There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that the government breaks its own laws. Governments will always behave unlawfully.
Tag: Politics
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FOR-PROFIT PRISON COMPANY DONATES $1.4M TO TRUMP’S SUPER PAC AFTER MAJOR CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL GOV’T
The GEO Group, a private prison company, cut a check for $1.4 million to MAGA Inc, the Super PAC with close ties to President Donald Trump, just days after being awarded a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that could be worth $165 million a year, according to The New York Times.
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TRUMP’S TRADING ACCOUNTS MADE MORE THAN 1,000 STOCK TRADES IN JUNE
President Donald Trump says he does not play any role in personal stock trading since taking office, but his money managers have been active and made more than 1,000 trades in June, the Financial Times reported, citing a newly released government disclosure.
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TRUMP IS REWARDING PERSONAL LAWYERS WITH GOV’T JOBS
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers are being hired at a fast clip in positions across the U.S. government, including Todd Blanche, who became the head of the Department of Justice.
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BAD NEWS FOR REPUBLICANS: NEW POLL SAYS AMERICANS BELIEVE DEMOCRATS WOULD DO BETTER WITH THE ECONOMY
A newly released Ipsos/Reuters poll found that 33 percent of respondents said they believe Democrats would do a better job with the economy than Republicans, which is problematic for the GOP as the November midterm elections loom.
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TWO REPUBLICAN SENATORS BLOCK BLANCHE NOMINATION
Two Republican senators are blocking acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General because of President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which was the result of an IRS settlement stemming from a Trump lawsuit.
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CRIME SYNDICATE: TRUMP SAYS HE ‘RESPECTS’ BIDEN’S FAUCI PARDON
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday that he “respects” his predecessor’s pardon of Anthony Fauci, drawing swift criticism.
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FASCISM: LUTNICK’S COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES $870M IN EQUITY STAKES IN SEVEN PRIVATE COMPANIES
The Department of Commerce announced last week that it will provide $870 million in federal incentives for private companies that produce semiconductors, which means the federal government will take minority ownership in these companies.
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COUNTRY DIVIDED: AMERICANS 10 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER COUNTRIES TO SEE POLITICS AS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY: REPORT
A newly released survey found that one in 10 Americans believe politics is the greatest threat to their personal safety, which is significantly higher than people who live in other countries, according to a newly released report.
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BIGS IN NEW YORK HAVE TO DECIDE TO EITHER GET ON THE MAMDANI TRAIN, OR LAY ON THE TRACK
After last week’s shellacking in the Democratic House primaries that saw New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s picks win in a sweep, the city’s heaviest hitters are trying to figure out how they can reclaim their control of the power structure in the city that never sleeps.