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There are countless veterans living on the streets, veteran suicide is at epidemic levels and Trump wants a birthday parade to stroke his ego.

Trump defends the high price tag for his military parade: 'Peanuts compared to the value' #DonaldTrump #Militaryvehicles #MadKingDonald #DementiaDon #Unhinged #FailuretoLead #Unqualified #Incompetence
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NBC News · Trump defends the high price tag for his military parade: 'Peanuts compared to the value' - NewsBreakBy Editors' Picks
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…Much of the world still relies on such #patronage systems, & they are both #corrupt & corrupting. Politicians hand out job appointments in exchange for #bribes. They appoint #unqualified people—somebody’s cousin, somebody’s neighbor, or just a party hack—to jobs that require knowledge & experience. Patronage creates bad government & bad services, because it means government employees serve a patron, not a country or its constitution.…

#Unqualified #RussianAsset #TulsiGabbard was approved by the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte on Tues to become the next director of national intelligence, setting the stage for a floor vote for one of #Trump’s most [idiotic] contentious cabinet choices.

The vote, 9 to 8, was along party lines, w/EVERY #Republican supporting #Gabbard & all #Democrats opposing.

#NationalSecurity #TrumpCoup #Authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny
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The New York Times · Tulsi Gabbard Passes Senate Panel Vote as Wavering Republicans Back HerBy Julian E. Barnes
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With most #Republican senators—maybe all—currently bowing before #Trump regarding his appointment of #unqualified loyalists & inexperienced #MAGA #extremists to the most important positions in government, a message has been conveyed: Trump is unfettered, federal agencies will do his bidding without a harrumph from the #GOP-led #Congress, & do not irk him. Moreover, as one might do with a mob boss, make sure to pay him protection money.