President Trump was the first president ever to attend a Super Bowl. I'm surprised the Secret Service let him. AP disapproves
Donald Trump to become first sitting president to attend Super Bowl. But first, he sat down with Fox New's Brett Behr at Mar-a-Lago, resuming the tradition of a presidential interview for the event that Biden dropped due to advancing senility. Sundance at CTH hosts
President Trump's Superbowl Interview, and More. At Althouse,
"Success will bring the country together." "Said President Trump in his Super Bowl interview." No it will drive Democrats crazy because their definition of success is America failing. At Da Mail,
Trump sends Super Bowl crowd wild as he takes to the field with Ivanka and Eric. Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports
Trump Steals the Spotlight from Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl and Her Reaction is Priceless. Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok, "
Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed. - The world is healing" I'm not a Swifty, but I don't approve of booing her just because she's not a Trumpy. Celebs are entitled to spout their opinions; we don't have to accept them.
Sauron's Eye reluctantly admits Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised — CBS News poll. Hat Hair says it Had to Hurt: CBS Poll Finds Americans Like Trump, They Really Like Him. Beege Welborn adds "The one complaint they could scrape up? He hasn't done enough to 'lower food prices yet.' Media will make sure they scratch that irritation by telling everyone, 'See?! how Trump hasn't lowered the price of eggs, right?' Oh, you betcha." Althouse, "With most describing him as 'tough,' 'energetic,' 'focused' and 'effective' — and as doing what he'd promised during his campaign — President Trump has started his term with net positive marks from Americans overall." "Many say he's doing more than they expected — and of those who say this, most like what they see. Very few think he's doing less. His partisans and his voters, in particular, say he's got the right amount of focus on matters like ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and deporting those who are in the country illegally.... That was just so good for Trump that there was no way to spin it negative and CBS tells it straight." OTP hears Hill Dems Hint Voting Against Keeping Gov’t Open Past March 15 Will Stop Trump’s Roll. At Semafor, Democrats look to government funding as their leverage against Trump
From NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine reports Trump reveals he’s spoken with Putin by phone, says Russian president ‘wants to see people stop dying’ in Ukraine war. Sundance has President Trump Has Begun Discussions with President Putin and Sunday Talks – Nat Sec Advisor Mike Waltz Discusses USAID and First Two Weeks of The Trump Doctrine. Sarah Arnold again, Trudeau Caught on Hot Mic Talking About Trump. "On Friday, Trudeau was caught saying he thinks Trump is serious about making Canada the 51st U.S. state. The Canadian prime minister reportedly made the remarks to business leaders and labor leaders in a closed-door session mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker." Salena Zito at Hat Hair, says Ancora Wants to Make US Steel Great Again. "The investment firm Ancora is pushing U.S. Steel shareholders to drop the Nippon Steel merger and oust CEO David Burritt, a move that would align with President Donald Trump's insistence that U.S. Steel stay in American hands."
Sharyl Attkisson at JTN, reports Trump Fired SIGAR John Sopko, 'The Donald Trump of inspectors general’ "Sopko's agency indicted and convicted over 150 people for waste, fraud and abuse, and was able to return $4 billion to taxpayers." Hmm. "Before he was fired, Sopko had already announced his agency would be closing up shop earlier than mandated since the U.S. isn’t spending as much money in Afghanistan, anymore. It was the first time he’d heard of a federal agency deciding to close itself." From Da Caller, Trump Axes Intern Program After Biden Officials Hid Signs Of DEI. Sundance is pleased President Trump Revokes Security Clearance of Lawfare Operatives, Including Norm Eisen and Andrew Weissmann. "This is a good strategic move. Security Clearances are the credentialed currency of those who work in the DC administrative state. Specifically, a lawyer inside the DC machine is essentially of no value without a security clearance. Additionally, the absence of a security clearance opens up both parties in DC to legal exposure from discussing or receiving information that is defined by the apparatus as NSI (national security information). And the cherry on the top of the proverbial cake is that Lawfare uses their definitions of NSI in an attempt to stop sunlight on their corrupt activity. Revocation of security clearances is a win, win, win; a triple winnamin."
Mike Miller at RedState, CNN's Dana Bash Tries to Trip Up DHS Head Noem on Trump Policies. Any Guesses How THAT Turned Out? Politico whines Kristi Noem said ‘Get rid of FEMA the way it exists today’ "The DHS secretary backed Trump’s proposal to shutter the disaster response agency." Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Dana Bash Questions DHS Secretary Kristi Noem About Gitmo, DOGE, FEMA and DHS Operations.
Nick Ballasy at JTN has All the tax cuts likely to be included in Trump and GOP's forthcoming reconciliation bill. "There appears to be broad consensus among House and Senate Republicans on the tax cuts to include in a reconciliation bill but they're still debating spending cuts to offset the cost." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has what he thinks are the Top Ten Dumb Things Said Friday, 02/07.
Insty,
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE GOING BATSHIT CRAZY OVER: Elon Musk
@elonmusk, "To be clear, what the
@DOGE team and
@USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following: - Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible. - All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING! . . ." John Stossel at Hat Hat hopes
DOGE to the Rescue? Althouse,
"Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number." ""If accurate, this is extremely suspicious. When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!! This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately."
Tweeted Elon Musk." Twitchy,
Elon Musk Spots ANOTHER Way Government Incompetence Enables MASSIVE Fraud. Incompetence or malfeasance? Liz Stauffer at LI,
Treasury Employees Estimate Fraud in Entitlement Payments at $50 Billion Annually. “Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number.” NewsMax reports
Musk Alleges Public Funds Fraud of $1B per Wee.
A billion here a billion there. . . ET,
Musk Says DOGE, Treasury Agree on New Anti-Fraud Measures to Claw Back $50 Billion in Payment Fraud. From Fox,
President Trump predicts Elon Musk will find 'hundreds of billions' in waste in next DOGE directives. "Trump said waste in the Education and Defense Departments are next on the chopping block." Nick Ballasy reports
Trump says Musk, DOGE will soon begin checking Education Dept. for wasteful spending, then Pentagon. ""Let's check the military. We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions, of dollars of fraud and abuse. And you know, the people elected me on that." From NewsMax,
DOGE Moving On to Bigger Govt Targets. Leslie Eastman,
Trump Claws Back $4 Billion That Was Headed to Ludicrous UN Climate Fund. "Trump’s focus on America First is leading to a review of our participation in the United Nations programs like UNESCO and what we are paying for them…and getting in return."
Calling-all-RushBabes has
Further Tales of USAID. At WokeSpy,
Joe Biden’s $5 Billion “Aid” Mystery: “The Government Has Been Robbing Us Blind.” From Hat Hair,
It Pays...Well, PAID to Be 'Govt': USAID Head Had Five Fold Net Worth Increase.
Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal, "
EX-USAID CHIEF SAMANTHA POWER’S NET WORTH SKYROCKETS—FROM $6.7M TO $30M ON A $180K SALARY Samantha Power, Biden’s ex-USAID chief, saw her wealth explode while earning just $180K per year. Where did the extra $23.3M come from? And all of this in just 3 years! USAID oversees billions in global funding—was she cashing in? The public deserves answers. Follow the money." What's the point of being the CIA's cash carrier, if you can't skim a little?
FischerKing @FischerKing64 "
DOGE has forced democrats into the position of defending waste, fraud and abuse. Idk if that was ever the intention, but democrats have fallen into this trap. And the more info comes out, the worse they will look. They will end up like the proverbial deer in headlights." Sundance reminds us
You Simply Must Remember Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Defending the DoD Inability to Pass and Audit. Stacey Matthews at LI,
Democrat Incitement Continues With Calls to ‘Fight,’ Accusations of a Musk ‘Coup.’ “So at some point, we’ve got to wake up beyond party lines for all Americans to see what’s going on here in this rapidly expanding and accelerating coup.” Politico whines
Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government. “It’s something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5.” LifeZette thinks
Stephen Miller Drops the Mic on Dem’s ‘Musk Being Unelected’ Narrative. “This is the agenda the American people voted for that he is asking his staff, his subordinates, his employees to implement.” Althouse,
Who's couping who? "I'm trying to read Raw Story, "'The feel of a coup': Elon Musk said to be poised to 'defy' major judicial order":
Labrador Skeptic @SaysSimulation "
Interesting to see what Vance is doing here - is this the new pattern? 1. As with the DOGE employee, Vance floats ideas on X. 2. The ideas are tested, with as
@WardoftheStates has noted, an audience of millions providing immediate feedback for analyses, the best test group 1/" Quote JD Vance @JDVance, "If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal." PJM's Matt Margolis thinks
Elon Musk Has a Great Idea to Get Rid of Activist Judges.
Elon Musk@elonmusk, "I’d like to propose that the worst 1% of appointed judges, as determined by elected bodies, be fired every year. This will weed out the most corrupt and least competent." Make it 10%. Francis Menton at the Manhattan Contrarian on
Democracy: What You Think It Means Versus What The Establishment Thinks.
Byron York@ByronYork. "NIH pays big 'indirect costs' (administrative/overhead) with research grants. Average 27%-28%, often more. Top foundations--Gates, Johnson, Zuckerberg, Templeton--pay 0%-15%. So Trump caps NIH at 15%. Saves money, more for research. Dems/media go nuts." Insty says
OVERHEAD RATES HAVE BEEN A SCANDAL FOR YEARS. AND NEGOTIATING RATES INSTITUTION BY INSTITUTION IS A RECIPE FOR CRONYISM, AND REMOVES INCENTIVES FOR EFFICIENCY. I remember.
Patrick Ruffini @PatrickRuffini "The freakout over this is something to behold. To be clear, this revolt is in response to administrative bloat being held at 15% of overall grants. Charities are routinely held to overhead costs well below this or else their donations suffer." Quote John Streicher@JohnStreicher1 "All IDCs capped at 15% as of today. If this stands we’re done. Every research institute immediately out of business. Nearly every university ends large scale research. Back to the age of the aristocrat tinkerer. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n"
Frank J. Fleming
@IMAO_ "
That the left acts like their atrocious vindictive censorship was a small thing is why this is happening and will continue to happen until you finally understand how terrible you are." Quote Armand Domalewski@ArmandDoma "the essence of the modern American right."
Mia Cathell at TownHall is ecstatic that
DOJ Ordered to Turn Over Fani Willis Files, "a federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to furnish all available files they have on any communications between now-former Special Counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pertaining to the prosecution of President Donald Trump."
At Hat Hair,
ICE Snatching Up Criminal Aliens in NJ, Trolling for Murphys.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov "It's a sincere pleasure working with partners like
@DEAHQ,
@TheJusticeDept, and
@ATFHQ to keep New Jersey residents safer by removing criminal aliens from their communities." Beege Welborn "lurves this - 'It's OUR pleasure keeping New Jersey safe since your scummy, verminous, illegal-loving governor refuses so.'" Sundance reports
FBI Officials Tipped-Off Criminal Aliens: Leaked Details of Pending Los Angeles ICE Deportation Operation to Media. "There was a very disturbing
article in the Los Angeles Times, warning criminal aliens of a pending ICE operation sweep that was coming to the LA area. The source for the advanced tip-off were indicated within the reporting to be FBI officials in Washington DC. Today, it appears that Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is confirming the leak came from the FBI as
she says, “The FBI is so corrupt. We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law.” I assume there will be an investigation and they'll be fired, right? At Restoration News,
The Activists Urging Illegal Aliens to "Fight Back" Against ICE Deportations. The College Fix reports on
Leftist student groups: ICE recruiters at Duke job fair a ‘societal attack against our humanity’
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Althouse,
"... Riley Gaines Barker, a 24-year-old former college swimmer whose sole issue is fighting trans people in women’s sports..." "I'm noticing this line in that much discussed New York Magazine article —
"The Cruel Kids’ TableAmong the young, confident, and casually cruel Trumpers who, after conquering Washington, have their sights set on America."" "The article came out on January 27th. Riley Gaines got what she'd fought for on February 5th. Is she a "sole issue" character who now fades from view? I see
she framed it this way (on February 4th, on X): "Things could've been so different. Gender insanity was the final straw that brought a lot of moderates to the side of common sense. Specifically, I believe it was the issue of men in women's sports." If your "sole issue" is a wedge issue, you're not as obscure as New York Magazine would like to paint you." Matt Vespa,
Here's What a GOP Rep Said That Triggered Dems During a Oversight Committee Hearing Last Week CSPAN@cspan "Following
@RepNancyMace questioning, Rep.
@GerryConnolly (D-VA) says he took offense to a word she used. Mace: "Tranny, tranny, tranny. I don't really care. You want penises in women's bathrooms and I'm not going to have it. No thank you. It's disgusting.""
Jonathan Turley wonders if we're going to need
A Ministerial Miranda? Washington State Democrats Target Priests in Latest Attack on Religion. Passing a law forcing priest to notify authority of confessors of child abuse. "The bill would amend the state law that currently applies to law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect. Clergy would be added to the list. The sponsors would also exempt clergy from the exception afforded to lawyers and others who obtain information “solely as a result of a privileged communication.”"
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