Sunday September 21st

America just served up another round of whiplash — and not the kind that lowers your blood pressure.

The Fed cut interest rates for the first time this year, trimming a quarter point. Supposedly this helps mortgages, credit cards, and loans. Translation: you’ll bleed a little less each month while D.C. keeps torching your paycheck. Meanwhile, gas prices are at their lowest burden since 2005, with oil projected to drop to $50 a barrel by 2026. Enjoy it while it lasts — we all know how quickly “energy policy” can flip when liberals get itchy about pipelines.

Over in corporate clown world, Cracker Barrel’s CEO admitted they wrecked their own brand. Turns out customers liked tradition more than the “progressive” logo swap. Who knew biscuits and gravy don’t pair well with woke marketing? The chain’s traffic is down 8% since August. Shocking.

The big story, though, remains Charlie Kirk’s murder. His death exposed the left’s rot: a nurse, college professor and doctor (amongst many others) cheered it online — and lost their jobs. Good. If you gloat over death, unemployment is the only thing you should be celebrating. Meanwhile, five NFL teams couldn’t bother with a moment of silence, but every team did for George Floyd. Moving on, Americans stepped up: with over $3 million raised on GiveSendGo for his family in record time. And in a fitting twist, Erika Kirk is now CEO of Turning Point USA, ensuring Charlie’s mission keeps growing. Oh, and Jimmy Kimmel finally got canned by ABC & Disney.

The economy keeps wobbling, with jobless claims hitting a four-year high. Experts still tell us it’s fine. Sure, and Hunter Biden is Picasso. Crime isn’t faring any better: Minnesota’s wokest DA just announced that if cops find guns or drugs during a traffic stop, charges won’t stick. Translation: criminals get a green light, and regular Americans get to live in fear.

Finally, the one thing uniting America: Ticketmaster hate. The FTC is suing them for gouging fans, proving miracles do happen. If Washington actually breaks them up, it’ll be the first unifying thing any government’s done in years.

And last week’s poll? 53% of you support verified IDs for social media. Common sense isn’t dead.

America Decides:
Late night finally did something funny — they pulled the plug on Jimmy Kimmel. Now the question is: was this free speech under attack, or just bad comedy getting the hook?

Architectural Digest rolled out its list of the 7 best places to live in America in 2025 — and shocker, none of them were the tent-filled “utopias” run by Democrats. Instead, the winners were Johns Creek, GA; Carmel, IN; Pearland, TX; Bethesda, MD; Farmington Hills, MI; Cedar Rapids, IA; and Oklahoma City, OK. Translation: places where families can actually buy homes, kids get decent schools, and walking outside doesn’t double as a crime documentary. Under Trump, the American Dream is still alive — just not where CNN tells you to look.

Morgan Stanley says America’s top companies could save nearly $1 trillion a year by replacing workers with “agentic” AI software and humanoid robots. Translation: Wall Street just found a way to cut headcount without having to pay pensions, healthcare, or listen to HR complaints. These aren’t your average chatbots — we’re talking machines that make decisions, adapt, and even look like people. Sounds efficient… until one malfunctions and locks you out of your own office. For now, CEOs are drooling, workers are sweating, and America’s about to find out what happens when the assembly line starts walking and talking back.

44 out of America’s 50 biggest metros are flashing red — and not in a good way. Homes are sitting unsold for months, buyers are spooked, and sellers are slashing prices faster than CNN’s ratings. Miami’s leading the slump, with houses collecting dust for nearly three months. Nationwide, homes are lingering on the market longer than pre-pandemic norms, while new construction piles on more supply. Realtors insist this isn’t a crash… yet. But when nearly every major city is cooling at once, let’s just say the “soft landing” crowd better buckle up.

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President Trump is rolling out a strategy that actually makes sense (so naturally, the media will hate it). He’s inviting foreign companies that build complex products — think semiconductors, ships, trains, and advanced tech — to bring in their own experts temporarily to train American workers. The idea: attract investment, transfer knowledge, and put U.S. workers at the helm once the training wheels are off. It’s called building strength at home instead of outsourcing it overseas — and it’s the kind of policy that reminds the world why America leads when Trump’s in charge.

After more than a decade in Silicon Valley, Dave Marra has seen enough. The former tech insider says the “woke-mind virus” nearly dragged America to its knees — and he’s not wrong. Now, as CEO of Rivet Industries, Marra just scored a $195 million U.S. Army contract to build tools for the people who actually matter: the soldiers, linemen, and blue-collar workers who keep this country standing. His mission is simple: stop Silicon Valley from obsessing over gender pronouns and start equipping America to win an AI arms race against China. Turns out, when you focus on defense instead of diversity seminars, America comes out stronger.

Wall Street just found religion — literally. Bountiful Financial has teamed up with S&P to launch the Christian Values Screened Index, the first of its kind for evangelical investors. The ETF cuts out companies pushing abortion, porn, predatory lending, gambling, weed, and all the other junk that doesn’t exactly scream “family values.” Instead, it gives Christians a way to grow wealth without bankrolling the very industries tearing America apart. Imagine that: investing with integrity, not ideology.

President Trump is calling for U.S. companies to ditch quarterly earnings reports in favor of semiannual updates. His pitch: stop wasting billions on paperwork and start thinking long-term, like China does. “This will save money and let managers actually run their companies,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Makes sense — America doesn’t need CEOs obsessed with the next 90 days, we need them focused on the next 90 years. If the SEC signs off, investors might finally see businesses managed for growth, not just headlines.

For years, dropping $1,500 a month on rent built nothing but your landlord’s retirement fund. Now, more Americans are using those checks to actually boost their credit scores. TransUnion says 13% of renters reported their payments in 2025, up from 11% last year — a small jump, but one that could mean the difference between “bad” and “excellent” credit. About time the bureaus stopped pretending rent wasn’t a financial responsibility. Too bad it took a credit crash moving at 2008 speed for them to figure it out.

American Express just dropped its biggest-ever Platinum Card revamp, jacking the annual fee from $695 to $895. But don’t worry — Amex swears the perks add up to more than $3,500 a year. Think $600 hotel credits, $400 for Resy reservations, streaming bundles, Uber rides, Lululemon shopping sprees, and even a $200 Oura ring for people pretending to track their sleep. Translation: if you’re a frequent traveler with expensive taste, this card is basically a rewards buffet. For everyone else, it’s just another bill with shinier packaging.

A Miami health executive just admitted to stealing more than $4 million from a nonprofit hospital foundation — and among the luxury toys she bought? A golden golf cart. Charmaine Gatlin, who was already pulling in up to $290,000 a year, siphoned funds meant for patient care and funneled them to herself, her relatives, and shell entities for a decade. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the fraud drained Jackson Health’s fundraising arm while she lived large. Moral of the story: in Miami, crime pays — until it doesn’t.

Eli Lilly just announced a $5 billion expansion of its Virginia manufacturing plant — more than doubling its original $2.1 billion plan — as President Trump’s threatened tariffs on imported drugs push Big Pharma to finally bring production home. The new facility will create 650 high-wage jobs and nearly 1,800 construction gigs, churning out ingredients for cancer, autoimmune, and advanced therapies. Translation: when Trump puts America First, even pharma giants suddenly “discover” the benefits of domestic manufacturing. Funny how that works.

When President Trump signed Executive Order 14233 back in March creating America’s first Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, it wasn’t just another line in the federal ledger. It was a shot across the bow of the U.S. dollar. For the first time, Washington officially put Bitcoin in the same vault as gold. That’s not just policy — that’s history.

On one side, this move screams legitimacy. Bitcoin isn’t a speculative casino chip anymore — it’s “digital gold” with Uncle Sam’s stamp of approval. Institutions now have cover to pile in. Retirement accounts could soon follow. For anyone who’s argued crypto was too risky, too fringe, too unstable, Trump just blew a hole through that narrative. The U.S. government now sits on nearly 200,000 bitcoin worth $24 billion. That’s not exactly a side hustle.

On the other side, let’s be real: Bitcoin is still volatile as hell. It’s crashed 70–80% before, and even the most die-hard evangelists admit it can swing 30–50% in a heartbeat. Treating it as an inflation hedge? Maybe. But history shows Bitcoin sometimes trades more like a tech stock than like gold. And don’t forget the national security angle — a massive federal Bitcoin stash is a neon target for hackers and foreign adversaries. Plus, what happens when the next administration isn’t so crypto-friendly?

So here’s the bigger picture: Trump just validated Bitcoin as part of America’s strategic future — and at the same time, raised serious questions about the dollar’s long-term strength. Is this smart diversification for a nation addicted to printing money, or a dangerous bet on digital fool’s gold?

We’ll leave it with you: Should everyday Americans follow the government’s lead and hold Bitcoin, or is this a reckless distraction from protecting the dollar?

Hit reply and tell us what you think — we’ll feature some of the best takes in next week’s edition.