Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Dumps Biden's CAFE Standards

Da Mail whines it's a Huge win for fans of gas-guzzlers as Trump kills off hated Biden-era rule. Althouse find "Flanked by executives from major automakers in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said the Transportation Department would significantly weaken fuel efficiency requirements..." ""... for tens of millions of new cars and light trucks. The administration claimed the changes would save Americans $109 billion over five years and shave $1,000 off the average cost of a new car. The Biden administration’s stricter efficiency standards were designed to get more Americans to go electric. But Mr. Trump said they 'forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse. This is a green new scam, and people were paying too much for a car that didn’t work as well.'" From "Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy/The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a 'scam'" (NYT)." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Cancels Joe Biden CAFE Standards Against Auto Industry. VodkaPundit at Insty, GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY: New York Post @nypost "USPS EV fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built https://trib.al/tS8Nd3i" Ace, Lefties Continue To Live in Denial, But Gas Prices Are Now Under $2/Gallon in Some Parts of the Country, "When is Trump going to fulfill his campaign promise of reducing inflation? Wait, he already has? Well in that case, when is he going to stop murdering poor innocent narcoterrorist drug smugglers?! Huh, racist?!" 

Stephen Moore says If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs, but what's the fun in that? Driscoll at Insty, HOW IT STARTED: Trump Is the New FDR. . . "How it’s going: Maddow Suggests Trump’s America Is Akin To Japanese Internment. Rich Lowry at NRO, Trump Is the New FDR. "Progressives have long pined for another FDR. Here in the first couple of months of 2025, they’ve gotten one. President Trump’s mad opening dash is like nothing we’ve seen since Franklin Roosevelt’s historic first 100 days." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair likes Playing Smashmouth: AgSec Rollins Taking the Blue States' SNAP. Ace, Trump's Ag Secretary: States Will Either Open Their Books So We Can Detect SNAP Fraud, Or We're Cutting Them Off. "This is huge. Can't wait for a left-wing rogue judge to be "randomly" assigned to the lawsuit and immediately grant an injunction."

Ace woke up and noticed Republican Matt Van Epps Holds On to Win the Tennessee 7 Special Election, But It's A Much Closer Race Than We'd've Hoped "The Democrats are hysterical and frantic and absolutely energized to kill us at the polls -- and maybe in real life too." VodkaPundit at Insty, goes BACK TO THAT TENNESSEE SPECIAL ELECTION ONE MORE TIME: Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "Some will be mad at me for this but I say it out of love for our country… We won the TN special election by less than we should have. If you’ve been to this area, you know it should have been a blowout. And this isn’t a knock on Matt Van Epps. He had lower name ID to begin with and did a good job pulling it out. A lesser candidate would have made it a real nail biter. So why was it close? Many voters are apathetic and have very little enthusiasm on our side. Why? They think our majority in Congress is failing them due to weak leadership, bad priorities & inconsistent messaging . . . " Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "This is going to shock you, but after she lost, Aftyn Behn called up Van Epps and nagged him. This may be the most AWFL thing I’ve ever seen. And I saw that clip from Jennifer Welch’s podcast yesterday." Quote Acyn @Acyn, "Behn: I called the congressman elect, Matt van Epps, and I had one question for him: What will define what happens next? Do not let the affordable care act subsidies expire. Do not raise healthcare costs for working families in Tennessee." Roger Simon calls the Tennessee 7th Race 'Much Ado About Nothing', "Or maybe 'Much Ado About Nothing... Much'" Scott Pinsker at PJM, PR Fallout of the Tennessee Special Election: Here’s What the Media WON’T Tell You. "It would’ve been weirder if the Dems didn’t “over-perform.” The fact that they had every single institutional advantage available and STILL lost by nine points is significant. But we won’t hear too much about that from the mainstream media, will we?" Hat Hair's Dave Strom says remember, Public Polls Are for Entertainment Purposes Only. Well, they're also for propaganda purposes.

From RVM, Dems Hegseth Narrative Blows Up Faster Than A Cartel Boat in the Gulf of America. From Twitchy, Rachel Maddow Has a Theory for Why Trump's Targeting Totally Innocent Fisherman in Rowboats. Breaking911 @Breaking911, "WATCH: Rachel Maddow says the Trump admin. is targeting Venezuelan narco-terrorists to illegally deport people from America "They declared a war. Then, they needed a reason for the war." "Why are we killing people in boats without motors?"" Huh, those speed boats have 3-4 motors costing ~ $30k each. About the cost of one Hellfire missile. Also at Twitchy, Journo David Shuster Continues One-Sided Slap-Fight With Pete Hegseth. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "INSANE Democrat Jack Reed dismisses criminals smuggling illegal drugs into the U.S. as not "narco-terrorists," just people trying to make money. "Usually, people are not significantly involved...It's the way they make money."" The genius of Trump is that he can make Democrats align with the worst of the worst. From Breitbart, ‘Franklin the Turtle’ Publisher Lashes Out at Hegseth Meme. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Long explainer: Let’s examine the emerging “scapegoat” narrative, because it demonstrates the true objective of the Democrat/Regime Media/Fredocon axis - to hurt Trump politically and to stop the changing of the Pentagon from a leftist-supporting social pathology Petri dish back into a patriotic war-fighting force that can effectively prevent the eventual color revolution they are working toward. At the threshold, let’s understand that there was nothing illegal here. Even under the facts as alleged, which change as they keep shifting the goalposts, there was no violation of the law of war. There was no violation of any Geneva Convention, not least because no Geneva Convention applies here. So, everything I say here is simply taking their story du jour and testing it to see if it makes internal sense. It does not, because it’s all baloney. They don’t care. It’s the lie that’s important. . ." At Am Mil News, Trump confirms call with Venezuelan president amid rising tension. Sarah Anderson at PJM says This Dude Maduro Sure Does a Lot of Dancing for Someone With a $50 Million Bounty on His Head. Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses Immigration Vetting, Venezuela Situation and Ukraine-Russia Conflict and Videos Worth Watching – President Trump asked About Witkoff and Kushner Visiting Moscow.

At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Dems Plot Military Coup: Hegseth, Trump Double Down. Amy Curtis at TownHall wonders Did Senator Mark Warner Just Call for a Military Coup? Greg Price @greg_price11, "Sen. Mark Warner: "I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this President." They're now just openly calling for military coups against President Trump." From Twitchy, Dem Mark Kelly Is Now Declaring That Unlawful, Illegal Military Orders Have Been Issued Under Trump "Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is taking his sedition to the next level. He’s now claiming that unlawful, illegal orders to the military have been given under President Donald Trump - a clear reference to the manufactured narco-terrorist boat scandal. He’s trying to sow chaos in the military so soldiers question all orders for fear they’ll be prosecuted under a future Democrat administration." From JTN/Center Square, AZ Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump and Hegseth can't silence or bully him "During televised segments Sunday on CNN and NBC, Kelly dismissed criticisms and actions by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth." PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks There's a Lot of Entertainment Value in Mark Kelly's Implosion.

Matt Margolis at PJM asks Why Is The Washington Post Defending the National Guard Shooter? and hears a Bombshell Report Reveals Shocking New Motive for DC National Guard Shooter. From PM, Investigators consider potential Taliban blackmail as motive in shooting of National Guard troops: "Lakanwal has family remaining in Afghanistan and investigators are considering as a line of inquiry that he may have had concerns about their safety." Jeff Charles at TownHall sees If This Is What Motivated the National Guard Shooter, the Blowback Could Be Terrifying. Ace, Of Course: Biden Created a Special Exemption So That "Low-Level" Taliban Officials Could Migrate to the US. "Yeah they're Taliban -- members of the radical cult that sheltered bin Ladin and floods the world with heroin -- but they're "low-level" "civil servants" so I'm sure they're cool. BTW, why would Taliban civil servants have to flee the Taliban? It's almost as if the Democrats just want to fill the US with foreign terrorists because they believe we should all be equal in poverty, misery, murder and terror." At the NYPo, Refugee group was warned that DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was spiraling into mania — he got asylum anyway. From Front Page, Pakistani Muslim Terrorist Busted Planning to Shoot Up University of Delaware, "Students had protested ICE enforcement against Muslim terrorist supporters."

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears a Boston Judge Steps In to Rescue Planned Parenthood Again. Why bother with executive and a legislative branches, just let the judges decide what they think it best. At RCP, 'Iryna's Law' and the Bad Judges Who Make It Necessary. From News Wax, Trump: Dems Talking 'Pack' the Court; 'Terminate the Filibuster.'

WokeSpy reports Sen. Ron Johnson Says His Team Was Offered Hunter Biden’s Laptop in 2020 but Declined After FBI Warning. "Johnson described how, in August 2020, shortly before his team was offered the hard drive, the FBI summoned him and Sen. Chuck Grassley for briefings warning them about potential Russian and Ukrainian disinformation. He recalled being told, “you got to be careful about what you hear out of Russia and out of Ukraine, and spread disinformation.”"

From LifeZette, Scott Adams Suggests Kamala Chose Tim Walz Because She Knew He Was Corrupt. From the Slantic, The Operator "Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist." Beege Welborn hears Californians Scoff: Tim Walz Is Amateur Welfare Fraud Hour Compared to Gruesome Newsom. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP says Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Tim Walz Should Shut Up About Namecalling. Also at Hat Hair, Trump: Somali Community Has 'Destroyed Minnesota' Under Walz and Frey. Breitbart reports the St. Paul Mayor: Fraud Charges Show Federal Agents ‘Not Adding Value’, Doing ‘Opposite.’ Ace, Fascist Government Shows Its Authoritarianism By Responding to Voters' Wishes, "Kristi Noem says "We don't want them [third world criminal immigrants]." Dave Strom considers the question Should Presidents Call Groups of People Garbage? If the shoe fits. LHGrey @grey4626, "Ilhan, Your recent proclamation that "Somali Americans are here to stay" is a mendacious assertion, a fabrication woven from the threads of delusion and despair. It is a lie, plain and simple, and one that will not withstand the relentless march of truth and justice. These individuals, these so-called "Somali Americans," are not indelibly woven into the fabric of this nation. They are transients, interlopers, parasites feeding off the lifeblood of a country that was never meant to be their sanctuary. . . " Beege Welborn again, Jayapal and Friends Trying to Spring Illegals From Detention WIth Taxpayer Funded Lawyers. NottheBee, Minneapolis mayor suggests he won't cooperate with federal law enforcement while speaking Somali. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that Somalians should call 911 if ICE shows up wearing masks to make arrests. He says police will "immediately respond" and "intervene." Interfering with immigration enforcement is a CRIME." At WaEx, Byron York on immigration law: Federal government has enforcement authority. Based Jessica @RealJessica, "Reporter tries to use the words “undocumented immigrant”, then Governer Ron DeSantis shames him into using the correct words “illegal aliens”. This is how every politician should handle it when dealing with far left reporter."

At Hat Hair, Waah: CNN Spazzing Over White House Media Page. Overton @overton_news, "CNN is already frantic over the Trump administration’s new webpage exposing media bias. Brian Stelter practically spiraled on air...insisting over and over that the real goal was to “delegitimize the media.” At the bottom of the screen, CNN slapped on a dramatic chyron: “White House launches webpage that targets reporters.” And Stelter spent the entire doing everything in his power to discredit the effort to hold the media accountable for inaccuracies. “To delegitimize the media. I would say it’s to delegitimize the media.” “This media bias monitor is being produced at taxpayer expense. It’s a featured part of the White House website, and it’s about trying to tarnish and demean various news outlets.”" Beege Welborn sees Scott Bessent Eviscerates the Old Grey Lady on Her Own Stage “Andrew, there’s no new normal,” adding that he has stopped reading the paper but that the articles sent his way prove to him the outlet is “just this fever swamp.” “You know, in twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years The New York Times is no longer the paper of record,” he predicted. “I read this article, like ‘President Trump is slowing down. President Trump’s mental capacity –’ It is a hundred percent fake. Like he only called me twice at two in the morning last week instead of three times.” Real Clear Defense is clearly angered by The Washington Post’s Attack on Veterans’ Integrity. 

Althouse finds "Republicans and Democrats are now nearly unanimous in believing the other party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are much more likely to think this than in 2011." ""Ninety-four percent of Democrats, compared with 74% in 2011, now say Republicans and their supporters have gone too far, and 93% of Republicans (vs. 63% in 2011) say the same about Democrats and their supporters. In contrast, partisans are disinclined to believe their own party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are no more likely now than in 2011 to hold this view. Today, 36% of Republicans believe the GOP and its supporters’ rhetoric has gone too far, compared with 32% in 2011. And Democrats are less likely now (28%) than in 2011 (45%) to say their party’s rhetoric has been too inflammatory." From "More Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far/69% say Republicans', 60% say Democrats' inflammatory criticism of opponents has gone too far" (Gallup)."

From Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trans Woman Found Guilty of Child Abuse, Claims Jury Was 'Hypnotized'. Pop Times, New York Pastor Announces Gender Transition During Sunday Service. Ace sees A Man Brutalized a Woman and Put Her In the Hospital. In a Private Conversation, She Called Her Attacker a "Faggot." She Was Arrested. "In the UK, of course. Another "non-crime hate incident" prosecution. You're not allowed to use harsh language when describing the thug who beat the shit out of you, you see."

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