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[image: govspending_totalSpending-_700px.jpg] Sorry, the captions did not post. Not sure why. The above graph is federal spending starting Jan 20 for 2023 (gray line), 2024 (light green line) and 2025 (dark green line). Federal spending is UP USD$154 BILLION compared to the previous two years at teh same time. Of course, maybe it is early in the process.................... . https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-doge-government-spending-increases-5903992d

@jon-nyc said in The Never-ending Grift: A Melania NFT. https://x.com/melaniatrump/status/1881094861279129643?s=46 https://decrypt.co/313866/melania-solana-meme-coin-dumps-bubblemaps Big names and bigger dumps. Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps reported Monday that more than $30 million worth of Melania Meme (MELANIA), a meme coin linked to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, have been moved and “quietly sold.” On-chain analysis revealed the Solana-based tokens were taken from community funds, and neither the project team nor “launch strategist” Hayden Davis has yet offered any explanation for the movement of the assets. In total, 50 million MELANIA tokens were funneled to wallet “Cq2Tj6,” then split across multiple addresses. and Davis, who previously admitted to launching both MELANIA and LIBRA, has been linked to a broader pattern of pump and dump style meme coins. With team wallets controlling 92% of the MELANIA supply, retail investors are left exposed. The MELANIA token, launched in January after Trump’s inauguration as President, briefly surged past $12 before crashing, mirroring the trajectory of the U.S. President’s own Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin, which peaked above $72 before suffering a similar collapse. MELANIA now trades at $0.5488, a massive 95.4% drop from its launch-day high. TRUMP, meanwhile, sits at $7.82, marking an 89.1% decline from its peak

@89th said in Trump signs EO instructing DOJ to investigate Chris Krebs.: At least you can admit the hypocrisy. And you know there are people out there who said it was wrong if Biden did it and it was wrong if Trump did it. Not sure what the American public cares about, probably the economy most. As much as I care about news stories, which admittedly is not as much as it might seem with my posts here, I do care that there is such a blatant liar and hypocrite in the office. Horrible example for kids, and at this point I can't trust a single thing that comes out of his mouth, which is dangerous. He could tell me Tehran just bombed Timbuktu and I'd have to wait for it to be verified by people who aren't constantly making shit up. If only hypocrisy could be considered a crime. Not sure I'd make it a felony, but it is a thing that makes my blood boil more than about anything else. First of all, it is knowingly lying to others, usually accusing these others of some act of moral depravity while they've been doing the same for a long time or maybe even wish they could do exactly that thing and if ever given a chance would not think twice about what they were preaching. "do as i say, not as i do". But when used in the world of politics, it only muddies the waters to millions of voters who do not see clearly due to their partisan blinders they wear throughout their lives. And these voters will run with these statements of projection made by there political leaders and walk through life with a chip on their shoulder for the other side. We need a new court system, that deals only with it. The Court of Hypocrisy. Depending on the severity and effect that this libel can bring to the masses, can produce a range of monetary fines, that would be based on one's wealth and the effect it causes. Who's with me? I'm making picket signs, should I draw them in Red or Blue? I know what color I want to use.

@jon-nyc said in According to Michael O'Keefe...: You had the curries already in 1990. England got better after that with EU immigration and much, much worse with middle eastern and south Asian migration. By which I mean Islamic immigration. It's ironic that Brexit was sold as a solution to the immigration from Europe, which I agree improved the country no end. What's happened since then is definitely problematic, and the points based system that was introduced seems to have increased the number of immigrants, which presumably wasn't its intent.

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