Neera Tanden: "We are bailing out farmers because of Trump's inane tariff policies.
So we pay twice - for the tariffs, and for the government bailout they create."
#politics #WastefulSpending #agriculture

@GottaLaff #WastefulSpending Should never have opened in the first place.

Wondering how many U SAID meals that money would have funded.

Pete Hegseth is requiring so much security it’s taking officers off of criminal investigations

Members of U.S. Army’s law enforcement arm complain they are being taken out of the field to watch defense secretary’s family and homes

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Christina Henderson: "These Governors (of West Virginia, Ohio, and South Carolina) pulling their National Guard troops away from their full-time jobs and their families, just to have them standing around being hot and bored in Washington DC for a photo-op is wild."
#Trump #incompetent #extremism #WastefulSpending #politics
Getting paid and then immediately spending $75 on 12 Bakugan, 2 Nanogan, and one Beyblade :]

#bakugan #beyblade #wastefulspending
Unbelievable - trump dictatorship $134 million to deploy National Guard in L.A.? That’s taxpayer cash wasted on militarizing our streets while real problems go ignored. Where’s the accountability? #NationalGuard #LAPolice #WastefulSpending www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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California Gov. Newsom blasts Trump; New Jersey voters pick nominees for governor's race

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill and primary day arrives in the New Jersey governor's race.

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"The outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police issued an unusual public statement criticizing a reported settlement between Justice Department and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed on #January6th 2021, by an officer guarding the House chamber. 'I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,' Chief Thomas Manger said":
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/19/congress/thomas-manger-blasts-jan-6-settlement-00357161
#terrorism #Trump #WastefulSpending #politics
Conman “Trump spent over 300 days golfing on OUR dime, costing taxpayers millions. This isn’t just waste—it’s corruption on full display. The luxury of his private clubs? Paid for by the American people. #TrumpGolf #Corruption #WastefulSpending #Resistwww.youtube.com/watch?v=T3IY...

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I thought maybe that was $200 million each, but they're about $33m each per Wiki.

And who are we kidding? Those cost is maybe $100 in component parts, maybe as much as $1000 in labor. But the military industrial complex is fleecing taxpayers for $33 million each. (And they probably run on open source software forks.) That's ridiculous.

Grandma's social security & MCare are not bankrupting this country.

War profiteers are.

Article: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2025-04-24/houthi-rebels-down-us-drones-weeks-17571465.html?ICID=ref_fark

#War #Military #WastefulSpending

Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

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