AkaSci 🛰️From cartoonist Dennis Goris.
https://bsky.app/profile/dennisgoris.bsky.social/post/3mm7ueesp6s2i
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1/n
NYT Op-Ed:
"The fund also encourages future lawlessness on Mr. Trump’s behalf. It sends the message that he will use his power not only to shield people who break the law from accountability but also to shower benefits on them. Just as punishment is a deterrent, rewards are an incentive.
Americans should be clear-eyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/trump-doj-slush-fund-criminals-corruption.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.aXx2.D_tML71x4FoA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#UsPol #Corruption
2/n
RE: https://toad.social/@KimPerales/116607580491850897
Letter from the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on
the Judiciary from Democrats Richard E. Neal and Jamie Raskin.
"Never in American history has a President pursued corruption this brazenly or on such a colossal scale.
Congress and Congress alone has the power of the purse under the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution.
We request the following docs and written answers to the below by Wed, May 27 ..."
https://fosstodon.org/@KimPerales@toad.social/116607580985537137
https://democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/1wm-and-jc-letter-to-doj-and-treasury-regarding-settlement-fund-final.pdf
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3/n
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) - "Bad news. We’re gonna kill try to kill it."
https://www.rawstory.com/we-re-gonna-it-swing-district-republican-comes-out-against-trump-s-slush-fund/
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116608438433367287
More on the Congressional Inquiry initiated by House Democrats into $1.8B Felon Slush Fund -
https://fosstodon.org/@mastodonmigrati[email protected]/116608438508362840
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5/n
Feeding frenzy and daylight robbery!
"Peter Ticktin, an attorney representing more than 400 January 6 defendants, said the fund may not be enough.
Trump also suggested the fund may be too small"
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/im-not-greedy-january-6-rioters-trump-allies-eye-18-billion-weaponization-fund-2026-05-20/
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7/n
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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8/n
Guest essay at the NYT:
"The president is in danger of turning himself into the next Mobutu Sese Seko or Mohamed Suharto: a kleptocrat remembered not for his ideas, not for his power, but for his greed.
The primary risk is that this money is going to be used to fund paramilitary orgs that are loyal to the president,” Mr. Ballou (former DOJ special counsel) said. “The financial support for violence, that is going to be the most important thing.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/opinion/corruption-trump-slush-fund.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.UDWH.WOsnexvGcqd6&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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9/n
Senate and House decide to take an early recess rather than vote on the reconciliation bill for ICE funding, because it now includes the stinking $1.8M DOJ slush fund. They will reconvene after the Memorial Day weekend.
The Doctor@AkaSci There's a thing nobody's remarking on in these articles:
"But you /do/ remember me."
JackMexCrimes in support of the regime are not really crimes.
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#ClockworkOrange #maga