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.

    • wheezy@lemmy.ml
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      18 days ago

      Gosh, why are all these do nothing Democrats getting defeated by DSA candidates in primaries?

      A 30 year incumbent in Colorado was just defeated by a 29 year old socialist and the race wasn’t even close.

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          18 days ago

          This is an expose into how Trump made the 250th celebration about himself.

          Truly the pressing issue of the times. /s

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            18 days ago

            It is documenting a crime Trump committed. There will come a time where Trump and his cronies are not in power and having this proof will be useful in prosecution.

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              17 days ago

              I really hope that’s true. But fascists don’t give up power when their military is obedient and loyal to them. I don’t wish the path to that justice to be paved with the blood of thousands. But, history is not filled with ruling class wilfully giving up their power in situations like we find ourselves.

              Unfortunately, we either get a “go high” liberal presidency that just leads us farther into a white supremacist Tucker Carlson 2032. Or, we actually elect a socialist in 2028 and the current fascist refuse to accept the results.

              The later is still the better option. Because if we get another “reach across the aisle” liberal that tries to renormalize the Republican party and doesn’t bring real justice. Well, we’ll go to a place in this country we’ll never come back from.

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                17 days ago

                The right is going to call whoever the Democrat candidate may be a socialist regardless. I am fully convinced that the administration is going to use the supposedly “fraudulent” midterms as an excuse to block the 2028 elections entirely. I think it is likely that Trump will be pushed out after the midterms to set up for 10 years of Vance. With luck Rubio and others will try to steal the top spot from Vance and the whole thing will tear itself apart.

                I share your worry that the next Dem administration will fail to prosecute enough of Trump’s cronies. They have enough money and influence to drag such a fight out for decades. We need to go full nuclear from day one and take the whole administration down for conspiracy to commit treason.

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                  17 days ago

                  Yep. And trials for all war criminals (Democrat and Republican) for support of the genocide in Gaza, attack on Iran, and genocide in Lebanon.

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                    17 days ago

                    Iran and Lebanon maybe, but nobody is going to jail for the genocide in Gaza. I hate it, but it’s never happening. US law grants immunity to prosecution for official duties and no foreign army is big enough to force the matter.