DeSantis Doing that DeSantis Thing Again
Posted By: earlybird, 2/24/2025 7:48:38 PM
The “thing” is the awkward skill of being very unlikeable. Today, Ron DeSantis talked openly about the goal to install his wife, Casey, as the next Florida Governor. Um, hell no. WATCH: Video.
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The United States voted against a U.N. resolution on Feb. 24 that condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on the third anniversary of the war.
The three-page U.N. General Assembly resolution, as presented by Ukraine’s delegation at the international body, called for Russia to “completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”
In all, 93 countries voted in favor of the Ukrainian resolution, while 65 countries abstained. The United States and Russia were among the 18 countries that voted against the resolution.
DeSantis Doing that DeSantis Thing Again
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The “thing” is the awkward skill of being very unlikeable. Today, Ron DeSantis talked openly about the goal to install his wife, Casey, as the next Florida Governor. Um, hell no. WATCH: Video.
America’s Catholics are facing a crisis of authority.
The social and economic realities of mass migration contradict the Vatican’s facile theologizing on open borders. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), in accord with Pope Francis’ globalist conceits, opposes President Donald Trump’s resolve to curtail illegal migration. Catholics are caught between fidelity to ecclesial leadership and obedience to the just laws of our own country.
Francis’ hostility to Trump is no secret. Damian Thompson, former editor of Britain’s Catholic Herald, wrote: “In 2016, Francis gave his blessing to the Hillary Clinton campaign’s Catholic front organizations, motivated not just by their shared obsession with anti-racism and climate change but contempt for Donald Trump.”
The House Judiciary Committee issued a series of subpoenas to the FBI on Monday aimed at obtaining documents related to President Biden’s weaponization of the agency against his political opponents. The move is an apparent attempt to eliminate any legal obstacles used by the bureaucracy to hide evidence of the prior administration’s abuse of the agency.
“Under the Biden Administration and the tenure of former Director Christopher Wray, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) departed from its core public safety mission, suffered from senior leadership failures, and refused any real transparency or accountability for its actions,” committee chair and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote in a letter to new FBI Director
The five largest U.S. public school districts stand to lose more than $5 billion in federal funds per year if they refuse to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring progressive ideologies such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools.
Under a Jan. 29 executive order from Trump, districts face federal funding cuts for maintaining personnel, training, or instructional functions centered on providing special or separate treatment to any employees or students based on race or gender.
The order, which cites federal civil rights laws, also prohibits curricula that suggest that the United States and its public institutions are inherently racist.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 23 that he would immediately resign as president in exchange for his country gaining NATO membership.
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He noted that he would do so “immediately” if necessary.Zelenskyy’s comments were made as the United States works on negotiating an end to the Russia–Ukraine war after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Kyiv joining NATO was unrealistic. Zelenskyy said previously that Ukraine would need to double its army’s size if it is denied NATO membership.
One year ago, a handful of so-called Republicans, led by Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, backed a border bill that would have sold out American sovereignty. But as it would turn out, Lankford and his accomplices never needed to compromise our borders to secure them — as evidenced by the plummeting illegal crossings seen during President Donald Trump’s first month back in office.
New data shows illegal migrant apprehensions dropped an average of 2,000 per day in the weeks before Trump’s inauguration to just 786 following the inauguration.
“From Jan. 21 through Jan. 31, the number of U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the southwest border dropped 85% from the same period in 2024,”
President Donald Trump fired his Joint Chiefs of Staff chair and other DEI-pushing military officials on Friday night, marking a major step toward restoring lethality and efficiency to the Pentagon.
In a Truth Social post, the 47th president revealed that he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to replace Gen. Charles Q. Brown to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown was previously promoted to the position by then-President Joe Biden in May 2023.
“General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a ‘warfighter’ with significant interagency and special operations experience,”
President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
A Justice Department official told ABC News that Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting director early next week.The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.
The move comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ATF's general counsel, Pamela Hicks, late last week. Bondi said in an interview with Fox News on Friday that it was because the agency's lead lawyer was "targeting gun owners."
DOJ Files Misconduct Complaint Against
Judge Overseeing Challenge to Transgender
Military Ban 4 replies
Judge Overseeing Challenge to Transgender
Military Ban 4 replies
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday filed a misconduct complaint against a federal judge in Washington over potential bias during hearings on a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.The complaint, filed by DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle, alleged that U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes engaged in “hostile and egregious misconduct” and violated the judicial code of conduct when she treated a department lawyer with disrespect during a two-day hearing in the case.
Mizelle cited two instances where Reyes questioned the attorney about his religious beliefs and used him “unwillingly as a physical prop” in a rhetorical exercise
Delta Releases Credentials of Pilot and
First Officer Involved in Crash, Rejects
‘Misleading Claims’ 12 replies
First Officer Involved in Crash, Rejects
‘Misleading Claims’ 12 replies
Delta Air Lines has released the credentials of the pilots from the flight that crashed in Toronto, saying it needed to refute “misleading” claims about them circulating on social media.
Flames erupted as Delta Air Lines’ Endeavor Flight 4819 touched down hard on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17. The aircraft skidded on the runway and turned on its side before flipping upside down, one wing sheared off.
All 76 passengers and four crew members escaped the wreckage and the 21 injured passengers transported to Toronto-area hospitals have since been released.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately fire Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger.
The court ruled that, at least for the time being, it will allow a temporary block of Dellinger’s firing to stand until it expires next week.
The application by the Trump administration to undo the order which is set to expire on Feb. 26, will be “held in abeyance”—or delay action—until that date.The Trump administration argued it had the authority to fire Dellinger even though he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Feb. 16 to allow it to fire
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Actress Jane Fonda won the SAG life achievement honor at the SAG Awards on Sunday night and used her speech to defend woke and encourage Hollywood to pursue an anti-Trump agenda.
While the world and broader culture has been seeking to leave woke behind, Jane Fonda came to its defense at the SAG Awards on Sunday night, defining it as simply giving “a damn about other people.” “What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls,” said Fonda. “And make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. By the way, woke just means
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Monday on “The Rachel Maddow Show” that her network made a “bad mistake” firing host Joy Reid.
Maddow said, “Joy Reid’s show, the ReidOut ended tonight, and Joy is not taking a different job in the network. She is leaving the network altogether and that is very, very, very hard to take. I am 51 years old. I have been gainfully employed since I was 12 and I have had so many different kinds of jobs, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. But in all of the jobs I have had in all of the years I have been alive,
A senior Hamas official told the New York Times last week that he would not have supported the October 7, 2023, terror attack against Israel if he had known the outcome — the destruction of Hamas and the devastation of Gaza.
The Times reported Monday:
Mousa Abu Marzouk, the Qatar-based head of Hamas’s foreign relations office, said in an interview with The New York Times that he would not have supported the attack if he had known of the havoc it would wreak on Gaza. Knowing of the consequences, he said, would have made it “impossible” for him to back the assault
Starbucks is laying off workers and paring
back the menu as it tries to turn the
business around 29 replies
back the menu as it tries to turn the
business around 29 replies
New York — Starbucks announced Monday it will lay off over 1,000 corporate workers and cut complex and unpopular drinks from its menu in an effort to turn around lagging sales and revamp the coffee chain.
Starbucks is cutting some Frappuccino blended drinks, Royal English Breakfast Latte and White Hot Chocolate as part of its effort to simplify operations and shrink its menu.
“These items aren’t commonly purchased, can be complex to make, or are like other beverages on our menu,” the company said in a release announcing the menu change. Starbucks is cutting 30% of its menu in an effort to simplify its processes.
A 16-year-old boy let out a keening wail as he collapsed in court after being told he would be tried for murder as an adult and denied bail. Sean Simpson is charged with the shooting murder of 16-year-old Zaquavious Dawkins last month in Gastonia, North Carolina. The alleged teen killer broke down in court, sobbing and screaming as he learned he would not be released on bail and will have to face the law as an adult. Simpson began wiping his eyes as the judge could be heard saying 'hold without bond,' footage obtained by QueenCityNews shows.
Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge
implications for Democrats: Run for Senate
or president? 24 replies
implications for Democrats: Run for Senate
or president? 24 replies
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Some believe the Democratic Party’s next savior is living here, huddled with family, in the relative obscurity of a small city on the shores of Lake Michigan. Pete Buttigieg has yet to decide if that’s a responsibility he wants. For now, Buttigieg, the 43-year-old former U.S. transportation secretary, is discussing his future with party officials, labor leaders and top strategists. He must decide soon whether he wants to return to the national spotlight as a candidate in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race or step aside to instead seek a much bigger role as his party’s next presidential
DeSantis Doing that DeSantis Thing Again
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The “thing” is the awkward skill of being very unlikeable. Today, Ron DeSantis talked openly about the goal to install his wife, Casey, as the next Florida Governor. Um, hell no. WATCH: Video.
Democrats are anxious to rebuild their party on the heels of President Trump’s victory in November. But they have a major problem as they try to refashion their brand: The money isn’t there. Democratic donors — from bundlers to small dollar donors — say they are still angry about the election results and uninspired by anything their side has put forward since then. (Snip) Much of the consternation among the donor community stems from the unprecedented 2024 election cycle, where many felt misled by the party and former President Biden’s reelection campaign. Until the Democratic debate in June, donors and
Pres. Joe Biden’s airport security agency opened up fast-track lines for illegal migrants in 2021, according to a Transportation Security Agency document released by President Donald Trump’s deputies.
The heretofore unreleased 2021 policy allowed illegal migrants to use a variety of “DHS-provided documents” to walk quickly through security checkpoints that held up many Americans.
These approved documents included various documents issued by DHS, such as warrants for arrests, “Notice to Appear” court appointments, and Alien Booking record documents.
The policy was unveiled by journalist Breanna Morello, who wrote, “These documents could be displayed electronically at TSA security checkpoints, meaning an illegal alien could present a photo or screenshot on their device,
There are leakers, and then there are leakers. Some leaking can be justified; whistleblowers to legitimately bad or evil practices by people in positions of authority is technically leaking of information, possibly even classified information, for instance.
On the other hand, on Monday, we learned that there may be some Trump-hating personnel at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who are threatening to take classified intelligence information to foreign governments if their positions are threatened by the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency — the DOGE.
There is a word for that. It's not a pretty one.
In an effort to comply with an executive order to downsize the federal workforce,
Can Greg Gutfeld Save New York City?
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Is there anyone out there who doesn’t know who Greg Gutfeld is?
He is the host of the highest rated late night talk show on Fox News at 10:00 p.m.
His format usually includes two guests and two regulars discussing recent current events with humor, very politically incorrect comments, and frequently blipped-out blue language.
He is way funnier than Bill Maher was when his Politically Incorrect show aired from New York but the most important thing about Gutfeld is the size of his audience and who is watching.
DOGE chief Elon Musk teased Monday that federal workers may receive a second email asking them to list their weekly accomplishments – and that failure to respond to it will result in “termination.”
The Tesla and SpaceX founder’s warning came hours after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) notified human resource bosses across multiple agencies that responses to emails sent Saturday –demanding a list of five bullet points detailing what federal workers achieved in the previous five working days — were “voluntary” and that failure to respond would not be taken as a resignation, as Musk had claimed. (Photo) “The email request was utterly trivial, as the standard
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