Government Incompetence
Senate Democrats stopped bill to pay troops and fund the Pentagon
A bill intended to get the troops paid beyond the recent payday was stopped in the Senate. The Republicans plus three Democrat senators voted to move the bill forward. However, the Democrats voted against the bill. The Democrats wanted a guarantee regarding the other spending bills that would be added to this bill. From Fox […]
President Trump cuts Democrat programs as government shutdown continues
President Donald Trump announced that many Democrat-favored federal programs have been ended. Trump declared that these programs will not resume when the government reopens… These programs that were never wanted. He also emphasized that the Democrats made a big mistake with their failure to work with the Republicans to work towards reopening the government. From […]
Multiple military relief societies report increased request for financial assistance
Military relief societies report an “unprecedented” request for financial assistance from service members. These requests came in the aftermath of the government shutdown. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) said that they need at least two days of lead time to process military pay. If the shutdown is lifted no later than the 13th, […]
Monday follow-ups
Remember that “relief flotilla” of boats bringing aid to Gaza Looks like they had a relatively smooth sail across the Mediterranean – at least until the Israeli Navy showed up. After action reports say all ships were stopped, and none actually got through the blockading ships and reached Gaza. Most of the 450 detained were […]
Government shutdown: Democrats wanted to extend pandemic era Obamacare subsidies
The Democrats wanted certain spending to be reinstated or continued that would’ve worked against President Trump and DOGE’s intent. Despite a last-ditch effort by the House to temporarily extend the deadline via a short continuing resolution, neither party came to an agreement. Trump suggested that a shutdown would make it easy for him to take […]
FBI: John Bolton’s DC office had classified documents
The FBI stated that they recovered documents marked as classified during their raid of John Bolton’s Washington D.C. office. The FBI obtained documents referencing weapons of mass destruction, strategic communications, the U.S. mission to the United Nations, and other topics. Bolton’s office had folders marked “secret” and “confidential.” Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland, was also […]
Social Security database cleared of 12.4 million accounts listing beneficiaries over 120 years of age
President Donald Trump and Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano declared that 12.4 millions names of people over 120 years of age were cleared from the social security database. They also purged almost 275,000 names belonging to illegal aliens from this database. Tens of thousands of people “over 160 years of age” also had their accounts […]
China and US clash at UN over Panama Canal
I’m sure no one in the Carter Administration envisioned China effectively running the Panama Canal when they gave the Canal Zone back to Panama. I say that honestly with utter conviction and not a hint of sarcasm: mainly because those idiots couldn’t have foreseen sunshine after dawn on the days after, much less China’s growth […]
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