MAGA does not hate Mamdani because he’s a Socialist, they hate Mamdani because he has accomplished more as Mayor in 7 months than Donald Trump has President in 7 years.
The scale of destruction and suffering in Venezuela is overwhelming. But that is no reason to stand on the sidelines. @WCKitchen We can take the small steps to help: meals for the rescue teams, sandwiches for the families, conversations with the people doing the hard work. To share the message: the world stands with you. #ChefsForVenezuela
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.”
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“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.”
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@Whobugs Just thinking about her scrolling through random posts fixating on who liked it. Then saving it so she could easily pull it up in seconds to prove a point. GET A LIFE JANET! #TheValley
Family members of US soldiers wounded in Iran were reportedly told by military personnel their loved ones only sustained 'minor injuries.'
Several families have said this was not true, and their loved ones were actually suffering severe shrapnel wounds and traumatic brain injuries.
PETERS: Yes or no, if a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?
POSTMASTER GENERAL STEINER: No.
PETERS: So the proposed rule basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face the consequences of not being able to vote by mail
Meanwhile, two border walls are now cutting through the Patagonia Mountains. As recently as April, this was just vehicle barriers + thriving wildlife. You're 10x more likely to see a gray fox here than a person. Billions in tax $ for this. Call your reps: https://t.co/mGiYUfyHrt
@Andie00471 Now he's saying it was powerfully lifted that's what caused the jagged edges. The story keeps getting more elaborate as he gets called out to explain his razor blade accusations. He lies so much. Why no one ever tells him to just shut up once you're busted. #LiarLiarPantsOnFire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
What now FOX?
The Trump administration just made it legal to kill 400,000 wild animals a year in secret. No public notice. No comment period. Just done.
The USDA finalized rules this April gutting decades of public participation requirements on 193 million acres of national forest. Logging, drilling, mining, road building — all can now be approved before the public ever hears about it.
That includes Wildlife Services — the federal program that kills more than 400,000 native animals every year. Coyotes. Bears. Wolves. Beavers. Mountain lions. Killed on behalf of ranching interests, with your tax dollars, on your public land. Now completely out of public view.
150,000 public comments opposing these rules were thrown out. Attorneys general from 17 states objected. Tribal governments objected. The administration didn't care.
"Information is power. Our voices are power. And the Trump administration is trying to strip both away so corporations can make a quick buck off our public lands." — Wendy Park, Center for Biological Diversity.
Who gave the government permission to kill 400,000 wild animals a year and hide it from the rest of us?
#DemsUnited
A Black man created ranch dressing — and most people never knew.
Kenneth “Steve” Henson, born in Nebraska in 1918, was a plumber who cooked for his crew in Alaska. One day he mixed buttermilk, mayo, herbs, and spices… and ranch was born.
In 1954, he and his wife bought land near Santa Barbara and named it Hidden Valley Ranch. Guests loved the dressing so much they begged to take jars home. By 1957, stores were selling his dry mix. Orders exploded. Factories followed.
In 1972, Clorox bought the recipe and the name for eight million dollars. Ranch went nationwide. By 1992, it was America’s #1 dressing.
But the man behind it? Nearly erased.
Every salad, every wing, every fry dipped in ranch — that’s his legacy. He mattered. He was the blueprint.
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@atrupar The 100's of photos on line and not ONE STRAIGHT EDGE that looks like someone sliced it. In fact the complete opposite. All squiggly frayed edges. @realDonaldTrump Your contractor screwed up. It happens. STOP LYING!!
Reporter: The algae is not under control. It's still there, even though they're trying to get it cleared up. Now they're talking about having to drain the whole thing and start over. Literally putting tax money down the drain.