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CodeRedGate is not going away. Neither is SignalGate.

The story about the killing of the two survivors on the drug boat is changing from being called “fake news” by Secretary of Defense Hegseth to the survivors who were clinging on the wreckage was trying to restart the burning boat and continue their drug run. The Admiral in charge of the operation will be testifying in the House this morning. Time Magazine has a good article on Hegseth’s changing story.

The SignalGate report is out today. Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth is under scrutiny again. The report by the Pentagon Inspector General has been released. It states “Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. servicemembers by sharing sensitive military information on the Signal messaging app”. DUH! The report also states Hegseth refused to turn over his phone to the IG. NPR has details. Trump is expected to claim the report clears Hegseth of any wrongdoing. In fact Hegseth has already posted “Case closed” on twitter.

Well, at least we aren’t talking about the Epstein files….oh wait… Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island. The US Virgin Islands provided the images after a subpoena. BBC has the story.

He fell asleep just like Sleepy Joe.

The attack on the drug boat situation is getting worse for the Secretary of Defense. His story has changed a number of times now claiming he never saw the survivors and didn’t know of the second strike. Days after the event he was on Fox News claiming he saw the entire event. Senator Rand Paul said “Hegseth is either lying about second boat strike or incompetent”. He and Trump are now blaming the Admiral who was in charge of the operation. The Admiral is scheduled to attend a hearing on the situation on Thursday. A video from 2016 of Hegseth shows him saying that there must be consequences for those in the military who break the law. View it below as covered by MSNOW.

Trump fell asleep a number of times during the ass kissing segment of a cabinet meeting. Prior to the segment Trump spewed a number of lies including that drug prices have been reduced by 500%-900% and the economy is roaring. He then went around the table letting each cabinet member tell him how great he is and praising his leadership for burying the Epstein files. During this time Trump fell asleep a number of times. You can watch the entire meeting below. The ass kissing session begins at about 30:15.

Trump was up all night making 160 truth social tweets in just a couple of hours. The tweets were mostly conspiracy theories and rantings of an unhinged lunatic. Now wonder why he fell asleep during the cabinet meeting.

DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED? It’s day 315

Code Red Gate just got more serious. Department of Defense Pete Hegseth blamed the second attack on the drug boat which killed 2 survivors of the first attack on Admiral Frank Bradley. The White House Press Secretary confirmed the order to kill the survivors was given by Bradley claiming he was well within his authority. This doesn’t make sense. Someone higher up gave Bradley the order, that being Pete Hegseth. Bradley has served honorably for over 30 years. He knows better. He will be speaking to a House Committee in the coming days and will not be the fall guy for Hegseth. If he did authorize this attack he will be held accountable. You can read about Admiral Bradley here. Keep up with this issue at ABC.

Trump pardons a drug lord. While keeping America safe by bombing boat filled with drugs Trump has pardoned Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. Hernandez was convicted of drug smuggling, specifically $400 Million of drugs. He also took bribes during his campaign from Joaquín Guzmán, the infamous Mexican cartel leader known as “El Chapo”, The investigation into Hernandez began under the first trump administration. Hernandez was extradited to the United States and was convicted by a jury to 45 years in prison. Trump claims “He was treated so unfairly”. Sounds familiar?

And by the way.

LTJG Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red?!
Col Jessup: YOU’RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID!!!

I’m taking one for the team.

Every morning I listen to the top stories on Morning Joe so you don’t have to do it. Today I am starting a new series called What the Hell Did Trump Do Today? I will post Monday-Friday with Monday’s post wrapping up the weekend. Hopefully you will find it informative and enough information to understand the issue. With that let’s start with day #314.

On Thanksgiving Trump referred to Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz as “retarded” in a Thanksgiving message to America. This prompted an Indiana Senator to change his vote to oppose a re-redistricting effort because his daughter has Down syndrome and he was insulted by the slur. The Senator obviously wasn’t insulted when trump mocked a disabled American in 2016, or called Mexicans rapists, or his comments about women, gays, muslims, jews, and law enforcement. Trump also referred to a reporter as “stupid” when she asked for him to clarify his administrations vetting of the DC shooter. You can watch the video here.

According to the Washington Post the Department of Defense Hegseth is under fire for authorizing the murder of two survivors of a suspected boat carrying drugs. Senator Mark Kelly stated the Senate Armed Services will hold a public hearing on potentially illegal military orders. This is exactly the situation Kelly was warning the members of the military about in the video made by him and 5 other veteran Congressman. Those who carried out this illegal order could be held accountable. Maybe Kelly got wind of this murder and made the video to prevent further illegal actions that would land military members in jail. When asked about the situation Trump replied “I really don’t know anything about the situation or who Hegseth is. I’ve never met him before”. This story won’t go away.

At least we are not talking about the Epstein files.

Do I really need to answer that?

After just 9 months on the job the Department of Government Efficiency it is dead. It’s over. DOGE is DONE and the results are staggering. According to research by Rachel Hurley DOGE has resulted in a loss to the United States:

Here’s what the receipts actually show. A Senate investigation found DOGE generated $21.7 billion in waste. Not savings. Waste. The bulk of that – $14.8 billion – went to paying approximately 200,000 federal employees not to work for up to eight months through the Deferred Resignation Program.

But it is much worse. Take some time to read her article. Here is a summary:

• $6.1 billion covered the costs of involuntary separations and administrative leave for people who were fired, then hired back
• productivity losses, paid leave, firing and rehiring mistakes – hit $135 billion
• DOGE-driven workforce cuts would cause a 10% drop in tax revenue – more than $500 billion in lost collections for this year alone.
• DOGE’s entire claimed savings – $205 billion, according to their own website – is dwarfed by the tax revenue they helped rich people avoid paying

And no, there is NOBODY collecting social security who are over 125 years old. That was debunked over and over again. Google it. DOGE ended up being a disaster for the United States and for Elon Musk. May it rest in pieces and let’s give it a high five salute.

If Babin could be embarrassed he would be, but he isn’t.

A couple of folks went to Babin’s office to ask why he will vote NO on releasing the Epstein files. The staffer finally gave the canned response that they provide to everyone who calls, on any subject, “I haven’t talked to the Congressman about that issue but I will bring it up to his attention”. (Or something like that) Click on the video and watch.

But what the video shows is the staffer’s computer screen with a pic of Trump when he mocked a disabled individual. You can watch the video here. You have to be one giant asshole to mock someone with a disability. You have to be a bigger asshole to support that person. And Babin’s staff member, Sam, is an asshole.

Watch the video.

It’s Scott Bowen.

The former CCISD Trustee who was ousted in 2024 by a conservative republican has brought out his nails in the race for House District 129 GOP primary. Not quite sure why the nails have to be sharpened or used. Scott is the darling of the Republican Party. He has lots of endorsements by the extremists of the Party including Little Baby Briscoe Cain and Money Mayes Middleton. Even Greg Abbott has endorsed him, although his endorsement didn’t help Bowen’s recruited candidates in CFISD. They got wiped out. I’m just waiting for Bowen to accept the endorsement from a suspected pedophile.

But regardless, Bowen is attacking his opponent, Bob Mitchell. Bob is one of those old fashion Republican who believes in acting honorably, making relationships to make accomplishments, and not being an awkward jerk off like Scott. According to Scott, Bob has a home in Comal County and is taking a homestead exemption. Maybe Scott thinks that would disqualify him from running but lawsuits by the Harris County Attorney against Dave Wilson failed for the very same situation. You can read about Wilson here.

But if by chance Bowen gets his ass beaten in the primary he will be the first one at the courthouse to file suit and whine about it. We will see. BTW Mitchell is head and shoulders better than Scott. Besides Bowen’s support of school vouchers, ending CRT which was never taught in CCISD schools, and rallying against diversity, equality, and inclusion, Bowen hasn’t accomplished much and probably wouldn’t accomplish much as a State Representative. He doesn’t get along with others. If elected he will take a knee and do whatever Abbott tells him to do.

The primary is in March.

Congressman Brian Babin and Randy Weber. This is just plain sick.

With the swearing in of Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva of Arizona there are now enough votes for a discharge petition to release the entire Epstein files concerning sex trafficking of children. What is a discharge petition?

A discharge petition is a legislative maneuver in the U.S. House of Representatives that allows a majority of members to force a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote, bypassing the committee and party leadership. To be successful, it requires the signatures of 218 members (an absolute majority) to bring the measure directly to the floor. 

As expected, local Congressman Brian Babin and Randy Weber did not sign the discharge petition and will not vote in favor of releasing the files. Yesterday Trump and members of the cabinet talked with Congresswoman Lauren “reach around” Boebert trying to persuade her to change her vote on the petition. It failed. The petition must pass the House then the Senate and Trump will have to sign it. Of course Trump will veto it.

So who in the House and Senate will be the Guardians Of Pedophiles, those who are accused of sex trafficking children? You can call Babin and Weber but they are either not answering the phone or will give a generic “I have not talked with the Congressman on this issue” excuse. (202) 225-1555 (202) 225-2831

It’s his buddy. Donald.

Greg Abbott picked a hell of a day to brag about an endorsement from a suspected pedophile, Donald Trump. Just days after our State Representative Dennis Paul bragged about accepting an endorsement from a convicted felon Abbott does one better. The very next day thousands of emails implicating Trump in a sex trafficking ring were released and now everyone has forgotten the failing economy, outrageous health care increases, and home insurance going out the roof.

I can remember when being endorsed by anyone accused of sexual misconduct would result in resignations and press conferences condemning the endorsement. Candidates would run to the. microphone. Instead Abbott and other Republicans embraces the endorsement of a suspected child rapist. Jesus Christ, what the hell has happened to the Republican Party?

With his acceptance of an endorsement from a suspected child rapist, Abbott is not only physically crippled, he is now morally crippled.