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  STUCK IN SPAM FOLDER!  AS ALWAYS RON FILIPKOWSKI DOES AN IMPRESSIVE REVIEW! Today in Politics, Bulletin 76. 2/21/25 Ron Filipkowski Feb 21 ∙ … WSJ reports that  Trump has fired interim ICE Director Caleb Vitello  because he is not happy with the deportation numbers so far. The WH told them he will remain with the agency in a different role. … The  Associated Press  has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Admin since they are banned from government events and functions because they are exercised their Freedom of the Press and speech rights under the 1st Amendment to call the  Gulf of Mexico  by its proper name. … After dooming the  KC Chiefs  in the Super Bowl by picking them to win before they lost big, Trump was back at it last night before the US national hockey team’s game against Canada, giving them a pep talk before their game: “I’ll be calling our GREAT American Hockey Team this morning to spur them on towards victory tonight again...

  Wednesday, February 26   Members of the Proud Boys and other recently pardoned Jan. 6 rioters returned to the U.S. Capitol this week. Also in this week’s Eye On The Right: A look at Elon Musk’s thunderous reception at CPAC and Vivek Ramaswamy declares his candidacy for Ohio governor. As always, thanks for reading. — Matt Cohen, Senior Staff Writer The (Proud) Boys Are Back in Town In 2020 I was reporting heavily on the right-wing extremist groups that flourished under the first Trump administration. Groups like the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and Proud Boys weren’t household names back then but instead were fringe extremist groups who were amassing influence and notoriety at an alarming rate. All of that changed by Jan. 6, 2021, when the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys led the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. Hours before the attack I had an encounter with the Proud Boys that’s still seared into my brain. I was  wandering  on the National Mall when I came across...

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 77 Ron Filipkowski Feb 24 …  Trump had a contentious phone call with Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills , who took no shit from Mango Mussolini. Trump signed an executive order banning trans athletes from women’s sports. The NCAA said they would follow his directive. Mills then said that it is up to each high school and youth sports league’s sanctioning body to determine player eligibility, so she will let them decide for their leagues. … Trump: “The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine - is the governor of Maine here? Janet Mills: Yeah, I'm here. Trump: Are you not gonna comply? Mills: I'm going to comply with state and federal law. Trump: You better do it because you're not gonna get any federal funding at all. Mills: See you in court. Trump: Enjoy your life after governor because I don't think you'll be in elected politics. … Janet Mills was elected the first woman DA in Maine history. She was elected the...