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Terrible, Horrible Hostage Deal Announced
/in DrRichSwier.com, Gun Rights, National Security, Regulation, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Let me preface this post but saying I have not written about the ongoing news reports on this proposed hostage deal partly because I didn’t want to believe Israel would make such a terrible mistake. Hamas is incapable of keeping any agreement and so I hoped it would fall apart at […]
Think TikTok’s Bad? Check Out The Latest Chinese App Driving American Kids Wild
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller If you thought TikTok was bad, just wait until you hear about RedNote. As the Supreme Court weighs the future of TikTok, teen girls obsessed with the app aren’t taking any chances. They’ve already begun to migrate to another Chinese psyop, a new social media app endearingly called “RedNote.” The real name of […]
Gay Choirs, Trans Cafes And Social Justice Art: What LA Spent Money On While Cutting Its Fire Budget
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The City of Los Angeles cut funding for its fire department and allocated thousands of dollars to various progressive programs, including a “Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe” and a Gay Men’s Chorus. Fires swept through Southern California on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of homes in Los Angeles County, and high winds only fueled […]
‘Excuses Go Up In Flames’: California Dems Paved The Way For Los Angeles To Be Consumed By ‘The Big One’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Southern California was known for years to be vulnerable to potentially devastating wildfires, but Democratic officials did not take sufficient action before proceeding to botch the response to fires currently devastating the Los Angeles area. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to follow through on a signature 2019 initiative to revamp the state’s approach to […]
“APOCALYPTIC SCENES”: Los Angeles Wildfires Rage Out of Control Due to Catastrophic Failure of Democrat Policies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report This catastrophic LA fire was not a question of if but when. Democrats wouldn’t let the power companies clear the brush and trees from their power lines. A hell made by evil men. California is on the water, on the ocean but they’ve run out of water. There’s no water in […]
The True Cost of Wind Energy — Wind energy is one of our MOST EXPENSIVE energy options!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. When I wrote the original version of this last year, some attentive readers said that although my list of ten costs were spot-on, I should have added more. My original list was intended to be a summary, not all inclusive. That said I believe that se veral of their suggested additions are not trivial, […]
‘Government Overreach’: Liz Warren’s Favorite Agency Just Granted Itself New Powers To Regulate Checking Accounts
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The lame duck Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule in December to curb overdraft penalties in what experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation is an example of government overreach that will ravage low-income Americans. The CFPB — an agency that is considered the brainchild of Democratic Massachusetts Sen. […]
My 2024 Commentaries: July thru December, by Topic
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Energy, Environment, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Religion, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. A helpful way for you to check out my 2024 Critical Thinking commentaries that you may have missed Since we are at the end of 2024, let’s look back. As I continue to add readers, some of them are probably not aware of Critical Thinking commentaries I published earlier in the […]
Chip Roy Says Mike Johnson Does Not Have Votes For Speaker Despite Trump’s Endorsement
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes among the House Republican conference to continue serving as speaker despite President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of Johnson on Monday. The House is slated to vote to select a speaker for the upcoming Congress on Friday. […]
Mike Johnson Still In Jeopardy As Some House Republicans Remain Unconvinced After Trump Endorsement
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Speaker of the House Mike Johnson may not be in the clear yet despite getting a reelection endorsement from Donald Trump, with several House Republicans saying they still haven’t decided if they’ll support him. Since Johnson mishandled a government shutdown fight two weeks ago, he’s had to gain back the trust of several […]
NEW YORK: Gov. Hochul Signs Law Forcing Energy Companies To Pay Billions in the Name of Climate Hoax
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The increasingly deranged Governor Kathy Hochul signed Climate (hoax) Superfund legislation forcing customers to pay more for Democrat pork. Hochul approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to fork over a staggering $75 billion to the state for ‘carbon emissions’ and allegedly contributing to ‘climate change.’ Representatives for […]
10 New Ideas to Make America’s Economy Great Again in 2025
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Signal Here’s my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025. 1. Slash Job-Killing Regulations The regulatory state is a $2 trillion tax on the American economy. We all want worker safety, a clean environment, and consumer protections, but in too many cases […]
Rand Paul Releases Report Detailing $1,000,000,000,000 In Gov’t Waste. Here Are The Worst Offenders
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released a report on Monday outlining more than $1 trillion in government waste from the past year. WATCH: Rand Paul exposes Biden admin for wasting $1 trillion The 2024 “Festivus” report highlighted various instances of wasteful government spending from the federal government, including a pickleball complex in Las […]
The Third Spending Bill Passes the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Featured, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Democrats’ big bloated monster heist has been foiled. Democrat thieves lost. 118 pages down from over 1,500 pages. Shutdown averted. WATCH: President Trump and Americans get a Huge Win in Congress with the Continuing Resolution vote Elon Musk: “I’m suspicious of laws that are longer than The Lord of the Rings script.” […]
Democrats Kill Clean Continuing Resolution and Shut Down Government to ‘Fight for Globalist Censorship Bullsh*t’
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) Well it seems that the Democrats just don’t get it. The 2024 election was won by President-elect Trump to change what is happening in Washington, D.C. particularly the massive government spending of taxpayers dollars. Forbes reported, “President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released a statement […]
Mike Johnson’s Broken Promises On CR May Have Just Cost Him The Speakership
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing serious blowback from those in his own party for trying to push through a continuing resolution filled with unnecessary spending. Sources on Capitol Hill, including both lawmakers and their staff, told the Caller Johnson may have cost himself the Speaker’s job with the […]
ROOKE: House Speaker Gives Tone Deaf Speech Defending The Swamp’s Last Funding Stunt Before Trump Comes Home
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller House Speaker Mike Johnson is promoting a pork-filled spending resolution that would give Congress more power and waste billions of taxpayer dollars, making this the coal in Americans’ Christmas stockings. Johnson promised members (and voters) under his leadership that massive spending bills would be an open process led by committee chairs. He also […]
Deep State Officials Opposing Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Have Close Ties To Defense Contractors, Censorship Tools
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Numerous officials that signed a letter opposing Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) are tied to groups targeting “election misinformation,” left-wing organizations, intelligence agencies and defense contractors. Certain members of Foreign Policy for America, the group behind the letter, are linked to entities from Lockheed Martin to George Soros’s Open […]
Trump Reportedly Looks To Privatize U.S. Postal Service
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly looking to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post in a report published Sunday. Trump has made known his desire to detach the USPS from the federal government in conversations at his Mar-a-Lago estate, sources informed the outlet, […]
PODCAST: Another Shocking Attack on American Freedoms—The National Debt
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV GUEST KURT COUCHMAN Kurt Couchman Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy, at Americans for Prosperity. Kurt’s Experience is in congressional affairs, legislative drafting and review, policy analysis and advocacy, coalition building, public speaking and writing. Kurt’s Specialties are: Economic policy generally, budget, health care, defense, foreign affairs, trade, congressional […]
The DNC is now ‘consigned to the wilderness.’ What now for the GOP?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) “Unfortunately, the Democratic Party has the stench of losers written all over the party. And I’m sorry, I’m speaking as a Democrat myself. It brings me no joy to say it. But I feel like Democrats are going to be consigned to the wilderness for at […]
Is this a joke? Biden Holds ‘profound hope’ Trump will ‘preserve’ his ‘strong economy’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Featured, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story President Joe Biden, during one of his last speeches as commander in chief, said it is his wish that President-elect Donald Trump will “build” on his economic success over the last four years. BREITBART — Under Biden’s plan of “Bidenomics,” inflation soared, gas prices spiked, credit card debt exploded, […]
President-Elect Donald J. Trump: ‘I just rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) I just left the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell, and here is my promise to EVERY American: WE WILL MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN! This is my plan: I will end inflation, and make America affordable again! I will make America the dominant […]
TREASON: Days after Trump’s victory, Biden-Harris regime sent Iran ANOTHER $10,000,000,000
/in DrRichSwier.com, National Security, Politics, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Isn’t treason giving aid and comfort to the enemy? How is this not treason? They’re chanting “Death to America” over in Tehran, and waging jihad around the region with money Old Joe is sending them. “The Biden State Department maintains that Iran is only permitted to use the funds for humanitarian needs.” […]
PODCAST: What To Expect — Trump Admin First 100 Days
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Host Joseph Backholm is joined by FRC Action’s Matt Carpenter as they discuss what we can expect to see from the Trump administration’s first 100 days in office. Everyone knows that Trump is a man with a plan, but what does that plan entail? Joseph and Matt discuss Trump’s priorities, his […]
Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL): Time to Trim the Fat
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Congressman Vern Buchanan Congress has not balanced the budget in more than two decades but it spends roughly $6.7 billion a year—nearly $1 trillion more than it was just five years ago. To understand just how much of that spending is wasteful, consider the following. In just one year, the federal government spent: $100 […]
Nice Work If You Can Get It? What a New Report Reveals About Federal Employees
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Government Transparency, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Signal Bring on the DOGE revolution. An explosive new report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Caucus, notes that fewer than 1 of out every 10 federal employees (6%) work in an office full time, citing an April survey. “If you exclude security guards & maintenance […]
Trump Reportedly Has Ace Up His Sleeve For Countries That Refuse To Take Back Their Illegal Migrants
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The incoming Trump administration is reportedly devising a plan to remove illegal migrants from the United States, even if their home countries refuse to accept them. Illegal migrants that have been ordered deported by an immigration judge, but hail from a country that refuses to take them back, may be sent […]
DOGE Zeroes in on $150 Billion Spent on Illegal Immigration in Single Year
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council As the U.S. continues to accumulate debt at a record pace, entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are calling attention to tens of billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on illegal immigrants. Citing a Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) study, DOGE posted on […]
VIDEO: Americans Are Paying $220 Million To Pakistan Government To House Illegals at Roosevelt Hotel in NYC
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report “This is Nuts,” Ramaswamy Blasts NYC’s $220 MN Deal with Pakistan’s Hotel | Firstpost America New York City’s $220 million deal to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistan’s government, has sparked outrage. The iconic Manhattan hotel, now used to house undocumented migrants, is part of Pakistan’s efforts to tackle its […]