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Quick Takes from the Past 24-48 Hours

Quick Takes from the Past 24-48 Hours

The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):

1. Trump Issued Big Tariff on Any Country That Buys Venezuelan Oil and Gas

President Trump announced Monday the U.S. will be putting what is known as a Secondary Tariff on the Country of Venezuela, for numerous reasons, including the fact Venezuela has purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature.

Among the gangs they sent to the U.S., is Tren de Aragua, which has been given the designation of “Foreign Terrorist Organization.” The Trump administration is in the process of returning them to Venezuela—It is a big task!

In addition, Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse.

Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25% to the United States on any Trade they do with our Country. All documentation will be signed and registered, and the Tariff will take place on April 2nd, 2025, LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA.

Please let this notification serve to represent the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and all other Law Enforcement Agencies within our Country have been so notified. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

2. FBI, ATF Launch Task Force into Tesla Attacks

The New York Post announced it first:

Then it was confirmed by the FBI:

Further:

God speed to the Trump-Vance team.

3. Not Directly a Trump Win, However, New York’s Highest Court Ruled Noncitizen Voting in America’s Largest City Violates the State Constitution

The New York Court of Appeals struck down NYC’s Local Law 11 in a 6-1 decision, ruling unconstitutional allowing noncitizens to cast ballots in local elections.

NOTE: The frightening aspect of the vote result is there was one Constitutional Law idiot in a group of seven in black robes.

The law would have allowed approximately 800,000 noncitizens with green cards, work authorizations, or DACA status to vote in local elections. But the court determined the state constitution explicitly limits voting rights to citizens only

The court’s majority opinion made clear that regardless of the policy’s intentions, the legal foundation for such a measure was absent.

The Court of Appeals in its decision wrote:

Whatever the future may bring, the New York Constitution as it stands today draws a firm line restricting voting to citizens.

 The ruling puts an end to a legal battle that began shortly after the law took effect in January 2022, when a coalition of Republican officials led by Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella filed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.

4. Trump Administration Funding Cuts Have Thrown the Entire Higher Education System in Australia into Crisis Mode

If asking researchers to justify their funding imperils the entire higher education establishment in a far-off country, then We the People should take notice immediately.

Providing subsidies to a project of mutual benefit may be possible, however, a country enjoying a free ride on the United States’ taxpayers’ dime will be brought to an end by the Trump administration.

As it turns out, Australia is that jerk in a group project who sits back and lets you do all the work, expecting to get an A because you did a great job.

Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia told the Australian Financial Review the federal government had to be quicker to respond to the cuts rather than choosing to “wait and see.”

Ms Arabia said:

It is incumbent on the prime minister to call an emergency meeting of the National Science and Technology Council, which he chairs, compelling all ministers to the table to share intel and comprehensively assess the extent of Australia’s exposure to a reduction in US R&D investment across portfolios.

Further:

The consequences of inaction are profound with consequences for every Australian’s way of life.

And:

We don’t know the full extent of the pain US measures will inflict on Australia, but we do know it’s coming, and we have a chance to put in place strategies that will allow Australia to capture opportunities whilst mitigating the worst of the damage.

The cut of funding could leave a $600 million hole in the efforts of Australian researchers, with the U.S. the largest research partner of Australia.

Uh, wut? $600 million? Is that figure right? Just how large is Australia’s population? 27 million? What percentage of the Australian research budget is funded by the United States?!

One final question the Trump-Vance team will be certain to ask:

How many countries have gotten so used to the free flow of US taxpayer money into their pockets that they take it for granted?

5. ‘The Numbers Are Way Down’: Even ABC News Admits President Trump’s Border Success

Here is a clip of the Karl-Homan interview:

The Daily Wire reported on their recent interview:

You have now more than 10,000 U.S. troops deployed to support your mission at the border and two Navy destroyers that have been deployed to patrol the waters around the border as well.
How long do you expect you are going to need that level of force, military force, at the border, because, as you just mentioned, the numbers are way down?

Homan responded by highlighting some of the metrics showing just how drastically the numbers have dropped:

Illegal entry is down 96 percent.

Further:

What’s most impressive is known got-a-ways. Known got-aways under Joe Biden were on average 1,800 people a day crossed the border, weren’t apprehended, weren’t processed, weren’t vetted. We don’t know who they are or where they came from. That’s a huge national security issue. Known got-a-ways are down to, you know, double digits now.

And:

But we’re not going to be satisfied until that know got-a-way is down to zero.

We’re going to secure the border and make sure no public safety threats or national security threats cross the border and get away.

Homan has proven to be an effective communicator for the Trump White House’s immigration agenda:

This is one tough guy:

We are going to find the children Biden openly trafficked.

6. Sen. Rand Paul: President Trump’s Education Policy Is Actually ‘Very Mainstream Republican Position’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has not been afraid to criticize Trump on hot-button issues in the past. And here he states the White House has the right instincts when it comes to education reform.

Here is a clip of his recent remarks on the topic:

As the Daily Wire reported:

‘I think the bigger question is, if we’re sending all this money to Kentucky and all the other states, why are our scores abysmal?’ Paul asked. ‘Why do two-thirds of the kids not read at proficiency? Why do two-thirds of the kids or more not have math proficiency?’

‘It’s been an utter failure,’ he continued. ‘I’d leave it back to the states. It has always been a position, a very mainstream Republican position, to have control of the schools by the states, send the money back to the states, or, better yet, never take it from the states.’

Sen. Paul said that states are much better equipped at knowing how to spend money on the education needs in their states than the federal government.