Jeff Goliver
@jeffgoliver.bsky.social
I get more liberal capitalist as I get older. Favorite painting is Picasso’s Guernica. Favorite biography which I waited too long to read is FDR by Jean Edward Smith. Other favorites are Eisenhower and The Last Lion.
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump tried to silence a child he's accused of molesting by allegedly promising money from a reparations payment he claims was coming his way, according to a report.
Jan. 6 rioter offered Trump reparations to silence girl he's accused of molesting: report
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump tried to silence a child he's accused of molesting by allegedly promising money from a reparations payment he claims was coming his way, according to a report.Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned last month in a Florida court on multiple charges, inclu...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump tried to silence a child he's accused of molesting by allegedly promising money from a reparations payment he claims was coming his way, according to a report.
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South Dakota farmer: For Trump, the welfare of the American farmer is not in his best interests. And he's compounded that lately now with the beef issue. When we look back to what the slogan was a year ago, America first, well, it's Argentina first. It's all about protecting billionaires' pockets
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
South Dakota farmer: For Trump, the welfare of the American farmer is not in his best interests. And he's compounded that lately now with the beef issue. When we look back to what the slogan was a year ago, America first, well, it's Argentina first. It's all about protecting billionaires' pockets
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The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests. n.pr/4i6rNLX
DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records
The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests. n.pr/4i6rNLX
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How much we've collected in tariff revenue vs. cost of Trump's $2,000-for-almost-everyone "tariff dividend" plan, via @pbump.com
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November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How much we've collected in tariff revenue vs. cost of Trump's $2,000-for-almost-everyone "tariff dividend" plan, via @pbump.com
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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When President Trump proposed the introduction of a 50-year mortgage, he challenged a bedrock of the U.S. housing market and financial system. He also revealed how desperate his administration is to lower prices for consumers.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Unpacking Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal
The Trump administration is recasting its economic messaging to try to show that it is serious about the nation’s affordability crisis.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When President Trump proposed the introduction of a 50-year mortgage, he challenged a bedrock of the U.S. housing market and financial system. He also revealed how desperate his administration is to lower prices for consumers.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
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They interfered with Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion during his reelection campaign.
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
They interfered with Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion during his reelection campaign.
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What once seemed destined to become a Republican rout has been fought closer to a stalemate. A bitter pill for the House’s California Republicans, who appear to have lost their careers for basically nothing.
The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-kick...
The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-kick...
Trump Kicks California Republicans Into the Abyss
As their districts disappear and their careers in Congress end, few admit their own party is to blame.
www.thebulwark.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What once seemed destined to become a Republican rout has been fought closer to a stalemate. A bitter pill for the House’s California Republicans, who appear to have lost their careers for basically nothing.
The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-kick...
The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-kick...
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The steep tariffs imposed by President Trump have magnified the economic strain of an already volatile coffee market, leaving shop owners with the question: Can they absorb some of those increased costs without putting themselves out of business?
Tariffs are testing your neighborhood coffee shop
Coffee shops across the country are wrestling with how to remain affordable “third spaces” under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The steep tariffs imposed by President Trump have magnified the economic strain of an already volatile coffee market, leaving shop owners with the question: Can they absorb some of those increased costs without putting themselves out of business?
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"don't worry, he's just into 15-year-olds" perhaps not as exculpatory as you think
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"don't worry, he's just into 15-year-olds" perhaps not as exculpatory as you think
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
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The US drew nearly $900mn of its IMF reserves as Argentina received an equivalent amount ahead of a critical debt payment, transactions analysts pinned on Washington’s effort to bolster Javier Milei’s government.
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US drew $900mn from IMF account as Argentina debt payment loomed
Buenos Aires’s reserves rose by the same margin as Washington seeks to bolster Javier Milei’s government
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The US drew nearly $900mn of its IMF reserves as Argentina received an equivalent amount ahead of a critical debt payment, transactions analysts pinned on Washington’s effort to bolster Javier Milei’s government.
www.ft.com/content/2730...
www.ft.com/content/2730...
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NEW: Adelita Grijalva is sworn in as a member of the 119th Congress, more than seven weeks after her special election victory.
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NEW: Adelita Grijalva is sworn in as a member of the 119th Congress, more than seven weeks after her special election victory.
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House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the convicted sex offender’s victims, among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. nyti.ms/441Dyxh
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the convicted sex offender’s victims, among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. nyti.ms/441Dyxh
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BREAKING:
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
BREAKING:
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
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Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.
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We are upset, like many, that the ACA tax credits are not restored in this “deal” to reopen the govt. But let’s be clear why: the Rs refused to budge as the hunger & aviation crises worsened. Let’s be clear who is hurting working families. The AFT will keep fighting www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Key Vote to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the Senate’s key vote on reopening the federal government:
www.aft.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are upset, like many, that the ACA tax credits are not restored in this “deal” to reopen the govt. But let’s be clear why: the Rs refused to budge as the hunger & aviation crises worsened. Let’s be clear who is hurting working families. The AFT will keep fighting www.aft.org/press-releas...
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President Trump’s housing finance director, Bill Pulte, fired internal watchdogs at Fannie Mae who were looking into multiple complaints against a high-ranking company officer close to him, according to people familiar with the matter.
Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty and undermined confidence in Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte across the housing finance industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
President Trump’s housing finance director, Bill Pulte, fired internal watchdogs at Fannie Mae who were looking into multiple complaints against a high-ranking company officer close to him, according to people familiar with the matter.
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President Trump has pointed to the cost of Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal bundle, which is roughly 25% less expensive this year than it was last year, as an example of the economy experiencing a “golden age.”
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
Trump touts cost of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal to vindicate his policies — ignoring a key detail
Since Tuesday's elections, Trump has repeatedly boasted that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal bundle is cheaper than it was under President Joe Biden. But there's also less food in it.
nbcnews.to
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
President Trump has pointed to the cost of Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal bundle, which is roughly 25% less expensive this year than it was last year, as an example of the economy experiencing a “golden age.”
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
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Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrollees. https://cnn.it/4oy6PrL
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrollees. https://cnn.it/4oy6PrL
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People aren't happy with the state of the economy and the real weakness for the GOP is that independents are less happy about it than they were a year ago. You can't just lie to people about energy prices, they will open their heating bill and see the difference pretty clearly.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
People aren't happy with the state of the economy and the real weakness for the GOP is that independents are less happy about it than they were a year ago. You can't just lie to people about energy prices, they will open their heating bill and see the difference pretty clearly.
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
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Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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This is the critical work that Donald Trump forced the Cal Guard to stop in order to militarize Los Angeles.
It's long past time for Trump to fully return every service member he wrongfully federalized back to state control.
hoodline.com/2025/11/cali...
It's long past time for Trump to fully return every service member he wrongfully federalized back to state control.
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California National Guard's Drug Interception Skyrockets After Resuming State Control; Governor Newsom Highlights $6.75 Million in Seized Fentanyl
Fentanyl seizures in California rose by 240% after the return of the National Guard from an unrelated assignment.
hoodline.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is the critical work that Donald Trump forced the Cal Guard to stop in order to militarize Los Angeles.
It's long past time for Trump to fully return every service member he wrongfully federalized back to state control.
hoodline.com/2025/11/cali...
It's long past time for Trump to fully return every service member he wrongfully federalized back to state control.
hoodline.com/2025/11/cali...
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Can we all agree that when a president pardons a guy who was convicted for financing terrorists, and then says he didn't know the guy but "I was told" to pardon him, the follow question MUST be "Who told you to pardon him?" But CBS never asked: who is making decisions in the White House? 1/
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Can we all agree that when a president pardons a guy who was convicted for financing terrorists, and then says he didn't know the guy but "I was told" to pardon him, the follow question MUST be "Who told you to pardon him?" But CBS never asked: who is making decisions in the White House? 1/