Mike Johnson says we should have sympathy because Congress isn’t paid enough—so we should “allow” insider trading just so they can take care of their families(70% of Americans can’t afford a $1k emergency)
u/50501Portland — 3 days ago
r/USAcorruption
Warsh is trying to change the inflation metric
TL;DR: Warsh wants the Fed to judge inflation using Trimmed Mean PCE instead of Core PCE. That matters because Trimmed Mean PCE is currently much lower — about 2.36% versus 3.20% for Core PCE — making inflation look closer to target and giving the Fed more justification to cut rates.
u/Dioxbit — 3 days ago
TX Atty Gen and Senate GOP candidate Ken Paxton pulled a sweetheart plea deal for his friend who’s been found guilty of SA’ing a child
Sweetheart deals like these are how Jeffrey Epstein was able to continue to operate. Epstein was given a sweetheart by Alex Acosta, who was later nominated (and then forced to resign) by Trump to US Sec of Labor. I haven’t seen this at all in the national news cycle, despite Texas being a closely watched race.
u/Much_Sherbert3164 — 5 days ago
As support for Israel declines in the U.S., the ‘Special Relationship 2.0’ is starting to take shape | Netanyahu and his allies in Congress have begun calling for an end to aid to Israel, but this won't end the "special relationship." In fact, recent signs suggest it may deepen military ties.
mondoweiss.netu/TendieRetard — 3 days ago
Trump revamps stock portfolio, adding Nvidia and other AI names
finance.yahoo.comu/TendieRetard — 7 days ago
Elon Musk just said he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, calling them “entitlements”: “That’s the big one to eliminate.”
u/BarbecueChickenBBQ — 9 days ago
ABC News (5/14/2026): "Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News."
abcnews.comu/SocialDemocracies — 7 days ago
The Hartmann Report (May 8, 2026): "How Rightwing Billionaires Created a Faux Movement and Used It to Rob America Blind"
hartmannreport.comu/SocialDemocracies — 6 days ago
Justice Department considers settling Trump’s $10 billion IRS leak lawsuit
The Justice Department is discussing whether to settle President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in the coming days, according to two sources familiar.
Among the options being discussed internally is whether a settlement would include a provision on the IRS dropping audits of the president and members of his family, as well as audits of the family’s businesses, the people said.
u/TendieRetard — 8 days ago
Justice Dept. Sues D.C. Bar Over Efforts to Discipline Government Lawyers
nytimes.comu/TendieRetard — 7 days ago
Judge probes whether Musk settlement with Trump admin is tainted by corruption
arstechnica.comu/TendieRetard — 7 days ago
Josh Shapiro Trying to Derail Progressive Rabb in Favor of AIPAC Candidate for Pennsylvania House Race | One human rights lawyer said the centrist Pennsylvania governor was trying to stop Rabb because he’s “anti-genocide, anti-AIPAC, pro-universal healthcare, and pro-labor.”
commondreams.orgu/HowMyDictates — 7 days ago
to stop the construction of a data center
u/TendieRetard — 11 days ago
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Trump’s Hantavirus Official Is a Penis Implant Specialist - Dr. Brian Christine has very little actual experience in public health.
newrepublic.comu/TendieRetard — 6 days ago
CNN (May 10/11, 2026): "Trump’s role as LIV Golf host renews scrutiny over conflicts of interest" | "“Saudi Arabia is a murderous, authoritarian, anti-democratic regime,” [an ethics expert] told CNN. “(Trump’s) willingness to do this is actually a really nice example about what his priorities are.”"
cnn.comu/SocialDemocracies — 9 days ago
Israel Supremacist Larry Ellison Promised to Fire CNN Anchors If Trump Approved Takeover | Two press freedom groups allege Ellison agreed to a “corrupt exchange” with Donald Trump.
newrepublic.comu/Czech_Coconut — 13 days ago
FEMA Caught Blocking Grants to States That Didn’t Vote for Trump | The Trump administration is doing everything it can to target Democratic states.
newrepublic.comu/TendieRetard — 12 days ago
GenocideTimes publishes Israel Supremacist Representative Hit Piece Smearing Online Antizionists.
u/TendieRetard — 10 days ago