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  1. It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:

    #jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime

  2. Neun Monate nach dem Amtsantritt von Trump zeigt sich: "Project 2025" wird immer mehr zur politischen Realität. Welche Teile sind bereits umgesetzt?

    Von Gudrun Engel, ARD Washington“

    #Spahn #Thiel #Projekt2025 #HeritageFoundation

  3. vergessen wir mal für einen Moment den vorerwähnten #CitizensUnited-Fall bei der Beantwortung diese Frage.

    Die Anwort ist, die #INSM ist der kleine Bruder im Geiste der #Geldaristokraten-Lobbygruppen, der #HeritageFoundation.
    Diese entwickelte Federführung das nun in der Umsetzung befindliche, tatsächliche #Regierungsprogramm der #Trump-Administration, bekannt unter dem Titel #Projekt2025. Und mit der aktiv gelebten Vernetzung deserer, die ich gerne als @HistoPol

  4. Hanging over the hearing was the legacy of #SCOTUS’ wave of rulings that have pared back #CampaignFinance restrictions over the years, including the 2010 #CitizensUnited v. FEC decision, which paved the way for unlimited independent expenditures by outside groups known as #superPACs.

    #law #ActivistCourt #PartisanCourt #Trump #ElectionInterference #FederalistSociety #HeritageFoundation #judiciary #CitizensUnited #DarkMoney

  5. Project 2025 Blueprint Versus The Second Trump Administration: A Narrative Comparison of Consequences

    Editor’s Note: I struggled with Google’s NotebookLLM to get a decent comparison. I am learning its functions. It fails often. Anyway, here’s a comparison to real world events since Trump’s inauguration until now, and how any of those actions parallel the Project 2025 document from the Heritage Foundation (his Playbook). I made some edits, and my formatting. –DrWeb

    Project 2025 Blueprint Versus The Second Trump Administration: A Narrative Comparison of Consequences

    The philosophical premise driving the actions of the second Trump administration is rooted in the belief, articulated in the Mandate for Leadership 2025 document, that the American political elite has steered the nation toward decline. The authors assert that the federal government itself is a “behemoth, weaponized against American citizens and conservative values“, and the existing bureaucratic system is “not even close to the worst example of this corruption”. Therefore, the entire purpose of the transition effort is framed as the necessary deconstruction of the current system to restore the Republic to its “original moorings”.

    This mandate translated directly into aggressive action immediately following the January 20, 2025, inauguration of Trump. Analyses confirmed a high degree of correlation between the blueprint and the administration’s policies. Within the first 100 days, analysts noted that more than 30 out of 47 initial executive actions matched or partially aligned with Project 2025 proposals. Furthermore, in less than a year, the administration began implementing almost half of Project 2025’s domestic policy To-Do List.

    I. The Systematic Dismantling of the Administrative State

    The primary goal of Project 2025—to dismantle the Administrative State—was executed through rapid and comprehensive personnel and structural changes:

    The key mechanism for deconstructing the federal bureaucracy was the reinstatement of the concept behind the Trump administration’s previous “Schedule F” proposal. This was accomplished through the immediate signing of the order “RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY TO POLICY-INFLUENCING POSITIONS WITHIN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE,” aimed at stripping civil service protections from policy-influencing career roles. The Project 2025 blueprint views the federal workforce, where the dismissal rate is historically well below 1 percent, as lacking accountability relative to the private sector.

    DOGE AI image, DDW Library…

    The execution of this mission was entrusted largely to the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. While Project 2025 proposed detailed, structural reforms, DOGE’s approach was often described as hasty and chaotic. DOGE eliminated entire agencies, such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and USAID. This drive toward efficiency resulted in the layoff or planned layoff of 280,253 federal workers and contractors across 27 agencies, an action described in the sources as exceeding the specific, detailed methods recommended in the policy blueprint. The appointment of Russ Vought, an author of part of the Project 2025 guide, to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), provided direct policy linkage, fulfilling the demand that political leaders, not careerists, must drive agency agendas.

    II. Cultural, Educational, and Regulatory Rollbacks

    The administration also moved swiftly to implement cultural policies outlined in the blueprint:

    On Day One, the administration signed an executive order ending all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government. This aligns precisely with Project 2025’s demand to delete DEI, abortion, and gender equality “from every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation”. Regarding healthcare and gender policy, the administration was directed to withdraw March 2022 guidance on gender-affirming care and issued an order effectively barring transgender people from serving in the armed forces. Furthermore, a directive was issued to the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to reinstate service members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and to restore their rank.

    Department of Education AI image, DDW Library…

    In education, the goal was to cripple public education. The administration took steps to dismantle the Department of Education via executive order, aligning with the Project 2025 goal of replacing federal oversight with state and local control. The administration also targeted academic funding. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it would unilaterally cap the amount of funding for “indirect costs” at 15% for federally funded research. This fulfilled a specific Project 2025 goal to reduce taxpayer “subsidization of leftist agendas” in universities.

    III. Energy, Environmental Policy, and Targeted Agency Actions

    Deregulation and the reversal of climate policy were immediate priorities, consistent with the blueprint’s assertion that regulations threaten American communities:

    The administration formally initiated the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords and UNESCO, reflecting the blueprint’s goal of abandoning international organizations that erode sovereignty. Deregulatory actions immediately targeted environmental efforts by eliminating incentives for electric vehicles. A key target was the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Project 2025 explicitly called for NOAA to be “dismantled,” asserting that its Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) component was the “source of much of NOAA’s climate alarmism”. The administration subsequently attacked NOAA and dismissed scientists compiling the National Climate Assessments. The administration went beyond weakening regulations by pursuing repealing greenhouse gas standards altogether for fossil-fueled power plants.

    Climate Change AI image, DDW Library…

    IV. Addressing Specific High-Consequence Actions

    The below specific real-world consequences were analyzed against the Project 2025 agenda:

    ICE AI image, DDW Library…
    • Forced Deployment of National Guard Troops: The administration federalized the California National Guard and deployed them along with Marines to Los Angeles against the wishes of the governor and mayor, and federal forces were sent to Memphis. While Project 2025 specifically mentioned using federal forces for border operations, this action aligns with the spirit of Project 2025 to assert maximalist federal control over domestic security issues, particularly in response to civil unrest.
    • Threat to Resume Nuclear Testing: The administration’s policy position is in Direct Alignment and Implementation of the Project 2025 defense policy proposal. The blueprint recommends the President reject ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and signal a willingness to conduct nuclear tests in response to adversary developments, further directing the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to move to immediate test readiness.
    • Aggressive Immigration Enforcement (ICE and Deportation): The administration initiated procedures for mass deportations (37,660 people were deported in the first month). It expanded detention capacity, including the Guantanamo Migrant Operations Center and “Alligator Alcatraz”. These actions align with the blueprint’s goal to end illegal immigration and drastically expand detention centers to 100,000 beds daily. Furthermore, the administration issued daily deportation quotas for ICE officers and ended the policy that restricted immigration arrests in “sensitive areas” such as courthouses, schools, and churches.
    • Refugee Policy and Favoring White South Africans: The administration implemented a suspension of refugee entry under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. This fulfilled the Project 2025 goal of “rightsizing refugee admissions”. The administration was specifically criticized for fast-tracking the applications of 59 white South African refugees.
    • Demolition of the White House East Wing: The demolition is related to the privately funded White House State Ballroom. This action is categorized as Outside the direct policy mandates of Project 2025, as the blueprint focuses on structural executive branch policy, not physical construction projects.
    • Political Targeting and Ethics: Although actions like the unprecedented targeting of law firms and the alleged repeal of ethics rules are Outside the explicit policy mandates of Project 2025, they align with the administration’s overall focus on retribution and the maximalist assertion of executive power over perceived political enemies.
    East Wing destroyed image, DDW Library…

    The sources confirm that the administration’s execution of its agenda since January 20, 2025, represents a powerful convergence with the detailed policy framework of Project 2025. The blueprint provided the conservative ideology and policy menu, and the administration’s actions provided the rapid, often radical, implementation.

    Works Cited – Primary Volume

    Primary Volume Entry

    The Heritage Foundation, editor. Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise. The Heritage Foundation, 2023. ISBN 978-0-89195-174-2.

    Individual Chapter Entries (Citations– by Author)

    Berry, Jonathan. “Department of Labor and Related Agencies.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 581.

    Burke, Lindsey M. “Department of Education.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 319.

    Carmack, Dustin J. “Intelligence Community.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 201.

    Carson, Benjamin S., Sr. “Department of Housing and Urban Development.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 503.

    Cuccinelli, Ken. “Department of Homeland Security.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 133.

    Dearborn, Rick. “White House Office.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 23.

    Devine, Donald, et al. “Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 69.

    Furchtgott-Roth, Diana. “Department of Transportation.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 619.

    Gilman, Thomas F. “Department of Commerce.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 663.

    Gunasekara, Mandy M. “Environmental Protection Agency.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 417.

    Hamilton, Gene. “Department of Justice.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 545.

    McNamee, Bernard L. “Department of Energy and Related Commissions.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 363.

    Miller, Christopher. “Department of Defense.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 91.

    Pendley, William Perry. “Department of the Interior.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 517.

    Primorac, Max. “Agency for International Development.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 253.

    Severino, Roger. “Department of Health and Human Services.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 449.

    Skinner, Kiron K. “Department of State.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 171.

    Tucker, Brooks D. “Department of Veterans Affairs.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 641.

    Vought, Russ. “Executive Office of the President of the United States.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 43.

    Walton, William L., et al. “Department of the Treasury.” Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, edited by The Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, 2023, p. 691.

    Tags: EOs, Executive Orders, Heritage Foundation, Mandate for Leadership, News, News Coverage, Parallels with Project 2025, Project 2025, The Conservative Promise, Trump

    #EOs #ExecutiveOrders #HeritageFoundation #MandateForLeadership #News #NewsCoverage #ParallelsWithProject2025 #Project2025 #TheConservativePromise #Trump

  6. Fuck you

    The group behind the #Project2025 playbook for #Trump wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for more babies
    
A draft position paper from the #FarRight #HeritageFoundation proposes massive revisions to #US #EconomicPolicy. It wants lawmakers to create new government-seeded savings accounts to encourage only #heterosexual #married parents to have more children.

    #pronatalism #law #policy #USpol #heterosexism #MaleSupremacy #misogyny
    wapo.st/4p44mG3

  7. "#Ethics experts said #ClarenceThomas’ undisclosed ties to the #Koch network could call his impartiality in the case into doubt. This sort of potential conflict is why the judiciary has rules against both political activity and fundraising, they said. 'Parties litigating in the court before #JusticeThomas don’t know the extent of Thomas’ relationship with the parties on the other side,' said James Sample, a Hofstra University law professor who studies judicial ethics. 'You have to be pretty cynical to not think that’s a problem.' "

    #OligarchCamp
    #BohemianGrove
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ChevronDoctrine
    #NDRC
    #KochIndustries
    #Oligarchy
    #CorruptSCOTUS
    #SCOTUSIsCompromised
    #Corporatocracy
    #Oiligarchy
    #EnvironmentalProtections
    #BigOilAndGas
    #CorporatePolluters
    #HeritageFoundation
    #ClimateDeniers
    #WaterIsLife
    #AirIsLife

  8. #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochBrothers Network Donor Events

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

    Excerpt: "Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

    " 'In the 15 years since, the Koch network has left a deep imprint on American society. Its advocacy is credited with helping stamp out Republican Party support for combating #ClimateChange, once an issue that drew bipartisan concern. The “full weight of the network” was thrown behind passing the 2017 #TrumpTaxCut, securing a windfall for the Kochs and their donors. And the upcoming Supreme Court term could bring the network a victory it has pursued for years: overturning a major legal precedent known as #Chevron.

    "While most Americans aren’t familiar with the 1984 case Chevron v. #NRDC, it’s one of the Supreme Court’s most-cited decisions. Legal scholars sometimes mention it in the same breath as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In essence, Chevron is about government agencies’ ability to issue regulations. After a law is enacted, it’s generally up to agencies across the government to make detailed rules putting it into effect. The Chevron decision said courts should be hesitant to second-guess the agencies’ determinations. In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung.

    "The Koch network has challenged Chevron in the courts and its lobbyists have pushed Congress to pass a law nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of dollars in grants to law professors making the case to overturn it.

    "The network’s position has become increasingly popular in recent years. Once broadly supported by academics and judges on the right, Chevron is now anathema to many in the conservative legal movement. And there’s no more prominent convert than Thomas.

    "In 2005, Thomas wrote the majority opinion in a case that expanded Chevron’s protections for government agencies. Ten years later, he was openly questioning the doctrine. Then in 2020, Thomas renounced his own earlier decision, writing that he’d determined the doctrine is unconstitutional after all — a rare reversal for a justice with a reputation for being unmovable in his views.

    "By last year, Koch network strategists sensed that victory could be at hand. During an internal briefing for network staff, Jorge Lima, a senior vice president at Americans for Prosperity, said the Supreme Court seemed primed to radically change its approach to the issue. The network was trying to find cases that could bring about major changes in the law, according to a video of the meeting obtained by the watchdog group Documented. “We’re doubling down on this strategy,” Lima told the crowd.

    "Several months later, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which Koch network staff attorneys represent the plaintiffs. If Thomas and his colleagues side with them this coming term, Chevron will be overturned once and for all."

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #OligarchCamp #BohemianGrove #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas #Chevron #ChevronDoctrine #NDRC #KochIndustries #Oligarchy #CorruptSCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #Corporatocracy #Oiligarchy #EnvironmentalProtections #BigOilAndGas #CorporatePolluters #HeritageFoundation #ClimateDeniers #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife

  9. #GeoPol #Eupol #DEpol

    (5/n)

    ... gelobt wird, soll ebenfalls sprechen.
    Diese Diskussionen finden neben Reden von führenden Vertretern des rechten Flügels wie #KevinRoberts statt, dem Leiter der #HeritageFoundation, die federführend an der Erstellung des 922-seitigen Leitfadens zur radikalen Umgestaltung der US-Regierung, bekannt als #Projekt2025, beteiligt war.

    Aus der durchgesickerten Liste* geht hervor, dass diese hochrangigen Persönlichkeiten des rechten Spektrums zusammen...

  10. A #MustRead of signs of things to come:

    Gas und Öl statt Klimaschutz: Wer Trumps Pläne nach Deutschland bringt –
    eine @correctiv_org Recherche von @AnnikaJoeres @elenakolb @katahuth

    "#CORRECTIV hat Geldflüsse verfolgt, ist politischen und wirtschaftlichen Verbindungen nachgegangen, die von den USA über Ungarn bis hinein in die Spitzenpositionen der deutschen Politik reichen. Das Ergebnis: In Deutschland gehört zu diesem Netzwerk nicht nur das #PrometheusInstitut von Frank #Schäffler. Auch CDU-nahe Verbände, wirtschaftsliberale Institutionen wie das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (#IW) und Politiker der #FDP und #CDU sind eng mit umstrittenen Organisationen in den USA verbandelt – einige profitieren offenbar auch finanziell.

    Zwar haben viele der Ökonomen und neoliberalen Thinktanks nichts oder wenig mit den irrationalen und rassistischen Ideen von Donald #Trump gemein, aber sie teilen in der #Klimapolitik einige Überzeugungen – etwa die, noch weiter Öl und Gas zu nutzen. Viele stehen der FDP und, wie unsere Recherche zeigt, zunehmend auch der CDU nahe. Neben Trump kommt noch ein zweiter autoritärer Staatschef ins Spiel: der ungarische Ministerpräsident Viktor #Orbán. Er verbündet sich mit konservativen Organisationen in Deutschland, bis hin zu einem CDU-Thinktank. […]

    Die Ziele der häufig reinen Männerzirkel: Sie fordern einen ungebremsten Markt. Und wenden sich gegen schnell wirksame, klimapolitische  Maßnahmen wie ein #Verbrenner-Verkaufsverbot, ein #Tempolimit oder einen Ausstieg aus #Gas und #Kohle. Sie wollen ihre Überzeugungen global verbreiten und damit Regierungen beeinflussen."

    @klimagerechtigkeit
    @verkehrswende

    correctiv.org/aktuelles/klimaw

    #FrankSchäffler #LarsFeld #HansWernerSinn #TomGPalmer #JustusHaucap #Alsleben #ChristineCarboni #PetschnerMultari #CDU #CSU #FDP
    #PrometheusInstitut #DieFamilienunternehmer #Nous #IW #INSM #TheRepublic
    #TempletonFoundation #AtlasNetzwerk #AtlasNetwork #HeartlandInstitute #CatoInstitute #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #AmericansforTaxReforms #DanubeInstitute #MCCInstitut
    #MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen #Klimaschmutzlobby #Klimaschutzblockierer #FossileLobby #DelayIsTheNewDenial
    #Verkehrswende #Mobilitätswende #Energiewende #VerbrennerAus #Tempolimit #PushUndPull #Klimaschutz #Klimaschutzgesetz #GutesKlimaGesetz
    #signofthingstocome