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Full Report: From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday.

Today, House Natural Resources Committee released a new 55-page report following months of investigative work by Committee Democrats exposing how Donald Trump hijacked what was supposed to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our country's 250th birthday and made it all about him – his vanity projects, his political and religious agenda, his business ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds under cover of a shadow corporation shielded from public scrutiny.

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[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Most recently they have blocked the SAVE act so far. That's the one Trump needs to steal the election.

A bunch of stuff has been blocked that forced Trump to do it through executive order which was then blocked by Dem diatrict judges (for example Birthright Citizenship and the mail-in voting ban). Other stuff was blocked and then forced through budget reconciliation votes which necessitated stripping non-economic elements (like anti-trans legislation and immigration restrictions).

I don't blame most people for not knowing these things because it is all boring as fuck and Dems suck at advertising their successes.

Edit: Dems also need to figure out how to ditch support of Israel without getting tarred and feathered as antisemites by people who can't understand nuance.

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

You really need to raise your expectations. I know all the boring stuff mate. You didn't mention anything that was concrete from DC.

Also, the representatives that haven't already disconnected from Israel will NEVER disconnect from Israel. If they haven't taken the correct side by now; that is a clear sign they are immoral donation controlled robots. They should be removed at all cost and should never be taken seriously.

Raise your expectations. Join DSA.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Even with my expectations low, I'm usually still disappointed. Everything comes second to getting Trump and his goons out of power because without that democracy is over. A Dem fully funded by AIPAC is still better than a Republican any day. Yeah, I prefer DSA, but I'll take what I can get.

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