Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! The U.S. official stopped minting new pennies. The 230-year-old currency had essentially become literally worthless – costing more (3 cents) to make than its value (1 cent).

The 232-year-old penny retired before Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell. Let that sink in.

• 🟢 Government shutdown is over after 43 days

• 1️⃣ #1 issue for voters is cost of living

• 📊 Under-30s: 50% trust social media news, 51% trust news outlets

• 🇻🇪 53% of Latin Americans support U.S. overthrowing Maduro in Venezuela

^{Sources: Daily Caller, Statista, Pew, Atlas Intel}

Blue flight

A new analysis finds that four blue states have lost over a trillion dollars in taxable income over the past decade as residents flee to lower-tax states.

The details: The report by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity found that between 2013 and 2022, New York lost $517.5 billion and New Jersey $170.1 billion in resident income, according to IRS and Census data.

• Other major losers: California lost $370 billion in tax revenue, and Illinois took a $315 billion hit.

• Big ticket: Combined, the four deep-blue states lost more than $1.3 trillion in taxable income over the past decade.

The winners: Florida gained $1 trillion in income over the same period, while Texas added $290 billion.

The tax numbers: Top earners in California, New York, and New Jersey face state income tax rates over 10%, often lifting total taxes above 50%. Texas and Florida charge no income tax.

Population shifts: From 2011–2022, New York lost 1.76 million residents – the most in the U.S. Over that same period, Florida gained 1.59 million, Texas 1.27 million, and North Carolina 520,000.

The last word goes to Steve Morre, economist and co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, who called it “one of the greatest wealth losses for one region in American history.”

[Source: Fox Business]

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Dems release e-mails confirming Trump took issue with Epstein

Apologies in advance for any spelling/formatting issues: I usually bring my laptop on the train to work, but I forgot it at home, so this article was written on my iPhone.

House Democrats dropped a batch of 2015 Jeffrey Epstein emails hoping to smear President Trump - but the messages instead suggest Trump pushed back on Epstein and that Epstein allies discussed blackmail leverage against him.

The details: The House Oversight minority released redacted emails between Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump-hating author Michael Wolff centered on Trump.

The “Mar-a-Lago” email: Epstein tells Wolff: “Trump said he asked me to resign… he knew about the girls as he asked [G]hislaine to stop.”

• This seems to corroborate previous reports that Trump banned Epstein from his Florida club. The phrase “asked Ghislaine to stop” also shows he opposed their actions.

• Most news reports have published the headline “knew about the girls” without the full context.

Exclusion: In one email, the Democrats redacted the name of an Epstein victim, but it was revealed that woman - Virginia Giuffre - did not request redaction.

• Democrats omitted her name because she worked at Mar-A-Lago and has repeatedly affirmed that Trump “couldn’t have been friendlier” and was never inappropriate.

Blackmail: Wolff advises Epstein to “let [Trump] hang himself,” during a CNN interview about their previous friendshio and falling out, adding Epstein could “save him… generating a debt.”

• This email shows Epstein-world strategizing about using Trump - not Trump doing anything improper. It reads like a blueprint for political leverage.

The last word goes to Trump, who reacted on Truth Social, writing:

• “In other words, the Democrats are using the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax to try and deflect from their massive failures, in particular, their most recent one — THE SHUTDOWN!”

[Source: The National Pulse, Breitbart]

✍️ President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government on Wednesday, ending the 43-day Democrat shutdown. Read more.

🪪 Apple's new passport-based Digital ID is rolling out on iPhone and Apple Watch — giving travelers a new way to clear TSA security lines with just their device. Read more.

🇬🇧 President Trump plans to sue the British broadcaster BBC for $1 billion over its false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements,” unless it formally retracts and apologizes after being caught deceptively editing his comments. Read more.

🍰 New guidance issued by the U.S. Department of State recommends denying immigrant visas for foreign nationals who are obese or overweight. Read more.

🤠 The #1 song on the Billboard country music charts – "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rush – is created by artificial intelligence. Read more.

💵 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration has discussed restricting the president’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend to families making less than six figures. Read more.

🎒 A 13-year-old girl was expelled from a Louisiana middle school for hitting a male classmate who created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her. Read more.

🤖 Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices. Read more.

🇨🇳 China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin. Read more. Good. Steal more. They owe us trillions in stolen intellectual property and trillions more for damage from the China virus.

🎥 LMAO… Trump sprays the new Syrian president with TRUMP cologne and asks him how many wives he has. Watch.

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