastating and irreversible effects of blocking out the literal singular object that provides the basis for all life on Earth; the agency launching the project — the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) — assures the public its project will be “rigorously assessed.”
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I was today years old when I learned Britain suffers from too much sunlight. https://t.co/d57Jz6Kf2W
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) April 23, 2025
UPDATE (From Ed): That excess of sunlight could be put to great use in England. But to paraphrase the Gipper, sometimes the left hand doesn’t know what the far left hand is doing:
Neil Oliver explodes over the psychopathic bid to dim the sun.
‘I do wonder why so much money is being spent smothering the landscape with solar panels when the parallel plan is to diminish the energy available from the sun.’
The lunatics are running the asylum. pic.twitter.com/gfafC2SSXT
— Kat A 🌸 (@SaiKate108) April 26, 2025
April 25, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: ‘Gone Off The Rails’: Colorado Dems Stir Up Hornet’s Nest After Passing One Of America’s Most Extreme Anti-Gun Laws.
The law, SB25-003, bans the sale, transfer and manufacture of most semiautomatic firearms unless prospective gun owners obey a range of new requirements, including training mandates, tests and sheriff-issued eligibility cards. Republicans, like state Rep. Ty Winter, say it’s a deliberate effort to choke off lawful gun ownership through bureaucracy and paperwork — a view increasingly shared by Second Amendment organizations now mobilizing to fight the law in court. (RELATED: Two Blue States Launch ‘Tip Lines’ To Snitch On Gun Owners)
“This bill is putting a paywall in front of a God-given, unalienable right — and that’s the right to self-defense and the right to keep a free nation,” Winter, assistant minority leader in the Colorado House, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Gun rights aren’t a red or blue issue. Gun rights are an American issue. We forget what the Constitution is for — it’s not to go hunting. It’s not to go target shooting. It’s to keep a nation free. It’s to keep a government in check. And I think that’s the first thing our colleagues across the aisle don’t realize.”
Oh, they realize it.
IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™: And YOU Get a House! The Race-Based Free Down Payment Grift Becomes Law.
MESSAGE SENT: DON’T WALK AWAY FROM THESE TALKS. Trump: Prepared to Attack Iran ‘Willingly’ With No Nuclear Deal. “Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal.”
SHE ISN’T WRONG: Slotkin Rips Her Own Party As ‘Woke and Weak.’
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Mississippi Miracle Is Real,’ Gov. Tate Reeves Says Of Soaring Educational Outcomes.
The Associated Press in 2023 referred to the state’s skyrocketing test scores for fourth graders as the “Mississippi Miracle,” explaining, “Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022.”
An updated National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report card from 2024 shows Mississippi leading the nation in demographic-adjusted 4th- and 8th-grade scores and it went viral on social media.
The chart also caught the attention of Vice President JD Vance, who tweeted, “This is pretty incredible. Smart education reform drastically improved Mississippi’s schools.”
“It’s truly remarkable, and it’s something I’m very, very proud of, and it’s something that even Vice President Vance has started tweeting about a time or two, and so it’s been kind of interesting,” Reeves told the Caller.
Much more like this, please.
OH, MY:
🇺🇸 MILWAUKEE JUDGE ARRESTED FOR HELPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DODGE ICE
Federal agents thought they were chasing one guy—but ended up chasing their own tails inside a courthouse.
The FBI says Judge Hannah Dugan deliberately pointed them away from an undocumented immigrant they were… https://t.co/grgJhesRoW pic.twitter.com/p1GWfgifHa
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 25, 2025
The usual suspects say the arrest is a sign of Trump’s lawlessness because of course they do.
Developing…
THE SCIENCE IS NEVER SETTLED: New analysis casts doubt on ‘biosignatures’ found on planet K2-18b.
Jake Taylor of the University of Oxford, who studies the atmospheres of far-away planets with the James Webb Space Telescope, did a quick reanalysis of the starlight filtering through K2-18b’s atmosphere. He used a simple method to look for the tell-tale signals of gas molecules of any kind.
He was “agnostic” in his approach, and did not look specifically for the exciting sulfur-based gases that, on Earth, are primarily associated with life-forms such as marine microbes.
“I wanted to not ‘assume’ what molecules would be in the atmosphere,” Taylor told NPR in an email. “I directly analysed the transmission spectrum that they analysed, in order to have a similar comparison.”
The results he got suggested that there’s too much noise in the data to draw any conclusions.
“Agnostic” seems like the wise approach for pretty much any scientist to use, yes?
FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: I’ve Been Drinking, Officer, and You Should, Too. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we have the perfect time to buy a cop a (stolen) drink, a new rendition of ‘Get Me To The Church On Time,’ and Canada Man’s theme-park rampage.”
CORN, POPPED: Unilever probes Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s donations.
Unilever is probing the finances of Ben & Jerry’s charitable foundation with a focus on its grants to progressive and pro-Palestinian groups, including to an organization with ties to two of the foundation’s trustees, people familiar with the matter said.
It’s the latest escalation of long-running tensions between Ben & Jerry’s and its corporate parent over the creamery’s progressive bent. Unilever is spinning off its ice cream division, which includes Ben & Jerry’s, into a standalone company.
As part of that process, Unilever plans to audit the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, according to a letter sent earlier this month to the foundation’s president, Jeff Furman, and seen by Semafor. The results “will inform decisions as to future funding of the foundation by Unilever and, post-separation, by” the new company, called Magnum.
Unilever has given the foundation between $1 million and $6 million annually since it bought Ben & Jerry’s in 2000. The nonprofit funds hundreds of left-leaning groups.
Hoist a pint of Blue Bell in celebration.
THE RESISTANCE IS REAL:
In the last 24 hours, rogue judges have held:
1. People who arrived in America illegally as unaccompanied minors cannot be deported even though you know they came here illegally.
2. Constitution says only legal citizens can vote but the federal government cannot require…
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) April 25, 2025
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1. People who arrived in America illegally as unaccompanied minors cannot be deported even though you know they came here illegally.
2. Constitution says only legal citizens can vote but the federal government cannot require voters to prove that they are citizens.
3. Trump cannot stop funds from going to sanctuary cities that blatantly violate federal immigration laws.
4. Trump may not put federal grants and contracts on hold when schools and colleges discriminate against people based on race AKA DEI.
5. Trump must reinstate the leftist-controlled Voice of America and rehire all the employees.
SCOTUS needs to put a stop to this judicial insurrection, but that seems highly unlikely.
RELIGION OF PEACE UPDATE: Pahalgam witness says headgear-wearing teens were among gunmen: ‘Took selfies.’
Sushil Nathaniel, a 58-year-old manager at the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur, was among those 26 killed in Baisaran meadows, known as “mini-Switzerland.” He had visited the region with his family for a vacation.
Nathaniel’s son, Austin alias Goldie, said that his elder sister, Akanksha (35), was shot in the leg by the assailants. He and his mother, Jennifer (54), escaped unhurt, but the gunmen killed his father.
Explaining the attack, a grieving Austin told PTI, “The terrorists included underage boys around 15 years old. There were at least four of them. They were taking selfies during the attack and had cameras mounted on their heads.”
It’s no wonder India has run out of patience.
CRISIS BY DESIGN (12″ EXTENDED DANCE VERSION): Oregon Prosecutor: Immigration Status Doesn’t Bear on Attempted Murder Case.
WELL, GOOD: Trump to sign executive order targeting ActBlue foreign donation, fraud allegations. “The order will put the Justice Department as the lead in deciding whether any criminal charges or lawsuits should be filed against ActBlue, which has admitted it did not follow common anti-fraud protections for much of the 2024 election even as it processed hundreds of millions of dollars for Democrat-affiliated campaigns and cause.”
Previously: Dem Fundraising Platform in Turmoil as Top Officials Resign, Lawyer Alleges Retaliation.
THAT’S NOT GONNA BUFF OUT:
💥/1. This morning, the deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, was passing by the Volkswagen Golf when the planted IED was triggered and explosion happened. Immediately after that, his… https://t.co/5GdHv5W7Lc pic.twitter.com/RpSo1t8ldn
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) April 25, 2025
Moskalik was a legitimate target.
MISSILE DEFENSE JUST GOT A YUGE BOOST: Trump Might Be About to Make Reagan’s Dream Come True.
IN A WORD: “BADLY.” How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan.
The agreement became necessary after 1947, when India and Pakistan became independent countries, although the treaty took a decade to negotiate and was signed in 1960, with the World Bank as a mediator. The treaty outlined the rights and obligations of both countries for “equitable use” of water flowing in the Indus river system.
India has unrestricted use of the waters of the three eastern rivers: the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas, two of which then flow into Pakistan. Pakistan has control of the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum, known as the western rivers, which pass through Indian-controlled territory but primarily reside in Pakistan. The treaty obligates India to let the waters of those rivers flow freely to Pakistan for its “unrestricted use.”
For decades, the treaty has been hailed as a landmark that could serve as a template for solving international water disputes. But in the past decade, India has threatened to weaponize the treaty during conflicts with Pakistan.
After Pakistani terrorists attacked an Indian Army base in the Kashmiri town of Uri in 2016, Mr. Modi told Indus Waters Treaty officials that “blood and water cannot flow together.” And in 2019, Indian government officials threatened to divert the flow of the eastern rivers away from Pakistan after a suicide bombing that killed dozens of Indian security forces in Kashmir.
It would put Pakistan in a tough spot. The country is arid and has been battling acute water shortages, partly because of extreme weather events. Last month, Pakistan’s water regulator warned that Punjab and Sindh, the country’s key agricultural provinces, could already face water shortfalls of as much as 35 percent during the final phase of the current crop season.
Upcoming monsoon rains also hold risks for Pakistan because India could choose to release surplus water from the eastern rivers without prior notification, potentially triggering floods, said Naseer Memon, an Islamabad-based policy analyst focusing on water governance.
Pakistan is in a tough spot, but maybe that’s something Islamabad should consider when deciding to support terrorist groups.
“UNBELIEVABLE?” YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD…:
Unbelievable. The day after a hero judge in Romania reversed The Blob's cancellation of its elections, the higher judicial body just now stepped in and announced a disciplinary probe against him. https://t.co/VaJalTd2u1
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) April 25, 2025
Allowing the people to only choose between two government-approved candidates used to be an element of Soviet oppression, but now it’s “democracy.”
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: They Say They Want a Revolution…but They’re Wusses. “Because the fetid funk of failure has made them toxically stupid, the Dems truly believe that they are the vanguard of an anti-Trump backlash that is going to spill into the streets of this great land and carry them back to power. It would seem that they may have been literally banging their heads against a wall for this past half-year.”
I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: Following the junk science: How a health crisis became an educational disaster.
In An Abundance of Caution, David Zweig explains why U.S. policymakers got it so wrong, and failed to correct their mistakes, doing grave harm to children’s mental, physical and academic health.
The father of two children, Zweig saw the cost of remote schooling and isolation, and began asking questions. He published The Case for Reopening Schools in Wired in May, 2020, pointing out that the U.S. was an outlier. A year later, his kids were still out of school, he tells Greg Toppo in an interview on The 74.
Toppo asks the key question: “By May 2020, schools in The Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and more than a dozen other nations had reopened, with evidence mounting that COVID wasn’t even a modest risk to children. At a European Union conference, researchers reported that reopening schools there brought no significant increase in infections. Why weren’t we in lockstep with Europe?”
Related [VIP]: Our Elites Owe Us More Than a Shrug and a Rewrite.
ICYMI, IT’S THIS WEEK’S VIP ESSAY: Our Elites Owe Us More Than a Shrug and a Rewrite.
The world is entering the age of biotechnology, a time when biology is the basis of innovation, the report says in a sober analysis, stressing that every strategic sector — including defence, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing — can be advanced by biotechnology, but also breached by it.
The Commission’s research indicates that China is likely to follow the same playbook with biotechnology as it has with other strategic technologies, the report said. “First, they steal. Then, they scale. Once they have cornered the market, they strangle,” it said, pointing to the Chinese restrictions on gallium and germanium in 2024 that had disrupted U.S. semiconductor production.
Noting that U.S. allies and partners offer unique capabilities, the report referred to India which it says is “prioritizing” cost-effective bio-manufacturing, particularly of vaccines. “We must do more to take advantage of our partners’ unparalleled strengths, which could include entering into reciprocal data-sharing agreements or pooling demand for biotechnology products,” it said.
Particularly focussing on biotech in the defence domain, the Commission said it has every reason to believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will “weaponize” biotechnology. Now, with its Military-Civil Fusion strategy, the CCP aims to use biotechnology-powered troops — terming this “intelligent warfare” — to make the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) a “world-class military” by 2049. “Drone warfare will seem quaint if we are faced with genetically enhanced PLA super-soldiers with fused human and AI,” the report warned.
To be honest, I’m much less concerned with super-soldiers than with the possibility that the COVID-19 release was a test-run for something more dangerous and more targeted.