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Congress approved a spending package Tuesday afternoon that secures funding for the vast majority of federal agencies through September, ending the second government shutdown in the span of four months. But what’s left unfinished — funding for the Department of Homeland Security — will be a doozy, with partisan tensions over President Donald Trump’s immigration …
Trump orders cuts, Congress says nope. Daniel Horowitz @RMConservative Republicans are basically passing nearly every aprops bill with near-unanimous support from Dems. So everything Trump planned to defund or issued an EO to cut or change is getting funded at Biden levels. Certain things like HUD, section 8, rental grift and housing bubble inducing policies …
Source: Politico “The same tariffs democrats said would cause a “Depression” are now saving their failed programs. $450M was deployed Friday, on top of $300M earlier this week, per POLITICO.” 🚨JUST IN: President Trump just used $750 million in tariff revenue to keep food assistance running for women, infants, and children during the democrat shutdown. …
Most corrupt Presidency in history. pic.twitter.com/hMyWdGksTT — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) November 4, 2025 It feels wrong the moment you hear it. They’re calling it a “White House renovation,” but it’s something else entirely. They’re turning the East Wing into a $300 million ballroom, paid for by corporations that have billions on the line with the same …
Tax U.S. companies. Pay proceeds to taxpayers. Taxpayers pay higher prices on goods that are taxed more. Makes a lot of sense when you don’t think about it! — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) October 2, 2025 We are in full-blown communism!The tariff tax on U.S. citizens is being given back as a stimulus check. pic.twitter.com/qx0rkr17MN — …
Morgan Stanley just slammed a price tag on AI’s future. $2.9 trillion in data center spending by 2028. Only $1.4 trillion of that comes from actual cash flow. That leaves a massive $1.5 trillion debt crater. Not a simple gap. A full-blown crisis. “By 2028, global data center construction will require approximately $2.9 trillion… relying …
Construction of a new White House State Ballroom was announced today. The 90,000-square-foot venue will cost $200 million and seat 650 guests. It replaces the East Wing, which only fits 200. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building … but at the same time its …
Musk and Tennessee officials want Nashville to believe a ten mile loop to the airport is just about transit. They say it’s privately funded through “private partners” who remain anonymous. That anonymity is telling. Musk has done this before in Las Vegas where the Boring Company claimed to have delivered three million Tesla rides around …
$38 trillion. That is the mountain of debt the United States carries. Senator Josh Hawley proposes issuing rebate checks funded by tariffs. The idea sounds simple. Tariffs raise revenue but also push prices higher for consumers already squeezed by inflation. Instead of tackling unchecked spending or entitlement growth, this plan kicks the can down the …
An actual taxpayer funded show on PBS targeting children DEFUND PBS AND NPR pic.twitter.com/2CwcVEN1r7 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 11, 2025 The show was called “Let’s Learn” and the episode was called “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish” PBS tried to scrub it after they were busted, but you still see it …
The riots in Los Angeles started on June 6. They weren’t spontaneous. They followed the arrest of a union leader accused of obstructing ICE operations. Within hours, coordinated social media calls went out. Protesters flooded downtown. Some carried signs. Others carried gas masks and earplugs. By nightfall, it turned violent. Over 550 arrests. Nearly 20 …
AOC’s $850 taxpayer-funded “training” with Bombazo Dance Co and $3,384 Taco Bamba feast? Classic D.C. grift. Members’ Representational Allowances are for official duties—not dance lessons or partying. This isn’t about “FEC filings”; it’s about bureaucrats treating taxpayer $$$… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 10, 2025
Here’s @MikeBenzCyber explaining how the USAID funneled money to BLM through the Tides Center: pic.twitter.com/sfcPWymj4X — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 7, 2025 You paid for this… USAID funneled $27 million to Black Lives Matter through the Tides Foundation. pic.twitter.com/eZLiDrDQrA — John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) February 6, 2025 From the article: Nearly $170 million in government …
“The expenses for the preparation of my burial will be covered by the sum of the benefactor that I have arranged, to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I have provided appropriate instructions to Rolandas Makrickas (a Catholic cardinal) Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Chapter. “May the Lord …
Wow. There was ANOTHER assassination plot against @realDonaldTrump and AGAIN there’s a very weird Ukraine angle. The suspect, Nikita Casap, killed his parents for cash to pay for a military drone to kill Trump. He planned an escape to Ukraine and was talking to a Ukrainian. At… pic.twitter.com/3gsZLiGG0F — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 18, 2025
by Martin Armstrong ActBlue is a self-proclaimed grassroots fundraising platform for the Democratic Party. The Democrats want the public to believe that the everyday American fully supports them, but the truth has come to light after an ongoing investigation found that the organization has been upheld by dark money from both “foreign and domestic …
We laid out all the receipts—in detail—here. https://t.co/WdH6T6jB67 — Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) March 26, 2025 This corruption is INSANE 🚨 The Atlantic Council was “training hundreds of journalists for how to flag and censor” Donald Trump tweets The Atlantic Council is – Funded by USAID, the Pentagon and the State Department– They have 7 FORMER …
This is a full-scale, taxpayer-funded cover-up. The Department of Education, the agency entrusted with shaping our future, is instead engaged in a secret operation to protect illegal immigrants—and they’re using encrypted apps to evade oversight. Travis Combs himself admits they’ve deliberately removed citizenship status checks to keep the program off the books. Who authorized this? …
The grift is real pic.twitter.com/DT95M8LjWg — Gimme3Steps (@TheSouthGAJohn) February 18, 2025 🚨BREAKING: President Trump lists MASSIVE fraud in Social Security: 200 to 209 years old, 879 people. 210 to 219 years old, 866 people. 220 to 229 years old, 1,039 people. 240 to 249 years old, 2 people. 1 person that is 360 years old. …
USAID funded the education of an al-Qaeda leader. byu/External-Noise-4832 inconspiracy Source — it has been confirmed that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided full financial assistance to Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born member of al-Qaeda, for his education at Colorado State University in the 1990s. The disclosure, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, has raised disturbing …
NANCY PELOSI STILL RECOVERING FROM MAJOR HIP SUREGERY.pic.twitter.com/lSNTzSUNjt — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 7, 2025
One of the largest Hungarian opposition media outlets is upset by Trump’s executive order halting U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, as Hungary’s “independent” press stands to lose millions of forints in funding. Makes you wonder how independent one can be when relying on another… pic.twitter.com/BqXVP9dzg7 — Balázs Orbán (@BalazsOrban_HU) January 29, 2025 For years, …
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a consultant on ‘weight stigma and weight neutrality’ despite the city in the midst of a battle against rampant homelessness, open-air drug use, and violent crime. Virgie Tovar, a self-described ‘anti-weight-based discrimination’ expert describes herself as a prominent advocate for ‘fat positivity’ and body acceptance. Announcing …
by Prcrstntr The United States Government helps fund censorship on reddit through The University of Michigan Center for Social Media Responsibility (CSMR) https://appealmod.com/ NSF grant: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1928434&HistoricalAwards=false Funds Obligated to Date FY 2019 = $347,685.00 FY 2023 = $69,354.00 Research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07163 Abstract: Around the world, users of social media platforms generate millions of comments, videos, and …
Here’s a breakdown of how Soros’s plan has had devastating consequences: 1. Open Borders Agenda: Soros has been one of the biggest advocates for open borders in Europe, pushing for policies that allow mass migration from Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. He funds… — HK (@harishkmar) November 11, 2024
TL;DR Doctor delays publishing a puberty-blocker study due to U.S. political climate. Study on 95 children showed no mental health improvements from puberty blockers. Contrasts earlier Dutch study that supported their benefits for transgender youth. Concerns about research delay, as results could impact legal decisions on youth gender treatments. Lack of consistent evidence and increasing …
THREAD 🧵 The election's largest outside spender on social media isn't a PAC, it's Courier Newsroom, the constellation of liberal fake news sites funded by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and other left-wing megadonors. pic.twitter.com/8jVLyVEc0l — Michael Duncan (@MichaelDuncan) October 21, 2024 Courier Newsroom spent $2,586,953 in the last 30 days alone. More than any other …
Washington — Two Russian nationals working for a news network controlled by Vladimir Putin’s government funneled millions of dollars to an American media company that paid right-wing influencers for videos pushing narratives favorable to the Kremlin, U.S. prosecutors alleged on Wednesday. An indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York charged Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, both …
NEW: Mayor of Aurora, CO suggests the federal government may have funded to send the Venezualan gangs to Aurora. The armed gangs took over apartment complexes and acted as the landlords, collecting rents. They now control parts of the city and violent crime is skyrocketing. pic.twitter.com/UcfGI9Z2hB — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 30, 2024
Can't make this up: the national debt is $34.6 trillion and everyone is paying for DEI in bird-watching. #DemolishDEI https://t.co/4tPFB0JrF6 — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) April 15, 2024