This Week in the World Affairs Brief

TRUMP’S GREATEST FISCAL SUCCESS FOLLOWED BY A VERY BAD IDEA

The Left is in a panic this week after Trump announced that he is shutting down USAID— the US Agency for International Development, which has been used for decades to quietly fund many radical leftist and woke causes around the world. Even I was shocked by all the evil funding flowing out of USAID, but then the State Department has also been a hotbed of radical leftist activism and promotion. Newly appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the process of eliminating all that. Will the Deep Left tolerate this? Not without a fight. I expect a flurry of lawsuits to be filed shortly in front of reliable Deep State judges to slam injunctions on any attempts to halt these payments. Donald Trump can be pleased with himself after having done more to cut down on politicized government funding in the first two weeks of his term than any president in the past has ever even contemplated. But heady success tends to inflate Trump’s sense of invincibility, which may explain what led him to propose the nearly irrational scheme of deporting all the Palestinians from Gaza, taking full possession of it by the USA and rebuilding it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” This single incredible proposal would easily eclipse all his budget gains with DOGE and trimming USAID to eliminate millions, perhaps even billions in government waste, only to waste trillions on a real estate boondoggle in what is currently the most unstable and contested piece of land in the world. To receive a free one-time sample of the Brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a Sample on the left.

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Big Deportation Raids Begin In Tren De Aragua-Infested Aurora, Colorado

ZeroHedge

The ATF's Denver division announced on X that its agents and Department of Justice partners are assisting Homeland Security and other federal law enforcement agencies in citywide "immigration enforcement efforts" today. The metro area is controlled by far-left globalist lawmakers who pushed sanctuary city policies and, in return, flooded some areas, such as Aurora, with members of the violent and heavily armed Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Pentagon Drafting Plans To Pull All US Troops From Syria, Fulfilling Longtime Trump Pledge

ZeroHedge

"The Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria, two U.S. defense officials told NBC News on Tuesday." The NBC report adds, "President Donald Trump and officials close to him recently expressed interest in pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, the officials said, leading Pentagon officials to begin drawing up plans for a full withdrawal in 30, 60 or 90 days."

Moderna Stock Dumps After RFK Advances To Full Senate Vote

ZeroHedge

"I’ve had very intense conversations with Bobby and the White House over the weekend and even this morning," Cassidy said in a statement posted to X before the vote. "I want to thank VP JD specifically for his honest counsel. With the serious commitments I’ve received from the administration and the opportunity to make progress on the issues we agree on like healthy foods and a pro-American agenda, I will vote yes." Last week, Cassidy - a physician, looked like he was a 'no,' grilling RFK over his vaccine stance and demanding that Kennedy renounce his anti-vaccine activism. Kennedy declined, prompting intense discussions between the two over the weekend.

China Strikes Back With Tariffs On US Goods, Google Probe

ZeroHedge

"This can be interpreted as a warning shot to US enterprises with a high-dependency on China's market," Lynn Song, chief economist for Greater China at ING Bank in Hong Kong, told clients, adding, "There is still hope that tariffs could get quickly unwound or pushed back after face-to-face talks." Song noted that Beijing's counter was "fairly muted retaliation" because levies on US energy account for a small share of China's imports.

"Rank Insubordination": Rubio Says USAID Full Of Rogue Employees

ZeroHedge

"Well, that was always the goal was to reform it, but now we have rank insubordination," Rubio told Fox News, in comments just one day after President Trump announced that Rubio would serve as the acting head of USAID - which itself came after Elon Musk's DOGE team descended upon the agency and revealed that "USAID is a ball of worms. There is no apple. And when there is no apple you just need to get rid of the whole thing. That's why it's got to go. It's beyond repair."

DOJ Seeks Information on FBI Employees Who Investigated Jan. 6

The Epoch Times

Driscoll told FBI workers in a separate message to the FBI workforce that the request encompasses thousands of employees across the country, including himself, “who have supported these investigative efforts.” Bove warned that “additional personnel actions” could follow, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said.

Trudeau Bends The Knee: Canada Will Send 10,000 Troops To Border, Name Fentanyl Czar To Delay Trump Tariffs

ZeroHedge

In what is a carbon copy of Trump's tariff-delaying deal with Mexico, moments ago Canada's outgoing PM, Justin Trudeau, said that he too had bent the knee, i.e. had a "good call" with Trump, and that US tariffs on Canada would be paused for 30 days after Canada - just like Mexico - agreed to send 10,000 troops to the border as part of a $1.3 billion border plan which "reinforces the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl".

Watch: Hornet's Nest Kicked As Raskin, Omar Throw Public Tantrum Over USAID Hostile Takeover

ZeroHedge

Apparently the Trump administration is directly over the target, as Democrats are absolutely freaking out over DOGE's 'hostile takeover' of USAID, which on Monday was folded into the State Department under Marco Rubio. In a nutshell, USAID has been a deep state slush fund used for unmitigated malarkey around the world, and was essentially a money laundering operation that has funded radical organizations linked to terrorists, censorship operations, EcoHealth Alliance, and a laundry list of other anti-American activities.

Trump to Suspend Funding to South Africa Over Land Expropriation

The Epoch Times

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill into law on Jan. 23 that allows provincial and national authorities to “expropriate land in the public interest” for various reasons, “subject to just and equitable compensation being paid.” The expropriation law aims to address racial disparities in land ownership. Thirty years after the apartheid system was abandoned, most farmland remains owned by white people.

Trade Wars Begin: Trump Slaps Tariffs On Canada, Mexico And China; Triggers Immediate Retaliation

ZeroHedge

Just hours after Trump unveiled double-digit tariffs on the three largest US trading partners, Canada and Mexico announced their own plans for retaliatory tariffs on the US. Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late on Saturday that Canada will respond by placing 25% counter-tariffs on C$155 billion ($107 billion) worth of American-made products, with items including beer, wine, bourbon, fruits, fruit juices, vegetables, clothes, perfume, household appliances, plastic, and lumber subject to tariffs. Hilariously, Canada is going especially hard after alcohol produced in Republican states...

Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China

Bleeping Computer

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends patient data to a remote IP address and downloads and executes files on the device. Contec is a China-based company that specializes in healthcare technology, offering a range of medical devices including patient monitoring systems, diagnostic equipment, and laboratory instruments.

Which Senators Are Owned by Big Pharma? RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hearings Are Showing Us

American Greatness

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is the largest recipient of money from Big Pharma, asked Kennedy if healthcare was a human right and then refused to let the HHS nominee answer his question with anything other than a “yes” or “no” answer. Sanders would not let Kennedy differentiate between unalienable rights like free speech and man-made “rights” that create ever-increasing obligations to the government.

Why Does the NYT Continue To Print Front Page Lies About RFK Jr.?

Real Clear Wire

“Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine” To the ordinary reader, the headline says pretty clearly that Kennedy asked his lawyer to revoke the polio vaccine. The headline makes the shocking accusation that Kennedy is in favor of banning the polio vaccine. There is no other way of interpreting it. But it is flagrantly false and a gross distortion of the truth. There is not one polio vaccine; there are six different polio vaccines that are used worldwide. Moreover, Aaron Siri, the lawyer in question, does not represent Kennedy in his petition.

ICE Takes Murderer into Custody After Massachusetts Paroles Him from Prison

Breitbart

During his trial in 2007, prosecutors noted that Polanco had a history of entering the U.S. illegally multiple times and had a habit of hiding behind fake names and false documents. John Fitzpatrick, the instructor of the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project which helped get Polanco released, insisted that the parole board “did its job” reasonably by releasing the violent killer.

Unhinged Liz Warren Badgers RFK Jr. During Wild Confirmation Hearing

ZeroHedge

"No one should be fooled here. As secretary of HHS, Robert Kennedy will have the power to undercut vaccines and vaccine manufacturing across our country," Warren concluded, after rattling off a list of ways in which he could influence his own lawsuits as head of HHS. "Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in," she continued. To which Kennedy replied: "I support vaccines," and accused her of asking him not to sue drug companies.

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