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“President Trump’s fearless leadership reestablished America as a respected and admired global power,” says Rep. Paulina Luna (R-Fla.).

House Republicans have nominated ex-President Donald Trump to receive a congressional medal.

Under a proposal led by Rep. Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), the former president would be formally recognized for “exceptional leadership” with a Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest civilian honors.

The medal would be bestowed to the former president “in recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication to strengthening America’s diplomatic relations during his presidency,” according to text from Luna’s House Resolution 8386, obtained by Fox News.

Speaking to Fox News, Luna said it’s time Trump receives credit for leading the country with strength.

“President Trump’s fearless leadership reestablished America as a respected and admired global power,” Luna told Fox.

“It is time we recognize a president who put our country first and secured global peace through bold diplomacy. Despite the liberal media’s attempts to spread fear, America and the world were undoubtedly safer under President Donald Trump. One of our duties in Congress is to honor those who have contributed significantly to our nation, and that’s why I’m introducing this legislation.”

Co-sponsors of the bill include Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas).

Interestingly, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is also a co-sponsor of the bill, despite previously backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for president.

“President Trump did more in four years on behalf of the American people than any president in my lifetime. He secured our border, achieved historic peace in the Middle East, and implemented policies that helped our economy prosper,” Rep. Good told Fox. “The last three years of a failed Biden administration have only served as a stark contrast to President Trump’s record.”

We’ll update this article when President Trump responds to Rep. Luna’s proposal.

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Limousine liberal descends from ivory tower to voice expletives towards former president, MAGA fan base.

Actor Robert De Niro revealed he still suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome in a recent appearance on “The View,” uttering expletives to convey his deep hatred towards the current Republican presidential frontrunner.

Touching on his infamous “punch Trump in the face” remark from 2016, the 80-year-old actor was asked by the ABC daytime talk show’s left-leaning hosts if he had advice for Joe Biden’s campaign, considering he’s losing to Trump in five battleground states.

“I don’t understand why people are not taking him seriously,” De Niro said of Trump, “because you read about it historically in other countries that they didn’t take the people seriously. I think of Hitler and Mussolini. Fools and clowns… I mean, who does not think that this guy is going to do exactly what he says he’s going to do?”

“It’s going to happen,” De Niro continued. “If he gets elected, it’s going to change this country for everybody, and they might think that it’s going to make their life better, or they just want to, excuse my French, [muted] with the country.”

“Those people who support him with anger and hate, because that’s what he’s about, they’re going to see,” he added, going on to take issue with Trump’s tiff with Rosie O’Donnell.

“He’s vicious,” De Niro claimed. “Why will he not do that in this country? He’s already done it. Why would he not — when I say, ‘I want to punch him in the face,’ it’s because what he said to a person — a bystander, somebody in one of his rallies, he wants to punch him in the face. You don’t talk that way to people. What kind of person does that?”

De Niro’s next comments were heavily censored, but his deranged animosity toward Trump came through.

“It’s almost like he wants to do the worst that he could possibly do to show this country and to [bleep] with us. His slogan should be, [bleep] America. I want to [bleep] you, America,” De Niro said, as the show’s leftist audience erupted in applause.

Here’s the full segment:

The segment highlights how limousine liberals like De Niro prioritize keeping Trump out of office over addressing Americans’ suffering under Biden’s disastrous policies.

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“Rare emergence of cicadas creating excitement among some dining circles, offering an opportunity to rethink…the eating of insects,” far-left outlet insists.

The left desperately wants you to eat the bugs.

Axios published an article Wednesday titled, “Cicada emergence creates some fine dining options,” claiming the rare emergence of cicada broods in the U.S. heartland this summer is “creating excitement in some dining circles.”

A rare emergence of cicadas is creating excitement among some dining circles, offering an opportunity to rethink entomophagy — the eating of insects. https://t.co/qKlMe1G9v6

— Axios (@axios) May 15, 2024

The article goes on to explain how the cicadas are generating buzz among leftists who are clamoring to feast on the insects.

Two regional broods of cicadas are emerging simultaneously for the first time in 221 years in parts of southern Iowa and central Illinois, an event that Ginny Mitchell, the program coordinator at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo, plans to take advantage of.

“Mitchell, who eats bugs like ants or crickets regularly, plans to snack on cicadas for the first time this year and will collect them during a trip to Illinois next month. She’s considering air frying and making a special sauce for them,” Axios reported.

“The insects were recently dubbed the ‘noisy lobsters of the trees‘ by the New York Times. Chefs and foragers are collecting them for dishes like cicada-stuffed pasta or kimchi. They have a ‘mild woody flavor,’ per the Times.”

The left’s obsession with persuading people to eat bugs stems from the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset framework which argues that eating insects helps fight “climate change” and is a more sustainable alternative to red meat.

Bill Gates also pushes for humanity to shift to bug-eating

Users on social media, however, roundly mocked Axios’ bug-eating propaganda.

No. Please stop trying to make this a thing.

— often uncommon ? (@oftenuncommon) May 15, 2024

Never going to happen

— Goose (@gosling1212) May 15, 2024

Maybe as an appetizer before my porterhouse.

— Highbrow Haze (@HighbrowHaze) May 15, 2024

this is the future libs want

— Tony (@tbenz1221) May 15, 2024

Just stop!!

— Wendy Kortepeter (@WKortepeter) May 15, 2024

Isn’t this the 1st thing that crosses your mind when you see cicadas?
“Hmm, yummy eats!” ???

— Tracy (@NYTupelo7) May 15, 2024

Never gonna happen! Let Bill Gates eat bugs since he is so fond of them

— TryAndTakeIt (@TryandTakeIt) May 15, 2024

In typical gaslighting fashion, the media dismisses the globalists’ agenda to push eating insects as a “conspiracy theory” while simultaneously normalizing eating the bugs in articles like this Axios piece.

The Washington Post even called for the American people to start eating bugs in 2022 as a way to cope with skyrocketing prices brought on by inflation under Joe Biden.

“Consumers can already find foods like salted ants on Amazon and cricket powder protein bars in grocery stores!” the outlet noted.

Some major companies have also quietly added insects to their food products, such as “organic cricket flour.”

The WEF claimed bug-based diets are needed to control carbon emissions and to address exploding human population growth.

“The world’s population will reach 9.7 billion people by 2050. This means that despite only 4% of arable land remaining available on the surface of our planet an additional 2 billion more humans will have to be fed,” the WEF wrote in a 2021 article.

“In order to address this impending crisis, world experts and leaders will meet this autumn at the UN Food Summit and then the COP26. Often overlooked in these discussions is the potential role insects can play in helping meet this challenge.”

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Suspension comes in response to damning Congressional report concluding EcoHealth Alliance “used taxpayer dollars to facilitate gain-of-function research on coronaviruses in Wuhan at the WIV, contrary to previous public statements, including those by Dr. Anthony Fauci.”

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally commenced debarment proceedings against EcoHealth Alliance from receiving taxpayer-funded government grants over its role in facilitating gain-of-function research in China.

In its action referral memorandum published on Wednesday, HHS explained how EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) and its president Peter Daszak skirted government oversight and regulations to conduct risky gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) that led up to the release of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that became COVID-19.

“The information in the record establishes EHA did not adequately monitor WIV’s compliance, and, therefore, its own compliance, with the terms and conditions of its grant award,” wrote HHS Suspension and Debarment Official Henrietta Katrina Brisbon.

?BREAKING?

Today, based on evidence uncovered in @COVIDSelect‘s recent report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services commenced formal debarment proceedings against EcoHealth Alliance.

EcoHealth will now face an immediate, government-wide suspension of taxpayer… pic.twitter.com/gLxg6R3Enw

— Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (@COVIDSelect) May 15, 2024

“Therefore, given the issues regarding the management of EHA’s grant awards and subawards, I have determined that the immediate suspension of EHA is necessary to protect the public interest.”

The HHS memorandum came in response to a damning report issued by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic earlier this month finding EcoHealth Alliance “used taxpayer dollars to facilitate gain-of-function research on coronaviruses in Wuhan at the WIV, contrary to previous public statements, including those by Dr. Anthony Fauci.”

The report, which was based on over “one million pages of documents” and testimony from “more than a dozen fact witnesses” also found “EcoHealth violated its grant terms and conditions by failing to report a potentially dangerous experiment conducted by the WIV.”

Additionally, the report concluded the National Institute of Health “may not have known about EcoHealth’s actions without proper intervention by former-President Donald Trump and former-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.”

Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued a statement Wednesday praising HHS’s move to suspend EcoHealth Alliance from government grants:

“EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Peter Daszak should never again receive a single penny from the U.S. taxpayer. Only two weeks after the Select Subcommittee released an extensive report detailing EcoHealth’s wrongdoing and recommending the formal debarment of EcoHealth and its president, HHS has begun efforts to cut off all U.S. funding to this corrupt organization.

“EcoHealth facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China without proper oversight, willingly violated multiple requirements of its multimillion-dollar National Institutes of Health grant, and apparently made false statements to the NIH. These actions are wholly abhorrent, indefensible, and must be addressed with swift action. EcoHealth’s immediate funding suspension and future debarment is not only a victory for the U.S. taxpayer, but also for American national security and the safety of citizens worldwide.

“The Select Subcommittee’s investigation into EcoHealth and the origins of COVID-19 is far from over. Dr. Daszak and his team are still required to produce all outstanding documents and answer the Select Subcommittee’s questions, specifically related to Dr. Daszak’s potential dishonesty under oath. We will hold EcoHealth accountable for any waste, fraud, and abuse and are committed to uncovering any illegal activity, including lying to Congress, NIH, or the Inspector General.”

The nonprofit’s suspension also undermines former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci’s repeated testimony — under oath — that EcoHealth Alliance never facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

Fauci vs. Fauci: A compilation of countless lies and contradictions on gain-of-function, lab leak, masks, lockdowns, and vaccine side effects. pic.twitter.com/DVZXxeR5Ce

— Kevin Bass PhD MS (@kevinnbass) January 8, 2024

Rep. Wenstrup last week also called on the State Department to release all classified documents related to the origins of COVID-19 and claimed the Chinese Communist Party attempted to cover it up.

Notably, despite Daszak admitting in 2021 to helping China develop weaponized coronaviruses, the Biden administration awarded EcoHealth Alliance another $2.3 million in government grants for research on bat coronaviruses two years later.

John Kirby’s answer to the question of whether Biden thinks conducting Gain of Function research is prudent: “I think that’s a fancy way of saying yes”

pic.twitter.com/kNE9ExvlDJ

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 27, 2023

Read the HHS memo:

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Used car and truck prices have come significantly back down to earth since rocketing up between 2020 and 2022, but still have a long way to go to reach pre-2020 levels.

American car owners are facing a wall of bad debt to finance vehicles they can’t afford — especially pandemic buyers who took on huge loans to buy overpriced used vehicles that are now depreciating in value. With inflation running hot and poised to get even hotter if the Fed is forced to cut rates, it turns out that Americans can’t afford to insure those cars either. 

Used car and truck prices have come significantly back down to earth since rocketing up between 2020 and 2022, but still have a long way to go to reach pre-2020 levels. Meanwhile, the number of loans in default has risen (defined by being at least 90 days delinquent), and the average borrower is facing a loan balance of about $23,945 according to TransUnion.

CPI: Used Cars and Trucks in U.S. City Average

Source: St. Louis Fed

The potent cocktail of high interest rates and high inflation is making owning the car itself unaffordable — but it’s drastically driving up car insurance premiums as well:

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Mainstream media and Keynesian economists love claiming that high prices cause inflation, but they have it backwards. Higher prices are primarily an effect of inflation because your purchasing power is being diluted.

While higher prices and inflation can become a vicious cycle where the former helps feed the latter once it gets going, the prices are higher to begin with because your dollar is buying less than it used to. That includes not just food, gas, and gold, but insurance for things you already own, like your car and your house. If the cost of repairing damage or replacing a totaled car is drastically higher than it was a year ago (or five years ago), insurers have to charge you more to compensate for that increase.

There’s also the problem of fewer mechanics in the labor market to service and repair vehicles. A shortage of qualified mechanics and technicians is worsened by the rising popularity of EVs that many mechanics aren’t properly trained or experienced enough to fix. Mechanic shops already struggling with higher prices are under pressure to offer higher wages to get (and retain) good help.

With even good old-fashioned gasoline cars now dependent on software to run, an increasing number of repair jobs have to be referred to dealers or require costly software troubleshooting, adding delays to the repair process. All those factors are conspiring right now to keep pushing car insurance premiums even higher.

When gas, repairs, insurance, and debt itself all become too expensive for Americans to own cars, it implies a dire economic scenario. The Fed is screwed if it raises interest rates, and it’s screwed if it doesn’t: It can hike rates to reign in inflation and bring prices back down (sending any indebted car owners with variable-rate loans into default, and making fixed-rate loans unaffordable for Americans with aging and breaking-down cars. Or, it can lower rates to encourage Americans to take on more debt and let inflation rip, sending the price of car insurance — and car ownership in general — further into the stratosphere.

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EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEWS: Economist Warns The Collapse Has Already Begun – Will Be Worse Than The Great Depression

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Young wave of MAGA Republicans are quite bold

Missouri Republican secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez is causing a stir online as her controversial videos shock leftists and receive praise from the MAGA crowd.

A recent video posted to social media shows Gomez jogging while wearing a bulletproof vest, telling the camera, “In America, you can be anything you want. So, don’t be weak and gay. Stay fucking hard.”

In another clip, Gomez said a lot of “Hamas people” were coming after her on social media.

Wearing an NRA hat and cocking a firearm outside her home, the secretary of state candidate told haters, “My address is public, so fuck around and find out.”

The fiery rant posted below is also being widely spread:

Gomez hopes to replace Republican Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is now running for governor of the state.

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