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Retired military, deep-state dad to humans, a dog and a cat. #JusticeforVirginia, #JusticeforRenee, #JusticeforAlex

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani Is Shunning New York Business Leaders Who Are Used to Calling the Shots

The mayor fired corporate leaders from a city fund’s advisory board in the latest sign that he is changing the way such power brokers access City Hall.

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Yes, polls show that Americans still support and trust museums like the Smithsonian to present history truthfully, to the best of their ability. My concern, however, is the long-term impact of these political attacks. Will young people see museum work as a... www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.

Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.

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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

I served in the USMC as a young man, Believing I owed my country a debt, For the freedoms we all are born with, Today there's no freedom left, It's humiliating to see an idiot, Occupy our highest post, Wreaking havoc upon the world, And being the punchline of every joke.

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Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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NN: The abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller -- Moreno says he should resign, but President Trump disagrees. Do you think Miller should step down? REP. JIMMY PATRONIS: No. I agree with the president. This is a family fight. Unfortunately, divorces are messy. There are two sides to every story.

NEW: Amid AG confirmation battle, Todd Blanche assured anti-abortion activists that he's working to make Dobbs 'permanent in every single state.' Admin will act 'soon' to limit mail-order abortion drugs. w/ @alicemiranda.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

politico.com

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

Phang: "The fact that it's taking France and England and other foreign countries to be able to launch investigations, and yet our American DOJ is sitting on it doing absolutely nothing, including not cooperating with those foreign nations, is such a big red flag."

We are under attack: Krasnov, J6, Epstein, dark money, foreign lobbying, SCOTUS ethics, AIPAC 502/535 Congress, Gaza genocide, soft NATO, CCP-Taiwan, surveillance-AI propaganda, political violence & ICE raids. Follow the money. Demand transparency. Hart28.com 🇺🇸