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Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing.

Aziz Z. Huq and Vanessa Williamson The New York Times
It is difficult to estimate the White House’s off-the-books revenue. There’s no comprehensive public accounting of this money, only dubious assertions from administration officials and President Trump’s social media posts. He is raking in billions.

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Trump Delivered on His Campaign Promises, But Only to Himself | The Daily Show. I Tracked Down the Companies Bribing Trump. Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale. Unions & Churches Lead MN Economic Blackout. What If You Keep Slowing Down?

I Tracked Down the Companies Bribing Trump

Make tariff threats, extract money from companies willing to pay, then grant exceptions to those who play the game. It's another lucrative scam for a wildly corrupt president.

Trump’s New Best Friend

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
His one-sided deal with MBS throws Bibi under the bus and gets nothing for the United States other than more wealth for the Trump family.

First Raze Gaza, Then Build a Playground for Global Capital

Abe Asher Convergence
Profit-hungry developers, Gulf monarchs, Donald Trump, Tony Blair, and the Israeli far right are all united in a vision for Gaza: a tech-fueled special economic zone governed by billionaires, with no question of self-determination for Palestinians.
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