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Wake Up Right - February 24, 2025
Wake Up Right
February 24, 2025
Welcome back, Wake Up Right fam!
A new poll from YouGov found that more Americans trust President Trump (44%) for "fair, full, and accurate facts" than they do the media (29%).
The man who coined the term "fake news" in 2016 is now more trusted than the media itself. 🇺🇸
🚫 MSNBC fired far-left extremist Joy Reid
✅ Trump names Dan Bongino Deputy Director of FBI
🏳️🌈 9.3% of U.S. identifies as LGBTQ+, up from 3.7% in 2014
🎒 3% of students were homeschooled in 2023
Sources: NY Times, Truth Social, Gallup, Pew
Trump and Maine square off over boys in girls’ sports
The state of Maine could lose federal funding over its Democrat governor Janet Mills’ open defiance of Title IX and President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating that schools not allow males to compete against females in sports.
The details: The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Maine school policies on transgender athletes after a biological male pole vaulter won a championship in the female division last week.
Dollars and cents: The Maine governor risks losing the $250 million in federal funding her state receives annually over her refusal to comply.
The law: The Trump admin says Maine is violating Title IX, which enshrines protections for female athletes. The Biden regime tried unsuccessfully to expand Title IX to include transgender athletes, which would have allowed biological men to compete against women and share their bathrooms, showers, and locker rooms.
Trump signed an executive order on February 5 barring schools from allowing men to participate in women's sports.
Fighting words: The showdown became very public at a White House governors working session on Friday, when Trump called out Maine governor Janet Mills and said: “You better [comply], because you’re not gonna get any federal funding.”
Mills responded, saying: “We’ll see you in court.”
Trump shot back: “I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one. And enjoy your life after governor because I don’t think you’ll be elected politics.”
Real talk from G: The issue of transgender biological men playing in women’s sports was a key campaign issue that helped him win over some moderate Democrats in the 2024 election, so Mills may be choosing the wrong hill to die on.
The last word goes to Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights, who said:
“If Maine wants to continue to receive federal funds from the Education Department, it has to follow Title IX. If it wants to forgo federal funds and continue to trample the rights of its young female athletes, that, too, is its choice."
[Source: NY Post]
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The Right rises in Germany
Germany took a big step to the right as voters went to the polls over the weekend, rebuking years of poor economic growth and unchained illegal immigration under the existing leftist government led by Olaf Scholz.
The details: The big winner was the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz, which took 28% of the vote. The CDU ran a coalition with its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU).
A close second: The “far right“ Alternative for Germany (AfD) party had an impressive turnout with 20.8% of the vote.
The big loser was the current ruling liberal party, headed by Olaf Schultz — the Social Democratic Party, which only captured 16% of the vote.
How we got here: The German economy has been ravaged by bad policies like overregulation and green energy mandates — with industrial production [think automakers] down 20% since 2017.
Energy prices: Additionally, the war in Ukraine has led to rising energy costs, as the country has relied on Russian natural gas. Wholesale electricity is nearly four times higher than it was pre-war.
Immigration: Between 2014-2022 Germany imported nearly 3 million people from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine. And as of 2022, about 28% of its population were foreign-born.
Germany’s new leader: Friedrich Merz is seen as an establishment conservative, and his CDU is the same party as former Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was the godmother of unchecked immigration into Germany. The twist is that while Merkel lurched the party to the left, Merz seeks to set it back towards the right — specifically on combatting immigration, lowering taxes, and removing regulations on businesses.
Winners and losers: The real winner was the global right-wing populist movement. The losers were the mainstream media. The AfD, just like Trump, was slandered by the mainstream media as “far right” and frequently slandered as Nazis and authoritarians. But again and again, voters are tuning out the noise.
[Source: WSJ]
✅ A federal judge rejected an attempt to block the Trump administration from putting USAID employees on leave. Read more.
🍎 Apple CEO Tim Cook told President Trump the company plans to shift its manufacturing from Mexico into the U.S. Read more.
🏴 An Islamic terrorist from Algeria stabbed a 69-year-old man to death while screaming "Allahu akbar" in France. Watch.
😮 LA Mayor Karen Bass fired the city's first lesbian fire chief after multiple wildfires tore through Southern California. Read more.
🫡 President Trump removed the holdover chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., on Friday and nominated three-star general Dan Caine. Read more.
🇩🇪 The center-right CDU-CSU coalition in Germany is set to lead the nation following the federal election Sunday after securing 28.6% of votes. The right-wing AfD came in a close second with 20.8%. Read more.
🐔 The Trump admin is expected to announce a new strategy to combat the bird flu outbreak, which has caused egg shortages. Read more.
🦠 Another coronavirus feared to be powerful enough to spread through humans has been discovered in China. Read more.
❤️🩹 The DOJ launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices as scrutiny over the health insurance industry intensifies. Read more.
🧊 The Trump admin is replacing the acting head of ICE over concerns about the pace of deportations and arrests of illegal immigrants. Read more.
⚾️ The New York Yankees have amended their longstanding no facial hair policy to allow players to keep "well-groomed beards." Read more.
🎥 Rep. Ilhan Omar says Americans are dumb. Watch.
🎥 Kathy Lee Gifford shares how Donald Trump saved her and her baby's life. Watch.
🎥 The new unofficial leader of the Democrat Party, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, says she’s rooting against America. Watch.
🎥 Trump: “I'm gonna go with Elon” to Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there! Watch.
🎥 Leaked phone call of LA Mayor defending her trip to Ghana during wildfires. Watch.
🎥 Fighter jets escort an American Airlines flight to Rome after a bomb threat on board. Watch.
🎥 Over 150 false killer whales stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania. Watch.
🎥 OUCH: Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt responds to former CNN slob Jim Acosta. Watch.
🎥 Alef Aeronautics unveiled its concept model of their flying car. Watch.
🎥 Go long: Kash Patel's first speech as FBI Director is 100% pure red, white, and blue Americana. Watch. [6min]
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