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02/22/2025 2025-02-22 01:18 ||
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Seems like Justin will have trouble negotiating his way out of bad times for his country.he started the disrespect in the first term.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
02/22/2025 10:10 Comments ||
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I'm curious what Trudeau's definition of 'success' would look like.
Posted by: ed in texas ||
02/22/2025 16:21 Comments ||
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^ Cuban-style Communism, just like Dear Ol' Dad?
Posted by: Frank G ||
02/22/2025 16:37 Comments ||
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This just ain't about Trump. A lot of Canadians are unhappy with little Justin over antics like the Trucker's Protest where the government invoked the Emergencies Act to shutdown weeks of protest against COVID lockdowns. No-go zones, people arrested, their bank accounts seized - it all seemed very un-Canadian.
SHOCKING HIDDEN CAMERA CONFESSION: LA Mayor Official Admits Office Knew Wildfires Were Coming, Claims There Was “Nothing They Could Do,” Blames Residents Who “Lost Everything”; LADWP Project Manager Confesses the Pacific Palisades Reservoir Was Empty for "A Year"
Vitello reportedly is being reassigned within the agency
Posted by: Frank G ||
02/22/2025 08:32 ||
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You can make the number by forgetting about the dangerous criminals an sweeping Home Depot parking lots instead as long as the ICE officers are in decent cardio shape.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
02/22/2025 10:13 Comments ||
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1,500 a day is 547,500 per year out of 11 million who came just in the last 4 years. There will also be self-deportations, but it's still not enough. In other words, Biden let in more people each year than Trump is planning to deport.
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The law-abiding among the illegal community will cash out and go home, then apply to come back legally. Back when the trailing daughters were in school, one of the girls in their social circle came to school in tears one day because her father — an engineer with a management career at a mid-sized firm in the area — had applied to the government to regularize his situation after the rules changed, and had been rejected. So they’d packed up their stuff, sold their very nice house, and were headed back to Mexico, where he’d work at the company’s regional office until they could bring him back to America legally. But it was probably going to take a few years to make that happen, which meant the child, who had never lived anywhere but here, would not be able to graduate with her friends.
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Homan: Reassigned Acting ICE Director Will Now Focus on Interior Alone, Arrests Will Go Up
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Border Czar Tom Homan stated that Caleb Vitello’s reassignment from his position as acting ICE Director is to a position that is at a lower level, but where he’ll be solely focused on interior enforcement and that while he is happy with the current immigration arrest numbers, they need to increase and they will.
Homan said he’s pleased with the immigration arrest numbers, but they need to go up and there needs to be “better targeting, more targeting. And sanctuary cities are a problem.” And that targeting is increasing and they’re suing sanctuary cities so the arrest numbers will increase.
He added that Vitello’s removal wasn’t his decision, “But if you look at what they actually did to him, they didn’t remove him. … [T]hey took him out of the director’s job, and the director’s job is very political. Not only do you oversee the operations in the interior, you oversee international offices. We’ve got attaché offices in over 40 countries. You’ve got to deal with HSI, criminal investigations, drug trafficking, gun trafficking, weapons of mass destruction, you’ve got to be on the Hill with Congress. You’ve got to do all these political things as a director. She put him in a position as the executive associate director over ERO. Yeah, it’s a lower level. But now…all he does now is oversee [our] interior enforcement operation.”
Posted by: Frank G ||
02/22/2025 16:35 Comments ||
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Biden let in more people each year than Trump is planning can afford to deport.
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Artsy colonists from NYC and environs. They fell in love with the idea after watching the sitcom “Newhart” in the 1980s, about a writer played by Bob Newhart who goes to Vermont for vacation and ends up running the quaint little inn with his wife.
Steve Bannon, former chief strategist for Donald Trump, calls for dismantling the CIA and FBI, labeling the CIA a “cancer” and part of the deep state.”
"We don’t want to have spies all over the world, we don’t want a CIA anymore. Is it going to make us less secure? We’re so… pic.twitter.com/y0JsfKMuYS
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The world has become a dangerous Dali landscape of dysfunction. The CIA is the cause not the cure.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
02/22/2025 10:05 Comments ||
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VDH called it (article here today). Obama's third term. Should have never been able to keep a residence in D.C. I'd put monney on a secure T3 coms line and video conference capability in his residence.
[MSN] A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration's remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, allowing it to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols rejected pleas to keep his temporary stay on the government's plan to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts. His ruling also allows the administration to start the clock ticking on its planned 30-day deadline for USAID workers abroad to move back to the U.S. at government expense.
His ruling comes in a broad lawsuit filed by unions on behalf of the agency staff, especially those at risk of being stranded abroad. The suit describes the Trump administration stalling needed medical evacuations for USAID staffers and spouses overseas, cutting some contractors off from emergency communications, and leaving staffers to flee political violence in Congo without support or funding.
The lawsuit more broadly challenges the constitutionality of the administration's dismantling of USAID, saying eliminating an agency would require congressional approval.
"At present, the agency is still standing," Nichols wrote in his ruling. "And so the alleged injuries on which plaintiffs rely in seeking injunctive relief flow essentially from their members’ existing employment relationships with USAID."
Nichols found that the unions’ challenge must be dealt with under federal employment laws rather than in district court.
President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... and the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency tied to billionaire Elon Musk have moved swiftly to shutter USAID, calling its programs out of line with the president's agenda and asserting without evidence that its work is wasteful.
The case is one of multiple lawsuits from groups representing USAID workers and nonprofits and businesses that are challenging the administration's sudden shutdown of the agency, including its placing of agency leadership on administrative leave. A judge in another suit has ordered the administration to temporarily lift a freeze on funding that has shut down USAID programs and operations worldwide.
Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he had been "very concerned" about workers in high-risk areas left overseas without access to emergency communications. But he has since been reassured by the Trump administration that they would still have access to two-way radios that allow 24—7 communications in emergencies, as well as a phone app with a "panic button."
He said the government’s statements persuaded him "that the risk posed to USAID employees who are placed on administrative leave while stationed abroad — if there is any — is far more minimal than it initially appeared."
The judge also said he was satisfied by assurances from USAID deputy administrator Pete Marocco that workers abroad would be allowed to stay in their jobs beyond the 30 days even if they stayed overseas.
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The USAID workers abroad is a complication that I had not thought of. The move back timer may be pushed out in labor court. 30 seems aggressive, but warranted based on what USAID was doing for a living.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
02/22/2025 10:01 Comments ||
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Thirty days is very doable. My last move for the company was accomplished in 19 days, and that included three days of thumb twiddling while we awaited the formal announcement; the trailing daughters and I even had time for a final overnight run back to Germany to say goodbye to friends and shop for a few last specialty items ordered to be delivered to the house in Brussels the next day. A full inventory with photos of key items — necessary to be recompensed should the shipping container fall off the boat, as once happened to friends of mine — takes at most a single day, especially if one kept receipts for key purchases, and that included counting all the trailing daughters’ underthings and Lego sets. Everyone who goes out there knows how to do this stuff, and if not, there are always plenty of trailing wives happy to be consulted. As for those few hundred problem pregnancies, they should have been back Stateside already — you do not want to be stuck out in the bush should Baby decide to come early — and their husbands will have plenty of offers from the local trailing wives to help get the household packed and shipped. No sympathy from me, I’m afraid —if you aren’t willing to do the work to become seriously competent at this stuff, you have no business going out there.
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@#5 - "Thirty days is very doable". Generally agree (I've done 16 international moves - 8 round trips). Almost always come down to local labor/movers availability. Off peak season right now which is good. The fact we usually only have a few (sometimes 1) reliable company overseas is bad. Coordinating things to left of the actual pack-out is what takes time. The Department of Redundancy Department bureaucracy at its best.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy ||
02/22/2025 22:50 Comments ||
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The rats will find another home if we dont get them out fast.
Posted by: 49 Pan ||
02/22/2025 22:54 Comments ||
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Get that DEI shit OUT
[Townhall] It’s not exactly shocking news: President Donald J. Trump fired General Charles Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was cited for pushing DEI nonsense at the Pentagon, with more recent reports noting that he was allegedly on a purge list (via ABC News):
Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top admiral, are on the list of general officers provided to Congress this week whom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could fire or remove from their current jobs, according to two U.S. officials.
Spokesmen for both Brown and Franchetti declined to comment. CNN was first to report their names were on the list for possible removal.
And the president made that announcement official tonight, nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to replace Brown:
I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.
Today, I am honored to announce that I am nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a “warfighter” with significant interagency and special operations experience.
During my first term, Razin was instrumental in the complete annihilation of the ISIS caliphate. It was done in record setting time, a matter of weeks. Many so-called military “geniuses” said it would take years to defeat ISIS. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered.
Despite being highly qualified and respected to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the previous administration, General Caine was passed over for promotion by Sleepy Joe Biden. But not anymore! Alongside Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine and our military will restore peace through strength, put America First, and rebuild our military. Finally, I have also directed Secretary Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high level positions, which will be announced soon. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led by his defense secretary to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.
The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon. His 16 months in the job had been consumed with the war in Ukraine and the expanded conflict in the Middle East.
"I want to thank General Charles ’CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family," Trump posted on social media.
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Trump has fired Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. C.Q. Brown and pushed out five other top military leaders in a historic shake-up. He’s nominating retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as the new chairman, marking the first time a retired officer is brought back for the role. Admiral Lisa… pic.twitter.com/hJJwPMuLmr
…Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead a military branch, is also being replaced. Additionally, Trump is removing the judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Posted by: Frank G ||
02/22/2025 00:00 ||
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GOOD!!!! Caine is a bad ass. Brown is a fuck twit
We...the people...all of us....sat passively by and put up with a STOLEN election in 2020.
But that's not where it ends. The election was only *stolen* because approximately 40% of our population is a ONE issue voter, no matter how they act in forums or in public.
Until we disabuse our people of the notion that pregnancies can be aborted without moral condemnation and outrage, we will continue to have LOTS of women who pretend to be on "our" side who slide into the ballot booth and vote for "pro choice" candidates.
The Biden camp didn't STEAL 20 Million votes--they stole 5-10 Million and that's all they needed because our culture no longer values right-from-wrong.
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Seems like they knew they were going to do this day 1. They must have a wave schedule that includes the legal hurdles and wins. It looks like a military operational plan. I wonder if Flynn advised them on this.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
02/22/2025 9:56 Comments ||
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Now if they can recall that dikkwad Milley to active duty and court-martial him, then that would be the icing on the cake.
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Clarice Feldman on FB: @Heminator
For the new Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Trump admin passed over EVERY FOUR STAR GENERAL to select a three star.
That’s gotta send a message about our failed military leadership.
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Posted by: Frank G ||
02/22/2025 13:35 Comments ||
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A palpable point, Frank G. I noticed the Lt. Gen thing, but was rushing to get things organized for the rollover, and didn’t stop to think about the deeper message.
That’s like putting in a non-general as Secretary of Defense.
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...that part of the big problem in the military's HR management. We went to war on 9/11 but kept the same peacetime promotion system. That peacetime system was intended to identify people who would in wartime supposedly be able to perform. It was not a substitute for actual war environment. It was all about 'fair and equitable' not about performance in war which nothing to do with 'fair or equitable'. The Bug Out at Kabul should have lead to the firing of many of those involved. The beginning of WW2 and Korea saw a slew of officers pushed aside or cashiered making room for talent that wasn't concerned with 'management'.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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