Friday, February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

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Trump Ends the Era of Global Drug Subsidies

President Trump officially launched TrumpRx.gov on Thursday, forcing big pharma to slash list prices for 43 popular drugs by up to 85%. By leveraging tariff threats, the administration secured "Most Favored Nation" status, ensuring Americans finally stop subsidizing cheap pills for Europe. This direct-to-consumer model bypasses the middleman, offering life-saving IVF treatments and $199 Ozempic to the 66% of voters drowning in healthcare costs. Read more: Washington Examiner

Politics

Trump Officials Explore Independent Alberta as 51st State Ally . . . The Trump administration has held at least three secret meetings with the Alberta Prosperity Project, discussing a $500 billion credit line to bankroll the province's secession from Canada. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fueled the fire at Davos, calling the oil-rich region a "natural partner" for the U.S. While Ottawa cries "treason," Washington sees 177,000 signatures as a gateway to energy security and a zero-tariff common market. If Alberta wants to ditch Canada's regulations and bring its massive oil reserves south, the administration is clearly ready to talk shop. Read More: Washington Times

GOP, Democrats expect DHS shutdown after talks fizzle

Newsom 'Taking the Mask Off' in New Memoir

Unfortunately, there's another one underneath it.

Kamala Harris mocked after relaunch of campaign account as 'Gen-Z led progressive content hub'

Maryland Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Trump OMB Russell Vought

Culture

White Males Have Been 'Left Behind' in Civil Rights for Too Long, Agency Head Says . . . EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas is purging the agency of identity politics, moving to rescind Biden-era harassment rules that prioritized gender ideology over merit. By a 2-1 vote, the commission consolidated litigation authority, stripping power from rogue bureaucrats to ensure the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects all workers—including white men—equally. Lucas is correctly realigning the agency with colorblind justice, proving that "equity" was just a thin veil for state-sponsored discrimination. Read More: Daily Signal

Medical Associations Defy Science to Protect "Trans" Agenda . . . The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) doubled down Wednesday on irreversible gender procedures for minors, even as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the AMA finally acknowledged "insufficient evidence" for youth surgeries. While 27 states have banned these experiments and the Trump administration has blocked federal funding for "chemical mutilation," the AAP remains an ideological outlier. By prioritizing "inclusive" activism over the Hippocratic Oath, these pediatricians are choosing political correctness over the safety of vulnerable children. Read More: Daily Wire

Disney Betrays Parents with R-Rated App Merger . . . Disney is phasing out the standalone Hulu app this week, forcibly migrating 53 million subscribers into a "one app experience" on Disney+. This consolidation brings over 400 R-rated movies and 425 TV-MA series to a platform parents once trusted as a safe haven. By folding graphic adult content into its primary hub, the House of Mouse has officially abandoned its family-friendly mantle in a desperate bid to juice subscriber retention. Read More: Daily Wire

Sorry, Bambi.

National Security

ACLU Begs Global Bureaucrats to Stop US Border Enforcement . . . The ACLU filed an "urgent submission" Tuesday begging the United Nations to investigate the Trump administration's "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota. Despite 3,000 agents working to restore order, activists are crying foul over "racial profiling" to a committee that thinks American sovereignty is a human rights violation. This desperate appeal to international elites is a pathetic attempt to bypass our own courts because they know actual voters value safety over globalist hand-wringing. Read More: Daily Signal

Iran Is at Work on Missile and Nuclear Sites, Satellite Images Show . . . Satellite imagery reveals Iran is fast-tracking repairs on ballistic missile sites while hiding nuclear rubble under new "privacy roofs" at Natanz. As Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff touch down in Oman for high-stakes talks, the regime is scrambling to assess if any of its 400kg enriched uranium stockpile survived June's "Midnight Hammer" strikes. Tehran thinks it can trade nuclear "pauses" for sanctions relief while keeping its missiles, but they are dealing with an administration that prefers results over resets. Read More: New York Times

US-Iran negotiations to take place: Here's what to know

House Republicans Target Sharia Infiltration in Upcoming Hearing . . . House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Chip Roy will lead a February 10 hearing to expose how Sharia law—now reportedly spreading through enclaves like the East Plano Islamic Compound—acts as a political system directly hostile to our Constitution. With 88% of Americans valuing Western secular law, the hearing spotlights the Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act, which seeks to deport foreign adherents. Let's not pretend that ideologies demanding the replacement of our legal system are merely "religious expression." Read More: Daily Signal

Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan's capital

Money

AI "Coworker" Triggers Trillion-Dollar Software Washout

Silicon Valley startup Anthropic wiped $1 trillion from software markets this week after releasing "Claude Cowork" tools that automate legal, sales, and coding tasks. By Thursday, the S&P 500 slumped into negative territory for 2026 as investors realized the "disruption" they've been funding might actually work well enough to kill the businesses they own. Read More: New York Times

AI's threat is that unlike previously technological innovations, it doesn't "free people up" to do new jobs. It eliminates the new jobs too. We have to decide whether we are going risking becoming a society plagued with the noise of millions of people banging their heads against the wall with nothing to do.

Tech shares, bitcoin stabilize after a week of severe declines

Pizza Hut to close around 250 locations

Good news for anchovies, I guess.

You should also know

California Licensing Laws Under Fire After Triple Auto Fatality . . . A 92-year-old Prius driver killed three shoppers and injured six others Thursday after plowing through a Westwood 99 Ranch Market. In California, drivers over 70 can skip road tests by completing a "no-fail" online course—a bureaucratic absurdity that prioritizes convenience over the lives of those standing in a bakery. We are told this was an "unfortunate accident," yet it is a predictable consequence of a state too timid to enforce standards. Read More: Associated Press

At a certain age, drivers need a road test. While having your independence challenged can be frustrating and heartbreaking, we must ensure that older drivers don't end the lives of others who haven't yet had nearly their time on earth.

A deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence service shot and wounded in Moscow

Man, 82, with the 'body of a 20-year-old' stuns scientists... they reveal his simple daily routine . . . He didn't start exercising until he was 66. But now he does. A lot. Read More: Daily Mail

Epstein emails show he helped arrange White House visit for Woody Allen

Guilty Pleasures

Royal Servants Revolt Against Disgraced Prince . . . Staffers at Sandringham are staging a quiet mutiny, refusing to serve Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after his eviction from Royal Lodge. Management gave employees the green light to opt out if "uncomfortable," and the list of "no thanks" is growing. It turns out even royal deference has a limit when it involves Jeffrey Epstein's former guest. Read More: NewsNation

The royals are just people, and not particularly intelligent or interesting ones. For example, Kate Middleton sometimes makes Prince William his favorite dish, "roast chicken." It's true.

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