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The New Politico?: Semafor Invites 200+ Globalists to D.C. for Davos-Like Conference. The media company Semafor is planning a Washington economic conference for Hundreds Of Globalist Elites in April that it hopes will rival the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, for Influence.
The media company Semafor is planning a Washington economic conference for hundreds of globalist elites in April that it hopes will rival the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for influence.
World Economy Summit, scheduled for April 23-25 in Washington, D.C., is being co-chaired by two top Democrat donors to the Obama and Biden administrations: Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and former Obama Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who most recently was appointed by then-President Joe Biden to oversee economic redevelopment in Ukraine in cooperation with BlackRock and Bank of America.
Jourrnalists from Semafor—a relative newcomer in the mainstream media ecosphere founded by former BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith and Bloomberg Media CEO Justin B. Smith (no known relation)—will moderate a series of discussions on topics like global finance, energy, growth and the tech revolution.
Several Biden Cabinet members and other prominent Democrats are included on the list of speakers, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Semafor said it hoped that Trump administration officials would also attend, adding to the news value, but none had been booked yet.
The announcement by Semafor was met with some circumspection as many believe the annual Davos summit has become a depraved ritual for unaccountable elites to plot social-engineering strategies in support of a new world order.
It also comes as President Donald Trump and his team—including billionaire Elon Musk, the chair of the Department of Government Efficiency—have worked swiftly to shut down shadowy agencies like the United States Agency for International Development that have routinely engaged in bankrolling psy-op and propaganda campaigns, color revolutions and nation-building, with little public knowledge of their activities.
A recent bombshell revealed that Politico and other major media outlets exerting strong influence on Capitol Hill had been receiving millions of dollars in government funding before being abruptly cut off by incoming Trump officials.
Ben Smith was one of Politico‘s early stars, working at the upstart outlet for four years, between 2008 and 2012, before moving to BuzzFeed and, later, the New York Times.
Semafor said Wednesday that more than 200 CEOs have already committed to attend its April event. Although the forum is now in its third year, the surge in attendance suggested an explosion of interest due, in large part, to curiosity about Trump’s policies.
“It is really turning into what will be the closest thing to what Davos has accomplished in Switzerland,” said co-founder Justin B. Smith.
A similar Washington conference two years ago brought together about 50 CEOs, and leadership attendance expanded to about 75 in 2024. While that growth showed interest in monitoring regulatory efforts in Washington, there’s little doubt what has propelled the interest this year.
“Trump’s election has added fuel to the project’s acceleration and growth,” Justin B. Smith said.
With other finance leaders and spectators, Semafor is hoping for about 5,000 people to attend its conference. Leaders of Netflix, FedEx, Instacart, Mattel, United Airlines, Whole Foods and WeWork are among the confirmed attendees, the company said.
https://headlineusa.com/semafor-globalist-oligarchs-dc-davos/
Anti-Trump UK Ambassador to US Melts Down Over Question About His 'Close Relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein
https://slaynews.com/news/anti-trump-uk-ambassador-us-melts-down-question-close-relationship-jeffrey-epstein/
Trump orders DOJ review of all federal gun regulations to protect 2nd Amendment
He further ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prepare a plan for the protection of those rights and work with the executive branch to implement it.
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order demanding that the Department of Justice review "all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies" for any infringement on Americans' Second Amendment rights.
He further ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prepare a plan for the protection of those rights and work with the executive branch to implement it.
"The Second Amendment is an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty," Trump wrote. "It has preserved the right of the American people to protect ourselves, our families, and our freedoms since the founding of our great Nation. Because it is foundational to maintaining all other rights held by Americans, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed."
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-orders-doj-review-all-federal-gun-regulations-protect-2nd-amendment
It’s About to Get Real: California Didn’t Get Trump’s FAFO Memo
On National Girls & Women in Sports Day, a date meant to celebrate female athletes and their achievements, President Donald Trump marked the occasion with the most significant move to protect girls’ and women’s sports since the passage of Title IX in 1972: he signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order.
His executive order aims to preserve fairness in women’s athletics by ensuring that only biological females participate in female sports competitions. For those concerned about the erosion of equal opportunities for women in athletics, this order represents a much-needed course correction.
The order takes a firm stand, mandating that federal funds will be revoked from educational programs that allow biological males to compete in women's sports. This comes in response to long-standing concerns over the safety, fairness, and privacy of female athletes.
In the wake of the executive order, NCAA President Charlie Baker called the move a “clear, national standard.” The NCAA inevitably revised its rules and limited participation in women’s sports to female athletes.
The new NCAA policy represents a significant move toward consistency and fairness. While the NCAA ultimately caved, California leftists have decided to resist.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which oversees the state’s high school athletics, refuses to comply with the executive order, citing a 2014 state law (AB 1266) that allows athletes to compete based on their “gender identity.”
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"I am disgusted that CIF is disregarding yesterday's executive order and instead doubling down on policies that are not only unfair but dangerous for young women across California,” California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey told Fox News Digital. “By prioritizing their idol of transgender ideology over the safety and rights of female athletes, they are knowingly exposing high school girls to unsafe competition and stripping them of opportunities guaranteed for them under Title IX.”
Related: CNN Just Can't Believe Americans Want Fairness in Women’s Sports
"One day, the CIF board will look back and realize they chose to be on the wrong side of history,” Lorey added. “They will have to answer for why they sacrificed the safety, fairness, and dignity of young girls to bow to an ideological agenda. But the rest of us will not stand by while female athletes are illegally prevented from competing fairly in their own sports."
Polling continues to show that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose letting males who identify as transgender compete in girls' sports, and Trump’s order reflects these sentiments. As California moves forward in defiance, it risks serious consequences, including the loss of federal funding for violating Title IX.
Is this really the hill California leftists want to die on? As Colombia, Mexico, and Canada have recently learned the hard way, taking on Donald Trump comes with swift and unmistakable consequences. If you choose to “eff around” with Trump, you’re bound to “find out” just how wrong you were to underestimate him — sooner rather than later.
Californians are already fed up with their political leadership because of the incompetence surrounding the wildfire response, and it’s doubtful that Gavin Newsom or his Democrat allies have nearly as much political capital as they think to pull off this stunt.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/02/07/its-about-to-get-real-california-didnt-get-trumps-fafo-memo-n4936782
PANIC: California Democrats Move Toward Secession
Days after the American nation secured a landslide victory for Donald J. Trump as the 47th U.S. President, some Democrat-led states voiced their plans to oppose any order of the new Oval Office. The governors of California, Colorado, and Illinois expressed their commitment to progressive ideas implemented by the Biden-Harris administration.
The Golden State considered mere disobedience not enough. In January 2025, California state secretary Shirley Weber allowed the Calexit initiative to be put on the November 2028 ballot. For some reason, left-wing activists backing the secession movement falsely believe that withdrawing from the Union would create a prosperous independent nation, free from what they might call “conservative dictatorship” of the Republican-led U.S.
A quick overview of California in early 2025 reveals challenges facing the state. Residents grapple with economic issues, illegal migration, a surge in crime rates, a high cost of living, and an affordable housing crisis. The political climate is also tense, as the shift of power has become a rare occasion.
The Golden State has been a Democrat stronghold for years. Surprisingly, the party fighting for diversity and representation has had a majority in the California State Assembly continuously since 1996, and occupied the governor’s office since 2011. In total, Democrats have been dominating the Golden State for almost 14 years at the gubernatorial level and 29 years at the legislature.
Just like the Biden-Harris administration failed to deliver on the federal level, 14 years of Democrat governors failed Californians. Here, many things are interconnected and dependent on each other. First of all, the population of the state grew by approximately 2.1 million, reaching 39.4 million in total by 2024. Given the plummeting birth rates from 64.7 births per 1,000 women in 2010 to 52.8 births in 2024, migration, both legal and illegal, could be the only source of such a rapid population growth. This assertion is backed by data on crimes. The violent crime rate hit highs of 503 per 100,000 residents in 2023 from the lows of 391 in 2014.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/02/california_democrats_move_toward_secession.html
Many controversial bills such as Proposition 47, which decriminalized thefts under $950, led to a surge in shop-lifting as it was reclassified from a felony to a misdemeanor. Together with that, strict gun control measures have made it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. An overwhelming decline became obvious when businesses began relocating from the Golden State to Texas with more affordable living and less regulation. Add this to the devastating January 2025 wildfires that inflicted heavy damage to Californians’ property because the Democrat government underfunded firefighters and ordered them to make completely unnecessary donations of crucial equipment to Ukraine.
To sum up, the current situation is far from great. The state’s economy is in trouble, families don’t want to have children, and population growth comes from migrants (illegal in most cases). Why do these left-wing progressive activists expect secession to solve California’s problems?
The current Calexit is nothing new. Progressive activists have long been dreaming of secession. But there is also the other side. Ordinary people, proud Americans who reside in towns and rural areas, have also expressed their dissatisfaction with what the Democrats made of their once beloved state. One of those individuals, fed up with woke policies, Mexican cartels, and a dying economy, is former California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly. Back in 2018, Donnelly and a group of conservative activists launched a political movement to create a new state, the Great State of New California.
The initiative is based on the West Virginia separation precedent. It implies the division of the existing California into two parts, New California, and the remaining California. Advocates say the move would result in a better public safety, representation for both city and rural residents, and ease the burden of Democrat-imposed DEI policies. These people emphasize the importance of remaining within the U.S., because they love America and don’t want to part ways with it.
The conservative movement has done a great job for the last seven years. They established a bicameral legislative body, passed laws and even elected the governor. But their voices were silenced and nobody allowed them to be put on the ballot, unlike Calexit. Now, with the Republicans in charge and weakened Democrats, the people of California who feel pressed and underrepresented because of the Democrat party dominance, have a chance for a change.
On the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Robert Paul Preston, the Governor pro tempore of the Great State of New California, appealed to the president to assist Californians with all its issues, and there are hopes and strong expectations that the Oval Office will respond positively.
Even though the majority of Americans voted Republican November 2024, which ultimately means against the Democrat party for many reasons, some blue-dominated states remain in strong opposition to the mandate given to Donald J. Trump. The California government is in a rush to maintain the status quo, even to the point of encouraging secession initiatives like Calexit. Apparently, West Coast progressives are just that keen on keeping their crime, inflation, and dysfunction.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/02/california_democrats_move_toward_secession.html
Ford lost nearly $49,000 on each electric vehicle it sold in 2024⸻FORD now stands for "Financially-Obsolete and Revenue Depleted"
While Ford remained profitable, it's electric vehicle business lost $5.1 billion in 2024.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/ford-lost-nearly-49000-each-electric-vehicle-it-sold-2024
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United States Naval Academy Announces DEI Offices Will Close
The United States Naval Academy is set to dismantle its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices, aligning with President Trump's recent executive orders. This move signals a significant shift in military policy and priorities.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/united-states-naval-academy-announces-dei-offices-will/
BREAKING: The City of San Clemente, California, just defied Gavin Newsom and is currently working with the Trump administration to install beach surveillance cameras to monitor boats that may be carrying illegal aliens.
Mayor Steve Knoblock: "The good news is the federal government says they love the idea. In fact, one representative [from the Trump admin] said something along the lines of 'We would have asked sooner, but we didn't think the city was interested.' I think the city is very interested."
Maybe just maybe, California isn't so lost after all. The patriotic leaders in Huntington Beach started this trend, and more cities will follow it.
https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1887990406224458222
Kari Lake
@KariLake
Looks like Ruben Gallego— son of a Mexican Cartel drug trafficker—and his buddy, Alex Soros, are in serious trouble.
https://x.com/KariLake/status/1887934667690750415
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Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga
We will be providing the DOJ with GPS on both of these Twatwaffle sh*t weasels meeting for hours on end with cartel leaders, hundreds upon hundreds of times over the past 6 years.
https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/1887909518711079267
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Follow the Money: Mapping Soros Prosecutor Funding Over the past decade, billionaire George Soros has spent at least $50 million* to elect scores of “social justice” prosecutors across the country. These district attorneys, who represent over 70 million...
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