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EXTEND THE TAX CUTS: Georgians Send a Tax Day Message to Sen. Jon Ossoff.

WELL, GOOD: Trump to sign memo combating Social Security fraud. Immigrants are unable to receive Social Security if they are in the country illegally, but Trump and his advisers, including X owner Elon Musk, have amplified claims that millions are being placed…

STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES: FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink.

OR MAYBE YOU WILL: You’ll Never Believe What Slow Learners the Democrats Are. “It seems like only earlier today [it was only earlier today, Steve —Editor] that I was encouraging Democrats to go on with their bad selves and dive deep into progressive…

THE PEOPLE WHO AFFECT TO BE UPSET ABOUT THIS DON’T SUPPORT JAILING OR DEPORTING THE SHOOTERS, THOUGH: Emergency rooms treat a gunshot wound every half-hour.

OH: Karmelo Anthony renting $900K home in gated community with family, bought new car after release on bond in Austin Metcalf murder case. The Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing a high school football star at a track meet allegedly lives in a $900K home…

THE U.S. ACCOUNTS FOR .1% OF GLOBAL SHIPBUILDING: So, Does China’s Shipbuilding Capacity Concern You?

VDH: China Would Lose a ‘Trade War’ With the US—’Gradually, then Suddenly.’ China has done everything possible to incur global distrust and fear. Most of the world accepts that the COVID-19 epidemic that killed and maimed millions worldwide was…

FASTER, PLEASE: ‘DELETE DELETE DELETE’: Trump’s Mass Deregulation Push About to Launch.

THAT’S A START: Happy Tax Day! Rubio Cancels $214 Million Worth of Ridiculous Foreign Grants.

JOSEPH CAMPBELL: We are still feeling the aftershocks of the Oklahoma City bombing. On ABC News, the network’s national security correspondent, John McWethy, reported that “if you talk to intelligence sources and to law enforcement officials, they all say…

FACE, MEET PALMSKI: Russia Reveals They Control Drones From Atop School For Psychics. This was hardly a shining moment in operational security, as the Internet quickly geolocated the office to the precise tower being used. But wait! It gets better! It turns…

COME SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: Pennlive: police warrant says arsonist targeted Pa. Gov. Shapiro for “what he wants to do to Palestinian people” https://t.co/Z9zK5soClz — Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) April 16, 2025 Nope, sure doesn’t…

DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR BRITAIN: ‘Adult Baby’ Diaper Fetishist Terrorizes Multiple Daycares With Feces. (Headline corrected.)

START SUMMER EARLY: NYS Collection Retro Oversized Square Aviator Sunglasses. #CommissionEarned

WELL DONE, LADIES: It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they’ve protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot, I’m so proud to…

MICHAEL WALSH: Which Is to Be Master? To justify their very expensive parasitical role in the conduct of policy, no doubt they can all quote Robert Bolt’s speech for St. Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons by heart: William Roper: “So, now you give the…

PRESIDENT XINIS OVERRULES TRUMP: A Federal Judge Just Threatened the Trump Administration.

BEEGE WELBORN: Taking on Teddy’s Strip at the Border. There’s a 60-foot wide strip of land that runs through three states along the length of the United States border known as the ‘Roosevelt Reservation.’ The federal and tribal lands that form the…

WHY WOULD MEN AVOID TODAY’S COLLEGES? More than 20 colleges join initiative to address male enrollment decline.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: The Hill Says ‘Buzz Builds Around AOC’s Future’ and I Say PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN.

STANDING UP FOR WOMEN: Trump administration establishes ‘Title IX Special Investigations Team’ to defend female athletes.

SERIOUSLY? Biden’s Return to Public Speaking Went As Badly As You’d Expect.

SQUEEZE HARDER: Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse. The U.S. and its allies in the Middle East want to ensure that Iran won’t build nuclear weapons; Iran wants to gain relief from harsh U.S.-led economic sanctions and avoid potential Israeli…

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Dems Are So Desperate They Pulled Biden Out From Under the Bus. “The MSM lap dogs’ coverage of the speech was a prime example of the Left’s ability to forget recent history when it’s inconvenient for them. After months of…

TWO PROBLEMS: 1. PEOPLE HATE CELEBRITIES NOW. 2. SPACEX TOTALLY OVERSHADOWS BLUE ORIGIN. Mainstream Media Attempts to Generate Excitement Over Blue Origin’s Bevy of “Glamornauts:” Meanwhile, alternative media was a little more skeptical of mission’s…

DISGRACEFUL. Fired Insubordinate Officers Reveal Massive U.S. Military Resentment Against Elected Civilian Command. They’re the tip of the iceberg, I fear.

CDR SALAMANDER: Kendall, NGAD, & the Acquisition Mindset that Must Go. Why did we build LCS around the never-was-has-been NLOS? Why do we have three white elephants in the fleet? Why, four decades after the end of the Cold War, are all our tactical aircraft…

WELL, BYE: Morning Greatness: 20,000 IRS workers take Trump buyout offer.

DON SURBER: Harvard University, Welfare Queen. “I cannot see how a demand that Harvard end its racial discrimination violates the college’s First Amendment rights, so let’s try to figure this out.”