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Itβs the grift that keeps on grifting.
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@georgetakei When he said heβd #draintheswamp his #MAGA fans failed to realise he meant that heβd drain it of funds.
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@georgetakei Trump, possibly: βWell, it was made in America, Iβm just bringing it back home.β
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@JamesPadraicR I read this in his voice.
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Article I, Β§9:
``No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.''
Gonna assume that the #OrangePeril didn't get congressional sign-off.
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@georgetakei They're now suggesting they might not give it to him. Dangling it like a carrot makes the suspicions much higher.
Anyway, this Arab spy plane is guaranteed to be bugged, and remote contollable by Qatar.
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@georgetakei Yep. I was a contracting officer and could not accept any gifts. There may be a dollar limit now but very low.
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So a post lauding the crushing of a tesla to send musk a message is posted on musk's sm site increasing "hits" enhancing his ad revenue...
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@georgetakei "Government employee takes $400 million bribe from middle eastern government"
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@georgetakei taking a lunch break during an all day field visit - Fed employee crew and our crew SAT IN DIFFERENT BOOTHS at the restaurant. Just trying to make sure no one thought we were buying them lunch or colluding during the break!!
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In 2024, approximately 6,030 Aston Martins, over 94,000 Land Rovers, and 5,712 Rolls-Royces were sold in the US.Β
So the 100,000 British cars that an be sold in the US before tariffs matches the number of expensive cars wealthy people buy. No taxes for the rich.
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@georgetakei *sigh* I know the author of this post is being hyperbolic for effect (either that or they don't actually understand the rules they followed in the military), but, in fact, government employees visiting contractor sites can absolutely "accept a cup of coffee and a doughnut," both because they are below the $20 threshold (they are de minimis) and because they would typically be offered to anyone in that context, i.e., they aren't targeted at the fed.
Facts matter, y'all.
Facts matter, y'all.
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@skewray π―
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A π΄πΆππΆ (hiti) is an ancient Newah urban water feature: a stepped, sunken courtyard with waterspouts and a central pool. These are fed through a remarkable network of pipes, reservoirs, and irrigation systems drawing water from mountain springs dozens of kilometres away. Every day, hundreds of people from the neighbourhood come to draw water, bathe, and exchange news. They are a unique and precious feature of Newa urban architecture through which neighbourhoods are created.
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