Democrats wilt before the power of DOGE– www.theblaze.com
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The State Democrats of New York are looking to demonstrate to the world what little regard they have for “democracy” as they move to pass a bill that would prevent a special election for Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) current House seat. The representative looks to soon be confirmed as the U.S.’s next Ambassador to the UN.
The New York Dems are looking to avoid a law that would force them to hold a special election in short order. It would delay the special election until November. The Republicans have a 218-215 majority in the House, counting Stefanik’s currently held seat. The Democrats are desperate to gain a House majority before the next midterm to trigger more impeachments and kangaroo courts.
New York State Democrats Want to Delay Special Election to Replace Stefanik Until November – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Excerpt:The party that claims to want to “defend democracy” has decided to abandon the struggle in New York.
New York state Democrats are going to pass a bill that allows Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to delay scheduling special elections until November. Current law requires Hochul to schedule a special election 90 days after a vacancy is declared.
The nomination of former Rep. Elise Stefanik to be UN ambassador will create a vacancy in her deep red district once the Senate confirms her nomination. Once the bill passes (Democrats have large majorities in both Houses), Hochul could deny citizens of New York’s 21st Congressional District any representation for an extra six months.
The move has profound national implications. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson will have one fewer vote to pass Trump’s agenda. Currently, Johnson has a 218-215 majority with two vacancies, as well as Stefanik’s seat once she’s confirmed. In addition to Stefanik’s seat, Florida’s Mike Walz resigned to become Trump’s national security advisor, and Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned when Trump nominated him for attorney general.
The H5N1 bird flu is still raging across America, leading the destruction of 148 million birds since 2022. As a result, the price of eggs has continued to go up, and now companies like Costco, Kroger, and Whole Foods are now putting restrictions on how many eggs each customer can buy. The question remains to some whether the bird flu is more hype and the chicken slaughtering is sabotage.
Grocery Chains Ration Eggs After Mass Chicken Slaughter For Bird Flu – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Excerpt:The Democrats have been running the “what about egg prices?” line of attack against Trump hot and heavy lately, making the argument that egg prices are still astronomical and growing despite Trump promising to bring them down and having a full three weeks to reverse five years of economic sabotage by his predecessor.
What they conveniently leave out of the egg price narrative is that the Public Health™ authorities have been busy slaughtering poultry by the hundreds of millions for at least three years now.
Via CBS News (emphasis added):
Whether it’s ducks or chickens, since the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the United States in 2022, over 148 million birds have been ordered euthanized.
“It’s a staggering number, there is no doubt,” said Jodie Guest, a professor of epidemiology with Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. “But it is, and always has been a policy across administrations, with the USDA, that this is how they handle infections like this among poultry. And as we’ve seen bird flu move [across] species, it becomes even more important to try to contain that infection in the flocks that it’s in, so that we don’t continue to see spread.”
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that requires the executive branch to work in cooperation with DOGE in its efforts to purge the government of waste. The order is called “Implementing the president’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ workforce optimization initiative.”
Of note is the section on “Reduction of Force,” which states “Agency Heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), consistent with applicable law, and to separate from Federal service temporary employees and reemployed annuitants working in areas that will likely be subject to the RIFs. All offices that perform functions not mandated by statute or other law shall be prioritized in the RIFs, including all agency diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives…”
Trump supercharges DOGE with new executive order, sets stage for ‘large-scale’ layoffs– www.theblaze.com
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President Donald Trump signed an
executive order Tuesday setting the stage for “large-scale” layoffs and requiring federal agencies to further aid the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency with the governmental streamlining process, further empowering the Elon Musk-led outfit.The order titled “Implementing the president’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ workforce optimization initiative” builds on Trump’s
Jan. 20 order establishing the DOGE and requires federal agency heads to make “preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), consistent with applicable law, and to separate from Federal service temporary employees and re-employed annuitants working in areas that will likely be subject to the RIFs.”In the order, Trump tasked Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought with producing a master plan outlining how to reduce the federal bureaucracy through “efficiency improvements and attrition.” The plan must require that each agency can hire only one employee for every four employees kicked to the curb — a ratio that won’t apply to jobs related to immigration, public safety, or law enforcement.
Agency heads must in turn develop hiring plans in consultation with the DOGE team leader assigned to their agency, ensuring the strategic and timely placement of new career appointment hires as well as continued absences in positions the DOGE figures better left unmanned.
Trump further made clear that offices that “perform functions not mandated by statute or other law,” especially those surviving offices that engage in DEI initiatives, should be prioritized for house cleaning.
‘It’s just something we’ve got to fix.’
Right in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump stunned the world by declaring the U.S. would take over Gaza and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Netanyahu appeared somewhat stunned, but otherwise seemed to embrace that idea, an assumption that would officially be confirmed later on.
Action has already begun among Middle East nations, with Egypt calling for a summit on the Gaza problem. When King Abdullah of Jordan met President Donald Trump at the White House, the President doubled down on his Gaza idea. The King suggested he would be willing to take in Palestinian children who were ill. After the meeting, he suggested Egypt might be next in welcoming some Palestinians to stay with them.
King Abdullah Of Jordan Agrees To Accept Gazans During Trump White House Meeting– gellerreport.com
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The ‘experts’ in the MSM have been claiming that President Trump’s plans for the relocation of Palestinian Gazans to Jordan and Egypt is impossible. Well today, Jordan’s King Abdullah has already agreed to accept Palestinian refugees. Starting with 2000 children. Egypt will come around quickly. It’s amazing what happens when you have a POTUS who understands how to use American leverage when negotiating deals. What a difference from the buffoon we had in the White House prior to President Trump. Watch the news conference in the Oval Office between Trump and Abdallah.
“They either have [hostages] out by Saturday at 12 o’clock or all bets are off.”
President Donald Trump speaks about his plans for Gaza during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah. pic.twitter.com/N5Wb1c9veT
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) February 11, 2025
