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Up to 1,700 National Guard troops are moving across 19 states. Not just for immigration. Not just for crime. For both. And for something bigger. Fox News framed it politely: “A support pillar to a sweeping federal interagency effort” targeting illegal immigration and violent crime.Fox News That is the cover story. The real work is …
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s effort to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Jeffrey Epstein case, writing that the government itself is the “logical party” to make the Epstein files public and criticizing its motion as a “diversion” tactic. “The information contained in the Epstein grand …
D.C.’s murder rate ran 169 percent higher than Louisiana’s, the deadliest state, and 523 percent higher than the average state https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/20/d-c-s-murder-rate-is-more-than-500-higher-than-the-average-state/ The city wasn’t just bleeding it was gushing. Five times the national average. Higher than Louisiana. Higher than logic. Then came the federal boots. Not a tweak. Not a memo. A full override. Suddenly, …
The Federal Reserve didn’t provide any liquidity to Wall Street between Aug 14 till yesterday (Aug 19) and decline -4% 📉 then juiced liquidity today. This market is in bad shape. $qqq https://t.co/xFh7poek9g — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 20, 2025
by confoundedinterest17 The Trump economy continues to boom. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow forecast model shows real GDP growing at 2.5%. The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 2.5 percent on August 7, unchanged from August 5 after rounding. After this morning’s wholesale trade report …
They didn’t start with Meta. Didn’t touch TikTok. Skipped Reddit. They went straight for 4chan. The anonymous board. No ad budget. No lobbyists. No PR firewall. Ofcom fined it £20,000. Daily penalties began stacking. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/keir-starmer-donald-trump-prime-minister-xi-jinping-truth-social-b2797406.html 🚨Today's Must Read🚨 Keir Starmer's online STASI @Ofcom have levied their first fine under the Online Safety Act on 4chan …
WATCH: A DOJ employee has been fired and charged with a felony after throwing a sandwich at a federal officer during a confrontation in downtown D.C., according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. pic.twitter.com/HqDBdsWhxf — Outnumbered (@OutnumberedFNC) August 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — His career is toast. A DC man who hurled a Subway sandwich at a …
D.C. ranks 4th in murders per capita. Trump is not asking. He is acting. Washington D.C. is not just dysfunctional. It is lethal. CrimeGrade gives the city an “F” for murder risk, ranking it in the 1st percentile for safety nationwide. https://crimegrade.org/murder-washington-dc/ That is not a warning. That is a failure notice. Newsweek’s crime map …
Boasberg tried to prosecute Trump officials. They kept deporting migrants after his order to stop. He called it “willful disregard.” The appeals court called it overreach. “The order forces a coequal branch to choose between capitulating to an unlawful judicial order and subjecting its officials to a dubious prosecution.” — Judge Neomi Rao https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-scraps-boasberg-s-contempt-order-against-trump-officials/ar-AA1KawAI Trump …
No good OpenAi cannot be trusted …. — P (@Th3Optomist) August 6, 2025 OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise is now being deployed across the entire U.S. federal government—at a cost of just $1 per agency. “The U.S. General Services Administration announced Wednesday that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise is now available to all federal agencies to incorporate into their …
Republicans just ended Federal car mileage mandates. The rules added $6,000 to the cost of a car. They siphoned billions from American car companies to foreigners. And they killed 100,000 Americans by forcing them to drive tin cans. pic.twitter.com/iaVt8bH4IM — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 6, 2025 Republicans just ended federal car mileage rules …
by Michael Oops, they did it again. Even though the housing market has been in a depressed state for an extended period of time and even though economic conditions are slowing down all over the country, the Federal Reserve has once again refused to lower interest rates. What in the world are they thinking? I certainly share …
BREAKING: Remember that guy who threw rocks and bricks at ICE officers on video? Yeah, well, that mask didn't help. He has been ARRESTED!!! pic.twitter.com/LEhi3iYhEm — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 23, 2025 ARRESTED: Elpidio Reyna surrendered today at the U.S.-Mexico border to face a felony charge of assault on a federal officer for throwing rocks …
Trump signs an executive order banning “woke AI” in the federal government. Sounds bold on paper. Dig into the language and it’s a mixture of political theater, selective enforcement, and an open door for regulatory arbitrage. The order claims government AI must follow “truth-seeking,” “ideologically neutral” standards and be free from “diversity-driven distortions.” The White …
The Treasury just lit a fuse under the Fed. On July 21, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on CNBC and did not hold back. He called for a sweeping review of the entire Federal Reserve system. Not just interest rates. Not just monetary policy. The entire institution. His words were blunt. “All these PhDs over …
Trump vowed on video to arrest sanctuary city mayors who defy federal immigration orders, asserting he’ll use criminal charges if local leaders obstruct his crackdown.
There’s something seriously broken in federal Law Enforcement if they’re going after Mike Lindell, but not the people on Jeffery Epstein’s list. — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 14, 2022 Show us all the Epstein client list now!!! Why would anyone protect those scum bags? Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very …
Despite the worst start ever to a fiscal year, several key metrics have really turned around w/ Jun tax receipts up 12.9% and outlays down 7.0%, resulting in a surplus; last month was the first time this fiscal year that federal gov’t spending was below $500B: N.B.: Those are year-over-year increases — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. …
Bass has no power over the federal government. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 11, 2025
The White House is now considering federal oversight in two high-profile cities: Washington, D.C. and New York City. During a Cabinet briefing on July 8, President Trump made a sharp statement: “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to.” That declaration has sparked fresh speculation about a shift …
A federal judge just stepped into the immigration ring and threw a punch at the executive branch. On July 2, Judge Randolph D. Moss issued a ruling that blocks President Trump’s January proclamation suspending asylum access at the southern border. Moss says the president cannot override asylum laws passed by Congress. The ruling runs 128 …
Labor market stays warm signs of slowdown below the surface… BLS HOT HOT HOT!: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in state government and health care. Federal government continued to… — Sold …
“It Ends, and It Ends Now”: Pam Bondi Unleashes Federal Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities “They were prioritizing illegal al*ens over American citizens… these sanctuary policies are the root of the cause of violent crime in our country.” LA. NY. IL. NJ. CO. MN. She’s suing them all. “We’re finding you… No longer will crime be …
Call me whatever you want, but this man has no right to serve in public office. He’s an admitted communist supporter and that alone is grounds for deportation. pic.twitter.com/TcAfyedD4X — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 26, 2025 This man doesn’t belong in office!
Homan fires back at ban threat. That's what gets me. The fact that an incoming mayor believes that he has more authority than the President of the United States. I completely agree with Tom. I would recruit 100,000 more ice agents to go door-to-door through New York searching every single dark alley. All in the… …
DOGE’s mission to slash waste and enforce accountability doesn’t hinge on any single individual. The department’s $175B in verified savings—$1,086.96 per taxpayer—speaks for itself. Contracts like the $2.9B Office of Refugee Resettlement termination and $1.9B Treasury EPPIS… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 24, 2025
Congress is moving forward with a plan to open portions of federal land to the private market, aiming to ease the maintenance burden and raise funds amid a $36 trillion national debt load. The proposal is part of the Senate’s 2025 budget bill and could authorize sales covering over 3.2 million acres in the next …
Full text: 🔍 I tracked funding from federal sources to final recipients, prioritizing direct paths (not via DAFs) whenever possible. 👉 IMPORTANT: most paths still went through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)—the black box of the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it’s a common and opaque funding structure that deserves scrutiny. 💥 Explore it for yourself: Click on “Federal …
President Trump is escalating a legal feud with California over its sanctuary policies and alleged ties to foreign-funded protests, warning that state officials may be violating federal law.
