I'll be back next Saturday, but here are some clips from the past week.

FEMA says no to East Palestine, Ohio.  Who authorized the burn? The changing Ukraine narrative.  CPI analysis.  Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis?  And more.

The weaponization of government as well as the Hunter Biden laptop hearings begin.  Ex-Twitter execs are toasted.  A second Chinese balloon is shot down and Santa Clause should worry.  Matt Gaetz introduces a resolution to stop funding the Ukraine war and bring peace.  Another Republican councilman is murdered in New Jersey.  And more.

Will you please shoot down the Chinese balloon.  Russia adding massive amounts of troops to the Ukrainian border while bio labs rear their head again.  Debt cap negotiations begin.  Groundhog Day.  Loser of the week.  And more.  

Biden and NATO escalate the war while Ukraine corruption is exposed.  Classified documents found in Mike Pence's house.  Who is next?  Unqualified people continue to work in our institutions. RNC chair results. And more.

New information on the Biden classified document coverup.  Is Yellen ready for the debt cap?  Chris Wray does not disappoint at Davos.  Have sportswriters become activists?  Loser of the week.  And more.

Biden hoards classified documents while Janet Yellen attempts to distract.  CPI analysis.  Mitch McConnell lets the cat out of the bag.  Loser of the week.  And more.

Kevin McCarthy becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting, the most since before the civil war.  A $1,000 monthly payment for a car is too much.  People work in Washington for the wrong reasons.  And more.

John Stockton speaks.  Actuarial analysis on mRNA.  2023 predictions.  And more.

A grifter at work.  Our lame duck congress rushes through a $1.7 trillion budget a few days before Christmas.  The FBI is caught.  Trump taxes released.  The J6 final report is released.  And more.