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The US government has became a horrible employer within one month. Unjustly and illegally terminating employees, many of whom are Military veterans. What a despicable way to treat your employees. Why hasn’t Congress stopped this. Choosing to stand by and let the US lose its moral compass. So sad.

Federal Government waste that is so easy to correct: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on a spending spree!

The biggest bully at school attacks a little kid. The kid and his friends fight back. There is flunky bully, who thinks he is the best deal maker. This weak bully meets with the biggest bully and sides with hkm. The weak bully and his loser buddies proclaim what a great deal he has made?!?

In negotiations or mediattion, a good resolve allows both parties to feel the resolution is fair without rewarding the perpetrator. The mediator must be neutral, unbiased, and keep the mediation process confidential.

The MAGA cartel in Congress is looking at slashing Medicare (you know, the one for the needy and children) in order to serve up hugh tax cuts (again) to corporations and the mega wealthy!?

Meine Freunde, bitte verstehen, dass der US-Präsident nicht ist indikativ der Mehrheit der Bürger. Weniger als 32.5% der 245 Millionen Amerikaner, die in 2024 wahlberechtigt waren, haben tatsäshlich für Trump gestimmt.

What can you buy for $290 million?

When a Republcan says there is fraud, ask for details. There is not fraud within governmental agencies. There is fraud perpetrated by recipients of government programs. Just look at the fraud by companies with PPP during COVID. Those who are screaming Fraud may be self-identifying

The US House of Representatives has “the power of the purse.” So, since the House controls spending and the Republcans have controlled the House for 12 of the last 16 Sessions (including the current); then the Republicans are to blame for government waste and the deficit!

Everytime Trump holds a “press conference”, try to figure out why he called the conference. Is he diverting attention? Is he floating ideas? Is he trying to scare someone? Is he even there, cognitivly? It is not to convey news!

Leon is right about one thing. The US government is corrupt. The White House and most of the Republican Representatives are morally corrupt. Willing to abandon any and everything good about the US to appease a few spoiled, over entitled narcissists. So sad.

To quote Michael Jackson: All I want to say is that they don't really care about us

There are approximately 90,000 non-US citizens that are dangerous violents criminals that are not detained by ICE. Some of those are in state prisons. 90,000 / 341,314,500 = 0.000264 That is 264/1000 of 1% of the people in the U.S.

If Trump’s “brownshirts” detain you, can you show proof that you are a U.S. citizen?

Through programs such as the USAID, the USA showed the world empathy and Christian values. Why don’ t MAGA “Christian” strive to be Christ like? Have they no empathy?

One must ask is Trump just old and weak or is he entering his Senile era?

Trump says that Americans could feel some pain from his tariffs. This pain will be “regressive pain” based on income and wealth. Those with a large income or wealth will not struggle. Those just getting by (most of MAGA) will feel the most pain. So sad that Trump worshippers will make excuses.

“Stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution”. Albert Einstein

Trump lies again www.snopes.com/news/2024/01...

It is going to be so difficult to believe anything from Trump’s administration.

Wait. Is this from the real CIA or from Trump’s CIA? www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

God bless Bishop Budde m.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_2...

There is a way to better representation. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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President of Mexico response to Trump m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFiS...

It is late, but not too late to revert this huge transference of wealth from the working classes to the rich. Organize and vote. Lets empower workers, lets allow working class to have dignity and pride

Companies then began to offshore as to make larger profits. At same tome manufacturing decreased, skilled jobs training waned. A generation was born into unskilled, low wage jobs.

A new elite class was created. Elite not from their education or their contributions to society. Elite solely from their new found wealth and power.

What actually happened was that the rich became richer. Instead of hiring more workers or increasing wages and benefits for current workers, the extra money was hoarded by the wealthy.

The theory was that by significantly lowering taxes on the rich and high income and looser regulations on corporations, the extra money going to the rich would eventually make its way down to the middle income people and then to the lower income people.

Tired of being trickled on. Beginning in the 1980s, many western countries began implementing the Neoliberal Economic Theory/Supply Side Economics/Trickle Down Economics (take your pick on the name).

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Terrorist attack in New Orleans and US Senator Kennedy uses his platform to act like a fool. What a shame.

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Elon Musk has taken a stunning new public step in his support for the far-right — some say neo-Nazi — German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), publishing a supportive guest opinion piece for the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that has prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.

"Lassen wir uns nicht auseinandertreiben"

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