@BillAckman Agree. Fight the good fight. I hope it does inspire others to follow suit. Hate to see sleaze get rewarded…good luck and also hope your daughter makes a full speedy recovery!
After Benny @bennyjohnson went digging on Illan Omar, I went digging a little bit on "the squad".
Rashida Tlaib is a broke ass mf'r btw.
However, Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) has some interesting things going on.
Her husband is pulling in $1M/yr from "government funded" sources.
So I dug through her congressional financial disclosures and used AI to break some things down.
Let's go.
THE NUMBERS:
* 2018 net worth: -$12,500 (per OpenSecrets)
* 2024 net worth: ~$8,000,000
That's an $8 MILLION increase in 6 years on a $174K congressional salary.
How'd that happen?
THE TIMELINE:
* Jan 3, 2019: Pressley sworn into Congress
* Jan 8, 2019: Her husband Conan Harris resigns from his $92,500/year Boston City Hall job
* Jan 15, 2019: He registers "Conan Harris & Associates" - a DEI consulting firm
* Wayback Machine confirms https://t.co/OBMPOFX2x7 went live in 2019.
What a wild couple of weeks, eh?
THE CONSULTING GRIFT:
Per her financial disclosures, his firm's income:
* 2021: ~$300,000
* 2024: $100,001 - $1,000,000
That's a MILLION dollars a year from a consulting firm launched the week his wife entered Congress.
THE CLIENTS:
His client list reads like a government funding directory:
* City of Bridgeport, CT (municipal govt)
* City of Framingham (municipal govt)
* MassHousing (state housing finance agency)
* Meet Boston (tourism bureau, receives public funding)
* The Boston Foundation
* Justice Resource Institute (social services nonprofit)
* Obama Foundation
Pattern: DEI consulting for entities that either ARE government or depend heavily on government grants.
THE CONFLICT:
Pressley sits on:
* House Financial Services Committee (MassHousing = housing finance)
* House Oversight & Government Reform (government contracting)
Her husband's firm gets paid by government entities and nonprofits dependent on government funding - in policy areas her committees oversee.
THE ETHICS WARNING:
* The Boston Globe reported in Feb 2019 that before leaving City Hall, Harris used his government email to pitch staying on as a $50K/year consultant.
* State ethics laws bar using official resources for personal gain.
* An ethics expert warned they'd need to "be mindful to avoid any potential ethical and political pitfalls."
REAL ESTATE:
Her 2024 disclosure shows spouse-owned assets:
* Martha's Vineyard rental: $1,000,001 - $5,000,000
* Boston rental #1: $500,001 - $1,000,000
* Boston rental #2: $500,001 - $1,000,000
* Boston rental #3: $250,001 - $500,000
* Fort Lauderdale rental (sold 2024): $250,001 - $500,000
Total real estate: $8M
Remember, in 2019 they had ONE rental property and were underwater on it.
THE BACKGROUND:
* Before his city job and consulting gig, Conan Harris spent 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking.
* He went from dealing drugs → city job (while his wife was on City Council) → million-dollar consulting firm the week she entered Congress.
BOTTOM LINE:
* Net worth in 2018: negative
* Net worth in 2024: $8 million
The day his wife became a Congresswoman, Conan Harris quit his city job and launched a consulting firm that now pulls up to seven figures annually from government-funded clients.
She sits on committees overseeing housing and government contracting. He consults for housing agencies and government-funded nonprofits.
The swamp doing swamp things.
Sources:
* Pressley 2024 Financial Disclosure (https://t.co/2YcvHUDJf0, ID #10067354)
* OpenSecrets 2018 net worth estimate
* Boston Globe, Feb 16, 2019
* Wayback Machine archives
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@ade1983@LouStagner@_consistentgolf Agree completely. I think the only added piece with tour pros is the respect factor because they’re that good. But at the end of the day, gimme should be makable or it is justified that it wasn’t conceded…
Not sure about you but as an American, THE most important issue to me is always our national security. I sat down with @WesleyHuntTX & @ByronDonalds last week right before the Biden/Trump debate and I was blown away by these 2 examples they shared — especially the story of @realDonaldTrump negotiation with the Taliban. Further proof of why we should be very concerned about what has/has not happened under the WEAKNESS of the Biden administration.
Link to watch: https://t.co/KZlrb1jL9D
#sagesteeleshow
@phishphood44@CollinRugg@gopher_marc Lose lose for law enforcement. Do nothing it’s their fault something bad happened. Do something and still at fault…how are people okay letting lawlessness permeate our society??
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@ColtKnost@Draymond1978@peterjkostis@OWGRltd If only golf had a handicapping system that the whole world used to determine a ranking of how good golfers are based on their ability…🤔