NEW🤨: A senior official at USAID instructed the agency’s remaining staff to convene at the agency’s now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday for an “all day” group effort to destroy documents stored there, many of which contain sensitive information.

The materials earmarked for destruction include contents of the agency’s “classified safes and personnel documents” at the Ronald Reagan Building, said an email sent by USAID’s acting executive director, Erica Carr, and obtained by POLITICO.

“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” the email said. Carr instructed staff to label the burn bags with the words “SECRET” and “USAID/B/IO/” (agency shorthand for “bureau or independent office”) in dark Sharpie.

The email didn’t provide any reason for the document destruction. The building is being emptied out after mass layoffs, which may have disrupted routine document destruction timetables. Customs and Border Protection is planning to move into the USAID facility, having rented 390,000 square feet of office space in the building last month.

The effort also underscores the tumultuous way in which the Trump administration is dismantling an agency that once managed a $40 billion annual budget and had more than 10,000 staff around the world.
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“UnReal Milk is produced using mammalian cell culture.”

If “lab-grown cow’s milk” is labelled as such, do you think people would drink it?

Unfortunately in NZ, under our proposed new gene technology bill there will be no need to label.

WHANGAREI FLUORIDE FREE CAMPAIGN NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

The battle continues to keep a neurotoxin out of the Whangarei water supply.

Toxic fluoridation on agenda
Whangarei District Council meeting

Monday 17th March, 2pm

Meet at 1.45pm outside WDC on Rust Ave

$170,000 of rate-payer money paid out by Wellington City Council for creating a free, online 12-hour a transgender sex course.

As well as being disgusting and perverted, it is not feasible to spend so much. This is money-laundering, of the kind that is being uncovered in America by DOGE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfSY36mUZwo
Warning - vomit bag necessary and R18 for the first three mins. (mb)

Thomas Massie is being attacked by President Trump who has vowed to produce a primary challenger who will remove him before the next election.

Thomas Massie is one of the very few congressmen who are not under the thumb of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. He has taken no money from Israeli lobbyists. This makes him a favourite of those MAGA and MAHA supporters who understand how Israeli money is buying both Republican and Democrat parties.

President Trump is wrong on this one. We’ll learn something about where his loyalties lie by seeing what happens next on this issue. (mb)

https://x.com/endtribalism/status/1899310693272469693?s=46

MAUI POLICE CHIEF NAMED IN DIDDY LAWSUIT

Full article here:

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier fired back at Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen after the mayor recommended the chief take administrative leave following accusations he once served as muscle in a multi-state crime syndicate for Sean “Diddy” Combs.

In a statement released Tuesday, Pelletier called the mayor’s ask “premature” and “unjust.”

Meanwhile, the plaintiff’s lawyers included what they claim is a photograph of Pelletier with the rap mogul in a civil lawsuit filed Friday.

Pelletier has denied any connection to people named in the suit, calling the allegations “completely false.”

According to a legal expert, the case will now head to court where it will be up to a judge to determine if the allegations are credible enough to move forward.

Pelletier is named as one of more than a dozen defendants, including NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. and comedian Druski, in an amended complaint that claims they were part of the “Diddy Sexual Abuse Coverup Enterprise.”

The chief calls the allegations “unfounded.”

THE WIDER CONTEXT

From @nicksorter:

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier, who gave the order to TRAP VICTIMS IN THE LAHAINA FIRE, has now been named as a co-conspirator in the Diddy case

Pelletier ALSO happened to be the Incident Commander during the Las Vegas shootıng.

Pelletier FORCIBLY took a Diddy victim at gunpoint from Vegas to California to be r*ped by Diddy by posing as a sheriff executing a fake warrant, according to the suit.

Even after these incidents occurred, Pelletier was STILL named Chief of Maui Police, and the devastating fires happened shortly after.

Many questions have loomed as to whether or not children went missing after the fires, where entire families disappeared without a trace.

The government disputes this claims, and they have not been verified.

This story goes MUCH deeper than what we already know.

FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV PROVES WHY HE'S ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST DIPLOMATS

https://www.youtube.com/live/2YojSdUG4t4?si=ETQ3QA50vnOxlIMB

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent interview shed light on Europe's plan to counter Donald Trump's foreign policy, particularly regarding Ukraine.

Lavrov's candidness starkly contrasts with the evasive demeanor of Western leaders speaking against Russia, raising questions about the accuracy of Western narratives.

In the midst of this diplomatic turmoil, Europe is reassessing its stance on Ukraine. European countries are considering boosting financial support to Ukraine by increasing loans using interest from frozen Russian assets. Military support and defense are also on the table, with Europeans debating whether to deploy troops to Ukraine or reinforce their eastern allies.

The potential weakening of NATO under Trump's leadership has sparked concerns about European security. In response, European leaders are exploring ways to strengthen their defense capabilities. These developments suggest that Europe is proactively addressing the challenges posed by Trump's foreign policy.

Key discussions among European leaders include:

- Financial Support: Increasing loans to Ukraine using interest from frozen Russian assets.

- Military Support: Debating troop deployment to Ukraine or reinforcing eastern allies.

- NATO and European Security: Strengthening defense capabilities amid concerns about NATO's potential weakening.

As Europe navigates this complex geopolitical landscape, Lavrov's interview serves as a reminder of the importance of nuanced understanding and accurate information.

Greenland elections - moving towards independence from Denmark.

Results of Greenland’s elections have put two pro-independence parties in the majority.

Center-right Demokraatit (Democrat) party, with 30% favours a gradual approach towards independence, while second-place Naleraz (25%) advocates for more immediate moves toward independence and self-determination.

The issue of Greenland’s independence from Denmark received sudden world exposure when Donald Trump suggested it become a state of the US. He even made the following promise to Greenlanders:

“We will continue to KEEP YOU SAFE, as we have since World War II. We are ready to INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to create new jobs and MAKE YOU RICH — And, if you so choose, we welcome you to be a part of the Greatest Nation anywhere in the World, the United States of America!”

Promise or bribe, this undoubtedly influenced the way the election went. (mb)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/greenlands-center-right-demokraatit-party-wins-election-favoring/

Moscow About To Recapture the Entire Kursk Pocket Under Kiev Control, as Red Army Forces Conquer the City of Sudzha, and Ukrainian Troops Flee From Russian Region

Russia’s hand, going into peace negotiations mediated by the US, has been greatly strengthened by recent victories in the Kursk region.

Zelensky was told by Trump that he wasn’t holding good cards. His hand has just got even weaker. Russia is expected not to reject outright the peace proposals negotiated with Ukraine by the US but to put forward counter-proposals in a way that keeps the peace process alive.

Putin has just made a visit to the area dressed in military gear, a symbolic gesture that he is not about to give in to the proposals easily. (mb)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/moscow-about-recapture-entire-kursk-pocket-under-kiev/

NEW - Michelle Obama's new podcast "IMO," gets only 12,000 views in 14 hours despite mass-marketing campaigns.

Perhaps if she came out with a topic such as how she and hubby got rid of their chef when he was paddle-boarding, more people would be interested?

Any other things you would like to hear from Big Mike? Give your suggestions here. (mb)

Prime Minister Starmer to abolish NHS England.

Keir Starmer has announced he is abolishing NHS England during a major speech on cutting regulation and government reform.

He says the move will bring management of the health service 'back into democratic control'

Yeah, right!

People have long predicted, as the quality of care continually diminished, that this was their goal. Lucky for the UK that they have such a white knight and paragon of democratic virtue to save them. (mb)

BIGGEST NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK THAT THE FAKE NEWS WON'T COVER

Read the full article here and share everywhere

The American media is doing its best to ignore the biggest news this week.

As Alex Berenson notes, while every legacy media outlet is reminding you it’s been exactly five years since the Little Epidemic That Could started its long chug into your lungs, or at least your upper respiratory tract, two big German newspapers - Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung -broke some actual news.

Turns out, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has long had evidence that the Covid-19 virus originally came from a lab in Wuhan, China.

It was kept classified, however.

Jacinda Ardern is releasing her first children’s book, Mum’s Busy Work.

Full article here from The Daily Telegraph.


The book, which Ardern claims celebrates working mothers and their children, is supposedly inspired by conversations with her daughter, Neve, during her tenure as prime minister.

Ardern became prime minister in 2017 and had her daughter in 2018.

Despite her often-criticized leadership and abrupt resignation, she now appears to be repackaging her political image through the lens of motherhood.

“I hope every child knows they are our life’s greatest work,” Ardern stated.

Christchurch illustrator Ruby Jones, an admirer of Ardern, provided the book’s artwork and expressed excitement about working with her. Jones believes Mum’s Busy Work captures special family moments, though many New Zealanders may recall Ardern’s time in office as marked by divisive policies rather than warm parenting anecdotes.

The book is set for release on September 30 in New Zealand, Australia, the US, and the UK.

Meanwhile, Ardern, who now lives in Boston with her husband and daughter, continues to build her post-political career as a lecturer and public speaker.

Biden’s pardons invalid?

Biden’s pardons of his son, Fauci, and others were all made with an autopen. Various other orders were made in the same way. But Trump is calling all into question, saying Biden wouldn’t have even known what he was doing. The big question, therefore, is if Biden did not really sign, who was the person who did this and do some of his actions constitute treason? (mb)

UKRAINIAN TROOPS TRAPPED IN KURSK

This is Pres Trump’s message on Truth Social about the situation.

He and Pres Putin are reportedly in touch, probably via video link at the meeting presently being held between Trump’s envoy Steve Witkof and Putin at the Kremlin. Putin has called on the troops to surrender, however during a visit to the headquarters of the Kursk troops, he said that there will be “no mercy for the terrorists who invaded Russian territory”. (mb)

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF OPERATIONS IN KURSK.

This is up till a day or so ago.

According to President Zelensky, “The Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has fulfilled its task.

"The situation is very difficult now. I can only thank our soldiers for this operation. It fulfilled its task. The pressure on the Kharkov direction eased first, then they began to withdraw their troops from the eastern direction. I think that the situation in the Pokrovsk direction is now stable, and it will be very difficult for them to find an opportunity to occupy Pokrovsk again."

The Russian commentator says, “That’s weird because Russia is once again making advance in Pokrovsk…😁”
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THIS IS YOUR WEEKLY PANDEMIC PANIC WARNING COMING TO YOU TODAY FROM CHINA

A new coronavirus, feared to be able to spread to humans, has been discovered by a China-linked scientist.

Researchers from Brazil and colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong detected the new strain after swabbing the mouths and rectums of bats.

The novel strain is closely related to MERS - a disease that kills about 35 percent of the people it infects.

The makeup of the virus' spike protein, which it uses to trigger an infection, means it can probably infect human cells, the researchers warned.

Revealing the discovery in Brazil, lead researcher Dr Bruna Silverio, from the University of Sao Paulo, said: 'Right now, we aren't sure it can infect humans.

'But we detected parts of the virus' spike protein (which binds to mammalian cells) suggesting potential interaction with the receptor used by MERS-CoV.'

This feels like deja vu all over again, but this time the world is wiser and more likely to yawn than panic. (mb)

March 15, 2018. That’s seven years ago.

“March madness.
Public will know soon.
Q” ⚡️(mb)