@LarrySabato @AntiToxicPeople Well if it were a celebration for reasons like Guy Fawkes day, I would be all for it.
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USA شامل ہوئے Mart 2022
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Update: Richmond Judge Claire Cardwell has denied the city's motion asking her to reconsider her criticism of the city's attorney.
She said ethical matters are for the Virginia State Bar, while issuing a reminder she has power to punish attorneys
richmonder.org/richmond-judge…
Graham Moomaw@gmoomaw
More twists and turns in the Connie Clay saga... The city's main lawyer is firing back at the judge for questioning his honesty in a written order. He also suggested the treatment has been so unfair the judge should consider recusing herself richmonder.org/in-foia-office…
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@richardbridd21 @JamesSurowiecki @BlueBoxDave Mostest Luckiest: You win more contracts to make and sell the tools of war
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
General Dynamics
Boeing and
Northrop Grumman…
Express their great thanks
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The purpose of the war is to spin the wheel of fortune at the cost of $200B
Most lucky you win: regime change.
Less lucky you win: regime toppled and chaos.
Least lucky: you degrade their capabilities temporarily until you spin the wheel again in a year.
Spinning the wheel is not a guarantee of success.
Not spinning it is a guarantee of failure.
Thank you for attending my TED talk.
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To ensure Iran doesn’t get nukes
To debilitate its long range missiles
To destroy its navy
To disable it from supporting terrorism
This has been answered for weeks, for whatever reason, you just don’t like the answer.
Jay Nordlinger@jaynordlinger
About the Iran war, I think a reporter ought to ask President Trump a simple, short question: "What is the purpose of the war?" I wonder how he'd answer.
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Two for Fooz ری ٹویٹ کیا
Not too late to buy your “FOIA and Find Out” T-shirts for Sunshine Fest or the classic version, as well as other Sunshine Week merch.
sunshineweek.org/store/
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@pastorhodge @SamuelParkerRTD The $11.7M was to be composed of $10M in bond proceeds and $1.7M in cash
I think, the Bond proceeds and the subsequent assignment would be part of the Capital Improvement Plan
Don’t have it in front of me so not sure
The article didn’t outline where the cash would come from
The Richmonder@RichmonderNews
Ahead of March budget plans, Avula outlines $23 million in proposed housing investments richmonder.org/ahead-of-march…
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@SamuelParkerRTD Apparently the the mayor isn’t following the law to put money in the budget for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund either. Big fat Zero in his budget on page 319. Where is the 11.7 million
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Mayor Avula says the city is cash-strapped and can’t afford to cut taxes.
Meanwhile, Judge Cardwell says the city’s attorneys’ behavior has resulted in over half a dozen expensive hearings in a case that’s approaching $1M in costs.
There will be yet another hearing on this ⬇️
Samuel B. Parker@SamuelParkerRTD
The city's lawyers say Petula Burks is an out-of-state resident who traveled back to Richmond for a Nov. deposition. But Burks' former landlord tells me she lived in a Richmond house until at least 12 days before that deposition was set to take place🧵 #tracking-source=mp-homepage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">richmond.com/news/local/gov…
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@SamuelParkerRTD Somehow all the drama, intrigue and entertainment value makes it almost worth the $1M to $2M the city is going to spend on this.
Prediction: In Season 2, Episode 3, Jimmy Robinson gets sanctioned for more instances of “lack of candor” and he breaks down in front of the judge.
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The city's lawyers say Petula Burks is an out-of-state resident who traveled back to Richmond for a Nov. deposition.
But Burks' former landlord tells me she lived in a Richmond house until at least 12 days before that deposition was set to take place🧵
#tracking-source=mp-homepage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">richmond.com/news/local/gov…
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@Soareverix the speech was terrible i suppose it worked on the cattle…
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@ace10lotus @RichmonderNews You mean the money not being spent…
The point was that because it wasn’t being spent, no taxpayer was being played.
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@TwoForFooz @RichmonderNews And from where does "federal grant money" come?
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Richmond plans to expand homebuying assistance program to RPS employees
richmonder.org/richmond-plans…
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@fakeftedd @BradKutner Give your boy a minute. He can beat that.
Because he’s a winner!!
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Will Democrats renominate Fetterman? Will Fetterman change parties? Will Fetterman even run for re-election in ‘28? Just asking.
Scott MacFarlane@MacFarlaneNews
ALERT: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) votes YES on Markwayne Mullin nomination to be Homeland Security Secretary Fetterman helps Mullin salvage an 8-7 vote of support from the Senate Homeland Security Cmte
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Netanyahu: "I want to close these opening remarks with one other fake news, and that is that Israel somehow dragged the U.S. into a conflict with Iran. Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do? Come on”
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@BradKutner @ActivateVA Putting Premium in that luxury vehicle.
😎
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@TylerLayneMusic @BreRVA External audit that cost how much?
External audit that didn’t provide answers to key questions
And now Internal Audit is repeating the work to get those answers
Illegal? Unethical?
Old Adage: If you can’t afford to do it right the first time, how can you afford to do it over?
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Years after an investigation into allegations that Richmond failed to refund credits to taxpayers and kept the money, the city said an external audit would help resolve these issues.
Now we’re learning that audit never happened: wtvr.com/news/local-new…
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@Jesse571795 @RichmonderNews This is not paid for by property taxes. This is Federal grant money.
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@RichmonderNews I’m genuinely speechless. My property taxes are climbing every year to prop up garbage schools and pay for housing the city's own staff can’t afford on their salaries? This is peak absurdity. Did I miss the memo that we’re now a socialist utopia?
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@ace10lotus @RichmonderNews Taxpayers aren’t getting played. Richmond hasn’t given out any of the money
The people getting played are the ones they are dangling the money in front of with no real hope of getting the grant
To be clear, it’s Federal grant money not State of Virginia or Richmond grant money
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@RichmonderNews Wasted Grants 101
City expands program they are incapable of administering. that has benefited 4 of 143(2.8%) applicants
Next steps, offer program to
-Contract employees
-Jimmy Robinson, Ogletree Deakins
Question: Does the city get a cut of the grant money for program expenses
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@RichmonderNews Been tried other places. Didn’t work.
And who would trust the city to administer this properly.
They screw up my car tax bills
Remember the “rebate”?
Meals tax?
They can’t close the books on time
Window dressing
Lipstick on the pig
Gilding the lily
Smoke and mirrors
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Four city councilors float tax deferral plan to help offset rising home assessments
richmonder.org/four-city-coun…
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Clay's team was ordered to cover some city travel expenses.
After the city filed its travel receipts, Clay's lawyers are questioning their validity and saying they shouldn't have to pay based on "false or misleading records"
richmonder.org/in-foia-office…
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More twists and turns in the Connie Clay saga...
The city's main lawyer is firing back at the judge for questioning his honesty in a written order.
He also suggested the treatment has been so unfair the judge should consider recusing herself
richmonder.org/in-foia-office…
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@gmoomaw This is appalling
Anyone paying one iota of attention to this case KNOWS that Jimmy Robinson is as honest as the day is long.
He is the George Washington of $470 per hour lawyers.
The judge should hang her head in shame, retire and move to Florida.
GIF
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