KOMMONSENTSJANE – GENERAL FLYNN’S Bold Message to Democrats Turns Heads.

11/12/2024

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Gen. Flynn’s Bold Message to Democrats Turns Heads

Chelsea BetonieBy Chelsea Betonie

November 10, 2024Updated:November 10, 2024

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General Michael Flynn, a retired U.S. Army officer and key ally of former President Donald Trump, has long been a target of controversy. Accused by the Obama-era “deep state,” opposed by certain establishment Republicans, and caught in a legal battle with the Department of Justice, Flynn faced immense pressure. Despite it all, he emerged resolute, using his platform to warn against what he perceives as threats posed by the radical left.

On Sunday, Flynn released a powerful open letter directed at Democrats and their progressive allies accusing them of undermining America’s core values. His message? The American people have had enough.

Flynn’s letter is a no-holds-barred condemnation of what he calls the “radical communist left.” He accuses them of pushing divisive ideologies, eroding individual freedoms, and threatening the nation’s constitutional foundation

“The American people are tired of your sh*t,” Flynn wrote, using blunt language to underscore his frustration. He believes that the left’s policies, ranging from economic strategies to cultural initiatives, have damaged the country.

Flynn claims that Americans are increasingly aware of the left’s alleged attempts to centralize power and diminish personal liberties. “Your assault on our freedoms will no longer go unchecked,” he warns

Flynn’s journey has been tumultuous. He was forced to resign as Trump’s National Security Advisor in early 2017 after being accused of lying to the FBI about conversations with Russian officials. Critics painted him as a symbol of alleged Trump-Russia collusion, but Flynn and his supporters have maintained his innocence, viewing his prosecution as politically motivation.

In his letter, Flynn draws parallels between his personal battle and what he sees as a broader struggle for America’s soul. “They tried to silence me, but they failed,” he wrote. “Now, I’m more committed than ever to ensuring that the values which built this great nation are preserved.”

Flynn’s letter isn’t just a critique; it’s a rallying cry. He calls on Americans to resist what he describes as a coordinated effort by Democrats to transform the country. “This isn’t just about politics,” Flynn asserts. “This is about preserving our way of life for future generations.”

He encourages citizens to stand firm in defense of their constitutional rights, emphasizing the importance of free speech, religious liberty, and the right to bear arms. Flynn also criticizes the judiciary, accusing “corrupt DC judges” of enabling the left’s agenda.

Flynn’s message has struck a chord with many conservatives, particularly those who view the Biden administration’s policies as overreaching. His letter echoes the sentiments of a growing number of Americans frustrated by what they see as government overreach and cultural upheaval.

As Flynn positions himself as a defender of liberty, his supporters view him as a symbol of resilience. His letter serves as a reminder of the ongoing political and ideological battles shaping America’s future.

Via General Mike Flynn on X.

Democrats, if you’re wondering why America voted for Trump, allow me to explain:

The truth is, the American People are sick of your shit.

You ruined our nation and our culture. You openly mocked, belittled, and discriminated us, then called us racist, misogynist, Nazis when we started noticing.

You defiled and corrupted all of our great institutions, to include the media, social media, tech, academia, intelligence, health, pharma, Hollywood, entertainment, sports, EVERYTHING! You weaponized every aspect of American life, and used it to push your insane far-Left agenda down our throats.

You told us Trump was a Russian asset that was going to start WW3 and would be worse than Hitler. Then you used that as an excuse to justify hatred towards Trump supporters and to riot in the streets. You used it as an excuse to obstruct and ruin Trump’s entire first term, and it turned out it was all a lie.

Then during Covid, you demanded we all be forced to take medical experimentation without testing. You wanted dissenters locked in prison. You wanted children taken from their anti-vax parents. You wanted the anti-vax in camps. You were rooting for our deaths. Then it turned out you were wrong about everything from the man-made origin, to masks, to vaccines, to social distancing, to ivermectin, to HCQ, to natural immunity, and everything in between.

Then during Ukraine, you told us that Ukraine was a bastion of Democracy, and that they desperately needed all of our tax dollars. Then it turned out that Ukraine is one of the most corrupt nations in the world, with literal Nazi military forces, and it was actually just a money laundering operation to steal from the American taxpayer. You want to defend Ukraine’s borders more than our own. You sent hundreds of billions of dollars on the other side of the planet, while Americans are suffering, all based on more lies.

Then there’s the whole Epstein, Diddy, human-trafficking element. You all told us VEHEMENTLY that human-trafficking was a myth, you told us the border was secure, and you told us that anyone who questioned it was an irredeemable & deplorable conspiracy theorist (and a piece of garbage). You said anyone who watched “Sound of Freedom” was a QAnon extremist and threat to democracy. Then it turned out to be true, and the elites really are engaged in unspeakable crimes against children. After you all told us for decades this was not true. You covered up the most heinous crimes imaginable, for political gain.

I could do this for days, but I think you get the point. The American People are awake to the scam and the true evil going on around us, and we are not going to stand for it anymore. So we hired Donald J. Trump and his team of Patriots to rectify the situation, and bring America back to her greatness.

This is the reality of the situation. You are the bad guys, and you have been deceived. The sooner you wake up to it, the sooner you can join us in repairing this nation. Or you can choose to deny reality, and spend the rest of your lives consumed by hate, based on lies.

The choice is yours.

Signed: A True American Patriot

@realDonaldTrump
Thank you for your courage and for standing in the fire for America and all of humanity. God Bless America

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – The Federal Government Employs Two Million People.

11/12/2024

The Federal government employs two million people.

As of 2023, there were approximately 23.7 million full-time and part-time employees in the US government workforce.. This includes federal, state, and local government employees. The federal government alone employs over 2 million peopl.. State and local governments employed around 19.58 million people in 2023, with the majority working in local government.

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Elon Musk could play a key role in Donald Trump’s administration

Elon Musk could play a key role in Donald Trump’s administration

In October 2022, as Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion (£34 billion), he posted a video of himself walking into the company’s headquarters in San Francisco carrying a white porcelain sink. “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”, read the accompanying caption. 

It was not a typical way for an industrialist to announce a multi-billion dollar acquisition. But Musk, the world’s richest man, who has built a fortune of over $250 billion through the electric vehicle company Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX, has long had an eccentric public persona, in which humour makes up for a gravitas shortfall.

The sink post was an irreverent pun, but there was also a degree of warning; Twitter was his company now, and he would do with it as he pleased. Upon completing his acquisition of Twitter, Musk shared a video of himself walking into the company’s headquarters carrying a sink - AFP

Upon completing his acquisition of Twitter, Musk shared a video of himself walking into the company’s headquarters carrying a sink – AFP

In the early hours of Wednesday, after America came to terms with the scale of Donald Trump’s election victory, Musk posted another picture of himself carrying a sink. This time the background, crudely photoshopped, was the Oval Office. 

During the election campaign, Musk went to bat for Donald Trump with childlike enthusiasm. He did star jumps on stage, handed out daily million-dollar cheques to supporters of his pro-Trump America Political Action Committee (PAC), and in general threw every ounce of his weight behind his candidate.Related video: Invest in anything Elon Musk related: Kyle Wool (Fox Business)

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“There is a long history of rich individuals playing in politics,” says Tim Higgins, author of Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla and the Bet of the Century. “But it’s usually with their money behind the scenes. What Elon has been doing with his personality and the media attention he can generate is almost unprecedented. I’ve seen celebrities used to generate media attention, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to win – that’s obvious from Kamala Harris’s campaign. 

“With his PAC, Musk was also using his fortune to try to convert excitement into voting. He was running a ground game in battleground states. That’s a level of sophistication you don’t often see from surrogates. He was all-in for Trump. Musk likes to say that if you’re going to play, you have to play to win. He was clearly playing to win here.” 

Spectrum of possibilities

After Trump’s sweeping victory, it is all but certain that there will be a role for Musk in government if he wants it. He even made it into the latest family photo, holding his son X, alongside the extended Trumps.  

Less obvious is what form Musk’s involvement will take. There is a spectrum of possibilities, from full cabinet position to more informal “adviser”. In early September, Trump said that Musk had agreed to lead a Department of Government Efficiency – an acronym pun on “Doge”, a meme and cryptocurrency – which would work to cut red tape and inefficiency. At Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Musk said he thought $2 trillion could be saved from the government budget. Fiber Internet Plans - Fiber internet $24.99/mo

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“How much do you think we can rip out of this wasted, $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?” Howard Lutnick, a fellow Trump adviser and billionaire, asked him.

“I think we can do at least $2 trillion,” Musk replied. “Your money is being wasted, and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to fix that. We’re going to get the government off your back and out of your pocketbook.”

If Musk is truly planning to treat the government as he has treated his businesses, employees are in for quite a ride. If he is planning to do what he did at Twitter, they should be finding ways to look busy. 

Musk’s career has been characterised by a ruthless war on waste. He takes a challenge – battery efficiency, or the price of getting material into orbit – and goes after it like a dog with a bone, working long into the night, sleeping in his office and urging his employees to do in months what might otherwise take a year. It is the kind of do-or-die approach that inspires evangelism in his fans and scepticism in everyone else.Musk was pictured with the Trump family on election night at Mar-a-Lago - @KaiTrumpGolfs

Musk was pictured with the Trump family on election night at Mar-a-Lago – @KaiTrumpGolfs

At SpaceX and Tesla, where staff have been encouraged to do whatever they can to “delete” anything unnecessary, Musk’s style has been hugely successful. Rocketry, in particular, where every gram of material means a large additional cost, has proved the perfect arena for this single-minded quest for efficiency. He achieved with 500 employees what Boeing failed to do with 50,000. Explosions – or “rapid unscheduled disassemblies”, in Musk’s parlance, are learning opportunities rather than disasters. The “chopsticks” booster landing SpaceX pulled off in October, a near miraculous feat of engineering, is the most spectacular example of Musk’s dedication to reducing excess. By removing the need for landing “legs”, this landing reduces the mass of his rockets, making it quicker and cheaper to launch again. A professional engineer designed this nail clipper for seniors all over

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Managing by fear

When Musk took over at Twitter he applied the same logic to headcount. As well as renaming it “X”, he fired more than half the staff, including almost all the moderators. While Musk claimed the firings were necessary because the company was losing $4 million a day, there was also an ideological aspect. He wanted Twitter to be a free-speech platform; moderators were unnecessary. In total, Musk reduced Twitter’s headcount from around 8,000 people to 1,500. For employees, their time there became nasty, brutish and short. 

In a letter to staff, Musk told them they were expected to work “long hours at high intensity” and be “extremely hardcore”, adding that anyone who did not click to opt in to the new culture would receive three months’ severance pay. Gary Rooney, an Irish employee, was fired after not responding to that email. In August, he was awarded €550,000 (£455,000) for unfair dismissal.  

“If you operate on the premise of managing by fear, yes it’s effective, but it’s not a healthy motivation,” says Dr Libby Sander, a professor of organisational behaviour at Bond University in Australia and the author of a report called “Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do”.  “Because it doesn’t tend to be sustainable in the long term. It doesn’t produce the outcomes we might like if people don’t feel empowered and they’re just terrified of making a mistake.” 

‘Surprisingly Trumpian’

Rooney’s case is not the only legacy of Musk’s scorched earth HR style. This month, Leslie Berland, Twitter’s former chief marketing officer, and Parag Agrawal, its former chief executive, are among a number of senior executives who have filed multi-million pound lawsuits against Musk. 

Bruce Daisley, a writer and former vice-president at Twitter (who left before Musk joined), says not all of Musk’s personnel disputes can be explained as efficiency savings. 

“Elon Musk is surprisingly Trumpian in the way he works,” he says. “Maybe as a consequence of his clear achievements he brings a conviction to his opinions that frequently doesn’t survive contact with the facts. He tends to shoot from the hip based on hunches and very little evidence. At Twitter/X that meant employees who had experience quickly became disaffected because they knew he didn’t understand what he was opining on. 

“Also, as with Trump, he dislikes people disagreeing with him and sees dissent as an attack.” 

Peter Leyden, a former editor at Wired who now runs Reinvent Futures, a tech consultancy, says Musk’s time at Twitter/X, compared with his other businesses, is a warning that his aggressive approach is not always the best. 

“Automotive and space are basically engineering challenges,” he says. And if you look at what he did with Twitter, he had that same mentality come in. It’s less clear how successful that has been. You could argue that Musk’s approach doesn’t work when it gets into industries that are really all about people, like the media or the government. Twitter is a cautionary tale.”Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal is among a number of senior executives who have filed multi-million pound lawsuits against Musk - Kevin Dietsch

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal is among a number of senior executives who have filed multi-million pound lawsuits against Musk – Kevin Dietsch

X’s advertising revenues are down, yet to be compensated for by the various paid-for options Musk has put in. Millions of users have quit or defected to other social media. The value of the company has been estimated at less than $10 billion, down from the $44 billion Musk paid. 

It is also unclear where in government Musk would find his vaunted $2 trillion in savings. Speaking on Fox News on November 2, Musk’s mother, Maye, said: “He’s going to just get rid of people who are not working, or don’t have a job, or not doing a job well, just like he did on Twitter. He can do it for the government, too.”

Courting controversy

If only it were that simple. The federal government employs nearly three million people, while there are another 20 million or so at state or local level. If Musk were to somehow apply Twitter tactics to the federal government, that would make 2.4 million people unemployed, an increase of 35 per cent on the overall US employment rate. The president only has limited discretion on the budget anyway. The bulk of government spending, on things like social security, is guaranteed by law. Where there is more discretion, on defence, it would probably be controversial to make sweeping cuts.  

Besides, says Sander, not every job in government requires a rocket scientist.

“There will be some areas of the enormous machine that require innovation, but it’s also an extremely different workforce,” she says. “A lot of [jobs] are routine, they’re administrative, and they’re not jobs that a rocket scientist would want to do.”

Nor is this the first time a president has craved efficiency. Government streamlining is one of those topics that comes around every decade or so. Nobody succeeds. In the 1930s, reforms recommended by the Brownlow Commission under FDR helped to improve presidential control of government. There were two Hoover Commissions, in 1947 and 1953, aimed at reducing fraud and government wastage. Nixon had the Ash Council. In 1982, Ronald Reagan – pledging to “drain the swamp” before Trump reappropriated the phrase – had the Grace Commission. None of these initiatives has been very successful. 

“It’s a conservative dream that if we have efficiency we’d get rid of fraud, waste and abuse and we’d be in fiscal paradise,” says Iwan Morgan, emeritus professor of US history at UCL. “It has never happened. It’s very, very difficult to cut. The Republicans have been trying for years to cut government and it doesn’t quite work. You never say never with Trump, but when was the last time a federal department was eliminated? Federal departments are added, not eliminated.” 

Recipe for corruption

Musk might have more joy cutting regulation. He has frequently bemoaned government interference in his businesses. The space and automotive industries are heavily regulated. In both, Musk has also benefited extensively from government money; in the form of green subsidies for electric cars and contracts for satellite launches. 

“The big benefit for Elon seems to come from the idea of where he could cut regulation,” says Higgins. “He talks a lot about regulations that are holding him back. He tends to be very literal. SpaceX and Tesla operate in highly regulated worlds. Having the ability to influence that process could be incredibly valuable.” 

Musk legislating on his own special areas of interest could easily be a recipe for corruption. “It raises a lot of conflicts of interest, because Musk has a lot of business interest in government activities,” says Scott Amey, general counsel for the Project on Government Oversight, a corruption watchdog. “When you come in and take a public service job, you have an obligation to the public. You can’t just raid the cabinet. When people come in and work for the public they serve the public. You want to make sure they are fair, unbiased, and not using public office for private gain.”

“He may find it was easier in the private sector,” Amey adds. “The government operates differently from a company. Some things may translate well into making the government more efficient, but others aren’t going to work. I hope people come in with a realistic process that can result in real change, and aren’t just here to throw grenades for the sake of grenades.” The legal snafus ensuing from Musk’s time at Twitter are trivial compared with what he could expect from trying to scythe through government red tape. The Department of Government Efficiency might be a Doge gag, but it also sounds like the kind of oxymoronic bureaucracy you might find in The Thick of It. Musk campaigned for Donald Trump’s election throughout the campaign - ANGELA WEISS

Musk campaigned for Donald Trump’s election throughout the campaign – ANGELA WEISS

Then there is free speech. Critics of Musk’s time at Twitter argue that there has been a sharp increase in hate speech and bots and a precipitous decline in quality. He has stuck to his principles, arguing that it is the bedrock of democracy and that he hopes even his opponents remain on the platform. 

Higgins believes Musk’s approach changed during Covid, partly out of frustration with the Biden administration. 

“He felt slighted over not getting enough credit from them for what he’d done in the electric vehicle industry,” he says. “This animosity grew from there. And after the last election he has spoken about tech companies exercising their power in what he felt like was limiting free speech.” 

“A lot of things happened during Covid,” Higgins adds. “He came out of that with a more intense worldview. Whatever captures his attention at the moment, he’s there. And since the pandemic he has become way more outspoken on contentious political issues and advocating for political decisions in ways we haven’t seen before.

“The other issue that arose is what Musk calls ‘the woke mind virus’, his shorthand for progressive liberal politics that have run amok. Moving away from merit-based achievement leaves him upset. The other issue he has talked about is his son who transitioned into his daughter, and that has clearly been an issue too.” Indeed, the polarisation that Musk might cause in office was writ large in his own family this week after the election result, when Vivian Jenna Wilson, Musk’s 20-year-old transgender daughter, from whom he is estranged, wrote: “I’ve thought this for a while, but yesterday confirmed it for me. I don’t see my future being in the United States.”

Making an impact

Plenty of Americans will hope Musk can make a difference. He has succeeded in the face of entrenched interests before. They do not come bigger than the US government. 

“For better or worse, Musk is a guy who feels he has a place in history,” says Leyden. “It’s broader than ‘can I get a better deal for Starlink?’. I think he got into politics because he thought he could make an even bigger impact. Buying Twitter has not been good for his other businesses, but he went into it because he thinks he has to save free speech for the 21st century.”

“You could say that the Western version of the welfare state is a 20th-century legacy industry, similar to automotive and space, that needs to be reinvented profoundly,” he adds.

“It’s intriguing that Musk would bring that Silicon Valley entrepreneurial approach to government. There’s something exciting about what could be done and how he might do it. You need a crazed, entrepreneurial focus to do that when everyone else says it’s impossible. There’s a sentiment in America that we need fundamental change. Elon is the character that could actually have a shot at it.” 

Unlike previous recent governments, Trump’s Republicans could well end up in control of the House and the Senate as well as the presidency, giving them wide authority to legislate. If Musk were to have success on regulation relating to his core businesses, he might go further. He is a pro-natalist, who has argued that the falling global birthrate is the biggest threat to civilisation. His end-goal for SpaceX is to put humans on Mars. Despite his frustration with other areas of regulation, he has argued for greater AI safety laws. Trump’s Republicans could end up in control of both the House and the Senate - Getty

Trump’s Republicans could end up in control of both the House and the Senate – Getty

If Musk were to be successful in the US, you could expect other countries to follow. His approach at Twitter has given licence to other tech companies to slim down, particularly when it comes to online security and safety. In November 2022, Meta laid off 11,000 employees. Two months later Google laid off 12,000. Musk’s full-throated endorsement of Trump has already seen other figures in tech, which has traditionally been a Democratic industry, follow him, especially younger ones. 

Large egos

There is the personal dimension to consider, too. Musk, like Trump, has a habit of falling out with people around him and has had public spats with Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, among others. Trump has had powerful men work for him before. Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil boss, was his first secretary of state, but lasted little over a year before he fell out with his boss and was sacked, via Twitter. James Mattis was a four-star general in the Marines, but lasted just two years as secretary of defence. Trump and Musk have fallen out before, when Trump removed the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. (“Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,” insisted Musk.)  It seems impossible that two such large egos could coexist for long. 

“Elon and Trump are both entrepreneurs, they’re both marketing whizzes, they’re both masters of social media, they both embrace billionaire populism with messages that have resonated with the masses in ways you don’t see,” says Higgins. “There are similarities there in the way they operate.” 

This week, as Musk and Trump prepare for four years in power, any friction feels like the distant past. 

“It’s the latest chapter in the incredible story of Elon Musk’s public life,” Higgins adds. “Whether it’s trying to get to Mars or make robot cars, or change the government, Elon Musk tends to become the central character in whatever drama he can become involved in.” 

“I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises,” Musk posted in September. “No pay, no title, no recognition is needed.”  

The opportunity has arisen. Whether Musk will find reining in government as simple as rocket science remains to be seen. The problem with hurling kitchen sinks around is that you do not know who might get hit. 

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – World Bank Loses Track of Billions in Climate Funds – Bureaucratic Blunders Exposed.

11/12/2024

All departments of the Federal/State departments/banks should have to have reports for the money they hold and spend and to who it is given to monthly and the head person has to be held accountable.

The time has come for the U.S. to demand better oversight and transparency from global institutions that receive our tax dollars. The American people deserve to know where their money is going, how it is being used, and whether it serves our national interests. Anything less is unacceptable. It’s time to put America first, hold international bodies accountable, and end the cycle of waste and mismanagement. Our tax dollars must work for the American people—not be squandered on bureaucratic boondoggles.

It looks like we need to have an investigation and see who is/are not doing their job(s). We need stricter rules on our banks. They seem to think that the money we deposit belongs to them. That needs to be changed. Under the Democrat rules that was the case.

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World Bank Loses Track of Billions in Climate Funds: Bureaucratic Blunders Exposed

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In a bombshell report released by left-leaning charity group Oxfam, it was revealed that World Bank bureaucrats have potentially lost track of an eye-watering $24 billion to $41 billion intended to combat climate change. This shocking revelation highlights what many conservatives have long suspected: rampant mismanagement and wastefulness within bloated international institutions.

The report uncovered “poor record-keeping practices” at the Washington D.C.-based World Bank, partly due to a questionable accounting method that tracks climate financing at the time of project approval, rather than when the project is completed. This practice, as Oxfam’s Kate Donald put it, is “like asking your doctor to assess your diet only by looking at your grocery list, without ever checking what actually ends up in your fridge.”

Staggering Waste and Lack of Accountability

An anonymous World Bank insider described the scale of the issue, suggesting that the real figure for missing funds “could be twice or 10 times more.” The insider went on to criticize the agency’s accounting practices, saying, “All the figures are routinely made up. Nobody has a clue about who spends what.”

For U.S. taxpayers, this represents a potentially colossal loss. The United States, as the largest shareholder of the World Bank with a 16% stake, may have lost just under $4 billion due to this apparent financial mismanagement. As Nile Gardiner of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation rightly pointed out, “This is an outrageous waste of U.S. taxpayer money on a useless woke political cause. It is an insult to the American people.”

No Transparency, No Accountability

Oxfam’s report noted that even obtaining basic data on where funds went was a “painstaking and difficult” process. The charity found “no clear public record” to trace how money intended for climate change projects was spent—or even if it was used for climate initiatives at all. This lack of transparency should alarm every taxpayer. The World Bank claims to provide loans and grants to help create “a world free of poverty,” but what good is that mission if billions of dollars vanish into thin air?

In response to the report, a World Bank spokeswoman disputed the findings but emphasized the institution’s commitment to engaging with Oxfam and similar groups on transparency in climate work. Given the staggering figures involved, this statement is cold comfort for American taxpayers footing the bill.

Lavish Perks for Bureaucrats While Taxpayers Pay the Price

The mismanagement of funds isn’t the only issue raising eyebrows. The World Bank’s spending on staff salaries and perks adds insult to injury. Senior directors can pocket up to $511,000 tax-free—far surpassing the President of the United States, who earns $400,000 annually. Even the lowest-paid employees can earn as much as $62,000 tax-free, along with generous pension plans, free health insurance for life, and a staggering 26 days of annual leave.

Biden Administration’s Support Amidst Mismanagement

Despite these troubling revelations, the Biden-Harris administration voted to increase the World Bank’s lending power by $150 billion over the next decade. This comes as no surprise, given their unwavering support for international institutions and climate spending, regardless of accountability concerns. While Americans face soaring inflation, rising costs of living, and economic uncertainty, their hard-earned tax dollars are being funneled into wasteful, poorly tracked international projects.

Time for Accountability and Reform

For too long, international bodies like the World Bank have operated with impunity, enjoying taxpayer-funded largesse while failing to deliver transparent results. Conservatives have long demanded accountability and efficiency in government spending, and the latest Oxfam report underscores why these demands must extend to international institutions.

The World Bank and similar organizations must be held accountable, and the U.S. must leverage its veto power within the bank to push for meaningful reforms. Wasteful spending on left-wing, progressive causes is a slap in the face to hardworking Americans who expect their money to be used responsibly.

A Conservative Call to Action

Again, the time has come for the U.S. to demand better oversight and transparency from global institutions that receive our tax dollars. The American people deserve to know where their money is going, how it is being used, and whether it serves our national interests. Anything less is unacceptable. It’s time to put America first, hold international bodies accountable, and end the cycle of waste and mismanagement. Our tax dollars must work for the American people—not be squandered on bureaucratic boondoggles

The person in charge should be held accountable..

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – Nancy Pelosi Sharpens Attack On Joe Biden Over Election Loss..

11/09/2024

Just like Jan6 – Pelosi was riding the witches broom with Obama.

Opinion: I think the Democrats were planning to take Biden all the way through the voting process and continue operating as they have since 2020 – except – after the Biden/Trump debate – everything fell apart and the jig was up with Biden.

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Nancy Pelosi keeps saying – he didn’t get out early enough.

Well, from what the public saw – he didn’t want to get out when he did.

Only, after Pelosi/Obama/Clooney set up their dominos with his big campaign money dig/primary votes – used him and abused him – and then told Biden – your time is up and put pressure on him – it was evident he still didn’t want to give up the ticket.

The original Biden plans were to put a Black person as VP and why they named her in the VP contest. Just think – she ran against Biden in the primary and did not garner ONE VOTE. You cannot tell me that they weren’t planning to slide her in place as they did.

The progressive Democrats thought they had it made in the shade and the voters were smart enough to know what they/Soros were planning to do with the country after Obama weaponized the whole government/military, open borders, and treating citizens as last in line.

We thank all of the voters for their votes to MAGA.

It is time for Soros/Obamas to learn how to play ‘squash ball’ or take up knitting – you know – KNIT ONE, PEARL TOO/TWO BEERS?

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Newsweek

Nancy Pelosi And Donna Brazile Appear To Argue At Kamala Harris’ Concession Speech

During an interview with The New York Times, Nancy Pelosi claimed other candidates could have taken part in a more competitive Democratic Party presidential primary had President Joe Biden “gotten out sooner.”.

The former House speaker said Biden’s swift endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, after dropping out of the race in July, “made it almost impossible to have a primary at that time.”Only Needs a Super-light Touch to lnstantly Cut Ingrown and Thick Nails

On Tuesday, Republican candidate Donald Trump convincingly won the 2024 presidential election with at least 301 Electoral College votes, according to The Associated Press (AP), 31 more than required for victory.

AP also has Trump ahead in Arizona, the only state it has yet to call, and on track to win the popular vote for the first time.

During an appearance on The Interview, a New York Times podcast, Pelosi said: “Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race.

“The anticipation was that, if the president were to step aside, that there would be an open primary.”

The former speaker continued: “And as I say, Kamala may have, I think she would have done well in that and been stronger going forward. But we don’t know that. That didn’t happen. We live with what happened.

“And because the president endorsed Kamala Harris immediately, that really made it almost impossible to have a primary at that time. If it had been much earlier, it would have been different.”

Nancy Pelosi speaking on October 24, 2024 in New York City (left) and Joe Biden addressing the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024, after Donald Trump won the presidential election (right). Harris has said there could have been an open primary for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination had Biden dropped out of the race earlier. SAUL LOEB/AFP/JOHN LAMPARSKI/GETTY© SAUL LOEB/AFP/JOHN LAMPARSKI/GETTY

Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race on July 21 and almost immediately endorsed Harris to be the Democratic candidate. This came after intense pressure from within his own party following his much-criticized performance in a debate with Trump on June 27 which renewed concerns about the 81-year-old’s age and cognitive state.Unbelievable: Calculator Shows The Value Of Your House Instantly (Take a Look)

Newsweek contacted Pelosi and the White House for comment via email on Saturday outside of regular office hours.

On Wednesday, Pelosi reacted to Trump’s victory in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which she said: “We all pray for America’s success under the next administration. The peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of our democracy. After every election, we all have a responsibility to come together and find common ground.”

Pelosi also attended Harris’s concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C. that day, where Fox News described her appearance as “somber and teary-eyed.”

On Friday, Representative Pat Ryan, a New York Democrat, suggested Biden should have pulled out of the contest earlier during an interview with CNN‘s Jake Tapper.

He said: “I think there was a real unique opportunity for President Biden to have this Washingtonian moment and show he wasn’t in it for himself, he was in it to put, really, country and party over self.Only Needs a Super-light Touch to lnstantly Cut Ingrown and Thick Nails

“And if he had done what he said during the campaign and talked about being a bridge to this new generation (…) I think if the president had given space of that, we might have had a different outcome

Political scientist and analyst Steven Schier previously told Newsweek that Biden could have outperformed Harris in Pennsylvania, one of the key swing states she lost.

He said: “The deposing of Biden will remain a great source of controversy within the Democratic Party.

“It’s clear that Biden, even with his cognitive disabilities, would have performed better than Harris in states like Pennsylvania.”

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