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Emoluments, Reprise 0

At the Bangor Daily News, Linda Wilcox follows the money.

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Emoluments 0

Trump puts out the “For Sale or Rent” sign in full view.

Even Warren Harding would be embarrassed to be a member of today’s Republican Party.

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Dr. Dracula 0

Republican Elephant dressed as a doctor looks on as Mr. Monopoly Man receives a transfusion from a Medicaid patient because of Donald Trump and Republicans' tax cuts for the wealthy.

Via Job’s Anger.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Art of the Double-Deal 0

Frame One:  Picture of doll family captioned,

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Republican Family Values, Follow the Money Dept. 0

Republican Elephant holding a bag labeled

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Suffer the Children 0

As we know, that’s Republican policy. Here’s more evidence: Farron looks at the potential effects of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on America’s children.

Read the report that Farron discusses.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Donald Trump, flanked by Mike Johnson, says,

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The Grift of Graft 0

At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money all the way to Qatar.

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The Art of the Deal-Maker 0

Donald Trump holding a paper that reads

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The Entitlement Society 0

F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as having said, “The rich are different than you and me.”

At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald E. Riggio argues that this is indeed the case labels it “Affluency Syndrome.” He goes on to argue that

Rich and powerful people are prone to affluency and can believe that they are above the law.

Follow the link for his reasoning. Then just look around.

Methinks he makes a pretty strong case.

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The Plane Truth 0

Farron is less than sympathetic to Donald Trump’s hurt fee-fees about being called out for criticized for accepting a bribe an emolument.

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Trump and the Emoluments Clause Santa Clauses 0

At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money.

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An Ode to Greased Palms 0

The Crypto Gang 0

Title:  The Trump Gang--Eric, Don Jr., and Jared.  Image:  The Trump gang as wild west outlaws robbing a stage coach driven by Uncle Sam, who says to them,

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Also, speaking of the crypto con . . . .

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Emoluments 0

The editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer follows the money. They suggest that

While Trump feeds the masses bread and circuses, he is laughing all the way to the bank.

Follow the link for an inventory of the illicit income.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Thom argues that Donald Trump’s it’s-absurd-to-call-them “policies” will bring back sweatshops.

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The Privatization Scam 0

And it is a scam–to put the public’s money into private hands.

You can voucher on it.

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The Crypto Con . . . 0

. . . has been invited to dine at the White House.

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Cashing In 0

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