• melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    While Trump took a personal golfing/business vacation to Scotland on the public’s dime.

  • spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org
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    a report released Friday

    her appearance at the 2021 Met Gala

    looks like it’s time to reset to 0 the “days since Republicans tried to manufacture a news cycle that would get their base outraged about something that isn’t Trump & Epstein” counter

    • Midnitte@beehaw.org
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      …determining that she improperly accepted free admission to the gala for her partner and failed to pay full fair market value for some of the items she wore at the event.

      Jesus, talk about nitpick city.

      Meanwhile, at the time we were discussing congress being able to purchase individual stocks (which they can still do).

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    Pretty interesting also, at the botttom of the article:

    What readers are saying

    The comments overwhelmingly criticize the House Committee on Ethics for focusing on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s minor ethics violation while ignoring larger alleged ethical breaches by Donald Trump and other political figures. Many commenters express frustration over perceived double standards, highlighting Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million plane and other significant gifts. The sentiment is that the committee’s focus on Ocasio-Cortez is disproportionate compared to more substantial ethical concerns involving other politicians.

    This summary is AI-generated.

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    Let’s be real, if the dress said “suck off the rich” instead of “tax the rich” they wouldn’t have fined her.