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The agency has been thrown into turmoil with inside sources saying the future of America's tax collection itself is teetering on the edge of collapse.

Just fucking drama bullshit. Everybody is so indispensable. Every position is so vital.

[/QUOTE]Just fucking drama bullshit. Everybody is so indispensable. Every position is so vital. [/QUOTE]

All my leftist acquaintances are loosing their minds and frothing at the mouth. Every job cut is no social security for old people or Veterans left out in the cold or children with no food or education. Posts are copy and pasted from some rag like it’s fact and oh how smart they are. I am wondering if they can keep it up for 4 years.

It seems like the last several decades have shown that although there are likely some good conscientious people working in government positions, it appears that many get hired realize they don't have to do much, then more need to be hired as things aren't getting done.

I know this as former companies hired some of those conscientious workers who were appalled by their surroundings.

Speaking of which, although I think we all agree that a lot of useless people, bogus contracts and over spends need to be curtailed. I know two people, working in the private sector who were just laid off due to cancellation of government contracts. Both avid Trump supporters who are now thinking "What the hell??"

Judge Blocks Deportation of 5 Venezuelans With Suspected Ties to Tren de Aragua Gang
A court has granted an emergency order blocking the potential deportation of Venezuelan detainees under the wartime Alien Enemies Act.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration not to deport five Venezuelan nationals in a lawsuit filed ahead of Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely used law allowing for quick deportation of foreigners during times of war or invasion.

Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered a paperless order on March 15, citing “exigent circumstances” in granting a request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others to block the deportation of the Venezuelan plaintiffs identified in the case.

Boasberg’s order bars the deportation of the five Venezuelan men, accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal gang, for a period of two weeks, while further legal proceedings play out.
The lawsuit, filed early Saturday by the ACLU and Democracy Forward, preemptively challenged President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, which would be used to justify the deportations of the five Venezuelan plaintiffs, who are currently detained in Texas.
Later in the day, Trump issued a proclamation invoking the wartime law, noting that Tren de Aragua is a Foreign Terrorist Organization and asserting that many of its members have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are “conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions” against the country.
The proclamation also states that Tren de Aragua “is perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States,” and that the gang’s members are “alien enemies” posing a danger to the country. Trump also ordered all Tren de Aragua members to be immediately arrested and deported.

The ACLU and Democracy Forward contend in their memo in support of a request for a temporary restraining order that the plaintiffs have “compelling asylum claims” and that the administration wrongly classified them as “alien enemies” under the AEA [Alien Enemies Act]—a classification that allows them to be quickly deported if there’s a declared war or “any invasion or predatory incursion.”
The judge’s order blocking deportation was entered before the Trump administration had filed a response to the allegations. The Justice Department, which is representing the Trump administration in the case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Epoch Times.
In his first day back in office, Trump signed a proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border, claiming that “America’s sovereignty is under attack” from cartels, criminal gangs, human traffickers, and the illegal entry of aliens.
The proclamation explicitly refers to an “invasion” that has caused “widespread chaos and suffering” in the United States, while directing federal agencies to take immediate action to address what Trump described as a “present danger and imminent threat” associated with illegal immigration.

The ACLU and Democracy Forward contend, however, that the United States is neither at war with Venezuela nor facing an invasion from a foreign government, and so the Trump administration’s potential use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport the Venezuelan men is illegitimate.
“The vagueness and breadth of the expected Proclamation, along with the government’s haphazard process for accusing individuals of affiliation with Tren de Aragua, will undoubtedly result in fear and uncertainty about the Proclamation’s scope, and will chill immigrants in their day-to-day activities and the exercise of their basic constitutional rights,” the groups wrote in the motion.

“In addition, Defendants’ extraordinary and atextual invocation of a war power, outside of the context of an actual or imminent war, raises grave concerns about Defendants’ unjustified invocation of war powers more generally—and the broader stability of the United States’ legal order,” they added.

In siding with the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order blocking deportation, the judge noted that the groups had satisfied the four factors needed to grant preliminary relief. These are: likelihood of success on the merits, probability of suffering irreparable harm, the balance of equities tipping in the plaintiffs’ favor, and an injunction being in the public interest.

The judge scheduled a March 17 hearing by videoconference.

Arthur Spitzer, senior counsel at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said in a statement that the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act would represent “yet another dangerous overreach by the administration, designed to support an unchecked mass deportation program, all while bypassing the necessary judicial review.”

Trump has repeatedly indicated his intention to invoke the act to combat illegal immigration, including during his Jan. 20 inaugural address.
“By invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities,” he said.

“As commander in chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, and that is exactly what I am going to do. We will do it at a level that nobody has ever seen before,” Trump added.
Since taking office, the president has acted decisively on immigration enforcement, including ordering federal agencies to take immediate action to repel and remove illegal immigrants who cross the border.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...eyMeAHspy%2BR6sGI%3D

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This includes 37 of the most brutal murderers on federal death row, a person who murdered two FBI agents, people who provided military support to Iran, Dr. Fauci, General Milley, the J6 Committee, members of the Biden family, and hundreds of drug dealers. Every warrant in this group was signed with an autopen...

Pam Bondi should go after Dr. Fauci.

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people who provided military support to Iran, Dr. Fauci, General Milley, the J6 Committee, members of the Biden family, and hundreds of drug dealers.

Pam Bondi should go after Dr. Fauci.[/QUOTE]

And Milley, fucking traitor.

Milley is a traitor, but I don't think he'll be prosecuted for it. Dr. Fauci is responsible or at least complicit in the death of over a million people in the US alone. The least they can do is launch and investigation and bring some charges. This "blanket pardon" won't hold up.

I don’t know about you guys, but it appears that EDS; Elon Derangement Syndrome is really starting to outpace TDS.

Anyone else seeing this?

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I don’t know about you guys, but it appears that EDS; Elon Derangement Syndrome is really starting to outpace TDS.

Anyone else seeing this?

Yep, big time.

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Milley is a traitor, but I don't think he'll be prosecuted for it.

No, but he could be recalled, busted down to a Private E-1, and given a dishonorable.

Bondi is too busy going on Fox News talking about the Kennedy files, UFO files, etc...That's a full-time job.

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I don’t know about you guys, but it appears that EDS; Elon Derangement Syndrome is really starting to outpace TDS.

Anyone else seeing this?

Oh yeah. They are big mad at Elon.

US Navy Announces Voluntary Separation For Transgender Sailors

https://www.zerohedge.com/poli...-transgender-sailors

The Department of the Navy on March 13 announced voluntary separation for sailors with a current diagnosis or history of gender dysphoria, as it will only recognize the male and female sexes, “with gender being immutable.”

The update affects military service eligibility, and sailors “impacted by these changes may request voluntary separation,” the department said in a statement. The department said it will not make active efforts to identify individuals with gender dysphoria.

“Waivers for retention or accession may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Sailors eligible for voluntary separation pay will receive twice the amount of involuntary separation pay, though this is not available to those with fewer than six or more than 20 years of service,” the statement reads.

Those who opt for voluntary separation will be placed in an administrative absence status, with full pay and benefits, until their separation is complete. The Navy has committed to the “privacy and dignity” of those impacted by the policy change.

Furthermore, the Navy said that those who separate voluntarily do not need to repay education benefits or bonuses previously received.

According to an official Navy document released by Terence G. Emmert, acting secretary of the Navy, sailors have until March 28 to request voluntary separation.

The Navy’s decision was made according to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14168, titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”

The Navy document further says that a history of cross-sex hormone therapy, sex reassignment, or genital reconstruction surgery as part of gender-related treatments will be deemed disqualifying for military service applicants.

Waivers may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the secretary of the Navy.

To be eligible for the waiver, military personnel or applicants must demonstrate 36 consecutive months of stability in the individual’s sex and other important areas of functioning while meeting applicable standards associated with their sex.

Trump Cancels Biden’s Authorizations
In January 2021, after being elected as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning the prior Trump administration’s stance on transgender military members.

At the time, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said that all transgender individuals “who wish to serve in the United States military and can meet the appropriate standards shall be able to do so openly and free from discrimination.” The personnel were allowed to serve as their self-identified gender.

Biden’s policy change also ensured that all medically necessary transition-related treatments were made available to service members.

Trump’s executive order, issued the same day he began his second term, ordered that women’s rights be defended and protected, along with using accurate language regarding the distinction between the two sexes. He said that henceforth, women will be recognized as biologically female and men as biologically male.

Privacy in intimate spaces shall be enforced, said the order.

“Agencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology,” according to the order.

On Feb. 14, the U.S. Army said on its official X social media account: “The USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members.

“Effective immediately, all new accessions for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria are paused, and all unscheduled, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition for Service members are paused.”

On Feb. 28, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a statement saying that service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria “will soon be processed for separation by their respective services.”

Moreover, the use of pronouns will be based on the individual’s sex. “In keeping with good order and discipline, salutations (e.g., addressing a senior officer as ‘Sir’ or ‘Ma’am’) must also reflect an individual’s sex,” according to a DOD policy memorandum.

https://www.defense.gov/Portal...ess_P&R_Guidance.pdf


Navy details separation process for transgender personnel

https://www.navytimes.com/news...ansgender-personnel/

A U.S. Navy administrative order released Thursday outlined a new policy that forces transgender service members to separate from the military.

The guidelines, intended for military personnel who the order states “have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria,” stated that the Navy will revoke exceptions that allowed troops to follow the standards of a sex different from their “identification in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.”

The latter is a database of information for every uniformed service member, according to the Defense Department website.

Cross-sex hormone therapy will be allowed to continue while personnel are employed by the Defense Department, “if recommended by a DoD health care provider.”

The order recommended that service members with a “diagnosis of gender dysphoria” consult with a Defense Department health care provider for mental health counseling.

Active-duty and Reserve transgender service members can request voluntary separation or retirement, if eligible, no later than March 28, with some service members eligible for voluntary separation pay that equates to twice the amount of involuntary separation pay, according to the order. Those who volunteer will receive an honorable discharge, per another Navy order.

Once a request is placed, personnel will receive a non-deployable status.

Service members who fail to submit a voluntary separation or retirement request will face involuntary separation.

About those Tren de Aragua gang members...


https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1901245427216978290

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Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).

The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.

Over time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable. As of today, it costs $200 million per year.

On this occasion, the U.S. has also sent us 23 MS-13 members wanted by Salvadoran justice, including two ringleaders. One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure.

This will help us finalize intelligence gathering and go after the last remnants of MS-13, including its former and new members, money, weapons, drugs, hideouts, collaborators, and sponsors.

As always, we continue advancing in the fight against organized crime. But this time, we are also helping our allies, making our prison system self-sustainable, and obtaining vital intelligence to make our country an even safer place. All in a single action.

May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States.

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"The deportations came just hours after US District Judge James Boasberg temporarily blocked the Trump administration from invoking the 18th century Alien Enemies Act to swiftly boot the gangbangers from the country without a formal hearing.

Two flights to El Salvador were in the air when the order came down, and the Trump administration decided the ruling did not apply because the planes were “outside US airspace,” Axios reported."

https://nypost.com/2025/03/16/...torious-mega-prison/

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Chuckle! I’d bet the judge is livid.

Yup, time to give these SOB activist judges the middle finger.

https://x.com/seanmdav/status/1901321458648781148

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If this is true, what was the specific case and ruling; give a citing as it’s rather difficult to sort through the court registers.

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If this is true, what was the specific case and ruling; give a citing as it’s rather difficult to sort through the court registers.

Not difficult to find. Took me 5 minutes:

https://supreme.justia.com/cas...eral/us/335/160/#top


Ludecke v. Watkins, 335 U.S. 160 (1948)

U.S. Supreme Court
Ludecke v. Watkins, 335 U.S. 160 (1948)
Ludecke v. Watkins
No. 723
Argued May 3-4, 1948
Decided June 21, 1948
335 U.S. 160
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Under authority of the Alien Enemy Act of 1798, which empowers the President, whenever there is a "declared war" between the United States and any foreign country, to provide for the removal of alien enemies from the United States, the President, on July 14, 1945, directed the removal of all alien enemies "deemed by the Attorney General to be dangerous" to the public safety. The Attorney General, on January 18, 1946, ordered removal of petitioner, a German national, from the United States. Challenging the validity of the removal order, petitioner instituted habeas corpus proceedings in the Federal District Court to secure his release from detention under the order.