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NEW from me Abdul El-Sayed's longtime comms director, Roxie Richner, repeatedly called President Biden a "rapist" after he was accused of sexual assault in 2020. freebeacon.com/democrats/hes…
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When a Cottage Becomes a Cabin @owroot enjoyer.com/when-a-cottage-b…
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Amelia’s legacy was completed by a Michigan woman @BuddyMoorehouse
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Pin the Mitten #10 · Oct 24 6,726/10,000 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟥🟥🟩🟥🟩🟩
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.@Charlieleduff was the first to explain how Canada was dumping gargantuan piles of trash in Michigan. Thank you to Mike Rogers and the White House for paying attention. xitter.cf/mikerogersformi/status…
Why Canada Gets to Dump Its Trash in Michigan Michigan is a cheap place to dump and Nafta made waste not subject to tariffs By Charlie LeDuff @Charlieleduff It’s the Canadians, again. They’re literally dumping on us. Millions of tons of industrial waste pour into Michigan’s landfills every year from Canada. Enough to build two Empire State Buildings of garbage. We can’t stop it. And it’s all the fault of Nafta and the U.S. Constitution. That notorious trade deal provided the legal framework that prevents Michigan from stopping Toronto’s detritus from passing through Detroit. Under the compact, solid waste is legally classified as a “commodity.” And because that commodity—garbage—is entirely “manufactured” in North America, it avoids a tariff. Man in shirt points at Canadian garbage truck highlighting cross-border waste disposal issues Michigan’s dumping fees are cheap—about half the cost of Ontario’s. It’s so cheap neighboring states also dump on us. We’re surrounded by more garbage per person than any state in the Union. New York recently tried hauling in nuclear waste from the World War II-era Manhattan Project. Ohio attempted to truck in toxic phosgene dregs from the East Palestine train disaster. Phosgene is a substance so deadly that it’s banned by the Geneva Convention. Intense local opposition stopped both Ohio and New York’s poison from being buried here, but their highways, byways, and baby diapers still pour in every day and there’s not much we can do about it. But then there’s Canada: a nation of environmental moralizers who live in a vast expanse but can’t seem to find a place to put their garbage besides their neighbor’s lawn. Person waves at passing truck near stop sign as Canadian waste haulers transport garbage to Michigan landfills The Constitution’s commerce clause forbids Michigan from charging out-of-state and international garbage haulers a higher price than we pay ourselves. That can only be done by an act of Congress. And you know Michigan’s unserious Congressional delegation. So we in the Great Lakes State are stuck with mountains of foreign shit, the stench of methane and rot, and hundreds of Canadian trucks busting up our roads each day. There is too much division in Michigan between the red-hatters and the green-thumbers. But I’ve got an idea I think we can all agree upon. Tariff their garbage. Big beautiful tariffs. The best tariffs probably in the history of the world. The president has sweeping executive powers. Put a 100% tariff on Canadian garbage, and we can stop the flow altogether. And after that, maybe we can talk about opening the new bridge.
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Abdul was willing to take some heat from Charlie, but Mike couldn’t even give him one question? @Charlieleduff
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Charlie asking good questions about Abdul’s record in Michigan Must watch stuff
Abdul was willing to take some heat from Charlie, but Mike couldn’t even give him one question? @Charlieleduff
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With Obama tier condescension, Abdul El-Sayed worked his ass off to avoid Charlie LeDuff’s questions about his record as Director of Health for Detroit.
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Strand me here, o Pirate brethren
The Most Tropical Spot in Michigan Is a Barren 2-Acre Island @owroot enjoyer.com/most-tropical-sp…
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The DC media fly-ins will continue until morale improves.
Phone call from a journalist visiting Michigan to do some reporting: "What is a 'party store'?"
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Where Did The Melon Heads Legend Come From? @LMoorehouse04 enjoyer.com/where-did-the-me…
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This Woman Gave ActBlue $22 the Day We Met Her, But She Had No Internet El-Sayed is raking in campaign donations from the Democrat fundraising platform, which apparently launders contributions through the elderly By Charlie LeDuff @Charlieleduff Milan — Elizabeth Waffle, the 88-year-old retiree who found internet fame as an unwitting political super-donor, is still living in a squalid trailer deep in the Michigan countryside. And Waffle still has no electricity, no running water, and no Wi-Fi. But being a true believer in liberal causes, and having no family beyond Georgie the arthritic hound, Waffle continues to donate a small portion of her modest retirement check to ActBlue, the online donation platform for Democratic candidates and causes. But even Waffle herself was surprised to learn last July about the extent of her supposed giving. According to FEC filings, there were more than 13,000 transactions attributed to her, totaling more than $130,000 over the past five years. “I think there’s something in there that’s off,” she said then. “I don’t have that kind of money.” And something continues to be “off.” Since our last visit, another 562 transactions totaling nearly $4,500 have been credited to Waffle in just six weeks. Among those transactions were four totaling $22 on the very day we first visited, despite the fact that Waffle had no access to the internet. Among the recipients of Waffle’s alleged largesse over those 45 days is Abdul El-Sayed, the king of the Michigan micro-donors, who clocked in with a cool $51. So we returned to the tattered trailer last week to show Waffle the printouts. Then something strange happened. When the scope of our findings dawned on the old woman, she was not overcome with outrage, or even curiosity, but with latent hostility. She wondered if we were preparing a hit piece on ActBlue, the conduit to her cherished causes. “I think it’s a bunch of hogwash,” she said of our questions. “If they’re cheating on the other side,” she meant the Republicans. “Fight fire with fire?” I asked. “Yeah,” she said. “Exactly.” Now, I believe in many of the causes that Waffle does. Clean air. Healthy forests. Affordable medicines. A good day’s pay. And I told her as much. But what I do not believe in is the apparent theft of an elderly person’s identity to launder donations from overseas or those that exceed the contribution limits. Fraud does not create a better world, I said. She softened. “I believe in honesty,” she said. “I do care if somebody is fudging and putting stuff in.” “So don’t you want me to continue to look?” I asked. “Yeah, if they are,” she said. “Then you want to know?” “Yes.” “Then I give you my word. I’ll keep going.” As we walked back to the car, I wondered if at that very moment another campaign transaction was being made in Elizabeth Waffle’s name.
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You don’t have to vibe code a new home display for your tv if you don’t have a tv
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I want it to be tomorrow so I can do better on Pin the Mitten than I did today
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