Links for 2–15-25
time to kill the Department of Education
🤔 Isn’t 46 years of failure enough? Time to kill the Education Dept. From: I & I Editorial Board. Linda McMahon openly and proudly outlined a plan to not just get rid of her job, but take the federal government out of the education business.
A high schooler graduated with a 3.4 GPA. He couldn’t even read. From: Frannie Block/The Free Press-Ruthfully Yours. Now, the Tennessee teen is suing his school district.
⭐️ Here’s where DOGE found waste and abuse in federal grants. From: Tyler O'Neil/Daily Signal. Millions for DEI and climate.
Rand Paul Says DOGE has ‘brought to light the waste I’ve been highlighting over the last decade.’ From: Jack Hunter/Rand Paul Review. It looks like the Senator's annual 'Festivus Report' on wasteful government spending might finally get some serious attention.
🚩 Deep State may emerge as greatest financial ripoff in world history. From: Roger Simon/American Refugees. The legislators themselves have little idea on how money they authorize is ultimately spent.
Democrats call Musk and DOGE 'evil.' But Trump is doing what Americans want. From: Jonathan Turley/USA Today. The opposition from Democrats and labor unions to President Donald Trump's offer to buy out federal workers is the ultimate form of paternalism.
👉 EPA head Lee Zeldin reveals no real oversight of shocking $20B that Biden administration funneled through Citibank: ‘Tip of the iceberg.’ From: Kelly Jane Torrance/NY Post. A green-energy slush fund was collecting interest at a private bank and is being distributed without proper oversight.
EPA sent $160 million to now bankrupt Canadian Electric Bus Company. From: Jonathan Turley. The company struggled from the start and the Biden Administration failed to take the most basic steps to protect taxpayer money.
📌 200,000 federal workers at risk of getting fired as widespread cuts continue. From: Craig Nigrelli/Straight Arrow News. The workers are probationary, meaning most have worked for the government for less than one year and do not have much job protection.
14 states sue to block DOGE from uncovering government abuses, slashing waste. From: Zero Hedge. The states seek a court order blocking Musk from making changes to government funding, canceling contracts, making personnel decisions, and more.
👏 Trump reverses Biden crackdown on lightbulbs and dishwashers, returning to 'common sense standards.’ From: Aubrie Spady/Fox News. Former President Joe Biden issued climate standards on gas stoves, washing machines and dishwashers during his term.
Trump administration formally ends Biden's war on gas stoves. From: Thomas Catenacci/Free Beacon. Whenever a regulation is born, an option dies.
🎯 It's time to end the EV racket. From: David Harsanyi/Creators. Even with over a decade of government help, EVs make up around 9% of all new car sales. And most of these are sold to the wealthy (and government fleets).
Soros-backed DA in the hot seat after man on bond goes on cop shooting spree. From: Jason Hopkins/Daily Caller News. “This incident raises serious questions as to why someone with a history of violence was released on bail.”
👍 Pam Bondi lays waste to the lawless Garland regime. From: Washington Examiner Editorial Board. After four years of the Merrick Garland DOJ’s aggressive targeting of law-abiding citizens, Bondi is a breath of fresh air.
Gavin Newsom finally falls in line with Trump as he makes shock migrant move after AG Pam Bondi's threat to sanctuary cities. From: Brittany Chain/Daily Mail. Newsom has long boasted about the migrant protections offered under California's sanctuary city laws.
🔥 California's terrible wildfires exposed a variety of state policy failures. From: Steven Greenhut/Reason. The wildfires will be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Hopefully they will also teach policymakers some lessons.
‘Recycling’ makes plastic pollution worse. From: Brian McGlinchey/Liberation Institute. The public’s falsely favorable perception of plastic recycling has been deliberately cultivated.
🚗 Who owns your car? From: Eric Peters Autos. The data stream you have to have in order to be able to diagnose what’s wrong with your car – in order to be able to repair it – is not owned by you.