Melinda Davies, Author at News Addicts

24 Feb

Elon Musk explains why the email to federal employees is so important – and it’s not all what you think…

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Elon Musk explained this morning why sending the job performance email to all federal employees is so important. One reason is what everyone expected it to be, and it really is about so many employees doing so little they don’t even check email. But the other reason is about fraud,…

23 Feb

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff says Zelenskyy to sign Mineral rights agreement this week

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Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff told Jake Tapper on CNN this morning that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has come around on the mineral rights deal and will be signing it this week. Witkoff also explains why President Trump asked for the deal in the first place:

23 Feb

This is damn impressive…

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A South African high school performed a remarkable show at an inter-school spirit event, according to Colin Rugg. He writes, “The performance was a part of the Curro Schools ‘Spirit Cup.’ Today was a true goosebump moment at CuRRo High School’s inter-school sports event, with the Spirit Cup opening setting…

22 Feb

WATCH: Scott Jennings put the SMACKDOWN on Van Jones over Trump violating ‘norms’

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Van Jones claims that President Trump violated ‘norms’ with his firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and told Scott Jennings he’d be upset if a Democratic president violated these same ‘norms’. But Scott Jennings came to play and put a smackdown on Jones over ‘norms’ being…

22 Feb

Federal judge allows Trump to continue firing USAID employees

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It’s just breaking that a federal judge has sided with the Trump administration, lifting his temporary injunction so they can continue firing USAID employees. Trump has said USAID needs to be dismantled and this will allow him to do it. Here’s more via Newsweek: A federal judge on Friday allowed…

21 Feb

Federal judge REFUSES to dismiss case against Eric Adams

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A federal judge in Manhattan is refusing to grant the request of the Department of Justice and dismiss their case against Eric Adams. Instead, the judge delayed the case and will appoint an outside lawyer to prosecute the case. Here’s more from Reuters: A New York judge on Friday said…

21 Feb

BIG Kash Patel CONFIRMED as FBI Director despite Republican defections

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President Trump’s nominee for Director of the FBI was just confirmed by the US Senate despite several Republican defections. Patel was narrowly confirmed by a vote along party lines. The vote was 51-49. Among the Republican defections were Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski. GOP AK Sen Murkowski and GOP ME…

20 Feb

WATCH: President Trump says he LOVES the idea of a DOGE dividend payment to the American people

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Elon Musk said yesterday that he’d like to take some of the money they are saving though the efforts of DOGE, maybe 20%, and give it back to the American people as a dividend payment in the form of a check. President Trump was asked about the idea last night…

20 Feb

[UPDATE: TRUMP CONFIRMS] – Sean Duffy NIXES congestion pricing in New York City in major blow to Gov Hochul

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just nixed the congestion pricing in New York City in what is said to be a major blow to Governor Hochul. The congestion pricing was charging $9 for people entering Manhattan at a certain area. Here’s more from the New York Post: Congestion pricing, we hardly…

19 Feb

WATCH: Former federal employee recounts ABUSES she saw from employees who knew they wouldn’t get fired

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A former federal employee recorded a video recounting the abuses she saw from federal employees who knew that it was nearly impossible for them to get fired. And the abuses were compounded by remote working, which mean that many of them never worked at all. In fact, she says there’s…