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Vice President JD Vance’s fraud task force is uncovering fraud and abuse amounting to billions of dollars across the land, led, of course, by California.  The process of uncovering these sites of fraud, including drafting appropriate legislation, is generally opposed by Democrats.  And this opposition is in response to the asymmetrical results that turn up in the data.  While one can identify fraud perpetrated by both Republicans and Democrats, the lion’s share of incidents of fraud by far are perpetrated by/under Democrat administrations in the nation’s blue cities and states.  The Dems and their lamestream lackeys have no intention of letting such findings see the light of day in the country’s public forums.

The Iran negotiations are DOA, the doubtful twinkle of hope that I cited on 25 May has gone out.  Right leaning media’s talking heads are now starting to openly question President Trump’s prevarication and delay in displaying the next round of overwhelming force to let the ragheads know that their delay tactics in this election year, no matter the help from Democrats, will not work.  But so far these voices have not made a dent in Trump’s ongoing tactics which are just limited to ‘defensive kinetics’ that attack launch sites of the missiles and drones that Iran is using against its neighbors and commercial shipping in the strait which remains under Iran’s control no matter the bravado from the White House.

[Added later]  The progress toward a deal with Iran announced today smells badly.  The White House reports that agreement is close on nuclear weapons development, disposition of enriched uranium, and opening Hormuz, items which will be finalized in the next 60-90 days.  These three items have long been announced as being non-negotiable – Iran stops all nuclear development forever, gives us the uranium, and restores Hormuz as a freely navigable international waterway.  If these three are still on the table, it means that Trump has caved, and in the worst way imaginable allowing another 2-3 months to pass before Iran will inevitably renig on every item it accepted during this interval.  Iran knows that stringing the US out until the even of the election will put the US (aka Republicans) under tremendous pressure to resolve the conflict under any conditions no matter how unacceptable they have been until now.

[1jun26 update]  California voters have the highest and most persistent share of double dummies in the nation.  Today Democrat Steyer has climbed to second place in the governor poll right behind first place Democrat Becerra, thereby moving Republican Hilton down to third.  For decades our Democrat voters are the poster children of Einsteinian insanity, they have no clue as to what has caused the state to go into the toilet, and a good portion of them don’t even know how California ranks in the nation in crime, welfare, taxes, stifling regulations, homelessness, illegal aliens, government fraud, and climate hysteria.  Their fundamental belief is that ever more taxes on ‘the rich’ and businesses will solve all of California’s problems.

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9 responses to “Scattershots – 28may26 (updated 1jun26)”

  1. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Waste, Fraud and Abuse the Magaloons cry! Meanwhile self-dealing and self-enrichment on a monstrous scale is going on under their very noses.
    Their Orange Hero created $7+/Gal diesel and the biggest grift by the worst President in modern times goes on under their noses while they yell, “look over there!”

    “A report revealed that the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, in late November, approved a conditional $620 million loan for Vulcan Elements, in which Don Jr.’s 1789 Capital took an undisclosed stake just three months before.

    A Pentagon loan to Vulcan Elements initially drew scrutiny over possible favoritism. While Trump Jr., the Pentagon, and the company denied political influence, a ProPublica investigation found that the loan request was reportedly initiated by Peter Navarro, a Trump adviser and associate of Trump Jr.

    White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comments.

    In early November, American Resources Corp., through ReElement Technologies and Vulcan Elements, announced a $1.4 billion partnership with the U.S. Government to expand its domestic rare earth magnet supply chain. This partnership was hailed as a milestone aimed at reducing dependence on China for critical minerals.

    Trump Family Deal Scrutiny Intensifies
    This is not the first time the Trump family has been linked to government deals. Earlier this month, a report revealed that a company backed by the Trump sons invested in a mining group developing a $1.6 billion project in Kazakhstan, awarded by the Trump administration.

    In April, Foundation Future Industries, backed by Eric Trump, secured a $24 million Pentagon contract, drawing criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Warren, who called it “corruption in plain sight”, accused the Trump administration of favoring companies tied to the Trump family after Eric Trump publicly discussed the deal on Fox News.

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  2. ScottO Avatar

    “Waste, Fraud and Abuse the Magaloons cry!”

    Yeah – billions of tax payer dollars stolen via fraud with the help of Democrats in govt. Most citizens don’t like that. Amazing.

    “Their Orange Hero created $7+/Gal diesel”

    No- the Iranians created it by closing the straight and attacking oil production facilities in neighboring countries.

    “A Pentagon loan to Vulcan Elements initially drew scrutiny over possible favoritism. While Trump Jr., the Pentagon, and the company denied political influence, a ProPublica investigation found that the loan request was reportedly initiated by Peter Navarro, a Trump adviser and associate of Trump Jr.”

    “Drew scrutiny” means that people who hate Trump looked for illegality and found none. A ProPublica investigation found nothing wrong.

    “This is not the first time the Trump family has been linked to government deals.”

    So what? Nothing hidden or illegal.

    “Earlier this month, a report revealed that a company backed by the Trump sons invested in a mining group developing a $1.6 billion project in Kazakhstan, awarded by the Trump administration.”

    “According to the FT report, there is no indication that Donald Trump Jr. or Eric Trump knew about the upcoming government-backed deal when they first invested. There is also no suggestion that they played any role in securing the contract. A spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. said, “Don is a passive investor in American Ventures and has no operational involvement in the company. He does not interface with the federal government on behalf of any company he invests in or advises,” the spokesperson added. Eric Trump did not respond to requests for comment. The White House has not issued any official comments yet.”

    So – just a legit business investment.

    “In April, Foundation Future Industries, backed by Eric Trump, secured a $24 million Pentagon contract, drawing criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Warren, who called it “corruption in plain sight”, accused the Trump administration of favoring companies tied to the Trump family after Eric Trump publicly discussed the deal on Fox News.”

    Honest Injun? If Ms Warren thinks there is corruption, she has plenty of opportunity to explain the details of said corruption. But none is forthcoming because apparently there is no corruption.

    I realize that Don Jr and Eric don’t shove drugs up their nose and go whoring in Vegas like that exemplar of a presidential offspring, but until RH can come up with some actual laws broken or proof of corruption, I’ll consider this nothing more than a Donald Duck rant.

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  3. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The above from the former dark lard of liberal lament land no longer has a liberal lament land. ROFLOL

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  4. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Scotto – I think you have potential as a successor to Karoline Leavitt as Trump apologist.

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  5. sierrafoothillsretort Avatar

    Hillbully retains zero potential as a soothsayer

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  6. ScottO Avatar

    Hilarious! Poor RH is soooo desperate for dirt on Trump and family that he regurgitates baseless nonsense with zero evidence of wrong-doing. He can’t even defend his own post so he just makes a silly comment about me.

    But please try again, RH – you provide endless amusement.

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  7. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    From the editorial board to Gods ears – Let California’s winds of change sweep all of Blue America

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  8. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Scotto continues to look the other way at all the baseless accusations coming from his dear leader’s mouth. I guess I should be honored to be held in in the same category as Der Leader.

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  9. fish Avatar
    fish

    Well if this just isn’t the most progressive thing ever…..

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    “Chicago lost the Bears this week. A team that’s been in the city since 1921.

    They didn’t lose them to a bigger market or a better deal. The Bears decided they’d rather be a tenant in Indiana than deal with Illinois for one more year. Think about how badly you have to run a place for that to be the smart move. They lost them for two reasons. The people running Illinois would rather villainize a builder than keep one. And they’re bad at their jobs.

    In 2021 the Bears spent $197M on the old Arlington Park racetrack. Before they could break ground, Cook County valued the empty lot at $192M (Bears said $60M). They were salivating at the chance to extort a building that didn’t even exist yet. That fight dragged on for years.

    The Bears were ready to put $2B into the stadium. All they wanted was a promise the county wouldn’t reassess them into oblivion, plus $855M for infrastructure everyone uses. Roads, transit, utilities. A $3B project, two thirds of it private money pouring into Illinois. Springfield had since 2021 to get this done. They dragged it to the final night of session, passed it through the Senate at 3:39AM, and the House went home without voting. So now it’s all gone.

    The funniest part? This started because Cook County tried to grab the tax early. They knew a built stadium would pay $53M a year. Now they get under $4M on a vacant lot. No jobs, no buildout, no new anything. Congrats on fighting for scraps and losing the whole prize.

    Pritzker: they’re “an $8.5B valued business” that doesn’t need propping up. But be smart for a second. Almost every NFL city throws in public money for a stadium. Not charity. The return is real. Tourism, hotels, restaurants, jobs, game days, property tax on a huge development. The math works. Indiana did the math. While Illinois sat on it for years, Indiana passed a bill in months, put up $1B, and took the team. And the Bears took a worse deal to get there. In Illinois they were going to own their stadium. In Indiana they rent it from the state. A team that wanted to build its own home gave up ownership just to escape Chicago.

    Nobody won but Indiana. The Bears lost their stadium. Illinois lost the team, the $2B, and $53M a year in taxes.

    Pritzker after they left: “I wasn’t willing to give up billions of dollars of taxpayer money to give it to a billionaire-owned family or team.” There it is. “Billionaire-owned.” That’s how Democrats talk about any business right before they run it out of town. Call them a billionaire, act like you’re saving working families, take a victory lap while the tax base drives across the state line. Meanwhile they’re running the whole state into the ground. And you already know how this ends. You’re living in it. Pensions are $143B in the hole, worst in the country and not close. You pay $6,285 a year in property taxes, double the $2,969 national average, for a city that’s $1.15B in the red. The mayor called its finances “the point of no return.”

    When you run things this badly, you sell what’s left.

    They leased the parking meters for 75 years to Morgan Stanley and a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi. Took $1.15B and burned through it in two years. The investors already made it all back, with 58 years left to collect. Sold the Skyway. Sold the downtown garages. Every asset that made money, gone for one check. But a fixed property tax rate for a team that’s been here 106 years? That’s “propping up billionaires.”

    Companies are leaving. Boeing for Virginia. Caterpillar for Texas. Citadel for Miami. In 2023 alone Illinois lost 56,000 people and $6B in income to other states. The ones who left earned a third more than the ones who moved in.

    Indiana didn’t outbid anyone. AAA credit, 16 years straight. A $676M surplus. Fourth-lowest debt per person in the country. They just weren’t a disaster. Illinois could have collected $53M a year. It chose zero.”

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    When this one goes off it’ll make “The Summer of Floyd” look like the first day before summer vacation starts! It’s going to be glorious ….Stacy Davis Gates style glorious!!

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