In 2017 Matt Gaetz was the ONLY "no" vote on anti-human trafficking bill. He later claimed to have "adopted" a young boy from Cuba, but without filling out any legal paperwork. He still calls the boy, Nestor, his "son." How is this guy in Congress? Are @MyFLFamilies OK with this?
Before he "adopted" 12 year-old Nestor, Matt Gaetz, at a retreat paid for by the Florida GOP, became drunk and unruly, and tried to bribe a hotel clerk to give him the key to the room of Rep. Jose Oliva late at night because he was desperate for a "cigar.” miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
ICYMI: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has privately engaged in several spending practices in his nearly four years in office that appear to be in conflict with the House’s ethics rules, a POLITICO investigation has found. politico.com/news/2020/07/2…
On Dec. 19, 2017, Matt Gaetz cast the lone "no" vote on a human trafficking bill that passed unanimously in the Senate before sailing through the House by a count of 418 to 1. He later claimed to have previously “adopted” a 12 year-old boy called Nestor. orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives…
BREAKING: Matt Gaetz, Congress's lone vote against an anti-human trafficking bill in 2017, now accused of sex trafficking in relationship with underage girl nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/…
Matt Gaetz:
2008: DUI
2012: Attempts to bribe hotel clerk to get key to room of sleeping Rep. Jose Oliva, R-Miami
Calls Nestor:
2016: "A local student"
2017: "My helper"
2020: The son* "I love very much"
(*Nestor is not his son)
2021: Under investigation for sex trafficking
Jan. 2020: Matt Gaetz accused of creating sex game with 'points' for sleeping with staff.
"The game... awarded one point for a having sex with a lobbyist, two for a staffer, three for another legislator and six for a married legislator." #KinkyMattorlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives…
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In May, Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND) fought back tears discussing masks during his daily press briefing about coronavirus.
Today, North Dakota has the highest infection rate in the nation and more than 1 in 600 people in North Dakota have died of #COVID19
South Dakota has the second highest #COVID19 infection rate in the country and more than 1 in 600 South Dakotans have died.
This week, a federal judge said Governor Kristi Noem "has done little, if anything," to stop the spread. thedailybeast.com/federal-judge-…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds followed Trump’s lead in downplaying the virus & never imposed a stay-at-home order. In November, the test-positivity rate reached 50%. Iowa now has America's 3rd highest infection rate. Nearly 1 in 800 Iowans have died of #COVID19. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
That time when Saudi Arabia's crown prince bragged about having Jared Kushner 'in his pocket' after being told classified information meant for Trump businessinsider.com/saudi-crown-pr…
That time Saudi Arabia paid for hundreds of rooms at Trump's DC hotel cnn.com/2018/12/06/pol…
That time Saudi Arabia murdered and butchered Washington Post columnist #JamalKhashoggi, a US green-card holder, and the killers were caught on tape laughing and joking about it bbc.com/news/world-mid…
Trump is a psychopathic criminal cult leader in league with foreign powers and money lenders, backed by a corrupt, compromised party and a propaganda media network. If unstopped, he will criminalize dissent and embrace authoritarianism.
Here's a thread laying it all out: (1/9)
To truly understand Trump and the danger he represents, we need to first diagnose his psychiatric condition. He's not just a narcissist. As @DutytoInform explains, he's a psychopath: thedailyedge.substack.com/p/diagnosis-ps… (2/9)
Trump is also, undoubtedly, a criminal. Setting aside Mueller and impeachment, here's a list of 10 known crimes--from sexual assault to racial discrimination to tax fraud to money laundering--that we know he committed even BEFORE he became President: thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-crimes-o… (3/9)
The Washington Post is now reporting there have been 7,000 additional nursing home deaths since the end of September. (1/3) #NursingHomeSlaughter#TrumpHatesSeniors
WaPo: Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head, vowed in late March to “keep what happened in Kirkland from happening again.” Since then, "homes that received a clean bill of health earlier this year had about 290,000 coronavirus cases and 43,000 deaths" (2/3)
Since March, more than 70,000 nursing home residents have died, plus hundreds of staff members, making up about 30% of U.S. coronavirus deaths.
Trump’s complete failure with #COVID19 turned what could have been a mild recession into a full blown economic crash—one that we may not fully recover from for many years.
The economy was weak heading into 2020 because of the failure of the #GOPTaxScam. Trump claimed his tax cuts for corporations and the already-rich would “skyrocket” the economy & deliver 5-6% GDP growth.
Reality: 2020 began with economists predicting growth of just 1.8%. (2/12)
Growing consumer debt was also slowing the economy’s potential heading into 2020. As Wall Street Journal reported: “consumer debt, not counting mortgages, has climbed to $4 trillion—higher than it has ever been even after adjusting for inflation.” (3/12) thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-economy-…