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DOGE Done: Musk, Trump’s Ketamine Czar, Quits After Gutting Government

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Elon and Trump Oval office DOGE farewell

Trump tapped Elon Musk to reform the federal government. Predictably, Musk got high on ketamine, fired essential workers, gutted lifesaving aid programs, and quit — leaving the public sector in flames. His farewell on Friday coincided with a damning exposé about his drug-fueled dysfunction, and with new reports that his “reform” may have killed more… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, government reform, iPINIONS, ketamine, political satire, public health, USAID, White House

Bill Gates Plans to Give Away His Money Before He Dies (to Counter Elon Musk)

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Bill Gates accusing Elon Musk of killing millions with his DOGE cuts

Bill Gates made headlines this week with a pledge to give away his entire $200 billion fortune before he dies. That’s not just philanthropy. It’s a moral counterpunch to Elon Musk — who’s been cutting the very aid programs Gates is now scrambling to rescue. Gates is giving to save lives. Elon is hoarding power… Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Bill Gates, Elon Musk, iPINIONS Substack, PEPFAR, philanthropy, USAID

Marco Rubio Serving as More Token Latino than Secretary of State

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Marco Rubio as secretary of state in Oval Office and in Saudi Arabia.

A secretary of state in name only I said from the start that Marco Rubio’s nomination as Secretary of State was about tokenism, not diplomacy. Trump proved me right by stacking his administration with White, DEI (“didn’t earn it”) special envoys, making Rubio irrelevant. Case in point: Richard Grenell, Trump’s envoy of special envoys, was… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: DEI, J.D. Vance, MAGA, Marco Rubio, political tokenism, secretary of state, Trump administration, Ukraine War, US foreign policy, USAID

Criticisms of Oprah’s School for African Girls Are Unwarranted!

Monday, January 8, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Oprah cutting ribbon for her school for girls in Africa

Indeed, no good deed goes unpunished. This familiar expression aptly describes the unwarranted criticisms of Oprah Winfrey’s school for African girls. Criticisms of Oprah’s school for African girls For years, the media hailed Oprah as a saint. Now they seem hell-bent on reminding her that she’s all too human. Except that they are using a school she built to tear her… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Africa, African school, Angelina Jolie, Bill Gates, education, James Frey, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, philanthropy, USAID

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