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Into the Same Climate You Cannot Breathe Twice

Donald Trump probably looks like a denier, if not a berserker, when he rails against the climate frenzy gripping Western nations. He rightly points out that windmills cost more in dollars — and climate “damage” — than clean-energy natural gas, and even coal, electric plants do. As for solar, as an owner of home solar panels, I can attest that they are a joke. I bring this up because Trump, as 47th president of the U.S. of A., is planning to issue a new climate regulation putting the kibosh to previous regulations concocted by leftist crisis builders. Remember, the Demofiend motto is “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” So why not create one with the climate, scare the f–k out of the public, and then win enough votes to retard energy production to the point that a) no one can afford to keep the lights on. and b) energy has to be rationed? The new reg seeks to reverse EPA standards established under one Barack Hussein Obama and team, the same folks who ran the government under Puppet President Joe Biden. Unfortunately, the upcoming Trump regulation concerns only emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles, and not power plants. If so,

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My Take

What Were They Thinking? Drake Maye Second in Super Bowl MVP Voting?

Was this a sympathy vote for a team and a player who were both overmatched? In yesterday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots — won by Seattle in a 29-13 blowout — Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker was named MVP. Fair enough. He rushed for 136 yards. I personally thought QB Sam Darnold should’ve gotten the award, but okay. Now here’s the screwy part: How did Pats QB Drake Maye finish second in MVP voting? He was abysmal until the game was out of reach. He was sacked six times, had two turnovers, and threw one interception. Darnold admittedly threw for fewer yards since he didn’t have to. He led a well-oiled machine, moving each part flawlessly. I think the Maye second-place vote was either a) a reflection of the stereotype sportscasters have spun around Darnold as a fumbling idiot who loses games through turnovers and interceptions, or b) a sympathy vote for Maye and the Patriots because they both looked so pathetic until the Hawks loosened up late in the fourth quarter. Maybe it was both. Anyway, the better team won. The Pats were only there because they didn’t have to play Buffalo in

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Japan Affirms Its MAGA Alliance

Japan has re-elected its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in a landslide victory for her ruling coalition, giving it a two-thirds majority in the lower house. Her own affiliated party, the Liberal Democrats, won a majority by itself. Takaichi is a strong supporter of both the United States and of President Trump, whose conservative policies she mirrors in the Land of the Rising Sun. Takaichi, 64, took a gamble only three months into office by calling a snap election to consolidate her power. The straight-shooting conservative won her bet as her coalition of the Japan Innovation Party and the Liberty Democratic Party, the LDP of yore, took 310 out of 465 seats in the lower chamber. Her super-majority gives her enough votes to override any vetoes by the upper chamber. Takaichi’s goals since coming into office have been to beef up the economy, strengthen the country’s military, and, with the U.S., build a strong defensive posture against China. The first two goals are definitely Trumpian, but whether the MAGA master himself is willing to commit to a strong defense of Taiwan and the Pacific region in general is another question altogether. Takaichi, who met Trump on his Asia swing in

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Trump Goes an Insult Too Far with His Depiction of Obamas as Monkeys

None dare call it racism, but I will, to wit, Donald Trump’s Truth Social video showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, or apes, if you will [pictured above]. Though later deleted, the video was truly racist and has me questioning whether Trump has the moral perspective to be president. This from someone who voted for him three times and who still supports his policies so long as they are carried out in measured steps. Of course, Trump has himself been the brunt of every sort of verbal and graphic insult imaginable, including showing him as a monkey. I don’t see how this excuses his video insult, however, especially since he is president of the United States and leader of the free world. Facing criticism, Trump took down the Truth Social post, whose creation he immediately blamed on a staffer. More fodder for “Office Space II.”  

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TrumpRx Online Pharmacy Debuts: Are the Prices Really the Lowest Anywhere?

The much-ballyhooded Trump 47 online pharmacy — TrumpRx.gov — is open for business, In announcing the site, President Trump promised that the prices would be as low as they go anywhere in the world. Fortunately, that’s pretty easy to check since Canadian pharmacies are online and robust with products and their prices. I did some comparisons to see if this was just another Trumpian boast, exaggeration, con job, or etc., etc., but more on that shortly. First, before checking prices, I used the new site’s search function to look for meds I take for my heart, specifically Entresto and Eliquis, pretty standard and oft-prescribed drugs for ticker health. They weren’t available. Okay, so let’s check the prices of some featured meds on the site by going to a Canadian pharma site and checking if the TrumpRx prices are at least as low as our northern neighbor’s. Say you wish to purchase injectable Wegovy at 0.25mg. TrumpRx offers a pen good for two injections a month with a “teaser” price of $199, but that price is only good through the end of March (fine print). After March 31, 2026, two injections a month of Wegovy in U.S. dollars rise to $349. In

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Deep State Meets ‘Office Space’

President Trump and crew couldn’t have devised a better sequel to the iconic movie “Office Space” [pictured] than in its imposition of a new regulation that makes it easier to say bye-bye to useless — and often policy-sabotaging — workers. It was a brilliant move and perhaps the best step yet by Trump to defang the Demofiends working in the Deep State — by getting rid of them! The issuance of this new regulation by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) eliminates an appeal mechanism for some 50,000 top-level employees. Until now, terminated or disciplined employees in the upper ranks could lodge a complaint with a review panel. That panel — natch — consists of Deep State far-leftists, who almost always side with the aggrieved employee. The elimination of appeals for these employees is the Trumpian response to how they have long refused to follow the president’s policies, and worse, to thwart those policies so they don’t go into existence as envisioned, if at all. Explained OPM Director Scott Kupor in an interview with the Wall Street Journal: “People can’t be conscientious objectors in the workforce in a way where it interferes with their ability to carry out their mission.

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Let’s Save the Country: Require Voter ID and Outlaw Sanctuary Cities and States

No one who can tie their shoelaces should have a problem sensing that we have two major problems in the United States. Not finding a solution to these two could honestly lead to a second Civil War. I’m speaking, of course, first of election fraud, and second of using illegal immigrants to pad voter rolls and state census counts, which in turn determine Congressional representation. The easy solution to the first is having same-day voting and requiring identification to cast a ballot (except in extreme cases of provable hardship). The solution to the section is, in addition to firm border control, the end of sanctuary state and city laws. President Trump has proposed solutions to both in the form of new federal laws, but RINOs and on-the-take Republicans stand in fear of taking bold action. Trump smartly recommends ending the filibuster to pass the necessary legislation to make America whole again. By instinct, I don’t favor ending the filibuster in the Senate, but as soon as Demofiends have the House, Senate and Presidency, they will end it and pass laws for open borders, instant voting rights, and permanent sanctuary status. In addition, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia will

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