The stench

Mammoth spending bill has clause that would let Congress block subpoenas for House data, "potentially preventing any investigation into the J6 Committee"

If you haven't heard, Congress is trying to pass a ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PAGE omnibus bill. A typical tactic of politicians for decades has been to attach a whole bunch of hidden clauses into a massive-yet-critical spending bill that no one can physically read and process in its entirety.

Thanks to Elon Musk's X, there's a place for people to read the bill together and find things that are hidden (X's AI, Grok, will also be able to read and summarize these bills in the future).

Speaking of Elon, here is his reaction:

AND:

There are two provisions buried in the CR that Congress is trying to slip by.

A pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.

Also, members of Congress are receiving an opt out from being required to use Obamacare pic.twitter.com/kWvwAgx0GD

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 18, 2024

More on the subject: Durbin: We Deserve That Mystery Pay Raise Buried In the CR!

And off topic, but worth mentioning:

The Biden admin is in the process of hiring up to 1,200 DEI bureaucrats, who could be embedded in the permanent civil service, according to a @realdailywire analysis of federal job ads.

The jobs have annual salaries of up to $310,000. 33 were posted days after the election. pic.twitter.com/WmKS0BXvZv

— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) December 17, 2024