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Trump holds the Trump Card in his Hand When a president of the United States signs an Executive Order stating an Emergency he holds Trump cards in his hands. And especially so when it is within the Executive Branch. Trump has done so. And USAID is within the Executive Branch. Now, the army is within the Executive Branch and Trump also signed an emergency executive order for them to seal our southern border. If we look through the Army we can more clearly see what the Trump card looks like. Say, a Private in the army, built some bombs, blew...

The founder of online drug marketplace Silk Road could claw back the $6.5billion worth of Bitcoin seized from the platform after being pardoned by Donald Trump and freed from a life sentence behind bars. Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced in 2015, could mount a legal challenge to reclaim the money in what pardon experts said would add 'insult to injury' for law enforcement, DailyMail.com can reveal. Ulbricht's case would hinge on whether the money is in the custody of a court or whether it has been deposited with the Treasury. If it is still under the jurisdiction of a court...

Donald Trump's ambitious plan to overhaul the wasteful federal government is rapidly becoming mired in the 'lawfare' that plagued his first administration. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been tearing through Washington at warp speed since the inauguration. His crack team of young nerds has left bureaucrats sobbing outside the shuttered USAID offices and infuriated cantankerous career civil servants who guard the Treasury Department's obscure payments system. But now Trump is facing his first test and the opposition's game plan is familiar: wage war through the courts with Attorney Generals backed by the Hungarian billionaire George Soros and...

SDNY District Judge Paul Engelmayer, on February 8, ruled (outrageously) that the entire DOGE team, Musk, and EVEN TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT cannot access any Treasury Department records, and must destroy the ones they possess.This ABSOLUTELY INSANE ruling makes as much sense as banning the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from all military bases.BUTYour buddy Laz has an idea.Simply (privately) promise the DOGE team and Treasury Secretary Bessent UNCONDITIONAL PARDONS covering any illegal act from ten years back to the present day (up until Jan 19, 2028). Then hang on to all the records they've mined, and use them... and go...

Bronze Age footprints, both from animals and from humans, were initially identified as work was conducted on the Diramazione Nocera-Cava dei Tirreni methane pipeline in the municipalities of Nocera Superiore, Nocera Inferiore, Roccapiemonte, and Castel San Giorgio. This prompted a two-year-long archaeological investigation.SoGEarch, an Italian archaeological society, oversaw the excavations through the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Salerno and Avellino.The footprints found near the Casarzano stream in Salerno, roughly 20 miles away from Pompeii, contained rock fragments from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Experts believe the people who left behind these prints were trying...

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union. ...There was Marine Le Pen of France’s far-right National Rally; the Netherland’s populist, Geert Wilders; the leader of Italy’s League party, Matteo Salvini. All made clear that they shared Mr. Trump’s charge against what they see as “wokeism,” “gender theory,” and overweening environmentalism. For them, the American president had blown through the last barriers that had confined their parties to the political margins. The taboos had been toppled....

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EXCLUSIVE: Republican lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to investigate President Biden's dismissal of a lawsuit claiming millions in fraud from a green energy project the day after the 2024 election. In 2011, President Barack Obama's Treasury Department granted Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC hundreds of millions of dollars for the construction of a green energy solar plant, the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, in Nevada. However, the energy group was eventually sued by CMB Export, LLC for alleged fraud involving approximately $275 million of taxpayer dollars in a qui tam lawsuit, which is a case on behalf of the...

Chemonics International Inc. agreed to pay a fine of $3.1 million to the U.S. government over the fraudulent activities of its Nigerian subcontractor Zenith Carex for inflating its bills, massively overcharging U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for distributing sensitive HIV/AIDS treatment packages. USAID had awarded the contract of delivering certain healthcare products to Chemonics, which later hired Zenith Carex for last-mile delivery (LMD) and long-haul delivery (LHD) services to execute the contract. Zenith Carex, a logistics and freight forwarding company based in Abuja, Nigeria, inflated its invoices to deliver the products which include HIV test reagents, a financial crime...

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SNIP“There is ongoing litigation, congressional legislation, and widespread protests relating to DOGE’s access to Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service,” reads the email reviewed by Wired. “If DOGE members have any access to payment systems, we recommend suspending that access immediately and conducting a comprehensive review of all actions they may have taken on these systems.”Titled “Recommendations,” the email was sent to members of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s IT division and others. The message was viewed and reported on Friday by Wired, which said the email came from a threat intelligence team in the U.S. Department...

Newsdump Update: Saturday Ruling From Federal Judge Against Department Of Government Efficiency... The Democrats want you to believe Elon Musk and his crew are hackers stealing from your bank accounts... Welcome to this week's attempt at media excellence your currently sober drunk host "Margaritaville" was a song that grew on me never really liked it but once I got... Nelson Mandela released from prison in South Africa February 11th, 1990 with Winnie Mandela offering up a Communist clenched fist salute... Netanyahu a 'war criminal' wanted by the International Criminal Court his prosecution backed by South Africa both the court and...

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Thousands of peaceful protesters encircled the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh for hours Wednesday as part of a nationwide movement opposing President Donald Trump and his agenda.(snip) North Carolinians marched counterclockwise around the Capitol and chanted in support of LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights, protection for immigrants, and in opposition to “Project 2025,” the conservative policy plan that dominated headlines throughout the 2024 presidential election. But perhaps even more vitriol was directed at billionaire Elon Musk, the influential Trump adviser who heads up the newly initiated Department of Government Efficiency. Protesters chanted “Deport Elon Musk,” “Elon Musk has got to...

David Sacks blasts USAID for using American taxpayers to fund left-wing organizations and policies around the world.. We're in debt almost $40 trillion, and anytime anyone tries to cut anything in Washington, the whole city screams bloody murder. The question is, why? Well, now we know. The money is all going to them." "New York Times, getting paid. Politico, getting paid. Bill Kristol, perennial warmonger, getting paid. Ukraine, like 11 out of 12 publications, getting paid. Viktor Orban, the Prime Minister of Hungary, was saying his political opposition is funded by USAID." "In Poland, the left-wing political opposition is funded...

In a stunning and sweeping emergency injunction that has even stunned the people who demanded it, a Manhattan-based District Judge has just removed Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent from his authority over the Treasury Department; blocked any political appointee from accessing records within the Treasury Department; blocked any “special appointee” of President Trump from records within Treasury; and demanded that all information previously extracted be destroyed. The emergency injunction was signed by District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan, determined without any input from the Trump administration and applies until Friday, February 14, 2025, when U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas...

President Donald Trump will become the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl, and the stars playing in the game are aware of his attendance. Trump's expected presence sparked an enthusiastic reaction among multiple Kansas City Chiefs players, including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, and even Gracie Hunt, the daughter of the team's owner. However, one star on the opposing Philadelphia Eagles gave a more lukewarm answer about Trump's attendance. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was asked how he feels about the president attending the game while talking to reporters Tuesday. "He's welcome to do what he wants," Hurts...

The organization officially changed its name on Saturday to Scouting America Nine months after announcing a name change was coming, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Saturday officially changed its name in an attempt to "meet the evolving needs of young people." The organization adopted the new name, Scouting America, on its 115th anniversary, "marking a pivotal moment in the organization’s journey," according to a statement released Saturday.The shift comes after a recent policy change in 2018, allowing girls to join the program. The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult...

A woman was arrested after a shooting left a semi truck filled with bullet holes in Georgia on Thursday evening. The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. on February 6th near Jim Shaw’s seafood grill on Vineville Avenue in Macon, Georgia. According to 13 WMAZ, 36-year-old Shamecia Litreal Kine was arrested about an hour and a half after reports of shots fired near the restaurant. No one was hurt in the incident, but a semi truck was left riddled with bullet holes following the incident. Police say they are not investigating the incident as a road rage shooting, but have...

Air traffic controllers say an FAA “immunity program” fails to hold people accountable for their mistakes, even with deadly consequences. Current and former air traffic controllers warn that the Federal Aviation Administration’s hiring practices and “immunity program” have led to problems, such as those that may have resulted in the recent midair collison near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The FAA’s focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hiring practices has resulted in the employment of less qualified air traffic controllers (ATCs) and a staffing shortage, former ATC's say. This, in addition to an “immunity program” that fails to hold...