01:00 If you find DEI, you know you are going to find a whole lot of horrible things, dishonesty and corruption. DEI attracts the worst people. Good people don’t mind being judged on merit.
02:00 NYT: Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government: The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/musk-federal-government.html
04:50 John Podhoretz on DOGE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ooM2vRh2ec
12:20 The USAID Drama, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ZPMaddhvg
17:30 We’re at the highest risk for terror attacks since 9-11
29:00 Inez Stepman: Trump is the most competent Republican in decades, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5P6vNRxMcw
30:00 This is the most ruthless [American] right-wing government in a 100 years.
46:00 Christopher Caldwell: The Biggest Policy Change of the Century, https://www.thefp.com/p/christopher-caldwell-dei-trump-executive-order
1:01:00 Donald Trump says the US is taking over Gaza
1:31:00 Mario Nawfal Space, https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1886935358799061274
1:37:30 Al Jazeera reacts to the US taking over Gaza
2:29:00 Elliott Blatt joins to talk about Trump going big
3:26:40 Is The US Going To Annex The Gaza Strip, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3C6VxAn-O4
3:45:40 ABC: Global Affairs Editor John Lyons warns Trump’s future for Gaza risks ‘long-term conflict’
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