“The Ukranian disinfo org doxxing US journalists & calling for firings, sanctions & criminal prosecutions of US Trumpworld officials received 42% of its start-up capital from: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED).”
I just heard MN had at least 607 million in fraud. Of course, that is only what has been ferreted out. Who knows how much it really is? The bigger the government the easier to hide and steal from the people.
“We are constantly told that Russia is the “Enemy”, but Russian soldiers are currently protecting thousands of Syrian Christians who are fleeing from attacks by the new Jihadist Regime.
This is footage from Khmeimim Air Base in the city of Latakia tonight.
“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.
The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.
Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.”
“Multiple Democrat NGOs have coordinated attacks on Tesla dealerships, staff, and vehicles. Last night a number of CyberTrucks were torched in Seattle. Democrats are becoming increasingly more desperate and violent.”
“Speaker Johnson ahead of Funding Bill vote: “They are going to try to shut the government down. Every House Democrat will participate in this… You’ll see one team is working to fund the government…
“Tim Walz and Twin Cities liberals spent the past 2 years recklessly blowing a historic $18 billion surplus and turning it into a $6 billion deficit. And while it’s not surprising, they show their complete ineptitude by, what else, blaming President Trump.”
“The Biden admin told us that hourly wages grew last year in Q3 (1.6%), even after adjusting for inflation, but those data are once again revised down to show an inflation-adjusted loss (-0.1%); in other words, you got poorer……again:”
~ “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.”—Founding Father James Madison, Federalist 10, The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection, Nov. 22, 1787. To oversimplify, the focus was on keeping any party/interest group from gaining way too much power and undermining the basic rights of others. ~
~ President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will double the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, an escalation of the brewing economic feud between the U.S. and its largest trading partner.
Trump posted to his Truth Social platform that the tariffs would go from 25% to 50% starting Wednesday, a move that comes in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the United States.
Trump added that he would be declaring a “national emergency” for the three states Ontario has targeted so that the tariffs could go into effect. …
… “The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State,” Trump wrote. “This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear.”
CNBC reported that Trump had not yet signed formal paperwork to officially increase the tariffs to 50%, citing a senior administration official who added it was “in the works” and remained “a threat” rather than an action, until that paperwork was prepared and signed.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford had on Monday announced a 25% surcharge on electricity tapped by some 1.5 million residents of Michigan, Minnesota and New York in response to Trump’s recent bellicose language toward Canada.
Stocks briefly fell to their lowest point of the trading day Tuesday on the news. The S&P 500 was down as much as 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 400 points, declining more than 1%. … ~
“The Federal Judge who just went after @DOGE is married to the attorney representing Hampton Dellinger in his lawsuit against the Trump administration.
She was also Lisa Page’s personal attorney during a GOP inquiry into her efforts to smear President Trump with the Russia Collusion Hoax with Peter Strozk.
How is this not a conflict of interest!?”
—
It clearly is, but ethics amongst the Judiciary is lacking these days
~ In another Truth Social post late Monday, Trump called Canada a longtime “tariff abuser.”
“The United States is not going to be subsidizing Canada any longer,” he warned, adding: “We don’t need your Cars, we don’t need your Lumber, we don’t your Energy, and very soon, you will find that out.” ~
It’s way past the time for this. Taxpayers send the money to the NGO, in this case Planned Parenthood, who then launders a percent of the cash back to the politician who directed the money.
“Did you know that Planned Parenthood still receives nearly $2 million EVERY DAY from US taxpayers. They don’t just kill babies with our money, they fund anti-Trump PACs and politicians (!!).
“Data on DC vs. The Rest of America on Federal LayoffsVoters in the National Capitol Region see federal job cuts very differently than the rest of the country. The numbers tell the story…”
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“55% of Capitol Region voters think the DOGE layoffs have gone too far—but only 39% nationwide agree. “
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“Even after the current layoffs, 53% of voters nationwide support further federal payroll cuts. But in DC? 46% oppose even a 1% annual reduction over the next decade.”
“When it comes to work honor, only 17% of voters nationwide say government jobs are more honorable than private sector work. But in the Capitol Region? 43% say government work is more honorable.”
“UPDATE: I am cancelling over 400 DEI and Environmental Justice grants across 9 grant programs totaling $1.7 BILLION, bringing @EPA’s total savings to over $2 BILLION!
This fourth round of EPA/@DOGE cuts was our biggest yet.”
Not sure why it matters whether they are Alawite or Christian — they are being killed. My comments yesterday were to indicate that it appeared the violence was retribution for on-going rear guard fighting between Alawite Assad supporters and some factions of the current ruling coalition (and the factions were Turkish supported). Historically Christians in Syria lived near the capital/Lebanese border or in the case of Assyrians in the east near Iraq. The area where the massacres are taking place are predominantly Alawite.
The video in the X link has no context and is an Russia Today clip. Its reliability has to be questioned and religion isn’t mentinoed except by the poster.
I predict a lot of statistical revisionism in the coming months as the Trump admin tries to paint the coming recession as a Biden recession. Even two weeks ago, some in the admin were musing that it was time to reconfigure how GDP was figured out so it wouldn’t come out negative. I’m not a big fan of GDP calculations and I’m amused that so many place faith in whether its negative or positive in terms of recessionary economics. However, in order to compare the economy from month to month the calculations need to be consistent. Of course some will say the whole point of revisionism is to lessen any faith in statistics making it harder to criticise the Trump admin’s performance.
Despite all the attempts at confusion, its clear there is a loss of confidence — all the electoral bounce that stocks and the dollar received have vanished and everything is back to its October valuations. Right now the US dollar is in decline against the Euro and even the yuan, and a strong dollar is needed to ward off inflation caused by tariffs.
My premier is a bombastic fool who emulates and imitates Trump. Why either one was re-elected is beyond my comprehension. I obviously did not vote for Ford. The electricity threat is a hollow one if exercised by Ontario; we don’t supply much electricity to the US. Now if Quebec exercised the same threat, then it’s serious — they supply most of New England and New York City. Apparently he has rescinded his “tariff”. My guess is the federal gov’t called him up and said wtf and his Republican friends in the US (and he has quite a few) probably told him to cool it. Ford is well known for walking back policy decisions quickly when they turn out badly — he’s not much different than Trump who keeps postponing decisions because its clearly not a good idea.
However, Trump is wrong in that the US can do without our lumber or energy (crude oil). There’s also some potash and rare metals to consider. In any case, either tariffs or a ban in those areas will cause massive price increases. As for cars, its impossible to tell where a car is actually built — depends on definition even. Do you count where its assembled or do you count by percentatge of parts (by volume or cost?) To unpack the supply chain that makes cars in North America will cost everyone.
HRW, correct (your 2nd graph above @6:30), cars with all the various components and parts that are shipped back and forth across borders are indeed a mishmash.
So we’ll see which tariffs (or threats of tariffs) will pop up next. Tomorrow is another day!
Canada’s loss is Minnesota’s gain as far as timber sales go. We need better regulation, no doubt, though. There is a lot of timber that can be culled to make forest areas healthier. Our area has a big timber industry.
How the whole tariff fight goes is still to be seen.
Wandering Views 
So what you’re saying is Dems funded it thru USAID using taxpayer dollars.
And our mostly corrupt media says nothing…..
https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1899211166577987638?t=SaiDKRiSZrNO5OT1DZ_LaQ&s=19
“The Ukranian disinfo org doxxing US journalists & calling for firings, sanctions & criminal prosecutions of US Trumpworld officials received 42% of its start-up capital from: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED).”
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https://x.com/TheGrayzoneNews/status/1899166141576339698?t=3bFFVGsxpyRx0JsD73ZWhA&s=19
“USAID funded Ukraine’s Molfar, which smeared VP JD Vance as a “foreign propagandist,” and called for his prosecution for unstated “crimes”
Molfar has also doxxed The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthaland targeted members of Congress”
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“5,000 children under the age of 10 yrs old Applied and received PPP Loans to tune of $312M Just discovered by DOGE.”
https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1899282880473571799?t=ERVo1VBA1xYSo5n4k8zz1Q&s=19
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I just heard MN had at least 607 million in fraud. Of course, that is only what has been ferreted out. Who knows how much it really is? The bigger the government the easier to hide and steal from the people.
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For HRW, who yesterday stated no Christians were being harmed or displaced, only Alawites.
https://x.com/CilComLFC/status/1899195963761217713?t=f07_9C317DBBEnZPf4oxbg&s=19
“We are constantly told that Russia is the “Enemy”, but Russian soldiers are currently protecting thousands of Syrian Christians who are fleeing from attacks by the new Jihadist Regime.
This is footage from Khmeimim Air Base in the city of Latakia tonight.
Thank you, Russia! 🇷🇺”
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Good.
https://x.com/marcorubio/status/1899021361797816325?t=Oze3aUwrpTOvfz46HeAiIA&s=19
“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.
The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.
Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.”
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All orchestrated by USAID monies to leftist NGOs.
https://x.com/amuse/status/1899051700603805730?t=kMF9_fHdeShYpWjIb0Zfog&s=19
“Multiple Democrat NGOs have coordinated attacks on Tesla dealerships, staff, and vehicles. Last night a number of CyberTrucks were torched in Seattle. Democrats are becoming increasingly more desperate and violent.”
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Watch as Democrats now do a 180 and tell you what a great idea a govt shutdown is…
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1899471289879777662?t=YCDEMaElvA3q_IQ4KRJI0A&s=19
“Speaker Johnson ahead of Funding Bill vote: “They are going to try to shut the government down. Every House Democrat will participate in this… You’ll see one team is working to fund the government…
You’re going to see another opposing the CR.””
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Of course….
https://x.com/PeteStauber/status/1899106923875545491?t=E-mgX-NFWf5weLRRAQFglQ&s=19
“Tim Walz and Twin Cities liberals spent the past 2 years recklessly blowing a historic $18 billion surplus and turning it into a $6 billion deficit. And while it’s not surprising, they show their complete ineptitude by, what else, blaming President Trump.”
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Well I’m shocked…..🙄
https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1899441719705272576?t=3s_K30Qh9NsRbJVXSZoLNg&s=19
“Now that Biden is gone, all of the economic data from 2024 is being revised to show what really happened.
It turns out the economy was lousy in 2024, they simply lied about it.”
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https://x.com/RealEJAntoni/status/1899435520075206950?t=09psxjlKb1o5vzPL_jUeKg&s=19
“The Biden admin told us that hourly wages grew last year in Q3 (1.6%), even after adjusting for inflation, but those data are once again revised down to show an inflation-adjusted loss (-0.1%); in other words, you got poorer……again:”
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~ “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.”—Founding Father James Madison, Federalist 10, The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection, Nov. 22, 1787. To oversimplify, the focus was on keeping any party/interest group from gaining way too much power and undermining the basic rights of others. ~
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Coincidence and just a random crime?
Unlikely.
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1899482551737020918?t=fETbmtMHbb0w-RkBh7eBEQ&s=19
“The InfoWars reporter who was murdered was on a Ukraine enemies list”
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~ President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will double the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, an escalation of the brewing economic feud between the U.S. and its largest trading partner.
Trump posted to his Truth Social platform that the tariffs would go from 25% to 50% starting Wednesday, a move that comes in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the United States.
Trump added that he would be declaring a “national emergency” for the three states Ontario has targeted so that the tariffs could go into effect. …
… “The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State,” Trump wrote. “This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear.”
CNBC reported that Trump had not yet signed formal paperwork to officially increase the tariffs to 50%, citing a senior administration official who added it was “in the works” and remained “a threat” rather than an action, until that paperwork was prepared and signed.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford had on Monday announced a 25% surcharge on electricity tapped by some 1.5 million residents of Michigan, Minnesota and New York in response to Trump’s recent bellicose language toward Canada.
Stocks briefly fell to their lowest point of the trading day Tuesday on the news. The S&P 500 was down as much as 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 400 points, declining more than 1%. … ~
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Wow. Just so many coincidences, right?
https://x.com/nataliegwinters/status/1899490201778434385?t=Hp5lcHfqsS4Heb_uj01UlA&s=19
“The Federal Judge who just went after @DOGE is married to the attorney representing Hampton Dellinger in his lawsuit against the Trump administration.
She was also Lisa Page’s personal attorney during a GOP inquiry into her efforts to smear President Trump with the Russia Collusion Hoax with Peter Strozk.
How is this not a conflict of interest!?”
—
It clearly is, but ethics amongst the Judiciary is lacking these days
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~ In another Truth Social post late Monday, Trump called Canada a longtime “tariff abuser.”
“The United States is not going to be subsidizing Canada any longer,” he warned, adding: “We don’t need your Cars, we don’t need your Lumber, we don’t your Energy, and very soon, you will find that out.” ~
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It’s way past the time for this. Taxpayers send the money to the NGO, in this case Planned Parenthood, who then launders a percent of the cash back to the politician who directed the money.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
They have rigged the system here folks.
https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1899497482322956672?t=ZPApeC_x8j9eowP2YBrybA&s=19
“Did you know that Planned Parenthood still receives nearly $2 million EVERY DAY from US taxpayers. They don’t just kill babies with our money, they fund anti-Trump PACs and politicians (!!).
DOGE needs to cut Planned Parenthood.”
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Thank you.
Some common sense is refreshing.
https://x.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1899171015051153616?t=Dm8UiJE8a_kCenYsAUmxsA&s=19
“Biden’s $3 billion EV fleet for @USPS is lost in the mail! ✉️
Just 93 of 50,000 vehicles have been delivered.
I am canceling the order and returning the unspent money to sender: the taxpayers!”
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https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1899113102307651888?t=QLiNy7Mu6VrRgNGWnttCHQ&s=19
“DOGE lawmakers look to defund Biden’s anemic-paced $3B EV postal truck ‘boondoggle'”
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This is yet another example. Who do you think got the contracts for this stuff?
The Environut NGO people who will launder it back to politicians.
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Nothing seedier than activist judges. Add this to those listed above…
https://x.com/nataliegwinters/status/1899434294755438632?t=LhbpfDU-L3OVeQgfnN9WzQ&s=19
“The Federal Judge ruling @DOGE needs to be more transparent was a Covington & Burling Partner.
This law firm was just stripped of its security clearances & government work by Trump.
Judge Cooper’s wedding was officiated by Merrick Garland, & his wife worked for Eric Holder.”
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Just a reminder, eh…..
https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1899486158943375554?t=Hi-ir4DoscVVEZn06SXpAQ&s=19
“Collective punishment against a civilian population, such as turning off their electricity, is considered a war crime.”
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1899483655665230260?t=Is3bCH_-4rHloQhFc5GCog&s=19
“Ontario Premier Doug Ford warns: “If the US escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely.
”Canada is now openly threatening to cut power to the U.S.”
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A thread, the latest from Rasmussen.
https://x.com/ScottWRasmussen/status/1899489202967818290?t=ZEgFmz4Eeuxqe25qdWjOjw&s=19
“Data on DC vs. The Rest of America on Federal LayoffsVoters in the National Capitol Region see federal job cuts very differently than the rest of the country. The numbers tell the story…”
—
“55% of Capitol Region voters think the DOGE layoffs have gone too far—but only 39% nationwide agree. “
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“Even after the current layoffs, 53% of voters nationwide support further federal payroll cuts. But in DC? 46% oppose even a 1% annual reduction over the next decade.”
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A legend in their own minds….
https://x.com/ScottWRasmussen/status/1899489216934945061?t=hXmt7QkHafBPSD9K8fkqhg&s=19
“When it comes to work honor, only 17% of voters nationwide say government jobs are more honorable than private sector work. But in the Capitol Region? 43% say government work is more honorable.”
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More winning.
https://x.com/epaleezeldin/status/1899203715778638062?t=SaBMTUD7xAjpVRvkhNf3vg&s=19
“UPDATE: I am cancelling over 400 DEI and Environmental Justice grants across 9 grant programs totaling $1.7 BILLION, bringing @EPA’s total savings to over $2 BILLION!
This fourth round of EPA/@DOGE cuts was our biggest yet.”
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Not sure why it matters whether they are Alawite or Christian — they are being killed. My comments yesterday were to indicate that it appeared the violence was retribution for on-going rear guard fighting between Alawite Assad supporters and some factions of the current ruling coalition (and the factions were Turkish supported). Historically Christians in Syria lived near the capital/Lebanese border or in the case of Assyrians in the east near Iraq. The area where the massacres are taking place are predominantly Alawite.
The video in the X link has no context and is an Russia Today clip. Its reliability has to be questioned and religion isn’t mentinoed except by the poster.
hrw
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I predict a lot of statistical revisionism in the coming months as the Trump admin tries to paint the coming recession as a Biden recession. Even two weeks ago, some in the admin were musing that it was time to reconfigure how GDP was figured out so it wouldn’t come out negative. I’m not a big fan of GDP calculations and I’m amused that so many place faith in whether its negative or positive in terms of recessionary economics. However, in order to compare the economy from month to month the calculations need to be consistent. Of course some will say the whole point of revisionism is to lessen any faith in statistics making it harder to criticise the Trump admin’s performance.
Despite all the attempts at confusion, its clear there is a loss of confidence — all the electoral bounce that stocks and the dollar received have vanished and everything is back to its October valuations. Right now the US dollar is in decline against the Euro and even the yuan, and a strong dollar is needed to ward off inflation caused by tariffs.
hrw
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My premier is a bombastic fool who emulates and imitates Trump. Why either one was re-elected is beyond my comprehension. I obviously did not vote for Ford. The electricity threat is a hollow one if exercised by Ontario; we don’t supply much electricity to the US. Now if Quebec exercised the same threat, then it’s serious — they supply most of New England and New York City. Apparently he has rescinded his “tariff”. My guess is the federal gov’t called him up and said wtf and his Republican friends in the US (and he has quite a few) probably told him to cool it. Ford is well known for walking back policy decisions quickly when they turn out badly — he’s not much different than Trump who keeps postponing decisions because its clearly not a good idea.
However, Trump is wrong in that the US can do without our lumber or energy (crude oil). There’s also some potash and rare metals to consider. In any case, either tariffs or a ban in those areas will cause massive price increases. As for cars, its impossible to tell where a car is actually built — depends on definition even. Do you count where its assembled or do you count by percentatge of parts (by volume or cost?) To unpack the supply chain that makes cars in North America will cost everyone.
hrw
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HRW, correct (your 2nd graph above @6:30), cars with all the various components and parts that are shipped back and forth across borders are indeed a mishmash.
So we’ll see which tariffs (or threats of tariffs) will pop up next. Tomorrow is another day!
Are we having fun yet? 🙂
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Canada’s loss is Minnesota’s gain as far as timber sales go. We need better regulation, no doubt, though. There is a lot of timber that can be culled to make forest areas healthier. Our area has a big timber industry.
How the whole tariff fight goes is still to be seen.
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