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As President Trump continues to tell Americans that he is being audited, the House Ways & Means committee made a request to the IRS. “Democrats are seeking Trump’s tax returns to investigate allegations of corruption against the president and his businesses, and the president’s legal team is promising a vigorous fight to keep them private,” says David Knowles of the Yahoo News.
Barr is just another word for obstruction
A “Twitter-stamp” by Secretary of State Pompeo made it official. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now designated as a foreign terrorist organization. “We must help the people of Iran get back their freedom is a diplomatic tweet of an alternative reality, ISIS, Boko Harman, and Iran, all in one place.
From a Young Black Male Perspective:
President Trump is taking victory laps around the country, and the Republicans are giving each other high fives, after a four page letter from the Attorney General, William Barr. James Brooks, a Trump supporter,” We love Trump, he is the most faithful and honest President ever, and now is the time to go after the people who stabbed him in the back and tried to take down our great country. We love you Donald.” Allen Moser, a Trump supporter, “Trump is the greatest president since John F. Kennedy; we need him again in 2020.
The System is rigged; ask any devil
The poverty line for a family of three (a working mom and two children) is $16,910. A woman working full time at the minimum wage is living below the poverty line. She qualifies for SNAP (food stamps), and possibly for federal housing aid if she can get it. All too often, the list for housing subsidies is full, as is public housing, so assistance is not an option. What is a woman earning such a low wage to do, then, living at the economic periphery? She house-shares lives with family or endures homelessness. She lines up to get food at food banks or from other charities. She struggles to make ends meet, while her Congressional Representative earns $174,000 a year whether they produce or not
When Westwood High School graduate Kevin Branch was promoted to colonel – or “full bird” for the Army nerds – in the U.S. Armed Forces on Jan. 11, he was extremely grateful that both of his parents were able to do the honors of pinning him at the ceremony.
“…refusing to expand Medicaid is also the wrong thing to do. It’s just not who we are as people. To me, this is all about values and it should be a value of ours to try and make sure that as many of our neighbors as possible can go see a doctor when they need to.”