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Rattner debunks Trump’s Ukraine aid claims: ‘The actual number is $120B, not $350B’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxR8...
‘The actual number is $120B, not $350B’: Rattner debunks Trump’s Ukraine aid claims
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?

it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.

i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Breaking news: In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."
Justice Department moves to fire at least 12 officials who investigated Trump
In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."
www.npr.org
January 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Countries emptying their jails into America? Isn’t that what Trump did with the insurrectionists?
January 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
Trump taps 19 Fox pundits, personalities and producers for second term
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Tim Kaine went full Maury Povich during Hegseth's confirmation
January 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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"I am not familiar with that statement," said Pam Bondi when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked about Trump's claims about Jan 6 felons being "hostages."

"I just familiarized you with that statement," responded Hirono.
January 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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"Choosing who fills the three roles would allow Trump's team to divert resources to and from parts of the State Department, control the information gathered by the numerous bureaus and embassies and manage personnel decisions..."

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say
Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, in a possible signal of deeper changes ahead for the diplomatic corps.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM