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October 22, 2024

Kamala Harris campaign dying

The Kamala Harris campaign is gasping for breath, as a critical-care patient does shortly before dying. Even one of Donald J. Trump’s most vicious detractors among evangelical or “born-again Christians” will no longer deny the signs. At the same time, two other Christian apologists have discovered that tens of millions of self-identifying Christians do not even plan to vote, and are asking them to reconsider.
Kamala Harris campaign and its dying breaths
Recall that your editor has a medical degree. He earned that in part through core clinical clerkships that exposed him to patients breathing their last as he watched. Heart- and lung-disease specialists, and critical-care specialists (at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Anesthesiology Department also manages all Intensive Care Units), speak of agonal respirations. These are the hesitating breaths a patient takes until at last the patient expels all air from his lungs.
So what are the agonal respirations of the Kamala Harris campaign? Erick-Woods Erickson listed them. He’s not talking about the ...

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The Kamala Harris campaign shows every sign of dying, with people already blaming one another for the inevitable loss.

Terry A Hurlbut@Temlakos

October 21, 2024

Kamala Harris campaign dying

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Kamala Harris campaign dying - Conservative News and Views

The Kamala Harris campaign shows every sign of dying, with people already blaming one another for the inevitable loss.

Terry A Hurlbut@Temlakos

October 07, 2023

Extinctionism – older than you think

Elon Musk occasionally likes to highlight a particular person or issue that concerns him, by posting about it on X. With one hundred fifty-nine million followers, he can make that person or issue “go viral” with a single post. Today he left two posts, on a subject that has concerned him for well over a year: extinctionism. Indeed he went so far as to say that extinctionism is the real ideological threat to humanity.

Extinctionism – what is it, and who actively propounds it?

Extinctionism means seeking the extinction of the human race. Even that concept, as extreme as it sounds, encompasses a broad spectrum of ways to achieve that end. Elon Musk highlighted one of them in his two posts:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1710394306572251409

Les U. Knight founded the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, abbreviated VHEMT (pronounced Vehement, “because that’s what we are,” says Knight.) Its method is simple: let all human beings abstain from reproduction. Thus the human race would die off by simple attrition. If everyone adopted that ...

Terry A Hurlbut@Temlakos

19 hours ago

Kennedy to become Health Secretary

Donald Trump has kept his promise to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Yesterday he announced that Kennedy would become Secretary of Health and Human Services in the second Trump administration. This might not seem a significant appointment, given that Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. saw Secretaries of Health – and Presidents, and even Directors of the National Institutes of Health – come and go, and did whatever he pleased in his long tenure as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. But in fact the Health Secretary is as close to a Health Czar as the federal government has. Even better, it is a Senate-confirmed department headship. Whoever holds that post has authority to make a lasting difference to Americans’ health – if he can use it.

Kennedy shocks everyone

Christina Laila of The Gateway Pundit broke the news in an obviously celebratory way. She cited Politico.com, who themselves quoted a leaker who still hasn’t blown his cover. But obviously the best confirmation comes from Trump himself:

I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health. The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113483366471340943

Philip Wegmann at RealClearPolitics chronicled the lack of anticipation of the decision, and the shock and surprise that greeted it. Shortly before the election, Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the Trump transition committee, denied that Kennedy would get “a job for HHS.” But he did.

Pharmaceutical stocks stumbled. Democrats on Capitol Hill were aghast. Republicans were mostly silent. Asked for reaction, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, whom Republicans elected to serve as Senate majority leader in the next Congress, told reporters, “I don’t have one at this point.”

The legacy media gasped, and seemed to shuffle on their stages in a collective daze. Van Jones spoke of termites released onto the pillars of society. A former White House health policy adviser was at a loss for words. How could this happen? How could someone who questions the very notion of vaccines take charge of the country’s health establishment? Oh, the humanity! Cue the meat wagons rolling down the main street, bullhorns blaring “Bring out your dead!”

Actually, the world’s pharmaceutical companies likely anticipated this appointment, even if their investors didn’t. The day after the election, the CEOs of the five largest drug companies held an emergency teleconference. New Jersey Assemblyman Jamal Holley, a friend of Kennedy, boasted about that.

Sources tell me top five CEOs of pharmaceutical companies are holding an emergency teleconference at 1 PM. A lawyer has confirmed that everyone is in a state of panic!

https://x.com/jamelholley/status/1854184692402061588

And likely for good reason. Even before the election, Kennedy was announcing a sweeping change:

On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump want to Make America Healthy Again. [Mentions Michael P. Connett, lead counsel for plaintiffs in Food and Water Watch v. EPA, and links to this Highwire video in which Mr. Connett describes flouride’s harms.]

On October 4 ,an Obama appointed Federal Judge held against EPA after reviewing thousands of scientific studies and weeks of expert testimony ruling that the agency had improperly approved this dangerous neurotoxin.

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1852907832884285708

What kind of change is forthcoming?

The day after the election, Kennedy said, in an MSNBC interview, that he would see to three objectives:

President Trump has asked me to do three things:

1. Clean up the corruption in our government health agencies.

2. Return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science.

3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic disease epidemic.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1854281809464529384

In fact the Department of Health and Human Services oversees – and budgets for – almost every agency that affects human health. These agencies fall under the Public Health Service, which also hosts the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, under the Surgeon General. The list includes:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

The Department also includes these agencies not under the Public Health Service:

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Now the full scope of Kennedy’s authority becomes apparent. The NIH, the CDC, and the FDA especially are the source for most government medical direction in America. The “corporate capture” of which Trump and Kennedy have both spoken, involves the FDA more than any other agency.

Limits to his authority

Such would be Kennedy’s direct authority. But that might not give him full authority over everything that affects human health. The depletion of farm soils, and the slow poisoning due to pesticides, is a matter for the Department of Agriculture. But as a fellow Secretary, Kennedy would sit in on meetings and could directly reach the Secretary of Agriculture. A few words in his ear might go a long way. He would also have the ear of the President – and considering their new-found friendship, that counts for a lot.

Constitutionalist Darrell L. Castle thought highly enough of Kennedy to endorse his independent Presidential candidacy last year. The “brief” of the Secretary of Health and Human Services covers almost everything he sought to affect, and gives him a powerful voice to affect the rest. If half the leftist voices squawking about his appointment would think a little more carefully, they might welcome it. They might even begin to welcome it, after the first day passes with no direct-to-patient drug advertising on radio, television, or video platforms.

Beyond that, the limits of his effectiveness could depend strictly on his imagination. Makers of herbal remedies, and traditional diet advocates, might want to start drafting “white papers” to send him. That could be the means of the most important and salutary change he could make.

Link to:

The article:

https://cnav.news/2024/11/15/foundation/constitution/kennedy-become-health-secretary/

Video:

Resources:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-taps-rfk-jr-human-health/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113483366471340943

https://cnav.news/2024/11/15/news/transition-trump-call-shots/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/panic-mode-top-five-big-pharma-ceos-hold/

https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/expert-attorney-exposes-decades-of-fluoride-harms/

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1852907832884285708

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1854281809464529384

https://cnav.news/2023/06/09/editorial/guest/robert-f-kennedy-jr-struggle-liberty/

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https://x.com/DecTruth

Declarations of Truth Locals Community:

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Terry A Hurlbut@Temlakos

November 13, 2024

Federal government taking shape for next year

This week, the federal government has begun to shape itself for next January, and at least the next two years. President-elect Donald J. Trump will have half a loaf. But that half loaf has already brought positive changes, in the United States and throughout the world. Furthermore, the American people must realize that they really do get the government for which they vote. That applies equally to the composition of Congress – especially the Senate – as to the identity of the President.

The other federal institutions

Per the Daily Wire Election Hub, Republicans will command the Senate and the House of Representatives. Republicans will definitely hold 52 seats and might have 53. Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) refuses to concede his race. But every outlet except Decision Desk has called it for his opponent, David McCormick. Marc Elias apparently is trying to force a recount, with 28,000 votes (0.4 percent) separating McCormick and Casey. But most rate his chances either of getting the recount or of finding enough votes to reelect Casey, vanishingly small. Sen. Charles M. Schumer (D-N.Y.), future Minority Leader, relented today and let Mr. McCormick attend orientation for new Senators-elect.

Speaking of leadership, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) became Republican Floor Leader today, in a secret vote. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who had sought the post, received only 13 votes on the first ballot. The other candidate, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), received 24 votes on second round; Thune received 29.

The Senate Conference chose the following other Senators for its leadership:

John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Whip
Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Chair of the Republican Conference
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chair of the Republican Policy Conference
James Lankford (R-Okla.), Vice-Chair of the Republican Conference
Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (the campaign arm).

Republicans will hold at least 219 House seats. Five more seats remain to decide. Of these, Republicans lead in the Alaska At-large race and two California races; Democrats lead in two more California races.

At the Supreme Court

Shortly after the calling of the election for President-elect Trump, several Democrats called on Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign. Justice Sotomayor suffers from diabetes – presumably Type Two, easier to control. Democrats clearly fear that she might die during Trump’s term, allowing him to reduce the Liberal Bloc yet again after Ruth Bader Ginsburg died during Trump’s first term. Democrats had hoped to give President Joe Biden one more chance to shore up the Liberal Bloc.

No joy. First, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) definitely said the Senate wouldn’t allow it.

This is not happening. No way, no how. The Senate will not confirm any last-minute Dem Supreme Court nominee between now and January. The next SCOTUS justice will be nominated by Donald J. Trump.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)

https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1854995381978828863

Second, the Justice has definitely refused. Sources – maybe her clerks – say she “has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court.”

Sonia Sotomayor is not the senior member of Court. Two Justices – Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito – are older than she and have served longer. True, Justice Thomas is not nearly at the level of admitted decrepitude of his predecessor, Thurgood Marshall.

I’m old! I’m falling apart!

Justice Thurgood Marshall, announcing his retirement

Nevertheless he has served 33 years, longer than any of his colleagues. Moreover, he would like to retire, if the sitting President would appoint someone who shares his judicial philosophy. Justice Alito might feel the same way. But few people are talking about that now.

The second Trump administration

The past few days have also seen rapid-fire developments concerning the shape of the second Trump administration. Next year will also see the most special elections of Senators and Representatives in recent memory. This could be dangerous, if Reps. John Duarte and Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Nick Begich III (R-Alaska) fail to win or keep their seats. That Trump would take so many chances, reflects supreme confidence – and certainty that his nominees are the right ones for their respective jobs.

Concerning the diplomatic, intelligence, and defense apparatus, Trump announced his appointment of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as Secretary of State. Of course, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) can immediately appoint an Interim Senator. But State governors are not allowed to appoint Interim Representatives. Instead they must call special elections to fill vacant House seats.

Trump’s appointments, from the House to his administration, include:

Michael Walz (R-Fla.) as National Security Adviser to the President,
Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as Ambassador to the United Nations,
Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and just in today:
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as Attorney General.

That would cut the Republican contingent in the House to 215, and the number needed for a majority to 216. If Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) keeps her seat by reason of Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting regimen, and Californians John Duarte and Michelle Steel both lose, Democrats pick up the House. Otherwise, Republicans keep the House until special elections return “fresh” Republicans – as they surely would, because those seats are “safe.”

Other executive federal appointments

Trump began the weekend by announcing two persons who would not receive appointments in his administration. They were former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

Other appointments he has made, other than from the House and Senate, include:

Tom Homan, former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as Border Czar,
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) as Secretary of Homeland Security,
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) as Ambassador to Israel,
John Ratcliffe, former Director of National Intelligence, as Director of Central Intelligence (i.e., head of the CIA),
Fox News host (and Army veteran) Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, and
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) (and former Democrat, now turned Republican) as incoming Director of National Intelligence.

Trump also announced a dual appointment. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will jointly head a new Department of Government Efficiency. Doubtless at Musk’s request, Trump chose the name for its acronym: DOGE, from the name of a cryptocurrency Musk sponsors. This Department apparently will be temporary, and Trump set a deadline for its mission: July 4, 2026.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113472884874740859

A rumor circulated earlier today that Trump had appointed Tucker Carlson as his White House Press Secretary. But no such announcement appeared on Truth Social or from either Tucker Carlson’s or Donald Trump’s X account. This post, from the head of American Conservative Magazine, denounced the rumor.

Am told this statement circulating around online saying Tucker Carlson is White House Press Secretary is FAKE… likely adding to the confusion is that his network did send out a playful, but boilerplate message with that subject line last night…

https://x.com/CurtMills/status/1856736098002612746

Summary

The President-elect also announced more White House staff appointments. Last week, of course, he appointed his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as White House Chief of Staff. That makes her the first woman ever to hold that position. Today he announced more senior staff appointments:

Dan Scavino as Deputy Chief of Staff,
Stephen Miller (of America First Legal) as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, and Homeland Security Adviser,
James Blair as Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs, and
Taylor Budowich as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Personnel.

All four worked on Trump’s campaign.

The carping at some of these appointments, particularly at Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, underscores their importance. More to the point, with this team, Trump will return the federal government to fulfilling its Article IV Section 4 obligations to the States. In addition, Rubio and Waltz’ appointments seem to send a signal to China that Trump means business.

Not everything satisfies Trump supporters today. They much preferred to have Rick Scott as Senate Majority Leader. But that aside, Trump’s appointments already promise a federal government friendly to its people, and not threatening.

Link to:

The article:

https://cnav.news/2024/11/13/news/federal-government-taking-shape-next-year/

Video:

Election Hub:

https://election.dailywire.com/

Senate leadership elections:

https://www.wnd.com/2024/11/new-senate-majority-leader-chosen-its-not-trumper-rick-scott/?_bhlid=606a7329a8b659b5a27684bb3c06800930389ab3

Supreme Court speculation:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/report-desperate-democrats-want-force-liberal-justice-sonia/

https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1854995381978828863

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/justice-sonia-sotomayor-is-expected-to-remain-on-supreme-court-2aaf62e0

The Second Administration:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-announces-nomination-senator-marco-rubio/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/president-trump-selects-florida-congressman-michael-waltz-as/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/trump-offers-elise-stefanik-top-role-as-u/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/just-president-trump-chooses-lee-zeldin-run-environmental/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-announces-nomination-gop-rep-matt/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/fabulous-news-mike-pompeo-nikki-haley-will-not/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/president-trump-appoints-former-ice-director-tom-homan/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/trump-taps-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-as/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/president-trump-taps-former-arkansas-governor-mike-huckabee/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-nominates-pete-hegseth-secretary-defense/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-announces-tulsi-gabbard-as-director/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-trump-announces-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-will/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113472884874740859

https://dnyuz.com/2024/11/13/fact-check-is-tucker-carlson-going-to-be-trumps-press-secretary/

https://x.com/CurtMills/status/1856736098002612746

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/just-susie-wiles-serve-as-trumps-chief-staff/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-trump-announces-senior-white-house-staff-all/

Declarations of Truth X feed:

https://x.com/DecTruth

Declarations of Truth Locals Community:

https://declarationsoftruth.locals.com/

Conservative News and Views:

https://cnav.news/

Clixnet Media

https://clixnet.com/

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Terry A Hurlbut@Temlakos

November 12, 2024

FEMA aid withholding – policy?

Does the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have a policy of selectively offering or withholding aid in a disaster area? And does that selectivity depend on the political holdings of people in such an area? That allegation has now developed, as surely as an organized criminal syndicate often unravels when authorities punish the first person who possesses the critical piece of incriminating knowledge. Now that Republicans have secured the House of Representatives, an investigation will happen. Even before then, developments have already proved the maxim that there is no honor between or among thieves.

The first disaster reports

Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle. Her track seemed to cut the Panhandle off from the Peninsula, then moved through eastern Georgia, over the western tip of North Carolina, then across East Tennessee, and finally into Kentucky. There the storm track curved back on itself, and Helene finished as a “tropical low” over Louisville. (Source: WXIA-TV, Channel 11, Atlanta, Georgia.)

More than 200 people died of the usual immediate violent events – drowning, falling objects, etc. 1000 more turned up missing. The storm knocked out electricity, natural gas, and water to millions of people. It tore up roads and washed out bridges, thus cutting many people off from food or shelter. Western North Carolina, including Asheville, suffered the worst. In some cases the storm destroyed historical structures. Nor did the toll confine itself to the track; Southwest Virginia also felt the effects.

Incidentally, several electric cars in Florida exploded after saltwater flooded them. Great American Electric Vehicle Road Test Failure, Round Two.

From the first, FEMA and Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.) failed their missions. But at least two volunteer organizations – Samaritan’s Purse and The Cajun Navy – laid on a full disaster response. Not only that, but President Trump himself appeared and started delivering relief supplies. Trump and Elon Musk started an initiative to bring Starlink Internet service to the area. The federal government tried to claim credit for that, credit they didn’t deserve.

Election interference – which a former Obama adviser admitted

Then David Axelrod, a former Obama White House official, taunted conservatives with the suggestion that Western North Carolina residents might not be able to vote!

[Affected Democrats in Asheville, North Carolina are] upscale liberal voters, and they're probably going to figure out a way to vote. I'm not sure a bunch of these folks who had their homes and lives destroyed elsewhere, in western North Carolina, in the mountains, there are going to be as easy to wrangle for the Trump campaign.

As it happened, everyone in western North Carolina proved they would crawl over broken glass to vote! Happily, North Carolina’s legislature cleared some emergency election rules to allow Boards of Elections in the disaster zone to help each other handle one another’s voters. But soon a worse allegation emerged: that FEMA had spent all its money helping illegal aliens and had none for the rest of the hurricane season! Not only that, but more reports emerged alleging that FEMA was not helping and was stopping others from helping. Apparently they seized some shipments from private relief agencies so they could pretend to be bringing them in themselves. In one memorable episode, Elon Musk shamed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg into clearing some flights to deliver Starlink equipment.

Meanwhile, Vice-President Kamala Harris told disaster victims to apply to FEMA for “serious needs assistance,” amounting to a munificent $750. Worse, that’s a loan – using one’s house as collateral.

Other reports came out, none flattering. FEMA turns out to have a “slush fund” of unspent money from previous disasters. But then, CNAV heard directly from a witness from the disaster area. That witness credited Elon Musk, Samaritan’s Purse, Mercury One, Hearts with Hands, Chabad Charlotte, and the Red Cross. But she did not credit FEMA at all.

FEMA is getting really bad reviews here. Terrible. So far all I've heard that they've done is ordering volunteer pilots, search and medical teams out of the state on threat of arrest and seizure of licenses. FEDGOV wants to be the only hero. None of these volunteer teams are operating like Lone Rangers—they all coordinate through local authorities.

Private agencies took over, while FEMA interfered

The private agencies that witness mentioned, along with the Cajun Navy, did indeed take over. But the government response was incompetent, or worse. In one case, a National Guard helicopter damaged some relief goods with a “wash” from its main rotor.

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) expressed a willingness to talk to President Biden – but not Vice-President Harris. More to the point, in his Executive Order ahead of Milton, DeSantis withheld from his temporary emergency surrogate any authority to ban or limit the sale, transport, or other “disposition” of firearms.

From the RealClear Foundation came other reports of less-than-exemplary performance by the government. This included a delayed response to Hurricane Helene by military forces tasked with disaster relief. A North Carolina political consultant pointed out that Hurricane Helene did indeed destroy “election infrastructure.” Happily the people in the disaster area figured out how to vote – and Trump carried North Carolina. Not even Lawyer Marc Elias is contesting that.

While one RealClear correspondent tried to whitewash FEMA involvement, a guest correspondent in North Carolina soundly disputed that. She also described how western North Carolinians did indeed crawl over broken glass to vote.

The FEMA selective aid directives

Which brings us to the story that Leif Le Mahieu of The Daily Wire uncovered last Friday. FEMA Supervisor Marn’i Washington issued a set of “best practices” to personnel responding to Lake Placid, Florida, after Hurricane Milton. Among these “best practices,” along with taking frequent water breaks and not eating too much salt, was this gem:

Avoid homes advertising Trump.

https://x.com/realDailyWire/status/1854999583790911770

Toward the end of October, and into November before the election, FEMA operatives, following this “best practice,” skipped 20 homes. Of course, a worker must log the reason for skipping over a property. Many wrote “property inaccessible” – though it was. But some – either brazenly or in protest – wrote things like:

Trump sign. No entry per leadership.

Several employees, reporting anonymously, shared hard evidence with Mr. Le Mahieu. This included photographs of the “best practices” list on a Microsoft Teams message, and some of those log entries. Said one:

I know they’re short-staffed, I thought we could go help and make a difference. When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay…

I volunteered to help disaster victims, not discriminate against them. It didn’t matter if people were black, white, Hispanic, for Trump, for Harris. Everyone deserves the same amount of help.

Chad Hershey, Marn’i Washington’s immediate boss, took note. Then when the story broke, a FEMA spokesperson released this statement:

While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening ever again. The employee who issued this guidance had no authority and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these homes and we are reaching out to the people who may have not been reached as a result of this incident.

This is a matter that we take extremely seriously and we are doing everything we can to make sure all survivors receive support from FEMA. To date, we have helped over 365,000 households impacted by both Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the state of Florida and have provided over $898 million in direct assistance to survivors.

We are horrified that this took place and therefore have taken extreme actions to correct this situation and have ensured that the matter was addressed at all levels. Helping people is what we do best and our workforce across the agency will continue to serve survivors for as long as it takes.

Ms. Washington went on administrative leave. But Gov. DeSantis was outraged.

The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days. At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination of Floridians who support Donald Trump. New leadership is on the way in DC, and I’m optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.

https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1855030970140770445

So were several Members of the House and Senate.

FEMA did fire Marn’i Washington, and its chief administrator, Deanne Criswell, released this statement:

More than 22,000 FEMA employees every day adhere to FEMA’s core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often sacrificing time with their own families to help disaster survivors. Recently, one FEMA employee departed from these values to advise her survivor assistance team to not go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Trump. This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation. This was reprehensible.

I want to be clear to all of my employees and the American people, this type of behavior and action will not be tolerated at FEMA and we will hold people accountable if they violate these standards of conduct.

We take our mission to help everyone before, during and after disasters seriously. This employee has been terminated and we have referred the matter to the Office of Special Counsel. I will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again.

In other words, Administrator Criswell threw her employee under the bus. She should have known that wouldn’t satisfy. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) demanded more answers from Criswell and her boss, SecHomeSec Alejandro Mayorkas. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent his own letter to the HomeSec Inspector General.

FEMA officials discriminated against Trump voters? Totally illegal. I’m asking the Inspector General to launch a full investigation immediately. Everyone involved needs to be identified, fired - and if necessary, prosecuted.

https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1855349287963783326

Further investigations – and a rat-out

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, promised an investigation of his own. Hearings will begin on November 19. Furthermore, Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) promised yet another investigation, asking whether FEMA pulled that stunt in his State. Lake Placid, Florida residents now know about the “best practices,” and naturally they are reacting in outrage. At least one homeowner received a FEMA crew who sheepishly admitted to trying to “make things right” after a skip-over.

And this morning came the Big Rat-out. Marn’i Washington, in an interview with YouTube channel operator Roland S. Martin, said this happens all the time. It is part of de-escalation, she said.

FEMA always preaches avoidance first and then de-escalation, so this is not isolated. This is a colossal event of avoidance not just in the state of Florida, but you will find avoidance in the Carolinas. Senior leadership will lie to you and tell you that they do not know.

https://x.com/leif_lemahieu/status/1856365388071669903

In other words, someone, at the highest echelons of FEMA, has determined that Trump supporters are psychopaths – the sort of people who would kill a FEMA crewmember as casually as another person would buy a quart of milk. Or so that person, or persons, would have people believe. Only that could rationally explain a policy of a priori avoidance of people flying the flags of any Presidential candidate.

In fact, this supervisor told Martin that she acted after residents flying Trump flags showed hostility to her crews. She even said she sent a message to her own boss, saying, “We are not canvassing this street further.” That boss, writing back, said, “Great decision. Thanks for the update.”

If that boss was Supervisor Chad Hershey, then Messrs. Martin and Mahieu have just caught him out in a lie.

Summary

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) (pronounced STOO-Bee), yesterday, told Fox News that he suspected that Marn’i Washington’s acts were not isolated, but commonplace. (Source: Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit.)

The FEMA administration wants to say this was an isolated incident, but there is alleged text messages from Washington, DC to the supervisor advising them and directing them to do this. So somebody higher up within FEMA was advising the people on the ground to do this. So if it was happening in Lake Placid, I can guarantee you it was happening in other places all across the great state of Florida and the country.

Where he got his information, is not clear. But it is entirely consistent with Marn’i Washington’s rat-out of her bosses this morning. Of course she would have motive to implicate her bosses, truthfully or falsely. But Rep. Steube would not have a motive to lie. For FEMA to have anyone in its employ, who so took matters into her own hands, would be shame enough on the agency. Obviously the agency knew perfectly well that they are not dealing with psychopathic “political hostiles.” Else Supervisor Hershey would not have said what he said, and neither would Administrator Criswell.

But a widespread program to deny aid to Trump supporters is consistent with every report CNAV has read or received. CNAV has a witness to the untoward attitude of FEMA, including trying to be the only heroes. And though SecTrans Buttigieg did curtail apparent interference (by the FAA), SecHomeSec Mayorkas did not.

Fortunately, not only did Trump win, but Republicans also captured the Senate and retained control of the House of Representatives. Furthermore, Elon Musk himself is in line to become Trump’s Efficiency Czar. Therefore we can be sure that a thorough investigation will take place – as it should.

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