Your Sunday News Assembly, for 2-16-25!
Breaking news and video links, plus contextual information to help peel those political onions out there!
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Thank you for joining us! This week, as we had the opportunity to present last week, we have nineteen breaking stories, and two video links for your perusal!
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ONE!
Here's the Wikileaks X post on the sudden spike (appx 400%) in DC-area searches for "defense attorney", for "Swiss Bank Account", and for "selling a house," since the start of the new year 😉 LINK! And here is more: LINK!
Oh, yeah, and searches for "Statute of Limitations" also shot up. LINK!
Big Trump booster Benny Johnson had a lot of fun with it towards the end of his show, yesterday. LINK! (timecoded to that period in the show, a-course)... 😉
And here is info on DC area searches for how to eliminate data from hard drives: LINK!
Zerohedge has much of it packed into one piece, including all the links to these searches and more (including "Bleach Bit") 😉 Eruption In "BleachBit," "Wipe Hard Drive," "Offshore Bank" Searches In DC Suggest Deep State Panic Mode | ZeroHedge
Internet search trends in the Washington, DC, metro area have been nothing short of stunning in recent weeks, reflecting what appears to be growing panic within the federal bureaucracy as President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) root out corruption in non-governmental organizations (NGO) and federal agencies.
www.zerohedge.com
TWO!
Trump's Wednesday move to halt funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (which I got to mention last week for MRCTV in my piece/video on USAID) is long overdue. LINK!
Trump freezes all National Endowment for Democracy funding - media
The US president's spending cut reportedly leaves the organization unable to pay staff and grantees. US President Donald Trump's administration has frozen all funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), several media outlets reported on Wednesday.
www.bignewsnetwork.com
One of the greatest and most dogged critics of that corrupt and unconstitutional agency is James Bovard. Jim just released a new piece on the history of it and some of its low-lights!Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy | The Libertarian Institute
Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy
Jim Bovard is a Senior Fellow for the Libertarian Institute and author of the newly published, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty (2023).
libertarianinstitute.org
This isn't going to put Victoria Nuland behind bars, where I think she belongs, but it's a start.
THREE!
Along a similar line, the recent revelations about USAID funding international propaganda and its ties to regime change (many of those links already have been well known, but the latest revelations show an even wider array of corrupt connections in places like Ukraine, Guatemala, and Haiti) come along with revelations about its ties to propaganda-pushes in Russia. Now, the Russian government is responding, requesting the names of recipients. LINK!
Russia wants the US to hand over the names of Russians who received USAID funding - Business Insider
A senior Russian lawmaker said the US should release lists of Russians who have received USAID funding. Vyacheslav Volodin said they would then hand the lists to the FSB, Russia's security agency.
www.businessinsider.com
And here, in vid, are Thomas Massie and Michael Shellenberger on the USAID ties to the Russiagate hoax. LINK!
There is a lot, LOT, more on Mr. Shellenberger's site, Public. LINK!
USAID Drove Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax
“OCCRP’s Work is Not Political,” said the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project last week, apparently in response to our story about its involvement in the 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump. “OCCRP has recently become the target of a conspiracy theory suggesting that we worked with one of our donors, USAID, to undermine President Donald Trump during his first ...
www.public.news
OCCRP was key in providing false info that was used in the first impeachment of Trump.
FOUR!
This is a big move. It's requisite of me to mention the unconstitutional and immoral nature of the EPA, of course, but in the long-held deference to CA that the EPA has given, allowing the CA govt to impose even more onerous "emissions" and "CAFE" standards on cars that can "legally" operate there, the state leverages its vast population and demand for cars to push automakers into changing their entire lines, thus harming all of us. This EPA move might change that. EPA moves to kill off Californian regulation waivers allegedly increasing national prices
EPA moves to kill off Californian regulation waivers allegedly increasing national prices - MSN
In December 2024, the EPA approved Californian vehicle regulations requiring manufacturers to comply with more stringent emissions standards and to produce more zero-emission vehicles without ...
www.msn.com
It's important to note that Trump in January announced his intention to do this, and he is taking a multi-pronged approach, via the EPA, as noted above, and via stoppage of "Green New Deal" style "Inflation Reduction Act" grants for things like the charging stations CA would need to create to facilitate so many users (CA still would not have the electricity to offer them, but the stations would look impressive). LINK!
California’s air pollution waiver and the “EV mandate” are banned by Trump
California’s air pollution waiver and the “EV mandate” are banned by Trump Among the new president's many executive orders were attacks on clean vehicle policies.
arstechnica.com
FIVE!
This, of course, is big. LINK.
Top Trump administration officials to head to Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine peace talks - MSN
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are headed to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations toward peace between Russia and Ukraine, two sources ...
www.msn.com
And one of the major points I tried to stress on my streaming show Friday night was that many news outlets have misinterpreted Pete Hegseth's statements about a peace deal. This was made clear when the Dutch Delight, Mark Rutte, now the annoying head of NATO, was caught a few days ago contradicting himself. Months ago, he said that Ukraine entrance into NATO was "inevitable" and unstoppable. Then, this last week, he said that he never promised that. And, on Thursday-Friday in Munich, at the "International Security Conference" he said, in a manner much like Bill Clinton's "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'IS' is..." that he said Ukrainian entrance into NATO was never going to be part of a "PEACE DEAL". In other words, he leaves the door open to Ukraine entering NATO, and, in fact, so does Pete Hegseth in his statement about Ukraine-Russia peace. NATO entrance won't be part of any deal, but it will not be prohibited in the future, according to a close reading of both men. Putin will not go for that. Here's the segment of my show where I get into it, complete w the two clips of both men. Here is the segment on Rutte: LINK!
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And here is the segment on Hegseth: LINK!
And, finally, here is the latest, from Financial Times, on Ukraine's rejection of the plan Trump mentioned of taking the "rare earth" minerals. How Zelinsky can speak for the government, when his term in office ended months ago, I can't understand... LINK!
Ukraine rejects Trump bid to take rights to half its mineral reserves - Financial Times
Kyiv wants security guarantees to be tied to any natural resources deal
www.ft.com
SIX!
As I noted on X, this is a good thing to see, but it wouldn't be necessary if Mr. Trump wanted to abide by the US Constitution and offer a lesson to kids who might want to learn about the US system. If he were to abide by the Constitution, he would end all funding. By the way no schools currently mandate the jabs, but Trump's supporters might applaud this as a barrier against future attempts. That just depends on who is President. The Constitution could give them the answer. LINK!
Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates - MSN
Trump campaigned on ending all vaccine and mask mandates. "I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate," Trump declared last August.
www.msn.com
SEVEN!
DOGE has more to offer... $1.9 Bill more waste/corruption it appears to have uncovered. Of course, waste is subjective, so the default for all of this ought to be to leave the money in the hands of the people who earned it. LINK!
EPA cancels millions in government waste
The Department of Government Efficient on Friday said it continues to find wasteful spending across the federal government.
www.foxnews.com
EIGHT!
Dave Chappel has revealed that Saturday Night Live focused its censorship target on his Trans and Gaza points. That's up to their prior agreement, of course, but it is indicative of where SNL stands and how they look at the freedom of a comedian they admire to work in the manner that has brought him such success - his honest take on things. LINK!
Dave Chappelle reveals SNL censored his jokes on trans, Gaza
Comedian Dave Chappelle revealed that Saturday Night Live censored him from touching trans issues as well as the war in Gaza during his monologue when he hosted the show in January. Chapelle recently disclosed the restrictions given to him by SNL producers during a recent performance in San Francisco. According to a report by SFGate, Chapelle explained that the show’s producers told him not ...
thepostmillennial.com
NINE!
Here is another good step, thanks to the momentum of DOGE. But, again, I hope that conservatives don't loose track of the fact that none of the original plans, or even HUD, itself, is sanctioned by the Constitution. And, even if the Constitution were amended to allow for the agency, its members would have no moral claim on anyone else's earnings, in any way. LINK!
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “task force” that has already identified $260 million in savings, Sec. Scott Turner announced.
www.breitbart.com
TEN!
Markets don't need "councils" to figure out success. They operate based on demand and increasingly offering an ever-lower-priced supply until the market equilibrium is achieved. That price will adjust based on demand and supply variations, and always trend towards the market-maximizing equilibrium. Central planning and edicts and assumptions of unconstitutional control over drilling, refining, auto-building, importation of petrochemicals, and much more, have led to this trying situation, and the only central planning needed now is to have the central planners STOP central planning and release the captive market (us and the potential suppliers). LINK!
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, which will advise the president on strategies to make the United States energy dominant.
www.breitbart.com
ELEVEN!
The whole "Gulf of America" idea is really foolish, but this is foolish, as well. It's incredible to think that these outlets sat through hours of Antony Blinken, KJP, Miller, etc. Press Conferences and absorbed lie after lie after lie, taking the spoon-fed drivel from the Bidenistas and regurgitating it on their platforms, but this single "name change" is their "red line" and they will consider boycotting the new Admin meetings. Jeesh!
Establishment media are weighing whether or not to boycott White House events to support the Associate Press’s feud with the White House press office, allowing “Breitbart … to take their places,” CNN reported Friday.
www.breitbart.com
Given CNN's track record, one might discover them faking their OWN "press conferences" and acting as if they're real. 😉
TWELVE!
Here's an idea. If Ms. Crow likes NPR so much, she and other well-heeled folks can sponsor it, and stop forcing others to subsidize it. LINK!
Sheryl Crow Sells Her Tesla, Donates Money to NPR in Protest of Elon Musk - Breitbart News Network
Elon Musk — who in addition to being the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, heads the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — has called for NPR to be stripped of federal funding over its well-established bias against conservatives and other anti-establishment voices.
www.breitbart.com
I wonder if she would like it if taxpayer cash were used to subsidize music venues that hired any other music act except her.
How about just the underlying assumption: "taxpayer cash" for anything... That means aggressive political force, and that means immorality.
THIRTEEN!
I had wanted to get into this on my show Friday, but it was a 4-hour show, and I still hadn't gotten to all I had hoped to cover! This is good to see, but should never have started. LINK!
The New York Post noted: In 2011, the US Department of Energy (DOE) under former President Barack Obama issued $1.6 billion in loan guarantees to finance the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a green energy project that consists of three solar concentrating thermal power plants in California.
www.breitbart.com
FOURTEEN!
Yes, the Trumpster Fire of tariff delight told reporters that on April 2 he will announce his imposition of new tariffs on auto imports. The details are thin, atm, but those details are not needed to know how disastrous tariffs are. Here's the latest. LINK!
April 2 Is D-Day For Trump’s Latest Car Tariffs - MSN
Trump’s April 2 auto tariffs remain unclear, but the industry braces for potential impact. The target nations for the tariffs remain unspecified, and the tariff amount is uncertain.
www.msn.com
And here is his very ugly steel tariff, right now. LINK!
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum - MSN
A Trump administration official said the new tariffs on steel, though holding at 25%, were designed to eliminate loopholes and numerous exemptions that have led some importers to game the system.
www.msn.com
And the process by which he falsely claims the power to unilaterally impose the steel tariffs, despite the wording of the US Constitution. LINK!
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Section 232 Tariffs
COUNTERING TRADE PRACTICES THAT UNDERMINE NATIONAL SECURITY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed proclamations to close existing loopholes and
www.whitehouse.gov
FIFTEEN!
When they change the name, but keep the policy going, it's usually a sign of corruption and an attempt to deceive people. Nice to know this is tax-subsidized by the state and the feds. Perhaps Trump will see the name change and stop federal subsidies for the school, because of the DEI approach. But how about stopping all tax subsidies? Exclusive: At the University of Michigan, DEI Now Hides in Office of ‘Community Culture’
As President Donald Trump unleashed a suite of executive orders targeting DEI, the University of Michigan School of Nursing began quietly revamping its website. A "diversity" tab with links to DEI ...
freebeacon.com
SIXTEEN!
Veronique de Rugy has a good piece on Liz Warren's eel-like CFPB. This would be a big albatross to toss. LINK!
5 things to hate about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Reason.com
Bureaucracy. The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for ...
reason.com
SEVENTEEN!
Just amazing. LINK!
Gov’t Data: Reuters Collected More Than $1B From Taxpayers in 15 Years
The spending website shows that Reuters News & Media Inc. has pocketed $1.2 billion since 2008 from numerous agencies, including the departments of Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, and Health ...
thenewamerican.com
EIGHTEEN!
And more, via New American: LINK!
Taxpayers Shafted. A bureau under HHS’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF), ORR threw away $22.6 billion in the last four years “on grants to nonprofits providing everything from ...
thenewamerican.com
NINETEEN!
Again, it is not up to her to "downsize" it. The Constitution does not allow it. If people are pleased to see her say and, perhaps, plan, this, I hope they get to the root. The Constitution is only the first step. The root is the ethical foundation of individual freedom, meaning no one has a right to tell me to pay for someone's education. LINK!
Linda McMahon says she would downsize Education Department if confirmed - The College Fix
Linda McMahon would downsize the U.S. Department of Education if confirmed, she told lawmakers at her confirmation hearing Thursday. She argued that students and teachers would be better served ...
www.thecollegefix.com
I think that's it for the news links, now, let’s dig some more video!
Here is a great overall video from Glenn Greenwall. He makes points on JD Vance’s preachy, sometimes right, but hypocritical accusations against EU censorship and election-rigging that I plan on making Monday night on Liberty Conspiracy. You’ll see Glenn dig in, and it’s an aspect of the coverage I allllmost got into Friday, but skipped to stay on the subject of the Munich gathering. Great info, from Mr. Greenwald: Link!
And, this, from the great Prof Robert Higgs, on the history and immorality of the FDA, is key!
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