“Despite repeated calls to reform its deficient oversight infrastructure, the Department of Energy’s Loans Programs Office continues to leave the door wide open for waste, fraud, and abuse. Today’s OI... View More“Despite repeated calls to reform its deficient oversight infrastructure, the Department of Energy’s Loans Programs Office continues to leave the door wide open for waste, fraud, and abuse. Today’s OIG report confirms the DOE is administering hundreds of billions of dollars without an adequate system in place to track conflicts of interest or protect U.S. taxpayer dollars..."
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/12/18/inspector-general-tells-biden-to-stop-shoveling-money-out-the-door-n2649265
#biden #loans #energy #waste #fraud #abuse
Speaker Mike Johnson's Continuing Resolution gets worse the more we know about it!
'As Musk wondered, "How can this be called a 'continuing resolution' if it includes a 40% pay increase for Congress?... View MoreSpeaker Mike Johnson's Continuing Resolution gets worse the more we know about it!
'As Musk wondered, "How can this be called a 'continuing resolution' if it includes a 40% pay increase for Congress?" Members would go from making $174,000 to $243,000."
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/12/18/pay-raises-for-congress-elon-musk-calls-out-one-of-the-worst-parts-of-cr-n2649261
Is this the real reason for the drone furor?
Mayorkas: "We haven't seen anything unusual. We know of no known threat. Secondly, we have gone to Congress repeatedly asking for more authority to counte... View MoreIs this the real reason for the drone furor?
Mayorkas: "We haven't seen anything unusual. We know of no known threat. Secondly, we have gone to Congress repeatedly asking for more authority to counter drone activity. And we have also asked for more authority to give to the state and local officials under our supervision because … those authorities need to be expanded."
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/joe-biden-mysterious-sightings-alejandro-mayorkas/2024/12/18/id/1192152/
#drones #mayorkas
"The Biden administration's Energy Department released results of a study that could hamper President-elect Donald Trump's plans to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG)."
"In January, the Biden admini... View More"The Biden administration's Energy Department released results of a study that could hamper President-elect Donald Trump's plans to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG)."
"In January, the Biden administration halted the approval of LNG export projects while studying their effects on climate change, the economy, and national security.
"Trump, who says the pause has stifled investments and jobs in the domestic gas industry, has promised to end it on his "very first day back" in the White House."
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/biden-administration-study-donald-trump/2024/12/18/id/1192084/
"The GEC has since mutated into an outfit apparently keen also to help identify and counter constitutionally protected speech produced domestically that threatens the interests of the Washington estab... View More"The GEC has since mutated into an outfit apparently keen also to help identify and counter constitutionally protected speech produced domestically that threatens the interests of the Washington establishment."
"Democratic Sen. Christopher Murphy (Conn.) has pushed an amendment, co-sponsored by Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), to get the GEC extended through 2034."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-congress-poised-to-give-new-life-to-worst-offender-in-us-government-censorship
"Ohio State GOP Rep. D.J. Swearingen called for addressing the root causes of school violence rather than focusing on gun control..."
"Really, it's sidestepping the issue," Swearingen said. "Why are ... View More"Ohio State GOP Rep. D.J. Swearingen called for addressing the root causes of school violence rather than focusing on gun control..."
"Really, it's sidestepping the issue," Swearingen said. "Why are kids killing each other in schools, and why are we seeing this violence? I mean, this never happened when I grew up."
"It's not the gun that's the problem. We need to look at why this is happening, and why it's occurring," Swearingen explained."
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/d-j-swearingen-shooting-school/2024/12/17/id/1192028/
"The real war isn’t won at the ballot box. It’s being waged against an insidious force embedded deep within our institutions: the administrative state, or the “deep state.”
"This isn’t a new problem.... View More"The real war isn’t won at the ballot box. It’s being waged against an insidious force embedded deep within our institutions: the administrative state, or the “deep state.”
"This isn’t a new problem. America’s founders foresaw it, though they didn’t have a term for “deep state” back in the 1700s. James Madison, in Federalist 48, warned us that combining legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the same hands is “the very definition of tyranny.” Yet today, that’s exactly where we stand. Unelected bureaucrats in agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice hold more power than the officials we vote for. They control the levers of government with impunity, dictating policies and stifling change."
"They’ll employ a “top down, bottom up, inside out” strategy to overwhelm and collapse any effort to reform the system. From the top, federal judges and shadow officials will block Trump’s every move. Governors in blue states like California and New York are gearing up to resist federal authority. During Trump’s first term, California filed over 100 lawsuits against his administration. Expect more of the same starting January 20.
From the bottom, progressive groups like the American Civil Liberties Union will flood the streets with protesters, much as they did to oppose Trump’s first-term immigration reforms. They’ve refined their tactics since 2016 and are prepared to unleash a wave of civil unrest. These aren’t spontaneous movements; they’re coordinated assaults designed to destabilize the administration.
"Finally, from the inside, the deep state will continue its mission of self-preservation. Agencies will drag their feet, leak sensitive information, and undermine policies from within. Their goal is to make everything a chaotic mess, so the heart of their power — the bureaucratic core — remains untouched and grows stronger.
"We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move."
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/deep-state-2-0-how-progressives-plan-to-undermine-trump-again
Deep state 2.0: How progressives plan to undermine Trump … again | Blaze Media
We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move.
"Congress has had months to negotiate a clean government funding bill to get us to Trump's term," Republican Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas said in a Tuesday post on X. "Yet, here they are again at the l... View More"Congress has had months to negotiate a clean government funding bill to get us to Trump's term," Republican Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas said in a Tuesday post on X. "Yet, here they are again at the last second trying to jam a 1,500+ page CR that could be called for a vote before the required 72 hour rule. The DC Apparatus operates not on transparency, but behind closed doors away from the American people."
"There is no strategy," Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of Power the Future, told Blaze News. "The goal here is just for them to all go home for Christmas and to promise the American people that next year they will tackle it. That's been the strategy, or the regular operations of Capitol Hill, for the last 20 years."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lawmakers-deliver-scathing-review-of-speaker-johnson-s-last-minute-funding-bill
"On Monday, the owners took to social media to clarify their position. "Recently, we made the difficult decision not to cater a wedding due to our personal beliefs," a message posted to the Pizzeria C... View More"On Monday, the owners took to social media to clarify their position. "Recently, we made the difficult decision not to cater a wedding due to our personal beliefs," a message posted to the Pizzeria Cortile Facebook account said.
"The owners then indicated they knew they would soon face backlash for those "personal beliefs." "This belief comes from a place of personal conviction, one we know is not shared by everyone, and it is one we hold without judgment toward others," the message continued."
"Since the Bennetts limited replies on that particular Facebook post, users inundated previous posts with thousands of messages, most of which accused the owners of engaging in wanton discrimination and "homophobia."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/leftists-attack-pizzeria-owners-as-hateful-bigots-for-declining-to-cater-gay-wedding
Leftists attack pizzeria owners as hateful 'bigots' for declining to cater gay wedding | Blaze Media
Owners stick by 'personal conviction,' believe it could be 'an opportunity to extend grace and listen to one another.'
"These indicators, such as purchasing a Bible or a firearm, making a transaction that involved the terms “MAGA” or “Trump,” or opposing Covid mandates, are clearly designed to target conservative Amer... View More"These indicators, such as purchasing a Bible or a firearm, making a transaction that involved the terms “MAGA” or “Trump,” or opposing Covid mandates, are clearly designed to target conservative Americans. The FBI then “encourages” these financial institutions to file SARs on the targeted individuals, a process that the HJC has deemed problematic."
"In addition to reporting, some financial institutions took a step further and “debanked” (denied financial services to) customers based on their perceived political views."
"...an ordinary American who is debanked will find it challenging to make a living and support his family when he cannot get paid for goods and services in our increasingly digital economy. Being debanked is like being put in a digital prison and being shut out of the modern society."
"The federal government, operating through the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG), is aggressively pushing financial institutions to adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital ID requirements to broaden their surveillance of Americans’ financial lives. The HJC has issued a stark warning that “every financial movement of every American could soon be automatically recorded and scrutinized.”
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/18/report-your-bank-might-be-spying-on-you-for-the-feds/
Report: Your Bank Might Be Spying On You For The Feds
Americans should all be deeply concerned that our government and financial institutions are working together to spy on us.
"Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.
"Cruise, who has been working in... View More"Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.
"Cruise, who has been working in the U.K., was given the Distinguished Public Service Award by U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in a ceremony at Longcross Studios near London."
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/tom-cruise-top-gun-navy/2024/12/17/id/1191921/
#tomcruise #usnavy
"Police said the shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital. Barnes declined to offer additional details... View More"Police said the shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital. Barnes declined to offer additional details about the shooter, partly out of respect for the family."
https://www.newsmax.com/us/school-shooting-christian/2024/12/17/id/1191902/
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