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Lava Ridge Wind Project–Cancelled
The Autopen Administration pushed this through in December of 2024. On August 6, the Department of the Interior killed the project (before it could start killing birds). The agency cited legal deficiencies in the project’s authorization and pointed to widespread opposition from Idaho residents, many of whom raised concerns about the project’s proximity to a… Continue reading
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Taxpayer dollars drying up for mRNA research
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has just cancelled contracts worth $500 million for mRNA research. The reasons behind these cancellations were that most of the shots were for flu or COVID, but the pandemic demonstrated that “mRNA vaccines don’t perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract.” It’s was long established before the covid… Continue reading
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Federal Merit Hiring–Reinstated
Thanks to Jimmy Carter’s administration and the inertia that is the federal government, a five year stay on using tests to verify applicant’s skillsets has been in place for the last forty years. But that’s going to end. In 1981, Angel Luevano sued the federal government over the Professional and Administrative Career Examination, a test… Continue reading
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Well then move your ass right on back….
A Dem Rep from Illinois (of course) Delia Ramirez, stated: “I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American.” She’s an anchor baby whose parents crossed the Rio Grande just in time for her to be born in Chicago. As an anchor baby and therefore presently a US citizen, she did not have to formally renounce… Continue reading
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This is beyond sick
The parents of a student who was killed in the Parkland shooting have created an AI version of their son with whom the mother, who is still grieving, has conversations. That is sad and they probably need to seek some counseling. The sick part is Jim Acosta, formerly of CNN “interviewing” this AI regarding gun… Continue reading
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When you suck so bad that they won’t renew your clearance…
There’s a lot to unpack here. Kimberley Cheatle, who was ‘handpicked by Jill Biden’ to lead the Secret Service, isn’t getting her security clearance renewed. As you’ll remember, she resigned (which allowed her to keep her pension) after the Butler assassination attempt. The decision by the Secret Service, first reported by RealClearPolitics came after a wave of… Continue reading
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Having your cake and eating it too
When is a spouse not a spouse? In the case of AOC, it’s when the ‘spouse’ accepts gifts or wants access to non-public areas of the Capitol. However, not-a-spouse when it comes to financial disclosures. “The Ethics Committee rebuked Ocasio-Cortez for her dual-use of the term ‘spouse’ to define her relationship with Roberts deep in… Continue reading
(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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