Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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With customary jaw affixed, Vivek “the slick” Ramaswamy spins his exit from DOGE as a matter of distinct differences in approach to the reduction of the federal workforce. Proclaiming his grand grasp of constitutional wisdom, The Slick explains how he is likely to announce a run for further office in a magnanimous and valiant effort to advance the cause of federalism.
The office described is likely his entry into the Ohio GOP primary race for governor. However, after waxing philosophically about the cultural deficits of the American work ethic that supports replacing Americans with H1B visa workers, preferably from India, the skeptical eyes toward The Slick may present in less support than his image of himself imagines. We will see. WATCH:
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In related news. Tucker Carlson’s son, Buckley Carlson, is going to be Deputy Press Secretary for Vivek Ramaswamy’s ex classmate at Yale, Vice President JD Vance. Imagine that. The network that originally assembled to generate the last, best hope for conservative mankind in ’28, remains enmeshed.
Silicon Valley Tech bros, Musk, Ellison, Thiel, Oracle, Palantir, Sacks, Don Jr and Carlson, quite a network of support. Suspicious Cat wonder if Carlson ever weighed in on the Ramaswamy H1B stuff?
The House GOP is holding their planning conference in Doral, Florida. President Trump is anticipated to attend and deliver remarks at 3:30pm EST. Livestream Links Below:
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There are three big Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting with HHS nominee RFK Jr on Wednesday, and then DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard and FBI nominee Kash Patel on Thursday.
Robert F Kennedy Jr will have two days in front of two different committees (Wed and Thursday). Gabbard will have her Senate Intel Committee hearing and Kash Patel will have his hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. None of the three are sure things with each of them having about a 50/50 chance of confirmation out of committee as current opposition is aligned.
♦ Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr starts the week Wednesday at 10:00am EST in front of the Senate Finance Committee. Kennedy’s opposition group consists of one of the largest lobbying groups in Washington DC, Big Pharma and Big Agriculture.
RFK Jr’s goal of reshaping HHS, FDA and USDA faces significant opposition from the lobbying groups who have paid for influence on policy and regulations and the Senators who have received funding to turn that lobbying into legislation and regulation. On the positive side, the general public sentiment is supportive of the MAHA agenda. Public pressure could be the factor that secures the nomination, but nothing is certain.
♦ Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard represents the biggest internal threat to the Intelligence Community power and control structure within Washington DC. However, recent reports now reflect that former Senate Intel Committee Chair Richard Burr is her guide in the nomination process.
As SSCI Chairman Burr was in favorable position with the IC in ’17, and ’18, but then after two years of passive support for the Trump targeting operation, he began to get wobbly in the eyes of the Seven Ways from Sunday group. They then carried out an operation to remove Burr via public leaks and investigative ends around Burr’s stock purchases and financial arrangements. Burr was softly excommunicated from his status and replaced with Marco Rubio.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started his first official day on Monday morning, by answering a few questions from the media on the steps of the Pentagon. Hegseth committed to supporting President Donald Trump’s initiative of mass deportations. WATCH:
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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An interesting interview between Maria Bartiromo and recently confirmed CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
Within the interview Director Ratcliffe outlines the big picture instructions and direction he has received from President Trump during the second term in office. In essence, the request from President Trump is for all of the IC silo heads to begin completely removing the elements of political manipulation from within the operations they are now going to lead.
To accomplish the goal, the ultimate goal, President Trump has instinctively told the incoming IC administrators to regain trust through transparency. This approach is not only to regain the trust of the American people, but also -importantly- to regain the trust of President Trump’s office, which has -obviously- been targeted by the same IC silos the new cabinet members are charged to steer. This is a critical approach. Do not filter information, just provide the sunlight upon the information as assembled.
In alignment with Vice-President JD Vance’s recent comments on the issue, Ratcliffe notes this was one of the primary reasons he quickly released the CIA assessment on the Wuhan Lab in China as the most likely origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus. While it is far too early to tell how effective Ratcliffe (and others) might be in this new priority goal, at least Ratcliffe outlines the importance of it very well. WATCH:
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Within this example the American people not only see the deliberate nature of President Trump’s intent to carry out America-First policy, we are also getting an unmistakable confirmation of how our government could have previously stopped all of the bad activity in the past.
Using economic influence as a national security strategy, President Trump responded to the repatriation denials of the Colombian president with focus and the benefit of very fortuitous timing. With Valentines Day only two-weeks away, and with all floral contracts with Colombian growers previously locked in, any tariff, inspection delay or import embargo would have destroyed their industry.
President Gustavo Petro was facing an immediate 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Colombia, visa restrictions, a travel ban, enhanced border patrol inspections and financial sanctions. Petro conceded to Trump’s responsive terms within hours, even retweeting the message from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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In addition to all other notes evident in this example, all other national leaders are now on notice about what will happen if they refuse repatriation of illegal aliens. #FAFO
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be well received in his previously scheduled upcoming visits.
Senator John Thune appears with Maria Bartiromo for a discussion on legislative intents and the schedule to confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Senator Thune outlines his expectation that 12 nominations gain full senate confirmation within the first 15 days. WATCH:
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