General Discussion, Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

Day TWENTY-FOUR of Presidential recovery.

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The Machine Fights Back

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Essay by EKO on “X” (@EkoLovesYou)

When DOGE found empty fields in Treasury’s payment system, they uncovered more than missing data.

They found a mechanism.

Simple things were left blank:

Payment categories
Payment rationales
Basic audit controls

The kind of fields any small business would require. The kind that let you track where money goes. The kind that stop a billion dollars of fraud. Every week.
Here’s what Treasury didn’t want exposed:

Over $100 billion flowing annually to accounts without Social Security numbers. No temporary ID numbers. No verification. Nothing. When Musk asked Treasury officials how much was “unequivocal and obvious fraud,” the answer revealed decades of corruption: Half.

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The Real Way Burritos Are Made in Mexico

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Seems appropriate for Taco Tuesday. I love burritos. Which would be your favorite?

Website with recipes:

Mexican Burritos

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‘It’s under criminal investigation’: FBI allegedly leaked info about upcoming ICE raids

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says there are no plans to slow down ICE raids after an alleged FBI leak, and details latest border crackdown numbers one month into the 47th presidency. 

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FEMA employees will to be fired over ‘egregious’ $59M payment for NYC migrants

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

New York Post

Four Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees will be fired Tuesday for sending $59 million to New York City to house and care for illegal migrants, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

“Four employees are being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City,” DHS officials told Fox News in a statement.

“That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high-end hotels for illegals,” Musk posted on X on Monday — and promised DOGE would be making “a clawback demand … to recoup those funds.”

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Whiplash!

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

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General Discussion, Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Day TWENTY-THREE of Presidential recovery

 

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FULL REMARKS: Trump signs executive orders in Oval Office

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Stella

Plus a press conference!

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Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for director of National Intelligence faces key Senate note

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Stella

According to the New York Times, the test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.

The Senate on Monday voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence, signaling the collapse of Republican resistance to her nomination and placing her on a smooth path to confirmation.

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Trump is demanding answers about assassination attempts

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Stella

New York Post

President Trump ordered the Secret Service on Friday to provide him “every bit of information” about his two would-be assassins.

“I’m entitled to know,” he told The Post.

“I want to find out about the two assassins. . . . Why did the one guy have six cell phones and why did the other guy have [foreign] apps?

“No more holding back because of Biden. . . . I’m entitled to know. And they held it back long enough.

“No excuses.”

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