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Yes, American taxpayers, all of us, will be paying tens of millions of dollars to upgrade this private plane to allow it to be Air Force One. This too is a direct gift to Trump and his family from all of us.
“According to aviation industry experts, the estimated value of the aircraft Trump will inherit is about $400 million, and that's without the additional communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add…”
ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes, American taxpayers, all of us, will be paying tens of millions of dollars to upgrade this private plane to allow it to be Air Force One. This too is a direct gift to Trump and his family from all of us.
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It is important to recognize that a president who takes bribes and a Congress that lets that slide was itself a Constitutional crisis.
Banning bribery was so important, the Founders had the Constitution forbid it three times, including as the only directly named impeachable offense besides treason.
Banning bribery was so important, the Founders had the Constitution forbid it three times, including as the only directly named impeachable offense besides treason.
May 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is important to recognize that a president who takes bribes and a Congress that lets that slide was itself a Constitutional crisis.
Banning bribery was so important, the Founders had the Constitution forbid it three times, including as the only directly named impeachable offense besides treason.
Banning bribery was so important, the Founders had the Constitution forbid it three times, including as the only directly named impeachable offense besides treason.
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The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
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Federal judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries to jurists' homes that began in February may number in the hundreds across at least 7 states — prompting increased security concerns.
Many have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging Trump policies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging Trump policies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries are meant to intimidate them
Judges in several states say they have faced threats and intimidation tactics associated with pizza deliveries.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Federal judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries to jurists' homes that began in February may number in the hundreds across at least 7 states — prompting increased security concerns.
Many have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging Trump policies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging Trump policies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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US higher ed is:
*an incredible tool of soft power
*which generates billions, subsidizing US students
*attracts the brightest people in the world to come here, and allows the US to retain the best of them
For Rubio & Trump, these are problems to be fixed.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
*an incredible tool of soft power
*which generates billions, subsidizing US students
*attracts the brightest people in the world to come here, and allows the US to retain the best of them
For Rubio & Trump, these are problems to be fixed.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
April 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
US higher ed is:
*an incredible tool of soft power
*which generates billions, subsidizing US students
*attracts the brightest people in the world to come here, and allows the US to retain the best of them
For Rubio & Trump, these are problems to be fixed.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
*an incredible tool of soft power
*which generates billions, subsidizing US students
*attracts the brightest people in the world to come here, and allows the US to retain the best of them
For Rubio & Trump, these are problems to be fixed.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
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Patel lied, and the Senate believed him www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
F.B.I. Suspends Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List
The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Patel lied, and the Senate believed him www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
April 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
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