Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposed $12.3 billion acquisition of US Steel Corp. moved a step closer to being blocked after a US national security panel deadlocked on its review and left the final decision with President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly indicated his opposition to the deal. read more
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@#32 ... All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." ...
How does that deal with ...
Mother Russia: South Florida sees a boom in birth tourism' (2019)
apnews.com
... Every year, hundreds of pregnant Russian women travel to the United States to give birth so that their child can acquire all the privileges of American citizenship.
They pay anywhere from $20,000 to sometimes more than $50,000 to brokers who arrange their travel documents, accommodations and hospital stays, often in Florida. ...
Carly Simon - It Was So Easy (1972)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
I remember a time, rompin' through the woods
Sun against our skin instead of clothes
When we felt hungry we would eat, when we felt glad we'd dance
And whenever we felt drowsy we would doze
It was so easy then, never takin' any stands
It was so easy then, holdin' hands
I remember a time when our fears could be named
And courage meant not refusing dares
I remember when we took such cares to step never on the cracks
Not only in the squares
Or else we'd be abducted by the bears
It was so easy then, never makin' any plans
It was so easy then, holdin' hands
...
@#8 ... But, no one seems to ask why they may be the victim. ...
Stated differently ...
Ethics Be Damned
www.apmreports.org
... More than half of Trump's 20-person Cabinet has engaged in questionable or unethical conduct ...
For example...
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars (2023)
www.reuters.com
... One windy night at Elon Musk's SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem.
They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company's main hangar but had no straps to secure the cargo. LeBlanc, a relatively new employee, offered a solution to hold down the load: He sat on it.
After the truck drove away, a gust blew LeBlanc and the insulation off the trailer, slamming him headfirst into the pavement. LeBlanc, 38, had retired nine months earlier from the U.S. Marine Corps. He was pronounced dead from head trauma at the scene.
Lonnie LeBlanc died after a wind gust blew him off a truck that was moving insulation at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas, facility. U.S. regulators cited the company for "serious" safety lapses contributing to the accident. This photo, posted with his obituary, was provided by the family to a funeral home and a local newspaper.
Federal inspectors with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) later determined that SpaceX had failed to protect LeBlanc from a clear hazard, noting the gravity and severity of the violation. LeBlanc's co-workers told OSHA that SpaceX had no convenient access to tie-downs and no process or oversight for handling such loads. SpaceX acknowledged the problems, and the agency instructed the company to make seven specific safety improvements, including more training and equipment, according to the inspection report. ...
@#87 ... Can't imagine why Matt was concerned about leaks ...
Your current alias can't?
Well, I can.
For example ...
Johnson calls for disciplinary action over Gaetz Ethics report leaks (December 10, 2024)
www.axios.com
The Family Of Scandal-Plagued Matt Gaetz Controls A Florida Real Estate Empire. Here's What's Inside
www.forbes.com
... Matt Gaetz (left) and Don Gaetz (right) both served in the Florida state legislature, even overlapping while the elder was Senate president.[bold and italics theirs]
The congressman's father Don, a powerful Florida politico, is worth $33 million. Most of that fortune is tied up in real estate -- including the house from "The Truman Show." ...
UPDATE November 13, 2024: President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he was nominating Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as the United States Attorney General. A controversial figure in Congress, the Trump loyalist is often making headlines, including when he led a group of Republicans in ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in 2023. In recent years, he was investigated by the Department of Justice over allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls, drug use and other ethics violations. Gaetz, who denied the accusations, was not prosecuted.
His father, on the other hand, has built a reputation for making money. Here is a June story on the family's fortune including their extensive real estate portfolio.
Papa' Gaetz on his son's AG pick: I have someone in Washington on speed dial'
www.politico.com
... "Matt has been investigated by the House Ethics Committee, the Department of Justice, the Federal Elections Commission and probably the Rotary Club," Don Gaetz said. ...
...Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) wants donations ...
Matt Gaetz's Surprising Family Wealth (2021)
www.forbes.com
... Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz -- who is reportedly facing a Justice Department investigation into whether he had a sexual relationship with a minor -- countered this week, tweeting Tuesday: "[M]y family and I have been victims of an organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official seeking $25 million while threatening to smear my name."
If that sounds like a lot of money, that's because it is. But the Gaetz family, prominent in Florida politics, has it. Forbes estimates that Gaetz and his parents are worth about $30 million, based on financial disclosures filed with the state of Florida and the United States House of Representatives. ...
@#83 ... witnesses that were determined by the DOJ to be incredible. ...
The only witness whose testimony the DOJ did not think would be solid enough for a conviction was that of Mr Joel Greenberg.
Joel Greenberg
en.wikipedia.org(politician)
... Joel Micah Greenberg (born February 4, 1984) is an American politician and former tax collector of Seminole County, Florida. In 2020, Greenberg was arrested and charged with multiple federal offenses. He was indicted on 33 criminal counts: theft, stalking, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency fraud, and Small Business Administration loan fraud.[3] On May 17, 2021, he pleaded guilty to six federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, as part of a plea deal.[4][2]
Greenberg was formerly seen together with Republican congressman Matt Gaetz;[5] after being arrested in 2020, Greenberg began to cooperate with federal inve ...
What else yer current alias got?
@#33 ... Of the countries with no restriction birthright citizenship, only the US and Canada are actually civilized and a place where an illegal would knowingly pop out a kid with the intention of doing so to avoid deportation. ...
Got a link?
thx.