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Happy Thursday

The government shutdown is hitting the rich and poor alike. Food stamp recipients will lose benefits by Saturday when SNAP funds run dry, and First Class flyers are discovering that even priority screening can’t outrun unpaid TSA agents. It’s a hardship for us all — just not all in the same way.

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In Case You Missed It

🏦 The Federal Reserve cut rates by ¼ point to a target range of 3¾%–4% but mortgage rates went up on Wednesday. Go figure.

☢️ Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test of the nuclear-capable underwater drone called Poseidon. It is an autonomous weapon system described as being able to launch from a submarine and unleash “radioactive tsunamis” to devastate coastal cities.

🇺🇸 President Trump responded to Putin’s nuclear announcement by saying: We can do that too!

🚤 The U.S. struck another boat allegedly linked to Latin American drug cartels off the coast of Venezuela, killing all four people on board.

⚓ President Trump says that South Korea will pay $350 billion to lower tariff rates with the U.S. as well as build nuclear-powered submarines in Philadelphia.

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Lead: Game On: Israel’s Version of a Ceasefire

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Israel announced it was ready to resume the ceasefire in Gaza now that they’ve unleashed another round of heavy airstrikes at Prime Minister Netanyahu’s request.

You know what this reminds me of? It’s an inappropriate comparison, but I’ll share it anyway.

In the movie Wayne’s World, when Wayne and Garth are playing street hockey, they keep having to stop for passing cars and then get right back to it.

“Game on! Game on!”

Car! Car!

“Game on! Game on!”

That’s Israel’s version of a ceasefire. It’s Game On because they can’t stop bombing civilians but they’ll stop for the “car” which is diplomatic pressure, only to resume when the “diplomatic car” has driven on.

Over 100 people were killed in Gaza this week alone and two more after Israel announced that it would resume the ceasefire. This ability to alternate between the Start and Pause button was never part of the deal that President Trump brokered and yet they do it with impunity.

On Wednesday night, Vice President J.D. Vance was bombarded with questions about U.S. support for Israel at a Turning Point USA event. While he did not criticize Israel, he also did not try to sell the “greatest ally” line most politicians do. Perhaps that is a signal that the Trump administration knows this “peace deal” is making a fool of us all.

 Trade War Peace Talks in China

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The stakes are high for President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two met for photos on Wednesday but will meet again Thursday morning to discuss the trade war.

The two presidents smiled and looked friendly for the cameras but the upcoming meeting is serious. The two leaders have locked horns over tariffs, export restrictions and rare-earth supply chains. China has curbed rare-earth exports, the U.S. continues to threaten sweeping tariffs, and global economies hang in the balance.

President Trump has promised a “fantastic deal” to placate U.S. farmers, industries and voters. President Xi, meanwhile, wants to protect China’s strategic autonomy and avoid undermining its domestic industries.

U.S. diplomats have hinted that a trade deal has already been agreed to but the details will be hammered out in this meeting. Hopefully.

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Trans Identity Fad Fades

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In 2018, Lisa Littman, a physician and researcher at Brown University, was canceled for research suggesting that trans identity was a social fad. She coined the term “rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD)” and observed that it was a rapidly spreading identity with pre-teen and teenage girls.

She was dog-piled and labeled “transphobic.” The journal that published her paper retracted it. Trans activists vehemently denied that there was any element of social contagion to gender dysphoria.

Only Dr. Littman was right. The Wall Street Journal now feels safe to announce that “Evidence Backs the Transgender Social-Contagion Hypothesis.” What would have been dangerous to publish in the year 2022 is now safe to say. How did this happen? Because, like all fads, this one has begun to fade.

A new study finds that “among 18- to 22-year-olds, trans identification was cut nearly in half from 2022 to 2024 [and] nonbinary identification dropped by more than half between 2023 and 2024.”

The tragedy is that researchers who warned this was transient were smeared into silence so the medical industry could keep the surgery and drug conveyor belts running. The science didn’t change; the politics did. And now we’re left with a generation of kids carrying the “irreversible damage” from adult cowardice.

News By The Numbers

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3. That is how many CBS News anchors have been fired at the network. They were the hosts of CBS This Morning: Saturday. The new network boss Bari Weiss is said to have plans to ax several on-air hosts and these three are the first to go.

5%. That is how much Google stock was up on Wednesday because the company beat revenue expectations in third quarter earnings.

9%. That is how much Meta stock was down on Wednesday because the company reported a $15.93 billion one-time tax charge.

What’s Trending?

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Zingerman’s Candy is trending because the FDA recalled two products because they may contain undisclosed nuts.

Derek Shelton is trending because he was hired as the new manager of the Minnesota Twins.

Pierre Robert is trending because the beloved Philadelphia radio personality died at the age of 70.

The Rise of the Poorigin Story

Photo Credit: Gavin Newsom

Here’s a funny new term you might want to know: Poorigin Story.

A poorigin story is a mock term for when a politician fabricates humble beginnings to sound more relatable. It’s mostly a Democrat thing.

Kamala Harris played up her connection to Black America with an accent not native to the East Bay Indian community where she was raised. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brags about being from the Bronx, but her classmates pointed out she grew up in the affluent suburb of Westchester County.

The newest offender is Gavin Newsom. In portraying himself as a latchkey kid who lived off Wonder Bread, he somehow forgot to mention that his father was a judge and attorney, that his family was financed by Getty Oil, and that he was once featured in the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Children of the Rich” profile.

Sure, everyone exaggerates their childhood a bit. Most people do this for the benefit of their children. The whole “when I was your age” bit. When a politician does it, it’s not to inspire you to be better. It’s to convince you they were once like you so you won’t notice how much they are not.

It’s basically poverty blackface.

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This newsletter is written and researched by Natali Morris.
Please feel free to reach Natali at [email protected]
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