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It’s been another year, and boy, has it been a strange one. A president dropped out of the presidential race, replaced by someone that never one a single vote from Democratic delegates and alternates. Then the former president becomes the president-elect, not done since Grover Cleveland. Unfortunately, the DFL trifecta that has ruined Minnesota for the last two years has one last set of laws taking effect on January 1st, 2025 before the newly-elected Republican House has a chance to put a stop to the madness. The Taylor Swift Bill makes sure that all ticket fees are disclosed on the front end so that there are no surprises. They passed a bill requiring job listings to include salary, benefits, etc… is it a violation of private enterprise or not when it’s on a private job listing service? They also infringed on the second amendment with their binary trigger ban. They also banned light bulbs that contain mercury (except where they want to allow them). Lastly there was a renter protection bill to allow tenants to associate against a property without retaliation from the landlord. The DOJ released the Herr Report, not exonerating Biden of wrongdoing, but just saying he was too old to be prosecuted. And he has remained our president? President Trump was shot and shot at on another occasion. We almost could have had a VP Tim Walz. That would have been disastrous. It was definitely weird. The face of the media has changed completely. Networks like CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBS have all damaged their brand to a level that may never be repaired. Podcasters like Joe Rogan, Charlie Kirk, and Theo Vonn have all changed the conversation so that no one needs the mainstream media. America used to lead the way in the Middle East. We don’t necessarily agree with all of our foreign policy there, but the Biden administration completely destroyed the Abraham Accords, providing some peace in the area, and has straddled the fence between Hamas and our allies (Israel). We also carelessly crossed every one of Russia’s red lines with Ukraine. Biden’s policies have brought us to the doorstep of WWIII. We’re glad 2024 is over. 2025 looks to be a wild ride as well, but we think that it’s going to be a lot better for all of us.