DEMOCRATS ON THE FEDERAL, AND STATE DON’T LIKE HAVING
THE USAID COOKIE JAR TAKEN AWAY, AND THROWING A TEMPER TRANTUM OVER IT!—Peter Ripley
(following is a montage of stories, and press related
stories)
For
decades, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has
been unaccountable to taxpayers as it funnels massive sums of money to the
ridiculous — and, in many cases, malicious — pet projects of entrenched
bureaucrats, with next-to-no oversight.
Here
are only a few examples of the WASTE and ABUSE:
$1.5
million to “advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and
business communities”
$70,000
for production of a “DEI musical” in Ireland
$2.5
million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$47,000
for a “transgender opera” in Colombia
$32,000
for a “transgender comic book” in Peru
$2
million for sex changes and “LGBT activism” in Guatemala
$6
million to fund tourism in Egypt
Hundreds
of thousands of dollars for a non-profit linked to designated terrorist
organizations — even AFTER an inspector general launched an investigation
Millions
to EcoHealth Alliance — which was involved in research at the Wuhan lab
“Hundreds
of thousands of meals that went to al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria”
Funding
to print “personalized” contraceptives birth control devices in developing
countries
Hundreds
of millions of dollars to fund “irrigation canals, farming equipment, and even
fertilizer used to support the unprecedented poppy cultivation and heroin
production in Afghanistan,” benefiting the Taliban
The
list literally goes on and on — and it has all been happening for decades.—WH
https://www.whitehouse.gov/uncategorized/2025/02/at-usaid-waste-and-abuse-runs-deep/
RELATED
PRESS RELEASE AND NEWS STORIES:
Congresswoman
Randall Joins House and Senate Democrats at Treasury Department to Demand
Answers./ From a press release issued 2/7/25
Senator
Murray, Ecology Director Sixkiller, Councilmember Zahilay, WA Head Start
Association Director Call Out How Trump’s Ongoing Illegal Funding Freeze is
Hurting WA State, Putting Critical Projects and Jobs at Risk. / from a press
release issued 2/5/25
Cantwell
Calls For Immediate Hearings on DOGE Treasury Access
Joins
letter from 19 Senators to Republican leaders of Senate Finance, Senate Banking
committees./ From a press release issued 2/5/25
ICYMI:
Multistate coalition blocks Trump Administration from freezing essential
federal funding./ WAAG
USAID
Funds Ended up at BLM (and You Might Not Believe Where Else)—PJ MEDIA
Democrats
Dogpile DOGE
The
howling has only just begun as Trump and Musk make their cuts.—Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/114308-democrats-dogpile-doge-2025-02-07
How
Party Animals Became Party Cannibals
Democrats
eat their heroes if they deviate from the party line.—AMERICA SPECTATOR
https://spectator.org/how-party-animals-became-party-cannibals/
Trump
Administration to Keep 611 USAID Essential Staff, Notice Says—NEWS MAX
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/usaid-staff-cutbacks/2025/02/07/id/1198192/
STATE
NEWS HEADLINES:
WSDA
seeks grower feedback on pesticide label requirements
COLFAX,
Wash. — The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is inviting
farmers and industry partners in Whitman County to share their thoughts on new
pesticide label rules. A workshop will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m., at the McGregor Training Center, 401 Airport Rd., Colfax, WA.
The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rolling out a new process to help
protect endangered species. Under the new system, some pesticide labels will
include a “mitigation menu.” That means farmers may need to use specific
conservation practices to get “points” before using the pesticide. Some ways to
earn points include changing application methods, timing or locations.
“We
want to make sure the EPA’s new requirements are workable for farmers,” said
Margaret Drennan, WSDA workshop coordinator. “This workshop is a chance for
farmers to provide feedback on the new rules and suggest practical ways to meet
them.”
An
added bonus, attendees can also earn two Washington pesticide credits for this
workshop.
The
first new herbicide registration to go through this process is glufosinate-P, a
newly approved product not yet registered in Washington state. From now on, all
new pesticide registrations and regular reviews might have these requirements.
WSDA’s goal is to ensure these practices make sense for Washington farmers.
Ref.
https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=42018
Building
Better Futures Through Cultural Education at WayOut Kids—WA COMMERCE DEPT.
https://www.commerce.wa.gov/building-better-futures-through-cultural-education-at-wayout-kids/
Ecology
proposes to fund 102 clean water projects across the state
Every
December, our grants and loans team reviews and ranks applications for funding
in preparation for our draft offer list of clean water projects we hope to fund
in the next fiscal year./DOE
Washington
State Minority and Justice Commission Publishes 2024 Annual Report
February
04, 2025
The
Washington State Minority and Justice Commission has published its Annual
Report for 2024. The report highlights the Commission’s progress in advancing
its mission across four key areas: education, research, outreach and community
engagement, and workforce diversity.
In
2024, the Minority and Justice Commission hosted and supported numerous
judicial and legal educational programs focused on increasing awareness and
understanding of systemic racism, implicit bias, and cultural competency within
the context of civil litigant access to courts and jury diversity in Washington
jury pools.
The
Commission assisted with the sponsorship of local community events, supported
the distribution of thousands of books, celebrating diversity, inclusion, and
disability, to school libraries in the state, and succeeded in advancing
long-term initiatives such as the launch of the Pierce County Juror Pay Pilot
Program.
Ref.
https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=newsinfo.internetdetail&newsid=51636
WDFW
proposes commercial crab rule changes to address marine life entanglements/
WDFW
WORLD,
NATIONAL, BUSINESS
WORLD
HEADLINES:
International
Community Must Keep Pushing for Permanent Ceasefire, Work towards Gaza’s
Reconstruction, Secretary-General Tells Palestinian Rights Committee
Speakers
Urge Member States to Fully Support UN Palestine Refugee Agency’s Vital Work,
Stress Rising Violence by Israeli Settlers in West Bank Must Stop/UN PRESS
RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2025/gapal1478.doc.htm
Speakers
Call for Culture of Collaboration, Renewed Solidarity to Achieve Sustainable
Development, as Economic and Social Council Begins Coordination Segment/UN
PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2025/ecosoc7190.doc.htm
Expand
Educational, Workplace Opportunities for Women and Girls to Build Careers in
Science, Secretary-General Urges in Observance Message/ UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2025/sgsm22545.doc.htm
Secretary
of State Marco Rubio And Dominican President Luis Abinader At a Joint Press
Availability/US STATE DEPT.
Secretary
of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press
Remarks/US
STATE DEPT.
https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks-to-the-press/
NATIONAL
HEADLINES:
WITHDRAWING
THE UNITED STATES FROM AND ENDING FUNDING
TO
CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWING
UNITED
STATES SUPPORT TO ALL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/WH
Department
of Defense Announces Arrival of High-Threat Illegal Aliens at Guantanamo Bay
Detention Facility/DOD
Four
Pharmacists Sentenced for Roles in $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer
Fraud Conspiracy/DOJ
Statement
on President Trump’s Executive Order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports/Dept of
ED
FDA
Alerts Patients of Potential to Miss Critical Safety Alerts Due to Phone
Settings When Using Smartphone-Compatible Diabetes Devices/FDA
BUSINESS
HEADLINES:
Treasury
Targets Oil Network Generating Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Iran’s
Military/US TREASURY
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0015
USDA
Applauds Mexico’s Action Towards Resolving USMCA Dispute on GE Corn/USDA
Entrepreneurship
and Aggregate Productivity Governor Adriana D. Kugler/THE FED
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/kugler20250207a.htm
California
CPA Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns/DOJ
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-cpa-indicted-filing-false-tax-returns
FTC
Sends More Than $2.6 Million in Refunds to Small Businesses Harmed by Payment
Processor First American Payment Systems/FTC
IN
FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS
IN
FOCUS: Governor Bob Ferguson signs Executive Order establishing a data center
workgroup.
OLYMPIA
– Gov. Bob Ferguson created a workgroup today aimed at evaluating the impacts
of data centers on Washington’s economy, tax revenue, energy use and the
environment.
“We
must ensure Washington remains a leader in technology and sustainability —
these experts will help us do that,” Ferguson said. “This group will help us
balance industry growth, tax revenue needs, energy constraints and
sustainability.”
Data
centers are computing infrastructure that support Washington’s digital economy.
They provide essential services that drive innovation and economic growth.
Data
centers also consume significant amounts of electricity, which can put strain
on the local power grid and can require increased energy generation, storage
and transmission.
Ferguson
signed Executive Order 25-05 directing the Washington State Department of
Revenue to establish and lead a data center workgroup. The group will recommend
policies and actions for addressing energy use and impacts on the economy and
job market.
The
group will include representatives from the Department of Commerce, the
Utilities and Transportation Commission, the Department of Ecology, electric
utilities, environmental advocacy groups, labor organizations and industry
stakeholders.
Ferguson
ordered the data center workgroup to submit its findings and any policy
recommendations by Dec. 1, 2025.
CLALLAM
COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam
County work session for 2/10/25
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02102025-1429
Clallam
County Commission meeting for 2/11/25
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02112025-1430
City
of Sequim Council meeting for 2/10/25
https://sequimwa.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=175
City
of Forks Council meeting for 2/10/25
https://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Agenda-20250210.pdf
Port
of Port Angeles Commission meeting for 2/11/25
https://portofpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-11-Comm-Pkt.pdf
Clallam
County PUD meeting for 2/10/25
https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/clallampud/Board.nsf/Public
JEFFERSON
COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson
County Commission meeting for 2/10/25
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/2b047124-8b80-4c4d-96e6-1abd44685212
Port
of Port Townsend Commission meeting for 2/12/25
https://portofpt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-02-12-CommMtg-Agenda.pdf
Weekly devotional
Matthew 5:43-45 (New King James
Version)
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your
enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for
those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and
sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Weekly Bible Lesson:
Why Jesus Came to Earth
There are two main reasons why Jesus
left Heaven to come to earth. It is important we know these reasons. The first
reason was to give men an opportunity to have their sins forgiven. Why do men
need a Savior? They need a Savior because of sin. The Bible clearly says, “for
all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Every
person who can tell right from wrong commits sin (1 John 1:6-10).—TFTW
https://truthfortheworld.org/why-jesus-came-to-earth
Free bible studies (WBS)
https://www.worldbibleschool.org/
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text (WEI)
http://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/
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THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:
How Our Government Funded the
Illegal Immigration Disaster | Tom Homan | Glenn
Did you know our own government —
using YOUR tax dollars — funded the illegal immigration disaster? While it was
bad under President Trump’s first term, it ballooned into an epic disaster
under the Biden White House. Even the New York Times had to admit it was the
“largest immigration surge in U.S. history.” The Biden administration let in an
average of 2.4 MILLION migrants per year during his first three years in
office. But the new Trump administration is tackling the mess head-on with a
deportation operation targeting dangerous criminals and restoring law and order
at the border. It’s a promising start, but to fully dismantle the Biden
policies that got us to this point, it requires pulling the plug on the insane
funding of NGOs that drive the steady stream of illegal immigrants to the
border. Most Americans are completely unaware of how vast the illegal
immigration industrial complex is and how WE are funding it all. Glenn reveals
a tangled web of corruption that shows how NGOs get paid BILLIONS of taxpayer
dollars, which flow from the alphabet soup of federal agencies including the
State Department and USAID, FEMA, Health and Human Services, and Homeland
Security. President Trump’s no-nonsense border czar Tom Homan tells Glenn in an
exclusive interview that he’s “very concerned” about reports that Mexico’s drug
cartels are planning drone and explosives attacks against U.S. Border Patrol
agents. He predicts there “will be violence on the border” and warns that if
cartels hurt any federal agents or members of the U.S. military, President
Trump will "rain hell down on them" and “wipe them off of the face of
the earth.” He also has a message for anti-ICE politicians, like New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy, who suggest they're knowingly harboring or concealing
illegal aliens: “It’s a felony,” and Attorney General Pam Bondi is watching.---Glenn
Beck Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69phjZvaipI
Kennedy: Americans understand what
DOGE is doing.—Sen. Kennedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mot_MXlGd4w
ENRAGED Democrats Try to IMPEACH
Trump After Just 16 DAYS!---Mark Kaye
Sunday morning worship at the
Concord Street Church of Christ on February 2, 2025. David Pharr preached a
sermon titled “Hit The Nail In The Head”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvc8nHUe7o
NEWS
COMMENTRY: IMPEACHMEMT AGAIN? THIS TIME OVER THE GAZA IDEA!
Following
are news clips about the Democrats attempt again to overturn an election
through impeachment, this time over the Gaza Idea.
Rep.
Al Green (D-TX) on Wednesday said he was introducing articles of impeachment
against President Trump for his proposal that the U.S. “take over” Gaza.
“Injustice
anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, and injustice in Gaza is a threat
to justice in the United States of America,” he said on the House floor.
“The
movement to impeach the president has begun. I rise to announce that I will
bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds
proposed and dastardly deeds done.”
Rep.
Green launched multiple unsuccessful impeachment efforts against President
Trump during his first term using a procedural maneuver meant to sidestep
leadership and committees to force a vote on the House floor.
Rep.
Pete Aguilar (CA), the chair of the Democratic caucus, said impeachment was
“not a focus of the caucus.”—REP AL GREEN on CSPAN
Rep.
Al Green Condemns Trump & Netanyahu's Ethnic Cleansing Remarks, Calls for
Boycott & Impeachment
February
7, 2025
(Washington,
D.C.) — On Friday, February 7, 2025, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on
the House floor to condemn President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu's
ethnic cleansing remarks. He also called for a boycott and impeachment.
Netanyahu
to Newsmax: Trump's Gaza Plan 'Fresh New Idea'—NEWS MAX
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-rebuilding/2025/02/07/id/1198308/
Trump’s
Gaza plan is a welcome return to ‘grown-up’ thinking—NY POST
https://nypost.com/2025/02/08/opinion/trumps-gaza-plan-is-a-welcome-return-to-grown-up-thinking/
Trump’s
Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal
There
are real reasons for skepticism — but there are also real reasons for hope.—Patriot
Post
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/114337-trumps-gaza-gambit-and-the-art-of-the-ultimate-deal-2025-02-07
Trump’s
Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal—Daily Signal
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/08/trumps-gaza-gambit-and-the-art-of-the-ultimate-deal/
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