Ken Vogel
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Their son is a pharmacist in the state as well & was on the board of pharmacy at one point. (I’m a pharmacist in TN).
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Their son is a pharmacist in the state as well & was on the board of pharmacy at one point. (I’m a pharmacist in TN).
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
MAR-A-LAGO FACE:
Washington, DC plastic surgeons are accustomed to clients who don't want it to be obvious they've had work done.
But people who swept into town under Trump 2.0 are asking for "a more done look, like that Mar-a-Lago face," one plastic surgeon told @axios.com.
Washington, DC plastic surgeons are accustomed to clients who don't want it to be obvious they've had work done.
But people who swept into town under Trump 2.0 are asking for "a more done look, like that Mar-a-Lago face," one plastic surgeon told @axios.com.
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
MAR-A-LAGO FACE:
Washington, DC plastic surgeons are accustomed to clients who don't want it to be obvious they've had work done.
But people who swept into town under Trump 2.0 are asking for "a more done look, like that Mar-a-Lago face," one plastic surgeon told @axios.com.
Washington, DC plastic surgeons are accustomed to clients who don't want it to be obvious they've had work done.
But people who swept into town under Trump 2.0 are asking for "a more done look, like that Mar-a-Lago face," one plastic surgeon told @axios.com.
“I’d love to have your job someday,” Trump tells the Fox NFL crew broadcasting the Commanders vs Lions game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“I’d love to have your job someday,” Trump tells the Fox NFL crew broadcasting the Commanders vs Lions game.
In their sophisticated lobbying campaign to legalize sports betting, the professional leagues & gambling companies argued that legalization would REDUCE the risk of corruption by bringing the industry into the light.
That…does not seem to have happened.
That…does not seem to have happened.
2 Major League Baseball Pitchers Are Charged in Gambling Investigation
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November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In their sophisticated lobbying campaign to legalize sports betting, the professional leagues & gambling companies argued that legalization would REDUCE the risk of corruption by bringing the industry into the light.
That…does not seem to have happened.
That…does not seem to have happened.
The Trump-tied lobbyist Robert Stryk is working to lift US sanctions on Putin crony Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, which supplies arms to Russia's army.
"I don’t put a moral or ethical judgment on any of it," Stryk, whose father emigrated from Ukraine, tells the @telegraphnews.bsky.social.
"I don’t put a moral or ethical judgment on any of it," Stryk, whose father emigrated from Ukraine, tells the @telegraphnews.bsky.social.
The cowboy lobbyist who refused to represent ‘disgusting’ Andrew
Robert Stryk takes a long draw on his cigar and, as the smoke wafts into the Virginia sky past the brim of his Stetson, he explains why he turned down Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s desperate request fo...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Trump-tied lobbyist Robert Stryk is working to lift US sanctions on Putin crony Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, which supplies arms to Russia's army.
"I don’t put a moral or ethical judgment on any of it," Stryk, whose father emigrated from Ukraine, tells the @telegraphnews.bsky.social.
"I don’t put a moral or ethical judgment on any of it," Stryk, whose father emigrated from Ukraine, tells the @telegraphnews.bsky.social.
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
I recently stopped by Executive Branch (the private club owned by Don Jr. & associates) to record footage for a program on the blurry line between Trump's administration & his family's business.
I was not welcomed.
"Trump's Big Business" will air on Nov 10 at 7pm CET on the Pro7 network in Germany
I was not welcomed.
"Trump's Big Business" will air on Nov 10 at 7pm CET on the Pro7 network in Germany
Executive Branch, the private club owned by Donald Trump Jr & associates, does not welcome reporters
YouTube video by Ken Vogel
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November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I recently stopped by Executive Branch (the private club owned by Don Jr. & associates) to record footage for a program on the blurry line between Trump's administration & his family's business.
I was not welcomed.
"Trump's Big Business" will air on Nov 10 at 7pm CET on the Pro7 network in Germany
I was not welcomed.
"Trump's Big Business" will air on Nov 10 at 7pm CET on the Pro7 network in Germany
SCOOP: Trump is pardoning Michael McMahon, a retired NYC cop convicted of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent in a plot to intimidate a Chinese family in NJ.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
Trump Pardons Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
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November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
SCOOP: Trump is pardoning Michael McMahon, a retired NYC cop convicted of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent in a plot to intimidate a Chinese family in NJ.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
NEW: The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism has severed ties with the Heritage Foundation, adding to the tumult at the venerable conservative think tank & underscoring a deepening rift on the right between Israel supporters & America Firsters.
Antisemitism Task Force Severs Ties With the Heritage Foundation
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
NEW: The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism has severed ties with the Heritage Foundation, adding to the tumult at the venerable conservative think tank & underscoring a deepening rift on the right between Israel supporters & America Firsters.
The Steve Schmidt-co-founded dark money group @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social has plastered these posters on a downtown DC construction site.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Steve Schmidt-co-founded dark money group @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social has plastered these posters on a downtown DC construction site.
Before making public denunciations and rejections of AIPAC an early pillar of his primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Seth Moulton spent months seeking a promise that the group would endorse him upon the announcement of his campaign.
Before denouncing AIPAC, Moulton sought group’s endorsement for Senate campaign, source says
Moulton turned against the group when it was unable to guarantee him an endorsement upon the launch of his Senate campaign, a source told JI
jewishinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Before making public denunciations and rejections of AIPAC an early pillar of his primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Seth Moulton spent months seeking a promise that the group would endorse him upon the announcement of his campaign.
NEW: Trump advisers Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort & Tony Fabrizio were paid a total of nearly $1.7 million over the course of less than 4 months by the party of the Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha, who is sanctioned by the State Department for "significant corruption."
Trump Advisers Were Paid Over $1.6 Million by the Albanian Opposition
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November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
NEW: Trump advisers Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort & Tony Fabrizio were paid a total of nearly $1.7 million over the course of less than 4 months by the party of the Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha, who is sanctioned by the State Department for "significant corruption."
NEW: Donors to Trump's ballroom are asked by @blumenthal.senate.gov why they chose to shield their identities & "what promises may have been or may yet be made in exchange for what presumably will be substantial contributions."
Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NEW: Donors to Trump's ballroom are asked by @blumenthal.senate.gov why they chose to shield their identities & "what promises may have been or may yet be made in exchange for what presumably will be substantial contributions."
Trump on Friday characterized a lapse in SNAP funding as a problem that would hurt “largely Democrats.”
In fact, though, millions of people who rely on food stamps reside in Republican states & districts, Linda Qiu reports.
In fact, though, millions of people who rely on food stamps reside in Republican states & districts, Linda Qiu reports.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trump on Friday characterized a lapse in SNAP funding as a problem that would hurt “largely Democrats.”
In fact, though, millions of people who rely on food stamps reside in Republican states & districts, Linda Qiu reports.
In fact, though, millions of people who rely on food stamps reside in Republican states & districts, Linda Qiu reports.
Here's Trump arriving at the Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, hours before a lapse in the nation’s largest program to feed the poor.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here's Trump arriving at the Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, hours before a lapse in the nation’s largest program to feed the poor.
New @politico.com poll:
24% of American believes that there are some instances where political violence is justified.
There was little partisan divide in that belief.
But younger Americans were more likely to say violence can be justified.
24% of American believes that there are some instances where political violence is justified.
There was little partisan divide in that belief.
But younger Americans were more likely to say violence can be justified.
POLITICO Poll: Americans are bracing for political violence to get worse
POLITICO Poll: Americans think it’s likely a political candidate will be assassinated in the next five years.
www.politico.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New @politico.com poll:
24% of American believes that there are some instances where political violence is justified.
There was little partisan divide in that belief.
But younger Americans were more likely to say violence can be justified.
24% of American believes that there are some instances where political violence is justified.
There was little partisan divide in that belief.
But younger Americans were more likely to say violence can be justified.
Quite a lede on this remembrance by Bill Brink about his father's authorship of the iconic @nydailynews.com headline after President Ford denied federal aid to help NYC avoid bankruptcy 50 years ago last week:
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Quite a lede on this remembrance by Bill Brink about his father's authorship of the iconic @nydailynews.com headline after President Ford denied federal aid to help NYC avoid bankruptcy 50 years ago last week:
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
Trump's approach to getting his way on other things won't help with his fixation on getting into heaven, Peter Wehner tells @peterbakernyt.bsky.social.
“Trump can’t weaponize the federal gov't against God … He can’t cut off federal funding to God … or threaten God with a lawsuit.”
“Trump can’t weaponize the federal gov't against God … He can’t cut off federal funding to God … or threaten God with a lawsuit.”
Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump's approach to getting his way on other things won't help with his fixation on getting into heaven, Peter Wehner tells @peterbakernyt.bsky.social.
“Trump can’t weaponize the federal gov't against God … He can’t cut off federal funding to God … or threaten God with a lawsuit.”
“Trump can’t weaponize the federal gov't against God … He can’t cut off federal funding to God … or threaten God with a lawsuit.”
Trump's presidency was probably going to help Democrats in Tuesday's elections no matter what.
But he's hurt the Republican candidates in Va. & New Jersey even more by slashing federal government jobs (bad for fed-heavy Va.) & terminating funding for the NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel (bad for NJ commuters).
But he's hurt the Republican candidates in Va. & New Jersey even more by slashing federal government jobs (bad for fed-heavy Va.) & terminating funding for the NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel (bad for NJ commuters).
Trump Is the Democrats’ Best Campaigner
GOP candidates for Tuesday’s elections are trapped between Trump’s demands for fealty and voters who want independence.
www.politico.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump's presidency was probably going to help Democrats in Tuesday's elections no matter what.
But he's hurt the Republican candidates in Va. & New Jersey even more by slashing federal government jobs (bad for fed-heavy Va.) & terminating funding for the NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel (bad for NJ commuters).
But he's hurt the Republican candidates in Va. & New Jersey even more by slashing federal government jobs (bad for fed-heavy Va.) & terminating funding for the NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel (bad for NJ commuters).
Gus Johnson’s shirt/tie/jacket combo 😵💫
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Gus Johnson’s shirt/tie/jacket combo 😵💫
NEW: The WH did not disclose several donors to the ballroom who have business before Trump:
▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom
▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+
▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m
▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement
▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom
▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+
▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m
▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEW: The WH did not disclose several donors to the ballroom who have business before Trump:
▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom
▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+
▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m
▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement
▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom
▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+
▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m
▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement
Kelly Oubre’s youngest kid went as a super hero for Halloween, according to Nick Castellanos.
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Kelly Oubre’s youngest kid went as a super hero for Halloween, according to Nick Castellanos.
The @nytimes.com obituary of “the last D.J.,” Pierre Robert was deftly & appropriately written by Ali Watkins, who knows how to pronounce “Bala Cynwyd” & why Robert’s “deliciously petty” parochialism endeared him to generations of Philly radio listeners. RIP.
Pierre Robert, Philadelphia’s ‘Citizen’ D.J., Dies at 70
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The @nytimes.com obituary of “the last D.J.,” Pierre Robert was deftly & appropriately written by Ali Watkins, who knows how to pronounce “Bala Cynwyd” & why Robert’s “deliciously petty” parochialism endeared him to generations of Philly radio listeners. RIP.