STILL GROOVING OVER THIS POST:

Definitely an improvement over the last administration.

Plus:

I just did 6 plates on a side yesterday, and felt it after. It’ll be a while before I get to 8. I think my range of motion is better, but then I wasn’t wearing jeans.

IF YOU START WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT LEFTISTS REFLEXIVELY OPPOSE ANYTHING GOOD, YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG:

IT’S ON: BREAKING: Trump Launches Strikes; Tells Iranians to ‘Seize Control of Your Destiny’.

Targeted killings of top officials and a massive cyberattack; seems like the goal is to weaken the regime and enable a revolution. Now let’s see if the Iranian people can step up.

Meanwhile, among the West’s useless class, things are going as usual:

RFK, JR. LEARNS FROM EXPERIENCE: “Now I’m in an administration surrounded by immensely talented people who are immensely idealistic. I always imagined Republicans would get together thinking about how to screw the poor and reduce taxes on the rich, but they’re actually narrowly focused on how do we solve these big problems and make our country work. The level of idealism that I see at every level in the White House and in my agency is inspiring. And then the level of capability—the competence of the people I’m surrounded with….”

ICYMI: CAN YOU HAVE A RULES-BASED ORDER WHEN THE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ONE TEAM?

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

GREAT MOMENTS IN GASLIGHTING:

“We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that.” Really? Because over the decades Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Katie Couric, John Dickerson, and Scott Pelley have been masters at it.

WE NEED NEW DRUGS: Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn. “Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today. But this ancient killer is still very much a danger in our modern world. Research published in 2022 revealed the bacterium that causes typhoid fever is evolving extensive drug resistance, and is rapidly replacing strains that aren’t resistant.”

CHRIS SOUNDS COMMUNIST A LOT:

WAR NEWS:

ENVIRONMENTALISTS NEVER PROTEST CHINA BECAUSE CHINA ALREADY HAS A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT.

GOOD:

A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION MASQUERADING AS A POLITICAL PARTY:

(Classical reference in headline.)

OUT ON A LIMB:

Perhaps it’s time to finally implement Andrew Klavan’s One State Solution to the Middle East:

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Stellantis Lost $26 Billion, Now It’s Betting on Jeeps and V-8s. “Stellantis previously warned it would incur about $26 billion in charges as it backtracks on its timeline and investment in electric vehicles whose demand has slowed compared with growth projections at the time the decisions and investments were made. Many automakers have had write-downs as well, but Stellantis’ is notably higher. Ford took a $19.5 billion hit in December and GM reported it will take a $6 billion charge. EV sales continue to grow, but not at the pace automakers anticipated, which prompted investment in more capacity than needed at this time.”

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Drone Warfare Comes to the Sunshine State. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn about the last person who should ever dial 911, the first Anti-COVID Prophet, and what they’re doing in Kentucky for mating season.”