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Robert Helle πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²
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Elmo refugee, dogs, baseball, Democrat, and despise the devil trump with every fiber of my being. Former print journalist and editor. Occasional book editor. Deep affinity for Canadian friends and culture. I stand with Ukraine. No DMs if I don't know you.
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Reporter: The president had initially said that this project wouldn't interfere with or touch the current structure.

Leavitt: If you look at the renderings, it's very clear the east wing was going to be modernized.

Reporter: But modernizing and tearing down are two different things.
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BREAKING: The top federal prosecutor in Maryland has reportedly notified Pam Bondi that she sees no basis for Indicting Adam Schiff on mortgage fraud.

Who wants to bet that the prosecutor will be fired within days, and a new prosecutor will seek to indict Schiff regardless?
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ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
Reposted by Robert Helle πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²
"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code Β§ 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
Reposted by Robert Helle πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²
It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
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Donald Trump is too simple-minded to realize that when he brags about the White House's tacky new Caesars Palace Ballroom being "privately funded," he's admitting to taking bribes from influence peddlers, millionaires, and corporations that want something from him.
This is correct.
They voted for that asshole out of bog-standard racism and sexism.

It had NOTHING to do with the economy.

Our media kept feeding the economy line BECAUSE it gave cover to the bog-standard racism & sexism at play.

People interested in the economy ask QUESTIONS about economic plans.

They DO NOT
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I’m disgusted by the photos of Ttump’s demolition at the East Wing, but I’m even more sickened by the renderings of his mar-a-lago ballroom dwarfing our White House. Once we’re rid of this despicable man, that ballroom must also be removed.
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties βœ…
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio βœ…
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" βœ…
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially βœ…

#UghπŸ€’βœ…
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We are all paying for this vanity project
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This is insane. If Obama did this the GOP would impeach
omg!

"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...

"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
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It’s β€œColombia” YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS
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OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.

Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.
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If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence.

If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.
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Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. πŸ™„
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Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Incredible turnout! We’re setting new records! #NoKings