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US debt hits $40 trillion, plus a very 'convenient' new census report

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The national debt just crossed a threshold that sounds like a sci-fi number, while Trump is busy waving around a suspicious report.

The US national debt just officially tipped over the $40 trillion mark. It is the kind of number that makes your brain stop working, like trying to visualize the distance to a random star.

While that massive tab keeps growing, Donald Trump Trump is pushing a new census report that claims to find all sorts of issues with noncitizen voting. The catch? The data comes from a think tank that is basically his own fan club. Experts are already raising eyebrows, noting that the report seems designed to confirm exactly what he wants to hear rather than what is actually happening.

It is a wild time when the country's bank account is burning down while everyone is too busy fighting over a report written by the people who want to keep the fire going.

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  1. Gluten-Free Bigfoot
    at this point just add a few more zeros, who even cares anymore?
    +2 emotionalA perfect display of fiscal nihilism that would make a central banker weep into their gold bars