Bull City Political Nerd

15/08/2025

The task force was originally disbanded in 1998.

HHS has been sued by the organization RFK Jr. founded alleging the department violated a mid-80s law when it disbanded the task force.

A lawsuit claims Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated a 1986 law by failing to set up a task force to make childhood vaccines safer.

15/08/2025

One of the local PACs made their endorsements this week.

The organization endorsed incumbents for mayor and the Ward 3 City Council seat, and challengers for Wards 1 and 2.

14/08/2025

NC DHHS will be sending the debt to the NC DOJ for collections.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says a nonprofit run by Yolanda Hill, the wife of former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, billed taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars in questionable payments.

13/08/2025

Gen. Brown was relived of duty as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Trump in late February.

12/08/2025

This nominee might struggle to get 50 R votes. 🤔

BLS nominee: Monthly jobs data so inaccurate we should suspend it, rely on quarterly report until monthly corrected

EJ Antoni, nominated by President Donald Trump Monday to become the next commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggested that the agency should suspend its monthly jobs report, claiming it is unreliable and frequently overstated.

12/08/2025

Companies are slowly passing along tariffs to everyday consumers.

Topline inflation remains low due to lower food and energy costs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/business/cpi-inflation-trump-tariffs.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.egHv.HaYJHd0qiV-Q&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

12/08/2025

Trump picks new chief statistics officer.

Antoni has been a sharp critic of the agency in the past.

11/08/2025

The fact that the President is limited to a 30 day takeover of the DC police tells me the law was designed to respond to collapse in DC government. It is clear from the data that there is no collapse of DC government nor has crime surged to crisis levels.

So one has to ask what is the real reason the feds took over the DC police department?

Trump’s takeover is authorized by law for 30 days. He would need congressional approval to legally maintain control after that.

11/08/2025

He is using these stats to justify a federal takeover of the DC police, but a number of the cities they are using have very strong gun laws. Ironically, making an excellent case for gun control. 😂

The murder rate in Washington, D.C. today is greater than Bogota, Mexico City, and more.⬇️

MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN!

10/08/2025

A key member of Trump's cabinet appears to think women should not vote.

"Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell told The Associated Press on Friday that Hegseth is 'a proud member of a church' that is affiliated with CREC and he 'very much appreciates many of Mr. Wilson’s writings and teachings.'"

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote and should “submit” to their husbands.

09/08/2025

Thanks to follower Mark Holdrege for sharing the deeper dive into potential reasons for the sudden firing of the IRS commissioner.

The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

09/08/2025

At a town hall this week, Representative Valerie Foushee shifted her stance on American-Israel PAC contributions and discussed her 2024 visit to Israel.