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Revoking Security Clearances: Scoreboard
B-Man replied to BillsFanNC's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and other political foes by Victor Nava President Trump issued a memo Friday rescinding the security clearances of more than a dozen individuals, including former President Joe Biden and his entire family, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. “I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,” Trump wrote in the memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies, before naming those he’s barring from receiving classified information. https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/us-news/trump-revokes-security-clearance-for-joe-biden-and-entire-family-kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-and-other-political-foes/ -
Good News DOGE USAID budget cuts hit UN in 'worst liquidity crisis since its establishment' Fox News, by Beth Bailey President Donald Trump's administration’s use of Elon Musk's DOGE to cut USAID spending is having a deep impact on the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), according to internal U.N. emails shared with Fox News Digital. ...president of the U.N. Field Staff Union, Milan Victor Dawoh wrote that the USAID funding cut resulted in "approximately $30 million" having been "removed from the extra-budgetary (XB) resources, resulting in a significant reduction in staffing." [Snip] A U.N. source speaking on condition of anonymity said that in the midst of financial uncertainty, U.N. staff " are very fearful of their immediate future." https://www.foxnews.com/world/doge-usaid-budget-cuts-hit-un-worst-liquidity-crisis-since-its-establishment
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Judicial Insurrection: Activist (Marxist) Federal Judges
B-Man replied to BillsFanNC's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The Law firms that run DC acting like an extension of the Democratic Party. This web shows how elite law firms in DC have become de facto political actors, coordinating with bureaucrats, Democratic campaigns, and activist groups to advance one side’s agenda while insulating allies from legal consequences. 1. Perkins Coie Partisan Alignment: Strongly Democratic Key Players: Marc Elias, Michael Sussmann Involved In: •Russiagate: •Hired Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and DNC to create the Steele Dossier. •Michael Sussmann was indicted for allegedly lying to the FBI about the source of Alfa Bank/Trump server claims (acquitted, but case exposed coordination between Clinton-linked lawyers and the intelligence community). •Through Marc Elias, aggressively litigated to change election laws in battleground states pre-2020 (e.g., mail-in ballot rules, signature matching, ballot curing). •Litigated against voter ID laws and redistricting efforts favoring GOP, using courts to alter rules under the guise of civil rights. 2. Elias Law Group Partisan Alignment: 100% Democratic Key Player: Marc Elias (founder, formerly at Perkins Coie) Involved In: •Election Lawfare: •Filed hundreds of lawsuits between 2020–2024 aimed at changing ballot deadlines, preventing voter roll purges, and invalidating state-level election reforms. •Sued states that passed voter integrity laws (Georgia, Texas, Arizona). •Legal and strategic support for efforts to disqualify Trump from ballots under the 14th Amendment (Section 3). 3. WilmerHale Partisan Alignment: Center-left establishment Key Players: Robert Mueller, Jamie Gorelick Involved In: •Russiagate: •Mueller was a WilmerHale partner before becoming special counsel. •Several senior lawyers on Mueller’s team (Aaron Zebley, James Quarles) came from WilmerHale. •Created a direct pipeline from a private DC firm to a politically charged investigation. •WilmerHale defended companies and figures potentially affected by the Mueller investigation—raising questions about impartiality. 4. Latham & Watkins Partisan Alignment: Progressive-leaning, deep resistance ties Key Players: Kathryn Ruemmler (former Obama WH Counsel), multiple Obama-era appointees Involved In: •Lawfare Against Trump Policies: •Litigated against Trump’s immigration, environmental, and regulatory rollbacks. •Supported amicus briefs in support of January 6 prosecutions. •Close ties to Biden DOJ officials (Ruemmler has known connections to current White House legal networks). 5. Covington & Burling Partisan Alignment: Deep Obama/Biden ties Key Players: Eric Holder, Lanny Breuer Involved In: •Russiagate/Deep State Entrenchment: •Holder and Breuer returned to Covington after serving in the Obama DOJ. •Firm has represented major tech and surveillance companies with ties to federal investigations. •Defended figures in the intelligence community during investigations into FISA abuse and surveillance. 6. Debevoise & Plimpton Partisan Alignment: Institutional left Key Player: Mary Jo White (Obama SEC Chair), Andrew Ceresney Involved In: •Representing Hunter Biden in federal tax and firearms-related investigations. •Helped negotiate controversial plea agreement that collapsed in 2023. •Close ties to DOJ officials overseeing investigations of Hunter Biden. Scrutiny over sweetheart deals and unusual coordination. 7. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Partisan Alignment: Progressive legal elite Key Players: Jeh Johnson (Obama DHS), Loretta Lynch (Obama AG) Involved In: •Represented progressive groups in redistricting and voting rights lawsuits. •No comparable representation for free speech or conservative plaintiffs, reinforcing political asymmetry. •Consulted by Democratic-aligned NGOs on how to frame post-2020 election audit challenges as “threats to democracy.” 8. Jenner & Block Partisan Alignment: J6-focused, anti-Trump Key Players: Donald Verrilli (Obama SG), Ian Gershengorn Involved In: •January 6 Committee Staffing: •Provided legal support and volunteers to the J6 Committee. •Ties to lawfare efforts to charge Trump advisors and allies. •Worked behind the scenes with groups like Lawfare Blog and Brookings to craft legal theories around “insurrection” and “disqualification.” 9. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Partisan Alignment: Corporate Dem establishment Key Players: Greg Craig (former Obama WH Counsel, indicted) Involved In: •Ukraine Lobbying Scandal: •Paid millions by pro-Russian Ukrainian interests via Paul Manafort. •Fined for failing to register under FARA. No major prosecutions of Skadden lawyers, despite harsh treatment of Manafort. •Avoided accountability while similar conduct was used to hammer Trump affiliates. https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1903464677939851756 -
Your 2025 Democrat Party - the New Red Guard
B-Man replied to Big Blitz's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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RFK In Charge of Health Care
B-Man replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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Do You Support Term Limits for Politicians?
B-Man replied to K D's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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Your 2025 Democrat Party - the New Red Guard
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Your 2025 Democrat Party - the New Red Guard
B-Man replied to Big Blitz's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bidens-want-back-090000276.html The Bidens want back in 1 day ago — Former President Joe Biden has told some Democratic leaders he'll raise funds, campaign and do anything else necessary for Democrats to .. -
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Real news. Trump's Tariffs Are Saving the American Steel Industry Philip K. Bell from Pittsburgh Post Gazette One of President Donald Trump’s most impactful moves during his first term was applying 25% tariffs on nearly all steel imports. As a result, the American steel industry saw a revival. On March 12th, he reinvigorated that action by closing the exemptions and loopholes that had weakened it over time. He was right to do so. A suffering industry The American steel industry was cutting production, laying off workers, and idling facilities because of unfair trade. Domestic steel producers filed a series of trade cases seeking relief from unfairly traded imports. Countries selling this dumped or subsidized steel in our market included China, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, India, Vietnam, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Japan, Belgium, and France The president’s comprehensive response leveled the playing field. The industry’s production and percentage of what could be produced (what’s called its capacity utilization) improved as harmful import volumes fell. Steel companies invested more than $20 billion to expand and improve their capabilities. Most importantly, they were able to continue providing reliable, high-wage jobs to the hard-working Americans and the communities that rely on them. And the American economy continued to thrive. https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/guest-columns/2025/03/18/trump-steel-tariff/stories/202503170010
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On Thursday, President Trump signed a big, beautiful executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps to permanently shut down the (unconstitutional) federal Department of Education (ED.) The final shutdown and elimination of this department will require Congress to act, but the executive can, in effect, reduce the ED to the leanest of skeleton crews in the meantime. To that end, on Friday, President Trump announced that he is taking two major items out of the ED's portfolio: The handling of student loans, one of the soon-to-be-former ED's primary functions, will move to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and programs for disabled students will move to Health & Human Services (HHS.) The change will happen, according to the president, "immediately." https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/03/21/trump-making-major-moves-in-education-department-shutdown-student-loans-to-sba-disabled-students-to-hhs-n2186948
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Here's some heartwarming, uplifting news for your Friday. Western North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Helene and utterly neglected by the Biden-Harris administration. Once Donald Trump was inaugurated, relief started coming for the residents of the Tar Heel State, and now some selfless college students are coming to spend their spring break helping those in need. https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/03/21/college-students-descend-on-nc-to-help-rebuild-n2410238
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WUT?! Maine School Superintendent Likens Push for 'Trans Inclusion' to Suffrage and Racial Segregation As the Left continues to double down on transgender activism, they're continuing to harm themselves and their political prospects. In the last week alone, we've told you about three separate incidents where school officials either forced girls to change in front of boys or punished girls for refusing to change in front of boys in school locker rooms. We're fine with Democrats continuing to proverbially shoot themselves in the foot on this because they're on the losing side of an 80/20 issue. It's just maddening to watch the lengths to which they will go to uphold their agenda. This is Ryan Scallon of Portland, Maine. He's the school superintendent and has the audacity to say the pushback against forcing girls (and women) to change in front of males is the same as people who pushed back against suffrage and racial segregation. https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/03/21/portland-me-school-superintendent-says-barring-boys-from-girls-locker-rooms-is-just-like-race-segregation-n2410200
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Tim Walz Was A Great Pick Thread
B-Man replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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