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  • Democrats, Angry About DOGE’s Spending Audits, Ready to Shut Down Government Spending

    02/11/2025 7:53:29 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 38 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/11/2025 | Wendell Husebo
    Democrats are prepared to shut down the federal government during next month’s spending fight after becoming enraged over the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) financial audit of government spending. The Democrats’ tactic puts them into a precarious position of supporting waste, fraud, and abuse, three items DOGE is tasked with cutting. “I cannot support efforts that will continue this lawlessness that we’re seeing when it comes to this administration’s actions,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And for us to be able to support government funding in that way only for them to turn it...
  • Chuck Schumer brutally mocked over tipline to report government ‘abuses of power’

    02/11/2025 6:04:25 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 41 replies
    NY Post ^ | 02/11/2025 | By Fox News
    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., faced widespread mockery after launching a tipline to “expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety.” On Monday, Schumer shared a link calling on “whistleblowers” to report violations, arguing they “are a vital part of Congressional oversight to hold the administration accountable.” The categories whistleblowers can report include “retaliation,” “wasteful spending,” “fraud,” “criminal activity,” and “other.” “Today, I’m calling on our brave public servants,” the Senate Majority Leader wrote as he shared the tipline form on X. “I’m launching a new portal for anyone who wants to expose corruption, abuses of power,...
  • 5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History

    02/10/2025 2:35:17 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    Reason ^ | 2.10.2025 | Matthew Petti
    The agency's low points, from working with child sex abusers to enabling drug traffickingTo build the case for taking down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the White House has highlighted some of the most egregious-sounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs the U.S. has funded abroad, such as an LGBT empowerment program in Serbia. It has also pointed to USAID's controversial medical research in Wuhan. It hasn't always gotten its facts right, as when it claimed that a $100 million grant to a global medical charity was "condoms for Gaza." Some conservative commentators have even claimed that USAID...
  • How much does it cost to make a penny, and are we ‘losing’ money on other coins?

    02/10/2025 11:33:30 AM PST · by Red Badger · 49 replies
    The Hill ^ | February 10, 2025 | Addy Bink
    In a move potentially foretold by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), it seems the U.S. could be on the verge of ending penny production. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he had asked the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, calling them “wasteful.” “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,”...
  • Government frauds, you can run, but you can't hide. Revolt or be slaves, folks

    02/10/2025 7:13:35 AM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 20 replies
    Government fraud news | 10 February 2025 | Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
    No words exist in the English language to express the magnitude of government fiscal fraud that has happened. It has to be in the trillions. While almost all of us worked for many years and paid close to half of our funds to taxes of all kinds, individuals in government have stolen our money and given to anyone and everyone (especially those who hate God and righteousness) in large amounts while giving us a drop on our tongues and THEN taxing even that. We have been literally enslaved by the IRS, tax assessor-collectors, sales tax departments of the states, etc....
  • Democrats Threaten Government Shutdown as Trump Exposes $100B in Fraud and Waste

    02/10/2025 6:35:14 AM PST · by davikkm · 85 replies
    The mask is off. Democrats aren’t just resisting Trump’s return—they’re threatening to shut down the government to stop him. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) made it crystal clear on NBC’s Meet the Press. When asked if Democrats would withhold votes needed to keep the government running, Kim didn’t mince words: “They shouldn’t count on that this time,” he said. Pressed on whether Democrats were prepared to grind the government to a halt, Kim confirmed, “So yes.” The reason? Trump is doing exactly what he promised: draining the swamp. And the swamp is fighting back. Trump’s war on corruption just got its...
  • Booker: Trump Is Demonizing DEI to Rip Apart Government

    02/09/2025 7:26:45 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 61 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/09/2025 | Pam Key
    Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Donald Trump is “using” DEI as a way of “ripping out entire aspects of our government.” Host Dana Bash said, “President Trump and Elon Musk are, as you know, taking sweeping steps to reverse DEI initiatives across the United States. The president says he’s actually protecting civil rights and making society, quote, colorblind and merit-based. Your response?” Booker said, “This is stunning to me, especially because they’re they’re really charging this word DEI as if it’s something that undermines the ability for the government to hire...
  • The Most Dramatic Narrative Shift in Modern History

    02/08/2025 6:51:09 PM PST · by DeweyCA · 30 replies
    Brownstone Institute ^ | 2-8-25 | Jeffrey Tucker
    The most dramatic narrative shift in this post-lockdown period has been the flip in the perceptions of government itself. For decades and even centuries, government was seen as the essential bulwark to defend the poor, empower the marginalized, realize justice, even the playing field in commerce, and guarantee rights to all. Government was the wise manager, curbing the excess of populist enthusiasm, blunting the impact of ferocious market dynamics, guaranteeing the safety of products, breaking up dangerous pockets of wealth accumulation, and protecting the rights of minority populations. That was the ethos and the perception. Taxation itself was sold to...
  • Elon Musk rumored to spend $40 million on Super Bowl ads exposing government waste found by DOGE

    02/08/2025 11:31:29 AM PST · by george76 · 46 replies
    Tribune ^ | February 08, 2025
    Rumors swirl that Elon Musk is running five Super Bowl commercials to expose government waste discovered by DOGE.. Rumors are circulating that Elon Musk is spending $40 million on five Super Bowl commercials aimed at exposing government waste discovered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) through USAID. X (formerly Twitter) users are buzzing with excitement, calling Musk a “legend” and suggesting that the ads might provoke panic among Democrats. ... One user asked, “Does anyone know if it's true that Elon Musk bought advertising for the Super Bowl? I hear he spent $40 million on five 30-second spots to...
  • OVERRIDE - INSIDE THE REVOLUTION REWIRING AMERICAN POWER

    02/06/2025 4:34:37 PM PST · by Red Badger · 118 replies
    Eko's Substack ^ | February 05, 2025 | Eko
    The clock struck 2 AM on Jan 21, 2025. In Treasury's basement, fluorescent lights hummed above four young coders. Their screens cast blue light across government-issue desks, illuminating energy drink cans and agency badges. As their algorithms crawled through decades of payment data, one number kept growing: $17 billion in redundant programs. And counting. "We're in," Akash Bobba messaged the team. "All of it." Edward Coristine's code had already mapped three subsystems. Luke Farritor's algorithms were tracing payment flows across agencies. Ethan Shaotran's analysis revealed patterns that career officials didn't even know existed. By dawn, they would understand more about...
  • A creepy example of state governments itching to steal your money (Oregon)

    02/06/2025 10:51:42 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 3 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 02/06/2025 | John Woods
    We have so many different movies and TV shows that illustrate how the Mafia and others ran their protection racket: the Godfather series, The Sopranos, and The Equalizer, to name a few. T he protection racket usually said, “It would be a shame if your business caught fire due to greasy kitchen pipes.”Now let me provide some information about the law in Oregon called the “Tax Kicker.”Bing explains, “The Oregon surplus credit, known as the ‘kicker,’ is a unique way for the state government to return some of your taxes when revenues are more than predicted. The kicker comes from...
  • Thanks To DOGE, We Have Been Learning That Our Government Has Been Doing Lots Of Very Bad Things

    02/06/2025 3:52:39 AM PST · by davikkm · 42 replies
    The entire world is watching in horror as the crimes of the United States government under the Biden administration are being revealed by DOGE for all the world to see. Election interference, overthrowing governments, ruthless censorship of ideas, funding terrorism, funding abortion, targeting politicians for harrassment and promoting the exploitation of children are just some of the crimes against humanity that our government has been committing. In an article that I posted earlier, I documented how government agencies have literally been buying off major media outlets. If you have a conscience, you should be deeply sickened by what our government...
  • The “Trump Revolution” Has Thrown The Largest Government In The History Of The Planet Into A State Of Pure Chaos

    02/05/2025 3:51:56 AM PST · by davikkm · 48 replies
    Our founders intended for us to have a very small, very limited federal government. Instead, we have the largest and most bloated government in the entire history of the world. So we should all be glad that someone is finally attempting to get it under control. For far too long, ultra-powerful government agencies have been running around doing whatever they want and making our lives miserable in the process. Congress has been able to exercise very little control over these monstrosities, and their leaders had little fear of ever being held accountable for their actions. But thanks to Donald Trump...
  • MSNBC’s Psaki: Trump Is Conducting ‘Hostile Takeover of the U.S. Government’

    02/04/2025 5:49:13 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 94 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/03/2025 | Pam Key
    MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Monday on “Inside” that the Trump administration was orchestrating a “hostile takeover of the U.S. government.” Psaki said, “Okay so we all have our coping mechanisms for this moment or we’re developing them at least. And I’ve kind of settled into wanting to know more about what’s happening and most importantly, what can be done to stop it.” She continued, “I invite you to join me in this, because the more our eyes are wide open, and the more we stop ourselves from looking away and just talking about just how terrible it is, the...
  • A Cancer That Is One Of The Core Epicenters Of Evil In The U.S. Government Is Being Ripped To Shreds

    02/04/2025 3:38:39 AM PST · by davikkm · 29 replies
    Every year, tens of billions of our tax dollars have been used by USAID to exert “soft power” and cause chaos all over the globe. Most Americans that have heard of it think that USAID’s primary purpose is to deliver humanitarian assistance to nations that desperately need it. But the truth is that only a very small fraction of USAID’s budget goes to help the poor, and even when that is the case there are usually very alarming strings attached. Ultimately, any humanitarian assistance provided by USAID is simply a cover story for the real purpose of the organization. It...
  • GOP’s Susan Collins to back Tulsi Gabbard confirmation

    02/03/2025 3:50:52 PM PST · by PJ-Comix · 41 replies
    The Hill ^ | February 3, 2025 | Al Weaver
    Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Monday that she will support Tulsi Gabbard to become director of national intelligence (DNI), giving her a key boost in her confirmation push.Collins was considered a crucial swing vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is set to meet Tuesday afternoon to potentially advance Gabbard toward a floor vote. Last month, Collins had expressed reservations about Gabbard.But in a statement on Monday, she pointed to Gabbard’s support for reducing the size and scale of the DNI position and said the former Democratic congresswoman had assuaged her concerns about her stance on Edward Snowden.
  • ‘The Purge’: It Is Mass Carnage As Trump And Musk Ruthlessly Gut Corrupt Government Agency After Corrupt Government Agency

    02/03/2025 3:45:15 PM PST · by davikkm · 45 replies
    The largest and most bloated bureaucracy in the history of the world has been thrown into a state of complete and utter chaos. I have no idea how all of this is going to end, but it sure is entertaining to watch. President Trump is firing people left and right, and Elon Musk is storming around Washington D.C. like a bull in a china shop. I think that the words “shock and awe” don’t even begin to describe what we are witnessing. Nobody has ever dared to go into these ultra-powerful government agencies and start turning the tables over. When...
  • Bill targets storm chasers with licensure requirements [Oklahoma]

    02/02/2025 6:55:47 AM PST · by CFW · 95 replies
    KFOR news ^ | 1/31/25 | Terré Gables, Tanner DeLeon
    OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Severe weather trackers in Oklahoma appear to be the target of a new state bill. SB 158 authored by Sen. Mark Mann (D- District 46), called the Oklahoma Emergency Weather Response and Tracking Regulatory Act of 2025, seeks to establish a framework for professional severe weather trackers in Oklahoma. The requirements proposed in the bill are as follows: Passing a criminal background check Maintaining valid insurance for vehicles used in tracking And having a letter of endorsement from a chief meteorologist or designated official
  • QUESTION CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    02/02/2025 5:45:56 AM PST · by 7thson · 26 replies
    Some questions for the group. These questions came to me as I continually hear how the progressive/statist areas of the United States will not allow ICE to enter the public schools to pick up illegals. Is the Department of Education the ultimate controlling authority of the public schools? If they are the ultimate controlling authority, does that not make every public school in the nation a Federal building? If they are Federal government buildings, can't ICE - being Federal - enter the Federal building? Looking forward to hearing your answers.
  • Here's what the federal government does for you

    01/29/2025 2:43:59 PM PST · by ProtectOurFreedom · 32 replies
    Yahoo! Finance ^ | January 29, 2025 | Janna Herron
    ...the Trump administration directed a freeze on federal funding, the chaos drove home a salient point: The federal government does a lot for you. The administration targeted 2,623 federal programs for review...Funding for programs that provide health insurance, child care, food assistance, housing aid, and much, much more remained uncertain. Disrupting the federal government plumbing is a delicate process that, if done crudely, could hit vital lifelines for the American people. "The government is involved in things that people don't feel all the time, a lot of things we take for granted like safe drinking water," said Bobby Kogan, senior...