Links for 3–18-25
never forget what the lockdowners did
Victor Davis Hanson: What are the Left’s solutions for the problems they created? From: American Greatness. The U.S. faces mounting trade deficits, immigration crises, and endless foreign wars, while critics of Trump's policies offer no viable alternatives to Biden-era failures.
⭐️ To die alone: never forget what the lockdowners did to us. From: M D Kittle/The Federalist. Of all the terrible things the power-drunk unelected bureaucrats did to us, forcing people to die alone was the most inhumane.
Trump declares Biden's autopen-signed pardons “void." From: Zero Hedge. Some of those last-minute pardons include Deep Staters, such as former Representative Liz Cheney, retired General Mark Milley, and government scientist Anthony Fauci.
🎯 Speaker Mike Johnson reveals why the Autopen scandal is a big deal. From: Jim Davis/American Thinker. The Autopen was developed to allow celebrities to mass-produce autographs for hordes of swooning fans, it was never intended to enable a Muppet to serve as president of the United States.
Here’s the brilliance behind Trump’s move declaring Biden’s pardons ‘void.’ From: Matt Margolis/P J Media. Biden knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime."
🤬 Sanctuary city lawyers caught in scheme to help migrants evade ICE. Sierra Marlee/American Wire. A group email revealed a scheme by Minneapolis-area lawyers to help illegal immigrants duck federal authorities.
The Democratic Party has a big problem on its hands. From: Alex Samuels/Daily Kos. A major struggle for Democrats is to gain voters’ trust around how the party values jobs and work, or the lack thereof.
👉 The best thing Trump can do for teachers and kids is shut down the Education Department. From: Jim Pillen/The Federalist. It’s beyond time to return education decisions to the states and restore local control, giving families more freedom.
It turns out Americans can smoothly file their taxes without thousands of IRS bureaucrats. From: Thomas English/Daily Caller. The IRS has maintained stable tax return processing and refund issuance despite significant staff reductions through DOGE, according to tax professionals.
🔎 How Trump can put a stop to masked terror on campus. From: Ilya Shapiro/NY Post. The president has the power to force every college to protect student safety by banning the masks that make violent antisemitic protests possible.
The junk science that gets parents convicted of murder. From: Jennifer Block/The Free Press. A Texas man is awaiting execution for shaking his child to death. But even the detective on the case now thinks he’s innocent.
👀 New bill could allow warrantless searches of surveillance devices in California. From: CBS8. A new bill in the California State Assembly would allow law enforcement to search certain electronic devices without a warrant.
Lawmakers in several states push end to property taxes. From: Frieda Powers/BPR Politics. “Is the property yours or are you just renting from the government?” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked in his State of the State earlier this month.