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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-AR) is negotiating with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government before the December 20, 2024 deadline for the continued funding of “non-essential” government comes. So far, conservatives are warning Johnson is essentially bending the knee to the left and delivering impediments to Trump’s efforts to reform the government.
Representative Eric Burlison tweeted, “It’s a total dumpster fire. I think it’s garbage… Sadly, this is happening again. I think that it’s shameful that people that celebrate DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency] coming in, and yet we’re going to vote for another (tr)illion dollars to be added to the deficit. It’s ironic.”
‘A Total Dumpster Fire’: Conservatives Furious as GOP Leadership Strikes Deal on Massive Spending Bill | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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History appears to be repeating itself this week as Congress has brokered an agreement on a massive year-end catch-all spending bill — something it has often done in recent years just before leaving Washington for Christmas break.
The move has some conservatives fuming.
Politico reported, “Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to push the government funding deadline to March 14 and deliver more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief, House Republican leaders told their conference Tuesday morning.”
Without action, the federal government faces a shutdown Friday at midnight.
The legislation could be released as early as Tuesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson has not promised the 72-hour review period before voting on it, according to two people who attended a closed-door GOP conference meeting of lawmakers, Politico said.
A government budget disclosure has exposed $300 million was paid to “journalists” at Reuters, all of which then wrote scurrilous articles alleging criminal activity in his businesses. Shortly after that, Biden’s anti-American government insurrectionist agents began opening investigations against Musk on multiple fronts.
In addition to their economic compensation, Reuters also received a Pulitzer award specifically for “their work on Elon Musk and misconduct at his business.” At the very least, the connections are strong enough to warrant serious investigation from the Department of Justice once its halls are led by Americans once again.
Corrupt Biden Hands $300M in Contracts to Reuters which Turns around and Attacks Elon Musk– lidblog.com
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The disclosure of the huge amount of our tax dollars Joe Biden threw at wire service Reuters to use as a weapon against Elon Musk is a story of pure corruption.
Here is how the cycle worked:
-Joe Biden doled out $300 million in tax dollars to “journalists” at Reuters
-Reuters then used that money to target Elon Musk
-Then the corrupt “Pulitzer” system awarded Reuters with major awardsThe Biden Admin paid Reuters over $300 million in government contracts. 11 different Biden government agencies targeted Elon’s businesses. All 11 agencies paid millions to Reuters. Reuters then won the Pulitzer Prize for “their work on Elon Musk and misconduct at his businesses” pic.twitter.com/3IGGtuHv7L
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) December 17, 2024
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The Biden administration is trying to hire as many as 1,200 “DEI” employees that they believe President Trump will not be able to fire in an attempt to cripple the Federal government from within before Americans regain control of the Executive branch.
Federal Government to Hire 1200 New ‘Woke’ Bureaucrats Before Trump Returns to White House– slaynews.com
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The federal government is scrambling to hire as many “woke” bureaucrats as possible before President Donald Trump is sworn into power next month.
The Biden administration is currently in the process of hiring as many as 1,200 employees to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Those employees would be embedded into the permanent federal workforce headed by the Trump administration.
The news hires were revealed by the Daily Wire following an analysis of federal job opportunities.
The jobs have annual salaries of up to $310,000 and could add up to total salary payouts of $160 million a year.
If you hold to orthodox Christian views regarding sexuality and gender, California will not allow you to become a foster parent after the passage of SB 407. Now that the law is in effect, Christians are already being pushed out of the foster care system, meaning California will have less foster care parents, and none of them will be true believers.
The law canonizes LGBTQ belief and assumes it is now “the new normal,” and any view to the contrary is now considered borderline criminal, but certainly abusive. The law requires that “Each resource family must have the capacity, ability, and willingness to safeguard a child’s or non-minor dependent’s personal rights and respect and honor the child’s identities regardless of their own values and beliefs.”
California Begins Purge of Christian Foster Parents Who Won’t Force Woke Agenda on Kids– www.lifenews.com
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Christian foster parents with traditional, biblical beliefs on gender and sexuality are being systematically excluded from California’s foster care system due to the enforcement of SB 407. This new law, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), mandates that foster parents, irrespective of whether they have an LGBTQ-identified child in their care, must affirm a child’s chosen gender identity or sexual orientation. Neutrality is no longer acceptable under the updated guidelines issued by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). (Read guidelines here: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/
Portals/9/Additional- Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ ACLs/2024/24-69.pdf?ver=2024- 11-19-154231-617) According to a letter distributed to all county and state-licensed foster care agencies last month, “Each resource family must have the capacity, ability, and willingness to safeguard a child’s or non-minor dependent’s personal rights and respect and honor the child’s identities regardless of their own values and beliefs.” The letter further asserts that any failure to affirm a child’s self-determined identity constitutes a “risk or threat” to the child’s health and safety. Consequently, this would result in the denial of foster care applications or the revocation of existing approvals.
Biden Administration to Give Unprecedented $15 Billion Climate Change Handout to California Company: Report– www.westernjournal.com
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The Biden administration announced it is providing a record $15 billion low-interest loan to the California utility company PG&E, which is part of a push to get as much green money out the door as possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
“The loan by the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office is slated to fund projects that refurbish PG&E’s hydroelectric infrastructure and upgrade power lines to support renewable energy projects, data centers, and electric vehicles,” The Wall Street Journal reported.
The second largest commitment under the program was a $9.6 billion loan to Ford Motor’s battery joint venture, which the office completed Monday as part of its clean energy lending program.
All told, the LPO has made more than $42.4 billion in loan commitments and over $24.1 billion in closed loans and guarantees, according to the Journal.
The misnamed Inflation Reduction Act “turbocharged the office’s lending capacity,” the news outlet said.
CNN Helped Release a Syrian ‘Prisoner’ Who Turned Out to Be a Notorious Torturer – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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A story last week on CNN about a Syrian “prisoner” who the network claimed had been held for years and that correspondent Clarissa Ward called one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed” in her 20 years as a journalist turns out to have been a notorious torturer for the Assad regime.
He told CNN his name was “Adel Gharbal” from Homs and claimed he was arrested three months earlier after his phone had been searched. He was taken to Damascus, he says, and thrown in prison. He claims not to have seen sunlight for three months when the CNN crew released him.
Trump formally secures Electoral College win as his nominees push for Senate support – Independent UK
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Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College and the presidency after Texas’ electors handed him the state’s 40 electoral votes Tuesday.
After Trump’s election win on November 5, his victory was formalized Tuesday as presidential electors gathered across the U.S.
It takes 270 electoral votes to win the Electoral College — Trump won 312 last month to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 226.
Thirteen of the electors are Republicans who took part in the fake electors plot in 2020, and some of them face criminal charges.
This comes as Trump’s choices for his cabinet headed to Capitol Hill to meet with senators ahead of their confirmation hearings. HHS secretary nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr. and the nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, went to the hill Tuesday to drum up support for their respective nominations.
GOP Report Refers Liz Cheney For Federal Criminal Investigation– thefederalist.com
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House Republicans recommended disgraced ex-Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney face a criminal investigation related to “witness tampering” as vice chair of the illegally established and since disbanded Select Committee on Jan. 6.
Previous documents released by congressional investigators reviewing the Jan. 6 panel’s work revealed Cheney coordinated with the Select Committee’s star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, using the encrypted Signal app. The pair communicated to circumvent Hutchinson’s own attorney, Stefan Passantino, whom the Jan. 6 Committee ultimately targeted with an operation intended to strip him of his law license. Passantino was cleared of any misconduct following multiple investigations from ethics watchdogs.
In the House interim report released on Tuesday, GOP lawmakers led by Barry Loudermilk of Georgia cited Cheney’s communication with Hutchinson as a basis for referring the former congresswoman for a criminal investigation run by the Justice Department.
“Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge,” the House report read. “This secret communication with a witness is improper and likely violates 18 U.S.C. 1512. Such action is outside the due functioning of the legislative process and therefore not protected by the Speech and Debate clause.”
Researchers make stunning discovery while testing crops grown under solar panels — here’s how it could change how we grow food – The Cool Down
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A team of researchers at the University of Córdoba in Spain discovered a way for solar energy generation and crop production to coexist on the same land without competing for resources.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, researchers tested a model that integrates solar collectors with hedgerow olive plantations. The mission: to produce solar energy without disrupting crop production. In theory, solar panels would generate electricity while the olives grow below them. This model is known as agrivoltaics, a technique that balances solar energy generation with food production on the same land.
The results were promising. Using simulation models, the scientists found that combining photovoltaic plants with olive plantations boosted overall productivity. The solar panels provided shade and wind protection for the crops, increasing agricultural yields. At the same time, the plants’ natural evapotranspiration cooled the solar panels, improving their efficiency.
If the technology is commercialized, farmers can simultaneously produce solar energy and crops without compromising either. It’s a win-win strategy that shows how land can be optimized for multiple uses.
‘Vaccinated’ Children 159% More Likely to Catch COVID-19 Than Unvaxxed– slaynews.com
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A new study has revealed that young children who received Pfizer mRNA “vaccines” are 159% more likely to catch COVID-19 than their unvaccinated peers.
Surprisingly, the finding was revealed in a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The findings of the study, led by CDC epidemiologist Dr. Leora Feldstein, PhD, were published in the prestigious Oxford University Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society.
The group of Georgia-based researchers analyzed the role of COVID-19 vaccination and prior infection in preventing SARS-CoV-2 among children aged 6 months to 4 years in the U.S. between September 2022 and April 2023.
The study merged data from three cohort studies (PROTECT, CASCADIA, and CoVE).
Germany’s Prime Minister, Olaf Scholz, has asked the parliament to declare it has no confidence in him, which would move the expected February 2025 election to be moved up to January. The move comes after Scholz saw the writing on a wall as the opposition moved for a no-confidence vote.
The move comes after a member of the Left-leaning coalition departed in protest to the government’s refusal to go deeper into debt. It is expected that the center-right coalition, led by former PM Angela Merkel’s CDU party, will lead the new government, with Friedrich Merz expected to be the new PM.
Olaf Scholz: German chancellor faces confidence vote likely to lead to snap elections – CNN
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for a snap election early next year
.Scholz himself called the vote, and if he loses, he will have to ask Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve parliament in a process which would trigger fresh elections. New elections must be held within 60 days of parliament being dissolved.
Scholz, who leads the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), reached an agreement with opposition parties to hold an early federal election on February 23.
Last month, Germany’s governing coalition collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Scholz to sack his finance minister, Christian Lindner, leaving him in a minority government with the Green Party. Lawmaking has largely ground to halt since the government’s collapse.
Scholz initially announced that he planned to hold a confidence vote on January 15, but he came under immediate pressure from the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party to hold them sooner.