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Sowhat13

(24 posts)
14. Most of these far right wingers are....
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:14 PM
Thursday

Most of these far right wingers are ignorant about these issues,
except for those beholden to large corporations, and private equity,
who want to get their dirty little hands those tens of thousands of tax
dollars being saved. After all, how can they pay the bribes.... erm, I
mean contributions to their pet far right wing republicans?

You see.... it is whether or not there is fraud, or waste itself, that bothers them.
Rather, it is the idea that they are not capitalizing on that fraud or waste, themselves....
like they do in their private businesses. If you think this is just partisan politics...
read'm and weep. https://thebastionusa.com/criminal-scandals?s=date

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Donald Trump Secretary
Criminal Use of Govt Resources
1/12/26
Illegally used taxpayer funds to travel to a Las Vegas casino for her niece’s 40th birthday party by disguising the trip as official business. She also ordered her top aides to create fake official work trips to justify travel that was actually for personal reasons including to go on rendezvous with a staffer she reportedly had an extramarital affair with and to visit family and friends on the taxpayer's dime.

Richard Kelly
Sheriff [IN]
Criminal Use of Govt Resources
4/10/26
Helped his wife scam over $205k from the state police pension fund in fake disability claims over a six-year period while she lived a life of luxury on the public dime
Charges4 felonies

Brenda Eldridge
Fmr. Chair
Using "Straw" Donors
3/31/26
Funneled $25k by acting as a straw donor to illegally pay Michael Flynn to appear at a Republican fundraiser

Brian HyattBrian Hyatt
AR Medical Board Chair
Battery, Crime Resulting in Serious Injury, DrugsAlcohol Scandal
3/30/26
Orchestrated a four-year kidnapping conspiracy in which he abducted at least 27 psychiatric patients and kept them in his facility by force-feeding them mind-altering controlled substances to maintain their compliance and subjected them to horrific physical abuse including having a staff member break a patient's collarbone all so he could bill Medicaid for his supposed therapeutic services
Charges2 felonies

Leo BlundoLeo Blundo
Nye County GOP Chair
Embezzlement
3/11/26
Stole over $500k in COVID-relief funds by wildly inflating his restaurant's payroll and number of employees who worked for him on applications
Charges7 felonies

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Says the man who has everything paid for, since birth, even illegal drugs. twodogsbarking Thursday #1
DUH! Paying a home care giver to take care of a elderly or disabled person saves the .GOV billions Jacson6 Thursday #2
Most of these far right wingers are.... Sowhat13 Thursday #14
If relatives weren't paid, medicaid would still have to pay some stranger LisaL Thursday #3
"GOP thinks elderly should be thrown out on the street" That's essentially what they believe. cstanleytech Thursday #5
There's no doubt in my mind nursing homes are busy lobbying Phoenix61 Thursday #4
The GOP way: allege fraud waste and abuse maxsolomon Thursday #6
And provide no alternatives, no solutions Seinan Sensei Thursday #13
They got a solution: fire everyone. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #16
These programs improve the quality of life by allowing the elderly to remain at home. They also save money for the Fil1957 Thursday #7
I'm a live-in caregiver... Phormio Thursday #10
I'm just about done listening to these wealthy sobs complain about the rest of us. Biophilic Thursday #8
Hey RFK: It is about W.O.R.K. mntleo2 Thursday #9
He needs that information sent to him personally. Certified mail. littlemissmartypants Thursday #12
Would someone please! paleotn Thursday #11
They want to end EVERY program that helps the non-wealthy not fooled Yesterday #15
He is such an idiot Blue_Roses 7 hrs ago #17
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