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Yawn. So many stories about this administration have been variations on this theme: Officials use their positions to benefit their fortunes or those of family and friends.
Who can be surprised when he who occupies the White House has used his position to line his pockets any way he can. It’s sort of a rite of passage - 1) join the administration; 2) have your first corrupt act be exposed; 3) keep on serving because there is no accountability.
Don’t choke on that popcorn you’re munchin’
But a conservative crony of Mnunchin -
No not Kucinish -
It’s Justin Muzinich
Who’s about due for a good heavy punchin’.
Yes. But do Democrats plan on sending anyone to jail? That’s the article in which I am interested. If not, there’s no point wasting words on any more or this. This is nothing new.
Yo! NYPD! I found one of the looters over here, yeah, he is either at his apt on Park Ave. or in the Hamptons. Yeah, when you go to arrest him, give him a blast of pepper spray in the face and a few jolts with your tasers, then beat him senseless for resisting, maybe a knee to the neck.
I criticize the “newswriting” here on TPM, which basically consists of following Twitter and thus giving Trump precedence on any actual issue. And I think I am correct for offering up the criticism (REVEAL: Josh has never listened to a single thing I have said, pro or con, either here or on Twitter. I am pretty sure Josh put me on ignore years ago on Twitter).
The addition of ProPublica has been a worthy increase in actual coverage and back to spirit of the “muckracker” concept Josh initially championed.
AP is okay for breaking news even though their headline writers slant right but propublica is tops for research and long form. Glad to see them repeated here too.
If someone were caught being ethical in the trump crew they would more than likely be fired. Quickly and bigly.
Hugely in fact
Being truthful is a reason for getting tossed under the nearest bus.
But lying, grifting, stealing, abusing innocent children by putting them in wire cages, gassing peaceful protesters in a churchyard so the “boss can wave a bible” are all considered “normal”. And the “boss” approves of it all. There is no limit of shame in trumpland. It’s sickening.