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More corruption from the Trump regime.
Bloomberg NewsThe US government granted a permit to build a 211-mile road through Alaskan wilderness. In exchange, it gets a stake in a mining company. This is how the Trump administration is re-writing the rules of business. Read more: bloom.bg/3RBNlHv 📷: Emily Sullivan for Bloomberg Businessweek
And corporate execs wonder why decent people think they’re all corrupt a**holes.
Carl QuintanillaIt may be “may be the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years to complete deals” — but “the rush is on to get them done before President Trump’s term runs out.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...
This is actually a perfect example of #halfascism. Because, legitimately, in more than one way, this was a trivial incident, or should have been. Yet this Trump regime, in the most half-assed way possible, used it as an example of how they execute their uniquely awful brand of fascism…
Ron FilipkowskiSo many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
The Fake ‘Invasion’ of Spain: What You Need to Know open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
The Fake ‘Invasion’ of Spain: What You Need to Know9 things you should know about the so-called ‘crisis’ of Moroccan migrants forcing their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta – and the hysterical response from the right in the U.S., UK, and EU.open.substack.comTrump appeals ruling said his BS IRS lawsuit for $10B aimed to ‘manipulate’ legal proceedings www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump appeals ruling that found his $10B IRS suit aimed to ‘manipulate’ legal proceedingsThe case is at the center of negotiations between two Republican senators and the Justice Department over Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general.www.nbcnews.comTrump says he wishes anti-weaponization fund wasn't dead, angering senators he needs to confirm Blanche www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Trump says he wishes anti-weaponization fund wasn't dead, angering senators he needs to confirm BlancheThe $1.8 billion fund, which could have compensated Jan. 6 rioters, has become a flashpoint in the battle over Trump's attorney general nominee.www.politico.comAfter Tens of Thousands of Migrants Enter Spanish Territory, Most Return to Morocco www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
After Tens of Thousands of Migrants Enter Spanish Territory, Most Return to Moroccowww.nytimes.comTrump DOJ Admits Reflecting Pool Damage Was ‘Botched’ Job, Not Vandalism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Charges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool (Gift Article)President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss cha...www.nytimes.comTrump DOJ Prosecutors move to dismiss felony vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn over reflecting pools apnews.com/article/refl...
Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting PoolThe Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.apnews.comIt's Friday - or FriYAY - evening.Time to laugh, get some drinks, & recap the week. Grab a drink & join us at the bar in NOW on great stations like Progressive Voices Radio! Listen in: www.progressivevoices.com
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