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We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
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I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome place.
He ate at this restaurant every day. When he didn’t show, the chef saved his life.
Charlie Hicks, 78, a regular at the Shrimp Basket stopped showing up. The chef went looking for him and ended up saving his life.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome place.
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Trumpflation:
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $400 million (it was supposed to cost $250 million less than two months ago)
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Trumpflation:
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He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Stephen Miller’s sadistic designs go? trib.al/Qxli9RW
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Stephen Miller’s sadistic designs go? trib.al/Qxli9RW
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A blockade is literally an act of war. Just mounting one is declaring war. Without Congressional approval or public support.
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A blockade is literally an act of war. Just mounting one is declaring war. Without Congressional approval or public support.
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The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
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600 people were punished for posts or comments about Charlie Kirk after his death!
JD Vance urged Kirk's podcast listeners to "Call them out, and hell, call their employer."
… Well, who do we call to get Trump fired?
JD Vance urged Kirk's podcast listeners to "Call them out, and hell, call their employer."
… Well, who do we call to get Trump fired?
MAGA Shouldn't be Surprised by Trump's Rob Reiner Comments
YouTube video by Matt Lewis Can't Lose
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
600 people were punished for posts or comments about Charlie Kirk after his death!
JD Vance urged Kirk's podcast listeners to "Call them out, and hell, call their employer."
… Well, who do we call to get Trump fired?
JD Vance urged Kirk's podcast listeners to "Call them out, and hell, call their employer."
… Well, who do we call to get Trump fired?
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"Jucika learns to be prepared"
We have less than 4 days to finish our fundraiser to help pay for an emergency Kidney procedure and we have $5.5k left to raise
Anything helps a lot and prevents us from going into medcial debt. We're close to fulfilling the goal, just a bit more
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We have less than 4 days to finish our fundraiser to help pay for an emergency Kidney procedure and we have $5.5k left to raise
Anything helps a lot and prevents us from going into medcial debt. We're close to fulfilling the goal, just a bit more
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Jucika learns to be prepared"
We have less than 4 days to finish our fundraiser to help pay for an emergency Kidney procedure and we have $5.5k left to raise
Anything helps a lot and prevents us from going into medcial debt. We're close to fulfilling the goal, just a bit more
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We have less than 4 days to finish our fundraiser to help pay for an emergency Kidney procedure and we have $5.5k left to raise
Anything helps a lot and prevents us from going into medcial debt. We're close to fulfilling the goal, just a bit more
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
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Trump has served a default on the folks running the public project so he can take the course and turn the national park courses into, it seems obvious, a high end private course administered by his own golf company
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
National Links Trust served notice of default by Trump administration
The National Links Trust, which operates 3 municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C., was served a notice of default, according to the Washington Post.
golfweek.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump has served a default on the folks running the public project so he can take the course and turn the national park courses into, it seems obvious, a high end private course administered by his own golf company
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Today I learned about a thing called municipal golf.
Which reminded me that we can and should have public gyms and pools, except we don't because that would help people and families have public access to nice things, which is not a thing the U.S. is known for.
Which reminded me that we can and should have public gyms and pools, except we don't because that would help people and families have public access to nice things, which is not a thing the U.S. is known for.
Trump has served a default on the folks running the public project so he can take the course and turn the national park courses into, it seems obvious, a high end private course administered by his own golf company
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
National Links Trust served notice of default by Trump administration
The National Links Trust, which operates 3 municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C., was served a notice of default, according to the Washington Post.
golfweek.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today I learned about a thing called municipal golf.
Which reminded me that we can and should have public gyms and pools, except we don't because that would help people and families have public access to nice things, which is not a thing the U.S. is known for.
Which reminded me that we can and should have public gyms and pools, except we don't because that would help people and families have public access to nice things, which is not a thing the U.S. is known for.
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
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CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
www.newschannel5.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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It's bad.
Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's bad.
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The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacement
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
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This has flown below the radar, but it’s a low-key outrage that Trump’s FDA has withdrawn the rule to regulate asbestos in talc products. It’s the opposite of making America healthy.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
All Talc, No Action: Washington Goes Soft on Asbestos Testing
The FDA on Nov. 28 withdrew a proposed rule to test talcum powder in cosmetics for traces of asbestos.
www.notus.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This has flown below the radar, but it’s a low-key outrage that Trump’s FDA has withdrawn the rule to regulate asbestos in talc products. It’s the opposite of making America healthy.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
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Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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If you think about the vital government service of putting out fires, and you eventually come up with "wow, steady supply of tax revenue, we can jack up prices on these suckers endlessly," congratulations you've got a job on Wall Street for life
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
If you think about the vital government service of putting out fires, and you eventually come up with "wow, steady supply of tax revenue, we can jack up prices on these suckers endlessly," congratulations you've got a job on Wall Street for life
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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DON'T CALL US WHITE NATIONALISTS! DON'T CALL US WHITE SUPREMACISTS!
But, they'll all get invites to the gala.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
But, they'll all get invites to the gala.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
www.politico.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
DON'T CALL US WHITE NATIONALISTS! DON'T CALL US WHITE SUPREMACISTS!
But, they'll all get invites to the gala.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
But, they'll all get invites to the gala.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
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I'm having trouble finding the "America Mourns Rob and Michelle Reiner" piece from the NY Times Editorial Board.
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I'm having trouble finding the "America Mourns Rob and Michelle Reiner" piece from the NY Times Editorial Board.
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Excellent thread.
If you’d like to read the actual 33-page defamation lawsuit Donald Trump has filed “for damages not less than $5,000,000,000”, then here it is:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19044737, filed by DONALD J. TRUMP. (A...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Excellent thread.