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applegrove

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:51 PM Tuesday

Is Trump purposely overpaying to purposely bankrupt [View all]

the country so no future Democratic President would be able to do anything but cut programs? I mean he is upping the defence budget by 50%.

Last month, the Department of Homeland Security snapped up an empty warehouse on the outskirts of Salt Lake City for 5.4 million—paying nearly 50 percent more than the property’s 2025 assessed value. @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports on ICE's spending spree:

The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) 2026-04-08T02:00:15Z
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