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Justice ATR Officials Announce Law Enforcement Action Addressing Price Fixing During Covid Pandemic
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi, and FBI Operations Director Joe Perez held a press conference to discuss a law enforcement action relating to global commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic and the global supply chain crisis.
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Turns out Randi Weingarten’s self-promoting ‘book’ was a big scam all along
Teacher union honcho Randi Weingarten’s 2025 vanity book “Why Fascists Fear Teachers” isn’t just a self-promoting, self-glorifying soliloquy: The unreadable screed also served as a helpful cash conduit for Weingarten and her friends to make bank on the back of teachers’ union dues.
Weingarten’s book was something of a “group project”; a Freedom Foundation analysis of the American Federation of Teacher’s federal filings reveals that it laid out big bucks in support of this collaborative effort.
Teachers should ask for a refund.
The book’s acknowledgements praise erstwhile CNN host Sally Kohn — now a “Writer,” “Media Strategist + Trainer” in addition to “Activist,” according to her X profile — as “indispensable as a day-to-day thought partner and collaborator.”
Whatever a “thought partner” is — call it a fancy way to say “ghostwriter,” per the report — it sure pays well.
The AFT handed Kohn over $400,000 in the year leading up to publication of “Why Fascists Fear Teachers.”
That’s more than triple what Kohn was typically paid for her union consulting work.
Kohn’s not the only one to walk away with a tidy haul, according to the report.
Tony Powell is the photog credited with the dust-jacket back flap shot of Weingarten. He’s a well-known social butterfly on the DC scene, and was called a “21st Century Renaissance Man” by The Washington Post.
Powell is listed in the AFT’s filings as netting more than five grand for “Union Administration.”
That’s a pricey headshot!
Emily Krieger was paid $6,000 by the AFT for fact-checking the book.
But the real money, as ever, went to the lawyers.
Weingarten thanks attorney Charles Moerdler — a supremely connected lawyer who has been neck deep in New York politics since his days as Mayor John V. Lindsay’s housing adviser — for his “legal review” of her book.
Moerdler’s firm is listed in the AFT’s latest filings as receiving close to a million dollars in the previous year, including $140,000 for “Union Administration.”
Some of that million bucks was likely for typical lawyer work, but a healthy chunk appears to have been related to the book. (Though Weingarten claims he helped with the book on a pro bono basis.)
Finally, Weingarten promised that royalties from the sale of the book would go to the union and related nonprofits. But $125,000 of the proceeds went to an LLC called “Teachers Want What Kids Need.”
Weingartern now admits she is splitting royalties with the union.
Maybe fascists do fear teachers, though the argument in her book is typically lame.
What’s certain is that parents and taxpayers, should fear teachers unions.
Especially when they siphon off so much public money funneled through union dues to pay for gross propaganda like “Why Fascists Fear Teachers.”
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/opinion/turns-out-randi-weingartens-self-promoting-book-was-a-big-scam-all-along/
Dinesh D'Souza
OBAMANATION
Obama didn’t just change America politically — he broke it, and we’re still living in the aftermath.
Dr. Carol Swain joins me to break down the Obama era and how it transformed the Democratic Party.
1:58 Obama's Endless Agitation
4:06 What Obama Broke in America
7:13 Anti-Colonialism Explained
11:18 Obama vs. Trump
13:06 Obama's Stolen Third Term
14:44 Democrats' City Takeover Strategy
20:33 Guest: Carol Swain
27:48 Blacks & the Second Amendment
33:15 Swain's Road to Princeton
40:00 Vanderbilt's Unwanted Conservative
46:00 Swain Calls Out Black Lives Matter
May 18, 2026 8,043 views 56:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4fRgJck6SI
Trump Details Military Complex Beneath and Above New White House Ballroom
The structure will feature a hospital, research facilities, meeting rooms, and dedicated spaces for military personnel.
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on May 19 that when finished, his planned White House ballroom will be the “safest building ever built.” It will serve both as a ceremonial venue and as a military-grade facility to help protect the nation’s capital, he said.
Speaking to reporters about the project’s construction progress, Trump said the structure would be designed to withstand both drone and missile attacks.
“They have a massive drone capacity,” he added, explaining that the building will also have a drone port on the roof to help protect all of Washington.
The structure will feature a hospital, research facilities, meeting rooms, and dedicated spaces for military personnel.
Trump initially announced the 90,000-square-foot White House East Wing ballroom project with an expected cost of $200 million. The estimated cost for the project has since increased to $400 million.
While standing in front of the ballroom construction site, where dozens of workers in safety vests were hammering, welding, and moving materials, Trump stated that the project is on schedule and within budget.
“The only budget change would be that we doubled the size at the request of the military,” he said.
The president explained that the building goes down six stories underground and is highly complex, integrating both drone and missile protection systems, along with drone capabilities on the roof. According to Trump, the roof will also accommodate snipers, who will have “a very clear view” of Washington due to the building’s height.
The ballroom project, envisioned by Trump for years as a classical addition to the executive mansion, has faced repeated legal hurdles.
“This is really for other presidents. This is not for me,” Trump said. “This is my gift to the United States of America. I’m going to be able to use it very little.”
Senate Republicans sought to include a $1 billion provision in the recent immigration and border enforcement funding package to finance the White House ballroom expansion and Secret Service package.
The Secret Service had requested the money after an alleged assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last month, when Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated.
However, on May 16, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked the proposed provision from being included in the budget reconciliation bill. According to MacDonough, the proposal breaks the rules of the reconciliation process. The parliamentarian’s go-ahead is traditionally required to approve individual items passed under the partisan process.
Since he took office, Trump has championed building a new ballroom funded by private donations. Despite being a national landmark, the White House has limited space to accommodate large gatherings.
The East Room, the largest event space on the property, fits about 200 guests. The State Dining Room, used for formal dinners and receptions, holds 140 people. As a result, large gatherings are often hosted in temporary tents built on the South Lawn.
Trump said he wanted the ballroom’s exterior to look as impressive as the Supreme Court’s, or even better.
“I’ve always admired the facade of the Supreme Court,” Trump told reporters.
“The thing I do best in life is build. I’m a great builder, and I build beautiful products,” Trump said, adding that the ballroom project has already exceeded expectations.
“I think it’s going to be potentially the most beautiful building in all of Washington.”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-details-military-complex-beneath-and-above-new-white-house-ballroom-6028920
Donald J. Trump
Can you imagine “Congressman” Thomas Massie putting out a many years ago Endorsement of him, by me, when he knows that he wasn’t endorsed, but that I proudly endorsed Ed Gallrein? The reason is that Massie has turned out to be the Worst Congressman in the Republican Party. This shows what a totally dishonest and desperate guy Massie is, and I hope the Voters aren’t fooled by his deception! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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May 19, 2026, 4:56 PM
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>This shows what a totally dishonest and desperate guy Massie is, and I hope the Voters aren’t fooled by his deception!
Great [D]eceiver
Supporters are gathering at Massie event
Shortly after polls closed in Kentucky, people began gathering at the Massie watch party. The mood was festive with a full crowd of people standing around cocktail tables talking, laughing and eating.
One man was handing out American flags, while several people were wearing Massie T-shirts and carrying Massie signs.
Workers attach a sign for Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein before he speaks at an election night event Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
>13% in at 7:15
18% of votes counted
candidate votes pct
Gallrein 12,828 56.8%
Massie* 9,767 43.2%