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December 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
UK

Far-Left UK PM Will Appoint Disgraced Epstein Pal as U.S. Ambassador.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is naming Lord Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States. The Labour grandee had to resign in disgrace from Tony Blair‘s government on two separate occasions. Still, successive party leaders have repeatedly restored him to positions of power despite his scandals and unsavory connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Following his second resignation from the Blair government, he was appointed to the European Commission, the unelected executive of the European Union (EU). Scandals in the EU also plagued Mandelson, but Blair’s successor, Gordon Brown, granted him a seat for life in the House of Lords and returned him to a government for a third time once his term was completed.   

Mandelson, who was “outed” in a BBC interview in 1998, is infamous for remaining “particularly close” to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein even after he was convicted of soliciting minors. It is reported that he called Epstein in prison while serving in Brown’s government to arrange a meeting with JP Morgan chairman Jamie Dimon.

The so-called “Prince of Darkness” may struggle to build a rapport with President-elect Trump, having previously described the America First leader as “disdainful, unscrupulous, prepared to say anything to harvest the populist vote,” which makes other world leaders “frightened.”

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is naming Lord Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States. The Labour grandee had to resign in disgrace from Tony Blair‘s government on two separate occasions. Still, successive party leaders have repeatedly restored him to positions of power despite his scandals and unsavory connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

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December 19, 2024
Politics

Biden State Dept Rushing to Enact DEI Initiatives in Embassies Before Trump Inauguration.

The U.S. State Department, under the leadership of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has issued a diplomatic cable that outlines new initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the agency. Dated November 19, the internal cable emphasizes initiatives including establishing “reflection rooms” and “all-gender restrooms” at American embassies abroad.

Circulated to all diplomatic and consular posts, the cable forms part of the Biden-Harris government’s broader efforts to entrench DEI initiatives within the federal government before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office in January. The message details the establishment of reflection rooms in both domestic and overseas facilities and encourages facility managers to identify opportunities for repurposing existing restrooms.

The initiatives are part of Blinken’s so-called Modernization Agenda, which advocates for a resilient and inclusive work environment. Specific processes are recommended for modifying restrooms while considering host country customs and norms.

The State Department has invested approximately $80 million in programs to advance racial equity and tackle supposed gender and sexuality discrimination. Internal discussions among career officials at the State Department are believed to be ongoing regarding preserving DEI initiatives against moves by President-elect Trump to end the radical, leftist programs.

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The U.S. State Department, under the leadership of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has issued a diplomatic cable that outlines new initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the agency. Dated November 19, the internal cable emphasizes initiatives including establishing "reflection rooms" and "all-gender restrooms" at American embassies abroad. show more
December 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics

Speaker Johnson Cancels Weekend AmFest Appearance as Shutdown Looms.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled a planned appearance at AmericaFest (AmFest)—organized by Charlie Kirk’s America First-aligned Turning Point USA group—his weekend. The cancelation comes as the U.S. government faces a shutdown on Saturday, with the Johnson-led House of Representatives failing to pass spending legislation as of publication.

The so-called continuing resolution (CR) authorizing continued spending into 2025 currently under consideration seems doomed due to a number of controversial provisions, including pay raises for politicians and what President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance describe as “Democrat giveaways,” including “sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney.”

Johnson is believed to be hopeful that a “clean” CR that would simply maintain spending under existing terms, with no policy changes, can pass instead. However, this also lacks support from President-elect Trump, who wants a mostly clean CR that also lifts the current debt ceiling before he enters office in January.

“If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution without all of the Democrat ‘bells and whistles’ that will be so destructive to our Country, all it will do, after January 20th, is bring the mess of the Debt Limit into the Trump Administration, rather than allowing it to take place in the Biden Administration,” he argues, warning: “Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried. Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”

Johnson’s always tenuous hold on the speakership appears to be slipping amid the crisis, with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) suggesting Elon Musk—a vocal opponent of current, omnibus-style CRs—should be drafted in to replace him.

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled a planned appearance at AmericaFest (AmFest)—organized by Charlie Kirk's America First-aligned Turning Point USA group—his weekend. The cancelation comes as the U.S. government faces a shutdown on Saturday, with the Johnson-led House of Representatives failing to pass spending legislation as of publication. show more
December 18, 2024
William Upton
Politics

Trump and Vance Slam Speaker Johnson’s Spending Bill: ‘A Democrat Giveaway.’

President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance have weighed in on the controversial continuing resolution (CR) being pushed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to avert a partial government shutdown on Saturday. The two America First leaders accused Johnson of “a Democrat giveaway” while arguing  Congressional Republicans blundered by suspending the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025.

“The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed,” the incoming President and Vice President wrote in a statement published on Vance’s X (formerly Twitter) account. They continue: “Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee—which accomplished nothing for the American people and hid security failures that happened that day. This bill would also give Congress a pay increase while many Americans are struggling this Christmas.”

“Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country,” Trump and Vance insist.

However, the pair do not appear entirely for a so-called ‘clean’ continuing resolution. Instead, they insist on attaching a debt ceiling increase to the spending bill. “If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration? Let’s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want,” they argue.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance have weighed in on the controversial continuing resolution (CR) being pushed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to avert a partial government shutdown on Saturday. The two America First leaders accused Johnson of "a Democrat giveaway" while arguing  Congressional Republicans blundered by suspending the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025. show more
December 18, 2024
Politics
War

Palestinians Sue State Department Over U.S. Military Aid to Israel.

Palestinians are suing the U.S. Department of State over the Biden-Harris government’s supply of military aid to Israel for its ongoing military campaign against the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. The lawsuit, which was filed in a U.S. federal court on Tuesday, alleges the American government is allowing Israel to circumvent a series of U.S. human rights laws enacted by former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in 1997. According to the “Leahy Laws,” the United States cannot grant foreign military aid to a country if there is evidence of human rights abuses.

“My surviving family members in Gaza have been forcibly displaced four times since October, living in constant fear of indiscriminate Israeli attacks carried out with American weapons,” one of the plaintiffs, a Palestinian-American, said in a statement. “The U.S. government’s military assistance to these abusive Israeli forces, which our own laws prohibit, is enabling these Israeli harms to me and my family,” he added.

‘DOUBLE STANDARD.’

The plaintiffs in the case contend the U.S. is engaging in a double standard by supplying Israel with military aid. In the legal filing, they claim it is “reasonable to assess” that the Jewish State—using American-supplied weapons—violated international law in the course of its military operations in Gaza. These violations, they argue, should trigger the Leahy Laws, barring any further support. Hamas-aligned Gaza health officials claim 45,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict. However, Israel has consistently claimed its military has made every effort to minimize civilian casualties.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues to maintain that the allegations of a double standard in how the U.S. treats Israel compared to other nations are unfounded. In May, the Department of State—in a report to Congress—claimed insufficient evidence existed to trigger the Leahy Laws. The report did state, however, that the department continues to monitor Israel’s compliance with both the foreign military aid statute and international human rights laws.

The U.S. government has allocated approximately $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the country’s war against Hamas over a year ago.

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Palestinians are suing the U.S. Department of State over the Biden-Harris government's supply of military aid to Israel for its ongoing military campaign against the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. The lawsuit, which was filed in a U.S. federal court on Tuesday, alleges the American government is allowing Israel to circumvent a series of U.S. human rights laws enacted by former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in 1997. According to the "Leahy Laws," the United States cannot grant foreign military aid to a country if there is evidence of human rights abuses. show more
December 18, 2024
William Upton
Politics

House Ethics Committee Votes in Secret to Release Report on Matt Gaetz.

The House Ethics Committee is set to release its report on its investigation into former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Despite initially voting against making the investigation results public in November, the powerful House committee decided in secret earlier this month to release the ethics report. The move indicates that some Republican lawmakers on the committee sided with the Democrats.

“The Biden/Garland DOJ spent years reviewing allegations that I committed various crimes. I was charged with nothing: FULLY EXONERATED. Not even a campaign finance violation. And the people investigating me hated me,” Gaetz said in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. The former Congressman added: “Instead, House Ethics will reportedly post a report online that I have no opportunity to debate or rebut as a former member of the body.”

In the past, the Ethics Committee has generally refrained from making public the outcome of an investigation into a lawmaker once they have left Congress. Gaetz resigned his seat after being named by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his nominee for Attorney General. However, the Florida Republican subsequently withdrew his name from consideration after it became apparent at least four Senate Republicans—led by outgoing Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—would not budge in their opposition to his nomination.

Over the course of the year-long investigation, the committee reviewed allegations that Gaetz used illegal drugs and engaged in sexual misconduct. Additionally, the committee stated last summer that it was investigating whether the Florida lawmaker “shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gifts.”

Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations leveled by the committee. Additionally, a parallel probe of the allegations by the Biden government’s Department of Justice (DOJ) determined key witnesses against Gaetz were unreliable. The House Ethics Committee’s probe relies on the same dubious witness testimony that led the DOJ to drop its investigation of Gaetz.

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The House Ethics Committee is set to release its report on its investigation into former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Despite initially voting against making the investigation results public in November, the powerful House committee decided in secret earlier this month to release the ethics report. The move indicates that some Republican lawmakers on the committee sided with the Democrats. show more
Speaker
December 18, 2024
Politics

GOP Lawmakers Blast Speaker Johnson’s Continuing Resolution, Will Need Dem Support to Pass.

Congressional Republicans are lining up in opposition to a new government spending proposal to prevent a partial shutdown on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Subsequently, Republican lawmakers are voicing their disdain for the stop-gap spending measure, hammering the bill as an omnibus masquerading as a continuing resolution (CR).

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) sarcastically suggested that conservative Republicans should create an OnlyFans account, commenting on how often they feel disregarded. “Conservative Republicans should start an OnlyFans account considering how often we get screwed… The CR is a bad deal,” the Florida Republican wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Meanwhile, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) demanded his colleagues oppose the bill after the legislative language was made public. In a social media post, Sen. Lee shamed fellow Republicans for backing the spending measure: “Like a dog to its vomit, big-spending Republicans in Congress are returning to what’s familiar & neglecting what’s necessary.”

Adding to the chorus of critique, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) stated his intent to oppose the proposal. Gosar described the CR as a “garbage” document, making clear his refusal to support it. Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called it a “Christmas CR lump of coal.” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) also affirmed her opposition with a simple “nope.”

Similarly, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) criticized Republican leaders, arguing they failed to introduce a clean CR. The Florida Senator noted that House and Senate leadership’s lack of fiscal restraint illustrates why the country needs President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). An initiative set up by Trump to tackle government spending and waste, DOGE is being advised by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Musk voiced his opposition to the spending bill as well.

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Congressional Republicans are lining up in opposition to a new government spending proposal to prevent a partial shutdown on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Subsequently, Republican lawmakers are voicing their disdain for the stop-gap spending measure, hammering the bill as an omnibus masquerading as a continuing resolution (CR). show more
December 17, 2024
Election 2024
News
Politics

WATCH: ‘Biden Is, Like, Dead’ – NatSec Council Advisor Exposes President’s Decline.

A national security advisor to President Joe Biden has claimed that his mental faculties are waning, and he struggles to articulate himself behind closed doors. Undercover reporters from O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) have reportedly captured Henry Appel, a National Security Advisor, discussing Biden’s cognitive condition in an undercover video.

Appel told an undercover journalist that Biden struggles with articulating sentences, revealing that the situation has progressed. “Joe Biden is, like, dead. Not literally. Like, he, like, can’t say a sentence,” he said.

He recounted an incident where President Biden, during a trip with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, forgot Sullivan was accompanying him. “Everybody recognizes” the Democrat’s cognitive challenges, Appel is reported to have said. “I can’t believe it wasn’t a bigger scandal earlier,” he said.

Appel went on to describe the emotional response within Biden’s team the morning after the election results, noting that many staff members were in tears.

Appel shared concerns about the incoming Trump administration’s potential investigations, expressing apprehension about needing new employment and the possibility of political scrutiny.

Appel also commented on the transition period when Biden stepped down, passing election leadership responsibilities to Vice President Kamala Harris. He noted dissatisfaction within Biden’s team about the transition, stating they felt marginalized.

Biden’s cognitive decline had been apparent for months, if not years, prior to the debate with President-elect Donald J. Trump that sank his reelection campaign. However, it was not until after this disastrous contest that the media and others questioned Biden’s cognitive decline.

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A national security advisor to President Joe Biden has claimed that his mental faculties are waning, and he struggles to articulate himself behind closed doors. Undercover reporters from O'Keefe Media Group (OMG) have reportedly captured Henry Appel, a National Security Advisor, discussing Biden's cognitive condition in an undercover video. show more
December 17, 2024
Politics

Biden Govt Rushing to Hire 1,200 DEI Officials Before Trump Takes Office.

According to a recent analysis of federal job postings, the Biden-Harris government is recruiting up to 1,200 staff for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) roles. These positions, advertised with annual salaries reaching $310,000, could collectively amount to $160 million annually. The hiring effort is timed to rush onboarding new federal employees before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office in January.

At least 33 DEI roles were advertised shortly after Trump’s election. The application window for these roles is timed to close before he is set to be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump has repeatedly promised to uproot the Deep State and fire federal employees who attempt to undermine his policies. However, the hiring frenzy appears aimed at stacking the government with new ideologues to resist the President-elect. Notably, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a vacancy for a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health on November 15, offering a salary up to $221,900. This role, which aims to advance health “equity,” closed applications by November 29, and the current administration is reviewing applicants.

Notable agencies like the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) are seeking to fill positions with substantial remuneration. A Director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion role is listed with a telecommuting option and a $310,000 salary. This position is tasked with developing and executing DEI strategies across the FDIC.

Similarly, other federal entities are pursuing roles to bolster DEI frameworks. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently entertained applications for an affirmative employment specialist, while the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing candidates for a supplier diversity officer position.

Some agencies have discontinued DEI-related job postings, including a canceled Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Advisor role at the State Department.

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According to a recent analysis of federal job postings, the Biden-Harris government is recruiting up to 1,200 staff for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) roles. These positions, advertised with annual salaries reaching $310,000, could collectively amount to $160 million annually. The hiring effort is timed to rush onboarding new federal employees before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office in January. show more
December 17, 2024
Health
Politics

Trump Targets Pharmacy Middlemen in New Healthcare Push to Cut Costs.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced he will move to eliminate Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), criticizing them for inflating healthcare costs. Speaking at a press conference at his Mar-A-Lago residence on Monday, Trump argued that PBMs profit excessively without directly contributing to drug manufacturing. He indicated that his nominees for Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Dr. Mehmet Oz, respectively—have discussed extensive plans to address these issues.

“The horrible middleman that makes more money, frankly, than the drug companies, and they don’t do anything except they’re a middleman. We’re going to knock out the middleman,” Trump said. Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), an ally of the President-elect, plans to initiate measures against big insurance middlemen as part of the year-end government spending package. Johnson is expected to release the spending bill text this week, aligning with Trump’s goal of reducing the influence of PBMs.

PBMs, including CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx, command about 80 percent of the PBM market and oversee drug benefits for over 270 million Americans. Critics argue that PBMs drive up prescription prices by promoting costlier medicines on formularies, which are crucial for determining patient drug access. Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ influence on pricing and available medicines remains highly controversial, with allegations of prioritizing profits over patient needs.

Previously, Trump sought to reform the system by introducing a policy allowing seniors to benefit directly from drug manufacturers’ rebates. However, the Biden government repealed this rule under the Inflation Reduction Act, reversing potential savings for seniors.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced he will move to eliminate Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), criticizing them for inflating healthcare costs. Speaking at a press conference at his Mar-A-Lago residence on Monday, Trump argued that PBMs profit excessively without directly contributing to drug manufacturing. He indicated that his nominees for Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Dr. Mehmet Oz, respectively—have discussed extensive plans to address these issues. show more