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Thanks nine

I don't think this did much for morale, but I am NOT saying it contributed to the accident:

Trump fired the F.A.A. director on 1/20. On 1/21 he froze air traffic controller hiring. On 1/22 he disbanded the Aviation Safety Advisory Committee. On the 28th F.A.A. employees got a retirement buyout letter. I got this from my Dem Congressman. Trump had his reasons,I am sure, but more chaos had to result from this kind of abrupt management. Public service is not a business.

It reminds me of him closing the WH Office of Pandemic Response a year before Covid. May have made no difference. There are always ways to blame someone else for various things when something goes wrong. Both sides have done it many times. What happens going forward from this incident? Hopefully lessons learned.

Please read scare headline of article and paragraph 1.
Then read paragraph 2 and later which contradicts both.

"Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts | AP News"

"Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months' pay.

The union for air traffic controllers recommended to its members that they not accept Tuesday's offer, because the FAA had not decided which positions would be included in the resignation plan. An official for the Office for Personnel Management, the U.S. government's human resources arm, said Friday that controllers weren't eligible for the resignation plan or subject to the hiring freeze across much of the rest of federal government.

The crash Wednesday that killed all 67 people on board an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has renewed focus on the real-world implications of President Donald Trump's push to slash the federal bureaucracy.

There's no evidence that the White House effort to downsize government played any role in the collision, with shortages of air traffic controllers long predating Trump taking office. But those who've worked in air safety say that those who try to dramatically shake up the federal workforce need to remember that lives are on the line."
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"An official with OPM, which made the resignation offers, said air traffic controllers are exempt from a hiring freeze that Trump announced on taking office on Jan. 20 and they are not eligible for a buyout even though they were sent the offer. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal government operations."

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The DEEP STATE is in fear and are reacting accordingly.

I know my Congressman personally and IMO he was not making up any of what I
I relayed here. There may be conflicting versions. Not eligible, but they sent them the offer? The deep state is a right wing construct which I don't buy. The government agencies defend their own turf, are often wasteful, but they also provide vital services. The Trump loyalty purges may be the most overt attempt yet to create an internal power structure loyal to a particular ideology.

Tort I'll let you worry for me. 🙂 I also have relatives doing that as well, in panic mode. 😱

Yesterday kristi noem was at the border with the agents, also with ice agents on raids. Hegseth is on his way to the border and was present immediately after the crash and fulfilling anti DEI initiatives in the military. Rubio was in Panama and elsewhere. Duffy at both air crashes. .The president traveled to Carolina and California site of the disasters. He has had conferences almost daily, taking questions from everyone. Daily mind you, not every 6 months with a list, teleprompters and people to escort him off the stage. Other secretaries have been just as active. At least those the congress has allowed to be appointed.

For the short amount of time, lots have taken place and people seem to be taking responsibilities. To me, a welcome change from the last 4 years.

Here is just a short list of "winning", IMHO. Some will not see these as accomplishments, but they were promises. Also the Deep State, MSM and those who opposed the President are in panic… and fear tactics are rampant.

I know I have missed much.. talks with Zelensky and Putin.. etc.

Will we be better off in 4 years. I hope so. Some will not see it that way, but than I and friends viewed the last 4 years as a disaster as we did much of the Obama administration.

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Subject: Citizen Free Press on X: "Trump declares National Emergency at the southern border. t.co/sTOm62VHt3 / X

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Subject: Pete Muntean on X: "BREAKING: The head of the Transportation Security Administration has been FIRED by the Trump administration, multiple sources tell me and @priscialva. In a memo to TSA employees, David Pekoske says he was told "my time as your administrator will end as of noon today." t.co/8kq8T2N4w4 / X

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Subject: Coast Guard commandant terminated over border lapses, DEI focus: source | Fox News

He is correct. We have only 2 icebreakers. Check out how many Russia and China have.

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Subject: Trump Rescinds 78 of Biden's Executive Actions with Stroke of a Pen

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Trump notifies U.N. that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris climate treaty

Sydney CarruthSydney Carruth is a digital assistant for NBC News.
One of the documents Trump signed was a letter addressed to the United Nations saying the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.

Subject: Pete Muntean on X: "BREAKING: The head of the Transportation Security Administration has been FIRED by the Trump administration, multiple sources tell me and @priscialva. In a memo to TSA employees, David Pekoske says he was told "my time as your administrator will end as of noon today." t.co/8kq8T2N4w4 / X

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Subject: Trump revokes security clearances of 51 intel officials who signed discredited Hunter Biden laptop letter | Fox News

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Subject: Trump AI investment with OpenAI, Oracle, Softbank

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Subject: Trump to remove over 1,000 Biden appointees: 'YOU'RE FIRED!'

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Subject: White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin closing by end of day Wednesday | Fox News

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Subject: Trump Orders ‘One Flag' Policy Across All U.S. Embassies — Pride and Black Lives Matter Flags No Longer Allowed | The Gateway Pundit | by Ben Kew

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Subject: Charlie Kirk on X: "Boom! Tom Homan announces that ICE has already arrested 308 violent criminal illegals. Homan is targeting the "worst first" but if you're in the country illegally, you are eligible for deportation. Leave now. t.co/jVlzVlIa0H / X

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Subject: Kyle Becker on X: ""That is a gamechanger." JUST IN: 'Border Czar' Tom Homan reports there are now *ZERO* CBP-One App releases and total apprehensions at the southern border have DROPPED to 766. This is compared to 10,000 to 12,000 per day under Biden. What a difference a president makes. t.co/BRSNbNDVGY / X

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Subject: Trump revokes Biden order allowing transgender troops in bid to rid DEI from military | Fox News

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Subject: First images of ICE mass deportation efforts show arrests of MS-13 gang members, murder suspects | Fox News

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Subject: Karoline Leavitt on X: "Deportation flights have begun. President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences. t.co/CTlG8MRcY1 / X

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Subject: U.S. Department of Education Takes Action to Eliminate DEI | U.S. Department of Education

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Subject: Canadian Leader Ready To Work With Trump To Resurrect Keystone XL Pipeline

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Subject: Citizen Free Press on X: "President Trump and Melania stop to take questions from reporters before leaving for North Carolina and then Los Angeles. t.co/8nBHho0kNa / X

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Subject: Federal workers told to name DEI colleagues or risk 'adverse consequences'

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Subject: Trump's ICE nabs child sex offenders among 530+ illegal immigrants caught in single day | Fox News

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Subject: India Set to Take Back 18,000 Citizens From US to Placate Trump – Bloomberg

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Subject: Support for Trump's Policies Exceeds Support for Trump – The New York Times

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Subject: Scott Jennings on X: "Bottom line: without Trump winning and being absolutely clear in his "hell to pay" rhetoric, there would be no hostage deal today between Israel & Hamas. Thank God we are getting our people back. Elections have consequences. My comments on @cnn. t.co/6KPol85bpx / X

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TRUMP IS CANCELLING NEW WIND AND SOLAR PROJECTS.
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Trump may eliminate FEMA entirely.
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Subject: Collin Rugg on X: "BREAKING: The United States Marines have arrived at the Southern Border to help stop the illegal immigrant invasion. 1,500 troops, including 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton, were deployed to the US border by the Trump administration. According to officials, this is likely just t.co/SPbV9wobQw / X

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Subject: Benny Johnson on X: "🚨BREAKING: The Trump Administration issues an order for ALL government departments & agencies to fire DEI employees. t.co/7JfzUEdE3e / X

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This video says it all. Not even a week

Subject: Libs of TikTok on X: "Illegals arrive back in Mexico after being deported from the U.S.. One of them says he doesn't recommend coming right now because everyone is getting caught. t.co/SoGi4qj5d2 / X

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Subject: Illegal Alien Issues Stark Warning As He Boards Deportation Flight | OutKick

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Subject: Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purge

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Subject: Citizen Free Press on X: "TOM HOMAN TEACHES MARTHA RADDATZ ABOUT THE LAW. t.co/zQOpfnc7qz / X

"Martha you willing to take them into your home and pay for them?"  😂🤣

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Subject: Trump's federal DEI purge puts hundreds on leave, nixes $420 USDM in contracts | Fox News

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Subject: Karoline Leavitt on X: "Thanks to President Trump: Yesterday, Mexico accepted a record 4 deportation flights in 1 day! This comes in addition to unrestricted returns at the land border, the deportation of non-Mexicans, & reinstatement of Remain-in-Mexico. Mexico has also mobilized 30K National Guard." / X

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Subject: Trump State Sec Rubio announces US prisoner released from Belarus amid election | Fox News

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Subject: Karoline Leavitt on X: "🚨The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump's terms t.co/mQocusSGOC / X

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Subject: Trump to reinstate service members discharged for not getting COVID-19 vaccine | Fox News

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Subject: CIA releases new analysis on COVID origins favoring lab leak theory | Fox News

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Subject: Citizen Free Press on X: "JD VANCE SHUTS DOWN MARGARET BRENNAN -- MASTERCLASS. t.co/OsmrxfR96I / X

Don't argue with JD! 😉

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Subject: JD Vance Dunks On Margaret Brennan Over Basic Understanding Of How Economics Work

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Subject: Energy experts weigh in after Canadian premier says she wants to discuss Keystone Pipeline 2.0 with Trump | Fox News

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Subject: Only 582 crossed into the U.S. six days after Trump was inaugurated: sources | Fox News

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nt Trump continues call for 'state-of-the-art' Iron Dome missile system | Fox News

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Subject: ICE NYC enforcement operation begins, as Homeland Security Secretary Noem rides along | Fox News

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Subject: Trump administration to offer federal workers a buyout to resign

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Subject: Rapid Response 47 on X: "Illegal southern border crossings: Jan 17: 1,288 Jan 18: 1,266 Jan 19: 1,354 Jan 20: 1,073 Jan 21: 736 Jan 22: 714 Jan 26: 582 That's called the Trump Effect." / X

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Subject: Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19 | PBS News

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Subject: Matt Van Swol on X: "🚨#BREAKING: President Trump has signed a new executive order to fast-track the repair of ALL roads and bridges in Western North Carolina. The executive order also demands that FEMA and the Secretary of Transportation repair EVERY private bridge that was destroyed. WHAT?!!!!!!! t.co/zrC41aXK7t / X

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Subject: Trump To Sign Order To Cancel Visas of International Students Who Broke Laws in Pro-Palestine Protests | News | The Harvard Crimson

Yeah!!

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Subject: Trump orders preparation of Guantánamo Bay facility to house migrants

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Subject: Exclusive-Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

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Subject: Trump Orders Air Strikes against Senior ISIS Attack Planner in Somalia

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Subject: Six Americans freed in Venezuela after Trump envoy meets with Maduro | CNN

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Subject: Matthew Foldi on X: "MASSIVE win for @SecRubio Following his meeting with the Panamanians, the country's president announced that it will not be renewing its deal with China's Belt and Road t.co/5tVNElOyk1 / X

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"There is no deep state, pay no mind to the fact that the FBI is giving its employees guidance on how to leak without getting caught on Reddit":

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Honestly, you can't make this up.

Nine +1

"NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum folds, says she agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S. border after a "good" call with President Trump.

Remarkable.

Sheinbaum released the following post on X (translated):

"We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements:

1. Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl.

2. The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.

3. Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade.

4. They are pausing tariffs for one month from now."

The development comes hours after Trump told reporters what he needed to see to lift tariffs on Mexico. "

Also one call earlier with Justin Trudeau and another one scheduled later today.

🤔

First Columbia, than Venezuela, than Panama, Mexico and now Canada

"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday afternoon a deal had been reached averting US tariffs and Canadian retaliation for at least 30 days.

Trudeau said Canada had agreed to go ahead with a $1.3 USD-billion border plan it had already drawn up, alongside fresh measures aimed at securing the Canada-US border.

"Canada is making new commitments to appoint a fentanyl czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada-US joint strike force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering," Trudeau wrote online.

"I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 USD million."

He said the proposed tariffs would be "paused for at least 30 days while we work together.""

Sometimes making "good" deals takes a little time …

Or just e.g. give Iran 60 billion dollars … 😆 We see how well that worked out. But guess what ? They still want to get deployable nukes … Who thought they'd stop ? Well … 'nuff said …

Ok now on a lighter note:

Subject: 100,000 eggs were stolen from a trailer in Pennsylvania, police say | CNN

"Yeah Scarface, it ain't booze or drugs no more. It's eggs! Yeah dats the ticket!"

The Corleone Egg family. "I'm going to make him an omelette he can't refuse"

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A comic break.

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"Yeah Scarface, it ain't booze or drugs no more. It's eggs! Yeah dats the ticket!"

The Corleone Egg family. "I'm going to make him an omelette he can't refuse"

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"Yeah Scarface, it ain't booze or drugs no more. It's eggs! Yeah dats the ticket!"

The Corleone Egg family. "I'm going to make him an omelette he can't refuse"

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Wow, this explains much. First it comes out that Politico got government money, now the NYT.

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Wow, this explains much. First it comes out that Politico got government money, now the NYT. 

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I apologize if some of my posts have appeared multiple times today. Since lunch I post and they don't show.

I saw another one listing the NYT as a beneficiary. Stuff like that is kind of hard to defend.

Saw a similar claim today, but the NYT was the alleged recipient. That kind of stuff will be hard to defend.

I don't know how on earth they think they are going to ultimately disestablish Federal agencies that have been authorized by statute- I think some of this get-rid-of-DoE and feed-USAID-into-the-woodchipper stuff is bound to get walked back by the courts, sooner or later.

But what it seems like to me is an enormous raid, which will have two effects whose significance for the political system is going to be hard to overstate. One, given the chaos it's creating, it has individual members of the bureaucracy worrying about their fates, rather than pursuing independent policies, and two, it's going to seriously disrupt the influence and operations of the NGO world, and probably threaten the financial viability of a lot of NGOs, most of which depend at least in part on Federal funding. That's going to have significant consequences- potentially even for the midterms- because of its downstream impacts on fundraising and messaging.

It would be interesting to know whether this was conceived deliberately on those terms, or whether the USAID leadership simply provided a convenient target, and they decided to make an example of them first. The fact that DoE followed USAID suggests they've identified certain agencies as known avenues of political influence, regardless of which administration is in power, and are trying to wreck that particular capability.

Saw something similar, except it was the NYT.

That kind of stuff is going to be hard to defend.

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Nine, legion and others, interesting read

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In more positive news:

"The U.S. Army recently announced it shattered previous recruiting records, with December 2024 being the most productive December in 15 years."

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Stuff like this is just dynamite. I mean, I would need a lot of connecting dots to go from a USAID grant to this article before I believed that it was directly inspired by government money, but when you come right down to it, the basic fungible of money creates a terrifically suspicious link.

As to USAID

Trump may not have the right to shut a department down, that will be debated in court. But he has not said shut down, instead rolled into another department, A technicality but an important difference.

USAID was formed by executive order.

"While USAID was created through an executive order by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, it was established as its own government agency by Congress in 1998."

"Taxpayer funding for USAID doubled from the beginning of Trump's first term in 2017 to the end of President Joe Biden's, rising from $205 USD billion in 2017 to $42.4 USD billion in 2023."

I will note, all 3 of these happened under Democrats.

Some of it expenditures:

Here is the list of USAID expenses:

* $1.5 USD million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces
* $70,000 USD for the production of a DEI musical in Ireland
* $47,000 USD on a transgender opera in Colombia
* $32,000 USD for a transgender comic in Peru
* $37 USD million to the World Health Organization
* $16 USD million in funding for institutional contractors in gender development offices
* $4 USD million of funding for the Center for Climate-Positive Development
* $12 USD million in support services to the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security
* $6 USD million in non-emergency funding for redundant administrative supports for the Center of Excellence
* $3 USD million in non-emergency funding to provide evaluation services for planning and learning programs
* $600,000 USD to fund technical assistance for family planning in Latin America
* $2.5 USD million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
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She noted $9 USD million in humanitarian aid to feed civilians in Syria that allegedly ended up in the hands of terrorists, as well as another $2 USD million spent on Moroccan pottery classes and promotion. 
Other projects included trade assistance to Ukraine to pay for models to attend Fashion Weeks events in New York City, London and Paris and millions spent to help Afghans grow crops instead of opium. 

"The results: opium poppy cultivation across the country nearly doubled, according to the UN," she wrote. 

"USAID asked, ‘Can you tell me how to get how to get to Sesame Street?' and ended up in Iraq," she wrote in another post. "USAID authorized a whopping $20 USD million to create a Sesame Street in Iraq."

Well lets see what happens. China can't wait for us to surrender influence anywhere in the world. I always thought this money was a small price to pay for some good will. And there is already some question about why we are talking about rebuilding Gaza, costing who knows how many billions. America first is not clear. I would support family planning in Latin America however. And maybe the Irish musical.

Right, I know it was created by executive order- but I assume somewhere in there, Congress explicitly authorized it by statute- that's typically how Congress sets policy and budgetary guidelines for Federal agencies.

Nine, yes my quote points that out, under Clinton.

Tort, I don't believe we can ever give enough away to buy us good will. No country with power ever does. Unless you were a fan of New England, everyone else wanted them to lose. Same with KC now, unless a fan or a "Swifty", or just hate the Eagles. Success breeds dislike and envy.

Tort the buying goodwill is what IIhan expressed as well, while shooting down our military. 🤔 wonder how all those who took part in Mogadishu feel about that? Wonder if her brother/husband feels the same?

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And this is why the deep state must be cleaned.

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Here's another info release coming out of the USAID audits -- they helped pay to create COVID-19! Yes, USAID, aside from the exposed NIH funding, sent $40 USD MILLION to the researcher at the Wuhan institute who became Patient Zero of the Covid pandemic! They literally helped kill millions of people…

Document exposes $40 USD million of US taxpayer money sent to Wuhan for bat coronavirus emergence research
A newly released document reveals that the US government, under the Biden administration, allocated over $40 USD million in taxpayer funds to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for research on bat coronaviruses.

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Lemme tell you, if they're willing to turn DOJ on Chuck Schumer for threatening a justice, my bet is, Ilhan Omar won't be far behind. There have been articles complaining about irregularities in her naturalization for years. It's not a stretch to imagine investigation, expulsion from Congress, and even revocation of citizenship and deportation.

And what are the Dems going to say? "We don't believe in using DOJ to go after your political opponents?"

"And what are the Dems going to say? "We don't believe in using DOJ to go after your political opponents?""

You left out.. "today" 🤣😂

Yeah, I see what you mean- the electronic mixup turned this thread into a real dog's breakfast.

SB add this supposedly.

"Politico Received Huge Amounts of Taxpayer Money From USAID — Awarded Over $8 USD Million in Hundreds of Grants"

Let's see if this one lands at the bottom of the thread-

So- maybe fixed?

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Seems like it's fixed nine

SB, Nine it does seem that the USaid was indeed a slush fund, using taxpayers money.

I suppose if you think of "the bureaucracy" as "the government," then this would seem like a coup, instead of the kind of thing we were once told to applaud: transparency, sunlight on dirty deals, follow the money, cui bono, etc.

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I know I mentioned the NGOs earlier, but one critical point: if the left (and not narrowly the Democratic Party, but the larger body of people with that general political tendency) has a center of gravity, it's the "community" of NGOs. Defunding strikes right at the heart of a constellation of organizations that manages cash flow, develops ideas, and keeps people employed. Knocking out the cash dramatically reduces the political reach and force of the NGOs. I said earlier it sounded like a raid; in practical terms, the impact may be more like a lobotomy.

Nine, well exposing their slush fund (USAID)to the open air of day, does have them running and screaming and yelling: "into the streets" and "fight! Fight! FIGHT!".

Like ants when you kick the hill in. Wait till the department of reeducation OPPs!! 😳 I mean Education, is hit.

I would think taxpayers would be happy. I am.

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Subject: FCC launches probe into Soros-backed radio station that revealed live locations of undercover ICE agents

Ok, entering the country illegally can be a misdemeanor or a felony. So how is broadcasting the location of "undercover ice agents" NOT aiding and abetting?

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This whole thing is astonishing. For most of my life, election promises to the contrary (and Trump 45 included), it has always seemed as if government only got larger, and took on more responsibilities (with the exception of the line Army, which somehow never got that treatment). It seemed like the ratchet only went one way.

More has changed in a month than in the last thirty years.

It seems to me ACW 2.0 may be going on in the Congress and some in the media. The Parties and their followers have cleary set up the dividing lines.

E.g. Yesterday and currently the Dems are in the streets going wild attacking the current POTUS and his admin. They are vehement in their hatred for him, his admin and the GOP, etc. One Dem even wants to start impeachment procedures. Just saw it on FOX.

The things that are being said, including someone may die, they will be fighting in the streets, impeach the POTUS, etc., etc. Kind of sounds like a modern virtual civil war.

Yes, things are moving faster than I can track them. In the past, if something got done… or didn't. It would take months to go through conferences and votes, court challenges and pork. Yes.. the deep state of life long politicians and bureaucrats, more interested in padding their pockets and insuring their next election, or guarantee their future job.

But then most of those politicians could be controlled by "Big <whatever>" with donations.

Case in point today:

"Elon Musk has pledged to deploy his "DOGE" cost-cutting squad inside the innards of America's air traffic control system, promising Wednesday to "make rapid safety upgrades" to the complex web of software, hardware, facilities and people that keep planes from crashing into each other.

"With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system," Musk posted to his social media platform X. Musk's comment came shortly after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted that he'd spoken to DOGE and that the squad plans to "plug in" to the air traffic control system to help make unspecified upgrades to unknown systems.

The rapid-fire set of remarks, following on the heels of a speech Duffy gave before a conference of state DOT officials on Wednesday, comes roughly a week after the worst U.S. airline crash in two decades, with investigators still in the early stages of their probe. On Wednesday the last of the crash victims were identified, and salvage of the passenger airplane and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that hit it are ongoing."