Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Politics Corner October 20th

 

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As expected, Republicans blocked the voting rights bill in the Senate. The only way to pass it is to end the filibuster. The rights of voters across the country are being held hostage by 50 Republican and 2 Democrat Senators. [NBC]



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NY's Westchester County District Attorney's office is looking into the various valuations of Trump's golf course in the town of Ossining. No charges have been filed yet but someone is going to be responsible for the difference between the taxable assessment of 9.75 -11 million and the listed value of over 50 million in a financial disclosure. [CNN]


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Trump and Stephen Miller wanted to send more than half of our active troops to the Mexico border. then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper shut that shit down. [Business Insider]


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The Biden administration raised the trigger for bank data collection from $600 in transactions to $10,000. The $600 mark would include too many people for a program that is attempting to collect taxes from the rich and non-employment income. [ABC]


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Political discussion welcome.

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