Diana B. Henriques
@dianabhenriques.bsky.social
Six books include "Taming the Street," on FDR's historic financial reforms, and NYT bestseller 'The Wizard of Lies,' on Madoff's historic fraud, now an HBO movie. A half-century of writing and reading. Loves life, really loves puppies.
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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This seems important...
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This seems important...
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
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Janet Mills today: "Whether you call it Medicare for All or something else, I think it's clear the people of the United States deserve a universal health care plan. It's time."
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I know it seems like political malpractice. But remember: this is the same crowd that put ICE's jackbooted minions in the two largest cities of a state that has a crucial US Senate election in less than a year. If you were TRYING to lose NC, this is what you would do. So why not Arizona?
Setting aside for a second the lunacy and authoritarianism surrounding the Trump/Hegseth threat to court martial Mark Kelly, it is also politically moronic. No military court or jury would uphold this, and you only do Kelly a tremendous favor by making him more popular than ever.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I know it seems like political malpractice. But remember: this is the same crowd that put ICE's jackbooted minions in the two largest cities of a state that has a crucial US Senate election in less than a year. If you were TRYING to lose NC, this is what you would do. So why not Arizona?
Me, feeling strange about feeling grateful that the US Attorney General is so utterly incompetent...
Understand that the Halligan thing is 100% Pam Bondi's fuck-up. She could have appointed Halligan Special Attorney and this thing would still be alive.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Me, feeling strange about feeling grateful that the US Attorney General is so utterly incompetent...
She raises a very good point. We take the courage of all Democratic lawmakers for granted each and every day. And they probably experience "heat" from Trump loonies each and every day, and yet they persist.
Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett shared her response to GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress, stating: “Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You’re on the other side of [Trump] for one week and you can’t take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes.”
Jasmine Crockett Mocks Marge Greene For Quitting Under Pressure, Trump’s DOGE Disbanded In Disgrace, MAGA Foreign Trolls Exposed, and AOC Helps Feed Thousands
Demolishing the propaganda machine
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
She raises a very good point. We take the courage of all Democratic lawmakers for granted each and every day. And they probably experience "heat" from Trump loonies each and every day, and yet they persist.
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The guy has immense resources at his disposal to make this tech truly improve the human experience, and yet, this is the kind of noxious crap he seems most proud of. It's like a kid discovering that a magnifying glass can burn insects.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The guy has immense resources at his disposal to make this tech truly improve the human experience, and yet, this is the kind of noxious crap he seems most proud of. It's like a kid discovering that a magnifying glass can burn insects.
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I went to immigration court in Seattle to observe the kids docket. These children, some as young as three years old, are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court.
That’s not due process.
That’s not due process.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I went to immigration court in Seattle to observe the kids docket. These children, some as young as three years old, are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court.
That’s not due process.
That’s not due process.
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"Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."- AP Executive Editor Julie Pace
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."- AP Executive Editor Julie Pace
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
This is a hugely important development. Companies that can't insure against AI risks are putting shareholders at extreme risk. Bankruptcy wipes them out if that's necessary to pay creditors.
Insurers are state-regulated, but Trump wants to bar states from regulating AI.
See the problem?
Insurers are state-regulated, but Trump wants to bar states from regulating AI.
See the problem?
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is a hugely important development. Companies that can't insure against AI risks are putting shareholders at extreme risk. Bankruptcy wipes them out if that's necessary to pay creditors.
Insurers are state-regulated, but Trump wants to bar states from regulating AI.
See the problem?
Insurers are state-regulated, but Trump wants to bar states from regulating AI.
See the problem?
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President Trump said he plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from national security officials that it could help China steal the technology.
When Saudi Arabia gets things it wants, it’s worth remembering Trump’s business conflicts in the country… 🧵
When Saudi Arabia gets things it wants, it’s worth remembering Trump’s business conflicts in the country… 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
President Trump said he plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from national security officials that it could help China steal the technology.
When Saudi Arabia gets things it wants, it’s worth remembering Trump’s business conflicts in the country… 🧵
When Saudi Arabia gets things it wants, it’s worth remembering Trump’s business conflicts in the country… 🧵
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
A really good roundup!
194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity (Steve Vladeck/One First)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A really good roundup!
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“Artificial intelligence, meet artificial accounting.” The guy who first pointed out Enron’s sketchy accounting is now scrutinizing AI accounting and it’s the same nonsense: www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Artificial intelligence, meet artificial accounting.” The guy who first pointed out Enron’s sketchy accounting is now scrutinizing AI accounting and it’s the same nonsense: www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
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NEW: Hawley and Blumenthal make bipartisan call for the FTC/SEC to “investigate and, if appropriate, bring enforcement actions against Meta for its facilitation of and profiting from criminal investment scams, fake government benefits schemes, deepfake pornography" and more.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NEW: Hawley and Blumenthal make bipartisan call for the FTC/SEC to “investigate and, if appropriate, bring enforcement actions against Meta for its facilitation of and profiting from criminal investment scams, fake government benefits schemes, deepfake pornography" and more.
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Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers
In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital cu...
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
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Well, how about that? Seems just a little inconsistent with the position (and sworn testimony) DOJ presented to Judge Xinis.
SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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wapo.st/485rAFz
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.
The statement from a Costa Rican official conflicts with what the Trump administration told a federal judge about its attempts to deport the undocumented immigrant
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Well, how about that? Seems just a little inconsistent with the position (and sworn testimony) DOJ presented to Judge Xinis.
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I literally recommended this book to someone yesterday. Beautifully written.
@rauchway.bsky.social is the best New Deal historian alive and that’s saying something.
@rauchway.bsky.social is the best New Deal historian alive and that’s saying something.
Listen to Bouie. Read @rauchway.bsky.social's book.
Why the New Deal Matters
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November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I literally recommended this book to someone yesterday. Beautifully written.
@rauchway.bsky.social is the best New Deal historian alive and that’s saying something.
@rauchway.bsky.social is the best New Deal historian alive and that’s saying something.
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This didn’t happen overnight. Citizens United opened the floodgates to unlimited spending, and 15 years later, we’re living with the consequences—more polarization, less accountability, and policymaking tilted towards the ultra-rich.
Reform is still possible: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Reform is still possible: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Citizens United and the Decline of US Democracy: Assessing the Decision’s Impact 15 Years Later - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Rachel Funk Fordham examines the 15-year legacy of Citizens United, assessing its impact on democracy through new evidence and political science research and offering recommendation...
rooseveltinstitute.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This didn’t happen overnight. Citizens United opened the floodgates to unlimited spending, and 15 years later, we’re living with the consequences—more polarization, less accountability, and policymaking tilted towards the ultra-rich.
Reform is still possible: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Reform is still possible: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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The richest 100 Americans gave $1.1B to the 2024 election. For comparison, between 2000 and 2010, they spent an average of $21 million on federal elections.
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The richest 100 Americans gave $1.1B to the 2024 election. For comparison, between 2000 and 2010, they spent an average of $21 million on federal elections.
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News
See, here's the thing. If we all put on our fancy duds to travel and then wind up sitting on the floor at some overcrowded gate because of the air traffic delays that this guy is not addressing, we're stuck with the dry cleaning bills. On top of the expensive tickets.
Sean Duffy's plan to improve air travel is focused on convincing you to dress nicer—not on reducing how damn expensive it is to buy an airline ticket.
Come on.
Come on.
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
See, here's the thing. If we all put on our fancy duds to travel and then wind up sitting on the floor at some overcrowded gate because of the air traffic delays that this guy is not addressing, we're stuck with the dry cleaning bills. On top of the expensive tickets.