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‘ DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud for
paying white supremacist groups $3M to ‘stoke racial hatred’ ‘
“…six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and
one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.”
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Another news outlet headline. ‘The Invention of White Supremacy‘
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Daily mail ‘Woke Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud
by DoJ as anti-racism nonprofit is accused of secretly giving cash
to white supremacists including KKK members‘
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Recent headlines included, USAID building a cement plant in Gaza,
hamas built cement lined tunnels under structures under buildings
civilians frequented, using them as human shields.
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“…USAID funded the “Vote Your Voice” program at the SPLC
through the Tides Center (a left-wing NGO-funding organization).”
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USAID spending. Strange, movements of $ when liberals involved.
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Just the small tip of a very large iceberg, surely more to follow . . . . .
**bold text**
-USAID funding for Gaza = $2 billion
-US funding for Israel’s war effort = $16 billion
-Current cost of Iran war = $30 billion
Are you better or worse off now than before the war?
The world will be better off. History will confirm.
“History will judge” – what people say when things are going badly in the present.
W Bush was fond of saying it during the Iraq war disaster.
yoyohop,
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Former President George W. Bush is still fond of saying, “I’m also very comfortable with the fact that it’s going to take a while for history to judge whether the decisions I made are consequential or not, and therefore I’m not too worried about it,” and “My attitude is, if they’re still writing biographies of the first guy, the 43rd guy doesnt need to worry about it.”
yawn . . . . .
Hey yoyo,
Where’d you get that 30 billion number? Did you just copy the wild mania if some other nut?
Well… I’ll be the first to admit, eliminating the threat Iran imposed so that it can no longer endanger every country on earth isn’t cheap.
Thank goodness we finally have a leader with the nads to do it.
The obama iran Policy
You got to love it, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been paying hate groups to inflame things so they can raise more money. Of course the Democrat machine was right behind it doing the same. And the mainstream media was happy at all up even further ! Thank God all the stuff is beginning to hit the daylight now! Erick Swalwell was finally exposed too!
More Daylight please!
( of course the looney liberals claim this is all Donald Trump made up)
The truth is coming out! I look forward to the next democrat, or liberal entity being exposed!
A few memesters and political cartoonists have noticed,
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Who had the splc
Revealed
kkk
Demand Outstripped Supply
I’m glad they noticed.
“Trump saved 8 AI-generated people”. What a clown.
At best this was a failed attempt to save face. He’s been unable to defeat a country that he’s been telling us he’s already defeated for weeks now. More likely the guy is in the early stages of dementia.
If a person can’t tell there is something a bit off with the AI generated fashion-model faces of the 8 “captives”, they should be in no position of authority – certainly not the person in charge of nuclear warfare. Time to pass the torch to JD.
I cut the head off a rattlesnake once and watched it continue biting away like it didn’t know it was dead… body wiggled around for a minute too.
Iran is doing the same as the snake.
Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
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CA state legislature and His Imperial Majesty, Emperor newsom
don’t let The Constitution stop them in their quest for free press,
influencing their shallow thinking voters and other democrat politicians.
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This time,
“A California appeals court has blocked a move by Gov. Gavin Newsom
to force ICE agents to wear identification, saying that the state couldn’t
regulate actions by the federal government.
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The three judge panel in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday
agreed with the Trump administration that the California law violated the
Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by interfering with federal officers’ duties.”
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CA Globe story
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Was that law a violation of their oath of office, “… that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will
bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States…”
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“Enemies foreign or DOMESTIC …” Yet, you keep voting for them, and
then say nothing as they run this state into the ground . . .
Original G,
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No, voting for the law didn’t “violate their oaths of office.” Unconstitutional laws passed by State Legislatures or Congress and signed into law by Governors or the President or become law as a result of a veto override are built into our system of government and is why we have the Judicial Branch of government to review and interpret the Constitution and the law being challenged.
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If this in fact had “violated their oaths of office,” then every government employee is also guilty of “violating their oath of office,” as they’ve all taken an oath to the U.S. Constitution and/or State Constitution that they haven’t read and don’t understand. Look at how many government employees try to enforce “policy” as if it were the law, even when that policy is contrary to the law and the Constitution. The Constitution is thousands of pages long, as every Supreme Court decision has defined the U.S. Constitution and State Constitution. Unfortunately, the meaning of the U.S. Constitution and State Constitution aren’t what you or I believe the meaning to be, but what the courts determine the meaning to be, and our Legislatures challenge the Courts interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and State Constitution by passing laws that may be unconstitutional.
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As a side note, if you’ve ever read the California Constitution you’d see how much of a mess it actually is with over 500 Amendments and that’s with over 40,000 words having been stripped out of the State Constitution in the 1960s and 1970s by the California Constitution Revision Commission and approved by voters.
The US Constitution is not thousands of pages long, it’s four pages,
written on parchment. When all 27 amendments are included it still is
not thousands of pages long. I do not know which supreme court you
are talking about, but it’s the US Supreme Court that interprets the
US Constitution. The California Constitution which is one of the longest
governing documents in the world, but also not thousands of pages,
is interpreted by the California Supreme Court, and can be amended
by voters and the state legislature. You are correct that the California
Constitution is a mess.
Dawg,
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When you include all of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have interpreted and defined the U.S. Constitution, then it’s thousands of pages long. The U.S. Government Publishing Office used to sell a copy of that version of the Constitution, and perhaps they may still do so. If you believe that every government employee who takes an oath to the U.S. Constitution is only taking an oath to the original text of the Constitution and its 27 Amendments, then you’re saying they’ve taken an oath to their personal interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, which then means the U.S. Constitution means everything and nothing at the same time.
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The same is true for the California State Constitution, its 500+ Amendments, and the decisions of the California Supreme Court. The California Supreme Court can and has expanded rights beyond that of the U.S. Constitution and the federal courts can also review the decisions made by the state courts to ensure they don’t conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
‘U.S. Supreme Court rules against Newsom on indoor
church services in California COVID-19 case’
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‘California relents on indoor church services after
Supreme Court’s COVID-19 decision’
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‘California’s Newsom ordered to pay $1.35M in settlement
with LA-area church over coronavirus restrictions’
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If a politician “thinks” ? ? ? First Amendment is optional,
then his HUBRIS is out of control.
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Hubris: exaggerated pride or self-confidence : arrogance
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Arrogance = His Imperial Majesty, Emperor newsom
Original G,
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I’m not disputing that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Governor Newsom on some Constitutional matters, I mearly stated that dealing with unconstitutional acts are built into our system of government.
Judicial Branch is supposed to act as the Adult in the room, when executive
and/or legislative branches do something stupid. Blue states have made it
a habit of passing into law whatever knee jerk stupidity that matches their
party line.
Original G,
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The Judicial Branch of government is supposed to act as impartial arbitrors of the Constitution and the law, but they don’t.
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Many states, both “blue” and “red,” intentionally inact laws that they know are unconstitutional and that they know will be overturned, for no other reason than to make it look like they’re fighting against the party in power, that they can then use to fundraise off of. They get to fundraise off of passing the unconstitutional law and they get to fundraise off of the law being overturned for being unconstitutional.
Hi I’m Tom Steyer,
I’ve spent a 132 million trying to buy the governors office and still not ahead in the polls. How much do you want me to spend.
bobo,
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Tom Steyer also spent over $200 million in his quest to get the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Nomination and didn’t get any delegates and received fewer than 259,000 votes in the primaries/caucuses.
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To be fair, the $132 million that Tom Steyer has spent in the 2026 California Governors race has gotten him up to an average of about 15% support in the average of recent polls, which is about 4%-5% above the next closest Democrat running, Katie Porter, who’s polling at an average of 10%-11%. Unfortunately for Tom Steyer, that puts him at an about equal polling average as Republican Chad Bianco and behind Republican Steve Hilton. The good news for Tom Steyer is that he’s polling ahead of 58 other candidates who’ll appear on the 2026 primary ballot.
“But me paying more taxes is not the answer” says Billionaire Tom Steyer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lefty-billionaire-two-faced-response-010959782.html
Dr. Jellyfinger,
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I watched the candidate forum and saw Tom Steyer’s comments live. Unfortunately, the 6 candidates invited to this candidate forum were trying to play it safe and they all came across as duds. At this point I’m voting for Steve Hilton, but that could still change over the next 39 days.
Dr. Jellyfinger,
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I watched the candidate forum/debate last night. It was better than the last one, but no standouts. At least they didn’t come across as duds like they did in the last one. It’s looking like Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra will be the two to make it out of the primary, and unfortunately, Xavier Becerra will be the next Governor of California.
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I couldn’t believe that former Congresswoman Katie Porter said that California needs more people to move here.
Can a Billionaire, BUY a governorship ? ? ? ? ?
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Are California voters really that dumb ? ?
Original G,
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California voters said no to Republican Michael Huffington trying to buy a U.S. Senate seat in 1994, reelecting Senator Diane Emile Goldman Berman Feinstein Blum instead, by about 160,000 votes. However, in 1992, the voters of California’s 22nd Congressional District did allow Michael Huffington to buy his House seat, with what was then the most expensive House race in history. California voters are likely to say no to Tom Steyer buying the Governorship of California this year too.
Answers: Probably and/or Apparently. (replies can be used…interchangeably)
That’s not even a question, anymore. They’ve proven it(their stupidity) by electing the self serving narcissist actor Greasy Gaven.
AB 2624 bill. The Privacy for Immigration Support Services providers. This bill would create privacy protection for immigration support providers. It would make it illegal (funny) to use an image of any of these people on social media and hide their addresses. This bill would actually silence independent journalists and shield taxpayer-funded organizations from public scrutiny. The bill was written by Assembly member Mia Bonta! That’s the wife of State Attorney General Rob Bonta!! You can’t make this up. Oh…how the left hates anyone looking into their corrupt practices. Where is Adam Schiff?
Law that goes into effect May 1st. I get the need for some enforcement of speeders and dangerous drivers but this one smacks of an ultra authoritarian overreach. Looks like the California of the 1984 book “Warday” is realizing. What do you think?
Oops, my fingers forgot to add the link:
https://youtu.be/lLmz1weJGxY
Your reward for electing democrats.
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Want this kind of abusive behavior to stop,
DON’T vote for democrats in November election.
Captain Bebops,
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While I oppose the use of these camera systems, thankfully they won’t be statewide for now, they’ll be limited to the cities of Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose for the next 68 months, until this pilot program ends and our corrupt State Legislature will make this program permanent throughout the state, the bad news is that the City of Concord is already planning on acquiring these camera systems when the pilot program ends on December 31, 2031. This pilot program has absolutely nothing to do with “safety” and has everything to do with “revenue.” This is the opening of another front on California’s declared “War on Cars.”
Another money grab is the smog tests. Some states including my home state of Washington have done away with them. I think right now California is hoping enough older cars will fail pushing people into EVs. Here’s the thing, you can pass the idle emissions test yet if the computer check shows catalyst converter incomplete then it fails. That’s about the only thing that California cares about on that test. Terrible given the gas prices that people are out there going nowhere in particular just to get that on board computer to say the catalyst test is complete.
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Other states have dropped that test too or just test in metropolitan areas. People who drive locally like to the store or gym may not exercise the car enough to pass. Time for California to evaluate this but the ideologues believe that California should lead the country in wasting people’s money. Here’s the list of what all the states do for emissions testing:
https://emissions-testing.com/states/
Result of electing CA democrats . . . . . OUCH ! ! !
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SB-720 Automated traffic enforcement system programs
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From text of the bill,
“(3) (A) A civil penalty shall be assessed as follows:
(i) For a violation where no fine has been assessed within the previous three years,
by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
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(ii) For a violation that occurred within three years after a separate previous violation,
by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200).
(iii) For a violation that occurred within three years after two separate previous violations,
by a fine of three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
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(iv) For a violation that occurred within three years after three or more separate
previous violations, by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500).”
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It’ll be a violation if you don’t stop correctly, at a stop sign or light.
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Bumper Over The Line, Get A Fine . . . . . . . .
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Wondering how many towns will intentionally turn into themselves into
old fashion definition of a “Speed Trap” ? ? ?
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Law is an incredible opportunity for city and county revenue generation.
Original G,
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Don’t fool yourself, as Republicans also voted for this bill. SB 720 passed the California State Senate by a vote of 33-3 with 4 not voting and it passed the California State Assembly by a vote of 68-8 with 4 not voting.
Want like to see President Trump focus more “inward” domestically.
A shooting reportedly took place at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday evening.
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What the hell is wrong with you lunatics lefties?
“Lunatic” is correct!
This last guy carrying at least one gun & knife, just charged into a couple dozen well armed Secret Service agents & attempted to bust into the room Trump was in.
Not exactly a professional assassin.
With party barkers like Mark De Saulnier urging the blue loonies on in town hall meetings with titles like “Fighting Back Against Trump” & “America’s Crisis Under Republican Leadership” we will very likely see more would be “hit men” attempting to become Socialist Democrat heroes by killing the President.
I wonder what the Hilton Hotel is doing with all the leftover food?
Whadaya know! I answered my own question….
Food was all donated (2600 dinners) to shelters for abused women & children.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4544993/white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-donations/
Food donations get 2 downvotes? Seriously?
I think the down votes were just meant for me, unless they are from lefties who like to abuse women & children.
How about that media wing of democrat party . . . . . .
By Monday morning media and politicians will be falling
all over each other calling for “rhetoric” to be toned down.
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“…an adapted excerpt from the April 20 episode of
“The Rachel Maddow Show.”
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“We, the undersigned, call upon the White House Correspondents’
Association to use the occasion of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,
to forcefully demonstrate opposition to President Trump’s efforts to trample
freedom of the press,”
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Still too early to know if shooter was another Weak Minded Liberal
with confused bathroom issues.
‘Illegal migrant ‘cannibal’ left to roam free by Biden after violent assault
launches another savage attack and BITES toddler’s face‘
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“ICE Houston on April 22 announced the arrests of 277 criminal illegal aliens
who have been convicted of a combined 751 criminal offenses and illegally
entered the U.S. 654 times. Between April 6 and April 17, ICE arrested
17 child predators, six murderers, 16 drug traffickers, 15 gang members
or associates, 67 robbers, two foreign fugitives wanted for murder and
11 aliens convicted of hit-and-run.’
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democrat politicians protecting . . . . .
Why is the news media not reporting and highlighting any of this?
And there are still people who believe every word of the corrupt liberal news media.
Democrat supporters = supporters and enablers of criminals, even child predators.
Prop 47, closing prisons, criminals running rampant in our communities, massive widespread crime, no bail, DAs that don’t believe in punishing convicted criminals, politicians that believe in protecting child predators…
The proof is in the pudding.
Good news & bad news
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https://tinyurl.com/3shkt3ep
California’s greedy cash grabbing politicians never met a tax, fee, fine, or penalty they didn’t love.
As of May 1, you need to be constantly aware of being spied on by the unforgiving automated invisible road pirates.
There will be NO forgiving nor reducing your penalty for the slightest infraction, and it appears all penalties will be $1000.00 minimum.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLmz1weJGxY
Conservative Patriot,
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This is more fake news, again. Why are you constantly wasting the time of other Claycord readers with fake news, especially when there’s so many important things going on in the world? I truly hope that you don’t actually believe the many fake news items that you’ve been posting and linking. Please, change your news sources because they’re lying to you. I’m beginning to wonder if you’re really a “Liberal Patriot” posting as “Conservative Patriot.”
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This is limited to the cities of Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose until the pilot program ends in 68 months.
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The fine starts at $100.00. You can pay $25.00 to appeal the fine. If you’re considered to be “indigent” by the State of California or are on certain government programs, the fine then qualifies for a reduced fine and/or payments. This pilot program doesn’t require a facial image, but only the rear license plate, as it fines the vehicle, not the traveler or the driver.
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You did however get it right on this being a revenue generator. This has absolutely nothing to do with safety.
I love how everyone falls for the tax the billionaires.
once they are done or all gone does anyone believe that they will not tax the rest of us?
If this was true why did they vote a bill down that would blocked them from taxing us ?
which democrat will lower our taxes ?
Have you noticed the side that pushes gun control is the one that keeps doing the shooting?
Anyone trying to disarm you is your enemy.
Wolf Blitzer came out of the men’s room and found himself face to face with the gunman!
Thank goodness he’d already peed.
Damned if you do…damned if you don’t~~~
Gas giant [PG&E] plows $10M into ‘Stop Steyer’ crusade to unseat billionaire as governor favorite
Pacific Gas & Electric contributed close to $10 million to anti-Steyer PAC Californians for Resilient
and Affordable Energy.
The terms “PG&E” and “affordable energy” simply do not belong in the same document. The
Bill inserts again this month trying to convince us that their request to raise rates AGAIN is for
our own good. The fine print on the glossy disclosure: “(paid for by customers)”
They charge us to lie to us!
And Tom Steyer? Obviously, politically, he’s more akin to NYC’s Mamdani than any
other candidate in the midterms.
Damned if you do…damned if you don’t. wash-rinse-repeat🥹
Steyer has been way too transparent about the wacky s*** he has planned. He was probably advised to go the Trojan horse route to improve the odds of being elected, but ignored it. As such there is probably a pretty good chance his party torpedo’s his campaign.
With her spitting Cobra personality, and it being widely known she abuses her staff, Porter has no chance. It’s a frightening thought, but Becerra appears to be rising through the ranks like Beetlebaum.
Perhaps utility is terrified they’ll no longer have extreme protected status
they’ve previously enjoyed. OR is it a favor called in by democrat party ?
What condition will California be in 10 years from now,
if union sponsored tax the rich passes ? ?
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A short sighted knee jerk fix with it’s roots in incessant rhetoric of democrats,
will drive wealth from CA at a faster rate than we’ve seen in last 10 years.
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Blue state losses, bottom-five losers:
California: -4,642,390 citizens and -$232.8 billion in taxable income
New York: -4,640,487 and -$304.9 billion
Illinois: -2,017,255 and -$153.7 billion
New Jersey: -1,063,609 and -$91.3 billion
Massachusetts: -817,774 and -$51.1 billion
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Red state winners, top-five gainers:
Florida: 3,720,156 citizens and $458.2 billion in taxable income
Texas: 2,665,540 and $123.5 billion
North Carolina: 1,564,451 and $93.4 billion
Georgia: 1,299,149 and $43.3 billion
Tennessee: 904,021 and $47.0 billion
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All the spending on illegals is to attract them here for 2030 Census
so CA can gain seats in U.S. House of Representatives.
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Wish I could have been there, “… Google co-founder Sergey Brin is said to
have bluntly told the Democrat he was packing up and leaving California“
Any group’ name you see in the media or on a billboard,
type it into a search engine in quotes, name of organization then add in “soros”
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rachel maddow named an organization indivisible during tonight’s broadcast.
Put into search engine, “indivisible” “soros”
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“…In 2023, the foundation, through the Open Society Action Fund,
issued a two-year grant of $3 million to the Indivisible organization.
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‘The Indivisible Project (Indivisible)’
Ruination of California,
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“Democrats and the SEIU are pushing the “2026 Billionaires Tax Act,”
a retroactive billionaire tax targeting the roughly 220 billionaires
residing in California in 2025, ignoring that these individuals are the
most financially mobile and can live anywhere. And it’s not just a tax,
it is asset seizure targeting billionaire’s “unrealized assets.”
Expecting them to remain in the state as if they will happily and
willingly hand over even more of their wealth …”
Anyone with half a brain knows it’s really the push the wealthy job creators, jobs, tax dollars and businesses out of the state. I can see how a person who sees the government as their provider mommy would be all for it.
Non billionaires can be job creators too. Many billionaires are narcissists who care only about themselves with no regard for the general public. If you don’t know that then you are not paying attention.
So what you are saying is that you know and associate with lots of billionaires?
If you don’t, then you are just talking out of your B.
Her is a handy tool for understanding the liberal, left wing, Socialist Democrat POV:
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http://www.blablameter.com/index.php
“Here” …… I found the missing e
Can’t decide if . . . . . . .
Oh heck, watch and see what you think,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcl2ERfKLA
barney frank enters hospice,
will not miss nor mourn him !
Scotus reinstates Texas’ new redistricting for Republicans
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-case
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and…….
The Virginia Supreme Court will halt the certification of last week’s redistricting referendum. “They’re going to consolidate these cases, issue a ruling, a substantive ruling, that will resolve once and for all whether or not the referendum was or wasn’t consistent with the Constitution”
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https://www.29news.com/2026/04/29/virginia-supreme-court-ruling-halts-certification-redistricting-referendum/
Where’d ,all those blue congressional districts go ? ? ?
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MAPS before ruling – after ruling
And if that wasn’t enough…… Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district has been ruled unconstitutional by the SCOTUS and the case has been remanded back to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
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https://www.aol.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-majority-161852729.html
It’s pronounced “Gary”
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https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/who-is-gerry-mander.html