Featured Comment
Yesterday, in response to Jeffrey A. Tucker’s post, SDA commenter ‘Trodwell’ posted something brilliant:
It’s not just that the voters demanded change. As Elon pointed out so clearly, if the U.S. remains on its present course, it will be bankrupt. There are no “managed bankruptcies” when the defaulter is the world’s largest economy and the global reserve currency. Trump and his cadre aren’t just saving America, they’re physically yanking the rest of the world’s profligate bankruptcies-in-waiting back from the brink and forcing them to follow suit. If the U.S. returns to a semblance of fiscal probity, any nation that fails to do so as well will face absolute ruin. If Trump and his team succeed, this will have been a watershed moment, at least in U.S. history, that could very well have global repercussions and usher in an entirely new era. It’s difficult to imagine an historical parallel. Waterloo and the Congress of Vienna come to mind. So do 1865, 1776, and 1453, though none of those were as global as this could be.
The Dems, the post-modernists, the globalists, the MSM, the would-be destroyers of Western civilization, and the Deep State (BIRM) were worried about “Trump Reloaded”, when what they’re actually facing is “The Trump Revolutions”. Batten down the hatches. Even a bloodless bouleversement can get mighty rocky.
Note: Slightly edited for clarity.
It’s All About Me
National Post- The narcissism of anti-colonialism
It is a narcissistic relationship in which the African, the Indian, and Arab are brought in as extras.”
Honey, I Finished The Internet
This mosaic is the biggest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Lest We Forget
Eighty years ago today, on February 19, 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima began. The 5-week battle occurred between the U.S. Marine Corps & U.S. Navy versus the Imperial Japanese Army. Here’s a documentary on the brutal battle.
Team Canada
Before we get too excited lets remember that these premiers haven’t even been able to negotiate trade amongst themselves.
National Post- ‘We never agreed that Canada would not be the 51st state,’ Trump staffer says after premiers meeting
Update:
Matt Gurney- I hereby propose the Ice Bucket Challenge for National Survival
I need a premier to unilaterally harmonize some regulations and then publicly dare another premier to match that move … and then pass it on.
Team Canada
Toronto Star- Canada’s premiers in Washington in diplomatic push to avert Trump tariffs
All 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in the American capital at the same time to warn U.S. lawmakers about Trump’s levies.
FBI Finds Secret JFK Assassination Records
The FBI just discovered about 2,400 records tied to President Kennedy’s assassination that were never provided to a board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents, Axios has learned.
• The still-secret records are contained in 14,000 pages of documents the FBI found in a review triggered by President Trump’s Jan. 23 executive order demanding the release of all JFK assassination records.
Why it matters: The discovery — 61 years after Kennedy was killed in Dallas — follows decades of government reluctance to release all documents related to the assassination, which fueled a mountain of conspiracy theories.
• The existence of the new documents was disclosed Friday to the White House, when the Office of the Director of National Intelligence submitted its plan to disclose the assassination records under Trump’s order.
Happy Super Bowl
Happy Birthday, Don Cherry!
Trudeau vs. Trump
🚨 BREAKING: Trump on Fox News—he’s furious with Canada
He disagrees 🇨🇦 leadership: Something’s going happen there 💯
Then he drops the hammer:
If they want to play games, let’s play. I’m going to retaliate even furtherThis just got a lot worse 💀🇨🇦
pic.twitter.com/NUP2wCGSr4— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) February 3, 2025
h/t Marc from Calgary
Trump Executive Order and premier responses
Trump’s Executive Order spelling out his tariffs on Canada, verbatim
Make absolutely no mistake, these tariffs will cost American and Canadian families more: Sask Premier Scott Moe
Alberta will continue to strenuously oppose any effort to ban exports to the U.S. or export taxes: Premier Danielle Smith
This is an attack on our country and on British Columbia families that will not go unanswered: BC Premier David Eby
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation to remove all alcohol from the United States from their shelves: Nova Scotia premier
‘No victory dances’ in Alberta’s oil and gas sector, but relief over lower tariffs
Sunday Morning Listening
PBS’s Frontline tends to present long form interviews of historic events in a non-biased manner. Such is the case with recent interviews about Trump’s Comeback with Megyn Kelly and Lisa Lerer. Most enjoyable over a large cup of coffee.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Who Built These Ancient Skyscrapers?
More on the Potomac Mid-Air Collision
Still early days, but this is an interesting analysis of the basic facts.
Pilots chime in about the disaster.
Looking Back
Andrew Potter- Sovereignty is a verb
Any student of Canadian history knows that the borders of Canada are highly contingent. Rewind the tape of the past, and there are any number of moments where things could have turned out differently. In some scenarios, Canada ends up smaller than it currently is; in others, Canada ends up larger, perhaps substantially so. And in some alternative histories, Canada does not exist at all — or if it does, we’re all speaking French.
And Just Like That…
National Post- Six migrants caught illegally crossing border on foot in freezing temperatures: Manitoba RCMP
Trump has called on Canada to stem cross-border traffic in illegal migrants and drugs. He has threatened to impose tariffs to back his demands.
Aerial surveillance is part of Canada’s $1.3-billion upgrade to border security and monitoring in response to Trump.
The six were from Jordan, Sudan, Chad and Mauritania.
Commemorating a Most Historic Event
January 20, 2025: Reader Tips
On this momentous day in history, the United States of America embarks on a new, exciting, aspirational chapter. To celebrate this, we present two videos: It’s Morning Again in America (1984) and a special version of God Bless the USA (Nov 2024).
Your best tips, predictions, or whatever else you’d like to share are most welcome!
Forever War Averted in the Middle East
While Biden, Blinken, and Sullivan were dead set on escalating the Gaza War into an even larger one with Iran, Trump had other plans.