DrDesert
@drdesert.bsky.social
Retired public school administrator. Former college baseball player. Independent voter with critical thinking skills.
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
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In her decision, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court in Washington held that the C.F.P.B. may continue drawing funds from the Federal Reserve, even though the central bank has been running at a deficit since 2022.
Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid
A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
apnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In her decision, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court in Washington held that the C.F.P.B. may continue drawing funds from the Federal Reserve, even though the central bank has been running at a deficit since 2022.
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I wonder what they paid Trump. Somewhere between $1 and $6 million is the going price of pardons, I hear.
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I wonder what they paid Trump. Somewhere between $1 and $6 million is the going price of pardons, I hear.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
🚨Desantis CAUGHT FUNNELING $35 MILLION away from Floridians?!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
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How long can (or will) the Justice Dept go without mentioning the January 6th Capitol attack?
youtube.com/shorts/WvdiA...
youtube.com/shorts/WvdiA...
How long can the Justice Dept go without mentioning the Jan 6 attack?
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How long can (or will) the Justice Dept go without mentioning the January 6th Capitol attack?
youtube.com/shorts/WvdiA...
youtube.com/shorts/WvdiA...
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He's using the CIA as an end-run around Congress. Trump installed Michael Ellis as General Counsel of the CIA back in September and got him to write a memo saying these attacks are legal. Ellis was part of the group that hid the "perfect" phone call with Zelenskyy that led to Trump's 1st impeachment
That’s a serious escalation, and we've heard nothing about it from our own government.
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
He's using the CIA as an end-run around Congress. Trump installed Michael Ellis as General Counsel of the CIA back in September and got him to write a memo saying these attacks are legal. Ellis was part of the group that hid the "perfect" phone call with Zelenskyy that led to Trump's 1st impeachment
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The Social Security Administration ends the year in turmoil.
A diminished workforce has struggled to respond to up to 6 million pending cases in its processing centers and 12 million transactions in its field offices — record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers.
A diminished workforce has struggled to respond to up to 6 million pending cases in its processing centers and 12 million transactions in its field offices — record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers.
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Social Security Administration ends the year in turmoil.
A diminished workforce has struggled to respond to up to 6 million pending cases in its processing centers and 12 million transactions in its field offices — record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers.
A diminished workforce has struggled to respond to up to 6 million pending cases in its processing centers and 12 million transactions in its field offices — record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers.
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A federal judge in Boston ruled to stop the Trump admin from terminating temporary deportation protections for migrants from South Sudan. The order prevents removals just days before those protections were scheduled to expire, maintaining legal safeguards for roughly 230 South Sudanese nationals.
US judge blocks Trump plans to end of deportation protections for South Sudanese migrants
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals liv...
www.reuters.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A federal judge in Boston ruled to stop the Trump admin from terminating temporary deportation protections for migrants from South Sudan. The order prevents removals just days before those protections were scheduled to expire, maintaining legal safeguards for roughly 230 South Sudanese nationals.
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Chicago Tribune’s investigative report on ICE: 4,500+ arrests over 64 days, only 1.5% had violent felony convictions. Tear gas, families separated, nightmares. This is what enforcement looked like in year 1 of the 2nd Trump admin. archive.ph/2025.12.28-2...
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Chicago Tribune’s investigative report on ICE: 4,500+ arrests over 64 days, only 1.5% had violent felony convictions. Tear gas, families separated, nightmares. This is what enforcement looked like in year 1 of the 2nd Trump admin. archive.ph/2025.12.28-2...
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it's December 30, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
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December 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it's December 30, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Same way Kushner got one, I imagine. It was just approved by Trump. He can do that. Background checks are for the client to do with as they wish. The client here is Trump.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Same way Kushner got one, I imagine. It was just approved by Trump. He can do that. Background checks are for the client to do with as they wish. The client here is Trump.
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Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
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The Trump Admin has repeatedly demonstrated to allies around the globe that US security guarantees mean nothing as long as Trump is president. He won’t even agree to abide by the NATO charter, so how can he be trusted to honor any Ukraine deal.
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The Trump Admin has repeatedly demonstrated to allies around the globe that US security guarantees mean nothing as long as Trump is president. He won’t even agree to abide by the NATO charter, so how can he be trusted to honor any Ukraine deal.
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Sarah Matthews: "Trump saying that the Epstein files will hurt his friends flies in the face of everything that his movement has stood for. When he says that he would drain the swamp, that was a lie...He's protecting the perpetrators of this horrific abuse."
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sarah Matthews: "Trump saying that the Epstein files will hurt his friends flies in the face of everything that his movement has stood for. When he says that he would drain the swamp, that was a lie...He's protecting the perpetrators of this horrific abuse."
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The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
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Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
The congresswoman also told The New York Times the president rejected her suggestion to invite the Epstein survivors to the Oval Office, saying they had not earned the honor.
www.ms.now
December 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
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After Marjorie Taylor Greene held a news conference at which she threatened to name abusers in the Epstein files, Trump called her.
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After Marjorie Taylor Greene held a news conference at which she threatened to name abusers in the Epstein files, Trump called her.
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
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“Putin will destroy your infrastructure, but he’ll be very generous in his prices while charging you to fix it.”
This is an absolutely unhinged thing to say about a country that was invaded, bombed, and terrorized by Russia. Calling Putin “generous” while Ukraine is fighting for its survival tells you everything about where Trump’s loyalties actually lie.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Putin will destroy your infrastructure, but he’ll be very generous in his prices while charging you to fix it.”
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Karoline Leavitt tomorrow: The President has begun shaking hands with his left hand.
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Karoline Leavitt tomorrow: The President has begun shaking hands with his left hand.
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it's December 29, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
it's December 29, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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It’s not our duty to just smile and nod when a man with this much power demonstrates that he’s a pathological liar and an imbecile. Quite the contrary. Real patriots say out loud this is just plain nuts and he’s unfit to hold office.
Trump: "It's funny, I settled 8 wars. Some were going on for 35 years. And we got them settled in a couple of days. Some of them -- one was going on for 37 years. I settled it in one day. But this is a very complex one."
December 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s not our duty to just smile and nod when a man with this much power demonstrates that he’s a pathological liar and an imbecile. Quite the contrary. Real patriots say out loud this is just plain nuts and he’s unfit to hold office.
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Drama in Nick Fuentes-world tonight after prominent groyper "Vrillium" was exposed for wearing women's clothes and describing himself as gay. Huge blow to the groyper community.
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Drama in Nick Fuentes-world tonight after prominent groyper "Vrillium" was exposed for wearing women's clothes and describing himself as gay. Huge blow to the groyper community.
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
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This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command