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Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives

chadadmin / July 12, 2025

America / Articles / Extremism / Local / Politics & Policy Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives As the death toll from the central Texas floods surpasses 120 with 170 still missing, Austin’s fire chief is in the crosshairs of firefighters who claim his refusal to respond and assist in the rescue effort cost lives. By: The fire chief in Austin, Texas, a city known as a liberal hipster hub in a deep red state, is under sharp scrutiny for refusing to provide assistance in the days preceding the catastrophic and deadly central Texas floods last weekend. Austin Fire Department chief Joel Baker was the subject of scorn by his own firefighters’ union, the Austin Firefighters Association, which posted scathing remarks on social media about Baker during and in the aftermath of the floods that thus far have taken 121 lives, many of them children, with at least 170 people still missing. “It brings the Austin Firefighters no pleasure to report to the community that the Austin Fire Chief DENIED the deployment of Austin firefighters to Kerrville until very late into the event (so today!), with the exception of only 3 AFD rescue swimmers who helped staff helo teams (which still were NOT deployed until the afternoon of the 4th),” the post stated. “Helo teams” is jargon for specialized helicopter rescue units, specializing in emergency response capabilities for water-related emergencies. All about money allegedly owed to the city? The post goes on to explain that Austin’s Firefighter Special Operations teams are trained for specific challenges, just like the Hill Country floods where swift water rescue is required. The union’s post goes on to place blame squarely on Baker’s shoulders: “It is absolutely outrageous that the Austin Fire Chief, Joel G. Baker, would not allow highly trained firefighters from Austin to respond to Kerrville. Because of this egregious dereliction of duty, LIVES WERE VERY LIKELY LOST BECAUSE OF CHIEF BAKER’S DECISION!” According to the Facebook post, requests for assistance came from the state of Texas on July 2, two days prior to the floods, and another request on July 3, both of which were denied by Baker. “It is unforgivable that a fire chief would NOT allow his firefighters to answer the call to save lives,” the post continued. The firefighters also asked rhetorically: “Why would Fire Chief Joel G. Baker do this, you may ask? It was a misguided attempt to save money. I say “misguided” because the fire department is fully reimbursed by the state to deploy. I explained the reimbursement process to Chief Baker last week, and he failed to understand this very simple concept.” The criticism came after the Austin Fire Department announced it would not deploy personnel outside of Austin because of a budget shortfall, including “something like $800,000 in outstanding reimbursements owed to AFD by the State of Texas,” according to local station KXAN-TV. The TV station also reported that Baker said he issued the pause on deployments due to “internal issues” over the state’s ability to reimburse the department, insisting that budget constraints had “nothing” to do with his decision-making. Other cities answered the call CBS News reported that fire and rescue departments from North Texas heeded the call to assist: Fort Worth Fire Department sent two teams and Dallas Fire-Rescue deployed a water squad of six people. Other departments in the surrounding area also sent support: Mountain Home Fire Department, Ingram Volunteer Fire Department, Denton Fire Department, Houston Fire Department, and Galveston Fire Department were actively involved. Texas A&M Forest Service deployed Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System strike teams to assist local fire departments, indicating a broader network of fire service involvement. Surrounding states also sent support: Shreveport, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee deployed teams to contribute to the efforts. Additionally, international teams also came to aid in the search and rescue efforts: a team of 13 firefighters from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, through Fundación 911, assisted in Kerr County. The city comes to Baker’s defense The Austin Fire Department responded to the allegations by telling the local Fox television affiliate that “The decision about how to allocate resources to help our fellow Texans is not a simple one. It requires communication from public safety partners on the ground to ensure we are providing resources and personnel when, where and how they are most needed.” “The Austin Fire Department must also prioritize having sufficient resources in our own community given the unpredictability of this weekend’s storms and the risk for catastrophic flooding in our immediate area,” the department said. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax issued a statement addressing the accusations, saying “It is disappointing that the Firefighters Association would make these allegations and consider such a vote, especially while these communities continue to grieve and recover.” “It’s even more disheartening how quickly the Association’s claims spread, because so many people are ready to place blame. The City of Austin, and the Austin Fire Department in particular, have a very long track record of supporting and sending aid to neighboring communities in need,” he continued. “No confidence” vote “To be clear, I continue to have confidence in Chief Baker and remain committed to listening and working with both the Chief and the Fire Association to ensure that the Austin Fire Department is able to continue supporting our neighbors while protecting our local community,” the City Manager added. The union held an “emergency” meeting Tuesday, voting unanimously to hold a vote of no confidence in Baker, The New York Post reported. “We could’ve made a difference, and we were forced to stand down and lives were lost,” the union said. Donations supporting relief and rebuilding efforts after the flood are being collected, and the local Fox affiliate has created a web page in conjunction with The Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country. 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Food manufacturers rush to remove certain food dyes to comply with new FDA guidance

chadadmin / July 5, 2025

Articles / Federal Agencies / Government / Health / Politics & Policy Food manufacturers rush to remove certain food dyes to comply with new FDA guidance Americans are increasingly demanding that chemicals and toxic food dyes be removed from items they consume, clean with, wear, apply to their skin and use in their homes. By: In compliance with directives from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many of the nation’s largest food conglomerates have announced preemptive efforts to remove artificial food dyes from their products. Thus far, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Tyson Foods, Nestlé, Conagra Brands, Walmart and Sam’s Club, and PepsiCo have announced discontinuation or an intent to discontinue use of the food dyes prior to the advised deadline. The announcements come after the FDA and HHS urged a phase-out of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply. On April 22, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced measures to eliminate these dyes by the end of 2026, primarily through voluntary industry compliance rather than a formal mandate. Kennedy: “Real, measurable dangers” The FDA is also revoking approval for the use of specific dyes, such as Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B, and encouraging faster removal of FD&C Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5 and No. 6, Blue No.1 and No.2, with a prior deadline set for January 2027. In a statement accompanying the new guidelines, Kennedy said, “For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent. These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children’s health and development.” “That era is coming to an end. We’re restoring gold-standard science, applying common sense, and beginning to earn back the public’s trust. And we’re doing it by working with industry to get these toxic, dies out of the foods our families eat every day.” The FDA is simultaneously fast-tracking the review of natural alternatives to synthetic food dyes such as calcium phosphate, Galdieria extract blue, gardenia blue, and butterfly pea flower extract. According to recent CivicScience data, 79% of U.S. adults at least “somewhat” support the FDA’s plan to phase out certain artificial food dyes, significantly outnumbering the 21% who are at least “somewhat” opposed. Parents of children over 12 show stronger support for the phase-out than those with younger children, despite younger kids potentially being more vulnerable to the health impacts of these dyes. Not the expected “health food” demographic Support is highest among Republicans, the demographic most closely aligned with Kenney’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Additionally, high-income individuals (earning $100,000+ annually), adults 65+, men, and those with graduate or professional degrees are more supportive of the dye removals than their counterparts. The transition to natural food dyes could prove to be bumpy with a lot of trial-and-error. Winner of the cooking competition TV show “Master Chef,” Whitney Miller, who founded Whitney’s Cookies in Franklin, Tennessee, experienced similar struggles when she decided to make all of her products with natural ingredients. “I did have to research and try to find the best ones, because there really wasn’t a lot of options out there. I think now, hopefully, as people are talking about it more, and we’re pushing everyone to change over, there will be more options. But it is a little bit of a research struggle,” she told Just The News. Miller said it can also depend on what color a manufacturer is seeking. She said it’s a little bit easier with certain dyes like pink or red, in which case “there are strawberries that are freeze-dried, that you can pulverize and make a natural color.” However, other colors are trickier, like blue. Blueberries produce a purple color, not blue, so Miller ultimately formulated her own blue dye. According to Miller, the medium matters as well. “You have to test in the market when you’re putting them [dyes] in, whether it be ice cream or whether it be a baked good. Baking is a science, cooking is a science. And when you’re getting into these natural dyes, it’s going to perform differently in a baked item than it is in an ice cream or a drink.” Supply of natural colors a challenge For large companies like General Mills and PepsiCo, Miller said, “that’s where these different companies are going to have to do a lot of testing and figure out what can work best for them.” When asked about the suppliers of the natural food dyes, Miller said, “I’ve only seen one, one supplier. So that’s gonna be tough.” Volume will also be a complicating factor for large manufacturers who will require large amounts of the dyes. Miller said she has often had to seek out natural dye suppliers in Canada, which could further complicate the supply chain depending on what transpires with President Donald Trump’s trade talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. 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Biggs also weighed in Supreme Court strikes back, Jesse Binnall says anti-Trump, rogue judges just got checked Trump’s strategic strike on Iran crippled their nuclear ambitions, sparking a new path for regime change RELATED ARTICLES Food manufacturers rush to remove certain food dyes to comply with new FDA guidance Trump’s fight to keep non-citizens off voter rolls reignites

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Trump’s fight to keep non-citizens off voter rolls reignites in second term

chadadmin / June 30, 2025

All Things Trump / Articles / Elections / Politics & Policy Trump’s fight to keep non-citizens off voter rolls reignites in second term Part one of President Donald Trump’s battle to keep illegal aliens off voter rolls began near the end of his first term and will likely come hurtling back in the near future. By: The Supreme Court has never made a determination on the legal merits of the argument that noncitizens should not be counted in the United States census, but may soon be forced to do so. The fight to clarify the census and subsequently adjust congressional seats, Electoral College votes and federal funding, is coming down the pike, according to White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Miller indicated last month that he’s eager to dive straight in and that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will help lead the effort. Trump has at his disposal a number of avenues to accomplish his goal, one of which includes Lutnick’s agency. Utilizing this route, the Commerce Department could propose adding a census question to distinguish citizens, legal permanent residents, and unauthorized immigrants, as suggested by a lawsuit filed by Republican-led states and the Department of Commerce in January 2025. The data could then be used to exclude noncitizens from apportionment, though not necessarily from the overall count. Republican support for this approach is growing, with bills introduced by Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., to mandate a citizenship question and thus exclude noncitizens from apportionment. A GOP-controlled Congress could facilitate approval of such questions, due by 2028. The Supreme Court’s 2019 ruling rejected the citizenship question due to procedural issues, and demanded a stronger justification for having the case reviewed by the Supreme Court before going to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Amending the Census Act is an option Furthermore, Trump could work with Congress to pass legislation amending the Census Act to exclude noncitizens from apportionment counts or mandate a citizenship question. Bills like those proposed by Edwards and Hagerty aim to achieve this, but such legislation would need to redefine “persons” in the 14th Amendment’s apportionment clause to exclude noncitizens, a significant departure from historical practice. It could also direct the Census Bureau to use citizen-only data for apportionment. With a Republican-controlled Congress, the winds are now more favorable. Passage is significantly more likely than in 2020, when a similar House bill passed on a party-line vote (206-202) but stalled in the Democratic-controlled Senate. President Donald Trump, on his first day in office, rescinded a Biden-era executive order on January 20, 2025, which had reaffirmed counting all residents regardless of immigration status, signaling intent to revisit this policy. With a GOP-controlled Congress, there may be less political resistance to try again. Additionally, preparations for the 2030 census will begin during Trump’s second term, and federal law requires proposed census questions to be submitted to Congress two years prior, which gives a window to influence the process. Estimates of illegal alien populations vary due to inconsistent methods and tracking, but based on the most reliable and recent data from multiple sources including the Department of Homeland Security, the state with the highest number of illegal aliens is California, with 2.6 million. Texas took the number two spot with 2.06 million, and Florida comes in at third with 560,000. New York (with 540,000) and New Jersey (with 440,000) rounds off the top five. Despite the influx of illegal aliens to California, it lost a congressional seat due to the number of residents fleeing the state. The Orange County Register reported that California lost 817,669 residents in 2023 for a net outmigration of 341,866 citizens. If that trend continues, according to Thad Kousser, who is an expert in California and national politics and a professor of political science at UC San Diego, California will lose another four seats by 2030, even without census criteria changing. Texas would hypothetically gain three seats and Florida would gain three. Whether noncitizens count for census matters that affect representation In 2020, the Trump administration sought to exclude noncitizens from the U.S. Census count which is used to apportion congressional seats and Electoral College votes, a move that sparked significant controversy. In July of that year, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing the Census Bureau to use administrative records to identify and exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count, arguing that including them dilutes the political power of citizens and constitutes voter suppression. The administration argued that the Constitution’s mandate to count “persons” did not explicitly require counting noncitizens for apportionment. This effort faced immediate legal challenges from blue states and cities, many of which were sanctuary jurisdictions, and immigrant advocacy groups, who argued the policy violated the Constitution and would discourage immigrant participation in the census, potentially undercounting communities with large noncitizen populations. The Supreme Court ultimately blocked the Trump administration’s plan in December 2020, ruling that the memorandum was premature and lacked sufficient justification, though it did not address the merits of the Administrations’ argument. Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union, hailed the decision as a victory for fair representation, while supporters of the policy, including then-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, argued it was necessary to ensure electoral fairness. Without time for the issue to play out further, the Census Bureau claimed it was constrained by time and logistical challenges, and ultimately included all residents in the 2020 count. 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Ten years after Trump’s golden escalator announcement, Republicans campaign on transformed agenda

chadadmin / June 17, 2025

All Things Trump / Articles / Elections / Politics & Policy Ten years after Trump’s golden escalator announcement, Republicans campaign on transformed agenda Trump’s Republican Party looks wildly different from ten years ago, and Republicans must codify and expand his populist ideas if they want to hold the majority in next year’s midterm election. By: As congressional representatives head home to campaign in their districts this week, the party priorities look very different from those of 2015. Ten years ago, when then-candidate Donald Trump descended the golden escalator at his midtown Manhattan Trump Towers property, it produced a spark that spread American populism fire throughout the Republican Party, a party which at the time was mired by warmongering, false promises of fiscal responsibility and acquiescing to leftist accusations and policy. The official party platform in 2015 remained the party agenda from the previous general election in 2012. The priorities enumerated weren’t that far off from what was listed in the 2024 party platform. But, even four months into his second term, President Donald Trump clearly took his promises seriously and is working to enact what voters sent him to Washington to do. In 2012, the Republican Platform titled “We Believe In America” was 62 pages and was adopted at the Tampa, Florida Republican National Convention. It reflected the personality and politics of then-candidate Mitt Romney. In 2024, the Republican Platform, titled “Make America Great Again,” clocked in at 16 pages, consisting of 20 clear and concise agenda items. Among those items: to seal the border and stop the migrant invasion, to carry out historic deportation operations, to make America affordable again, to make Trump’s tax cuts from 2018 permanent, to strengthen and modernize the military, to keep men out of women’s sports and to keep the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Economy The 2012 platform, in many more words, emphasized reducing the federal deficit through spending cuts and supported a balanced budget amendment with a cap on federal spending. It also advocated for a simpler, flatter tax code with lower rates for individuals and businesses to stimulate economic growth. The official party platform expressed opposition to new taxes and aimed to make the bush tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 permanent. Unsurprisingly, it promoted free market policies and reducing government interference to encourage economic growth and entrepreneurship, particularly supporting small businesses. Trump’s economic ideas similarly reflect those from the 2012 platform, with demonstrably more muscle and enactment. The Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) lowered income tax rates across most brackets, with the top rate dropping from 39.6% to 37%. The standard deduction nearly doubled (e.g., $12,000 to $24,000 for married couples), benefiting about 70% of taxpayers who take it over itemizing. The Tax Policy Center estimated 65% of households saw tax cuts in 2018, averaging $1,600, though benefits skewed toward higher earners. Government reform Similar to the party platform from 2024, the 2012 platform called for rolling back excessive regulations, particularly those from the Obama administration and appointing judges who adhere to constitutional originals. It called for reducing the size and scope of the federal government, returning power to states and individuals. It advocated for eliminating wasteful programs and reforming. Sound familiar? If so, that’s because many Americans voted on this very issue in support of what is now the Department of Government Efficiency instituted under Trump. National defense and foreign policy The 2012 platform, similar to Trump’s agenda, called for maintaining a robust national defense, modernizing the military, and ensuring adequate funding. It opposed budget cuts and advocated for American exceptionalism, supporting allies like Israel and confronting adversaries like Iran. It also promoted democracy abroad, which is a departure from Trump’s platform which advocated for “no new wars” and a strong opposition to the nation-building ways of the Republicans of 2012. Social issues While many Republicans take issue with the novel “big tent” personality of the party present day, it’s undeniable that on one particular traditional issue, abortion, Trump has done more to protect the sanctity of life that any other president. The 2012 platform supported a constitutional amendment to protect unborn life and opposed funding for abortion through organizations like. The 2012 platform also sought a constitutional amendment to define marriage between one man and one woman. Education In 2012, the party platform, promoted parental choice and education, including charter schools, vouchers, and homeschooling. It opposed federal overreach in education. It also called for reducing federal involvement in student loans and encouraging private sector alternatives and trade schools. One of the 20 policy points in the 2014 MAGA agenda was to, “cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children.” On March 20, 2025, Trump issued an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all legally permissible steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and transfer its authority to states and local communities. TOP STORIES Ten years after Trump’s golden escalator announcement, Republicans campaign on transformed agenda ‘Rubber stamp’ vaccine advisory board fired by RFK Jr. for conflicts of interest has revealing past Weekend of LA riots shows media hasn’t learned anything from America’s election of Trump Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates Weaponized sugar pill? Homeland ends controversial and costly Quiet Skies domestic spying program LATEST EPISODES Fleitz: Biden’s weak Iran policy made regime $100B wealthier, funded Hamas Oct. 7 slaughter of Israelis ‘One electromagnetic pulse attack & we’re set back to 1871, Iran is plotting it now,’ warns top expert Army soldier branded ‘white supremacist,’ ousted from service for photo of Trump sparking Congressional defense California In Crisis: Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass blasted over illegal immigration & public safety failures Mom-Turned-Activist takes on California’s vaccine laws in explosive court battle RELATED ARTICLES Ten years after Trump’s golden escalator announcement, Republicans campaign on transformed agenda ‘Rubber stamp’ vaccine advisory board fired by RFK Jr. for conflicts of interest has revealing past Weekend of

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Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates

chadadmin / June 7, 2025

Education / Politics & Policy Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates Literacy rates have plummeted over the last half-century, with 34% of U.S. fourth-grade students below basic reading levels in 2022. 31% were below what’s considered “proficient.” By: On June 1, Second Lady Usha Vance launched her literacy initiative called the Summer Reading Challenge, which seeks to improve childhood literacy among students in kindergarten through 8th grade, the ages which are the most vital to literacy education and improvement. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reported a decline in reading proficiency, with 2023 scores for 13-year-olds dropping 4 points compared to 2020, and 9-year-olds scoring 5 points lower than in 2020. Only 43% of U.S. fourth graders scored at or above proficient in reading, with stark disparities by race: 17% of Black students and 21% of Latino students reached proficiency compared to higher rates for White and Asian students. The new program challenges children to read 12 books of their choice between June 1 and September 5, 2025. They are instructed to track their progress using a reading log provided by the White House and participants must list book titles, authors, completion dates, and provide a brief reflection or drawing about their favorite book. Upon completion, children will receive a personalized certificate and a small prize, and are then entered into a drawing for a chaperoned trip to Washington, D.C. The literacy legacy Numerous literacy-related programs have been instituted by the White House throughout the nation’s history. Former First Lady Abigail Fillmore, First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853, did not establish a formal “literacy program” in the modern sense, but her most significant contribution to literacy was the creation of the first White House Library. A teacher since age 16, her initiative reflected her lifelong passion for education and reading, stemming from her belief in equal access to education for women. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed literacy through New Deal initiatives like the Works Progress Administration (WPA) library programs and bookmobiles, providing access to books for underserved communities, particularly during the Great Depression. As an avid reader and writer, Roosevelt used her “My Day” column and White House literary and poetry events to promote intellectual engagement and the value of reading. Her efforts, though not a single formal program, advanced literacy as a tool for empowerment, especially for poor, rural communities, and groups like African Americans and women. Perhaps the most famous FLOTUS literacy initiative was former First Lady Barbara Bush’s Foundation for Family Literacy, which to date has provided more than $110 million to create or expand family literacy programs throughout the country. Furthering the Bush family’s legacy, former First Lady Laura Bush initiated the National Book Festival in 2001, which still attracts more than 120,000 attendees each year. While not associated with the White House, Pizza Hut’s “BOOK IT!” program was created in 1984 by Arthur Gunther, then-president of Pizza Hut, in response to President Ronald Reagan’s call for businesses to support education. Inspired by his son Michael’s struggles with reading due to eye problems, Gunther collaborated with educators in Wichita, Kansas, to develop the program, which rewarded children with free Personal Pan Pizzas for meeting reading goals. Vance’s program also aims to promote mental health benefits like stress reduction through reading, as supported by Baylor College of Medicine research. The challenge is designed to be accessible nationwide, with schools and libraries expected to support its rollout. TOP STORIES Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates Weaponized sugar pill? 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White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report

chadadmin / May 29, 2025

Articles / Government / Politics & Policy / White House White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report As Americans watch the DOGE ticker move, showing how much money its cuts could potentially save taxpayers, Congress must codify as much as it can through legislation. By: The White House plans to send a package of domestic spending cuts, based on recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to Capitol Hill this week, according to Republican officials who spoke to several House GOP members on Wednesday. The proposed cuts aim to eliminate expenditures referred by DOGE for the chopping block, amounting to nearly $9 billion in previously approved spending reductions, targeting agencies like USAID and public broadcasting entities, such as NPR and PBS. DOGE, led by Elon Musk, has already implemented significant cost-saving measures without Congress, but Republican senators have expressed skepticism about formalizing these cuts into law. The spending cut recommendations will undoubtedly face challenges as Congress focuses on a broader tax and spending bill, with GOP leaders warning of limited legislative bandwidth before the next shutdown deadline of September 30, 2025. A potential legal challenge to the Impoundment Control Act could emerge if Congress resists, as the Trump administration considers unilateral action to enforce the cuts. TOP STORIES White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering LATEST EPISODES Ghost-Signed Green Agenda? Watchdog Exec says Biden may not have authorized key executive orders The Price of Freedom: Honoring Heroes & Defending America with Jimmy Graham on Memorial Day Rep. Grothman voted for Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ blasted Biden’s open border failures & welfare bloat Border Czar Tom Homan touts Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ as necessary solution to enhance border security Biden could’ve been quietly treating prostate cancer with ADT treatment for months, even during presidency RELATED ARTICLES White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering Trump: Putin call went ‘very well’, negotiations to start ‘immediately’ Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince Trump’s voyage to Gulf States to strengthen U.S. economic, diplomatic ties Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars

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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act

chadadmin / May 28, 2025

Articles / Politics & Policy / Polling Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act The regulatory state hamstrings everything from cosmetology to bridge placement. Reeling it in with the REINS Act may unleash billions in prosperity and remove the regulatory yokes from American manufacturers, business owners and consumers. By: When the House of Representatives last week passed Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” there was a poison pill for the regulatory state buried within: the long-lingering REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act that proponents have been trying to send to the Oval Office for signature for 16 years. The implications of such a bureaucratic dressing-down would reverberate throughout all of U.S. industry and consumerism. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told Just The News, No Noise TV show that his hope is that it gets over the finish line and once it does, a cascade of other burden-easing improvements can take place. “As you look forward with the legislative agenda, there will be other opportunities to get permanent reform done, NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) reform to make it easier to invest in America at less cost, taking less time and having more certainty,” he said. It was originally introduced in 2009 by then-Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., with the goal of increasing congressional oversight of federal agency rule-making. The current version of the bill stipulates that agency rules with an annual economic impact of $100 million or more, significant cost or price increases for consumers or industries, or substantial adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or US competitiveness, would require explicit approval from both the House and Senate via a joint resolution and then be signed by the president before taking effect. Stopping waste before it begins The REINS Act seeks to amend the existing Congressional Review Act (CRA), which currently allows lawmakers to void certain agency regulations after implementation. The REINS Act would reverse that process, requiring preemptive approval by Congress for major rules. If enacted, it would provide Congress with more direct control over major regulations with significant economic impacts by granting legislators the preemptive authority to halt the enactment of certain regulations, rather than relying on resolutions of disapproval after a rule takes effect. A wide range of industries would likely see a tectonic shift, including energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, manufacturing and construction, transportation, agriculture and food safety. Phil Kerpen, who serves as president of American Commitment, referred to it as “unfinished business from the Tea Party era” and told Just The News that this could be the most significant aspect of the bill because it “would be a massive, positive change, and stop this pendulum from swinging wildly back and forth with the party in the White House. We’d have a lot more policy stability.” In addition to concrete steps towards regulatory overhaul and passing Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” if Republicans remain committed to the issues upon which they were elected, they could quite possibly remain in the majority, thus granting Trump two more years to govern without obstructionist Democratic Party constraints. What matters to voters: more than money After Trump’s second victorious presidential campaign, almost all the “How Trump Won” post-mortems reckoned that economic affairs were at the top of the list for most voters. Even before the general election, policy analysts pointed to the economy as a leading indicator of what was driving American voters’ preferences. The Pew Research Center noted that after their polling, “eight-in-ten registered voters (81%) say the economy will be very important to their vote in the 2024 presidential election.” Pew’s research also found that “Voters have more confidence in Trump than Harris on economic, immigration and foreign policies. Half or more voters say they are at least somewhat confident in Trump to make good decisions in these areas, while smaller shares (45% each) say this about Harris.” In CBS’ review, the network acknowledged that “One of the most important factors in [this year’s] election is the economy, specifically inflation” and cited one of their own analysts saying that throughout the pre-election polling, voters marked it as the top issue, and that Trump had always had an advantage with people who said the economy was their top concern. Polling? It depends on who you ask Legacy news outlets would have Americans believe that Trump’s platform, especially on issues like mass deportations, is wildly unpopular. The Nation played along with that narrative, blaring an April 29 headline that read “Trump’s Poll Numbers Have Collapsed.” The admittedly anti-Trump outlet began with a salvo of invective, calling him “a historically unpopular president” and described his less-than-six-month-old tenure a “combination of scorching ineptitude and creeping authoritarianism.” However, voter sentiment from a wider scope of polling — perhaps with a less pre-determined story to tell — reflects quite the contrary. A recent Cygnal poll found that despite Trump’s first 100 days in office receiving 92% negative press coverage, 63.5% support deporting illegals from the country. Only 30.8% oppose and another 5.8 percent remain unsure. That poll queried 1,500 voters and has a margin of error of +/- 2.5%. In direct contravention to the left’s “doom and gloom” reading of the tea leaves, a new Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday reports that, for the first time in the poll’s nearly two-decade history that a majority of the country says the country is on the right track. Far from the “historically unpopular” image The Nation and others are trying to conjure as reality, the Rasmussen survey shows that nearly half of likely U.S. voters believe the country is heading in the right direction. The national telephone and online poll, conducted for the week ending May 22, 2025, found that 48% of likely voters think the nation is on the right path, while 41% still believe it is on the wrong track, Rasmussen Reports concluded. With a margin of error of +/-3%, even if the error favors the “wrong track” view, that still puts the country in a position where Republicans, with majorities in both Houses, and President Donald Trump in the White House, can

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Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever

chadadmin / May 27, 2025

Articles / Health / Politics & Policy Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Over the last 15 years, Democrats have reared multiple failed health initiatives that could be reversed or altered under the Trump administration’s health leadership, leading to better overall health and a reduction in chronic diseases. By: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a viral and heated exchange with Senator Patty Murphy, D-Wash., during a Senate Appropriations hearing last week that was supposed to focus on budget priorities for his department. The exchange between the two went off the rails when Murray accused Kennedy of “sprinting down the road to illegally impounding billions in funding through intentional action and incompetence.” She highlighted a number of programs which fall under his purview that Kennedy has considered altering or omitting. Kennedy’s came back with a mic-drop response that tied decades of growing health problems in America to the policies of Murray’s party. “Senator, you’ve presided here, I think for 32 years. You have presided over the destruction of the health of the American people. Our people are now the sickest people in the world, because you have not done your job,” Kennedy fired back. Data and history back up his argument. Most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic destroyed public trust in health authorities and agencies. In April 2020, trust sat at a reasonable 71.5%. Four years later in April 2024 it plummeted to 40.1%, according to a 50-state survey of U.S. adults led by Northeastern University’s distinguished professor of political science and computer sciences. Apart from that devastating effect, the response to the pandemic has been roundly criticized. What should have been a health initiative for the non-vulnerable to get outside for natural vitamin D absorption, encouraging exercise, healthier diets and healthy hygiene behaviors like handwashing, turned into a nation locked down, isolated and sick. A blend of federal and state efforts—lockdowns, mask mandates, testing, and vaccine rollouts—were utilized to control the pandemic. But it was Republican-led states like Georgia, Texas and Florida, who bucked the lockdowns and fully reopened. Democrat-led states like California, Oregon, New York and Hawaii remained locked down with mandates in place until spring 2022. The U.S. endured one of the highest per-capita death rates among wealthy nations (over 1 million deaths by 2022, 3,493 per million people). Inconsistent messaging, delayed testing (only 1 million tests/day by late 2020 vs. needed 5 million), and politicized mandates eroded trust. Underfunded public health infrastructure — CDC’s budget barely grew in real terms from 2014–2023— left agencies scrambling. Another failed Democrat health program: former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. It aimed to expand healthcare access, reduce costs, and improve care quality through insurance mandates, exchanges, and Medicaid expansion. The truth and the outcome are vastly different than its intended purpose. While it insured 20 million more people, premiums and deductibles soared. The average family premium exploded 61% from 2010 to 2020, and as a result, bureaucracy ballooned. Rural hospital closures spiked (138 since 2010), and some argue it entrenched a profit-driven system rather than addressing root inefficiencies. As premium prices rose, coverage quality declined. In February 2010, former First Lady Michelle Obama launched “Let’s Move,” a public health initiative aimed at reducing childhood obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles among children in the United States. In the midst of a growing obesity pandemic, it sought to encourage healthier eating habits through school lunch programs, increase physical activity and provide better access for nutritious foods. The reality is that obesity rates haven’t demonstrably changed: 42% of U.S. adults were obese in 2020, up from 30% in 2000. The “Let’s Move” program often focused and implemented change in individual behavior while ignoring structural issues like food desserts, subsidy-driven cheap junk food, and sedentary environments. The Healthy Lunchbox Campaign in California backfired when free lunch bags were found to contain lead, exposing kids to health risks. And once again, it’s Republican-led states leading the charge to remove unhealthy sodas and energy drinks from food stamps and SNAP programs. Nebraska just became the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the SNAP program. In a news conference last month, Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said: “There’s absolutely zero reason for taxpayers to be subsidizing purchases of soda and energy drinks. Snap is about helping families in need get healthy food into their diet, but there’s nothing nutritious about the junk we’re removing with today’s waiver.” Arkansas, West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas, Indiana, and Colorado have also submitted requests for waivers banning certain unhealthy foods and drinks. 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Grothman voted for Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ blasted Biden’s open border failures & welfare bloat Border Czar Tom Homan touts Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ as necessary solution to enhance border security Biden could’ve been quietly treating prostate cancer with ADT treatment for months, even during presidency Retired Secret Service Agent & FBI Exec. on Comey’s ‘8647’ post: “highly irresponsible, what was he thinking?” Trump redraws Middle East map securing economic deals & creating peace, successfully isolating Iran RELATED ARTICLES Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering Trump: Putin call went ‘very well’, negotiations to start ‘immediately’ Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince Trump’s voyage to Gulf States to strengthen U.S. economic, diplomatic ties Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars Federal workers are waging a resistance against Trump agenda. It’s captured in videos and polling

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Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering

chadadmin / May 21, 2025

Articles / Congress / Government / Politics & Policy / White House Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering The bill funds and codifies many of President’s priorities and could help GOP approval on Capitol Hill at a time when many voters aren’t pleased by lack of progress. By: The “One Big Beautiful Bill” that President Donald Trump personally lobbied Congress to pass Tuesday delivers on decades of conservative wishes, but first it must survive bickering over two very different issues: deductions for high-tax state voters and the size of spending cuts in an era of record debt. Speaker Mike Johnson was working feverishly Tuesday night to eliminate one of the roadblocks — demands to increase the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Deduction cap — while fiscal hawks were being pressed to trust that Trump and his DOGE-infused, regulation-busting team can deliver more than the $1.6 trillion in spending cuts the current legislation enacts over the next decade. A final push will require some conservatives to make a leap of faith, like Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, is taking. “Look as a conservative, I want to save as much money as I can, and we have pushed for that in the Republican Study Committee,” Pfluger told Just the News on Tuesday. “But the President was pretty clear that we’ve worked five or six months straight on this, and it is time to get it done. “That doesn’t mean that a guy like me doesn’t want more. Yes, of course I do. But I also want to govern, which means you don’t get 100% of everything you want every single time. You have to come back and do it again, and we will,” he said during an interview on the John Solomon Reports podcast. There were signs of progress Tuesday night as blue-state Republicans who want more than the legislation’s tripling of the SALT deduction (from its current $10,000 cap to $30,000) were negotiating with Johnson toward a deal. A tentative agreement was reportedly reached late Tuesday. Meanwhile, Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Col., told the Just The News, No Noise TV show, that conservative hawks were already making deeper cuts through the traditional appropriations process outside the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and succeeding in lowering spending from the targets set for some programs in a budget blueprint passed just weeks ago. “I think we’ve already seen some of that happen already. In the reconciliation process, you actually have to pass the bill twice. The first time you pass the bill, you’re setting those top line numbers for how much either cuts or spending is going to occur under those committees of jurisdiction,” Evans explained. “But then when you come through and you actually build the policies to meet those top line numbers, there’s no mandate that you actually have to spend all of the money that you’re allocated.” Therefore, if this administration and Congress start treating congressional appropriations as ceilings, not floors, that will allow Trump to spend less when the job is done efficiently and for less money. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind., told Just The News that spending will likely be reduced again this summer and fall after the reconciliation bill passes in the form of clawbacks of prior approved spending. “He [Trump] can do that through rescission packages, which we would expect that he’ll be sending us some rescissions here sometime later on this year,” Yakym explained. Meanwhile, high-profile conservatives like House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan were imploring colleagues to appreciate and message to voters just how many conservative agenda items are stacked in the bill already, many which have been on wish lists for years or decades. “What I think we really need to be doing as Republicans, is talking about how good this bill is,” Jordan said on the Just the News, No Noise TV show Monday. “I mean, there’s a reason Democrats hate it. Democrats hate it because it’s all about Republican principles. “We’re the party that says cut taxes. We’re the party that says secure the border. We’re the party that says we should require work for able-bodied adults who are getting taxpayer money. This bill does all three of those,” he added. The White House sent out an email from the Office of Communications outlining specific reasons it feels Republicans in Congress must unite behind the funding package. At the top of the list of 20 reasons why sits Trump’s tax cuts, which would be the largest in history and an extra $5,000 on average for Americans through a double-digit decrease to their tax bill. It also includes Trump’s “No Tax On Tips” and “No Tax On Overtime” and “No Tax on Social Security” provisions. The list also prioritizes “Big, Beautiful Deportations,” permanently securing borders by making the largest border security investment in history. Much of that investment will be allocated to funding at least one million annual deportations of illegal immigrants. The immigration allocation also includes funding to finish Trump’s border wall, which began construction during Trump’s first term. It also empowers immigration authorities to carry out their duties with an additional workforce of about 10,000 new ICE personnel, 5,000 new customs officers, and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents. For border workers on the front lines, they’ll receive $10,000 bonuses. Trump has also been adamant that this bill, with his backing, will protect Medicaid by removing at least 1.4 million illegal migrants off the rolls, saving taxpayers’ money. Additionally, it requires able-bodied Americans to work if they receive benefits starting in January 2029. The bill, according to the White House, also “reverses the spending curse plaguing Washington, D.C.” and delivers the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years, amounting to $1.6 trillion in mandatory spending. This bill also reportedly puts an end to taxpayer-funded sex changes for minors. Under the Biden administration, Medicaid covered so-called “gender transition” procedures for minors. The provision in this bill reverses that. The legislation also allows for historic modernization and a complete overhaul to

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Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’

chadadmin / May 13, 2025

All Things Trump / Articles / Government / Politics & Policy / Syria / White House / World Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Normalizing relations with the troubled nation could mean further and broader peace in the region. By: Speaking before a crowd of investors, political figures, and business leaders in Riyadh on Tuesday, Trump followed through on previous hints that he would lift sanctions on Syria, adding that they served an important function at the time but that Syria should be given a “chance at peace.” “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” Trump told an investment summit in Riyadh on Tuesday. TOP STORIES Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince Trump’s voyage to Gulf States to strengthen U.S. economic, diplomatic ties Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars Federal workers are waging a resistance against Trump agenda. It’s captured in videos and polling LATEST EPISODES Flashback to 2020: Trump puts American patients first, signs executive order slashing drug prices Pope Leo XIV: The American Revolution that just hit the Vatican Emmy Award-winning Actress accuses FBI of framing her husband in botched China case, calls for Trump pardon NIH closes labs accused of killing thousands of dogs, White Coat Waste Project takes well-deserved victory lap U.S.-India on brink of an historic trade pact that could redefine global commerce, Arun Agarwal discusses RELATED ARTICLES Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince Trump’s voyage to Gulf States to strengthen U.S. economic, diplomatic ties Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars Federal workers are waging a resistance against Trump agenda. It’s captured in videos and polling Halfway down in unrelated story, NYT admits Russia collusion was bogus Trump physical results released, he ‘remains in excellent health,’ doctor says White House projects confidence in tariff plan, points to ‘very good’ progress White House replaces historic ‘Jackson Magnolia’ with descendant sapling Trump imposes historic 10% tariffs against most nations, vows to ‘supercharge’ economy

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