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stollen

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22. So many regs or lack thereof need to be improved

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:03 PM

7 hrs ago

"subcontractors are not required to be made public in federal contracting databases, effectively allowing the whopping taxpayer sum to vanish in an untraceable dark-money network."

How much $$ have taxpayers lost to black-op contractors? Did we ever track down the $2 billion Paul Bremer "lost" in Iraq?

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Noem Can't Explain Why She Hired 8-Day-Old Company for Ad Campaign [View all] UpInArms 16 hrs ago OP

So much corruption BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #1

And infidelity. I'm cool with that as long as they are cool the next time a Dem chicoescuela 15 hrs ago #10

Cheating is only evil, immoral and wrong when a Democrat does it. MIButterfly 14 hrs ago #17

Nothing suspicious about that... kerouac2 16 hrs ago #2

When Rs are in charge....... KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #7

With this administration, the grift is the point. surfered 16 hrs ago #3

GUILTY progressoid 16 hrs ago #4

It's kind of like, "yes we're stealing money, try and stop me" ashredux 16 hrs ago #5

So swampy. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #6

But the DOW!! How can you even bring this up when the DOW is back under... Ol Janx Spirit 15 hrs ago #8

It's not that she can't explain why.... SergeStorms 15 hrs ago #9

Pam Blondie can add this to their list of corruption to cover up. mdbl 15 hrs ago #11

Because she is fucking a corrupt asshole Johonny 15 hrs ago #12

Rampant looting and thievery, in broad daylight. dalton99a 15 hrs ago #13

perhaps because she's crooked? nt Javaman 15 hrs ago #14

No explanation necessary, Kristi, a third-grader could solve that mystery (nt) William Seger 15 hrs ago #15

!! Marcuse 14 hrs ago #16

She could explain it Quanto Magnus 9 hrs ago #18

And the beat goes on. OMGWTF 9 hrs ago #19

Corruption starts at the top. Lonestarblue 8 hrs ago #20

Stupid Noem. Can't even do grifting right. Krasnov needs someone with more experience at it. Wonder Why 8 hrs ago #21

So many regs or lack thereof need to be improved stollen 7 hrs ago #22