A Growing Public Health Crisis, Met with Empty Promises The United States is facing a growing public health crisis, particularly for children and young people. While not an overnight emergency, long-term trends paint a troubling picture: declining life expectancy, rising chronic disease rates, and a mental health crisis that shows no signs of slowing. These…
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created to do exactly what its name suggests—make government operations leaner, smarter, and more cost-effective. From the moment it was announced, the agency positioned itself as a watchdog for waste, cutting unnecessary spending and streamlining bureaucracy. Officials have repeatedly claimed $55 billion in cuts, a figure presented as…
A Nation Divided by Headlines America isn’t just politically fractured—it’s informationally fractured. In general, the media ecosystem, whether legacy, mainstream, or conservative, prioritizes outrage over facts, clicks over context, and fear over solutions. Instead of providing a shared foundation for public debate, media coverage reinforces division, shaping entirely different versions of reality depending on where…
At the end of this last week, we’ve all seen significant examples of how the Musk/Trump administration’s approach prioritizes speed over stability, disruption over expertise, and political convenience over institutional integrity. Instead of a steady hand managing critical government functions, decisions are being made with a privately held startup tech mentality—where rushing forward without understanding…
Update: The White House Escalates Its Attack on the Associated Press (February 14, 2025) What began as a single reporter being barred from an event has now escalated into a full-scale ban. The White House has indefinitely revoked the Associated Press’ access to presidential events, including Oval Office briefings and Air Force One travel, over…
Note – this was initially a post on Facebook, copied and reformatted to this website. On Sunday, February 9, 2025, three of the most powerful figures in the country—Vice President JD Vance, billionaire Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump—condemned a federal judge’s decision to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Treasury Department…
Note – this was initially a post on Facebook, copied and reformatted to this website. The dismantling of USAID isn’t about fraud. It’s not about waste. And it’s certainly not about making government more efficient. Instead, it’s a test case for a new era of governance—one where facts are optional, reality is shaped by cherry-picked…
Note – this was initially a post on Facebook, copied and reformatted to this website. – And It’s Coming from “Small Government Conservatives” The Musk/Trump administration has launched a wave of executive orders, initiatives, and policy shifts, with the scale and rapid pace of these changes leaving policymakers, businesses, and even supporters struggling to keep…
Note – this was initially a post on Facebook, copied and reformatted to this website. A Government Payment System in Peril In the span of just a few days, the U.S. Treasury Department—the system that processes every federal payment, including Social Security, Medicare, military salaries, and government contracts—has been compromised. A 25-year-old Musk operative, Marko…
Note – this was initially a post on Facebook, copied and reformatted to this website. An Unprecedented Power Grab Elon Musk has taken control of critical government functions in an unconstitutional and unprecedented power grab under the guise of “government efficiency.” Through the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk now wields control over…
