Might want to hear what this guy says.

ALL BY THE DESIGN!

“If this was predicted 27 years ago then somebody knew something” pic.twitter.com/c8jrjEpgpO

— Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) May 18, 2026

Indictment of Raul Castro for 1996 shoot-down expected to be unsealed in Miami next week https://t.co/FniY3ykSqO

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 17, 2026

U.S. Moving to Indict Ral Castro Over 1996 Shootdown of Humanitarian Planes

The U.S. is taking steps to indict 94-year-old former Cuban President Ral Castro in connection with Cuba's 1996 shootdown of planes operated by humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, U.S. officials told CBS News.

Brothers to the Rescue was a Miami-based Cuban exile organization that had previously flown hundreds of missions to rescue Cuban rafters in the Florida Straits, but had also dropped leaflets over Cuba urging the population to rise up against the Castro government. Cuba had warned it would shoot down further incursions. The first aircraft was shot down 9 nautical miles outside Cuban territorial airspace, and the second was shot down 10 nautical miles outside, according to radar data recorded by a U.S. Customs Service surveillance balloon in the Florida Keys. Cuba disputed this, claiming the planes had entered Cuban airspace.

The potential indictment would need grand jury approval. It comes the same day CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Castro's grandson in Havana to deliver President Trump's message that the U.S. is prepared to engage but only if Cuba makes "fundamental changes."
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🚨 NOW: SecWar Pete Hegseth is PERSONALLY welcoming home and presenting awards to the brave sailors of the USS Gerald R. Ford strike group — including the USS Mahan — as they return home after an 11-month deployment

THE BEST AMONG US!

Bless these heroes!

Morale is at an… pic.twitter.com/ZRFIvByrlL

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 16, 2026

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With all due respect, **** your Meatless Mondays.

The reflecting pool, the ballroom, the $10 billion lawsuit against the DOJ,…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/15/trumps-investments-in-palantir-and-nvidia-draw-scrutiny-heres-what-companies-were-traded/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-luxury-concert-trip-and-security-use/gm-GM109B6B93?gemSnapshotKey=GM109B6B93-snapshot-17

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/g-s1-118998/kid-rock-flies-army-helicopter

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Honest question. Why do things like the reflecting pool and ball room bother you so much but literally billions in waste and fraud in Minnesota, California and Illinois doesn't?

I understand it's your everyday mission in life to oppose anything and everything your President Trump does and says. I get it. GET TRUMP but maybe if your President Trump said he supports the waste and fraud, you would THEN be outraged?

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ah, the good ole whataboutism argument! A staple of the water cooler

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Trump just posted this on Truth 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/bjnhSjLAWZ

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 17, 2026

Transition from fiat currency (Monopoly money) to gold backed currency, or a Kevin Warsh rate hike out the gate?

How can Trump land this rudderless airliner, Flight MH370-like.

🇺🇸-Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday that the U.S. would see "substantial disinflation" after one to two more "hot inflation numbers." pic.twitter.com/oGfx8yVllX

— 🌍 Breaking News of the Day (@BNOfTheDay) May 15, 2026

We're living through the 2nd American Revolution. In the 1st one, it was clear who the enemy was. In this 2nd one, it's not completely clear. The British central bankers are primary enemies in both. If you have yet to understand it, you should soon.

From our country’s beginning, for as long as America has embodied freedom and exceptionalism, the soul of our nation has been rooted in the Christian faith.

Today we gather, as our forefathers did on this day centuries ago, to rededicate our nation to God. pic.twitter.com/xVFt8n9IHL

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 17, 2026

Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Werewolf said:

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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I don't recall seeing you voice any issue, but maybe I missed it.

What's your estimate of annual fraud across Fed, State and Local Govt?...all 50 States?
0-1T
1-1.5T
1.5-2T
2T+

Fun to watch Mark Cuban groveling on the stage with the Trump admin today. He looked like a scared rabbit! LOL

Let's get the #blindmice on the record in 2026. I know Dave, Sieve and a few other here - Stormie - scoffed at the idea that Biden stole the 2020 election from Trump back in 2020-21 at election time. Laughing, mocking, scoffing at the idea....Trump was too toxic and it turned the population off....and Biden actually received 81 million votes- LMAO. Plenty of evidence is now dribbled out.....and grand juries are convened. How bout it fellas, still don't believe it? Ridiculous notion, right?
How about an opinion and probability?

This Billionaire is just looking out for his billionaire buddies, right? We shall see.

BREAKING:

Trump just signed it.
The U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund.

By executive order.

America is about to do what Norway.
Saudi Arabia. Singapore. UAE have done for decades.

Take national wealth. Invest it. Grow it. Forever.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund: $1,700,000,000,000.… pic.twitter.com/nJBml9WP9n

— Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437) May 17, 2026

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This Billionaire is just looking out for his billionaire buddies, right? We shall see.

BREAKING:

Trump just signed it.
The U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund.

By executive order.

America is about to do what Norway.
Saudi Arabia. Singapore. UAE have done for decades.

Take national wealth. Invest it. Grow it. Forever.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund: $1,700,000,000,000.… pic.twitter.com/nJBml9WP9n

— Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437) May 17, 2026

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this is a terrible idea

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We shall see. There are two little ole EO's, 13848 and 13818, that might come in to play here.

I know Dave, Sieve and a few other here - Stormie - scoffed at the idea that Biden stole the 2020 election from Trump back in 2020-21 at election time. Laughing, mocking, scoffing at the idea....supposedly, Trump was too toxic and it turned the voting population off....and Biden actually received 81 million votes- LMAO. Let's get the #blindmice on the record in 2026.

Plenty of evidence is now dribbled out.....and grand juries are convened.

How bout it fellas, still don't believe it?

Ridiculous notion, right?

How about an opinion and probability?

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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I don't recall seeing you voice any issue, but maybe I missed it.

What's your estimate of annual fraud across Fed, State and Local Govt?...all 50 States?
0-1T
1-1.5T
1.5-2T
2T+

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How bout it, Dave? Give us a range, and I'll reply back with my range. I recognize there will be a good bit of bleedover from Fed to State.

I will also want to include in my fraud #'s something I'm aware of..........mortgage fraud and bond fraud.

There is much behind-the-scene assessment of how to weather the bond fraud. A huge sale tax on top of all current sales tax is one of the possibilities..........I think it's being estimated necessary to be about 10%.

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eljefe444 said:

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With all due respect, **** your Meatless Mondays.

The reflecting pool, the ballroom, the $10 billion lawsuit against the DOJ,…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/15/trumps-investments-in-palantir-and-nvidia-draw-scrutiny-heres-what-companies-were-traded/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-luxury-concert-trip-and-security-use/gm-GM109B6B93?gemSnapshotKey=GM109B6B93-snapshot-17

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/g-s1-118998/kid-rock-flies-army-helicopter

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Honest question. Why do things like the reflecting pool and ball room bother you so much but literally billions in waste and fraud in Minnesota, California and Illinois doesn't?

I understand it's your everyday mission in life to oppose anything and everything your President Trump does and says. I get it. GET TRUMP but maybe if your President Trump said he supports the waste and fraud, you would THEN be outraged?

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ah, the good ole whataboutism argument! A staple of the water cooler

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ah, the good ole drive by argument that can't or won't answer an honest question. A staple of the everyday outraged.

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Gulfstream4 said:

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eljefe444 said:

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With all due respect, **** your Meatless Mondays.

The reflecting pool, the ballroom, the $10 billion lawsuit against the DOJ,…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/15/trumps-investments-in-palantir-and-nvidia-draw-scrutiny-heres-what-companies-were-traded/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-luxury-concert-trip-and-security-use/gm-GM109B6B93?gemSnapshotKey=GM109B6B93-snapshot-17

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/g-s1-118998/kid-rock-flies-army-helicopter

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Honest question. Why do things like the reflecting pool and ball room bother you so much but literally billions in waste and fraud in Minnesota, California and Illinois doesn't?

I understand it's your everyday mission in life to oppose anything and everything your President Trump does and says. I get it. GET TRUMP but maybe if your President Trump said he supports the waste and fraud, you would THEN be outraged?

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ah, the good ole whataboutism argument! A staple of the water cooler

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ah, the good ole drive by argument that can't or won't answer an honest question. A staple of the everyday outraged.

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Dave will always be #dave :-)

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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I don't recall seeing you voice any issue, but maybe I missed it.

What's your estimate of annual fraud across Fed, State and Local Govt?...all 50 States?
0-1T
1-1.5T
1.5-2T
2T+

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How bout it, Dave? Give us a range, and I'll reply back with my range. I recognize there will be a good bit of bleedover from Fed to State.

I will also want to include in my fraud #'s something I'm aware of..........mortgage fraud and bond fraud.

There is much behind-the-scene assessment of how to weather the bond fraud. A huge sale tax on top of all current sales tax is one of the possibilities..........I think it's being estimated necessary to be about 10%.

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#dave, you got your calculator out, or are you doing the math in yo head?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Really?? I'm sure the eternally outraged are thinking about and upset with the pump and filter system.

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Really? lol

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$1T or so doesn't matter to #dave, it's the no-bid contract that really pisses him off. Congress should impeach Trump again for this and a 2nd time for the ballroom. They'll get him someday.

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hokiewolf said:

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Werewolf said:

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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I don't recall seeing you voice any issue, but maybe I missed it.

What's your estimate of annual fraud across Fed, State and Local Govt?...all 50 States?
0-1T
1-1.5T
1.5-2T
2T+

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How bout it, Dave? Give us a range, and I'll reply back with my range. I recognize there will be a good bit of bleedover from Fed to State.

I will also want to include in my fraud #'s something I'm aware of..........mortgage fraud and bond fraud.

There is much behind-the-scene assessment of how to weather the bond fraud. A huge sale tax on top of all current sales tax is one of the possibilities..........I think it's being estimated necessary to be about 10%.

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well, Doge found $150B in fraud and waste, so I'll be generous and double that number.

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Trump posted these.

All within 2 min.

🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/hltSDGwGhn

— Autist The 17th (@AutistDivision) May 17, 2026

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Fellas, you're gonna find out ole Were has been right all along! How boucha, #sieve?

The Calm Before the Storm ⛈️
(and the first air Q) pic.twitter.com/HfEvYowxxO

— Katie Liane (@TheKaterPotater) May 16, 2026

Q 3173
All of us have been antsy for the hammer to drop... but we will remember this time... the time before we knew the next BIG scene... this is historic.

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
What happens when a blockade (threat)
is dismantled & removed?
"You'll find out."
Children… pic.twitter.com/0UCxClFw92

— LA SQ (@LeighAnnEskew) May 16, 2026

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Really? lol

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$1T or so doesn't matter to #dave, it's the no-bid contract that really pisses him off. Congress should impeach Trump again for this and a 2nd time for the ballroom. They'll get him someday.

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He should heel and hide to a barn door for not giving more thought to the pump and filtration system. GET TRUMP1!

hokiewolf said:

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hokiewolf said:

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Werewolf said:

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Ok. I don't recall a post from you voicing concern about the actual govt fraud, but maybe once?

hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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I think you grossly overestimate the amount of fraud outside of Medicare. But I have voiced many times about overspending of entitlements

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I don't recall seeing you voice any issue, but maybe I missed it.

What's your estimate of annual fraud across Fed, State and Local Govt?...all 50 States?
0-1T
1-1.5T
1.5-2T
2T+

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How bout it, Dave? Give us a range, and I'll reply back with my range. I recognize there will be a good bit of bleedover from Fed to State.

I will also want to include in my fraud #'s something I'm aware of..........mortgage fraud and bond fraud.

There is much behind-the-scene assessment of how to weather the bond fraud. A huge sale tax on top of all current sales tax is one of the possibilities..........I think it's being estimated necessary to be about 10%.

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well, Doge found $150B in fraud and waste, so I'll be generous and double that number.

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Ok, fair enough. So you're saying the $300B cover Fed, State and Local? I respect you giving your opinion.

I'm not certain as to how to figure the annual cost of bond fraud but I understand its 8-10 times more significant of an event that what occurred in 2008 but my # includes an allowance for this. And its difficult to separate the state and fed when the state is managing many of these fed funds.

I'll say the # is between $1.75T and $2.25T. We've not gotten into SS, and we've not gotten into prior defense budgets, yet. There's a black budget too and when we just print money .......it's untelling what the black budget turns out to be, if it can ever be ascertained.

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Gulfstream4 said:

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hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Really? lol

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$1T or so doesn't matter to #dave, it's the no-bid contract that really pisses him off. Congress should impeach Trump again for this and a 2nd time for the ballroom. They'll get him someday.

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He should heel and hide to a barn door for not giving more thought to the pump and filtration system. GET TRUMP1!

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I question giving millions of dollars in contracts to a pass thru company that just came into existence to subcontract out the work.

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eljefe444 said:

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With all due respect, **** your Meatless Mondays.

The reflecting pool, the ballroom, the $10 billion lawsuit against the DOJ,…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/15/trumps-investments-in-palantir-and-nvidia-draw-scrutiny-heres-what-companies-were-traded/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-luxury-concert-trip-and-security-use/gm-GM109B6B93?gemSnapshotKey=GM109B6B93-snapshot-17

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/g-s1-118998/kid-rock-flies-army-helicopter

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Honest question. Why do things like the reflecting pool and ball room bother you so much but literally billions in waste and fraud in Minnesota, California and Illinois doesn't?

I understand it's your everyday mission in life to oppose anything and everything your President Trump does and says. I get it. GET TRUMP but maybe if your President Trump said he supports the waste and fraud, you would THEN be outraged?

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ah, the good ole whataboutism argument! A staple of the water cooler

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ah, the good ole drive by argument that can't or won't answer an honest question. A staple of the everyday outraged.

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the problem with this argument is it does nothing. I can send it back your way - if you were so concerned with democratic waste and fraud, why aren't you concerned now with republican waste and fraud?

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Waste of the reflection pool that will be used by literally millions of Americans? Waste of a ballroom that will be used by all future Presidents on many occasions?

Waste taxpayer money on third world illegals given temporary asylum? Waste of taxpayers money for hospice care of no hospice patients?

Are we talking about the same thing?

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Gulfstream4 said:

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hokiewolf said:

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Don't really care about the color of the reflecting pool, I care about the no bid contract, the double the increase in price, and the fact that they aren't actually fixing the pump and filter system.

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Really? lol

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$1T or so doesn't matter to #dave, it's the no-bid contract that really pisses him off. Congress should impeach Trump again for this and a 2nd time for the ballroom. They'll get him someday.

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He should heel and hide to a barn door for not giving more thought to the pump and filtration system. GET TRUMP1!

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I listened to some podcasters discussing this phenomenon a few nights ago. They coined it MKUltra and across the American population broadly. Simply look the other way on massive fraud that will destroy our country yet in full meltdown over a pump and filtration system.

TDS