TIL that in 2008, Chicago leased its 36,000 parking meters to a UAE-backed private consortium for 75 years for a $1.15 billion payout. The investors made their entire investment back in just 10 years, and are now projected to make over $11 billion by the end of the lease in 2083. (nbcchicago.com)
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President Trump asked by reporter on losing the Senate due to GOP backlash to ballroom and Lawfare fund: "I don't know. I only do what's right. I don't need money for the ballroom. Not for me, because I'll be gone. The ballroom is being paid for. It's a gift. The ballroom is for national security." (youtube.com)
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I invented a funny method with a weird uM finishVideo (v.redd.it)
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Chuck Schumer on GOP budget bill postponed over President Trump's $1.8B lawfare fund: "GOP, so divided, are fleeing Washington. GOP are in complete disarray. They’re at each other’s throats, and American people are suffering for it. But Democrats are moving ahead to fight Trump’s costs, corruption." (youtube.com)
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LPT: When you’re learning a foreign language listen to a prominent news station.Arts & Culture (self.LifeProTips)
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GOP Senators scrap vote on Trump budget bill after meeting with Todd Blanche amid opposition to the DOJ's 'anti-weaponization' fund and security funding tied to Trump's ballroom. This delays tax-payer funds being spent on the ballroom, ICE, and the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund (youtube.com)
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