Source: Reuters
“British luxury car maker Aston Martin will cut its workforce by up to 20%, it said on Wednesday, as it strives to recover from the impact of U.S. import tariffs and weak demand in China. Aston Martin said the job cuts from a total workforce of around 3,000 should deliver annualised savings of around 40 million pounds ($54 million). It did not specify when the job cuts would be implemented, but said most of the savings would be this year. The cuts include a 5% reduction announced last year. … Best known as the car brand driven by James Bond, the company has struggled to generate cash and manage its debt of 1.38 billion pounds, although it has received injections of capital from Canadian billionaire and Chairman Lawrence Stroll and through deals. It said U.S. tariffs had been ‘extremely disruptive’ and demand had also been ‘extremely subdued’ in China, the world’s biggest auto market.” (02/25/26)
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/aston-martin-cuts-20-staff-amid-us-tariffs-weak-china-demand-2026-02-25/
Source: The Corbett Report
“How To Stand Your Ground.” (02/25/26)
https://corbettreport.com/how-to-stand-your-ground/
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Naomi Wolf
“This blizzard — or ‘blizzard;’ it seems to me better described as a ‘snowfall’ — has been heralded by legacy media now for a couple of days. The language about it has been histrionic. It is a ‘bomb cyclone!’ It is ‘SEVERE WEATHER’ that requires an ‘ALERT!’ A red rectangle on the weather sites, surround those scary words. You can’t travel. But it’s not just that you are being advised not to travel, as a sovereign person, as in the past. There are ‘TRAVEL BANS.’ … The headlines’ freakout conceals the fact that this snowfall is within the range of normal, for the Northeastern United States. … the headlines drumming up hysteria have prepared the way for what is unfolding right now via City Hall, and via our still-new-on-the-job Marxist-Islamist Mayor, Zohran K Mamdani.” (02/25/26)
https://brownstone.org/articles/a-blizzard-gives-mayor-zohran-mamdani-pretext-for-a-climate-lockdown/
Source: Crooked Media
“The State of the Union Is Long.” (02/25/26)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8865766-the-state-of-the-union-is-long
Source: New York Post
by Rich Lowry
“The Winter Olympics had its thrills and spills — and a deep philosophical divide represented by two American, or American-born, athletes. Jack Hughes, the gold medal-winning American hockey player for the US team, gave voice to a patriotic reflex in his unhesitating, heartfelt expressions of love of his country. Eileen Gu, the gold medal-winning American-born freestyle skier competing for China, exemplified a cosmopolitan ideal that purports to float above mere nationhood. This difference — between the bloody-mouthed hockey player draped in his own country’s flag and the exceptionally talented part-time model resistant to any questions about national loyalty — drives many of the divisions in American society. Is loyalty to country a matter of choice, or an unalterable commitment? Is the appropriate attitude toward America one of fundamental gratitude or critical distance?” (02/24/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/24/opinion/patriotism-and-its-enemies-the-jack-hughes-eileen-gu-olympics-debate/
Source: SFGate
“Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace, partly fueled by Democrat James Talarico’s fundraising and allies of Republican Sen. John Cornyn trying to save his long career. Heading into Tuesday’s primary elections, the cost of advertising and reserved advertising time had topped $110 million, the most ever for a Senate primary, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. The heavy spending in Texas is a preview of the money that is expected to flood this year’s midterm elections across the U.S. with control of Congress at stake.” (02/25/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/the-hotly-contested-texas-senate-race-is-setting-21940994.php
Source: Washington Post
“A judge recently said she would begin reinstating fines, which have ballooned to the millions, against a local ride-hailing company and its CEO for failing to comply with an order to stop operating in the District. The decision comes after an appellate panel earlier this month rejected an effort to pause the judge’s contempt proceedings against Empower and chief executive Joshua Sear. … The city’s Department of For-Hire Vehicles issued a cease-and-desist order that year against the company for failing to register as a private sedan business and digital dispatch service, according to court filings. Empower applied to register with the department in December 2020 but was denied after the city deemed the applications incomplete, the filings said. Matini ordered Empower to cease operations in 2024 until the company successfully registers with the city.” (02/25/26)
https://archive.is/SL7FQ
Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman
“So little truth, so much time.” (02/25/26)
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-sotu-like-no-other
Source: New York Times
“Key Moments From Trump’s State of the Union, and a $1 Million Reward in the Guthrie Case.” (02/25/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4al_DH0-wqU
Source: The Atlantic
by Tom Nichols
“The longest State of the Union in modern history is now over. Donald Trump held court in the House of Representatives and said little of substance, but substance wasn’t the point. This year, he intended to put on a show, with an array of guest stars and special appearances. He was happy, because he was playing the roles he clearly loves: game-show host, ringmaster, MC, beneficent granter of wishes—and, where the Democrats were concerned, a self-righteous inquisitor.” (02/25/26)
https://archive.is/MwLtV
