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New State Joins Lawsuit Over DOGE Layoffs

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New State Joins Lawsuit Over DOGE Layoffs

As reported by The Center Square:

Add Wisconsin to the list of states suing the Trump Administration over federal layoffs.

Gov. Tony Evers said the state joined with 19 other Democrat-led states to sue over the firings ordered by President Donald Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency Department.

“Republicans are messing with lives and livelihoods by recklessly firing federal workers and veterans, making drastic guts to popular programs kids, families, seniors, and farmers depend on, and hurting our kids and our schools by threatening to cut the Department of Education – all to help pay for tax cuts for rich millionaires and billionaires,” Evers said in a statement.

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“Our loved ones, friends, and neighbors who have bills to pay and families to feed have been fired for no fault of their own, including veterans, their spouses, and people dedicated to serving our veterans every day, people working to help fight the avian flu, and even people whose jobs are to help keep us safe in dangerous weather,” Evers added in his statement. “Republicans’ actions are wrong, illegal, and bad for our state and our country – that’s why we’re headed to court to try and stop them.”

Maryland’s Democratic attorney general is leading the lawsuit.

“[The] States are suffering significant and irreparable harm caused by the unannounced, unlawful, mass termination of federal employees who work or reside in our jurisdictions. These mass firings were executed illegally, without proper process or the statutorily required notice to [the] States,” the court filing reads. “States are now left to pick up the pieces of the shattered federal workforce – addressing numerous unemployment compensation requests and helping our residents seek new jobs as each new wave of terminations crests. This Court should halt the unlawful firings now.”

Continue reading on The Center Square

Businesses Consider Leaving Illinois in Droves – Here’s Why

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Businesses Consider Leaving Illinois in Droves – Here’s Why

As reported by The Center Square: 

The Illinois Pollution Control Board is considering a proposal to ban most new non-electric vehicle sales in the state by 2035.

Environmental groups have proposed adopting some of California’s vehicle emissions standards, which include phasing out the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles and a complete ban on the sale of most new non-electric vehicles in 2035.

National Federation of Independent Business Illinois State Director Noah Finley said small businesses in Illinois overwhelmingly oppose the proposed requirements.

“We did a survey of our small business member earlier this year, and 99% of them oppose the adoption of these new mandates. They’re concerned that it could really have a detrimental impact on their small businesses,” Finley told The Center Square.

The mandates would also impose new testing and emissions standards on new heavy-duty trucks.

Finley said businesses would be forced to operate more large trucks and hire more drivers.

“Employers are already having a hard time finding these drivers. This is going to drive up the cost of transporting goods, and we’re all going to pay more at our local store,” Finley said.

Finley explained that raising the cost of transportation would impact just about every small business.

“That is going to raise costs for them. They’re going to have to pass it on to their customers. That’s bad for the small business, it’s bad for their employees, and it’s bad for their communities at large,” Finley said.

Finley said the regulations would put Main Street businesses in Illinois at a disadvantage compared to those in neighboring states.

“Many of our members have indicated they would consider just moving their business across state lines to avoid these mandates,” Finley said.

More than a dozen people expressed support for the proposed requirements this week with public comments submitted to the Illinois Pollution Control Board via electronic filing.

Activist groups in favor of the stricter vehicle emissions standards include the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, the Chicago Environmental Justice Network and the Environmental Defense Fund.

A similar proposal failed to advance in 2023.

Evidence presented to the IPCB Tuesday included a study contracted by The Clean Freight Coalition with Roland Berger to examine the added costs to the freight industry and utilities if commercial vehicles reach 100% electrification.

Continue reading on The Center Square

Co-Conspirator Named in Diddy Lawsuit….You’ll Never Guess Who

Keely Compson
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Co-Conspirator Named in Diddy Lawsuit….You’ll Never Guess Who

In a new turn of events, a new person has been named in the Diddy lawsuit, and is being accused as being a co-conspirator.

The accused is none other than Maui Police Chief John Pelletier. The very same police chief who gave the order to trap victims in the Lahaina, Hawaii fire.

According to reports, he is believed to have been involved in a gang rape cover-up during his time as a Las Vegas police captain.

Collin Rugg reports:

According to the accuser, Pelletier “posed” as a California sheriff deputy and responded to an alleged gang r*pe.

Pelletier is accused of telling the victim to go home and allegedly gave no medical help.

“She claims Pelletier later took her and another plaintiff at gunpoint to his home, restrained them, refused to let them call an attorney, and made various moves to cover up the kidnapping,” Hawaii News Now reported.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen has requested that Pelletier be put on administrative leave during the investigation.

Pelletier has denied all claims, stating that they are fake. However, someone will spill the beans and the truth will come out eventually.

Adios!! Rosie O’Donnell Confirms Move Out of United States

Keely Compson
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Adios!! Rosie O’Donnell Confirms Move Out of United States

The insufferable actress Rosie O’Donnell confirmed that she has officially moved out of the United States. I say goodbye and good riddance!

She posted a TikTok video on Tuesday, officially announcing her move to Ireland in January, along with her 12-year-old daughter Dakota.

“It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful,” O’Donnell said, adding that she is “in the process” of getting her Irish citizenship.

“I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are,” she continued.

@rosie

hello all – here’s whats been going on folks – sending love ❤️- follow me on substack – link in my bio #bewell #speakkindlytoyourself #dourbest

♬ original sound – Rosie ODonnell

“You know, I’m happy. Clay is happy. I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back,” O’Donnell said.

FAFO! Trump Slams Canada with 50% Tariffs After Electricity Threats

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FAFO! Trump Slams Canada with 50% Tariffs After Electricity Threats

Late Monday, President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will be doubling to a whopping 50% following Ontario’s threats to levy a tax on electricity exports to the United States.

“This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th,” Trump declared on Truth Social.

He wrote, “Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on “Electricity” coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th.”

Trump then demanded that Canada “immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous. I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area. This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate this abusive threat from Canada.”

He then warned that if these “long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the Tariffs on Cars coming into the U.S. which will, essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada. Those cars can easily be made in the USA! Also, Canada pays very little for National Security, relying on the United States for military protection. We are subsidizing Canada to the tune of more than 200 Billion Dollars a year. WHY???”

“This cannot continue,” Trump declared, noting that Canada still has a chance to join the land of the free. He wrote, “The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear. Canadians’ taxes will be very substantially reduced, they will be more secure, militarily and otherwise, than ever before, there would no longer be a Northern Border problem, and the greatest and most powerful nation in the World will be bigger, better and stronger than ever — And Canada will be a big part of that. The artificial line of separation drawn many years ago will finally disappear, and we will have the safest and most beautiful Nation anywhere in the World — And your brilliant anthem, “O Canada,” will continue to play, but now representing a GREAT and POWERFUL STATE within the greatest Nation that the World has ever seen!

Rep. Tlaib Casts SOLE Vote Against Bill on Cartel Smuggling Tunnel Reports

Keely Compson
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Rep. Tlaib Casts SOLE Vote Against Bill on Cartel Smuggling Tunnel Reports

Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib cast her vote against a bill requiring an annual report to Congress for cartel smuggling tunnels under the border. Interestingly enough, she was the ONLY person to vote “no” on the bill.

The bill, known as H.R. 495, passed the House on Monday with a whopping 402-1 vote.

“I thought for sure everyone was gonna vote yes on my bill this evening,” bill sponsor Rep. Eli Crane wrote on X following the vote. “402-1 is still pretty solid though.”

As reported by Breitbart:

On Monday, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Subterranean Border Defense Act (H.R. 495). The bill simply requires an annual report to Congress from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the activities of cartels creating tunnels for drug and human smuggling and actions taken by the U.S. to stop them.

“Since 1990, officials have discovered more than 140 tunnels that have breached the border, with an 80% increase in tunnel activity since 2008,” Crane said on the House floor. “As transnational criminal organizations continue to grow in both size and sophistication, illicit cross-border tunnels along the southwest border of the United States represent a significant and growing threat to national security.”

Democrat co-sponsor Lou Correra (C-CA) also spoke on the bill, saying, “I believe this bill is an important step in the right direction.”

No one spoke against the bill. In a rare bipartisan moment, 194 Democrats joined 208 Republicans in voting for the bill. The undervote came as ten Republicans and 19 Democrats abstained from voting. Tlaib cast the only “Nay.”

In addition to Crane, the bill was co-sponsored by the following:

  • Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
  • Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
  • Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
  • Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
  • Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
  • Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

Now the bill will go to Senate for a vote.

Sen. Kelly Claims DOGE is ‘Ruining People’s Lives’ (WATCH)

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Sen. Kelly Claims DOGE is ‘Ruining People’s Lives’ (WATCH)

On Monday, Senator Mark Kelly appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and claimed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ruining people’s lives.

Maddow inquired, “I have to ask you if you if you have any response tonight to what the president’s top campaign donor, Mr. Musk, said about you bluntly calling you a traitor in response to you writing about your your trip to Ukraine?”

Kelly replied, “I was 22 years old, before getting sworn into the Navy, or as I was getting sworn in to the United States Navy. I swore an oath to our Constitution to protect and defend the Constitution. I have lived that oath my entire life. I flew in combat in the first Gulf War. I served in the United States Navy for 25 years. I spent 15 years at NASA, risking my life flying the space shuttle. And the only oath I can think of that maybe Elon has sworn is an oath to his own checking account, to his pocketbook. An oath, maybe, to ruining the lives of veterans. I had veterans in my office last week who, after really good performance reports, found out that Elon Musk fired them for poor performance. He has ruined these people’s lives. They were serving our country again in very valuable roles, and they did not deserve to get fired by an email from an unelected billionaire.”

He added, “So I think Elon needs to, you know, go back to making rockets. You know that that’s what he should focus on. He shouldn’t be focused on this slash and burn of the federal government.”

WATCH:

BREAKING: Trudeau Ousted – Here’s His Replacement!

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BREAKING: Trudeau Ousted – Here’s His Replacement!

The Canadian liberal party has finally given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the boot, quickly replacing him with veteran central bank leader Mark Carney. The decision was swift after Trudeau attempted to play ball with the big boys, and challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The former Goldman Sachs executive emerged victorious with almost 85 percent of the votes over opponent Chrystia Freeland, who was the former deputy prime minister who infamously seized bank accounts from COVID-19 protesters in 2022. 

Trending Politics News reports:

It is unclear exactly when Carney will take office as Canada’s prime minister. The process will be underway immediately as Carney will work in conjunction with Trudeau’s office on transition efforts.

Carney will take the reins of Canada’s Liberal Party amidst a significant polling slump that has persisted for several months. Opposition parties have become increasingly eager to call an election as the Conservative Party has polled neck-and-neck with the liberals in recent weeks.

Carney’s government could be toppled by Parliament to call for a new national election, which can be called any time between the Parliament going back into session on March 24 and October 20, by which time a vote must be held.

We knew a transition would be coming eventually. However, the timeline was questionable, as Trudeau announced in January that he would be stepping down, but then proceeded to act as if he was not going torsion.

A general election is expected to be called in late April or early May, and Carney told members of his party that they should be ready to fight  “the most important election of our lives” where the “stakes have never been higher.”

“Canada will not bow down to a bully. We won’t stand by as illegal U.S. tariffs hurt our workers and their families. As Canadians, we need to face this challenge as one united team,” Carney declared of Trump’s imposed tariffs on Canadian products.

Sen. Graham Takes Surprising Stance in Zelensky, Trump Feud (WATCH)

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Sen. Graham Takes Surprising Stance in Zelensky, Trump Feud (WATCH)

On Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday,” and slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his disrespectful conduct during the White House meeting last month.

Despite calling Zelensky out, he still supported the war in Ukraine, and warned that pulling out now will be “worse than Afghanistan.”

FNC host Maria Bartiromo asked, “So there’s a pause right now on Ukrainian aid and intelligence sharing. There are reports that that is hampering Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against this incoming new wave of attacks from Russia. Have you talked with the White House about that? How concerned are you about the long-term impacts of the pause?”

“Yeah, I talked to Mike Waltz a couple of days ago,” Graham answered. “The goal is to end the war honorably and justly. You know, Zelensky blew it in the White House. We’d been working on this mineral steel for a very long time, but we are where we are. Yeah, I am worried about cutting off intelligence and weapons to Ukraine as long as the fighting is going on. If we pull the plug on Ukraine, it’d be worse than Afghanistan. I don’t think President Trump has any desire to do that. But until we have a ceasefire, I would give Ukraine what they need in terms of intelligence and weapons to themselves.”

He added, “In terms of Russia, I will be introducing sanctions on their banking sector and on their energy sector next week, urging them to get to the table if they don’t engage in ceasefire and peace talks with the administration. We should sanction the hell out of them. And I’ll have legislation to do that next week.”

 

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