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Whitmer’s Michigan Ranks Among The Worst States For Unemployment Rate Change

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If nothing else, Michigan can claim it’s not the worst state in the republic. A new analysis of the state’s unemployment situation ranked Michigan among the states with the worst changes in their unemployment rates. According to a new review from the personal finance site WalletHub, the Wolverine State ranked No. 48, ahead of only Kentucky, Nevada and South Carolina. Nationally, South Dakota, Connecticut, and New Hampshire are ranked as the states with the best unemployment rate changes.

WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia to understand how unemployment rates are changing nationwide. It used six key metrics and compared unemployment rate statistics from December 2024, the latest available data, to key dates in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024. “Michigan’s No. 48 ranking in unemployment indicates some ongoing struggles in the state’s job market,” WalletHub writer and analyst Chip Lupo told The Midwesterner via email.

“While the unemployment rate of 5.0% isn’t the highest, it reflects a 3.2% increase from November 2024 and a 21.6% rise compared to December 2023,” Lupo added. “These numbers point to persistent challenges in Michigan’s economy, suggesting that the state is still dealing with significant employment issues despite overall economic growth. Factors like inflation and shifts in the job market likely play a role in this trend.” Michigan’s jobless numbers are among the worst in the country, and state labor officials conceded that after three consecutive years of jobless rate declines, the state’s annual average unemployment rate rose during 2024.

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COVID, Uncategorized

Sen. Ron Johnson Moves to Expose Fauci’s COVID-Era Emails with Subpoena

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Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t wasting any time now that Republicans hold the Senate. The Wisconsin lawmaker, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has officially subpoenaed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for crucial documents on vaccine safety, including emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci, as reported by The Blaze.

Johnson announced the move on Wednesday, coinciding with the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for a role at HHS. With Republicans regaining control of the Senate after the 2024 elections, Johnson made it clear that his oversight efforts are just beginning.

“Yesterday, I subpoenaed HHS for documents on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic — including a subset of Dr. Fauci’s emails — and the development and safety of the COVID-19 vaccines,” Johnson stated.

“Many of these records should have been turned over to me years ago, but the Biden administration opted to keep Congress and the public in the dark.”

Johnson has long called for transparency in federal health agencies, and he didn’t hold back in his latest statement.

“It is well past time to bring accountability and transparency back to our U.S. health agencies,” he wrote on social media, adding that he expects HHS to comply fully with the subpoena.

For years, Johnson has been pressing for answers. He revealed that he had sent approximately 70 oversight letters regarding the federal COVID response, but the Biden administration either ignored or inadequately addressed them.

Now, he’s putting real pressure on officials to respond, giving them a deadline of February 18.

As Johnson turns up the heat, one of the more curious details of the Biden administration’s final days has resurfaced—Joe Biden’s last-minute preemptive pardon for Dr. Fauci. In what many saw as a shield against incoming scrutiny, Biden issued the pardon to protect Fauci from any potential legal fallout under a Trump administration.

In a statement at the time, Biden defended the move, claiming that investigations into Fauci were “baseless and politically motivated” and only served to “wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families.”

Biden insisted that even innocent individuals suffer lasting reputational damage from such probes, even if they are ultimately cleared.

Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, stepped down from his role in 2023. But his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic remains under scrutiny, with Johnson and other Republicans determined to get answers about government policies, vaccine safety, and public health decisions that shaped the nation’s response.

Johnson made it clear before the election that if Republicans took control, subpoenas would follow. “Just days after being named chairman of the Subcommittee, I have kept my word,” he stated. Now, with his first major subpoena issued, all eyes are on whether HHS will comply—or if they’ll continue stonewalling under new leadership in Washington.

Read More at LifeZette

Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Uncategorized

Tom Homan Destroys Joy Reid After Immigration Remarks: She’s “Dumber than a Box of Rocks”

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Border czar Tom Homan slammed MSNBC host Joy Reid for remarks on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, calling her “dumber than a box of rocks.”

The nationwide ICE operations have already led to the arrest of 4,500 violent criminals, including gang members, kidnappers, murderers, and rapists. The efforts are moving quickly to make America’s cities safe again, another promise President Donald Trump is fulfilling.

During Reid’s show, she referred to the raids as “performative,” while New York Attorney General Letitia James said the enforcement actions were “reckless.”

Watch:

Homan responded to the remarks by saying, “She’s dumber than a box of rocks,” referring to Reid.

“What ICE did in Chicago is saved children. What we did in New York today is save children.”

“Just in Chicago alone, we arrested at least nine sexual predators, most of them child sex predators. We took them off the street,” he stated.

Highlighting the concerns over national security and noting the rise in individuals on the terrorist watch list crossing into the U.S. under Biden, Homan said, “Under Biden, we had a 3,500% increase in people on terrorist watch lists. No, we’re saving this nation.”

“We make America safe again. So they need to get out of the way because we’re coming. We’re going to do it. They’re not going to stop us.”

Earlier this week, ICE reported 1,016 arrests and 814 detainers lodged. The surge in illegal crossings under the Biden administration pushed the country to breaking point, and now it is being reversed by Trump.

Reid’s overage of immigration enforcement saw backlash on social media, with many accusing her of downplaying the risks posed by illegal immigration.

Meanwhile, Conservative commentators said Reid’s rhetoric misrepresents the dangers posed by unchecked migration and undermines ICE’s efforts.

Read More at The Daily Fetched

COVID, Uncategorized

Trump Reinstates Military Personnel Who Refused COVID Vax

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The Trump administration reinstated service members earlier this week who were previously discharged as a result of the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

More than 8,000 servicemembers were kicked out of the U.S. military following a 2021 COVID-19 vaccination policy that required everyone within the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Defense (DoD) receive a dose of the experimental drug. Many of those troops cited religious and personal reasons for their refusal, but were still discharged, according to the Washington Stand.

In an Executive Order posted on Monday, Trump wrote that the “vaccine mandate was an unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary burden on our service members.” It is also believed that Trump is working to get “full back pay for each servicemember that was discharged,” another outlet noted.

Keeping To Promises

Trump said during his inaugural address that he would “reinstate any servicemembers who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate, with full back pay.” 

That promise has at least come true in-part with this latest ruling. “Further, the military unjustly discharged those who refused the vaccine, regardless of the years of service given to our Nation, after failing to grant many of them an exemption that they should have received. Federal Government redress of any wrongful dismissals is overdue,” he added in the EO.

Other Military-Related Orders

On the same day, Trump also ordered an Iron Dome for America, similar to that used by Israel to protect from attack by “ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.”

He further removed those who claim to be “transgender” from service, citing a longstanding DoD policy that servicemembers are ““[f]ree of medical conditions or physical defects that may reasonably be expected to require excessive time lost from duty for necessary treatment or hospitalization.” 

“For the sake of our Nation and the patriotic Americans who volunteer to serve it, military service must be reserved for those mentally and physically fit for duty.  The Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards to ensure our military can deploy, fight, and win, including in austere conditions and without the benefit of routine medical treatment or special provisions,” the order added.

Finally, Trump reinstated a meritocracy-based approach wherein no “individual or group within our Armed Forces should be preferred or disadvantaged on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, or creed.” 

“President Trump has delivered on yet another of his campaign promises. His executive order will restore the American people’s faith and confidence in our military by offering the opportunity for those who were unfairly and improperly discharged to return to military service. Along with Secretary of Defense [Pete] Hegseth, President Trump is taking bold, decisive steps to make our military great again,” Center for Litigation at the America First Policy Institute executive director Michael Berry told the Washington Stand.

Read More at Million Voices

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Meta Employees Restock Men’s Bathrooms with Tampons in “Subtle Rebellion”

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Transgender Meta employees are silently protesting Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to remove tampons from men’s bathrooms by bringing theirs from home and restocking the company’s supplies. 

Shortly after Trump’s victory, Zuckerberg announced various policy changes, including the restoration of freedom of speech, allowing users to freely discuss gender identity issues without violating the platform’s “Hateful Conduct” policy. 

The company also embarked on a process to realign its operations in accordance with the new ideological outlook. Part of that involved removing tampons from the men’s bathrooms, a decision that angered transgender male employees, that is, women who identify as men.

According to the New York Times, those employees started bringing their own tampons and restocking men’s bathrooms with the female sanitary products. “Quietly but unmistakably, the tampons, liners and pads reappeared in many of the men’s bathrooms at Meta’s offices,” the NYT reported, describing their return as a “quiet rebellion that Silicon Valley workers have staged as they grapple with the rightward shift of their bosses.”

Additionally, another group started circulating a petition to return female sanitary products to male bathrooms. However, Meta’s vice president of workplace services dashed their hopes by stating that the company had no intention of revisiting the issue.

It remains unclear if Meta removed female sanitary products from women’s bathrooms. If not, the female employees who identify as men are at liberty to access them without restrictions. This differs greatly from men identifying as women trying to access female bathrooms. In fact, women who identify as men but still need tampons should avoid men’s bathrooms for their safety. 

Meta may be at a loss on whether or how to remove the restocked tampons in male bathrooms without risking a lawsuit. However, it could impose a policy prohibiting employees from refilling the company’s supplies with personal products as a safety measure.

With many tech companies reducing their workforce, Meta might not fear losing a few employees who do not feel welcome or adequately accommodated. The company has already slashed its workforce by a third and still plans to fire more in the coming months.

Subsequently, Meta should consider having fewer employees who aggressively impose their personal ideology on everybody to avoid potential frivolous lawsuits. Doing so would also enhance a conducive teamwork environment where other employees do not have to walk on eggshells.

Nonetheless, the employees’ “subtle resistance” contrasts sharply with their vocal pro-liberal outbursts that marked Trump’s first term in office. With the hiring frenzy over, tech companies have reasserted their control and are not shy of shedding employees involved in active activism against the companies’ interests.

For example, Google fired 28 employees who opposed the company’s contract with the Israeli government. Nine employees were also arrested for trespassing in the company’s two offices, marking the end of an era where pro-Left employees called the shorts.

Tech companies have also embraced Trump in his second term, in what the Times called “a major departure for a tech industry that has typically leaned left and liberal.” Nonetheless, the impacts of their pro-liberal policies over the last decade will take years to fully undo.

Entertainment, Uncategorized

“The View” Hosts Meltdown Over Trump’s Youngest Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt 

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made her first appearance in the briefing room on Tuesday, marking a historic moment as the youngest person to ever hold the position at just 27 years old.

Leavitt, who has promised a fresh approach emphasizing transparency and engagement with non-traditional media, addressed reporters for the first time in her new role.

However, instead of discussing her qualifications or policy approach, the hosts of The View sparked controversy by making comments about Leavitt’s appearance, drawing criticism from viewers and commentators who called their remarks sexist and dismissive.

During a segment discussing Leavitt’s appointment, The View co-host Joy Behar made a remark implying that Leavitt was selected for her looks rather than her experience. “I think she’s probably been put in there because, according to Donald Trump, she’s a ‘10,’” Behar said. “You know that’s what it is!”

Even as another panelist mentioned Leavitt’s government background, the conversation continued in a dismissive tone, suggesting she would not have earned the position under a different administration.

Whoopi Goldberg also took issue with Leavitt’s remarks in her first briefing. “I would like her to do homework. She said something yesterday that pissed me off, that was, ‘there will be no wokeness here.’ Let me explain, without that wokeness, you might not have that job,” Goldberg said.

The comments quickly ignited backlash, with many criticizing the hosts for undermining Leavitt’s qualifications and reducing her appointment to her physical appearance. Social media users pointed out the double standard, arguing that if a conservative commentator had made similar remarks about a liberal woman in office, there would have been widespread outrage.

“Well, to be fair, there’s not a chance in hell she got her job on The View because of her looks,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

“If jobs are based on looks, how did these hosts get on air?” another user remarked.

Despite the dismissive tone of the discussion on The View, Leavitt’s resume demonstrates extensive experience in political communications.

Before being named White House press secretary, she served as the national press secretary for the Trump 2024 campaign. She also worked as the communications director for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and previously served as an assistant press secretary in the Trump White House. Additionally, Leavitt has held roles in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence and was a spokesperson for a pro-Trump super PAC.

Leavitt holds degrees in communications and political science and has developed a reputation as a skilled and articulate conservative voice.

The incident is the latest in a history of The View targeting conservative women with personal attacks.

The talk show has previously drawn criticism for its treatment of figures such as Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kayleigh McEnany, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, often dismissing their accomplishments while championing liberal women in similar positions.

Despite the controversy, Leavitt remains focused on her role, stating during her first briefing that she intends to expand media access and include outlets that have been overlooked by previous administrations.

If her first appearance is any indication, Leavitt appears prepared to handle both the responsibilities of her position and the scrutiny that comes with it.

Read More at LifeZette

crime, Uncategorized

Democratic Lawmaker Flips Out on Cop during Traffic Stop: “I’m Literally Your Boss!”

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A Democratic elected official in New Jersey who was stopped by a police officer during a traffic stop suffered a total meltdown after being pulled over.

Paulsboro Councilman Theodore D. Holloway II reportedly ran a stop sign in Philadelphia earlier this month, according to a public records request from NJ.com.

In the footage, Holloway is seen cursing at the officer from the driver’s seat of his van and repeatedly referencing his political office. “You can’t be serious. I want to know what exactly are you getting behind me for?” Holloway inquired, whilst denying that he had run a stop sign.

Holloway then threatened to call the cop’s boss. “Don’t think I ain’t going to talk to Gary about this,” he said, referring to the chief. The officer shrugged off the threat; Holloway shouted, “I’m the one that hired you!”

When the policeman shrugged off the threat, Holloway shouted, “I’m the one that hired you!”

“You actually pulled over an elected official,” Holloway continued, attempting to call the police chief from his cell phone.

“You’re not pulling over a random. You’re pulling over your boss. I am literally your boss.”

Holloway referred to his elected office when the police officer’s supervisor arrived at the scene.

“You know who I am, right?” Holloway asked.

Paulsboro Mayor John Giovannitti confirmed that government officials for the community had been briefed on the matter, adding that Holloway was spoken to following the incident.

“We’ve spoken to him with our legal team and went over the issues that we had, and I just think it was an unfortunate incident that shouldn’t have happened,” Giovannitti said. “It’s never happened in the past and can’t happen again.”

The official acknowledged that “it’s not the response that an elected official should share with our police,” characterizing Holloway as a dedicated member of the borough council.

Holloway was issued a citation for “driving or parking [an] unregistered motor vehicle.”

Read More at Daily Fetched

Congress, Uncategorized

Trump Launches Task Force 250 to Plan an “Extraordinary Celebration” of America

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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday to establish Task Force 250, a White House-led initiative coordinating the national celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Fox News Digital has learned.

The executive order outlines plans for a “grand celebration of the semiquincentennial of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence.” The milestone will mark 250 years since the nation’s founding on July 4, 1776.

The newly formed Task Force 250 will be responsible for organizing and overseeing federal agency efforts related to the anniversary celebrations.

The White House stated that the initiative draws inspiration from the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration of 1976, which emphasized national renewal and unity following a period of division.

“The 250th anniversary will afford an opportunity to unite the American people around their shared history and common future as a nation,” a White House official said.

In addition to establishing Task Force 250, the executive order will reinstate Trump-era initiatives originally signed in 2020 and 2021.

Among them is the creation of the National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary park dedicated to honoring 250 historically significant Americans.

The National Garden of American Heroes was first proposed during Trump’s first term in response to monuments and statues being vandalized or destroyed during nationwide protests.

The garden is expected to feature statues of influential figures, with the first 100 statues commissioned under the new order.

Additionally, Trump’s order will reinstate protections for American monuments, memorials, and statues to prevent their destruction or vandalism.

The White House emphasized that the new executive order is part of Trump’s longstanding commitment to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and preserving the nation’s history.

Trump previously referenced the upcoming semiquincentennial during his first address to a joint session of Congress in February 2017, stating:

“In nine years, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding, 250 years since the day we declared our Independence.”

The executive orders being reinstated were originally signed during Trump’s first term in response to unrest and violence in cities, where monuments of American presidents and Founding Fathers were targeted and, in some cases, never restored.

As the country approaches July 4, 2026, Task Force 250 will work to ensure that the nation’s semiquincentennial is recognized with a historic and patriotic celebration.

Read More at RVM News

Economics, Uncategorized

Business Leaders More Hopeful About U.S. Economy Thanks To Trump

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A survey published in mid-January revealed that business leaders are hopeful that the U.S. will avoid a major recession now that President Trump has returned to the White House.

“The January 2025 NABE Business Conditions Survey results reveal that business conditions remained relatively unchanged through the end of 2024, although a larger share of respondents than in the previous survey foresees higher prices going forward,” said National Association of Business Economics President Emily Kolinski Morris in the study published by the organization. “At the same time, the odds of a recession continue to diminish according to panelists, with the downside risks largely tied to uncertainty over the implementation and timing of policy proposals from the new administration.” 

Experts Speak Out

A majority (82%) of NABE members said the probability of the U.S. entering a recession is roughly 25% or even lower over the coming year. Some 62% reported no change in recent prices while 30% reported higher prices, the smallest share since Jan 2021, according to analysis by the Daily Caller.

“The survey results suggest a steady-state economy,” NABE Business Conditions Survey Chair Selma Hepp, chief economist and senior vice president at CoreLogic, wrote in the press release. “However, concerns remain regarding shortages of skilled labor and a potential for more price pressures ahead. In addition, the outcome of the recent U.S. elections did not change hiring or investment plans for 70% of respondents.”

Read More at Million Voices

Big Cities, Uncategorized

John Bolton Fears Retribution from Kash Patel: “He’ll Do Whatever the President Wants”

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Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton worries that Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will seek retribution once he is sworn in.

Trump stripped Bolton of his security clearance on the grounds he profited from the disclosure of sensitive information published in a book he authored.

The President also rescinded Bolton’s taxpayer-funded security detail, which he enjoyed under Joe Biden.

During a recent interview, Bolton said: “Loyalty is a virtue, it’s a good thing. That’s not what Trump wants.”

“He wants fealty to him. He wants submissiveness. He wants yes-men and yes-women,” he added.

“Kash Patel has demonstrated, in his service in Trump’s first term, that he’ll simply do whatever Trump wants.”

“I don’t think he’s qualified. And if there is a retribution campaign, and there certainly seems to be, he would be a central element of it.”

“I think that’s dangerous,” the former White House National Security Advisor added.

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Bolton even compared Patel to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s chief of the secret police, Lavrentiy Beria. “Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be his Lavrenty [sic] Beria,” he wrote. “Fortunately, the FBI is not the NKVD [People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs].”

Bolton also claimed that removing his protective details is part of a larger effort to target Trump’s critics.

“There’s only one interpretation that makes any sense. It was political. And this is part of an effort at retribution,” the staunch neoconservative argues.

Last year, Patel said he would “shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen the next day as a museum of the deep state.”

Read More at the Daily Fetched


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