Topic: POTUS 47 - Second Trump Term Thread

[Libertas]

Some DOGE guy had the handle of big Balls and got let go or some such. So Musk changed his X  handle to Hairy Bolz.

Musk said that at treasury, many disbursements had no tax ID,, no category, and/or no comment/reason for payment. Some SS recipients were over 120 years old.

Yeah, no..I posted something on taht, Big Balls is at Foggy Bottom now...

And yeah, how many dead people are getting checks and how many dirtbag demoscums are cashing them?

[Libertas]

Judge Englelmayer issued the TRO at 1 AM Sat when he rotated through as "emergency" judge in an ex parte hearing. He forbid all political appointees from accessing treasury records.

https://youtu.be/xMY92Sa69tw
The guy above said that in one week the case was to be sent to the non emergency judge Vargas but she jumped on it and required a hearing on Monday and  a response by late Tuesday.

https://lawofselfdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/25cv1144-Order-on-TRO-2-8-25_0.pdf

Admin requested emergency SCOTUS review on one...  A ruling there would ripple down and nuke the rest...

[Libertas]

FBI SAIC stands for Special Agent in Charge. It is a title used to refer to the head of a field office within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The SAIC is responsible for overseeing the operations of the office, managing personnel, and ensuring that investigations are conducted properly. The role is critical in the FBI’s structure as it helps to ensure that the agency’s work is coordinated at regional levels and that agents and other staff are following federal laws and policies.

Each SAIC oversees a particular geographic area or specific investigative unit within the FBI.

Also FBI has 13000 agents. 5000 worked on Jan 6.
I heard that FBI agents used to be able to work at a regional office their entire career.. Now they have to  rotate to DC for "coordination."

Thought I heard it phrased "over 5,000"...  And I heard somebody got backdoor list of the folks on that list...

[Libertas]

https://voxday.net/2025/02/11/removing-the-obstructions/

Removing the Obstructions

Karl Denninger explains how President Trump can stop all of the preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders being used to obstruct his executive orders:

    (c) Security. The court may issue a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order only if the movant gives security in an amount that the court considers proper to pay the costs and damages sustained by any party found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained. The United States, its officers, and its agencies are not required to give security.

    The Federal Government does not have to post such a bond but States and other filers do.

    The amount must be sufficient to compensate the loser, so if you ask for a national TRO or injunction in the general sense we’re talking about millions — or even billions. In the case of fraudulent payments being uncovered, as is currently the case, the potential damage from an injunction is in the tens of billions of dollars and the moving states must post said bond.

    Who’s going to write that bond? Nobody, in that sort of amount, so they’d have to post it in cash.

    Why isn’t the Trump Administration demanding that said bonds be posted with all such filings?

ChtGPT

In the United States, an ex parte order is a court order that is issued without the presence of the opposing party. These orders are typically granted in emergency situations where immediate action is needed, and it's not feasible or practical to give the other party notice beforehand. For an ex parte order to be granted, the following requirements are generally needed:

    Urgency or Emergency: The person seeking the order must demonstrate that there is an urgent situation that requires immediate intervention. Without the ex parte order, the applicant may suffer irreparable harm or damage.

    Application or Motion: The party seeking the ex parte order must file a formal request (motion or application) with the court. This document should explain why the emergency is happening, why immediate relief is needed, and why notice to the opposing party isn't possible or would harm the applicant.

    Affidavit or Declaration: The person seeking the order is usually required to submit an affidavit or declaration. This is a sworn written statement of facts that supports the need for the ex parte order. It should provide details of the emergency situation, including any evidence that justifies the order and the reasons for not notifying the other party in advance.

    Legal Basis: The request must be supported by applicable law or legal precedent that justifies the granting of an ex parte order. This means that the applicant must show that there is a legal basis (such as a statute or case law) that allows for the emergency order.

    Specificity: The order must be specific about what action the court is directing. It cannot be vague or overly broad.

    Temporary Nature: Ex parte orders are often temporary. The court may set a later date for a full hearing where the opposing party will have the opportunity to present their side of the case. This is usually called a "return hearing" or "show cause hearing."

    Bond or Security (in some cases): In certain cases, the person seeking the ex parte order may be required to post a bond or security. This ensures that if the ex parte order was granted improperly or without sufficient cause, the opposing party can be compensated for any damages.

Yup, that's the 65(c) code they MUST insist on for each one of these!  It will penalize frivolous suits, make them nut up or shut up! 

[patentlymn]

It seems that much of the treasury stuff is speculative. An increased risk of hacking? Those Musk SW guys are very sharp and they have only read access.

Years ago the Fed OPM database was stolen by Chinese. It included the field notes for investigations on security clearances and updates.
E.g. patentlymn drinks too much and i see underage boys leaving his house at night. I.e. blackmail material. Use it to trap senior US officials through hidden cameras then blackmail.  A guy wrote into Airs Technica(?) saying he was brought in to manage the OPM DB work. Subcontractors included an Argentine national in Argentina and a Chinese national in  China. It was not hacked. Someone used  real user name and password and took the entire database.

I'll bet decades of no audits mean decades of fraud.

[patentlymn]

Also the ex parte aspect is really slimy.. I can see it for domestic abuse cases but what harm can there be in inviting the defendants to the hearing and giving them notice of it?

[Libertas]

It seems that much of the treasury stuff is speculative. An increased risk of hacking? Those Musk SW guys are very sharp and they have only read access.

Years ago the Fed OPM database was stolen by Chinese. It included the field notes for investigations on security clearances and updates.
E.g. patentlymn drinks too much and i see underage boys leaving his house at night. I.e. blackmail material. Use it to trap senior US officials through hidden cameras then blackmail.  A guy wrote into Airs Technica(?) saying he was brought in to manage the OPM DB work. Subcontractors included an Argentine national in Argentina and a Chinese national in  China. It was not hacked. Someone used  real user name and password and took the entire database.

I'll bet decades of no audits mean decades of fraud.

Not understanding the speculative, as for honeytrapping, that's an oldie but a goodie, especially for already corrupt bureaucrats who probably don't need much of a push...and not much of a hack if you get someone's access...that's super low-hanging fruit...

Yet more reason to flush out the corrupt, the lazy, the stupid and the incompetent...

And yeah...decades of corruption, and the idiocy of ever-rising budgets without end just amplifies the corruption fraud and abuse...

Congress MUST get back to zero-based budgeting, every dept & agency starts with zero...you need to provide details and reasons behind every ask, period.  The only exceptions would be non-discretionary items, but for those if the books are correct that line item should be a hard known.

[Libertas]

Also the ex parte aspect is really slimy.. I can see it for domestic abuse cases but what harm can there be in inviting the defendants to the hearing and giving them notice of it?

Harm, harm you say?!

To a toxic-leftist America-hating low-life scumbag the HARM is Trump's mandate not being slowed!

Their entire attitude is "f**k the will of the people!"...

What's ours?

[Libertas]

It was an interesting thing to listen to....

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/02/12/tulsi-gabbard-takes-the-oath-of-office-to-become-united-states-director-of-national-intelligence/

...the mandate to protect our rights and the people from threats, eliminate corruption, shrink bureaucracy and restore integrity & trust...heck right there is a heavy load...

...looking forward to Sundance's promised break out of this...I'm sure it will be detailed!

And Federal law breakers are going to be prosecuted...

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/02/12/attorney-general-pam-bondi-press-conference-430pm-et-livestream/

...that's been missing for 4 years...

...happy hunting!

Also, please lookm into this act of terror too, OK Ms.AG?!

H/T-CTH

Zero tolerance for that crap!

[Libertas]

DOGE link bomb time again...

https://x.com/i/status/1889756471484883237

$1T?!?!?!   

H/T-CTH

It's true!

https://thelibertydaily.com/darpa-paid-reuters-parent-company-large-scale-social/

 

Zombie programs of a lazy Congress...

H/T-CTH

End that BS!  And POTUS needs to look at recission actions!

About that cave...

H/T-WRSA@GAB

Jeez, OK, change that!

Get this back...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/lee-zeldin-reveals-shocking-abuse-bidens-epa-20/

...and make criminal referrals to DOJ to whoever authorized this scheme!

NED funding cut...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/deep-state-destruction-president-trump-cuts-funding-national/

 

Yet more proof of USAID funding Islamo-Terrorist filth!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/calling-card-us-democratic-party-found-along-missiles/

 

As for this idiot...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1890025328996946096

...don't worry, if you're clean you got nothing to worry about...   

H/T-WRSA@GAB

DC Internet Searches For "Criminal Defense Lawyer" & "RICO Law" Erupt As DOGE Drains Swamp
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/dc-internet-searches-criminal-defense-lawyer-rico-law-erupt-doge-drain-swamp

[patentlymn]

“Fortunately, my awesome team at the EPA has found the gold bars. Shockingly, roughly $20 billion of your tax dollars were parked at an outside financial institution by the Biden EPA. This scheme was the first of its kind in EPA history and it was purposely designed to obligate all of the money in a rush job with reduced oversight,” Zeldin said.

It gets worse.

Zeldin said the $20 billion was “awarded to just 8 entities that were then responsible for doling out your money to NGOs and others at their discretion with far less transparency. Just under $7 billion was sent to one entity called the Climate United Fund.”

He continued, “The financial agent agreement with the bank needs to be instantly terminated and the bank must immediately return all the gold bars that the Biden Administration tossed off the Titanic. EPA needs to assume responsibility of all these funds. We will review every penny that has gone out the door. I will referring this matter to the inspector general’s office and will work with the Justice Department as well.”

[Libertas]

Other news -

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/12-facts-about-deindustrialization-america-will-blow-your-mind

If Trump's tax plan is enacted by Congress (better be soon!) then that will help a lot with this problem!

Personal note - Send this article to my representatives.

In no way...

https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/13/timeline-fed-judge-didnt-even-read-final-complaint-before-enjoining-trump/

...did this stinking toxic-left judge read anything!!!

As for Hamas...

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/02/13/hamas-backs-down-agrees-to-resume-releasing-israeli-hostages/

...not good enough for me.  Trump said no more dribbles...release ALL of them by Noon Saturday!  "according to the agreement" in non-applicable since you violated the agreement, the Trump demand stands!

As for this...

https://ijr.com/department-of-education-launches-title-ix-probes-into-2-blue-states-over-trans-athlete-policies/

...the first sign of violation - pounce on them!

Judge in the buyout case rules against the Union...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/new-judge-lifts-pause-trumps-federal-worker-buyout/

Full steam ahead!

FJB's holdover US Attorneys are canned -

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/youre-fired-president-trump-terminates-multiple-biden-appointed/

...a boon for the rights of citizens and due process without weaponized toxic-left attorneys targeting political enemies.

Ambassador to the Bahamas Herschel Walker ...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/key-trump-ambassadorial-picks-positioned-counter-ccp-adventurism/

...Kevin Marino Cabrera as the U.S. ambassador to Panama...be interesting to see who goes to South Korea amidst their political turmoil in a sensitive area...

...looking forward to rolling back the schemes of those CCP devils!

RFK Jr. CONFIRMED as HHS Secretary with 52-48 Vote...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/watch-live-senate-vote-rfk-confirmation/

...once again Glitch McConnell votes with the toxic-left!

MAHA!

And, these two articles highlight what is so sick twisted and Evil about the so-called "democrats" who have learned nothing from their 2024 electoral drubbing!  And they are not learning anything because at their core everything about them is driven by one thing and one thing only - extreme radical hatred!

https://www.westernjournal.com/secret-pact-22-democratic-ags-discovered-plot-defy-trump-exposed-report/

Hatred has you colluding to obstruct a POTUS with a mandate from We the People.  These people are not "democrats", they are "thugocrats", they are "totalitarians".

https://discernreport.com/meet-the-shadowy-group-that-intends-to-use-boycotts-to-hurt-the-u-s-economy-and-make-president-trump-look-bad/

Hatred made the Biden-Harris regime conduct a reign of terror against political enemies, weaponizing government against political enemies, throwing grandma and mom in jails, using threats to deplatform political enemies, to censor and blacklist political enemies, to push and fund others to push lies and disinformation, to debank political enemies, to destroy parental rights, religious liberty and free speech and assembly!

Now these demons want to destroy businesses the Biden-Harris regime didn't get around to finishing off...all becasue of their Evil devotion to wokism, CTRT, GRT & DEI extremist cultish beliefs!

Well, let me tell you what...I will be following their dates with great interest...I pledge right now I will shop in-person and online on February 28th and from March 7th to 14th I will purchase something every day from Amazon.

Screw these toxic-left hate-filled thigocrats!

[patentlymn]

There are some reality checks are free trade and de-industrialization. There are models 'showing' that free trade benefits a country even if it results in de-industrialization.   Reality shows otherwise. Sanctions against Russia were supposed to kill their economy. In effect free trade was curtailed. Their economy is doing OK. How is that possible?

I read this book. https://www.amazon.com/Free-Trade-Doesnt-Work-Replace/dp/0578079674
It made sense but I cannot remember the ideas. There are secondary effects that make it a bad thing.

[paulh]

OIL & GAS

[Libertas]

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/shipping-rates-russian-crude-india-surge-20-amid-sanctions

Russia passing the pain off on India...

 

[Libertas]

In other news...

Kash Patel Advances Out of Senate Judiciary Committee 12-10 Vote
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/02/13/kash-patel-advances-out-of-senate-judiciary-committee-12-10-vote/

Sounds like after cloture votes schedules for him as well as Lutnick  for Commerce on Tuesday the 18th...

And, yes...reciprocal tariffs, the BEST tariffs to wield because they eliminate unfair advantages and re-level the playing field to fairness!

With “reciprocal tariffs” the Commerce Dept and USTR will now determine the trade imbalances with each individual country and will evaluate each FTA (Free Trade Agreement), one-by-one to deconflict the trade imbalance.  Direct tariffs, subsidies, regulatory hurdles, non-monetary trade barriers and hidden export subsidies will be addressed as part of the reciprocity evaluation.  This is a completely new dynamic in the era of modern global trade and economics.



https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/02/13/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-triggering-u-s-reciprocal-tariffs-toward-all-trade-partners/

Do not tread on us, trade with us!

 

And a day cannot pass without highlighting the rightness and legitimacy and dire need for DOGE!



What was good, right, necessary and legal for one Chief Executive...

https://x.com/i/status/1889979827987652957

...remains good, right, necessary and legal for ALL Chief Executives!!!

 

So...all you ignorant screaming demothugs all need to STFD & STFU!

But, I know your hate-filled Evil souls will not...so expect to have lots of ridicule and truth beaten into you!

Gonna be great mid-term campaign ads to nail you morons with!   

H/T-WRSA@CF

F'n-A, Bubba!

And, repeat info for me, maybe not for others...

https://x.com/i/status/1889428817573499212

That better have been  cut!!!

This is good! - https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1890118550901461009

In terms they'll understand...go hard, go deep!!!

[patentlymn]

https://x.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1890104430382522700
DOGE: "Legally untouchable because it was already fully funded and operational. Congress can't defund it because it's not a new program, just a repurposed one. Since the (prior program) was originally an IT oversight program, DOGE now has full access to all Federal data systems. Yes, that's right. All of them."

[Libertas]

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889238021129597021

Good way of putting it...

The REAL COUP is these radical toxic-leftist judges illegally encroaching upon Executive powers!  THEY are violating the Constitution and are the usurpers!

High Treason!

[patentlymn]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-introduces-transgender-lawmaker-the-gentleman-mr-mcbride-floor-speech
House Republican introduces transgender lawmaker as 'the gentleman ... Mr. McBride' for floor speech

[Libertas]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-introduces-transgender-lawmaker-the-gentleman-mr-mcbride-floor-speech
House Republican introduces transgender lawmaker as 'the gentleman ... Mr. McBride' for floor speech

Yeah...that's not a "chick", OK?!