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This is the question worth asking every time a story like this comes out: if there’s no money for your health care, your kids’ schools, or the programs your family depends on, where is it going?      The Trump Administration just paid $17.4 million to fix two decorative fountains outside the White House. Three years ago, the same job was estimated at $3.3 million.       And guess what? The construction company that got the contract is the same one building Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, and they got it without any competitive bidding whatsoever. The contract wasn’t even posted publicly, as required by federal law.      So how do you get from $3.3 million to $17.4 million? They added 27% for inflation. Then they added another 24% for inflation again. Then they tacked on additional charges that federal contracting experts said they had never seen before in their careers.      And the justification for bypassing the normal bidding process entirely? The fountains needed to be ready for America’s 250th anniversary. It’s worth noting that these fountains haven’t worked for nearly a decade. If the repairs were truly that urgent, why are they only fixing them now, and why are taxpayers footing a surcharge for the rush?      You are paying for this.   nytimes.com/2026/04/25/us/…

2 things can be true. - the Biden Administration blocked a JetBlue/Spirit merger out of market consolidation concerns & now here we are with one company gone. - the final blow that caused Spirit to fall was skyrocketing jet fuel prices caused by the war in Iran.

@mmpadellan It was always a Money Laundering Scheme to give Melania Trump 80 Million Dollars.. That CRap Documentary didn't cost a few Hundred thousand to make.. She appointed her Son Baron Trump as Producer to get him a Cut... it was all about Bezos giving her Millions..

One of these guys was just arrested for pedophilia. The other guy protects pedophiles. This is MAGA.

Just in case you thought people voted based on actual policy results: 77.7% of farmers voted for Trump in 2024.

Riley Gaines and Libs of TikTok are complaining about medical bills. David French says adopting a Black child opened his eyes to systemic racism. Laid-off TPUSA employees say workers need stronger protections. Conservatism is the rejection of empathy for others. Once an issue affects them personally, they adopt the progressive position.

Many Americans today have mixed opinions about Barack Obama. Some admire him, others criticize him. But for those of us who come from outside, the reality is often different. Believe it or not, no American president has ever left such a strong impression around the world as Barack Obama. He embodied hope, respect, intelligence, and dialogue. He represented a powerful image of America: open, inspiring, and close to the people. For many of us, Obama was not just a president; he was a symbol. A symbol that everything is possible, that social background, skin color, or personal history should never be limits. He restored confidence to millions of young people around the world. He spoke to the world with dignity, calm, and responsibility. He knew how to unite instead of divide. No matter the internal political debates, internationally, Barack Obama will forever remain one of the most respected, loved, and admired American presidents. His legacy goes beyond borders. And his name will remain engraved in history.

Ah yes. Joe Biden is the downfall of Spirit Airlines. Nearly two years after leaving office. Totally believable. Sometimes you just can't make this shit up.

MAGA should never be told that a convicted pedophile and his circle of elite friends raping girls when they are 14 or 16 years old is a Democrat hoax. And I still can’t believe I had to fight President Trump to release the Epstein files, and to this day no one has been arrested or held accountable. This was what killed MAGA. I don’t have Trump Derangement Syndrome, I have Trump Disappointment Syndrome.

Ted Cruz, 10 years ago today: “I want to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump. This man is a pathological liar...He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth…The man cannot tell the truth, but he combines it with being a narcissist at a level I don't think this country has ever seen”

🇺🇸 Ana Kasparian exposes that the Trump administration gave a $17.4M no bid contract to renovate fountains. The exact same job under a competitive contract would cost only $3.3M.

Yes, historians will debate for generations how the world's greatest superpower dismantled its own economy, alliances & global standing in just 15 moths. The most remarkable part isn't the speed of collapse; it's the MAGA folk, convinced they're winning while the walls come down around them.

There is literally always a tweet.

ORACLE JUST FIRED 25,000 AMERICANS AT 6AM VIA EMAIL Mike Sicilia taking over a company that posted $6.13 billion in profit Up 95% from last year While eliminating 18% of their entire workforce in a single morning The math is breathtaking Fire one American engineer at $180k, hire six Indians at $28k, pocket $12 million per hundred swaps Oracle filed 3,100 H-1B petitions THIS YEAR while terminating 25,000 American citizens Sources inside saying the emails went out globally at dawn "Your role has been impacted by workforce optimization initiatives" Signed by "Oracle Leadership" Not a human name anywhere Badge access revoked before most people finished reading I'm hearing entire teams in Austin got eliminated while their Bangalore replacements were already onboarded The same Americans who migrated every Fortune 500 database to Oracle Cloud Now training their Indian replacements via Zoom before their final day Sicilia pocketed $250 million in stock options for orchestrating this execution That's 1,388 American salaries in one man's signing bonus If you work for any company with "global delivery centers" in the org chart, you're already fucking dead

@TeslaCyberheart @tiff4mahogany I don't live in Maine so I can't vote there, but I expect we'll have six more years of Collins' concern.

@tiff4mahogany Vote Collins then and allow the GOP to control the senate, advancing Trump's $1.4 trillion military spending bill.

It’s imperative that antisemitic Democratic candidates lose.

@randomdogginess @tiff4mahogany I am really tired of hearing about the "rise of antisemitism" when it's just that people disapprove of the Netanyahu government's actions in Gaza.

@tiff4mahogany I'm far more concerned about the Dems who take massive cash from Israel, to mew and accuse anything Israel doesn't like - like ANY criticism of their slaughter in Gaza - as "antisemitism"

@tiff4mahogany @FisGoing No, they don't. Many people disapprove of Israel's destruction and killing in Gaza, but they don't blame either the Jewish people or religion. Netanyahu is the problem.

@FisGoing They all do that.

When the Ukrainian woman was tragically murdered on the train, MAGA was screaming 24/7. This dude brutally murders a Fedex driver in front of his girlfriend, not a word from MAGA. When it comes to Trumpers, they couldn't care less about crime. It's all about color and agenda.

🥸😢😡🫰👎🤏🥸 Many people voted for Donald Trump because “he’s a businessman.” 💰 They just overlooked the fact that he isn’t very good at it. His first casino, the Trump Taj Mahal, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 1991 — just over a year after opening in April 1990. The casino failed to generate enough revenue to cover the massive debt from its $1 billion construction cost. After that first bankruptcy in 1991, other Trump-related casinos and hotels also filed for bankruptcy within a relatively short time: ❌ Trump Castle (1992) — filed after becoming unprofitable in 1991, only a few years after opening. ❌ Trump Plaza Hotel (1992) — filed within four years of being acquired due to excessive debt. ❌ Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts (2004) — filed 12 years after the first wave of bankruptcies, with $1.8 billion in debt. ❌ Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009 and 2014) — filed two more times, driven by the 2008 financial crisis and declining revenues in Atlantic City. Over a 25-year period, businesses associated with Donald Trump filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy between four and six times, depending on how the filings are counted across separate entities. During these proceedings, Trump often handed over ownership stakes to creditors and, in some cases, removed his name from properties. Because he didn’t want to be seen as the failure he has always been. 🥵🤔😱

@dimboskimpodon Centrist Dems write entire reports decorticating election losses and formulating remedies to avoid repeating the failures. Progressives don't, they continue to run on the same platform and the same single issues that most American voters simply don't prioritize. On "genocide":