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I can help fight back, Waj. I worked the Federal bid market for 40 years. Trump anticipates kickbacks from Elon on Federal contracts. Run this up the flag pole. It impacts every single Federal BID that Musk currently has in progress, and also every potential future bid. At issue is insider information. You cannot bid if you hold insider information, or if the appearance is the same.

Every bidder competing against Musk has recourse outside of the bid-letting agency. When a bidder suspects there will be an unfair bias in the agency, they can bypass GAO and file in federal court to disqualify Musk, a Musk company, or a Musk team via subcontract or joint venture. Federal court judges will decide on the insider information issue, not the Executive Branch employees.

What I foresee is no more Federal contracts for Musk. I don’t even see how he can be awarded a sole source extension to an existing contract. I see $ for lawyers. Jeff Bezos has a strong protest play here.

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/musk-stains-future-federal-contract

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Brilliant 💯👍

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Love that cartoon at the bottom!

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Another week with zero Democratic leadership, zero Democratic strategy, zero Democratic messaging.

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Certain people like Raskin, AOC, Crockett, Casar, Goldman, Murphy, Merkley, Whitehouse & Warren, oh & especially Bernie (not officially a Democrat though), have been stepping up lately.

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Thanks for the reminder of good things people are doing too 👍🏻

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At least we don't have to use paper straws when we take our wives out for Valentines day. Now we can all sleep better. What a galactic shit show.

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This administration isn't just denying that climate change exists. It is also denying that any other races exist than white-ish. And working on denying that other religions exist other than some form of other of Christianity, no one is really sure which.

Did you see that Just Despicable Vance is meeting officially with the head of that German Neo-Nazi party? Getting tips and tricks, I'm sure.

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Great post. Perversely, I am hoping to see the cruel fools who voted for Trump experience the worst of the economic fallout. This will not end well. Avian influenza is mutating in a very dangerous way. Just in time to meet with the most incompetent administration in US history. What could go wrong?

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Boy, you said it All here,Waj, how cruel can people get towards another human being?! It's Sickening, and the Valentine's Day tweet ? just deplorable ! Great article today, and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍

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From Democracyish . . .literally over 1 million people died during #45’s administration. I’m feeling like those numbers may pale by the end of this reign of terror . . .

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continue loving even when the love isn’t reciprocated...it's a tall order but the only one, and we know it's true, we're not excused. MAD LOVE TO YOU WAJ!

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You’re a patriot! Thank you so much for fighting the good fight!!! You are appreciated!

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Own the libs and lose your own

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Kennedy: give him some slack.

Muskrat: buy rat poison and gift him with a bag.

Trump: we need a military coup to take control of our disfunctional democracy. Trump is not beholding to our Constitution and our military commanders should arrest him for not upholding it.

People

Planet

Peace

*free Palestine*

Netanyahu: to the Hague

Biden: forgetaboutit

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