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Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS.

Burdened with Iran war and widespread staff cuts, one said “I have taken up the duties of three departed colleagues on top of the job I was hired for as a result.”

That's govt. efficiency.

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DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche panned the DC Bar’s stand against Martin in a post on X Tuesday.

DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push.

The former acting U.S. Attorney had threatened to withhold funding from Georgetown Univ. Law Center and barred hiring its students. The Bar says this violates 1st Amendment.

Martin will need the 5th Amendment.

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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

The US had a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it.

Dismantling the harm-reduction effort is among several ways the Trump policies shape national security around more aggression and less accountability.

Cruelty IS the plan.

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ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Political conflicts of interest and corruption are now extinct since Trump drained the swamp.

Give him a trophy for transparency.

Follow the money to find the corruption among Trump and 1500 appointees.

See the full financial disclosures app at ProPublica.org.

Newsom calls outgoing Homeland Security secretary ‘Kosplay Kristi,’ demands agency release $500M in ‘stalled’ wildfire funding — POLITICO With Noem’s departure, Newsom said the Department of Homeland Security should release funding he claims is awaiting final approval.

Newsom calls outgoing Homeland Security secretary ‘Kosplay Kristi,’ demands agency release $500M in ‘stalled’ wildfire funding

Trump countersues, claiming $500M is the “service charge” for “turning the water on” to extinguish fire.

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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders.

Agency leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release.

“Privacy” is reserved for pedophiles in this administration.

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Oversight chair: Epstein accountant named individuals who fueled Epstein’s wealth The co-executor of the convicted sex offender’s estate testified Wednesday behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.

Epstein estate accountant Richard. Kahn named individuals who fueled Epstein’s wealth

The co-executor of the estate testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, naming Les Wexner, Leon Black, Steven Sinofsky and Glenn Dubin.

No report that he pled the 5th.

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Oversight chair: Epstein accountant named individuals who fueled Epstein’s wealth The co-executor of the convicted sex offender’s estate testified Wednesday behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.

Epstein estate accountant Richard. Kahn named individuals who fueled Epstein’s wealth

The co-executor of the estate testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, naming Les Wexner, Leon Black, Steven Sinofsky and Glenn Dubin.

No report that he pled the 5th.

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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders.

Agency leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release.

“Privacy” is reserved for pedophiles in this administration.

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Newsom calls outgoing Homeland Security secretary ‘Kosplay Kristi,’ demands agency release $500M in ‘stalled’ wildfire funding — POLITICO With Noem’s departure, Newsom said the Department of Homeland Security should release funding he claims is awaiting final approval.

Newsom calls outgoing Homeland Security secretary ‘Kosplay Kristi,’ demands agency release $500M in ‘stalled’ wildfire funding

Trump countersues, claiming $500M is the “service charge” for “turning the water on” to extinguish fire.

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ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Political conflicts of interest and corruption are now extinct since Trump drained the swamp.

Give him a trophy for transparency.

Follow the money to find the corruption among Trump and 1500 appointees.

See the full financial disclosures app at ProPublica.org.

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

The US had a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it.

Dismantling the harm-reduction effort is among several ways the Trump policies shape national security around more aggression and less accountability.

Cruelty IS the plan.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, finds the CBO: 'Our fiscal problems will not solve themselves' | Fortune "We need policymakers to come together, agree to reduce deficits ... and put our national debt on a downward sustainable path as a share of the economy."

‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says.

How much more will Trump have to borrow to repay the
$$$Billions of illegal tariffs he collected? The “King of Default” has exceeded himself.

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DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche panned the DC Bar’s stand against Martin in a post on X Tuesday.

DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push.

The former acting U.S. Attorney had threatened to withhold funding from Georgetown Univ. Law Center and barred hiring its students. The Bar says this violates 1st Amendment.

Martin will need the 5th Amendment.

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ICE Barbie Brazenly Parades Alleged Lover to Celebrate Fake Job — The Daily Beast The pair can’t seem to part, even after their ousting from DHS.

ICE Barbie Brazenly Parades Alleged Lover Lewandowski at Trump’s Florida golf club to Celebrate her new fake “Shield of the Americas” job.

How did she fly to Florida? On Patel’s…or Epstein’s…jet?

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Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor — Reuters Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to U.S. President Do...

Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor, which regional officials say is a direct rebuke to Trump, who had declared the son "unacceptable".

Trump's opposition to this nepo-baby successor is reasonable - as his only basis for comparison is Don Jr.

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'Weekend Update' Names The Reason For Trump's Neck Rash... And Holy Moly — HuffPost Michael Che sparked a wave of applause from the

'Weekend Update' Names The Reason For Trump's Neck Rash... And Holy Moly

“Apparently, someone accidentally washed his shirt in holy water,” joked Che of the red patch of skin seen around Trump’s collar at a Medal of Honor ceremony.

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‘Maga warrior’ nominated by Trump to lead DHS said shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was justified – as it happened — Guardian US This live blog is now closed.

‘Maga warrior’ DHS nominee Mullin said shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was justified:

“[The officer] did not want to use lethal force at all...I said, ‘Sir, you did what you had to do’” - i.e., shooting a domestic terrorist.

This indeed fits the DHS ethic.

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‘Maga warrior’ nominated by Trump to lead DHS said shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was justified – as it happened — Guardian US This live blog is now closed.

‘Maga warrior’ DHS nominee Mullin said shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was justified:

“[The officer] did not want to use lethal force at all...I said, ‘Sir, you did what you had to do’” - i.e., shooting a domestic terrorist.

This indeed fits the DHS ethic.

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'Weekend Update' Names The Reason For Trump's Neck Rash... And Holy Moly — HuffPost Michael Che sparked a wave of applause from the

'Weekend Update' Names The Reason For Trump's Neck Rash... And Holy Moly

“Apparently, someone accidentally washed his shirt in holy water,” joked Che of the red patch of skin seen around Trump’s collar at a Medal of Honor ceremony.

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Trump administration says Nashville reporter arrested by ICE will get due process — Reuters President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday a Colombian reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee, arrested by federal immigration agents, will get due process.

Trump administration says a Colombian reporter arrested by ICE in Nashville will get due process.

She was arrested without a judicial warrant. Her lawyer said that "she hasn't had a case with ICE charging her ​with anything."

"Due Process" began BEFORE the arrest.

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Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor — Reuters Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to U.S. President Do...

Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor, which regional officials say is a direct rebuke to Trump, who had declared the son "unacceptable".

Trump's opposition to this nepo-baby successor is reasonable - as his only basis for comparison is Don Jr.

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Desperate Sarah Ferguson Has Nothing to Lose. That Should Terrify the Royals — The Daily Beast A broke, humiliated Sarah Ferguson—with a wild past, expensive tastes and a front-row view of royal secrets—may yet write the tell-all that blows the House of Windsor apart all over again.

“Desperate Sarah Ferguson Has Nothing to Lose. That Should Terrify the Royals”

She may yet write the tell-all that blows the House of Windsor apart all over again.

Could be the biggest best-seller since “ Harry Potter”. Can’t wait for the movie adaptation.

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ICE Barbie Brazenly Parades Alleged Lover to Celebrate Fake Job — The Daily Beast The pair can’t seem to part, even after their ousting from DHS.

ICE Barbie Brazenly Parades Alleged Lover Lewandowski at Trump’s Florida golf club to Celebrate her new fake “Shield of the Americas” job.

How did she fly to Florida? On Patel’s…or Epstein’s…jet?

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Barry Blitt’s “War-a-Lago” — The New Yorker No Nobel Peace Prize in sight.

“WAR-A-LAGO”

The New Yorker
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MAGA stalwarts always find a twisted path back to Trump Much has been made of the MAGA stalwarts and right-leaning podcasters who have broken with Donald Trump in recent days.

MAGA stalwarts always find a twisted path back to Trump

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Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students — POLITICO The school will allow troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.

Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on serving military students, allowing troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.

GI's get "gap" years until Trump, Hegseth, et al, are GONE.

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US launches military operations in Ecuador — POLITICO The joint military operation with Ecuador targeted what the U.S. called

US launches joint military operations in Ecuador to combat drug gangs "designated terrorist organizations". President Noboa had declared a state of emergency and asked Trump to help combat them.

Unlike the case in Milwaukee, US troops were actually invited there.

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Republican Ryan Zinke to step down as US congressman — Guardian US Zinke, interior secretary during Trump’s first term, cites health problems and declines to run again in Montana

Republican Ryan Zinke to step down as US congressman. Zinke cited health problems and declines to run again.

Trump and Hegseth are disappinted. They had hoped to recall Zinkje to active duty as a SEAL to fight in Iran.

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