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‘Efficiency’ Co-Chair Ramaswamy Hints Department Of Education Will Be ‘Deleted Outright’ By Trump

Failed venture capital hack and serial liar Vivkek Ramaswamy said Sunday that once Donald Trump is again in the White House, he will eliminate the U.S. Department of Education “outright” as part of a plan to slash federal spending, even when it helps Americans.

Ramaswamy, the co-chair of the Trump-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, made that remark to Fox host Maria Bartitomo.

“Elon and I aren’t in this for the credit,” Ramaswamy explained. “But I think we’re gonna build the consensus to make the kind of deep cuts that haven’t been made for most of our history.”

“President Trump has talked about the Department of Education,” Bartiromo noted. “For example, are you gonna be closing down departments?”

With a smile, Ramaswamy replied, “We expect mass would be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts among federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government, So yes, we expect all of the above and I think people will be surprised by, I think, how quickly we’re able to move with some of those changes given the legal backdrop.”

He added, “So this is a historic opportunity We’re not actually going to squander this, but I think part of the key is to move quickly to move effectively. I think that mass deregulation that I talked about earlier that gives us the industrial logic to then make cuts to that bureaucracy and moving quickly is our objective.”

While we’re at it, why not sell the White House and most of the monuments in the nation’s capital to the highest bidder, too? Hey, maybe we could even rename them for whoever forks over the most cash.

Just imagine it: The Walmart/Washington Monument. Or what about the Viagra Pentagon, where our Defense Department is hard 24/7 for any foe that might want to challenge America? Not including Russia, of course, because they already control Trump completely.

With people like Ramaswamy, Musk, and Trump running things, we truly are fucked. Make sure your passport is current and valid, because you may need it to escape the coming shithole USA sooner rather than later.

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Jack Smith Has The Perfect Way To Put Trump In A Legal Bind On His Way Out As Special Counsel

As he prepares to resign before Donald Trump takes office on January 20 of next year, Special Counsel Jack Smith has a way to make sure that Trump has to make a painful choice as he attempts to get the federal criminal cases against him permanently dismissed.

That’s the word from former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, who explained what Smith is likely to do in his last days as special counsel.

Speaking with MSNBC’s Katie Phang, McQuade explained the two choices Smith has.

“I have heard from a number of people saying, why should Jack Smith pull the plug on his own case, why not just let Trump just fire him, make him go through that exercise so that people can see that it was Trump who ended this?” she noted. “And I think it is because Jack Smith can have a lot more control if he ends it on his own terms.”

“There are a couple of things he can do,” McQuade continued. “One, as you say, is to issue a full-throated report on both of the cases; the January 6th election interference case, as well as the documents case in Florida ––those two things. The other thing he could do, Katie, and I don’t know if this would withstand all of the machinations that Trump will certainly try to put up against it –– to dismiss the cases without prejudice, and make the argument later that the statute of limitations is tolled during the Trump presidency and revive the cases in 2029.”

“I think there is a 50-50 shot that succeeds, so if he ends it now with prejudice, that keeps those cases alive. It would put the Trump administration in the untenable spot of either accepting that or having to refile the cases just so they can dismiss them with prejudice.”

McQuade concluded, “So, we will see how that goes, but I think this keeps Jack Smith’s hands in control rather than leaving it in the hands of the next Department of Justice.”

In other words, the federal case against Donald Trump is far from finished, and it could well be restarted once he leaves the White House in 2029.

The bar of justice isn’t finished with the disgraced felon president-elect.

Here’s the video of McQuade’s conversation with Phang:

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Trump Taking Calls From ‘Unknown Foreign Numbers’ As He Picks Cabinet Nominees

From his home at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump continues to pick one controversial (and potentially unconfirmable) person after another for his cabinet, using up the dwindling political capital he earned by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris less than two weeks ago.

First, Fox host Pete Hegseth was nominated for Secretary of Defense. Then came Matt Gaetz for Attorney General of the United States. It now appears neither has a chance of gaining Senate approval.

As Trump makes those picks, he’s also having numerous phone conversations with people who have “foreign numbers,” according to a disturbing report from the New York Times.

“Even with the differences since 2016, all signs so far indicate that the 78-year-old president-elect is sticking to some of his old habits. It sometimes seems to his staff as if half the world now has Mr. Trump’s cellphone number. Even since becoming the president-elect, he still seems willing to take every call — even calls from unknown foreign numbers.”

Where are those calls coming from? Russia? China? North Korea? No one knows, but the very idea that a president-elect might be seeking guidance from foreign nations on his appointees should worry every American, even those who voted for Trump.

And when he isn’t on the phone or regaling guests with tales of how he managed to win the 2024 election, Trump is also playing disc jockey.

“He has been spotted in the tearoom beneath the gold-canopied roof, or out on the Mar-a-Lago patio, picking out music on his iPad and blasting Pavarotti.”

In other words, Donald is more unhinged than ever, and he doesn’t even care if we all know that he could be talking about staffing moves with Vladimir Putin or Orbán, potentially selling out the United States to whatever dictator is willing to offer him the biggest financial reward.

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Trump Refusing To Let FBI Do Background Checks On Cabinet Nominees

Failed former president Donald Trump is refusing to let the FBI do background checks or vetting on some of the people he has nominated for top jobs in his new administration.

According to CNN, Trump is instead using private companies to do background checks, but it’s unclear if those companies are capable of such a job.

“Trump and his allies believe the FBI system is slow and plagued with issues that could stymie the president-elect’s plan to quickly begin the work of implementing his agenda, people briefed on the plans said. Critics say the intrusive background checks sometimes turn up embarrassing information used to inflict political damage.”

“The discussions come as Trump has floated several controversial choices for high-level positions in the US government – including Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.”

Gaetz and Gabbard could never pass an FBI check because both have questionable backgrounds that include alleged illegal activity and connections to nations hostile to the United States, including Russia.

 

“Gaetz has been mired for years in Justice Department and House ethics investigations related to sex trafficking. The Justice Department declined to charge Gaetz, and the House ethics probe, days away from being completed, was effectively ended when the Florida congressman resigned from his seat this week. Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.”

“Gabbard, meanwhile, has frequently appeared to take positions more favorable to foreign leaders widely considered not just American adversaries but, in some cases, brutal dictators, including the presidents of Syria and Russia, raising questions from allies and critics alike.”

The CNN report set has set off alarm bells for some in Congress, including Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), who remarked, “This is an alarming step that, frankly, should alarm every American citizen who wants the basic function of government to work, who wants to ensure that the FBI, as you were reporting earlier, is able to investigate terrorist threats,” she said. “The fact that they would avoid a traditional background check process to me means they know they can’t pass it, and what it means is that information that would be available to the FBI just won’t even be considered.”

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Conservative Unloads On Nomination Of ‘Vile Sex Pest’ Matt Gaetz To Head DOJ: ‘He Is Abhorrent’

The nomination of former Florida GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz to be the next Attorney General of the United States has drawn plenty of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill, leading to questions about whether or not Gaetz can ever be confirmed.

And now you can add to that skepticism the words of conservative journalist Ben Domenech, who expressed his disgust in a post on Substack, calling Gaetz a “piece of shit.”

The title of Domenech’s post, it should be noted is, “Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That.”

“Matt Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of shit,” the takedown begins.

“He is abhorrent,” Domenech adds. “His eyes are permanently rimmed with the red rings of chemical boosters. In person, he smells like overexposed Axe Body Spray and stale Astroglide.”

Damn! Tell us how you really feel, Ben!

There’s also this from Domenech: “Every Republican in Washington has an opinion about Matt Gaetz, and 99 percent of those opinions are ‘Keep Matt Gaetz away from my wife/daughter/friend and anyone I care about.'”

Senate Republicans have to reject Gaetz or face dire consequences, the post concludes.

″But if they have a degree of independence, any kind of free thought, mindful of the fact that a presidency is four years but your career is forever, they will reject this choice so emphatically that it sends a very simple, straightforward message: you can be an absolute dirtbag wannabe pimp pounding dick pills and caffeine while you film your ‘girlfriend’ twerking on the gram, or you can be a Republican.”

On Thursday, Gaetz abruptly resigned from Congress, days before a report from the House Ethics Committee was to be released that allegedly details the Florida Republicans’ drug use and sexual encounters with underage girls, according to MSNBC.

The timing of his resignation could prove to be quite convenient for the scandal-plagued congressman. Punchbowl reported Wednesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the Ethics Committee’s Gaetz investigation, that the panel was set to vote this week on whether to release what Punchbowl sources described as a “highly damaging” report. The Washington Post confirmed Punchbowl’s reporting, citing four people familiar with the matter. 

Several Senate Republicans have already said publicly they will not vote to confirm Gaetz. And yet many of them have previously downplayed sexual abuse allegations and convictions against accused rapist/president-elect Donald Trump.

Why? Because the Republican Party is now composed of gutless sycophants who are only too happy to kiss whatever ass is presented to them for adoration.

At least most of the time.