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And who just gave this corporation a pardon?
Donald Trump.
$11.3 billion: The cost of ONE week of the illegal Iran war.
From healthcare to NPR, here are 5 things your taxes should be funding instead: www.commoncause.org/articles/fiv...
πΊπΈπ The Pentagon told Congress the first six days of the Iran war cost over $11.3 billion, with the total expected to rise as more operational costs are calculated, - NYT
Hmmm, I wonder why Powerus is flush with cash. π€
These two morons wouldn't have special access to the ππ©and Pentagon contracts would they? π€π‘π€¬
Attorney General Pam Bondi has left her apartment in Washington, D.C., and moved to a military base in the area after reportedly facing threats from drug cartels and critics of her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. trib.al/0EZvnwV
Trump ended the IRS Direct File program that allowed millions of taxpayers to file taxes for free.
That happened after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government to block the IRS from launching its own program.
Intuit also donated $1 million to Trumpβs inauguration.
See how this works?
Rachel Carson
State of the Union 2024 www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/... - Did I miss anything?
In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts. trib.al/ZSDhd5O
The War for Gulf State Capital by the Prospect prospect.org/2026/03/11/i...
Trumpβs MO has always been chaos β but no matter where you look, itβs bad. Weβve been launched into a new war, prices are up, jobs are down, and horrifying allegations from the Epstein files are being revealed.
Heβs a failure, and weβre paying the price.
A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Approval and disapproval of Trump's job performance." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? (%)."
NEW Economist/YouGov Mar 6-9
% who approve | disapprove of Trump
U.S. adult citizens 40% | 55% (-14)
Last week 38% | 59% (-21)
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem 4% | 94%
Ind 31% | 62%
Rep 88% | 8%
18-29: 32% | 60%
65+: 45% | 53%
Start of term 49% | 43% (+6)
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In the early days of Vietnam they tried positioning the U.S. was involved purely to provide Strategic advice. Eventually it grew into a "Conflict" then a full blown War. Guessing there was no enough public awareness to poll early on.
Note: There is no polling on public approval of the Vietnam War at the start of the conflict.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Trump announces he's giving $1 million for House Republican campaigns
ICE says these new detention warehouses are for the βworst of the worst.β
We also know only less than 14% of people ICE detained last year are violent criminals.
Because $$$ seems to be the data point that gets average Americans to care, letβs talk about the economics of concentration camps.
A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How Americans feel about household chores." The chart's sub-headline is: "How do you feel about doing the following household tasks? (% of U.S. adult citizens)."
Polling on household chores
% of U.S. adult citizens who [love or like | dislike or hate]:
Prepping meals 59% | 15%
Tidying 46% | 13%
Yardwork 39% | 31%
Vacuuming 34% | 23%
Doing laundry 34% | 21%
Washing dishes 27% | 33%
Dusting 18% | 40%
Cleaning bathrooms 16% | 52%
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#taxes time for some serious people to start progress on serious changes.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/c...