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Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! A fresh poll from NBC finds that Americans hate Artificial Intelligence, with a -20 favorability rating. The only two groups polling worse were Iran (-53) and the Democrat party (-22). 🤣
📈 Average U.S. tax refunds grew to $3,700
⚕ RFK Jr. underwent rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday
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🛄 40K Americans returned to U.S. amid Middle East evacuations
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First new U.S. refinery in half-century
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that a massive new oil refinery will be built in Brownsville, Texas – the first new refinery constructed in the United States in nearly half a century.
The details: The project, led by America First Refining (AFR), will be located at the Port of Brownsville in a deep-water foreign trade zone designed for large-scale energy production and exports.
The refinery is designed to process 100% U.S. light shale oil, reducing reliance on imported crude.
AFR plans to process 60 million barrels of American oil annually once the facility is operational.
Timeline: Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026.
Jobs: AFR says the refinery will create thousands of construction jobs and permanent positions, with wages expected to exceed industry averages.
Not all crude oil is created equal: Light shale oil – the kind produced in the U.S. – is thinner and easier to refine into gasoline and diesel. Heavy crude is thicker, higher in sulfur, and requires more complex refineries to process.
Why it matters: The U.S. currently exports large amounts of crude but lacks refining capacity designed for light shale oil.
The last word goes to President Trump, who applauded the move on Truth Social, writing:
“A new Refinery at the Port of Brownsville, will fuel U.S. Markets, strengthen our National Security, boost American Energy production, deliver Billions of Dollars in Economic impact, and will be THE CLEANEST REFINERY IN THE WORLD. It will power Global Exports, and bring THOUSANDS of long overdue Jobs and Growth to a Region that deserves it. This is what AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE looks like. AMERICA FIRST, ALWAYS!”
[Source: Fox Business]
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Trump cancels Biden’s funding for LGBTQ+ cartoons
The Trump administration has canceled $120,000 in federal humanities grants tied to LGBTQ-themed comics research and “multiethnic” literary studies – part of a broader push to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs funded by taxpayers.
The details: The grants were issued by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) during the final months of the Biden administration but were terminated in April 2025.
A $60,000 grant awarded to University of Florida professor Margaret Alice Galvan funded a research project titled “Comics in Movement,” examining LGBTQ cartoonists in the 1980s and 1990s.
Another $60,000 grant went to San José State University professor Maite Urcaregui for a book project exploring race, citizenship, and political identity in “multiethnic graphic literature.”
Zoom out: The NEH has canceled more than 1,200 grants as part of Trump’s restructuring of federal humanities funding away from “extreme ideologies based on race or gender.”
The policy shift: The move reflects the Trump administration’s policy to reduce federal support for DEI initiatives across government. Other recent actions include:
reviewing DEI programs tied to Smithsonian funding
cutting university research grants tied to DEI initiatives
redirecting federal grants previously used for transgender and DEI programs toward law enforcement resources
The big picture: The administration says the changes are intended to refocus taxpayer-funded cultural programs on scholarship tied to American history, civics, and national heritage.
[Source: The National Pulse, Fox News]
🤕 The Pentagon confirmed around 140 American service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Freedom, mostly minor, with 108 already returned to duty. Read more.
✈ Travelers are being advised to arrive four hours early for flights as Democrats continue to refuse to fund DHS, leading to shortages of TSA agents. Read more.
🤡 GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune defied Trump, saying he would not eliminate the filibuster or use a talking filibuster to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act). Read more.
👍 A Georgia judge has denied Jose Ibarra's request for a new trial in the killing of Laken Riley, leaving in place the murder conviction and life-without-parole sentence. Read more.
🚙 Yamaha Motor Corp. is joining the parade of corporations fleeing Democrat-run California. It will relocate to Georgia. Read more.
🛢 Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil company, Aramco, says it will restore 70% of oil shipments within days but warned of "catastrophic consequences" for oil markets if Iran continues to disrupt shipping lanes. Read more.
💟 Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, has been named to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors by President Trump, replacing her husband. Read more.
🌵 Jeffrey Epstein’s remote ranch in New Mexico has been raided by police for the first time as part of a fresh investigation, following allegations that serious crimes took place there. Read more.
✅ The Trump Small Business Administration is banning foreigners from securing federal small business loans. Read more.
💣 The FBI found more explosive materials in a Pennsylvania storage unit tied to the two ISIS-inspired men who tried to detonate a bomb in NYC. Read more.
⛽ Oil giant ExxonMobil announced it intends to drop its New Jersey corporate registration and redomicile in Texas, citing the Lone Star State’s business-friendly legal environment and years of Garden State climate change hurdles. Read more.
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🎥 TSA lines are INSANE thanks to Democrats refusing to fund DHS. Watch.
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