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An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates acquired nearly half of the Trump family's cryptocurrency company, a $500 million stake, four days before President Donald Trump's second inauguration, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. https://cnn.it/3Oh5Q1G
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates acquired nearly half of the Trump family's cryptocurrency company, a $500 million stake, four days before President Donald Trump's second inauguration, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. https://cnn.it/3Oh5Q1G
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Remember that Tom Barrack was prosecuted (but acquitted) for being the foreign agent of these folks.
This is corruption on a breathtaking level. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Abu Dhabi royal nicknamed the "spy sheikh", pumped $187mn into Trump family businesses. A WSJ team has the whole story, reported here for the first time. Remember: Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Remember that Tom Barrack was prosecuted (but acquitted) for being the foreign agent of these folks.
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Among the other painful but delicious details in this Fred Biery opinion ordering Liam Ramos be freed is this subtweet of Stephen Miller.
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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Among the other painful but delicious details in this Fred Biery opinion ordering Liam Ramos be freed is this subtweet of Stephen Miller.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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Ugly doing heavy lifting.
This is nazi shit.
This is nazi shit.
Source familiar with Don Lemon's arrest tells me DOJ went to a grand jury to secure an indictment (DOJ's effort to get a criminal complaint had already been rejected in court twice).
This is ugly. More soon.
This is ugly. More soon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Ugly doing heavy lifting.
This is nazi shit.
This is nazi shit.
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This is a direct assault on the First Amendment by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This is a direct assault on the First Amendment by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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I guess we're just arresting journalists now.
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I guess we're just arresting journalists now.
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Federal prosecutors have lost yet another immigration protest related trial in the Central District of California. This is the sixth trial that’s ended in an acquittal. By my count, they have yet to secure a guilty verdict from a jury.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Federal prosecutors have lost yet another immigration protest related trial in the Central District of California. This is the sixth trial that’s ended in an acquittal. By my count, they have yet to secure a guilty verdict from a jury.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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BREAKING: Trump Sues IRS for $10 Billion. This is another shakedown. He will direct his IRS head to pay him billions in our tax dollars to settle this. We have NEVER seen this level of corruption before!! www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
BREAKING: Trump Sues IRS for $10 Billion
President Donald Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, and is seeking $10 billion in damages.
www.mediaite.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
BREAKING: Trump Sues IRS for $10 Billion. This is another shakedown. He will direct his IRS head to pay him billions in our tax dollars to settle this. We have NEVER seen this level of corruption before!! www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
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Where's The Outrage Over the Attacks on Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost? America's Double Standards for MAGA
Why the failure to protect progressive leaders and hold extremists accountable is a death knell for American democracy.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
Why the failure to protect progressive leaders and hold extremists accountable is a death knell for American democracy.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Where's The Outrage Over the Attacks on Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost? America's Double Standards for MAGA
Why the failure to protect progressive leaders and hold extremists accountable is a death knell for American democracy.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
Why the failure to protect progressive leaders and hold extremists accountable is a death knell for American democracy.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
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In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives. The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t outliers; it’s how Trump’s brown shirts operate.
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives
President Trump’s top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents — including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives. The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t outliers; it’s how Trump’s brown shirts operate.
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
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Melania Trump was paid $28 million to make a movie nobody wanted to see. That's called a bribe, folks
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Melania Trump was paid $28 million to make a movie nobody wanted to see. That's called a bribe, folks
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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“There can be no talk of “winning” until ICE and Border Patrol have completely left the streets of Minnesota. That’s the rock-bottom condition. To tolerate anything less would be an insult to the people of Minnesota.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
This Photo Shows the Way Forward
Victory without accountability is dangerous.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“There can be no talk of “winning” until ICE and Border Patrol have completely left the streets of Minnesota. That’s the rock-bottom condition. To tolerate anything less would be an insult to the people of Minnesota.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
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New at The Watch:
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
New at The Watch:
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
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Where we are.
JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Where we are.
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The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.
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60 Minutes ran three segments about celebrities last night: Timothée Chalamet, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kate Winslet. I guess there was no hard news last week.
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
60 Minutes ran three segments about celebrities last night: Timothée Chalamet, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kate Winslet. I guess there was no hard news last week.
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Media outlets using terms like "immigration crackdown" or "immigration enforcement" to describe what is happening are simply manufacturing consent for fascism and state terror
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Media outlets using terms like "immigration crackdown" or "immigration enforcement" to describe what is happening are simply manufacturing consent for fascism and state terror
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
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The director of the FBI just reiterated the Trump uber-message: We can kill you.
Alex Pretti was not attacking the agents. If he was resisting as he was being assaulted by them, under no law enforcement protocol is that alone cause for a summary execution.
This is police-state tactics.
Alex Pretti was not attacking the agents. If he was resisting as he was being assaulted by them, under no law enforcement protocol is that alone cause for a summary execution.
This is police-state tactics.
BARTIROMO: There is outrage across the country that there is another killing. Someone is dead at the hands of Border Patrol. What can you tell us?
KASH PATEL: You do not get to attack law enforcement officials in this country without any repercussions. We not messing around.
KASH PATEL: You do not get to attack law enforcement officials in this country without any repercussions. We not messing around.
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The director of the FBI just reiterated the Trump uber-message: We can kill you.
Alex Pretti was not attacking the agents. If he was resisting as he was being assaulted by them, under no law enforcement protocol is that alone cause for a summary execution.
This is police-state tactics.
Alex Pretti was not attacking the agents. If he was resisting as he was being assaulted by them, under no law enforcement protocol is that alone cause for a summary execution.
This is police-state tactics.
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Your all-too-frequent reminder that SCOTUS’s grant of criminal immunity to presidents (who also have pardon power) is an abomination unfit for a serious democracy.
The administration sending a clear signal that federal personnel who kill the administration’s perceived adversaries will enjoy impunity gives license to this sort of behavior.
For all the Trump administration lies, the following is true: 1.) Alex Pretti was a US citizen, an ICU nurse and a Good Samaritan who tried to help a woman whom ICE had thrown to the ground; 2.) his legally licensed gun had been removed, so he was unarmed when... 3. Agents shot him in the back.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Your all-too-frequent reminder that SCOTUS’s grant of criminal immunity to presidents (who also have pardon power) is an abomination unfit for a serious democracy.