While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Democratic (socialist/fascist) speaker of the house of representatives, Nancy Pelosi, in discussions with the national media, rejects that notion that members of CONgress should be prohibited from insider stock trading.  “This is a free market, and people — we’re a free-market economy, and they should be able to participate in that.”

       [added 6/26/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.