At least 119 people have now been killed in strikes on suspected drug boats as part of a campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, that the #Trump admin has claimed is aimed at curtailing narcotics trafficking.

#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw

The #US #military conducted a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern #Pacific Ocean Thurs, killing 2 people, acc/to US Southern Command.

“On Feb 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” SOUTHCOM wrote on X, adding no US military personnel were harmed.

#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #ExtrajudicialKillings

@Nonilex The people of Western #Kentucky voted for cretinous #JamesComer to *represent them* in #Congress. Good to know.

It shouldn’t be surprising that child marriage is still legal in Kentucky. 🤔 https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311986994.html

#EpsteinFiles
#GOPP = Greedy Old Pedophile Protectors

#Disinformation: #SocialSecurity email praising Trump’s tax bill is a lie

The #SSA sent an email claiming Trump’s bill eliminated taxes on benefits for most recipients.

The reconciliation bill–which #Trump called the #OneBigBeautifulBill before signing it after #Republicans in #Congress passed it–will strip people of their #HealthInsurance, cut #FoodAssistance for the #poor, kill off #CleanEnergy development & raise the #NationalDebt by trillions.

#propaganda
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/05/social-security-administration-email-trump-tax-bill

#Trump will have the power to select which government positions will lose their #JobProtections, according to the statement.

‼️The Trump admin is also changing how long-standing #legal #protections that prohibit #US #government agencies from retaliating against #whistleblowers will be enforced, according to the statement.

#law #labor #ScheduleF #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

#Trump tightens control over 50,000 #FederalWorkers

The Trump admin on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the #US government's #CivilService system, according to a #government statement, giving the #president the power to hire & fire an estimated 50,000 career #federal employees.

#law #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #ScheduleF #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-expand-his-control-over-federal-workers-2026-02-05/

Future U.S. #Congress. I like this.

Tri-cameral body:
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of State Representatives
- U.S. House of Indigenous Representatives

#Politics #AmericanPolitics #IndianCountry #Indigenous

This just seems mindbogglingly insulting. Certain members of #Congress are statutorily required to report on any death in custody. The report on #Pretti from #ICE / #CBP doesn't answer most questions that only they, the investigating body, can answer. They have fenced out any other investigator and they essentially tell Congress what the questions, which_they_are_not_answering, are...

https://theintercept.com/2026/01/27/cbp-congress-dhs-death-report-alex-pretti/

#obstruction

This just seems mindbogglingly insulting. Certain members of #Congress are statutorily required to report on any death in custody. The report on #Pretti from #ICE / #CBP doesn't answer most questions that only they, the investigating body, can answer. They have fenced out any other investigator and they essentially tell Congress what the questions, which_they_are_not_answering, are...

https://theintercept.com/2026/01/27/cbp-congress-dhs-death-report-alex-pretti/

#obstruction

#FederalAgencies will be in charge of setting up #JobProtections for their own employees that accuse them of wrongdoing, such as violating the #law or wasting money [who decides what is waste?]. That would be a change from the past, when an #independent office known as the Office of the Special Counsel [ #OSC] handled #whistleblower disclosures from most civilian #FederalWorkers.

#Trump #law #labor #ScheduleF #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

The overhaul, released by the Office of Personnel Management [ #OPM], fulfills a campaign promise for #Trump to strip #JobProtections from #FederalWorkers that his team deems to be "influencing" #government policy. It is the biggest change to the rules governing the #CivilService in more than a century. Trump called the overhaul " #ScheduleF" during his first administration.

#law #democracy #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

#FederalAgencies will be in charge of setting up #JobProtections for their own employees that accuse them of wrongdoing, such as violating the #law or wasting money [who decides what is waste?]. That would be a change from the past, when an #independent office known as the Office of the Special Counsel [ #OSC] handled #whistleblower disclosures from most civilian #FederalWorkers.

#Trump #law #labor #ScheduleF #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

#Trump will have the power to select which government positions will lose their #JobProtections, according to the statement.

‼️The Trump admin is also changing how long-standing #legal #protections that prohibit #US #government agencies from retaliating against #whistleblowers will be enforced, according to the statement.

#law #labor #ScheduleF #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

The overhaul, released by the Office of Personnel Management [ #OPM], fulfills a campaign promise for #Trump to strip #JobProtections from #FederalWorkers that his team deems to be "influencing" #government policy. It is the biggest change to the rules governing the #CivilService in more than a century. Trump called the overhaul " #ScheduleF" during his first administration.

#law #democracy #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

#Trump tightens control over 50,000 #FederalWorkers

The Trump admin on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the #US government's #CivilService system, according to a #government statement, giving the #president the power to hire & fire an estimated 50,000 career #federal employees.

#law #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #ScheduleF #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-expand-his-control-over-federal-workers-2026-02-05/

HR7374
To nullify a memorandum of understanding signed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

📢 Introduced in House

https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7374

#HR7374 #congress119 #house #democrat #congress #newbill