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"Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has formally broken with the Republican Party, said Mr. Trump’s personal enrichment was further proof that MAGA voters needed to abandon the G.O.P.
“The GOP is a disaster,” she wrote on X. “The Republican Party hijacked MAGA, pretended to be America First and MAHA, and then sold us all out. Then Trump rubber stamped the entire con job while taking checks from literally everyone.”
Mindnumbing.....$1.0 billion for ballroom, MAGA red states CANCELING ongoing elections & redrawing maps to eliminate black voters.
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-seeks-1-billion-for-ballroom?
FDA commissioner defends agency's drug approval decisions after wave of backlash https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-defends-himself-under-pressure-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Honestly, Scott makes Tuberville seem a genius....he just needs to wear a "Bros for Trump" t-shirt to be the full🤡
Powell making 'significant mistake' by staying on at Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/tim-scott-jerome-powell-fed.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
MAGA wants you sick or dead, is the only conclusion here....
FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-studies-covid-shingles-vaccines-safe.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
"At recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, judicial nominees, including John Marck, avoided stating whether the 22nd Amendment would bar Donald Trump from seeking another term after two wins. When Senator Coons pressed for a clear acknowledgment of the two-term limit, none responded."
Should immediately disqualify such nominees...
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-judicial-nominees?
"Mark Carney said he believes the global international order will be reshaped, with Europe playing a central role in rebuilding it. His remark reflects a view that geopolitical power and leadership may shift toward European nations in response to current global instability."
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-monday-update-chaos-in-iran?
Latest from Hormuz Strait....
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-iran-ceasefire-erupts-usisraeli?
The perpetrators....
Supreme Court temporarily lifts mail ban on abortion pill mifepristone https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Good. Seems if good dem candidates appear in Trump-ravaged red states and rural communities....could be a winning strategy....?
Have to love the headline.....
Gift article.
January job adds revised to 11,000....February added....oh, never mind....economy is in stagnation....
Private companies added 63,000 jobs in February, ADP says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/private-companies-added-63000-jobs-in-february-january-revised-to-just-11000-additions-adp-says.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
A president who just can't stop stepping on garden rakes....
America has the absolute dumbest people leading and working in its government....
Achievements of Trump Tariffs Trade Policy:
- destroyed rules-based international trade system
- illegally taxed US consumers
-increased inflation in US
- exposed inept gov't legal team
-60% of voters disapprove of tariffs
-created a refund nightmare for gov't
-failed miserably to spur investments in US manufacturing
A Great Big Beautiful Failure...a feature of Trump's America.
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors brush off Trump's tariff hike to 15% https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/asia-pacific-markets-hang-seng-index-nifty-50-kospi-trump-tariffs-15-percent-supreme-court.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
