Nevada News & Views: February 17, 2025

MUTH’S TRUTHS

(Chuck Muth) – An editorial in today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal notes that “Democrats recoil in terror” at Elon Musk’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”

It opines that this demonstrates the “disdain they have for the taxpayers forced to serve as a bottomless ATM for the political class while the nation careens toward bankruptcy.”

It goes on to note that “DOGE faces towering hurdles – including from many congressional Republicans, who could be as reluctant as their Democratic counterparts to have their home-state bacon targeted.”

Conservatives say we want smaller government. We say we want to cut waste.

But when it comes time to actually shut down an unnecessary agency, some folks who otherwise claim to be for smaller government get cold feet and dig in their heels.

Which brings me to Nevada’s Office of Small Business Advocacy (OSBA).

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And wrapping up with a point of “like father, like son” pride. X & X.

NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS

National

  • Mass Resignations? Job Cuts? D.C. Homes Are Selling Fast – But Who’s Leaving and Why? (Kristen Kniep)
  • Democrat Strategist James Carville’s Brutal Warning to His Party (Chuck Muth)
  • Blocked! Judge Stops Trump’s Ban on Trans Treatments for Minors (Kristen Kniep)
  • California’s $9.5 Billion for Healthcare – But Not for Californians (Erica Neely)

State

  • Nevada Politicians Want to Take Away Your Right to Vote in School Board Races (Annie Black)
  • The Hidden Nickel-and-Dime Fees That Are Ruining Las Vegas (Kelly Chapman)
  • We need an innovative approach to secure more water in the West (Brett Sutton)
  • How One Man Transformed the Nevada Desert Into a Billion-Dollar Empire! (Kristen Kniep)

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X MARKS THE SPOT

  • The terrorists released by Israel were dressed in shirts that have infuriated the Arab world. X
  • American citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen is reunited with his wife and family after nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity. X
  • Zelensky says he isn’t happy that Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin without his permission. X
  • Zelensky: “I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never.” X
  • Tom Homan: ICE Arrests Up 2.5x Under Trump—And It’s Just the Beginning! X
  • The @seattletimes urges the public to take photos and videos of all ICE agents’ undercover vehicles. X
  • “Karen” demands to see signed order from judge at ICE raid. Agents appropriately just blew her off. X
  • Abby’s Bakery Los Fresnos, Texas admitting EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE was illegal and taken by ICE. X
  • To all of the Democrats who are planning to protest this week, here’s an explanation on DOGE, from your party’s own beloved leaders! X        
  • This letter was sent to the departments of education in all 50 states, notifying them they have 14 days to remove all DEI programming in all public schools. X
  • The legacy media were all being paid off by USAID. X
  • Libtard Breakdown: “Don’t call me ma’am! Call me sweetheart!” X
  • The closest we ever got to achieving world peace. X
  • Interior Secretary confirms there WILL be fireworks at Mr. Rushmore for America’s 250th birthday celebration. X
  • Canadians boo’ed USA national anthem at hockey game. Well, FAFO. Three fights in first nine seconds!  X  X  X
  • Free Bird, USA! X

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

  • “We don’t want Canada as our 51st state until they learn to play Hockey.” – @catturd2
  • “Trump’s best trick so far is turning me into a hockey fan. Did not see that coming.” – @ScottAdamsSays
  • “The people who renamed the Washington Redskins and took Aunt Jemima off the syrup bottles refuse to call it the Gulf of America.” – @ksorbs
  • “Reminder: You have to refer to RFK Jr. as Dr. Kennedy because he has a Juris Doctor law degree. This precedent was set during the last administration with Dr. Jill Biden, who has a Doctor of Education degree.” – @johncoogan
  • “The IRS is expected to fire as many as 15,000 employees as early as next week, according to ABC News.” – @CollinRugg
  • “Momentum is growing rapidly to impeach activist judges who repeatedly fail to follow the law.” – @ElonMusk
  • “I’ve done this since 1984. I’ve forgotten more about immigration law than @AOC will ever know.” – Border Czar Tom Homan
  • “A new analysis by the election handicapper Cook Political Report finds Republicans favored to keep Senate control (in 2026) with the only two toss-up seats they found – Georgia and Michigan – currently held by Democrats.” – Stephen Moore
  • “I am giddy every day, to a degree unheard of for middle-aged men. It’s the feeling of being a little kid the night before Christmas. Every night I go to bed, knowing great surprises await in the morning. My blood is renewing, as if via spiritual transfusion. It feels fantastic.” – @Cernovich

LAUGHTER IS STILL THE BEST MEDICINE

  • Trump vs. Trudeau at last night’s hockey game. X
  • Speaking of hockey, never forget the Hanson Brothers. X
  • This is what “enough is enough” looks like. X
  • It was her first time using an ice machine and they decided to have a bit of fun. X
  • A Day Without Steve Inman is a Day Without Sunshine. X