Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)
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sringwal
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I could probably do that in the field of education. But that would be the limit to my koalafication, unless there was a legislation that needed to be written on the proper use of wordplay.
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“Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of controversy during his confirmation process.
Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker and the ranking Democratic member Jack Reed were briefed on Samantha Hegseth’s statement, which has not been previously reported, on January 16, two days after the committee held Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, the sources said.
Wicker and Reed were initially briefed about the FBI’s background check before the confirmation hearing, according to another source familiar with the matter. Since then, the FBI has interviewed Samantha Hegseth and has included her statement in its supplemental review.
In the briefing, Wicker and Reed were told the FBI connected with Samantha Hegseth and that she gave a statement in which she discussed concerns about Pete Hegseth’s drinking. One source familiar with the statement said Samantha Hegseth told the FBI, “He drinks more often than he doesn’t.”
The source familiar noted that Samantha and Pete Hegseth have been divorced since 2017.
“There’s nothing new here and we look forward to the confirmation vote,” Tim Parlatore, Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, told CNN. …”
Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker and the ranking Democratic member Jack Reed were briefed on Samantha Hegseth’s statement, which has not been previously reported, on January 16, two days after the committee held Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, the sources said.
Wicker and Reed were initially briefed about the FBI’s background check before the confirmation hearing, according to another source familiar with the matter. Since then, the FBI has interviewed Samantha Hegseth and has included her statement in its supplemental review.
In the briefing, Wicker and Reed were told the FBI connected with Samantha Hegseth and that she gave a statement in which she discussed concerns about Pete Hegseth’s drinking. One source familiar with the statement said Samantha Hegseth told the FBI, “He drinks more often than he doesn’t.”
The source familiar noted that Samantha and Pete Hegseth have been divorced since 2017.
“There’s nothing new here and we look forward to the confirmation vote,” Tim Parlatore, Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, told CNN. …”
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More than 10,000 refugees were currently in the pipeline to travel to the United States, according to government data. They include Afghans who faced danger because of their association with the United States before the military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Among other refugees who had been approved for travel were people from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
The sudden halt to the flights was an agonizing blow to refugees who had been following a complicated and lengthy process to enter the country legally, resettlement group workers said. …”
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“… The State Department followed his order with a memo Tuesday that said “all previously scheduled travel of refugees to the United States is being canceled, and no new travel bookings will be made.”
Organizations, such as the International Rescue Committee and others that assist refugees, it noted, “should not request travel for any additional refugee cases at this time.”
On Wednesday, U.S. refugee officers in Homeland Security agencies, such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, were told to stop making decisions on refugee cases, according to an internal memo obtained by The New York Times.
News that the Trump administration had canceled travel even for refugees already cleared to be resettled in communities across the United States shocked the leaders of nonprofit organizations that are contracted by the State Department to assist the newcomers.
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“Refugees go through one of the most rigorous vetting processes in the world,” she continued, “and it’s heartbreaking to see their dreams of safety derailed just days before, or in some cases, just hours before they were set to begin their new lives here.”
Eskinder Negash, president of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, said that “many people have been waiting for years, and in some instances decades, in refugee camps and have diligently gone through the refugee process to receive travel authorization.” …”
“… The State Department followed his order with a memo Tuesday that said “all previously scheduled travel of refugees to the United States is being canceled, and no new travel bookings will be made.”
Organizations, such as the International Rescue Committee and others that assist refugees, it noted, “should not request travel for any additional refugee cases at this time.”
On Wednesday, U.S. refugee officers in Homeland Security agencies, such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, were told to stop making decisions on refugee cases, according to an internal memo obtained by The New York Times.
News that the Trump administration had canceled travel even for refugees already cleared to be resettled in communities across the United States shocked the leaders of nonprofit organizations that are contracted by the State Department to assist the newcomers.
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“Refugees go through one of the most rigorous vetting processes in the world,” she continued, “and it’s heartbreaking to see their dreams of safety derailed just days before, or in some cases, just hours before they were set to begin their new lives here.”
Eskinder Negash, president of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, said that “many people have been waiting for years, and in some instances decades, in refugee camps and have diligently gone through the refugee process to receive travel authorization.” …”
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Trump makes it official, picking the guy who was in charge on site the day Trump was a mm from being assassinated. But Curran pretty easily convinced Trump it was Biden’s fault.
Curran has no apparent management experience for a department of this size but he is an experienced secret service officer.
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Canceled for commenting on Elon’s salute
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Curran joined the Secret Service in 2001 as a special agent in Newark, N.J. But in choosing a longtime agent with close ties to him, Trump eschewed one of the recommendations that emerged from the outside panel that examined the Secret Service: installing new leadership from outside the agency.
In a report issued last year, the independent review panel said, “the events of Butler suggest that there is an urgent need for fresh thinking informed by external experience and perspective.”
That report, along with others, highlighted widespread failures by the Secret Service related to the Butler rally, including poor communication and technical mishaps. A Senate report faulted the Secret Service for an unclear chain of command, technological issues and unheeded concerns about the American Glass Research building where the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired on Trump before being fatally shot by a Secret Service sniper.”
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This is a good thing.
President Donald Trump’s Border Czar boasted about the arrests during an interview with Fox News Wednesday.
“We’re concentrating on the worst first, the public safety threats and national security threats,” said Tom Homan. “And just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 ... serious criminals.”
www.independent.co.uk
President Donald Trump’s Border Czar boasted about the arrests during an interview with Fox News Wednesday.
“We’re concentrating on the worst first, the public safety threats and national security threats,” said Tom Homan. “And just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 ... serious criminals.”
Over 300 immigrants arrested on first day of ICE raid, Trump’s border czar says
Federal agencies begin executing Trump’s immigration plans
www.independent.co.uk
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308 down, 19,999,692 to go.
BlooVooDoo
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Sounds risky. Asserting your rights is easily confused with “not complying.”
BlooVooDoo
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The worst first. Who’s second, third and fourth?This is a good thing.
President Donald Trump’s Border Czar boasted about the arrests during an interview with Fox News Wednesday.
“We’re concentrating on the worst first, the public safety threats and national security threats,” said Tom Homan. “And just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 ... serious criminals.”
Over 300 immigrants arrested on first day of ICE raid, Trump’s border czar says
Federal agencies begin executing Trump’s immigration plans