February 6, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
“It was the USAID that was cut off and should have been cut off. I mean, $15 million for condoms for the Taliban! That’s what we hear. And that’s what they discovered. This is the type of thing that they’re finding in this kind of thing. We want them to find there is inefficiency. “When you have a government as …
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February 6, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Associated Press reports: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart’s Thursday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asks her not to deport Venezuelans without criminal records as ordered by Trump. “I respectfully request, within all applicable rules and regulations, that you assess all options available to ensure that Venezuelan nationals without criminal records are not forcibly returned to one of the most repressive …
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February 6, 2025 Fox News, State Television
“People are using Medicaid in the wrong way. They might have a way to make money, but they don’t tie it in with their health insurance so essentially Medicaid is part of a nanny state. “You know, the vast majority of people in this country get their insurance by working for it and they are proud of it and might …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Reuters reports: Panama President José Raúl Mulino said on Thursday the U.S. was spreading “lies and falsehoods” after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be able to pass through the Panama Canal without paying. The comments were likely to exacerbate tensions between the two countries after the U.S. had cited progress on military cooperation and confronting alleged Chinese …
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February 6, 2025 Extremists, Racism
Forbes reports: One of the workers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency most involved in the agency’s access to the Treasury Department’s payment system reportedly resigned Thursday after racist social media posts tied to him surfaced—the latest in the line of controversy and criticism surrounding DOGE. Marko Elez, one of the two primary DOGE emissaries embedded in the Treasury …
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February 6, 2025 Christianists, Crime
Florida’s Mid Bay News reports: Police charged Aaron Craig Gleason with lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under the age of 12 by a person over the age of 18 on Tuesday. Okaloosa County Jail records show that Gleason remains in jail and has been denied bond. Profiles on LinkedIn and Facebook with the names A.C. Gleason and Aaron …
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February 6, 2025 News, Politics
The Guardian reports: Benjamin Netanyahu gave Donald Trump a “golden pager” during their meeting in Washington DC this week, in an apparent reference to Israel’s deadly attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon last year. In photos circulating online, the golden pager can be seen mounted on a piece of wood, accompanied by a golden plaque that reads in black lettering: “To …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: Records obtained by The Post show that several members of Musk’s DOGE team — some of whom are in their early 20s and come from positions at his private companies — were given “administrative” access to OPM computer systems within days of Trump’s inauguration last month. That gives them sweeping authority to install and modify software …
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February 6, 2025 Immigration, Trump cultists
Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate reports: The Unified Police Department said surveillance footage failed to back up recent claims made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who said a driver had swerved at them last month. UPD officers were originally sent to assist the ICE agents with a traffic stop in Murray on the morning of Jan. 26. When …
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February 6, 2025 Extremists, Trump cultists
From the transcript of today’s exchange: HARRY DUNN: You’re damn right I’m upset. BRANDON FELLOWS: Yeah, well you should be. You should probably control your emotions. DUNN: You know what? You know what? I’m glad you’re recording. FELLOWS: Let’s take a breath. DUNN: No. You are a lot more tough now that you don’t got 10,000 of your thugs out …
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