Whart

AZ by way of Pierre, Lincoln, KC, San Francisco and Chicago. Nebraska alum. What you appreciate appreciates.

[Marshall Mathers @Eminem]

I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.

[Sawyer Hackett @SawyerHackett]

Oh, look. The same company that bailed out Jared Kushner’s $2B troubled property just got access to build nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia.

The same company Trump pledged $80B in taxpayer financing to—in exchange for a govt stake in the company.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Every school should have a greenhouse, a native plant garden, and fruit trees. Memorizing dates is cool and all, but kids should also learn to grow food, watch pollinators at work, understand how soil actually works, and grow up knowing that they can actively help the environment.

[Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis]

Here’s an in-depth New York Times article on how Trump, his family, and his cronies are abusing their government power to line their pockets and using billions of your tax dollars to facilitate their grifting. Note that the $8.9 billion in federal money going to the 14 Trump and Lutnick companies is equal to the entire amount of federal assistance Western North Carolina has received for Hurricane Helene recovery.

Rampant corruption in plain sight . . . and Republicans see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.

Here’s an excerpt from the article and a free link to the entire piece:

“Ahead of the deal, the Trump administration approved preliminary applications for as much as $1.6 billion in federal financing for the American company, now called Kaz Resources, which plans to break ground on the project in rural Kazakhstan.

It was not only Mr. Trump and Mr. Lutnick who saw an opportunity.

Their sons were soon doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers were negotiating, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history.”

. . . . .

“One or both families have financial ties to at least 14 companies that are actively working with the federal government on critical mining deals, including the Kazakhstan project, according to federal filings examined by The New York Times.

All 14 of these companies have either benefited directly from offers of financial assistance from the Trump administration, or have pending permit applications before the Commerce Department, which Mr. Lutnick oversees, The Times found. The total amount of federal funding that the Trump administration has provided or is considering providing to the companies exceeds $8.9 billion, according to public statements by the companies and federal government.”

https://t.co/HvoK9qva0H

[🅶🅾🆁🅺 @Raclure03]

Une des meilleures vidéos que j'ai vu sur internet 🥹🤩🤩🤩🥰

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@brahma_n @WildscapeWonder Hahaha, Los Gatos Creek! That’s good, thanks for the laugh

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it.

Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago.

IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued.

The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk.

The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit.

Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.” 

Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million.

The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out.

This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president.

Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues?

https://t.co/La0nlLuz1r

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@RobWigh @AP Does the same logic apply where there were ZERO votes and the rewritten maps were rammed through by state legislature in TX,FL, LA, TN, MS and other GOP run states violating the state constitution? You’re a bot but would love to hear your programmed answer.

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@chrisfallica @atrupar Pedos have a better understanding of the Bible than the Pope. Definitely not a cult

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@luke_portell @FaithFamilyLiz @AZREICURN @TPAction @AZTrumplican @tylerbowyer You’re exactly right brother. @TPAction has always been nothing but a grift collecting $ from misinformed, gullible people. The same people sending $ to a billionaire pedophile who builds ballrooms and arches to honor himself. It’s crazy

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@FaithFamilyLiz @luke_portell @AZREICURN @TPAction @AZTrumplican @tylerbowyer You’re pushing an “ideology” of the 1980’s. The younger, more informed generation understands the importance of clean energy. China is now the world energy power, look the data. More EV’s, more solar, more wind. Let me guess, you don’t believe in climate change. It’s laughable.

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@BestofSandoval1 @ThomasGalvin @Jnet_margarita @TPAction What a self own, ballet harvesting and still getting your ass handed to you. Imagine pushing this hard for fossil fuels vs clean, renewable energy and losing the majority. Arizonans are more intelligent than this. Keep on grifting, the results won’t change

[Dave Peasant, Aspiring Lorax @aspiringpeasant]

My politics:
- grow your own food
- be a good neighbor
- buy local
- read old books
- drive less
- simplify
- slow down
- make compost
- cultivate earnest empathy
- spend as much time with your family as possible
- find the others, make friends, and support them
- don't be a dick

[Brian Christopherson @Husker247BC]

Everything Fred Hoiberg and the #Huskers said at the podium after their NCAA Tournament win.

"I think there was 1:13 left and both benches were empty. It's emotional for me. I think of my dad who is in a home right now," Fred Hoiberg said. "I hope he got a chance to watch this one. I can't wait to talk to him just because of what it means for our family."
https://t.co/SetLpOfxrn

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Ossoff: "Last night the White House put a video on social media that depicted this war as a video game. When American service members killed in action are returning to the US in flag-draped coffins, and even more Americans have lost limbs or suffered terrible brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this White House treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to the moral rot of this administration."

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@MarkStewart_AZ @stephen_richer @pewresearch Not to mention potentially disenfranchising many women voters whose Driver’s License doesn’t match their birth certificate. Have you read the SAVE act, Mark?

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

The President is suing taxpayers for $10 billion

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@LisaPurdue2 @AZAGMayes You’re too ignorant to understand the privately funded ballroom is paid for by private entities that will most certainly ask for something in return for their “donation.” What’s the find out part…the corruption or the ugly, gaudy, 80’s gold everywhere?

[Whart @cwhartinez]

@azcentral So he can continuously brag about “acing” a cognitive test, a test to check for dementia that is one page long? Hard core cult members will enthusiastically show up.