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Then-President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Rose Garden at the White House. Image by Michael Candelori/Shutterstock. United States, 2019.
Belonging to groups is human. Like everyone, former Soviet Union immigrants living in the U.S. look for a common denominator over which to bond, particularly on social media. For many since 2016, it has been and continues to be Donald Trump.
Collectively battered and betrayed by the iron fist of a totalitarian state, hundreds of thousands of Soviets fled to the U.S. throughout the 20th century. Under the USSR, they had endured class reductionism and communal micromanagement, and had been conditioned to view democratic values as government control as a threat to individualism. Thousands immigrated during the Ronald Reagan presidency, thanks to his push for it, and have only voted Republican since. Up to 65 percent of Russian-speaking immigrants have voted red in general elections since 2000, according to Sam Klig
12 Apr 2021Washington, DC
More financial problems for House Democrats are piling up as Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chairman Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) failed to report a series of stock trades he made on time, a potential violation of federal law.
Business Insider reported Monday that after Maloney’s mother died, he inherited significant shares in several major companies from her “including those of Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, alcohol conglomerate Diageo PLC, and investment management company BlackRock Inc” for a total value of $11,051. In June of last year, Business Insider asserted, Maloney sold the stocks but he did not publicly disclose their sale until last week.
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FOX News Media Signs Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Contributor Role
April 8, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 8, 2021
FOX News Media has signed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a contributor, announced its CEO Suzanne Scott. Pompeo, a diplomat, public servant, entrepreneur and attorney, will offer analysis across all FOX News Media platforms, including FNC and FOX Business Network’s (FBN) daytime and primetime programming. He will make his first appearance on Friday’s
FOX & Friends.
In making the announcement, Ms. Scott said, “Mike Pompeo is one of America’s most recognized and respected voices on foreign policy and national security issues. I look forward to his contributions across our range of platforms to share his distinct perspective with our millions of viewers.”
April 6, 2021 Press Release
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida, who served his community in Congress for 28 years:
“Today, our Congressional community has been devastated by the passing of a cherished colleague, the Dean of the Florida Delegation: Congressman Alcee Hastings. Congressman Hastings was a beloved son of Florida, a respected leader in our Democratic Caucus and in the Congress. As an icon of the Congressional Black Caucus, he was an historic force in our nation’s politics. His passing is a great loss for America.
“All who knew Alcee knew him as a champion for the most vulnerable in our nation. As an attorney, civil rights activist and judge, and over his nearly thirty years in Congress, he fought tirelessly to create opportunities to lift up working families, communities of color, children and immigrants. From his position as Vice Chairman of the powerful Rules
Crusader for equality: Community remembers congressman April 6, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 4:01 PM
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., a longtime congressman who represented South Florida for almost three decades, has died, Palm Beach County Commissioner Mack Bernard said Tuesday morning.
Hastings, who
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services called Hastings a longtime crusader for equality on Twitter.
Representative Alcee Hastings was a longtime crusader for equality he fought to pave the way for so many. I offer my deepest condolences to his loved ones. He will be greatly missed. https://t.co/XoSou7mIGt Nikki Fried (@nikkifried) April 6, 2021