Taking the Fifth is a basic Constitutional right and not evidence of guilt. Republicans have made clear that they would like Fauci to be prosecuted. His pardon doesn’t protect him from state prosecutions or federal prosecutions for anything that happened after the date of the pardon. When you have an administration and a party that abuses justice with lawfare, it makes more sense for people to plead the fifth.
I’d be nice for Fauci to answer questions in case we could learn anything, or be reminded of something, useful or interesting about what happened during Covid. But, the Republican Senators weren’t there to learn, they were there to grandstand, humiliate, and accuse.
Taking the Fifth is basic defense attorney advice that any would give Fauci in that situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZYds_h5eH4
The US has been putting heavy financial pressure on Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Iranian proxies who try to stop oil from flowing through pipelines through Iraq, bypassing Hormuz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYARu_qigL0
Arizona and the Trump administration made it harder for people to get food stamps, so half a million people lost their food. The Times interviews people who are skipping meals and suffering from food insecurity thanks to this policy. These people technically qualify, but Arizona and the Trump administration made it too hard for some people to get the food they qualify for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u2geObUoWg
Explaining Citizens United v. FEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om0FqGaRDkw
“Government records “strongly suggest that a rushed and botched installation by AIC, the primary contractor,” led to the visible damage in the pool’s new liner”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-claims-vandalism-renovated-reflecting-024602025.html
“Reuters identified 75 federal-judge rulings finding Trump’s government infringed on First-Amendment rights including freedoms of speech, religion, and the press.
The unprecedented pushback on constitutional grounds has included repeated findings that the administration chilled or squelched the speech of citizens and groups opposing the Republican’s agenda.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-vowed-to-bring-free-speech-back-judges-in-75-cases-ruled-that-he-has-stifled-it-135031173.html
“Families with limited means may be more likely to want to put what money is available toward other expenses early in a young adult’s life.
At 18 or 19, for example, someone might want to use the money for education, training or other expenses involved with transitioning into adulthood. At 30, someone might want to use the money for a down payment on a house.
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children from higher-income households could be more likely to receive ongoing contributions as children into Trump Accounts and remain invested well into their 50s. As a result, the shot of building wealth is greater for those with more wealth to start.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/parents-dreaming-big-trump-accounts-090632229.html
Economists on the left and right agree that rent controls are bad.
Rent controls lower rent for those currently in rent controlled apartments. But, they: lower the supply of apartments, decrease mobility because no one wants to move if they have an apartment because it will be difficult to find another one, increase rent in nearby areas, and decrease how well the apartments are maintained. Rent controls help a small group of people and hurt everyone else.
The solution is building more housing, although that is easier said than done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoT76zITRx8
The F-35’s Class A flight mishap rate at this point in its history is quite good compared to other aircraft at that point in their history!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuxM5lg8Jo
Picky Princess Tries Asian Snacks and Drinks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plMdU0UzraQ&t=30s