Mastodawn

The #Ballroom Boondoggle has blown some $300m in our #TaxDollars so far according to an internal cost tally from the #WhiteHouse contractor seen by #WaPo. The project is at $600m and counting and has already run $200 million more in expenses than #Drumpf has claimed publicly, and of course it is nowhere near finished and currently stalled under court challenges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzgxNTgyNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzgyOTY0Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODE1ODI0MDAsImp0aSI6IjdkODYzZmRkLTA5MTYtNDhmYi05OWNjLTRmNmI4OTNlM2RiMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy8yMDI2LzA2LzE2L3JlY29yZHMtcmV2ZWFsLTYwMG0tZXN0aW1hdGUtdHJ1bXBzLWJhbGxyb29tLXByb2plY3Qtd2l0aC1oYWxmLXRheHBheWVycy8ifQ.5E-A66cDujqnmWbRn41-Vw9mVctR67Am4xUHRr7zs9g #GiftLink

https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/492197/trump-east-wing-ballroom-600-million-price-tag-taxpayers

Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise.

An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.

The Washington Post

LumiWorx - Just Vote Dammit!Jun 13

Well, now we know why _someone_ decided to erect that extra row to the #KennedyCenter scaffolding and blow right past the midnight #deadline ...

'Let's make them put up a tarp to shield the public from seeing the #CourtOrdered removal take place'.

Talk about a whiny little coward who's acting like a 2 year old, stomping his feet in protest as momma says, "No, no, no, Donnie! You can't strangle your sister!"

Your #TaxDollars at work, courtesy of the #OrangeClown

LilMikeSF Jun 10

#NYTimes details million$ of US #TaxDollars spent wastefully in rush to open massive contractor configured 5000 detainee #ICE camp near #ElPaso #Texas.

At least three detainee #deaths have occurred since opening, including one being investigated as a #homicide, not suicide as gov initially said. In February, two dozen members of #Congress wrote a letter to #DHS, asking agency to shut the camp, citing fatalities, sewage problems, poor meals and a lack of detainee legal aid.

In April, ICE itself reported dozens of #violations of national standards at the facility, including instances of illness and improperly documented uses of force.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/us/camp-east-montana-texas-ice-detention-gao-report.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pFA.S76b.TkM3rBFuAUPf&smid=nytcore-ios-share #GiftLink #SharedStory #FreePress

Largest ICE Detention Hub Wasted Millions in Rush to Open, Report Says

Camp East Montana, in El Paso, was opened last year to make space for the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Three people have since died at the center.

The New York Times

Global News Jun 5

Toronto spent tax dollars on World Cup tickets. The city says it’s almost sold them all
Officials put a plan into action last year to use host city privileges to buy more than 3,500 tickets to the six international soccer matches taking place in Toronto.
#Canada #Politics #FIFA #Torontopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11891194/toronto-world-cup-ticket-revenue-generation/