2/22 - TOWNHALL - More U.S. Agency of International Development Abuse
Democrat mega-donor George Soros, the lead financer of the institutional left in America, used U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) disbursements to fund color revolutions in the Balkans, according to U.S. spending hawks.
USAID gave several Soros groups millions of American tax dollars that allegedly went toward stoking social unrest in the Balkan Peninsula, including collaborative efforts to destabilize Macedonia's democratically elected center-right government and ultimately overthrow it.
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Under the guise of "democratic reform," these USAID-partnered cogs of the Soros cultural imperialism machine organized youth movements, created influential media outlets, and coordinated widespread, often violent, protests in the streets.
According to grant records, in 2016, USAID awarded a $9.5 million contract to the East-West Management Institute (EWMI), a Soros-funded nonprofit that focuses on "restructuring" former Soviet states in central and eastern Europe.
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2/21 - TOWNHALL - The Taxpayer Money To Abrams-Linked Group 'Extremely Concerning'
DOGE recently uncovered $2 billion in taxpayer money that was set aside for a nonprofit linked to failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the latest discovery "extremely concerning."
"I made a commitment to members of Congress and to the American people to be a good steward of tax dollars and I’ve wasted no time in keeping my word," Zeldin told the Washington Free Beacon. "When we learned about the Biden Administration’s scheme to quickly park $20 billion outside the agency, we suspected that some organizations were created out of thin air just to take advantage of this."
"As we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been," he continued. "It’s extremely concerning that an organization that reported just $100 in revenue in 2023 was chosen to receive $2 billion. That’s 20 million times the organization’s reported revenue."
2/21 - MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER - Trim Tax-Funded Fat, Start with Public Broadcasting
Congress shouldn’t be forcing taxpayers to spend a half-billion dollars a year subsidizing news outlets that produce biased, fake news that offends more than half the nation, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Tuesday.
In Senate remarks Tuesday, Kennedy called for the government to stop funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP):
“President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking for fat to trim, Mr. President.
“As far as I’m concerned, this gravy train – this gravy train with biscuit wheels called the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – is the perfect example of a project the American people no longer need and should not fund.”
After providing examples of blatantly bias headlines and slanted content published by NPR (National Public Radio), Sen. Kennedy said he wasn’t trying to censor the news outlets, but it’s “immoral” to force taxpayers to fund them.
Kennedy went on to highlight some of the ways NPR has spent the billions of dollars taxpayers have been forced to give it:
"Since 1970, the United States Congress has given NPR more than $14.5 billion. With all those taxpayer dollars, NPR bought a $201 million office space just up the road from the Capitol. It’s swell office space, two hundred million bucks’ worth.
NPR pays its hosts as much as $532,000 a year. It pays its Chief Diversity Officer $320,000 a year. It’s pretty good work, if you can get it.”
2/20 - NTD - DOGE Identifies $40 Billion on Government-Issued Credit Cards
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday said it’s looking into $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards.
DOGE revealed that the federal government has 4.6 million active credit card accounts that processed 90 million unique transactions during fiscal year 2024.
DOGE also released a breakdown of the departments and federal agencies, their year-to-date spending, transaction amount, and current active accounts. The National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Interior were among the federal agencies listed.
The Department of Veterans Affairs had the highest spending at over $17.3 billion, followed by the Defense Department at over $11.2 billion.
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security spent over $1 billion each. Small agencies and organizations combined recorded over $2.3 billion in spending.
DOGE Identifies $40 Billion in Spending on Government-Issued Credit Cards
2/18 - GULF COAST NEWS - Artificial "Intelligence" Leads to Wrongful Arrest
When a commercial crabber in Lee County got a call from someone claiming to be a detective in northeast Florida – saying he was involved in a crime hundreds of miles away – he thought it was a prank.
It turns out, it wasn’t.
The man was eventually arrested – and the fact artificial intelligence was behind it – left him stunned.
More than 300 miles northeast of Lee County sits the coastal resort city of Jacksonville Beach.
It’s at a fast-food restaurant near the ocean where the crime happened.
In November 2023, a young girl told police that a man – a stranger – had asked her to come with him – twice – while in the restaurant.
Thankfully, she didn’t, and the suspect left. But police were able to pull surveillance photos of the man, and months later, Robert Dillon would be arrested for the crime: accused of luring or enticing a child.
Reports from the Jacksonville Beach Police Department show detectives initially didn’t have much to go on.
That is – until the neighboring Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office ran the restaurant surveillance photos through a facial recognition program – artificial intelligence – which revealed a 93% match on facial features to Dillon.
[Dillon] had to pay to bond out of jail, pay for an attorney to defend him and, ultimately, pay for a crime he never committed.
AI leads to wrongful arrest of Lee County man
2/15 - FORBES BREAKING NEWS - Direct Warning of Threats To Free Speech
Matt Taibbi gives his opening statement at today's House Judiciary Committee hearing on the "censorship-industrial complex."
Matt Taibbi Takes Aim At John Kerry, USAID In Direct Warning Of Threats To Free Speech
2/15 - Department of Government Efficiency Live Tracker
Department of Government Efficiency Live Tracker
2/13 - X @BillMelugin - Blue State Keeps Releasing Illegals Charged With Sex Crimes
"I’ve covered a lot of illegal immigration related stories around the country in recent years.
Massachusetts is the only state that frequently releases illegal aliens charged w/ aggravated child rape & refuses to cooperate w/ ICE on detainer requests for them. Even in other sanctuary states & cities, I almost never see a lack of cooperation for child rape.
In this case, a Guatemalan charged with 3x forcible child rape & 3x aggravated child rape was released on bail by Essex County, MA, with ICE Boston saying their detainer request was ignored & they were not notified of his release.
During one of my embeds with ICE Boston last year, they arrested four illegal aliens charged w/ child rape in a single morning. All of them had been released by local jurisdictions with ICE detainers ignored.
I asked a MA law enforcement source how this keeps happening there? And how does someone charged with so many counts of forcible & aggravated child rape even get bail in the first place?
'Welcome to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,' is the response I got."
Bill Melugin - National correspondent for @foxnews based in L.A. 4x EMMY winner, 3x Edward R. Murrow winner, 4x RTNA Golden Mike winner. @Cronkite_ASU grad & SoCal native.
2/12 - TOWNHALL - New AG Announces Charges Against New York
Newly sworn-in Attorney General Pam Bondi held her first U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press briefing Wednesday where she announced federal charges filed against the state of New York, specifically Gov. Kathy Hochul, the state's AG Letitia James, and Commissioner Mark Schroeder of the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
"New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops today," Bondi said.
Bondi's department has already sued the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and Cook County over their so-called "sanctuary" laws that shield illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement.
"New York didn't listen, so now you're next," Bondi said, later adding: "Get ready."
Pam Bondi Announces Charges Against Kathy Hochul, Letitia James
2/12 - RASMUSSEN REPORTS - 54% Say No More Anchor Babies
Amid talk of limiting so-called “birthright citizenship,” there is a clear majority for some limits on the practice of granting automatic citizenship for the U.S.-born children of foreigners.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 54% of Likely U.S. Voters support limiting automatic birthright citizenship to births where at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, including 32% who would Strongly Support such a limit. Thirty-five percent (35%) are opposed to such a limit on birthright citizenship, including 22% who Strongly Oppose it, while another 10% are undecided.
Birthright Citizenship: Majority Want Limits
2/11 - THE DAILY WIRE - FEMA Spent $60M Housing Illegal Immigrants
Elon Musk said Monday that his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team discovered that FEMA spent nearly $60 million to house illegal immigrants in “luxury” New York City hotels last week.
In response, acting FEMA Director Cameron Hamilton said the payments had been suspended, and the employees who authorized them would be disciplined.
“The [DOGE] team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants,” Musk posted on X early Monday morning. “Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President’s executive order.”
“That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals! A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds,” Musk added.
Musk Says FEMA Spent $60M Housing Illegal Immigrants In ‘Luxury Hotels’ Last Week
2/10 - TOWNHALL - FCC Considers Revoking CBS License
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reportedly considering revoking CBS's broadcast license after the network aired a controversial interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris on "60 Minutes.” The interview sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability after the network aired a misleading version, including highly distorted answers from Harris’ responses. According to a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, CBS violated state law by demonstrating deceptive acts in business conduct and “doctored” a "word salad" response from the failed Democrat presidential candidate about the Biden administration's involvement in the Israel-Hamas war. The FCC’s review stems from concerns that the interview may have violated broadcasting standards, prompting scrutiny over whether CBS acted in the public interest.
FCC Considers Revoking CBS License Over Kamala Harris' '60 Minutes' Interview Controversy
2/10 - X - Elon Musk Proposal
2/9 - BBC - Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US
Man Wah is one of scores of Chinese companies to relocate to industrial parks in northern Mexico in recent years, to bring production closer to the US market. As well as saving on shipping, their final product is considered completely Mexican - meaning Chinese firms can avoid the US tariffs and sanctions imposed on Chinese goods amid the continuing trade war between the two countries.
The firm only arrived in the city of Monterrey in 2022, but already employs 450 people in Mexico. Yu Ken Wei says they hope to grow to more than 1,200 employees, operating several new lines at the plant in the coming years.
Mr Baker Pineda was part of Mexico's negotiating team for the new North American free trade agreement, USMCA.
"While the Chinese origin of the capital coming into Mexico may be uncomfortable for the policies of some countries," he says, "according to international trade legislation, those products are, to all intents and purposes, Mexican".
But regarding Chinese investment, some urge caution over Mexico being drawn into the wider geopolitical struggle between the US and China.
How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US
2/6 - That's what the man said.
“‘Democracy’ is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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"We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. [The] F.B.I. is tending in that direction. They are dabbling in sex life scandles [sic] and plain blackmail when they should be catching criminals. They also have a habit of sneering at local law enforcement officers."
- Harry S. Truman, May 12, 1945
2/5 - TOWNHALL - What USAID Did With Your Tax Dollars
As part of President Donald Trump's plans to crack down on wasteful government spending, his administration has halted all foreign aid funded by or through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) while Secretary of State Marco Rubio ensures that their overseas assistance programs align with our national interests.
USAID, the country's chief international aid agency, enjoys an annual budget of over $40 billion in appropriations — much of it splurged on a host of far-left foreign causes that run counter to Trump's America First agenda. "They're not a global charity," Rubio said of USAID's spending spree. "These are taxpayer dollars. People are asking simple questions. What are they doing with the money?"
Here are some of the most horrific projects, outrageous initiatives, and biggest boondoggles USAID has financed:
1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - ... USAID was actively paying for "sex-change" procedures in Guatemala. USAID poured $2 million into Asociación Lambda, a Guatemalan LGBTQ+ activist organization, to "strengthen trans-led" activism and provide "gender-affirming health care," grant records show. Launched in April 2024, the five-year program was slated to span through the spring of 2027. ...
2. Climate Activism - In March 2023, USAID set aside up to $1 million to help disabled people in Tajikistan become "climate leaders." ...
3. Mass Migration - According to federal funding records, almost $45 million in USAID funds were slated to provide emergency food assistance and economic support for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia through the United Nations World Food Programme. ...
4. 'Sexual Health' in Third World Countries - In fiscal year 2023, using U.S. "family planning funds," USAID spent massive sums of money on contraception and condoms abroad, shipping about $60.8 million worth across the globe...
5. EcoHealth Alliance - Between October 2009 and May 2019, USAID partnered with Wuhan lab collaborator EcoHealth Alliance on "PREDICT," a project of USAID's Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) program. USAID accordingly awarded EcoHealth Alliance approximately $1.1 million over that 10-year period as part of a "sub-agreement" with the Wuhan Institute of Virology "for the purpose of advancing research on critical viruses that could pose harm to human and animal health." ...
6. Terrorism - Courtesy of USAID, 38,000 meals went to al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria. Mahmoud Al Hafyan, who ran an NGO regional office in Syria, skimmed as much as $10 million worth of meals, which we [sic] were supposed to go to Syrian civil war refugees, the USAID's inspector general's office charged. Al Hafyan allegedly allowed members of the Nusra Front, an al Qaeda-linked terrorist organization, to collect the thousands of meal kits. For "safety reasons," USAID declined to confirm the name of the NGO, which USAID awarded $122 million in funding between 2015 and 2018... [Do the math on this one]
[Please read the whole article at the URL below - OC Padrino]
The Most Outrageous, Horrific Things USAID Did With Your Tax Dollars
2/2 - TOWNHALL - Mexican Cartels Intensify Fight Against Border Policies
A newly leaked memo from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveals a troubling escalation in the tactics used by Mexican drug cartels operating along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the memo, cartel members have started deploying weaponized drones, potentially targeting CBP officers as the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration policies are implemented. The memo indicates these drones could be employed for attacks or smuggling contraband, further complicating an already volatile security situation. This revelation underscores the increasing militarization of cartels and raises significant concerns about the safety of law enforcement personnel and the escalating threats faced by border security operations.
Meanwhile, when asked if the U.S. would consider using military force against the cartels, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that all options were on the table.
Mexican Cartels Intensify Fight Against Trump's Border Policies
2/2 - FOX NEWS - Department of Government Efficiency reports 'fraudulent' Treasury handouts
"The @DOGE team discovered, among other things, that payment approval officers at Treasury were instructed always to approve payments, even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups. They literally never denied a payment in their entire career. Not even once," Musk, the chair of DOGE, posted early Saturday morning to X.
The Treasury spends roughly $6 trillion per year on payments for federal agencies.
Musk rips 'fraudulent' Treasury handouts as reports mount DOGE has access to federal payment system
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