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One Month In, And The Gov’t Is Already $257 Billion In The Red – DOGE Has A Lot Of Work To Do (I & I) — On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would head the “Department of Government Efficiency.” That same day, the Treasury Department released a report showing why this effort is so desperately needed. In his announcement, Trump said that he’s assigned the two to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies.” It will, he said, “become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time.” At Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in late October, Musk, when asked how much he thought he could “rip out of this $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget,” said: “Well, I think we could do at least $2 trillion.” Washington insiders scoffed at the entire idea of a “government efficiency” department or that these two government outsiders could somehow find $2 trillion to cut. The truth is a Manhattan Project-level effort will be needed to restore a semblance of fiscal responsibility to the federal government. See full story	Democrat Civil War Escalates As Party Turns On Pelosi (PJ Media) — I said before that an intraparty civil war may be brewing in the Democratic Party in the wake of the Republican Party’s tremendous victory in the 2024 elections. And evidence continues to build. Everyone is looking to blame someone for the loss. Fingers have been pointed at Joe Biden for not dropping out earlier, Kamala Harris for running a terrible campaign, and Tim Walz for being Tim Walz. The party’s problems appear to be getting worse, as Pelosi is now being told to “take a seat” and get out of the way. Among other issues, Pelosi faces mounting criticism from her Democrat colleagues for publicly undermining her successor, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Pelosi’s recent remarks, particularly in an interview with the New York Times, have ignited a firestorm within the party, with several Democrats privately expressing their frustration. The tension stems from Pelosi’s comments suggesting that President Joe Biden should have exited the 2024 race earlier. “Had that happened, there may have been other candidates in the race,” she said, fueling yet another round of finger-pointing between Biden and Harris factions. See full story
'Panic' At MSNBC As Network Parent Announces Big Move (Amer Wire News) — MSNBC staffers are reportedly “in a panic” after parent company Comcast announced that it would spin off a number of its NBCUniversal properties that could usher in big changes at the left-wing propaganda network. Among the networks that will soon be a part of the new SpinCo will be CNBC, E!, the Golf Channel and MSNBC which could be forced to change its name, one top executive said, according to the New York Post. The paper reported that the network stars Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing, and Katy Tur joined what was described as a “tense” Wednesday morning meeting with NBCUniversal Chairman Mark Lazarus at 30 Rock. According to sources, the Post reported that staffers who fear layoffs are coming “peppered” Lazarus with questions, including whether MSNBC will have to change its name, logos, and headquarters with the corporate bigwig telling them that he is unsure at this time. See full story	Justin Trudeau Dances At Taylor Swift Concert Amid Destructive Riot In Montreal, Sparking Outrage (Fox News) — Video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dancing at a Taylor Swift concert amid a destructive protest in Montreal drew outrage over the weekend. Trudeau, who represents a district in Montreal, had attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday night. A viral video posted on X shows the Canadian politician dancing and singing along to the song "You Don't Own Me" before Swift took the stage. Toronto is roughly 280 miles west of the Canadian capital of Ottawa and 330 miles west of the Montreal district that Trudeau represents. During the same night, anti-NATO demonstrators set off smoke bombs and marched through the streets of Montreal with Palestinian flags. According to the Montreal Gazette, the rioters set cars on fire and clashed with police. Protesters also threw small explosive devices and metal items at officers. At one point, the group burned an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. See full story
More Republican Women Buying Firearms, While Gun Ownership Declines Among Male Democrats (Fox News) — A recent Gallup poll found more Republican women are becoming gun owners than before, while gun ownership among Democratic-leaning men declines. According to the Gallup survey published Thursday, the percentage of Republican female gun owners has increased from 19% from 2007-2012 to 33% from 2019-2024. Twenty-two percent of Republican women surveyed in 2013-2018 told Gallup they owned guns, meaning there has been a 50% increase in gun ownership among conservative women since. "Meanwhile, the rate has fallen seven percentage points among Democratic men, to 29%, and is down five points among independent men, to 39%," Gallup added. "Republican men remain the most likely gun owners among gender and party identification subgroups, at 60%." See full story	'I Might Get Mugged': Wealthy Bay Area Residents Rail Against Housing (SF Gate) — An all-too-familiar political skirmish about affordable housing is playing out in Menlo Park. The city, which is home to Meta, joins other wealthy San Mateo County cities – such as Atherton and Hillsborough – that are figuring out how to satisfy new housing quotas set by the state without infuriating residents. During an hourslong meeting Tuesday night, the Menlo Park City Council voted to temporarily table a proposal to build several hundred units of low-income housing across three parking lots in the city’s downtown after dozens of residents, many of them business owners, spoke out against it. “If I don’t have parking, my business is dead,” the co-owner of an electronics repair shop told the council. The proposal is the result of the city’s housing element, a state-mandated plan that requires individual cities to build a certain number of new homes by 2031. See full story
Sweden, Finland Warn Residents To Be Ready For War: 'Situation Is Serious' (NY Post) — Sweden and Finland have all begun warning their residents to prepare for the possibility of war as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine rages on. Stockholm on Monday published its latest version of “In Case of Crisis or War,” a pamphlet instructing civilians on how to prepare for, and ride out, a national crisis that was last sent out in 2018. The pamphlet, which has been issued five times since World War II, is now twice as long at 32 pages and focuses on war preparations as the Swedish government warns of the worsening situation in Ukraine. “The security situation is serious and we all need to strengthen our resilience to face various crises and ultimately war,” said Mikael Frisell, director of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. See full story	Lame-Duck Biden Ramps Up Sanctions On Israelis – And Eases Up On Terrorists (NY Post) — As he heads for the exit, President Biden is easing sanctions on Hamas and Hezbollah – while sanctioning Jews in Israel. Under pressure from Israel-bashing critics, including scores of congressional Democrats, a president who stood firmly behind Israel after the Oct. 7 massacre seems to have lost his moral compass. And just as President Barack Obama in his last months in office allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution slamming Israel, Biden may use sanctions to further turn the screws on the Jewish state in his lame-duck stretch. In 2022, the Treasury Department determined that the Foundation for Global Political Exchange, a U.S.-based non-profit, would violate sanctions laws by inviting Hamas and Hezbollah to a conference it was planning in Beirut. See full story
Scientists Unveil New Antibiotic To Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs (Scitech Daily) — In a significant advancement, a modified darobactin compound has shown promise in treating drug-resistant bacterial infections in animal models, offering a potential new weapon against pathogens like E. coli that increasingly evade current antibiotics. Antibacterial drugs are essential for treating infections, but the growing problem of bacterial resistance has rendered many current treatments less effective or even useless. This has created an urgent need for new solutions. Researchers publishing in ACS Infectious Diseases have developed a modified version of darobactin, a compound originally derived from bacteria, showing promise as a potential antibacterial treatment. In proof-of-concept animal trials, the modified compound demonstrated effectiveness against drug-resistant bacteria, including E. coli. See full story	Man In India Regains Consciousness Before His Cremation On Funeral Pyre (Fox News) — A 25-year-old man who was declared dead and about to be cremated in India this week was found to be still alive by witnesses, according to reports. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who was deaf and mute, was declared dead at a hospital in the state of Rajasthan in the northwestern part of India without a post-mortem examination, according to The Times of India. Once it was clear Kumar was alive at his cremation on Thursday afternoon, his family reportedly took him back to a hospital where he died early Friday morning. Three doctors involved in declaring Kumar dead at the Bhagwan Das Khetan district hospital have since been suspended, the newspaper reported. Kumar had suffered an epileptic seizure and was declared dead after he flatlined while doctors were performing CPR on him, the Daily Mail reported, citing the AFP news service. See full story