BearFan33 said:

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Redbrickbear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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PRICE TAG FLIP: Trump's ballroom was touted as 'completely privately funded' — now Republicans are slipping $1 billion in taxpayer money into an ICE funding bill to pay for it https://t.co/kxC4vHZHSS

— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) May 5, 2026

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Because a Federal Judge said Congress has to get involved…

A Judge wanted the congressional pigs to be let into the trough..and they will now do what they do…eat and distribute patronage pork.

Our wonderful Federal Judges at work again

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Everyone in DC gets to feed now at the taxpayer trough. It will probably take 5 times longer, cost 5 times as much and not be as nice as the original plans. Trump Derangement Syndrome has its costs.

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Bearfan you literally will not believe it

Before the Federal Judge got involved it was $400 million and Trump was responsible for whipping up the private donors to fund it and get the project done.

Now Congress is talking $1 billion dollars

And more incredible…that $1 billion will apparently be just the start since it's NOT for the actual ballroom itself.

That $1 billion is only for "security" whatever BS that will end up meaning…most likely kick backs to security companies aligned with Congressional politicians.

[The bill also contains one billion dollars for the Secret Service….for security infrastructure related to President Trump's White House ballroom project. According to the bill text, the funds may not be used for any non-security elements of the project, which the administration says is being funded through private donations.]

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/g-s1-120455/republicans-trump-ballroom-billion

Here is the judge who ruled that Congress must authorize.
Senior Judge Richard J. Leon
Judge Leon was appointed to the United States District Court in February 2002. He received his A.B. from Holy Cross College in 1971, his J.D. cum laude from Suffolk Law School in 1974, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981. Immediately prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Leon was engaged in private practice in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the Washington office of Baker & Hostetler (1989-1999), and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (1999-2002). Prior to and while in private practice, Judge Leon served as counsel to Congress in the investigations of three sitting Presidents. In 1987, he was the Deputy Chief Minority Counsel for the U.S. House Select "Iran-Contra" Committee. From 1992-1993, he was the Chief Minority Counsel to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's "October Surprise" Task Force. In 1994, Judge Leon was Special Counsel to the U.S. House Banking Committee for its "Whitewater" investigation. He also served in 1997 as Special Counsel to the bipartisan U.S. House Ethics Reform Task Force. Earlier in his career, Judge Leon served at the U.S. Department of Justice in a number of positions including Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Environment Division, Senior Trial Attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He also served as a Commissioner on the White House Fellows Commission and the Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control. A former full-time law professor at St. John's Law School (1979-1983), Judge Leon is currently an adjunct law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law School.


Congress could have just passed a bill authorizing construction without spending a dime more.

Trump:

Gas prices are way down. Have you looked? pic.twitter.com/fuFTZdWbRy

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 8, 2026

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A close ally of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been charged with 16 criminal counts tied to the misuse of funds.

Fay Beydoun, a Michigan businesswoman and longtime Democratic donor, was charged Wednesday with allegedly misusing $20 million in state grants, Michigan's Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

'Today, we allege Fay Beydoun sought and received a $20 million 'Michigan enhancement grant' from the state Legislature, operated a criminal enterprise to use those funds for personal expenses and her own enrichment, and lied repeatedly when reporting how she used those funds,' Nessel said.

'The process by which this grant was proposed, developed, awarded, and administered bears practically zero semblance to the traditional grant process, and was only made possible through a system that pairs political cronyism with minimal oversight.'

Beydoun has been a prominent figure in Democratic circles for years, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to candidates statewide, including more than $20,000 to Whitmer's campaigns.

She also hosted a Whitmer fundraiser at her home that raised $13,500.
Whitmer later appointed her to the executive board of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
(MEDC), the state agency focused on economic growth.

Whitmer's office did not respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.
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D!

SCOOP: Trump administration officials have been warned for weeks by representatives of some of the biggest airlines in the world that rising jet-fuel prices for airline giants amid the Iran war has become a significant problem both for the companies and consumers as ticket prices…

— Brian Schwartz (@schwartzbWSJ) May 7, 2026

70% of Americans think the economy is getting worse, per FOX

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 8, 2026

The biggest wealth transfer in American history isn’t happening on Wall Street. It’s happening on U-Hauls.

Over $2 trillion in income fled high-tax blue states for low-tax red states in just 11 years.

And blue states’ solution? Raise taxes again. pic.twitter.com/hqZq6BDZQc

— Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) May 7, 2026

I had forgotten about all the hoopla with Alligator Alcatraz

DeSantis opened it thinking Trump would reimburse the $600+ million of Florida Taxpayer money he spent on Alligator Alcatraz.

DeSantis forgot: Trump pays no one. https://t.co/ufqN2d2BIk

— Maine (@TheMaineWonk) May 8, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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🤯 pic.twitter.com/J0nRWV5w9x

— TPS (@TotalProSports) May 7, 2026

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Sorry, marxists. Yet another bad day.

Lowest on record. Read that again. https://t.co/s0vR9jpK4g

— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) May 8, 2026

NEW: MAGA evangelical leaders gather in Mar-a-Lago to bless and dedicate a gold statue dedicate to Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/D3HcomQIu3

— Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) May 8, 2026

“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf,” he said. “This statue is a celebration of life. It is a symbol of resilience, freedom, patriotism, strength, and the will power to keep fighting for the future of America.” https://t.co/pBgsN8puBe

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 8, 2026

Interesting how you leave out the part in your headline where he refers to the Declaration of Independence noting rights are given by God. Then again, you people believe human rights come from fickle & self-centered emotions, so I’m sure you are happy to ignore that part.

— Jimmy Hildebrand (@JimmyHildebran4) May 8, 2026

This is absolutely insane:

President Trump's purchase of 10% of Intel, $INTC, was worth $8.9 billion in August 2025.

Today, Apple announced a deal with Intel and this position is worth $56.5 billion.

That's a gain of +$47.6 BILLION in less than 8 months.

Truly unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/utANxR1kXp

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 8, 2026

more United States of Fraud ........

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Medicaid fraud fears grow amid massive red state billing spike in sector that also plagued Minnesota
Dave Boliek says his office is working 'hand-in-hand' with JD Vance's focus on eliminating waste and abuse

As fraud concerns ramp up across the country, particularly involving Medicaid, North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek tells Fox News Digital that the problem is very real in his state, especially when it comes to autism therapy, an area that has been highly scrutinized in Minnesota.

Boliek is sounding the alarm on potential waste, fraud, and abuse within the state's Medicaid program, specifically calling out in an interview with Fox News Digital a 47,000% explosion in autism therapy billings that he has flagged since taking office last year.

"Those are vital services to folks and individuals that need that therapy," Boliek said. "But when you have, like in North Carolina, a system that went from $1.4 million or so in total billings for autism therapy to more than $660 million a year in billings on autism therapy within a five-year range, that begs an audit from the state auditor, who in North Carolina, we are the top watchdog agency for taxpayer waste, fraud, and abuse prevention. So we've dug down into that or in the middle of that."

Boliek, who was speaking to Fox News Digital from the State Financial Officers Foundation annual conference in Orlando, says his office is "hand-in-hand" with Vice President JD Vance's focus on eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse to "make sure that the people who need the services and deserve those services get the services" without "wasting money."
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Good job FBI:



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The Comey Indictment Fails to Charge a 'True Threat'
By ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
May 9, 2026 6:30 AM

Prosecutors simply don't have a case.
On the Sunday news shows last week, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attempted the impossible: an explanation, besides politicized prosecution, for why the Trump Justice Department has charged only his boss's nemesis, James Comey, with a criminally actionable threat for using the term "86" in connection with a president. Last year, Comey posted on Instagram a photograph of seashells on a North Carolina beach, arrayed to say, "86 47."


Nobody doubts that "47" refers to Trump, the 47th president of these United States. The question is what "86" means.

On that score, Blanche is flailing. The term, as we shall see, is ambiguous and most commonly understood to be non-violent. Countless others continue to go un-charged for the same conduct, including MAGA fave Jack Posobiec, who posted "86 46" in a 2022 post, referring to thenPresident Joe Biden.

https://www.nationalreview.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9e3LlJ2u_AIVtBTUAR2H1wzqEAAYASAAEgLR7PD_BwE

.@KevinHincksCS: "The federal government is down 348,000 jobs. That's an 11.5% cut in the federal workforce. Despite that, jobs are gaining. It's ALL PRIVATE SECTOR. It's quite amazing, actually."

The federal government is the smallest it's been since 1966.

TRUMP EFFECT! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4yRGKpwXQi

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 8, 2026

Pastor Robert Jeffress: "It looks like President Trump has a better understanding of what the Bible teaches than the Pope" pic.twitter.com/TMSyTmdeTE

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 9, 2026