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What if I told you a top advisor for Adam Schiff during Russiagate and the first Trump impeachment "burrowed in" to the federal bureaucracy and apparently is still there?😲

If anyone seems likely to oppose the Trump admin from within, it's him.

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Meet Lucian Sikorskyj.

According to his verified LinkedIn profile, he serves as an associate administrator for security and hazardous materials safety at the FAA.

President Biden brought him in as a political appointee, but he switched to a "career" job in September.

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So what if some FAA safety staffer once worked for Schiff? Why should I care?

It's called "burrowing in." Presidents appoint 3K people for "political" positions, but most of the 2.3M federal workers are in non-political "career" roles.

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A recent @ScottWRasmussen poll found 75% of the DC-based feds making $75K+ who voted for Kamala Harris in the last election said they would not follow a lawful Trump order if they considered it bad policy.

The deep state in a nutshell.



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So, yes, it matters that Sikorskyji previously worked for Schiff.

In fact, Sikorskyji spent 2.5 years as a senior advisor to Schiff while he chaired the House Intelligence Committee👀

He "played a key role in complex congressional investigations."

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What was Schiff up to at this time?🤔

Oh yeah, he was insinuating he had access to secret documents proving Trump was a Russian asset. As head of the Intel Committee, Schiff might have had such access. Only problem? The documents didn't exist.

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The House censured Schiff in June 2023 for abusing "positions of extreme trust" by "alleging he had evidence of collusion that ... never existed."

When Russiagate fell apart, Schiff's committee led the charge to impeach Trump over a phone call with Ukraine's president.

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Sikorskyji also served on Biden's National Security Council and in the Department of Homeland Security under Alejandro Mayorkas.

He has an impressive resume, but he's definitely a political animal.

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A @HouseIntel Committee spox told me the committee (now under @RepRickCrawford) “does share the concerns about federal employees, particularly ones in the Intelligence Community, who cannot separate their politics from their jobs.”

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A spox for @HouseIntelDems told me,“Lucian Sikorskyj’s work on the Intelligence Committee focused on the bipartisan oversight of the Intelligence Community, particularly counterterrorism.”

The spox noted Sikorskyji worked over 20 years in both Dem and GOP admins, and said "all members" of the Intel Committee valued his expertise.

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For more on the Biden political appointees who "burrowed in" to the federal bureaucracy, check out my earlier thread here⬇️

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Jun 11
Did the SPLC just admit that it's anti-Christian?🤔

This year's SPLC "hate map" includes @TPUSA & @PragerU alongside KKK chapters.

But SPLC also made a key blunder that undercuts its previous claims not to be "anti-Christian."

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SPLC puts mainstream conservative & Christian groups on the "hate map" alongside Klan chapters, claiming it's the "infrastructure upholding white supremacy."

My book, "Making Hate Pay" explains how SPLC uses this to demonize opponents & raise 💰

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In 2010, the SPLC added conservative Christian groups to the "hate map," branding them "anti-LGBT hate groups." At the time, SPLC intentionally did not put @FocusFamily on the hate map.

In 2012, an LGBT activist targeted @FRCdc for a mass shooting, using the map.

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Jun 6
🚨UTTERLY INEXCUSABLE

The anti-conservative bias at the FBI goes deeper than you think.

This week, @ChuckGrassley exposed how more than 1,000 FBI staff responded to the notorious anti-Catholic memo citing the SPLC, and it's not pretty.

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According to Grassley's office, FBI Richmond disseminated the anti-Catholic memo to 1,000+ staff.

"No one contacted FBI RH with concerns, suggestions, or negative feedback," the report states. The office "only received positive input."😲

THAT in itself is a scandal.

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The FBI almost never comments on such things.

Yet the day after a whistleblower published the memo, HQ deigned to speak to the likes of me.

The memo, you see, "does not meet the exacting standards of the FBI."

Talk about an understatement.

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May 24
🚨BREAKING

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which trades on its history bankrupting the KKK to smear conservatives as secret supporters of "white supremacy," has put the largest conservative youth org—@TPUSA—on the "hate map" with Klan chapters.

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Every year, the SPLC puts out a new version of the "hate map," partly to scare donors into ponying up cash and partly to "cancel" its opponents—cutting them off from polite society.

This year, the "hate map" includes Turning Point USA.

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The SPLC accuses Turning Point and its founder, @charliekirk11, of propping up "white Christian supremacy."

Now, if Charlie Kirk were racist & theocratic, would Turning Point have a presence on more than 3K campuses?🤔

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May 17
The EEOC under Biden tried to rewrite federal law to force gender ideology on state and local governments—and on every company that hires at least 15 people.

@KenPaxtonTX and @Heritage sued.

This week, a judge threw out the EEOC guidance.

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Bear with me: the case is complicated but as I lay it out, you'll see just how outrageous it is.

Also, please bookmark the first post in this 🧵, so you can go back to it. I'll walk you through how Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk just eviscerated the Left's false narrative.

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First, @Heritage Prez @KevinRobertsTX reveals why it's important:

“The Biden EEOC tried to compel businesses—and the American people—to deny basic biological truth.”

The ruling means “You don’t have to pretend men are women. And you don’t have to lie to keep your job.”

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May 6
No, this isn't a parody video.😲

A Democrat did literally invoke "trans Jesus" on the floor of the Colorado Senate.

Yet the legal maneuvering of Chris Kolker and his party in that chamber is even worse.

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Brief refresher:

Colorado LGBTQ groups pushed for HB25-1312, a bill that would define "misgendering" and "deadnaming" as "coercive control" and mandate custody courts consider them.

Democrats excluded parental rights groups from discussion, comparing them to the KKK.

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The bill passed the Colorado House, 36 in favor, 20 against, and 9 absent in a largely party-line vote.

The Colorado House has 43 Dems and 22 Republicans. The Colorado Senate has 23 Dems and 12 Republicans.

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May 5
Who are the Biden political appointees who "burrowed in" to the federal bureaucracy?🤔

The list includes a former White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council member, former USAID staff, and immigration lawyers.

I'll explain "burrowing in," then get to the names.

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First, what is "burrowing in?" @hughhewitt gave a good concise definition in an interview with me at @JobCreatorsUSA's Freedom Fighters Summit

Presidents appoint more than 3K people for "political" positions, but there are at least 2.3M federal workers. Most are in ostensibly non-political "career" positions.

Burrowing in involves switching from a "political" to a "career" position.

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Why is this a problem?

“The biggest challenge that every single new Cabinet secretary and their subordinates will face is the entrenched bureaucrat,” @TheFGA's @stew_whitson told me.

He described both overt opposition to the president and “quiet insubordination.”

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