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The following year, the attorney general’s office sued the Trumps & its business for engaging in a decade long fraud. A NY state judge found the Trumps liable for fraud for inflating the value of certain assets to obtain loans and issued a $454 million judgement, which is on appeal."
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2 Trump Organization entities were indicted on tax fraud charges that July & found guilty at trial.
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The account closure also came while the Trump family and the Trump Organization, which is fully owned by the trust, were facing civil and criminal investigations over its finances.
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Other financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank, stopped doing business with Trump in early 2021 following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Ugh!
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United States does not have an official language. It has always been customary.
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From Silverstein's "famous poetry collection "A Light in the Attic" (1981). This collection, known for its whimsical & imaginative poems, is one of Silverstein’s most celebrated works, appealing to both children & adults with its clever use of humor and deeper philosophical insights."
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The zebra asks whether it is black with white stripes or white with black stripes, leading to a deeper reflection on how individuals interpret the world differently.
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“The exclusionary nature of this policy will only fuel xenophobia and discrimination at a time when anti-Asian hate and hate against other minority and immigrant groups are rising.”
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“It will make it harder for them to participate civically and vote, as well as access critical healthcare, economic and education resources,” the group said in a statement.
Furthermore, the organization says, this action could make anyone who speaks another language a target.
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APIAVote, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on registering Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, expressed worry this could mean barriers for millions of voters such as naturalized citizens or elderly residents who aren’t English-proficient.
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“Imagine families navigating healthcare or legal systems without materials in a language they understand; it’s a barrier, not a bridge.”
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“This executive order, while framed as promoting unity, risks dismantling critical supports like ESL programs and multilingual resources that help immigrants adapt and contribute,” Carrillo said.
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George Carrillo (Hispanic Construction Council) said it seems like a step backward in a country that has championed its diversity. He is also concerned how limiting governmental communication might affect U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, where the predominant language is Spanish.
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“Imagine families navigating healthcare or legal systems without materials in a language they understand; it’s a barrier, not a bridge.”
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Currently, people of a certain age and residency requirements can qualify for a waiver to do the citizenship test and interview in their native language.
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Potential effect on citizenship and voting
Anabel Mendoza (We Dream, a nonprofit immigrant advocacy org), said limiting the language of federal communication will make it harder for people to become citizens if they are denied the ability to speak their native tongue throughout the process.
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And it kills drug pricing reform that would save people money on their insulin, on their asthma inhalers — everything that they need.”
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“All of a sudden, this bill that had almost unanimous support fell apart in a matter of hours,” she went on. “We had nearly 435 members on board with it — he sends one tweet, and all of a sudden, everyone backs off.
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“Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support — so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) slammed the GOP for blocking potentially lifesaving reforms to the pharmaceutical industry in a powerful speech on Wednesday, highlighting the vast power that unelected and increasingly unpopular billionaire Elon Musk has over the party.
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“In sum, it would be antithetical to the very existence of this particular government agency & position to vindicate the President’s Article II power as it was described in Humphrey’s Executor: a constitutional license to bully officials in the executive branch into doing his will,” the judge wrote.