Hopefully Dems run a bevy of ads in the next 2 years in states like Wisconsin where voters choices have been marginalized by Rep admins. I think Dems are going to sweep in 2020. A possible recession aside, the level of corruption and fuckery over the last 2+ years feels historic.
Anyone else on mobile Twitter (not the app) noticed recently that the order of replies had changed? I used to see the most liked replies at the top but now that doesn't seem to be the case.
There are so many shitbags in this administration, but as far as long term damage goes Zinke was probably second worst only to Pruitt.
Their corruption is only matched by their cowardice. Once they’ve done just enough damage to make it really difficult to fix, they tuck tail and run before the block gets too hot. These men are cowards.
Re: the ongoing election fraud scandal here in NC ... “Johnson beat me significantly in that county and with absentee ballots. And I remember looking at that and going, wow, that’s unusual,” Harris told reporter Nick Ochsner."
This NC election cheating thing. If the mail in ballots were fake wouldn't they just be thrown out and if it means the dem won then wouldn't that be the end of it?
it disenfranchised thousands of voters and you can't assume how they voted, especially as they threw away ballots not just forged them also it happened in the primary also so the GOP candidate in the general maybe shouldn't have even been there
Pretty amazing how every element of the Republican Party and conservatism has been dismantled over the last 10 years.
The mail in ballots aren't fake? They're real ballots for real voters that were collected finished or unfinished, and only handed in if Harris was voted for or they bubbled Harris in for them. Right?
Enemy of the people I alone can fix this He literally never stops lying so they have no choice. Propaganda works.
Mick Mulvaney owes years of back taxes.He spent years pushing against any rise in federal budget until Trump made him director of the OMB, when he presented the highest budget ever. He helped increase the federal budget by nearly $1 trillion dollars this year with an additional $7 trillion over the next 7 years. He also opposed paying for a border wall. A true conservative. Mick Mulvaney refuses to meet with lobbyists unless they make a campaign donation. He is very open about this position. He wanted to get rid of Meals on Wheels because he claims it doesn't help taxpayers. He once purchased bonds for a real estate development and then led a campaign to have tax payers also buy bonds. Once they inflated the value of the real estate, he sold his bonds for $7 million and never finished the project he promised tax payers he would. A man of the people. Mick Mulvaney supports Rand Paul. He claims to be the most conservative member of the current administration and introduces himself (facetiously I assume) as a "right wing nut job". He became the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after calling it a "sick, sad joke" of a department. Here, he actively worked to dismantle the Bureau by freezing hiring, rulemaking, and penalty fee collection. He requested a budget for this department of $0. He also has dropped multiple cases against pay day lenders who have made sizeable contributions to his campaign. Remember, this verifies his statement that he only listens to people who donate to him. He did, however, bring in new politically appointed employees who he immediately gave large raises to. He even created new positions for them. It took him four months to make a single penalty assessment, probably due to the fact that he was working 2-3 days a week, a few hours a day. He shut down public access to the consumer complaint database of the CFPB, calling it "Yelp for financial services". He has supported shutting down the government on multiple occasions. Mick Mulvaney supports increasing the federal deficit, shutting down the government, less transparency, and bribing. He also supports stealing from taxpayers, not paying taxes, and pay day lenders who have charged up to 950% interest. One thing he does not support is Planned Parenthood, because he is against the "trafficking in pieces of dead children". Mick Mulvaney is perfect for Donald Trump's administration.
also the dude conspired to commit election fraud he shouldn't be up for election, he should be in prison but yes, your point too
Spoiler: All 17 Zinke Investigations 1. Blocked casino project after meeting with lobbyists, Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (Inspector General) The Interior Department blocked a casino project proposed by the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes after Zinke met with MGM lobbyists. Documents later revealed that by doing so, Interior had rejected recommendations from federal experts. The Inspector General has opened an investigation. 2. Potential Hatch Act violation: Florida drilling announcement, Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Zinke announced at a press conference with Florida governor Rick Scott that he would exempt Florida from the administration’s offshore drilling expansion, raising concerns that the action was politically motivated in light of Scott’s speculated Senate run. OSC confirmed it had opened a case file on the issue. 3. Censorship in a climate change report, Inspector General A National Park Service report deleted any mentions of humans’ role in causing climate change shortly after Zinke testified to Congress he would not censor scientific reports. The Inspector General opened an investigation. 4. Potential Hatch Act violation: Make America Great Again socks, OSC Zinke tweeted a picture of himself wearing socks with President Trump’s Make America Great Again campaign slogan using his official Twitter account. OSC had previously instructed White House officials to avoid wearing or displaying the MAGA slogan while on duty. OSC confirmed that it had opened a case file into Zinke’s tweet. 5. Real estate and microbrewery deal with an oil services executive, Inspector General The Inspector General opened an investigation into Zinke’s involvement in a land deal with the executive of Halliburton, an oil services company directly affected by Interior Department policies. Halliburton is involved in a land deal with a foundation previously headed by Zinke and now headed by Zinke’s wife. The deal also includes building a microbrewery, a project Zinke has long been interested in. 6. Spending $139,000 in taxpayer funds for office doors, House Oversight Committee Following reports that the Interior Department would spend nearly $139,000 to replace three sets of doors, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) requested a briefing from the Interior Department on plans to replace the doors, as well as documentation of the purchase. It is unclear if this inquiry is still ongoing. 7. Zinke’s involvement in a plan to shrink national monuments, Inspector General The Inspector General is probing Zinke’s involvement in a decision to shrink the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in Utah. The Interior Department had proposed selling off 1,600 acres of public land that were part of the monument. 8. Alleged retaliation against a whistleblower, OSC Joel Clement, a policy expert at the Interior Department, claimed that he was reassigned to an unrelated job in the department after he spoke out publicly about the effects of climate change on Alaska Native communities. The Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation. INVESTIGATIONS THAT IMPLICATE ZINKE IN MISCONDUCT 9. Zinke’s official government trips that included his wife, Inspector General The Inspector General found that Zinke violated Interior Department policies by having his wife travel with him in government vehicles. It also found that Zinke brought campaign contributors on an official boat tour and tried to sidestep department policies in order to have his wife’s trips covered by taxpayer funding. CLOSED OR INCONCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS DUE TO A LACK OF COOPERATION OR RECORDS A concerning number of investigations into alleged misconduct by Zinke were forced to close or found inconclusive results. For example, in several of these probes, the Interior Department was found to have improperly documented important decisions that would later come under investigation. 10. Alleged threat to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) during the healthcare debate, Inspector General The day after Alaska’s Sen. Murkowski voted against beginning debate on overturning the Affordable Care Act, Zinke called Sen. Murkowski and told her that her vote might have negative consequences on her state. The Interior Department’s Inspector General opened an investigation, but was forced to drop the probe after Sen. Murkowski refused to be interviewed or provide a statement. 11. Alleged threat to Sen. Murkowski during the healthcare debate, Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office opened its own probe into Zinke’s alleged threat following Sen. Murkowski’s healthcare vote, but it was also forced to close its probe, stating that the Interior Department refused to cooperate. 12. Staff reassignments that may have been politically motivated, Inspector General In an unusual move, the Interior Department reassigned dozens of Senior Executive Service members, triggering concerns that the move was politically motivated. The Inspector General found that the Interior Department reassigned officials without clear criteria, and since there was no documented action plan, it could not determine whether the reassignments complied with the legal requirements. 13. Potentially improper chartered flights, Inspector General Zinke faced scrutiny for three taxpayer-funded chartered flights, including a $12,000 flight on an oil executive’s plane. The Inspector General found that Zinke’s flights generally followed guidelines, but that staffers did not provide complete information to ethics officials on his $12,000 flight. 14. Halted mining study, Inspector General Zinke halted a $1 million study into the health impact of a mining technique used in Appalachia. The Inspector General reported that when it asked the Interior Department to produce evidence to explain its decision, it was unable to do so. INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE CLEARED ZINKE OF MISCONDUCT Although Zinke has been cleared in a handful of Hatch Act investigations, as noted above, he remains under investigation by OSC for violating the law. 15. Potential Hatch Act violation: National Hockey League speech, OSC The Office of Special Counsel investigated whether Ryan Zinke’s speech to the Vegas Golden Knights violated the Hatch Act, which forbids government officials from using their official positions to make political statements. The owner of the Knights was a donor to Zinke’s congressional campaign. OSC found that Zinke did not violate the Hatch Act. 16. Potential Hatch Act violation: Virgin Islands political fundraiser, OSC During a taxpayer-funded trip to the Virgin Islands, Zinke attended a political fundraiser for the local Republican party. The Office of Special Counsel cleared Zinke of violating the Hatch Act. 17. Potential Hatch Act violation: Seven additional trips that combined official and political activity, OSC The Office of Special Counsel also found that Zinke did not violate the Hatch Act in another seven trips he took between March 2017 and October 2017.
Saw there were only 17 bullet points in that Zinke list. Assuming that only part 1 of a 50-part takedown?
Seems like just about everyone in this administration is under investigation. Not one is going to be held accountable. This shit really fucking sucks.
Thought this was an appropriate place to post. Went to this giant Flea Market in Ft Myers because they have a bunch of antique stall and my tmb secret santa has something I figured I could find there. Ended up seeing this instead. Very cool placement. And that flag is brand new.
The worst part is if the next administration comes in and attempts to prosecute, it will look like (and be portrayed as) fascist attempts at political prosecution. While I don’t mind, it will be a 10x problem when/if Republicans take control again.
If republicans take power they are more than welcome to prosecute people who use their positions to commit crimes like Zinke et al.