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dlilafae

(481 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:19 AM 5 hrs ago

There's a lot crooking going on. It's right there flying past us.

Dissent~ A growing number of the U.S. population are refusing to suppress their individual freedoms, and will no longer blindly submit to tRump’s authority.

People are waking up & shaking off the decades-long effect of their collective indoctrination. The secret is out, Don! Faux news is not “news” and it’s purpose is to promote the political agenda of the right.



Typically, right wing newsies have reduced knowledge of societal issues (such as climate change, unemployment, and economic trends). And, this time, take our advice it’s in your own best interest to begin learning/caring about these issues. Please, work on that!

Listen, the president does not need a ballroom to court the elite. As accredited from us, he is now a newly-minted billionaire. As a courtesy to us & our hard work/efforts we’re going to allow the president to pay his own way. He wants it, he’ll use it. Let him plunk down some Benjamin’s from his personal stash!

As for his “contractors” field trip to the reflecting pool… (grrrr!)

He’s attempting to spent 13Million to put a band-aid over an axe wound.

{Context/Reflecting Pool} ~ (Snip) ~ Over time, the heavy structure began to slowly sink and leak. In the 1980s, concrete was poured into the bottom of the pool to try to fix some of the damage, but by 1986, the pool’s structural system was failing. Eventually, the pool was losing around 500,000 gallons of water per week due to cracks, leaks and evaporation. Drastic repairs were needed to restore its structural integrity.}

How dare you/your CC posse, act so callous & trounce all over the Reflecting Pool!

“Bull in China Shop:” Okay, check on the progress of the project, but walk over and inspect it, with feet on the ground.

For once in your life, show a modicum of respect for the historical value of our political monuments. Resist the urge to roll up and turn the issue of benefit to you. I think I speak for many when I say, we’re tired of the stench you leave when you get involved in politics. In the end, it is always the American people left to pick up your tab, which invariably has that secret little perk baked in just for you.

• The repair estimate for the pool went from 1.5M to 13Million! No reputable contractor (that does not increase the scope of work), re-calculates the amount due - more than tenfold!!! None! That number changes anywhere from a couple of thousand, to several thousand.

• The ask of 1 billion in Secret Service security spending that could be used at least in part for Trump’s WH ballroom project.

Opinion ~ I would venture to guess that Pres. Obama was the most un-liked president by the alt-right. Curious though, not once did we hear about an assassination attempt, against his life. Yet, as of 2026 the regime has claimed to have had three separate attempts on the presidents life.

Which begs the question, is Trump’s Secret Service extremely incompetent, or is Trump just really, really unlucky & un-likable. The latest polling among U.S. shows that 1 in 4 Americans think that the presidents assassination attempts were fake.

https://www.history.com/articles/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-restoration-sinking

]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/11/trump-assassinations-staged-conspiracy/

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There's a lot crooking going on. It's right there flying past us. (Original Post) dlilafae 5 hrs ago OP
I wonder if anyone if has a record of all the corruption that seemingly happens almost every day? walkingman 5 hrs ago #1
walkingman, dlilafae 4 hrs ago #2

walkingman

(11,129 posts)
1. I wonder if anyone if has a record of all the corruption that seemingly happens almost every day?
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:56 AM
5 hrs ago

Unless there is accountability, it is just a green light for it to continue. The use of taxpayer funds to enrich these folks is not funny. As a retired person that has to write them a check every year, it bothers me when I see it just either being wasted or put on the deficit.

And instead of fixing the systems that directly affect me - SS and Medicare, they are ignored completely as if it doesn't matter.

dlilafae

(481 posts)
2. walkingman,
Tue May 12, 2026, 11:22 AM
4 hrs ago

I would like to see them buckle down and fly right, too. People are continuing to suffer in very real ways, through no fault of the heir own. ~ Someone would have a full-time job, penciling in all of his crimin's

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