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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Trump Declares U.S. ‘Will Take Over the Gaza Strip,’ Says ‘We’ll Own It’

Trump Declares U.S. ‘Will Take Over the Gaza Strip,’ Says ‘We’ll Own It’

President Donald Trump said the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip” after Palestinians are expelled from the area.

Speaking at a joint press conference at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump repeated his belief that Gazans should leave Gaza for places such as Egypt and Jordan. In a twist, the president claimed the U.S. “will own” the besieged territory, much of which has been reduced to rubble by the Israel Defense Forces after the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks.

The mainstream media must stop ignoring there's a coup by an unelected oligarch ideologically aligned with Russia and with business ties to Russia and China. The media empowers the coup by refusing to ring the alarm. - Andrea Chalupa

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

The world's richest man is orchestrating a coup. This is a constitutional crisis. Senate Democrats should not be confirming any of Trump’s nominees while this power grab continues. Nothing should be "business as usual." Call them and tell them that. (202) 224-3121. - Robert Reich

Two weeks ago, what Musk is doing now would be called espionage.

Now Would Be A Good Time For Some Sane Soul In The CIA To Leak The Bad Stuff About Trump
The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda.

Now wiping out the entire #CIA workforce. Folks: martial law is not far away. He is going to do it. Get your Supplies. Get some cash. Food. Gas in cars/garage. Check on your parents-make sure they are good. Get ammo for your weapons. This is a coup. Period. In broad daylight! - Sophia Nelson

Shuttering the agency responsible for international assistance.

Turning the government over to wealthy oligarchs motivated by economic self-interest.

Telling all CIA officers they will be paid if they quit.

China and Russia are winning so much they’re getting tired of winning. - Sen. Adam Schiff

Republican Shenanigans

As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire education department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is. - Robert Reich

What A Clown Show
The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday it would accept parcels from China and Hong Kong again after a temporary suspension following President Donald Trump scrapping a trade provision used by retailers including Temu, Shein, and Amazon to ship low-value packages duty-free to the United States.

Why in hell did we spend billions of taxpayer dollars to fund the CIA, FBI and NSA to ‘protect national security’ if they allowed this to happen in real time when there were multiple published news reports documenting it happening years and months prior? - Fernand R. Amandi

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Rock The Voter News

Someone needs to tell Trump’s enablers that when this shitshow is over and the tribunals begin, he will have immunity but they won’t lol - Andy Borowitz

Not Only Are They Trying To Push Out Federal Employees, They Want To Renege On Office Leases.

One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages thousands of federal employee worksites around the country to cut down on office space.

Last week, regional managers for the General Services Administration, or GSA, received a message from the agency’s Washington headquarters to begin terminating leases on all of the roughly 7,500 federal offices nationwide, according to an email shared with The Associated Press by a GSA employee.

Poor Joe and Mika - they should have been sucking up to the South African dude. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

Sen Chris Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

A $2 Flight. $2. Really?
President Donald Trump said his administration will investigate a high-speed rail project in California that, if completed, would connect San Francisco and Los Angeles with several stops along the way. Trump said a railway project isn’t necessary because, according to him, a plane ticket can be purchased for $2.

Our United Airlines pilot made sure to emphasize *Mexico* when he said we'd be flying over the Gulf of *Mexico* today.

It's the little things. Microdose hope. - MuellerSheWrote

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

‘Ridiculous’: Rand Paul Claps Back at Team Trump and Doubles Down on Criticism of ‘Disaster’ Tariffs

‘Ridiculous’: Rand Paul Claps Back at Team Trump and Doubles Down on Criticism of ‘Disaster’ Tariffs

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) clapped back at senior Trump advisor Peter Navarro over his criticism of opponents of President Donald Trump’s tariffs during an appearance on Fox News’ America Reports Tuesday.

Paul’s appearance followed one from Navarro on Monday during which he accused critics of Trump’s tariff policy of “dishonoring” Americans who have died of fentanyl overdose.

Let Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada be a lesson to the rest of the world: The U.S. is a terrible friend. - Jon Stewart

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

Musk and his team of dodgy 18-year-olds went into sensitive government networks, hooked up their own storage systems, and downloaded the personal information of every American.
Various politicians, some even Republican, are in the words of Susan Collins "very concerned." The press is variously surprised, appalled, and aghast. There are rising calls for Musk's removal.
BUT, here's the part they're all missing: Even if we throw Musk out, HE STILL HAS OUR INFORMATION. - Jim Wright

If it feels like Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy our country from within, that’s because it is exactly what they are f--king doing. - JoJoFromJerz

Sen. Kennedy (LA-R): To my friends who are upset.. call somebody who cares. You better get used to this. It’s USAID today, it’s going to be the Department of Education tomorrow.

President Tough Guy

President Trump on Tuesday said that he has left instructions that if Iran were to assassination him, the country should be destroyed.

The president made the remark after signing an executive order in the Oval Office that reiterates applying maximum pressure on Tehran by giving him all the possible tools to engage with its government, calling the action “very tough on Iran.”

Republican Shenanigans

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding. - Josh Sternberg

NFL Keeps DEI Because They're Not Totally Stupid

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday explained why the league has no intentions to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Within the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, DEI has become an even hotter topic. The right continually rail against the DEI movement, claiming it prioritizes diversity over merit when hiring or appointing individuals across a variety of industries.

One silver lining: when this is all over and Musk and the other traitors are rounded up, their tribunals will be must-binge TV. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

The last time what Trump is doing happened to our country was never. We need Democrats to stop playing by the rules. There are none. - Henry M. Rosenberg

Trump Wasted Billions of Gallons of Water As A Political Stunt and Probably To Hurt California, Too.
Days after President Trump startled some of his most ardent supporters in California's San Joaquin Valley by having the Army Corps of Engineers suddenly release water from two dams, many in the region and beyond were still perplexed...Peter Gleick, a water scientist and senior fellow at the Pacific Institute, said that “for a political photo op and a social media post, the Trump administration has thrown away billions of gallons of California water.” He said the water will not reach any city, “not be used or usable for firefighting, not be used by farmers since this isn't the irrigation season, and won't be saved for the dry season, which is coming.”

It was “a needlessly self-destructive action purely for political showmanship,” Gleick said.

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Business/Tech News

President of Mexico Betting Trump Not Capable of Remembering Tariff a Month from Now. - Andy Borowitz

Will MAGAs Be Able To Afford To Eat At Waffle House?

The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers' orders.

The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the "nationwide rise in cost of eggs," according to signs posted at its restaurants. An aggressive strain of avian flu is hurting supply and causing prices to rise - with no relief in sight.

If we’re going to have a South African as president why can’t it be Trevor Noah. - Andy Borowitz

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TOURISTS IN COSTA RICA: I love all the nature, the animals, and the plants!

MY PAST MONTH IN COSTA RICA: I captured a total 4 frogs in my bathroom since January, I have no idea how they got inside. guessing the back door. My daughter thinks one frog got in and had babies. They were hiding inside my pedestal sink. Shudder.

THIS MORNING AROUND 4am: I was pouring myself a cup of coffee in the kitchen when I heard metal on concrete noises, as though something had fallen outside my bedroom window. I paid it no mind as I thought the cats had knocked something over.

5am: My daughter comes by (she lives next door) and shows me a photo of a dead snake, a dead poisonous snake, right outside my bedroom window. That metal noise was a machete. My daughter's synopsis: The high winds probably drove the snake from the trees. I asked -- And the snake's family? She said she had no idea. Oh, great. The snake was eating a similar frog I ejected yesterday.

6:30am: Taco needed to go outside. I armed myself with a broom and machete (I have two), did recon on my back screened porch, opened the door and let my fierce guard dog, a chihuahua, out.

6:45am: Another cup of coffee.

7:00am: I hopped online to start production of ahnc.

Pura vida.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back

Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back

Sen. Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until the administration’s attack on the leading U.S. foreign-assistance agency ends, a move that threatens to stall Trump’s ability to get his foreign-policy team in place.

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elon's people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.

Do something. - Adam Kinzinger

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

As a proud Canadian I have to laugh because he's trying to take over a country he can't legally enter because he's a felon LOL! - Trish Austin

Musk: Only Newspeak Allowed!

Elon Musk is threatening to fire federal employees who leak information as he and President Donald Trump unleash unprecedented chaos on the government.

On Sunday, a user posted an anonymous “operational security reminder” on Reddit’s FBI forum with advice for sharing information so it can’t be traced back to the source. The post claimed that Musk’s staffers are using “‘fingerprinting’ on emails and notices” as a way of identifying “information leakers.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it? - David Rothschild

Republican Shenanigans

Imagine if our planes were being flown by drunken rapists, heroin addicts, tax cheats and deranged religious cultists - you know, Trump's cabinet. - Paul Rudnick

Apparently, Musk Wants To Be The First Trillionaire.

Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) gained access to Treasury Department data over the weekend that is considered sensitive.

The news comes days after it was reported Friday evening that his President Donald Trump-backed commission was seeking to get its hands on systems responsible for handling trillions of dollars of annual payments

On the whole I’d rather have Hunter Biden messing with a laptop than Elon messing with the Treasury Dept’s computers. - Andy Borowitz

In 2012, when I was the US ambassador to Russia, Putin shut down USAID inside Russia. Why? Because their work supported free markets, democracy, human rights —ie causes that threatened Putin's dictatorship. Shutting down USAID is exactly what autocrats all over the world want. - Michael McFaul

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Rock The Voter News

"World's richest man seizes control of U.S. Treasury and directs payments be made in accordance with his personal preferences" is so far beyond a constitutional crisis that I don't even know what term to use. - Susan Simpson

Did She Get Strong Armed or is She Being Strategic?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country had reached a series of agreements with President Donald Trump and that tariffs will be put on hold for one month, starting now.

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Business/Tech News

Elon Musk is officially a "special government employee," White House official confirms.
His status has been a source of mystery even as he moves swiftly to overhaul and downsize the federal government.

Well, Consumers, Say Goodbye To Your Protection

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its director was fired by President Donald Trump.

In "emergency" notices filed on Monday with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, hours before appeals in two cases were scheduled to be heard, the agency's lawyers said they have "been instructed not to make any appearances in litigation except to seek a pause in proceedings."

Americans Ask Asteroid Scheduled to Hit Earth in 2032 to Hurry Up. - Andy Borowitz

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