DML News Morning Briefing, April 12th

Today is April 12. Below are some of the stories grabbing headlines this morning. I hope you share this briefing as doing so will make you the smartest person in the room.

1. Biden unveils toughest-ever car emissions rules in bid to force electric vehicle purchases
FoxNews–The Biden administration unveiled the most aggressive tailpipe emissions ever crafted as part of its sweeping climate agenda and efforts to push Americans to buy electric vehicles (EV).

The vehicle pollution standards, proposed Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and announced by the White House, will impact car model years 2027 through 2032. The White House said the regulations would “protect public health” by achieving carbon emission reductions of nearly 10 billion tons by 2055 and would save consumers an average of $12,000 over the lifetime of vehicles.

“As a car enthusiast and self-proclaimed car guy, President Biden is seizing the moment,” it continued. “His Investing in America agenda is expanding domestic manufacturing and accelerating adoption of zero-emission vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell electric vehicles.”

Ryan Lynch: It isn’t practical to convert that percentage of vehicles to electric. Getting all the metals and resources required for the lithium battery would be a massive challenge. The Biden Administration needs to stop infringing on our rights and let our free markets decide between gas and electric. You know, supply and demand.

DailyMail–Leaked Pentagon papers that plunged US espionage into crisis first emerged in an obscure online meme group of a few thousand gamers.

The community are dedicated to a 20-year-old British college student known as Wow Mao who has amassed around 250,000 YouTube followers with his eccentric, satirical political commentaries.

Last month, a member of Wow Mao’s Discord gaming chat group shared around 30 leaked dossiers from the Pentagon concerning the Russia-Ukraine war – sparking action by the Biden administration to limit the fallout.

Ryan Lynch:  I hope the Pentagon is working around the clock to figure out how these sensitive documents were leaked. I don’t care what wow mao has to say because it is embarrassing for the United States government.

3. Musk says Twitter is roughly breaking even, has 1,500 employees
Reuters–Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the social media company is “roughly breaking even,” as most of its advertisers have returned and its aggressive cost-cutting efforts have started bearing fruit after massive layoffs.

Musk, in an interview with BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces, said Twitter has about 1,500 employees now, a sharp decline from “just under 8,000 staff members” it had before he took it over in October.

Twitter has been marked by chaos and uncertainty since the $44 billion acquisition by Musk, as its layoffs have also included many engineers responsible for fixing and preventing service outages, sources told Reuters.

Musk acknowledged some glitches, including recent outages, but said they have not lasted very long.

Ryan Lynch: Twitter is obviously still a work in progress, and so is Elon Musks’ way of running the social media giant. But, I think overall, he is doing a good job. What do you think?

4. Hawley Says the FBI Is ‘Infiltrating’ Churches, Spying on Americans
Breitbart–Tuesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) accused the FBI of “infiltrating” churches and spying on Americans.

The Missouri Republican called for accountability for the FBI because of these claims.

“Senator, did the attorney general of the U.S. just lie to you in that exchange?” host Sean Hannity asked. “Do we now know that?”

Ryan Lynch: DISMANTLE TO FBI! Or purge the higher command; they are turning into KGB.

5. Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: ‘F— Catholics’
FoxNews–President Biden’s Justice Department offered what critics are calling a sweetheart plea deal to a vandal who admitted to defacing a Catholic church with profane graffiti, destroying a statue of the Virgin Mary, assaulting a church worker, and resisting arrest.

A plea agreement reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that the DOJ recommends zero jail time for the perp, Maeve Nota, a 31-year-old transgender individual who vandalized the St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, following Roe v. Wade’s overturning last June.

Nota sharply contrasts with the Biden administration’s earlier approach of throwing the book at pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics.

“It is very clear that the Biden Justice Department has politicized and weaponized the FACE Act to go after pro-life Christians praying outside of abortion clinics like Mark Houck while turning a blind eye to violent felons terrorizing and badly damaging Catholic churches like Maeve Nota,” Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, told Fox News Digital.

Ryan Lynch: Our next president needs to tear down our two-tier justice system. The fact this happened is a disgrace.