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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:13 PM Mar 2020

Trump and his Mar-a-lago Crime Syndicate look at this pandemic as a once in a lifetime opportunity

to steal $500 billion dollars from United States taxpayers


Virus relief bill would let Steve Mnuchin hand out $500 billion ‘slush fund’ to secret recipients

Thankfully Sen. Tammy Duckworth is not allowing these criminals sneak this through while everyone is focused on getting relief to people who need it.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/sen-tammy-duckworth-brings-brutal-visuals-to-attack-steve-mnuchins-proposed-500-billion-slush-fund/

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Trump and his Mar-a-lago Crime Syndicate look at this pandemic as a once in a lifetime opportunity (Original Post) Snake Plissken Mar 2020 OP
And the "strong arm" tactics... Newest Reality Mar 2020 #1
As being reported......... DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #10
Right on the money. It is Animal Farm. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #15
People say 1984 is what's going on, DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #19
All I've got to say is... tosh Mar 2020 #16
Same thing DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #20
Oh yes! tosh Mar 2020 #21
Literally peacefreak2.0 Mar 2020 #2
Amazing isn't it aquamarina Mar 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #4
You know that every single company Trump and his grifter children own are on the top of the list Snake Plissken Mar 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #6
K & R Duppers Mar 2020 #7
K&R for more visibility. (nt) scarletwoman Mar 2020 #8
K&R. Mike Niendorff Mar 2020 #9
The Intent is Staggering. djacq Mar 2020 #11
Under NO circumstances bluestarone Mar 2020 #12
K & R warmfeet Mar 2020 #13
K&R! gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #14
That's my Senator! AwakeAtLast Mar 2020 #17
It is looting and pillage under the cover of chaos dalton99a Mar 2020 #18
Absolutely. moondust Mar 2020 #22

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. And the "strong arm" tactics...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:18 PM
Mar 2020

And the "strong arm" tactics of the Gang's DOJ is already going for those pesky rights. It is easier to rub them out in an emergency.

Anybody heard from Barr Barr the Butt?

DENVERPOPS

(8,810 posts)
10. As being reported.........
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 07:05 PM
Mar 2020

Barr is hiding in the shadows trying to get congress to make a new law that any person or media saying anything different than the crap our President is spewing, can be CRIMINALLY CHARGED under a guise as a threat to our "national security"

This administration is soooo like the Orswell book ANIMAL FARM that they are probably reading it as their manifesto.......

Seriously.......I still have my copy from 55 years ago.......and read it again a few days ago. It was appalling to read a summary of these past years, esp the past three years........

WASF

DENVERPOPS

(8,810 posts)
19. People say 1984 is what's going on,
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:31 PM
Mar 2020

no way, 1984 requires much more intelligence to read than Trump has.....Animal farm reads like a child's primer......

In 1963, in eighth grade social studies class, we were required to read: Animal Farm, The Ugly American, 1984, and Upton Sinclair's the Jungle.

The teacher almost got fired for it.... Wow, was the DPS administration's condemning actions an eye opener for us students.......

tosh

(4,423 posts)
16. All I've got to say is...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:16 PM
Mar 2020

THAK YOU to all the citizens who worked their butts off in 2016 to take back the HOUSE!!!



I cannot even ponder where we would be if not for their efforts and success.

DENVERPOPS

(8,810 posts)
20. Same thing
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:35 PM
Mar 2020

for the Clinton and Obama administrations......but in reality the Republicans only consider them all slight interruptions........

This time it is different, the Republicans have stacked every single last deck and are now moving in for the COUP.........(Kill)

tosh

(4,423 posts)
21. Oh yes!
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:03 AM
Mar 2020

I am not downplaying the seriousness of this situation by any means.

I’m just so grateful that we’ve managed to install a speed bump.

JFC, how far along with their scheme would they have gotten by now with control of the house?

I don’t even want to imagine that!

 

aquamarina

(1,865 posts)
3. Amazing isn't it
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:20 PM
Mar 2020

That poor people who spend every penny they have on just surviving are expected to have a rainy day fund yet corporations who have billions are not held to the same standard. Corps should be made to deplete their stockpiles of repurchased stocks before getting one penny of my taxpayer money.

Response to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
5. You know that every single company Trump and his grifter children own are on the top of the list
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:24 PM
Mar 2020

Including all 500 of the fake ones that reside in a single P. O. Box in Delaware.

Response to Snake Plissken (Reply #5)

moondust

(19,972 posts)
22. Absolutely.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:40 AM
Mar 2020

Dumping the U.S. Treasury into their private accounts is the Republican dream.

In addition to Mnuchin watch out for executive orders.

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