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bronxiteforever

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10. Unconstitutional usurping of the Congressional power
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 01:14 PM
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Nepo baby Mellon believes Americans should starve.
According to wiki
Mellon gave $227 million to federal candidates and political committees from January 2020 through June 2024, nearly all of it to Republicans.[17] As of August 2024, he had donated $165 million in the 2024 elections.[23] Mellon's self-published 2015 autobiography describes his political views.[38][39] Notably, it calls social safety net programs "Slavery Redux", asserting that its beneficiaries are beholden to "a new master, Uncle Sam". Mellon writes:

For delivering their votes in the Federal Elections, they are awarded with yet more and more freebies: food stamps, cellphones, WIC [the U.S. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children] payments, Obamacare, and on, and on, and on. The largess is funded by the hardworking folks, fewer and fewer in number, who are too honest or too proud to allow themselves to sink into this morass. Something had obviously gone dreadfully wrong with the Great Society and the Liberal onslaught. Poor people had become no less poor. Black people, in spite of heroic efforts by the "Establishment" to right the wrongs of the past, became even more belligerent and unwilling to pitch in to improve their own situations. ... Drugs rose to the level of epidemic. Single parent families became more and more prevalent. The likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton pandered endlessly to fan the flames.[38][34]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Mellon


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Republicans vs. America Champp Saturday #1
I believe the term to describe a Nation.. thomski64 Saturday #3
Is everyone getting paid or, just the fascist boot lickers within the rank? nt Hotler Saturday #2
Dubious that the money popsdenver Saturday #11
"Fiscal policy experts are questioning the legality of the move." Wiz Imp Saturday #4
Why isn't this being challenged in court? Hard to believe that SCOTUS would OK something this blatant. TheRickles Saturday #9
I'm sure it will be. Wasn't it just announced a day or 2 ago? Wiz Imp Saturday #13
Yes, you're right. I'm losing track of all the blatantly illegal and challengeable moves by Trump these days. TheRickles Saturday #14
So oligarchs are funding the military now MadameButterfly Saturday #16
A private army bought and donated to KRASNOV. UTUSN Saturday #5
What percentage of total military pay is that? leftstreet Saturday #6
MSNBC analysts said yesterday it amounts to $10 per ground trooper. ancianita Saturday #18
From RawStory: MLWR Saturday #7
I'm sure that $130 million is pocket change for Dr. T Saturday #8
Unconstitutional usurping of the Congressional power bronxiteforever Saturday #10
That $100 per active military member is not going to go a long way, especially in light of the Bev54 Saturday #12
what the mafia does is to get the people they recruit to do little tasks bigtree Saturday #21
Dollars or rubles? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Saturday #15
I posted this quote one other place. It is so good. twodogsbarking Saturday #17
Zappa, like George Carlin, was a prophet who saw the future! Initech Saturday #20
Well who are these anonymous donors? Time to expose them. Initech Saturday #19
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