“I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he's got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from me, and he shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen.” — Donald Trump, 9/29/20
"A lot of people don't want to wear a mask. There are a lot of people think the masks are not good." — Donald Trump, 9/16/20
"There's no reason for [Biden] to have masks on. We get tested. I'm tested. I have people tested...So, I'm in sort of a different position. And maybe if I wasn't in that position I'd be wearing it more." — Donald Trump, 9/16/20
"The concept of a mask is good, but it also does you're constantly touching it, you're touching your face, you're touching plates. There are people that don't think masks are good." — Donald Trump, 9/15/20
"We have Labor Day weekend coming up but did you ever see a man that likes a mask as much as [Biden]? And then he makes a speech and he always has it not always but a lot of times he has it hanging down because you know what, it gives him a feeling of security." — Trump, 9/3/20
"I've never been against masks, but I do believe they have a time and a place." — Trump, 7/11/20
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3. The second part is key because the companies that provide phone services to prison kick back up to 50% of their revenue back to the prison operator.
This incentivizes prisons from signing up phone service providers with the highest rates and fees.
1. @amazon, @Verizon, and other major corporations have ended or reduced their support for Juneteenth celebrations this year, forcing events in major cities to be significantly scaled back, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
2. In Denver, the annual Juneteenth Music Festival was cut from two days to one day due to "a sharp decline in corporate sponsorships."
An archived version of the festival website reveals that @Verizon, a "Silver" sponsor of the 2024 event, was not listed as a sponsor this year.
@amazon @Verizon 3. Last month, @Verizon told FCC Chairman Brendan Carr that the company was "ending its DEI-related policies…effective immediately." It was part of @Verizon's effort to win approval from the FCC to acquire Frontier Communications, a broadband tech company, for $20 billion.
1. In 2024, Trump said he would deport every undocumented immigrant in the country. "I think you have to do it," Trump said. "They came in illegally."
He said "illegals" were "poisoning the blood of our country."
Then, for a few days, he abruptly reversed course.
Why? Let's follow the money
2. In a Truth Social post last week, Trump said his "very aggressive policy on immigration" was taking "very good, long time workers" away from the agricultural and hospitality industries. These workers, Trump said, are "almost impossible to replace." Therefore, "Changes are coming!
3. On June 12, a senior ICE official, Tatum King, sent a message to ICE staff formalizing the new policy: "Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels."
1. Starlink is turbocharging the operations of a lethal jihadist group operating in West Africa, JNIM
Elon Musk has the capability to limit or prevent the use of Starlink by groups like JNIM but has chosen not to, instead prioritizing growth
2. Before Starlink, JNIM often relied on couriers and paper maps.
Now, JNIM is "using real-time maps, encrypted messaging platforms, and even live streams to plan and secure attacks with incredible coordination," Dr. Obasesam Okoi told Musk Watch.
3. On May 11, JNIM carried out a coordinated attack in Burkina Faso "killing more than a hundred civilians, soldiers, and militia members, according to the International Crisis Group."
After the attack, JNIM "quickly shared videos on social media of its fighters looting the city's army base"