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Trump to Fire Thousands of Compromised CDC Agents in Massive Overhaul

Sean Adl-Tabatabai News

The Trump administration is planning to fire thousands of compromised agents working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of a massive overhaul of the corrupt agency.

This mass firing is part of a broader effort to eliminate 5,200 probationary positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Naturalnews.com reports: The firings, which were announced on February 14, 2025, come as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign to “restructure and reshape” the federal government. Employees were given four weeks of paid administrative leave before their termination, with notifications delivered abruptly on the morning of Valentine’s Day. The administration has targeted probationary workers—those with less than a year of service—because they can be dismissed more easily without violating civil service protections.

A broken system or a necessary reckoning?

The Trump administration has long criticized the bloated federal bureaucracy, arguing that inefficiency and waste have become endemic to agencies like the CDC and NIH. “HHS is following the administration’s guidance and taking action to support the President’s broader efforts to restructure and streamline the federal government,” an HHS spokesperson told Fierce Healthcare. “This is to ensure that HHS better serves the American people at the highest and most efficient standard.”

However, critics warn that these cuts could have dire consequences. Among those dismissed are members of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), a prestigious program that trains top doctors, veterinarians and health professionals to respond to disease outbreaks. “They sign up for a two-year training program to serve the country,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC director under President Obama. “Not only is terminating them bad for the country, it’s also a disgraceful violation of a commitment.”

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) echoed these concerns, stating, “President Trump’s indefensible, indiscriminate firing of more than 1,000 CDC personnel in a single day leaves Americans exposed to disease and devastates careers and livelihoods for the world’s most talented doctors and scientists, many of them here in Georgia.”

Historical context: A government in need of reform

The Trump administration’s actions are not without precedent. For decades, critics have argued that federal agencies have grown unwieldy, with overlapping responsibilities and a lack of accountability. The CDC, with a core budget of $9.2 billion, has faced scrutiny for its handling of high-profile crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. Similarly, the NIH has been criticized for funding controversial research, such as gain-of-function experiments in China, which some believe contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Yet, the CDC and NIH have also been instrumental in protecting public health. The CDC played a pivotal role in eradicating smallpox, controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS and responding to Ebola outbreaks. The NIH has been at the forefront of groundbreaking medical research, including the development of mRNA vaccines.

The question now is whether these cuts will lead to a more efficient government or cripple America’s ability to respond to future health threats.

The broader implications of government downsizing

The CDC and NIH are not the only agencies affected by the administration’s downsizing efforts. The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have also seen significant layoffs. According to a February 11 executive order, every federal agency must now hire “no more than one employee for every four employees that depart.” Additionally, offices focused on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being prioritized for reduction and elimination.

Margaret Murray, CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), warned that these cuts could have far-reaching consequences. “Staffing cuts of the level described in the President’s executive order will bring about a cascade of consequences for Medicare, Medicaid and other publicly-supported coverage programs,” she said. “These reductions risk eroding the agency’s capacity to operate effectively, potentially leading to diminished transparency, slower responsiveness, greater inefficiency and weakened oversight of the programs it manages.”

A divided nation reacts

The administration’s actions have sparked fierce debate. Supporters argue that the federal government has become a bloated, inefficient bureaucracy in need of drastic reform. “In some categories … there are entire departments, like the nutrition department at the [Food and Drug Administration] … that have to go, that are not doing their job, they’re not protecting our kids,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a November 2024 interview.

Critics, however, see the cuts as reckless and politically motivated. “If this administration guts and gags the CDC, who is going to defend the nation from Ebola? Who is going to protect kids from measles? Who is going to save us from TB [tuberculosis]?” Senator Ossoff asked during a Senate speech.

As the dust settles, one thing is clear: the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government marks a turning point in American governance. Whether this bold experiment will lead to a more efficient government or a public health catastrophe remains to be seen.

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Swing State Focus Groups Bloodbath for Dems – Every Single Ex-Biden Voter Loves Trump’s Work So Far

The Blogging Hounds

Voters who helped deliver a crucial state to Donald Trump in November’s election have a message for the new president’s administration: Keep it coming.

According to a report from Axios, all the swing voters the outlet included in two focus groups last week said they approved of the job President Trump is doing in his first month in office.

In addition, they also said they were behind, for the most part, the job being done by “special government employee” Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Arizona focus groups, conducted by the Engagious and Sago polling firms, did not contain “a statistically significant sample like a poll,” Axios noted.

However, focus groups can give qualitative as opposed to quantitive feedback — and the information from the Arizona group jibed with what polls have been saying about the new administration.

The 11 voters in the two groups, held Feb. 11, all backed Biden in 2020 but switched their vote to Trump in 2024, Axios reported Friday.

In 2020, Biden won the state by a narrow margin, 49.4 to 49.1 percent, according to the website 270towin. In 2024, Trump scored a robust 52.2 percent to 46.7 percent win over Vice President Kamala Harris.

As for the voters who switched, Axios said, “they’re good with Trump aggressively testing disruptive, expansionist expressions of presidential power that are piling up in court challenges.”

“He’s trying to get America back on track as quickly as possible, given the state that it was left in from the previous administration,” one voter said.

“So, the only way to do that is to do as much as you can as quickly as you can, because government budgets and doing government action take forever.”

Others were OK with executive orders, as well.

“I agree we need the Constitution and we need rules and procedures,” one voter said.

“But at the same time, how are we going to make big changes? If someone like Trump [is] being unconventional, we need him to be doing these things, to be making these executive orders and making these big changes for big changes to happen.”

Another: “I like how he’s cleaning house in the government.”

The group also rejected the idea — popular among the Democrats at the moment — that Trump is attempting to “flood the zone” in order to overwhelm the ability of opponents to focus on any one issue.

Instead, they thought he was moving with all deliberate speed — and that was a good thing.

“He said he was going to do this, this, this, and this, and this is what he is starting to get done,” one voter said.

“It’s not like he can run again, he already did his first term,” another said. “Some of these things, you can’t fix overnight, so he has to get started early on.”

Axios also noted that “[e]ight of the 11 respondents also said they approve of Musk’s efforts in the administration.”

“Few had concerns Musk is motivated by personal gain — or that his status as the world’s richest man, who controls companies with billions of dollars in government contracts and faces investigations and regulatory hurdles, presents conflicts of interest,” the outlet reported.

The voters did say that they wish Trump would focus more on issues closer to home — “more on inflation and less on immigration” — but there wasn’t much buyer’s remorse to be found.

A fuller look at the focus group interviews are available in the video below:

And again, while focus groups aren’t scientific, polls are — and they seem to show the same thing.

A CBS/YouGov poll, revealed on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, found that 53 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s job in the Oval Office, against 47 percent who disapproved.

“That’s a better approval number than he ever reached during his first term in the White House,” host Margaret Brennan noted.

Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ executive director of elections and surveys, said the reason for Trump’s high numbers was simple, and it wasn’t a honeymoon phase.

“He’s doing, in the eyes of the public, what he said he would do in the campaign,” he said.

“There’s political value in that. In fact, 70 percent of people say he’s doing what he promised. That’s whether they approve of him or not.

“Now, there’s another part of this that continues over from the campaign … The idea of deporting those in the country illegally continues to be popular. We saw that in the campaign. Sending troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, again, majority in favor. We’d seen that in the campaign.”

The final election results show that Donald Trump secured victories in all seven swing states. pic.twitter.com/2FpYAEJpgh

— YEGWAVE (@yegwave) November 11, 2024

Not only is this what Trump is following through on, it’s what the Democrats are actively fighting. If this is how they plan to fight politically, these numbers and focus group opinions could only get better from here, from Trump’s point of view.

And not only that, if this is happening in all seven swing states — and the answer is likely “yes” — and neither side changes course, which also appears to be the case, it could be setting up an unprecedented victory for whoever inherits the MAGA mantle in 2028.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The Ancient Sumerians

The Ancient Sumerians

Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages (2021)

Film Review

Sumer (5500-1800 BC) was a collection of independent city-states in southern Mesopotamia. It co-existed with Akkad in northern Mesopotamia.

Among important Sumerian achievements:

The invention of time, dividing day and night into 12-hour segments, each hour into 60 minutes and each minute into 60 seconds.First schools.Earliest tales of the Great Flood.First epic poem.First government bureaucracy.First use of irrigation.First schools.World’s first named author – Enheduanna (a woman).First juvenile delinquents.First bicameral assemblyFirst use of legal precedentFirst tax cutsFirst pharmacopeiaFirst farmer’s almanac.First love songFirst library catalogueFirst sick societyFirst sex symbolismFirst organized labor victoryFirst lullabyFirst aquarium

Our earliest information about Sumer, eventually absorbed following invasion and occupation by the Elamites (2600 BC) comes from the ancient scribes who wrote Genesis.No one knows where the Sumerians came from, but there were firmly established by 2900 BC  It was unknown in the modern era, prior to its discovery by British archeologists looking for Biblical sites like Babylon, Niniva and Shinar.

Archeologists divide Sumerian history into six epochs

5000 – 4100 BC Ubaid (named after first Sumerian city): first blossoming of communities that ultimately became city-states)

4100 – 2900 BC Uruk (named after Sumerian city): first blossoming of “civilization”

2900 – 2334 BC Early Dynastic: saw rise of kings and bureaucracies and conflict between cities over land and water rights.

2334 -2218 BC – Akkadian: followed conquest by Sargon of Akkadia and absorption into Akadian Empire.

2218 – 2047 BC Gutian: The Gutian Dynasty came to power in both north and south Mesopotamia following their conquest of the Akkadian Empire.

2047 – 1750 BC Third Dynasty of Ur: founded by the Sumerian Ur-Nammu, who ruled all of Mesopotamia

In 2700 BC Enmebaragesi: after Kish led a coalition of of Sumerian city-states against the Elamites, the first war in recorded history. Sacking the Elamite cities, the Sumerians prevailed.

Uruk, founded 4000-3400 BC, was the first city in the world. By 3100 BC, it had 40,000 residents.

The Sumerians worshiped Enki, the Sumerian god of water, knowledge, crafts, and creation and Inana, goddess of love, war, and fertility, among other local gods. According to a legend dating to 2300 BC, the Sumerian gods got fed up with humanity because they were too noisy and troublesome and ordered a great flood. Enki saved humanity by instructing a man to build an ark and fill it with breeding pairs of each known animal. It was at this point, the gods introduced death and disease to keep humans from getting out of control again.

The same story would be retold in Gilgamesh, written during  the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh (late 2nd millennium BC) and Genesis.

The Sumerian city-states were totally dependent on irrigation, requiring constant collective effort to maintain the irrigation canals. Most historians believe the organized Sumerian city-states arose from the need to manage irrigation.

The Sumerian King List, recorded around 2100 BC, provides a full list of Sumerian kings dating back to the king the Sumerian gods appointed in Sumer’s legendary first city Aradu, Sumer’s legendary first city.

The first cuneiform script also originated in Sumer, to record types and quantities of traded goods. By 2100 BC the Sumerian grammar was sufficiently advanced to produce the Epic of Gilgamesh (written in the Akkdian language using Sumerian script). The latter had a profound influence on the scribes who wrote the Bible, as well as inspiring  the fables recorded by the Greek storyteller Aesop. The zygurat-dominated Sumerian temples influenced the Egyptian pyramids.

By 1750 BC, the Babylonia empire had begun to cultural dominate the Elamites who ruled Sumer, and male gods began to supersede female gods. In 1792-1750 BC, Hamurabi, the sixth king of the Babylon, elevated a single male god above all other gods. This, along with exhaustion of their farmland, led to a decline of women’s rights in Sumer’s city-states.

Louisiana Dept. Of Health Ceases to Promote Mass Vaccination Following RFK Jr. Confirmation

U.S. President Donald Trump embraces Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after Kennedy was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf

Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed that it “will no longer promote mass vaccination.”

The announcement by the LDH was sent out as an internal memo — ordering staff to end all media campaigns and promotions to encourage vaccinations.

“The State of Louisiana and LDH have historically promoted vaccines for vaccine preventable illnesses through our parish health units, community health fairs, partnerships and media campaigns,” wrote Louisiana’s Surgeon General Ralph Abraham.

“While we encourage each patient to discuss the risks and benefits of vaccination with their provider, LDH will no longer promote mass vaccination,” the memo continued.

The LDH also released a public statement, vowing to restore the public’s trust in the healthcare system following the previous COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns.

“For much of the last century, public health has taken it upon itself to fill the gaps in our broken healthcare system – providing guidance, information, and health recommendations. But when we get it wrong and overreach, the harm is often irreparable. Trust is built over years and lost in seconds, and we’re still rebuilding from the COVID missteps,” the announcement read.

“A study in Health Affairs found that after the pandemic, only 37% of the public trusted information from the CDC a ‘great deal’ and only 25% trusted state and local health departments. Doctors fare better, but the trend is consistently alarming. A recent survey from JAMA showed that confidence in doctors decreased from 71% in 2020 to 40% in 2024. The antidote to this freefall in public trust is simply to start telling the truth. Until confidence is restored, the majority aren’t going to take advice from public health, no matter how well-founded it may be.”

“As a nation, we must recognize that there is no miracle pill for the major population health problems we face. The solution to increased spending and declining outcomes in our country is unlikely to come in the form of a pill or a shot. Much of the solution will likely come down to the usual hard work of improving diet, increasing exercise, and making better lifestyle choices.”

The LDH was likely empowered by Kennedy’s confirmation — as he has long been a skeptic of Big Pharma’s push for mass vaccinations and experimental mRNA vaccinations, previously stating that it “is criminal malpractice to give a child one of” the COVID-19 vaccines.

Throughout his hearing, Kennedy continually stated that he is not anti-vaccine per se, but rather, that vaccines need to be held to much higher standards of research and long term testing prior to their mass administration.

Kennedy has officially initiated the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, as secretary of the HHS, focusing on ending the chronic health crisis in America. The health initiative also ultimately united his former presidential campaign in congruence with President Donald Trump’s campaign.

“Bobby created a nationwide movement made up of millions and millions of mothers and fathers and young people and concerned citizens of every background to end this horrible chronic disease crisis that exists in America,” Trump stated following Kennedy’s swearing-in ceremony.

“He’s absolutely committed to getting dangerous chemicals out of our environment, and out of our food supply, and getting the American people the facts and the answers that we deserve after years in which our public health system has squandered the trust of our citizens,” Trump continued.

Following his swearing-in, Kennedy stated that: “For 20 years, I got down every morning on my knees and prayed that God would put me in a position where I can end childhood chronic disease epidemic in this country.”

“On August 23 of last year, God sent me President Trump,” Kennedy added.

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Trump Establishes MAHA Commission

Dr Robert Malone

Below is the executive order for the formation of a White House MAHA commission. The text below is copied directly from the White House website.

MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission.

Chaired by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Commission is tasked with investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases.Within 100 days, the Commission will produce an assessment that summarizes what is known and what questions remain regarding the childhood chronic disease crisis, and include international comparisons.Within 180 days, the Commission will produce a strategy, based on the findings of the assessment, to improve the health of America’s children.The Commission has four main policy directives to reverse chronic disease:Empower Americans through transparency and open-source data and avoid conflicts of interest in all federally funded health research.Prioritize gold-standard research on why Americans are getting sick in all health-related research funded by the federal government.Work with farmers to ensure that U.S. food is the healthy, abundant and affordable.Ensure expanded treatment options and health coverage flexibility for beneficial lifestyle changes and disease prevention.The Commission aims to restore trust in medical and scientific institutions and hold public hearings, meetings, roundtables, and similar events to receive expert input from leaders in public health.

ADDRESSING THE RISE OF CHRONIC ILLNESSES: President Trump understands that America’s healthcare system is largely focused on treating chronic illnesses rather than preventing them, leading to a growing health crisis with serious economic and national security consequences.

Based on all health indicators and global comparisons, Americans are becoming sicker, beset by illnesses that our medical system isn’t addressing effectively.In the United States, six in 10 adults have at least one chronic condition, and four in 10 have two or more.Prior to COVID, American life expectancy averaged 78.8 years, while comparable countries averaged 82.6 years, creating a gap that equates to 1.25 billion fewer life years for Americans.The United States has the highest age-standardized cancer incidence rate across 204 countries, nearly double the next-highest rate.From 1990 to 2021, the United States saw an 88% increase in cancer.Asthma is far more common in the United States than in other parts of the world, including most of Europe, Asia, and Africa.The rise in chronic conditions is not limited to adults.Childhood is usually the healthiest period of life, yet as of 2022, 30 million (40.7%) United States children had at least one health condition like allergies, asthma, or autoimmune diseases.Autism now affects one in 36 children, a staggering increase from rates of one to four out of 10,000 children identified with the condition during the 1980s.18% of teens suffer from fatty liver disease, nearly 30% are prediabetic, and more than 40% are overweight or obese – these conditions were virtually unheard of in prior generations.The incidence of childhood cancer, while still rare, increased 0.8% per year since 1975—an over 40% increase over 45 years.Overmedication, particularly among children, is a growing concern. More than 3.4 million children are currently taking medication for ADD/ADHD and diagnoses continue to rise.Chronic disease has widespread effects, including on our military and our economy.77% of young adults do not qualify for military service without a waiver, primary due to being overweight, drug use, or mental and physical health issues.90% of America’s $4.5 trillion healthcare expenditure is directed at managing chronic and mental health conditions.The United States spends almost twice per capita what other wealthy countries spend on healthcare.Americans have lost trust in our health system, skeptical as to whether they are receiving honest answers about the causes of the country’s health crisis and how to improve it.Only a third of Americans trust the U.S. health system, a near-record low.

TAKING ON THE HEALTH CRISIS: President Trump is fulfilling his promise to tackle the health crisis facing America.

President Trump pledged that upon returning to the White House he would establish a special Presidential Commission that’s “not bought and paid for by Big Pharma, and I will charge them with investigating what is causing the decades-long increase in chronic illnesses […] And then, I will ask them to publish recommendations for how every American child can have a safe and healthy childhood.”In his first term, President Trump lowered healthcare costs, provided more healthcare options, and ensured better care for the American people.President Trump has consistently championed initiatives aimed at improving the health and well-being of Americans. Select actions from the prior Trump Administration include:Passed Right To Try to give terminally ill patients access to lifesaving cures.Signed an executive order to fight kidney disease with more transplants and better treatment.Accelerated medical breakthroughs in genetic treatments for Sickle Cell disease.Declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, the largest-ever legislative effort to address a drug crisis in our Nation’s history.Expanded access to telehealth, especially in rural and underserved communities.

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Jim Marrs’ “Population Control” warns of globalist plot to reduce world population to just 500 million

Dr Eddy Betterman

In Elbert County, Georgia, stands the Georgia Guidestones, often referred to as “America’s Stonehenge,” bearing inscriptions in twelve languages with cryptic messages and controversial directives, including reducing global population to fewer than 500 million.The Guidestones are part of a larger narrative involving influential figures, organizations and debates about population control, as explored in Jim Marrs’ book “Population Control: How Corporate Owners are Killing Us.”Notable figures like Prince Philip and Maxwell Taylor have expressed views on reducing global population, particularly in less developed countries, through controversial means such as disease, starvation and conflict.Researchers argue that the overpopulation threat is not about population growth but rather population density and resource distribution, questioning the validity of population control policies.The discussion of population control raises ethical and democratic questions, especially regarding the targeting of specific populations and the acceptability of methods, as seen in historical eugenics and forced sterilization programs.

In the rural outskirts of Elbert County, Georgia, stands a mysterious granite structure known as the Georgia Guidestones, often referred to as “America’s Stonehenge.” Commissioned in 1979 by a man using the pseudonym Robert C. Christian, the Guidestones bear inscriptions in eight modern and four ancient languages, offering a blend of cryptic messages and unsettling directives.

Among these is a call to reduce the global population to fewer than 500 million, a directive that has sparked controversy and raised questions about the motives behind such an audacious vision. This plot is outlined in great detail by Jim Marrs in his book “Population Control: How Corporate Owners are Killing Us.”

The Georgia Guidestones are just one piece of a larger puzzle that intersects with a darker chapter in global history—a narrative involving influential figures, shadowy organizations and contentious ideas about population control. This story delves into how these ideas have shaped policies and sparked debates about justice, democracy and the future of humanity.

The Guidestones’ message is both fascinating and chilling. Among its ten major directives is a call for humanity to reduce global population levels to achieve a “perpetual balance with nature.”

At a time when the world population is nearing 8 billion, such a directive implies drastic measures, leaving many to wonder: Who decides which populations should be reduced, and by what means?

The Guidestones are not an isolated anomaly. Similar ideas have been championed by notable figures, including the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In a 1981 interview, Philip remarked, “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus.”

While some interpreted his statement as dark humor, others saw it as a part of a broader belief among some globalist leaders that overpopulation poses the gravest threat to humanity.

Prince Philip was not alone in this belief. Maxwell Taylor, the former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested in 1974 that reducing the global population – particularly in less developed countries – would require drastic measures, including the use of disease, starvation and regional conflicts. These ideas were echoed in the classified 1974 Kissinger Report, which warned that rapid population growth in poorer nations posed a threat to the national security of the United States. The report proposed covert strategies to limit population growth, including the use of birth control and, more controversially, war and famine.

Such policies may have influenced the wars and airstrikes in the Middle East, with some critics arguing that these conflicts were partially motivated by a desire to reduce population levels in the region.

Yet, the very premise of overpopulation as an existential threat has been challenged by researchers who argue that the issue is not one of population growth but rather population density and resource distribution.

For instance, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, the state alone could theoretically accommodate over twice the world’s current population if each person were granted just 100 square feet of living space.

Despite such counterarguments, the narrative of overpopulation continues to be propagated by influential figures and organizations. In 2009, a group of prominent American billionaires, including Bill Gates, met in a private Manhattan home to form a group known as the “Good Club.” According to leaked reports, the group discussed concerns about human overpopulation and pledged to support strategies aimed at curbing population growth.

Such discussions are not confined to the private sector. The federal government has also been implicated in controversial population control measures.

In the early 1970s, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hinted that the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion, was partly motivated by a desire to reduce populations deemed “undesirable.”

Ginsburg was reportedly influenced by the writings of John Holdren, a leading figure in the population control movement who, along with Paul and Anne Ehrlich, co-authored the 1977 book “Ecoscience.” The book advocated for extreme measures, including involuntary sterilization and the use of sterilizing chemicals in water supplies.

While Holdren later distanced himself from these ideas, his past statements continue to raise questions about the ethical motivations behind population control policies.

The discussion of population control raises profound ethical and democratic concerns. Who decides which populations should be targeted? And what methods are deemed acceptable?

These questions are particularly troubling in light of historical examples of eugenics and forced sterilization programs, which have disproportionately affected marginalized communities.

Learn more about Jim Marrs’ book “Population Control: How Corporate Owners are Killing Us” by watching this video.

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Trump sends defense stocks crashing

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Shares of Lockheed Martin plunge after US president threatens to halve military spending

US defense stocks took a sharp dive this week after President Donald Trump announced that he could slash military spending in half. The announcement came amid a wider cost-saving push by his administration.

Companies which saw share prices fall this week include aerospace manufacturers Lockheed Martin (-4.86%) and Northrop Grumman (-6.58%) as well as General Dynamics (-5.30%), according to Friday’s trading data.

Speaking at a White House press conference on Thursday, Trump said he planned to discuss a potential reduction in defense budgets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

“At some point, when things settle down, I’m going to meet with China and I’m going to meet with Russia… and I’m going to say there’s no reason for us to be spending almost $1 trillion on the military… and I want to say let’s cut our military budget in half,” Trump said.

Defense firms have enjoyed increased demand for weapons and military equipment since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Lockheed Martin, the primary producer of the F-16 fighter jets and Patriot missile systems used in Ukraine, posted a 21% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2023.

The new US administration has so far sent mixed messages on military spending. Trump has tasked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency with cutting federal costs, including at the Pentagon. The president has also pushed for a quick resolution of the Ukraine conflict, announcing imminent talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

READ MORE: DOGE to audit Pentagon

The current $1 trillion in annual US military spending accounts for about 3.4% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said during his confirmation hearings at the US Senate in January that he wouldn’t want to spend less than 3% of GDP on defense.

Russia has criticized the US arms sector for fueling global instability. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed in September that soaring profits prompt defense firms to provoke new armed conflicts.

Meanwhile, claims have resurfaced in recent months about NATO weapons and ammunition being put on sale on the dark web. Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson alleged earlier this month that the Ukrainian military was selling American weapons systems on the black market, including to drug cartels.

READ MORE: Pentagon rules out Ukraine joining NATO

In January 2024, a US Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report revealed that the Pentagon was unable to fully account for over $1 billion worth of military aid to Kiev. In 2023, CNN reported that criminals and arms traffickers in Ukraine had stolen some Western-provided weapons and equipment intended for troops.

Trump Issues Executive Order to Suspend Funding from Schools Still Enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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OAN Staff Blake Wolf

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday, pulling federal funding from U.S. schools who still enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The order bans “federal funds from being used to support or subsidize an educational service agency, state education agency, local education agency, elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education that [still] requires students to have received a COVID-19 vaccination to attend in-person education programs.”

 

The order requires the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take the lead and “provide a plan to end coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates.”

Although the vast majority of schools have already dropped COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the order fulfills Trump’s campaign promise to “not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate” — while also discouraging a similar scenario from happening in the future.

According to the National Academy for State Public Health, twenty-one states currently still have bans on COVID-19 mandates in schools.

The order follows after President Trump’s executive order last month, which pulled federal funding from K-12 schools teaching critical race theory (CRT), as it “Indoctrinate[s] [children] in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking parental oversight.”

“Such an environment operates as an echo chamber, in which students are forced to accept these ideologies without question or critical examination. In many cases, innocent children are compelled to adopt identities as either victims or oppressors solely based on their skin color and other immutable characteristics,” the order continued.

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Who is Investigating Elon Musk’s $Billions in Government Contracts? 5 Inspector Generals Who Were Investigating Musk’s Government Contracts Fired

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continue to target agencies to eliminate “government spending waste”, apparently these agencies and programs that DOGE is targeting do not include the ones that have made Elon Musk into the world’s richest man through government subsidies.

Tesla became the best-selling EV in the U.S. largely, if not entirely, on government subsidies, as have many of his other companies, especially SpaceX, which ONLY sells its products (rockets, satellites, etc.) to the U.S. Government, and are 100% funded via U.S. taxpayer dollars.

The MAGA folks who adore Elon and are cheering his efforts to end USAID might be surprised to learn that Elon himself has received funding through USAID for his Starlink satellite company to provide Internet service to Ukraine in their war with Russia, as well as South Africa, his home country.

USAID Signed Off On $1 Million In Contracts For Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals In The Last Year

Elon Musk wants to bring down USAID, calling it a “criminal” agency on his X platform. But he’s also done business with it.

Over the last four years, the U.S. government’s humanitarian and development arm has spent as much as $500,000 and signed contracts worth up to $1 million for SpaceX’s Starlink terminals, federal contract records show, bringing them to Zimbabwe and South Africa, the country where Musk was born.

Its most significant partnership, though, saw USAID working with SpaceX to send 5,000 Starlink terminals, worth some $3 million, to Ukraine for free shortly after the war broke out in 2022. (Source.)

As one the largest recipients of federal government funding in the U.S., Musk and his companies have been investigated by General Inspectors at these federal government agencies to account for how he has spent U.S. taxpayer funds, but one of the first things Musk had Trump do, was to fire all of the Inspector Generals who were investigating how his companies were spending U.S. taxpayer funds.

Listen to this Congressional hearing held yesterday (February 12, 2025) with DOGE members.

Of these 5 Inspector Generals who were investigating the use of federal funds in Musk’s companies and then fired that Texas Rep. Casar mentioned, one that was not mentioned by Casar was the Inspector General of USAID, who was also investigating Musk for funds he received through USAID.

He too was just fired, this week.

White House fires USAID inspector general following critical report

President Trump’s White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday, a day after the watchdog office issued a report critical of the foreign assistance freeze, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill.

USAID Inspector General Paul Martin was reportedly fired around 6 p.m. EST. No reason was given for his termination, the source added. (Source.)

USAID Inspector General Paul Martin had apparently been investigating Musk’s use of USAID federal funds for his Starlink satellites in Ukraine since at least last year, under the Biden Administration.

Elon Musk came after USAID while it was investigating Starlink’s work in Ukraine

As if Elon Musk’s ham-handed, potentially illegal, and potentially unconstitutional efforts to gut USAID gain more scrutiny, The Lever and Wonkette recently unearthed information that adds another wrinkle.

According to The Lever, USAID is delving into what Starlink, Musk’s satellite Internet constellation, was doing in Ukraine.

Elon Musk’s crusade to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development comes months after the agency announced a probe of his company’s Starlink terminals, according to pages that still remain on the agency’s website. An archived 2022 USAID press release — now inaccessible on the agency’s website — said the agency had delivered 5,000 of the terminals to the Ukrainian government “through a public-private partnership with the American aerospace manufacturer, SpaceX.”

Apparently this investigation was underway as early as September, when USAID Inspector General Paul Martin testified about it to Congress. Wonkette got its hands on what Martin said in that testimony. Martin revealed that his team was looking into—drum roll, please—“USAID’s oversight of Starlink Satellite Terminals provided to the Ukrainian government,” as well as USAID’s ongoing fight against “sexual exploitation and abuse in Ukraine.”

So let’s see if we have this right. USAID is investigating a company run by Musk, and Musk is now out to essentially gut USAID? Questionable, at best. (Full article.)

If you are not part of the MAGA cult and the spiritual deception that afflicts so many in the U.S. today, the evidence seems to be very clear that Musk’s goals to “reduce government waste in federal spending” has everything to do with Musk eliminating his competition and enemies so he can maintain his power and influence, and has nothing at all to do with what benefits the American people.

And now that Musk’s expensive “cyber trucks” have bombed in the U.S. consumer market because Americans for the large part don’t want them, the U.S. Government is poised to step in and rescue them by purchasing $400 million worth for the military.

State Dept. plans $400 million purchase of armored Tesla Cybertrucks

Tesla, whose CEO, Elon Musk, has been advising President Donald Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.

The department’s procurement forecast for 2025, which details purchases the agency expects to make, includes $400 million for armored Tesla vehicles. The document does not specify which Tesla model, but the electric Cybertruck, which has a body of high-strength stainless steel, would be the most suitable vehicle.

Musk spent more than $250 million to help elect Trump, who then appointed him as the leader of a cost-cutting initiative that’s been called the Department of Government Efficiency.

The purchase of Cybertrucks, an atypical choice for government armored transport, is likely to raise conflict of interest issues, especially as Musk trumpets his own efforts to root out what he regards as unnecessary spending. (Full article.)

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Trump Tells Xi, Putin ‘Let’s Cut Military Budget In Half’ – Says Russia Should Be Back In G7

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On Thursday President Donald Trump continued to signal positive feelings about a future relationship with Russia and Putin, telling reporters that he’d like to see Russia invited back in to join the The Group of Seven major economies, or G7, which until 2014 was the G8 when Russia was included.

“I’d love to have them back. I think it was a mistake to throw them out. Look, it’s not a question of liking Russia or not liking Russia. It was the G8,” Trump said from the Oval Office upon announcing new US reciprocal tariffs.

“I said, ‘What are you doing? You guys – all you’re talking about is Russia and they should be sitting at the table.’ And he then added, “I think Putin would love to be back.”

The G7 countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. In 2014 these nations decided to expel Russia over the annexation of Crimea, but Moscow pointed out that Crimeans overwhelmingly voted to become part of the Russian Federation after a popular referendum.

Another highlight from the Oval Office press conference was when the president called on China and Russia to join the United States in agreeing to cut their enormous defense budgets in half. He said in the context of also urging the three major powers to restart nuclear arms control talks.

“One of the first meetings I want to have is with President Xi of China, President Putin of Russia. And I want to say, ‘let’s cut our military budget in half.’ And we can do that. And I think we’ll be able to,” Trump declared.

According to an Associated Press summary of the comments:

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump lamented the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in rebuilding the nation’s nuclear deterrent and said he hopes to gain commitments from the U.S. adversaries to cut their own spending.

“There’s no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons, we already have so many,” Trump said. “You could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons, and they’re building nuclear weapons.”

“We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully much more productive,” Trump continued.

Russia and the US have long had the world’s biggest nuclear arsenals, but China has in the last ten years been making strides to greatly bolster its strategic capabilities, which has alarmed the West. Trump warned that any future nuclear use by a global power is “going to be probably oblivion.”

Likely Moscow and Beijing will receive these words positively as an overture, especially on the nuclear front, but neither will actually heed Trump’s call to pledge a 50% reduction in defense spending – especially when Russia is at war in Ukraine and under US-EU sanctions. They might tell the Trump White House instead: ‘your move first’.

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