Today marks the anniversary of the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde where 19 children and two teachers were killed on May 24, 2022. I put this piece together on the 1 year anniversary. Hard to believe it's been 4 years. May the precious lives lost never be forgotten.
COMMENTARY: Let’s say it plainly: There has never been a president as corrupt as Donald Trump.
There is no close second in our history.
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Five days ago, US Customs and Border Protection began processing $35 billion in tariff refunds to importing companies.
FedEx. Dyson. L'Oreal. Bausch & Lomb. Over 1,000 companies have filed for reimbursement.
The refunds are flowing.
But not to the families who paid them.
In February, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs under emergency powers. The tariffs collected over $130 billion from importers.
Yale Budget Lab analysis: the average American household paid $1,751 in higher prices last year because of those tariffs.
In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom called on the Trump administration to refund every household. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul did the same.
Three months later, $35 billion is flowing to corporations.
Zero is flowing to families.
The companies that passed the cost on to consumers are being made whole.
The consumers are not.
Where is the household refund?
This is Lake Corpus Christi in Texas
The dark scarred patches in you see are exposed lakebed, this used to all be underwater
There is a drought and an extreme demand for the water for industrial uses like refineries
The Mathis water crisis is so great, they’re drilling emergency wells and could lose pumping ability soon
Lakefront homes have lost value. Businesses like marinas are hurting. The state park is still open but it looks very different
Keep in mind, Texas a while is in an extended drought, yet they are going from 40 data centers to 400 planned data centers in the next 2 years
It’s insanity