Links for 2–23-25
trim the federal workforce down to size
🪓 Federal judge allows Trump admin to continue mass layoffs of federal workers. From: Stacy Robinson/Epoch Times-Zero Hedge. The suit was brought by federal unions seeking to preserve union dues and bargaining power.
Trump has good reason to complain about limits on his ability to fire executive officers. From: Jacob Sullum/Creators. His position Is grounded in concerns about the separation of powers that presidents of both parties have raised for many years.
👉 Why Trump is so threatening to the permanent bureaucracy. From: Byron York/Washington Examiner. The publication Government Executive reported that federal employees donated “at least $4.2 million” in the 2024 race, and nearly 84% went to Harris.
Supreme Court must bring gavel down on activist judges. From: Mike Davis/Fox News. Lower-level judges are acting on partisan politics, and the high court must rein them in.
⭐️ EPA officials prepare to ditch fiction justifying Green New Deal. From: Washington Times Editorial Board. The climate hoax is fading fast.
Kash Patel is already making huge changes at the FBI. From: Matt Margolis/P J Media. “I promise you the following, there will be accountability within the FBI and outside of the FBI, and we will do it through rigorous constitutional oversight - starting this weekend.”
🔑 Auditing America’s gold isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. From: J P Cortez/Libertarian Institute. If America wants to shore up confidence in its currency, it must begin with a comprehensive audit of the country’s classical monetary asset.
Trump admin serious about combatting global censorship. From: Sean Nelson/American Greatness. Vance’s Munich speech made clear: the Trump administration is taking a stand against global censorship, defending free speech at home and abroad.
🎯 Unburden journalism from what has been. From: John Metzger/Rural Renaissance. Trust in media starts in rural America with a full overhaul of the Fourth Estate.
Congressional cowards. From: Classy Thomas Massie. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
😬 Democrats in Congress reach record lows in approval. From: Jonathan Turley. They are driving narratives that insult the intelligence of voters.
Democrats lack a message and a messenger. From J T Young/The Hill. Lost in this microscopic focus on message is the fact that Democrats also have no messengers.
🚄 California's high speed rail to face audit. From: Beige Luciano-Adams/Epoch Times-Zero Hedge. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said California’s high-speed rail has so far consumed nearly $16 billion in 16 years, with almost nothing to show for it.
USAID caught supporting Al Qaeda terrorist. From: Right Flank. How many other terrorists were they supporting?
🤐 Timeline of foreign censorship laws. From: Taibbi & McCook/Racket News. Legislation, codes, agreements, and other documents pertinent to the ongoing speech debate.
JD Vance to young men: Be men, not “androgynous idiots.” From: Sarah Anderson: PJ Media. "...don’t allow this broken culture to send you a message that you’re a bad person because you’re a man, because you like to tell a joke, because you like to have a beer with your friends..."
🚗 Strike now . . . strike hard. From: Eric Peters Autos. The time to fight hardest is when you’re winning. When the enemy is wobbly, that’s when you land the haymaker that puts him down for the count.