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Already, one of the two leaders tapped by Trump to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy, has said the incoming administration will scrutinize billions of dollars in “11th-hour transactions,” including the loan offer to Rivian.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Let the Biden fan boys in Springfield spend it with the full knowledge that the problem is going to be solved soon by simply reducing future appropriations that are sent to Illinois. I mean it’s really that simple.
Meanwhile in California a lithium battery storage facility burns unabated as lithium fires are nearly impossible to control. How many dangerous chemicals are being released into the atmosphere of Mother Earth and what impact is this fire having on all of the global warming/climate change savings that may have been attained over the years? Let’s spend millions more on a failing EV company that without taxpayer support would have been shuttered.
Agree 100% that these funds need to be clawed back. Use Biden’s obvious mental decline if necessary. The $6 billion should be used to fund more ICE agents, not build a factory to produce cars nobody wants.
Have no fear, Climate Cleric State Rep Will Guzzardi is riding to their rescue with electric truckloads of cash from the U if I pension funds. As these trucks are electric, the shipment across Illinois will take a week due to charging requirements.
Seriously. These funds need to be clawed back. Also, the political donations from the recipients need to be scrutinized closely.
Clawbacks coming – checks are no good. It’s somewhat comical how Biden and Democrats think they can control spending when not in control. True to form of their adolescent tantrums. What’s next, taking all the ‘T’s’ off the keyboards!?
Disgusting favoritism for a company losing money hand over fist. I guess this is what Pritzker gets for his pet project in exchange for his serving as a Biden proxy.
Remember this individual in Springfield wasted my money the taxpayers money and the guy is a very dangerous person and must be stopped. I hope Trump claws back this money.
Yeah, but Rivian will make it up in volume Mark!
This reminds me of a joke.
Two guys pooled their money and bought 100 melons at $1.00 each and sold them for 50 cent each. At the end of the day the guys added up their sales and discovered they lost money. So the one guy said to the other. Next time we need to buy more melons.