President Donald Trump absolutely dropped the hammer on former President Joe Biden on Friday.
According to Fox News, Trump announced that he has revoked Biden's security clearances and put an immediate end to his daily intelligence briefings.
In a scathing Truth Social post, Trump stated that there's "no need" for Biden to continue receiving the intelligence briefings, adding that he's simply returning the favor, as Biden did the same to him when he lost the 2020 election.
Trump made the announcement on his social media platform shortly after arriving home at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump held nothing back in his announcement regarding Biden's stripped clearances and ending of his daily intel briefings.
"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings," Trump wrote.
The president added, "He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents."
Fox News added:
The president noted the Hur Report, which he claimed "revealed that Biden suffers from ‘poor memory’ and, even in his ‘prime,’ could not be trusted with sensitive information," according to the post.
Trump ended the post in the most iconic possible way, writing, "JOE, YOU’RE FIRED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN."
That wasn't the only set of security credentials Trump stripped over the weekend, as he made the same move against several people who aren't exactly on his Christmas card list.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Trump ended the security clearances of several people who Trump isn't a fan of, including AG Letitia James, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, and former Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The New York Post noted:
The other targets Trump disclosed to The Post include Biden’s former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who also was chief foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton during her failed 2016 presidential bid when he notoriously helped foment the Trump-Russia collusion hoax.
Also in Trump’s sights are Biden’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, who was involved in overseeing lawfare investigations against Trump and coordinating the DOJ response to the Jan. 6 riot.
Trump is on a mission, and he's not stopping until they're all punished.
That's why we voted him in, and he's coming through on every single promise.
Rescuers searching for a small plane that went missing found the wreckage in western Alaska Friday near its last known location, MLive reported. U.S. Coast Guard officials said that all 10 individuals on board were dead.
The single-engine Cessna Caravan plane operated by Bering Air was headed from Unalakleet to Nome Thursday when it went missing. On board were nine passengers and the plane's pilot.
Less than an hour into the flight, officials lost contact with the plane for unknown reasons as the weather conditions were light snow and fog with a 17 mph wind when the plane went down. The U.S. Civil Air Patrol was able to piece together radar data from the time the plane went missing.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble said that "some kind of event which caused them to experience a rapid loss in elevation and a rapid loss in speed" at that time. "What that event is, I can’t speculate to," McIntyre-Coble added.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to investigate, which led to the discovery of the crash site on sea ice. McIntyre-Coble reported no distress signals were received from the plane, including from a device meant to transmit if exposed to seawater.
With no survivors, the mission changed from rescue to recovery Friday. As CNN reported, Nome Volunteer Fire Chief Jim West said authorities were working to "bring folks home" from the twisted wreckage.
"We don’t know how long that’s going to take. It could go hours; it could go potentially days," West told reporters.
"Coming up to tomorrow, we have 18 hours of potential recovery time," he added. The area is experiencing a winter storm that moved through Saturday and is expected to last through Sunday.
Sad end to the hunt for the missing Bering Air Cessna Caravan. https://t.co/qpG3800Bwt @bobmackin @Borrowed7Time @thenewarea51 @Osinttechnical pic.twitter.com/dnuw14ei56
— Peter Vogel (@PeterVogel) February 8, 2025
The city of Nome hosted a vigil for the crash victims on Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. "In the coming days, in the weeks, as we begin to hear of which families are impacted, our hearts are going to break over and over, and it’s okay to mourn and grief, but please do not isolate," pastor Amanda Snyder told mourners.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined the vigil on a video call and expressed her condolences. "Words can’t express the loss we’re all feeling; we’re all connected in so many ways," Murkowski said.
"It’s hard to accept the reality of our loss," she added. Because of the punishing landscape, Alaskans routinely take the kind of flight as the ill-fated aircraft to move through the state. "It’s just heartbreaking. Because every single person in this room has been on one of those planes, it hits home," Snyder told the local newspaper.
This crash marks the third in less than two weeks as the White House examines the safety of air travel in the U.S. A passenger jet and military helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., which led to President Donald Trump's renewed scrutiny of air travel hiring and practices.
Air travel is relatively safe, but accidents are catastrophic when they happen. There will be a full investigation to determine what happened and hopefully to prevent future crashes like this one.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) addressed transgender Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) "Mr. McBride" while speaking from the House floor Thursday, Fox News reported. McBride is the first openly transgender lawmaker to serve in Congress.
Miller made the subtle dig when she called on McBride for his first time addressing Congress publicly. "The chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. McBride, for five minutes," Miller said.
To his credit, McBride didn't immediately make an issue out of it. "Thank you, Madam Speaker," is all McBride said back.
Congresswoman Mary Miller introduces Transgender House member Sarah McBride as 'the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. McBride.’pic.twitter.com/GrUmfOlQhF
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 8, 2025
The incident went almost completely unacknowledged at the time, though McBride retaliated by calling Miller "Mr. Speaker" the next time he addressed her. However, Miller was proud of her decision and shared a video to X, formerly Twitter.
"Today on the House Floor, I refused to deny biological reality. President Trump restored biological truth in the Federal Government, and I refuse to perpetuate the lie that gender is open to our interpretation. It is not," Miller wrote.
Miller sits on the House Freedom Caucus and is just one of several outspoken lawmakers who have stood up for truth and logic. Just after McBride was elected, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution to keep men out of Capitol bathrooms, The Hill reported.
House Speaker Mike Johnson drafted a policy that gender-specific facilities to biological sex. "All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex," Johnson said on Nov. 20, which is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
"It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol," Johnson added. Congressional Equality Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) called the rule "a cruel and unnecessary rule that puts countless staff, interns, and visitors to the United States Capitol at risk," without explaining how.
President Donald Trump won in part due to his promise to protect women and roll back gender insanity. As NPR reported, Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that abolished "gender identity" from the language of the federal government.
It was just one of several promises kept. "I will take historic action to defeat the toxic poison of gender ideology and reaffirm that God created two genders, male and female," Trump pledged in October.
Trump has also attempted to eliminate gender-confused individuals from the military. He signed military executive orders to discharge service members who identify as transgender.
"A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member," a White House release about the executive order noted. The Defense Department spent $15 million on medical care for transgender individuals.
The tide is turning in America when it comes to the gender confusion issue. People are tired of the lies and coercion and are hoping for a return to sanity, and Miller did her part to do just that in Congress.
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A federal judge in Massachusetts, at the request of government employee unions who stand to lose money, has interfered with President Donald Trump's effort to fulfill his mandate to cut the size of government.
The judge, George A. O'Toole has blocked a buyout program that millions of federal workers were offered – to resign by end of day Thursday but still be paid through the end of September.
The gorilla in the room is that there will be layoffs anyway, depending on how many workers accept a buyout.
But O'Toole has put that on ice now, at least until a hearing he has scheduled on Monday.
Just the News said Trump's Office of Personnel Management had sent the offer to millions of federal government workers last week, offering pay and benefits through September for quitting now.
Not included in the offer were military personnel, national security and immigration workers, and postal workers.
Already, some 40,000 workers had signed up for the program, and administration officials suggested the final number could be as high as 100,000.
The Gateway Pundit said the judge insisted on seeing "more court proceedings on the program's legality."
In fact, previous presidents have taken similar actions.
The report explained, "In the meantime, O'Toole, Jr., who Bill Clinton nominated, has at least temporarily saved hundreds of thousands of federal employees from potential termination as the Trump Administration plans massive layoffs for those who refuse to accept the buyout offer."
The fight was brought to the judge by the American Federation of Government Employees and multiple other unions, who stand to lose significant revenue if 40,000 of their members no longer are paying union dues.
Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk "has pointed out this is a fair and generous deal, especially compared to what happens when private sector workers get canned," the report said.
President Trump has dismissed Ellen Weintraub from her position as Chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), marking another instance in his administration's pattern of removing government officials.
The abrupt decision became public on Thursday when Weintraub announced her dismissal via a post on X, pointing to a memo from Trump dated January 31, stating her immediate removal, as reported by the Fill.
Ellen Weintraub, a veteran in the realm of campaign finance regulation, had maintained her role at the FEC since being appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002. Although her term officially ended in 2007, the absence of a successor allowed Weintraub to continue serving as an acting commissioner. Her tenure spanned multiple administrations, underscoring her longstanding presence in the independent regulatory agency tasked with overseeing and enforcing campaign finance law across federal elections.
The FEC is structured to function as a bipartisan body, consisting of six commissioners with a mandate that no more than three members originate from the same political party. This composition is integral to maintaining a balanced and impartial approach to federal election oversight. To execute official actions, the FEC requires a minimum of four unanimous votes, ensuring decisions garner significant support across party lines.
President Trump's memo addressing Weintraub's dismissal came as a surprise to her. Weintraub shared her immediate reaction to X, stating she had received a letter from the president purporting to remove her, raising questions about the legal validity of such a process. "There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners—this isn’t it," she remarked, pointing to procedural expectations for commission replacements.
Weintraub also shared her sentiments following the news, expressing gratitude for her long tenure at the FEC. She alluded to her service as an opportunity to "stir up some good trouble," indicating a readiness to continue her advocacy efforts beyond her formal role on the commission.
The president has yet to nominate a replacement for Weintraub, which leaves a significant gap on the commission. Given the essential nature of the FEC's work, a prompt appointment will be critical to ensure the continued functioning and leadership of the body as it gears up for upcoming electoral challenges.
Aside from its usual tasks, the FEC has been under heightened scrutiny when addressing the evolving nature of campaign finance, including the impact of digital campaigning and foreign interference. The presence of experienced figures like Weintraub has been seen as valuable in navigating these complexities.
Weintraub's dismissal can be seen as part of a broader pattern in Trump's presidency, characterized by the removal of various officials from governmental roles. This trend highlights a transformative period for several regulatory bodies and agencies, prompting a closer examination of the administration's decision-making processes.
This recent alteration within the FEC echoes a larger dialogue on the integrity and functionality of independent agencies in the face of political pressures. The balance between maintaining organizational independence and fulfilling governmental expectations remains a pertinent issue.
The FEC's critical role in maintaining transparent and fair elections necessitates a stable leadership structure. Ensuring continuity and adherence to legal frameworks is indispensable for public confidence in the political process, particularly as the country prepares for future electoral cycles.
Without a clear timeline for naming a new commissioner, the FEC may encounter operational challenges, potentially affecting its efficiency in overseeing electoral processes. The absence of a replacement also raises questions about the commission's ability to achieve the required consensus on pivotal decisions.
The situation surrounding Weintraub's dismissal garners attention not only for its immediate impact on the FEC but also for its symbolic reflection of ongoing changes in the landscape of U.S. federal governance. As the story develops, stakeholders will closely monitor Trump's choice for a successor and the subsequent implications for the FEC's future direction and priorities.
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Democrats and other leftists in Congress and around Washington, D.C., are incensed that President Donald Trump is in the White House, and he's fulfilling a campaign promise to cut government waste through his Department of Government Efficiency and its chief, Elon Musk.
They've threatened to fight in the streets and raised both eyebrows and authorities' alarm by saying DOGE workers are wanted dead or alive.
One Republican senator has another perspective: Musk should be given a medal.
Ready to have your mind blown?
Senator John Kennedy on Elon Musk and DOGE exposing USAID, "I'll tell you what Mr. Musk discovered. I find it fascinating. He discovered:
– The American taxpayers are giving money to Afghanistan
– He found that we are giving money to Yemen
– He… pic.twitter.com/605uTwKbTV— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 7, 2025
Musk previously hos documented his own personal stake in the abuse of taxpayer money, explaining at one point he was the "largest individual taxpayer in history."
ELON: FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I'M THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IN HISTORY
"For what it's worth, I'm the largest individual taxpayer in history.
I paid over $10 billion in taxes.
I thought maybe the IRS would send me a little trophy or something.
It doesn't have to be… pic.twitter.com/uPbh0ZT3QJ
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 7, 2025
It is Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who listed what Musk has found while investigating fraud and waste at USAID.
"He found that the USAID has 10,000 people employees, and every year they give away $40 billion.
"He found that the USAID gave money to support electric vehicles in Vietnam. Our money, taxpayer money.
"He found that the USAID gave money to a transgender clinic in India. 'I didn't know that. I bet you the American people didn't know that.'
"He found that USAID gave $1.5 million to a Serbian LGBTQ group, they got $1.5 million to QUOTE, 'advanced diversity, equity, inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'
"They found that USAID spent $164 million to support radical organizations around the world.
"They gave $122 million of that to groups aligned with foreign terrorist organizations.
"According to this report in Mr. Musk, the USAID has given millions of dollars to quote organizations in Gaza controlled by Hamas.
"He found that we gave $2 million, USAID did, for sex changes in Guatemala.
"He found that we gave $20 million to produce a new Sesame Street show in Iraq.
"He found that we gave $4.5 million of taxpayer money to combat misinformation in Kazakhstan.
"He found that we gave $10 million, USAID did, of meals to an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group called the Nusra Front.
"Mr. Musk found that we gave $7.9 million of taxpayer money to a project that would teach Sri Lankan journalists to avoid binary-gendered language.
"USAID gave $1.5 million to promote LGBT advocacy in Jamaica.
"They gave $1.5 million to rebuild the Cuban media ecosystem.
"They gave $1.5 million for quote, art for inclusion of people with disabilities in Belarus.
"Another $3.9 million for LGBT causes in Macedoni.
"$8.3 million for equity and inclusion education in Nepal.
Kennedy's recommendation: "I think we ought to give him a medal."
Trump has confirmed that most of the USAID employees are being put on leave, with only a few hundred remaining on duty, duties that apparently are being folded into the world of the State Department.
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A student at the University of Colorado was known to occasionally share her personal opinions on issues in society.
For example, she once told another person at the school she doesn't care "about your identity. I care more about what you have to say as a person."
The student, Zoe Johnson, also wondered why was LGBTQ Pride celebrated in June … and in October.
She also asked about the purpose of another student's headwear.
For these and other incidents, the school ordered her into a review by the university's Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance, which determined her speech was "unwelcome."
Now the school is being sued for violating her First and 14th Amendment rights.
It is a lawyer from the Dhillon Law Group that has taken the fight to federal court, charging that the school's OIEC violated her rights by subjecting her to an Orwellian crackdown on speech.
The legal team said the complaint charges "Johnson was subjected to a pattern of ideological enforcement disguised as a nondiscrimination policy, culminating in an investigation into her for engaging in everyday dialogue with classmates."
Her comments, that became part of the school's case against her, sometimes weren't even mentioned by anyone complaining, the lawyers explained.
Even so, she was ordered into a disciplinary meeting where she was "berated for her so-called 'white privilege.'"
Lawyer Matthew Sarelson, a partner at Dhillon, called the school's actions a textbook example of an unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
"Public universities cannot weaponize vague and subjective 'nondiscrimination' policies to silence students with opinions that diverge from the prevailing campus orthodoxy," Sarelson said. "Zoe Johnson was not targeted for harassment or discrimination—she was targeted because she asked reasonable questions in a learning environment that claims to encourage open discussion."
Spencer Brown, a spokesman for Young America's Foundation, which is supporting the case, said, "The University of Colorado Boulder is engaging in an insidious form of authoritarianism under the guise of inclusivity. Universities should be places where students sharpen their critical thinking skills, not where they are coerced into parroting approved viewpoints out of fear of punishment."
The case, in federal court in Colorado, names university President Todd Saliman, associate Vice Chancellor for OIEC Llen Pomeroy, executive Vice Chancellor Patrick O'Rourke and associate Director of Choral Activities Elizabeth K. Swanson as defendants.
The case seeks to have the defendants held personally, and financially, responsible.
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The Lord's Prayer, from the popular New International Version translation of the Bible, is:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
This obviously fails to meet the requirements of today's leftists and others who require the Good Book to support their causes, including transgenderism.
This video, caught by Protestia, which advocates for "the theological and worldview perspectives of conservative evangelical Christianity," reveals a new version promoting the unscientific beliefs that men can become women, or women can become men.
The words to what many are describing as a heresy:
Our mother and our father, our beloved parent in who we move and breathe and have our being. The glorious hallowing of your name shines forth in the diversity of your children. May your peace and love, justice and equality, inclusion and belonging reign here on earth as in heaven.
Build your kingdom in the hearts of all. Help us meet our daily needs. Be with those who suffer as a result of living as the fullest truth of your divine child. Grant that our transgender loved ones might have their daily needs met, That they might find employment without discrimination, That they may have access to medical care without fear, That they might have their rights and lives protected, That they might find a loving, safe community to belong to and call their own.
Forgive us for the ways that we have fallen short and failed your beloved transgender children, as well as our many trespasses. Forgive us of the times we turned away or did not care, For the times we laughed or judged their unique expression of your image, Just as we forgive those who might have failed to see, hear, and understand us.
Lead us away from the temptation to be complacent in the face of injustice But instead, give us the courage to stand up for and with your beloved children. Open our minds and our hearts to those who think, act, and experience life differently. Help us do our part to make your love and justice reign in our diverse, beautiful world, now and always.
Amen.
Online commenters objected to fabricating a new prayer:
"I honestly don't know why they have to co-opt everything just so they can affirm their own sin? If you are a true Christian, all of that stuff just doesn't matter. We all are then new creatures that must leave the former life behind. Not drag it along like an anchor."
And, "Disgraceful."
And, "Vile."
And, "Destructive words."
PJMedia explained, "You see, the thing about scripture is that it's fine all by itself. That's why there's a doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture. It's heresy to add to the timeless truths of scripture, especially to justify lifestyles of sin. Shame on these people — particularly Frumpy Baritone Grandma."
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The U.S. Department of Justice now is getting involved in the investigation by the White House Department of Government Efficiency, run by Elon Musk on President Donald Trump's instructions, of fraudulent and wasteful spending by the U.S. government.
Already, the Musk investigation has resulted in the essential shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which employed thousands and was tasked with handing out billions of dollars to other nations.
The problem that was uncovered was that leftists were spending billions of tax dollars on leftist ideologies in other countries that had no bearing on America's national security or priorities.
There are supposed to be a few hundred USAID workers kept on, and apparently their duties will be transferred to the U.S. State Department. Up for review, and possible shutdown, now is the Department of Education. And reports confirm the Pentagon is facing an audit.
But the situation now has gone far beyond questioning spending programs that likely were inappropriate. Now the DOJ is looking into charges that could develop against individuals or networks for stealing government property.
DOGE officials had made a referral because of evidence they uncovered.
Ed Martin, U.S. attorney for Washington, confirmed, "If people are discovered to have broken the law or even acted simply unethically, we will investigate them and we will chase them to the ends of the Earth to hold them accountable."
He explained, "We will on rest or cease in this. No one should abuse American taxpayer dollars nor American taxpayer workers. No one is above the law."
Earlier he had confirmed that an "initial review" of evidence suggests "certain individuals and/or groups have committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting DOGE employees."
A report from the Gateway Pundit said Martin didn't provide any names of suspects, and it was unclear which laws were violated.
But the report noted he confirmed he was in contact with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to move on the allegations.
At the time, Martin explained, "I recognize that some of the staff at DOGE has been targeted publicly. At this time, I ask that you utilize me and my staff to assist in protecting the DOGE work and the DOGE workers. Any threats, confrontations, or other actions in any way that impact their work may break numerous laws."
He said, "Let me assure you of this: we will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people. We will not act like the previous administration who looked the other way as the Antifa and BLM rioters as well as thugs with guns trashed our capital city. We protect DOGE and other workers no matter what."
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Among the millions of things the federal government has been spending money on are the media.
Those revelations came as part of the work by President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, which is run by Elon Musk.
The spending is through USAID, an agency that has been put on notice it is being shut down, or at least radically modified. It could come under the State Department going forward and Trump officials say its spending will be in pursuit of American policy and agenda worldwide, nothing else.
But revealed this week was the expenditure of millions of dollars on media organizations.
Those cited included the New York Times, Politico, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, AP, and more.
But that's now, apparently, over.
A report explained Trump has ordered the General Services Administration to end every media contract that has been expensed by government workers.
The action follows a Hill report that Trump scoffed at the media for being paid off by the government, "to write positively about Democrats."
He wasn't the only one making that suggestion.
On Thursday, Trump said, "Did you see what happened yesterday where they found hundreds of millions of dollars of money was fraudulently given to newspapers, I guess Politico? They gave money to all this — out of USAID. … It came out, hundreds of, just tremendous amounts of money had nothing to do with anything."
He continued, "This is a terrible thing that was experienced, but we're catching them left and right; we're catching them. We're catching them to a point that they don't know what the heck is going on. They can't believe they're getting caught," he added.