Officials are shutting down a federal agency called the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with President Donald Trump’s blessing, Elon Musk said on Feb. 3.
“He agreed we should shut it down,” Musk said during a live session on the social media platform X, after saying he had spoken with Trump about the agency.
“It became apparent that its not an apple with a worm it in,” Musk said. “What we have is just a ball of worms. You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It’s beyond repair.”
Musk added in a post on X: “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”
Musk runs the Department of Government Efficiency, which focuses on tightening government spending and improving efficiency. He donated to Trump’s campaign and has appeared with the president at various events.
USAID “has been run by a bunch of radical lunatics,” Trump told reporters on Sunday night. “We’re getting them out, and then we’ll make a decision.”
USAID and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
USAID staffers were also told Monday to stay out of the agency’s headquarters in Washington, according to a notice, which said the decision was made by agency leadership.
USAID’s website went offline over the weekend and hundreds of contractors have been laid off in recent days, a person familiar with the agency’s developments told The Epoch Times.
New leadership at USAID had previously placed some officials at the agency on leave because they allegedly tried to figure out how to circumvent Trump’s orders, according to a memorandum.
President John F. Kennedy, in an executive order in 1961, established USAID as an independent agency to provide foreign assistance. Its available budget has ballooned to north of $50 billion in recent years. It had over 10,000 workers, in addition to contractors, as of fiscal year 2023. The workers are stationed across dozens of countries around the world.
Trump signed an executive order within hours of being sworn in as president on Jan. 20 freezing foreign aid to allow for an analysis to see if existing commitments align with his agenda. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has since outlined some exceptions, including for life-saving assistance.
Rubio, in his first public comments on the matter, said on Thursday that USAID’s programs were being reviewed to eliminate any that are not in the U.S. national interest, but he said nothing about eliminating it as an agency.
Democrats have said they oppose dissolving USAID.
Shutting down the agency would be “illegal and against our national interests,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on X.
Jacob Burg and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A coalition of African American churches wants big Al investigated for misconduct. His group that he owns were paid $500,000 from the Harris campaign. The churches are claiming that he compromised the integrity of the black Church and journalism.
This photo taken on August 4, 2020 shows Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance who refused to give his real name, using a website that monitors global cyberattacks on his computer at their office in Dongguan, China's southern Guangdong province.
China-Linked Hackers Breached 8 US Telecom Companies, White House Says
A top White House official said on Dec. 4 that Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised at least eight U.S. telecommunication companies.
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, provided an update on the Chinese threat actor group called “Salt Typhoon” during a press briefing on Wednesday. The threat group is believed to have hacked into the communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures, she said.
“We don’t believe any classified communications has been compromised,” Neuberger said.
The Chinese hacking appeared to target a relatively small group of Americans, she added, with only their phone calls and texts compromised. (Which likely means 10’s or 100’s of thousands of people. — TPR)
The telecommunications companies that were breached have responded, but none of them “have fully removed the Chinese actors from these networks,” according to Neuberger.
“So there is a risk of ongoing compromises to communications until U.S. companies address the cybersecurity gaps the Chinese are likely to maintain their access,” Neuberger said.
In October, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified the Chinese hacks, saying at the time that an investigation was underway.
In late November, Neuberger and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan hosted telecommunications executives for a meeting to share intelligence and discuss how the U.S. government and the private sector could work together.
Neuberger said President Joe Biden has been briefed multiple times on the issue. The White House “has made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can,” she added.
Additionally, Neuberger pointed to efforts to improve cybersecurity in multiple sectors, including rail and energy, after the 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Also at Wednesday’s press briefing, a senior administration official said Salt Typhoon’s activities started at least a year or two ago. Additionally, the official said a “couple dozen” countries have been impacted by the Chinese hacking.
The FBI and the CSIA issued a joint statement on Nov. 13, revealing that Chinese hackers had compromised the networks of multiple telecom companies and stole customer call records and private communications from “a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity.” (Which, given the trustworthiness of the Feds, likely means 10’s or 100’s of thousands of people. — TPR)
On Tuesday, the FBI, the CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), and international partners published a guide on best practices for protecting communication infrastructures.
CISA Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Jeff Greene conceded on Tuesday that he didn’t have a timeline on when Chinese hackers could be purged from U.S. telecom networks.
“It would be impossible for us to predict when we’ll have full eviction,” Greene said at the time.
In September, the Justice Department announced that the FBI had taken down a botnet associated with “Flax Typhoon,” a threat group operating through the Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group. The botnet consisted of more than 200,000 consumer devices—such as network cameras, video recorders, and home and office routers—in the United States and elsewhere.
Another Chinese threat group, “Volt Typhoon,” began targeting a wide range of networks across U.S. critical infrastructure in 2021. The group, which was dismantled by a multi-agency operation in January, had maintained “access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” according to CISA.
Less inept than the federal agencies.
The feds have known about this for years, so why are we only hearing about their “attempts” to eliminate them now? They even admit they don’t know how long it will take to eradicate the threat!–TPR
When President Trump comes into power again, he must revoke the passports of Smith, Garland, and a few others. Make sure they cannot flee the country before being questioned about the weaponization of the DOJ.
This study was publicly available, but publications such as The Lancet made repeated attempts to censor it. After far too long, it has finally been published.
Coincidentally, as the Trump administration and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. work on a transition plan, these types of stories have entered back into the zeitgeist.
Dr. Peter McCullough, a well-known COVID-19 vaccine combatant, has been active on X recently, speaking of the dangers of the vaccine and advocating for its removal.
Last week, The Gateway Pundit reported on another study -by two of the same authors – citing evidence that the current bird flu strain was leaked from laboratories performing gain of function research.
While there has long been evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine has been harmful because of the spike protein, this study made even broader claims.
“The findings of these researchers present an illustrative case of Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche’s thesis that mass vaccination with nonsterilizing vaccines can result in the emergence of a new, more virulent viral strain.”
As the incoming Trump Administration looms over the swamp of Washington, the timing of such studies appears ominous for an unaccountable health bureaucracy.
The mounting evidence show a poorly constructed vaccine strategy for combating the pandemic. With this study having been previously censored by medical journals such as The Lancet, it begs the question as to why it has suddenly been accepted.
As one of the authors of the study, Nicolas Hulscher, observes, the CDC has remained silent.
The study’s findings are remarkable. The researchers studied autopsies from “…all published autopsy and organ-restricted autopsy reports relating to COVID-19 vaccination through May 18th, 2023.”
Out of 240 deaths 73.9% can be attributed to the Covid-19 vaccination. The study breaks down the different adverse effects on the immune system and demonstrates why the “Spike Protein” can create unintended consequences as a mechanism for ‘immunological response.’
Curiously, the story of the deaths and the adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccine have stayed out of the mainstream pharmaceutical company-funded outlets.
As of today, according to VAERS, deaths and adverse events related to the Covid-19 Vaccine are sky high. These numbers far exceed not only the vaccines on the current schedule but all other vaccines combined in the history of the system.
Source: VAERS
It should be noted that these events can be reported by anyone and that VAERS should be a signal for safety. It does not, in any way, infer causation.
However, as more studies show threats to safety from the COVID-19 vaccine, the VAERS data can be a point of reference for future analysis.
The vaccines included in the study appear to cover the major platforms available in the marketplace. According to the study, Pfizer-BioNTech, Astrazeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sinovac-CoronaVac, and Novavax are part of the analysis. This may or may not be relevant.
However, if further investigation continues to uncover similar problems with the vaccine across all platforms, the technology itself may begin to fall under further scrutiny.
As many previous analyses have indicated, the cardiovascular system has been found to be disproportionately affected by the vaccine. This analysis also indicates similar findings.
These studies are possible safety signals that should be flagged. At the very least, further analysis is needed.
See the graph of cases affected by organ system below:
Another observation regarded the three physicians who adjudicated the study. Out of the 240 deaths it was determined that 73.9% were caused by the vaccine.
The study also notes, “Among adjudicators, there was complete independent agreement (all three physicians) of COVID-19 vaccination contributing to death in 203 cases (62.5%).”
In the context of numbers, this should be recognized as Americans were bombarded with statistics during the pandemic.
Many of those statistics have since been proven to be inaccurate as counting in real-time can be difficult. However, for three physicians independently assert that 203 cases were directly caused by the vaccine, our government should be paying attention. These are real world medical practitioners observing patient events.
In summary, the study shows the following:
“…325 autopsy cases and 1 organ-restricted autopsy case (heart). The mean age of death was 70.4 years and there were 139 females (42.6%). Most received a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (41%), followed by Sinovac (37%), AstraZeneca (13%), Moderna (7%), Johnson & Johnson (1%), and Sinopharm (1%).”
Lastly, it’s important to point out a phrase oft excluded from mainstream attacks on studies such as this.
One key sentence in the conclusion of this study is the following: “Further urgent investigation is required for the purpose of clarifying our findings.”
The frustration of whistleblowers such as Dr. Peter McCullough likely stem from the lack of inquiry by the regulatory bodies. Perhaps a new administration will be more likely to investigate such alarming signals further.
No Virginia, Abortion, MSM, and Elitists aren’t a winning combination. Harris thought that going out and getting support from the MSM, Hollywood, Entertainers, Elitists, and women who supported killing babies was a winning combination.
Sorry Virginia, but this is funny. They’re going crazy in the land of the zombies. Harris deniers are demanding a recount or some kind of audit. They have been all over twitter. And the tweets are getting millions of views. I’m sorry, but that’s hilarious.
To my lurkers on the left. The election of 2024 was “the most secure in American history.”
For those that aren’t on X, Peanut was a squirrel rescued as a baby seven years ago, and raised in captivity by Mark Longo. Peanut (and Mark) became an Instagram sensation with over a half million followers. Peanut lived with another rescued pet named Fred, who was a raccoon.
Mark runs a non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary. Someone decided to report Mark to NY State authorities for this.
The New York State police raided Mark’s home this week:
A total of 10 officers raided his house
He and his wife were not allowed to use bathroom alone
He was not allowed to feed his other rescue animals
They interrogated his wife about her immigration status
There were search warrants from 4 bureaucratic departments, including FISA.
This week, despite massive public outcry – both Peanut and Fred were murdered by the New York State Environmental police. Their crime was living in captivity.
To be clear: “Based on the search results, it is extremely rare for squirrels to contract rabies. The data suggests that squirrels are not considered vectors of rabies and have never been known to transmit the disease to humans.”
In the end, this is not about a squirrel. It is all about government overreach, illegal and overbearing search and seizure, arbitrary and capricious bureaucracies.
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Has our republic really been reduced to murdering pet squirrels?
God save America
Get out and vote for Peanut…
Ah, yes, the Federal Reserve. A future Substack topic, to be sure.
Somehow, I missed this, Remy – It is close enough to Halloween to still be funny, though!
CNN contributor takes back Cheney ‘firing squad’ quip: ‘I was wrong’
No Virginia, Trump didn’t say he would put Cheney before a firing squad. I’m sure you know by now, MSM, plus Harris, Walz, and Liz Cheney put out the lie that Trump was going to put Cheney before a firing squad.
Trump made the statement that Cheney had no problem with putting our troops in harm’s way, but it would be different if she was out there in the front lines. Below is the actual comment.
“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK. Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face,” Trump said. “You know, they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, ‘oh, gee, we’ll, let’s send — let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.’”
Some have taken back their comments, but some like the affirmative action TV comedian Lester Holt have not. Let’s see if Harris apologizes for her personal attack. Probably not.
