Donald Ballew
@ballew.bsky.social
Chemist, Scientist, Fun loving nerd.
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Pardoned by Trump, Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work
Manafort is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe
Manafort's team includes Trump's '24 campaign mgr Chris LaCivita and pollster Tony Fabrizio
Manafort is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe
Manafort's team includes Trump's '24 campaign mgr Chris LaCivita and pollster Tony Fabrizio
After Trump’s Pardon, Paul Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work
The president-elect’s 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked consultants.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Pardoned by Trump, Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work
Manafort is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe
Manafort's team includes Trump's '24 campaign mgr Chris LaCivita and pollster Tony Fabrizio
Manafort is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe
Manafort's team includes Trump's '24 campaign mgr Chris LaCivita and pollster Tony Fabrizio
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Girlfriend Keeps Dropping Hints About Wanting 17-Hectare Mausoleum Complex
Girlfriend Keeps Dropping Hints About Wanting 17-Hectare Mausoleum Complex
SPARTA, OH—Noting that her desires were becoming increasingly less subtle, local man Tommy Hull confirmed Monday that his girlfriend, Bess Glickstein, kept dropping hints about wanting a 17-hectare ma...
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December 9, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Girlfriend Keeps Dropping Hints About Wanting 17-Hectare Mausoleum Complex
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It's always the ones you least suspect ...
BBC News - Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
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BBC News - Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
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Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:33 PM
It's always the ones you least suspect ...
BBC News - Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
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Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying it would continue to operate as it seeks to restructure its debt.
During the Chapter 11 process, customers will be able to “book and fly without interruption and can use all tickets, credits and loyalty points,” it said in a statement.
During the Chapter 11 process, customers will be able to “book and fly without interruption and can use all tickets, credits and loyalty points,” it said in a statement.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
The low-cost airline filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. It will continue to operate as it seeks to restructure its debt.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying it would continue to operate as it seeks to restructure its debt.
During the Chapter 11 process, customers will be able to “book and fly without interruption and can use all tickets, credits and loyalty points,” it said in a statement.
During the Chapter 11 process, customers will be able to “book and fly without interruption and can use all tickets, credits and loyalty points,” it said in a statement.
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Wrote a few words about the debacle that was the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul bout for my new Substack page. Hope you enjoy this analysis in ways I couldn't manage watching the actual fight. READ: loom.ly/OyVKEOo
November 17, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Wrote a few words about the debacle that was the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul bout for my new Substack page. Hope you enjoy this analysis in ways I couldn't manage watching the actual fight. READ: loom.ly/OyVKEOo
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The blocking tools are great but be careful about blindly following block lists. I have seen some reasonable
accounts mixed in with some lists of truly offensive trolls. A block list of political adversaries can create blind spots, for you (doesn’t mean you have to follow them however!)
accounts mixed in with some lists of truly offensive trolls. A block list of political adversaries can create blind spots, for you (doesn’t mean you have to follow them however!)
Some genuinely terrible people whining about the "block culture" here on Bluesky is how you know the block culture is working, keep blocking those genuinely terrible people, folks, soon the only people they'll be able to bother here is each other
November 16, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The blocking tools are great but be careful about blindly following block lists. I have seen some reasonable
accounts mixed in with some lists of truly offensive trolls. A block list of political adversaries can create blind spots, for you (doesn’t mean you have to follow them however!)
accounts mixed in with some lists of truly offensive trolls. A block list of political adversaries can create blind spots, for you (doesn’t mean you have to follow them however!)
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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says medical experts felt 'horror' over Trump choosing RFK Jr. to head HHS
No one 'more damaging': CNN expert says insiders felt 'horror' over Trump pick
Dr. Sanjay Gupta tries to stay above the political fray, said CNN anchor Jake Tapper, but he couldn't remain silent on his opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Huma...
www.rawstory.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says medical experts felt 'horror' over Trump choosing RFK Jr. to head HHS
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Elon Musk's leveraged buyout of Twitter may vaporize a lot of banks' capital, but it's since allowed him to turn that platform into a propaganda playground and then win a level of political influence that might make a Russian oligarch drool.
(very glad my editor kept that last phrase in)
(very glad my editor kept that last phrase in)
'Things Are Different for Elon': Who Needs X When You Have Political Power?
Like Trump, Elon Musk has 'escaped the gravitational pull of accountability,' according to the authors of a book on the CEO. But how long before Trump gets annoyed with his tech superfan?
www.pcmag.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Elon Musk's leveraged buyout of Twitter may vaporize a lot of banks' capital, but it's since allowed him to turn that platform into a propaganda playground and then win a level of political influence that might make a Russian oligarch drool.
(very glad my editor kept that last phrase in)
(very glad my editor kept that last phrase in)
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meltdown ‘25 gonna whip
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
meltdown ‘25 gonna whip
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Matt Gaetz went from "not charged by DOJ in federal sex-trafficking investigation" to "named to run the DOJ" in one year
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First on CNN: DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe | CNN Politics
The Justice Department has informed lawyers for Rep. Matt Gaetz and multiple witnesses that it will not bring charges against the Florida Republican after a yearslong federal sex-trafficking investiga...
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Matt Gaetz went from "not charged by DOJ in federal sex-trafficking investigation" to "named to run the DOJ" in one year
www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/p...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Our top story, from @candicebernd.bsky.social: A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State. Meet the young queer folks still fighting for their rights ...
Pride and Prejudice in Princeton, Texas
A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State.
www.texasobserver.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Our top story, from @candicebernd.bsky.social: A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State. Meet the young queer folks still fighting for their rights ...
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Justice Department Concurs With Matt Gaetz Defense That 17-Year-Olds Pretty Much Ready To Roll
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November 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Justice Department Concurs With Matt Gaetz Defense That 17-Year-Olds Pretty Much Ready To Roll
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Special counsel Jack Smith plans to resign and wrap up his federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump before Trump takes office and can fire him, according to a person familiar with Smith’s plans.
Read the latest:
Read the latest:
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to quit; Cannon appeal may continue
Justice Dept. could drop Donald Trump from the classified document appeal but keep his co-defendants, hoping to reverse Judge Cannon’s special counsel ruling.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to resign and wrap up his federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump before Trump takes office and can fire him, according to a person familiar with Smith’s plans.
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Several House Republican lawmakers and aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, joked that Gaetz’s appointment to attorney general is one way for him to no longer be investigated by the House Ethics Committee regarding allegations of sexual misconduct.
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November 13, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Several House Republican lawmakers and aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, joked that Gaetz’s appointment to attorney general is one way for him to no longer be investigated by the House Ethics Committee regarding allegations of sexual misconduct.
wapo.st/48N4eD8
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to strip processed food out of school lunch and limit food dye marks a shift in how President-elect Donald Trump plans to regulate the nation’s food.
RFK Jr. faces battles in quest to change America’s food
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to strip processed food out of school lunch and limit food dye marks a shift in how Trump is planning to regulate the nation’s food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to strip processed food out of school lunch and limit food dye marks a shift in how President-elect Donald Trump plans to regulate the nation’s food.
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Elon Musk’s emergence as a power center in Donald Trump’s orbit has already prompted a scramble by outsiders to identify people close to Musk who can lobby him to lobby Trump.
“He’s sitting in meetings,” said one Trump adviser. “He’s there all the time.”
“He’s sitting in meetings,” said one Trump adviser. “He’s there all the time.”
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, becomes Donald Trump’s ‘first buddy’
Musk has spent days bounding in and out of meetings, sitting in on phone calls, weighing resumes and traveling to Washington as Trump’s unofficial co-president.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Elon Musk’s emergence as a power center in Donald Trump’s orbit has already prompted a scramble by outsiders to identify people close to Musk who can lobby him to lobby Trump.
“He’s sitting in meetings,” said one Trump adviser. “He’s there all the time.”
“He’s sitting in meetings,” said one Trump adviser. “He’s there all the time.”
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Earlier, from Michelle Pitcher: A massive investment by a conservative PAC has paid off in key down-ballot judicial races, most critically in the Democratic stronghold of Harris County.
GOP Claws Back Dem Judicial Seats with Big Money and Big Red Wave
The Judicial Fairness PAC pumped millions of dollars into an effort laser-focused on ousting Dems from appellate courts from Houston to Dallas.
www.texasobserver.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Earlier, from Michelle Pitcher: A massive investment by a conservative PAC has paid off in key down-ballot judicial races, most critically in the Democratic stronghold of Harris County.
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Owning the libs by reminding everyone that Matt Gaetz was investigated for sex trafficking www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 14, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Owning the libs by reminding everyone that Matt Gaetz was investigated for sex trafficking www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Over worked…but still taste good
February 9, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Over worked…but still taste good