The U.S. just hit a $1 trillion deficit in 5 months. Government spending hit an all-time high, with $425 billion in interest payments alone. We're collecting record revenue and still can't pay our bills. America doesn't have a tax problem. It has a spending problem.
Heartbreaking story from a WA builder: The proposed income tax is already driving jobs & families out of state. Listen to Stephen’s experience:
"I own a construction company …. and specialize in custom homes. Over the last 1.5 months I have lost three individual projects due to the millionaire taxes — a $650k remodel, a $10.5M new construction , and a $12M remodel. All three clients cited the taxes and their intent to leave Washington altogether. This week alone, 25-30 people aren't working because my projects went away. I was born and raised here. It is heartbreaking to see us follow in the footsteps of California and expect a different result."
According to the WSJ, Cory Lewandowski fired a Coast Guard pilot after Kristi Noem switched planes due to a maintenance issue, and her blanket wasn’t brought along.
This is insane.
Washington is spending $12 million to install 14 EV charging stations across four interstates. Meanwhile, roads crumble, congestion worsens, and gas taxes keep rising.
Is this transportation policy — or ideological spending?
Watch.
It is important for the nine Supreme Court Justices to see that the majority in Congress wants to protect their Article One authorities in the Constitution. SCOTUS is getting to rule on tariffs. We are an independent branch of the Federal government and we should act like it.
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator Thom Tillis pledges to withhold support from any Trump nominee to the Federal Reserve until Trump terminates his “investigation” into Jerome Powell. Finally some backbone.
Excellent. We should be doing everything we can to equip the Iranian people with the tools they need to seize their chance to liberate themselves from this appalling regime.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal:
"Putin is a murderous thug. Stalin starved the Ukrainians. We know the history. Putin is trying to freeze and murder them by bombarding them with missiles and drones. It is a crime against humanity and a time of moral clarity."
⚠️ URGENT:
Saleh Mohammadi, only 19, a wrestler on Iran’s national team, has been sentenced to public hanging.
He was convicted based on false, torture-tainted "confessions."
Be Saleh’s voice.
Jimmy Lai’s unjust detention and sentencing for his work supporting basic human freedoms is a travesty. I urge the Chinese authorities to immediately grant his release on humanitarian grounds.
“When you lose freedom, you lose everything.” – Jimmy Lai
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“Far more people are dying in Nigeria than in Palestine. Last year, 500,000 Christians were killed. But the activists aren’t protesting or saying anything. To me, that’s hypocrisy.” Well said.
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🧵The best response to the bogus decision by the IOC @Olympics to ban the helmet of @heraskevych and silence the memory of Ukrainian athletes murdered by russia, is to see their faces, learn their names and share it with the world!
They want it gone, we’ll show it everywhere!🇺🇦
WHERE’S THE FUNDS?! $1.17 BILLION MISSING:
As Gov. Bob Ferguson and WA Democrats push for broad-based income tax on EVERYONE (SB 6346), former Gov. Inslee's administration, through various state agencies, is still missing or not adequately accounting for $1,170,000,000.00 in Federal Covid Relief Aid -taxpayer funds. This is according to the State Auditor's Office (D). #tbt
Struggling WA families, individuals, and small businesses needed those funds.
We have repeatedly advocated for fighting against waste, fraud, and abuse (SB 5810).
#UnaccountableWA #ReinstateAccountability #waleg
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“Don Bacon maybe one of last Reagan Republicans in Congress.” When it comes to the tariff debate, “the Constitution and economic numbers back Don Bacon’s position.” https://t.co/uqvaVtOYc9
Two Republicans who have consistently shown IMMENSE courage in calling out the insanity of this administration.
Keep up the fight @RepDonBacon and @RepThomasMassie
We paid the price for our dignity. I defended the interests of Ukraine and the memory of the athletes – skeleton racer Geraskevich's first comment after his disqualification from the Olympic Games.
"I still believe that we didn't break any rules and had every right to compete with this helmet on equal terms with other athletes who did so in the previous days of these Olympic Games. As for Ms. Coventry's arguments that she supports Ukraine and is in solidarity with Ukraine – I have serious doubts about that. Especially after this decision," Geraskevich said in a comment to Suspiltsemu.
Washingtonians, did you know that the #1 earmark for the new income tax WA Dems are passing in Olympia is for public defenders?
That is, taxpayer-funded attorneys representing people accused of crimes?
It's hardly to make things more "affordable," as the Governor and other Dems would like you to believe.